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September 02, 2006 Saturday Sha'aban 8, 1427   Opposition parties plan rally in Quetta on 17th ISLAMABAD, Sept 1: The combined opposition on Friday announced to hold a public meeting in Quetta on Sept 17 to express solidarity with the people of Balochistan and condemn the killing of Nawab Akbar Bugti.... Ghazan Marri being tried in anti-terrorist court ISLAMABAD, Sept 1: Ghazan Marri, one of the alleged founders of the proscribed organisation Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), was repatriated from Dubai in April 2006 and was being tried in an anti-terrorist court, an official told Dawn on Friday.... Senate session requisitioned ISLAMABAD Sept 1: The opposition has filed a requisition for a Senate session to debate the killing of Jamhoori Watan Party chief Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti in an operation in Kohlu on Aug 26.... Speaker hits out at govt for lack of quorum ISLAMABAD Sept 1: The government on Friday faced dual embarrassment in the National Assembly. In the absence of opposition, it could not hold a regular session for want of quorum and... Highway blocked in Dera protest DERA GHAZI KHAN, Sept 1: Most of the people of Dera Ghazi Khan city (the Baloch-dominated area) did not respond to the appeal made by the All-Parties Conference to observe strike and express solidarity with the aggrieved people.... ‘Bugti family decided not to attend funeral’ LAHORE, Sept 1: Ruling PML president Shujaat Husain says he had asked Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Mohammad Yousaf to make necessary arrangements if the family of the late Nawab Akbar Bugti... ‘Bugti killed for seeking provincial rights’ ISLAMABAD, Sept 1: Politicians, human rights activists and representatives of civil society organisations at a seminar on Friday alleged that Nawab Akbar Bugti was killed under a planned conspiracy aimed to... Partial strike observed in Islamabad, Rawalpindi ISLAMABAD, Sept 1: Partial shutterdown strike was observed in Rawalpindi, Islamabad and other districts in the Potohar region on Friday in response to a nation-wide call given by the major opposition... PML-N invites Talal Bugti to opposition’s public meeting ISLAMABAD, Sept 1: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Friday invited Talal Bugti, the son of late Nawab Akbar Bugti, to attend a public meeting being organised by the combined opposition parties in Lahore on September 10.... Strike a success, says Qazi LAHORE, Sept. 1: MMA president and Jamaat-i-Islami amir Qazi Hussain Ahmad on Friday said the ‘successful strike’ throughout the country was proof of common man’s ‘anger’ at Gen Pervez Musharraf’s policies.... ‘Efforts on to regain PPP title’ ISLAMABAD, Sept 1: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) of Benazir Bhutto, which was forced to fight 2002 general elections as Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPPP), continues to file its annual statement... PPP, PML-N seek NA debate on urea plant ISLAMABAD, Sept 1: Eight members of the People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) have submitted an adjournment motion in the National Assembly Secretariat seeking a debate on... Privatisation office fire leaves PSM file intact ISLAMABAD, Sept 1: A huge fire broke out in the building of the privatisation ministry here on Friday morning and gutted records, equipment and furniture.... Official burial a barbaric act: ARD ISLAMABAD, Sept 1: Chairman of the Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy Makhdoom Amin Fahim has termed the ‘official’ burial of Jamhoori Watan Party president Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti an un-Islamic, barbaric and inhuman act of the government.... Dawn staffer grieved ISLAMABAD, Sept 1: Malik Lal Khan Awan, father-in-law of Dawn’s senior correspondent Qudssia Akhlaque, passed away in Lahore on Friday after protracted illness.... Spurious pesticide dealers ‘disappear’ VEHARI, Sept 1: Most of the people involved in the business of spurious pesticides have gone underground following the launch of a campaign against them by the district administration and the agriculture department.... Woman, two daughters found dead SARGODHA, Sept 1: The wife of an employee of highway department was found dead along with her two daughters in her house while her husband was missing with minor son.... Criteria given by courts must be followed: LHC: Preventive detention LAHORE, Sept 1: Justice Mohammad Akhtar Shabbir of the Lahore High Court has held that curbing the liberty of a free citizen is an act which is not only unconstitutional