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January 19, 2007 Friday Zilhaj 28, 1427   Patriots and PML hold merger talks: Three legislators join PML ISLAMABAD, Jan 18: Pakistan Peoples Party (Patriots) leaders from Punjab have started merger talks with the ruling Pakistan Muslim League (PML) and a formal announcement is likely on Saturday at a news conference.... Contract system abolished: Inland fishing KARACHI, Jan 18: The Fisheries Department and representatives of fishermen communities have decided to replace the contract system for inland fishing with a licensing system.... Balochistan police chief vows ‘continuous operation’ QUETTA, Jan 18: Balochistan police chief Tariq Masood Khosa has announced that a continuous operation will be launched against Al Qaeda and Taliban in the province.... Pakistan accused of hindering Saarc progress ISLAMABAD, Jan 18: India on Thursday held Pakistan responsible for under-performance of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) and said the regional bloc could not exploit its full potential due... ADB to fund uplift project in Sindh coastal areas ISLAMABAD, Jan 18: The Asian Development Bank has approved a loan of $36 million to help reduce poverty and to improve environmental management in six coastal areas of Sindh.... Fire at PTV centre LAHORE, Jan 18: A fire broke out at a studio in Pakistan Television’s Lahore Centre on Thursday evening damaged furniture, two sets and equipment. “The fire erupted owing to a short-circuit... PR body to study causes of rising derailments LAHORE, Jan 18: A committee has been constituted to ascertain the causes of rising number of accidents, especially derailments, on the Pakistan Railways network. Twelve passenger and 44 goods trains derailed... ‘Claims of Mullah Omar, Al Qaeda hideouts rubbish’ ISLAMABAD, Jan 18: Pakistan has rubbished as mere propaganda the reported claim by Afghan intelligence officials that a Taliban spokesman they apprehended early this week had said Taliban leader Mulla Omar was hiding in Quetta under the protection of the ISI.... PAC body split over Motorway police ‘scam’ ISLAMABAD, Jan 18: A sub-committee of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Wednesday could not decide whether to relieve the Motorway police in a Rs98 million alleged scandal related to the purchase of imported vehicles.... Grand opposition alliance needed: PML-N LONDON, Jan 18: The federal cabinet’s decision to get President General Pervez Musharraf re-elected by the present assemblies seems to have unwittingly clinched for PML-N its argument for a multi-party opposition’s... Musharraf’s term to end in Dec ’08: PPP ISLAMABAD, Jan 18: The controversy over re-election of President Gen Pervez Musharraf for the next term took a new turn on Thursday when Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) claimed that the term... Qazi blames govt for tribal feuds in Sindh SUKKUR, Jan 18: President of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal and chief of Jamaat-i-Islami, Qazi Hussain Ahmed, has said that tribal feuds in Sindh were part of rulers’ policy to divide and rule.... Muharram security plan ABBOTTABAD, Jan 18: Peace and harmony would be maintained during Muharram, said the Deputy Inspector-General of Police for Hazara, Zulfiqar Cheema, while presiding over a meeting of ulema and members of... Mystery surrounds criminal’s escape KOHAT, Jan 18: Six officials of the Frontier Region (FR), Kohat, have been arrested for allegedly helping a criminal escape from the custody of law-enforcement personnel.... Policeman killed DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Jan 18: A policeman was killed and another was injured when gunmen fired on them in the Daraban area here on Thursday. ASI Bashir Shah and constable Mohammad... Fata jirga to negotiate peace deal LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), Jan 18: A 35-member government-sponsored jirga of tribal elders left for Gogrina on Thursday to help negotiate a peace deal between two warring groups in Tirah.... Opposition united on re-election, says Fahim NAWABSHAH, Jan 18: Chairman of the Alliance for Restoration of Democracy, ARD, and President of the People’s Party Parliamentarians, PPP, Makhdoom Amin Faheem, has said that opposition is united on the issue of re-election of the president by the present assemblies.... Accident toll rises to 7 SHIKARPUR, Jan 18: Death toll in Wednesday’s coach-rickshaw collision has risen to seven as two of those injured died in the Civil Hospital late night. Five passengers were earlier killed as... POL prices cut: no relief to commuters RAWALPINDI, Jan 18: The benefits of recent reduction in the prices of diesel and petroleum have not trickled down to the commuters in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad.... Book on Pakistan’s role in ‘war on terror’ to hit stands this week ISLAMABAD, Jan 18: Noted Pakistani journalist Zahid Hussain has turned author of international fame