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End to rights abuse in Kashmir demanded ISLAMABAD, Feb 4: President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Saturday called for ending violence and human rights abuses in the occupied Kashmir and urged the world to push...		APHC leader praises Pakistan support ISLAMABAD, Feb 4: The APHC leader Professor Abdul Ghani Bhatt said on Saturday that Kashmir Solidarity Day being observed tomorrow (Feb 5) had gained additional significance in the wake of the Oct 8 earthquake....
AJK polls to be held on time, says minister ISLAMABAD, Feb 4: Elections to the AJK Legislative Assembly will be held on schedule in the middle of the current year, says Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas Makhdoom Faisal Saleh Hayat....		Turbat-Sharjah route on PIA schedule soon: 20 Haj flights re-adjusted ISLAMABAD, Feb 4: The Senate standing committee on defence and defence production was told on Saturday that in line with the government’s policy to provide flight services on routes of socio-economic...
Protests held against Interpol notices MUZAFFARABAD, Feb 4: Pakistan People’s Party Azad Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday observed a ‘black day’ to protest the issuance of red notices against PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto and Asif Ali...		PML leaders discuss key issues with PM ISLAMABAD Feb 4: The Pakistan Muslim League (PML-Q) president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvaiz Elahi on Saturday called on Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and discussed with him the overall political scenario in the country....
Candidates to submit papers personally: EC ISLAMABAD, Feb 4: The Election Commission on Saturday asked the prospective candidates for Senate seats to personally submit their nomination papers. Secretary of the Election Commission Kanwar Mohammad Dilshad said nomination...		US to leave $6 million equipment behind: Relief forces pullout from 13th ISLAMABAD, Feb 4: The United States Disaster Assistance Centre on Saturday announced that US forces, when leave the country, would hand over more than $6 million worth of military medical and construction equipment to Pakistan....
Eight rounded up after anti-dam protest GILGIT, Feb 4: Police on Saturday detained eight nationalist leaders and activists in Gilgit after breaking up a demonstration held in protest against the construction of Bhasha Dam....		‘Foreigners want to invest in N. Areas’ GILGIT, Feb 4: A number of foreign companies have shown interest in investment in the Northern Areas and have applied for mining lease, an official said....
After successful run in capital education expo moves to Lahore ISLAMABAD, Feb 4: The two-day education exhibition organized by the Dawn Group of Newspapers, ended here on Saturday after facilitating thousands of students who wished to study in the education institutions...		MMA, ARD join hands for Senate polls LAHORE, Feb 4: The MMA will support ARD candidates in the Senate elections in Punjab to be held in the first week of March....
Earthquake survivors to hold demo today MUZAFFARABAD, Feb 4: Annoyed over what they term humiliating process adopted by some government officials for disbursement of compensation money, survivors of the Oct 8 earthquake from downtown Muzaffarabad on Saturday...		Wapda asked to stop work on Bhasha dam GILGIT, Feb 4: a large number of people of Chilas town, protesting against the Bhasha dam project the other day, asked engineers and Wapda staff to stop survey work on the site of the dam, about 177kms south of Gilgit....
President, PM grieved over ferry accident ISLAMABAD, Feb 4: President Gen Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz have expressed shock and grief over the loss of lives in the Egyptian ferry accident....		‘Funds fixed for Gorakh hill project embezzled’ HYDERABAD, Feb 4: People’s Party Parliamentarians MNA Abdul Ghani Talpur has said that millions of rupees allocated for development of Gorakh hill recreational spot have been misappropriated by officials....
Doctors decry exam result cancellation HYDERABAD, Feb 4: Doctors who had passed SPSC examinations held a protest demonstration outside the press club here on Saturday against cancellation of the results by the Sindh chief minister....		NWFP policemen to get more facilities: IGP DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Feb 4: Police officials would be provided modern training and all required facilities, said Frontier Inspector General of Police Rifat Pasha. Addressing police officers here on Friday, he...
Plan to end shortage of health managers ordered PESHAWAR, Feb 4: NWFP Health Minister Inayatullah, while terming shortage of trained personnel in health management as root cause of unsatisfactory delivery of health services, has ordered preparation of a comprehensive plan to overcome the deficiency....		Khyber Rifles official dies LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), Feb 4: An official of Khyber Rifles was electrocuted in Torkham on Friday. Naik Mohammad Iqbal Bangash was reportedly repairing a faulty electric wire at his residence when he received an electric shock....
Proposal to allocate 6pc of GDP for education LAKKI MARWAT, Feb 4: District Nazim Humayun Saifullah Khan has called upon the federal government to allocate six per cent of GDP for education instead of 1.6 per cent....		Gandhara varsity to open research lab this year PESHAWAR Feb 4: Gandhara University is planning to set up a research laboratory this year for post-graduate studies in basic medical sciences, a university official said on Saturday....
WB asked not to fund Bhasha dam ISLAMABAD, Feb 4: The Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) has appealed to the World Bank not to provide funds for the construction of Bhasha dam unless its name was changed to...		Commission for instant probe by judges: Death, suicide in jails LAHORE, Feb 4; The Pakistan Law and Justice Commission (PLJC) has recommended holding of immediate judicial inquiry by additional district and sessions judge in case of suicide or death of any...
‘Opposition, HR teams twisting facts’: Kohlu operation LAHORE, Feb 4: The opposition parties and human rights activists are trying to give a false colouring to the army operation in some parts of Balochistan, allege members of Zarkon Marri, Bejarani and other tribes belonging to Kohlu district in Balochistan....		Tearful eyes greet accident survivors LAHORE, Feb 4: Tearful relatives and friends hugged the survivors of the derailed Karakoram Express at the Lahore railway station on Saturday....
