March 15, 2006	Wednesday	Safar 14, 1427

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Refugees seek extension in eviction deadline PESHAWAR, March 14: Afghan refugees living in Katcha Garhi Camp have demanded that the government should extend the deadline of March 31, 2006, for their evacuation from the camp by one year to enable them to wind up their businesses....		Court orders deportation of two Algerians PESHAWAR, March 14: Senior Civil Judge Asghar Shah Khilji on Tuesday ordered deportation of two Algerians convicted of possessing forged Pakistani identity cards and illegal staying here....
$11.2bn plan to generate 11,900MW of electricity ISLAMABAD, March 14: The government has finalised a plan to set up 45 thermal, hydel and coal-run power stations over the next six years to generate about 11,900 MW electricity....		Attempt on Mushrraf’s life: convict files appeal ISLAMABAD, March 14: The Supreme Court will hear on Wednesday the appeal of convict Mushtaq Ahmed against death penalty awarded to him for his involvement in an assassination attempt on President Pervez Musharraf near Jhanda Chichi in Rawalpindi in 2003....
HBL workers protest against dismissals ISLAMABAD, March 14: Habib Bank (HBL) employees on Tuesday observed a countrywide token strike against retrenchment of 2,300 employees. “Workers in 1,400 HBL branches across the country observed a token strike...		Nurses threaten to go on strike: Protest over closure of college PESHAWAR, March 14: Nurses have threatened to go on strike for an indefinite period if the provincial government does not revoke its decision to close a nursing college and expel students from a portion of the nursing hostel....
Farmers continue protest SUKKUR, March 14: Hundreds of farmers from Sobhodero taluka held a sit-in outside the office of the chief engineer of the Sukkur Barrage in protest against non-availability of water in tail-end...		Pain-killer drug banned ISLAMABAD, March 14: The government has banned the pain-killer medicine, Novalgin, senior government sources said on Tuesday. The Drug Registration Board, a statutory body, at its meeting on February 23, de-registered...
Distrust West but reform yourself, too: Malaysian leader asks Muslims ISLAMABAD, March 14: Muslims have reasons to suspect and distrust the West for the many wrongs done to them but they cannot blame the West for all their present day ills....		Widespread rain in Punjab LAHORE, March 14: Widespread rain in across Punjab, the NWFP and Northern Areas on Tuesday broke what meteorologists feared was a spell of drought. Rain also saw a drop in the...
Regional states ‘annoyed’ with Pakistan LAHORE, March 14: Former foreign minister Sardar Assef Ahmad Ali said here on Tuesday that all the neighbouring states, including China, seemed annoyed with Pakistan because of the recent visit of...		Blasphemy accused sent on judicial remand MULTAN, March 14: A man accused of blasphemy in Muzaffargarh district was sent to jail on judicial remand amid charged atmosphere on Tuesday. A local government contractor, Abdul Sattar Gopang, was...
Dams to be built by 2016 SAHIWAL, March 14: All dams, including Kalabagh, will be constructed by 2016. This was stated by Minister of State for Finance Omer Ayub Khan while talking to journalists on Tuesday at the Circuit House here....		SHC issues notices to ITNE, other respondents KARACHI, March 14: The Sindh High Court on Tuesday issued notices to the Implementation Tribunal for Newspaper Employees (ITNE) and other respondents for April 4 in an application challenging the tribunal...
APNS meets on 31st KARACHI, March 14: The executive committee of the All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) has decided to hold its annual general meeting on March 31 in Karachi....		Interpol notices against human traffickers sought ISLAMABAD, March 14: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has issued warrants of arrest for 185 suspected human traffickers and contacted Interpol for red notices against 19 traffickers living abroad....
Nawab Marri’s son confirms father’s arrest QUETTA, March 14: Nationalist leader and MPA Nawabzada Balach Khan Marri has said that news of the arrest of his father Nawab Khair Bakhsh Marri in Karachi was correct, but it would not affect Baloch people’s struggle....		Hudood case appeal can be filed only in Shariat Court: PHC PESHAWAR, March 14: The Peshawar High Court on Tuesday observed that an accused convicted under the Hudood Ordinance by the trial court could only file an appeal to the Federal Shariat Court and not the high court....
‘Rotting pipelines contaminating water in Mardan’ PESHAWAR, March 14: The NWFP Assembly was told on Tuesday that the worn-out water pipelines in Mardan and its suburbs could not be replaced because of shortage of funds....		Mills asked to stop releasing waste water into canal HYDERABAD, March 14: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil directed all mill owners on Tuesday to stop immediately releasing untreated water into Phuleli canal. Acting on reports about discharge of unhygienic water...
Construction of dams on Indus opposed: World Rivers’ Day THATTA, March 14: People’s Party Parliamentarians legislators, foreign delegates, historians, writers and delta experts, who gathered at the Dhoolah Darya Khan bridge on the Indus River on Tuesday to mark the...		Loans for large dams opposed HYDERABAD, March 14: Political leaders and water experts on Tuesday called upon international financial institutions not to advance loans to Pakistan for construction of big dams....
