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| June 19, 2007 | Tuesday | Jamadi-us-Sani 03, 1428 |
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Aziz offers talks on poll code: Rushdie’s knighthood condemned
ISLAMABAD, June 18: The government on Monday dismissed the opposition’s criticism of the new budget in the National Assembly but said at a turbulent end of the general debate that more... 
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US concerned about crisis: Rice
WASHINGTON, June 18: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Monday that Washington was concerned about the political crisis in Pakistan and underlined the need for `free and fair’ elections....
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‘Personal malice’ in reference: lawyer
ISLAMABAD, June 18: The counsel of Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry on Monday informed the Supreme Court that contents of the reference and subsequent events were enough to prove personal ‘malice’...
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CJ’s nephew names brigadier in FIR
QUETTA, June 18: Advocate Amir Rana, nephew of Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, has lodged an FIR against a brigadier and 15 unnamed people for barging into his house and harassing his family....
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India sticks to its terms for Siachen accord
NEW DELHI, June 18: Indian Defence Minister A.K. Antony said on Monday that Pakistan would have to authenticate the ‘Actual Ground Position Line’ (AGPL) on the Siachen Glacier before any forward movement could be made to resolve the issue....
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Benazir, Nawaz clash over power deal
LONDON, June 18: Former prime ministers Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif clashed on Monday over who would be the premier first if they won free elections....
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Change of guard at information ministry
ISLAMABAD, June 18: Information Minister Mohammad Ali Durrani is being replaced by his deputy, Minister of State Tariq Azeem Khan, official sources confirmed here on Monday....
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Sugar mills may be allowed to generate power
ISLAMABAD, June 18: The government is expected to allow sugar mills to use furnace oil as co-fuel for power production to overcome the worst ever energy crisis in country’s history....
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Man commits suicide over power cuts
PESHAWAR, June 18: A man committed suicide by shooting himself in the head with a Kalashnikov rifle to protest against power cuts, his family said on Monday....
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No proof of Al Qaeda in Kashmir found
SRINAGAR, June 18: The Indian army has found no evidence of Al Qaeda presence in Kashmir after claims that the militant network has begun operations in India, an official was quoted as saying on Monday....
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Bank manager, NGO chief kidnapped
BANNU, June 18: Unidentified people on Monday kidnapped the executive chairman of an NGO and a bank manager from the Mameshkhel area of the Frontier Region Bannu, police said....
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Accused in Mujib murder case brought to Dhaka
DHAKA, June 18: A former Bangladesh army officer arrested in the United States was on Monday flown back to Dhaka to face the death penalty for his role in a 1975 military coup....
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Venus, moon in rare alignment
KARACHI: A view of planet Venus eclipsed by a thin crescent, seen against a bright street light here on Monday. The event, called occultation of Venus by the moon, occurs several...
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Coalition air attack kills seven Afghan children KABUL, June 18: US-led coalition jets bombed a compound suspected of housing Al Qaeda militants in eastern Afghanistan, killing seven boys and several militants, officials said on Monday, raising fresh concerns over civilian casualties....
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3 Congo virus patients hospitalised
QUETTA, June 18: Three patients of deadly Congo virus were admitted to the Fatima Jinnah Chest Hospital in Quetta on Monday....
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Two missing policemen found dead
QUETTA, June 18: The bullet-riddled bodies of two missing police constables were found in the Mangochar area of the Kalat district on Monday....
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Police foil BNP-M plan to hold rally
QUETTA, June 18: The Balochistan National Party (Mengal) on Monday could not hold a scheduled protest demonstration out side the Quetta Press Club due to presence of a heavy contingent of police....
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Expansion of utility stores from June 24
ISLAMABAD, June 18: The decision of the government to increase the number of utility stores in the country from 1,000 to 5,000 will go a long way in providing items of daily use to common people at reasonable prices....
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