but... Police fail to find clue to bank robbery GUJRAT, Sept 1: The Lalamusa police on Friday failed to find a clue to a robbery committed in the National Bank of Pakistan’s Ghala Mandi branch on Thursday.... Talks with Baloch Sardars urged LAHORE, Sept 1: Markazi Jamiat Ahle Hadith President and Mutthida Majlis-i-Amal Vice-President Senator Sajid Mir has advised the government to negotiate with Baloch Sardars before it was too late.... Two killed as roof of video-centre collapses GUJRANWALA, Sept 1: Two boys were killed and seven others suffered injuries when the roof of a video-game centre caved in on the Ferozewala Road owing to day-long rain on Friday.... Shot dead OKARA, Sept 1: Unidentified people shot a student leader dead on Friday noon in Chak 12/1.L Karkani. Renala Khurd Muslim Students Federation (MSF) president Ijaz Anjum Jatt was going to bazaar when he was attacked.... 60kg hash recovered: one held SHEIKHUPURA, Sept 1: The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) arrested a drug trafficker and recovered 60kg hashish from his possession in the jurisdiction of the A-Division police in Mohallah Churi Gran on Friday.... Rasheedabad case convicts get death MULTAN, Sept 1: An anti-terrorism court awarded on Friday death sentence on 40 counts to the convicts of Rasheedabad carnage which claimed 40 lives and left 73 people injured on Oct 7, 2004.... Police team beaten up by residents LAHORE, Sept 1: A police team headed by an ASP was allegedly beaten up by people in the Kot Lakhpat area on Friday for responding to an emergency call hours after an incident of robbery.... Time to focus on higher education: Ata ISLAMABAD, Sept 1: Higher Education Commission (HEC) Chairman Dr Attaur Rehman said Pakistan was facing a great challenge in the higher education sector and the time had come to put the house in order to take the country forward.... Low cadre CBR staff protest board’s attitude ISLAMABAD, Sept 1: Lower cadre workers of the Central Board of Revenue (CBR) are on strike to express their resentment against the discriminatory treatment of the board in payment of double salaries to a small portion of employees.... Woman requests CJP to help find husband ISLAMABAD, Sept 1: A woman who is running from pillar to post to locate her missing husband has again appealed to Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry to help her.... Imran claims strike referendum against govt ISLAMABAD, Sept 1: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Friday said the countrywide successful strike on the call of opposition parties was an open referendum against the brutal policies of the military.... Contractor gets dues after 12 years LAHORE, Sept 1: The Traffic Engineering and Transport Planning Agency paid Rs177,330 for glazed tile work in a mosque at Mozang Chungi after 12 years on the intervention of the Punjab ombudsman.... Urban flooding feared LAHORE, Sept 1: Several cities in upper Punjab, including Lahore, received rain throughout Friday under the impact of a new monsoon system which the Flood Forecasting Division said might generate low... Business activity sluggish LAHORE, Sept 1: Almost all main markets in the city remained open on Friday but gave a rather deserted look mainly due to rain which continued throughout the day.... APC tomorrow LAHORE, Sept 1: The opposition will hold an all parties conference in the city on Sunday (tomorrow) on the killing of Nawab Akbar Bugti and to show solidarity with the Baloch people.... Partial strike by lawyers LAHORE, Sept 1: Lawyers observed a partial strike in Lahore on Friday whereas their boycott of court across the province was said to have been a ‘great success’.... Lahore-Sialkot train from 6th LAHORE, Sept 1: Federal Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad has said a new train will start operating between Lahore and Sialkot from Sept 6 and the feasibility report for bullet train between Lahore and Rawalpindi will be completed by Sept 30.... Electrocuted LAHORE, Sept 1: An assistant lineman was electrocuted and five others seriously injured while erecting a pole under an 11KV line in Garden Town on Friday.... Britain to initiate joint ventures LAHORE, Sept 1: A British sector-specific delegation is likely to visit Pakistan in November to initiate joint ventures with their Pakistani counterparts as the present economic scenario is quite conducive for potential foreign investors.... PPP reviews arrangements for ARD moot LAHORE, Sept 1: The PPP held a meeting here on Friday to discuss arrangements for the Sept 10 ARD public meeting at Minar-i-Pakistan....

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