March 26, 2006	Sunday	Safar 25, 1427

Please Visit our Sponsor (Ads open in separate window)

 

Pakistan politically stable, says Aziz ISLAMABAD, March 25: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Saturday that the elected assemblies would complete their constitutional term for the first time in the country’s history....		Call for joint session on burning issues ISLAMABAD, March 25: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) deputy secretary-general Liaquat Baloch has demanded convening of a joint session of parliament to discuss the issues like uniform, military operation in Waziristan and turmoil in Balochistan....
Time to resolve issues: FM LAHORE, March 25: Welcming Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh’s statement about relations with Pakistan, Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri has said that the time has come to resolve the issues of...		Demo against Afghan govt QUETTA, March 25: Relatives and sympathisers of 16 Pakistani nationals, who were killed by Afghan security forces in Spin Boldak on Wednesday, staged a demonstration outside the Afghan consulate demanding that...
President lauds role of armed forces KHARIAN, March 25: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has lauded the role of Pakistan armed forces for safeguarding the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the country, combating terrorism and relief work carried out in the quake-hit areas....		Bush Sr views post-quake recovery plan UNITED NATIONS, March 25: George Bush Sr on Friday met UN officials on the launch of the recovery phase in areas of Pakistan devastated by the October 2005 earthquake....
All parties’ conference urges talks on dam GILGIT, March 25: The participants of an all parties’ conference, convened by the anti-dam grand jirga of Diamer district on Friday, has called upon the government to initiate a dialogue with...		Bara situation tense LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), March 25: Situation in Bara is tense as another house was torched by the supporters of Mufti Munir Shakir in Sipah locality on Saturday....
Hangu blast: heirs contact jirga for compensation KOHAT, March 25: The families of three people killed while on their way to Peshawar from Doaba village during the Feb 9 violence have approached the grand jirga for compensation and justice....		Benazir flays reported military demand ISLAMABAD, March 25: Former prime minister Benazir Bhutto has expressed concern over the report that the military has sought greater share for itself in the next national budget....
Bottlenecks in PR working pointed out LAHORE, March 25: Some 56 items were discussed during the concluding session of the two-day 84th Pakistan Railways Divisional Superintendents’ Conference held at PR headquarters here on Saturday....		Promoting soft image Pakistan’s challenge: Kasuri at conference LAHORE, March 25: Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri has said that Pakistan’s continuing challenge is how to promote its positive and soft image. He was speaking at the one-day conference on...
NWFP lacks facilities to handle bird flu PESHAWAR, March 25: The provincial health department does not have adequate facilities to cope with the situation arising out of the confirmation of the bird flu virus in Abbottabad and Charsadda, say officials....		Public problems not highlighted: Hoti PESHAWAR, March 25: A former president of the Pakistan People’s Party, Khwaja Mohammad Khan Hoti, has said that none of the political parties are raising voice against growing lawlessness, unemployment and price-hike which are the basic issues of the people....
Equal funds for UCs assured BANNU, March 25: District Nazim Azam Khan Durrani has said that equal funds will be allotted to 49 union councils of the district to start development work in their respective areas....		Schools upgraded TIMERGARA, March 25: The government has upgraded various schools in Dir Lower district. The Government Middle School for Girls, Hayasarai, Middle School, Toor Killa, and the Middle School, Sadbar Kally,...
OPF accused of ignoring Gulf War victims SWABI, March 25: About 1,700 affectees of the 1990 Gulf War belonging to the Swabi district have accused the Overseas Pakistanis Foundation (OPF) of ignoring genuine victims and enrolling poeple only from one province for the United Nations financial assistance....		Press freedom situation deteriorates in Nepal: report ISLAMABAD, March 25: Press freedom situation in Nepal had considerably deteriorated in the last eight months, due to harassment and detention of media professionals from the royal armed forces, says a report....
