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| January 6, 2006 | Friday | Zilhaj 5, 1426 |
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120 killed in Iraq suicide attacks; Bloodbath in Kerbala
KERBALA/RAMADI, Jan 5: Two suicide bombers killed 120 people and wounded more than 200 in attacks in Kerbala and Ramadi on Thursday — the bloodiest day in Iraq for four months.... 
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Shelling leaves 10 dead, says JWP: Nine ‘saboteurs’ held: official
QUETTA, Jan 5: As the fighting between security forces and tribesmen continued, the Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP) on Thursday claimed that 10 locals were killed in shelling near the Dera Bugti town on Wednesday night....
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18 pilgrims die as hostel collapses in Makkah
MAKKAH, Jan 5: Eighteen Haj pilgrims were killed and dozens hurt when an aging hostel collapsed in Makkah on Thursday. Witnesses spoke of 23 fatalities and scores of injured, but Maj...
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Hopes for positive Indian response: APHC leaders meet Musharraf
ISLAMABAD, Jan 5: President General Pervez Musharraf on Thursday expressed the hope that India would respond positively to Pakistan’s proposals of demilitarization and self-governance in Kashmir to facilitate a lasting solution to the lingering Jammu and Kashmir dispute....
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Mirwaiz supports demilitarization: Stakeholders should show flexibility: Aziz
ISLAMABAD, Jan 5: Chairman of the All-Parties Hurriyat Conference Mirwaiz Umer Farooq on Thursday welcomed the idea of demilitarization and self-governance in Kashmir floated by Pakistan....
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India blamed for Kohlu unrest; Sherpao warns outlaws of stern action
ISLAMABAD, Jan 5: Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao on Thursday held India responsible for the continuing unrest in Balochistan and said the government had decided to take ‘stern’ action against those involved in anti-state activities in the province....
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China may help build more N-power plants
ISLAMABAD, Jan 5: China is considering Pakistan’s request to help it build eight more nuclear power plants at a cost of $8 billion aimed at generating 4,800 megawatts of electricity by 2015....
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7 tribesmen shot dead in Wana
WANA, Jan 5: Gunmen shot dead seven tribesmen on Thursday in the restive South Waziristan Agency, officials said. “All seven men of the Kari Khel Wazir tribe were shot dead...
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‘Punjab’s view on dams shows nationalism’
LAHORE, Jan 5: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi said on Thursday Punjab’s view on big dams reflected nationalism, and it had always negated regionalism and provincialism, hoping that all reservations on water reservoirs would be removed....
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Khokhrapar rail link talks begin
NEW DELHI, Jan 5: India and Pakistan began talks on Thursday to finalise second rail link connecting the two countries as part of the confidence-building measures for an ongoing peace process, an Indian foreign ministry official said....
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Islamabad, Tokyo to enhance cooperation on disarmament
ISLAMABAD, Jan 5: Pakistan and Japan on Thursday agreed to enhance bilateral security dialogue in talks between their foreign ministers when Tokyo also announced an additional $55 million package to help Pakistan’s post-earthquake reconstruction....
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10 killed in Afghan suicide bombing
KANDAHAR, Jan 5: A suicide bomber killed at least 10 people and wounded 50 in an attack in an Afghan provincial capital on Thursday during a visit by the US ambassador, officials said....
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Iran firm on guard kidnap issue
TEHRAN, Jan 5: Iran said on Thursday it would not be blackmailed by a Sunni group which is threatening to kill eight kidnapped Iranian soldiers unless Tehran frees 16 of the group’s jailed members....
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Maktoum laid to rest
DUBAI, Jan 5: Dubai came to a halt on Thursday as the wealthy desert emirate bid farewell to its ruler Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashed al-Maktoum, who died on Wednesday of natural causes while on a visit to Australia....
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Sharon in coma
TEL AVIV, Jan 5: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was fighting for his life after suffering a massive brain haemorrhage on Wednesday night, throwing his country into turmoil barely three months...
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PM visits UAE
DUBAI, Jan 5: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Thursday visited UAE to express Pakistan’s deepest condolence over the death of Sheikh Maktoum Bin Rashid Al- Maktoum,....
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Rocket hits check-post
BANNU, Jan 5: Saboteurs fired rockets at a police check-post and Marwat Canal in the Baka Khail area on Wednesday night. No casualty was reported in either of the attacks....
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Quake jolts
ISLAMABAD, Jan 5: An earthquake with an intensity of 5 on the Richter scale shook areas in the NWFP at around 7.47pm, the European Commission’s Global Disaster Alert System said....
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