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| December 18, 2006 | Monday | Ziqa'ad 26, 1427 |
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Govt to seek $17 billion from lenders: Construction of three major dams
ISLAMABAD, Dec 17: The government has decided to immediately prepare and negotiate a $17 biillion, 15-year business plan with four leading international lenders for the construction of three major dams in the country, Dawn has learnt.... 
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Afghan DPs not to be offered citizenship
PESHAWAR, Dec 17: No proposal to integrate Afghan refugees with the local population is under consideration, said a senior official....
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Parliament to be consulted on Kashmir: Kasuri KASUR, Dec 17: Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasrui has said that no decision on Kashmir will be taken without consulting the cabinet and parliament....
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Dargai attack suspects held KOHAT, Dec 17: Three brothers, suspected to be linked with Al Qaeda, were picked up in an operation carried out in Darra Adam Khel on Saturday, credible sources told Dawn on Sunday....
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Too late for deal with any party: minister
PESHAWAR, Dec 17: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Durrani has said that now it is too late to strike a deal with any political force....
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Nawaz says no one can deport him
PESHAWAR, Dec 17: Former prime minister Mian Nawaz Sharif has said that he will return to the country before the general elections and nobody can deport him....
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American survey not all gloom for PPP, PML-N ISLAMABAD, Dec 17: It’s not all gloom for the country’s two main opposition parties in a US think-tank’s survey which they rejected initially, because, if the findings are reliable, they together can beat the ruling coalition in the next elections....
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Wedding fire victims laid to rest
DERA GHAZI KHAN, Dec 17: The 19 people killed in a stampede triggered by a fire in the courtyard of a house holding a wedding ceremony were laid to rest on Sunday....
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Kuwait lifts ban on fish import from Pakistan
KUWAIT CITY, Dec 17: Kuwait has lifted a ban imposed on the import of fish and its products from Iran, India and Pakistan. Commerce and Industry Minister Falah Al Hajiri has...
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Police fire teargas at prisoners in Kashmir
JAMMU, Dec 17: Police fired teargas at prisoners, including militants fighting Indian rule in Kashmir, after inmates pelted officials with stones in a protest over discipline, police said on Sunday....
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18 arrested from Iran-bound bus
QUETTA, Dec 17: Security forces on Sunday arrested 18 Afghan and Bangladeshi nationals on the charge of entering Pakistan without valid documents. Frontier Corps sources said that 15 Afghans and three...
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3 US troops killed
BAGHDAD, Dec 17: Three US soldiers have been killed in Iraq by a roadside bomb while on a routine patrol, the US military announced on Sunday....
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UK forces to stay in Iraq, says Blair
BAGHDAD, Dec 17: Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Sunday British troops would stay in Iraq “until the job is done” and pledged to support the country''s weak government as it battles sectarian violence and a raging insurgency....
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France cuts troops in Afghanistan
KABUL, Dec 17: French Defence Minister Michele Alliot-Marie announced on Sunday that France would withdraw hundreds of its special forces from Afghanistan within the next few weeks....
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Big crowd to witness signing of N-deal
WASHINGTON, Dec 17: The White House intends to turn the signing of the India-US nuclear deal into a big, festive occasion, inviting a large number of people to witness the ceremony....
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Palestinian groups agree on ceasefire
GAZA CITY, Dec 17: Armed Palestinian groups, including Hamas and Fatah, agreed on a ceasefire on Sunday to end unrest, Ibrahim Abu Najja, head of a high-level committee that includes all the groups, told AFP....
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Chinese team witnesses wargames
RAWALPINDI, Dec 17: A high-level Chinese team on Sunday witnessed the first-ever Pakistan-China joint military exercises currently under way in Pakistan....
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Hydel profit: NWFP demands first instalment
PESHAWAR, Dec 17: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has asked the Centre to ensure implementation of the decision of the Arbitration Commission regarding provision of the first instalment of the net hydel profit....
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