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April 18, 2006 Tuesday Rabi-ul-Awwal 19, 1427   Benazir-Nawaz meeting in London on 22nd ISLAMABAD, April 17: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairperson Benazir Bhutto will meet Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif in London on April 22, a source in the PPP told Dawn on Monday.... Hayat accuses PML of forcing defection of Patriots’ MNAs ISLAMABAD, April 17: The members of the Pakistan People’s Party (Patriots) on Monday expressed concern over efforts of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League (PML) to cause defection in the party and... Sihala poultry farm workers not infected ISLAMABAD, April 17: Medical tests of the workers of a poultry farm in Sihala, where H5 virus was detected, have shown no sign of infection and they are safe and healthy, said federal Health Minister Mohammad Nasir Khan.... Pakistan may seek more N-power plants from China ISLAMABAD, April 17: Pakistan has been assured that its energy needs will be met by China “to a reasonable extent” and the matter is expected to be finalised during President Pervez Musharraf’s visit to Beijing in June.... Holding of WSF in Karachi hailed ISLAMABAD, April 17: Speakers at a seminar here on Monday said the World Social Forum held in Karachi was a significant event in which the participants expressed and shared their feelings... SC wants cases decided in three weeks: Wedding meals ban violation ISLAMABAD, April 17: The Supreme Court on Monday gave a three-week deadline to all courts to conclude trials of those who had violated a ban on serving meals in weddings.... Accidents cost PR over Rs139m ISLAMABAD, April 17: The Pakistan Railways suffered a loss of Rs139,663,738 due to twenty-eight accidents in the first couple of months of this year, two of which were the result of sabotage.... PML leading Musharraf up the garden path RAWALPINDI, April 17: Pakistan Muslim League Vice-President Syed Kabir Ali Wasti has openly disagreed with the ruling coalition leaders who want President Gen Pervez Musharraf to seek re-election from the existing assemblies while remaining in uniform.... Police disperse protest rally in Muzaffarabad MUZAFFARABAD, April 17: Police on Monday baton-charged a group of earthquake-affected people who had taken out a procession in protest against policies of the Earthquake Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Authority.... 1,700 children being treated in 40 centres ISLAMABAD, April 17: More than 1,700 children from the quake-hit areas are being treated in 40 supervised play centres established by the United States Agency for International Development and the International Rescue Committee.... US-based firm seeks help of PM, president against PTV: ‘Violation’ of agreement ISLAMABAD, April 17: President Pakistan Television Channel Limited Incorporation USA (PTCL) Syed Shahid Zaheer on Monday sought the intervention of President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz to stop Pakistan Television (PTV) from launching its channel in the United States.... Drive against spurious drugs on cards ISLAMABAD, April 17: The government is launching a multi- pronged drive against the trade of spurious and substandard drugs, unethical health practices and ensuring availability of essential drugs in the country.... Jirga to meet CM for compensation: Hangu suicide blast KOHAT, April 17: A tribal jirga has decided to meet Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani to lodge a complaint against what it says unusual delay in payment of compensation for businessmen... Couple, five children shot dead: Revenge attack in village GUJRAT, April 17: Seven members of a family, including five children, were killed and three others injured allegedly by their relatives over an old enmity in Kalu Sahi village of Dinga on Sunday night.... Vani girls ‘divorced’ as police raid Khushab village MIANWALI, April 17: In an early Monday morning operation Khushab police saved two minor girls who were made victim of vani custom because their brother had lured a village girl away.... Body formed to curb child labour in tanneries KASUR, April 17: A district coordination committee has been established for launching an action programme to eliminate worst forms of child labour from tanneries.... Tension over ejection of tenants from army stud farms Multan, April 17: Tension griped the Army Welfare Trust stud farms in Pakpattan on Monday as police reportedly rounded up around 30 tenants who were protesting against their ‘forced’ ejection from... Prince Saeed Abbasi seeks PM’s help: Bahawalpur amir’s assets BAHAWALPUR, April 17: Former federal minister Prince Saeedul Rashid Abbasi, a legal heir to the late amir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi, while alleging malpractice by the implementation committee with regard to... No power outage this summer: Wapda LAHORE, April 17: Wapda Chairman Tariq Hameed has said that there will be no load-shedding of electricity during this summer season as the authority has the capacity to meet power demand all over the country.... Section 144 imposed in Rawalpindi RAWALPINDI, April 17: District Nazim Raja Javed Ikhlas has imposed section 144 banning use of loudspeakers in the revenue limits of Rawalpindi district.... Saad’s arrest criticized ISLAMABAD, April 17: A ruling party MNA from Lahore Farooq Amjad Mir on Monday termed the arrest of Pakistan Muslim League-N MNA Khawaja Saad Rafiq harmful for democracy.... Durrani seeks voluntary repatriation of refugees PESHAWAR, April 17: Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has called for a concrete plan to ensure peaceful and voluntary return of Afghan refugees to their homeland.... Allegations rejected CHITRAL, April 17: Former district nazim and district president of the ruling PML Shahzada Mohyuddin has criticised his detractors and said that he had been elected several times because he has been serving people with devotion and sicerity.... ‘Mega-projects to usher in era of prosperity’ ISLAMABAD, April 17: Some people are trying to block the path of progress and prosperity by opposing unprecedented steps being taken in Balochistan, says Senator Sarwar Khan Kakar.... Development projects in Zarobi completed SWABI, April 17: Provincial Education Minister Maulana Fazal Ali inaugurated on Monday projects worth Rs47.987 million in his native town Zarobi and pledged to get more projects approve for the town in a few months.... Govt urged to waive loans of farmers QUETTA, April 17: Balochistan People’s Party Parliamentarians president Nawabzada Lashkari Khan Raisani has urged the government to waive bank loans and electricity charges of farmers in the province in the wake of losses they had suffered due to non-supply of power.... 