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November 28, 2006 Tuesday Ziqa'ad 6, 1427   Ex-corps commander calls for talks on Balochistan issue QUETTA, Nov 27: Former corps commander Lt-Gen (retd) Abdul Qadir Baloch has urged the government to resolve the Balochistan issue through talks and avoid using force which is alienating the Baloch youth.... Strong defence must for peace, says Aziz ISLAMABAD, Nov 27: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said Pakistan will continue to enhance defence capabilities of its armed forces to ensure peace and stability in the region.... Dr Qadeer ‘better than before’, says govt ISLAMABAD, Nov 27: The government told the Senate on Monday the condition of detained nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan was ‘better than before’ after his recent treatment and denied that he was taking pain-killers.... No deal with PPP: Durrani ISLAMABAD Nov 27: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Durrani on Monday ruled out any possibility of the government entering into a deal with any political party, including the People’s Party Parliamentarians.... Musharraf politicising COAS office, says PML-N ISLAMABAD, Nov 27: Information secretary of PML-N Ahsan Iqbal said on Monday that General Pervez Musharraf was politicising the constitutional offices of President and Chief of Army Staff by patronising the ruling PML “which symbolises politics of opportunism and changing loyalty”.... Language, rights issues highlighted at Boli Mela OKARA, Nov 27: Indigenous cultures and languages are under threat from ruthless globalisation and it calls for a joint struggle to create awareness among the people regarding their identity in face of onslaught by ‘dominant’ cultures.... Man killed by robbers RAWALPINDI, Nov 27: Two persons including a prisoner died, while a body was found here on Monday. The police said a gang of robbers entered the house of Malik Nazeer Ahmed at Dehri Hassanabad in the wee hours of Monday.... Renal infections cause 10,000 deaths each year in Pakistan ISLAMABAD, Nov 27: Over 10,000 Pakistanis die every year of renal infections caused by polluted water and some 40 per cent beds in the country’s hospitals are occupied by patients with water-borne diseases.... More laws to protect women soon, says minister ISLAMABAD, Nov 27: Terming the Women Protection Bill (WPB) a great piece of legislation for women in Pakistan, federal Minister for Women Development and Youth Affairs Sumaira Malik Monday said the... Death-row Briton heard hangings in Pakistan jail LONDON, Nov 27: A Briton who spent 18 years facing the death sentence in Pakistan for a murder told on Monday of the horror of hearing the sounds of fellow prisoners being executed just metres away.... Marri labourers held: Ittehad QUETTA, Nov 27: The Anjuman-i-Ittehad marri has claimed that security forces on Monday arrested dozens of Marri tribesmen, including students, from New Kahan village in the suburbs of the capital.... RO accused of manipulating SCBA poll results ISLAMABAD, Nov 27: A tussle for the presidency of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) took a new twist on Monday when the returning officer of the SCBA polls was accused... Observers from abroad to monitor polls ISLAMABAD, Nov 27: The government will invite observers of Commonwealth, United Nations and the European Union to monitor the 2007 general election.... Retired drivers to run trains LAHORE, Nov 27: Drivers re-employed on contract basis after attaining superannuation, will be running most of the major trains, the railways authorities have decided.... Bank in AJK Inaugurated MUZAFFARABAD, Nov 27: Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Sardar Attiq Ahmad Khan on Monday inaugurated the first commercial bank of the AJK.... Classes for women in Haripur prison HARIPUR, Nov 27: Classes of non-formal education for women prisoners and their accompanying children were started at Haripur Central Prison here on Monday.... Four killed as truck collides with coach QUETTA, Nov 27: At least four people were killed and eight others, two of them children, were injured in a collision between a passenger coach and a truck near Khuzdar on Monday.... ‘Foreign conspiracies behind terror’ QUETTA, Nov 27: Nawabzada Changez Marri, son of nationalist leader Khair Bakhsh Marri, has said that innocent people are becoming victims of violence and use of force by both sides.... Two minors burnt to death ABBOTTABAD, Nov 27: A minor boy and his younger sister were burnt to death in a tent outside their house in the Hoothal village in Battagram district on Sunday night.... JI threatens protest