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| November 19, 2006 | Sunday | Shawwal 26, 1427 |
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UN asks Israel to vacate Gaza: US opposes, EU backs resolution
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 18: The UN General Assembly on Friday voted overwhelmingly to condemn Israel for "indiscriminate and disproportionate use of force" in its military offensive in Gaza which, according to the Palestinian ambassador, threatens to "destroy the entire people."... 
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Senate likely to pass women’s bill by 24th
ISLAMABAD, Nov 18: The Senate is to take up the Women’s Protection Bill seeking changes in controversial Hudood laws in its 33rd session starting from Tuesday and, according to a minister,...
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PM rejects MMA threat on PWR enforcement
ISLAMABAD Nov 18: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Saturday rejected the threat by opposition leader in the National Assembly Maulana Fazlur Rahman that implementation of the Protection of Women Rights law...
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Blair to discuss common strategy: Meeting with Musharraf today
ISLAMABAD, Nov 18: British Prime Minister Tony Blair arrived here on Saturday night to a ‘quiet welcome’ and will proceed to Lahore on Sunday morning to begin his one-day official visit to Pakistan....
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US wants no nuclear accord with Pakistan
WASHINGTON, Nov 18: Pakistan cannot get a similar nuclear deal as India because that’s “a unique agreement with a unique country,” says US Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns....
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World opinion turning against Israel: OIC
JEDDAH, Nov 18: International opinion has started to turn against Israel after its army killed Palestinian civilians this month, Arab and Muslim officials said in Saudi Arabia on Saturday....
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APEC for free global trade
HANOI, Nov 18: Asia-Pacific leaders on Saturday put their political muscle behind the drive to free up global trade, but they struggled to find common ground on how best to tackle the North Korea nuclear crisis....
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Kabul calls for regional front against militants
NEW DELHI, Nov 18: Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday urged the nations of central and south Asia to forge a united front against militant groups he said posed the greatest danger to to the region''s future....
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Nato cannot defeat Taliban by force, says UN official
NEW YORK, Nov 18: Nato “cannot win” the fight against the Taliban alone and will have to train Afghan forces to do the job, the United Nation’s top official in the country warned the other day....
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Customs foil bid to smuggle 625 relics
KARACHI, Nov 18: Officials of the Drug Enforcement Cell of the Preventive Collectorate of the Pakistan Customs on Saturday seized a huge quantity of antiquities from an export consignment at the Bin Qasim Port....
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Two shot dead in Gaza
GAZA CITY, Nov 18: Two Palestinians were killed on Saturday as Israel continued air and ground operations against militants in the Gaza Strip, a day after the UN General Assembly urged an end to the violence....
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Fierce battle in Lankan sea
COLOMBO, Nov 18: The Sri Lankan navy and the Tamil Tigers made conflicting claims after a ferocious battle off the country’s western coast. The navy said it had sunk three boats...
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BD parties to form alliance to oust EC chief
DHAKA, Nov 18: Bangladesh’s main opposition announced on Saturday that it would form a grand alliance with other major political parties to force the ouster of a controversial election chief and pave the way for ‘fair’ elections....
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120 Afghans arrested
QUETTA, Nov 18: Law-enforcement agencies on Saturday arrested 120 Afghan nationals from Nushki and border area Tump at Pakistan-Iran border on suspicion of terrorism. A team of Frontier Corps raided a...
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Mirza Tahir back home after clemency
LONDON, Nov 18: Mirza Tahir Hussain, the man who spent 18 years on death row in Pakistan, arrived here on Friday and was immediately taken to an undisclosed location south of England to help him adjust to life outside prison....
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Pakistani held in France
PARIS, Nov 18: A Pakistani man accused of setting on fire a young woman last year in a Parisian suburb was placed under judicial investigation after flying back from Pakistan, a court official said Saturday....
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APHC team to visit Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Nov 18: A delegation of All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) will soon visit Azad Jammu and Kashmir to discuss various proposals for resolution of the Kashmir dispute....
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Three die in AJK accidents
MUZAFFARABAD, Nov 18: Three people were killed and thirteen others, including three women, suffered injuries in two road accidents in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir over the past 24 hours, police said here on Saturday....
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