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WB to provide $60 million to improve land record service ISLAMABAD, Feb 13: The World Bank will provide $60 million for improving land record service delivery in Punjab that will help solve the land ownership and administration issues in the province....		172 to contest Senate polls ISLAMABAD, Feb 13: A total of 168 candidates filed nomination papers for 50 Senate seats by 8pm on Monday before the deadline for submitting nominations was extended till midnight....
President’s China visit to deepen partnership ISLAMABAD, Feb 13: Presi-dent Pervez Musharraf will embark on a five-day state visit to China on Sunday where he will hold wide-ranging talks with the top Chinese leadership....		Bangladeshi PM visits relief camp ISLAMABAD, Feb 13: Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia on Monday visited H-11 tent village and met earthquake survivors who were brought to the capital immediately after last October’s tragedy....
Islamabad, Dhaka chambers sign MoU ISLAMABAD, Feb 13: The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) and its counterpart in Dhaka here on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding to increase interaction between the two organizations....		US Navy hands over $2.5m construction equipment ISLAMABAD, Feb 13: The United States Navy Construction Battalion Four (NMCB 4) detachment to Pakistan Military Engineers on Monday turned over $2.5 million worth of construction equipment to the latter as relief efforts transition to reconstruction....
Balochs losing confidence in political parties: speakers ISLAMABAD, Feb 13: People of Balochistan have started losing confidence in democracy and political parties because of the ineffectiveness of the political system in relieving them of discriminatory treatment....		Pakistan’s mobile telecom policy wins award ISLAMABAD, Feb 13: The GSM Association, a global trade association representing more than 680 mobile operators, awarded Pakistan its prestigious Government Leadership Award-2006 on Monday....
Reserved Senate seats sought for minorities ISLAMABAD, Feb 13: The All-Pakistan Minorities Alliance (APMA) on Monday urged Chief Justice of Pakistan to take suo motu action against non-representation of minorities in the Senate....		Anti-corruption dept to probe cases against govt officials QUETTA, Feb 13: The Balochistan government has decided to send corruption cases instituted against government employees to the anti-corruption department along with relevant record....
Woman complains of police torture HYDERABAD, Feb 13: A woman booked in an attempted robbery case complained of severe police torture here on Monday. Rani Malik, daughter of Malik Allahdad of the Hali Road area,...		2m saplings to be planted GILGIT, Feb 13: About two million saplings would be planted in Northern Areas during the spring season tree plantation campaign, official sources said. The sources from the forest department said here...
Media growth linked to social sector PESHAWAR, Feb 13: Media experts said on Monday that there was a strong link between development in the communication sector and progress in the social sector and urged greater infrastructural commitments for media growth....		PML-N demands election under national govt HYDERABAD, Feb 13: The Pakistan Muslim League-N has demanded appointment of a national government to hold general elections within 90 days and hand over powers to elected representatives of people....
Hangu blast act of terrorism: GOC HANGU, Feb 13: The General Officer Commanding, Kohat, Major-Gen Gul Mohammad, has hinted at the involvement of “a foreign hand” in Thursday’s blast in Hangu, saying it was an act of terrorism “not a sectarian issue”....		Steps urged to improve jail condition SUKKUR, Feb 13: In view of recurring violence in the Sukkur central jail-I, the Sindh IG prison and an inspection team of the Sindh chief minister visited the jail....
Journalists protest against cartoons SWABI, Feb 13: Members of the Swabi Union of Journalists and Topi Union of Journalists and local traders protested against the publication of sacrilegious caricatures in Denmark and other European countries....		Complaint against army KOHAT, Feb 13: The Shia community, in a formal complaint lodged with the high-military officials, has blamed the army for the deaths caused in violence after the Hangu blast....
Protest held against blasphemous cartoons SUKKUR, Feb 13: On call of the JUI a procession was taken out and a sit-in was observed in Kandhkot on Monday against publication of blasphemous caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) by some European newspapers....		Clashes in Khairpur jail; eight injured KHAIRPUR, Feb 13: Four jail officials and four prisoners were injured in a clash between staff and prisoners in the Khairpur central prison on Monday morning....
Traders to observe strike in Punjab today: Blasphemous sketches GUJRANWALA, Feb 13: With protest rallies against blasphemous cartoons still on, trade and religious bodies announced a complete strike in major cities of the Punjab on Tuesday (today)....		Students protest fellow’s killing by dacoits BAHAWALPUR, Feb 13: Islamia University students, protesting against the killing of their fellow by three dacoits near the Baghdad railway station, blocked the DIG Police Chowk, disrupted traffic, boycotted their classes...
Displaced Bugtis skeptical of repatriation plan MULTAN, Feb 13: Tribesmen dislodged from their native Dera Bugti district several years ago are uncertain about their future despite an official plan to repatriate them to their ancestral place....		One killed, 28 injured as bus overturns RAHIM YAR KHAN, Feb 13: One person was killed while 28 others sustained injuries when a speeding bus overturned on Chowk Bahadarpur bypass, some 12kms from here on Monday....
