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January 20, 2007 Saturday Zilhaj 29, 1427   Small dams’ yield disappoints donors ISLAMABAD, Jan 19: The World Bank (WB) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have expressed serious concern over the low economic rate of return and the unsatisfactory performance of 40 small dams, built over the years in Pakistan.... EC quiet on re-election controversy ISLAMABAD, Jan 19: The Election Commission has decided to keep itself out of the debate over the controversy of re-election of President Pervez Musharraf and expiry of his tenure.... US involvement in Hamzola attack alleged HAMZOLA (South Waziristan Agency), Jan 19: The attack on small compounds on Monday here was launched by US predators and not by the Pakistan army’s helicopter gunships, according to some residents of the area.... Govt disputes PPP stand on poll LAHORE, Jan 19: Parliamentary Affairs Minister Dr Sher Afgan Niazi and ruling PML Senator Dr Khalid Ranjha have rejected as an attempt to create a new controversy the statement of PPP spokesman Farhatullah Babar about the date of the presidential election.... Joint commission meeting in Feb ISLAMABAD, Jan 19: A meeting of the Pakistan-India Joint Commission aimed at promoting bilateral cooperation in diverse fields will be held in New Delhi in the third week of February, diplomatic sources told Dawn on Friday.... Order to shift Habib Jalib to hospital QUETTA, Jan 19: Justice Mehta Kalash Nath Kohli of the Balochistan High Court has directed the provincial home secretary and inspector-general of Balochistan prisons to shift Habib Jalib Baloch from the... Musharraf backs Iran’s N-plan ISLAMABAD, Jan 19: President Gen Pervez Musharraf held telephonic conversation with Iranian President Ahmadinejad on Friday. The two leaders discussed progress on gas pipeline to India via Pakistan, Iran’s nuclear programme and issues regarding Afghanistan and Iraq.... Govt goes after violators: Use of houses for commercial purposes in Islamabad ISLAMABAD, Jan 19: The government told the Senate on Friday it had moved to curb the misuse of residential areas of Islamabad for commercial purposes after the opposition complained of continued violation of bye-laws making the life of residents difficult.... Punishment spoils child’s personality: report ISLAMABAD, Jan 19: It is still considered important by the Pakistani society to make children respect elders, differentiate between right and wrong, obey rules and work hard.... Hilal-i-Pakistan conferred on Prince Fahad ISLAMABAD, Jan 19: President Gen Pervez Musharraf conferred Hilal-i-Pakistan on Prince Fahad bin Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud, the governor of Saudi Arabia’s Tabuk province, at a special investiture ceremony held at Aiwan-i-Sadar here on Friday.... Money laundering bill severely flawed, say experts ISLAMABAD, Jan 19: International legal experts have warned the government against rushing the proposed Anti-Money Laundering (AML) bill through the parliament in its present form as it is an imitation of the Indian law which is severely flawed.... Pakistan, Portugal to bolster defence ties ISLAMABAD, Jan 19: Pakistan and Portugal have agreed to bolster bilateral cooperation, particularly in the defence field. This was decided at a meeting the other day between the visiting Defence Minister... ‘Taunsa breach plugged’ LAHORE, Jan 19: The breach in a cofferdam of Taunsa Barrage has been filled and the situation would be back to normal in next four to five days.... Wildlife park has seen better days VEHARI, Jan 19: The Wildlife Park Vehari has lost many a rare animal and bird in the last couple of years owing to alleged negligence of the authorities concerned.... United Muslim forum needed ISLAMABAD, Jan 19: Speakers at the 28th International Hussainia Conference, held here Friday, called for the formation of a united Muslim forum at the international level to face the upcoming challenges.... MMA Punjab PA member joins PML ATTOCK, Jan 19: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) member of the Punjab Assembly Syed Ejaz Shah Bukhari has joined the ruling Pakistan Muslim League (PML). He made this announcement during a public meeting... Armymen run education ministry’s monitoring cell ISLAMABAD, Jan 19: The Monitoring and Evaluation Cell (MEC) of the Ministry of Education is entirely manned by the ex-servicemen, the Senate came to know on Friday.... Rs9.9 million released for Pindi health projects RAWALPINDI, Jan 19: The city district government on Friday released development funds worth Rs9.9 million under the health sector reforms programme. The decision was made by City District Nazim Raja Javaid... Kishwar for ending gender segregation among poets ISLAMABAD, Jan 19: A collection of Yasmeen Hameed’s poetic combining her previous four books in one volume under a new title Doosri Zindagi was launched here by Imkaan, an old city... Cyber crimes bill in the offing ISLAMABAD, Jan 19: The government has decided to introduce a new law that will provide for penalties ranging from six months imprisonment to capital punishment for cyber crimes.... JUI-F accused of backing govt QUETTA, Jan 19: Leader of opposition in the Balochistan Assembly, Kachkol Ali Baloch, has criticised the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (Fazl) over “misleading the people in the name of religion”.... Power supply to govt depts cut: Drive for dues recovery JACOBABAD, Jan 19: The Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (Hesco) has disconnected power supply to several provincial and federal government departments in many districts of the province during a campaign for recovering millions of rupees they owed to the company.... Creation of 200 posts for teachers urged QUETTA, Jan 