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March 31, 2006 Friday Rabi-ul-Awwal 1, 1427   Peace in South Asia linked to Kashmir settlement: Kasuri ISLAMABAD, March 30: A delegation of members of the British House of Commons from the Conservative Party met Foreign Minister Khurshid M. Kasuri on Thursday and discussed bilateral ties between Pakistan... FM radio station destroyed in Bara LANDI KOTAL, March 30: Mehsud Scouts on Wednesday night destroyed Mufti Munir Shakir’s illegal FM radio station in the Nala Malikdinkhel area. The radio station was silenced when it was hit... Cases registered against BNP leaders, workers QUETTA, March 30: Police on Thursday registed cases against President of Balochistan National Party (Mengal) Sardar Akhtar Mengal, Senator Sanaullah Baloch, MNA Abdul Rauf Mengal and several other party leaders and workers.... Bugti rejects ‘talks at gunpoint’ QUETTA, March 30: Chief of Jamhoori Watan Party Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti has said no threats can force him to beg for negotiations because no Baloch has ever yielded to government''s pressure.... Sri Lankan president arrives today ISLAMABAD, March 30: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse will arrive in Islamabad on Friday (today) on a three-day state visit during which he will discuss with the top Pakistani leadership means of strengthening bilateral relations.... Raashid new vice chief of air staff ISLAMABAD, March 30: The government has appointed Air Marshal Raashid Kalim as vice chief of the air staff. Raashid Kalim was born on January 5, 1952.... Khan network dismantled: US envoy ISLAMABAD, March 30: US Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker has said that Washington is satisfied over the investigation against Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan, adding the A.Q. Khan network stood dismantled and “no Qadeer Khan would now take birth in Pakistan”.... US envoy assures assistance in rebuilding ISLAMABAD, March 30: US Ambassador in Pakistan Ryan C Crocker has said the United States was committed to a long term assistance to Pakistan in the challenging phase of reconstruction.... Slowdown seen in growth, inflation in 2006 ISLAMABAD, March 30: The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific’s (ESCAP) flagship publication Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2006 has projected a slowdown in growth and inflation in Pakistan during 2006.... Education budget to be raised: minister ISLAMABAD, March 30: Minister of State for Information and Media Development Annisa Zeb Tahir Kheli on Thursday said education budget would be raised to four per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).... Iqbal’s relics to find new abode LAHORE, March 30: Sixty-two relics belonging to Allama Iqbal displayed at the Allama Iqbal Museum (Javaid Manzil) are being shifted to the National Memorial Museum in Islamabad, it is learnt.... Court orders Asif’s property confiscated RAWALPINDI, March 30: Judge Khalid Mehmood of the accountability Court-4, Rawalpindi, on Thursday ordered confiscation of moveable and immovable property of People’s Party Parliamentarians leader Asif Ali Zardari in the assets reference case.... FC man dies in attack on bus GILGIT, March 30: A soldier of the Frontier Constabulary was killed and two other passengers injured on Wednesday when a bus of the Northern Areas Transport Corporation was ambushed at around 10pm on the Karakoram Highway, sources said.... True democracy ensures economic development ISLAMABAD, March 30: Stronger political system in Pakistan can only ensure continued economic growth that could lead to a sustainable development of all institutions.... CJP for bench-bar cooperation ISLAMABAD, March 30: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry on Thursday stressed the need for cooperation between bench and bar for quick administration of justice.... Courts asked to decide cases within 14 days: Bailable offences ISLAMABAD, March 30: The Supreme Court on Wednesday called an explanation from sessions judges seized with cases of prisoners involved in bailable offences and directed them to decide the cases within two weeks.... Two policemen booked RAWALPINDI, March 30: A muharar and the duty officer of Westridge police station were booked on Wednesday on charges of illegally detaining two brothers and extorting money from them, police said.... Kashmir issue main hurdle to peace: PM ISLAMABAD, March 30: Pakistan, India and Kashmiris need to work together for the solution of Kashmir issue to establish sustainable peace in South Asia. This was stated by Prime Minister Shaukat... Have your say in UK policy ISLAMABAD, March 30: Britain’s Department of International Development (DFID) has invited the people of Pakistan to tell it how it can help to improve the quality of life for them.... JUI-F urges govt to regularize old villages SUKKUR, March 30: Ulema belonging to the Sindh chapter of Jamiat-i-Ulema Islam (JUI-F) have called upon the government to stop bulldozing Sindhi villages in Karachi. They said the villages be regularized... Concern over rise in cases of mental illness PESHAWAR, March 30: NWFP Health Minister Inayatullah Khan has expressed concern over an alarming increase in mental disorder cases and has underlined the need for an efficient mechanism to deal with mental illnesses properly and ensure mental health.... Villagers block