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Plying of old transport vehicles banned ISLAMABAD, March 7: The Regional Transport Authority (RTA) has decided to impose a ban on plying public transport vehicles older than 1998 model in the capital, and announced a three-month deadline...		ANF seizes over 2,500kg hashish in two months ISLAMABAD, March 7: The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) during the first two months of the current year has seized more than 2,600 kg of hashish and over 31 kg of heroin in...
Musharraf, Jamali call for enhancing women’s status: International Women’s Day today ISLAMABAD, March 7: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has asked the nation to work for enhancing status of women in the society and ensuring their effective integration into mainstream of national development....		March to be successful: JI RAWALPINDI, March 7: The ameer of Jamat-i-Islami, Punjab, Hafiz Mohammed Idrees, on Friday warned that if the government tried to ban the JI’s peace loving political faction, they would go to...
Army, civil officials to pay Rs3.6m dues: Parliament Lodges ISLAMABAD, March 7: Army officials and bureaucrats, who were occupying parliament lodges before general elections, were found defaulters of Rs3.6 million, a data provided to the National Assembly by the interior...		MMA stages demonstrations against US ISLAMABAD, March 7: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) observed a ‘protest day’ on Friday and staged demonstrations at 55 different places in the capital to protest against the United States’ stance on Iraq....
Sindh govt urged to ensure peace ISLAMABAD, March 7: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan on Friday directed the Sindh government to ensure observance of law and order....		Four car thieves get 9-year RI ISLAMABAD, March 7: Judicial Magistrate Chaudhry Mumtaz Hussain on Friday awarded a total of nine-year rigorous imprisonment to four persons in different car-theft cases....
Foreign firm seeks arbitration ISLAMABAD, March 7: The government has asked the International Chamber for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) not to register the request of arbitration filed by Italian company Impregilo, which was...		NRB chief enjoying minister’s benefits ISLAMABAD, March 7: The National Assembly was informed in a written reply here on Friday that Chairman National Reconstruction Bureau, General Tanveer Naqvi was enjoying the benefits of a federal minister...
42 envoys appointed in 2 years ISLAMABAD, March 7: The government of Pakistan appointed 42 envoys in the last two years of whom 12 were non-career diplomats....		Rs616 billion released to provinces under NFC ISLAMABAD, March 7: An amount of Rs616 billion has been released to the provinces under the National Finance Commission (NFC) from 1999 to February 2003....
Balochistan gets Rs2.7bn to combat drought ISLAMABAD, March 7: The government has allocated Rs2.7 billion to help undertake relief programme for meeting drought conditions in Balochistan....		Khalid’s arrest disrupts Al Qaeda: US WASHINGTON, March 7: President Bush has again praised Pakistan for catching a suspected Al Qaeda leader Khalid Shaikh Mohammed....
Benazir arrives in Nigeria LAGOS, March 7: Former prime minister Benazir Bhutto arrived in Abuja on Friday as a special guest of honour at a public ceremony in the Nigerian capital, an official said....		Qatar Airways flights: CAA clarification RAWALPINDI, March 7: Reference a news item published in Dawn under the heading “PIA protests over new Doha flights” on March 7, the Civil Aviation Authority has clarified that the “correct...
Frontier govt wants magistracy restored PESHAWAR, March 7: The NWFP government wants to restore the office of executive magistrates to end ambiguities caused by the abolition of this important institution under the devolution of power plan...		Army truck runs over motorcyclist PESHAWAR, March 7: A speeding army truck ran over a motorcyclist in sessions court in the jurisdiction of East Cantt police station on Thursday noon....
Wapda faces Rs7m loss due to snowfall PESHAWAR, March 7: Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) suffered heavy financial losses, as a result of damage done to its equipment and power supply lines and disruption of power supply...		Nazim demands Sui gas for Haripur HARIPUR, March 7: District Nazim, Haripur, Dr Raja Amer Zaman has demanded that President Gen Pervez Musharraf should honour his commitment and provide Haripur with Sui gas....
