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December 30, 2006 Saturday Zilhaj 08, 1427   Ex-minister critical of govt performance: Oil sector deregulation plan ISLAMABAD, Dec 29: Former petroleum minister Usman Aminuddin has said the government did not fully abide by the petroleum sector deregulation plan which was aimed at controlling domestic oil prices by... SHC allows wife to withdraw petition: Family members meet Muneer Mengal KARACHI, Dec 29: The Sindh High Court allowed the wife of a detained Dubai-based channel executive on Friday to withdraw the petition against her husband’s arrest and detention but decided ‘to... AJK govt, Ehtesab Bureau at odds over appointments MUZAFFARABAD, Dec 29: The AJK government and the AJK Ehtesab Bureau are at odds over some appointments which the government views as being against the rules laid down by the state’s apex court, Dawn has reliably learnt.... Saarc states asked to share judicial experiences ISLAMABAD, Dec 29: Former vice-chancellor, University of Chittagong, Dr Alamgir Muhammad Serajuddin, has called upon the South Asian countries to share judicial experiences with each other to boost the process of... Trading goes on in over 10,000 housing units RAWALPINDI, Dec 29: Over 10,000 housing units in different areas of the city are being used for commercial purposes without fulfilling the legal requirements as the row between the city district... PTDC motel reopens at Balakot ISLAMABAD, Dec 29: The Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) has reopened its motel at Balakot (NWFP) which had been destroyed by the devastating earthquake in 2005.... Italian climber embarks on solo expedition of two peaks ISLAMABAD, Dec 29: An Italian climber Friday embarked on a solo winter expedition of two peaks in Baltistan without any safety measures and ropes to create a history in the mountaineering.... ‘Govt fails farmers, consumers’ LAHORE, Dec 29: The government has failed both farmers and consumers due to its ill-conceived policies, Ibrahim Mughal of the Agri Forum said here on Friday.... Local govt coordinators shown the door LAHORE, Dec 29: The Punjab Local Government Commission on Friday decided to withdraw notifications of appointing coordinators in local councils, and to call all district nazims in the city on Jan 13 to brief them on their responsibilities and functions.... Extortionists rule animal sale points LAHORE, Dec 29: Impersonating as officials of the city district government, gangs have been roaming around animal sale points to extort money from sellers and buyers of sacrificial animals.... PML leaders discuss proposed bill ISLAMABAD, Dec 29: Women parliamentarians and leaders of the Pakistan Muslim League discussed the proposed legislation on prevention of anti-women practices at a meeting held at the PML House.... Murray College in poor state SIALKOT, Dec 29: The Government Murray College, the alma mater of two great poets Allama Muhammad Iqbal and Faiz Ahmed Faiz, has been facing shortage of teaching staff, classrooms and other basic facilities since long.... School takes off after a decade LAHORE, Dec 29: A girls primary school at a village in Faisalabad has become functional more than 10 years after its establishment following the appointment of a teacher on the intervention of Punjab Ombudsman Abdur Rashid Khan.... Outage ‘shines’ emergency lights BAHAWALPUR, Dec 29: Prices of emergency lights have gone up after two-to-four hours power outage every day in Bahawalpur, Dawn has learnt. Beside emergency lights, prices of lanterns, kerosene oil, battery... Five injured in roof collapse SIALKOT, Dec 29: Five members of a trader’s family were seriously injured in roof collapse in Muhallah Taaliwala, Daska Kalan, late on Thursday night. The injured were identified as trader... Sacrificial animals: do’s and dont’s LAHORE, Dec 29: The University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences has issued dos and don’ts regarding sacrificial animals and meat storage and consumption. The Animal’s Product Technology Department of the university... Sufism more relevant than ever ISLAMABAD, Dec. 29: A Sufi is one who knows his own self and, as a consequence, others. Shaykh Fadhlalla, a British scholar of Iraqi origin, made Sufism look so easy by... Moneychanger’s ‘killer’ held GUJAR KHAN, Dec 29: One of the two persons taken into custody on the suspicion of having murdered a moneychanger has confessed to the crime, District Police Officer (DPO) Saud Aziz told reporters here on Friday.... Benazir slates Mengal’s arrest ISLAMABAD, Dec 29: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairperson and former prime minister Benazir Bhutto has condemned the arrest of Balochistan National Party (BNP-Mengal) chief Sardar Akhtar Mengal and said that it... PPP asks chief justice to take notice of police brutality ISLAMABAD, Dec 29: Senator Babar Awan Friday asked the Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry to take suo motu notice of the brutality committed by police against the family members... Bank turns back women RAWALPINDI, Dec 29: Hundreds of women sanctioned loans by the First Women Bank to run small businesses returned frustrated as the Chandni Chowk branch of the bank had no cash to pay them.... 3 robbers arrested ATTOCK, Dec 29: Police Patrolling Post, Hattar, arrested three robbers in an operation soon after a robbery incident at post office FatehJang on Friday morning. However their fourth accomplice got away with the looted amount of around Rs0.7... IOM ensures shelter for quake-hit people ISLAMABAD, Dec 29: Efforts by International Organisation for Migration (IOM) to support winterization plans of the Camp Support Team and the government are ensuring solid structures, a better living condition and protection of displaced people in earthquake-affected areas.... Live shell found RAWALPINDI, Dec 29: A live shell was found from a nullah situated near the railway line in Raheemabad (the Airport Police area) on Friday. Police and bomb disposal experts said the... Crackdown on roadside hide storage LAHORE, Dec 29: District Nazim Mian Amer Mahmood has ordered a crackdown on storage of hides and skins along roadsides and processing of meat by burning tyres during the Eid days.... Cattle sellers cry out against fleecing LAHORE, Dec 29: Sacrificial animal traders in Saddar Bazaar area are crying out against extortionists who, they say, have virtually made them hostage to fleece them Shahzad Majeed, Asghar Ali and... LHCBA flays police torture LAHORE, Dec 29: The Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) has condemned what it said barbaric treatment meted out to the relatives of the “missing people” in Rawalpindi on Thursday and... Security measures LAHORE, Dec 29: More than 8,000 policemen have been deployed in the city to maintain law and order on Eidul Azha and New Year eve. Presiding over a meeting here on... Fertiliser subsidy to stay: Bosan LAHORE, Dec 29: Federal Agriculture, Food and Livestock (Minfal) Minister Sikandar Hayat Bosan said on Friday that the government planned to continue subsidising fertiliser in the country, as the current subsidy regime was bringing in desired results.... Food street closed for three days LAHORE, Dec 29: Gowalmandi Food Street will remain closed for three days from Jan 1 in view of Eidul Azha. A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of...

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