March 8, 2006	Wednesday	Safar 7, 1427

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Call to bridge divide between Islam, West LONDON, March 7: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz regretting the “unjustified profiling of Muslims and vilification” on Tuesday called for bridging the “dangerous divide” between Islam and the West and dialogue for interfaith harmony and understanding....		Call to repeal Hudood laws ISLAMABAD, March 7: Speakers at a seminar here on Tuesday called for the repeal of Hudood ordinances for, what they observed, trespassing on the privacy of the citizens and opening the gates of crime against women and minorities....
Sherpao sees foreign hand in unrest ISLAMABAD, March 7: Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao on Tuesday hinted at involvement of ‘external hands’ in the unrest in Waziristan and Balochistan, saying the ongoing operations in the areas would continue till their ‘logical conclusion’....		Govt’s policy isolated Pakistan: Fazl QUETTA, March 7: The Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly and General Secretary of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) Maulana Fazlur Rehman has blamed President Gen Musharraf’s wrong foreign policy for what he called the global isolation of Pakistan....
NAB quizzes Minfal officials: Sugar crisis ISLAMABAD, March 7: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has started quizzing the officials of the relevant ministries to determine the causes for the sugar crisis....		‘Joint efforts needed for nation’s integrity’ KARACHI, March 7: Founder of Muttahida Qaumi Movement Altaf Hussain said on Tuesday that  army alone cannot protect the country’s integrity and  it has to be the joint obligation of people and institutions....
Farmers gain access to water in Battagram ISLAMABAD, March 7: A cash-for-work programme initiated by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has helped clear two badly-blocked irrigation canals in Battagram district and provided the much-needed water to 750 farmers and their families....		Boulders, mud blocking portions of KKH GILGIT, March 7: Although the Karakoram Highway has been partially opened to traffic, portions of the road are littered with boulders and mud. A portion of the road between Raikot (Chilas)...
Talks urged to resolve crisis in Balochistan ISLAMABAD, March 7: Former prime minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali has said the Balochistan crisis can be resolved only through negotiations. “I have briefed President Gen Pervez Musharraf about the psyche of the Baloch....		Qayyum for permanent law commission FAISALABAD, March 7: The country’s judicial system is on the verge of collapse owing to implementation of centuries-old rules and regulations and favouritism in appointment of judges....
Stage set for jeep rally BAHAWALPUR, March 7: Elaborate arrangements are afoot to organise the second Cholistan (desert) jeep rally at historic Derawar Fort from March 10 to 12th. The event is being sponsored by the...		Permanent ban in case of more deaths: CM: Kite-flying LAHORE, March 7: Announcing a province-wide crackdown on makers, sellers and users of dangerous twine, Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi said on Tuesday that kite flying would be banned permanently if more deaths were reported during the next five days....
Opposition walkout in PA LAHORE, March 7: The opposition in the Punjab Assembly on Tuesday walked out of the house in protest against ‘killing’ of their bills by the treasury....		Senate body detects serious illegalities: OPF Housing Scheme ISLAMABAD, March 7: The sub-committee of the Senate Standing Committee on Labour, Manpower and Overseas Pakistanis has detected serious financial and administrative irregularities in the housing scheme launched by the Overseas...
Transporters call off strike RAWALPINDI, March 7: A 36-hour strike by public transport operators was called off “temporarily” on Tuesday after a 15- member committee was formed to look into the ‘dispute’ between the new capital traffic police and the transporters....		NGO warns of TB outbreak in quake-hit areas ISLAMABAD, March 7: Mercy Corps, an international humanitarian organization has called for adopting a targeted strategy to avert the outbreak of the air-borne bacilli of tuberculosis in the earthquake hit areas....
‘Muslims should brace for more controversies’ ISLAMABAD, March 7: The recent cartoon controversy is steeped in western world’s thinking which finds it difficult to live with religion and consequently looks down upon Muslims as backward people....		Islam holds women in high esteem RAWALPINDI, March 7: Speaker at a seminar on Tuesday said Muslim women were not aware of their status in the present society and had arrogated others to decide their place, which...
Pakistan, Italy to cooperate in S&T ISLAMABAD, March 7: Pakistan and Italy on Tuesday signed an agreement to cooperate in science and technology. The agreement was signed by the Chairman, Higher Education Commission, Dr....		Probe into aircraft lease ‘scam’ ISLAMABAD, March 7: The National Accountability Bureau has initiated a criminal inquiry into an aircraft lease and some contracts signed by Cathay Pacific Airways Limited (CPAL) and Pakistan International Airlines (PIA),...
Film industries should work together: Shabana Azmi NEW DELHI, March 7: A veteran Indian actress and women’s rights activist has said that Indian and Pakistani filmmakers should make movies together. The two countries share a broad South Asian...		AKPBS wins Alcan Prize VANCOUVER (Canada) March 7: The Pakistan chapter of the Aga Khan Planning and Building Service (AKPBS) has received $1 million Alcan Prize for its efforts to improve housing conditions and water and sanitation facilities in the country, says a press release....
Senate body’s concern over inadequate Haj flights ISLAMABAD, March 7: The Senate Standing Committee on Religious Affairs expressed concern over insufficient flights for returning Hajis which keeps them stranded at the Jeddah Airport....		Moderate tremor jolts Badin BADIN, March 7: A mode-rate earthquake shook buildings in the town at 11:25pm on Tuesday. Residents of the city came out on the streets after the tremors....
