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| November 22, 2006 | Wednesday | Shawwal 29, 1427 |
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Musharraf keen on substantive talks with Singh KARACHI, Nov 21: President Gen Pervez Musharraf said on Tuesday he was looking forward to a `substantive meeting’ with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, adding that ties between the two countries... 
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China, India to forge civilian N-cooperation: Trade to reach $40bn by 2010
NEW DELHI, Nov 21: India and China took several bold steps on Tuesday to consolidate their growing ties, despite lingering suspicions over New Delhi’s soft handling of Tibetan separatists, a sore point with Beijing....
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Dawn’s Wana correspondent freed by kidnappers
ISLAMABAD, Nov 21: Dilawar Khan Wazir, a correspondent for Dawn and BBC Urdu service, was released by his unidentified captors on Tuesday evening who had kidnapped him a day earlier and kept him in illegal confinement for more than 24 hours....
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47 Taliban suspects arrested
QUETTA, Nov 21: Police on Tuesday arrested 47 suspected Taliban from various areas in the provincial capital. "They are the real Taliban. They had illegally crossed into Pakistan a week ago," Salman Syed, the Capital City Police Officer said....
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PAC seeks briefing on loan write-off
ISLAMABAD, Nov 21: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has summoned the governor of the State Bank and president of the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) to brief it on Wednesday about their policy of writing off loans....
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US experts clear KSE brokers
ISLAMABAD, Nov 21: Forensic investigators from the United States have rejected the findings of a task force headed by Justice Saleem Akhtar on the 2005 stock market crash, terming it ‘speculative’,...
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Senate tribute for GIK
ISLAMABAD, Nov 21: The Senate cut short its proceedings at the start of a new session on Tuesday to mourn for former president Ghulam Ishaq Khan, but it was not all bouquets for the man who had dissolved two National Assemblies....
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4 Fata senators to oppose bill
ISLAMABAD, Nov 21: Four independent senators from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) will oppose the Protection of Women’s Bill when it comes up for voting in the upper house on Wednesday....
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3 Pakistanis executed
KUWAIT CITY, Nov 21: Kuwait authorities on Tuesday hanged four people, two of them Pakistanis, who were convicted of murder and drug trafficking....
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Russia keen to become Saarc observer
ISLAMABAD, Nov 21: There are clear indications from Russian diplomatic sources that Moscow is keen to obtain observer status in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) and may in...
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Lebanon minister shot dead
BEIRUT, Nov 21: Gunmen on Tuesday assassinated Lebanese Christian minister Pierre Gemayel, an outspoken critic of Syria, plunging Lebanon deeper into a crisis over ties with its dominant neighbour....
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Nato troops escape suicide bombing
KHOST, Nov 21: A suicide bomber targeted Nato-led troops handing out supplies to school children in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, injuring two of the children, officials said....
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Iraq, Syria restore diplomatic relations
BAGHDAD, Nov 21: Iraq and Syria agreed to restore full diplomatic relations on Tuesday after a break of a quarter of a century -- a move Iraq hopes may help stem what it says is Syrian support for militants....
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6 students die as vehicle hits school wall
GUJRANWALA, Nov 21: Six students died and nearly two dozen sustained injuries when a speeding tractor-trolley rammed into the wall of a school and caused the collapse of a classroom near Sheikhupura Road on Tuesday....
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Pakistan, Romania to enhance cooperation
ISLAMABAD, Nov 21: Pakistan and Romania can benefit from each other’s experiences in various fields and exchange of delegations of Parliamentarians, civil society organisations, journalists, students, etc.,...
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Several hurt as PIA plane hits air pocket
RAWALPINDI, Nov 21: An Islamabad-bound Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight with 190 people aboard took a 1,000 feet plunge after hitting an air pocket over Lahore, causing minor injuries to several passengers and two of the 12 crew, the authorities said....
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Kashmiris’ role in talks sought
ISLAMABAD, Nov 21: The executive director of the Kashmiri American Council, Dr Ghulam Nabi Fai, has suggested the ongoing Pakistan-India peace process, and stressed the need for engaging the real representatives...
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Muslims asked to adjust to multi-faith societies
ISLAMABAD, Nov 21: President International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) Dr Anwar Hussain Siddiqui has urged the Muslim community leaders to focus on easing the troubled situation for Muslims in non-Muslim societies instead of concentrating on conversion of non-Muslims to Islam....
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