3, April 2005 Sunday 23 Safar 1426 Pakistan, China to waive duty on agri products ISLAMABAD, April 2: Pakistan and China have agreed to reduce customs duty to zero per cent on some tradable items, mostly the agricultural products, under the early harvest programme (zero- customs... Strike in NWFP on MMA’s call PESHAWAR, April 2: On the appeal of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, a shutter down and wheel-jam strike was observed across the NWFP on Saturday.... 80 US, Afghan soldiers enter Pakistani territory MIRAMSHAH (North Waziristan), April 2: About 80 soldiers of the US and Afghan forces entered the Pakistani territory near Lawara Mandi border point and carried out patrolling up to two kilometres... Holland’s group to open stores LAHORE, April 2: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi said on Saturday that Holland-based businessmen would invest over Rs10 billion in the Punjab.... Establishment Div asked to nominate more officers: AIOU Urdu language project ISlAMABAD, April 2: The Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) has asked the Establishment Division to nominate more officers for training in Urdu language to enable them to do their official work... Results of foreign medical students ISLAMABAD, April 2: The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council has announced the final results of foreign students. According to a press release, the following students have passed the registration examination of... Unicef for indicators to assess advocacy drives ISLAMABAD, April 2: Deputy Executive Director Unicef Dr Rima has emphasized the need for developing indicators to assess the impact of multi-million dollar advocacy campaigns for various projects.... Withdrawal of troops from IHK demanded ISLAMABAD, April 2: All-Parties Hurriat Conference (APHC) Azad Jammu and Kashmir chapter Convener Mohammad Farooq Rahmani has said all anti-people laws enforced in held valley should be repealed and Indian army... PPP meeting in Larkana today ISLAMABAD, April 2: A joint meeting of the Central Executive Committee (CEC) and the Federal Council (FC) of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) will be held at Garhi Khuda Bakhsh in... Pakistan should desist from F-16s deal, says ANP LAHORE, April 2: Pakistan should not buy the F-16 fighter jets from the United States and, instead, use the money to eradicate poverty, disease and ignorance, a central leader of the... Strike a flop show, claims Basharat LAHORE, April 2: Punjab Law Minister Raja Basharat on Saturday said the MMA strike was a flop show, establishing that people were not ready to become a part of nasty political... Reference Centre LAHORE, April 2: The first state-of-the-art WTO Reference Centre in the private sector became operational at the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) on Saturday.... Five of a family killed in accident CHISHTIAN, April 2: Five members of a family were killed and four others suffered serious injuries as their car overturned on Chishtian-Dahranwala Road here on Saturday.... Thin traffic on inter-city routes MULTAN , April 2: The religious alliance’s call resulted in —- thin traffic on most of the intercity roads, almost normal movement on urban routes under security cover and partial/poor shutterdown... Mobile, PTCL service disrupted TOBA TEK SINGH, April 2: The service of U-fone remained suspended here on Saturday for more than six hours.... ‘Police action claims life’ DERA GHAZI KHAN, April 2: An ex-serviceman died of a cardiac arrest which he suffered because of alleged intrusion of Choti police into his house and attempt to arrest him for... Seraiki province demanded PESHAWAR, April 2: Pakistan Seraiki Party chief Taj Mohammad Langah has said that exploitation of smaller nations and their economic resources will continue unless the size of Punjab is controlled.... Appeal filed by convicted boys PESHAWAR, April 2: Two juvenile offenders, convicted for sexually molesting two girls, moved the Federal Shariat Court on Friday requesting for setting aside the judgment of a trial court.... ‘Kashmir politicians welcomed in AJK’ MUZAFFARABAD, April 2: Adviser to AJK Prime Minister on Information Ms Noreen Arif on Saturday said that politicians from Indian-held Kashmir should be allowed to visit Muzaffarabad if they express the... People advised to change lifestyle PESHAWAR, April 2: Speakers at a one-day workshop held here on Saturday expressed concern over the increasing incidents of depression, and asked the people to change their lifestyle according to the... Iran constitutes fund to promote trade with Pakistan PESHAWAR, April 2: The government of Iran has established a special fund of $200 million to assist its entrepreneurs willing to invest in Pakistan, members of an Iranian business delegation said... 11 more bodies found LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), April 2: Rescue teams found the bodies of eleven more soldiers in the Kachkol post area of Tirah Valley on Saturday.... Compensation demanded PESHAWAR, April 2: The Sarhad Petroleum Cartage and Dealers Association has expressed its dismay over the damage caused to petrol pumps and shops situated on the university road by miscreants during... Girl killed HARIPUR, April 2: A minor girl died after she fell in a water tank in the jurisdiction of city police station here on Friday.... PPP calls for mid-term elections LARKANA, April 2: The leader of the opposition in the Sindh Assembly, Mr Nisar Khuhro, has demanded mid-term elections under the supervision of an independent election commission.... CM orders probe into payment of ransom: Kidnapping of judges SUKKUR, April 2: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said the government has taken a notice of the statement given by additional session judge Abdul Wahab Abbasi claiming payment... Three injured in acid throwing incident SUKKUR, April 2: A man, Farid Shaikh, threw acid over his wife, daughter and brother-in-law on Saturday due to which they were injured seriously.... Four booked for assaulting girl LARKANA, April 2: Police registered a case against four people for allegedly assaulting a girl in Ratodero on Thursday night.... Blast rocks Turbat QUETTA, April 2: A powerful bomb explosion rocked Turbat township on early Saturday, police said.... Two persons try to commit suicide in Haripur HARIPUR, April 2: Two people, including a married woman, attempted to commit suicide in separate incidents here on Thursday....

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