January 29, 2006	Sunday	Zilhaj 28, 1426

Please Visit our Sponsor (Ads open in separate window)

 

External forces not allowed to operate here: Musharraf: Bajaur raid: an issue of sovereignty WASHINGTON, Jan 28: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said that Pakistan has condemned the Jan 13 US missile attack on a village in Bajaur Agency as “an issue of sovereignty” and cannot allow any external force to operate within its territory....		Interpol’s notice challenged ISLAMABAD, Jan 28: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has sent a letter to secretary general of Interpol (International Police) Ronald Kenneth Noble, asking him not to become a party in the...
Red notices meant to dent PPP, says Amin RAHIM YAR KHAN/RAJANPUR Jan 28: The People’s Party believes that red notices against Benazir Bhutto and Asif Zardari are part of the government strategy to weaken the party before the next general elections....		No contact with govt since March 2005: PPP ISLAMABAD, Jan 28: Secretary-General of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Jahangir Badar on Saturday said there had been no contact between the government and the party since March 2005 and that...
SC to take up issue of Kalabagh: CJP HYDERABAD, Jan 28: The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, has said the apex court would look into the dispute over the Kalabagh dam if a case is filed in the court....		NAB officials visits to Geneva cost Rs2.44m ISLAMABAD, Jan 28: Ten officials of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) visit to Geneva (Switzerland) from June 2004 to November 2005 incurred Rs2.44 million to national exchequer....
FAO warns of locust breeding ISLAMABAD, Jan 28: The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations has warned Pakistan about breeding of locusts in the coastal areas of Balochistan to the size of a swarm if it starts raining....		SC for end to granting grace marks ISLAMABAD, Jan 28: The Supreme Court Friday termed the culture of seeking and granting grace marks a clear violation of the principles of good governance which would promote substandard education....
Aziz pays tribute to Wali Khan CHARSADDA, Jan 28: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Saturday visited Wali Bagh, residence of nationalist leader Khan Abdul Wali Khan in Charsadda, to condole with members of the bereaved family....		PM, Mushahid honoured by Philippines ISLAMABAD, Jan 28: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz was awarded the Congressional Medal of Achievement by the House of Representatives of Philippines on Jan 27, said a statement issued here ON Saturday....
‘Big scope for Argentinian oil firms’ ISLAMABAD, Jan 28: The ambassador of Argentine, Radolfo Martin Saavia, on Saturday called on Federal Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Amanullah Khan Jadoon and discussed with him matters pertaining to exploring avenues of cooperation in the oil and gas sector....		Bugti tribe elder rejects HRCP report MULTAN, Jan 28: A Bugti tribe elder, Mir Ahmedan Khan has alleged that the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan’s report on the present situation in Balochistan was biased and misleading....
LHC stops auqaf from construction: Market near mosque BAHAWALPUR, Jan 28: The Bahawalpur bench of the Lahore High Court has restrained the auqaf department from constructing a market adjacent to the historical Sadiq Mosque in the heart of city....		School building grabbed GUJRANWALA, Jan 28: A primary girls school building was occupied after expelling students and teachers from the building by the influential people in a Kamoki village on Saturday....
Sialkot jail case hearing adjourned GUJRANWALA, Jan 28: The anti-terrorism court No 1 continued the hearing of Sialkot jail incident case on second consecutive day here on Saturday and recorded the statement of witness additional sessions judge Nazir Ahmad....		Four killed on road SAHIWAL, Jan 28: Four people, including three members of a family, were reportedly killed on Saturday....
Life term GUJRANWALA, Jan 28: The anti-terrorism court No 1 handed down life term and ordered forfeiture of the property of convicts Riaz and Maqsood in a kidnap for ransom case here on Saturday....		Model traffic police takes charge of Islamabad ISLAMABAD, Jan 28: Islamabad Model Traffic Police finally took charge of capital’s traffic on Saturday with an attractive new look, modern gadgetry, better salary and less duty hours much to the envy of their counterparts in other cities....
Thar Express to start operation from Feb 15: Governor visits Khokhrapar MIRPURKHAS, Jan 28: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has said that the Thar Express will start operation on February 15 from Karachi. He said that he was trying to ensure that the train must stop at Mirpurkhas and Khokhropar railway stations....		Demand to abandon dam projects LARKANA, Jan 28: Leaders of the Sindh Qaumi Ittehad have said that revolution not election is the option for solution of all injustices done to Sindh....
