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November 21, 2006 Tuesday Shawwal 28, 1427   Bajaur: no basic rights violated by attack: SC ISLAMABAD, Nov 20: The Supreme Court on Monday returned a petition on the Bajaur incident declaring it would not entertain the petition. The petition was filed under Article 184(3) of the Constitution.... Rivals ignore CJ’s appeal in SCBA poll row ISLAMABAD, Nov 20: Two groups of lawyers remained determined on Monday to fight out a legal battle for the seat of president of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) in the... Efforts for civilian N-technology to continue: FO ISLAMABAD, Nov 20: Pakistan on Monday declared it would continue to seek international cooperation for civilian nuclear technology to meet its growing energy needs.... ‘Hekmatyar has a role for Afghan stability’ KARACHI, Nov 20: Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed, who heads the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, is of the view that in the evolving Afghan situation Gulbudin Hekmatyar, and not Mullah Omar, may have a role in stabilising the country.... Pakistan to head biological arms review conference ISLAMABAD, Nov 20: Pakistan’s permanent representative to the United Nations mission in Geneva, Masood Khan, was elected president of the 6th review conference of biological weapons on Monday.... New anthology of Faiz in the works ISLAMABAD, Nov 20: Senior broadcaster Agha Nasir is arranging a new anthology of Faiz’s poetry, aligning his verses with the turn of events in the country.... Military interventions gave birth to militancy: Benazir HYDERABAD, Nov 20: Pakistan People’s Party chairperson Benazir Bhutto has said that frequent military interventions have given birth to militant groups, gun culture, terrorism and violence in society which are now posing a serious threat to the integrity of the country.... Committee under governor challenged HYDERABAD, Nov 20: The Hyderabad Circuit bench of Sindh High Court on Monday has issued pre-admission notices to the federal government through the cabinet secretary and the Sindh government through chief secretary on a constitutional petition, jointly filed by Dr.... Chair asks govt to resolve issue: Delay in cane crushing LAHORE, Nov 20: Opposition in the Punjab Assembly on Monday gave a tough time to the treasury on the issues of dengue virus, distribution of zakat, excise and taxation, delay in... ‘PML leaders can’t claim credit for bill passage’ LAHORE, Nov 20: The absence of 46 ruling PML MNAs from the National Assembly when the women’s protection bill was being voted upon amounts to a no-confidence in the leadership of... Home dept seeks control of patrolling posts LAHORE, Nov 20: The Punjab home department has moved a summary to Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi to seek amendments to law for bringing highways police patrolling posts under its complete administrative control, it is learnt on Sunday.... Call to improve courts’ financial management ISLAMABAD: Nov 20: The improved financial management and administration can strengthen the judiciary at all levels to perform its functions and to maintain public confidence in the judicial system, said Muhammad... Body of another taxi driver found ISLAMABAD, Nov 20: Golra police have recovered the bullet- riddled body of a taxi driver dumped out in the open at Dhoke Mughlan, Sarai Kharbooza, police said on Monday.... Over Rs300,000 looted RAWALPINDI, Nov 20: Two armed robbers snatched Rs398,000 from the owner of a gas station while he was on his way to deposit the money with a bank in Sadiqabad on Monday, police said.... Bandits kill two brothers JACOBABAD, Nov 20: Armed bandits killed two brothers and seriously injured two other people, including a woman, in Karampur on Monday. Report reaching here said that the brothers, Azizullah Mirani and... Protest against Women’s Rights Bill planned SUKKUR, Nov 20: Sindh Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal president MNA Asadullah Bhutto has said that President Gen Pervez Musharraf has got the Protection of Women’s Rights Bill passed in an attempt to save his uniform.... Students plan rallies in Balochistan to mobilise people QUETTA, Nov 20: The Baloch Students Organisation has announced to hold protest rallies in different areas of the province to mobilise people for a grand demonstration in Quetta against military operation and government policies.... Rain unearths bodies buried by quake ABBOTTABAD, Nov 20: The bodies of a man and his son – who had been buried alive under the debris of Balakot’s Hangrai village in the last year’s earthquake – were