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Latest technology to be introduced in defence sector ISLAMABAD, Feb 10: The government has decided to introduce the latest technology to ensure greater quality control and assurance in the country’s defence and nuclear establishments....		Norwegian, Danish relief staff to be replaced: Security concerns ISLAMABAD, Feb 10: The United Nations and non-governmental organizations engaged in relief operations in the quake affected areas have decided to replace Danish and Norwegian field staff because of security concerns....
Demos, rallies condemn blasphemous caricatures ISLAMABAD, Feb 10: Protest demonstrations and rallies against the publication of blasphemous cartoons in a Danish and some Western newspapers continued on Friday with calls for severing diplomatic and trade ties with the countries where this incident occurred....		Nawaz justifies public reaction to sketches ISLAMABAD, Feb 10: Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) Quaid Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Friday said the reaction shown by the Muslims all over the world to the insulting cartoons was in accordance...
PPP to field 13 candidates for Senate ISLAMABAD, Feb 10: The People’s Party Parliamentarians on Friday decided to award tickets to 13 candidates for the Senate elections scheduled to be held on March 6, sources told Dawn....		Opposition seeks debate on Musharraf’s conduct: Presiding over of PML meeting ISLAMABAD, Feb 10: Opposition members on Friday submitted an adjournment motion to the National Assembly Secretariat, seeking a discussion on the “conduct” of Gen Pervez Musharraf and the alleged violation of...
Fire causes closure of airport for one hour RAWALPINDI, Feb 10: Islamabad International Airport was closed for about one hour on Friday after grass near one of the runways caught fire, eye-witnesses and the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) officials said....		US provided over 1 million gallons fuel for relief flights ISLAMABAD, Feb 10: The United States Disaster Assistance Centre (USDAC) on Friday said so far the US had provided over one million gallons of aviation fuel to relief helicopters that transported more than 20 million pounds of humanitarian aid....
Demonstrations held in NWFP: Sacrilegious caricatures PESHAWAR, Feb 10: People in cities and towns of the province continued holding protest demonstrations on Friday against publication of blasphemous caricatures in various European countries....		Protesters end sit-in after 27 hours GILGIT, Feb 10: Protesters belonging to the Shia community on Friday called off their 27-hour long agitation in various parts of the Northern Areas. The campaign had paralysed life in Gilgit....
Kite flying allowed for 14 days LAHORE, Feb 10: A full bench of the Supreme Court on Friday allowed kite flying throughout the country from Feb 25 to March 10....		Mass awareness key to check pollution, says minister ISLAMABAD, Feb 10: Mass awareness is the only way to fight the ever increasing environmental degradation in the country, Federal Environment Minister Maj (retired) Tahir Iqbal said....
‘Sugar import from India not to deliver’ ISLAMABAD, Feb 10: Import of sugar from India cannot solve our crisis, as the Indian mills have also increased the prices of the commodity from $380 to $480 per ton....		Youm-i-Ashur observed peacefully ISLAMABAD, Feb 10: Ashura was observed in the twin cities with renewed pledge to forge unity and harmony among different sects and avoid sectarianism....
Pakistan earns award for progress in cellphone sector ISLAMABAD, Feb 10: Pakistan is receiving a prestigious “Government Leadership Award 2006” in Barcelona (Spain) on February 13 for its exceptional development and progress in the field of mobile telecommunication....		Call to purge govt of black sheep to end corruption ISLAMABAD, Feb 10: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Mohammad Siddiqul Farooque on Friday said anybody wishing end to corruption must first purge the government corridors of black sheep....
New global security consensus sought ISLAMABAD, Feb 10: Pakistan has urged the international community to evolve a new consensus to achieve disarmament and non-proliferation to address the growing global security concerns, underscoring that it must be based on the principle of equal security for all states....		Thar Express: Feverish activity at Zero Point ZERO-POINT (KHOKHRAPAR): The renovation of the Khokhrapar railway station has been abandoned half way after the government’s decision to build a new railway station at Zero Point, bordering India....
President condemns Hangu blasts ISLAMABAD, Feb 10: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has strongly condemned the Hangu bomb blasts. President Musharraf, in a statement, expressed deep grief and sorrow over the tragic incident....		ANP condemns cartoons PESHAWAR, Feb 10: The Awami National Party has condemned the publication of blasphemous cartoons in some European newspapers and called upon the governments concerned to take steps to ensure that such acts are not repeated....