Kana officials grilled for misuse of Rs42m ISLAMABAD, March 25: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the National Assembly on Saturday took serious notice of over Rs42 million irregularities committed by officials of the Ministry of Kashmir Affairs...		Korean dances make Mushahid think of culture, economy ISLAMABAD, March 25: Senator Mushahid Husain Syed, chairman of the Senate’s foreign relations committee, said on Saturday that no country can make progress “without developing its culture”....
‘Musharraf’s participation in PML rally ill-advised’ RAWALPINDI, March 25: Vice-president of the ruling Muslim League (PML) Syed Kabir Ali Wasti on Saturday said that participation of President Gen Pervez Musharraf in the PML’s Lahore convention was ill-advised....		Security along rail track enhanced ATTOCK, March 25: The railway authorities have enhanced security along the rail track in the jurisdiction of the district, sources said. The 70-kilometre section is very sensitive as the Attock bridge over Indus river links Punjab with the NWFP....
Inquiry team holds suspects guilty: Karrianwala land-grabbing GUJRAT, March 25: A four-member committee, comprising three nazims and the EDO (revenue), has completed probe into the Karrianwala land-grabbing incident that incited residents to launch a protest drive earlier this month....		Need to register trade marks stressed FAISALABAD, March 25: The entrepreneurs will have to register their trade marks to survive in the domestic industry as well as to compete in the fast changing world market....
No step taken to check tanneries’ pollution SIALKOT, March 25: Tanneries are wreaking havoc in the district as no practical steps have yet been taken by the federal, provincial and district governments to control environment pollution....		BSc student kidnapped for ransom GUJRANWALA, March 25: A BSc student was kidnapped for ransom by unidentified people in Garjakh here on Saturday. Reports said that Aqeel Ahmad of Government Islamia College was on his way home from the college when armed men abducted him....
Textile exporters demand cut in duty FAISALABAD, March 25: Pakistan Textile Exporters Association (PTEA) Chairman Rana Arif Tauseef has said that textiles have a vast scope in European markets after a substantial reduction in anti-dumping duty....		Show-cause notice served on contractor GUJRANWALA, March 25: DCO Manzer Hayat gave vent to his disquiet over the construction work of the sports complex of Quaid-i-Azam Divisional Public College on GT Road and issued a show-cause notice to the contractor here on Saturday....
Dacoit killed in shootout GUJRANWALA, March 25: A dacoit was killed while his accomplice beat a retreat during an exchange of fire near the girls college in Satellite Town here on Saturday night....		Police fail to arrest eight officials: Custodial death SIALKOT, March 25: The Hajipura police have failed to arrest its eight officials who are allegedly involved in the custodial killing of youth Shah Muhammad (22) despite a lapse of one month....
Under-trial prisoner dies BAHAWALPUR, March 25: An under-trial prisoner died in the new central jail on Saturday. Jail authorities claimed that the prisoner, Muhammad Wakil, who was on judicial remand, suffered a massive heart attack which he could not survive....		Abducted girl recovered from brothel GUJRANWALA, March 25: A teenaged girl, who was abducted by a rickshaw driver and his accomplices from Khiali on March 2, was recovered from a brothel in Lahore on Saturday....
PML denies charges in appointment of CEC LAHORE, March 25: Punjab PML information secretary Senator Kamil Ali Agha has rejected former prime minister Benazir Bhutto’s assertion that the government has appointed its ‘favourite’ former judge as the chief election commissioner....		Transport fare raise notified LAHORE, March 25: The Punjab government on Saturday notified the revised public transport fares for urban routes in view of increase in prices of POL products....
Encroachment much more than a menace LAHORE, March 25: There is a steady increase in encroachments in the provincial metropolis, thanks to the failure of the City District Government Lahore and town municipal administrations to control the menace....		Lawyers meet CJ LAHORE, March 25: Delegations of various bar associations of the country called on Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry here on Saturday. “Lawyers’ representatives appreciated the efforts the chief...