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13200 | - High Court officials have unearthed police-run human cages at Tando Allahyar near Hyderabad . | <response> - High Court officials have unearthed police-run human cages at <location>Tando Allahyar</location> near <location>Hyderabad</location> . </response> |
13201 | Some 27 people were rescued from the private jail set up by the police . | <response> Some 27 people were rescued from the private jail set up by the police . </response> |
13202 | - Opposition leader Nawaz Sharif renewed a pledge to oust the Pakistan People 's Party government headed by Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto . | <response> - Opposition leader <person>Nawaz Sharif</person> renewed a pledge to oust the <organization>Pakistan People 's Party</organization> government headed by Prime Minister <person>Benazir Bhutto</person> . </response> |
13203 | BUSINESS RECORDER | <response> <organization>BUSINESS RECORDER</organization> </response> |
13204 | - Gas prices may go up by five percent to increase the rate of return of Sui Southern Gas and Sui Northern Gas companies . | <response> - Gas prices may go up by five percent to increase the rate of return of <organization>Sui Southern Gas</organization> and <organization>Sui Northern Gas</organization> companies . </response> |
13205 | - Japan is importing 80 percent of cotton yarn from Pakistan every year . | <response> - <location>Japan</location> is importing 80 percent of cotton yarn from <location>Pakistan</location> every year . </response> |
13206 | - The government has blamed sugar technologists for not supporting a long-term programme of research and development to increase production of sugarcane . | <response> - The government has blamed sugar technologists for not supporting a long-term programme of research and development to increase production of sugarcane . </response> |
13207 | FINANCIAL POST | <response> <organization>FINANCIAL POST</organization> </response> |
13208 | - Armed robbers pillaged 70 barrels of crude oil from a well near Gujar Khan on Wednesday . | <response> - Armed robbers pillaged 70 barrels of crude oil from a well near <location>Gujar Khan</location> on Wednesday . </response> |
13209 | - Pakistan will pay an additional bill of $ 244 million as private power projects with capacity of 3,225 megawatt go on-line by 1998/99 . | <response> - <location>Pakistan</location> will pay an additional bill of $ 244 million as private power projects with capacity of 3,225 megawatt go on-line by 1998/99 . </response> |
13210 | THE NATION | <response> <organization>THE NATION</organization> </response> |
13211 | - The government is facing extreme difficulties in meeting its revenue collections targets for 1996/97 . | <response> - The government is facing extreme difficulties in meeting its revenue collections targets for 1996/97 . </response> |
13212 | - Mohib Textile Mills has defaulted to nearly 23 development finance institutions , foreign and local banks , leasing companies and modarabas ( Islamic mutual funds ) . | <response> - <organization>Mohib Textile Mills</organization> has defaulted to nearly 23 development finance institutions , foreign and local banks , leasing companies and modarabas ( <misc>Islamic</misc> mutual funds ) . </response> |
13213 | - Investment Minister Asif Ali Zardari expressed keenness for a close working relationship with Japanese companies so that investment from Japan can multiply.q | <response> - Investment Minister <person>Asif Ali Zardari</person> expressed keenness for a close working relationship with <misc>Japanese</misc> companies so that investment from <location>Japan</location> can multiply.q </response> |
13214 | - Karachi Stock Exchange index falls by 7.84 points . | <response> - <organization>Karachi Stock Exchange</organization> index falls by 7.84 points . </response> |
13215 | THE NEWS | <response> <organization>THE NEWS</organization> </response> |
13216 | - The prime minister 's special economic assistant Shahid Hasan Khan said privatisation of thermal power plants , power generation from private plants and management contracts of Area Electricity Boards would help achieve 6.5 percent GDP growth . | <response> - The prime minister 's special economic assistant <person>Shahid Hasan Khan</person> said privatisation of thermal power plants , power generation from private plants and management contracts of <misc>Area Electricity Boards</misc> would help achieve 6.5 percent GDP growth . </response> |
