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December 20, 2006 Wednesday Ziqa'ad 28, 1427   Force cannot control extremism, says Sherpao ISLAMABAD, Dec 19: Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao has said that controlling suicide bombing has become a challenge for security agencies.... Election observers due in February ISLAMABAD, Dec 19: The first team of foreign observers and experts will visit Pakistan in February 2007 to observe the environment ahead of the forthcoming general election on the demand of the opposition parties.... JUI-F ready to contest polls under Musharraf PESHAWAR, Dec 19: The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (F) has reiterated that it will not boycott the next general elections even if they are held under General Pervez Musharraf.... NP leader put on ECL again QUETTA, Dec 19: The interior ministry has again put the name of National Party leader Mir Khalid Lango on the Exit Control List. The restriction would bar him from leaving for Haj.... LoC dispute easing, says Delhi SRINAGAR, Dec 19: India''s differences with Pakistan over the Line of Control (LoC) dividing the disputed Kashmir region are narrowing, New Delhi''s top representative in the state said on Tuesday.... Lawyers boycott court proceedings QUETTA, Dec 19: On a call of the Balochistan chapter of the Pakistan Bar Council, lawyers boycotted court proceedings in several towns on Tuesday in protest against arrest and manhandling of lawyers.... Govt trying to gag press, says APNS KARACHI, Dec 19: The All Pakistan Newspapers Society has termed the draft bill of the Press and Publication Regulatory Authority a draconian law and vowed to strongly resist all efforts to... No more positive cases of dengue ISLAMABAD, Dec 19: The epidemic investigation cell of the health ministry in its latest report, issued here on Tuesday, claimed that the problem of dengue and viral haemorrhagic fever had been overcome as the laboratory-diagnosed positive cases stood at zero.... Legislation according to Quran, Sunnah: PM LAHORE, Dec 19: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said here on Tuesday the legislation enacted so far by parliament was strictly in conformity with the Islamic tenets and no law would be... Nigerian hurt in cylinder blast LAHORE, Dec 19: A Nigerian was injured in a cylinder blast at his rented room in Green Town on Tuesday. Police said Abdul was trying to lit fire in his room... Provinces to have referral labs soon: HIV/Aids ISLAMABAD, Dec 19: Minister for Health Mohammad Nasir Khan on Tuesday said the government would establish HIV/Aids referral laboratories in the provinces for surveillance and monitoring of the epidemic.... Shaukat Siddiqui’s death condoled ISLAMABAD, Dec 19: Writers and intellectuals of the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi have expressed profound grief and sorrow over the demise of Shaukat Siddiqui, one of the greatest short-story writers and novelists of the subcontinent.... Power failure in Karachi KARACHI, Dec 19: A large number of people living in Malir, Shah Faisal, Model Colony and areas around the airport and along Sharae Faisal had to suffer owing to a power breakdown on Tuesday evening.... Correction KARACHI, Dec 19: The story captioned “Munir elected SCBA president” in the Dec 18, 2006 issue of Dawn erroneously mentions the name of the newly-elected vice-president from Sindh as Khawaja Saeed Ahmed Khan.... New women law invoked in abduction case PESHAWAR, Dec 19: A local court on Tuesday invoked the recently-enacted Protection of Women Act, ordering the police to replace sections from the Zina Ordinance with that from the Pakistan Penal Code in a case involving the kidnapping of two women.... PML to resolve people’s problems: minister PESHAWAR, Dec 19: Federal Minister for Political Affairs Amir Muqam has said the Pakistan Muslim League believes in practical steps for resolving the long-standing issues and for addressing the problems of the common man.... BMC opens doors to students BANNU, Dec 19: The Bannu Medical College has started its first academic year, with 30 boys and 20 girls being admitted to the institution, said Prof (Dr) Umar Ali here on Tuesday.... ‘Rs100m to be given to charity institutions’ PESHAWAR, Dec 19: NWFP Minister for Health Inayatullah has said that the provincial government is encouraging charity organisations and an amount of Rs100 million has been allocated for the assistance of such institutions in the province.... ‘Ulema are only source of guidance’ PESHAWAR, Dec 19: NWFP Minister for Information Asif Iqbal Daudzai has said that Ulema are the only source of guidance and knowledge for the Muslims.... Governor, CM vow to arrest DIG’s killers PESHAWAR, Dec 19: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani on Tuesday called on NWFP Governor Lt-Gen Ali Muhammad Jan Aurakzai at the Governor’s House and discussed the law and order situation in the province.... A murderer’s confession: ‘I was downed by dowry, taught by film’ FAISALABAD, Dec 19: The curse of dowry forced me to kill my four relatives and an adventure film taught me how to slaughter someone, says Shahbaz Ahmed, who is under custody... 