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| June 26, 2007 | Tuesday | Jamadi-us-Sani 10, 1428 |
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Cyclone threat to coastal areas: Large-scale evacuation in progress
KARACHI, June 25: Authorities started evacuating people from the coastal areas of Sindh and Balochistan on Monday as a powerful storm over the northern Arabian Sea intensified into a tropical cyclone about 150 kilometres from Karachi....
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CJ threatened at March 9 meeting, says counsel
ISLAMABAD, June 25: A lead counsel for Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry on Monday denied claims that there was an atmosphere of cordiality during the CJ’s March 9 meeting with President Gen Pervez Musharraf and heads of three intelligence agencies....
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SC questions conviction of civilian by military court
ISLAMABAD, June 25: The Supreme Court on Monday directed federal interior secretary Kamal Shah and defence secretary Kamran Rasool to file written statements explaining why its order calling for access of...
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Plan ready to curb militancy in Fata, settled areas
PESHAWAR, June 25: The government is considering deploying unmanned reconnaissance planes and strengthening law-enforcement agencies with advanced equipment and sending in more troops to stem the tide of Talibanisation in the NWFP and tribal regions, credible sources told Dawn....
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Measures to eradicate terrorism approved
ISLAMABAD, June 25: A high-level meeting held at the President’s House on Monday approved various political, administrative and other measures to root out militancy and extremism from Federally-Administered Tribal Areas and some parts of the NWFP....
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Taliban asked to help curb crimes
LAKKI MARWAT, June 25: Elders of the Marwat Qaumi Jirga (MQJ) have asked the local Taliban to take action against kidnappers and criminals in the district....
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FO urges Nato restraint
ISLAMABAD, June 25: Pakistan on Monday condemned the killing of its nationals in a Nato-led operation over the weekend near a tribal area bordering Afghanistan and called for restraint by the Nato forces....
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Six die in Balochistan storm, rain
QUETTA, June 25: Four girls and two fishermen were killed when strong winds and heavy rain lashed the Balochistan coast on Monday. Eight fishermen are missing....
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Two power pylons blown up in Mach
QUETTA, June 25: Power supply to a vast area in the Bolan district was cut after two bombs, planted under two pylons of the main transmission line near Mach, exploded on Sunday night....
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Rate of profits on saving schemes increased
ISLAMABAD, June 25: The government has revised upwards the rates of return on National Saving Schemes (NSS) with effect from June 23, 2007, NSS Director-General Ahmed Awais Pirzada said here on Monday....
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Flood destroys houses, crop
CHITRAL, June 25: Flood caused by torrential rain washed away a large number of houses and destroyed wheat crop on hundreds of acres of land and orchards in different parts of the district on Monday morning....
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Man killed in kidnapping bid
BANNU, June 25: A man was killed by his colleagues and a watchman was injured when an attempt to kidnap a school principal was foiled here on Sunday night....
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Iran invites IAEA team to help ease worries
VIENNA, June 25: Iran has invited the International Atomic Energy Agency to send a team to agree how to resolve longstanding IAEA questions about Tehran’s atomic programme, the UN watchdog said on Monday....
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AI wants all states to end torture
NEW YORK, June 25: The Amnesty International on Monday called on all states to eradicate the scourge of torture and all other forms of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment....
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Justice Iftikhar to visit SC for tea with lawyers
ISLAMABAD, June 25: Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry will visit the Supreme Court on Thursday to meet lawyers over a cup of tea at the invitation of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) and the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC)....
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Media code in 15 days: PBA
ISLAMABAD, June 25: The Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA) confirmed that it would present the final voluntary self-regulating code of conduct to the minister of information and broadcasting in 15 days, after constitutional and legal vetting by its counsel....
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SHC suspends order freezing TV channel’s accounts
KARACHI, June 25: The Sindh High Court suspended on Monday an order freezing the bank accounts of a satellite television channel and issued notices to the respondent tax authorities for June 29....
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Italy returns artefacts
ROME, June 25: Italy handed back to Pakistan on Monday almost 100 rare artefacts dating from as long ago as 4,000 BC that had been brought illegally into the country and were found at a 2005 antiques’ fair....
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