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December 05, 2006 Tuesday Ziqa'ad 13, 1427   Hashmi files review petition against appeal rejection ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: Alliance for Restoration of Democracy president Makhdoom Javed Hashmi on Monday filed a review petition in the Supreme Court, which has rejected a challenge against his conviction in a sedition case.... PPP wants assurance on fair election NEW YORK, Dec 4: Alliance for Restoration of Democracy chairman Makhdoom Amin Fahim has said the People’s Party Parliamentarians will participate in the next general election if the party is assured that the polls will be fair and transparent.... JUP’s Abul Khair resigns from NA HYDERABAD, Dec 4: Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistan’s parliamentary leader in the National Assembly and a central leader of the MMA, Dr Sahibzada Abul Khair Muhammad Zubair, has announced his resignation from the National... UN official praises Pakistanis’ volunteerism RAWALPINDI, Dec 4: The administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Kemal Dervis has praised Pakistani citizens’ effective volunteerism in responding to the devastating earthquake of last year.... Aga Khan’s services for Pakistan lauded ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Monday said that the invaluable services rendered by the successive generations of Aga Khan family both during the struggle for independence and also... SC asks Punjab to ensure health facilities in jails ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the Punjab jail authorities to ensure better health facilities to the inmates and equip jail hospitals with essential diagnostic equipment.... Some Shura members support Fazl’s stand on resignation ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: Some senior members of the Majlis-i-Shura of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (F) are reported to have supported Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s stand that MMA legislators should not be in a hurry to resign from the National Assembly.... Benazir calls party leaders to discuss poll strategy ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairperson Benazir Bhutto has summoned some key party leaders and office- bearers to Dubai for consultation on some important matters, sources told Dawn on Monday.... Misbah to stay till 8th LAHORE, Dec 4: A division bench of the Lahore High Court on Monday permitted the stay of Scottish girl Misbah Iram Rana in Pakistan till Dec 8 on a verbal request... Rain adds to chaos on Lahore roads LAHORE, Dec 4: Intermittent rain, absence of traffic police and impatient drivers kept vehicular traffic on major city roads choked on Monday. At some points roads dug up by civic agencies... Dam threatens ancient remains ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: Leading German archaeologists had mapped out thousands of years old archaeological remains which would be lost forever as a result of the construction of Diamer-Bhasha dam.... Queries unanswered in lip-stitching case LAHORE, Dec 4: Findings of the three-member body which conducted a probe into the lip stitching of a prisoner allegedly by some Kot Lakhpat Jail staffers have left several queries unanswered.... Afghan boy’s family being forced to patch up ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: The father and grandfather of the six-year- old Afghan boy killed after being hit by a government-owned vehicle in Islamabad last week are being “influenced” for a patch-up, Dawn has learnt.... Drugstores in capital to have pharmacists: Drug Rules 1989 amended ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: The district administration Monday amended the Drug Rules-1989 making it mandatory for the drugstore owners to employ pharmacists for selling drugs.... Jam warns against disorder in name of long march QUETTA, Dec 4: Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Mohammad Yousuf has said that the government believes in freedom of political activities and democratic rights, but it will not allow any political group to create disorder in the name of long march.... Strike call went unnoticed: government QUETTA, Dec 4: A spokesman of the Balochistan government has said that a report in the Dec 4 issue of Dawn about strike in Quetta and other parts of the province does not reflect the factual position.... Jamshoro power house shut down after fire HYDERABAD, Dec 4: Jamshoro thermal power house was closed on Sunday after its unit-II caught fire causing a shortfall of around 527 mega watts to the national grid, sources said.... Naib nazim unseated in no-trust motion: Protest against road closure MARDAN, Dec 4: The naib nazim of the Takhtbhai tehsil, Malik Gohar Ali, was unseated on Monday through a no-confidence motion. Twenty-two members of the tehsil council voted on the resolution — 13 for it and nine against it.... Fata donors to meet next month, says governor PESHAWAR, Dec 4: Governor Ali Mohammad Jan Aurakzai said on Monday that the Fata sustainable development project would address the socio-economic backwardness of the people of the Federally-Administered Tribal Areas.... Reinstatement of doctors sought PESHAWAR, Dec 4: Former president of the Specialist Doctors Association Dr Said Alam Mehsud has urged the provincial government to reinstate the doctors who had resigned in protest against institution-based practice (IBP) in 2001.... Four held in murder case SUKKUR, Dec 4: Chak police arrested four people on late Sunday night on charges of involvement in the karo-kari murder of four women, three of them real sisters, in Abdoo village near here a week ago.... Nazim urged to move against TMA MIRPURKHAS, Dec 4: A number of residents of Nai Para have expressed their concern over renewed efforts of the Town Municipal Administration (TMA) of Mirpurkhas to drain out the stagnant water... Two doctors kidnapped for Rs5m ransom GUJRANWALA, Dec 4: Some unidentified men on Sunday kidnapped two doctors from Hafizabad Road and later demanded Rs5 million ransom for their release. Reports said Dr Latif Chaudhry and Dr Abdul... 10 injured in Vehari rain VEHARI, Dec 4: More than 10 people were injured in rain related incidents in the district. The rain started on Sunday night and continued intermittently till the filling this report on Monday evening.... Salinity devouring arable land FAISALABAD, Dec 4: Around 40,000 hectares of arable land in Pakistan are being swallowed up annually because of salinity. Federal Science and Technology Minister Nauraiz Shakoor said this while addressing an... Probe ordered into robbery, rape case TOBA TEK SINGH, Nov 4: A poor tenant of Chak 331 GB Salimpur, Ghulam Shabbir, and his family told the DPO on Monday when he visited their house that Chuttiana police... CM’s team for start of one-window operation DERA GHAZI KHAN, Dec 4: The Chief Minister’s Inspection Team on Monday directed the DCO to immediately initiate one-window operation in every department which was launched on the directive of chief minister for the convenience of masses.... Two human smugglers arrested GUJRANWALA, Dec 4: Two more human smugglers were arrested by a raiding party of the Federal Investigation Agency here on Monday. Reports said Abbas Sarfraz and Mubasher of Naushera Virkan were... PPP moot in Sialkot on 17th LAHORE, Dec 4: A public meeting to be held by the PPP in Sialkot on Tuesday (today) has been rescheduled for Dec 17, says party’s provincial information secretary Farzana Raja.... CPC lab gets Norwegian affiliation SIALKOT, Dec 4: The National Accreditation Council of Norway has extended affiliation to the CPC test laboratory as Pakistan’s first-ever internationally recognised lab.... Call to launch civil tech classes GUJRANWALA, Dec 4: Students and their parents have urged the Punjab government and the Education department to launch civil technology classes in Government Technical Institute, Gujranwala.... Pharma company target of robbers LAHORE, Dec 4: The Muller & Phipps Pakistan, a multinational pharmaceutical company, has lost drugs worth millions in three strikes by armed robbers at its warehouses in Punjab in less than seven months....

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