10 villages disconnected as PTCL cable stolen GUJRANWALA, Feb 13: The communication link between 10 villages of Wazirabad tehsil and the rest of the country was disconnected due to theft of cable on Monday....		Three killed in wagon-bus collision SHEIKHUPURA, Feb 13: Three passengers were killed while 10 others sustained serious injuries in an accident near EMCO Tiles Colony on Sheikhupura Road, some 25kms from here on Monday....
No work on dangerous school buildings SIALKOT, Feb 13: The teachers and students of the 47 schools in the district, which have been declared dangerous due to their dilapidated buildings, are compelled to continue educational process in risky conditions as they have no alternative arrangement....		Gas victims laid to rest SAHIWAL, Feb 13: Five people, including three brothers, who had lost their lives due to poisonous gas of a well on Sunday in Chak 103/7-R, were laid to rest here on Monday....
Weighing scales of 112 sugar mills inspected FAISALABAD, Feb 13: Special teams of the labour department, constituted by District Officer Muhammad Aslam Javed, have inspected weighing scales of 112 sugar mills in Tandlianwala, Jaranwala, Dijkot and other areas during the last 40 days....		Complete strike today: Naeemi; Blasphemous cartoons LAHORE, Feb 13: On the call of the Tahaffuz-i-Namoos-i-Risalat Mahaz (TNRM), a complete strike will be observed in the city on Tuesday (today). All religious and political parties, including traders, doctors,...
Lahore witnesses 14,000 commuters every month: Pak-India travel links LAHORE, Feb 13: As passenger traffic between India and Pakistan is increasing since the revival of travel links between the two countries, around 14,000 people, including tourists from other countries, travel...		Controversy about PU housing society deepens LAHORE, Feb 13: The controversy over the registration of the Punjab University’s new employees housing society has deepened following the administration’s refusal to liquidate the private limited company under which it was registered....
Trains still behind schedule LAHORE, Feb 13: Rail traffic to and from Karachi could not return to normality even on Monday — three days after a collision between two goods trains in Thatta district....		Swiss team to assess investment environment LAHORE, Feb 13: A high-power Swiss business delegation headed by top government functionaries will visit Pakistan by the end of this year to assess the business and investment opportunities in various sectors....
Research report on water wastage LAHORE, Feb 13: A French company has started preparation of a research report on wastage of drinking water in the city which will be completed in six months....		Offer to KEMU students LAHORE, Feb 13: The Kings College London and St Thomas Hospitals, University of London, have offered one-year training facilities to the MBBS final year students of the King Edward Medical University....
Licences of Danish firms LAHORE, Feb 13: The Pakistan Chemists Retailers Association (PCRA) has demanded that the federal health minister should cancel the import license of Denmark-based pharmaceutical companies’ products while invoking Section 36 of the Drugs Act 1976....		Protesting students clash with police: Blasphemous cartoons PESHAWAR, Feb 13: Hundreds of college students went on a rampage in the provincial metropolis to protest against the blasphemous caricatures published in European newspapers....
Poll petition hearing adjourned PESHAWAR, Feb 13: The election tribunal has adjourned the hearing of a petition filed by Salim Saifullah Khan till Feb 24. Mr Khan filed the petition after the superior judiciary disqualified...		‘Absconders lose right to hearing in appeal’ PESHAWAR, Feb 13: A full bench of the Peshawar High Court on Monday ruled that a fugitive from law loses his right of hearing before an appellate court....
Anti-encroachment drive continues PESHAWAR, Feb 13: The anti-encroachment drive launched by the district government for widening the Circular Road is in full swing. Encroachments on the road have been removed up to the...		Furniture dealers ask for incentives PESHAWAR, Feb 13: The Furniture Dealers and Manufacturers Association (FDMA) has urged the provincial government to set up a furniture city and announce a special grant so that furniture making could become a profitable enterprise in the province....
Demonstration in Bara LANDI KOTAL, Feb 13: Bara tribesmen on Monday held a rally and opened Kalashnikov bursts on Denmark’s flag to demonstrate against the publication of blasphemous caricatures of Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him)....		NWFP move to curb hoarding of sugar PESHAWAR, Feb 13: NWFP Food Minister Fazle Rabbani has ordered checking of stock registers of sugar mills in the province as part of measures to ensure proper supply to the market....
Oil tanker hits parked wagons SUKKUR, Feb 13: Ten persons, including a woman, were injured in a road accident near the Sukkur central jail-I on Monday evening. It is learnt that the driver of an oil...		Mach rocked QUETTA, Feb 13: Two explosions rocked the coalmine town of Mach on Monday evening, police said. Unidentified people hurled hand-grenades in two houses which exploded with a big bang....