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| March 05, 2007 | Monday | Safar 15, 1428 |
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‘Act now or let US do it, Musharraf told’
WASHINGTON, March 4: US Vice-President Dick Cheney is reported to have delivered a tough message to Pakistan, saying Islamabad should act to destroy Al Qaeda hideouts in the tribal zone or... 
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Indian Ocean should be zone of peace: PM: Call for political settlement in Afghanistan
KARACHI, March 4: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Sunday that the Indian Ocean should not become a theatre for strategic confrontation or a launching pad for domination over Asia, adding that it should become a zone of peace and cooperation....
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Key envoys called home for consultations
ISLAMABAD, March 4: A number of Pakistani envoys from key world capitals have been asked by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to report to the headquarters this week for consultations on...
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Public debt goes up by Rs1.46 trillion in 7 years
ISLAMABAD, March 4: Pakistan’s total public debt increased by Rs1.465 trillion to Rs4.411 trillion over the last seven years, showing a rise of almost 50 per cent from Rs2.946...
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S. Arabia, Iran agree to fight sectarian strife
RIYADH/TEHRAN, March 4: The leaders of regional heavyweights Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed at talks in Riyadh to fight growing Sunni-Shia strife, warning that it was the greatest danger facing the region and the Muslim world....
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China defence budget up
BEIJING, March 4: China will boost defence spending by 17.8 per cent in 2007, accelerating the emerging power’s string of annual double-digit rises in money for a modern military that reflects its economic strength....
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India not likely to share hard evidence on train blasts
NEW DELHI, March 4: An Indian delegation will leave for Islamabad on Monday for the first meeting of the Joint Anti-terror Mechanism amid reports here that New Delhi was not likely...
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PM seeks information on Samjhota probe
KARACHI, March 4: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has asked the Indian government to share with Pakistan the information gained from the investigation into the Samjhota Express tragedy which left more than 30 Pakistanis dead....
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MQM urges Benazir to explain MPC decision
LONDON, March 4: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement has called upon the PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto to explain to the people of the country, particularly her party’s workers, the reasons behind her...
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Ghauri for postponing polls by one year
KARACHI, March 4: Federal Minister Babar Khan Ghauri, who belongs to the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, called upon President Pervez Musharraf on Sunday to defer the next general election for one year...
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Blasts destroy barber shops, music store
KHAR, March 4: Two barber shops and a music store were destroyed and four other outlets were partially damaged in two bomb blasts in Inayat Kallay bazaar, where pro-Taliban militants have...
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Suspect in high-profile murder cases held
KARACHI, March 4: The Crime Investigation Department (CID) is claimed to have arrested a suspected militant belonging to a banned sectarian organisation and wanted for murders of leaders of a rival sect....
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National disaster risk management framework prepared
ISLAMABAD, March 4: A national disaster risk management framework has been prepared, setting out capacity-building priorities at national, provincial and local levels....
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Blast damages college wall
QUETTA, March 4: A blast damaged a wall of the Government Degree College in Sibi on Sunday. Police sources said that an explosive device had been planted under one of the walls of the college....
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Hashish seized, two arrested
QUETTA, March 4: The Lasbela police on Sunday seized 66kgs of hashish from a jeep and arrested two people who were also carrying a Kalashnikov....
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Police arrest 19 Afghan nationals
QUETTA, March 4: Police have arrested at least 19 Afghan nationals from different areas of the city on the charge of living in the country without legal documents....
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Three of family buried alive
GUJRAT, March 4: Three family members were buried alive when the roof of an under-construction house collapsed on them in Bangla Mandi here on Sunday....
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Man commits suicide; three killed in accidents
PESHAWAR, March 4: A man committed suicide on Sunday. The 55-year-old Shireen of the Chamkani area committed suicide reportedly after a domestic dispute. Shireen, an Afghan refugee, shot himself in his head....
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