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January 11, 2007 Thursday Zilhaj 20, 1427   46 ambassadors to visit Gwadar today ISLAMABAD, Jan 10: The government has arranged a day-long visit of 46 ambassadors and high commissioners based in Islamabad to Gwadar and Pasni on Thursday to show them ongoing development activities in coastal areas of the troubled Balochistan province.... All laws against women to be scrapped: Aziz ISLAMABAD, Jan 10: The government would introduce legislation aimed at regulating the sale of acids and would punish those who throw acids on women, said Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz.... Sherpao exempted from paying duty on car PESHAWAR, Jan 10: The Central Board of Revenue (CBR) has exempted federal Interior Minister Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao from paying Rs10 million in customs duty on import of a luxurious car when he was the NWFP chief minister.... Crisis management strategy delineated ISLAMABAD, Jan 10: The government has, for the first time, evolved a national crisis management strategy, with the help of the United Kingdom, to effectively cope with any national crisis and combat terrorism.... ‘US not taking sides on issue of border fencing’ WASHINGTON, Jan 10: The White House has refused to take sides in the border dispute between Pakistan and Afghanistan, saying that since these differences concern two US allies it would be inappropriate for it to do so.... Train derails near Daharki SUKKUR, Jan 10: Rail traffic between Karachi and Punjab remained suspended for six hours, as a result of Karachi-bound 38 down Farid Express at Dhandi railway station near Daharki between Tuesday and Wednesday night.... Rs150 million uplift plans approved LAKKI MARWAT, Jan 10: The Lakki District Development Committee on Wednesday approved a number of uplift schemes worth above Rs150 million. A meeting of the committee was held with district coordination officer Khushal Khan in the chair.... Court seeks report on missing girl PESHAWAR, Jan 10: The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday directed the Mohmand Agency administration to submit a report, clarifying whether a missing girl student of the Peshawar University had been kidnapped,... Kite-flying bill awaits PA approval: ‘SC nod first’ LAHORE, Jan 10: Supreme Court permitting, the Punjab government will allow strictly regulated kite flying and related business in accordance with a bill pending approval in the Punjab Assembly, official sources informed Dawn on Wednesday.... HRCP for signing Mines Ban Treaty LAHORE, Jan 10: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has demanded that the government sign the 1997 Mines Ban Treaty and resolve disputes with Kabul through dialogue.... 600 posts vacant for seven years: Medical institutions LAHORE, Jan 10: More than 600 posts of assistant and associate professors, full-fledged professors and senior registrars of provincial medical institutions have been lying vacant for the past seven years or so, it is learnt.... 400 more trees to be axed: Yet another underpass LAHORE, Jan 10: Around 400 more trees will be slain in the name of “development” as the Punjab government plans yet another underpass on city canal to re-establish the broken road link between New Garden Town and Muslim Town.... Report on CM’s signal violation denied ISLAMABAD, Jan 10: Apropos a news item published in Dawn on Tuesday under the headline “CM, daughter go on signal violation spree”, a spokesman for the Punjab government has contradicted the... Anwar Pirzado’s death condoled ISLAMABAD, Jan. 10: Pakistan Intellectual Forum (PIF), Islamabad, Wednesday condoled the death of renowned Sindhi poet, eminent journalist, critic, archaeologist and a staunch disciple of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, Anwar Pirzado,... Protest against arrests, army operation QUETTA, Jan 10: Activists of the Balochistan National Party’s (Mengal) women’s wing on Wednesday staged a demonstration against army operation, extra-judicial arrests and anti-Baloch development projects.... Power shortage in N.Areas GILGIT, Jan 10: Almost all major towns and rural areas of the region are facing acute shortage of power and fuel where temperature has fallen below minus 15 degree Celsius. —Correspondent... PPP to hold MPC on Balochistan QUETTA, Jan 10: The People’s Party Parliamentarians, Balochistan, has convened a multi-party conference (MPC) here on Sunday to discuss the situation in the province in the wake of what it believes... Two ANP leaders set to join JUI-F SWABI, Jan 10: Sarfaraz Jadoon, MPA, and Swabi Nazim Hanif Gul Jadoon of the Awami National Party (ANP) have decided to join the Jamait Ulema-i-Islam (Fazl), sources told Dawn on Wednesday.... Role of women, minorities in polls discussed PESHAWAR, Jan 10: Participants of a workshop here on Wednesday blamed a conservative mindset, lack of political environment and mistrust on the military government holding free and fair elections for the... Arbab restores Larkana Development Authority LARKANA, Jan 10: Sindh Chief Minister Arbab Ghulam Rahim announced on Wednesday the restoration of Larkana Development Authority (LDA) and hoped it would help usher in a new era of development in the district.... Three killed over ‘domestic dispute’ LARKANA, Jan 10: Two brothers gunned down their mother, sister and brother on pretext of a domestic dispute and escaped after kidnapping a minor girl in Qambar town on