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| April 21, 2006 | Friday | Rabi-ul-Awwal 22, 1427 |
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Polls next year, says Aziz
PESHAWAR, April 20: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz reiterated on Thursday that 2007 would be election year and urged Pakistan Muslim League workers to prepare themselves for the challenge and strengthen the party at the grass root level.... 
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Fazl says MMA won’t quit provincial govts
QUETTA, April 20: Leader of Opposition in National Assembly Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said the MMA has no plan to quit provincial governments of the NWFP and Balochistan....
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Eight paramilitary men die in ambush
MIRAMSHAH, April 20: At least eight paramilitary soldiers were killed and 27 others wounded when a convoy of security forces was ambushed near Miramshah on Thursday....
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Wanted Al Qaeda militant killed
KHAR, April 20: A suspected Al Qaeda militant and a security official were killed in a shootout near here in the Bajaur tribal region on Thursday, a security official said....
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No power tariff hike till June 30
ISLAMABAD, April 20: The government has decided not to increase tariff for consumers of the Water and Power Development Authority at least until June 30 to keep a check on inflation and maintain the momentum of economic growth, it is learnt....
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Canada waives $392m loan
ISLAMABAD, April 20: Canada has written off a $392 million loan to Pakistan that will be spent on the country’s education system. An agreement was signed on Thursday between the economic...
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Woman, husband face Hudood case
HYDERABAD, April 20: A 24-year-old woman has been remanded to the custody of Okara Saddar Police by Civil Judge and Judicial Magistrate-III, along with her husband and brother-in-law, and police have...
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India rules out arbitration
NEW DELHI, April 20: India on Thursday again played down the option of third party mediation to settle longstanding disputes with Pakistan, PTI reports....
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Indian army rejects immediate pullout
NEW DELHI, April 20: India’s army chief on Thursday ruled out any immediate troop withdrawal from the disputed Siachen glacier as part of ongoing talks with Pakistan....
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All reactors won’t be under checks: New Delhi
WASHINGTON, April 20: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said that New Delhi would never put all its nuclear reactors under full-scope international safeguards, as demanded by some lawmakers in the United States....
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Bush seeks China’s help on Iran issue in UN
WASHINGTON, April 20: US President George Bush said on Thursday he had discussed with Chinese President Hu Jintao the possibility of the United Nations passing a motion against Iran that could order sanctions or action going up to military action....
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Diplomatic moves urged to defuse Iran crisis
ANKARA, April 20: The foreign ministers of Turkey and Pakistan, said on Thursday that diplomacy must be given a chance to solve the nuclear crisis over Iran, with Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul adding that “nobody wants war.”...
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Protests for democracy claim 3 lives in Nepal
KATHMANDU, April 20: Nepalese police shot dead three people and wounded scores more on Thursday as tens of thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators defied shoot-on-sight curfew orders in Kathmandu....
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25,000 chickens culled
ISLAMABAD, April 20: Pakistan on Thursday culled around 25,000 chickens at two farms near the capital where bird flu was detected, officials said....
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Altaf calls for end to army action
LONDON, April 20: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has called upon President Pervez Musharraf to immediately withdraw troops from North and South Waziristan, Bajaur Agency and Balochistan and solve the problems in the areas by negotiations and understanding....
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PAF aircraft crashes in Karachi
KARACHI, April 20: A Pakistan Air Force Mirage aircraft crashed near the PAF Base Masroor on Thursday morning. According to a PAF announcement, the aircraft was on a routine operational training mission....
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No govt writ in Dera Bugti: JWP chief
QUETTA, April 20: Jamhoori Watan Party chief Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti has said the government has failed to establish its writ in Dera Bugti despite the presence of around 26,000 security personnel in the area....
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Washington urges more democracy in Pakistan
WASHINGTON, April 20: A senior US diplomat told reporters on Thursday that he met Pakistani politicians during his recent visit to Pakistan because he wanted to know their views in the context of the 2007 elections....
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