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| November 14, 2006 | Tuesday | Shawwal 21, 1427 |
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NWFP adopts Islamic morality bill: Opposition calls it ‘maulvi’s martial law’
PESHAWAR, Nov 13: The NWFP assembly on Monday passed a watered-down version of the controversial Hasba bill to establish what critics described as a Taliban-style department under a powerful cleric entrusted with the task of enforcing Islamic morality....
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Team in Delhi for new round of talks: Siachen breakthrough within days: Kasuri
NEW DELHI, Nov 13: Foreign Secretary Riaz Mohammed Khan arrived here on Monday to review the outcome of the third round of India-Pakistan composite dialogue he kicked off in January, and...
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Protests mar NA session
ISLAMABAD, Nov 13: A disallowed prayer and a protest over the recent deadly missile strike in the Bajaur tribal area broke up the National Assembly session on Monday, reflecting heightened tensions between the government and opposition parties....
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Two killed, 15 injured in Quetta bomb blast
QUETTA, Nov 13: Two people were killed and 15 others were injured when a bomb exploded in a market in the Samungli Housing Scheme here on Monday evening....
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Balochistan an urgent issue, says Senate team QUETTA, Nov 13: Members of the senate''s standing committee on housing and works have said that both treasury and opposition benches in the senate have always raised their voice for...
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Two militants, soldier killed in Kohlu clash
QUETTA, Nov 13: Militants fired rockets and gunshots on security forces in Kahan area of Kohlu district on Monday, killing one soldier and injuring two others....
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India won’t cut military spending
NEW DELHI, Nov 13: India, the largest arms purchaser among emerging nations, said on Monday it will not prune its military spending, due to the growing threat from terrorism and regional tensions....
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Iraq strategy should reflect conditions on ground: Bush
WASHINGTON, Nov 13: US President George W Bush cautioned opposition Democrats on Monday to consider conditions on the ground while insisting on their demand for a timetable for withdrawing US troops from the war-ravaged country....
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Musharraf visits blast-hit army camp in Dargai
MARDAN, Nov 13: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Monday reiterated the government’s resolve to continue the fight against extremism and terrorism. Addressing a military darbar at the Punjab Regimental Centre in...
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Bush offers condolences on Dargai deaths
ISLAMABAD, Nov 13: President George W Bush on Monday in a telephone call to President Gen Pervez Musharraf reiterated US commitment to a long- term, broad-based strategic relationship with Pakistan....
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Protester run over by police van in Dhaka
DHAKA, Nov 13: An Awami League worker was killed and over 100 activists were injured on Monday, the second day of the nationwide indefinite blockade enforced by the opposition...
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Police kill protester in Afghanistan
JALALABAD, Nov 13: Police killed one of hundreds of demonstrators who blocked a key road from Afghanistan to Pakistan on Monday in a protest linked to a months-old land dispute, an official said....
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Military budget dwarfs spending on water
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 13: Life-saving investments in water and sanitation are dwarfed by military spending in most developing nations, says a United Nations report. In Ethiopia, the military budget is 10...
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Raiwind train derails
MULTAN, Nov 13: The engine and two bogies of a special train taking the participants of the Raiwind congregation back to Tando Adam derailed at Iqbal Nagar station, 10km off Mian Chunnu in Multan division, on Monday....
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‘Development to change lives of Baloch’
RAWALPINDI, Nov 13: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Monday stressed the need to sustain the pace of development work in Balochistan and said completion of various infrastructure and social sector projects would change lives of the people of the province....
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Pakistan, China close to free trade pact
BEIJING, Nov 13: China and Pakistan have all but wrapped up a free trade agreement ahead of a state visit to Islamabad later this month by President Hu Jintao, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Monday....
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Biometric French visa system from today
ISLAMABAD, Nov 13: The Consular Section of the French Embassy has announced a new visa procedure: “biometric system” which would go into operation from November 14, 2006....
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President, PM to meet coalition leaders
ISLAMABAD, Nov 13: President General Pervez Musharraf is likely to chair a high-level meeting of some top leaders of his government at the prime minister’s house today (Tuesday), well-informed sources told Dawn on Monday....
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