Low Graphics Site

December 01, 2006 Friday Ziqa'ad 9, 1427   Govt accused of hiring firm for ‘image building’ ISLAMABAD, Nov 30: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Thursday accused the government of hiring a foreign firm for “image-building” before the next general elections and the contract had been awarded for Rs1.5... FIA inquiry looks more like cover-up ISLAMABAD, Nov 30: A ‘departmental inquiry’ launched by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to catch human traffickers in its ranks looks more like a cover up.... Equal rights urged for Pakhtuns in Balochistan QUETTA, Nov 30: Former Senator Khalid Khan Kakar has demanded that Pakhtuns in Balochistan should be given equal share in political and fiscal powers, otherwise granting more autonomy to Balochistan will be considered a conspiracy against the Pakhtuns in the province.... Rights struggle within federation will ontinue: BNP-A QUETTA, Nov 30: The Balochistan National Party (Awami) has announced that it will continue its struggle for the rights of the province by keeping within the federation of Pakistan.... Kasuri’s remarks on Nato distorted: FO ISLAMABAD, Nov 30: Foreign Office on Thursday clarified remarks ascribed to Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri about the Taliban winning the war in Afghanistan and Nato losing it.... Musharraf wants a ‘compromise’ with PPP LAHORE, Nov 30: The Punjab PPP secretary-general claimed here on Thursday that Gen Pervez Musharraf was offering a “compromise” to the PPP if the party supported him for another term as president.... Arresting the spread: International HIV-Aids Day today LAHORE: Nov 30: As the world observes the International HIV/Aids Day on Friday (today), the number of HIV-positive cases is continuously rising in Punjab; it is no longer classified as a low HIV prevalence province.... Govt-owned vehicle kills Afghan boy ISLAMABAD, Nov 30: A six-year-old Afghan boy, Ezzatullah, who went missing in the city on Tuesday after being hit by a Land Cruiser, was found lying dead in the abandoned vehicle in the early hours of Thursday.... Punjab crushing peaceful protests: MMA ISLAMABAD, Nov 30: Prof Khurshid Ahmad has condemned the highhanded tactics allegedly used by the Punjab provincial government against the ‘peaceful demonstrations’ launched by the Mutahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA), says a statement issued here on Thursday.... Petty dispute claims life ATTOCK, Nov 30: A person was shot dead by his rivals over cattle grazing dispute at village Nara of police station Jand while a house was robbed in Hazro on Wednesday.... Body to check misuse of powers by security guard ISLAMABAD, Nov 30: Reports regarding involvement of some private security agencies’ guards in criminal activities on Thursday prompted the capital administration to pull all such agencies under a monitoring system to keep a vigil on their activities.... Laws to check violence against women being ignored CHAKWAL, Nov 30: Speakers at a seminar on Thursday said that violence against women was on the rise and the relevant laws were not being implemented in the country.... Six shops gutted in Rawalpindi ISLAMABAD, Nov 30: Six shops were reduced to ashes when a fire broke out at Bara Market in Rawalpindi on Wednesday night, causing huge damage to property and valuables worth millions of rupees, the fire department said.... Ban on newspaper distribution condemned KARACHI, Nov 30: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has condemned a ban imposed by suspected militants on distribution of newspapers in tribal areas and termed this year’s incidents of violence against the press worst in the country’s history.... AJK hospital’s plea for funds MUZAFFARABAD, Nov 30: The Abbas Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS), the only fully functional hospital in Muzaffarabad, has asked the government for a monthly grant of Rs100,000 to help it meet expenses on maintenance and sanitation.... Gas pipeline blown up in Sui QUETTA, Nov 30: A main pipeline supplying gas to the Sui purification plant from the field was blown up late on Thursday night. According to reports reaching here, suspected militants blew up the pipeline from at least five points.“Gas... France appoints honorary consul-general in Quetta QUETTA, Nov 30: The Government of France has appointed Brigadier (retd) Abdul Razzaq Baloch as new Honorary Consul General of France in Quetta.... Funds for press club awaited SWABI, Nov 30: The provincial government has not yet allocated funds nor earmarked a place for the Swabi press club despite schief minister’s announcements and assurances about its construction.... JUI rally against women’s rights bill QUETTA, Nov 30: Workers and supporters of the Jamait Ulema-i-Islam (Fazl) held a rally here on Thursday in protest against the passage of the women’s rights bill by parliament and termed it `obscenity bill’.... Support for tele-medicine offered ISLAMABAD, Nov 30: Minister for Information Technology Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari on Thursday offered technical and financial support for any organisation or association active in the field of healthcare for provinding tele-medicine to the masses.... EC-Oxfam project for regions prone to disasters ISLAMABAD, Nov 30: The European Commission and Oxfam GB have launched a three-year project to help prepare people, especially women, to cope with the effects of recurring disasters in the drought and flood-prone areas of