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January 13, 2007 Saturday Zilhaj 22, 1427   Chaman border reopened QUETTA, Jan 12: Pakistan on Friday reopened its Chaman border crossing after suspending implementation on the bio-metric control system for two days following talks between tribal elders and Afghan officials in Vesh.... Pakistan eager to expand energy ties with Iran: PM ISLAMABAD, Jan 12: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has called for expanding economic ties between Pakistan and Iran and emphasised the need for early finalisation of Iran- Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline on feasible terms and conditions.... Mengal rules out settlement with govt QUETTA, Jan 12: Veteran Baloch leader Sardar Ataullah Mengal has ruled out any negotiations and political settlement with present rulers and said that talks will be held along with those who recognise the rights of Baloch people.... Police given 90 days to cleanse Punjab of criminals ISLAMABAD, Jan 12: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Friday gave the Punjab Police two-month deadline to eliminate criminal gangs operating in the province, observing that the law... Pakistan, Iran to bolster cooperation in health: Agree to increase bilateral trade ISLAMABAD, Jan 12: Pakistan and Iran have agreed to enhance cooperation in the health sector. This was decided in a meeting held between Federal Minister for Health Mohammad Nasir Khan and his Iranian counterpart Dr Kamran B.... Belgian envoy meets minister ISLAMABAD, Jan 12: Ambassador of Belgium Michael Goeffior called on Federal Minister for Religious and Minorities Affairs Ejazul Haq here on Friday and discussed matters of mutual interest.... China ready to transfer wind, solar technologies LAHORE, Jan 12: Outgoing Chinese ambassador Zhang Chunxiang has said China is ready to share the technology of newly-developed colour cotton variety with Pakistan and can offer transfer of wind and... Noted artist Zafar Ali Kazmi dead HYDERABAD, Jan 12: Renowned artist, sculptor, poet and museologist Syed Zafar Ali Shah Kazmi died here early on Friday morning. He was 74. His body was taken to his native Amri village for burial.... NAB probing sale of Police Foundation plots ISLAMABAD, Jan 12: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has started investigation into ‘illegal selling’ of plots by National Police Foundation (NPF) in its housing scheme being developed in sector E-11.... ‘Senator’s documents stolen by agencies’ ISLAMABAD, Jan 12: The People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) on Friday alleged that some secret agencies personnel had stolen important documents, CDs and other data storage devices from the apartment of Senator Rukhsana Zuberi at the Parliament Lodges.... Food Support Programme a joke with the poor ISLAMABAD, Jan 12: The much-publicized Food Support Programme (FSP) of the government targeting “poorest of the poor” provides Rs1.20 per person per day that does not cover even the one-third of a “Roti” currently selling at Rs3.... Aziz stresses promotion of skill-based knowledge ISLAMABAD, Jan 12: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has called for promotion of skill-based knowledge to drive maximum benefit from opportunities unfolded by globalisation.... NA body discusses railway operations ISLAMABAD, Jan 12: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Railways discussed operational viability of electric and diesel locomotives here on Friday. The committee, which met at the Parliament House under the... Rabid dogs throw Pindi into panic RAWALPINDI, Jan 12: Two rabid dogs spread panic in the city on Friday as they viciously attacked scores of people out in the streets in different localities, causing an emergency in the city’s two main hospitals.... Police register FIR against transporters GUJAR KHAN, Jan 12: Police registered a case against a group of transporters on Friday on the charge of harassing students for the last two days.... Social sector development top priority, says Soomro ISLAMABAD, Jan 12: The Senate chairman Mohammedmian Soomro on Friday said the government was giving priority to social sector development particularly health and education, and community participation in this regard was being encouraged.... Call to enforce anti-smoking ordinance ISLAMABAD, Jan 12: The government’s steps to implement anti-smoking ordinance should be extended to provinces and remote districts of the country rather than focusing on federal capital only, said a statement of The Network for Consumer Protection here on Friday.... JUI-F protests against arrest of students QUETTA, Jan 12: The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (Fazl) took out a procession here on Friday in protest against the “arrest of students of religious seminaries in Quetta and Pishin in the name of action against Taliban”.... Tribe blocks road over land dispute KOHAT, Jan 12: The Bangash tribe of Thall tehsil of Hangu blocked main roads on Friday in protest against delay in implementation of a commission report regarding a land dispute with the Wazir tribe of the Kurram Agency.... Raids on DCO office by ACE stir row DADU, Jan 12: A row between the district government of Dadu and the Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) personnel has intensified with either side sticking to their guns.... Free books fail to check dropout rate SWABI, Jan 12: The lure of free textbooks for students has failed to tackle the high dropout rate in the primary and middle-level schools of the province.... Water royalty for Chitral sought CHITRAL, Jan 12: The convenor of the Chitral Front has sought a major share for the district in the net hydel power profit the NWFP is getting from the centre.... Kakul