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| November 15, 2006 | Wednesday | Shawwal 22, 1427 |
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Mild optimism after initial round of talks: Siachen to be discussed today
NEW DELHI, Nov 14: There was a whiff of mild optimism on the first day of the revived foreign secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan on Tuesday with both sides reporting...
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Pakistan got $1.1bn for fighting terrorism
ISLAMABAD, Nov 14: Pakistan received about $1.1 billion last year from the United States for the logistical support it provided for the counter-terrorism operations, including its own military operation mainly in Waziristan and other tribal areas along the Durand line....he Durand line....
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MMA changes find way into women’s rights bill ISLAMABAD, Nov 14: The bill on the controversial Hudood laws being tabled by the government in the National Assembly on Wednesday contains all the three amendments suggested by the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, it has emerged....
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Hasba bill a poll gimmick with little substance
PESHAWAR, Nov 14: Just when the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) lawmakers were flashing victory signs over the passage of Hasba bill from the NWFP assembly, barely 40km to the south of Peshawar...
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Sherpao denied chance to wind up debate on Bajaur, Dargai ISLAMABAD, Nov 14: The government lost out in the National Assembly on Tuesday after the opposition assailed it for the entire day over recent massacres at a madressah and an army...
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Opposition requisitions Senate sessionc
ISLAMABAD, Nov 14: The combined opposition on Tuesday requisitioned the session of the Senate to discuss the Bajaur and Dargai incidents in which 125 people, including 42 army recruits, were killed...
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China reiterates its claim to Arunachal Pradesh
NEW DELHI, Nov 14: China''s ambassador to India reiterated his country’s claim to a wide swathe of northeastern India, prompting a sharp rebuke from Indian officials on Tuesday, barely a week before the Chinese president''s visit....
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Russian FM due today for talks on key issues
ISLAMABAD, Nov 14: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrives here on Wednesday for consultations with the Pakistani leadership to give an impetus to bilateral relations that have so far lacked substance....
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Punjab govt cancels appointment of 18 advisers
LAHORE, Nov 14: The Punjab government on Tuesday cancelled the appointment of its 18 advisers in pursuance of a Lahore High Court judgment passed on Oct 18....
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JUI-F opts to prepare for polls
ISLAMABAD, Nov 14: The Jamiat-i-Ulema-i-Islam(F), the major component of the six-party Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA), has opted to prepare for the 2007 election instead of launching an anti-government campaign as decided by the Jamaat-i-Islami in Lahore....
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Dead man walks to high office
ISLAMABAD, Nov 14: A ''dead'' man who managed to rise to a high office in the federal bureaucracy looks to be on his way out....
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Asian-Americans ahead in education and income: report
WASHINGTON, Nov 14: Asian Americans are ahead of other ethnic groups in the United States both in income and education, says a report released on Tuesday by the US Census Bureau....
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Universities closed as 150 staff kidnapped
BAGHDAD, Nov 14: Gunmen dressed as police commandos kidnapped up to 150 staff and visitors in a lightning raid on a Baghdad research institute on Tuesday, the largest mass abduction since the start of the US occupation....
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32 Indian pilgrims reach Katas Raj
CHAKWAL, Nov 14: Thirty-two Indian Hindu pilgrims were given a warm welcome on their arrival at Katas Raj here on Tuesday. Some 200 Indian Hindus were being expected on the occasion,...
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Hoax call delays Dubai-bound PIA flight
RAWALPINDI, Nov 14: A Dubai-bound PIA flight was delayed at Islamabad airport when two women were offloaded after receiving a call from PIA Karachi authorities that they were carrying some “dangerous material” in their baggage, sources told Dawn on Tuesday....
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2 Pakistanis held with bombs in Afghanistan
JALALABAD, Nov 14: Security forces in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday detained two Pakistani nationals with home-made bombs on a road heading towards the Pakistani border, a police spokesman said....
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President, PM discuss political situation
RAWALPINDI, Nov 14: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz met President General Pervez Musharraf in Rawalpindi on Tuesday....
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Rulers blamed for ‘bad reputation’of Muslims
ISLAMABAD, Nov 14: Member of the British Parliament Lord Nazir Ahmed has observed that the Muslim rulers were responsible for the ‘bad reputation’ of Muslims....
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