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| April 12, 2007 | Thursday | Rabi-ul-Awwal 23, 1428 |
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Record of the conflict between the Government and Dawn 2004-2007 |
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More ground conceded to Lal Masjid clerics: Seven mosques to be rebuilt
ISLAMABAD, April 11: Although efforts being made to resolve the Lal Masjid and Jamia Hafsa crisis appeared to be making little progress, reliable sources said that the government’s negotiating team led... 
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15 killed in attack on two villages
PARACHINAR (Kurrum Agency), April 11: At least 15 people were killed when a lashkar attacked Jilamai and Chardewal villages in the Lower Kurram Agency and set houses on fire, eyewitnesses told Dawn....
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Three-tier deployment along Afghan border
WANA, April 11: Pakistani security forces operating in the South Waziristan tribal region have made a three-tier security deployment to stop cross-border infiltration by militants into Afghanistan, a senior military commander said here on Wednesday....
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Rockets fired from Afghanistan
PARACHINAR: Several rockets were fired on Borki village from across the Afghan border on Wednesday, wounding three tribesmen, residents and officials said. They said that at least 15 rockets had been...
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US advised against cross-border attack
ISLAMABAD, April 11: More than 200 senior army officers from 22 countries who have gathered here to discuss new tactics and strategy in their joint mission to combat terrorism were told...
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Govt accuses Wapda of mismanagement: Cabinet notes 300mw power cut to KESC
ISLAMABAD, April 11: The government on Wednesday accused Wapda of mismanagement that was causing over 1100-mw of unnecessary loadshedding while its units at eight stations remained closed for minor and preventable reasons....
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Russian PM arrives
ISLAMABAD, April 11: Russian Prime Minister Mikhail E. Fradkov arrived here late on Wednesday night on a three-day official visit aimed at bolstering and diversifying bilateral cooperation....
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Cabinet rules out use of force
ISLAMABAD, April 11: The federal cabinet on Wednesday decided to resolve the Lal Masjid and Jamia Hafsa standoff through dialogue and without use of force. Ministers belonging to the Muttahida Qaumi...
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Musharraf to speak on CJ issue after SJC verdict
SIALKOT, April 11: President Pervez Musharraf has said he will take the nation into confidence on the reference filed against Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry after the SJC verdict and on the Lal Masjid-Hafsa Madressah issue....
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No new move in Congress to impose sanctions
WASHINGTON, April 11: The US Congress has only one binding legal provision which calls for restricting US military assistance to Pakistan and there has been no new move to impose such sanctions, congressional aides told Dawn....
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Pakistan should overcome ‘vision deficit’: Menon
NEW DELHI, April 11: Indian Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon on Wednesday invoked the memory of Mohammad Ali Jinnah to urge Pakistan to overcome a “vision deficit” in bilateral ties with Delhi....
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Siachen to take time: Singh
NEW DELHI, April 11: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Wednesday that negotiations with Pakistan over troop withdrawal from Siachen were complicated and, therefore, taking time to produce results....
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Blasts rock three towns
QUETTA, April 11: A house was attacked with a hand-grenade in Mach town, some 70km east of Quetta, and two powerful explosions were heard, one in Wadh and the other in Mastung town, on Wednesday....
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Amended charges framed in contempt case
ISLAMABAD, April 11: The Supreme Court on Wednesday framed amended charges against senior administration and police officers of Islamabad for committing contempt of the court by roughing up Chief Justice Iftikhar...
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England beat BD
BRIDGETOWN (Barbados), April 11: England kept their semi-final hopes alive with an unconvincing four-wicket win over Bangladesh in the World Cup Super Eight on Wednesday....
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Hasina charged with murder
DHAKA, April 11: Police in Bangladesh have brought charges against 56 political leaders, including former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, for killing several people during violence in Dhaka last year, officials said on Wednesday....
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US rules out freeing Iranians
WASHINGTON, April 11: The United States on Wednesday ruled out freeing five Iranians in US custody in Iraq and rejected Tehran''s charge that it tortured another during a two-month captivity in the war-torn country....
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Satellite-based education project okayed
ISLAMABAD, April 11: A Higher Education Commission (HEC) project to transform distance-learning through the use of a satellite-based interactive system, for delivery of television content and Internet for the Allama Iqbal...
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