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April 24, 2006 Monday Rabi-ul-Awwal 25, 1427   Nawaz promises new ‘political contract’ ISLAMABAD, April 23: The Pakistan Muslim League (N) is working in cooperation with its ARD allies to forge a new ‘political contract’.... Seat adjustment with PML-N likely: PPP LAHORE, April 23: Pakistan People’s Party Chairperson Benazir Bhutto, scheduled to meet Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) chief Mian Nawaz Sharif in London on Monday, has said that the next general elections... MMA plans ‘long’ Islamabad sit-in ISLAMABAD, April 23: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal chief Qazi Hussain Ahmed on Sunday announced that the MMA would stage a ‘long sit-in’ in the federal capital to force ouster of the government which had “brought the country to the verge of collapse”.... ‘Political activities in Fata may be allowed’ PESHAWAR, April 23: Federal Minister for Interior Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao on Sunday said federal government was likely to allow political activities in the Federally-Administered Tribal Areas (Fata).... PM seeks help to preserve heritage ISLAMABAD, April 23: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has stressed the need for preservation of cultural heritage to promoting tourism.... Body formed to review amendments to PMDC Act ISLAMABAD, April 23: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has constituted an eight-member committee to review amendments suggested by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PM&DC) to the PMDC Act 1973 and the recommendations of a Senate committee to improve medical education.... Pakistan takes command of coalition task force today ISLAMABAD, April 23: Pakistan on Monday will take command of the Coalition Task Force 150 (CTF-150), a regional maritime security force responsible for operations in the Gulf of Oman, Gulf of Aden, the Red Sea and the North Arabian Sea.... Brothers reunited with sister after 59 years MUZAFFARABAD, April 23: Jogindar Singh and Kesar Singh had to wait for 59 long years for a reunion with their sister Rabia Bibi who was separated from them when they escaped this part of Kashmir during the partition of the subcontinent.... Pakpattan MPs get raw deal from PML leaders LAHORE, April 23: Three ruling party MPAs from Pakpattan continue to get raw deal from the PML leadership mainly for opposing chief minister’s nominees during the last local government elections.... Doctors to boycott Quetta OPDs today QUETTA, April 23: The Pakistan Medical Association (PMA), Balochistan chapter, has announced that doctors will boycott duties in government hospitals and OPDs as well as classes at the Bolan Medical College... Less cases but more crime in Rawalpindi RAWALPINDI, April 23: Street crimes, notably robberies and vehicle theft, in the city increased sharply during the first three months of this year but surprisingly police records show the number of cases registered declined.... Bosnia to rebuild school in AJK ISLAMABAD, April 23: Bosnia would rebuild a high school and a basic health unit (BHU) in the quake-hit Chatter Klas in Azad Kashmir.... No room for turncoats, says PPP ATTOCK, April 23: People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) Punjab chapter president Qasim Zia has said there is no room for turncoats in the party as they have damaged the party interests during the last seven years.... Minorities ask govt to set up crisis cell ISLAMABAD, April 23: All Pakistan Minorities Alliance (Apma) has demanded of the government to establish a ‘National Crisis Cell’ that could safeguard the country’s minorities against attacks similar to the ones recently carried out by angry mobs during the cartoon controversy.... Ornaments ‘stolen’ at airport RAWALPINDI, April 23: A family found its gold ornaments and other valuables ‘stolen’ on reaching Islamabad International Airport from China on Saturday, the security officials said.... Woman burned to death by in-laws HARIPUR, April 23: A woman was burned to death allegedly by her husband and his relatives in Kharbara Ghazi village on Saturday. An FIR has been registered against the husband, Zakir... Search for bodies in river abandoned NOWSHERA, April 23: Divers of the Special Services Group on Sunday abandoned the search for bodies of six people who had drowned in the River Kabul on Friday evening.... Protests against erratic power supply PESHAWAR, April 23: People of Mathra union council have threatened to block roads and hold a protest demonstration if their demand of electricity supply to the area from the Peshawar feeder is not fulfilled.... Eight of a family hurt in blast KHAR (Bajaur Agency), April 23: Eight members of a family were wounded when a bomb went off outside their home in Inayat Kallay area on Sunday.... Tea imports from India likely to rise ISLAMABAD, April 23: Tea imports from India may touch 25 million kilograms this year from the 10 million kilograms imported during 2005 as the visiting Pakistani importers were evincing