13217 | - Pakistan 's Muslim Commercial Bank , Vital Information System , and Duff and Phelps of the U.S. are likely to announce a strategic alliance with Bangladesh 's only credit rating company -- Credit Rating and Information Systems Ltd -- next month . | <response> - <location>Pakistan</location> 's <organization>Muslim Commercial Bank</organization> , <organization>Vital Information System</organization> , and <organization>Duff and Phelps</organization> of the <location>U.S.</location> are likely to announce a strategic alliance with <location>Bangladesh</location> 's only credit rating company -- <organization>Credit Rating and Information Systems Ltd</organization> -- next month . </response> |
13218 | - The Sindh High Court issued an ad-interim order restraining the Privatisation Commission from handing over Javedan Cement to Dadabhoy Investment ( pvt ) Ltd until it can consider a legal challenge mounted by unions to the deal . | <response> - The <organization>Sindh High Court</organization> issued an ad-interim order restraining the <organization>Privatisation Commission</organization> from handing over <organization>Javedan Cement</organization> to <organization>Dadabhoy Investment ( pvt ) Ltd</organization> until it can consider a legal challenge mounted by unions to the deal . </response> |
13219 | THE MUSLIM | <response> <organization>THE MUSLIM</organization> </response> |
13220 | - Pakistan and Iran have agreed to expand and strengthen political , trade and economic relations . | <response> - <location>Pakistan</location> and <location>Iran</location> have agreed to expand and strengthen political , trade and economic relations . </response> |
13221 | -- Islamabad newsroom 9251-274757 | <response> -- <location>Islamabad</location> newsroom 9251-274757 </response> |
13222 | Salang tunnel reopened linking Kabul with north . | <response> <location>Salang</location> tunnel reopened linking <location>Kabul</location> with north . </response> |
13223 | SALANG TUNNEL , Afghanistan 1996-08-29 | <response> <location>SALANG</location> TUNNEL , <location>Afghanistan</location> 1996-08-29 </response> |
13224 | The Salang tunnel linking Kabul with northern Afghanistan was formally reopened to traffic on Thursday under an agreement between the government and an opposition militia , witnesses said . | <response> The <location>Salang</location> tunnel linking <location>Kabul</location> with northern <location>Afghanistan</location> was formally reopened to traffic on Thursday under an agreement between the government and an opposition militia , witnesses said . </response> |
13225 | They said dozens of trucks began moving through the tunnel from both directions after the road reopened . | <response> They said dozens of trucks began moving through the tunnel from both directions after the road reopened . </response> |
13226 | The Salang tunnel , the main supply route for Soviet troops when they were occupying Afghanistan in the 1980s , had been closed since 1994 when northern militia leader General Abdul Rashid Dostum rebelled against the Kabul government . | <response> The <location>Salang</location> tunnel , the main supply route for <misc>Soviet</misc> troops when they were occupying <location>Afghanistan</location> in the 1980s , had been closed since 1994 when northern militia leader General <person>Abdul Rashid Dostum</person> rebelled against the <location>Kabul</location> government . </response> |
13227 | Witnesses said wrecked tanks and vehicles littered both sides of the heavily-mined road . | <response> Witnesses said wrecked tanks and vehicles littered both sides of the heavily-mined road . </response> |
13228 | Mines had been removed from the road itself , but experts of the Halo Trust mine clearance agency said it would take a week to clear the roadsides . | <response> Mines had been removed from the road itself , but experts of the <location>Halo Trust</location> mine clearance agency said it would take a week to clear the roadsides . </response> |
13229 | Afghan Deputy Prime Minister Qotbuddin Hilal officiated at the reopening ceremony , which was delayed by several hours while the two sides argued about a mutual release of prisoners . | <response> <misc>Afghan</misc> Deputy Prime Minister <person>Qotbuddin Hilal</person> officiated at the reopening ceremony , which was delayed by several hours while the two sides argued about a mutual release of prisoners . </response> |
13230 | Two Indians to die for killing 23 bus passengers . | <response> Two <misc>Indians</misc> to die for killing 23 bus passengers . </response> |
13231 | NEW DELHI 1996-08-29 | <response> <location>NEW DELHI</location> 1996-08-29 </response> |
