4, April 2005 Monday 24 Safar 1426 Construct Kalabagh dam, demands PEC LAHORE, April, 3: The Pakistan Engineering Congress on Sunday asked the government to “immediately start constructing Kalabagh dam as it was the only feasible mega project currently available to the nation.”... Shujaat, Bugti to meet today QUETTA, April 3: The third round of talks between president of Pakistan Muslim League Chaudhary Shujjat Hussain and Jamhoori Watan Party chief Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti will be held on Monday... 1.5kg heroin seized at airport RAWALPINDI, April 3: The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) personnel arrested an African national and seized 1.5kg heroin from his possession at Islamabad International Airport on Sunday.... SECP keeps mum on KSE crash beneficiaries ISLAMABAD, April 3: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) did not reveal to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) the names of the major beneficiaries of the Karachi Stock Exchange... Polio-free status to be achieved: minister: Meeting reviews progress ISLAMABAD, April 3: Federal Minister for Health Mohammad Nasir Khan has said polio eradication is an international obligation and Pakistan is committed to achieving the polio-free status by the year end.... Benazir urges people to fight for rule of law ISLAMABAD, April 3: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairperson Benazir Bhutto has urged the democratic forces to renew their determination to fight for restoration of the constitution and democracy in the country.... ‘Violators not to be booked under ATA’ ISLAMABAD, April 3: The government would not register cases under Anti-Terrorism Act (ATC) against those who had violated the law during April 2 strike, interior minister Aftab Ahmed Sherpao told Dawn... Pakistan-China body meeting ISLAMABAD, April 3: The preparatory meeting for the 12th Pakistan-China Joint Economic Commission session begun here on Sunday to discuss draft agenda for enhancing bilateral trade, economic and investment cooperation.... Girl attempts suicide ISLAMABAD, April 3: A girl attempted suicide by taking heavy dose of medicine at her house on Sunday, sources told Dawn.... Pope’s death mourned ISLAMABAD, April 3: The Catholic community on Sunday mourned the death of Pope John Paul II in mass services at churches and cathedrals in Rawalpindi, Islamabad and other places in the... Judicial probe into ‘murder’ of Bhutto urged MUZAFFARABAD, April 3: Workers of Peoples Party AJK on Sunday demanded of President Pervez Musharraf to hold a high level judicial inquiry into what they called judicial murder of their party’s... Musharraf’s claim disputed LAHORE, April 3: ARD deputy information secretary Munir Ahmed Khan has disputed President Musharraf’s claim that the army is not involved in political matters or that the elected government is running... Gas consumers get exorbitant bills LAHORE, April 3: Citizens have complained about receiving exorbitant bills of natural (Sui) gas towards the end of winter season, with the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited authorities apt to blame... Rs1.50bn loan for vehicles, says Pervaiz: Four-stroke engine LAHORE, April 3: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi said on Sunday the government would allocate Rs1.50 billion in the next year’s budget to provide interest-free loans for the purchase of four-stroke engine... Fast goods train from Faisalabad FAISALABAD, April 3: The Pakistan Railways has decided to launch a fast goods train from Faisalabad Dry Port to Karachi ports from April 11.... Teacher shot dead by students LAHORE, April 3: A schoolteacher was shot dead and another man was found murdered in separate incidents in the city on Sunday.... Shujaat calls on Qazi LAHORE, April 3: PML President Chaudhry Shujaat Husain and Secretary-General Syed Mushahid Husain on Sunday visited MMA President Qazi Husain Ahmed at a local hospital where he was admitted for a... Case against 59 MMA activists FAISALABAD, April 3: As many as 59 activists of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, including its local leaders, have been booked under the anti-terrorism act here on Sunday.... ‘Miscreants to be tried under ATA’ GUJRANWALA, April 3: The Punjab government issued the following press note regarding Sunday’s episode:... Hitches in Mianwali gas supply project MIANWALI, April 3: The Mianwali district has finally got the facility of Sui gas, but still there are certain hitches in installation of meters and provision of facility to the people.... Canal’s closure affects crops TOBA TEK SINGH, April 3: The continuous unscheduled closure of Gogera branch canal for the last two and a half months has badly affected various crops in dozens of villages of... Women teachers to stage demonstration SADIQABAD, April 3: Women teachers in the district have decided to stage a demonstration in front of the Parliament House, Islamabad, on May 20 to press for their demands, which they... Child mauled by dogs KASUR, April 3: A child was mauled to death by stray dogs at Himatpura locality in Illahabad on Sunday.... Child mauled by dogs KASUR, April 3: A child was mauled to death by stray dogs at Himatpura locality in Illahabad on Sunday. Reports said Abdul Saghir, 4, was playing along with his two brothers... Durrani thanks MMA activists for observing peaceful strike PESHAWAR, April 3: Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has thanked the people of the province for remaining peaceful during the Saturday’s strike called by the MMA.... BoK’s application turned down: Islamic banking PESHAWAR, April 3: The State Bank of Pakistan has not allowed the Bank of Khyber to convert its Nowshera branch into an Islamic banking branch because of its weak financial health,... PHC short of three judges PESHAWAR, April 3: Justice Malik Hamid Saeed of the Peshawar High Court retired on Sunday, increasing the number of vacancies in the court to three.... Protest against campaign to close down FM stations LANDI KOTAL, April 3: Hundreds of Malikdinkhel tribesmen held a demonstration at Qambar Abad, near Bara Bazaar, on Sunday in protest against the Khyber Agency political administration’s campaign against FM radio... Go-ahead for change in law to empower health authority PESHAWAR, April 3: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has given the go-ahead for amending laws to give administrative and financial authority to the Health Regulatory Authority, officials said.... Fahim says strikes not in national interest SUKKUR, April 3: Alliance for Restoration of Democracy president Makhdoom Amin Fahim has observed that public meetings and rallies are part of democracy and it is the right of the MMA,... Protest against police SUKKUR, April 3: About 200 people took out a protest procession against police and the district nazim and staged sit-ins outside the Ghotki police station and the nazim’s office on Sunday.... Z. A. Bhutto’s 26th death anniversary today LARKANA, April 3: Arrangements have been made for observing the 26th death anniversary of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, founder of the Pakistan People’s Party and former prime minister, in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh...

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