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December 22, 2006 Friday Ziqa'ad 30, 1427   NBP stopped from sacking 4,000 workers ISLAMABAD, Dec 21: The National Industrial Relations Commission (NIRC) on Thursday stopped the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) from retrenching its 4,000 employees.... EU likely to revise Kashmir report ISLAMABAD, Dec 21: Major amendments are likely to be made in the European Parliament’s controversial draft report on Jammu and Kashmir presented to its foreign affairs committee last month.... World legislatures urged to help resolve issue MUZAFFARABAD, Dec 21: AJK Legislative Assembly Speaker Shah Ghulam Qadir has proposed devising a mechanism by legislatures of different countries for resolving international conflicts, including that of Kashmir.... SCBA election results notified ISLAMABAD, Dec 21: The Pakistan Bar Council on Thursday officially notified the results of the re-polling to elect the 22-member Supreme Court Bar Association. The PBC had announced the re-polling on... Girls’ education under threat in NWFP, says UN DARRA ADAM KHEL, Dec 21: Girls’ education in the NWFP faces a serious threat from militants who want all female students to stay away from educational institutions, according to a report of the UN’s information unit IRIN.... Testing times for MMA in NA ISLAMABAD, Dec 21: As the National Assembly is likely to take up another women protection bill in its next session, all eyes will be on the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) to see... ‘ILO conventions for all members’ LAHORE, Dec 21: International Labour Organisation director Donglin Li has said all ILO member states are required to respect and adhere to its core conventions as minimum labour standards regardless of their status of ratification.... Eye hospital that ‘plunges patients into darkness’ MULTAN, Dec 21: A number of patients underwent surgeries in the local branch of a trust hospital having a chain in the country have lost their eyesight for one reason or the other.... PRCS to begin reconstruction work in March ISLAMABAD, Dec 21: The Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS), with the support of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), will launch the first phase of its reconstruction programme in... Six more killed in sectarian clash LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), Dec 21: The ongoing armed clash between two religious groups in the Garhi Qamarkhel area of the Tirah valley, Khyber Agency, claimed another six lives on Thursday.... No deal with govt: PPP ISLAMABAD, Dec 21: People’s Party Parliamentarians secretary-general Jehangir Badar has termed reports of a deal between his party and the government propaganda. In an interview with a private TV channel, he... Durrani parries query on Quaid views on army ISLAMABAD, Dec 21: Federal Minister for Information Mohammad Ali Durrani said on Thursday the birthday of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah would be celebrated in a befitting manner.... Correction ISLAMABAD: The story captioned “Country faces energy crisis” in the Dec 21, 2006 issue of Dawn erroneously mentions that the consumption of furnace oil this year rose to 18 million tons.... Baloch women slam ‘police excesses’ QUETTA, Dec 21: Five women have accused the district jail administration of torturing 40 Baloch political prisoners and urged the Supreme Court and the Balochistan High Court to take notice of the situation.... Altaf sees establishment behind 1988 riots LARKANA, Dec 21: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain said on Thursday that he saw establishment’s hand behind 1988’s riots. The establishment bought off and planted Urdu speaking intellectuals to keep fanning the fire, he added.... Combined exam rejected SUKKUR, Dec 21: The majority of students belonging to private and government schools have rejected the proposed move of the federal government to hold combined exams for Class IX and X.... Over 10,000 villages to be regularised after Jan 15 SUKKUR, Dec 21: Provincial Revenue Minister Irfan Gul Magsi has said that over 10,000 villages will be regularised under the Goth Abad scheme.... Fishermen’s leader held BADIN, Dec 21: The Model Police, Badin, on Thursday arrested Mithan Mallah, President of the Fisherfolk Forum of the Badin district, and Sajan Shaikh, a fisherman, on charges of illegal fishing from waters, and sent them to jail.... Shifting of jailed JSMM leader to hospital urged HYDERABAD, Dec 21: Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz leader Abdul