villagers call for reopening of road ABBOTTABAD, Jan 12: Residents of three villages in surroundings of the Pakistan Military Academy Kakul have called upon the army authorities to reopen the Kakul road for civilians by Jan 20.... Two killed in road accident SUKKUR, Jan 12: Two men were killed and two injured when a sugarcane-laden tractor trolley overturned near Mureed Shakh in the vicinity of Daharki on Friday.... TMA cancels tax collection contracts SHIKARPUR, Jan 12: The taluka municipal administration has cancelled the contracts for collecting Maal Piri and Tah Bazar taxes due to non-payment of instalment by the contractor for the last six months.... Dr Ilyas Ishqi passes away HYDERABAD, Jan 12: Renowned scholar, author, linguist and former station director of Radio Pakistan Hyderabad Dr Ilyas Ishqi breathed his last in Saudi Arabia on Friday.... Woman allowed to live with parents NAWABSHAH, Jan 12: A court on Friday allowed a woman, at the centre of a matrimonial dispute which led to the killing of her purported husband in a clash between police and her parental family, to live with her parents.... Three die in tribal clash PARACHINAR, Jan 12: Three people were killed and another wounded over a land dispute between two tribes in Sadda area on Friday. Officials said the Bangash and Mengal tribes clashed Pir Qayyum village over the land dispute.... Protesting teachers demand allowance PESHAWAR, Jan 12: Teachers from various districts of the NWFP organised a protest march here on Friday and demanded of the government to start disbursing teaching allowance and solve other problems being confronted by the teachers’ community.... Four shot dead MARDAN, Jan 12: Four persons, including a minor, were killed and three suffered injuries when a proclaimed offender opened fire on his rivals during a marriage ceremony in Qamargai village on Friday.... Valencia Town at outlaws’ mercy LAHORE, Jan 12: Valencia Town has been witnessing rising incidents of robbery and theft for the last three months, but the society management as well as the police seem helpless to improve the security situation.... Gurr sweet for growers, sour for millers MUZAFFARGARH, Jan 12: Mobile gurr units have emerged in Muzaffargarh working round-the-clock, producing tonnes of gurr. Farmers say these units offer them instant cash and save them from sugar millers who have been exploiting them for the last many years.... Faisalabad DBA election today FAISALABAD, Jan 12: Two candidates will vie for the slot of district bar association president here on Saturday (today). Tanveer Randhawa and Nasir Ali Goraya are the candidates for the president... Four injured in firing by absconders BAHAWALPUR, Jan 12: Four passers-by sustained injuries by the firing of as many proclaimed offenders of Musa Phul gang near Abbasnagar, about 15km from here on Friday.... Nazim held in murder case DERA GHAZI KHAN, Jan 12: Carrying out court orders, police arrested a union council No 8 naib nazim, Taunsa Sharif tehsil, for his involvement in a double murder case on Friday.... Prayer leader held for misuse of loudspeaker TOBA TEK SINGH, Jan 12: Gojra city police on Friday arrested a Khateeb on the charge of delivering a provocative speech by violating ban on use of loudspeaker at Madina mosque in Siraj Town locality.... Eight hurt in gas leak fire DERA GHAZI KHAN, Jan 12: Eight people were injured when a barber’s shop caught fire after a gas leakage in Block 18 here on Friday in the limits of Civil Lines police station.... Locomotive catches fire FAISALABAD, Jan 12: A locomotive caught fire near Gatti on Friday. Ghauri Express was on its way from Faisalabad to Lahore when its engine caught fire near Gatti station.... Qazi disappointed with parties in MMA LAHORE, Jan 12: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal president Qazi Husain Ahmad is understood to have again insisted on quitting the leadership of the alliance because he seems disappointed with the standpoint of four of six parties over the question of resigning from assemblies.... 12 suspects held in Bhinder’s murder LAHORE, Jan 12: Two special police teams of CIA and investigation wing were constituted on Friday to arrest the nominated accused in the murder of Punjab additional advocate-general Arif Bhinder and others.... ‘Record 3.5m join PML in four years’ LAHORE, Jan 12: As many as 3.5 million new members have joined the Punjab PML between January 2002 and December 2005, the party’s provincial secretary claims.... PPP to hold polls for party offices LAHORE, Jan 12: The Pakistan People’s Party (Sic) led by Ms Benazir Bhutto will hold elections for various party offices in all four provinces between Jan 20 and Oct 20, party’s Chief Election Commissioner Sajjad Bokhari said here on Friday.... Rules framed for adoption of unclaimed children LAHORE, Jan 12: The Child Protection Welfare Bureau (CPWB) has formed rules to hand over unclaimed children to foster couples, Dawn has learnt. Rules say only those couples will be allowed... LBA election postponed for a week LAHORE, Jan 12: The Lahore Bar Association election has been postponed for one week as the lawyers of the superior and subordinate courts have decided to mourn the death of additional advocate-general Arif Bhinder who was killed here on Friday.... PPP to attend APC: Badr LAHORE, Jan 12: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) will participate in an All Parties Conference (APC) convened by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) in London, PPP General Secretary Jehangir Badr told... Lawyer shot dead over political rivalry LAHORE, Jan 12: Two unidentified people shot dead a lawyer allegedly over political rivalry in Garhi Shahu area on Friday evening....

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