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| February 26, 2007 | Monday | Safar 8, 1428 |
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Use of force to resolve Iran issue opposed: Foreign ministers meet in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD, Feb 25: Foreign ministers of seven Muslim countries, who met here on Sunday to explore new approaches and ideas for ending turmoil in the Middle East, opposed the use of force to resolve the standoff over Iranian nuclear programme.... 
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Basant revelry: 6 children among 10 killed
LAHORE, Feb 25: Ten people, six of them children, were killed while hundreds of others received multiple injuries on Sunday as Lahorites celebrated Basant, ignoring official calls for responsible kite-flying....
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‘Land bank’ of millions of acres on ECC agenda
ISLAMABAD, Feb 25: The government is considering a major initiative to unlock the potential of millions of acres of state and private land for industrial, commercial and housing use under a pre-defined land acquisition and disposal mechanism....
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PCB offers rewards for World Cup
KARACHI, Feb 25: Pakistan can scoop up around $1.2 million in bonus cash if they win the World Cup in the West Indies, a senior Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) official said on Sunday....
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‘Political issues mar anti-Al Qaeda fight’
WASHINGTON, Feb 25: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Sunday that there’re ‘political issues’ that hinder Pakistan’s fight against Al Qaeda but President Pervez Musharraf has been a ‘stalwart fighter’ in this war....
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Tehran fires space rocket
TEHRAN, Feb 25: Iran said on Sunday it had successfully launched its first rocket into space, at a time of mounting tension with the West over its nuclear programme....
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Israeli soldiers storm Nablus, clamp curfew: 20 Palestinians arrested, six wounded
NABLUS (West Bank) Feb 25: Israeli troops stormed Nablus on Sunday, arresting 20 Palestinians and triggering clashes that left six people wounded in the largest military crackdown in the West Bank in months....
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Iran needs to suspend, not reverse, N-plan: Rice
WASHINGTON, Feb 25: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Sunday that Iran does not need to reverse its nuclear programme for holding direct talks with Washington; it just has to suspend it....
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Afghanistan has reached the breaking point: report
WASHINGTON, Feb 25: US efforts to stabilise Afghanistan are `misguided’ and have contributed to growing unease among the population, says a report prepared by a Washington think-tank and funded partly by a US government agency....
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Rail tracks blown up
QUETTA, Feb 25: Rail link between Quetta and the rest of the country remained cut for several hours as the main tracks were blown up in Dasht area on Sunday....
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Meeting not meant to form Sunni alliance: Erdogan
CAIRO, Feb 25: A string of meetings in Islamabad on Sunday, featuring leaders of key Muslim nations, were not aimed at forging an alliance against Iran, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said....
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Armed men try to free suspects
QUETTA, Feb 25: Scores of armed men blocked a road near Chaman on Sunday to free three suspects arrested by the Anti-Terrorism Force....
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Six politicians held in BD
DHAKA, Feb 25: At least six prominent political figures were arrested on Sunday in Bangladesh as they appeared before an anti-corruption panel to explain how they amassed wealth far in excess of their income, police said....
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Indian police release new sketches
WAGAH, Feb 25: More Pakistanis came to India on Sunday to look for missing relatives aboard a trans-national train that was firebombed last week, officials said....
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UK foreign secretary arrives
ISLAMABAD, Feb 25: British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett arrived here on Sunday for talks on tackling militants on the Afghan border ahead of an anticipated Taliban offensive, officials said....
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Minister says he resigned in protest
KOHAT, Feb 25: NWFP Law Minister Malik Zafar Azam has confirmed his resignation from the cabinet and said that he took the step in protest against the federal government’s move to...
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JWP’s new chief organiser
QUETTA, Feb 25: Nawabzada Baramdagh Bugti, the grandson of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, has been appointed as the chief organiser of the Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP) for interim period....
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Rocket hits school
QUETTA, Feb 25: A school building was damaged by a rocket in the Killi Kirani area on Sunday night. According to police, the rocket fired from the Marri colony hit the rooftop of the Allama Iqbal School, damaging several classrooms....
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