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November 20, 2006 Monday Shawwal 27, 1427   PML leader slams MMA’s ‘double standards’ KARACHI, Nov 19: Ruling Pakistan Muslim League (PML) Secretary-General Mushahid Hussain Sayed said on Sunday his party believed in issue-oriented politics and added that opposition parties had appreciated the PML’s policy... British PM stresses interfaith harmony ISLAMABAD, Nov 19: British Prime Minister Tony Blair here on Sunday called for promoting interfaith harmony and stressed that there was a need to understand each other’s view point.... Helicopters for anti-drug operation ISLAMABAD, Nov 19: British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Sunday announced that his country would deliver two MI 17 helicopters to Pakistan’s anti-narcotics forces in April 2007 to use in anti-smuggling operations, particularly along the country’s border with Afghanistan.... China to sign FTA on 24th ISALAMABAD, Nov 19: Preparations are under way in the federal capital to welcome Chinese President Hu Jintao on his arrival here on Thursday.Pakistan gives top priority to the Nov 23-26 visit... Rs1.42bn projects being carried out in Haripur constituency HARIPUR, Nov 19: Minister of state for finance Omar Ayub Khan on Sunday said that development projects worth Rs1.42 billion were being carried out in his constituency in NA-19 while the widening of the G.T.... Sacrifices won’t go in vain: JKLF ISLAMABAD, Nov 19: Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front chairman Mohammad Yasin Malik has reiterated that the Kashmiris'' unprecedented sacrifices for their just cause of liberation would not be allowed to go in vain.He... Imran Khan rejects Hasba, women rights bills PESHAWAR, Nov 19: Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan on Sunday rejected both the Protection of Women’s Rights Bill and the Hasba Bill and said that both the bills had been adopted... MQM wants women’s bill enforced OKARA, Nov 19: The women protection bill should be brought to the Council of Common Interest for its implementation on all the four provinces.... Resignations to create crisis: PPP leader LAHORE, Nov 19: Sindh PPP Secretary-General Nafees Siddiqui apprehends that the country will face a very serious crisis and holding of fresh election will not be possible in case the MMA legislators resign their seats.... Born out of privilege LAHORE, Nov 19: “A world fit for children” is a document the United Nations prepared in 2000 for protecting the childhood of the children of the 21st century.... Rain spell in Balochistan continues QUETTA, Nov 19: Northern Balochistan, including the provincial capital, received heavy rain for the sixth day on Sunday.... Women artisans shine with 23 awards at Lok Mela ISLAMABAD, Nov 19: Women artisans made their presence felt at this year’s Lok Mela by winning 23 out of the total 49 awards at the concluding ceremony of the cultural extravaganza at Lok Virsa on Sunday.... Stuck with the big stick ISLAMABAD, Nov 19: Eighty-one personnel of Islamabad police have secured stay orders from courts to resist eviction from the government quarters and flats which the Estate Office claims they have been occupying illegally for years.... Child rights protection still a dream ISLAMABAD, Nov 19: As the world observes the Universal Children’s Day on Monday, more than 10 million Pakistani child labourers are exposed to almost all types of exploitation and abuses with no opportunity to exercise their right to childhood.... Missing women MARDAN, Nov 19: Police have not found any clue yet to the whereabouts of four women who reportedly escaped from the local Darul Aman on Thursday night, sources said on Sunday.... Minister denies getting land TOBA TEK SINGH, Nov 19: Allegations of land allotment levelled against provincial forest minister Dr Ashfaqur Rehman by opposition parties’ leaders are totally baseless, say some district council members and union council nazims.... Five members of family burnt alive KASUR, Nov 19: Five members of a family were burnt alive early on Sunday morning when a house caught fire reportedly due to a short circuit near Khudian, some 20km from here.... Vacation ends but school still closed MIANWALI, Nov 19: The Government Girls Primary School Dhok Pera in Namal valley is still closed after summer vacation is over several months ago.... Congregation concludes in Multan MULTAN, Nov 19: The three-day annual congregation of the Daawat-i-Islami concluded at the Sehra-i-Madina on Sher Shah Road on Sunday afternoon with prayers for forgiveness and salvation of the Muslims.... PO killed in encounter SHEIKHUPURA, Nov 19: Factory Area police on Sunday killed a proclaimed offender and arrested his three accomplices during an encounter while four others managed to escape.... Plea of rape victims LAHORE, Nov 19: Two rape victims, one of them is a special person, have sought justice from the Punjab government against their alleged nine rapists, including a police official, and kidnapping of their brother.... Concern over exam fee VEHARI, Nov 19: Students and their parents have expressed their concern over imposition of examination fee on private candidates.... Fish melas LAHORE, Nov 19: The Punjab Fisheries Department will organise three fish melas in the province from Tuesday to provide information about modern fish farming techniques and treatment of fish diseases.... Govt urged to check LPG price LAHORE, Nov 19: The LPG Distributors Association has urged the government to take notice of unjustified increase in prices by the marketing companies and order its withdrawal.... Robbers have a field day LAHORE, Nov 19: Armed robbers deprived households and shopkeepers of cash and other valuables worth millions of rupees in 10 different strikes in the city on Sunday.... PML-N had ‘opposed’ women’s bill LAHORE, Nov 19: Some PML-N leaders said on Sunday their party had strongly opposed the Women’s Protection Bill, and it was wrong to say that the party had abstained when the matter was put before the National Assembly for a vote.... ‘MRD exists no more after PPP’s support for Musharraf’ LAHORE, Nov 19: Jamaat-i-Islami secretary-general Syed Munawwar Hasan on Sunday claimed that the Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy had practically disintegrated after the PPP joined hands with Gen Musharraf to support the Bill on Women’s Protection.... Fresh polls to be best opportunity: Qureshi LAHORE, Nov 19: Punjab PPP President Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi says the new election will be the best opportunity for his party to regain the control of Punjab....

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