12-year-old raped by 12 in Mian Channu MULTAN, Dec 19: A dozen people allegedly gangraped the 12-year old daughter of a labourer for three days in Mian Chunnu in Khanewal district.... Nursing students on strike SHEIKHUPURA, Dec 19: Nursing students boycotted their classes on Tuesday to protest against a clerk. Clerk Altaf Dogar had allegedly burst into the nursing hostel on the DHQ Hospital premises late on Monday night and misbehaved with the students.... Khwaja Farid remembered BAHAWALPUR, Dec 19: The birth anniversary of saint Khwaja Ghulam Farid was observed on Tuesday. Islamia University’s Seraiki Department organised a function, wherein Department Chairman Dr Nasrullah Khan Nasir, Faculty of... Two gangs busted LAHORE, Dec 19: Jauhar Town and Gulshan Iqbal police claimed on Tuesday to have arrested six members of two gangs and recovered looted valuables worth Rs5.5... Three drown as car falls into canal BAHAWALPUR, Dec 19: Three people were drowned as their car fell into a canal near Head Islam, about 100km from here on Tuesday. Reports said Ghulam Mustafa, Fayyaz, Abdul Sattar and... Punjab to compile data on foreigners LAHORE, Dec 19: The Punjab government has set up a team to compile data on foreigners living in the province. A notification issued by the government said on Tuesday provincial home... Two kids burnt to death CHINIOT, Dec 19: Two children were burnt to death and three people were injured in a fire in a house in Tibba Kamangaran. Ashraf along with his father Sher Muhammad and... Slain DIG laid to rest LAHORE, Dec 19: Funeral of the late Bannu DIG Abid Ali, who had been gunned down by some unidentified people in Bannu, was held in Lahore on Tuesday.... No let-up in cell phone snatching after IMEI LAHORE, Dec 19: Around 25,000 cell phones have either been snatched or stolen after the launch of the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) system in September this year.... Two more bludgeoned to death LAHORE, Dec 19: Unidentified killers killed two people in the Factory Area in early hours of Tuesday. Gardner Zahoor Ahmed, 40, and watchman Rehmat Ali, 45, were asleep at Muhammad Din... Family system inspired her to wed a Pakistani LAHORE, Dec 19: An American schoolteacher who wed a Pakistani this week in the city in a traditional function after a four-year internet romance, says it is the family system which inspired her to take the crucial decision of her life.... Tharushah gas supply scheme inaugurated NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Dec 19: Adviser to the Sindh chief minister on agriculture, Ghulam Murtaza Jatoi, inaugurated laying of gas pipeline to Tharushah here on Tuesday.... Talks on PTCL restructuring plan tomorrow LARKANA, Dec 19: Talks between the PTCL management and the union would begin on December 21 in Islamabad over the restructuring policy, as CBA fears mass retrenchment in case of unilateral implementation of the policy.... Closed school staff getting salary regularly DADU, Dec 19: The staff of the govt boys primary school in Sharif Junejo Goth, closed since last five years, had been drawing salaries without any lapse.... Selected teachers yet to get jobs MIRPURKHAS, Dec 19: Unemployed Young Teachers Committee on Tuesday staged a rally to protest against non-issuance of posting orders to the candidates who had earlier been issued offer letters by the education department.... Injustice may lead to instability: PPP BADIN, Dec 19: People’s Party Parliamentarians District President MPA Dr Sikandar Ali Mendhro has warned that if economic, social and political injustices with Sindh continue it will lead the country to instability.... Desecration of Thanvi’s gravedeplored SUKKUR, Dec 19: Ulema belonging to different schools of thought have strongly protested against the desecration of Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi’s grave in Thana Bhawan, India and termed it a provocative act....

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