found on Sunday.... BHC annuls freezing of Shahid Bugti’s accounts QUETTA, Nov 20: The Balochistan High Court on Monday declared the freezing of bank accounts of Senator Shahid Hassan Bugti, secretary-general of the Jamhoori Watan Party, by the ministry of interior... Three MQM activists missing SANGHAR, Nov 20: Three activists of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, including a sector in-charge, disappeared while returning to Karachi from Shahdadpur on the night between Sunday and Monday.... Fishermen stage rally in Badin BADIN, Nov 20: Hundreds of fishermen staged a rally on Monday demanding that the government abolish contract system for fishing and cancel sale of Sindh’s lands.... Students’ boycott MUZAFFARABAD, Nov 20: Hundreds of students, registered with the BA programme of the Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), boycotted the examination on Monday due to what they called rude and abusive behaviour of the staff deputed at the examination centre.... Explosives seized GHALANAI, Nov 20: Political authorities seized 575kg of explosives being taken in a boat from Khyber Agency to Mohmand Agency on Monday, officials said.... Children’s Day MUZAFFARABAD, Nov 20: A walk was organised in connection with the International Children''s Day in Muzaffarabad on Monday.... Closed-circuit cameras at shrines LAHORE, Nov 20: The Auqaf department will install closed-circuit cameras at shrines and mosques to provide protection to devotees and visitors. Punjab Auqaf Minister Syed Saeedul Hasan said on Monday that... Dealers resist drive to control DAP price GUJRANWALA, Nov 20: The DAP dealers went on shutter down strike against registration of cases on the charge of selling the commodity at higher than fixed rates in Alipur Chattha and Wazirabad on Monday.... Top four human smugglers arrested GUJRANWALA, Nov 20: A raiding party of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) claimed on Monday to have nabbed four human smugglers and recovered passports, stamps and other fake documents from their possession.... Killings fail to deter widow MULTAN, Nov 20: A widow whose 20 years old son and husband were slain by alleged kidnappers-cum-rapists of her daughter in a remote area of Taunsa is now running from pillar to post to see the accused behind the bars.... Cell to help dispose of revenue cases FAISALABAD, Nov 20: Inappropriate pursuance of cases reportedly by revenue department officers has forced the administration to establish a separate litigation cell to help dispose of cases pending with different courts effectively.... Over Rs100m land fraud unearthed SARGODHA, Nov 20: The local Anti-Corruption Establishment and the Faisalabad directorate jointly unearthed a big land scam and arrested two patwaris while raids were on for the arrest of a tehsildar... Two houses looted SIALKOT, Nov 20: Four robbers took away valuables worth Rs600,000 from the house of a trader in Model Town, Daska on Monday. Atif Khan told police that the robbers entered his... MoU LAHORE, Nov 20: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Pak-Thai Chamber of Commerce and Industry signed a memorandum of understanding for cooperation for the benefit of the business community of the two countries.... MMA’s protest drive from 24th LAHORE, Nov 20: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal will start its protest campaign against the Women Protection Bill from Nov 24, and the day will also be observed as a protest day, says Liaquat Baloch.... Wooing voters LAHORE, Nov 20: As the election year is nearing, politicians, especially those belonging to the ruling PML, are finding novel ways to muster support for their election campaign.... PU syndicate okays HEC guidelines LAHORE, Nov 20: The Punjab University syndicate has approved the guidelines given by the Higher Education Commission regarding upgradation of teaching posts.... Dozens of criminals held in crackdown LAHORE, Nov 20: CIA staff claimed on Monday to have arrested dozens of criminals and seized a big quantity of illegal weapons from them during a special crackdown launched on Sunday night.... Indonesian biker on peace tour LAHORE, Nov 20: An Indonesian motorcyclist on Monday crossed the Wagah border on the 13th leg of his world tour dedicated to promotion of peace and tolerance.... 166 dengue cases in Lahore LAHORE, Nov 20: The number of dengue fever cases in the city on Monday rose to 166. The health authorities said 155 of them had been cured and discharged from hospitals while the remaining were being given treatment in different hospitals....

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