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| April 14, 2006 | Friday | Rabi-ul-Awwal 15, 1427 |
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Massive turnout for funeral of ST leaders: Army called out in Karachi
KARACHI, April 13: Thousands of mourners turned out on Thursday evening to attend the funeral of four leaders of the Sunni Tehrik killed in Tuesday’s Nishtar Park blast and army was...
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Top Al Qaeda man, 8 others killed in raid
MIRAMSHAH, April 13: Nine militants, including a top Al Qaeda operative carrying a bounty of $5 million on his head, have been killed in an air strike six kilometers from here, senior security officials said....
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Minister denies security lapse
ISLAMABAD, April 13: The government on Thursday rejected opposition charges of security lapses as political rivals pointed accusing fingers at each other during a National Assembly debate on Tuesday’s killer bombing in Karachi....
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Probe by federal agencies ordered
RAWALPINDI, April 13: President General Pervez Musharraf has directed federal intelligence agencies to carry out a thorough investigation into Tuesday’s terrorist act in Karachi to find those responsible for the heinous crime and bring them to justice....
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Baglihar dam’s final hearing next month
LAHORE, April 13: The World Bank-appointed neutral expert on the Baglihar hydropower project, Raymond Lafitte, has called Pakistan and India for final hearing on the disputed dam in the last week of May....
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‘Access to N-energy vital for Pakistan’
RAWALPINDI, April 13: President General Pervez Musharraf on Thursday underscored that Pakistan must have access to civil nuclear energy and looked forward to international cooperation in this regard....
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No change in Sindh govt
ISLAMABAD, April 13: A high-level meeting attended by President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz decided that no administrative change would take place in Sindh in the wake of recent events....
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$1.25bn copper, gold reserves discovered
ISLAMABAD, April 13: Major reserves of copper and gold in Balochistan’s Rekodiq area have been discovered which would contribute about $1.25 billion annually to the national economy, it is learnt....
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US senator hints at civil N-deal with Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, April 13: The United States may sign a civil nuclear agreement with Pakistan in future, visiting US Senator Chuck Hagel said on Thursday....
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Tehran rebuffs calls for halting uranium enrichment
TEHRAN, April 13: Iran rebuffed renewed international calls to halt uranium enrichment, casting a shadow over Thursday’s visit by the head of the UN atomic watchdog....
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PAF women paratroopers graduate
RISALPUR, April 13: Women cadets of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on Thursday made a historic achievement by successfully accomplishing paratroop training at the PAF Academy....
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Opposition in Senate divided over leader’s appointment
ISLAMABAD, April 13: The MMA’s demand for appointment of its nominee as leader of opposition in the Senate has triggered a controversy, creating a rift in the fragmented opposition in the upper house....
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UN asked to consider binding resolution
WASHINGTON, April 13: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Thursday the United Nations should consider adopting a resolution against Iran’s nuclear programme under chapter seven of the UN charter, which could allow military action....
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Accused believes in jihad: US
SACRAMENTO, April 13: A Pakistani-American on trial on charges of attending a terrorist training camp “believes heart and soul in jihadi violence,” a US prosecutor said on Wednesday in closing arguments....
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Balance urged in Afghan foreign policy
KABUL, April 13: Afghanistan must have a balanced foreign policy, with good relations with the United States and India as well as immediate neighbours Pakistan and Iran, the nominee for foreign minister said on Thursday....
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US, Canada smash human smuggling racket
OTTAWA, April 13: Police have shut down a human smuggling operation that moved dozens of people from South Asia to Canada and across the border into the United States, the lead Canadian investigator said on Thursday....
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Coalition strikes in Kunar
KABUL, April 13: Thousands of Afghan and coalition troops backed by US and British warplanes continued strikes on Thursday on a known insurgent area, in one of the biggest operations in Afghanistan in a year....
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France, HEC to jointly set up varsity
ISLAMABAD, April 13: A consortium of some of the best French universities will collaborate with Pakistan to set up a world class engineering university in Karachi....
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