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January 06, 2007 Saturday Zilhaj 15, 1427   Autonomy to provinces in current fiscal: Salim ISLAMABAD, Jan 5: The government has planned to abolish the concurrent list in two phases, granting greater autonomy to provinces, Federal Minister for Provincial Coordination Salim Saifullah Khan told Dawn on Friday.... PPP to discuss Nawaz’s move for London conference ISLAMABAD, Jan 5: Pakistan People’s Party chairperson Benazir Bhutto has summoned senior party leaders to Dubai for a meeting on Jan 9 to discuss the strategy for a multi-party conference in... Sherpao to head proposed jirga commission ISLAMABAD, Jan 5: Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao will head the proposed jirga commission to establish a close liaison with the Afghan government to stop cross-border movement of terrorists, sources said on Friday.... 57 per cent Afghan refugees unwilling to return home KARACHI, Jan 5: Of an estimated 2.5 million Afghan nationals currently sheltering in Pakistan, some 57 per cent are unwilling to go back to their war-ravaged homeland.... PPP, PML will form coalition govt, says Jamali QUETTA, Jan 5: Former prime minister Mir Zafarullah Jamali has said that any deal between the ruling Pakistan Muslim League and the Pakistan People’s Party will be in the larger interest of the nation and the country.... Karzai to visit Pakistan KABUL, Jan 5: Afghan President Hamid Karzai will visit Pakistan in February in an effort to bridge the growing gap between the two countries. Mr Karzai will explore ways to reduce... IB official granted pre-arrest bail PESHAWAR, Jan 5: An additional district and sessions judge on Friday confirmed the pre-arrest bail of a joint director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB), Zafarullah Khan, who is charged with illegally... NWFP defers resolution on reforms commission PESHAWAR, Jan 5: The NWFP government has deferred the passage of a resolution from the provincial assembly authorising the federal government to extend the jurisdiction of the National Commission on Government Reforms (NCGR) to the provincial and district governments.... Polluted water endangering Indus dolphin RAWALPINDI, Jan 5: As the Indus River Dolphin’s population in Pakistan is under severe threat due to polluted water, poaching, fragmentation of habitat due to barrages and dolphin stranding, the UN... ‘Rs11bn given to livestock sector’ LAHORE, Jan 5: Governor Khalid Maqbool has said the government has allocated Rs11 billion for promoting breeding of quality livestock and introduction of modern technology in marketing of milk and meat... Iranian film festival begins LAHORE, Jan 5: The National College of Arts in collaboration with the Iranian Culture Centre is organising a three-day film festival which began with the screening of Range Khuda at the Shakir Ali Auditorium here on Friday.... PML-N wants all parties to take joint decision: Contesting polls LAHORE, Jan 5: The PML-N hopes that all opposition parties will take a joint decision on whether or not to take part in the elections held in the presence of President Pervez Musharraf.... Research output in varsities goes up ISLAMABAD, Jan 5: The stress laid by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) on research in universities has started to pay rich dividends as research publications by the higher education institutions in ISI-indexed journals in 2006 have shown a manifold increase.... Self-determination day: demo held outside UN offices ISLAMABAD, Jan 5: On the occasion of Self-Determination Day for Kashmiris, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Azad Jammu and Kashmir chapter organised a demonstration outside the United Nations (UN) Office here on Friday.... ‘39 polio cases detected last year’ ISLAMABAD, Jan 5: Despite using available resources to achieve the goal of a polio-free country, the number of polio cases in Pakistan has increased to 39 in 2006.... Underpass project to be ready by March ISLAMABAD, Jan 5: The residents of Islamabad will have to put up with the unbearable traffic snarl-ups at Kulsoom Plaza Chowk, as the underpass project will take further two months for completion.... Two judges appointed to Shariat Court ISLAMABAD, Jan 5: President Pervez Musharraf has appointed Justice (retd) Mohammad Zafar Yasin and Justice (retd) Salahuddin Mirza as judges of the Federal Shariat Court for a period of three years.... Traders hold demo against shops auction ISLAMABAD, Jan 5: Traders Action Committee (TAC) has decided to step up campaign against the government move to auction seven shops in the Aabpara market, which are in possession of the tenants for the last 37 years.... Bomb hoax stirs panic at hospital RAWALPINDI, Jan 5: A bomb hoax created panic at the Railway Hospital here on Friday. Police said the hospital administration received a bomb threat call in the early hours of Friday and informed the police and the bomb disposal squad.... Women issues in education institutions highlighted RAWALPINDI, Jan 5: The participants of a workshop on Friday resolved to encourage women to take up administrative jobs in higher education institutions. The two-day workshop, which concluded on Friday, was organised at Fatima Jinnah Women University (FJWU).... Abrupt transfer of SHOs affects police working ISLAMABAD, Jan 5: The Station House Officers (SHOs) transfer before completing three-year term is affecting the collective performance of police. This was stated in a survey report of the National Reconstruction Bureau (NRB).... PML-N to hold demos against price-hike ISLAMABAD, Jan 5: The Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) on Friday gave a call for protest demonstrations against an ‘ever-increasing’ inflation in the country. Talking to Dawn, PML-N information secretary Ahsan Iqbal... Clemency call for Saddam’s aides ISLAMABAD, Jan 5: Pakistan People’s Party chairperson Benazir Bhutto has urged Iraqi President Jalal Talabani to commute the death sentence of Saddam Hussain’s co-defendants Brazan