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| December 20, 2006 | Wednesday | Ziqa'ad 28, 1427 |
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Tehran offers trade corridor to Islamabad: Transit facility for exports to China sought
ISLAMABAD, Dec 19: Iran on Tuesday offered its trade corridor to Pakistan for exports to Russia and Central Asian republics and sought a similar facility from Pakistan for its exports to China.... 
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‘DIG killed in kidnap bid’
PESHAWAR, Dec 19: Two teams have been constituted to probe the murder of Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Bannu, and his driver and an investigator has said the official might have been killed in a botched kidnap attempt....
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Afghan charge fabricated, says FO
ISLAMABAD, Dec 19: The Foreign Office on Tuesday rubbished as ‘fabricated’ a claim by President Hamid Karzai’s spokesman that Afghan security forces had apprehended a Pakistani intelligence officer for espionage....
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ISI official held: Kabul
KABUL, Dec 19: Afghanistan has alleged that its security forces have arrested a Pakistani intelligence officer in Kunar. The allegation was made by a presidential spokesman on Tuesday....
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IB man cleared of terrorism charge
PESHAWAR, Dec 19: Police have dropped charges of terrorism against a low-ranking employee of the Intelligence Bureau, accused of planting explosives near the Chief Minister Secretariat....
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Election plea against minister dismissed
ISLAMABAD, Dec 19: The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an election appeal seeking to unseat Minister for Women Development and Youth Affairs Sumaira Malik by challenging her educational qualification....
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No water shortage for Rabi crops: Expert on telemetry soon: govt
ISLAMABAD, Dec 19: There will be no water shortage for irrigation during the current Rabi season and the government on the recommendations of the World Bank will appoint an international consultant to fix responsibility for the failure of telemetry system....
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Steps taken to reduce health risks: minister: Telecom towers in built-up areas
ISLAMABAD, Dec 19: Minister for Information Technology Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari said on Tuesday that steps were being taken to minimise any health risks posed by telecom towers and antennas installed in thickly populated areas....
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7 shrines set on fire near Sadiqabad
SADIQABAD, Dec 19: Unidentified miscreants set fire to seven shrines near Sanjarpur, about 25kms off here, late on Monday night....
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Tribal elder killed in Dera Bugti
QUETTA, Dec 19: A tribal elder, Wadera Bangan Khan Bugti, was killed and three others were injured in a landmine blast in Dera Bugti on Tuesday....
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Kasuri in Tehran for pipeline talks
TEHRAN, Dec 19: Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri arrived in Tehran on a two-day visit on Tuesday. During his stay in Tehran, Mr Kasuri will hold talks with his Iranian counterpart...
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India to keep N-tests option open
NEW DELHI, Dec 19: India on Tuesday said it would keep options open to conduct more nuclear weapons tests despite a deal with the United States to access western civilian nuclear technology....
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Iraq a blot on Blair’s legacy: think-tank
LONDON, Dec 19: The ‘debacle’ of Iraq and Tony Blair''s failure to influence US policy will overshadow his time as prime minister, said a paper published by a leading UK think-tank, Chatham House, on Tuesday....
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Iraqi ‘insurgents’ made strategic gains: US
WASHINGTON, Dec 19: The day new US Defence Secretary Robert Gates took office, the Pentagon issued a quarterly report acknowledging that ‘insurgents’ in Iraq had achieved a ‘strategic success’ by unleashing a spiral of sectarian killings....
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US, N. Korea hold N-talks
BEIJING, Dec 19: The United States and North Korea held `lengthy and substantive’ talks on Tuesday, offering a glimmer of hope that six-party negotiations aimed at dismantling the North’s nuclear programmes may yield progress....
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US wants to topple Hamas govt: Haniyeh
GAZA, Dec 19: Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas accused the United States on Tuesday of spearheading efforts to bring down his democratically-elected government....
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Pakistan, India to release fishermen on 22nd
VADODARA (Gujarat), Dec 19: India and Pakistan will release nearly 500 fishermen in each other’s custody at the Wagah border on December 22, officials said on Tuesday....
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Gang of human traffickers busted
ISLAMABAD, Dec 19: The FIA has arrested the member of a gang of human traffickers, sources said. They said that the gang used to send people to European countries via Guinea....
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