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| April 01, 2007 | Sunday | Rabi-ul-Awwal 12, 1428 |
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Rape victim not bound to bring witnesses: CII
ISLAMABAD, March 31: The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) on Saturday said it had decided to recommend to the parliament that ‘zina bil raza’ (consensual sex) and ‘zina bil jabr’ (rape) should be treated as two ‘distinct and separate crimes’.... 
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Refugee repatriation suspended: Killing near UNHCR centre sparks riots
PESHAWAR, March 31: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has suspended repatriation indefinitely following the killing of an Afghan national near the verification centre and subsequent riots here on Saturday, police said.Police...
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Inzamam rejects match-fixing allegations
LAHORE, March 31: Pakistan cricket captain for the World Cup Inzamamul Haq on Saturday rejected allegations of match-fixing....
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Militants, forces trade rocket fire
QUETTA, March 31: Security personnel and militants pounded each other with rockets in the Tartani area in Kohlu district on Saturday. Two bomb blasts rocked the coastal town of Pasni and Mastung....
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US Congress team meets Nawaz
LONDON, March 31: A four-member delegation of the US Congress met former prime minister Nawaz Sharif here on Saturday to what PML-N sources said get Mr Sharif’s assessment of the ongoing political turmoil in Pakistan....
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UK mishandling captives’ issue, says Ahmadinejad
TEHRAN, March 31: London has mishandled the aftermath of the detention of British naval personnel in the Gulf, Iran’s president said on Saturday after Britain expressed concern at Iranian ‘sabre-rattling’....
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Seerat moot to mark Eid Miladun Nabi
ISLAMABAD, March 31: Eid Miladun Nabi (peace be upon him) is being celebrated across the country on Sunday with religious enthusiasm and solemnity....
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Short-range missile test-fired
ISLAMABAD, March 31: Pakistan on Saturday successfully test fired nuclear-capable Hatf-II Abdali, one of the locally-developed short-range surface-to-surface ballistic missile....
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5 more killed in Waziristan
WANA, March 31: Sporadic clashes continued between militant groups in South Waziristan for the third day on Saturday, killing five more combatants, sources said....
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Australia whack BD
Australia beat Bangladesh by 10 wickets in their Super Eight match on Saturday....
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US govt urged to focus on nation, not govt : Congressional report’s advice
WASHINGTON, March 31: A Democratic-controlled Congress may pressure the Bush administration to review its Pakistan policy, refocusing it on forging a close relationship with the people rather than the government, says a congressional report made available to the media on Saturday....
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Civilian named defence secretary: PIA chief’s resignation accepted
ISLAMABAD, March 31: Cabinet Division Secretary Kamran Rasul became the first civilian to take charge of defence secretary in a major bureaucratic reshuffle on Saturday....
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Phosphate fertiliser subsidy up by Rs150
MULTAN, March 31: The federal government has decided to increase the subsidy on phosphate fertilisers by Rs150 per bag, says Federal Minister for Food, Agriculture and Livestock Sikandar Hayat Khan Bosan....
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Pakistan’s role in ‘war on terror’ praised
RAWALPINDI, March 31: US Central Command Commander Admiral William J. Fallon on Saturday expressed appreciation of Pakistan’s efforts and its role in the war against terrorism....
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10 illegal detainees found in FIA custody
KARACHI, March 31: Ten people were recovered from a lockup of the FIA passport circle in Saddar here on Saturday in a raid conducted by a judicial magistrate (South)....
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Flood leaves dozens of families homeless
PARACHINAR, March 31: Torrential rains followed by hailstorm and heavy flood in river Kurram played havoc with property in Kurram Agency on Saturday and rendered dozens of families homeless, officials said....
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Saarc officials recommend Iran as observer
NEW DELHI, March 31: South Asian officials on Saturday recommended observer status for Iran at next week’s regional summit which will be dominated by trade amid warming ties between India and Pakistan....
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Iraqi minister resigns
BAGHDAD, March 31: Iraqi Justice Minister Hashim al-Shibli told AFP on Saturday he was resigning over differences with the Iraqi National List, the political grouping he represents in parliament....
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