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| November 27, 2006 | Monday | Ziqa'ad 5, 1427 |
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Trade will strengthen strategic ties: Hu
LAHORE, Nov 26: Chinese President Hu Jintao said on Sunday that the strategic partnership between China and Pakistan is growing through increased economic cooperation.... 
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90pc privatisation proceeds to be used for debt retirement
ISLAMABAD, Nov 26: The Ministry of Finance has issued ‘standing instructions’ to the State Bank of Pakistan to automatically retire government debt to the extent of 90 per cent of privatisation...
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Afgan warns against refusal to enforce women’s bill: PAs could be dissolved
LAHORE, Nov 26: Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Dr Sher Afgan Niazi said on Sunday that a refusal to enforce the women’s rights law by the NWFP and Balochistan governments would...
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MMA rally against rights bill
KARACHI, Nov 26: Thousands of activists of parties in the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) staged a rally here on Sunday in protest against the passage of the Protection of Women’s Rights bill which they termed un-Islamic....
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India accepts China N-help for Pakistan
NEW DELHI, Nov 26: Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee was quoted as saying on Sunday that New Delhi had no problem with China offering to help Pakistan in civil nuclear energy projects....
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Pakistan awaits Singh visit: FM
NEW DELHI, Nov 26: Pakistan is eagerly awaiting a visit by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that could provide an opportunity for the two countries to work on resolving key issues...
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15 die in Afghan suicide attack: 55 militants killed in Nato strikes
KHOST, Nov 26: A suicide bomber blew himself up in a restaurant in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing 15 Afghans, as Nato said 55 rebels had died in fierce clashes that also killed one of its soldiers....
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Britain will never win in Afghanistan: Aurakzai
LONDON, Nov 26: The British will never win in Afghanistan by military means and should open negotiations with the Taliban, the Sunday Times has quoted NWFP Governor Lt-Gen (retd) Ali Mohammad Jan Aurakzai as saying....
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Taliban say Pakistani journalists released
KABUL, Nov 26: Taliban on Sunday said they had released two Pakistani journalists after holding them for nearly five days because they had entered a district without its permission....
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UK paper says attack carried out by Americans
LONDON, Nov 26: Quoting a Pakistani official, the Sunday Times has claimed that the bombing of Bajaur madressah last month, in which 82 students and teachers were killed, was carried out by the United States....
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11 killed as bus plunges into canal
DG KHAN, Nov 26: Eleven people, including four children and a woman, were killed and six others went missing when a Taunsa-bound wagon fell into the Chashma Right Bank Canal, 70km off here, on Sunday....
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Sindh will oppose clearance for dams: CDWP meetings
ISLAMABAD, Nov 26: The Sindh government has decided to oppose the concept clearance of Kalabagh dam and Akhori dam until a consensus is reached among the provinces over their construction, sources told Dawn from Karachi on telephone....
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Rocket attack imperils fragile Gaza ceasefire
GAZA CITY, Nov 26: Israel ordered restraint on Sunday after Palestinian militants fired a salvo of rockets at the Jewish state, violating a fledgling ceasefire less than two hours after it took effect in the Gaza Strip....
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Lawmakers want Bush to rope in Iraq’s neighbours
WASHINGTON, Nov 26: US lawmakers urged the Bush administration on Sunday to terminate its open-ended commitment to the Iraqi government and involve Iraq’s neighbours in restoring peace to the war-ravaged country....
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Iran ready to help US on Iraq: Ahmadinejad
TEHRAN, Nov 26: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad proposed on Sunday that he would help the United States calm Iraq if Washington changes what he described as its ''''bullying'''' policy toward Iran....
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Pakistani beheaded
RIYADH, Nov 26: A Pakistani and a Nigerian, convicted of drug smuggling, were beheaded by the sword in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, the interior ministry said....
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Exchange of fire in Kohlu, house attacked in Quetta
QUETTA, Nov 26: Security forces and tribal militants exchanged fire in Kohlu on Sunday while the house of a Pakistan Air Force officer in Quetta was attacked with a hand-grenade....
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Over 350 BNP workers held, says Mengal
QUETTA, Nov 26: Balochistan National Party (Mengal) president Sardar Akhtar Mengal has said that law-enforcement agencies have arrested over 350 leaders and workers of the party from different parts of the province to stop long march planned by the BNP....
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