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April 11, 2006 Tuesday Rabi-ul-Awwal 12, 1427   Jirga offers conditional talks, rejects arms ban MIRAMSHAH, April 10: : A tribal jirga on Monday offered talks with the government to end a stand off between tribesmen and security forces, rejected an official ban on carrying weapons and urged Islamabad to withdraw troops from the tribal areas.... Quetta-Zahedan rail track blown up QUETTA, April 10: Saboteurs blew up rail tracks near Nushki on the Quetta-Zahidan sector, some 170kms in southwest of here on Monday. Railway officials said that rail traffic on the Quetta-Zahidan... PAF code disallows long beards for pilots ISLAMABAD, April 10: The government told the National Assembly on Monday a dress code disallowed Pakistan Air Force (PAF) pilots to wear long beards for being a flying hazard, but there was no bar on short, trimmed beards.... All options being weighed: MMA KARACHI, April 10: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal’s Deputy Secretary General Liaquat Baloch has said that the alliance is considering all options, including coming out of the coalition government in Balochistan, dissolving the NWFP... PML ministers blamed for quorum problem QUETTA, April 10: Senior Minister Maulana Wasay and opposition members of the Balochistan assembly on Monday held ministers belonging to the Pakistan Muslim League responsible for the problem of quorum because... PPP stages walk out from NA ISLAMABAD, April 10: Lawmakers of PPP Parliamentarians severely criticised what they termed character assassination of Benazir Bhutto by NAB and staged a token walkout from the National Assembly on Monday.... SC asks govt to check spurious medicines ISLAMABAD, April 10: The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the federal controllers of the quality of medicines to develop a comprehensive policy to check trade in spurious drugs.... Bureaucracy keeps federal high court at distance ISLAMABAD, April 10: The plan to establish a federal high court (FHC) in Islamabad has hit political and bureaucratic snags, a source in the judiciary told Dawn on Monday.... Cherie concerned over breast cancer situation LAHORE, April 10: Cherie Blair, wife of British Prime Minister Tony Blair, has expressed her deep concern over the fact that most women suffering from breast cancer in Pakistan are dying without even consulting doctor.... Joint struggle urged to eradicate karo-kari SUKKUR, April 10: Speakers at a seminar held here on Monday against karo-kari called upon the masses to join hands to eradicate the unjust and un-Islamic tradition from the country, which... Poppy growers kidnap 4 sepoys, govt contractor KHAR, April 10: Poppy growers kidnapped four law-enforcement personnel and a government contractor in the Bajaur Agency headquarters here on Monday, less than 24 hours after they had released members of a jirga taken hostage in the remote Barang area.... Qaumi Tehrik demolishes traffickers’ den KOHAT, April 10: The Darra Adamkhel Qaumi Tehrik demolished a den run by traffickers and car lifters belonging to a family settled in a German town.... Shopkeepers rough up Lyallpur Town staff: Anti-encroachment drive FAISALABAD, April 10: A group of shopkeepers and vendors roughed up members of an anti-encroachment team of the Lyallpur Town, partially burnt its vehicle and damaged wind screen of the other here on Monday.... University student commits suicide: Biradri factor alleged FAISALABAD, April 10: A student of the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, ended his life allegedly due to the behaviour of the varsity management here on Sunday night.... Black sheep driven out of cantonment board RAWALPINDI, April 10: The Rawalpindi Cantonment Board offices was sealed on Monday for several hours and many employees were reshuffled by Military Lands and Cantonments (MLC) Director-General Maj-Gen Nusrat Naeem in the wake of increasing public complaints and irregularities.... Girl swallows tablet, dies ISLAMABAD, April 10: A five-year-old girl died after swallowing poisonous medicine accidentally while an unidentified body was found here on Monday, police said. In the first incident, Ana Bibi took poisonous medicine in her house located near Bari Imam.... Proposals sought for funding HR projects ISLAMABAD, April 10: The delegation of European Commission to Pakistan on Monday launched its fourth annual call for proposals under the European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights micro projects programme.... President, PM call to promote harmony ISLAMABAD, April 10: President General Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz have urged Muslims to follow the Sunnah of the Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) and promote the message... Prisoners move SC on issue of remission ISLAMABAD, April 10: Fifty-five inmates of Adiyala and Kot Lakhpat jails on Monday moved the Supreme Court against forfeiture of remission in their sentence and sought immediate release of those who had completed their sentence.... Socio-economic uplift of Ummah urged ISLAMABAD, April 10: President General Pervez Musharraf on Monday said Pakistan will serve as a fountainhead of Islamic renaissance and urged leaders of all Muslim countries to strive for socio-economic uplift... No new taxes in revised Haripur budget HARIPUR, April 10: The district council on Monday unanimously approved the revised budget for 2005-6. Nazim Yousaf Ayub Khan had presented the budget in the council on April 7.... Call for preserving historical sites HYDERABAD, April 10: The Hyderabad District Council on Monday called upon the authorities concerned to take immediate measures for preservation and restoration of archaeological sites in the district to promote tourism.... 