19: The Provincial Finance Department has been asked to create 200 new posts of junior vernacular teachers for regularising the service of those hired under the District Improvement Grant (DIG).These... Killers of four in Larkana locality still at large LARKANA, Jan 19: A joint team constituted by the deputy inspector general, Larkana, comprising senior police officers, has failed to trace and arrest the killers of four members of a family... Car theft now an organised crime PESHAWAR, Jan 19: The Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) of the police department received 917 vehicles for verification in 2006, of which 550 were found stolen, sources told Dawn.... Ulema’s entry banned NAWABSHAH, Jan 19: The Sindh Home department has banned the entry of 18 ulema and zakirs of Sunni and Shia sects into Nawabshah district during the holy month of Muharramul Haram, says an official handout.... Rickshaw drivers protest against traffic police QUETTA, Jan 19: Hundreds of rickshaw drivers held a protest meeting on Friday against the city authorities and traffic police officials. They warned that if their problems were not solved soon they would go on strike.... Council calls for remodelling LBOD MIRPURKHAS, Jan 19: The Mirpurkhas district council on Friday called for remodelling the Left Bank Outfall Drain (LBOD) and constructing a protective embankment to save cities and towns from rainwater.... Citizens in the line of fire GUJRANWALA, Jan 19: Citizens are in the line of fire of dacoits and robbers who strike at will and have literally worsened the law and order to an extent that the people feel insecurity everywhere.... Trader’s son kidnapped MIANWALI, Jan 19: The eight-year-old only son of a businessman of Musakhel was kidnapped for ransom on Friday by unidentified car riders while he was on his way home from school some 25 kilometres from here.... Extortion in the name of audit, sports funds LAYYAH, Jan 19: The district education officer (female) has allegedly extorted thousands from teachers and girl students in the name audit of the Tawaana Pakistan Programme and sports fund.... Vehicular flood on Chenab highway MUZAFFARGARH, Jan 19: The closure of the river Chenab bridge after an accident late Thursday night brought the traffic to a grinding halt. The area was cut off from parts of the upper and central Punjab.... Political rivalry claims three lives SIALKOT, Jan 19: Three members of a family were shot dead and another was injured seriously by eight unidentified car riders reportedly over a political rivalry a few yards from the boys degree college in Daska on Friday morning.... Shopping centre on graveyard disallowed KASUR, Jan 19: Construction of a shopping center on the graveyard adjacent to the shrine of Bulleh Shah has been stopped under public pressure. This was told at a meeting held in the office of the district naib nazim on Friday.... ‘Army not needed for Muharram’ TOBA TEK SINGH, Jan 19: Faisalabad AIG Talat Mahmood Tariq has said that there is no need to call army or Rangers to control law and order situation in Toba Tek Singh, Jhang and Faisalabad districts in Muharram.... Villagers shoot dacoit JHANG, Jan 19: A dacoit was killed by villagers in an exchange of fire following a dacoity on Thursday night in Sangra Saadat village in Chiniot tehsil.... Robbers injure Kamran Akmal’s father LAHORE, Jan 19: Robbers on Friday night shot at and injured the father of cricketer Kamran Akmal near Factory Area on Sheikhupura Road. Reports said some armed men held up Muhammad... Iqbal Manzil repairs plan SIALKOT, Jan 19: A special team of senior interior decorators and engineers visited the 147-year-old rundown Iqbal Manzil, the birth place of Allama Muhammad Iqbal, here on Friday.... Dubai leader in Bahawalpur BAHAWALPUR, Jan 19: Crown Prince of Dubai Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al-Maktoom was accorded a warm welcome on his arrival here on Friday. Defence Minister Rao Sikandar Iqbal and other dignitaries received him at the airport.... LHC takes IGP, chief secretary to task: Worsening law, order LAHORE, Jan 19: A full bench of the Lahore High Court asked the Punjab chief secretary and police IGP as to why not the Rs21 billion budget for provincial police be... Audit detects bungling by RYK dist govt LAHORE, Jan 19: A special audit conducted on the order of the Punjab chief minister has detected Rs76.93 million financial irregularities committed by the first Rahim Yar Khan District Government.... No progress in Bhinder, Sindhu cases LAHORE, Jan 19: Police kept interrogating an adviser to the Punjab chief minister and a superintendent of police (SP) on Friday for their alleged role in the killings of Arif Bhinder and Niaz Sindhu.... HEC body reviews varsities’ syllabus LAHORE, Jan 19: The Higher Education Commission’s Committee on Development of Social Sciences reviewed the syllabus and development of social sciences and humanities in the public sector universities at the Punjab University here on Friday.... Man, minor son shot at by robbers LAHORE, Jan 19: Robbers shot at a man and his minor son on resistance on Friday morning. Two motorcyclists intercepted a car rider, Muqaddas, 30, and his three-year old son Aqdas on Ferozepur Road at 12:30am and demanded cash and valuables.... Infant’s case accused set on bail LAHORE, Jan 19: The Lahore High Court on Friday confirmed the bail of Faisal Farooq, the owner of a known bakers and confectioners chain, and his co-accused in the case of an infant’s death in a road accident.... Killer hanged LAHORE, Jan 19: The killer of Lahore Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education chairman Dr Mohammad Yaqoob was hanged at the Kot Lakhpat Jail here on Friday morning....

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