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| January 22, 2007 | Monday | Muharram 02, 1428 |
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New initiative on Palestine stressed: Musharraf, Abdullah hold talks
ON BOARD PESISDENT’S PLANE, Jan 21: President Gen Pervez Musharraf and Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz on Sunday reached an understanding on a new initiative for resolving the Palestinian dispute.... 
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Karzai says ‘Pakistani circles’ behind Violence KABUL, Jan 21: Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Sunday “certain Pakistani circles” were protecting insurgents fighting in Afghanistan and added that drugs and corruption in his government were contributing to the violence....
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Opposition slams detention of political activists QUETTA, Jan 21: Opposition parties in a resolution adopted at a public meeting held here on Sunday severely criticised the military operation in Balochistan and urged the government to immediately stop what it called extra-constitutional steps....
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JUP outlines strategy to stop Musharraf’s re-election
LAHORE, Jan 21: Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistan (JUP) and other component parties of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal have finalised a comprehensive strategy to stop President Pervez Musharraf from securing votes from the sitting assemblies...
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More US troops land in Iraq: 25 American soldiers killed on Saturday
BAGHDAD, Jan 21: The US military on Sunday announced that 3,200 troops had arrived in Baghdad as part of the new security plan as 25 American soldiers were killed across Iraq...
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Debate over more troops in Iraq reignited
WASHINGTON, Jan 21: The death of 24 American soldiers in Iraq on Saturday has reignited the debate over whether America should send more troops to the war-torn Arab state....
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Speedy privatisation of PNSC urged
ISLAMABAD, Jan 21: The World Bank has asked the government to break the monopoly of the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) in cargo services, and speed up its privatisation to save...
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India to buy six US planes for special forces
NEW DELHI, Jan 21: India was set to finalise a contract with the US for acquiring six C-130J Super Hercules transport planes, the first deal between the two countries for military aircraft, defence sources said....
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Meningitis outbreak kills 1,000 in S. Sudan
JUBA (Sudan), Jan 21: At least 1,000 people have died in one week in south Sudan''s Warap state from meningitis and another unknown disease, state governor Anthony Bol Madut said in a statement sent to Reuters on Sunday....
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Bangalore hit by communal riots
BANGALORE, Jan 21: Hundreds of Hindu extremists burnt shops owned by Muslims and set vehicles ablaze in Bangalore, India''s technology hub, on Sunday, police and witnesses said....
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Abbas holds talks with Hamas leader in Damascus
DAMASCUS, Jan 21: Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas and Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal began talks in Damascus late on Sunday in a bid to end an often violent power struggle and to form a government of national unity....
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ME process revival sought
SOCHI (Russia), Jan 21: German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday she and Russian President Vladimir Putin supported the so-called Quartet of international mediators launching a new drive to revive the Middle East peace process....
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UK monitoring Muslim pilgrims, says paper
LONDON, Jan.21: In a shocking revelation, the Sunday Times has reported that Saudi Arabia helps the UK in monitoring every Muslim who travels from Britain to Makkah on pilgrimage in what...
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Polls in Bangladesh soon, says Fakhruddin
DHAKA, Jan 21: Bangladesh’s new interim leader pledged to hold elections as soon as possible in his first address to the nation on Sunday....
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Acute respiratory infections on rise in quake-hit areas
| ISLAMABAD, Jan 21: The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has reported an upsurge in acute respiratory infections (ARIs) in the quake-hit areas, as the cold spell continues to make relief activities more challenging....
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IT tribunals in capital, provinces planned
| ISLAMABAD, Jan 21: The government is planning to set up special IT Tribunals in Islamabad and all provincial capitals, to investigate and check electronic-crimes, an official of the Information Technology (IT) Ministry said here on Sunday....
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ASI killed in attack near Hangu
| HANGU, Jan 21: A police officer was killed and three constables injured when some people opened fire on a police van on the Hangu-Thall road here on Saturday night....
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Man crushed to death by truck
| ISLAMABAD, Jan 21: A person was crushed to death by a truck, here on Sunday, in the Dhok Suleman area of the Sabzi Mandi, a police spokesman said....
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