March, 22 2005 Tuesday 11 Safar 1426 Armed forces exceed 10pc quota in Cabinet Div. ISLAMABAD, March 21: The armed forces personnel heading the departments under the administrative control of the Cabinet Division exceed the 10 per cent quota of the defence personnel in the civil... Dr Khan accused of selling nuke secrets NEW YORK March 21: Investigators from the United States and other nations now believe that the black market network run by Pakistani scientist A. Q. Khan was selling not only technology... Rs40bn plan to establish Quetta-Gwadar track ISLAMABAD, March 21: Pakistan Railways (PR) intends to establish rail link between Quetta and Gwadar at a cost of Rs40 billion. This was disclosed during a meeting of the Senate Standing... Jam says he favours political solution: Debate on Dera Bugti situation QUETTA, March 21: Chief Minister Jam Mohammad Yousuf has said that he favours political solution to the Balochistan problems and the paramilitary forces were present in Sui before his government came... End to Balochistan operation urged HYDERABAD, March 21: Political leaders, writers and intellectuals have condemned what they called the killing of innocent people in Balochistan and demanded an end to army operation in the province. They... PPP has to accept PML-led govt: CM BADIN, March 21: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has observed that talks and deals with political parties are a part of politics but the People’s Party Parliamentarians will have... 589 Indian prisoners cross Wagah today LAHORE, March 21: Pakistan on Tuesday is scheduled to hand over 589 prisoners to India via Wagah border crossing. The Punjab government said on Monday that the prisoners were being returned... Efforts being made to create jobs, says PM ISLAMABAD, March 21: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said the government is striving to create greater job opportunities for the people and significant priority is being accorded to skill development by... JUI activist injured while making bomb QUETTA, March 21: An activist of a religious party was injured while preparing an explosive device in a mosque in Usta Mohammad, a township of Jaffarabad district, some 380kms east of... Rs1.8bn spent on luxury vehicles in three years ISLAMABAD, March 21: The National Assembly was informed on Monday that the government had spent Rs1.8 billion to purchase 43 luxury vehicles, including latest models of Mercedes Benz, over the past... Armed men beat three NP leaders QUETTA, March 21: Unidentified armed men badly beat up Dr Abdul Hayee Baloch, President of the National Party (NP), and two other senior leaders of the party in the Bolan Pass... 2 girls die in accident RAWALPINDI, March 21: Two girls were killed after being run over by a car in Westridge on Monday. Police said the two class 10 students, identified as Bushra Sadiq and Sitara... ‘Bekar people treated cruelly’ QUETTA, March 21: A tribal leader alleged on Monday that residents of the Bekar union council in Dera Bugti were treated ‘cruelly’ by Bugti tribesmen after an armed clash with guards... 4 children die in roof collapse QUETTA, March 21: Four children were killed and another injured seriously in Killi Walkarm in the Zhob area when the roof of their house collapsed on Monday night. Three sons... Buner district project for tropical forest SWABI, March 21: The Shewa Educated Social Workers’ Association (Seswa) has entered into Rs7.5 million joint venture with European Union and United Nations development Programme (EU-UNDP) for protection and promotion of... Repatriation of refugees suspended for a day ISLAMABAD, March 21: The UNHCR voluntary repatriation programme will temporarily be suspended in Pakistan on Wednesday due to the official holiday. Afghan refugees, seeking UNHCR assistance to return to Afghanistan, should... Gas supply from three Sindh fields begins ISLAMABAD, March 21: Supply of 20 million cubic feet gas per day from the newly-discovered wells at Hassan, Sadiq and Khanpur located in Sukkur and Shikarpur districts in Sindh started on... Shortage of doctors in Baltistan hospitals SKARDU, March 21: The non-presence of female gynaecologists and pathologists in two district headquarters hospitals in Skardu and Ghanche is causing severe hardship to women. District Headquarters Hospital Medical Superintendent Lt-Col... More breast cancer clinics planned LARKANA, March 21: The director of bio-sciences of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, Dr Syed Javaid Khurshid, has said that at present 13 breast cancer centres are providing treatment to patients... No ban on wheat movement LAHORE, March 21: The Punjab government would not ban the inter-provincial movement of wheat this year, claim food department officials. This assurance has also been extended to federal government and other... Water supply for Jatoi town DADU, March 21: Federal Minister for Water and Power Liaquat Ali Jatoi has said that 70,000 gallons of drinking water will be supplied to Johi town daily under a scheme costing... Wapda to pay Chashma contractors $20m claims LAHORE, March 21: Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda), contrary to its previous decision, has decided to pay $20.67 million claims to one of the contractors of Chashma Hydropower Project. Wapda... Consultants in PTCL getting more than ministers ISLAMABAD, March 21: The state-run telephone company has no proposal under consideration to decrease the line rent or the local call charges to benefit the consumers while the taxpayers financed the... 27 workers held for blocking traffic: Killer van set ablaze SIALKOT, March 21: Motra police on Monday arrested 27 industrial workers for setting ablaze a public transport vehicle and blocking traffic for three hours near Aadna-Daakwala village in Daska tehsil. This... Workers want labour laws implemented FAISALABAD, March 21: Powerloom workers, including women and their children, on Monday took out a rally in protest against non-implementation of the labour laws in factories and non-provision of benefits to... Iqbal Khakwani held on murder charge MULTAN, March 21: Vehari police arrested former provincial minister and PML-N leader Hafiz Iqbal Khakwani on Monday for his alleged involvement in the murder of three people over a land dispute.... LPG cylinder price cut by Rs40 LAHORE, March 21: The Jamshoro Joint Venture gas company on Monday announced a Rs40 cut in the price of 11.8kg liquefied petroleum gas cylinder in view of an increase in its... Indian team to attend UAF alumni moot FAISALABAD, March 21: An 18-member delegation of Indian scientists led by Himachal Pradesh Governor V.S. Kokje will attend the 54th alumni association moot of the University of Agriculture on March 28... Another retired serviceman to get key post LAHORE, March 21: The name of Punjab University Registrar Col Masoodul Haq (retired) has been approved for the chairmanship of the Gujranwala Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education. Officials sources told... Rs200m water theft fines go uncollected SARGODHA, March 21: The revenue authorities have reportedly failed to collect over Rs200 million fines due in connection with water theft cases in Kirana sub-division for the last four years. An...

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