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| December 12, 2006 | Tuesday | Ziqa'ad 20, 1427 |
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Unanimous call for dialogue on Balochistan
ISLAMABAD, Dec 11: In a rare demonstration of unity, prominent government and opposition leaders called on Monday for resolving the crisis in Balochistan through dialogue, involving all genuine stakeholders.... 
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Trade deficit up by 17.9pc in July-Nov
ISLAMABAD, Dec 11: Pakistan’s goods trade deficit increased by 17.91 per cent in the first five months of fiscal year 2006-07 (July-November) over the past year’s figures as exports grew at a much lower rate than imports....
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No shift in position on Kashmir: FO: ‘Integral part claims never made’
ISLAMABAD, Dec 11: The Foreign Office on Monday declared that Pakistan had never claimed Kashmir as its integral part and underscored that there was no shift in the country’s legal position...
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‘Fata taken over by Taliban’
PESHAWAR, Dec 11: Describing Pakistan’s volatile tribal region as a virtual “mini-state” used by Taliban and foreign militants “to regroup, reorganise and rearm,” an international think-tank on Monday accused Islamabad of following an ambivalent approach....
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Autonomy package prepared: NRB
ISLAMABAD, Dec 11: National Reconstruction Bureau (NRB) Chairman Daniyal Aziz on Monday said the Constitution did not oblige the federal government to transfer the 47 subjects mentioned in the concurrent legislative list to the provinces....
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Removal of SPSC chief sought
KARACHI, Dec 11: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has initiated action against a former controller of examinations of the Sindh Public Service Commission, Omar Zaur, after detection of irregularities in various examinations....
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Pakistan, Yemen discuss ways to combat terror SANAA, Dec 11: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz met President Ali Abdullah Saleh in the southern port city of Aden on Monday, Yemen’s Saba news agency said....
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Shujaat in fresh contact with ulema
ISLAMABAD, Dec 11: Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain on Monday established telephonic contacts with the ulema, who had met him in Islamabad on Dec 3, in order to allay their reservations about the Protection of Women Act....
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Gas production price to be increased
ISLAMABAD, Dec 11: The government has decided in principle to increase gas production price to $45 per barrel – an increase of about $10 – to attract new investments in the exploration and production sectors....
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90 Afghans held
QUETTA, Dec 11: Security forces have arrested 90 suspected Afghan nationals, living illegally in Pakistan, from two different areas on Monday. According to official sources, a contingent of the Pishin Scouts,...
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BD crisis: four ministers quit
DHAKA, Dec 11: Four members of the 11-member interim caretaker government resigned on Monday, owing to “bitter differences of opinion” with President Iajuddin Ahmed on major issues concerning parliamentary elections scheduled for Jan 21....
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Discord over US-India nuclear deal?
WASHINGTON, Dec 11: US President George W. Bush had not signed the Indo-US nuclear deal till late Monday afternoon, causing speculations that last minute differences with India could delay the signing....
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Israeli PM’s remarks on N-capability clarified
BERLIN, Dec 11: Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Monday appeared to list his country for the first time among states which have the nuclear bomb, before his official spokesman issued a denial....
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EU partially freezes Turkey talks
BRUSSELS, Dec 11: European Union foreign ministers agreed on Monday to a partial freeze of Turkey’s EU membership talks, in an unprecedented move to penalise Ankara for failing to normalise trade with Cyprus....
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12 killed in Afghanistan
HERAT, Dec 11: US-led troops and warplanes attacked a Taliban hideout in western Afghanistan, killing at least nine rebel fighters including a regional commander, police said Monday....
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Joint military exercises begin
ABBOTABAD, Dec 11: Pakistani and Chinese troops on Monday began 10-day anti-terrorism joint military exercise in the mountainous northern region....
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Coal mining in Chamalang
QUETTA, Dec 11: The Balochistan government on Monday set up three committees for resuming coal-mining in the Chamalang coal-field....
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PML-N reviews probable polling nominations
LONDON, Dec 11: A large crowd of the PML (N) leaders has been hanging out here for the past 10 days braving a nasty weather ostensibly to chalk out a strategy...
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