Pakistan.... Six farmers kidnapped for ransom DERA GHAZI KHAN, Nov 30: An eight-man heavily armed `gang of outlaws’ kidnapped six farmers from the riverine area falling in the Kot Cchutta police station jurisdiction on Wednesday night.... France ready to assist textile sector LAHORE, Nov 30: French Counsellor Jean Phillipe Quercy has said French textile industry is ready to assist its Pakistani counterpart to upgrade and innovate its industry to face the growing competition in the region.... Rs11bn for RY Khan canals’ remodelling RAHIM YAR KHAN, Nov 30: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi on Thursday announced an allocation of Rs11 billion for the remodelling of canals in the district to meet irrigation needs.... Car accident: businessman still at large LAHORE, Nov 30: Police have not yet arrested businessman Faisal Farooq. Mr Farooq allegedly killed a two-month-old baby boy in a road accident on Nov 26.... Dr Mahmood’s services eulogised Lahore, Nov 30: University of Health Sciences board of governors’ chairman and former Punjab health and information minister, the late Prof Dr Mahmood Ahmad Chaudhry’s services were eulogized here on Thursday.... Afiat Ghar TOBA TEK SINGH, Nov 30: Punjab women development minister Begum Ashfa Riaz Fatyana says the building of Afiat Ghar at the district headquarters will be ready before the end of the current financial year.... Students support principal in row with TMA MIANWALI, Nov 30: The issue of boundary wall expansion by the management of the Government Comprehensive High School took a new turn on Thursday when students rallied behind their principal and resorted to academic boycott.... Two perish in accident FAISALABAD, Nov 30: Two persons were killed and three others injured when the car they were travelling in dashed against a stationary truck near Adda Rasulpur, Khurrianwala, on Thursday.... Police ‘side with’ murder accused GUJRAT, Nov 30: Investigators belonging to Gujrat Saddar police station are allegedly siding with the influential people accused of torturing a youth to death over a minor dispute in Kathala village some two months ago.... Death sentence MULTAN, Nov 30: An additional district and sessions judge on Thursday handed down death sentence and 27-year imprisonment to a convict and 52-year imprisonment to three others in a dacoity-cum-murder case.... Saplings LAHORE, Nov 30: The Punjab Forest department will plant 200,000 saplings in 40 cooperative housing schemes in the province under its tree plantation campaign.... PIA reacts to bar report LAHORE, Nov 30: Responding to the report of a fact-finding committee of the High Court Bar Association (Multan) on Fokker crash, the PIA clarified on Thursday saying: “The bar is not a competent authority to conduct such investigation.... Misbah case: Counsel to file ICA: LAHORE, Nov 30: Dr Abdul Basit, the counsel for Tehmina Rana, the sister of Misbah Iram, has decided to move the Lahore High Court in an intra-court appeal on Friday.... Two die on road LAHORE, Nov 30: Agitated mob damaged four public transport buses as a toddler and a teenager were killed and seven others hurt when a speeding bus hit a donkey-cart, a rickshaw and two motorcycles on Ferozpur Road here on Thursday.... Dacoits kill PTCL employee LAHORE, Nov 30: Robbers shot dead a PTCL employee on resistance and deprived citizens of cash and valuables worth hundreds of thousands of rupees on Thursday.... Committee formed to explore history of Sindh RANI KOT (Jamshoro), Nov 30: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim on Thursday formed a committee of historians and experts to explore the history of Sindh and obtain related material from the country and abroad.... ‘SNF to continue struggle for Sindh’s rights’ LARKANA, Nov 30: Vice- chairman of the Sindh National Front (SNF), Amir Bukhsh Bhutto, has said that hypocrisy and expediency have infected country’s politics and those who talked of Pakistan resolution were branded as traitors.... ‘Women complaint centres being set up in district headquarters’ LARKANA, Nov 30: Killing of women in the name of honour is the heinous crime and perpetuators of such crime are equally responsible and punishable under Islamic teachings and law.... Six of a family die in accident LARKANA, Nov 30: Six members of a family were killed and seven others were injured, three of them seriously, when a van rammed into a tree near Naudero, some 20 kilometres off here on Thursday.... Demand for probe into murder of four women SHIKARPUR, Nov 30: Activists of the Aurat Foundation took out a rally here on Thursday in protest against the murder of four innocent women of a family in Abdoo village in the jurisdiction of Chak police station on Wednesday.... ‘Pollution killing fish species’ DADU, Nov 30: Marine pollution was affecting fish species and other organisms in the sea and the Sindh government was taking steps to control pollution in the province.... Tribute paid to Hussamuddin Rashdi HYDERABAD, Nov 30: Eminent scholars on Wednesday paid tribute to late Pir Hussamuddin Rashdi for his immense services to the cause of Sindhi, Persian and Urdu literature, history and archaeology.... Amendments to Hudood law criticised SUKKUR, Nov 30: The secretary general of the Sindh chapter of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam, Senator Dr Khalid Mehmood Soomro, has said that women of the country have become insecure following the passage of women’s rights bill....

Contributions Privacy Policy © DAWN Group of Newspapers, 2006