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October 10, 2006 Tuesday Ramazan 16, 1427   PPP-govt ‘contact’ makes waves ISLAMABAD, Oct 9: Diplomats from major countries based in Islamabad on Monday had an informal discussion with leaders of the People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N), on... Nawaz criticises judiciary for rejecting Hashmi’s appeal ISLAMABAD, Oct 9: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday paid rich tribute to jailed party leader Makhdoom Javed Hashmi, saying that his name would become synonymous with courage and sacrifice in the country’s history.... Anti-terror accord with Malaysia at advanced stage KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9: An anti-terrorism pact between Malaysia and Pakistan is at an “advanced stage” after intensive negotiations over the past year, the Pakistan High Commission said on Monday.... Schools must not be run on commercial basis: CJ ISLAMABAD, Oct 9: The Supreme Court has observed that private educational institutions can be of great help to the government provided they are not run on commercial basis.... Erra, UN brace for winter ISLAMABAD, Oct 9: The United Nations humanitarian coordinator Jan Vandemoortele on Monday said the UN agencies together with the Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (Erra) were making preparations for the coming winter.... Ayub Park blast suspect arrested RAWALPINDI, Oct 9: Law- enforcement agencies have arrested a suspect in connection with rockets found near important buildings in the capital and the Ayub Park blasts from the Bhoosa Mandi (Hay-market) residential area located near the Rawalpindi Railways Station.... Lashkar active in Bara again LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), Oct 9: The Lashkar-i-Islam has restarted its activities in Bara by holding public meetings at a number of places and kidnapping one of its opponents from the main bazaar on Sunday.... PPP leader calls for joint struggle QUETTA, Oct 9: Leader of the Opposition in the Sindh Assembly Nasir Ahmed Khuhro has condemned the killing of Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Bugti and called upon democratic parties to launch... MMA approaches Gilani LAHORE, Oct 9: MMA leader Liaquat Baloch called on PPP vice-president and the National Assembly’s former speaker Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani at the latter’s residence on Monday and urged him to... Sharif to propose grand alliance LAHORE, Oct 9: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif will again propose the formation of a grand opposition alliance at a meeting with Ms Benazir Bhutto in London slated for Oct 19, sources close to the exiled leader said on Sunday.... Mumtaz urges joint struggle for rights LARKANA, Oct 9: The Chairman of Sindh Qaumi Ittehad (SQI) and Sindh National Front (SNF), Mumtaz Ali Bhutto, has urged the people to unite under one flag instead of holding protests under different platforms for restoration of their rights.... SC acts against protesting doctors ISLAMABAD, Oct 9: The Supreme Court on Monday gave marching orders to the entire team of doctors of the District Headquarters Hospital of Chakwal for protesting the arrest of a colleague on charges of medical negligence.... Govt accused of shielding corrupt elements ISLAMABAD, Oct 9: People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) leader Senator Enver Baig has expressed shock and dismay over what he said the increasing incidents of corruption involving high-ups and the government’s refusal to take action against them.... For paraplegics it’s not the end of the world ISLAMABAD, Oct 9: Hope is the only source of survival for bedridden Shaheen, 26, who is fighting hard for the last one year at a rehabilitation centre in the capital to... Patient gets a bloody nose for headache RAWALPINDI, Oct 9: A patient who went to the Rawalpindi General Hospital (RGH) seeking treatment for migraine was given a bloody nose instead.... Two brothers among four gunned down TAXILA, Oct 9: Four persons including two brothers were shot dead over a marriage dispute in the jurisdiction of Wah Cantt police late on Sunday night.... HEC agrees to relax criteria for QAU faculty: Tenure Track System ISLAMABAD, Oct 9: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has agreed to relax the criteria for selection on Tenure Track System (TTS) for the Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) faculty, a move to accommodate... 29 policemen to join UN mission RAWALPINDI, Oct 9: A batch of 29 police officers including a lady DSP selected for deployment in the UN peacekeeping mission will leave for Timor-Leste from Islamabad on October 18, official sources told Dawn.... CEC asked to take notice of president’s speech ISLAMABAD, Oct 9: The Pakistan People’s Party has asked the chief election commissioner (CEC) to take notice of President Pervez Musharraf’s October 8 speech in Muzaffarabad, wherein he called upon the... Historian admitted to Pims ISLAMABAD, Oct 9: Historian and director Quaid-i-Azam Papers Dr Zawwar Husain Zaidi has been admitted to Pims due to cardiac problem.... ‘Defending the indefensible’ ISLAMABAD, Oct 9: President Pervez Musharraf’s recently released memoir, In the Line of Fire, has put his media managers and government spokespersons in a tight spot.... Abida hints at joining PPP KARACHI, Oct 9: Former federal minister Begum Abida Hussain on Monday called for ‘bipartisan democratic dispensation’ and said she and her husband Syed Fakhar Imam might join a political party after the elections were announced.... ‘Balochistan heading towards normalcy’ ISLAMABAD, Oct 9: Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao has said that the law and order situation in Balochistan is heading towards normalcy.... Rundown buildings near collapse FAISALABAD, Oct 9: The City District Government Faisalabad and other departments seem to have learnt