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| October 20, 2006 | Friday | Ramazan 26, 1427 |
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Indian leaders’ remarks termed interference
ISLAMABAD, Oct 19: Pakistan on Thursday complained of Indian interference in its internal affairs and violation of diplomatic norms, in a strongly-worded reply to broadsides from Indian leaders that questioned Islamabad’s fight against terrorism and pointed fingers at Pakistan’s internal situation.... 
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Musharraf spells out agenda for uplift, unity
RAWALPINDI, Oct 19: President General Pervez Musharraf gave an overview of the domestic environment and spelled out four areas which are and will continue to be his focus: economy, combating militancy and extremism, efforts to sustain democracy, and strengthening national integration....
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Benazir, Nawaz vow to return home for polls: Meeting in London
LAHORE, Oct 19: Deepening distrust between the PPP and the PML-N over the former’s reported contacts with the establishment appeared to have ended as Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif said after...
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President to inaugurate Munda dam in Dec
ISLAMABAD, Oct 19: A panel of experts of the federal government has approved the feasibility study of the $1 billion Munda dam on river Swat....
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Plan to acquire land for big dams shelved
ISLAMABAD, Oct 19: The centre on Thursday put on hold Rs167 billion acquisition of land for three mega dams - Bhasha, Kalabagh and Akhori - when Sindh and NWFP governments protested over not taking them into confidence while finalising technical studies....
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Thar Express to resume service on Dec 23
LAHORE, Oct 19: The operation of the Thar Express, running between Munabao in India and Zero Point in Pakistan, is likely to resume from December 23....
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Alert driver averts train disaster: Rocket attack on train
QUETTA, Oct 19: Armed men fired rockets and gunshots on the Quetta-bound Chiltan Express near Panir railway station in Bolan district on Thursday. However, an alert engine driver drove the train into a nearby tunnel, thereby averting a major disaster....
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Special Eid trains from tomorrow
LAHORE, Oct 19: Thirty-five special trains will be run during the three-day ‘Eid operation’ starting from Saturday. Railway officials said on Thursday that 14 trains would be run on the first...
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Death-row Briton gets two-month reprieve
ISLAMABAD, Oct 19: The government has ordered a two-month stay of execution for British national Mirza Tahir Hussain, who has been on death row for the past 18 years, to ensure...
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Pakistan, UK working to resolve death penalty issue
ISLAMABAD, Oct 19: Authorities in Pakistan and the UK are hopeful of arriving at a consensus formulation for an extradition treaty between the two countries that effectively deals with the key...
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India puts off hanging of Kashmiri
NEW DELHI, Oct 19: The hanging of a Kashmiri man convicted for his role in the 2001 attack on India’s parliament has been put off until a decision on a mercy petition filed by his wife, an official said on Thursday....
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‘Kashmiri media no comment on Afzal’s case’
NEW DELHI, Oct 20: Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri did not make any comment on the proposed hanging of Kashmiri convict Mohammed Afzal Guru, according to a senior Pakistani diplomat....
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Abolish death penalty now!
LAHORE, Oct 19: The time to abolish death penalty not only in Pakistan but in the whole of South Asia has come. Any delay in taking this long overdue step may...
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42 illegal immigrants deported by Spain
ISLAMABAD, Oct 19: A special plane brought 42 illegal immigrants deported by the Spanish government to Pakistan to the Islamabad airport on Thursday....
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Jet crashes
NEW DELHI, Oct 19: An Indian air force MiG-27 fighter aircraft crashed on Thursday in West Bengal, but the pilot managed to bail out safely, an air force spokesman said.—AFP...
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Suicide bomber kills 11 in Mosul
MOSUL, Oct 19: A suicide bomber blew up a fuel truck outside a police centre in Mosul on Thursday, killing 11 people, and rebels fired mortar rounds at another station in coordinated attacks, police and doctors said....
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UN honours earthquake volunteers
ISLAMABAD, Oct 19: United Nations system in Pakistan on Thursday celebrated the United Nations Day marking the sixty- first anniversary of the world body....
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Cooperation with Ukraine discussed
RAWALPINDI, Oct 19: Pakistan and Ukraine have expressed the desire to enhance cooperation, particularly in the fields of defence and defence production....
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