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| June 12, 2007 | Tuesday | Jamadi-ul-Awwal 26, 1428 |
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Hearing on merits of CJ’s petition begins
ISLAMABAD, June 11: The Supreme Court on Monday deferred its ruling on the maintainability of a petition filed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry against the presidential reference he faces, but commenced regular hearings on his plea.... 
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Opposition invited to work out rules for fair polls
ISLAMABAD, June 11: Pakistan Muslim League president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has reiterated government’s offer to the opposition to negotiate an arrangement for holding free and fair elections and for setting up an interim government of national consensus....
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No unilateral withdrawal of troops from LoC: FO
ISLAMABAD, June 11: Pakistan on Monday declared that it would not unilaterally withdraw its troops from the Line of Control in the disputed territory of Kashmir....
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Monthly relief of Rs2 per head: Food subsidy
ISLAMABAD, June 11: The Rs1.8 billion food subsidy announced in the budget would provide a relief of only Rs2 per month, per head to over 71 million “poor and vulnerable Pakistanis”, budget documents reveal....
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Minister named in FIR, ‘asked to quit’: Mysterious death of woman
ISLAMABAD, June 11: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz asked Minister of State for Communications Shahid Jamil Qureshi to resign from the cabinet after he was nominated in an FIR on Monday, sources said....
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Judicial probe into Hammad case begins
ISLAMABAD, June 11: An upper court judge on Monday began investigations into the murder of additional registrar of the Supreme Court Syed Hammad Raza and directed the SP (Investigations), Islamabad Police, to appear before the inquiry commission on Tuesday....
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Gen Karamat’s ‘SOS message’ for $3,500
WASHINGTON, June 11: There is an SOS message from the former army chief and Pakistan’s former ambassador to Washington, Gen (retd) Jehangir Karamat, saying that he is stranded in Nigeria and immediately needs $3,500 to return home....
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CJ’s lawyers responsible for second reference, claims Zafar
ISLAMABAD, June 11: Lawyers defending Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry are responsible for the formulation of the second reference against him, says federal Law Minister Wasi Zafar....
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Iran completes 50pc work on IPI pipeline
KUALA LUMPUR, June 11: Iran Oil Minister Kazem Vaziri-Hamaneh said on Monday negotiations for the final stage of the Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline is underway and the Iran section is close to 50 per cent complete....
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US paper advises Bush to stop supporting Musharraf
NEW YORK, June 11: In its lead editorial on Monday, the New York Times advises the Bush administration not to support the Musharraf government as it would hurt the US efforts to defeat extremists....
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Angry youths set on fire Dawa’s set-up
MUZAFFARABAD, June 11: Angry youths set on fire the huge set-up of a religious organisation here on Monday after a boy was shot dead and two others were wounded, allegedly by people belonging to the outfit, police and witnesses said....
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Militants flex muscles in ‘peaceful area’
PESHAWAR, June 11: Militants, or the Taliban, surfaced in the Mohmand Agency and flexed their muscles in its Mian Mandi area. The region is considered to be a comparatively peaceful part of Fata....
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Six gunned down in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, June 11: Indian troops in occupied Kashmir have shot dead three Kashmiri militants along the de facto border with Pakistan and a further three people have been killed by militants, officials said on Monday....
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Opposition wants NFC award finalised
ISLAMABAD, June 11: Opposi-tion senators met here on Monday and finalised 50 recommendations to be submitted before the Senate for inclusion in the budget. The sources said the proposals were finalised...
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Global Initiative
WASHINGTON, June 11: The United States and Russia welcome Pakistan’s decision to become a partner nation of the global initiative to combat nuclear terrorism, the US State Department said on Monday....
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India to launch military satellite
NEW DELHI, June 11: India will launch its first dedicated military satellite in August to give the country the capability to monitor missile launches in its neighbourhood, Press Trust of India has said....
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Man kills brother, labourer dies
CHAKWAL, June 11: Two persons were killed in separate incidents on Monday in the precincts of the Saddar Circle police. Kalar Kahar police said a man shot dead his brother in Miani village....
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Militant held
QUETTA, June 11: Police arrested a militant from the Sui area of Dera Bugti district and recovered 2kg of explosives on Monday. Official sources said police raided the area and arrested...
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