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January 12, 2007 Friday Zilhaj 21, 1427   SHC seeks explanation from ministries: Handover of Al Qaeda suspect KARACHI, Jan 11: The Sindh High Court (SHC) has again directed the ministries of interior and foreign affairs to explain the circumstances of detention of a Pakistani citizen, Majid Khan, at the Guantanamo Bay in Cuba.The... SC dismisses govt plea to freeze account ISLAMABAD, Jan 11: The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a federal government appeal to freeze the accounts of a Senator from Balochistan because of his alleged links with the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), proscribed by the government in 2005.... Amendment to 7 media related laws sought ISLAMABAD, Jan 11: South Asia Free Media Association (Safma) has sought legislators’ support to get seven media related ordinances amended. In a letter addressed to all the parliamentary leaders, association said... AJK govt to bear cost of case in Chennai court MUZAFFARABAD, Jan 11: The AJK government will bear the cost of a case in which the geographical indication of Kashmir’s famed Pashmina (Cashmere) and Kani shawls and some other handicrafts in... Pakistan, UAE agree to enhance bilateral ties RAHIM YAR KHAN, Jan 11: Pakistan and United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Thursday held wide-ranging discussions on regional and international issues and agreed to expand cooperation, specially in energy, investment, trade, manpower, defence and security sectors.... Three JWP MPAs join ruling PML QUETTA, Jan 11: Three legislators belonging to the Jamhoori Watan Party have joined the ruling PML. Those announcing their affiliation to the ruling party at a public gathering in Sunbatpur on... NWFP to sell 18MW power to Wapda PESHAWAR, Jan 11: The NWFP government has approved the sale of 18MW electricity, to be generated from the Pehur Hydropower Project, to Wapda amid prevailing standoff over tariff for the Malakand-III Hydropower Project between the two entities.... Kalash people uneasy with local tourists CHITRAL, Jan 11: The Kalash people have complained against the ‘indecent’ behaviour of local tourists who, according to them, have been a source of disturbance in their routine lives.... Ban on govt houses’ allotment may be lifted ISLAMABAD, Jan 11: The ministry of housing and works has sent a proposal to the prime minister to lift ban on allotment of government houses/quarters in the federal capital, well-placed sources told Dawn.... 87 employees of Dadu TMA sacked DADU, Jan 11: Services of as many as 87 employees of the Taluka Municipal Administration of Dadu were terminated on Thursday on different charges. The acting taluka nazim of Dadu, Syed... Tiger kills tiger in safari park: Second incident in three months LAHORE, Jan 11: A tiger tore another tiger apart at the Lahore Wildlife Park, it was learnt on Thursday. This was the second such incident at the safari park in less than three months.... SHC orders FIR against SHO HYDERABAD, Jan 11: A division bench of the Sindh High Court on Thursday ordered registration of an FIR against Tando Adam Police Station SHO Alan Abbasi for keeping a man in detention without any entry in the record.... Gang of robbers busted TAXILA, Jan 11: The local police claimed to have busted a six-member gang of criminals involved in more than 14 cases of robbery and attempted murder in the Punjab province.... Privilege motions discussed ISLAMABAD, Jan 11: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Rules of Procedure and Privileges discussed four privilege motions in its meeting here on Thursday.... 2006 saw six train accidents in Attock ATTOCK, Jan 11: Six railway accidents, including derailment of four trains, were reported at the Attock railways section in 2006. As per reports, on November 21, engine and a bogy of... Rawalpindi bypass dream shaping up into reality RAWALPINDI, Jan 11: Rawalpindi bypass seems to be in sight, as three proposals are now under active consideration of the government, informed sources told Dawn. The National Highway Authority (NHA) has... Drugs, arms seized ATTOCK, Jan 11: Police on Wednesday seized 149-kg hashish in different raids and also recovered 30-bore pistol and arrested five persons near Mullah Mansoor toll plaza on main GT road.... Students say transporters continue to harass them GUJAR KHAN, Jan 11: A group of transporters on Thursday continued with their onslaught on the students of a private college who they claimed had pelted a bus with stones.... Citizens being sold unhygienic food items ISLAMABAD, Jan 11: City administrators on Thursday fined several shopkeepers and sealed one petrol station in a drive against overcharging and sale of low quality or unhygienic goods to the citizens.... Crackdown in Wadh feared KARACHI, Jan 11: Security forces are reported to have moved into Wadh, the native village of former Balochistan chief minister Sardar Ataullah Mengal, apparently to take part in a crackdown on suspected militants.... CPNE against gagging press ISLAMABAD, Jan 11: A meeting of the Standing Committee of Council of Pakistan Newspapers Editors (CPNE) chaired by its President Syed Faseeh Iqbal made clear that the CPNE with the help... PPP protests against arrests QUETTA, Jan 11: Leaders and activists of the People’s Party Parliamentarians held a demonstration against the arrest of 147 activists in Jaffarabad, Dera Murad Jamali, Dera Allah Yar and Mastung areas.... Hajis complain of govt apathy ISLAMABAD Jan 11: The returning Hajis, who were interviewed by Dawn on Thursday, complained about