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| June 18, 2007 | Monday | Jumadi-us-Sani 02, 1428 |
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Rs117bn loans for provinces, public units
ISLAMABAD, June 17: The government plans to extend over Rs117 billion loans to the provinces and public sector institutions next fiscal year, up by about 25 per cent over the current year’s revised estimates of Rs94 billion.... 
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CJ for dispensation of justice on equal basis: Thousands brave rain, wait all night
FAISALABAD, June 17: Thousands of lawyers, workers of opposition parties and people from different walks of life braved rain and waited all night to welcome Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry whose...
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Interpol issues red warrants for 22
ISLAMABAD, June 17: Interpol has issued ‘red warrants’ for 22 human smugglers of Pakistani origin. Director-General of the Federal Investigation Agency Tariq Pervez informed Dawn that 15 officers of his agency had been arrested and 50 low-ranking officials sacked on charges of helping traffickers....
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Armed men storm home of CJ’s relative in Quetta
QUETTA, June 17: Advocate Amir Rana, nephew of Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, has alleged that about 15 armed men entered his house in the early hours of Sunday after overpowering...
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Musharraf termed Altaf terrorist: Imran
ISLAMABAD, June 17: Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has said that the number of witnesses coming forward against Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain is increasing and the evidence...
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Nawaz praises mass support for judiciary
LONDON, June 17: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has praised the people for once again expressing unwavering support for rule of law and independence of judiciary in the country by according...
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Widespread rain in Punjab
LAHORE, June 17: Widespread pre-monsoon rain in Punjab and the NWFP on Sunday brought a welcome relief from the week-long spell of sizzling heat....
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Family of ‘bomber’ denies allegation
MANSEHRA, June 17: Relatives of the alleged Nishtar Park suicide bomber have disputed the government’s claim, and said that he was not a religious man and he had gone to Karachi 20 days before the blast....
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Hamas’s armed institutions banned
RAMALLAH (West Bank), June 17: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas swore in an emergency government on Sunday in a move that could bolster him in his power struggle with Hamas rivals by ending a US-led aid embargo....
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Armymen’s killing linked to arrest of BLA members
QUETTA, June 17: The Inspector-General of the Balochistan Police, Tariq Masood Khosa, has termed the killing of army personnel in a terrorist attack on Thursday a reaction to the arrest of two important members of the banned Baloch Liberation Army (BLA)....
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Taliban bomber kills 24 in Kabul
KABUL, June 17: A Taliban bomber blew up a police bus in the heart of Kabul on Sunday, killing 24 people in one of the deadliest suicide strikes to hit Afghanistan since the Taliban were ousted in 2001....
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US may stay in Iraq for a decade
WASHINGTON, June 17: US forces could be needed in Iraq for a decade to battle insurgents, the top coalition commander said on Sunday while vowing a “forthright” review in September on whether a troop surge is working....
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BNP-M observes black day
QUETTA, June 17: The Balochistan National Party (Mengal) observed a ‘black day’ on Sunday in protest against the arrest of party activists by law-enforcement agencies. It also plans protest rallies on Monday....
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Two injured in landmine blast
PESHAWAR, June 17: Two people suffered serious injuries when a landmine exploded near Miramshah village on Saturday night....
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UN warns Gaza poverty may breed more violence
GAZA, June 17: A senior United Nations official in the Gaza Strip said on Sunday that difficult living conditions there may worsen and could lead to more violence....
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US officials denied abuse information
NEW YORK, June 17: A general who investigated US troops sexually humiliating Iraqis at Abu Ghraib prison said in a report out on Saturday that top Pentagon officials denied knowledge of lurid photographs of the acts....
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Two blasts rock Turbat
QUETTA, June 17: Turbat on Sunday night was rocked by two powerful explosions. Police said the blasts took place near the Mullah Market of the town, causing panic among the people. No casualty was reported in the blasts....
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Man shot dead in Peshawar
PESHAWAR, June 17: A man from Fata was killed here on Sunday allegedly by Taliban as they suspected him of selling narcotics....
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