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March 30, 2006 Thursday Safar 29, 1427   ‘No let-up in global struggle for peace’ KARACHI, March 29: The six-day World Social Forum 2006 concluded here on Wednesday with the determination to continue the struggle for global peace and people’s progress.... Red Cross urges more aid for quake victims GENEVA, March 29: The international Red Cross on Wednesday increased its aid appeal for victims of last year’s earthquake in Pakistan to help survivors rebuild their homes.... Intense lobbying delays cabinet reshuffle ISLAMABAD, March 29: Reshuffle in the federal cabinet is reported to have been postponed till June. Official sources said on Wednesday the induction of three ministers and a minister of state... Lankan president’s visit to boost economic ties ISLAMABAD, March 29: The primary objective of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse’s visit to Pakistan this week will be to boost economic cooperation and increase two-way trade that at present stands at just a little over $200 million.... Hike in cement price: ARD submits motion in NA ISLAMABAD, March 29: The opposition members belonging to the Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD) have expressed concern over the recent increase in the prices of cement and decided to raise the issue in the forthcoming National Assembly session.... Bureaucracy is disillusioned: Nepotism, power-based influences abound: Kiani ISLAMABAD, March 29: Transgression of merit by the government has made the bureaucracy a disillusioned, discouraged and disappointed lot, said Federal Public Service Commission Chairman Lt-Gen (retired) Jamshed Gulzar Kiani on Wednesday.... SC seeks reply from quality controllers: Sale of spurious drugs ISLAMABAD, March 29: The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the federal watchdogs of medicines’ quality to reply to a private complaint that spurious drugs were being sold in the country.... Baloch leaders being maligned, says BNP QUETTA, March 29: Chief of the Balochistan National Party (Mengal) Sardar Akhtar Mengal on Wednesday said that the government had launched a character assassination campaign against three Baloch leaders after military... 50 families leave Bara area amid operation threat LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), March 29: Nearly 50 families left the Nala-Malikdinkhel area in Bara on Wednesday after the authorities issued notices about an impending operation against supporters of Mufti Munir Shakir.... Seismic reports declare Balakot ‘red zone’ ABBOTTABAD, March 29: Balakot has been declared a ‘red zone’ by the Provincial Earthquake Rehabilitation Authority (PERA) in the light of seismic reports submitted by experts from Turkey, China and Norway.... Degree scandal casts a slur on education dept MIANWALI, March 29: The withdrawal of the promotion orders of a local government high school teacher by the district education officer (secondary) has taken the teaching community by surprise, as it... Imran hurls more criticism on govt OKARA, March 29: Pakistan Tehrik Insaf Chairman Imran Khan has said that ‘real’ political parties have no confidence in Gen Pervaiz Musharraf and the president had widened the gap between army and the people of Pakistan.... Arms cache and drugs seized QUETTA, March 29: Law-enforcement agencies on Wednesday seized a vehicle, arrested its driver and seized drugs and a large quantity of arms and ammunition in two separate operations.... Non-utilization of uplift funds: PAC body to hold probe ISLAMABAD, March 29: The Sub-Committee of the National Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Wednesday formed two inter-departmental committees to investigate the non-utilization of 95 per cent developmental grant for Petroleum... Norway backs universal ban on sketches ISLAMABAD, March 29: Norwegian Ambassador Janis Bjorn Kanavin on Wednesday reiterated his government’s commitment to support international initiatives for a universal ban on publication and broadcast of sacrilegious material concerning holy prophets.... Baseer made NAB prosecutor ISLAMABAD, March 29: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has appointed Abdul Baseer Qureshi Advocate as its senior prosecutor, a source told Dawn on Tuesday. The source said NAB had created a new post of senior prosecutor.... ‘Crime rate on highways declines’ RAWALPINDI, March 29: Chief Minister Punjab Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi here on Wednesday said crime rate, especially the incidents of dacoity, robbery and motorcycle snatching on highways and adjoining areas, has reduced... ANF allowed to confiscate property ISLAMABAD, March 29: The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the Anti-Narcotics Force to confiscate a 100-room fort and other property worth millions of rupees of convicted drug smuggler Haji Ayub Afridi.... 2 teams probing Spin Boldak killings: Kabul ISLAMABAD, March 29: Pakistan has been informed by the Afghan government that two teams are investigating the killing of 16 Pakistani civilians in Spin Boldak last week, diplomatic sources told Dawn on Wednesday.... Industrial estate to be set up at Burhan: PM ATTOCK/TAXILA, March 29: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Wednesday visited his constituency Attock as well as Taxila where he inaugurated Bhattar interchange on Burhan motorway section of M-1 and also performed... German army team wraps up relief activities ISLAMABAD, March 29: German army personnel would return home on March 31 after taking part in the relief and rescue operations in the earthquake-affected areas. “We are very happy of our... ‘Sufi poets beacon for lost people’ ISLAMABAD, March 29: Former prime minister and Pakistan People’s Party Chairperson Benazir Bhutto on Wednesday congratulated the World Punjabi Congress (WPC) chairman, Fakhar Zaman, for arranging an international conference on renowned... PM, not CSB, appointing authority ISLAMABAD, March 29: Commenting on the statement of Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) chairman regarding the promotion procedure of civil servants, an official spokesman in a statement late Wednesday night said... Row over water diversion plan HARIPUR, March 29: The district governments