135m women suffer severe violence every year: AI LARKANA, April 10: About 135 million women are subjected to severe violence, including lethal karo-kari, witch-hunt and genital mutation the world over every year. This was stated by Iqbal Ahmed Detho, secretary-general of the Pakistan chaper of Amnesty International.... Demonstration against denial of jobs to local people DADU, April 10: A large number of activists of social organisations, jobless graduates and residents of different union councils of Dadu district took out a procession here on Monday to protest... Volunteers praised for building road KOHAT, April 10: Leaders of the Sunni Tehrik on Monday welcomed at Sumari thousands of volunteers from Hangu and Orakzai Agency for completing construction of the Kohat-Hangu road on self-help basis.... Attempt to smuggle arms from Darra foiled KOHAT, April 10: Police seized a huge cache of arms being smuggled from the gun-manufacturing town of Darra Adamkhel in the frontier region of Kohat to Teerah in the Orakzai Agency... Bomb explodes in Baitul Mal offices KHAR, April 10: A bomb ripped through the Baitul Mal offices in the main town of Bajaur Agency on Sunday night, partially damaging the building The political authorities have launched an investigation into the blast.... Congregation in Swabi concludes SWABI, April 10: A three-day Tableeghi Ijtema at the Shahmansoor township concluded on Monday with hundreds of thousands of people from all over the country pledging to devote themselves to the dissemination of the message of Islam throughout the world.... Court to hear bail plea on 12th DERA ISMAIL KHAN, April 10: A local court will take up for hearing on April 12 the bail pleas of 14 persons arrested last month on charges of looting and breaking up a fair in the Shah Alam area here.... Clarification LARKANA, April 10: Sindh National Front chairman Mumtaz Ali Bhutto has clarified that he had not been offered a federal ministry by the government, says a press release.... Official connivance seen in spread of sectarianism LAHORE, April 10: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan says there can be little doubt of official connivance for the spread of sectarianism and hatred in society, after the rally organized... SI, robber injured in encounter KASUR, April 10: A sub-inspector sustained serious injuries while one of the robbers also suffered bullet wounds in an encounter at Allahabad on Monday. Police sources said that Abdul Waheed of... Nazim flouts ban on meals VEHARI, April 10: District Naib Nazim Yousaf Kasailia on Sunday night served numerous dishes to scores of guests on the eve of his Walima ceremony here in Burewala, flouting the Supreme Court’s ban on marriage meals.... Contractor defies NHA orders GUJRANWALA, April 10: The contractor is continuing recovery of the toll tax from transporters on either side of the GT Road despite being restrained by the National Highway Authority.... Relief for common man pledged GUJRANWALA, April 10: Information Minister Sheikh Rashid says the government has prepared a special package to provide relief to common man. “The president is taking keen interest in having prices of... Case under Bonded Labour Act registered TOBA TEK SINGH, April 10: A case under the Bonded Labour System Act’s Section 11 was registered by Rajana police on Monday against five people. Complaint Michael Masih, a brick kiln... Police fail to recover man kidnapped 3 weeks ago SIALKOT, April 10: Motra police have failed to recover the son of a widow kidnapped three weeks ago for ransom from Gujjar Kulla village in Daska.... Vehicle-lifters held; 10 cars recovered FAISALABAD, April 10: The local police claimed to have arrested four members of a vehicle-lifters gang and recovered 10 cars from their possession. DPO Muhammad Amin Wains told journalists here on... Daska SMEs seek loan package SIALKOT, April 10: More than 450 small and medium industrial units of Daska have not been provided with soft-term loan facilities. This was said by Agricultural Implements Manufacturers Association President Mirza Munawar Husain while talking to the press here on Monday.... Pervaiz for more efforts to curb sectarianism LAHORE, April 10: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi has stressed the need for more consolidated efforts to eliminate sectarianism from society. “Sectarianism is venomous for any society and ulema are playing their... UK envoy meets Shujaat, Pervaiz LAHORE, April 10: British High Commissioner in Pakistan Mark Lyall Grant held a meeting with Pakistan Muslim League chief Chaudhry Shujaat Husain and Punjab Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi here on Monday.... Businessmen invited to invest in Sindh LAHORE, April 10: Sindh Industries Minister Adil Siddique has said that there is a need for developing consensus on the longstanding issue of Kalabagh dam (KBD).... Govt urged to cut taxes on edible oil import LAHORE, April 10: The Pakistan Vanaspati Manufacturers Association has urged the government to reduce taxes on edible oil import to prevent an increase in vegetable ghee and cooking oil prices.... Rangers-BSF meeting begins today LAHORE, April 10: A three-day biannual meeting between director-generals of the Pakistan Rangers and inspectors-general of the Indian Border Security Force will begin here on Tuesday.... Loans for Kharif LAHORE, April 10: Mobile teams of Zarai Taraqiati Bank have started disbursing loans to small farmers in Punjab for Kharif crop. Punjab Relief and Crisis Management Commissioner Ghazanfar Ali said on... PU asked to fill all vacant seats LAHORE, April 10: Governor Khalid Maqbool directed the Punjab University administration to fill vacant seats in all departments. Presiding over the deans meeting here on Monday he said gender segregation must...

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