March, 20 2005 Sunday 09 Safar 1426 KARACHI: Ponam fears major army operation in Balochistan: ‘Reinforcement sent’ KARACHI, March 19: The Pakistan Oppressed Nations Movement (Ponam) has warned the rulers against creating an East Pakistan-like situation in Balochistan, and asked all political forces in the country to play... KARACHI: Lawyers boycott court proceedings KARACHI, March 19: Court proceedings remained suspended on Saturday in the city courts as lawyers observed a complete boycott in protest against police baton-charge of lawyers in district courts of Rawalpindi... KARACHI: Order in murder case reserved KARACHI, March 19: An anti-terrorism court reserved on Saturday judgment in a sectarian murder case against two activists of the banned Lashkar-i-Jhangvi. Judge Feroze Mehmood Bhatti of the ATC-2, who conducted... KARACHI: City to get less water today KARACHI, March 19: Due to repair by the KESC at the Dhabeji Pumping Station Phase-2, and K-2 Pumping Station from 11am to 1pm, the city would get 25 million gallon less... KARACHI: Frequent transfers in health dept criticized KARACHI, March 19: The Pakistan Medical Association condemned the present practice of transfers and postings in provincial health department. The frequent transfers and postings were in total violation of merit and... KARACHI: Equal attention being given to rural, urban areas: Ibad KARACHI, March 19: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad said on Saturday that the government was giving equal attention to development of urban and rural areas of the province. In the past,... KARACHI: Action in Dera Bugti criticized KARACHI, March 19: Pakistan People’s Party leader Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday condemned the government for Dera Bugti carnage which, he said, had made a suspect the regime’s declared intention to... KARACHI: PTI, traders to join MMA rally today KARACHI, March 19: A majority of associations of local traders and market associations on Saturday announced to close their businesses and participate in the million march of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA)... KARACHI: Students’ Council installation ceremony held KARACHI, March 19: The Students’ Council installation ceremony of Defence Authority College for Women for the year 2005 was held in the college auditorium here on Saturday. Defence Housing Authority(DHA) Administrator... KARACHI: Removal of flags, graffiti from campuses ordered KARACHI, March 19: Graffiti and flags of various organizations would be removed from campuses to develop spirit of tolerance among students and maintain an atmosphere conducive for conducting studies peacefully. This... HYDERABAD: Soomro says no military operation in Balochistan HYDERABAD, March 19: Senate Chairman Mohammedmian Soomro has claimed that no operation is being conducted in Balochistan and said the issue will be settled in accordance with recommendations of the parliamentary... PESHAWAR: People-to-people contacts to boost ties: Indian team PESHAWAR, March 19: The visiting Indian delegation has called for increasing people-to-people contacts to strengthen mutual relations between Pakistan and India. “Both countries should start composite dialogue to step up... `PESHAWAR: Ulema urged to help eradicate drug abuse PESHAWAR, March 19: The Director-General Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF), Maj-Gen Nadeem Ahmad, has urged the ulema to play there role in eradicating the menace of poppy cultivation and drug abuse. Speaking at... PESHAWAR: Police notice to a woman: court summons SHO PESHAWAR, March 19: Peshawar district and sessions judge Hayat Ali Shah sought comments from the SHO of C-Division police station on Saturday regarding issuance of a notice to a woman for... HYDERABAD: 213 awarded degrees at LUMHS convocation HYDERABAD, March 19: About 213 graduate and post-graduate doctors were conferred degrees at the fourth convocation of the Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences here on Saturday. Senate Chairman Mohammedmian... PESHAWAR: Need stressed for more efforts to control TB PESHAWAR, March 19: Press Information Secretary of Pakistan Chest Society, NWFP, Dr Taj Mohammad has stressed the need for increasing efforts to check increasing rate of tuberculosis (TB) in the country.... ISLAMABAD: AGP refers report to PAC: Irregularities in PIA ISLAMABAD, March 19: The government has referred to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) a report by the auditor general of Pakistan (AGP) which