13232 | India 's Supreme Court on Thursday sentenced two men to death after finding them guilty of killing 23 bus passengers , including children . | <response> <location>India</location> 's <organization>Supreme Court</organization> on Thursday sentenced two men to death after finding them guilty of killing 23 bus passengers , including children . </response> |
13233 | It said the two , after robbing the passengers , burnt them alive by sprinkling the bus with petrol and setting it on fire in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh in 1993 . | <response> It said the two , after robbing the passengers , burnt them alive by sprinkling the bus with petrol and setting it on fire in the southern state of <location>Andhra Pradesh</location> in 1993 . </response> |
13234 | " We have no doubt that this is one of the rarest of the rare cases , not merely due to the number of innocent human beings roasted alive by the appellants , but the inhuman manner in which they plotted the scheme and executed it , " Justice K.T. Thomas said in the verdict by a panel of three judges . | <response> " We have no doubt that this is one of the rarest of the rare cases , not merely due to the number of innocent human beings roasted alive by the appellants , but the inhuman manner in which they plotted the scheme and executed it , " <person>Justice K.T. Thomas</person> said in the verdict by a panel of three judges . </response> |
13235 | Elephant tramples woman to death in Nepal . | <response> Elephant tramples woman to death in <location>Nepal</location> . </response> |
13236 | KATHMANDU 1996-08-29 | <response> <location>KATHMANDU</location> 1996-08-29 </response> |
13237 | A rampaging elephant dragged a sleeping 72-year-old woman from her bed and trampled her to death in the third such killing in two months , Nepal police said on Thursday . | <response> A rampaging elephant dragged a sleeping 72-year-old woman from her bed and trampled her to death in the third such killing in two months , <location>Nepal</location> police said on Thursday . </response> |
13238 | The elephant crashed into Hari Maya Poudels house in Madhumalla village earlier this week while she was asleep , they said . | <response> The elephant crashed into <person>Hari Maya Poudels</person> house in <location>Madhumalla</location> village earlier this week while she was asleep , they said . </response> |
13239 | The beast dragged the woman 30 feet ( nine metres ) away from her bed and trampled her to death , a police official told Reuters in the Himalayan kingdoms capital Kathmandu . | <response> The beast dragged the woman 30 feet ( nine metres ) away from her bed and trampled her to death , a police official told <organization>Reuters</organization> in the <misc>Himalayan</misc> kingdoms capital <location>Kathmandu</location> . </response> |
13240 | In the past two months elephants have killed three people in remote areas of east and central Nepal . | <response> In the past two months elephants have killed three people in remote areas of east and central <location>Nepal</location> . </response> |
13241 | Elephants are protected under Nepali law , which provides for jail sentences of up to 15 years for convicted elephant killers . | <response> Elephants are protected under <misc>Nepali</misc> law , which provides for jail sentences of up to 15 years for convicted elephant killers . </response> |
13242 | Sri Lankan rebels overrun police post , kill 24 . | <response> <misc>Sri Lankan</misc> rebels overrun police post , kill 24 . </response> |
13243 | COLOMBO 1996-08-29 | <response> <location>COLOMBO</location> 1996-08-29 </response> |
13244 | Tamil Tiger rebels overran an isolated police post in Sri Lanka 's northeast early on Thursday killing 24 policemen , defence officials said . | <response> <organization>Tamil Tiger</organization> rebels overran an isolated police post in <location>Sri Lanka</location> 's northeast early on Thursday killing 24 policemen , defence officials said . </response> |
13245 | A large group of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam ( LTTE ) rebels stormed the Kudapokuna police post , just north of Welikanda , 200 km ( 125 miles ) from Colombo , before dawn , they said . | <response> A large group of <organization>Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam</organization> ( <organization>LTTE</organization> ) rebels stormed the <location>Kudapokuna</location> police post , just north of <location>Welikanda</location> , 200 km ( 125 miles ) from <location>Colombo</location> , before dawn , they said . </response> |
