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| November 02, 2006 | Thursday | Shawwal 9, 1427 |
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Dope-tainted Shoaib Akhtar, Asif banned
LAHORE, Nov 1: Pakistan’s top fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif were banned from international and domestic cricket for failing a drugs test, according to a ruling of the Pakistan Cricket Board doping tribunal....
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Dissident tribal chiefs not invited: Jam: Jirga in Islamabad on 8th
QUETTA, Nov 1: Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Mir Mohammad Yousuf has said that all important political leaders and tribal elders of the province will be invited to a Baloch jirga being held in Islamabad on Nov 8....
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Riots against air strike in Mohmand Agency
GHALANAI (Mohmand Agency), Nov 1: Riots broke out here on Wednesday as protesters assembled in the Mohammad Gat area, the entry point to Bajaur Agency, for a demonstration against the Monday air strike on a seminary in Bajaur....
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3 wardens killed in Turbat jailbreak
QUETTA, Nov 1: Armed men got six prisoners freed from the Turbat district jail on Wednesday after killing three wardens and injuring three others in a shootout....
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Al Qaeda was target of Bajaur attack: US
WASHINGTON, Nov 1: The White House on Wednesday backed Islamabad’s claim that this week’s missile strikes on a seminary in Bajaur intended to kill Al Qaeda militants....
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Israel hints at fresh talks on basis of Saudi plan: Syria declared potential partner
RIYADH, Nov 1: The Saudi initiative for Middle East peace could be a “basis for negotiation,” says Israeli Defence Minister Amir Peretz, indicating possibility for fresh talks with the Palestinians after years of stalemate....
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Blair survives vote for inquiry into Iraq war conduct
LONDON, Nov 1: Unlike in the US where the Democrats and an increasing number of Republicans are mauling President Bush on Iraq war, the opposition in Britain still appears to be...
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SC puts off hearing on Hudood laws
ISLAMABAD, Nov 1: In a dramatic development that may caste a shadow on the entire debate on Hudood laws, the Supreme Court was told on Wednesday that its Shariat Appellate Bench...
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Govt blocks gas tariff reduction by Ogra
ISLAMABAD, Nov 1: In an unusual financial review, the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority has ordered reduction in average gas tariff by 14 per cent and 10 per cent for the...
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Pakistan urged to cooperate more with IAEA
ISLAMABAD, Nov 1: Belgium, a key member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), has advised Pakistan to ‘cooperate more’ with the IAEA, hinting that it could facilitate access to civilian nuclear technology....
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Israeli strikes kill eight Palestinians in Gaza
GAZA, Nov 1: Israel killed eight Palestinians and wounded 45 people in a series of air strikes and gunbattles in the northern Gaza Strip on Wednesday, Palestinian security sources and witnesses said....
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Indian PM wants friendly relations
NEW DELHI, Nov 1: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday defended his policy for closer ties with the United States and said New Delhi wanted to have friendly relations with Pakistan too despite terror issues with Islamabad....
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Roadside bomb kills three Nato soldiers
KABUL, Nov 1: A roadside bomb ripped through a Nato vehicle, killing three soldiers on patrol in a mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan. Nato said two soldiers were killed in the...
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Cuba seeks support for end to blockade
ISLAMABAD, Nov 1: Cuban ambassador to Pakistan Gustavo Machin Gomez on Wednesday made a passionate appeal to the international community to unanimously reject the 44-year-old US economic blockade against his country...
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Al Jazeera to launch English news channel
RIYADH, Nov 1: Pan-Arab satellite TV channel Al Jazeera will launch its English language news and current affairs channel on Nov 15. The Al Jazeera Network said the channel would begin...
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Benazir seeks probe into Bajaur incident
ISLAMABAD, Nov 1: Former prime minister Benazir Bhutto has condemned the reported killing of women and children in an air strike on a madressah in Bajaur on Monday morning and sought probe into the incident by a parliamentary body....
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HRW seeks probe into Bajaur attack
WASHINGTON, Nov 1: Pakistan’s government must allow an independent investigation into the aerial bombing of a religious school in the Bajaur area, a US-based rights group said on Wednesday....
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Charles visits quake-hit town in AJK
MUZAFFARABAD, Nov 1: Britain’s Prince Charles and his wife, the Duchess of Cornwall, on Wednesday witnessed the impact of last year’s earthquake as they toured a town near here amid watertight security....
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