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| January 09, 2007 | Tuesday | Zilhaj 18, 1427 |
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Singh for peace, friendship treaty
NEW DELHI, Jan 8: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Monday that he wanted to leave a legacy of friendly ties among South Asian countries, whereby his grandchildren could travel... 
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Issues need to be resolved first: FO
ISLAMABAD, Jan 8: Pakistan said on Monday that Indian prime minister’s statement earlier in the day regarding his desire for a peace and security pact with Islamabad was in the context...
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No capital gains tax for one more year
KARACHI, Jan 8: The exemption on capital gains tax on share trading, which was to expire on June 30, has been extended for one more year....
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Sugar price set to rise further
LAHORE, Jan 8: The price of sugar is set to increase further as millers have threatened to stop crushing at the current price. The government has called a meeting on Thursday to discuss the issue.The...
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Mukherjee briefed on ‘Swiss model’ for Kashmir
NEW DELHI, Jan 8: Of the various models for Kashmir doing the rounds on the seminar circuit in recent weeks, Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee was briefed on Monday about yet...
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UN, Canada reject border mining plan
KABUL/KANDAHAR, Jan 8: The United Nations and Canada on Monday rejected Pakistan’s plan to mine its border with Afghanistan, with former demanding Islamabad to drop the plan while the latter describing the move as unacceptable....
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Missing people: complainant questions govt claim
ISLAMABAD, Jan 8: A complainant, whose husband is still to be found, on Monday questioned the government claim before the Supreme Court that 25 of a total of 41 missing persons have been traced and freed....
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HRCP says Mengal kept in iron cage
KARACHI, Jan 8: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has expressed concern over the manner in which the trial of Akhtar Mengal is being conducted inside the Karachi Central Prison....
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PM opens train service
KARACHI, Jan 8: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Monday inaugurated the Jinnah Express at the Karachi Cantt Railway Station. Over 500 passengers travelled on the inaugural trip of the first non-stop train between Karachi and Rawalpindi....
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Survey finds decline in unemployment
ISLAMABAD, Jan 8: The rate of unemployment in Pakistan has gone down in the past two years. It was 7.7 per cent in 2003-04 but declined to 6.2...
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299 cases of violence against women filed
ISLAMABAD, Jan 8: During the past nine months, the Gender Crime Cell (GCC) has registered 299 cases of violence against women, including 25 murder and 80 rape cases....
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MMA supreme council meeting postponed
LAHORE, Jan 8: An important meeting of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal supreme council scheduled for Thursday has been postponed. No new date has been given for the meeting....
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Jamali tribe chief offers to mediate in Balochistan
QUETTA, Jan 8: The government should stop military operation against Baloch tribes and initiate talks for resolving all issues confronting Balochistan. Sardar Yar Mohammad Jamali, chief of the Jamali tribe, was...
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Disaster body still not in sight
ISLAMABAD, Jan 8: The establishment of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) appears to have fallen victim to bureaucratic wrangling between the federal government and donor agencies, both wanting the other to play its part first....
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Crocker moves to Baghdad
| WASHINGTON, Jan 8: US ambassador to Pakistan Ryan C. Crocker will now represent his country in Baghdad, the White House announced on Monday. The White House also said that President Bush...
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More US troops for Iraq likely
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WASHINGTON, Jan 8: US President George W. Bush will announce his new policy on Iraq on Wednesday, the White House said Monday. The new plan would be announced in a nationally-televised...
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‘Dialogue offer unlikely to stop Assam unrest’
| GUWAHATI, Jan 8: A fresh offer by the Indian government to hold talks with rebels in Assam is unlikely to bring a halt to a wave of ethnic killings in the state, analysts said on Monday.Police...
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18 militants killed in Xinjiang gunbattle
| BEIJING, Jan 8: Chinese police killed 18 people described as terrorists in a gunbattle in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, Xinhua reported on Monday. One policeman was killed and another wounded in...
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