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| June 20, 2007 | Wednesday | Jamadi-us-Sani 04, 1428 |
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22 die in Waziristan ‘blast’
MIRAMSHAH, June 19: At least 22 people were killed and 10 others wounded when a missile hit a cluster of compounds in Datakhel area of North Waziristan on Tuesday, an official in Peshawar and residents in the area said....
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SC urged to rein in intelligence agencies
ISLAMABAD, June 19: The counsel for Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry on Tuesday requested the Supreme Court to rein in intelligence agencies used by the executive authorities to ‘control’ independent judges otherwise every ‘judge of conscience’ would feel threatened....
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Colleague’s death makes police turn on superiors
ISLAMABAD, June 19: Around 1,300 personnel of Punjab Constabulary (PC), called to reinforce the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) police to handle the Lal Masjid crisis, demonstrated in the Aabpara Chowk on Tuesday in protest against the death of a colleague....
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UK envoy summoned over Rushdie row: Britain concerned over Ijaz’s comments
ISLAMABAD, June 19: British High Commissioner Robert Brinkley was summoned to the Foreign Office on Tuesday afternoon and conveyed Pakistan’s deep disappointment and resentment over the conferment of knighthood on writer Salman Rushdie by the UK government....
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Poll authority’s credibility questioned in NA
ISLAMABAD, June 19: Serious questions were raised in the National Assembly on Tuesday about the Election Commission’s credibility to hold free and fair elections when an estimated 37 million voters could...
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Wheat export ban likely to stay for some time
ISLAMABAD, June 19: Despite having achieved 90 per cent of the wheat procurement target of five million tonnes so far, the government is not planning to lift ban on export till the end of the season, it is learnt....
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Truck bomb kills 78 in Baghdad
BAGHDAD, June 19: A suspected Al Qaeda bomber killed 78 people when he rammed a truck into a mosque in Baghdad on Tuesday, just hours after 10,000 US troops began an offensive against the group north of the capital....
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Senate prorogued amid protests over Nadra bill
ISLAMABAD, June 19: The budget session of the Senate was prorogued on Tuesday amid opposition protests and a walkout in protest against the ‘bulldozing’ of a bill empowering the government to extend or shorten the tenure of any Nadra official....
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CJ invited for a cup of tea at SC
ISLAMABAD, June 19: Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry will visit the Supreme Court some time next week for a cup of tea at the invitation of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) and the Pakistan Bar Council....
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Musharraf orders timely completion of roads
ISLAMABAD, June 19: President Pervez Musharraf has directed the National Highways Authority to ensure timely completion of major road projects while maintaining stringent quality standards....
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India cautioned against rigidity on Siachen
ISLAMABAD, June 19: Pakistan on Tuesday cautioned India against sticking to its old position on the Siachen issue, making it clear that it would lead to nowhere....
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Patil’s remarks on veil irk Muslims in India
LUCKNOW, June 19: Muslim leaders demanded on Tuesday that India’s governing coalition replace its presidential nominee after she urged women to stop wearing veils, which she said were introduced to protect women from Muslim invaders centuries ago....
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SC summons health officials
ISLAMABAD, June 19: Justice Javed Iqbal, senior judge of the Supreme Court, has summoned the Punjab health secretary and the provincial police officer in his chamber on June 26 to submit...
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2 Pakistani traders killed in Iran
QUETTA, June 19: Two Pakistani traders, who were in Iran on a business trip, have been killed in the province of Sistan Balochistan....
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Rain leaves 12 dead
TOBA TEK SINGH, June 19: Twelve people died and over 50 suffered injuries in rain-related incidents in two districts of Punjab on Tuesday....
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‘Human trafficker’ arrested
KARACHI, June 19: A man allegedly involved in human trafficking was arrested by law-enforcement personnel at the Quaid-i-Azam International Airport when he sought to board a Muscat-bound flight on Tuesday night....
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Man kills daughter in name of honour
TAXILA, June 19: A man shot dead his daughter in the name of honour in Jundo village, the Taxila police told Dawn on Tuesday....
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10 ‘militants’ arrested in Balochistan
QUETTA, June 19: Law-enforcement agencies have arrested 10 suspected militants in Dalbandin and Sibi, official sources said on Tuesday....
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