of Haripur and Abbottabad have failed to resolve a row over the issue of diversion of water from river Dour under the gravity flow water supply scheme for Abbottabad.... Office-bearers of ANP women’s wing MARDAN, March 29: Provincial president of the Awami National Party’s women’s wing, Zahira Afrasiab Khattak, appointed some office-bearers of the wing’s district organization here on Wednesday.... NA tourism linked to peace GILGIT, March 29: Peace was a pre-requisite for the development of the tourism industry of the Northern Areas, said Northern Areas deputy chief executive Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan... Dry weather to continue ISLAMABAD, March 29: The Met office on Wednesday forecast dry weather for most parts of the country and isolated rain and thunderstorm in some areas of north Balochistan.... Polio case detected in NWFP PESHAWAR, March 29: The NWFP health department has found the first polio case of the year in the province, officials said here. A 14-month-old boy, Raees Khan, was diagnosed as a... Wapda told to restore villages’ power supply PESHAWAR, March 29: A committee formed to resolve a row of power supply has decided to restore electricity to 25 villages in Charsadda and Peshawar .... Child among three killed in Dir TIMERGARA, March 29: Three people, including a child, were killed in different incidents in upper and lower Dir districts over the past two days, officials said on Wednesday.... Jirga demands cancer hospital MARDAN, March 29: Mardan Ulassi Jirga has demanded that the government should establish a cancer hospital in the district. The jirga made this demand at a meeting, presided over by its organizer Iqbal Khan Hoti.... Seven of a family shot dead: Agricultural land row GUJRANWALA, March 29: Seven family members, including three girls and their mother, were shot dead on Wednesday by their relatives over an agriculture land dispute in Lallopur, Aimanabad.... Patrol policemen await salary KASUR, March 29: Over 50 highway patrolling police employees here had not been given their salaries for the last nine months. These employees were appointed in June last year, but they received no pay from the department.... UC nazim held in double murder SAHIWAL, March 29: Farid Town police arrested a union council nazim involved in a double murder case after cancellation of his pre-arrest bail by the Lahore High Court (Multan bench) on Tuesday.... Curtailment of tenure ordinance legal: LHC LAHORE, March 29: A division bench of the Lahore High Court has held that vested right is not accrued to persons appointed in a public office under a law and if... Rs80 billion for quake-hit houses LAHORE, March 29: Federal Relief Commissioner Maj-Gen Farooq Ahmed Khan has said that the government will provide Rs80 billion to earthquake victims for reconstruction of their houses.... Govt reply sought on Umra at state expense LAHORE, March 29: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday directed the federal government to submit its reply within two weeks on Advocate M D Tahir’s writ petition against the performance of Umra and Haj at public expense.... Team starts probe into shortage of wheat bags MIRPURKHAS, March 29: A member of chief minister’s inspection team arrived here on Wednesday in the wake of complaints regarding issuance of bardana (wheat bags) to traders and flour mills by the in-charge of food godowns instead of the growers.... President urged to resettle expelled families HYDERABAD, March 29: Pasban leaders urged President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday to ensure return of 20 families expelled from Goth Gujjo Bariri, Thatta district, to their village the same way... Data centre in accounts office LARKANA, March 29: A data centre has started functioning in the district accounts office under a plan to switch over to an integrated and automated accounting system.... Paramedics plan protest HYDERABAD, March 29: The Sindh Paramedical Staff Welfare Association (SPSWA) announced on Wednesday that it would launch a protest movement throughout the province on April 7, against delay in approval of the service structure for paramedics.... 200 kgs of hashish seized in Daska SIALKOT, March 29: Around 200 kilograms of fine quality hashish was seized from a car (LXF-1284) parked near Dheedowali-Daska village on the main Daska-Pasrur Road late on Tuesday night.... No kiosks at bus bays GUJRANWALA, March 29: A union council of Ghakkhar Town through a resolution on Wednesday urged the National Highway Authority to avoid installation of kiosks at bus bays on GT Road.... Bhutto’s death anniversary MANDI BAHAUDDIN, March 29: A 15-member delegation of PPP leaders and workers will leave for Larkana on April 2 to attend the death anniversary of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto on April 4.... MMA plans ‘big show’ in Lahore on April 22 LAHORE, March 29: The MMA has planned a ‘big show’ in the provincial metropolis on April 22. Alliance president Qazi Husain Ahmad told MMA district leaders at a convention here on... Conference on disaster management LAHORE, March 29: A two-day conference on disaster management will begin at the Aiwan-i-Iqbal here from Friday, March 31, officials of the Pakistan Society of Surgeons said on Wednesday.... Punjabi medium of instruction urged LAHORE, March 29: The Inter-national Shah Husain Conference demanded that Punjabi be declared medium of instruction in the province and be linked with provision of employment.... Demand for new inquiry into double murder SANGHAR, March 29: Parents of a couple strangled to death on March 15 in Doran Brohi village near Shahdadpur, rejected the claim of the accused who had surrendered after the double murder, and demanded police should reinvestigate the case.... Badin gets funds for drainage system BADIN, March 29: Senator Yasmin Shah has said that an amount of Rs23 million has been released out of Rs63 million allocated for the improvement of sewege and drainage system in... UC nazim, two others injured in attack KHAIRPUR, March 29: Three persons, including the nazim of Union Council of Kot Mir Mohammad, were injured in an attack by armed men on Wednesday. The nazim, Mumtaz Ali Narejo, councillor...

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