Goods train derailed NAWABSHAH, March 14: The engine and a bogie of a goods train derailed between Jam Saheb and Shafiabad railway stations on Tuesday morning. The train coming from Mirpurkhas was going towards Nawabshah when it derailed at about 8:40 am....		Teachers demand regular job SWABI, March 14: At least 596 teachers of different cadres who had been appointed about 16 months back in the education department on contract basis have demanded regularisation of their service....
Car rally to attract investment ISLAMABAD, March 14: Federal Minister for Tourism Dr G.G. Jamal has said that vintage car rally representing UK, the US, Germany, Australia, Jamica and Switzerland, will explore the possibility of making investment in the tourism sector of Pakistan....		Large dams termed anti-people ISLAMABAD, March, 14: Speakers at a seminar here on Tuesday opposed the construction of large dams in the country and termed them anti-people. The seminar titled “Benefits of large dams: myth...
Lady brigadier appointed nursing adviser ISLAMABAD, March 14: A serving lady brigadier has been appointed as nursing adviser in the health ministry ignoring three qualified nursing experts in line for the coveted post, well-placed sources told Dawn....		Visa desks set up for businessmen ISLAMABAD, March 14: The interior ministry has set up desks at all major airports for issuance of visas to businessmen upon their arrival in the country....
BA, BSc exams from 21st ISLAMABAD, March 14: The BA, BSc examination of Punjab University will commence on March 21. University officials in a press release said that the date sheet and roll number slips for had been dispatched to the students....		Major reshuffle in health dept LAHORE, March 14: In a major reshuffle in the health department, the Punjab government on Tuesday transferred and posted 35 executive district officers (health) and medical superintendents of different hospitals in the province....
Lawyers’ petition against kite-flying Ord adjourned LAHORE, March 14: The Lahore High Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing of the Lawyers Welfare Front writ petition against the Punjab Kite Flying Ordinance, 2006, particularly its Section 4....		FSc pre-medical ‘without physics’ LAHORE, March 14: Physics is likely to be deleted from FSc pre-medical group next year on the “desire” of Federal Education Minister Javed Ashraf Qazi. Official sources told Dawn on Tuesday...
LHC summons Hakim Zardari LAHORE, March 14: A division bench of the Lahore High Court on Tuesday summoned Hakim Ali Zardari, the father-in-law of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, to appear on March 30 for failing to pursue his case himself or through his counsel....		PPP meeting today LAHORE, March 14: A meeting of the Punjab PPP general council is due to be held here on Wednesday to discuss various issues and decide the party’s future course of action....
TDA draft law to be sent to centre by April: EPB LAHORE, March 14: Export Promotion Bureau chairman Tariq Ikram on Tuesday said the draft law on establishing Trade Development Authority to replace the EPB will be sent for the federal cabinet’s approval next month....		Wattoo’s acquittal plea dismissed LAHORE, March 14: A local accountability court on Tuesday dismissed an application through which former Punjab chief minister Mian Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo had pleaded for his acquittal in a reference which...
Kashmir being offered to India: JI LAHORE, March 14: Jamaat-i-Islami naib amir Prof Ghafoor Ahmad says Gen Musharraf’s foreign policy has failed as Kashmir valley is being offered to India by presenting various options on the issue....		Open forum at AG’s Office LAHORE, March 14: After eight months or so, an open forum will be held at the Punjab Accountant-General’s Office on Wednesday at 10am during the visit of Governor Khalid Maqbool....
Two POs killed in ‘encounter’ SIALKOT, March 14: Two proclaimed offenders were killed in a four-hour-long ‘encounter’ with police of three districts at Pannu Atari village near Bela along the bank of Chenab here on Tuesday....		Row over ZC budget deepens KASUR, March 14: Opposition members in the district council belonging to the PML also joined the treasury in rejecting the annual budget prepared by the district coordination officer....
Tax-free budget for Mianwali approved MIANWALI, March 14: A Rs2.04 billion tax-free budget for the fiscal 2005-06 was approved on Tuesday after a brief discussion. Some opposition members at the end staged walkout for not providing ample time for discussion on the budget....		Qul of Pervaiz’s mother held GUJRAT, March 14: Qul of the mother of Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi was held at Zahoor House here on Tuesday. People from all walks of life, including parliamentarians and senior government officials, attended the ceremony....
Prisoners’ room at DHQ hospital GUJRANWALA, March 14: A separate room for the treatment of in-custody accused and prisoners will be built at the divisional headquarters hospital to help avert their escape with the funds provided by the city district government....		Four die on road MANDI BAHAUDDIN, March 14: A collision between a Hiace and a truck claimed four lives and left seven injured on Tuesday afternoon. The Bherowal-bound wagon (LXK 8704) collided head-on with the...
PMA rally against police OKARA, March 14: The Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) observed a complete strike in public and private hospitals and staged a rally on Tuesday against the DPO for registration of a false case against a doctor....		Ban extended LAHORE, March 14: The Punjab government has directed all district nazims to further extend the ban for 30 days on holding rallies. According to a handout, religious functions, majalis are exempted as earlier clarified....