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| December 04, 2006 | Monday | Ziqa'ad 12, 1427 |
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Ulema’s team objects to six clauses of law
ISLAMABAD, Dec 3: Leading ulema of the country have said that six clauses of the newly-introduced women’s protection bill are in violation of the Quran and Sunnah....
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New IPPs not to get fuel supply guarantee: Privatisation of PSO, OGDC
ISLAMABAD, Dec 3: The government has decided not to provide sovereign guarantees for fuel supplies to the new independent power producers (IPPs) owing to the proposed privatisation of the Pakistan State...
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Partial strike in Balochistan
QUETTA, Dec 3: A strike was observed in some areas of southern and central Balochistan on the call of the Balochistan National Party (Mengal) on Sunday....
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Suicide blast near Bannu; policeman killed
PESHAWAR, Dec 3: A suicide bomber allegedly blew himself up by detonating explosives strapped to his body, while a policeman died of shrapnel injuries near Speen Tangi, 24km east of Bannu, on Sunday....
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Snowfall, rain hit life across country
ISLAMABAD, Dec 3: Snow, driving rains and howling winds on Sunday hit the country, especially the earthquake-affected areas in the north and Balochistan, causing road blocks, disruption in air travel and power breakdowns....
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Sindh for comprehensive discussions on dams: Inter-provincial committee meeting today
ISLAMABAD, Dec 3: The Sindh government plans to demand separate discussions on each aspect rather than consolidated deliberations of the construction of three big dams before the inter-provincial assessment committee on dams submits its report to the federal government....
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MQM plans protest over PML’s talks with ulema
LONDON, Dec 3: Incensed by Sunday’s meeting between a team of religious scholars and Pakistan Muslim League president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain over the women’s rights bill recently signed into law by...
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Kasuri to finalise jirga plan during Kabul visit
ISLAMABAD, Dec 3: Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri will visit Kabul from December 7 to 9 to give final shape to the proposed peace jirga of tribal elders on both sides of the Durand Line....
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Rumsfeld wanted Iraq troops cut
NEW YORK, Dec 3: A couple of days before he resigned, former US defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld called for a major shift in American policy in Iraq, saying that the present...
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Resolution against Iran unlikely, say diplomats UNITED NATIONS, Dec 3: Western countries, led by the US, have reportedly reduced their proposed sanctions threats against Iran''s nuclear programme to appease Russia and China, however, no deal is expected...
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‘US firm to sell India 500 tons of uranium’
WASHINGTON, Dec 3: A US mining company has agreed to sell 500 metric tons of uranium a year to India, the US media reported on Sunday....
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WTO talks heading for ‘total failure’
LONDON, Dec 3: World Trade Organisation chief Pascal Lamy has warned that a crucial global trade agreement to boost commerce and reduce poverty was heading for "total failure".In...
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BD clash
DHAKA, Dec 3: A clash with police on Sunday left a student leader dead and 50 other political activists injured, as the interim government said it would meet again soon with rival political leaders to discuss electoral reforms.—AP...
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12 die as van falls into canal
MULTAN, Dec 3: Twelve passengers were feared drowned when a van plunged into a canal in the Layyah district on Sunday....
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Eight killed in Afghan attack
KANDAHAR, Dec 3: At least eight people were killed in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar on Sunday in a suicide car bombing against Nato troops and subsequent gunfire by soldiers, police and witnesses said....
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‘Parliament to complete term’
ISLAMABAD, Dec 3: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Sunday that general elections would be held on schedule and parliament would complete its tenure for the first time in the country’s history....
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New British HC arrives
ISLAMABAD, Dec 3: The new British High Commissioner to Pakistan, Robert Brinkley, arrived here on Sunday to take up his new post. He replaces Sir Mark Lyall Grant who has returned to London....
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Pakistan team due in India today
NEW DELHI, Dec 3: A six-member Pakistani delegation led by Dr Farooq Sattar, leader of the MQM’s parliamentary party in the National Assembly, arrives here on Monday on a week-long visit...
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