maltreatment by PIA staff, immigration delays, their stay in Makkah and Medina and higher Haj expenses.... HRCP insists Mengal was kept in a cage LAHORE, Jan 11: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has reaffirmed its findings on the manner in which the trial of former Balochistan chief minister Sardar Akhtar Mengal is being conducted, according to a press statement issued here on Thursday.... WHO services lauded ABBOTTABAD, Jan 11: Federal Health Minister Mohammad Naseer Khan on Thursday lauded the World Health Organisation''s role in providing medical facilities to the people of earthquake-hit areas.... ‘Sanitary inspectors collecting food samples’ PESHAWAR, Jan 11: Shopkeepers here have complained that the food and sanitary inspectors collect samples of eatables from their outlets in violation of the relevant law.... Picketing on the helpless LAHORE after dark presents a spectacle of a city under siege these days, as the rush-hour traffic runs amok amidst police barricades erected bang in the middle of major thoroughfares.... Independent bodies to see construction FAISALABAD, Jan 11: Mushroom growth of illegal plazas and shopping centers has forced the Punjab government to set up independent committees headed by DCOs at district level to approve construction plans and check unlawful practices, sources said on Thursday.... Tannery emission nuisance KASUR, Jan 11: Emissions from tanneries waste are a major cause of respiratory diseases, including asthma, in Kasur.... Two bus services in loss LAHORE, Jan 11: The Lahore-Amritsar and Nankana Sahib-Amritsar bus services, launched early last year, are continuously running into loss as they are operating at only 41 per cent of their seat... Demand for locals in rescue teams DERA GHAZI KHAN, Jan 11: Tehsil nazim Mehmood Qadir Leghari has made an appeal to the chief minister to recruit local people to fill 227 posts in Rescue 1122.... TMA’s move smacks of ‘malpractice’ MIANWALI, Jan 11: The tehsil municipal administration has received tenders for many projects which are already under way, pointing to the irregularities by the TMA officials.... Express train MIANWALI, Jan 11: The Pakistan Railway will run an express train from Peshawar to Karachi via Mianwali on an experimental basis from this month. This was stated by divisional superintendent (Peshawar) Shafiqueullah who inspected the local railway station on Thursday.... Tripartite force to ‘weed out dictatorship’ LAHORE, Jan 11: The provincial organisations of the PML-N, the Jamaat-i-Islami and the Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf have decided to extend political cooperation to one another for a joint democratic struggle.... MMA moot to decide Qazi’s resignation LAHORE, Jan 11: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal president Qazi Husain Ahmad is understood to have deferred his decision to tender resignation from the alliance leadership and discus this issue at the next meeting of the MMA’s supreme council.... Robbers strike16 times LAHORE, Jan 11: Robbers and burglars who struck 16 times in the city on Thursday injured a citizen and took away cash and valuables worth millions of rupees.... Old woman shot dead LAHORE, Jan 11: An elderly woman was shot dead allegedly by her son-in-law over a money dispute in Wahdat Colony on Thursday morning. Police said Bashiran Bibi, 70, of Shah Kamal... Parbandhak committee’s ex-chief remanded LAHORE, Jan 11: A civil court on Thursday extended for a day physical custody to police of former Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee chairman Mastan Singh on charges of... PPP MNA denies meeting CM LARKANA, Jan 11: People’s Party Parliamentarians MNA Anwar Bhutto has offered to resign if it is proven that he has met Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim during the past five years.... 2 farmers kidnapped near Kashmore JACOBABAD, Jan 11: Two farmers were kidnapped from Mevo Bughio village in the Badani area of Kashmore district on Thursday. Ranjho Bhutto and Bhagio Bhutto were present at their tube-well when seven armed people reached there and kidnapped them.... Court gives woman in police custody NAWABSHAH, Jan 11: A woman, Hameeda Khoso the purported wife of deceased Saleem Khoso, was produced in the court of judicial magistrate Nawabshah to record her statement, here on Thursday.... Bus passengers robbed of money, phones NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Jan 11: A group of five armed men looted passengers of a Padidan-bound bus near Wada Dangraj, Naushahro Feroze, on Thursday. The bus was coming from Mithiani when five... Policeman injured HYDERABAD, Jan 11: A constable of Cantonment police station received bullet injuries during an attempt to nab a gang of criminals here on Thursday night. The injured policeman, Arif, was taken to a hospital.... Aresar warns of white paper against JSQM chief SANGHAR, Jan 11: Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz leader Abdul Wahid Aresar has threatened to issue a ‘white paper’ about actions of the group’s chairman Basheer Khan Qureshi if he does not... 6 teachers suspended SUKKUR Jan 11: The taluka Nazim of Pano Akil suspended six teachers, including the headmaster on Thursday, for their absence from the school. According to reports, the taluka Nazim of Pano... Condolence LARKANA, Jan 11: Sindh Minister for Excise and Taxation Shabir Ahmed Qaimkhani with MNA Nisar Ahmed Panhwar offer condolence on the demise of noted writer Anwer Pirzado to his family in Balhreji village on Thursday.—Correspondent...

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