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Consortium unable to furnish bank guarantee: Peshawar-Islamabad Motorway ISLAMABAD, March 29: A consortium of the Pakistani contractors which was awarded Rs12 billion contract for completing the remaining work on the Peshawar-Islamabad Motorway project, has not been able to arrange...		Locals to get jobs at Gwadar: governor QUETTA, March 29: Balochistan Governor Abdul Qadir has said completion of Gwadar deep-water port would not only give fillip to economic development of the country, but also create employment opportunities for...
N. Areas uplift top priority: official SKARDU, March 29: The government is paying special attention to the development of Northern Areas, and has chalked out a record development schemes in the area, the deputy chief executive of...		Measures to boost trade with Kabul discussed ISLAMABAD, March 29: The first session of the Pakistan-Afghanistan Joint Ministerial Commission was held in Kabul, according to a message received here on Saturday....
No wheat shortage in AJK: minister MUZAFFARABAD, March 29: AJK Food Minister Raja Abdul Qayyum Khan on Saturday said there is no shortage of wheat or flour because the government is alive to people’s needs and has...		PPP meets on April 3 ISLAMABAD, March 29: A joint meeting of central executive committee and federal council of Pakistan People’s Party will be held on April 3 at 6pm. The venue of the meeting will...
Delegations meet Jamali ROJHAN JAMALI, March 29: Delegations from different segments of life called on Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali here on Saturday and informed him about their problems....		Quake claims one life PESHAWAR, March 29: An earthquake of moderate intensity jolted Peshawar and Chitral, killing one woman and injuring two men in Bajaur Agency on Saturday....
1,200 people affected by tremors in Hunza GILGIT, March 29: At least 1,200 people have been affected by mild tremors in a remote and hilly village of Attabad in central Hunza which rock it periodically....		Flood safety schemes incomplete PESHAWAR, March 29: As the flood season is round the corner vital protection schemes remain incomplete in the central and southern parts of the province, officials said....
Councillors condemn attack on Iraq HARIPUR, March 29: Tehsil Naib Nazim Amin Khan Badhora had to prorogue the council’s session on Saturday when the members protested against  invasion of Iraq by US-led forces and did not allow the proceedings...		Healthcare facilities for Haripur discussed HARIPUR, March 29: To provide proper health facilities to the people the district government has decided to equip the hospitals with essential medicines, staff and equipment....
Anti-poppy drive hits snags BAJAUR, March 29: The political administration of Bajaur Agency is facing difficulties in destroying the banned poppy crop standing over large tracts of inaccessible land in the agency....		Irregularities detected in varsity accounts MANSEHRA,  March 29: An audit team has held the former vice-chancellor and treasurer of Hazara University responsible for misappropriation of Rs8.2 million, it is learnt....
Lightning kills two in Karak KOHAT, March 29: Two people were killed and three others, including two brothers, seriously injured by lightning in Karak on Friday....		Two arrested on assault charges KOHAT, March 29: The police arrested on Friday two of the three accused, who allegedly raped an attendant of a child admitted to Liaquat Memorial Hospital, on the intervention of the...
Governor praises NGOs’ role KOHAT, March 29: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah on Saturday praised the role of non-governmental organizations and said people did not trust government projects because of corruption and lack of interest among...		Malaria kills one child every 40 seconds PESHAWAR, March 29: The merger of Malaria Control Programme with the Provincial Health Department, has given rise to the spread of diseases causing 2,000 deaths in the NWFP, officials told Dawn...
Farmers threaten to launch campaign: RBOD project DADU, March 29: The small growers from the Sehwan and Kotri talukas have threatened to launch a campaign against the on-going construction of the Right Bank Outfall Drain....		Anti-war demo held SUKKUR, March 29: People took out a procession in Kandhkot on Saturday to protest against the US-led attack on Iraq....
Protesters demand arrest of killers KHAIRPUR, March 29: Residents of the Kandhiro village on Saturday blocked the National Highway for at least two hours near Siyal Pul to press the authorities for the immediate arrest of...		Man killed in clash SUKKUR, March 29: One person was killed and three were injured in an exchange of fire between Sanjrani and Malik tribesmen on the border of Punjab and Sindh on Saturday....
Growers asked to improve quality of fruits MIRPURKHAS, March 29: Fruit growers and exporters of Pakistan should prepare themselves for facing new challenges in international trade as the World Trade Organization standards will be implemented in the country...		Nursing Institute opened BADIN, March 29: The Director General Health Services Sindh, Dr Qadir Bux has said that healthcare services cannot be improved till the training of adequate number of nurses....
Study on skin disease to be conducted LARKANA, March 29: The Ziauddin Hospital, Karachi, on Saturday announced to extend its help in combating Leishmaniasis skin disease problem in Sindh, Dr Shakeel Farooqi, genetics expert, said....		Cattle pens shifting HYDERABAD, March 29: The Latifabad Taluka Council Nazim has directed taluka officials and cattle owners to finalize arrangements for shifting cattle pens from Latifabad to New Cattle Colony on Tando Mohammad...
Dist council for spending coal royalty on Thar uplift MITHI, March 29: The Tharparkar District Council has demanded of the government to spend royalty of Thar coal and other minerals on infrastructure development in the district....		War against Iraq condemned NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, March 29: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal on Friday staged protests to condemn the US-led attack on Iraq in various cities and towns of Sindh, including Naushahro Feroz, Badin, Mirpurkhas, Sukkur,...
Two policemen arrested NAWABSHAH, March 29: The DPO, Dr Ghulam Sarwar, on Saturday suspended the SHO of the A-section police station, Hamid Jalbani, the official in charge of the police post, Arshad Arain, and...		Tourist spots to be developed THATTA, March 29: Feasibility reports are being prepared to develop tourist spots — including Keenjhar and Haleji lakes, Bhambhor and Makli graveyard — to generate revenue for the Thatta district, Thatta...
Relief package for drought-hit areas demanded DADU, March 29: Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz chairman Bashir Khan Qureshi has deplored the government’s apathy towards providing relief to people of drought-affected areas....		Exporters demand miller’s recovery FAISALABAD, March 29: Former APCEA chairman Mian Muhammad Latif invited the attention of the Punjab governor towards kidnapping of the Chenab’s general manager by armed men some six days ago in...
Cop dies, 7 hurt in encounter SIALKOT, March 29: A head constable was killed while seven other policemen, including a sub-inspector, sustained injuries in an encounter with an alleged proclaimed offender and his five accomplices in the...		Rockets fired again at Mazari Goth MULTAN, March 29: Mazari Goth village in the Rajanpur district once again came under attack of rockets and shrapnels early hours on Saturday from Dera Bugti area of Balochistan....
ARD’s anti-US rally on 10th: Faisalabad FAISALABAD, March 29: A rally under the banner of the Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) will be taken out on April 10 in connection with its mass contact campaign over...		Case against MPA for ‘beating’ MO GUJRANWALA, March 29: Gakkhar police claimed on Saturday to have registered a case against an MPA and his men, who allegedly manhandled a rural health centre in-charge after storming into his...
UC demands Furnaces shifted after minor’s death GUJRANWALA, March 29: Nazims, councillors and local residents at a session on Saturday expressed grief over the death of a minor girl due to furnace emissions, at her home on the...		Accident leaves two dead JHANG, March 29: Two people were killed and 16 others, including Jhang (headquarters) SP and his driver, injured in an accident near Khewa, 30 kilometres from here, on Jhang-Chiniot road at...