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January 23, 2007 Tuesday Muharram 03, 1428   High taxes imposed on petrol to keep diesel price low, court told ISLAMABAD, Jan 22: The federal government on Monday told the Supreme Court that it had consciously and deliberately imposed heavy taxes on petrol to keep the price of diesel, the main fuel running the national economy, as low as possible.... Govt puts on hold 10pc reduction in gas tariff ISLAMABAD, Jan 22: The government has put on hold more than 10 per cent reduction in natural gas tariff recommended by the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) about two months... Apex court adjourns hearing of reference against Hasba ISLAMABAD, Jan 22: The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the hearing of a reference by President Gen Pervez Musharraf against the Hasba Bill, 2006, on a request of the NWFP, which... ISI defies SC orders to pay cost of land ISLAMABAD Jan 22: The Military Estate Office, Rawalpindi, has failed to implement the orders of Lahore High Court and Supreme Court directing payment of compensation to two brothers for a piece of land occupied by the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI).... CM concerned over delay in desalination plant construction QUETTA, Jan 22: Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Mohammad Yousuf has expressed concern over delay in the installation of a desalination plant in Gwadar and said it is causing huge financial losses to the provincial government.... HRCP calls for neutral election commission MIRPURKHAS, Jan 22: HRCP chairperson Asma Jehangir has called for setting up permanent and neutral election commission before the next polls. Speaking at a seminar held here on Monday she called... SCBA to move apex court on Musharraf’s re-election LAHORE, Jan 22: The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) said on Monday that it would move the Supreme Court against President Musharraf’s any bid to get himself re-elected from the present assemblies.... MMA’s mass contact drive from today LAHORE, Jan 22: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) has announced the schedule of its mass contact campaign starting on Tuesday (today). According to the schedule, Maulana Fazlur Rahman will address a public... Jallo — a home to fifth Indian deer LAHORE, Jan 22: An Indian swamp deer was added to a herd of four others at the Jallo Wildlife Park on Monday. The deer was caught by the Rangers at the border area near Shakargarh.... Habib Jalib shifted to hospital QUETTA, Jan 22: The secretary-general of the Balochistan National Party (BNP-Mengal), Habib Jalib Baloch, has been shifted to the combined military hospital Quetta from the Loralai district jail for treatment.... Experts stress public-private partnership in education ISLAMABAD, Jan 22: It is high time for the government to mainstream the role of private sector in education as over the years the state has failed to provide enough opportunities for education, mainly at the primary level.... Parliamentary Lodges security to be tightened ISLAMABAD, Jan 22: The National Assembly’s ‘House and Library Committee’ that met at the Parliament House, on Monday, directed the police department to tighten security and increase the number of policemen... Direct air link with Chitral sought ISLAMABAD, Jan 22: The government’s efforts to promote tourism would not bear fruits unless communication problems of the areas having tourism potentials were resolved on a priority basis.... PO arrested ATTOCK, Jan 22: The special anti-dacoit squad of the elite force arrested a proclaimed offender (PO) near village Domail in the jurisdiction of Basal police on Monday.... ASI suspended RAWALPINDI, Jan 22: District Police Office (DPO) Rawalpindi Saud Aziz has suspended Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Civil Lines Police for failing to arrest two criminals accused of fraud.... New textbook policy approved ISLAMABAD, Jan 22: The 11th inter-provincial education ministers’ meeting here on Monday approved the new textbook policy, in principle, and decided that it would be implemented after the revised version was sent to the provinces.... Man shoots wife dead CHAKWAL, Jan 22: A woman, Haleema Bibi, was allegedly shot dead by her husband during a domestic dispute that turned violent, here in Choa Saiden Shah area on Monday.... Opposition to thwart re-election bid: Fazl ISLAMABAD, Jan 22: Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Maulana Fazlur Rehman said on Monday that the entire opposition will unite to thwart efforts made for re-electing President Gen Pervez Musharraf.... Graduate burns degrees QUETTA, Jan 22: A student on Monday torched his graduation and other degrees here to protest against the detention of Misri Khan Marri, his uncle and principal of the Elementary College, Kalat.... Community leaders’ help sought: Law & order in Muharram KOHAT, Jan 22: The deputy inspector-general of Kohat police has asked the ulema of different schools of thought to help the administration maintain peace during Muharram-ul-Haram.... ANP vows to unite Pukhtuns SWABI, Jan 22: The Awami National Party has been fighting for the rights of Pukhtuns and the main objective of the party is to create unity among them.... Provinces’ control over resources urged QUETTA, Jan 22: Awami National Party leader Haji Adeel has said that provinces should be empowered to utilise their own natural resources and the revenue generated from seaport, cotton yield, electricity and gas supply be transferred to the federating units.... ‘Democratic rule under PPP soon’ HARIPUR, Jan 22: People’s Party Parliamentarians district president Dr Faiza Rasheed has said that the days of dictatorship are numbered and the era of people''s prosperity and real democracy, under the leadership of Benazir Bhutto, is about to dawn.... Two policemen suspended SWABI, Jan 22: Two