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| February 16, 2007 | Friday | Muharram 27, 1428 |
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NA makes changes in seven British-era laws: Law reforms, Pemra bills passed
ISLAMABAD, Feb 15: The government rushed four bills — three of them key laws — through the National Assembly on Thursday in a record for a single day, pulling off a... 
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SHC’s verdict against union ban suspended
ISLAMABAD, Feb 15: The Supreme Court on Thursday suspended a Sindh High Court (SHC) order of annulling the provincial government’s decision of imposing ban on teachers’ unions in educational institutions....
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Islamabad on terror alert
ISLAMABAD, Feb 15: Security has been tightened in Islamabad in the wake of information received from intelligence agencies that four terrorists are likely to penetrate into the capital city with intentions...
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US funding construction of 100 border posts: Bush
WASHINGTON, Feb 15: President George W. Bush said on Thursday that the United States was funding the construction of 100 border posts along the Pakistan-Afghan border to provide Pakistan better access to this remote region....
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Adventure against Iran will be disastrous: Aziz calls for dialogue
ISLAMABAD, Feb 15: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Thursday a `military adventure’ against Iran would be disastrous for the region, counselling restraint and dialogue to resolve the controversy over Tehran''s nuclear programme....
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PML-N leader rules out talks with govt
QUETTA, Feb 15: Pakistan Muslim League-N’s secretary-general Iqbal Zafar Jhagra has ruled out any possibility of his party holding talks with the government....
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Karzai’s change of heart on Pakistan
LONDON, Feb15: The Afghan President Hamid Karzai appeared to be bending backwards as he tried to avoid making his usual allegations against Pakistan at the joint press conference that he and British Prime Minister Tony Blair addressed here late Wednesday evening....
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All Afghans to be repatriated by ’09
ISLAMABAD, Feb 15: The government has decided to repatriate all Afghan refugees residing in Pakistan by 2009....
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Altaf sees conspiracy for ethnic violence
KARACHI, Feb 15: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain on Thursday said that some elements were hatching conspiracies to trigger ethnic violence between Pakhtuns and Urdu-speaking people....
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US institutions, HEC to boost cooperation
WASHINGTON, Feb 15: For decades Pakistan’s policy planners had wrong priorities which prevented the country from establishing close relations with educational and scientific institutions in the United States, according to Dr Attaur Rehman, chairman of the Higher Education Commission....
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OIC considers Muslim peace force
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 15: The Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) said on Thursday that there was growing support within its ranks to form a Muslim peacekeeping force as part of plans to bolster its image....
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US not to deal with Palestinian unity govt
RAMALLAH, Feb 15: The United States has informed President Mahmud Abbas that Washington will not deal with an incoming Palestinian unity government, a senior Palestinian official said on Thursday....
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Death penalty sought for 44 in Mumbai blast case
MUMBAI, Feb 15: Indian prosecutors sought the death sentence on Thursday for 44 people convicted of carrying out a series of bombings in Mumbai in 1993 and life terms for another 45 for complicity....
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‘Terrorists use bourse’
NEW DELHI, Feb 15: Terrorist groups are raising funds for their operations by investing in India’s booming stock markets, according to the top security official....
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PAF plane crashes, pilot ejects
ISLAMABAD, Feb 15: A Pakistan Air Force jet crashed on Thursday after hitting a bird as it approached an air base for landing, said a military spokesman....
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Man found guilty in trial by dunking
MULTAN, Feb 15: A tribal council in a remote Punjab village ordered a man to walk neck-deep through freezing water for 10 minutes to prove his son was innocent of stealing, officials said on Thursday....
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Women Protection Act no help to Swara victims
ISLAMABAD, Feb 15: Kwende Chay Keenee, Roona Staee Roona Chay Keenee, Khowendy Swaray Kay, says a verse from a Pashto wedding song meaning that: when sisters come together; they praise their brothers....
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Body formed to review degrading environment ISLAMABAD, Feb 15: Amid claims by the environment ministry of controlling the organic pollutants, the National Assembly on Thursday decided to formulate a subcommittee to review the overall environmental situation....
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