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December 09, 2006 Saturday Ziqa'ad 17, 1427   Autonomy plan to be finalised before polls ISLAMABAD, Dec 8: The parliamentary sub-committee on Balochistan headed by Senator Wasim Sajjad is likely to meet in the last week of December to examine the proposals prepared by the National... Aziz says allies to contest election together LAHORE, Dec 8: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that the PML will take all its coalition partners along, recognising every party''s right to express its views on various issues.... PML-N slams Musharraf’s Kashmir proposal LONDON, Dec 8: Questioning President Gen Pervez Musharraf’s right to take unilateral decisions on the Kashmir issue, the PML-N has severely criticised him for offering, in a recent interview to an... Durrani defends Musharraf’s right to seek public support Quetta, Dec 8: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Durrani has said that General Pervez Musharraf is constitutional president of the country and he will contest the next presidential election.... Balochistan coal accord rejected QUETTA, Dec 8: The Anjuman Ittehad Marri has rejected an agreement signed by the Marri and Luni tribes on the Chamalang coal zone and said that the area belonged to the Marri tribe.... Apex court stays girl’s repatriation till Jan ISLAMABAD, Dec 8: The Supreme Court on Friday allowed 12-year-old Misbah Irum Rana, who is at the centre of an international custody tussle between her divorced parents, to continue staying with her father in Pakistan until mid-January.... Work on phone tower stopped at heritage site KARACHI, Dec 8: The federal government has directed a multinational mobile phone company to immediately stop construction work on a tower in Moenjodaro, the country’s most important archaeological site protected under the Antiquities Act, 1975.... Quake blamed for budget deficit ISLAMABAD, Dec 8: Commenting on a Dawn report titled ‘Economy facing major risks: WB’ published on Friday, the government has stated that many achievements of the economy have been ignored while mentioning downside risks.... FIR against Jamaat leaders registered KARACHI, Dec 8: An FIR was registered against legislators and leaders belonging to the Jamaat-i-Islami for the violation of the Loudspeaker Act in Azizabad area here on Friday, making it the second case against the party in less than a month.... Govt working on three-point agenda: CM BAHAWALPUR, Dec 8: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi has said that the government during the past four years has been working on three-point agenda - elimination of revenge from politics, direct legislation by assembly instead of relying on ordinances, and good governance.... Senate body for plan to attract tourists ISLAMABAD, Nov 8: The Senate Standing Committee on Sports on Friday directed the Ministry of Tourism to chalk out a comprehensive plan aimed at attracting tourist to rescue the country’s sinking tourism industry.... Womenfolk’s role vital to progress, says PM LAHORE, Dec 8: Acknowledging the importance of the women’s role in the development of a country, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said here on Friday that his government was taking a number... ‘Pakistan not to be an organ bazaar’ LAHORE, Dec 8: Federal Health Minister Muhammad Naseer Khan has said that the government will promulgate a law to stop the organ transplant tourism in the country viewing the situation that... Kashmiris reject Musharraf’s proposal LAHORE, Dec 8: Kashmiri leaders have rejected President Musharraf’s proposal to withdraw the Kashmir dispute from the UN Security Council.... Who says tomatoes, onions not affordable? LAHORE, Dec 8: Federal minister and PML women’s wing president Nilofer Bakhtiar says prices of tomatoes and onions should not be taken as a yardstick for price hike, nor the high... Artists depict poverty, violence against women ISLAMABAD, Dec 8: No one could have depicted violence against women so vividly as did the famed Kathak dancer and social activist Sheema Kirmani in a dance featuring Fehmida Riaz’s poem... Conference on housing to be held in New Delhi ISLAMABAD, Dec 8: The first Asia-Pacific ministerial conference on housing and human settlements will be held in New Delhi next week.... Shaikh Zayed Medical College to have 40 more seats RAHIM YAR KHAN, Dec 8: Student seats in the Shaikh Zayed Medical College will be increased to 140 from 100.... E-justice programme relaunched MULTAN, Dec 8: Federal Minister for Information Technology Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari on Friday relaunched the e-justice programme aimed at enabling the country’s bar associations to have an easy online access to statutes and case laws.... Girls’ school without water and power VEHARI, Dec 8: Around 2,000 students of the Government Girls High School, F-Block, have protested against the bad behaviour of their headmistress and non-availability of drinking water due to disconnection of power supply.... 