Power supply to govt depts disconnected PESHAWAR, March 7: Wapda has started disconnecting power supply to public sector departments for failing to clear outstanding dues before the deadline lapsed on Feb 27 last, according to sources....		Site’s survey begins MARDAN,  March  7: The provincial directorate of archeology   has initiated survey over Shal Kandey site, near Munda in Dir district....
Use of red palm oil stressed PESHAWAR, March 7: Speakers at a day-long seminar titled ‘Food and Micro-nutritional Aspects of Red Palm Oil’ have said that greater use of red palm oil helps control vitamin-A deficiency, which...		Motorway police on more of GT Road GUJRANWALA, March 7: The National Highway and Motorway Police (NH&MP) started regulating traffic on Kharian-Shahdara (Lahore) and Okara-Bahawalpur sections of the GT Road on Friday....
Five perish in collision between car, wagon FAISALABAD, March 7: Five people were killed and two others sustained injuries when a car collided head-on with a wagon on the service road of Motorway in Chak Jhumra on Thursday...		Rajanpur police pick up Khiazi tribe chief: Lawlessness prevails MULTAN, March 7: Failing to maintain law and order, Rajanpur police have reportedly picked up for interrogation the chief of the Khiazi tribe in Balochistan apparently for face saving....
Two caught removing rails SHEIKHUPURA, March 7: Railway police claimed having arrested two thieves after an encounter near the Barianwala railway station on Thursday night....		80 arrested for pillion riding in Multan MULTAN, March 7: As many as 80 people were arrested by the police for violating the ban on pillion-riding here on Thursday....
Prisoner dies of ‘police torture’ in Dera DERA GHAZI KHAN, March 7: A prisoner died on Thursday night after alleged police torture at the central jail....		Pakistan won’t allow terrorism on its soil, says Kasuri KASUR, March 7: “Pakistan will not allow anybody to use its soil for terrorism.”...
10 members of Bahawalpur Bar elected unopposed BAHAWALPUR, March 7: At least 10 office-bearers, including three vice-presidents of the Lahore High Court, Bahawalpur Bench, were elected unopposed....		Two dacoits killed in ‘encounter’ MULTAN, March 7: Two dacoits were killed on Friday night in a brief encounter with police at Mahmoodkot, Muzaffargarh....
Demo against poor TMA performance OKARA, March 7: Hundreds of city residents blocked the GT Road in front of city’s general bus-stand to protest against the failure of tehsil municipal administration (TMA) to provide civic facilities....		Three kids retrieved from uncle’s captivity GUJRANWALA, March 7: Kotwali police on Friday claim to have recovered three children from Daska who were kidnapped for ransom by their uncle from Karachi some two weeks ago....
Army to guard sensitive spots in Vehari VEHARI, March 7: The district administration has called out army to ensure law and order during Muharram, according to DPO Syed Javed Husain Shah....		Biotech need of the hour FAISALABAD, March 7: University of Agriculture Vice-Chancellor Dr Riaz Husain Qureshi said on Friday shortage of biotechnologists was one of the major causes of country’s debacle in technological development....
Implementation of 1976 act ordered: Marriage expenses LAHORE, March 7: The Lahore High Court on Friday directed the Punjab chief minister and the Lahore DCO to ensure implementation of the Bridal Gift Restriction Act 1976 in letter and...		World churches against war LAHORE, March 7: The World Council of Churches has strongly rejected the use of military option against Iraq which, it believes, is not a threat to the world peace....
Court seeks evidence against Khwajas LAHORE, March 7: The anti-terrorism court trying Dr Ahmad Javed Khwaja and his brother on Friday directed the prosecution to bring on record all the incriminating material against the accused....		Minister seeks report on road projects LAHORE, March 7: Punjab Communications and Works Minister Zaheeruddin Khan has sought a report on the reasons of delay in completion of highway projects being executed on BOT basis....
Bone deformities LAHORE, March 7: Fatima Jinnah Medical College Principal-cum-Executive Officer Prof Dr Shaheena Manzoor said on Friday the industrial waste seepage was contaminating the under surface water, and causing bone deformities among...		Bar threatens to cancel Speaker’s membership LAHORE, March 7: The Lahore High Court Bar Association on Friday threatened that it would cancel the membership of National Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Ameer Hussain if he gave any further ruling...