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October 24, 2006 Tuesday Ramazan 30, 1427   Balochistan govt defends Gwadar land allotment QUETTA, Oct 23: A spokesman for the Balochistan government has said that neither the chief minister nor the revenue minister or the revenue department have used any discretionary powers for allotment of land in Gwadar.... Three more rocket plot suspects held ISLAMABAD, Oct 23: Police on Monday arrested three more militants with suspected links to Al Qaeda over attempted rocket attacks in and around the federal capital, a police official said.... First dengue death in Rawalpindi: Health experts on high alert RAWALPINDI/ISLAMABAD, Oct 23: As the fear of dengue fever outbreak rises in the twin cities, the first death of the mosquito-borne viral disease was reported from a Rawalpindi hospital on Monday sending a wave of alarm among health experts and officials.... Eid in AJK: a day to remember lost kin MUZAFFARABAD, Oct 23: Most of them have bought new clothes and almost completed other preparations to celebrate Eidul Fitr, but despondent survivors of last year’s earthquake say the eid for them will be mainly a day to remember their departed kin.... Nigerian HC warns against lottery schemes ISLAMABAD, Oct 23: The Nigerian High Commission in Islamabad has warned Pakistanis to beware of e-mails and letters offering contract appointment from government organisations, lottery scheme and other claims purportedly supported by Central Bank of Nigeria.... KBP moves LHC against delay in cane crushing LAHORE, Oct 23: The Kissan Board Pakistan has moved the Lahore High Court against the federal and provincial governments for “delaying cane crushing season under the influence of millers and reducing... World Bank officials visit quake-hit areas ISLAMABAD, Oct 23: Graeme Wheeler, managing director, and Praful Patel, vice-president South Asia, of the World Bank visited quake-affected areas during their visit to Pakistan from October 19-22.... Dengue fever diagnostic kits run short in market ISLAMABAD, Oct 23: Diagnostic kits for dengue fever have run short in the market posing problems for the hospitals that are receiving suspected cases.... ‘PML will disappear if fair polls held’ ISLAMABAD, Oct 23: Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Mian Raza Rabbani has said President Gen Pervez Musharraf’s recent interview and excerpts from his book endorse the fact that he was behind the formation of the PML and PPP Patriots.... Rashid criticised for diatribe about Benazir ISLAMABAD, Oct 23: People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) leader MNA Raja Pervez Ashraf has said the railway minister, Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, should give an account of the land he got himself allocated... Computerisation of land record delayed ISLAMABAD, Oct 23: The government’s effort to curb fraud in real estate business by introducing computerisation of the land record is in doldrums because of non-cooperation of the provinces, sources in the National Reconstruction Bureau (NRB) told Dawn on Monday.... Sultan vows to continue support for struggle ISLAMABAD, Oct 23: President of AJK People’s Muslim League Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry has said that he will continue efforts in support of the Kashmiris’ struggle for right to self-determination and for making Azad Kashmir a true base camp.... Of moon and madness PESHAWAR, Oct 23: Eid did come to Peshawar, as expected and as always, one day ahead of the rest of Pakistan. And, as usual, the central Ruet-i-Hilal and its Frontier chapter... 192 prisoners freed in Sindh KARACHI, Oct 23: On the directives of President General Pervez Muhsarraf, 192 prisoners were released from 20 jails in Sindh on the occasion of Eidul Fitr including 11 children.—PPI... Liquor sale registers rise in Vehari VEHARI, Oct 23: Liquor sale is at its peak in the district as in many other parts of the province, as more and more people turn to some local manufacturers just ahead of Eidul Fitr.... 27 captives released from S. Punjab jails: Philanthropists pay diyat MULTAN, Oct 23: As many as 27 prisoners, including two women, were released from south Punjab jails on Monday after payment of their compensations (Diyat) by philanthropists.... ‘Killers’ of UC nazim candidate arrested MULTAN, Oct 23: Police claimed on Monday to have arrested two accused involved in the murder of a candidate for Darkhana union council nazim. Reports said Sajjad alias Sujjo and Nazir... Faulty ATMs irk users FAISALABAD, Oct 23: Users of Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) have been facing a great deal of inconvenience owing to severe shortage of cash on the eve of Eid.... Accidents leave two dead in Sahiwal SAHIWAL, Oct 23: Two people were killed and three others injured in different road accidents here on Sunday evening. An overspeeding car crushed a family sitting along Jhal Road near Mazdoor Pully.... Facilities for private institutes LAHORE, Oct 23: The Punjab Education Foundation has trained 11,000 teachers of private schools through a cluster programme and provided financial assistance to 184 private institutions in 12 districts so far.... 78 prisoners released on Eid GUJRANWALA, Oct 23: Seventy eight prisoners were released under order after commutation in their sentence while 179 others involved in criminal cases were granted bail on the occasion of Eidul Fitr on Monday.... 