March, 17 2005 Thursday 06 Safar 1426 Racket in PHF exposed: Human smuggling ISLAMABAD, March 16: A racket of human smuggling in the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) was exposed by the Senate Standing Committee on Sports, Youth Affairs and Culture as it probed the... Senate body briefed on transport system ISLAMABAD, March 16: A meeting of the standing committee on communications was given a detailed presentation on the draft report of the existing public transport system by the National Transport Research... Nasim hits out at decision to dissolve ANP set-up PESHAWAR, March 16: Begum Nasim Wali Khan and Farid Toofan, two senior leaders of the Awami National Party (ANP), have criticized the action taken against them by party’s executive committee, and... Dialogue to help solve all issues, says Singh SHEIKHUPURA, March 16: Indian Punjab Chief Minister Amrinder Singh said in the Nankana Sahib on Wednesday he was optimistic that ongoing dialogue would help bring two neighbouring countries closer and resolve... Faisal back home from foreign tour ISLAMABAD, March 16: Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat on Wednesday presided over a meeting of Northern Areas Selection Board here. Important decisions were taken... SC unseats UC nazims, directs fresh polls ISLAMABAD, March 16: The Supreme Court has unseated nazim and naib nazim of Union Council, Ambar, Swabi district of NWFP and directed the Election Commission of Pakistan to hold fresh elections... Pakistan desires peace with all its neighbours: PM ISLAMABAD, March 16: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Wednesday Pakistan desires peace with all its neighbours and seeks to resolve all outstanding issues including Kashmir through dialogue. The prime minister... Lawmakers in NA unite on privilege motion ISLAMABAD, March 16: The opposition and the treasury members on Wednesday joined hands to table a motion on breach of their privilege at the hands of security agencies who had blocked... Faisal’s name not on ECL: Sherpao ISLAMABAD, March 16: Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Sherpao on Wednesday said the name of Federal Minister Faisal Saleh Hayat had not been put on the Exit Control List (ECL). “We are... MQM hits out at oil price hike ISLAMABAD, March 16: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), a ruling coalition partner, has expressed its concern over recent increases in the prices of petroleum products and termed it harmful to the... MNAs blast Punjab CM’s publicity campaign ISLAMABAD, March 16: Parliamentarians from the treasury and opposition benches joined hands during the National Assembly question hour on Wednesday to blast Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi for what they... BHC orders ISI to produce detainees QUETTA, March 16: A division bench of Balochistan High Court has issued notice to the officer incharge of Inter Services Intelligence, Balochistan, to produce two detainees, Tariq and Gohram, before the... Rural electrification to cost Rs35 billion ISLAMABAD, March 16: The federal government has finalized an extensive rural electrification programme and the expansion of distribution network at a cost of Rs35.4 billion. Official sources told Dawn here on... Faiz drew inspiration from Iqbal, says scholar ISLAMABAD, March 16: Russian scholar Ludmila A. Vaselieva, speaking at a literary function on Wednesday, chronicled debts of gratitude which poet Faiz Ahmad Faiz owed to his predecessor Allama Iqbal. The... Shaukat for promoting Pakistan’s image PESHAWAR, March 16: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has emphasized the need for effectively marketing Pakistan’s image abroad to attract foreign investment and boost exports to reduce poverty and consolidate economic growth.... Consensus on big dams stressed PESHAWAR, March 16: The provincial chief of the Pakistan People’s Party (Sherpao), Pervez Khan Khattak, has underlined the need for evolving a national consensus before embarking on mega projects like the... Differences causing delay in NFC award: Aziz PESHAWAR, March 16: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that finalization of the next National Finance Commission (NFC) award is pending because of differences among the federating units. “Finalizing the next... Pakistani awarded gold medal by Greece MARDAN, March 16: Zainul Wahab, director of the Chakdra museum and expert on Greek sites and Hellenic culture in the NWFP, is the first scholar of Pakistan who has been awarded... Commuters’ ordeal ahead of Musharraf’s visit BAHAWALPUR, March 16: Arrangements have been finalized for the visit of President Gen Pervez Musharraf for a public meeting at a local stadium on Friday. The district administration and police have... Flour shortage in Sialkot criticized SIALKOT, March 16: People and their representatives have protested against the shortage of flour in the Sialkot district. They urged the provincial and district governments to ensure the availability of flour... Campuses tense after students’ protest JHANG, March 16: Tension continued to grip major educational institutions for the fourth consecutive day on Monday, following a clash between college students and a security guard of a transport company... POL price hike condemned GUJRANWALA, March 16: The recent increase in POL prices has widely been condemned in Punjab. In Gujranwala, the chamber of commerce and industry and other organizations of traders have protested against... Kashmir’s council backs bus service LAHORE, March 16: The Muttahida Jihad Council, a conglomerate of 11 outfits busy in waging an armed struggle for independence of Indian-held Kashmir, supports the Muzaffarabad-Srinagar bus service, expecting that it... Plea against PM adjourned LAHORE, March 16: An election tribunal of the Lahore High Court on Tuesday adjourned till April 12 the hearing of a petition challenging the election of Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on... Mangla level ‘be kept within limit’ LAHORE, March 16: The Water and Power Development Authority needs to keep water level in the Mangla Dam within certain limits because of ongoing construction work there. Talking to Dawn on... Inquiry urged into hospital affairs KHAIRPUR, March 16: District Nazim Nafisa Shah has demanded that the Sindh secretary for health should hold an inquiry into the working of the Khairpur Civil Hospital. In a communication to... Teachers on hunger strike hospitalized DADU, March 16: Three teachers who have been on hunger strike for 16 days were taken to the Dadu Civil Hospital on Wednesday as their condition deteriorated. The teachers, Zaman Soomro,... Shortage of teachers in college criticized SUKKUR, March 16: Students of the Sardar Ghulam Mohammad Medical College boycotted classes on the second consecutive day on Wednesday and staged a demonstration outside the press club in protest against... PML-N directed to prepare for LB polls LAHORE, March 16: Punjab PML-N Chief Organizer Sirdar Zulfikar Ali Khosa has directed all party leaders and supporters to prepare themselves for the local elections, which are due to be held... Discrimination in jobs condemned SUKKUR, March 16: A large number of people held a demonstration outside the Fauji Fertilizer Company in Mirpur Mathelo on Wednesday in protest against recruitment of people from other areas at...

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