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| January 19, 2006 | Thursday | Zilhaj 18, 1426 |
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Time ripe to take up Kashmir, India told
NEW DELHI, Jan 18: India and Pakistan wound up their two-day foreign secretary-level talks to unveil the third round of composite dialogue here on Wednesday, with the doves and hawks both finding reasons to claim victory.... 
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300m-long Bhasha tunnel completed: Musharraf’s speech written before quake: Rashid
ISLAMABAD, Jan 18: Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Wednesday said that the feasibility study of Bhasha dam had been completed while work on geological investigation was continuing apace....
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WB ready to fund Bhasha dam
ISLAMABAD, Jan 18: The World Bank on Wednesday indicated its readiness to finance Bhasha and other viable dams but called for implementation of water accord and replacement of prevailing royalty payment patterns to provinces....
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Two senior Al Qaeda men killed in Bajaur raid
PESHAWAR, Jan 18: At least two senior Al Qaeda commanders and a son-in-law of Osama bin Laden’s second in command, Dr Ayman Al Zawahiri, are believed to have been killed in...
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‘Reconstruction to be done futuristically’: President stresses technical expertise
RAWALPINDI, Jan 18: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has expressed the resolve to rebuild the quake-ravaged areas futuristically and said the country looks forward to technical expertise from the world community to reconstruct houses and infrastructure on modern lines....
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US urged to help meet security needs
NEW YORK, Jan 18: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Wednesday urged the United States to help Pakistan meet its legitimate security needs and called for a robust and...
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Bhasha dam height to be reduced by 10m: Funds not a problem, says Jatoi
ISLAMABAD, Jan 18: Water and Power Minister Liaqaut Ali Jatoi on Wednesday said that the feasibility study of Bhasha dam was being reviewed aimed at reducing its height by 10 metres and storage capacity by one million acre feet (MAF) water....
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Durrani welcomes president’s decisions
PESHAWAR, Jan 18: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has said that the announcement by President Gen Pervez Musharraf regarding construction of Bhasha and Munda dams and increase in the subvention...
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US wants proliferation concerns addressed
ISLAMABAD, Jan 18: The United States understands Pakistan’s desire for civilian nuclear cooperation but wants it to satisfy the global proliferation concerns first....
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Terrorists pose threat to democracy: US
NEW YORK, Jan 18: The US State Department spokesman said on Tuesday that “the greatest threat to Pakistan and to a more democratic, more prosperous Pakistan are the terrorists” and declared...
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Houses demolished
MIRAMSHAH, Jan 18: Security forces demolished homes of eight tribesmen in Mosaki village in North Waziristan Agency on Wednesday, officials said....
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Singh ‘very keen’ to visit Pakistan
NEW DELHI, Jan 18: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Wednesday he was “very keen” to visit Pakistan and wanted it to be “substantive”. Singh conveyed this when Pakistan Foreign...
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Violence against women rampant: HRW
NEW YORK, Jan 18: Violence against women in Pakistan remained “rampant” in 2005, with President Pervez Musharraf sparking a global outcry with his remarks on rape, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday in its annual report....
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10 killed in Iraq ambush
BAGHDAD, Jan 18: Ten Iraqi bodyguards and drivers were killed on Wednesday and two foreign telephone engineers were feared kidnapped, after gunmen ambushed a convoy in a Baghdad road tunnel....
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24 freeze to death in Russia; Moscow -30°C
MOSCOW, Jan 18: Twenty-four people froze to death in western Russia and Moscow switched to a “strict” energy conservation regime on Wednesday as overnight temperatures plunged below minus 30 C in...
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FC soldier killed in mine blast
QUETTA, Jan 18: A Frontier Corps soldier was killed and another injured in a landmine explosion in Pirkoh area while several rockets were fired at FC checkposts in the Kohlu district on Wednesday....
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Musharaf’s approach to Baloch issue termed unrealistic
QUETTA, Jan 18: President Pervez Musharraf has taken a wise decision on the Kalabagh dam but his approach to Baloch problems totally negated ground realities, says Jamhoori Watan Party’s secretary-general Agha Shahid Hasan Bugti....
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US relief flights resume after two days
ISLAMABAD, Jan 18: The US relief flights resumed early Wednesday morning following two days of heavy rain and snow. Chinook helicopters from Qasim Airbase continued delivering humanitarian assistance to remote areas in northern Pakistan....
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