road in protest THATTA, March 30: Traffic on the Sujawal-Hyderabad road remained suspended for about three hours as enraged villagers blocked the road by putting the body of a villager, Hussain Khan Leghari, and staging a sit-in here on Thursday morning.... Call for special Hangu package KOHAT, March 30: A local leader of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal has urged the federal government to announce a Rs5 billion development package for Hangu district, which has been repeatedly hit by sectarian violence since 1980s.... Four taluka council employees suspended LARKANA, March 30: Larkana Taluka Nazim Qurban Abbasi has suspended four employees, including the council’s administrative officer, on the charge of financial mismanagement.... Five policemen booked DADU, March 30: The court of the first additional sessions judge directed the Khairpur Nathan Shah police on Thursday to register an FIR against the in-charge of the Kakar police post... Sher Rind sent to jail on judicial remand NAWABSHAH, March 30: The Anti-terrorism Court, Sukkur, sent to jail on judicial remand Sardarzada Sher Mohammad Rind and four others for possessing explosive material and illegal arms.... NGO’s plea to get its building vacated DERA ISMAIL KHAN, March 30: A voluntary organization working for the welfare of disabled people has appealed to the chief justice of the Peshawar High Court to get its office building occupied by a local judge vacated.... Rs2.34 million sanctioned for education TIMERGARA, March 30: The government of the NWFP finance department has sanctioned an amount of Rs2.34 million for the Lower Dir district for Education Sector Reform activities during the financial year 2005-06.... Committee for projects TIMERGARA, March 30: A district steering committee for the NWFP Emergency Rehabilitation Project has been formed by the additional chief secretary of the planning and development department (provincial drought emergency relief assistance unit), says an official handout on Thursday.... Compensation claim PESHAWAR, March 30: The NWFP government has formed a committee to determine compensation for losses suffered by shopkeepers during recent sectarian riots in Hangu city.... Food industry urged to be ready for WTO challenge FAISALABAD, March 30: Scientists and technologists urged the food industry in Pakistan to come up with new ideas and value added products to meet the WTO challenges.... Police called to keep order in Toba ZC meeting TOBA TEK SINGH, March 30: Police had to be summoned on Thursday to keep order in the district council meeting after a squabble between treasury and opposition benches which was followed... Sugar crisis culprits in cabinet: Imran GUJRANWALA, March 30: Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf chairman Imran Khan continued his whirlwind tour of different cities to build public support for his demand of enmasse opposition resignation from the assembles.... Dacoits kill child SHEIKHUPURA, March 30: Dacoits took away jewellery, valuables and shot dead a six-year-old boy when one of his family members offered resistance here on Thursday in Rasoolpura East locality of Farooqabad Town.... Drug addict kills two sisters CHINIOT, March 30: A drug addict killed his two sisters when they refused to give him money for purchasing narcotics in Beerwala village on Wednesday night.... Recruitment of educators suspended GUJRANWALA, March 30: The recruitment of educators has been suspended till the scrutiny of academic certificates by the education department after a scam of fake degrees.... 16 kiln workers recovered from torture cell SIALKOT, March 30: Police on Wednesday night recovered 16 male and female workers along with their children during a raid at a bricks kiln at Uddu Fata village, Pasrur tehsil.... Man killed as villagers, dacoits clash OKARA, March 30: Around 16 dacoits made off with valuables, killed a man and injured four others during a shootout with villagers here on Wednesday night at 31/2-L village.... Nazim’s ‘patch-up’ with CM SAHIWAL, March 30: In the wake of setting up a committee by the chief minister to run the district’s affairs, a toned down Rai Hassan Nawaz said on Thursday he had reached a ‘patch-up’ with Chaudhry Pervez Elahi.... Contingency plan to buy extra wheat LAHORE, March 30: The Punjab Food Department has prepared a contingency plan for purchasing three million tons of wheat against its official target of two million tons.... Quaid-i-Azam Library to have basement halls LAHORE, March 30: The extension of the Quaid-i-Azam Library is beginning from Friday under which two underground halls and outer walls will be constructed. This was stated by Punjab Public Libraries... Major reshuffle in railways LAHORE, March 30: Four elders of the Pakistan Railways are among the 15 officers, who were given new assignments on Thursday. The four officers reshuffled are in BS-20, one in BS-19 and 10 in BS-18.... Indians to perform in Panj Pani Festival LAHORE, March 30: Some 138 artistes from India will perform in the third Panj Pani Indo-Pak Theatre Festival, being formally inaugurated by Governor Khalid Maqbool at Alhamra at 6pm on Friday (today).... Policemen face penalty LAHORE, March 30: The privileges committee of the Punjab Assembly on Thursday recommended suspension of two DSPs and a sub-inspector for breaching privileges of three MPAs....

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