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February 28, 2006 Tuesday Muharram 29, 1427   NAB takes up issue of sugar, oil price hike ISLAMABAD, Feb 27: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) would probe into unusual increases in prices of sugar and petroleum products, it was officially announced here on Monday.... Unqualified apology tendered in contempt case ISLAMABAD, Feb 27: Hadi Bakhsh Jatoi, a close relative of a federal minister, and Fakhar-i-Azam, brother of the NWFP law minister, on Monday tendered unconditional apology before a three-judge bench of... Mufti Shakir agrees to leave Bara LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), Feb 27: Mufti Munir Shakir on Monday agreed to leave the Bara area in the Khyber Agency tomorrow (Tuesday). He made the announcement on his illegally-operated FM radio station.... Pims ready to deal with bird flu cases ISLAMABAD, Feb 27: Isolation units are ready at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) to meet any emergency in case of bird flu outbreak, said Pims Executive Director Prof Fazle Hadi on Monday.... Residents of E-12 to get plots in I-14: 2nd land acquisition agreement ISLAMABAD, Feb 27: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Monday signed another land acquisition agreement with the villagers of Sector E-12 under which they would get plots in Sector I-14 in exchange for their land.... Work on gas pipelines’ repairs continues: Rajanpur blast MULTAN, Feb 27: The two gas pipelines damaged on Sunday night reportedly after a blast in Shahwali area of Rajanpur district could not be repaired till late on Monday night.... Train march bid foiled; 80 arrested LAHORE, Feb 27: Police on Monday thwarted the Tahaffuz Namoos-i-Risalat Mahaz (TNRM) attempt to hold a train march and arrested more than 80 activists from Lahore railway station.... Iran for increase in bilateral trade: Private sector help sought LAHORE, Feb 27: It is high time that the Pakistani business community joined hands with their Iranian counterparts as the prices of inputs like petrol, gas and electricity are quite cheaper in Iran as compared to Pakistan.... Remand of accused in desecration case extended SUKKUR, Feb 27: The anti-terrorism court-II, Sukkur, on Monday remanded Irfan, arrested on the charge of desecrating the Holy Quran, in police custody for two more days.... Shujaat urges calm during Bush’s visit WASHINGTON, Feb 27: PML president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain urged religious and political groups in Pakistan on Monday not to associate US President George Bush’s visit with the controversy over the blasphemous cartoons.... OGDC chief’s orders suspended: Contract cancellation ISLAMABAD, Feb 27: The Lahore High Court (LHC) Rawalpindi bench on Monday suspended the orders of the chief executive officer (CEO) of Oil and Gas Development Corporation (OGDC) pertaining to cancellation of contract of a private exploration company.... Chakwal to have new jail CHAKWAL, Feb 27: The Punjab government has approved the construction of a new jail in Chakwal as the present sub-jail has become overcrowded and did not have the required facilities for the prisoners.... Aziz to be key speaker at London moot ISLAMABAD, Feb 27: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz will be the keynote speaker at the Asia2015 conference being held in London March 6 to 7, British High Commission official Yusuf Samiullah disclosed here on Monday.... Rs725,000 looted from bank RAWALPINDI, Feb 27: Six robbers looted Rs725,000 from Habib Bank Rehmanabad branch after taking its employees and customers hostage here on Monday and escaped, police said.... Traffic flow hit by PM’s visit to PAC ATTOCK, Feb 27: The closure of 15 kilometre stretch of Attock-Kamra Road from Teen Meela Chowk to Kamra Chowk for five long hours during the visit of Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz,... Envoys present credentials ISLAMABAD, Feb 27: Ambassadors-designate of eight countries presented their credentials to President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Monday. Those who presented their credentials to President Musharraf were: Damir Dzonko of Bosnia and... New long-range aircraft arrives ISLAMABAD, Feb 27: PIA’s new aircraft, Boeing 777-200LR, carrying 293 passengers, made an inaugural flight from Seattle to Islamabad via Manchester on Monday.... NWFP making rapid progress in education, says minister PESHAWAR, Feb 27: NWFP Senior Minister Sirajul Haq has called upon the teachers’ community to perform their obligations devotedly and work for character building and giving proper education to students.... Ready-made bridges for quake-hit areas ISLAMABAD, Feb 27: Federal relief commissioner Maj-Gen Farooq Ahmed Khan has said that ready-made bridge shall be provided for efficient communication in the earthquake areas of the NWFP and Azad Kashmir, so that relief goods and construction material are transported easily.... Trainee diplomats receive briefing on NWFP, Fata PESHAWAR, Feb 27: A 25-member delegation from the Foreign Sciences Academy Islamabad, comprising trainee diplomats, was given a detailed briefing on the Frontier province and Fata on Monday.... Durrani orders release of Rs13m for Mingora roads PESHAWAR, Feb 27: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has directed release of Rs13 million for the repair and maintenance of Mingora city roads. He also directed the NHA to expedite the pace of work on N-45 from Nowshera to Dir.... Accused gets bail in rocket attack case PESHAWAR, Feb 27: The Peshawar High Court on Monday granted bail to a person charged with a rocket attack on the office of an intelligence agency in Swat district.... Poll for Senate’s Fata seats on March 10 ISLAMABAD, Feb 27: The Election Commission announced on Monday that polling for Senate seats from the federal capital and Federally-Administered Tribal Areas will be held on March 1.... Convict’s pardon ‘secured’ at gunpoint FAISALABAD, Feb 27: After the kidnappings of two boys of their family heirs of a slain man are not ready to risk the third one. Rather, they have decided to pardon the convict to ward off the threat.... Passenger train derails