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| November 16, 2006 | Thursday | Shawwal 23, 1427 |
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Some respite for women, at last: Protection of rights bill gets through NA
ISLAMABAD, Nov 15: The government rushed a signal women''s rights bill through the National Assembly on Wednesday amid a boycott by religious parties and some drama after the draft survived a prolonged controversy and an apparent last-minute intrigue....
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Musharraf finds kind word for PPP
ISLAMABAD, Nov 15: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday described the passage of the Women’s Protection Bill as a victory for the country’s moderate and progressive forces, and said a momentum...
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Accord on anti-terror cooperation: Siachen moves closer to resolution
NEW DELHI, Nov 15: The foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan concluded two days of crucial talks on Wednesday with landmark agreements on anti-terror cooperation and nuclear risk reduction while also raising hopes for an early solution to the Siachen dispute....
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Shujaat has ‘resignation’ pending
ISLAMABAD, Nov 15: President of Pakistan Muslim League (PML) Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain created a stir in the National Assembly on Wednesday by handing his resignation to Speaker Chaudhry Amir Hussain, asking...
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MMA delays decision to quit assemblies
ISLAMABAD Nov 15: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) has said that it will shortly convene the party’s supreme council to discuss the situation arising out of the passage of the Protection of Women’s Rights bill....
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No reason for MMA to resign: Aziz
ISLAMABAD Nov 15: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Wednesday there was no reason for the MMA to resign from the assembly as the protection of women’s bill passed by the...
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Signs of new alignment
ISLAMABAD: The new and amended version of the Women’s Protection Bill passed on Wednesday may not be a major landmark in the campaign against the country’s anti-women laws, particularly some of the controversial Hudood ordinances....
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US-Pakistan defence ties being boosted
WASHINGTON, Nov 15: The US and Pakistan have been quietly rebuilding their military-to-military relationship disrupted in 1990 when Washington slapped restrictions on Islamabad for its efforts to develop nuclear weapons, says a congressional report....
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SC moved against Hasba Bill
ISLAMABAD, Nov 15: The Supreme Court was requested on Wednesday to restrain the NWFP governor from assenting the controversial Hasba Bill, passed by the NWFP Assembly to enforce Islamic morality in the province....
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Delay in awarding contracts for Sindh oil and gas fields: SC to take up appeal
ISLAMABAD, Nov 15: The Supreme Court will take up an appeal on Thursday against the delay in awarding contracts for development of two oil and gas fields in Sindh province, which...
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Some tax powers for provinces
ISLAMABAD, Nov 15: The federal government is willing, albeit reluctantly, to share with the provinces authority to levy and collect taxes and has rejected the opposition demand that only three portfolios...
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Pylons blown up in Hub
QUETTA, Nov 15: Power supply to Jamshoro was disrupted after four pylons supporting high-power transmission lines were blown up in the Hub area on Wednesday....
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Collaboration with Russia on the cards
ISLAMABAD, Nov 15: Pakistan and Russia are earnestly exploring the prospects of bolstering bilateral cooperation through collaboration in diverse areas, including energy, power, railways, telecommunications and IT, according to diplomatic sources....
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Snowfall continues in N. Areas
GILGIT, Nov 15: Temperature in the hilly areas of the Northern Areas has dropped below the freezing point due to continuing heavy snowfall and intermittent rains....
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Balochistan opposition backs call for strike
QUETTA, Nov 15: Opposition parties have backed the National Party’s call for observing a shutter-down strike and a black day on Thursday in district headquarters of the province to protest against President Gen Pervez Musharraf’s scheduled visit to Gwadar....
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Anti-corruption deptt recovers Rs17.5m
RAWALPINDI, Nov 15: The anti-corruption department, Rawalpindi Region, collected Rs17.5 million from different provincial departments during the last nine months....
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Five killed, 22 injured in road accident
CHAKWAL, Nov 15: Five persons died and 22 sustained injuries in a truck-coach collision on Chakwal-Rawalpindi Road near Behkari about four kilometres from Chakwal here on Wednesday....
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Goods train derails
SUKKUR, Nov 15: Ten carriages of a Sibi-bound goods train derailed near the Sukkur railway station on Wednesday night. As a result, passenger trains on Quetta-Khanewal and Quetta-Karachi sections were late by several hours....
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