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| October 22, 2006 | Sunday | Ramazan 28, 1427 |
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SC cancels land allotment to MPs, judges: Land allocation in Gwadar banned till appeal verdict
QUETTA, Oct 21: The Supreme Court, Quetta bench, has ordered cancellation of allotment of residential and industrial plots in Gwadar to MNAs, senators, MPAs, ministers and other dignitaries by the government... 
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Nawaz made decision of troop pullout: I gave military reality: Musharraf
ISLAMABAD, Oct 21: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Saturday said that the decision to withdraw troops from Kargil was made by the then prime minister Nawaz Sharif....
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Maximum autonomy to provinces backed
ISLAMABAD, Oct 21: Federal Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination Salim Saifullah Khan on Saturday supported giving provinces maximum autonomy but stressed the need for keeping it within precincts of a strong centre vital for strong federation....
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Opposition to be invited for talks: Election code of conduct
ISLAMABAD, Oct 21: The government will invite opposition parties represented in parliament for talks to prepare a code of conduct for the forthcoming general election....
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Benazir won’t seek permission for return
LAHORE, Oct 21: PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto will not seek permission from President Musharraf for returning to the country, says Makhdoom Amin Fahim....
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Mastermind of rocket plan traced
RAWALPINDI, Oct 21: The security agencies, investigating into a foiled bid to fire rockets in the vicinity of the Parliament House and explosion in Pindi park, have traced the ‘mastermind’ of...
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Two teams formed to probe explosion
PESHAWAR, Oct 21: The NWFP government has formed two teams to investigate the Friday’s bomb blast. “We will … not spare them. Taking the lives of innocent and poor people is...
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Protest over HC driver’s manhandling lodged
ISLAMABAD, Oct 21: Pakistan on Saturday lodged a strong protest with the Indian government over what it termed the illegal detention and manhandling of its High Commission’s driver in New Delhi....
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WB sees bright future for Pakistan’s trade
ISLAMABAD, Oct 21: The World Bank has observed that Pakistan had a dynamic future and tremendous development potential. “Pakistan is rich in human capital and the government’s policy to invest in...
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US not to get involved in war of words over Mumbai blasts: Burns
WASHINGTON, Oct 21: The United States has refused to be drawn into the war of words between India and Pakistan over the Mumbai blasts, saying that it has friendly relations with...
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Indian soldier kills three colleagues in Kashmir SRINAGAR, Oct 21: An Indian soldier shot dead three fellow soldiers at a security camp in Kashmir after an argument before attempting to kill himself, an army spokesman said on Saturday....
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Bush for tactics’ change in Iraq
WASHINGTON, Oct 21: President George W. Bush met on Saturday with top US military commanders to discuss the Iraq war and said he would make every necessary change ‘in tactics’ to try to control spiralling violence there....
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22 Eid shoppers killed in Baghdad
BAGHDAD, Oct 21: Bombers killed 24 people in two attacks on Iraqi families shopping on Saturday for Eid, in a deadly response to an appeal for peace from religious leaders....
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Iran finds no reason to halt enrichment
TEHRAN, Oct 21: Iran on Saturday reaffirmed it has no intention to suspend uranium enrichment and invited Western powers to return to negotiations over its sensitive nuclear programme....
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Eid on 24th likely
ISLAMABAD, Oct 21: The Met department has said astronomical conditions suggest that Eid moon sighting on Oct 23 is possible only along coastal areas....
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Eid in Gulf tomorrow
RIYADH, Oct 21: The Shawwal moon was not sighted in Saudi Arabia, therefore, Eidul Fitr would be celebrated here and in most other Gulf states on Oct 23 (Monday), says an official announcement....
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Newspapers to observe one Eid holiday
KARACHI,Oct 21: Secretary General All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) announced on Saturday that APNS member publications will observe one non-publication day on account of Eid-ul-Fitr. Consequently, there will be no issue...
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AJK CJ takes oath
MUZAFFARABAD, Oct 21: AJK President Raja Zulqarnain Khan on Saturday appointed Justice Riaz Akhtar Chaudhry as chief justice of AJK Supreme Court....
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