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March 2, 2006 Thursday Safar 1, 1427   Opposition criticises political statement by commanders ISLAMABAD, March 1: The nine-member steering committee of the opposition on Wednesday took strong exception to the political statement emanating from Tuesday’s corps commanders’ conference and criticised President Gen Pervez Musharraf for turning the meeting into a political forum.... PPP will deliver letter to Bush, avoid protest ISLAMABAD, March 1: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) will deliver a letter to US President George Bush during his visit to Islamabad this week urging him “not to support military dictatorship... Three-ring security cordon planned: President Bush’s visit RAWALPINDI, March 1: Two battalions of army, Rangers, Frontier Constabulary and hundreds of police and US marines equipped with high-tech electronic jammers and bomb detectors will cordon off Islamabad during the visit of US President George W.... Saudi govt donates 4,517 more tents ISLAMABAD, March 1: Saudi Arabia on Wednesday donated 4,517 more all-weather tents for the quake survivors and reiterated its commitment to stand by Pakistan in the hour of trial.... Uneasy calm in Bara after cleric’s departure LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), March 1: An uneasy calm prevailed in the Bara sub-division of Khyber Agency after the departure of a controversial cleric from the area on Tuesday.... Water biggest problem for earthquake survivors JHELUM VALLEY, March 1: Balancing a huge iron pot on her head, young Zahida negotiates a steep and rocky mountain track. When the rain turns the earth into thick mud, the route is treacherous.... Pakistan committed eradicating poppy cultivation: PM ISLAMABAD, March 1: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said the government is committed to make Pakistan a poppy-free country and called for an elaborate strategy to create mass awareness about drug addiction.... Mixed response to JSQM strike call LARKANA, March 1: On a call of the Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz, a strike was observed in most districts of interior of Sindh on Wednesday in protest against the arrest of party general secretary Dr Safdar Sarki.... Ban on jirgas, changes in Hudood law urged DADU, March 1: Incidents of violence against women and karo-kari cases were increasing due to illiteracy, feudal domination, poverty, disputes and unemployment.... Protest against murder SUKKUR, March 1: A number of people from Gopang tribesmen staged a sit-in on the national highway near Shaheed Allah Bux park, Jacobabad, on Wednesday. They carried the body of Abdul... Apex court moved against kite-flying permission LAHORE, March 1: Advocate M.D. Tahir on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court in an application through which he sought the withdrawal of the order under which the apex court had allowed kite flying for two weeks.... ‘Gujranwala deaths not caused by bird flu’ GUJRANWALA, March 1: The death of three members of a family was caused by pneumonia and heart failure and not by Bird Flu, claimed a health department report here on Wednesday.... $6m UNFPA assistance for women uplift, population ISLAMABAD, March 1: United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) would provide $6 million to support various women-related progarmmes in Pakistan’s 10 districts and Azad Kashmir in 2006.... Iran deftly handling US pressure on N-issue ISLAMABAD, March 1: Iranian ambassador Mohammad Ebrahim Taherian said here on Wednesday that his country has the right to pursue its nuclear fuel cycle programme but would be prepared to buy the fuel from “a reliable international (fuel supply) system”.... Varsities asked to implement HEC panel’s proposals ISLAMABAD, March 1: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has approved a report submitted by the committee for evaluation of Ph.D/M.Phil programmes of all the universities and degree-awarding institutions.... Presence of jailed MNAs in lower house sought ISLAMABAD, March 1: Leaders of the Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) have written separate letters to the National Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Amir Hussain and acting Chief Election Commissioner Justice Abdul... Visa policy for religious tourism relaxed ISLAMABAD, March 1: The government on Wednesday announced to liberalize its visa policy for those intending to visit the country for pilgrimage to the holy sites of different religions.... Victim moves SC against kite flying ISLAMABAD, March 1: The father of a minor girl who died of a kite string injury moved the Supreme Court on Wednesday making the Punjab government and Lahore nazim respondents in the case.... Tehsil Office fire case: 4 revenue officials held guilty RAWALPINDI, March 1: Four officials of Revenue Department have been held guilty in the inquiry conducted into the gutting of Tehsil Office Rawalpindi in November last year, while probe into the... ITNE order on petitions ISLAMABAD, March 1: The Implementation Tribunal for Newspaper Employees (ITNE) has ordered recovery of arrears of the Seventh Wage Board Award from the Independent Newspapers Corporation (Pvt) Limited, Karachi, as arrears... Statement by APNS KARACHI, March 1: Commenting on the February 27, 2006, order of the Chairman of the Implementation Tribunal for Newspapers Employees (ITNE), the All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) has said that the... Govt deploying more troops, says Bugti QUETTA, March 1: Chief of Jamhoori Watan Party Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti has said that the government is deploying more troops in Sui and other areas of Dera Bugti district to continue its operation against the Baloch people in the area.... Call to expand women’s role in rehabilitation PESHAWAR, March 1: Women councillors of Mansehra district have complained that they have been sidelined in relief work in earthquake-hit areas. At a one-day consultation the councillors urged the government to... Action plan for quake-hit areas UNITED NATIONS, March 1: As UN agencies move from emergency relief to reconstruction in the country’s quake-devastated areas, they are preparing an action plan to prevent an aid