March 25, 2006	Saturday	Safar 24, 1427

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Excesses in Dera Bugti condemned QUETTA, March 24: Jamhoori Watan Party secretary-general Senator Shahid Hasan Bugti has condemned the burning and bulldozing of houses in Dera Bugti by the security forces and stated that bombing and shelling continue in different areas of the district....		JI holds rulers responsible for present crises PESHAWAR, March 24: Senior minister and provincial chief of Jamaat-i-Islami Sirajul Haq has held military rulers responsible for the present situation in the country. He stressed the need for bringing an Islamic revolution to end the vices of dictatorship....
Over 200,000 TB cases reported annually ISLAMABAD, March 24: Tuberculosis (TB) is widely prevalent in Pakistan with 250,000 new cases being detected every year. This was disclosed by participants at a seminar held on the occasion of...		No official residences for Senate chief, NA speaker ISLAMABAD, March 24: No official residences have so far been built for the chairman Senate and Speaker National Assembly, the offices that remain in vogue even after completion of their terms and until their successors come in....
LHC takes up case of 4 convicts: Bid on Musharraf’s life ISLAMABAD, March 24: The Lahore High Court Rawalpindi bench on Friday took up for hearing the case of four persons sentenced to death by a military court for their involvement in an assassination attempt on President Gen Pervez Musharraf....		Two Chinooks leave Pakistan ISLAMABAD, March 24: Two US Chinook helicopters have left Pakistan as reconstruction material is now being delivered through ground transportation. At present, six US CH-47 Chinook helicopters are in Pakistan and will operate till March 31....
PTCL connections sold in Paktia KOHAT, March 24: The illegal sale of PTCL non-transferable wireless connections to Afghans living across the border is continuing through franchise dealers and local customers in the Kurram Agency, it is learnt....		Another face of vani tradition MIANWALI, March 24: History bears testimony to the fact that the repercussions of any drive initiated and sustained at the instance of foreign donor agencies, irrespective of the social significance of the issue and people involved, are regrettable....
Call to ban Indian items BAHAWALPUR, March 24: Local chamber of commerce and industry president Mehboob Nasir Chaudhry has called upon the government to discourage import of substandard industrial products from India....		Jail chief, four more booked: Brawl in Adiala prison RAWALPINDI, March 24: A case of attempt to murder was registered on Friday against the superintendent of Adiala Jail, his deputy and three prisoners on the complaint of a convicted murderer...
10pc reduction in wheat yield feared in Pindi RAWALPINDI, March 24: Agricultural experts fear a decline of about 10 per cent in wheat production in the barani (rain-fed) areas of Rawalpindi district due to the long spell of drought....		Flying boat arrives in Pakistan ISLAMABAD, March 24: A gliding club introduced the region’s first flying boat at the Khanpur Dam near here on Friday. Maj (retd) Syed Hamid Raza, chief executive of the Hawk Gliding...
All middle schools to be upgraded in phases ATTOCK, March 24: District Nazim Tahir Sadiq Khan has promised upgradation of all middle schools in phases and provision of basic facilities at primary schools. According to a statement, the nazim...		PPP criticises Musharraf for attending PML convention ISLAMABAD, March 24: People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) Senator Enver Baig on Friday lashed out at Gen Pervez Musharraf for attending and speaking at the Pakistan Muslim League (PML) convention in Lahore...
Envoys from private sector must for trade ISLAMABAD, March 24: The government should appoint ambassadors from the private sector for posting in various countries to increase its share in world trade. The demand was made by Islamabad Chamber...		Aziz for reasonable wages for journalists: Media financially stable LAHORE, March 24: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Friday that the government firmly believed in free media policy aimed at promoting electronic and print media in the country....
Wapda to be divided into independent companies ISLAMABAD, March 24: The government has decided to complete transformation of Wapda into 12 fully independent companies before June 2006 and start privatising them one by one....		Chashma-II construction given to PAEC ISLAMABAD, March 24: Prime Minister’s adviser on strategic programme Dr Ishfaq Ahmed has stressed the need for establishing more nuclear power plants to meet energy needs....
Port dredging accord signed with China BEIJING, March 24: A $22.26 million credit agreement for additional dredging of the Gwadar deep sea port was signed by Pakistan Ambassador Salman Bashir and Assistant President, EXIM Bank of China, Liang Xiang, here on Friday....		Three kidnapped, cash looted LANDI KOTAL, March 24: Three people were kidnapped from different areas while gunmen snatched cash from a trader in the Bara area, eyewitnesses said here on Thursday....
Man killed in attack DERA ISMAIL KHAN, March 24: A man was killed, while his brother was injured after a rival group ambushed them them over a land dispute at Looni in the Kulachi area on Friday....		MoU signed for research collaboration SWABI, March 24: The Intel Malaysia and Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding for research collaboration and internships for GIKI undergraduates....
Nowshera budget NOWSHERA, March 24: Nowshera Nazim Daud Khan Khattak presented annual budget for 2005-2006 in the district council with an outlay of Rs1.073 billion here on Friday....		Work on illegal plazas, housing colonies halted GUJRANWALA, March 24: Work on illegal housing colonies and commercial plazas have been stopped by the district administration across the district. The decision to this effect was taken at a meeting presided over by DCO Manzar Hayat here on Friday....
Two railway policemen sacked SAHIWAL, March 24: Two Railway Police constables were dismissed from service on Friday on the charge of theft. The Grain Market police on Dec 19 had impounded a truck loaded with parts of train, including brake panels, railway lines, etc.,...		Election plea: former MNA’s request to CEC TOBA TEK SINGH, March 24: Former MNA and PML-N central executive committee member Hamza has sent an application to the chief election commissioner requesting expeditious hearing of his election petition filed against ruling party MNA Amjad Warraich....
NIBGE to set up biotech park in Lahore FAISALABAD, March 24: A modern biotech park will be developed in Lahore to showcase technologies, inventions and scientific products of the National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE)....		Saad denies his party involvement in violence LAHORE, March 24: PML-N MNA Saad Rafiq has denied allegations that his party was involved in the Feb 14 violence in the city or that the exiled leaders had sent any “well done” message to anyone....
Two human smugglers arrested GUJRANWALA, March 24: Two human smugglers who sent a youth of Naushera Virkan to Greece were arrested by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) passport cell on Friday....		Laser levellers LAHORE, March 24: The Punjab government will provide 2,500 laser levellers to same number of union councils in the province, says Agriculture Minister Arshad Khan Lodhi....
Strict action for wrong water data LAHORE, March 24: Punjab Irrigation Minister Amer Sultan Cheema on Friday directed regular sitting of departmental accounts committee and warned the employees against providing any wrong data....		PML-N to discuss govt plans in London LAHORE, March 24: President Pervez Musharraf’s appeal to the electorate to throw the exiled leadership of the PML-N out of political arena, and the ruling party’s resolve to re-elect Gen Musharraf...