Nazim accuses govt of interference PESHAWAR, Feb 10: The Peshawar High Court on Friday sought comments from the provincial government in a petition filed by Mardan District Nazim Himayatullah Mayar challenging the alleged interference of the government in the affairs of his district....		Timber mafia cutting trees on rly land GUJRAT, Feb 10: After stealing a huge quantity of Shisham and other trees of the forest department, the timber mafia has now illegally chopped off Shisham trees worth over Rs1.5...
Railway police claim arrest of mastermind: Rs30.61m robbery BAHAWALPUR, Feb 10: Railway police claimed to have arrested the main accused involved in Rs30.61 million robbery late Thursday night from Garden Town here....		Depictions censured by one and all FAISALABAD, Feb 10: People belonging to all walks of life on Friday cried out against the publication of blasphemous caricatures in some European newspapers across the Punjab and announced boycott of their products....
Quack held for ‘killing’ baby SAHIWAL, Feb 10: A DHQ Hospital employee was arrested for allegedly conducting a delivery operation that resulted in the death of a baby in his ‘clinic’ at Adda Gamber near Okara Cantonment....		30 men of PML groups booked TOBA TEK SINGH, Feb 10: The Saddar police arrested on Thursday night 30 political activists belonging to Punjab Forest Minister Dr Ashfaqur Rehman and former district nazim Chaudhry Muhammad Ashfaq groups....
Three of a family shot dead over enmity GUJRAT, Feb 10: Three family members were shot dead while another was seriously injured on Thursday night by their rivals over an old enmity in Shah Jehanian village, Lalamusa....		Mourner dies OKARA, Feb 10: One mourner died and three sustained injuries in two incidents on Thursday. Mrs Mushtaq Malik, 55, of Sirki Mohalla, suffered injuries during Matam at the house of the late Dr Zakir Husain in the city A block....
Three fall prey to hepatitis SAHIWAL, Feb 10: Four people died of hepatitis and meningitis at the DHQ Hospital here on Thursday. Reports said Khalid (17) of Chak 95/6-R, Sadiq (40) of Chak 113/7-R, and Jahangir...		India ‘not’responding to CBMs: Trade sustainability LAHORE, Feb 10: The confidence building measures (CBMs) being taken by Pakistan for improving relations with India are not being responded with the same warmth, which is why both the countries...
Awan, Dar PPP, PML-N candidates for Senate LAHORE, Feb 10: The PPP has selected Advocate Dr Babar Awan as its candidate for the Senate seat from Punjab. Outgoing Sajjad Bukhari and Khwaja Akbar will be his cover candidates....		Five injured, three shops burnt in LPG cylinder blast LAHORE, Feb 10: Five people suffered injuries while three shops and a rickshaw were burnt in a cylinder blast at an outlet on Abbot Road on Friday....
Four buses torched to protest killing LAHORE, Feb 10: Protesters torched four buses after a college student was killed in an accident in Factory Area on Thursday. Police said Asif, 19, was on way home when a rashly driven intra-city route bus hit him....		PR to purchase 600 container wagons LAHORE, Feb 10: The Pakistan Railways has decided to purchase 600 container wagons to modernize its freight sector. According to a news release issued here on Friday, the funds for the...
First aid LAHORE, Feb 10: The Rescue 1122 emergency service provided first aid to 500 injured mourners and shifted 15 of them in serious condition to government teaching hospitals while giving medical cover to Ashura processions....		It’s ‘terrorism’ of the West: female MPs: Blasphemous cartoons PESHAWAR, Feb 10: Women parliamentarians from various political parties have condemned the foreign media for printing blasphemous cartoons and termed it terrorism of the West against Muslims....
PHC dismisses appeal of Turkish woman PESHAWAR, Feb 10: The Peshawar High Court on Friday dismissed the appeal of a Turkish woman and upheld life imprisonment awarded to her in a narcotics smuggling case....		HRCP voices concern over Balochistan situation PESHAWAR, Feb 10: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has expressed deep concern over the escalation of violence in Balochistan during the past few days....
Jirga calls for security LANDI KOTAL, Feb 10: A jirga of the Shinwari tribe on Friday said they would discontinue using the Peshawar-Torkhum road if the political administration did not provide security to their vehicles....		Rs39m water tax outstanding against Mardan consumers MARDAN, Feb 10: The Public Health Engineering Department Mardan has more than Rs39 million outstanding water dues on retail consumers and non-recovery of this amount has been adding to financial difficulties of the department, officials said....