with his book Frontline Pakistan — the struggle with militant Islam, already having hit the stands in... Fatehjang airport project put on back burner: New terminal at Chaklala soon ISLAMABAD, Jan 18: The new international airport near Fatehjang does not seem to be an immediate priority, as the government has given go-ahead to the construction of an additional terminal at the existing airport in Chaklala to cater to domestic operations.... PPP, PML-N leaders meet today ISLAMABAD, Jan 18: The leadership of People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) will meet here on Friday in an effort to iron out their differences on the issue... Arrests in Balochistan condemned ISLAMABAD, Jan 18: PML-N on Thursday condemned the arrests of political leaders and activists in Balochistan and said the party was preparing a plan to launch a countrywide protest against the ongoing military action in the province.... 2 drug traffickers sentenced in Gujar Khan GUJAR KHAN, Jan 18: The additional sessions judge awarded rigorous imprisonment of 22 months each to two drug peddlers and acquitted six persons in a murder case here on Wednesday.... Two found dead RAWALPINDI, Jan 18: A security guard deployed at the residence of a foreigner in F-6/3 was found shot dead under mysterious circumstances on Thursday. Police said Mohammad Mushtaq, 35, associated with... Police detain photojournalist RAWALPINDI, Jan 18: A photo-journalist associated with a UK-based news agency was Thursday illegally detained and harassed by the Airport police for over three hours and released after a large number of journalists reached the police station.... GCU sacks head of economics department: Plagiarism charge LAHORE, Jan 18: The Government College University’s economics department chairman has been removed after he is found guilty of plagiarism, it is learnt. The administration has also withdrawn Prof Dr Qais Aslam’s services under the Tenure Track System.... Taunsa damage ‘not alarming’ LAHORE, Jan 18: The Punjab government claimed on Thursday that Monday night’s breach would not affect the Taunsa Barrage remodelling project materially. “The damage due to the breach has been minimal... Nine members of two gangs arrested LAHORE, Jan 18: Batapur and Shahdara Town police claimed on Thursday to have arrested nine members of two gangs and seized looted valuables and illegal weapons from their possession.... Three-day tourism fair opens LAHORE, Jan 18: The three-day Pakistan Tourism Fair has begun at the Expo Centre, Fortress Stadium, showcasing some 180 stalls offering public information about local and foreign tour operators, airlines, hotels and embassies.... Wall raised in front of secretariat LAHORE, Jan 18: To the utter surprise of staff and visitors, a wall was raised in front of the main gate of the Civil Secretariat on Thursday, creating an impression that... Robbers on rampage LAHORE, Jan 18: Robbers and thieves struck 17 times and took away cash, jewellery and valuables worth hundreds of thousands of rupees here on Thursday. Three robbers barged into a jewellery... Plea seeking quashment of FIR disposed of LAHORE, Jan 18: The Lahore High Court on Thursday disposed of a petition seeking quashment of a case registered on charges of creating a law and order situation in the local bodies election in 2005.... Faisalabad in clutches of land grabbers FAISALABAD, Jan 18: About 3,955 acres of state land in the city and outside the municipal limits of the district have been illegally occupied by different groups and individuals.... Bio-control mango lab by month-end MULTAN, Jan 18: Punjab’s first public sector biological control laboratory for mango is all set to become operational in Multan during the current month after resolution of the issue regarding its site, an official says.... Woman killed as son resists robbers MULTAN, Jan 18: A woman was killed when her son offered resistance against their bid to snatch his motorcycle on Wednesday night. Nazir Ahmad of Sher Shah told Muzaffarabad police that... Govt official, PO among eight held for gambling KASUR, Jan 18: Kasur police claimed to have arrested eight alleged gamblers, including a proclaimed offender and an agriculture officer, from the agriculture office in Chunian.... Parents of slain PO call for inquiry BAHAWALPUR, Jan18: The parents of proclaimed offender Asif Phul has alleged that their son was killed by police along with members of Dad Potra gang near here.... Tanneries’ water a threat to life, soil SIALKOT, Jan 18: Contaminated water emitting from tanneries located at the area between Upper Chenab and Marala Ravi Link canals near Sambrial is infiltrating into water table, diminishing fertility of soil and posing acute health hazards to the people.... ‘Revamp of Gepco to end crisis’ GUJRANWALA, Jan 18: The Gujranwala Electric Power Company (Gepco) has planned to revamp the power supply system to avert loadshedding in future....

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