identified financial irregularities worth Rs5.09 billion and accumulated... RAWALPINDI: HEC to spend Rs1bn on poor students’ education RAWALPINDI, March 19: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) would spend Rs1,000 million to enable the poor children to seek education at quality institutions of higher education, said the commission’s chairman, Dr... ISLAMABAD: Pharma firms earn 106pc profit: Disparity in market, hospital prices ISLAMABAD, March 19: Pharmaceutical manufacturers are earning profits to the tune of 106 per cent by supplying life-saving and essential drugs to markets at higher rates than those at which such... ISLAMABAD: National software contest held ISLAMABAD, March 19: The National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences organized gaming, software, speed programming, multimedia, animation, creative poster and quiz competitions on Saturday. The National Software Competition 2005 (NasCon)... ISLAMABAD: Awais to attend IT ministers’ moot ISLAMABAD, March 19: Minister for Information Technology Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari on Saturday proceeded to Bahrain to attend the 3rd IT ministers conference starting on March 21. The two-day conference is... ISLAMABAD: Importance of Ijtihad stressed ISLAMABAD, March 19: Leader of the House in Senate Wasim Sajjad has stressed the need for institutionalization of the process of Ijtihad to meet the challenges of the present-day complex legal... LAHORE: Partial strike by lawyers LAHORE, March 19: Lawyers observed on Saturday partial strike across the Punjab against the demolition of chambers and police action against their colleagues at Gujjar Khan and Rawalpindi. The community generally... LAHORE: ‘No NGO sent Shazia abroad’ LAHORE, March 19: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan on Saturday rejected the official claim that Dr Shazia, the victim of rape at Sui, was sent abroad by a non-government organization.... LAHORE: Lack of coordination between two PR wings LAHORE, March 19: Because of a lack of coordination between the old and the new (computerized) ticketing systems being run parallel to each other by the Pakistan Railways, there is a... LAHORE: Lesco launches online payment of bills LAHORE, March 19: The local electric supply company on Saturday became the first power firm in the country to have launched an online billing system. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony, Wapda... LAHORE: Faisal’s loan case hearing adjourned LAHORE, March 19: An accountability court here on Saturday adjourned till April 4 the proceedings in a reference against Federal Kashmir Affairs Minister Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat, observing that it could... LAHORE: Seminar on anti-ageing therapy LAHORE, March 19: The Anti-Aging Association of Pakistan (AAAP) on Saturday organized a seminar on the role of human growth hormone (HGH) as a potent anti-aging therapy at Aiwan-i-Iqbal. Acknowledging that... ISLAMABAD: ’71-like situation being created: PPP ISLAMABAD, March 19: People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) MNA Nahid Khan has criticized the government for the Balochistan situation and said a 1971-like situation was being created in the country. In a... SWABI: Transporters want old oil price system revived SWABI, March 19: Provincial president of All Goods Transport Federation Liaqat Khan said on Saturday that if their demands were not met till March 24, they would give a call for... PESHAWAR: Ulema urged to help eradicate drug abuse PESHAWAR, March 19: The Director-General Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF), Maj-Gen Nadeem Ahmad, has urged the ulema to play there role in eradicating the menace of poppy cultivation and drug abuse. Speaking at... HANGU: Picture of woman: signboard smashed HANGU, March 19: Police smashed a signboard depicting picture of a woman and tore into pieces some posters during a raid on the shop of a cellular phone company’s dealer here... KARACHI: Banned outfit criticizes govt polices KARACHI, March 19: The Hizbul Tehreer (HT), a banned Islamic organization in Pakistan, working for the revival of Khilafat, on Saturday accused President Pervez Musharraf of mangling Islamic teachings under the... SHIKARPUR: Two shot dead SHIKARPUR, March 19: Two persons were killed in two separate incidents in the district on Saturday. Wakeel Banglani, 24, resident of the Sardar Bhoora Khan village, was working in his field...

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