Wahid Arisar has demanded shifting of Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz ailing leader Asghar Shah from the central jail Hyderabad to the Liaquat University Hospital for medical treatment.... Schemes for Thar sought MITHI, Dec 21: The district council of Tharparkar, through different resolutions, has urged the provincial government to sanction schemes for community halls at eight locations in various villages and towns besides... ‘Research must meet Pakistan’s needs’ SWABI, Dec 21: Members of the international advisory board of the Ghulam Ishaq Khan (GIK) Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology have emphasised the need for conducting research at the institution according to the requirements of the country.... Two families robbed of Rs1m PESHAWAR, Dec 21: A gang of 10 dacoits robbed two houses in Mohalla Satian of Peshawar on Thursday. Owned by cousins Abdul Latif and Mirza Khan, the two houses were connected through a door between them.... 20pc visa increase for doctors announced: Higher education in US RAWALPINDI, Dec 21: US Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker Thursday announced a 20 per cent increase in the number of visas issued to the medical graduates seeking higher education in America.... Potohar to have 19 small dams by June GUJAR KHAN, Dec 21: Punjab Minister for Irrigation Aamir Sultan Cheema has said the construction of 19 small dams in Potohar region would be completed by June 2007.... Motion moved in Senate against GHQ shifting ISLAMABAD, Dec 21: The joint opposition has moved an adjournment motion in the Senate to press the government to abandon the establishment of General Headquarters (GHQ) in Islamabad and spend the money on some public welfare projects.... PAF worker’s daughter assaulted RAWALPINDI, Dec 21: A 10-year-old daughter of a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) employee was allegedly molested in the PAF Colony Chaklala, police said on Thursday. Gulber Khan told the Airport police... Traders kidnapped for ransom TAXILA, Dec 21: A trader was kidnapped for Rs3 million ransom in the jurisdiction of Wah Cantonment police. The police and family sources said Ali Asghar, who runs a shop in... Bahraini prince visits POF TAXILA, Dec 21: Crown Prince of Bahrain Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa visited the Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) in Wah on Wednesday. On his arrival, the crown prince was received by chairman POF Lt-Gen Syed Sabahat Hussain.... Waste disposal a major problem: Water filtration plants LAHORE, Dec 21: Certain types of filtration plants being installed in the country at a cost of billions of rupees are turning out to be a source of pollution as there... No let-up in robberies LAHORE, Dec 21: Robbers took away cash and valuables worth hundreds of thousands of rupees in the city on Thursday.... Waiter shot dead LAHORE, Dec 21: Two unidentified people shot dead a waiter of a local hotel in the Ichhra area early Thursday morning. The Ichhra SPO said Shabbir, 25, was standing at a... Government priorities misplaced: Imran LAHORE, Dec 21: Teheek-i-Insaaf chief Imran Khan says the present government is an anti-people set-up with misplaced priorities. “The rulers are spending billions of rupees in security and other useless heads,... Two killed, six injured in road accidents LAHORE, Dec 21: Two people were killed and six others, including four schoolchildren, injured in three separate road accidents in the city on Thursday. A youngster died while a minor... Teachers continue protest MIANWALI, Dec 21: The teachers’ community continued their strike for the second consecutive day here on Thursday to press the government for the acceptance of their demands.... 55 captives freed from central jail GUJRANWALA, Dec 21: As many as 55 prisoners involved in minor cases were released by the district and sessions judge during his visit here on Thursday.... Robbers kill woman, son SHEIKHUPURA, Dec 21: A woman and her son were shot dead by robbers in Dargai Gill Abadi near Rana Town, some 45 km here, on Thursday.... Probe ordered SIALKOT, Dec 21: Daska Additional District and Sessions Judge Khwaja Zafar Iqbal has directed ASP Tanveer Alam to hold an impartial inquiry on the allegations that Satrah police had shaved off... Student in the line of fire SHEIKHUPURA, Dec 21: An intermediate student, Hassan Akbar, died from bullet injuries in a Lahore hospital. He was caught in a crossfire between two shopkeepers in the mobile phone market on Wednesday....

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