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November 15, 2006 Wednesday Shawwal 22, 1427   ARD meeting fails to adopt action plan ISLAMABAD, Nov 14: A meeting of the heads of parties in the Alliance for Restoration of Democracy, held here on Tuesday to discuss political situation in the country in the aftermath... CJP asks court to decide abduction case on merit ISLAMABAD, Nov 14: Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, has ordered a court dealing with the case of alleged abduction of a girl to decide it on merit in the light of the evidence produced before it.... Filtered water turns some faces red ISLAMABAD, Nov 14: Government’s claims about its Rs7.5 billion water filtration plants scheme became an embarrassment for its officials at the launch of a UN report on the water issue here on Tuesday.... Drinking water project in doldrums ISLAMABAD, Nov 14: The much talked about multi-billion Clean Drinking Water for All (CDWA) project seems heading nowhere after its shifting from the environment ministry to the ministry of industries and... Rivals agree to settle dispute: Sost dry port HUNZA, Nov 14: Deputy Chief Executive Northern Areas Ghazanfar Ali Khan who is also the chairman of Silk Route Dry Port Trust agreed to an arbitrated settlement of Sost dry port dispute.... SC takes note of ‘spiritual healing centres’ ISLAMABAD, Nov 14: The Supreme Court on Monday took notice of the inhuman treatment meted out to drug addicts in the name of spiritual healing in private prisons set up in some shrines of the province.... 22 held for attack on governor TANK, Nov 14: Political authorities in the South Waziristan Agency arrested 22 Mahsud and Ahmadzai Wazir tribesmen on Tuesday on charges of involvement in a rocket attack on a jirga being... Hasba law to help religious parties win polls: HRCP LAHORE, Nov 14: Human Rights Commission of Pakistan chairperson Asma Jehangir has said by adopting the Hasba Bill, the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal government in the NWFP had in fact put in place... ‘Gang-raped’ woman, daughters seek justice LAHORE, Nov 14: Three alleged gang rape victims of a family of Faisalabad district have appealed for justice and demanded police protection besides immediate arrest of the four influential accused.... Judicial review of property law sought LAHORE, Nov 14: The Lahore High Court on Tuesday observed that certain provisions of the Illegal Dispossession Act, enacted in the year 2005 to prevent unlawful possession of others property, required interpretation as they were so ambiguous as to be misused.... JUI-F drive against sale of islands DADU, Nov 14: General Secretary of Jamiat Ulema-i- Islam (F), Sindh, Senator Khalid Mehmood Soomro, has said that his party would take out protest rallies throughout the province from November... Electrification plan in limbo ISLAMABAD, Nov 14: Lack of funds and other factors like political manoeuvrings over the government''s ambitious programme to electrify all the villages in the country by the end of 2,007 has pushed the vision of "Roshan Pakistan" into a dark alley.... PIA flight delayed by six hours KARACHI, Nov 14: A London-bound flight of Pakistan International Airline was delayed by over six hours due to some snags on Tuesday.... Rainy season in north from 17th ISLAMABAD, Nov 14: Chief Meteorologist Shaukat Awan predicted on Tuesday that rainy season would start from November 17 and 18 in northern region of the country.... Uplift of Musakhel promised QUETTA, Nov 14: Musakhel District Nazim Sardar Asmatullah Khan Musakhel said on Tuesday that the district government had launched several development schemes which would benefit the people.... Pillion riding banned in Karachi KARACHI, Nov 14: The Sindh government on Tuesday imposed a ban on pillion riding on motorcycle/scooters in the city for 15 days from Nov 15.... Quetta receives more rain QUETTA, Nov 14: After a break of two and a half days, the provincial capital and its surrounding areas received more rain on Tuesday afternoon. The weather turned pleasant after the rain.... Hasba Act intrusion into private lives, says PPP ISLAMABAD, Nov 14: The Hasba bill bulldozed in the NWFP Assembly on Monday is against the Constitution, creates parallel judiciary and empowers clerics to snoop around private individuals that will further... Two FPSC members take oath ISLAMABAD, Nov 14: The Oath-taking ceremony of two new members of Federal Public Service Commission, Fazila Aliani and Shaukat Umer was held Tuesday in Islamabad.... Villagers kill two POs in shootout SAHIWAL, Nov 14: Two proclaimed offenders were killed on Monday night in a shootout with villagers near Chak 131/9-L.... Plan to set up science cities and varsities MULTAN, Nov 14: The government is planning to establish science varsities and science cities in the country to promote education.... Exchange of farm scientists stressed FAISALABAD, Nov 14: Eighteen farmers and researchers from the Indian Punjab visited the district on Tuesday to share their views with agriculture scientists and researchers here.... Vehicles impounded ahead of CM’s visit BAHAWALPUR, Nov 14: Traffic police impounded buses and wagons on Tuesday for fetching people to ‘Jashn Tameer-i-Nau’ to be addressed by Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi here on Wednesday.... 