March, 14 2005 Monday 03 Safar 1426 Arbab says no political crisis in Sindh MITHI, March 13: Sindh Chief Minister Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said that his government is not facing any political crisis.... Maulana Sami criticizes MMA NOWSHERA, March 13: Chief of his own faction of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam Maulana Samiul Haq has said that despite the fact that his party was a component of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, the... IDBP suffered Rs24bn loss: AGP report ISLAMABAD, March 13: The Industrial Development Bank of Pakistan (IDBP) has suffered a loss of Rs24 billion resulting in negative equity of Rs23 billion, reveals the Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP)... Wapda seeks new metering system: Bid to reduce line losses ISLAMABAD, March 13: Inaccurate and insecure metering systems of power companies are adding to transmission losses and need urgent improvement to avoid new disputes among the companies, it is learnt.... Rice due on 16th with 80-member entourage ISLAMABAD, March 13: US secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is scheduled to arrive here on Wednesday for consultations with the top leadership on a host of bilateral, regional and global issues,... Leghari for fixing saboteurs LAHORE, March 13: Former president Sardar Farooq Ahmed Khan Leghari says that those involved in acts of sabotage in Balochistan should be dealt with firmly.... Police raid Marri camp, use teargas QUETTA, March 13: Women and children of the Marri camp on Sunday protested against a fresh search operation and pelted the police force with stones.... Irregularities of over Rs27bn in tax collection detected ISLAMABAD, March 13: The Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) has identified irregularities of more than Rs27.535 billion in income tax collection by the Central Board of Revenue (CBR) during the year... ‘Bus service no substitute for right to plebiscite’ ISLAMABAD, March 13: Kashmiri leaders at a round-table conference here on Sunday said the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus service was just a drop in the ocean and could not be a substitute for... ‘Pakistan benefited from C’wealth’ ISLAMABAD, March 13: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Sunday that Pakistan had greatly benefited from being a part of the Commonwealth network and it would continue to do so.... UN official’s autopsy ISLAMABAD, March 13: An autopsy was carried out here on Sunday to ascertain the cause of death of a United Nations official who died under mysterious circumstances in Afghanistan.... Nepra members getting undue facilities: report ISLAMABAD, March 13: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) spent hundreds of thousands of rupees of taxpayers’ money on providing household items like bed sheets, blankets and towels to its... 7 Guantanamo prisoners arrive RAWALPINDI, March 13: Seven Pakistani prisoners released from Guantanamo Bay prison camp, Cuba, arrived in Islamabad in the early hours of Sunday, official sources said.... Govt urged to enforce Islamic laws to curb drugs QUETTA, March 13: Ulema of different schools of thought have urged the government to implement Islamic laws against drug manufacturers, smugglers and users.... Five hospitals planned for Haripur HARIPUR, March 13: The NWFP health department is planning to establish five hospitals at a cost of Rs243 million to provide health care facilities to people in remote parts of Haripur... Conservation measures for Moenjodaro stressed LARKANA, March 13: Speakers at a workshop on ‘Moenjodaro conservation’ have underlined the need for conservation and preservation ... Need for investment in media stressed PESHAWAR, March 13: Federal Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has said that quality education and media can bring about a positive change in society. Therefore, it has become imperative for the... Arms, drugs seized; two held PESHAWAR, March 13: Peshawar police seized a large quantity of arms, ammunition and narcotics from a pick-up and arrested two alleged smugglers on the Bara Road here on Sunday.... Karo-kari: woman, man shot dead SHIKARPUR, March 13: A man and a woman were killed on the pretext of karo-kari by their relatives in the Rakhyal-Ji-Wandh village, Garhi Yasin, here on Sunday morning.... Gas pipeline damaged JACOBABAD/SUKKUR, March 13: A portion of a gas pipeline near the Gujrani Fall in the Tangwani area on the Sindh-Balochistan border was damaged by a bomb blast on Sunday morning.... Farmers prefer maize to cane OKARA, March 13: Maize is replacing sugarcane as a profitable crop in the district, say growers while identifying reasons of cane shortfall... Production of Gur, Shakkar on the rise TOBA TEK SINGH, March 13: High prices of Gur and Shakkar and millers’ attitude are keeping many of growers away from selling their sugarcane crop to mills.... Punjab to procure 3.5m ton wheat LAHORE, March 13: The Punjab government on Sunday fixed a wheat procurement target of 3.5 million tons with a pledge to purchase till last grain if the situation so demanded.... Fortnightly review of POL prices opposed LAHORE, March 13: The Pakistan Workers Confederation has urged the government to stop fortnightly review of POL prices or link the same to their wages.... Contractors to pay for car damage LAHORE, March 13: District Nazim Mian Amer Mahmood has said that contractors lifting cars from no-parking zones are liable for compensating owners for the damage caused owing to carelessness.... GCU’s 140th anniversary LAHORE, March 13: The Government College University, Lahore, has decided to organize five colourful events in connection with its 140th anniversary celebrations.... PM developed trade links: minister ISLAMABAD, March 13: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has been successful in transforming economic ties with friendly countries into economic links to replace aid with trade.... Durrani wants timely completion of schemes Bureau Report PESHAWAR: March 13: The NWFP Chief Minister, Mr Akram Khan Durrani, has said that people delaying completion of welfare schemes would be dealt with sternly....

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