13246 | " The entire post was overrun , " said a defence official . | <response> " The entire post was overrun , " said a defence official . </response> |
13247 | It was not immediately clear if there were any casualties among the rebels , who are fighting for independence for minority Tamils in the Indian Ocean island 's north and east . | <response> It was not immediately clear if there were any casualties among the rebels , who are fighting for independence for minority <misc>Tamils</misc> in the <location>Indian Ocean</location> island 's north and east . </response> |
13248 | It is the second time in three days that the rebels attacked police . | <response> It is the second time in three days that the rebels attacked police . </response> |
13249 | Suspected Tamil Tigers on Tuesday hurled hand grenades at a police vehicle in a crowded market in the army-controlled northern town of Vavuniya , killing at least two policemen . | <response> Suspected <misc>Tamil</misc> <organization>Tigers</organization> on Tuesday hurled hand grenades at a police vehicle in a crowded market in the army-controlled northern town of <location>Vavuniya</location> , killing at least two policemen . </response> |
13250 | More than a dozen people , including several police who were working undercover , were wounded in the attack . | <response> More than a dozen people , including several police who were working undercover , were wounded in the attack . </response> |
13251 | Vavuniya is just south of the northern mainland area controlled by the LTTE . | <response> <location>Vavuniya</location> is just south of the northern mainland area controlled by the <organization>LTTE</organization> . </response> |
13252 | The government says more than 50,000 people have died in the ethnic war , now in its 14th year . | <response> The government says more than 50,000 people have died in the ethnic war , now in its 14th year . </response> |
13253 | Vicorp Restaurants names Sabourin CFO . | <response> <organization>Vicorp Restaurants</organization> names <location>Sabourin</location> CFO . </response> |
13254 | DENVER 1996-08-29 | <response> <person>DENVER</person> 1996-08-29 </response> |
13255 | Vicorp Restaurants Inc said it has named Richard Sabourin as executive vice president and chief financial officer . | <response> <organization>Vicorp Restaurants Inc</organization> said it has named <person>Richard Sabourin</person> as executive vice president and chief financial officer . </response> |
13256 | The company said Sabourin is the former president and chief executive at Bestop Inc of Boulder , Colo . | <response> The company said <person>Sabourin</person> is the former president and chief executive at <organization>Bestop Inc</organization> of <location>Boulder</location> , <location>Colo .</location> </response> |
13257 | It said Craig Held has also joined the company as executive vice president and chief marketing officer . | <response> It said <person>Craig Held</person> has also joined the company as executive vice president and chief marketing officer . </response> |
13258 | -- New York Newsdesk 212 859 1610 | <response> -- <organization>New York Newsdesk</organization> 212 859 1610 </response> |
13259 | SoCal Edison sees 2 power lines back today . | <response> <organization>SoCal Edison</organization> sees 2 power lines back today . </response> |
13260 | NEW YORK 1996-08-29 | <response> <location>NEW YORK</location> 1996-08-29 </response> |
13261 | Southern California Edison Co said it expected two 220 kilovolt ( KV ) power lines in southern California to resume service later today after being shut late Wednesday because of a wildfire raging north of Los Angeles . | <response> <organization>Southern California Edison Co</organization> said it expected two 220 kilovolt ( KV ) power lines in southern <location>California</location> to resume service later today after being shut late Wednesday because of a wildfire raging north of <location>Los Angeles</location> . </response> |
13262 | " They are expected to be placed in service later today , " said company spokesman Steve Conroy , adding repair crews have been removing smoke and other fire-related residues , which had settled on the two lines . | <response> " They are expected to be placed in service later today , " said company spokesman <person>Steve Conroy</person> , adding repair crews have been removing smoke and other fire-related residues , which had settled on the two lines . </response> |