All set for Kashmir Day rally LAHORE, Feb 4: Law Minister Muhammad Basharat Raja on Saturday reviewed arrangements for the Kashmir Day rally, which is scheduled to be led by Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi here on Sunday (today)....		LAJC for curbs on law colleges LAHORE, Feb 4: The Law and Justice Commission has taken serious note of decline in the standard of legal education with observation that any person who cannot succeed in any professional...
Ejazul Haq leaves for Morocco LAHORE, Feb 4: A four-member delegation led by Religious Affairs Minister Ejazul Haq left for Morocco on Saturday to participate in the first meeting of the Morocco-Pakistan Joint Commission on Islamic Cooperation....		‘No major changes in curricula’ LAHORE, Feb 4: State Education Minister Ghulam Bibi Bharwana has said the committee on curricula will present its recommendations within few days. Talking to journalists at the annual exhibition of the...
Seven dry port officials sacked for Embezzlement GUJRANWALA, Feb 4: Seven Sambrial dry port officials, including an inspector, have been sacked for their involvement in an embezzlement of Rs150 million in rebate cases by the Customs authority....		Municipal land to fetch funds for development FAISALABAD, Feb 4: A plan has been chalked out to sell municipal land through open auction to generate funds for development projects. This was stated by district nazim Rana Zahid Tauseef...
Maqbool stresses farmers’ training SARGODHA, Feb 4: Governor Khalid Maqbool said on Saturday the government was striving to impart technical education to farmers and equip them with the latest implements to enhance crop production....		Human chain planned SIALKOT, Feb 4: Scores of citizens will make a chain of human hands in the district on Sunday (today) to express their complete solidarity with the people of occupied Jammu and Kashmir....
Ophthalmology conference begins BAHAWALPUR, Feb 4: A three-day national ophthalmology conference began here at the Quaid-i-Azam Medical College on Saturday....		Sherpao expresses ignorance about Al Qaeda mission PESHAWAR, Feb 4: Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Sherpao has said that he is not aware of any headquarters of Al Qaeda in the Malakand region of the NWFP....
Autonomy to district hospitals pledged PESHAWAR, Feb 4: NWFP Health Minister Inayatullah Khan has said that the provincial government is committed to the principle of according financial autonomy to teaching hospitals and district headquarter hospitals to improve the health-delivery system....		‘Women’s expo to promote local products’ PESHAWAR, Feb 4: The advisor to the prime minister on women’s development, Nilofer Bakhtiar, said on Saturday that an upcoming exhibition would help promote local products of skilled women and serve...
TNFJ presents 14-point charter of demands PESHAWAR, Feb 4: The NWFP Muharram Committee and Azadari Cell of the Tehrik Nifaz-i-Fiqha Jafaria Pakistan have presented a 14-point charter of demands and code of ethics....		Police-robbers shootout leaves six dead PESHAWAR, Feb 4: Police on Saturday shot dead four robbers in an encounter in Pahari Pura area of Chamkani after four other members of the gang escaped....
Blasphemous cartoons condemned PESHAWAR, Feb 4: A parliamentary party meeting of the Pakistan Peoples Party (Sherpao) has condemned the publication of blasphemous cartoons, saying that such outrageous acts are intolerable for Muslims....		23 acquitted of attack on grid station PESHAWAR, Feb 4: An anti-terrorism court on Friday acquitted 23 persons charged with attacking and damaging a grid station of Pesco in Badabher area. Judge Shahjee Rehman Khan observed that the prosecution could not prove its case against the accused persons....
Poppy crop destroyed in Charsadda CHARSADDA, Feb 4: Police on Friday destroyed poppy crops cultivated over vast tracts of land in the Palay area. District Police Officer Dr Fasihuddin Ashraf supervised the operation, while Tangi tehsil...		Protest against European papers SWABI, Feb 4: The Islami Jamiat-i-Talaba (IJT) staged a demonstration here on Saturday in protest against the publication of blasphemous cartoons in European papers, especially in a Danish daily....
Plan to set up industrial zone in Thatta THATTA, Feb 4: A six-member committee of revenue and estate department of the Thatta district has been assigned to survey, identify and demarcate 3,000 acres of state land in the Mirpur...		Govt asked to stop victimization ISLAMABAD, Feb 4: People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) president Makhdoom Amin Fahim has asked the government to stop victimization of political opponents and sought the release of all detainees including Yousuf Raza Gillani, Javed Hashmi, Peer Mukkarram, Bismillah Kakar and others....
Report on death sought LAHORE, Feb 4: Justice Syed Shabbar Raza of the Lahore High Court has expressed concern over the miserable condition of patients in government hospitals due to lack of attention on the part of doctors....		Dawn Education Expo tomorrow LAHORE, Feb 4: The Dawn Group of Newspapers is organizing the second Education Expo 2006 at the Exhibition Centre, Fortress Stadium. The exhibition will open at 11am on Monday (tomorrow)....
Rs369 million matching grant for watercourses LAHORE, Feb 4: As many as 5,000 watercourses are being improved in the province with Rs369 million which have been provided by farmers of the areas concerned as matching assistance....		LHC Bar for severing ties with Denmark LAHORE, Feb 4: The Lahore High Court Bar Association has demanded the government should cut diplomatic relations with Denmark in protest against the publication of blasphemous cartoon and raise the matter in the International Court of Justice....