Plan to affiliate medical colleges with LUMHS NAWABSHAH, Jan 28: People’s Medical College in Nawabshah, Chandka Medical College in Larkana and Ghulam Mohammad Mahar Medical College in Sukkur would soon be affiliated with the Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences in Jamshoro....		FIR against policemen, politicians registered SHIKARPUR, Jan 28: An FIR was registered against 50 policemen, union council nazims, political leaders and other people at the New Faujdari police station here on Friday night....
Body found in Kandiaro NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Jan 28: The body of a 35-year-old man was found on the Mirzapur Link Road, near Kandiaro, on Saturday....		Father, son killed by armed men KHAIRPUR, Jan 28: A man and his son were killed in a clash between two rival groups here on Saturday morning. Some Khaskheli community people were working in sugarcane fields near...
Protest against arrest of minority leader SUKKUR, Jan 28: A large number of people belonging to the Hindu community and PPP activists took out separate protest processions here on Saturday following the arrest of Hindu Panchayat president Eshwar Lal in a theft case....		Preparations begin for 2007 polls, says CEC HYDERABAD, Jan 28: Acting Chief Election Commissioner Justice Abdul Hameed Doggar has said preparations for the 2007 general election have been started as electoral rolls are being computerized, revised and updated....
T.M. Khan budget HYDERABAD, Jan 28: Tando Mohammad Khan District Nazim Mir Inayat Ali Talpur on Friday presented a Rs633.023 million budget of the district at the district council, showing a surplus of Rs46.923...		All set for second Lahore Marathon LAHORE, Jan 28: The stage is set to hold the second Lahore Marathon on Sunday. Oganizers said more than 15,000 runners confirmed their participation till Saturday evening to queue up at...
Indian rail team arrives LAHORE, Jan 28: A nine-member delegation of the Indian Railways arrived here on Saturday....		‘Pending cases necessitate red notices’ LAHORE, Jan 28: Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Saturday strongly defended the issuance of red notices against Ms Benazir Bhutto and her spouse Asif Ali Zardari, saying both of them were wanted in 10 cases pending with various courts....
MMA adamant LAHORE, Jan 28: Amid allegations of arrest of thousands of activists across Punjab, the MMA vows to continue its protest against mixed marathon being held here on Sunday (today)....		Protection assured LAHORE, Jan 28: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi on Saturday made it clear that the participants in Marathon would be given full protection and nobody could dare disrupt it....
PPP camp LAHORE, Jan 28: The Lahore PPP will set up a protest camp in the city on Jan 31 against the alleged character-assassination campaign being carried out by the government against Ms Benazir Bhutto....		IGP railways LAHORE, Jan 28: New inspector-general of the Pakistan Railways Police Maj Zaheer Ahmad (retired) took charge of his office on Saturday....
IJT men held for attacking function PESHAWAR, Jan 28: Six workers of Islami Jamiat Tulaba (IJT) were arrested on charge of attacking a farewell party of students after their pre-arrest bail petition was rejected by Additional District and Sessions Judge Rajab Ali Khan on Saturday....		Right claimed over Bhasha dam profit PESHAWAR, Jan 28: People of Bhasha, Kohistan district, have demanded that the government should take them into confidence on the construction of Bhasha dam. Speaking at a press conference at the...
Anti-polio teams barred from tribal area LANDI KOTAL, Jan 28: People of Loe Shalman have refused to allow anti-polio teams to enter their area in protest against loadshedding and faulty telephone lines....		Students of Gandhara University get degrees PESHAWAR, Jan 28: Chancellor of Gandhara University Mrs Roeada Kabir distributed 285 degrees among the successful graduates at the first convocation of the university held here at a local hotel on Saturday....
‘Funds for war on terrorism misused’ LANDI KOTAL, Jan 28: A tribal jirga on Saturday expressed dissatisfaction over the progress of development schemes in the remote Tirah Valley of the Khyber Agency....		Two arrested, drugs seized PESHAWAR, Jan 28: The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) has arrested two alleged drug smugglers and recovered a large quantity of contraband from their possession, says an official statement issued here on Saturday....
Two outlaws shot dead HARIPUR, Jan 28: Two outlaws were killed in a firing incident and another two were arrested near Bhaidian village some 32 km from here on Friday evening, police sources said....		3 die in Chitral road crash CHITRAL, Jan 28: Three people were killed and 15 others injured when their vehicle fell into a ravine here on Saturday. A wedding party was going from upper Chitral to Nishko...