13263 | The shutdown of the 220 KV lines reduced by 500 megawatts ( MW ) the amount of power which the area received from SoCal Edison 's 1,200 MW Sierra hydroelectric facility , he said . | <response> The shutdown of the 220 KV lines reduced by 500 megawatts ( MW ) the amount of power which the area received from <organization>SoCal Edison</organization> 's 1,200 MW <location>Sierra</location> hydroelectric facility , he said . </response> |
13264 | Conroy noted two 500 KV and another 220 KV line running from the Sierra plant to Los Angeles remained in operation , and continued to carry some of the production from Sierra to the region . | <response> <person>Conroy</person> noted two 500 KV and another 220 KV line running from the <location>Sierra</location> plant to <location>Los Angeles</location> remained in operation , and continued to carry some of the production from <location>Sierra</location> to the region . </response> |
13265 | On Monday , the two 500 KV transmission cables were taken out of service , also for cleaning , for about a day . | <response> On Monday , the two 500 KV transmission cables were taken out of service , also for cleaning , for about a day . </response> |
13266 | Containment of the fire has been difficult because of the hot , arid , windy weather in the region , Conroy said . | <response> Containment of the fire has been difficult because of the hot , arid , windy weather in the region , <person>Conroy</person> said . </response> |
13267 | " The fires keep moving back because of the winds , " he said , forcing the utility to shut those transmission lines for a second time this week . | <response> " The fires keep moving back because of the winds , " he said , forcing the utility to shut those transmission lines for a second time this week . </response> |
13268 | Local authorities charged a teenager for starting the blaze . | <response> Local authorities charged a teenager for starting the blaze . </response> |
13269 | In four days , the fire destroyed 20,000 acres of forest land . | <response> In four days , the fire destroyed 20,000 acres of forest land . </response> |
13270 | -- R Leong , New York Power Desk +1 212 859 1622 | <response> -- <person>R Leong</person> , <organization>New York Power Desk</organization> +1 212 859 1622 </response> |
13271 | Dreyfus Strategic Munis monthly $ 0.056 / shr . | <response> <organization>Dreyfus Strategic Munis</organization> monthly $ 0.056 / shr . </response> |
13272 | NEW YORK 1996-08-29 | <response> <location>NEW YORK</location> 1996-08-29 </response> |
13273 | Monthly | <response> Monthly </response> |
13274 | Latest Prior | <response> Latest Prior </response> |
13275 | Amount $ 0.056 $ 0.056 | <response> Amount $ 0.056 $ 0.056 </response> |
13276 | Pay Sept 27 | <response> Pay Sept 27 </response> |
13277 | Record Sept 13 | <response> Record Sept 13 </response> |
13278 | NOTE : Full name of company is Dreyfus Strategic Municipals Inc . | <response> NOTE : Full name of company is <organization>Dreyfus Strategic Municipals Inc</organization> . </response> |
13279 | Sierra Semiconductor jumps on exit plan . | <response> <organization>Sierra Semiconductor</organization> jumps on exit plan . </response> |
13280 | Martin Wolk | <response> <person>Martin Wolk</person> </response> |
13281 | SEATTLE 1996-08-29 | <response> <location>SEATTLE</location> 1996-08-29 </response> |
13282 | Sierra Semiconductor Corp jumped 23 percent Thursday on the expectation the company would emerge as a smaller but more profitable operation after its planned exit from the computer modem business . | <response> <organization>Sierra Semiconductor Corp</organization> jumped 23 percent Thursday on the expectation the company would emerge as a smaller but more profitable operation after its planned exit from the computer modem business . </response> |
13283 | The San Jose , Calif. , company was up 2-1/8 at 11-3/8 after its announcement Wednesday that it planned to pull out of the highly competitive modem-chip business and focus instead on the fast-growing market for computer networking equipment . | <response> The <location>San Jose</location> , <location>Calif.</location> , company was up 2-1/8 at 11-3/8 after its announcement Wednesday that it planned to pull out of the highly competitive modem-chip business and focus instead on the fast-growing market for computer networking equipment . </response> |
13284 | " Certainly the company will be a much smaller company now , but it will be a more profitable business , " said analyst Elias Moosa of Roberston Stephens & Co . | <response> " Certainly the company will be a much smaller company now , but it will be a more profitable business , " said analyst <person>Elias Moosa</person> of <organization>Roberston Stephens & Co</organization> . </response> |