SARGODHA, Feb 27: At least four coaches of 261-up shuttle train running between Bhera and Malikwal derailed near Rajewala this noon allegedly due to defective track.... MMA workers hold protests FAISALABAD, Feb 27: Hundreds of Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) activists staged a protest demonstration and took out a rally at the Clock Tower intersection by dodging the police force deputed around the main offices of the religious alliance here on Monday.... Rs1.74bn Lyallpur Town uplift plan FAISALABAD, Feb 27: Development schemes worth over Rs1.75 billion have been chalked out by the Lyallpur Town administration to get a formal approval from President Gen Pervez Musharraf during his forthcoming visit to the city.... German envoy visits industrial show GUJRANWALA, Feb 27: Pakistani products have the potential to become symbol of quality, said Germany’s commercial counsellor Jhon Colmnis. He was talking to local manufacturers during his visit to ‘Made-in-Gujranwala Exhibition’... Basant events: hoteliers told to seek approval LAHORE, Feb 27: District Coordination Officer Mian Muhammad Ijaz has directed the city hotels not to organise Basant festivals without permission of the City District Government Lahore.... PPP leader sceptical about fair election KHAIRPUR, Feb 27: Sindh People’s Party Parliamentarians president Syed Qaim Ali Shah has observed that in the presence of Gen Pervez Musharraf as the head of the government, one cannot think of fair and free elections.... Action against three doctors recommended: Negligence during woman’s operation HYDERABAD, Feb 27: A four-member committee of doctors and professors has recommended departmental action against three doctors of the gynaecology ward of the Hyderabad Civil Hospital for their negligence while operating upon a pregnant woman last year.... Forming of monitoring bodies demanded LARKANA, Feb 27: A group of Awam Dost nazims and members elected on special seats criticized the Larkana district government for its failure in constituting monitoring committees.... Donors asked to provide pledged funds ISLAMABAD, Feb 27: Pakistan’s Acting Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva Ms Tehmina Janjua on Monday urged the donors to expedite converting pledges into funds to help start and sustain the reconstruction work in the quake-hit areas.... Reconstruction issue discussed ISLAMABAD, Feb 27: Chairman Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority Altaf Saleem said on Monday the process of opening bank accounts needed to be expedited for disbursement of cash grants to the earthquake-affected people.... LJ activist arrested VEHARI, Feb 27: A Lashkar-i-Jhangvi activist was arrested on Sunday night in Jallah Jeem Town, Mailsi. The Mailsi police have sent the arrested man to some unknown place.... Three of a family shot dead OKARA, Feb 27: Three family members were shot dead over an old enmity in Phullan Toori village near Deepalpur on Sunday evening. Reports said that Phullan Toori union council nazim Syed... Upgradation of Jhang-Lalian road JHANG, Feb 27: Upgradation of the road between Ahmadnagar in Chiniot tehsil and Makhdoom interchange close to the Sial Services area on motorway will reduce distance between Islamabad and southern parts of the country by 80km.... One killed as crane’s chain breaks SHEIKHUPURA, Feb 27: A labourer was killed and three others injured when the chain of a crane broke in a textile mills on Faisalabad Road on Monday.... Women’s rally at Mansoora LAHORE, Feb 27: A Shan-i-Mustafa rally was held outside Mansoora on Monday by a large number of women and children. The venue of the rally, scheduled to be held from Nasser... PR body to discuss insurance plan LAHORE, Feb 27: The Pakistan Railways is contemplating to get its passengers insured, it is learnt. “The railways has suffered a loss of over Rs85,049,000 (Rs85.049... Man injured by kite string LAHORE, Feb 27: A principal of an institute for the blind was injured when a kite string cut his throat on Wahdat Road. Government Sunrise Institute for Blind principal Ayub Butt,... Restoration of democracy urged SHIKARPUR, Feb 27: People want democracy to be restored in the country in order to improve their standard of life. This was stated by Sindh ARD president Zain Ansari while speaking at a meeting here on Sunday night.... Fatehullah Usmani’s biography launched SUKKUR, Feb 27: ‘Narbada se Mehran Tak’, a biography of eminent writer and poet the late Fatehullah Usmani was launched at a hotel here on Sunday.... Torture in detention alleged HYDERABAD, Feb 27: A resident of Goth Darya Khan Talpur in the Matiari district has blamed the Hala police for illegally detaining his brother. Speaking at a news conference at the... ACE seizes record MIRPURKHAS, Feb 27: The Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE), Mirpurkhas, has raided the local office of the provincial buildings department and seized record while some record was found missing from office.... Khushaal Express escapes disaster SUKKUR, Feb 27: The Karachi-bound Khushaal Khan Khattak Express narrowly escaped a disaster when a bomb exploded on the railway track at Sattar Abad, near Kandhkot, on Monday afternoon.... Doctors blamed for death of patient NAWABSHAH, Feb 27: A patient died in the People’s Medical College Hospital due to alleged negligence of duty doctors on Monday. Lakha Dino Mahar, 40, was admitted to medical unit-3 on Saturday.... Protest against cartoons MITHI, Feb 27: A procession was taken out here on Monday against publication of sacrilegious caricatures in European newspapers. The procession was taken out under the aegis of district and taluka councils.... JSQM protest NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Feb 27: Activists of the Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz took out a procession in Tharushah on Monday to protest against arrest of Dr Safdar Sarki.... Boys held for rioting denied bail PESHAWAR, Feb 27: A juvenile court on Monday dismissed bail application of eight juvenile offenders arrested in connection with the violent demonstrations here. The court presided over by judicial magistrate Kashif...

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