March, 24 2005 Thursday 13 Safar 1426 NAB has lost Dargal tractor case: PPP ISLAMABAD, March 23: People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) spokesman Senator Farhatullah Babar has claimed that the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has “suffered a stunning defeat in the Geneva jurisdiction” in the Dargal... Missiles displayed at parade ISLAMABAD, March 23: An spectacular and impressive parade of marching as well as mechanized columns of defence forces and civil organizations was held here on Wednesday to mark the 65th Pakistan... PML for equal rights to provinces ISLAMABAD, March 23: Leaders of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League (PML) at a seminar here on Wednesday advocated greater autonomy to provinces and equal rights to them. They vowed to continue... Mehdi Hasan, Rangeela refuse govt cheques ISLAMABAD, March 23: The families of Ghazal maestro Mehdi Hasan and film star Rangeela have refused to accept cheques for Rs200,000 each from the government, culture minister Ajmal Khan told the... FO rejects call for IAEA action ISLAMABAD, March 23: The Foreign Office on Wednesday rejected BJP’s call for a punitive action against Pakistan by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the alleged transfer of nuclear technology... President confers civil, military awards ISLAMABAD, March 23: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday conferred civil and military awards on outstanding individuals at an investiture ceremony held at the Aiwan-i-Sadr on Pakistan Day. Prime Minister Shaukat... ‘Water provision low priority in country’ ISLAMABAD, March 23: Independent water experts and civil society representatives on Tuesday threatened to launch a civil disobedience movement if the state continuously failed to provide clean drinking water to the... Hashmi, jail official exchange hot words RAWALPINDI, March 23: ARD President Makhdoom Javed Hashmi had a quarrel with an official of the Adiala Jail after the latter asked MNA Maimoona Hashmi to follow ‘security rules’ while leaving... Provinces told to identify unrelated cases in ATCs RAWALPINDI, March 23: The federal government has asked provinces to identify all pending cases which do not merit trial by the anti-terrorist courts, a source told Dawn. Only those cases which... Arms returned to legislators RAWALPINDI, March 23: The weapons collected by the army and police personnel during a joint search operation in the parliament lodges were returned to the parliamentarians on Wednesday night, a source... Governor asks Bugtis to end blockade QUETTA, March 23: Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani has reiterated that no issue can be resolved through violence and dialogue is the only way to settle all issues. He was talking to... Protest rally held QUETTA, March 23: Hundreds of workers of the four-party Baloch Alliance marched on the roads and streets of Nushki on Wednesday to protest against FC action in Dera... Ban on hiring women phone operators HARIPUR, March 23: The district government has banned women telephone operators in the district and directed the public call offices to relieve female operators forthwith ‘in public interest’, it is learnt.... Pakistan Day celebrated in Fata PESHAWAR, March 23: Pakistan Day was celebrated with national fervour and enthusiasm in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas and cantonments in the NWFP on Wednesday. The day dawned with prayers at... Protesters beaten up by police LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), March 23: Police resorted to baton charge when relatives of about 10 personnel of Khyber Rifles, who had gone missing in Tirah valley, tried to hold a... ‘ARD-MMA ties depend on govt-PPP talks’ LAHORE, March 23: The ARD’s future relationship with the MMA depends upon the outcome of the PPP’s reported talks with the government and things will start taking some shape during the... ‘Steps afoot for development of Lakki Marwat’ PESHAWAR, March 23: A leader of ruling Pakistan Muslim League and District Nazim of Lakki Marwat, Hamayun Saifullah Khan, said the district government was striving hard to develop the backward areas... Afghan leader on Karzai’s election TOBA TEK SINGH, March 23: The Afghanistan Solidarity Party favoured Hamid Karzai as it had no other option. ASP central leader Adil Afghani, who is here to attend the farmers’ moot,... Kissan moot ends with call for struggle TOBA TEK SINGH, March 23: The International Kissan Conference, attended by the delegates from Afghanistan, India, China, the US and the UK, besides Pakistan, concluded here on Wednesday evening. National Workers... Workers seek early allotment of plots SIALKOT, March 23: Various labour bodies in the city have expressed concern over the inordinate delay in the allotment of 504 plots in the Sialkot labour colony. The residential plots for... Rally against arrest of Salma Ahmed FAISALABAD, March 23: Scores of members of the Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry staged a demonstration in front of the Press Club in protest against the arrest of Begum Salma... ACE proposes changes in laws, rules: Fight against graft LAHORE, March 23: The Punjab Anti-Corruption Establishment has proposed certain amendments to the laws, rules and procedures of provincial departments to check corruption. An ACE draft proposal says the heads of... Security measures make people sweat LAHORE, March 23: Complex security measures for the MMA million-man march encumbered people’s life in the city on Wednesday. Motorists and even pedestrians suffered a great deal while heading towards their... 23 civil awards given LAHORE, March 23: Governor Khalid Maqbool distributed 23 civil awards on behalf of President Pervez Musharraf here at the Governor’s House on Wednesday. The ceremony was also attended by Chief Minister... US team calls on Pervaiz LAHORE, March 23: The present government is taking all necessary steps for the protection of human rights, peace and stability and promotion of brotherhood. Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi said this while... Cancer registry system awaited LAHORE, March 23: The Punjab health department has failed to launch a cancer registry system pilot project in the city despite provincial health minister’s repeated assertions made in this regard for... Restoration of religion column decried LAHORE, March 23: National Commission for Justice and Peace Chairperson Bishop Lawrence J Saldhana has said the federal cabinet decision to restore the religion column in the passport had exposed the... Puppet show LAHORE, March 23: A new puppet show remained the main attraction for children who participated in the World Puppet Day celebrations at the Museum of Puppetry on Raiwind Road on Wednesday....

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