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November 26, 2006 Sunday Ziqa'ad 4, 1427   Partial strike in Muzaffarabad over govt apathy MUZAFFARABAD, Nov 25: Shopkeepers observed a partial strike in Muzaffarabad on Saturday to protest against what they called apathy of the government towards rehabilitation of the quake-affected tradespersons.... More UN help to fight terrorism proposed ISLAMABAD, Nov 25: The UN Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate... PBC body accused of being biased: Hearing of election appeal today ISLAMABAD, Nov 25: Raja Haq Nawaz, who had to yield the office of president Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) after a Supreme Court ruling, has demanded that the executive committee of... Govt decides to upgrade HMC ISLAMABAD, Nov 25: The government has decided to upgrade and expand the Heavy Mechanical Complex (HMC) to capture business opportunities.... 2 convicted in sacrilege case FAISALABAD, Nov 25: An anti-terrorism court on Saturday convicted two Christians of desecration of the Holy Quran and sentenced them to 15-year imprisonment with a fine of Rs25,000 each.... Abrar Hassan elected SHCBA president KARACHI, Nov 25: Mr Abrar Hassan was elected president of the Sindh High Court Bar Association (SHCBA) in its elections held on Saturday.... Go-slow by railway drivers enters fifth day ISLAMABAD, Nov 25: Go-slow by drivers of locomotives continued for the fifth day as Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed’s warning of punitive action against protesting personnel went unheeded.... Most IDG leaders to join PPP LAHORE, Nov 25: The Independent Democratic Group, set up by prominent people from across the country in 2004 for struggle against dictatorship, will stand dissolved as most of its members from... ‘MDGs should be country specific’ ISLAMABAD, Nov 25: Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have been set on the basis of global trends and are not country specific, United Nations Resident Coordinator in Pakistan Jan Vandermoortele said.... Peace accord in Nepal welcomed ISLAMABAD, Nov 25: Pakistan has welcomed the peace accord signed between the Government of Nepal and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoists) on November 21.... Drinking water policy on anvil ISLAMABAD, Nov 25: A countrywide consultation process has been initiated to work out national drinking water policy to provide guidelines for the provision of clean water at local government level, official sources at Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pepa) told Dawn.... Biker trotting globe for peace ISLAMABAD, Nov 25: With a penchant to see world transformed into a place that abounds in peace and love, Jeffrey Polnaja, a globe-trotting Indonesian biker on a mission, is riding for peace.... No consensus on timber import ISLAMABAD, Nov 25: Reservations by the ministry prevented the National Assembly standing committee on environment from reaching a consensus on the issue of import of timber for construction in the quake-hit areas of Azad Kashmir and NWFP.... Another suspect held in journalist’s murder case ISLAMABAD, Nov 25: An employee of a food outlet in Islamabad was picked up by the local police for interrogation in connection with the murder of senior journalist Malik Mohammad Ismail Khan, sources told Dawn here on Saturday.... Girl lays down life for her slain brother: Fight against POs GUJRANWALA, Nov 25: How threatening is it to be an eyewitness to a murder case or pursuing it can be judged from the recent spate of incidents in which the culprits... Complainants turn out to be killers TOBA TEK SINGH, Nov 25: Complainants in an honour killing case turned out to be killers during police investigation here on Saturday.... A marriage declared ‘unholy’ DERA GHAZI KHAN, Nov 25: A youth who married of his free will was booked for kidnap and violation of Islamic injunctions as the bride’s mother claimed that the groom was breast-fed by her as an infant.... ‘PML-N to wage drive against WPB’ KASUR, Nov 25: The women’s bill is in conflict with Quran and the PML-N will join a countrywide drive against its approval.... Multan nazim gets show-cause notice MULTAN, Nov 25: Punjab Election Authority chairman Justice Naseem Sikandar has served a show cause notice on the Multan district nazim on a reference seeking his removal from the post.... Bid to kidnap tenants foiled DERA GHAZI KHAN, Nov 25: Kot Cchutta police on Saturday foiled an attempt of kidnapping three tenants of Jhoke Uttra union council nazim after an encounter with gangsters for almost a whole day.... 8 kidnapped workers freed DERA GHAZI KHAN, Nov 25: Insurgents on Saturday released eight kidnapped workers of a construction company engaged in building Kacchi Canal’s phase KC-6. They were kidnapped on Nov 23 from a company’s camp.... PAFL clarifies LAHORE, Nov 25: Reacting to reports of protest by workers against layoffs, the Pak American Fertilizer Limited, Mianwali, says that the company had informed “a few contractual workers in advance that... ‘Punjab has only 34 vehicle examiners’ LAHORE, Nov 25: There were only 34 motor vehicle examiners functioning throughout the province to examine roadworthiness of public transport and issue fitness certificates to the vehicles.... Tight security in Lahore LAHORE, Nov 25: Unprecedented security measures were witnessed in the city in the wake of Chinese President Hu Jintao’s visit on Saturday.... Lethal gas: hospital admits deaths LAHORE, Nov 25: The Services Hospital administration on Saturday admitted that two women died at the facility a few days back when they were administered poisonous gas during anesthesia process.... First Haj flight departs LAHORE, Nov 25: The first PIA Haj flight from the city carrying 435 intending pilgrims left for Saudi Arabia from the Allama Iqbal International Airport here on Saturday morning....

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