Wednesday.... Minister booked for poaching DADU, Jan 10: Seven people among them state minister for railways and taluka nazim Sakrand were booked under relevant sections of the Sindh Wildlife Protection Ordinance 1972 for hunting illegally in Khirthar National Park area on Wednesday.... Minor girl electrocuted KHAIRPUR, Jan 10: A minor girl was electrocuted in Kandhro Mohalla of Kolab Jial, Kingri taluka, on Wednesday. Four-year-old Rubina, daughter of Wahid Bukhsh Kandhro, suffered electric shock when she touched... Chitral-Booni road in dilapidated condition CHITRAL, Jan 10: Chitral-Booni road is in dilapidated condition owing to lack of maintenance and repair since its completion in 1994. The 75-km-long road was constructed with the assistance of the Asian Development Bank.... Protest against reconstruction of church on campus PESHAWAR, Jan 10: The Farooqia Students Organisation (FSO) staged a protest demonstration in front of the Peshawar Press Club on Wednesday against the reconstruction of a church in the University of Peshawar.... Demo against power dept MUZAFFARABAD, Jan 10: The Jammu and Kashmir National Student Federation held protest demonstrations here on Wednesday against the AJK power supply department for severing power connections of defaulters in the quake-hit areas.—Online... No ransom paid: DPO NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Jan 10: DPO Irfan Baloch has claimed that no ransom has been paid for the release of advocate Rashid Bohio and Sikandar Khokhar from the clutches of the kidnappers.... JSQM begins Sann march LARKANA, Jan 10: Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM) began from Jinnahbagh its freedom march, which would terminate in Sann, native town of the founder of Jeay Sindh Tehrik, after the marchers offered fateha at the shrine of Shah Baharo on Wednesday.... An ailing facility called Dera DHQ Hospital DERA GHAZI KHAN, Jan 10: “Find me a glass of clean water in this medical facility and I will leave my job,” bets a doctor of the Dera Ghazi Khan District Headquarters Hospital.... SI killed in encounter with robbers KASUR, Jan 10: A sub-inspector was killed in an encounter with the robbers who were fleeing after a dacoity attempt while one of their accomplices was arrested here on Wednesday in Mustafabad police precincts.... Sialkot PML-N leaders held SIALKOT, Jan 10: Sialkot police have arrested local PML-N leaders to bar them from holding an anti-government rally in the city. Official sources said on Wednesday that the police had... All set for LBA elections LAHORE, Jan 10: As the date for the Lahore Bar Association polls, to be held on Jan 13, gets closer the election scene seems to have cleared to a great degree... Rape victim abducted for filing case KASUR, Jan 10: Seven alleged rapists of a girl on Wednesday abducted her for getting a case registered against them at Nathokay village. Reports said `F’ and his six accomplices had raped `S’ about two days back.... Three die in road crash SIALKOT, Jan 10: Three people were killed while over 15 people were injured in a road crash on Wednesday. The accident took place when a speeding bus collided head-on with a wagon on Sialkot-Pasrur road.... Fireworks blast kills girl MULTAN, Jan 10: A girl was killed while here brother and sister suffered burn injuries in fireworks explosion at Gur Mandi here on Wednesday. The police said the explosion took place during the preparation of fireworks which left Nazia (17) dead.... BISE results BAHAWALPUR: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education has announced the results of intermediate supplementary examinations, 2006. At least 2,127 candidates out of a total 6,759 candidates were declared successful with a pass percentage of 31.47.... Marriage row leaves four dead JHANG, Jan 10: Four people were killed in a marriage feud in Chak 143 JB, 20 kilometre from Chiniot. Ahmed Sher Baloch married Maqboolan Bibi, daughter of Sadiq Baloch of Bulhar... PML-N sets up protest camp GUJRANWALA, Jan 10: The PML-N set up a protest camp in front of the district nazim office against the price hike and lawlessness here on Wednesday.... Rs5 million robbery in warehouse LAHORE, Jan 10: Robbers struck 18 times in the city on Wednesday and took away cash and valuables worth millions of rupees. Four robbers riding a truck came to a soap... Fishermen handed over to India LAHORE, Jan 10: As many as 115 Indian fishermen arrested from time to time for violating Pakistani sea limits were handed over to the Indian authorities at Wagah on Wednesday night.... Khosa slams arrests LAHORE, Jan 10: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has alleged that police had detained a number of PML-N leaders in Sialkot on Tuesday who had planned to protest against the mounting cost of living.... Dr Faiza allowed to hold office LAHORE, Jan 10: A division bench of the Lahore High Court on Wednesday provisionally allowed Dr Faiza Asghar to hold the office of adviser to chief minister.... High profile meeting on security today LAHORE, Jan 10: Decisions are expected to be made at a meeting on law and order in all the provinces which is being presided over by President Pervez Musharraf in Islamabad on Thursday (today).... 25 special students in marathon LAHORE, Jan 10: As many as 25 special students from the Roshni Association for the Welfare of Special Persons will participate in the 3rd international Lahore marathon on Jan 14....

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