gap in the... Rs330.5 million budget unveiled for Hangu HANGU, March 1: District Nazim Ghani-ur-Rehman unveiled here on Wednesday a Rs330.5 million budget for 2005-06. Presenting the budget in the district council, Mr Rehman said that of the total amount, Rs30.4... ANP slams MMA’s policies PESHAWAR, March 1: Awami National Party information secretary Zahid Khan has criticized MMA’s policies and said that Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani’s participation in the National Security Council has exposed its... Cleanliness campaign launched in Muzaffarabad MUZAFFARABAD, Mar 1: A cleanliness campaign in quake-hit Muzaffarabad started on Wednesday with the objective to prepare the city for the reconstruction and rehabilitation phase.... Schools to remain closed on Friday PESHAWAR, March 1: The provincial government has announced that all government and private educational institutions, including universities, in the NWFP will remain closed on Friday (March 3), a notification to this effect was issued here on Wednesday.... Sloppy spelling in forged passport lands man in jail NICOSIA, March 1: You might have the best forgery skills in the world, but it is not much use if you cannot spell. A Cyprus court jailed Pakistani national Fazlur Rehman... Leaders give strike call in Bajaur KHAR (Bajaur Agency), March 1: Political and religious parties have called for a complete strike on Friday to observe it as a “black day” against the visit of the US President George W.... Case registered against seven for Rohri killing SUKKUR, March 1: An FIR has been lodged with the Rohri police against seven people of the Mahar tribe for killing two persons and injuring another in an ambush near Rohri railway station on Tuesday.... Prisoner killed in court premises SANGHAR, March 1: An under-trial prisoner was shot dead by a man in the premises of the district and sessions court building here on Wednesday. The prisoner, Nawaz Lashari, was fired... NAB team probes Rs11.9m scandal DADU, March 1: A team from the National Accountability Bureau, NAB, here on Wednesday recorded statements of 17 staff members of the National Bank of Pakistan, NBP, Sehwan branch into alleged embezzlement of Rs11.9... Karo-kari claims two lives in Shahdadkot LARKANA, March 1: A man and a woman were killed on Wednesday in the Kariyo Ganhwar Jamali village on the outskirts of Shahdadkot on the pretext of kar-kari.... Opposition parties back strike call LAHORE, March 1: All opposition parties in Punjab have announced their support for March 3 shutdown strike against offensive sketches. The announcement came at a joint press conference held at the Lahore Press Club on Wednesday.... Black day LAHORE, March 1: MMA president and Jamaat-i-Islami amir Qazi Husain Ahmad says a shutterdown as well as wheeljam strike will be observed on March 3, the world protest day against offensive sketches published by some European papers.... Industrialist’s son recovered in a day FAISALABAD, March 1: Police recovered an industrialist’s son, who was kidnapped for Rs30 million ransom 16 hours after the incident. Four kidnappers, including a woman, have been taken into and illicit weapons recovered from the suspects.... Tehsil nazim threatens to besiege DCO office: Land-grabbing issue GUJRAT, March 1: A rift between the bureaucracy and the Gujrat tehsil nazim over Karrianwala land-grabbing issue could not be resolved as the latter threatened to lay siege to the DCO office.... DSP among three policemen hurt by mob: Protest against driver’s killing SARGODHA, March 1: Mob attacked Kotmomen police station on Wednesday besides injuring a DSP and two other policemen while protesting against the killing of a taxi driver.... Dacoits on the rampage GUJRANWALA, March 1: Dacoits looted a house, a passer-by and took away a car in three strikes in and around the city here on Wednesday.... Complete strike tomorrow FAISALABAD, March 1: The city will remain closed throughout the day on Friday (tomorrow) on the call of opposition parties against publication of blasphemous caricatures and indifferent attitude of the government.... Governor holds open court BAHAWALNAGAR, March 1: Punjab Governor Khalid Maqbool has said that people should maintain harmony, brotherhood and tolerance and not to be hoodwinked by those who were politicising the cartoons issue.... Compensation for heirs of gas victims SAHIWAL, March 1: The prime minister has ordered payment of Rs100,00 compensation each to the heirs of five victims of poisonous gas at Chak 102/7-R.... Police arrest tankers’ hijackers TOBA TEK SINGH, March 1: The district police have dramatically arrested from Okara six of the dacoits, who had driven away with two oil-tankers laden with thousands of litres of petrol worth Rs6 million.... DDO comes under fire VEHARI, March 1: The Vehari district council on Wednesday unanimously adopted a resolution against DDO (revenue) Azfar Zia for levelling baseless allegation against nazim Syed Shahid Mehdi.... 42 prisoners released GUJRANWALA, March 1: As many as 42 prisoners involved in minor cases were released by Additional District and Sessions Judge Wamiq Javed during his visit to the central jail here on Wednesday.... Attention being diverted from real issues: minister PESHAWAR, March 1: Minister of State for Water and Power Amir Muqam has alleged that the opposition’s strikes are aimed diverting the attention of the masses from real issues.... Transporters’ group rejects opposition’s strike call PESHAWAR, March 1: A transporters group on Wednesday rejected the strike call given by opposition parties and called upon the provincial government and law-enforcement agencies to provide them security on the day of the strike.... Surplus budget for Peshawar PESHAWAR, March 1: The City District government has announced Rs6.71 billion budget for the financial year 2005-06, showing a net surplus of over Rs1.37 billion. The total expenditure for the period has been estimated at Rs5.34... Evening classes recommended PESHAWAR, March 1: The Standing Committee of the NWFP Assembly on Higher Education has recommended that evening classes in all schools and colleges, both for girls and boys, should be started to cope with the existing load of students....

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