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| January 26, 2007 | Friday | Muharram 06, 1428 |
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PPP’s 36 points for free, fair polls
ISLAMABAD, Jan 25: A 36-point document was presented to the Chief Election Commissioner Justice (Retd) Qazi Mohammad Farooq on Thursday by a delegation of the Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians....
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New US legislation may revive nuclear proliferation row
WASHINGTON, Jan 25: Pakistan’s nuclear and missile programmes are not consistent with its friendship with the United States, says a proposed US legislation (partly reported in Thursday’s Dawn), which was recently adopted by the House of Representatives....
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India to get four N-reactors from Russia
NEW DELHI, Jan 25: Russian President Vladimir Putin promised energy-starved India nuclear reactors and power plants after arriving on Thursday on a mission to rejuvenate ties with Moscow’s cold war ally....
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Pakistani, Indian troops trade fire
JAMMU, Jan 25: Indian and Pakistani troops exchanged small arms fire on Thursday after an alleged attempt by anti-India militants to cross heavily-guarded Line of Control in the disputed territory of Kashmir, an Indian army spokesman claimed....
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Uproar in Senate over release of PIA media brief
ISLAMABAD, Jan 25: A Senate debate on the affairs of the Pakistan International Airlines collapsed in confusion on Thursday after an opposition boycott to protest against an airline brief for the media, denying charges that remained unanswered....
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HRCP for moratorium on death penalty
ISLAMABAD, Jan 25: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called upon the government to adopt a moratorium on death penalties, citing serious shortcomings vis-à-vis guarantees regarding due legal procedures in criminal cases....
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Pakistan, Nato finalise draft accord
RAWALPINDI, Jan 25: Pakistan and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) have finalised a draft agreement on transit and logistical facilities for Nato forces stationed in Afghanistan....
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Kabul centre for sharing intelligence opened
KABUL, Jan 25: The Afghan, Pakistan and Nato militaries in Afghanistan formally opened their first intelligence-sharing centre on Thursday to boost cooperation against the Taliban and other extremists....
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‘Education to get 4pc of GDP’
ISLAMABAD, Jan 25: The government has decided in principle to increase spending on education to 4 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the next financial year....
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Musharraf greets Kalam
ISLAMABAD, Jan 25: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has greeted Indian President A.P.J Abdul Kalam on the Republic Day of his country falling on Jan 26. In his message, Mr Musharraf extended...
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Report sought on builders using armed forces’ name
ISLAMABAD, Jan 25: The Public Accounts Committee of the National Assembly on Thursday directed the Ministry of Defence to provide details of private builders using names linked to the armed forces...
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$10.6bn more for America’s new Afghan strategy
BRUSSELS, Jan 25: The United States plans to increase its aid to insurgency-hit Afghanistan by $10.6 billion over the next two years, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice announced on Thursday....
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Afghan killed, six others hurt in Hangu blast
HANGU, Jan 25: An Afghan national was killed and six others were wounded when a bomb planted in a car parked in front of a makeshift food shop near the Patt Bazaar went off on Thursday, police and eyewitnesses said....
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Report on rail link sent to Kabul
RAWALPINDI, Jan 25: Pakistan has completed its homework to establish a rail link with Afghanistan and is now waiting for a go-ahead signal from Afghan President Hamid Karzai to make the Chaman-Spin Boldak rail section operational....
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Man injured in Kohlu blast
| QUETTA, Jan 25: A law-enforcement man was seriously injured in a landmine explosion in the Kohlu area on Thursday. According to sources, a member of the Levies, identified as Rub Nawaz...
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SHC seeks govt position on Al Qaeda detainee
| KARACHI, Jan 25: A Sindh High Court division bench on Thursday sought official comments on the reported handing over of Al Qaeda leader Khalid Mohammad Shaikh and three of his relatives to the United States....
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PAC urges fresh inquiry into fire incident
| ISLAMABAD, Jan 25: Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the National Assembly on Thursday asked the ministry of defence to hold fresh inquiry into the fire incident at the Survey of Pakistan office in Murree on October 10, 1998 which caused Rs3.232...
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Minorities want check on misuse of blasphemy law
| ISLAMABAD, Jan 25: All Pakistan Minorities Alliance (APMA) Chairman Shahbaz Bhatti appealed to the chief justice of the Supreme Court to take suo motto action against the alarming misuse of the blasphemy law and demanded its repeal....
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