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Islamabad has fulfilled Commonwealth criterion: Maleeha LONDON, Dec 7: High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Dr Maleeha Lodhi on Sunday said Pakistan should be re-admitted into the Commonwealth as it had fulfilled the Harare Declaration criterion following...		Promise on funds not kept: Jam : Talks with Jamali QUETTA, Dec 7: Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Muhammad Yousuf has expressed concern that the federal government did not honour its commitment with the provincial government that it will assist the latter...
Fazl dismayed at govt’s demand for trust vote ISLAMABAD, Dec 7: MMA’s secretary-general Maulana Fazlur Rahman has said the alliance will not accept the government’s demand that it pledge to give vote of confidence to Gen Musharraf in case...		Private sector to be encouraged: Owais QUETTA, Dec 7: Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani has said that all the vacant school and basic health unit buildings would be utilized with the help of private sector to improve the...
Hayee spells out party stand QUETTA, Dec 7: The Chief Organizer of the newly-formed National Party, Dr Abdul Hayee Baloch, has said that his party would provide a platform to unite all true democratic nationalist forces...		PM’s visit to help attract investors ON BOARD PM SPECIAL AIRCRAFT, Dec 7: Commerce Minister Humayun Akhtar has said that the visit of Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali will help attract foreign investment and explore possibility...
Two arrested over human smuggling charge QUETTA, Dec 7: The personnel of Frontier Corps have arrested two Pakistanis from Chaman for allegedly helping Afghan nationals cross into Pakistan illegally, an official source said on Sunday....		Four missiles fired at fort in Miranshah MIRANSHAH (North Waziristan), Dec 7: Loud explosions were heard around the agency headquarters on Sunday as four missiles were fired at a militia fort here....
MMA leaders released on bail NOWSHERA, Dec 7: A senior civil judge on Saturday released five local leaders of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (Fazl) on bail....		Dr A. Q. Khan Auditorium inaugurated DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Dec 7: The basic education is not only the right of every citizen, but is also a vital contributor in developing the over all economic conditions of a...
Haass voices concern over Pakistan’s political state NEW YORK, Dec 7: The former director of policy planning in the Bush administration, Richard Haass, has expressed deep apprehension over a potential breakdown in political order in Pakistan and fears...		Minister leaves for Mexico ISLAMABAD, Dec 7: Minister of State for Food, Agriculture and Livestock Sikandar Hayat Bosan left here on Sunday for Mexico, leading a three-member delegation to represent the country at a UN...
Benazir to visit India next week ISLAMABAD, Dec 7: Pakistan People’s Party Chairperson Benazir Bhutto will visit India next week to attend a peace conference, a source told Dawn here on Sunday....		Senate session ISLAMABAD, Dec 7: Senate session will be held on Monday at 5:30pm. Senate Chairman Mohammedmian Soomro will preside over the session....
Flea mart fire: Gepco rules out short circuit GUJRANWALA, Dec 7: A probe team of the Gujranwala Electric Power Company said the fire in makeshift shops at the flea market was not broken out due to short circuit....		Afsheen’s father remanded MULTAN, Dec 7: Local police on Sunday produced the father of slain Afsheen Mussarat before a duty magistrate and sought his seven-day physical remand....
IGP orders action against landgrabbers FAISALABAD, Dec 7: The inspector general of police on Sunday ordered the district police officer to take action against the people who had occupied the land of a disabled...		Farm loans ‘scam’ DERA GHAZI KHAN, Dec 7: The manager of National Bank’s Ghausabad branch has disbursed loans of millions of rupees during the last two months on behalf of regional authorities without following...
Two gypsies die in hut fire SAHIWAL, Dec 7: Two minors are killed and as many burnt when a cottage erected by nomads caught fire near Bhoman Sial village on Saturday evening....		Truck driver shot dead SHEIKHUPURA, Dec 7: A truck driver was shot dead on Sunday on resistance by three armed robbers near Salar Bhattian on Sargodha Road, some 20kms from here....
Three ’71 War shells found, defused SIALKOT, Dec 7: The Civil Defence Bomb Disposal Squad has defused three locally-made mortar shells found by a farmer near the border village of Chira-Laiser....		Four ‘rapists’ arrested GUJRANWALA, Dec 7: Saddar police claimed on Sunday having arrested the four rapists who had assaulted a woman and her aunt....
Declaration on inclusive education adopted: Education for All ISLAMABAD, Dec 7: Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran on Sunday signed a common declaration on ‘inclusive education’ to guide their countries’ collaborative work in various fields of special education in the coming...		Over 140,000 people visit ‘All About Lifestyles’ show ISLAMABAD, Dec 7: The “All About Lifestyles” exhibition turned out to be a big crowd-puller as over 140,000 people visited the Convention Centre to watch and enjoy the extravaganza over the...
Nazarbayev’s visit to strengthen ties with Pakistan: envoy ISLAMABAD, Dec 7: The two-day visit of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev to Pakistan beginning from Monday will open new avenues of development for the two Muslim countries and will help further...		Provinces asked to reorganize CID, Special Branch RAWALPINDI, Dec 7: The federal government has directed the provincial governments to ‘reorganize’ the Crime Investigation Department (CIDs) and Special Branch to counter terrorism, an official source said....
Saarc Charter Day today ISLAMABAD, Dec 7: Saarc Charter Day will be observed on Monday to mark the 18th anniversary of the signing of an agreement that led to establishment of the South Asian Association...		CDA starts removing missile replicas ISLAMABAD, Dec 7: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has started removing the replicas of Ghauri missiles installed at various squares in Islamabad after the nuclear detonations of 1999....
District courts get financial autonomy ISLAMABAD, Dec 7: The government has decided to delegate financial powers to the capital’s district and sessions courts. The courts would now prepare establishment and contingent budgets at their own....		Khar spoils PPP show LAHORE, Dec 7: PPP’s deep-rooted hatred towards Malik Ghulam Mustafa Khar and the former Punjab governor’s hitherto unspoken opinion of the present party leadership came out in the open on Sunday,...
Cotton mismanagement cost Rs55bn: KBP LAHORE, Dec 7: The Kissan Board Pakistan (KBP) will stage a sit-in in front of the Parliament House in January to protest against the ever-increasing prices of agriculture inputs....		Tableeghi moot concludes LAHORE, Dec 7: The four-day annual congregation of the Tableeghi Jamaat concluded at Raiwind, 30kms from here on Sunday, calling upon the Muslims all over the world to spread the message...
Teachers to boycott CDG schools LAHORE, Dec 7: The Joint Action Committee of the Punjab Teachers has decided to give a call for educational boycott in the city district in case the orders nominating the union...		Judges age ‘part’ of govt package LAHORE, Dec 7: The government has agreed to revert to the original retirement age of judges as part of an agreement with the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, which is likely to be concluded...
Import of 1m ton wheat demanded LAHORE, Dec 7: The Pakistan Flour Mills Association (PFMA) on Sunday urged the government to import at least one million tons of wheat....		Maududi, Iqbal predicted fall of communism,capitalism ISLAMABAD, Dec 7: The “All About Lifestyles” exhibition turned out to be a big crowd-puller as over 140,000 people visited the Convention Centre to watch and enjoy the extravaganza over the...