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November 07, 2006 Tuesday Shawwal 14, 1427   SC takes notice of convicts’ release: Misuse of parole rules ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: The Shariat Appellate Bench of the Supreme Court on Monday took notice of release of convicts by provincial governments on parole and directed home secretaries of the four... ARD bid for Hashmi’s production in NA ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: ARD chairman Makhdoom Amin Fahim and PML-N acting parliamentary leader Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Monday submitted a fresh application to Speaker Chaudhry Amir Hussain asking him to... ‘MMA can go to any extent’ LAHORE, Nov 6: MMA president and Jamaat-i-Islami amir Qazi Hussain Ahmad on Monday said the opposition was ready to tender resignations if that could bring the dictatorship down.... PBC urged to declare SCBA results unlawful LAHORE, Nov 6: Munir A Malik has moved the Pakistan Bar Council in an appeal with the request that the result declared by former Supreme Court Bar Association president Malik Mohammad... Power tariff hike worked out by Nepra, says Wapda LAHORE, Nov 6: The Wapda has clarified a news item published in a section of press on Saturday. A Wapda spokesman said that the National Assembly’s standing committee on water... Terror suspect held after raid QUETTA, Nov 6: A terror suspect was arrested on Monday after police raided a house in the Bolan Medical Complex and seized illegal arms and ammunition, including two hand-grenandes... Frail woman challenges rapist Chaudhry ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: Receiving a call to hear a young woman’s story, I realised what obstacles are built in the system to deny justice to woman victims of rape.... 7/7 bombing case hearing deffered ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: The Rawalpindi Bench of Lahore High (LHC) Monday deferred hearing of 7/7 bombing case accused for another two weeks to enable the standing counsel to collect information from the intelligence agencies about his continued detention.... Delay in challan: SC admonishes Toba police ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: The Supreme Court on Monday took Toba Tek Singh Police to task for delay in submission of challan in medical negligence case against a local doctor and ordered the trial court to complete its proceedings independently.... Suspects held but family’s murder still a mystery RAWALPINDI, Nov 6: City police investigating Sunday’s murders of a couple and their 18-month-old daughter have picked up three suspects but feel the crime remains a mystery.... Plan underway to boost S&T research ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: Secretary ministry of science and technology, Pervez Butt on Monday said on the directive of President Pervez Musharraf a plan was being prepared to invigorate scientific research in the country.... 3 killed in accidents ATTOCk, Nov 6: Three persons were killed and 18 injured in two road accidents Sunday evening. The first accident took place on Attock-Basal road in Kala Chita mountainous area when a... Loi Bhir park’s lone lion dies ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: The main attraction of Loi Bhir Safari Park, Moti the lion, died at 10pm Sunday night. The 25-year-old lion had been brought to the park from Lahore Zoo a few years ago, but now he had became sick.... Pakistan asked to tap existing water resources ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: Local and international experts have asked Pakistan to efficiently utilise its existing water resources for increasing its agricultural productivity to the level of other major agricultural countries of the world and preserving water sources for the coming generations.... Murders during robberies rise LAHORE, Nov 6: There has been an increase in robbery-cum-murder incidents in the city in the first 10 months of 2006 as compared to the corresponding period last year.... Man shot at by two dacoits on resistance LAHORE, Nov 6: Robbers shot at and injured a man on resistance and struck several times in the city on Monday. Two robbers intercepted Anwarul Haq at Tajpura and asked him to hand over cash and cell phone at gunpoint.... A shattering institution TOBA TEK SINGH, Nov 6: The Government Fareed Bakhsh Ghausia Degree College is fast falling apart owing to a host of reasons, especially shortage of human and material resources.... Businessmen’s grant for engineering varsity SIALKOT, Nov 6: Businessmen and exporters have provided a special grant of 130,000 Euros from the Sialkot City Development Package (SCDP) fund for early establishment of an engineering university.... Probe into death of woman in hospital JHANG, Nov 6: The medical superintendent of the DHQ Hospital has ordered an inquiry into the death of a pregnant woman in the gynaecology ward of the hospital.... Robbers strike five times in Gujranwala GUJRANWALA, Nov 6: Armed bandits struck five times in and around the city on Monday. Four dacoits entered the house of Abdul Rehman in Kotli Arora village, held up the... Body on technology transfer FAISALABAD, Nov 6: University of Agriculture vice-chancellor Dr Bashir Ahmed has stressed the need for strengthening the seed and water management, post harvest, storage, marketing and value addition products to cope with the current era challenges.... Prize bond dealer too powerful SARGODHA, Nov 6: Police detained a prize bond dealer and his men after they held a four-member police team hostage which raided their shops on charges of running a fake prize bond numbers business.... Toxic liquor sale goes unchecked MULTAN, Nov 6: The death of over two dozen people after taking toxic liquor in Multan and some other parts of south Punjab on Eidul Fitr is not a new phenomenon.... Drug stores, quacks playing havoc VEHARI, Nov 6: Quacks, medical stores, and homeo clinics are the main source of marketing of toxic liquor in Vehari district and adjoining areas. Information collected by this correspondent gives out... Four ‘killers’ of boy held FAISALABAD, Nov 6: Police claimed on Monday to have arrested four alleged killers of a seven-year-old boy who kidnapped him for ransom.... Corrigendum AT the silver jubilee function of the Women Action Forum held at the National College of Arts on Sunday, it was classical Kathak dancer Naheed Siddiqui who performed and not Sheema Kirmani, as was erroneously reported....

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