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| April 07, 2007 | Saturday | Rabi-ul-Awwal 18, 1428 |
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Lal Masjid threatens suicide attacks
ISLAMABAD, April 6: Formally announcing the establishment of a parallel judicial system, the pro-Taliban Lal Masjid administration on Friday vowed to enforce Islamic laws in the federal capital and threatened to...
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No signs of breakthrough in Siachen talks
ISLAMABAD, April 6: The two-day defence secretary-level talks between Pakistan and India on the Siachen issue began in Rawalpindi on Friday with no signs of a breakthrough as the Indian delegation...
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Uzbek militants dislodged from two areas
WANA, April 6: Tribal volunteers and supporters of a militant group dislodged Uzbek fighters from their positions and secured control of Shin Warsak and Zaghundai areas of the South Waziristan Agency...
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Overdose of religion caused debacle: Mir
LAHORE, April 6: The Pakistan cricket team’s over-indulgence in religious activities rather than focus on the game resulted in the dismal show at the World Cup, P.J....
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Musharraf warns Hafsa students
ISLAMABAD, April 6: President Pervez Musharraf has warned the students of Jamia Hafsa and Lal Masjid to stop their militant activities because their stick-wielding actions are against Islam....
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Clerics’ move criticized
ISLAMABAD: The government on Friday criticised the Lal Masjid clerics’ declaration about the enforcement of the Sharia and their threat to unleash a wave of suicide attacks....
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High-profile meetings cause stir in capital
ISLAMABAD, April 6: A spate of high-profile meetings on Thursday and Friday have caused quite a stir in the federal capital, fuelling rumours about some drastic changes either in the government’s composition or its policies....
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Thirty Indian fishermen held
KARACHI, April 6: The Maritime Security Agency (MSA) has arrested 30 Indian fishermen and impounded their six boats for illegally fishing in Pakistani waters. MSA spokesman Lt Commander Atiq-ur-Rehman said on...
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MMA in a fix over Lal Masjid issue
ISLAMABAD, April 6: While other opposition parties are openly condemning the administration of Lal Masjid for challenging the writ of the government by setting up Qazi courts, the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal alliance...
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Curfew in Parachinar after three killed
PARACHINAR, April 6: An indefinite curfew was imposed and army troops were called out on Friday after clashes here between two sectarian groups left three people dead and 18 wounded, officials said....
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High court suspends PC decision on PSO sale
KARACHI, April 6: A court on Friday suspended a government order that disqualified Attock Group of Companies from bidding for a 51 per cent stake in the Pakistan State Oil (PSO), the country''s top oil marketing firm....
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Climate change to hit hard the poorest of the world
BRUSSELS, April 6: Climate change is set to inflict damage in every continent, hitting poor countries hardest and threatening nearly a third of the world’s species with extinction, UN experts warned on Friday....
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Karzai acknowledges meetings with Taliban representatives
KABUL, April 6: Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai said on Friday he met Taliban militants in an attempt to bring peace to the country and urged supporters of the militia to lay down their weapons....
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Washington sceptical about Benazir’s future role
NEW YORK, April 6: As Pakistan People’s Party leader Benazir Bhutto lobbies in Washington to prod the Bush administration to support her quest to return to Pakistan, most experts and Bush administration officials remain sceptical about her role in country’s future....
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Medical units donated to Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD, April 6: Pakistan donated the first batch of four mobile medical units out of 14 to Afghanistan, aiming at helping the Afghan Government in providing better health services to its people....
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Man involved in sectarian killings arrested
QUETTA, April 6: Police on Friday arrested a proclaimed offender involved in various sectarian killings. Sources said that a contingent of CID police raided a place in Mastung and arrested Ishaq Malik....
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Environment projects worth Rs20.9bn approved ISLAMABAD, April 6: The ministry of environment on Friday approved 18 projects worth Rs20978.908 million designed to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)....
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10 killed as bus collides with van
KOHAT, April 6: At least 10 people, including women and children, were killed and 17 others injured in a collision between a coaster and a bus in Sheraki area of Darra Adam Khel, on Friday....
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