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| February 27, 2007 | Tuesday | Safar 9, 1428 |
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Efforts urged to curb Al Qaeda: Cheney, on surprise visit, holds talks on Fata situation, Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD, Feb 26: During a surprise visit on Monday, US Vice-President Dick Cheney conveyed US apprehensions to President Pervez Musharraf about “regrouping of Al Qaeda in the tribal areas of Pakistan” and called for concerted efforts to counter the threat....
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‘Tough message’ report denied by White House
WASHINGTON, Feb 26: The White House on Monday refused to describe the message Vice-President Dick Cheney brought with him to Pakistan as `tough’ but also refused to answer questions about the...
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Iran on dangerous path: UK
ISLAMABAD, Feb 26: British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Margaret Becket on Monday warned that Iran was treading a dangerous path by refusing to suspend uranium enrichment....
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India withdraws tariff concessions: Pakistan avoids retaliation
ISLAMABAD, Feb 26: Pakistan on Monday demonstrated restraint and avoided a tit-for-tat reply to India’s unilateral decision to withdraw tariff concessions under the South Asia Free Trade Agreement (Safta)....
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Rise in cement, flour prices unjust: ECC: 6,500 acres for Gwadar airport
ISLAMABAD, Feb 26: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet on Monday took “serious note of a sudden increase” in the prices of wheat flour and cement and said it would not tolerate the unjustified and artificial price hike....
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Rail track blown up
QUETTA, Feb 26: The main railway track near Dera Murad Jamali, some 250km east of here, was blown up late on Monday night, severing rail link between the provincial capital and...
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Govt deniesefforts to marginalise Iran, Syria
ISLAMABAD, Feb 26: Brushing aside the speculations about efforts to marginalise Iran and Syria, Pakistan on Monday said foreign ministers of seven `like-minded’ Muslim countries did not form a bloc against any country....
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4 Fata senators to meet Altaf
ISLAMABAD, Feb 26: Four independent senators from Fata on Monday left for for London for a meeting with MQM chief Altaf Hussain to discuss the party’s plan to expand its network...
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Militant killed, 3 policemen injured
TANK, Feb 26: A militant was killed and his accomplice wounded during a clash with police here on Monday after a gang had taken away the city’s fire engine from Wazirabad locality in broad daylight, police said....
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India to boost security for Pakistan trains
NEW DELHI, Feb 26: India will use metal-detectors, closed circuit TV and sniffer dogs to prevent a repeat of the bomb attack on a train carrying passengers bound for Pakistan in...
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JUI-F leader says MMA abandoned its manifesto
QUETTA, Feb 26: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (Fazl) leader and Member of the National Assembly Maulana Noor Mohammad has said that the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal has abandoned its manifesto and programme and, therefore, he...
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Help sought for girl sold to settle gambling debt
HYDERABAD, Feb 26: The mother of a teenage girl, allegedly sold by her (late) father when she was one-year-old after incurring heavy debt in gambling, has threatened to immolate herself if...
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3 Frenchmen shot dead in S. Arabia
RIYADH, Feb 26: Three French nationals were shot dead in Saudi Arabia on Monday in what appeared to be the first targeted attack on westerners in three years....
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Canada asks Pakistan to stop infiltrators
OTTAWA, Feb 26: Canada told Pakistan on Monday that it had to improve the control of its border with Afghanistan to stop the flow of militants seeking to attack Nato troops....
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World powers to draft new Iran resolution
LONDON, Feb 26: World powers agreed on Monday to work on a new UN Security Council resolution to put pressure on Iran over its nuclear programme but remained committed to seeking a negotiated solution, British officials said....
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Family planning office set ablaze
TIMERGARA, Feb 26: An office of the Health Department’s Family Planning Project in the Wari area of Upper Dir was set on fire late on Sunday night....
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7 gunned down in Talagang
CHAKWAL, Feb 26: Seven persons were gunned down and four others injured in an ambush near Pachnand town of Talagang Tehsil, 80 kilometres from here on Monday....
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Afghan district governor held for links to Taliban
KABUL, Feb 26: Afghan authorities have detained a district governor and his police commander for alleged links with the Taliban after militants briefly captured the area a week ago, the government said on Monday....
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