in tribal areas PESHAWAR, Nov 27: The Jamaat-i-Islami has accused the assistant political agent of the Kohat Frontier Region of violating tribal norms and misusing official powers and announced to launch a protest campaign against him in Dara Adamkhel.... Art gallery to be completed next year: PNCA chief SWABI, Nov 27: Chief Executive of the Pakistan National Council of Arts Naeem Tahir has said that work on an art gallery near the Parliament House in Islamabad will be completed next year.... By-poll in Bajaur agency on Jan 10 KHAAR, Nov 27: The Election Commission has notified the schedule of by-election in NA-44, Bajaur Agency, official sources said here on Monday. The polling will be held on Jan 10, 2007.... Migratory birds start arriving PESHAWAR, Nov 27: Houbara bustard, a coveted quarry of falconers, have started their journey from freezing Central Asian states to Pakistan. “The migratory birds arrive here every year in November from... Police raid condemned QUETTA, Nov 27: Balochistan Population Welfare Minister Nasreen Khetran has condemned police raids on her residence and guest house in Barkhan and demanded action against police officials concerned.... Shops, houses gutted MUZAFFARABAD, Nov 27: Fire erupted in the Shahi Bazaar of Neelam Valley, gutting shops and houses. The fire started in the mid-night due to electrical short circuit in one of the shops and quickly engulfed seven shops and five houses.... Demonstration MIRAMSHAH, Nov 27: Students of the Government Degree College, Miramshah, took out a rally against prolonged power outages in the town here on Monday.... Khanewal to have three more colleges MULTAN, Nov 27: The Punjab government will establish in Khenewal district three new degree colleges (two for girls and one for boys), besides a stadium. The announcement was made by Chief... EDO-nazim row continues VEHARI, Nov 27: The district nazim has cancelled appointments of over 100 people recruited recently in Works and Services Department. According to details collected by this correspondent here on Monday, EDO... Seed farm tenants’ hope against hope MULTAN, Nov 27: A committee formed by the Punjab chief minister on the issue of ownership of land being cultivated by tenants of Khanewal seed farms has failed to resolve the... LPG fire SAHIWAL, Nov 27: The LPG gas cylinders caught fire during refilling in a shop in Madina Market here.... Public hospitals’ drugs on sale LAHORE, Nov 27: As poor patients are being denied free medicines at public hospitals, the drugs worth millions of rupees are reportedly being sold in the open market in the city.... ‘Wanted man’ killed in encounter LAHORE, Nov 27: Chuhng police on Monday `killed’ a member of dacoits’ gang while his accomplices managed to escape after an encounter. On a tip-off that members of Ghattha... Police snubbed for Hudood case against Christians LAHORE, Nov 27: The Lahore High Court on Monday took strong exception to the Muslim Town police registering a case under Hudood laws against 17 members of a Christian family observing that this was a major illegality.... Jirga held in Kandhkot despite ban SUKKUR/JACOBABAD, Nov 27: A jirga, despite a ban imposed by the Sindh High Court on holding jirgas, was held in Kandhkot on Sunday to resolve years old bloody dispute between two groups.... 21 fishermen detained by India THATTA, Nov 27: Indian navy personnel detained three fishing vessels along with their fish catch and 21 fishermen from the Pakistani territorial waters near Kajhar creek in Shah Bunder taluka on Monday morning.... Trader kidnapped in Hyderabad HYDERABAD, Nov 27: A trader was kidnapped from Latifabad Unit 9, in the jurisdiction of B-section police station, on Monday.... Man flees after killing wife and relative KHAIRPUR, Nov 27: A man shot dead his wife and a relative in Bagan Bijarani village near Karampur of Kandhkot district on Monday evening suspecting her of having illicit relations with him.... Small growers demand waiver of loans SHAHDADKOT, Nov 27: Hundreds of small landowners and growers on Monday staged a rally to protest against issuance of notices by banks for non-payment of agricultural loans.... Rally, sit-in against police SUKKUR, Nov 27: Activists of different political and social organisations staged a rally and sit-in in front of Thull town committee office on Sunday in protest against the arrest of nationalist parties’ workers and police’s highhandedness.... Eye camp held in Shikarpur SHIKARPUR, Nov 27: An eye camp was organised by Agha Aijaz Ali under the sponsorship of Lions Club Karachi at the Shikarpur civil hospital on Sunday....

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