13285 | But analysts noted that Sierra still has much painful work ahead of it , including cutting as many as 150 jobs from its workforce , which currently has 500 people , and building up the business of its PMC-Sierra unit , which makes routing devices and chipsets for high-speed computer networks . | <response> But analysts noted that <organization>Sierra</organization> still has much painful work ahead of it , including cutting as many as 150 jobs from its workforce , which currently has 500 people , and building up the business of its <organization>PMC-Sierra</organization> unit , which makes routing devices and chipsets for high-speed computer networks . </response> |
13286 | The company has announced plans to take a charge against earnings of $ 50 million to $ 80 million to write down the value of assets and inventories and cover severance payments . | <response> The company has announced plans to take a charge against earnings of $ 50 million to $ 80 million to write down the value of assets and inventories and cover severance payments . </response> |
13287 | Scott Randall of Soundview Financial Group said the company likely would have difficulty selling its modem-chip business . | <response> <person>Scott Randall</person> of <organization>Soundview Financial Group</organization> said the company likely would have difficulty selling its modem-chip business . </response> |
13288 | " Once you announce your intention to exit a business , it becomes a complete buyer 's market , " he said . | <response> " Once you announce your intention to exit a business , it becomes a complete buyer 's market , " he said . </response> |
13289 | And he said that while the company is focusing on the fastest-growing part of its business , the market for networking chips has begun to attract the attention of much-larger players such as International Business Machines Corp . | <response> And he said that while the company is focusing on the fastest-growing part of its business , the market for networking chips has begun to attract the attention of much-larger players such as <organization>International Business Machines Corp</organization> . </response> |
13290 | " As the market develops the question is , are they able to make that transition to be a much larger company ? " | <response> " As the market develops the question is , are they able to make that transition to be a much larger company ? " </response> |
13291 | Randall said . | <response> <person>Randall</person> said . </response> |
13292 | Other analysts were more bullish , even though the company is expected to shrink to slightly more than half its current size in sales . | <response> Other analysts were more bullish , even though the company is expected to shrink to slightly more than half its current size in sales . </response> |
13293 | " It 's a positive strategic move , " said Miles Kan of Hambrecht & Quist . | <response> " It 's a positive strategic move , " said <person>Miles Kan</person> of <organization>Hambrecht & Quist</organization> . </response> |
13294 | " The modem business is a low-margin , commodity business , " he said . | <response> " The modem business is a low-margin , commodity business , " he said . </response> |
13295 | The company 's PMC-Sierra unit generated $ 33 million of the company 's $ 117 million in sales in the first half of the year , compared with $ 45 million in sales of modem chips , Kan said . | <response> The company 's <organization>PMC-Sierra</organization> unit generated $ 33 million of the company 's $ 117 million in sales in the first half of the year , compared with $ 45 million in sales of modem chips , <person>Kan</person> said . </response> |
13296 | But the PMC unit is far more profitable , he said . | <response> But the <organization>PMC</organization> unit is far more profitable , he said . </response> |
13297 | Sierra 's stock has fallen from a high of nearly $ 25 this year as the computer chip sector has been battered by falling prices and concern about slowing demand . | <response> <organization>Sierra</organization> 's stock has fallen from a high of nearly $ 25 this year as the computer chip sector has been battered by falling prices and concern about slowing demand . </response> |
13298 | -- Seattle bureau 206-386-4848 | <response> -- <location>Seattle</location> bureau 206-386-4848 </response> |
13299 | Housecall shares sink after profit warning . | <response> <organization>Housecall</organization> shares sink after profit warning . </response> |
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