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| April 10, 2007 | Tuesday | Rabi-ul-Awwal 21, 1428 |
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Govt decides to negotiate more with clerics
ISLAMABAD, April 9: The government on Monday decided to rely mainly on negotiations for resolving the Madressah Hafsa-Lal Masjid standoff, but kept the option open for some ‘administrative action’.... 
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Azam Warsak cleared of Uzbeks
WANA, April 9: Tribal volunteers supported by native militants have cleared the Azam Warsak area of Uzbek fighters and hoisted their flags after establishing their control....
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Four troops killed in Kohlu ambush
QUETTA, April 9: At least four security personnel were killed and two others seriously injured in an ambush by militants near Tartani area, in Kohlu district, some 200km east of here, on Monday....
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Provinces get back fishery rights
ISLAMABAD, April 9: The Inter-Provincial Coordination Committee (IPCC) on Monday decided to give back fishery rights to the provinces. “Since fishery rights have been a provincial issue, therefore, these should be returned to the provinces concerned,” it said....
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Agencies behind Hafsa standoff: Fazl
TANK: Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly and Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said that intelligence agencies are behind the establishment of Shariah court in Lal Masjid-Hafsa in Islamabad....
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Riots continue in Kurram Agency
PARACHINAR, April 9: Despite a truce reached between rival groups, fierce fighting continued in different parts of the Kurram Agency on Monday. A senior government official said that force could be used as a last resort to stop clashes....
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A photo opportunity not to be missed!
ISLAMABAD, April 9: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has directed all ministers, advisers and senior government officials to ensure their presence in a cabinet meeting convened on Wednesday, not for taking decision on any crucial issue but for a group photograph....
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Political will required for progress on Siachen: FO
ISLAMABAD, April 9: Pakistan in a veiled message to India on Monday underscored that political will was required to make a headway on the Siachen issue....
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Accord signed to extend Samjhota Express service
ISLAMABAD, April 9: Pakistan and India on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding for running the Samjhota Express between Lahore and New Dehli for a period of three more years....
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Russian PM due tomorrow
ISLAMABAD, April 9: Russian Prime Minister Mikhail E. Fradkov will be visiting Pakistan from April 11-13 and a number of bilateral agreements in diverse areas would be initialled during his stay in the capital....
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PML-N urges opposition joint action committee ISLAMABAD, April 9: The Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) on Monday proposed formation of a joint action committee of opposition parties and civil society organisations for better coordination in movement for the “independence of judiciary.”...
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Exploration firms to get higher rates
ISLAMABAD, April 9: The government has decided to offer 40 per cent higher prices and other incentives to oil and gas exploration companies for future discoveries in Pakistan to encourage foreign investment....
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Iran announces big stride in N-fuel work
NATANZ (Iran), April 9: Iran announced on Monday it had begun industrial-scale nuclear fuel production. “I proudly announce that as of today Iran is among the countries which produce nuclear fuel...
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Kiwis win
GEORGETOWN, April 9: New Zealand beat Ireland by 129 runs in their World Cup Super Eight match on Monday....
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Asad Amanat’s body to reach Lahore tomorrow
LONDON, April 9: The body of Asad Amanat Ali Khan, who died of heart attack here on Sunday evening, will be flown to Pakistan on Tuesday night....
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New cases of bird flu in Sindh, NWFP
KARACHI, April 9: The government on Monday reported new bird flu cases in poultry farms in Sindh and the North West Frontier Province. “Two to three days back we found...
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Stray dogs kill 28 peacocks in Lahore Zoo
LAHORE, April 9: Two stray dogs have killed 28 caged peacocks in the `well-guarded’ Lahore Zoo. The zoo administration has quietly removed the dead birds and repaired the broken cage....
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25 journalists freed in Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA, April 9: An Ethiopian judge freed 25 journalists on Monday charged in a treason trial involving over 100 opposition figures that has drawn international criticism as being politically motivated....
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