Ibrahim Al-Tikriti and Awad Ahmed Al-Bandar.... Chitral city endures avoidable problems CHITRAL, Jan 5: The Chitral city is doing without power even though about 2.8MW produced by the Reshun Hydel Power Station in the northern parts of the district remains unutilised, causing seemingly avoidable problems to the people during the winter season.... ‘Allegations against Saddam proven wrong’ GUJAR KHAN, Jan 5: British parliament member Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar has said all that the allegations made by US President George Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair while attacking Iraq... PTA ordered to check vehicles’ speed limit QUETTA, Jan 5: A bench of the Balochistan High Court has ordered the secretary of the provincial transport authority (PTA) of Balochistan to ensure that vehicles plying on highways should not exceed the speed limit fixed by the concerned authority.... No deal with govt, insist PPP leaders LARKANA, Jan 5: Leaders of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) dismissed reports of a ‘deal’ with the government as propaganda in their speeches to different gatherings across the province held on Friday... Removal of Sukkur BISE chief sought SUKKUR, Jan 5: Clerks and other employees of the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Sukkur staged demonstration in front of the Board Office on Friday against the irregularities committed by its Chairman.... Relatives accused of girls’ murder MIRPURKHAS, Jan 5: Investigation wing of the Mirpurkhas police have lodged a fresh case for double murder of twin sisters against their father, brother and an unidentified person.... Five injured in grenade attack QUETTA, Jan 5: Five persons belonging to the same family were injured in a grenade attack at the house of a lawyer in Satellite town area on Friday night.... Independent election commission demanded SHIKARPUR, Jan 5: People’s Party Parliamentarians leader Aftab Shaban Mirani has demanded an impartial caretaker government with mutual consensus of the opposition parties to hold free and fair general elections under the supervision of an independent election commission.... Woman shot dead by nephew SANGHAR, Jan 5: A man killed his paternal aunt on the suspicion of adultery in Haider Khan Mari village near Tando Adam on Friday. Mukhtiar Ali Manganhar suspected that his aunt... Four men kidnapped in Garhi Khairo JACOBABAD, Jan 5: Armed men kidnapped four people from the jurisdiction of Garhi Khairo police station on Friday. According to reports reaching here, they were identified as Illahi Bux Dahani, Jamil... Man attacked in court NAWABSHAH, Jan 5: A man was seriously injured after he was shot at by two brothers on the premises of the district and sessions court on Friday.... Official arrested DADU, Jan 5: An official of the general administration and crisis branch of the DCO secretariat was arrested by the anti-corruption police while taking bribe at the DCO office here on Friday.... Eight years and still ordeal is on MULTAN, Jan 5: An under-trial prisoner lodged at the Multan District Jail has yet to get court decree even though he has undergone more jail term he is expected to get under the charges.... A jockey’s tragedy RAHIM YAR KHAN, Jan 5: A former jockey who suffered burn injuries during his stay in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 1990 and arrived in Pakistan in 1997 is awaiting further treatment.... Falling prey to ‘police torture’ MULTAN, Jan 5: An alleged gambler went into a brief coma never to wake again after a police team tortured him in Jatoi area of Muzaffargarh district on Friday.... Criminal case against DBA chief ordered GUJRANWALA, Jan 5: The Punjab Bar Council directed the bar secretary to get registered a criminal case against the Gujranwala district bar association president for embezzling enrolment fee of some lawyers... Training course LAHORE Jan 5: The zoology department of Government College (GC) University, Lahore, in collaboration with the Higher Education Commission (HEC), Islamabad, has planned a five-day in-service teachers training course in museum curation and management.... Fortune may favour trees this time LAHORE, Jan 5: Unlike the recent construction of four underpasses in the city in which more than 6,000 trees were felled, not a single shrub will be uprooted while remodelling Samanabad... Only city govts can relax kite ban under SC order LAHORE, Jan 5: The permission granted by the Punjab government to fly kites on Feb 24 and 25 as part of the Basant festival is a flagrant violation of the Supreme... Auqaf asked to give land possession to top bidder LAHORE, Jan 5: The Lahore High Court has directed the Auqaf Department to ignore political pressure and hand over the possession of its auctioned land in Jabbo Ana village to the... KE syndicate meets today LAHORE, Jan 5: The first syndicate meeting of the King Edward Medical University is being held here on Saturday (today). The meeting, to be presided over by KEMU vice-chancellor Prof Mumtaz... Forensic science agency LAHORE, Jan 5: The Punjab cabinet on Friday decided to set up an independent forensic science agency to help investigate crimes on scientific lines. Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi who presided over... Wild leopard succumbs to injuries LAHORE, Jan 5: A wild leopard cat succumbed to injuries it got while fighting dogs. The leopard was caught by Wild Department officials with injuries on a tip-off by local farmers... Mercury drops to freezing point LAHORE, Jan 5: Friday was the coldest day of the current winter in Lahore with mercury dropping to freezing point. Local met office forecast cold and dry weather for the next 24 hours.... ‘Govt flouts SC orders’ LAHORE, Jan 5: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) acting secretary-general Liaquat Baloch and Punjab Assembly members Asghar Ali Gujjar, Dr Syed Waseem Akhtar, Syed Ehsanullah Waqas, Chaudhry Shaukat and Arshad Baggu have opposed...

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