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| December 22, 2006 | Friday | Ziqa'ad 30, 1427 |
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UN help sought to save IDPs from starvation: Balochistan instability displaces 84,000
ISLAMABAD, Dec 21: The government on Thursday sought United Nations intervention to help avert nutrition crisis among 84,000 displaced persons in Balochistan. They were displaced due to instability in the province.... 
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Preparatory work on 3 dams in progress: Rs23.2bn approved for 20 projects
ISLAMABAD, Dec 21: The government has expedited preparatory work on an action plan for the implementation of three major dams — Kalabagh, Akhori and Diamer-Bhasha -– to save time and meet...
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Unfair elections to harm ties: EU
LAHORE, Dec 21: The visiting European Union (EU) delegation has made it clear to the Pakistan government that if the forthcoming general elections are not held in a fair and transparent...
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Disunited PML may lose polls, warns Musharraf
ISLAMABAD, Dec 21: President Pervez Musharraf on Thursday warned the ruling Pakistan Muslim League that it would be difficult for it to win next year’s general election without unity in its ranks....
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Nawaz proposes APC on resignations: Response from Benazir, Qazi positive
LONDON, Dec 21: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday formally launched what his party has described as his major political initiative by talking to Benazir Bhutto and Qazi Hussain Ahmed...
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CJ tells Punjab IGP to reshuffle team
ISLAMABAD, Dec 21: The Supreme Court has bitterly criticised the performance of Punjab police for its failure to control crimes and directed the provincial police officer to reshuffle his entire team, bringing only competent officers to fore....
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IPI pipeline to help reduce tension: Iran
TEHRAN, Dec 21: Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said that his government feels that strengthening friendly ties with Pakistan and Afghanistan will ensure peace and security in the region....
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EU3 may seek Iran vote soon
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 21: Despite Russian objections on a proposed resolution for imposing sanctions on Iran for its refusal to end its uranium enrichment programme, France, Britain and Germany have agreed...
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Turkmen president Niyazov dies
ASHKABAD, Dec 21: Turkmenistan’s authoritarian President Saparmurat Niyazov, who ruled his gas-rich Central Asian nation with an iron fist for more than 20 years, died on Wednesday sparking a likely power struggle for his succession....
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US to remove India’s concerns over N-deal, Bush assures Singh
WASHINGTON / NEW DELHI, Dec 21: President George Bush assured India on Thursday that he would try to remove some of India’s concerns over the Indo-US nuclear deal signed into a law earlier this week....
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HMC not to be privatised
ISLAMABAD, Dec 21: The Cabinet Committee on Privatisation (CCOP) on Thursday took a formal decision on the exclusion of Heavy Mechanical Complex (HMC) and ENAR Petrotech from the privatisation programme in view of their strategic importance....
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US-HBL pact targets money launderers
WASHINGTON, Dec 21: United States banking regulators announced an agreement on Thursday with the Habib Bank to bolster policies aimed at detecting abuse by money launderers, terrorist financiers and other criminals....
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Pakistani in US convicted of aiding Sikhs
NEW YORK, Dec 21: A Pakistani man was convicted on Wednesday for providing financial support to a Sikh militant group in India. The federal jury in New York returned the verdict...
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70 Indian fishermen to be freed today
KARACHI, Dec 21: Pakistan will free 70 Indian fishermen jailed for fishing illegally in Pakistan''s Arabian Sea waters, a provincial official said on Thursday. India will also release 31 Pakistani fishermen...
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Indian PM’s sentiment welcomed
ISLAMABAD, Dec 21: Pakistan on Thursday welcomed Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s statement regarding his vision for a treaty of peace, security and friendship....
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Bird hit caused Mirage crash
ISLAMABAD, Dec 21: The Pakistan Air Force on Thursday said that the cause of its Mirage aircraft crash, occurred on Wednesday in Karachi, indicated that a large bird was entangled in the aircraft engine....
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Haj-i-Akbar on 29th
JEDDAH, Dec 21: The supreme judicial council of Saudi Arabia on Thursday announced that Haj would be performed on December 29. As the day falls on Friday, hence it will be Haj-i-Akbar....
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Eidul Azha on Jan 1
KARACHI, Dec 21: Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee chairman Mufti Muneebur Rehman on Thursday announced that the Zilhaj moon had not been sighted in the country and Eidul Azha would be celebrated on January 1....
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