no lesson from the calamity that killed over 73,000 people in Oct 8 earthquake last year.... Lyallpur Town moves court against CDGF: Former TMA property FAISALABAD, Oct 9: A tussle between the City District Government Faisalabad and towns has intensified as the Lyallpur Town nazim has filed another petition in the Lahore High Court, this time,... Killer of eight held after 11 years VEHARI, Oct 9: Burewala police claimed to have arrested a proclaimed offender after 11 years and recovered a huge quantity of arms from his possession.... Canal water supply position explained LAHORE, Oct 9: The Chief Engineer, Irrigation, Faisalabad, in response to an Oct 8 report about the canal water shortage in certain areas of Toba Tek Singh district, the command area... Operations suspended for want of nitrous gas MULTAN, Oct 9: Patients in Nishtar Hospital’s pediatric and general surgery wards are resorting to private hospitals because of the shortage of nitrous gas which is widely used for anaesthesia.... Illegal evacuation notices issued: New Multan Colony Multan, Oct 9: A private fertilizer company has issued notices to the residents of a government housing colony, located in the vicinity of its plant, asking them to vacate a strip of land which the firm claims belongs to it.... Hospital’s three water supply lines inoperative SAHIWAL, Oct 9: The DHQ hospital is facing an acute shortage of drinking water after failure of its three supply schemes which is causing a great deal of inconvenience to the people, it is learnt here.... Suckling a victim to parents’ row BAHAWALPUR, Oct 9: A villager allegedly killed his nine-month old daughter on Sunday night by throwing acid on her.... She will repent it forever VEHARI, Oct 9: Mumtaz Mai repents seeking her husband’s `intervention’ to make their eight-year-old son go to school.... Human smuggler arrested GUJRANWALA, Oct 9: The federal investigation agency (FIA) claimed on Monday to have arrested a human smuggler and recovered several passports and fake stamps from his possession.... Court seeks report on shifting of bus-stand to Hazar Ganji QUETTA, Oct 9: A two-member bench of the Balochistan High Court (BHC) here on Monday ordered a committee to submit a report about shifting of a bus-stand to Hazar Ganji.... Protest strike paralyses transport ABBOTTABAD, Oct 9: Transporters observed a strike against the Abbottabad police for allegedly manhandling and beating the president of their association.... Court orders official to follow rules in teachers’ promotion QUETTA, Oct 9: A division bench of the Balochistan High Court has directed the advocate general of Balochistan to take up with the government matters pertaining to reopening of colleges and... 340 more utility stores by December PESHAWAR, Oct 9: The Utility Stores Corporation (USC) of Pakistan will open another 340 regular stores across the country by December this year. Besides, franchise stores to provide edibles on subsidised rates will also be opened at the union council level.... Villager attacked; dies in hospital LAKKI MARWAT, Oct 9: A man was killed following a minor dispute in the Karmukhel village, police said on Sunday.... Man shot dead MARDAN, Oct 9: Two men were killed and a woman suffered bullet wounds in separate incidents here on Monday. One Iftikhar shot and killed his neighbour Shah Faisal in Dagai.... Rs373.6m being spent on dams QUETTA, Oct 9: The government has allocated Rs373.6 million for construction of small and medium dams in the province, sources said on Monday.... Three killed in accident TIMERGARA, Oct 9: Three people were killed when a truck hit a passenger coach near Talash in Lower Dir district on Monday, police said.... Man dies in accident MOHMAND AGENCY, Oct 9: One person was killed and another was injured when a speeding car hit the wall of a house in the Ghalanai tehsil here on Sunday night.... Free health cover for MPAs’ dependants LAHORE, Oct 9: Dependant family members of the Punjab ministers, special assistants, advisers, parliamentary secretaries and members of the provincial assembly will get medical treatment at government expense.... Water theft punishment enhanced LAHORE, Oct 9: The Punjab Assembly on Monday amended the Canal and Drainage Act according to `modern’ realities, says Aamer Sultan Cheema, Punjab Irrigation Minister.... Delay in sugarcane crushing resented LAHORE, Oct 9: The Pakistan Agri Forum, the Kissan Board and the Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front have criticised the government for bowing to the pressure of sugar mills and delaying crushing season.... Widow found slain LAHORE, Oct 9: A widow was found slain in North Cantonment here on Monday. Police said the body of Mussarrat Jabeen, 45, was found in her Chauhdry Colony house in Guldasht Town with a bullet hole in her abdomen.... Police asked to protect people’s lives HYDERABAD, Oct 9: The adviser to the Sindh chief minister on home affairs, Mr Waseem Akhtar, has asked police officials to work honestly and protect lives and property of people so that their credibility could be restored.... Officials directed to ensure quality of work MIRPURKHAS, Oct 9: The director-general of Agriculture Water Management, Agha Zafarullah Durrani, has directed officials to ensure that standard material is used in the lining of watercourses and to take legal action against people supplying substandard materials.... Conjunctivitis breaks out in Badin BADIN, Oct 9: The viral conjunctivitis, a contagious eye disease which causes inflammation, itching and swelling in eyes leading to photo phobia (inability to open eyes), discharge of tears and pus... Enforcement of Ramazan Ord demanded JACOBABAD, Oct 9: The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI) took out a rally against running of hotles during the holy month of Ramazan and deteriorating law and order situation here on Monday....

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