15 injured in lock-up clash GUJRANWALA, Dec 8: Over 15 prisoners were injured in a clash when a group of captives poured chili in the eyes of their rival group members that followed free for all in the district courts lock-up here on Friday.... Investigation into over Rs25m ‘patwarkhana’ JHANG, Dec 8: The Punjab Board of Revenue (BoR) has started a probe into the alleged illegal construction of a ‘Patwarkhana’ (an office for revenue officials) on public estate of prime location near Islamia High School, Sadar, on Bhakkar Road.... Rs30 million watercourse swept away DERA GHAZI KHAN, Dec 8: A watercourse built for Rs30 million was swept away soon after water was released in it.... Police open fire on van, injure man TOBA TEK SINGH, Dec 8: A police party opened fire on a pickup on Thursday night when its driver ignored their signal to stop as a result of which one of the nine passengers suffered injuries.... Two killed in name of hounour MULTAN, Dec 8: A man killed his wife and her alleged boyfriend with the help of his brothers in Khanewal on Friday.... Three rob wagon passengers SHEIKHUPURA, Dec 8: Three highwaymen robbed passengers of a wagon near Kot Mehmud, some 40 kilometres from here on Jaranwala Road, on Friday.... Case against 3 for killing ASI GUJRAT, Dec 8: Lalamusa Sadder police on Friday registered a case against three accused for killing an ASI and injuring a constable critically on Thursday.... Roof collapse LAHORE, Dec 8: An error crept in the headline of the news story of 16 people injured in two roof collapse incidents on Thursday. The headline should have read: 16 injured in two roof collapse incidents.... Counterfeiters gang busted ISLAMABAD, Dec 8: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Friday claimed to have busted a gang involved in counterfeiting local and foreign currency, special saving certificates, stamps and fake educational certificates of various universities and arrested its members in different cities.... Lifestyles Expo back with a bang ISLAMABAD, Dec 8: Continuing with the precedent set over the last few years, Dawn All About Lifestyles Exposition 2007 returns to the federal capital with more elaborate and distinct industrial and... Call to expedite judicial reforms ISLAMABAD, Dec 8: Federal Minister of Law, Justice and Human Rights Mohammad Wasi Zafar has urged stakeholders and implementing agencies to further speed up judicial reforms.... IOM to continue reconstruction ISLAMABAD, Dec 8: International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has said it was committed to long-term, sustained and coordinated reconstruction and recovery efforts in earthquake- affected areas in Azad Kashmir.... Confiscated liquor handed over to embassies ISLAMABAD, Dec 8: The local police on Friday handed over a container containing liquor to the officials of the embassies of five Muslim countries, sources told Dawn.... Drugstore licence draft ready ISLAMABAD, Dec 8: A draft of guidelines and checklists to grant drugstore licenses has been prepared by the provincial and federal health departments to regularise the system.... NA committee briefed on Erra progress ISLAMABAD, Dec 8: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat Friday was briefed on the ongoing/completed projects of the Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (Erra).... Woman commits ‘suicide’ GUJAR KHAN, Dec 8: A woman reportedly committed suicide by hangs herself from the ceiling fan at Sangolhi. Naseem Akhtar, mother of three, was married to Mohammad Ayub and their marital life was facing crisis.... Special pay, allowance for top bureaucrats LAHORE, Dec 8: The Punjab government has announced substantial special pay and project allowance for top civil bureaucracy and district coordination officers (DCOs) in the province to “provide them some relief”, official sources told Dawn here on Friday.... Pakistan Express LAHORE, Dec 8: The Pakistan Railways is starting a new train from Rawalpindi to Karachi from Dec 16 to provide express and economical travelling facility to common people....

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