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| June 17, 2007 | Sunday | Jumadi-us-Sani 01, 1428 |
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‘Uniform decision is up to Musharraf’: US wants transparent polls: Negroponte
ISLAMABAD, June 16: The visiting US Deputy Secretary of State John D. Negroponte said on Saturday Washington was interested in the advancement of democracy and fair and free elections in Pakistan,... 
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Musharraf agent for positive change: US
WASHINGTON, June 16: President Gen Pervez Musharraf is an agent for “positive change” in Pakistan but if there are issues with Islamabad, the US will not hesitate to “speak out” about them “in a respectful manner,” says the US State Department....
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CJ praises lawyers’ struggle
CHINIOT/SARGODHA/CHAKWAL, June 16: Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry on Saturday praised lawyers and journalists for their struggle for the independence of judiciary and the rule of law....
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Rs114bn budget for NWFP
PESHAWAR, June 16: The NWFP finance minister on Saturday presented in the provincial assembly a Rs114.5 billion budget for 2007-08, which shows a deficit of Rs5.489 billion....
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8 children among 14 dead in flash flood
PESHAWAR, June 16: At least 14 people, including eight children, were killed and scores of others wounded when a flash flood in the Bidera channel, triggered by torrential rains in upper...
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‘Terrorist’ injured as bomb goes off prematurely
MARDAN, June 16: A suspected militant received serious injuries on Saturday when an explosive device went off before he could plant it outside a vocational centre here in Labour Colony on the main Nowshera-Mardan Road....
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‘Wapda obstructed plant installation’
KARACHI, June 16: A senior officer of the Sindh government has blamed the Water and Power Development Authority for obstructing the setting up of a coal-based power plant in Thar....
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Musharraf calls for strategy to root out terrorism
ISLAMABAD, June 16: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has called for a comprehensive strategy to root out extremism and terrorism. Talking to US Deputy Secretary of State John D....
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Security situation discussed
ISLAMABAD, June 16: Admiral William J. Fallon, Commander-in-Chief of US Central Command, called on President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Saturday and discussed with him the prevailing regional security environment with particular...
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Pakistan-US diplomacy to continue in midair
ISLAMABAD, June 16: It appears that Pakistan-US ‘bonding’ will continue midair as foreign minister Khurshid Kasuri and senior officials of the foreign ministry travelling with him to Washington on Sunday will...
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CEC rejects PPP plea over voter list display
ISLAMABAD, June 16: Chief Election Commissioner Justice (retd) Qazi Mohammad Farooq has rejected a Pakistan People’s Party demand for extending the display period of draft electoral rolls....
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Lal Masjid fatwa against magazine
ISLAMABAD, June 16: After challenging the writ of the government many times in the recent past, Lal Masjid clerics on Friday issued a Fatwa (decree) against owners and publishers of a local magazine, saying they deserve capital punishment under blasphemy laws....
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Nishtar Park bomber’s relatives picked up
MANSEHRA, June 16: Three family members of the alleged Nishtar Park suicide bomber, including his mother, were picked up by officials of an intelligence agency here in the Seri Karnashi area, official sources said....
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Centre raps Balochistan over security
QUETTA, June 16: Top security officials of law-enforcement agencies are likely to arrive in Quetta from Islamabad on Sunday to review the law and order situation and also the steps taken...
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BNP-M to observe ‘black day’ today
QUETTA, June 16: The Balochistan National Party-Mengal will observe a ‘black day’ on Sunday and hold demonstrations on Monday to condemn a police crackdown aimed at ‘implicating the party’ in Thursday night’s killing of seven army soldiers....
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Palestinian infighting spreads to West Bank
RAMALLAH, June 16: Fatah fighters went on the rampage against Hamas in the West Bank on Saturday, stoking fears that deadly factional violence could spread as the Islamists tightened their grip on power in the volatile Gaza Strip....
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Kasuri leaves for US
ISLAMABAD, June 16: After a week of feverish Pakistan-US engagement in Islamabad, it will now be Washington which will be the venue for further high-level contacts between the two countries....
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Sajjad denies delaying vote
ISLAMABAD, June 16: The leader of the house in Senate, Wasim Sajjad, on Saturday refuted an opposition claim that the government had delayed vote on its motion in the Senate, seeking...
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