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| August 05, 2006 | Saturday | Rajab 9, 1427 |
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Israeli air strikes kill 60 civilians: Four Beirut bridges blown up
BEIRUT, Aug 4: Israeli air strikes killed 60 civilians in Lebanon and a Hezbollah rocket barrage into Israel killed three people on Friday as world powers tried to agree on a resolution to halt the fighting....
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NA condemns Israel supporters
ISLAMABAD, Aug 4: The National Assembly on Friday took a rare swipe at Israel’s Western “supporters” without naming them, condemning them along with the Jewish state for “naked aggression” against the Lebanese and Palestinian civilians....
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Heavy rains claim 25 lives in Punjab
RAWALPINDI, Aug 4: At least 25 people were killed on Friday as monsoon rains and flash floods hit Rawalpindi and adjoining areas....
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Rain, flood kill 14 in Malakand, Skardu
PESHAWAR, Aug 4: Cascading hill torrents and heavy rains swept away four people, including two children, while 10 people reportedly died after their houses collapsed in Malakand division in the NWFP...
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Opposition demands end to army action: Balochistan crisis discussed in Senate
ISLAMABAD, Aug 4: The combined opposition in the Senate continued its onslaught on the government on Friday for its handling of the Balochistan crisis and demanded an immediate halt to the military operation to give way to political dialogue....
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US pledges $3.5m to curb Talibanisation
PESHAWAR, Aug 4: The United States has pledged $3.5 million to help Pakistan stem the tide of Talibanisation and its spillover into the settled districts of the NWFP....
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Five troops hurt in blast
WANA, Aug 4: Five soldiers were wounded and several vehicles damaged when a remote-controlled device exploded near an army camp in Shakai in South Waziristan on Friday, officials said....
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Alternative rail track ready
HYDERABAD, Aug 4: Railway authorities completed work on an alternative track between Ran Pathani and Dhabeji stations on Friday night and the chief controller was asked to dispatch 10 bogies for a trial of the track....
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US won’t endorse India’s UNSC bid
NEW DELHI, Aug 4: The United States enjoys the best of bilateral relations with India but it has decided to support the candidature of Japan for the permanent membership of the...
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PM says issues with MQM resolved
ISLAMABAD/KARACHI, Aug 4: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Friday said that the issues with the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) had been amicably resolved and all the coalition partners would now work together like a team....
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Opposition MPs hold demo against Israel
ISLAMABAD Aug 4: Opposition members of the Senate and National Assembly on Friday held a demonstration outside the Parliament House to condemn Israeli aggression on Lebanon....
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Five Swara accused get bail
PESHAWAR, Aug 4: A prayer leader and four other people charged with handing over a three-month baby girl in Swara to a rival family were granted bail by the Peshawar High Court on Friday....
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Immediate ceasefire possible, says Rice
WASHINGTON, Aug 4: An immediate ceasefire in Lebanon is possible and can happen in days, says US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice....
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UNSC’s meeting on Lebanon put off
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 4: Despite appeals by the international community to the UN Security Council to stop the war in Lebanon, France and the United States were unable to bridge differences...
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Kashmiri held in Mumbai blasts case
JAMMU, Aug 4: Police have arrested a Kashmiri they believe is linked to a militant group over blasts in Mumbai last month which killed 183 people, an intelligence officer said on Friday....
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6 Marines charged with Iraq abuses
WASHINGTON, Aug 4: Six US Marines have been charged with assaulting several Iraqi civilians in the town of Hamdania in April....
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400 South Koreans leave Afghanistan
KABUL, Aug 4: About 400 South Korean Christians were flown out of Afghanistan’s capital on Friday following orders to leave after their presence here caused security fears....
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Boy injured in Quetta bomb blast
QUETTA, Aug 4: A boy was injured when a bomb went off in a residential area on Wafa Road on Friday night, police said....
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