Rs6.71bn budget for district approved PESHAWAR, March 7: Peshawar District Council on Tuesday passed a budget of Rs6.71 billion for the financial year 2005-06 after three days of debate. The opposition members have rejected the budget and said they would start a movement against it....		Rs20m project for UET okayed PESHAWAR, March 7: The Higher Education Commission has approved Rs 20.289 million for a 15-year developmental plan of the NWFP University of Engineering and Technology (UET).’s 15-year developmental plan....
Shortage of sanitary staff in Peshawar PESHAWAR, March 7: Roads and residential areas in Peshawar city are littered with garbage due to shortage of sanitation staff. Garbage bins along roads often overflow spilling the trash on the...		Saifullah rejects horse-trading allegations PESHAWAR, March 7: Senator-elect Salim Saifullah on Tuesday rejected charges of horse-trading in the Senate elections and said that the word ‘horse’ should not be used for parliamentarians....
Rs30m district development schemes approved LAKKI MARWAT, March 7: The district development committee approved On Tuesday a number of uplift schemes to be executed at cost of Rs30 million. The committee met here with DCO Kifayatullah Khan in the chair....		IGP reviews work on police stations PESHAWAR, March 7: NWFP Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammad Raffat Pasha has directed police officials to ensure quality of work while constructing police stations in quake-hit areas and to properly utilise police repair funds....
Concern over sale of used syringes MARDAN, March 7: People have expressed concern over sale of used syringes in market. A teacher of Mardan degree college for boys, Dr Kifayatullah Qazi, said in a statement here on...		Sales tax scam probe officer transferred GUJRANWALA, March 7: Influential people and business concerns involved in the sales tax evasion and fake rebate claims have got transferred a senior sales tax official probing the case, it is learnt....
Notices to 47 illegal housing schemes SIALKOT, March 7: The Punjab government has declared Sialkot tehsil’s 33 and Sambrial tehsil’s 14 private housing schemes illegal. On the directions of the provincial government, the district government’s officials concerned...		Commission to determine factors behind sugar crisis LAHORE, March 7: The Punjab government has constituted a commission representing growers, millers and the consumers to probe the factors behind sugar crisis. Punjab Food Minister Muhammad Iqbal said this here on Tuesday while addressing a press conference....
JUP to use force against revellers LAHORE, March 7: The Punjab JUP on Tuesday demanded a ban on Basant, otherwise, it said, the party would organise a strike in Lahore against the festival on Saturday....		Bid to smuggle petrol foiled DERA GHAZI KHAN, March 7: Patrolling police foiled an attempt to smuggle Iranian petrol into Punjab by impounding two tankers at the tribal area border here on Tuesday....
Women, kids among 30 kiln workers recovered TOBA TEK SINGH, March 7: A district and sessions court bailiff raided two brick kilns here on Tuesday and recovered more than 30 unlawfully confined workers, including women and children....		Dist nazim offers free antenna for bikes LAHORE, March 7: District nazim Mian Amer has made arrangements for the installation of free protective antennas on motorcycles at the Jinnah Hall till March 14....
Police post being set up at PU LAHORE, March 7: For the first time, a police post is being set up at the Punjab University to “maintain law and order” on the campus....		Woman dies after removal of forceps from abdomen HYDERABAD, March 7: Shahzadi Shahida Sultana, who was admitted to the civil hospital after removal of forceps from her abdomen on February 20, died in the hospital’s intensive care unit on Tuesday....
PPP concerned over law, order in Dadu DADU, March 7: The Dadu chapter of Pakistan People’s Party at a meeting here on Tuesday passed a unanimous resolutions against publication of blasphemous cartoons, army operation in Balochistan and construction of dams on the Indus River....		Efforts urged to improve agro-based economy HYDERABAD, March 7: Sindh Minister for Irrigation and Power Sardar Nadir Akmal Leghari has stressed the need for synchronising efforts by public and private sectors to improve agro-based economy....
Two women killed in Larkana LARKANA, March 7: Two women were killed in separate incidents here on Tuesday. Ali Hassan Korkani allegedly shot dead his relative, Bano, wife of Abdul Karim Korkani, in the Noor Mohammad...		Kasur lawyer shot dead KASUR, March 7: A lawyer was shot dead after kidnap on Tuesday. According to the son of the victim, Khalique Qureshi, his father’s client Muhammad Mansha and some unknown men called him from his house....
Dacoits’ gang busted SHEIKHUPURA, March 7: Police claimed to have busted on Tuesday a five-member gang of dacoits after an ‘encounter’ on Lahore-Sharqpur road, recovering cash and illicit weapons along with stolen and snatched valuables....		Varsity students oppose GRE FAISALABAD, March 7: Scores of students of the University of Agriculture staged a demonstration within the university premises on the second consecutive day on Tuesday against the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) for MSc students....
More traffic staff on The Mall LAHORE, March 7: The city traffic police on Tuesday assigned extra 63 officials to maintain smooth traffic flow on The Mall. SP Waseem Khan told a meeting that the officials included three DSPs and the rest lower subordinates....		IUB students boycott classes BAHAWALPUR, March 7: Students of the engineering college of the Islamia University boycotted their classes on Tuesday in protest against non-recognition of their college by the Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC)....