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| March 25, 2007 | Sunday | Rabi-ul-Awwal 5, 1428 |
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Judiciary won’t ‘let nation down’
KARACHI, March 24: Justice Rana Bhagwandas — the new acting chief justice and chairman of the Supreme Judicial Council — would not rule out the possibility of an open inquiry into...
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India unilaterally starts work on power project
NEW DELHI, March 24: Syed Jamaat Ali Shah, Pakistan Commissioner for Indus Waters, has said that inspection of different projects on the Jhelum River in occupied Kashmir shows that India has unilaterally started work on hydroelectricity project without informing Pakistan....
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US senators seek exiled leaders’ participation: Musharraf urged to hold fair elections
WASHINGTON, March 24: Chairman and three senior members of the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations have urged President Pervez Musharraf to ensure that the coming elections are open and free...
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SC to take up missing persons case
ISLAMABAD, March 24: A new bench of the Supreme Court headed by Justice Javed Iqbal will take up for hearing the case of missing persons on Monday in the absence of Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry....
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PIA sends engineering head on forced leave
KARACHI, March 24: The management of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Saturday succumbed to the weeklong protest of aircraft engineers and sent the head of the engineering department on forced leave....
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Musharraf to attend AL summit
ISLAMABAD, March 24: President Gen Pervez Musharraf will visit Saudi Arabia next week to attend the 19th Arab League summit as a special guest at the invitation of Saudi King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz....
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Policies to stay: Musharraf
ISLAMABAD, March 24: President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday said that economic achievements gained in the past seven years had provided a solid foundation for continued growth and prosperity in future....
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Inzamam, Mushtaq questioned again
KINGSTON (Jamaica), March 24: The Jamaican police on Saturday started fresh interrogation of Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq and caretaker coach Mushtaq Ahmed in the death of coach Bob Woolmer, the team spokesman said....
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India committed to IPI project, says minister
NEW DELHI, March 24: India is committed to a multi-billion dollar pipeline that will transport gas from energy-rich Iran through Pakistan despite reported objections from United States, Oil Minister Murli Deora said on Saturday....
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UNSC tightens Iran sanctions
UNITED NATIONS, March 24: The UN Security Council voted unanimously on Saturday to tighten sanctions on Iran but without the presence of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who had wanted to defend his country''s refusal to suspend uranium enrichment....
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Iran says British sailors have admitted to illegal entry
TEHRAN, March 24: Iran said on Saturday that 15 British service personnel detained by its navy had admitted to violating its territorial waters, rejecting demands from London for their swift release....
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Bush says he will veto Iraq legislation
WASHINGTON, March 24: US President George W. Bush on Saturday said that he would veto the spending legislation that calls for setting a timetable for withdrawing troops from Iraq....
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Rockets fired from across border
MIRAMSHAH, March 24: Seventeen rockets fired from across the border landed in the Dandi Kach area of North Waziristan on Saturday, injuring one tribesman, officials and residents said....
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‘Land for Kalabagh dam being acquired’
LAHORE, March 24: Wapda chairman Tariq Hamid has said land acquisition for construction of the Kalabagh dam has started....
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Australia beat South Africa
Australia beat South Africa by 83 runs in a Group-C match on Saturday. Opener Matthew Hayden smashed the fastest century (66 balls) in World Cup history....
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Acting chief justice: a profile
KARACHI: Here are some key facts about Pakistan’s acting Chief Justice Rana Bhagwandas:...
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Tochi Scouts accused of land-grabbing
MIRAMSHAH, March 24: The Derpakhel tribe has accused paramilitary troops of occupying 35,000 kanals of agriculture land near Miramshah and warned that they would not allow it to cultivate the land....
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Power shortfall leads to loadshedding
KARACHI, March 24: Major area of the old city, Defence and Clifton plunged into darkness on Saturday night when the Karachi Electricity Supply Corporation faced a sudden shortfall of more than 250 Megawatts in power distribution....
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