police constables of the Kalu Khan police station were suspended by the District Police Officer after a handcuffed injured prisoner escaped from their custody at the Kalu Khan civil hospital.... Three missiles seized HANGU, Jan 22: The law-enforcement agencies personnel seized three missiles in the Khol area near the Samana cantonment here on Monday, officials said. Sources said unidentified callers informed military officials at... Mumtaz criticises island sale LARKANA, Jan 22: Sindh National Front (SNF) chief Mumtaz Ali Bhutto has strongly criticised the sale of Sindh’s two islands reportedly by a minister of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and said it will render thousands of fishermen jobless and shelterless.... Dawn reporter laid to rest SUKKUR, Jan 22: Senior journalist, Sukkur Press Club president and Dawn correspondent, Shamim Shamsi, who died at a Karachi hospital on Sunday, was laid to rest at his family graveyard here on Monday.... Kidnapping DADU, Jan 22: A young woman was kidnapped in Shaheed Makhdoom Bilawal village on Monday. She was identified as Sabiha, 19, daughter of Haji Malook Shah.... 4km long ‘booby-trap’ along road MUZAFFARGARH, Jan 22: A four-kilometre long line of oil tankers on Muzaffargarh-Mahmoodkot Road poses a great threat to the public besides causing traffic jams, Dawn has learnt.... Farmers await compensation FAISALABAD, Jan 22: Farmers of five villages who ‘sold’ their land to the Faisalabad Industrial Estate Development and Management Company (FIEDMC) for the establishment of industrial estate, are running from pillar... Rs2.25bn project to make Multan clean and green MULTAN, Jan 22: The Rs2.25 billion Southern Punjab Basic Urban Services Project would make Multan a cleaner and greener district in two to three years, said city district nazim Mian Faisal Mukhtar on Monday.... Rs3m paid for doctor’s release MANDI BAHAUDDIN, Jan 22: The Pakistan Medical Association office-barer who was kidnapped along with his driver two days ago was released by the abductors, reportedly after receiving Rs3 million as ransom.... Swindlers intoxicate 11 passengers BAHAWALPUR, Jan 22: Seventeen people, including women and children, fell unconscious after taking poisonous drinks and sweets in two incidents here on Monday. The first incident was reported in Up-Quetta Express... ‘Thieves’ take away Nadra bills machine SHEIKHUPURA, Jan 22: Some `thieves’ took away Nadra’s machine from Rasoolnagar locality here on Monday. The national database and registration authority had recently installed an automatic machine in the locality to facilitate the general public for payment of utility bills.... DG Khan naib nazim suspended DERA GHAZI KHAN, Jan 22: District naib nazim Dost Mohammad Khosa, the son of Punjab PML-N president Zulfikar Ali Khosa, was suspended by the Punjab government on Monday.... Suspected robber dies of police torture KASUR, Jan 22: A suspected robber who was caught with injuries died of alleged police torture late on Sunday at the Kasur District Jail. Three accused — Mushtaq, Amar and... Kunjahi’s death condoled LAHORE, Jan 22: Pakistan Academy of Letters chairman Iftikhar Arif has condoled the death of Punjabi scholar and writer Sharif Kunjahi. He said in his condolence message that the late Sharif Kunjahi had dedicated his life to the service of literature.... Four agents held in Gujranwala GUJRANAWALA, Jan 22: An FIA team claimed on Monday to have arrested four human agents and seized fake passports and stamps from them. Deputy director Aqeel Qureshi followed a tip-off and... Protest against college principal NAROWAL, Jan 22: Students and their parents protested and staged a sit-in in front of Muslim College for Women here against the attitude of the principal on Monday.... Rs1m looted from two petrol stations MUZAFFARGARH, Jan 22: Two petrol stations were looted in Muzaffargarh on Monday. Four armed robbers came to a petrol station owned by Haji Muhammad Hussain on Jhang Road, held the workers at gunpoint and looted Rs525,000 before fleeing.... IJI-type alliance planned: Rashid LAHORE, Jan 22: Federal Railway Minister Rashid Ahmad said the ruling PML had finalised a ‘comprehensive strategy’ viz-a-viz general election, adding that an ‘IJI-type’ alliance would be formed before the polls.... Loans for conversion of buses to CNG LAHORE, Jan 22: The Punjab Small Industries Corporation (PSIC) will extend loans to the transporters for converting their buses from diesel to CNG fuel to help combat the rising pollution in major urban centres of the province.... Man shot dead LAHORE, Jan 22: A man was shot dead allegedly by his neighbour over a monetary dispute in Baghbanpura early Monday morning. Police said Zaheer Abbas, 24, of Madina Colony, had purchased... KBP’s protest movement from 25th LAHORE, Jan 22: The Kissan Board Pakistan (KBP) has decided to launch a countrywide movement from Jan 25 to protest against high prices of agriculture inputs.... ‘Most-wanted outlaw’ held LAHORE, Jan 22: The Kot Lakhpat CIA police on Monday arrested a top-10 proclaimed offender along with his five accomplices from Okara. A team led by Kot Lakpat CIA DSP Imtiaz... Robbers injure man LAHORE, Jan 22: Robbers injured a man in one of the eight strikes in the city on Monday. Two robbers intercepted Asim in front of his house at Canal Park, Ghalib Market, and demanded cash and cell phone at gunpoint.... Pakistan to file bid for rail track in Saudia LAHORE, Jan 22: Federal Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad said on Monday that Pakistan intended to participate in tendering process for laying down Jeddah-Makkah-Madina rail track in Saudi Arabia.... Discussion PESHAWAR, Jan 22: The Area Study Centre, University of Peshawar, has arranged a discussion with British scholar Mathew Gordon Banks at the centre''s conference room on Wednesday....

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