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121 human traffickers held in crackdown ISLAMABAD, Nov 30: In a countrywide crackdown on human traffickers, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has rounded up 121 human traffickers, while the raiding parties are tracking down many more wanted...		WHO to fund health projects in Rawalpindi RAWALPINDI, Nov 30: The World Health Organization (WHO) has in principle agreed to make Rawalpindi a partner city, and will fund health projects and schemes aimed at improving the delivery of...
PPP rejects LFO on founding day RAWALPINDI, Nov 30: Speakers at a rally held in connection with the 36th founding anniversary of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) here on Sunday paid tributes to party founder Zulfikar Ali...		World AIDS Day today ISLAMABAD, Nov 30: Pakistan like the rest of the world is observing the World AIDS Day on Monday with the pandemic reaching its critical point threatening millions of lives in some...
Naqvi sent on remand RAWALPINDI, Nov 30: Civil judge Islamabad on Sunday sent Allama Sajid Naqvi, chief of the outlawed Islami Tehrik-i- Pakistan, to Adiala Jail for 14 days....		Asif back at Pims after Eid ISLAMABAD, Nov 30: Jailed leader of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and former senator Asif Ali Zardari was shifted to Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) on Saturday evening after spending Eid...
Karo-kari claims two more lives JACOBABAD, Nov 30: A man, Mohammad Sallah Dasti, gunned down his wife, Pannah Khatoon, and another man, Khadim Hussain Mari, on the pretext of Karo-Kari in the limits of the Mohammadpur...		Saarc conference to reduce tension: PM JACOBABAD, Nov 30: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali has said that he would be pleased to meet his Indian counterpart, Atal Behari Vajpayee, in the forthcoming Saarc summit....
4 relatives of Nazim arrested KHAIRPUR, Nov 30: The B-section police here on Saturday registered a case against Shah Latif union council Nazim Bakht Ali Dahoot and 13 other persons, including his sons and relatives....		Chitral airport lacks facilities CHITRAL, Nov 30: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has failed to provide basic facilities at the Chitral airport....
PPP leader criticizes agriculture policy MIRPURKHAS, Nov 30: The Pakistan People’s Party MNA Nawab Mohammad Yousuf Talpur has said that the economic interests of the growers of Sindh are being systematically destroyed in a bid to...		Ban on Afghan fruit traders demanded KOHAT, Nov 30: Fruit and vegetable traders have demanded that the Afghan refugees must be barred from taking part in bidding for fruits and vegetables in the local market to control...
One killed, 12 injured in accident NAWABSHAH, Nov 30: A person was killed and 12 others were injured when a Karachi-bound coach collided with a truck here on Sunday....		Seminar on AIDS held LARKANA, Nov 30: The speakers at a one-day seminar on AIDS International Day here on Sunday demanded the government for setting up a rehabilitation centre in Larkana....
13 Bangladeshis held CHAGAI, Nov 30: Security forces arrested 13 Bangladeshis in Taftan on Sunday....		President to meet Ulema on 4th ISLAMABAD, Nov 30: President Gen Pervez Musharraf will meet some 80 ulema at the President House on Dec 4....
Truce kindles hope of Kashmir road link URI, Nov 30: For Sulaiman Shah, 72, travelling to Azad Kashmir from here in a bus has been a long-cherished dream....		PML being reorganized, says CM QUETTA, Nov 30: Chief Minister Jam Mohammad Yousuf said on Sunday that the Pakistan Muslim League was being reorganized in Balochistan so that it could play a more effective role for...
Chinese leader to meet PM, president BEIJING, Nov 30: Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference Chairman Jia Qinglin will arrive here on a four-day visit on Wednesday....		Musharraf’s views on peace praised ISLAMABAD, Nov 30: Members of the Indian chapter of Young Presidents Organization on Sunday said they were deeply touched by President Gen Pervez Musharraf’s “frank” and “candid” views for peace and...
