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| February 19, 2007 | Monday | Safar 1, 1428 |
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Top floors of highrise in Karachi gutted: Fire raged from morning till late night
KARACHI, Feb 18: An intense fire that broke out in the morning on the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation Building’s 11th floor and gutted its top four floors was raging till the filing of this report late in the night....
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50 suspects detained in Quetta blast probe
QUETTA, Feb 18: A suicide bomber who struck in a courtroom of a senior civil judge here on Saturday could not be identified and police on Sunday sent parts of his...
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Iran summons Pakistan envoy over bomb blasts
TEHRAN, Feb 18: Iran on Sunday said it had summoned the Pakistani ambassador following two bomb blasts in its southeastern border city of Zahedan, one of which killed 11 Revolutionary Guards....
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Offices of two charity organisations sealed: Action taken under UN resolution: govt
ISLAMABAD, Feb 18: The government on Sunday sealed all offices of Al Rashid Trust and Al Akhtar Trust across the country, froze their bank accounts and seized computer disks, books, literature...
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IPI deal close, says Aziz
ISLAMABAD, Feb 18: Pakistan is close to signing a pricing formula with India and Iran on building a much-delayed $7 billion pipeline to bring gas from Iran to South Asia....
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February 26 proposed for talks on Siachen
ISLAMABAD, Feb 18: Pakistan has proposed to India that directors-general military operations (DGMOs) of the two countries meet here on the 26th of this month to discuss the Siachen glacier issue, it is learnt....
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Bid to attack PML meeting foiled
QUETTA, Feb 18: Law-enforcement agencies foiled on Sunday an attempt by militants to attack a PML workers’ convention in Nushki which was being presided over by Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Yousuf....
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Aurakzai’s remarks irk Kabul
KABUL, Feb 18: Afghanistan angrily demanded on Sunday that Pakistan make clear its position on an “irresponsible” statement by one of its governors that Afghan people support Taliban insurgents....
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MPC in mid-March, says Jhagra
PESHAWAR, Feb 18: The London multi-party conference will be held in mid-March and its exact date will be announced on Monday, according to Secretary-General of the Alliance for Restoration of Democracy Iqbal Zafar Jhagra....
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UK, Afghan troops ‘clear’ Taliban stronghold
KABUL, Feb 18: British and Afghan troops attacked “a major Taliban extremist headquarters” in southern Afghanistan, destroying three compounds and a tunnel that linked them, the Nato-led force said on Sunday....
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Riyadh wants apology from Dutch politician
RIYADH, Feb 18: Saudi Arabia wants an apology from a Dutch politician who said Muslims should “tear out half the Quran” if they wanted to live in his country and has...
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Iran, Syria call for unity among Muslims
TEHRAN, Feb 18: The presidents of Iran and Syria, both accused by the United States of meddling in Lebanon and Iraq, on Sunday urged the region''s Muslims to stay united in the face of US attempts to divide them....
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Safar moon sighted
KARACHI, Feb 18: Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee chairman Mufti Munib-ur-Rehman on Sunday announced that the moon of the month of ‘Safar’ had been sighted. The first day of Safar will fall on Feb 19....
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Norway to fund inclusive ducation programme
ISLAMABAD, Feb 18: The Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) and International Development Partner (IDP), Norway, will jointly launch a pilot project called “Child friendly inclusive education” in six schools of the capital....
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PRCS to double volunteer base
ISLAMABAD, Feb 18: The Pakistan Red Crescent Society has said it would double its volunteer base besides increasing the number of first-aid trainers....
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Suicide attacks prove govt’s failure: PPP
NOWSHERA, Feb 18: The recent incidents of suicide bombings have established the failure of the government and intelligence agencies to control the security situation, says former interior minister Lt-Gen (retd) Naseerullah Khan Babar....
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International conference on aviation safety
ISLAMABAD, Feb 18: The third international coalition conference on aviation safety opens at the air headquarters here on Tuesday....
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Mosque discovered in ramp near Al Aqsa
JERUSALEM, Feb 18: The site of an Israeli `archaeological’ dig that has sparked angry Muslim reaction worldwide contains what could be a Muslim prayer room (mosque), an Israeli archaeologist said on Sunday....
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