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| October 21, 2006 | Saturday | Ramazan 27, 1427 |
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Iftar-time blast kills six in Peshawar
PESHAWAR, Oct 20: Six people, three of them children, were killed and 39 others injured when a bomb went off in a crowded market near Jinnah Park here on Friday....
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Musharraf vows to eradicate terrorism
ISLAMABAD, Oct 20: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said that it is to be regretted that acts of terrorism abroad seem to have connections with Pakistan one way or another....
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35 items for provinces from concurrent list
ISLAMABAD, Oct 20: The federal government is considering transferring 35 of the 47 subjects on the concurrent list to the provinces and giving more powers to provincial finance commissions, says Minister for Parliamentary Affair Dr Sher Afghan Niazi....
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Dengue fever under control, claims government
ISLAMABAD, Oct 20: Reviewing the dengue fever situation in the country, especially in Sindh, the prime minister was informed on Friday that out of 1,068 suspected patients reported in Sindh only...
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Two soldiers killed in rocket attacks
WANA, Oct 20: Two soldiers were killed and three others suffered injuries when two army camps came under rocket attacks in the Shakai area, 25 kilometres north of the South Waziristan...
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Baglihar: FO avoids comments on Indian claim ISLAMABAD, Oct 20: Pakistan on Friday opted to keep quiet over an Indian claim that the World Bank neutral expert arbitrating on the Baglihar dam dispute in his ‘draft final determination’...
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Benazir portrait greets guests at official US iftar
WASHINGTON, Oct 20: There’s nothing irreconcilable between Islam and America, says Under-Secretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns....
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Five arrested for gang-rape
MULTAN, Oct 20: Police on Thursday arrested five men accused in a gang-rape case that has evoked comparisons with Mukhtaran Mai, a rape victim who has become an icon for international human rights groups....
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Banks told to ensure round-the-clock functioning of ATMs
KARACHI, Oct 20: The State Bank of Pakistan has issued guidelines to bank managements and switch operators to address complaints of ATMs being out of cash or service....
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Dubai hundi racket: Pakistanis held in Italy
NEW YORK, Oct 20: Italian authorities, with the help of the US Drug Enforcement Administration and Britain’s Serious Organised Crime Agency, have unmasked an international money-laundering ring based in Dubai that...
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Bush resists change in Iraq strategy
WASHINGTON, Oct 20: President George Bush said on Friday he would resist election-year pressure for a major shift in strategy in Iraq, despite growing doubts among Americans and anxiety over the war among Republican lawmakers....
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Fierce battles rage in Iraq city
BAGHDAD, Oct 20: Fierce battles between an anti-government militia and police in the southern city of Amara on Friday tested the Iraqi government’s ability to rein in sectarian groups and US-led plans to hand over control to Iraqis....
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Opec cuts output by 1.2mbd
RIYADH, Oct 20: The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) will slash output by 1.2 million barrels per day (mbd) from Nov 1, UAE Oil Minister Mohammed bin Dhaen al-Hamili announced in Doha on Friday....
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Saudi commission on succession set up
RIYADH, Oct 20: King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has set up a commission to work out the succession process so as to prevent dispute within the royal family regarding succession to...
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Manmohan accepts invitation to visit Pakistan
NEW DELHI, Oct 20: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Friday he had accepted an invitation to visit Pakistan....
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Gunmen attack Palestinian PM’s convoy
GAZA, Oct 20: Unidentified gunmen opened fire on security vehicles escorting Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh’s convoy through Gaza on Friday, but the Hamas leader was unhurt, officials from the Islamist movement said....
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Loans for graduates
GILGIT, Oct 20: Prince Charles of Britain will extend loans to over 30 graduates of the Karakoram International University on easy terms during his visit to Pakistan....
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UK gives 600 immigration stamps to FIA
ISLAMABAD, Oct 20: British High Commissioner Mark Lyall Grant on Friday presented over 600 immigration entry and exit stamps with foolproof security features to help Pakistani immigration officers enhance their working efficiency....
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