21 denied bail in Urs attack case DERA ISMAIL KHAN, April 17: An Anti-Terrorism Court here on Monday dismissed bail applications of 21 people accused of attacking and disrupting the Urs of a saint in the Shah Alam area.... Varsity seminar on cardiac diseases PESHAWAR, April 17: A one-day seminar on cardiac diseases was held in Gomal University on Monday to raise awareness among the masses about the causes and preventive measures necessary to avoid heart diseases.... Highway blocked KOHAT, April 17: Tribesmen blocked the Indus Highway in Darra Adamkhel on Monday in protest against the killing of a man belonging to the Akhurwal tribe.... Killing of bus driver declared accidental FAISALABAD, April 17: Police declared the killing of a bus driver as accidental and handed over the body to his heirs without post mortem to save the skin of FWO personnel.... SC directs ASI to move LHC on bails GUJRANWALA, April 17: The Supreme Court on Monday disposed of an ASI’s petition against confirming interim bails of two dacoits by a local court directing him to move the Lahore High Court in accordance with the law.... Stone-crushing labourers’ strike continues SARGODHA, April 17: The strike by 20,000 labourers associated with the stone-crushing industry continued on the third day on Monday. At a press conference here, association chairman Hafiz Abdul Rahman, president... No anti-govt drive without main leaders, says Khosa OKARA, April 17: PML-N provincial president Sirdar Zulfiqar Khan Khosa has said that there is no immediate chance of turning ARD into an electoral alliance.... Air Force graduation ceremony SARGODHA April 17: The graduation ceremony of Combat Commanders’ Course was held at the PAF Base Mushaf here on Monday. According to a handout, Air Chief Marshal Tanvir Mahmood Ahmad, Chief... Four killed as trolley hits car SARGODHA, April 17: Four people were killed and three others suffered injuries when a tractor-trolley rammed into a stationary car on Sargodha-Lahore Road here on Monday.... Urea price hike termed unjustified LAHORE, April 17: The recent increase of Rs10 per bag in urea price will cost growers additional Rs1 billion, claims farmer bodies.... FM station in each district by year-end LAHORE, April 17: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) expects FM radio station in each district by the end of the current year.... 800 rural water supply schemes completed LAHORE, April 17: Of 1,600 rural water supply schemes to be executed under the Punjab Community Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project by 2007, the public health engineering department has completed 800.... Fireworks’ explosion: Punjab govt submits reply LAHORE, April 17: The Punjab government on Monday informed the Lahore High Court that the construction of a bridge and an underpass at the railway level crossing at Mughalpura was being considered to overcome traffic problem.... ‘Waltz dance derived from Sema’ LAHORE, April 17: The famous waltz dance has been derived from Sema, a ritual of whirling dervishes. “Waltz is a worldly dance while Sema is a mystic practice,” says Sheik... Steps urged to check inflation, lawlessness LAHORE, April 17: The All-Pakistan PWD Workers Union has demanded steps for controlling the growing lawlessness and inflation in the country.... LPG price raised LAHORE, April 17: The consumer price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has been raised to Rs40 per kilo from Rs34 a kilogram, a dealer said on Monday.... Fire in spare parts godown LAHORE, April 17: Spare parts worth thousands of rupees were damaged when a fire broke out in a godown here at Lorry Adda, Badami Bagh, on Monday.... Thar council urges posting of doctors MITHI, April 17: District Council Tharparkar in its session on Monday urged the Sindh government to fill vacant posts for doctors, especially lady doctors, in Thar to ensure adequate medical facilities for people in the backward and remote areas.... Prisoner’s death sparks protests; highway blocked NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, April 17: Around 100 people blocked the National Highway on Monday demanding registration of an FIR against people responsible for the death of Roshan Ali, 22.... Gas firm urged to provide jobs, land compensation DADU, April 17: A group of jobless graduates of the Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, University of Sindh, Sindh Agriculture University, Shah Abdul Latif University and other colleges and universities... Probe begins into dealings of ex-naib nazim LARKANA, April 17: The Sindh Local Government Commission (SLGC) has began a probe into financial dealings of a former district naib nazim.... Attack on Palijo’s brother condemned HYDERABAD, April 17: The Awami Tehrik on Sunday condemned an alleged murderous attack on Ali Akbar Palijo, the elder brother of Awami Tehrik chief Rasool Bux Palijo.... Gojra bypoll TOBA TEK SINGH, April 17: The Election Commission of Pakistan announced on Monday schedule of byelection to a Gojra union council naib nazim’s slot.... Three held KHAR, April 17: Political authorities have arrested three tribesmen for their alleged involvement in illegal sale of wireless telephone connections in the agency in connivance with PTCL staff....

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