UN resolutions ISLAMABAD, Nov 30: All Parties Hurriyat Conference Chairman Syed Ali Gillani has said that the Kashmiris should be given the right to self-determination in accordance with the United Nations resolutions....		Pagara terms Kalabagh dam essential ISLAMABAD, Nov 30: Spiritual leader Pir Pagara said on Sunday that Kalabagh dam was essential to meet the future water needs of the country....
Jhang civil judge shot dead in bad blood SARGODHA, Nov 30: A civil judge posted in Jhang was shot dead and his wife injured near Chak 160-NB in Shah Nikdar police station precinct by five religious-minded men, who were...		Park’s name sparks row between minister, Nazim TOBA TEK SINGH, Nov 30: A change of name of a proposed park by the Punjab forest minister has deepened his differences with the district Nazim, who had originally named the...
Three guards hurt in robbery GUJRANWALA, Nov 30: Three security guards were injured by outlaws on resistance during robbery attempts in three different strikes in and around the city on Sunday....		Govt to revamp canal system SARGODHA, Nov 30: The government is determined to revamp the existing canal system by taking some adequate measures to give a boost to the agriculture sector in the country....
Small dams on rivers, canals planned SIALKOT, Nov 30: The Punjab government will construct small dams on all rivers and canals in the province to produce electricity....		PPP observes foundation day in Multan MULTAN, Nov 30: The Pakistan People’s Party celebrated its foundation day here on Sunday....
Farmers resume crop cultivation SIALKOT, Nov 30: The ceasefire in the border areas of Sialkot and Narowal has helped farmers cultivate wheat in their fields after a long gap....		Two killed in truck, motorcycle collision GUJRAT, Nov 30: A man and his niece were killed while two nephews were injured in a road accident near Tarikha bridge on Sunday morning....
Three of a family killed in accident KASUR, Nov 30: Three members of a family were killed while four others suffered grievous injuries on Sunday in a collision between a bus and a car on Bhoay Aasal Morr,...		Adherence to Islamic teachings key to prevent Aids LAHORE, Nov 30: The Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Aids) could be successfully prevented by strict adherence to the Islamic teachings....
Unhygienic food in every corner LAHORE, Nov 30: Sale of foodstuffs by vendors on footpaths, three-wheelers and makeshift roadside restaurants is going on unchecked almost everywhere in Lahore, more so at busy market places....		Afsheen’s killers to be punished: Pervaiz LAHORE, Nov 30: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi said on Sunday the government would ensure punishment to the family members who allegedly tortured Afsheen Mussarat to death in Kabirwala a few days...
MMA is not opposition party: PPP LAHORE, Nov 30: The PPP does not accept the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) as the opposition party....		Abiana flat rates being ‘imposed’ LAHORE, Nov 30: The Punjab government has started imposing Abiana flat rates on the farmers, it is learnt....
Sanitation system to be fully mechanized LAHORE, Nov 30: District Nazim Mian Amer has said the city district sanitation system will be fully mechanized after the arrival of Rs170 million machinery and equipment from abroad in the...		Ceasefire under US pressure: Khosa LAHORE, Nov 30: The army rulers sabotaged a peace process with India through the Kargil operation when politicians launched it, but now they were adopting the same route under the US...
Waqas made Punjab JI secretary LAHORE, Nov 30: A meeting of the provincial consultative body of the Jamaat-i-Islami on Sunday nominated Syed Waqas Anjum the party’s provincial secretary-general....		Autonomy for workers’ board urged LAHORE, Nov 30: The Muttahida Labour Federation has urged the government to grant autonomy to the Workers Welfare Board and allow the members to elect its chairmen for running it in...
Demands supported LAHORE, Nov 30: Lahore District Council (Labour) member Mohammad Akbar has supported the demands of minority councillors for the allocation of development funds and payment of honorarium....		Punjab cabinet may swell more LAHORE, Nov 30: Further expansion in the Punjab cabinet is being contemplated to accommodate the components of the ruling coalition, it is learnt....