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| March 29, 2007 | Thursday | Rabi-ul-Awwal 9, 1428 |
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Militants wreak havoc in Tank: Army called in to enforce govt’s writ
TANK, March 28: Army was called in to establish the writ of the government in Tank on Wednesday after fierce overnight clashes between paramilitary forces and militants....
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No state organ has authority to cross prescribed limits: CJ
RAWALPINDI, March 28: In his first appearance before the bar since being restrained by the government from carrying out his professional duties, Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry told an impressive assembly...
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Abdullah calls Iraq occupation illegal
RIYADH, March 28: Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah on Wednesday described the presence of US forces in Iraq as an ‘illegitimate foreign occupation’, drawing an immediate rejoinder from the White House that...
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Madressah force on the offensive in Islamabad: Move to impose Talibanisation; three women kidnapped
ISLAMABAD, March 28: Signs of Talibanisation appeared quite evident on Wednesday in the heart of the federal capital when hard-line religious leaders and hundreds of men and women activists from the...
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CJ manhandled by ‘strangers in police uniform’: SHO
ISLAMABAD, March 28: One of the prime accused in manhandling of Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry on Wednesday distanced himself from the episode and instead passed the blame on “strangers in...
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Woolmer: second autopsy ordered
KINGSTON, March 28: A second autopsy will be performed on the body of Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer to ward off any speculation that the initial examination may have been bungled, British media reported on Wednesday....
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Murder of engineer: Afghan envoy summoned
ISLAMABAD, March 28: The Foreign Office on Wednesday summoned the Afghan charge d’affaires and lodged a stringent protest over the assassination of a Pakistani engineer near Mazar-i-Sharif and demanded immediate arrest of the culprits as well as conclusive investigations....
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Tribal jirga convened over Bajaur killings
KHAAR, March 28: The political administration of Bajaur Agency has convened a jirga of Utmankhel and Terkhani tribes on Thursday to discuss the situation arising out of the killing of two...
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UK halts official Iran contacts: Tehran ready to free sailors
TEHRAN, March 28: Iran on Wednesday showed the first pictures of 15 detained British navy personnel after Britain froze contacts between the two in an escalating dispute over the captives....
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Wapda starts countrywide loadshedding
LAHORE, March 28: The Water and Power Development Authority on Wednesday started loadshedding throughout the country. Though the main brunt will be borne by rural areas, yet cities like Faisalabad and Gujranwala are also facing loadshedding....
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Two N-power plants planned near Karachi
KARACHI, March 28: The Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission is in the process of setting up two nuclear power plants on the outskirts of the city. “A piece of land measuring over...
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LPG price raised
LAHORE, March 28: Liquefied petroleum gas companies on Wednesday increased the LPG retail price by Rs3 per kg, raising the prices of domestic cylinder by Rs30 and commercial cylinder by Rs115....
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Registrar gets contempt of court notice
MUZAFFARABAD, March 28: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a contempt of court notice to the AJK High Court registrar for entertaining a writ petition against the appointment of the Chief Justice of Azad Kashmir....
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New UK visa policy focuses on illegal immigrants
LONDON, March 28: The UK government on Tuesday announced a new visa policy which proposes to tighten the country’s borders against unwelcome visitors but at the same time attempts to make border crossing as simple as possible for legal travellers....
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Rocket found near airport
QUETTA, March 28: Police foiled an attempt to fire rocket at the Turbat Airport by recovering a rocket on Wednesday. A police team rushed to the site after receiving information about...
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S. Africa beat Sri Lanka
GEORGETOWN (Guyana), March 28: South Africa beat Sri Lanka by one wicket in a nail-biting finish to their Super Eight match here on Wednesday. Scores: Sri Lanka 209; South Africa 212 for 9 (48.2...
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115 Pakistanis deported from Spain return
ISLAMABAD, March 28: A batch of 115 Pakistani immigration detainees will arrive at the Islamabad International airport by a special flight from Spain on Thursday, official sources said here on Wednesday....
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PPP rejects Musharraf’s claim on disappearances
ISLAMABAD, March 28: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has rejected the contention of President General Pervez Musharraf that the government was not involved in the mysterious disappearances of citizens....
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