300 phones silent as cable catches fire GUJRANWALA, Nov 14: Over 300 telephones went silent when an underground cable caught fire reportedly due to the negligence of a PTCL contractor in Satellite Town here on Tuesday.... ‘Police break law to catch law-breakers’ NAROWAL, Nov 14: A district police team has allegedly tortured some members of a labourer’s family after trespassing on their residence at Data Goraya village.... Highways dept moves court against land grab GUJRANWALA, Nov 14: The provincial highways department has approached a local court to get over four canals of its precious land along the GT Road vacated from an influential group after the administration and police did not entertain its request.... Opposition boycotts session VEHARI, Nov 14: Opposition boycotted the district council session for ignoring it in the provision of funds for development projects here on Tuesday.... Farmer, son shot dead by POs SIALKOT, Nov 14: A farmer and his son were shot dead on Tuesday by proclaimed offenders over an old enmity in Malkhaanwala village, Sambrial.... Five-year old girl hanged after ‘rape’ NAROWAL, Nov 14: A five-year old girl was hanged to death after ‘rape’ at Talwandi Kahloan village in the Saddar police station precinct on Monday night.... Man’s ears chopped off BAHAWALPUR, Nov 14: Seven people, including two brothers, allegedly chopped off the ears of their brother-in-law Kashif Mahmood with scissors at Chak 103/DNB near Yazman, about 30 kilometres from here, on Monday.... Nawaz Sharif SHEIKHUPURA, Nov 14: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has said that his party will continue its efforts for the restoration of true democracy in the country.... Cotton gutted SADIQABAD, Nov 14: At least 1,3000 maunds of cotton was reduced to ashes after a fire broke out in Noor Cotton Factory here on Tuesday.... NHA asked to rebuild motorway section PESHAWAR, Nov 14: The NWFP Assembly has demanded through a unanimous resolution that the National Highway Authority should reconstruct a portion of motorway near Jalbai village in Swabi district washed away in recent rains.... Equal funds allocated for union councils KOHAT, Nov 14: The Kohat district council approved allocation of equal funds to the 32 urban and rural union councils under the annual development programme and passed 11 resolutions on Tuesday.... MPAs urge govt to provide vaccines PESHAWAR, Nov 14: Lawmakers on Tuesday asked the government to ensure supply of anti-rabies and anti-snake-bite vaccines to health centres of the province.... 670 lecturers, 2,000 subject specialists recruited PESHAWAR, Nov 14: Provincial Education Minister Maulana Fazle Ali Haqqani on Tuesday informed the NWFP assembly that 670 lecturers had been posted in colleges in the province, and over 2,000 subject specialists have been recruited.... Parachinar Degree College closed PARACHINAR, Nov 14: The political administration closed for an indefinite period the Degree College in Parachinar in Kurram Agency on Tuesday following day-long riots on Monday, officials said.... Report sought on illegal lorry stands PESHAWAR, Nov 14: NWFP Minister for Local Government and Rural Development Sardar Mohammad Idress on Sunday directed all the four town administrations (TAs) to submit a detailed report about illegal lorry... Workshop on prisoners’ rights HARIPUR, Nov 14: To make women prisoners and their minor children useful citizens, civil society, jails and police have to respect and protect their rights guaranteed by Islam, country’s constitution and the UN conventions.... 25 girls to get dowry PESHAWAR, Nov 14: Dowry will be distributed among 25 deserving girls at a ceremony being held here on Thursday by the Alkhidmat Welfare Foundation.... Alleged killer of five arrested LAHORE, Nov 14: Police claimed to have arrested on Tuesday the alleged killer of five people, who committed the gruesome crime over a cell phone dispute on Monday night.... Court orders attachment of lawyer’s property LAHORE, Nov 14: The LHC on Tuesday ordered attachment of a property of Advocate Malik Ilyas who allegedly misappropriated Rs1.6 million when appointed a court auctioneer for a property.... Rally against increase in postage charges LAHORE, Nov 14: Writers, publishers and editors of journals and magazines staged a demonstration outside the office of the Postmaster General on Tuesday against nearly five times increase in overseas postage charges.... Three get death LAHORE, Nov 14: An anti-terrorism court on Tuesday awarded death sentence to three convicts and life imprisonment to as many others in a kidnap-for-ransom case.... 300,432 children out of school in Larkana LARKANA, Nov 14: The government has failed to address the grim situation of education as 130 schools are lying closed in the district for a long time.... Release of funds for archaeological sites urged DADU, Nov 14: Speakers at a seminar on Monday demanded that the government should release funds for carrying out repairs of the crumbling archaeological and historical sites in the province.... Two killed in accident in Sukkur SUKKUR, Nov 14: Two people were killed in an accident involving a car and a rickshaw on Monday night. A local leader of the JSQM, Punhal Mohammadani, was going home in a rickshaw.... Khairpur jail inmates complain of torture KHAIRPUR, Nov 14: Prisoners of the Khairpur central jail have complained that they are subjected to torture and provided substandard food by the jail administration.... Mithi accounts office to go online MITHI, Nov 14: Accountant General of Sindh, Zulfiqar Ali Qadri, has said computerisation of accounts system in five districts of the province would help a lot in solving problems of government employees and pensioners.... IT university planned in Nawabshah KARACHI, Nov 14: The government is considering a proposal to set up an information technology university in Nawabshah....

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