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| December 23, 2006 | Saturday | Zilhaj 01, 1427 |
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Rs4bn eaten up by law & order: Balochistan seeks funds from centre
ISLAMABAD, Dec 22: Balochistan has sought a capital injection from the federal government -— either through special grants or advanced proceeds of natural resources — as an increase of Rs 4... 
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Joint Sir Creek survey next month
RAWALPINDI, Dec 22: Pakistan and India on Friday agreed to conduct a joint survey on Sir Creek in the first week of January 2007, officials told Dawn after the first round of talks between the two countries....
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54 return from Indian prisons
NEW DELHI, Dec 22: India on Friday released 54 Pakistani prisoners, but expressed disappointment over Islamabad''s decision to reciprocate by releasing only 50 of the 412 Indian fishermen arrested for fishing in Pakistani waters....
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Working group on governance set up: MoU signed with Delhi
ISLAMABAD, Dec 22: Pakistan and India on Friday formed a joint working group (JWG) on governance to share each other''s experiences for strengthening their local government systems....
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Singapore to run Gwadar port
ISLAMABAD, Dec 22: The government has decided to give the management control of the Gwadar port to Port of Singapore from next year, a minister said on Friday....
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UAE seeks manpower from Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Dec 22: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Pakistan, seeking more manpower. This was stated by the visiting UAE Labour Minister Dr Ali...
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Govt to seek consensus on dams, says Aziz
ISLAMABAD, Dec 22: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Friday the government would try to evolve a ‘national consensus’ before initiating work on the Kalabagh, Akhori, Munda and Kurram Tangi dams....
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Bahrain to invest in energy, health
ISLAMABAD, Dec 22: Bahrain will invest in health, energy and manufacturing sectors in Pakistan, said Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince of Bahrain, here on Friday....
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Nawaz wants united opposition
ISLAMABAD, Dec 22: Pakistan Muslim League-N chief Nawaz Sharif is contacting leaders of opposition parties asking them to unite on one platform for restoration of genuine democracy through a five-point agenda, says party information secretary Ahsan Iqbal....
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Time to revisit Waziristan deal?
PESHAWAR, Dec 22: Is it time to revisit the North Waziristan deal? Indications are that the government is contemplating to at least make a re-assessment of the September 5 agreement that...
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Security for Sonia put on alert
NEW DELHI, Dec 22: India''s ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi’s security detail has been put on high alert after a home ministry warning of a possible attack by an Al Qaeda-backed group, a report said on Friday....
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Rashid Rauf produced in court
ISLAMABAD, Dec 22: The Rawalpindi Civil Lines police on Friday produced Rashid Rauf, accused of complicity in the plot to blow up transatlantic jets, before the judicial magistrate....
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Azhar Abbas to join DawnNews TV
KARACHI, Dec 22: Mr Azhar Abbas, one of the country''s top television executives and the managing director of Geo News TV, will be moving to DawnNews TV as head of news and current affairs, it was announced here on Friday....
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Fog causes chaos at British airports
LONDON, Dec 22: Tens of thousands of air passengers were still facing Christmas chaos on Friday as thick fog led to cancellations and serious delays at British airports....
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Miramshah official killed in attack
MIRAMSHAH, Dec 22: A Khasadar personnel was killed and five others, three of them coach passengers, were injured when armed men opened fire on a government van on the Mirali-Miramshah road in North Waziristan agency on Friday....
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Kashmir protests
SRINAGAR, Dec 22: Indian police fired tear gas to quell protests that erupted here on Friday over the deaths of two civilians caught in a shootout between troops and suspected rebels, witnesses said....
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UN adopts resolution to promote tolerance
NEW YORK, Dec 22: The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution jointly tabled by Pakistan and the Philippines for promoting inter-religious and inter-cultural dialogue.The resolution represents an important step in global...
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Seven kidnapped in Balochistan
SUKKUR, Dec 22: Seven people were kidnapped by armed men in two separate incidents in Balochistan’s Jafferabad district and Nautal area on Friday. According to the first incident, four people were...
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