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| June 11, 2006 | Sunday | Jumadi-ul-Awwal 14, 1427 |
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Foreigners among 18 killed in Waziristan
MIRAMSHAH, June 10: Eighteen militants, including 10 foreigners, were killed after Army helicopters bombed a compound in the Madakhel area in the North Waziristan Agency on Saturday morning, military sources said.... 
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Gas supply to five districts suspended after blasts
QUETTA, June 10: Gas supply was suspended to Quetta and major cities and town of four other districts in Balochistan as two main underground transmission pipelines feeding gas from Sui were...
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Army role comes under fire
ISLAMABAD, June 10: Army’s role in the country’s politics came under fire during a heated budget debate in the National Assembly on Saturday, with opposition vowing to challenge the trend....
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Senate calls for NFC award, salary raise
ISLAMABAD, June 10: The Senate on Saturday unanimously recommended that the National Finance Commission (NFC) award be announced without delay, the Federal Bureau of Statistics be made an autonomous body, a 17.5...
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‘Taliban ready to face Nato troops’
PESHAWAR, June 10: If the one-legged Taliban commander, Mullah Dadullah is to be believed his 2,000 rag-tag fighters are ready to take on the nearly half their number belonging to one...
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CCI to be revived, says Saifullah: Balochistan assured of assistance
QUETTA, June 10: Federal Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination Saleem Saifullah Khan on Saturday underlined the significance of the Council of Common Interest and announced that the CCI would be activated to resolve the issues being faced by provinces....
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Penalty imposed on 32 sugar mills
ISLAMABAD, June 10: The Monopoly Control Authority (MCA) has imposed a penalty ranging between Rs10,000 to Rs40,000 on 32 sugar mills for providing either incomplete or no data about production, lifting and ex-factory price of sugar....
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Musharraf to discuss N-plants with China
ISLAMABAD, June 10: Pakistan is seeking two more nuclear power plants worth $1.2 billion from China and the issue is expected to be finalised between the two countries after the conclusion...
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Hamas calls boycott of July 26 referendum
RAMALLAH, June 10: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, stepping up a power struggle with the Hamas-led government, announced on Saturday a July 26 referendum on a statehood proposal that implicitly recognises Israel....
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Three found dead at Guantanamo
WASHINGTON, June 10: Three Arab prisoners at the US navy base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, died on Saturday in apparent suicide, the US military said....
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Autopsy performed on Zarqawi
BAGHDAD, June 10: An autopsy was performed on Saturday on slain guerilla leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi as search operations continued in a bid to track down followers of the former Al-Qaeda in Iraq chief....
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Indian soldiers kill one, injure 21 in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, June 10: One person was killed and eight were injured on Saturday after troops opened fire on villagers protesting against the alleged desecration of a mosque by soldiers in occupied Kashmir, police said....
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Tehran hints at shuttle diplomacy
TEHRAN, June 10: Iran said on Saturday it had started to study the West’s offer to resolve the nuclear crisis and could make counter-proposals through shuttle diplomacy, as Iraq mounted a mediation effort....
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Musharraf vows to work for peace
RAWALPINDI, June 10: Pakistan, because of its important geo-strategic location, will continue to play its rightful role and contribute positively to peace and harmony in the region, says President General Pervez Musharraf on Saturday....
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Pakistan main asylum country: report
RAWALPINDI, June 10: Pakistan continues to be the main asylum country followed by Iran. By the end of 2005, both countries together hosted one out of five (21 per cent) of the world’s refugees....
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Army marginalising civil society: Babar
PESHAWAR, June 10: People’s Party Parliamentarians spokesman Farhatullah Babar has said a great threat to the federation is marginalisation of the civil society and capture of state institutions by the military....
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Lashkar takes control of Bara bazaar
LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), June 10: Activists of the Lashkar-i-Islami took control of the Bara bazaar on Saturday after announcing formation of a peace committee for Bara on Friday....
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Shujaat, Aziz discuss budget
ISLAMABAD, June 10: Ruling Pakistan Muslim League (PML) president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain on Saturday called on Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz at his chambers in the Parliament House and discussed with him issues relating to budget and the party....
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