interests in finalising more import deals with India.... Vani sisters not out of woods yet MIANWALI, April 23: The Daudkhel police have instituted a case against six people, including the father and the grooms of two vani girls, on the complaint of mediators that the grooms’... Shopkeeper held with spurious fertiliser GUJRANWALA, April 23: A joint raiding team of the agriculture department and district administration seized spurious fertiliser in sizable quantity from Ghakkar Town and arrested an accused on Sunday.... Seven water pumps out of order in Gujranwala GUJRANWALA, April 23: Wasa’s water supply system in the city has been adversely affected as its seven major water pumps have gone out of order.... Tariff issue delaying Fesco sell-off: Wapda FAISALABAD, April 23: Wapda Chairman Tariq Hameed has said that delay in finalisation of tariff for Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (Fesco) is the major hurdle in its privatisation and this task will be completed within the next six months.... Millers asked not to give substandard flour GUJRANWALA, April 23: Cases against mill owners will be registered if they are found involved in supplying substandard flour at subsidised rate to retail shops and sale points.... Wedding meal lands 29 in hospital FAISALABAD, April 23: As many as 29 participants of a marriage party, including women and children, were shifted to local hospitals on Sunday night due to ‘food poisoning’.... Two killed over property dispute GUJRANWALA, April 23: A trader and his wife were shot dead by their rivals over a property row at Khoker here on Sunday. Reports said Muhammad Amin and his wife Azad... Road project FAISALABAD, April 23: The Khurrianwala-Sahianwala Road up to the interchange will be dualised to ease traffic flow. This was said by provincial highway division executive-engineer Abdul Ghafoor Saqib while talking to the press here on Sunday.... Railways in deal for 300 Chinese wagons LAHORE, April 23: The Pakistan Railways has finalised a deal with a Chinese firm for the purchase of 300 flat bed or high capacity wagons, $4,608 less than the freight on... Indian classic released to revive cinema LAHORE, April 23: Mughal-i-Azam, an Indian classic, failed to attract ‘a large number’ of cinegoers on the first day of its release at the Gulistan cinema here on Sunday.... Robbers slit teacher’s jugular vein LAHORE, April 23: A schoolteacher was killed by robbers at Ghaziabad early on Sunday. Reports said Afseen Tahir, along with her brother and two sisters, was returning home on foot after... Scrap blast leaves two dead LAHORE, April 23: Two people were killed and another injured when a bomb exploded in a scrap godown in Loha Market, Misri Shah, on Sunday.... British NGO to train health workers MUZAFFARABAD, April 23: Britain-based Merlin medical aid agency is launching a training programme for woman health workers to provide healthcare to women and children in quake-hit areas.... QA‘Erra to play advisory role’ MUZAFFARABAD, April 23: Reconstruction work in quake-hit areas will be the undertaken by the Azad Kashmir and the NWFP governments, says Chairman of the Earthquake Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Authority (Erra) Altaf Saleem.... Gas supply to union council inaugurated CHARSADDA, April 23: Interior Minister Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao has said that his party was addressing problems of the downtrodden.... Measles and tetanus new threat: who PESHAWAR, April 23: The World Health Organisation is concerned about an increase in the incidence of measles and tetanus among infants in the NWFP.... Water supply to farms suspended HAIRPUR April 23: Suspension of irrigation water supply due to a fall in the level of Khanpur dam reservoir has badly hit the agriculture system in two union councils of Khanpur.... Political agent’s convoy attacked by armymen WANA, April 23: Army men on Sunday opened fire on guards of South Waziristan Agency Political Agent Capt (retd) Munir Azam when they tried to remove a barrier at Enzari check-post.... AJK audit department employees on strike MUZAFFARABAD, April 23: A pen-down strike by employees of the AJK audit department against the attitude of their director-general continued for the sixth day on Saturday.... Deduction of dues criticized KOHAT, April 23: The tehsil council has taken exception to deduction of Rs15 million electricity dues made by the centre at source and asked the provincial government to pay salaries to its employees who have not received their salaries for March.... Stay order issued in tender dispute GILGIT, April 23: A civil judge has stayed the tender process for construction of buildings for government departments of the newly created Astore district.... Tribunal to probe death of prisoner QUETTA, April 23: The provincial home department has set-up a tribunal headed by the sessions judge Quetta Mohammad Akbar Achakzai to probe the death of a prisoner, Ghulam Sarwar, in Shalkot police station....

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