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| April 22, 2007 | Sunday | Rabi-us-Sani 04, 1428 |
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11 PHC judges attend function : CJ administers oath to PHCBA office-bearers
PESHAWAR, April 21: Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry said on Saturday that an independent judiciary was indispensable for safeguarding fundamental rights and the freedoms of the individual enshrined in the Constitution.... 
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Most issues in row with clerics resolved: Shujaat
ISLAMABAD, April 21: PML President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain on Saturday ruled out any operation against the clerics and stick-wielding militants of Lal Masjid and Jamia Hafsa, claiming that they appeared to have climbed down....
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PPP moves to allay Sharif’s concerns
LONDON, April 21: Top leaders of the PPP, led by Makhdoom Amin Fahim, called on former prime minister Nawaz Sharif here on Saturday to, what sources from both sides said, reassure...
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Workers’ protest drive affects train service
LAHORE, April 21: Trains’ operation continued to be disrupted on Saturday due to the protest drive of the signals staff demanding pay raise....
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Energy security Asia’s key concern, says PM
BOAO (China), April 21: Pakistan on Saturday identified energy security, assured supplies and environmental degradation as key concerns for Asians and suggested cooperation in trade, investment and human capital for an equitable growth and peace in the region....
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‘Iftikhar had knowledge of reference’
ISLAMABAD, April 21: Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry was aware of President Pervez Musharraf’s decision to file a reference against him much before meeting him at the presidential camp office in Rawalpindi on March 9’, Dawn has learnt....
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Import bill for oil products goes up by 13pc
ISLAMABAD, April 21: The country’s import bill for petroleum products increased by 13.04 per cent during the July-March period of the current fiscal year to $5.234...
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Study on Pakistan-China rail link being prepared
RAWALPINDI, April 21: A feasibility study for developing rail link between Pakistan and China is in advanced stages and is expected to be completed before the end of 2007, according to federal Minister for Railways Shaikh Rashid Ahmed....
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ADB ready to fund power import from Kyrgyzstan
BOAO (China): The Asian Development Bank on Saturday said it would support and finance development and export of 2000mw electricity from Kyrgyzstan and gas supplies from Turkmenistan through pipeline to Pakistan....
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US barrier plan angers Iraqis
BAGHDAD, April 21: Residents of a dangerous Baghdad district on Saturday accused US forces of walling them behind a five-kilometre security barrier, a move that they said would fuel the city’s already bitter sectarian divisions....
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Mulla Omar urges more suicide attacks
SPIN BOLDAK (Afghanistan), April 21: Taliban leader Mulla Mohammad Omar has urged his followers to step up suicide attacks on foreign and Afghan troops and remain united, according to a Taliban commander....
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Explosion in Chaman kills Afghan
QUETTA, April 21: One person was killed and three others were injured in an explosion on Saturday in the Vash area of Chaman which borders Afghanistan....
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India, China continue border talks
COONOOR (India), April 21: Indian and Chinese officials held a second day of talks here on Saturday to try and find a solution to a decades-old border dispute, an Indian official said, but there was little sign of progress....
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England 250-6
BRIDGETOWN (Barbados), April 21: England were 250-6 after 44 overs in the last Super Eights match against West Indies at the Kensington Oval on Saturday, chasing 301 to win....
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Benazir to return soon under deal: UK paper
LONDON, April 21: A senior aide to Pakistan’s military ruler has confirmed that Benazir Bhutto could soon return to her homeland and allow her party to join a government of national unity, The Daily Telegraph reported on Saturday....
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Fazl calls for grand opposition alliance
TAXILA, April 21: Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, has stressed the need for formation of a grand opposition alliance for restoration of true democracy and to avert persistent political, constitutional, judicial and democratic crises....
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Seven die as coaster falls into ditch
THATTA, April 21: Seven passengers, including two women and a child, were killed and 27 others injured when a Hyderabad-bound coaster (P-784) fell into a ditch between Ongar and Kotri on the National Highway on Saturday....
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UNSC expansion proposal backed
UNITED NATIONS, April 21: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United Nations Munir Akram termed new proposals to expand the 15-member UN Security Council as a step in the right direction....
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