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| June 28, 2007 | Thursday | Jamadi-us-Sani 12, 1428 |
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250,000 in distress: •Turbat situation critical •Mirani Dam in danger
MORE than 250,000 people in Balochistan have either been rendered homeless or severely affected by a cyclone which lashed the coastal areas and the heavy rainfall which almost paralysed major parts of the province....
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Official affidavits not part of court proceedings: Ramday: ‘It’s a crisis, not a case’
ISLAMABAD, June 27: The counsel for Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry on Wednesday called off a get-together planned to be hosted in honour of the chief justice on Thursday to offset...
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Pakistan, India in final round of talks on IPI
NEW DELHI, June 27: India and Pakistan on Wednesday began a final round of discussions to resolve differences on the $7.4 billion Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline before the three nations sign a deal next month....
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US lawmakers seek access to Dr Khan
WASHINGTON, June 27: US lawmakers demanded direct access to Dr A.Q. Khan on Wednesday, arguing that the network of nuclear proliferators he allegedly set up was still active and could not be shut down completely without his cooperation....
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Punish criminals, China asks Sherpao: Kidnapping in Islamabad
BEIJING, June 27: China called on Pakistan to step up its protection of Chinese workers in the South Asian country, state press reported on Wednesday, following the brief kidnapping of seven Chinese people in Islamabad....
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$400m ADB loan to help rebuild homes hit by quake
ISLAMABAD, June 27: The Asian Development Bank on Wednesday announced to provide $400 million in soft loans to Pakistan to rebuild homes hit by the 2005 earthquake....
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Brown takes over in smooth transition; Blair gets UN job for Mideast
LONDON, June 27: Gordon Brown took over from Tony Blair as British prime minister on Wednesday, finally stepping out of his predecessor’s shadow after 10 years and vowing to lead the country into a new era of change....
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Negotiations on ‘friendly exchanges’ begin today
ISLAMABAD, June 27: Pakistan and India will begin the fourth round of talks on ‘Promotion of Friendly Exchanges’ here on Thursday in a bid to advance the process of confidence building and meaningful cooperation....
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Navy rescues 9 marooned people
KARACHI, June 27: Pakistan Navy continued on Wednesday its rescue operations in the open seas and along the coastal belt, rescuing nine more people from the Gadani area....
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Demand in cabinet for takeover of KESC
ISLAMABAD, June 27: Minister for Ports and Shipping Babar Ghauri has severely criticised the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation’s performance and demanded its immediate takeover by the government....
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Fuel rationing sparks protest in Tehran
TEHRAN, June 27: Angry Iranians torched petrol stations and raised slogans against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s government after the world’s fourth-largest oil exporter said it was imposing fuel rationing on Wednesday....
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Washington to appoint envoy to OIC
WASHINGTON, June 27: The United States is establishing a new diplomatic position — special to the Organisation of the Islamic Conference — to bolster its relations with the Muslim world, President George W....
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Indian soldiers ‘paraded naked’
SRINAGAR, June 27: Hundreds of angry Kashmiri villagers paraded two Indian soldiers naked through the streets after they were “caught trying to rape” a 17-year-old girl, witnesses and newspaper reports said on Wednesday....
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Haj fare
ISLAMABAD, June 27: The federal cabinet on Wednesday rejected PIA’s proposal for raising Haj fare for this year by over 23 per cent and decided that no more than a 10 per cent increase would be allowed....
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Three killed in AJK accident
MUZAFFARABAD, June 27: Three people were killed and 26 others were injured when a passenger bus plunged into a ravine in Kotli district on Wednesday, police said....
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Police raid mini-cinemas, internet cafes
ISLAMABAD, June 27: Before the Lal Masjid clerics could carry out their threats of taking action against CD shops, mini- cinemas and internet cafes, the local police have launched a crackdown...
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PM, Shujaat meetings with Jatoi sign of moves in Sindh
ISLAMABAD, June 27: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz had a meeting with the federal minister for water and power, Liaquat Jatoi, at the latter’s residence on Tuesday evening and remained with him...
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Man deprived of $300
ISLAMABAD, June 27: Three persons carrying wireless sets deprived a man of foreign currency near EME College, police said here on Wednesday. Ihtashamul Haq lodged a complaint with the Tarnol police...
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