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| June 23, 2007 | Saturday | Jamadi-us-Sani 07, 1428 |
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Talibanisation imperils security, NSC warned: Immediate action urged
PESHAWAR, June 22: Describing ‘Talibanisation’ as a potential threat to national security, a high-level presentation made to President Pervez Musharraf is reported to have called for an immediate action before it is too late.... 
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NA adopts budget; house will complete term: Aziz
ISLAMABAD, June 22: The National Assembly on Friday passed the present government’s last budget — of over Rs1.8 trillion — without any major changes with an assurance by Prime Minister Shaukat...
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Ex-minister held in murder case
ISLAMABAD, June 22: Former minister Shahid Jamil Qureshi was taken into custody here on Friday soon after an additional sessions judge cancelled his pre-arrest bail....
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Nawaz rejected govt’s overtures: Kasuri
WASHINGTON, June 22: Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri has said that the government had initiated dialogue with former prime ministers Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif, but Mr Sharif did not respond....
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Militant warns against military operation
MIRAMSHAH, June 22: A local militant commander has denied the existence of training camps in the North Waziristan Agency and warned that his supporters would lose patience if the government carried out a military operation in the volatile region....
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Warm welcome for CJ in Lahore
LAHORE, June 22: Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry was accorded a warm welcome at the Lahore airport when he arrived here on Friday evening for an overnight stay before leaving for Multan on Saturday morning....
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Second NA resolution assails knighthood
ISLAMABAD, June 22: The National Assembly on the suggestion of Speaker Chaudhry Amir Hussain unanimously adopted a resolution that said the British government and Prime Minister Tony Blair had “not only...
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Protests held against Rushdie knighthood
ISLAMABAD, June 22: Hundreds of people burned effigies of Queen Elizabeth of Britain and novelist Salman Rushdie during protest demonstrations across the country on Friday....
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Anti-censorship group assails protests
LONDON, June 22: An anti-censorship body on Friday condemned the fierce protests in Pakistan over a decision to award British author Salman Rushdie a knighthood, describing them as ‘knee-jerk’ and politically-motivated....
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Prayer leader offers $1m for killing writer
PESHAWAR, June 22: A prayer leader on Friday announced a $1 million reward for anyone killing Salman Rushdie and awarded the title of Amirul Momineen (chief of the faithful) to Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden....
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$900m ADB loan for Punjab
RAWALPINDI, June 22: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide a multi-tranche $900 million loan to Punjab for improving water resources and increasing agricultural productivity in the province....
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Nato air strike kills 25 civilians
KANDAHAR, June 22: A Nato air strike in Helmand on Friday killed 25 civilians, three of them children and nine women, police said....
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Al Qaeda putting up fierce resistance in Iraq: US
BAQUBA (Iraq), June 22: Thousands of US soldiers on the offensive north of Baghdad are facing fierce resistance from hundreds of Al Qaeda militants who are ready to fight to the death, an American general said on Friday....
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Extremists obstructing development: Musharraf LAHORE, June 22: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Friday criticised rumour mongers and said they were responsible for the feeling of despondency among general public....
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Hafsa brigade raids massage parlour
ISLAMABAD, June 22: The Lal Masjid and Jaima Hafsa brigade raided a Chinese massage parlour in the posh F-8 sector of Islamabad on Friday night and kidnapped five Chinese workers, three of them women....
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‘US spy’ beheaded in Bajaur
KHAR, June 22: Pro-Taliban militants in Fata beheaded an Afghan national for allegedly spying for US-led forces in Afghanistan, officials said on Friday....
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Met office predicts heavy rains
KARACHI, June 22: The Pakistan Meteorological Department has warned fishermen to curtail their activities from June 24 to June 27 in view of the approaching monsoon weather system which will lead to extremely rough sea conditions....
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‘Iran has 100kg of uranium’
TEHRAN, June 22: Iran has enriched and stored more than 100 kilograms (220 pounds) of enriched uranium, its interior minister said in remarks published on Friday on the eve of top-level talks over its nuclear programme....
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Runaway bride back in AJK
SRINAGAR, June 22: An 18-year-old girl who fled to occupied Kashmir across the Line of Control to escape her husband-to-be has been sent home, police said here on Friday....
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‘Ex-minister, Hasina shared extortion’
DHAKA, June 22: A former Bangladesh health minister has confessed to sharing extorted money with ex-premier Sheikh Hasina Wajed, while another former minister has been jailed for 13 years by an anti-corruption court....
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Kalam pulls out of race
NEW DELHI, June 22: Indian President Abdul Kalam said on Friday he would not stand for re-election, increasing the chances of the country getting its first-ever woman head of state....
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Pakistan, India to discuss visa liberalisation
NEW DELHI, June 22: India is expected to press Islamabad next week to lift a ban on Indian TV channels and allow distribution of Indian movies in Pakistan, Press Trust of India said on Friday....
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