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PML-N to approach HR organizations: Hashmi’s arrest ISLAMABAD, Nov 14: The PML-N will approach different international human rights organizations and parliamentary bodies to highlight Javed Hashmi’s arrest and the way he has been “subjected to torture and inhuman...		Cabinet to discuss wheat support price issue ISLAMABAD, Nov 14: The federal cabinet is scheduled to meet here on November 19 to discuss the wheat price issue, sources told Dawn....
Anti-terror laws being misused: UN envoy UNITED NATIONS, Nov 14: United Nations special envoy on human rights Hina Jilani said on Thursday that anti-terror laws enacted following the Sept 11 attacks by many nations were being used...		200 more illegal immigrants held QUETTA, Nov 14: The police have arrested 200 more Afghan nationals in the city during their operation against illegal immigrants....
EU donates Rs67m for flood relief ISLAMABAD, Nov 14: The European Union has donated an amount equivalent to Rs67 million to Pakistan for humanitarian projects related to flood relief efforts in Sindh, centring around Badin and Thatta...		Tough talking by EU, C’wealth leaders ISLAMABAD, Nov 14: The issue of Pakistan’s democratic progression and the arrest of ARD President and PML-N MNA Javed Hashmi topped the agenda in recent discussions between Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri...
Teachers’ selection by BPSC urged QUETTA, Nov 14: A Balochistan High Court division bench on Thursday asked the provincial government to sort out the problems created in the recruitment of teachers in the education department because...		Pakistani, Indian face visa fraud charges LOS ANGELES, Nov 14: A college professor from India and an unemployed Pakistani have pleaded guilty to running a student visa racket with the help of two others....
No extension in Dec 31 deadline for ID cards ISLAMABAD, Nov 14: The government will strictly adhere to the Dec 31, 2003, deadline after which old identity cards will expire and all identification requirements will take place on the basis...		Pakistan Movement leader dies QUETTA, Nov 14: Fazal Ahmed Ghazi, Pakistan Movement leader and a close associate of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, died on Thursday after a prolonged illness. He was 78....
Bad weather hits flight operations PESHAWAR, Nov 14: Inclement weather disrupted flight operation between Peshawar and Chitral valley on Friday, aviation officials said....		Khokhar meets UN officials NEW YORK Nov 14: Foreign Secretary Riaz Khokhar met with top officials of the United Nations and envoys from UN member states on Thursday and discussed situation in South Asia vis-a-vis...
PIA to operate extra flights for Eid KARACHI, Nov 14: The Pakistan International Airlines has decided to operate extra flights on various domestic as well as international routes from Nov 15 to meet the extra rush of passengers...		Date extended ISLAMABAD, Nov 14: The last date for submission of Hujjajs’ accommodation documents for a private or hotel accommodation in Makkah and Madina has been extended up to November 25....
Sindh CM calls on president RAWALPINDI, Nov 14: Sindh Chief Minister Sardar Ali Muhammad Mahar called on President Gen Pervez Musharraf here on Friday....		Honoured WASHINGTON, Nov 14: Najam Bhatti, a Pakistani-American, was among 25 women honoured as a 2003 YWCA Role Model at the annual YWCA conference in the business achievements category.—APP...
Security beefed up in Islamabad RAWALPINDI, Nov 14: Frontier Constabulary (FC) have been deployed at various sensitive places, including mosques and imambargahs in Islamabad to avert any untoward incident, a source said....		Ministry to assess quality of food items, water ISLAMABAD, Nov 14: The Ministry of Science and Technology will conduct a survey of the drinking water and food items available at some selected schools and teaching institutions of some major...
81 cases of polio recorded till last month: report RAWALPINDI, Nov 14: The country has had 81 confirmed cases of polio till October and this number is nearing last year’s figure of 90, an official report said....		PR to run special Eid trains ISLAMABAD, Nov 14: The Pakistan Railways (PR) has decided to run three special trains from Rawalpindi to Lahore in order to clear extra rush on Eidul Fitr....
PPP opposes legislators’ pay raise ISLAMABAD, Nov 14: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) spokesman Senator Farhatullah Babar has said the move to increase the salaries and perks of the members of parliament is ill-advised and ill-timed....		Family not allowed to meet Hashmi ISLAMABAD, Nov 14: Adiala Jail authorities did not allow the family of ARD president Makhdoom Javed Hashmi and his lawyers to meet him despite court orders....
Blasphemy case retrial in jail ordered ISLAMABAD, Nov 14: The district and sessions judge, Chaudhry Asad Raza, has ordered that retrial of a death convict in a blasphemy case should be conducted in Adiala jail....		PM rushed to Pims ISLAMABAD, Nov 14: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Jamali was rushed to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) for the treatment of an ear ailment shortly after an Iftar party he...
