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| December 24, 2006 | Sunday | Zilhaj 02, 1427 |
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UNSC slaps N-related sanctions on Iran: It’s an illegal measure, says Tehran
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 23: The Security Council on Saturday slapped the first-ever UN sanctions on Iran, targeting its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes in response to its refusal to halt sensitive nuclear fuel work....
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Jirga to convey govt anger to tribal elders
PESHAWAR, Dec 23: An inter-tribal jirga left here for North Waziristan on Saturday to take stock of the situation there and adopt measures to ensure full implementation of the September 5 agreement with the government, it is learnt....
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Strict enforcement of pact planned: Waziristan issue
ISLAMABAD, Dec 23: President General Pervez Musharraf on Saturday chaired a high-level inter-agency meeting to discuss the state of relations with Afghanistan and ways of removing irritants between the two countries....
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Top Taliban commander killed, claims US
KABUL, Dec 23: Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Osmani, a top Taliban commander described as a close associate of Osama bin Laden, was killed in an airstrike this week close to the Afghan border with Pakistan, the US military said on Saturday....
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US opposition can block IPI pipeline: envoy
WASHINGTON, Dec 23: The proposed Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline may never be built if the United States continues to object to the project because of its continuing hostile relationship with Tehran, Pakistani Ambassador Mahmud Ali Durrani said here on Friday....
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Should sell-off policy continue?
KARACHI: The economic policies of privatisation, deregulation and liberalisation, initiated by the government in 1991 on the premise that it was not the business of the government to do business, has been hailed by some quarters and condemned by others....
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Women barred from Bajaur by-election
KHAAR, Dec 23: Candidates contesting by-election in NA-44 in the Bajaur Agency on Saturday decided to bar women from casting vote....
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Gas exploration pact okayed
KARACHI, Dec 23: Sindh cabinet has approved an agreement for exploration of coal-based methane gas in the province....
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Uranium-carrying container stolen in India
RANCHI (Jharkhand), Dec 23: A container packed with radioactive material has been stolen from a fortified research facility in eastern India, prompting a major hunt and fears of contamination, officials said Saturday....
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SC extends UK suspect’s detention for 90 days
ISLAMABAD, Dec 23: A Supreme Court Review Board on Saturday extended the detention of the London terror plot accused Rashid Rauf for 90 days and ordered detention of another Pakistan-born UK national, Aurengzeb, for the same period....
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Altaf warns against Karachi strikes
KARACHI, Dec 23: Founder of Muttahida Qaumi Movement Altaf Hussain on Saturday warned the religious parties in the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal to be prepared to face the backlash of the people of... and Quetta districts....
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UN nutrition plan not for displaced people: govt
ISLAMABAD, Dec 23: The government clarified on Saturday that United Nations nutrition intervention for Balochistan was not meant for persons displaced by instability in the province, rather it was meant for the entire population of Jaffarabad, Naseerabad and Quetta districts....
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Saudi-Kuwaiti group to invest $3bn
KARACHI, Dec 23: A Saudi-Kuwaiti joint venture, MidRoc Tussonia Ltd, will invest $3 to $4 billion in Pakistan over the next seven years in power generation, refining and real estate sectors....
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Prof shot dead
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Dec 23: Unidentified gunmen shot dead a senior teacher of the Gomal University here on Saturday....
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Abbas, Olmert hold talks
JERUSALEM, Dec 23: Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held a long-overdue summit Saturday, reviving hopes that peace talks can resume after years of fighting, hostility and distrust....
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Eid holidays on Jan 1-2
ISLAMABAD, Dec 23: The government has announced Eid holidays for January 1 and 2. All government institutions will remain closed during the holidays.—Online...
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Hashmi released on parole
LAHORE, Dec 23: Acting President of PML-N Makhdoom Javed Hashmi was released on parole for two days on Saturday and the police drove him to Multan to enable him to attend the wedding ceremony of his daughter....
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Sir Creek survey from Jan 15
ISLAMABAD, Dec 23: Pakistan and India have finally agreed to conduct a joint survey of the Sir Creek on January 15, 2007....
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