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| January 07, 2007 | Sunday | Zilhaj 16, 1427 |
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Uniform, democracy not linked: president
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Jan 6: President Gen Pervez Musharraf said on Saturday that his uniform had nothing to do with democracy, urging the masses to reject elements opposed to progress and prosperity in the next elections.... 
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Polls under Musharraf can’t be free: PML-N
ISLAMABAD, Jan 6: The Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy has not yet made any decision regarding participation in the next general elections if they are held under President Pervez Musharraf’s rule, says ARD secretary-general Iqbal Zafar Jhagra....
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Four pacts likely with India
ISLAMABAD, Jan 6: Pakistan and India are likely to sign four agreements aimed at building confidence during Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee’s first official visit here next week, diplomatic sources told Dawn on Saturday....
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Cold wave leads to migration; Lahore sets record
ISLAMABAD, Jan 6: A persistent, biting cold wave gripping different regions of the country for the past three days has caused a severe dislocation: aggravation in the plight of the quake-affected, migration from mountainous areas to the plains and gas rationing....
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‘Airspace violations’ terrify tribal people: Foreign militants blamed in Kurram Agency
PESHAWAR, Jan 6: Panic has gripped Kurram Agency with locals feeling growing fear about their safety because of a rise in violations of Pakistan’s airspace by suspected American planes....
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Joint defence, economic union for Kashmir proposed
SRINAGAR, Jan 6: Jammu and Kashmir People’s Conference chairman Sajad Gani Lone put forward a peace plan on Saturday, seeking a single Jammu and Kashmir Economic Union....
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Terrorism dogs Pakistan in ’06: Over 900 killed in 657 attacks
ISLAMABAD, Jan 6: Terror attacks killed almost two people a day in 2006, with Balochistan and the country’s tribal areas becoming the worst trouble spots. These are the findings of a...
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Saudi Arabia asks US to review Iraq aims
RIYADH, Jan 6: Saudi Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz has said that the US should review its aims and objectives in Iraq, and the neighbouring countries should stop backing communities on the basis of religion....
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Iraqi PM slams states critical of hanging
BAGHDAD, Jan 6: Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki on Saturday threatened to ‘review’ relations with countries which criticised the execution of Saddam Hussein, saying the hanging was an internal matter....
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Dignitaries from Gulf get permits to hunt protected houbara
KARACHI, Jan 6: The federal government has issued at least 23 special houbara bustard hunting permits to various rulers and members of royal families of the Gulf States, it has emerged....
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41 killed as fire engulfs bus in BD
COMILLA, Jan 6: At least 41 people were burned to death on Saturday after fire engulfed a bus packed with migrant workers in Bangladesh, police said....
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Bollywood film Kabul Express banned in Afghanistan
KABUL, Jan 6: Afghanistan has banned a Bollywood film about journalists in the war-ravaged country because parts of it were deemed offensive to one of Afghanistan''s ethnic minorities, a government official said on Saturday....
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Karachi accident claims 3 lives
KARACHI, Jan 6: Three people were killed and a woman was injured when their car was hit by an oil tanker near PAF base on Sharea Faisal here late on Saturday night....
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Tribesman to hand over daughter to rivals
PESHAWAR, Jan 6: A tribal notable in Mohmand Agency is set to hand over his minor daughter to his rivals for settling a feud in accordance with the decision of a jirga....
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End to ‘apartheid’: case for classless system
| KARACHI, Jan 6: Pointing to the ‘apartheid-like’ situation that has been created in the education sector, a White Paper, obtained by Dawn, attributes this malaise to the class division reinforced by the present education system....
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Prices of kitchen items shoot up
| ISLAMABAD, Jan 6: Prices of 12 essential kitchen items, including onion and garlic, registered a sharp increase during the week ending January 5, 2007. Official figures released by the Federal Bureau...
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Pakistani Canadian MP changes loyalty
| OTTAWA, Jan 6: Pakistani-style politics was witnessed in Canada’s House of Commons on Friday when an opposition Liberal MP crossed the floor and joined the ruling Conservative party....
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Pakistan backs Iran’s N-plan
| TEHRAN, Jan 6: Pakistan Muslim League (PML) secretary-general Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed has reiterated that Pakistan fully supports Iran''s peaceful nuclear programme....
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