World Tolerance Day tomorrow ISLAMABAD, Nov 14: International Day for Tolerance will be commemorated on Sunday at a time when the construction of ‘us’ and ‘them’ are fuelling hatred leading to conflicts among people and...		IGP orders inquiry into clash: Two victims buried DONGA BONGA (Bahawalnagar), Nov 14: Punjab IGP Syed Masood Shah on Friday ordered two separate inquiries into the clash at Donga Bonga, which left three people dead....
Hospital shifting termed illegal FAISALABAD, Nov 14: The Punjab Livestock and Dairy Development Department has expressed concern over the district government’s decision to shift the local veterinary hospital to establish the offices of the TMA...		Three gang-rape suspects held BAHAWALPUR, Nov 14: The Civil Lines police on Friday claimed to have arrested three of the six culprits who allegedly gang-raped a constable’s daughter, said to be a special person....
Constable injured in clash with Mazaris DERA GHAZI KHAN, Nov 14: At least 30 members of the Mazari tribe took 22 policemen hostage on Friday and injured a constable before releasing them eight hours later on the...		Four murder convicts acquitted by LHC GUJRANWALA, Nov 14: A single bench of the Lahore High Court on Friday acquitted the four men, who were earlier handed down death sentence and Rs100,000 fine each by the Anti-Terrorism...
Vegetables, fruit supply disrupted SIALKOT, Nov 14: The supply of fresh vegetables and fruits to the city remained suspended for the third consecutive day on Friday due to traders strike against the murder of one...		PML-N, ARD press for Hashmi’s release SIALKOT, Nov 14: The arrest of acting PML-N president Makhdoom Javaid Hashmi has been termed state terrorism....
Abandoned tour MIANWALI, Nov 14: Going to mosques for Friday prayers, people of the city were happy to see roads being repaired, sprinkled with water and cleaned by an army of sweepers under...		Two killed in wall collapse FAISALABAD, Nov 14: A woman and her son were killed while three others sustained serious injuries on Thursday night when the boundary wall of their house collapsed at Chak 441-GB of...
Guru Arjun’s ‘martyrdom’ day to be observed LAHORE, Nov 14: Punjab Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi has said the government is keen on strengthening its relations with Sikhs, and offered to hold the international Sikh Muslim Federation’s annual convention...		Inspector tries to cover up PMDC folly LAHORE, Nov 14: The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has received from his inspector a “satisfactory” report on the conduct of an examination under the University of Health Sciences, which...
LHC seeks copy of notification: MPs’ pay raise LAHORE, Nov 14: The Lahore High Court office said on Friday the writ petition against raise in salaries and allowances of parliamentarians was not maintainable and could not be fixed for...		The Mall underpass inaugurated: ‘Formal opening after 12 days’ LAHORE, Nov 14: With a lot of work yet to be done, Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi opened The Mall underpass to traffic on Friday night....
Fane Road lawyers set a deadline LAHORE, Nov 14: Advocates affected by demolition of chambers on Fane Road have given a week for an alternative space and a compensation for their losses failing which they will refer...		Opposition asked to refuse pay raise LAHORE, Nov 14: A senior leader of the ruling PML-Q has expressed the hope that opposition legislators critical of the recent raise in the salaries and allowances of parliamentarians will refuse...
SHO asked to book doctors for negligence LAHORE, Nov 14: Additional District and Sessions Judge Sajid Mehmood Chatha on Friday directed the Shafiqabad SHO to register a case against four doctors of a private hospital on charges of...		Women urged to emulate Fatima Jinnah LAHORE, Nov 14: The two-day Madar-i-Millat women’s conference organized by the Nazaria-i-Pakistan Foundation and the Pakistan Movement Workers Trust opened here on Friday....
Committee examining proposals on kite flying LAHORE, Nov 14: A committee is examining the proposals submitted by the City District Government Community Development Department for making kite flying a safe sport....		HRCP hails release of Pakistani boys LAHORE, Nov 14: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan on Friday welcomed the return of eight Pakistani boys who had been detained in Indian jails for the last several months....
PML-N forms bodies to lead protest drive LAHORE, Nov 14: The Punjab PML-N on Friday set up committees to take the protest against the arrest and the alleged use of torture against Makhdoom Javed Hashmi, to all parts...		Prosperity linked to rule of law LAHORE, Nov 14: Tehrik-i-Insaaf chief Imran Khan says the reform process in Pakistan will begin with the reformation of judiciary....
Youth commits suicide LAHORE, Nov 14: A youth on Friday allegedly committed suicide on the railway track in Naseerabad....		People warned of pollution effects LAHORE, Nov 14: Noted environmentalist Dr Pervez Hasan has stressed the need to combat pollution at different levels otherwise it will cause devastating effects on the health of Lahorites....