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| December 15, 2006 | Friday | Ziqa'ad 23, 1427 |
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Shipping pact with India signed
NEW DELHI, Dec 14: India and Pakistan on Thursday signed a new shipping protocol that would allow ships of the two countries to lift third-country cargo from each other''s ports and... 
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India won’t give up claim: FM: Land ceded by Pakistan to China
NEW DELHI, Dec 14: Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukharjee, facing opposition criticism for advocating flexibility in border talks with China and Pakistan, reassured parliament on Thursday that New Delhi was not...
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Disappearance of data gives twist to KSE saga
ISLAMABAD, Dec 14: The Karachi Stock Exchange crash episode took a new twist on Thursday when the National Assembly’s standing committee on finance was informed that data pertaining to the booking...
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Musharraf hopes for progress on Kashmir: Kabul’s accusations regretted
ISLAMABAD, Dec 14: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Thursday expressed optimism about progress on the Kashmir dispute and called upon the international community, including Norway, to facilitate resolution of disputes between Pakistan and India....
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Saarc to set up food bank
ISLAMABAD, Dec 14: A two-day meeting of agriculture ministers of Saarc member states, which concluded here on Thursday, decided to set up a “Saarc Regional Food Bank” to meet food emergencies in the region....
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Devaluation not on the cards, says Aziz
JEDDAH, Dec 14: Pakistan has no intention of devaluing the rupee, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said here on Thursday. “Pakistani rupee is strong and stable, and there is (to be) no...
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LHC ruling on blood money rescinded
ISLAMABAD, Dec 14: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the federal government to set up funds within three weeks for payment of blood money and compensation for injuries on behalf of insolvent convicts suffering imprisonment for non-payment....
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Centre can annul Hasba bill: minister
PESHAWAR, Dec 14: Federal Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination Salim Saifullah Khan said on Thursday that the federal government could annul the adoption in the Frontier assembly of the Hasba bill if the same was found to be incompatible with the Constitution....
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Nawaz accuses generals of ruining country
LONDON, Dec 14: A seemingly bitter and perhaps even desperate Nawaz Sharif on Thursday castigated Pakistan Army generals in the harshest ever terms, accusing them of destroying their institution by using it to promote their political ambitions....
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PC urged to safeguard workers’ interests
ISLAMABAD, Dec 14: The National Assembly’s standing committee on privatisation and investment at its meeting held here on Thursday appreciated the privatisation policy, but said the Privatisation Commission should take effective...
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Gunmen kidnap 30 in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Dec 14: Gunmen in camouflage uniforms kidnapped about 30 Iraqis in Baghdad on Thursday in a brazen daylight attack that underlined a call by a top US general for action to take back the streets from sectarian death squads....
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Blair grilled by police in ‘cash for peerage’ case
LONDON, Dec 14: In what is regarded as an unprecedented development, Prime Minister Tony Blair was questioned by the police on Thursday as part of the on-going criminal investigations into cash-for-honours allegations....
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US army chief calls for bigger force
WASHINGTON, Dec 14: The US Army’s chief on Thursday said a bigger army and recurrent access to reserve forces were needed to keep pace with deployments that will otherwise break the active force....
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Ershad gets two-year jail term
DHAKA, Dec 14: The High Court of Bangladesh on Thursday jailed former military ruler Hussain Mohammad Ershad for two years in a decade-old criminal case related to purchase of more than 500 Japanese boats....
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Fewer jobs for women labourers in S. Asia
ISLAMABAD, Dec 14: South Asia has the second lowest female labour force participation rate worldwide after the Middle East and North Africa due to lesser opportunities of formal employment and access to resources....
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Black Cabs will be on roads next year
ISLAMABAD, Dec 14: London’s 300 ‘purpose-built Black Cabs’ will be finally running on the roads of Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad within the first quarter next year....
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BNP-M acting chief held
QUETTA, Dec14: Police arrested Sajid Tareen, acting president of the Balochistan National Party (BNP-Mengal) on Thursday. “Sajid Tareen was arrested from his chamber," said BNP-M spokesman Agha Hasan and added that...
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Man gunned down over monetary dispute
ATTOCK, Dec 14: A man was shot dead and another was injured over a monetary dispute at Fatehjang on Wednesday. Police said Azmat Hayat and Muhammad Iqbal had an exchange of...
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