53 ‘criminals’ arrested BAHAWALPUR, Oct 23: Police claimed to have arrested 53 alleged criminals at the pickets set up at the entry points of the city here on Monday.... Two killed over water dispute TOBA TEK SINGH, Oct 23: Two persons were murdered allegedly by their rivals over irrigation water dispute in Chak 186-GB on Monday evening. Umer Draz and Nawaz were irrigating their farmland... Security LAHORE, Oct 23: On the directives of Inspector General of Police, Punjab, Ziaul Hasan Khan, security has further been tightened to maintain peace and avoid any untoward incident in the province on the occasion of Eidul Fitr.... CNG use being encouraged, says Pervaiz LAHORE, Oct 23: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi says the use of compressed natural gas (CNG) technology in transport vehicles is being encouraged under a comprehensive strategy.... Shop owner kills two ‘robbers’ LAHORE, Oct 23: A retail shop owner shot dead two alleged robbers while two of their accomplices managed their escape with Rs200,000 in cash in the Ravi Road area here on Monday.... Special trains ‘insufficient’ to meet Eid rush LAHORE, Oct 23: There was a big rush at the Lahore railway station on Monday and the special trains seemed insufficient keeping in view the number of passengers.... Over 3,000 watercourses bricklined in Punjab LAHORE, Oct 23: Punjab Agriculture Minister Arshad Khan Lodhi said on Monday that the President’s National Programme of Bricklining of Watercourses was in progress in the province, and 3,110 watercourses had so far been bricklined during the last two years.... Levies suspend rail traffic LAHORE, Oct 23: Rail traffic on the Quetta-Mach section remained suspended on Sunday for two hours when the Levies personnel staged a sit-in on the track to protest against non-payment of salaries.... High court registrar office on ICA LAHORE, Oct 23: The Punjab government has decided not to call into question the Oct 18 verdict of a single bench of the Lahore High Court and to withdraw the intra-court appeal (ICA) against the appointment of government advisers.... Robbers kill two, injure three LAHORE, Oct 23: Robbers shot dead two people and injured three others in separate incidents in the city on Monday. Four robbers gunned down a shopkeeper and a customer and injured two passers-by in Kot Lakhpat area.... Private academies fleecing students LAHORE, Oct 23: The government’s decision to stick to entrance test for admission to medical colleges for about a decade has been resulting in the mushroom growth of private academies in... Three murdered in Lahore LAHORE, Oct 23: Three people were murdered in the city on Monday. A kiln worker was axed to death in Kot Lakhpat area on Monday morning.... Court holiday on 26th LAHORE, Oct 23: Chief Justice Iftikhar Husain Chaudhry has extended Eidul Fitr holidays to another day. According to the decision, the Lahore High Court Principal seat, its benches at Multan,... PPP to move resolution in Sindh Assembly: Eviction of workers Mansoor Mirani... Police arrest robbers with people’s help LARKANA, Oct 23: Police arrested five alleged robbers after a brief chase ending in an encounter on Monday. Police were activily helped by people in their encounter with criminals.... Case against suspended DIG registered MIRPURKHAS, Oct 23: A case has been registered against the Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Mirpurkhas, Saleemullah Khan, who had been suspended on Sunday. The case against him and a number... PML protests against police NAWABSHAH, Oct 23: Activists of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League burnt tyres on the Society Road and held a protest demonstration against police here on Monday for arresting three party workers.... Man kills wife SHIKARPUR, Oct 23: A woman was killed by her husband in the Jamal Brohi village near Sultankot taluka in Shikarpur, in what has been termed a karo-kari murder.... Cotton truck hijacked by bandits NAWABSHAH, Oct 23: Bandits hijacked a truck loaded with cotton near Kala Pul on the Qazi Ahmed link road on Monday....

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