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January 28, 2007 Sunday Muharram 08, 1428   Speakers call for end to military operation in Balochistan ISLAMABAD, Jan 27: Major political parties, constitutional experts, civil society and government representatives on Saturday called for halting military operation and initiating a constructive dialogue with genuine representatives of Balochistan to resolve the ongoing conflict in the province.... MoU on Gwadar to be signed next month: Jam QUETTA, Jan 27: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz will sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with officials of the Singapore Port Authority in Gwadar for handling the Gwadar Port operations in the... Body formed to evolve consensus: New name for NWFP PESHAWAR, Jan 27: The NWFP cabinet here on Saturday constituted a committee to evolve consensus among different political groups for replacing the colonial-era name of the North West Frontier Province.... Seven women from Balochistan enter judicial profession ISLAMABAD, Jan 27: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Mr Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry on Saturday appreciated the entry of women judges into the judicial profession, especially from Balochistan.... BNP-M leader rearrested after release QUETTA, Jan 27: Vice-President of the Balochistan National Party (Mengal), Sajid Tareen was rearrested in another case after being released from the District Jail, Quetta, on Saturday.... Law enforcers advised to minimise exposure KOHAT, Jan 27: In view of the increasing attacks on the police in the NWFP since November 2006, intelligence agencies have advised officials of law-enforcement agencies to minimise their exposure and take immense care while patrolling sensitive areas during night.... Taxila, Attock put on red alert TAXILA, Jan 27: Local administrations have put the security on red alert in Taxila, Wah and Attock after Friday’s suicide bombing outside a five-star hotel in the capital Islamabad.... Musharraf wants to ‘finish me’, says cleric ISLAMABAD, Jan 27: The head of a madressah in Islamabad has alleged that President Pervez Musharraf has issued orders to ''finish'' him as well as his elder brother, another prominent prayer leader.... Two suspects escape from police lockup RAWALPINDI, Jan 27: Two suspects in the remand custody of Civil Lines police escaped from the lockup on Saturday. According to sources, Awal Sher, an Afghan national, was arrested in connection... Pindi hotels told to tighten security RAWALPINDI, Jan 27: The district administration has advised all hotels in Rawalpindi to take special precautionary measures in the wake of suicide attack at Marriott Hotel in Islamabad on Friday.... Afghan DP centres to remain closed on Ashura ISLAMABAD, Jan 27: The registration centres for Afghan refugees in Pakistan would remain closed during Ashura. The centres in Balochistan, North West Frontier Province, Chakwal and Attock would remain closed on... Road between Gwadar, Reko Dik planned QUETTA, Jan 27: A road will be built to connect the Gwadar port with Reko Dik, the place having billions of tons of copper reserves in Chagai district of Balochistan.... Murderer hanged QUETTA, Jan 27: Noor Muhammad was hanged in the Central Jail, Mach, on Saturday for killing Eid Muhammad in 1996. He had been awarded death penalty by a trial court.... Drive against vehicles without plates soon PESHAWAR, Jan 27: The NWFP Excise and Taxation department has planned a campaign to check violations of rules relating to the computerised and personlised number plates of vehicles.... VETS lacks capacity to check emission PESHAWAR, Jan 27: The only Vehicular Emission Testing Station (VETS) in the provincial capital lacks capacity to check and identify the growing number of vehicles violating the notified National Environmental Quality Standards (NEQS).... FIR against policemen in torture case LARKANA, Jan 27: Market police on Saturday registered an FIR against Assistant Sub-Inspector Aftab Abbasi and four other policemen on the compliant of Hazoor Bakhsh Malik who charged the policemen had chopped off his sensitive part.... Ghanian dies in jail KHAIRPUR, Jan 27: A foreign prisoner who was serving a three year term in a narcotics case died of cardiac arrest in the central jail of Khairpur on Friday night, jail officials said on Saturday.... Recovered girl faces ‘honour killing’ DARA ADAMKHEL, Jan 27: Out of the frying pan into the fire: a teenaged girl from Akhorwal tribe of Darra Adam Khel, recovered after about eight months from Lahore, is in... Artistes seek recovery of journalist PESHAWAR, Jan 27: Artistes, producers and employees of the Pakistan Television, Peshawar, on Saturday staged a protest demonstration against the kidnapping of Sohail Qalandar, resident editor of daily Express.... Police to use bullet-proof jackets TANK, Jan 27: Police have received orders to use bullet-proof jackets following a series of attacks on law-enforcement personnel in the district bordering the volatile South Waziristan Agency.... CS warns of permanent ban on kite flying LAHORE, Jan 27: Punjab Chief Secretary Salman Siddique has warned kite-flyers that it could be last Basant for them unless they acted responsibly, and in accordance with the government guidelines to make the event harm-free for the public.... Environment dept will seek Rs500m from ADP LAHORE, Jan 27: The environment department will seek more than Rs500 million for 22 new projects from the provincial government in the annual development plan for the year 2007-08, officials say.... DCO orders suspension of cable operation LAHORE, Jan 27: District Coordination Officer Mian Ijaz ordered on Saturday complete suspension of cable transmissions till Muharram 13 and ejection of elements occupying the properties of imambargahs and mosques.... PU, Oslo varsity sign MoU for research LAHORE: Jan 27: The Punjab University’s institute of communication studies (ICS) and Oslo University College’s (OUC) faculty of journalism, library and information science, Norway, have entered into an agreement to facilitate exchange of faculty and students to promote research and developments.... Durrani meets Pervaiz LAHORE, Jan 27: Federal Information and Broadcasting Minister Muhammad Ali Durrani and Punjab Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi discussed the country’s political situation as well as President Pervez Musharraf’s recent visit to the Middle East here on Saturday.... Hospitals on high alert LAHORE, Jan 27: The Punjab government has declared high alert in all public sector hospitals. According to a notification issued here on Saturday, the measure has been taken in the wake of prevailing security situation in the country.... Security at stations, trains heightened LAHORE, Jan 27: Security arrangements at railway stations and in trains have intensified in the wake of Friday’s blast in Islamabad and Youm-i-Ashur. Senior railway officers visited the Lahore railway station on Saturday to review security arrangements.... Contractor kidnapped, killed LAHORE, Jan 27: Three people allegedly gunned down an FWO contractor after kidnap and escaped in his car in the Islampura area in early hours of Saturday.... Thick fog blankets Lahore LAHORE, Jan 27: Thick fog blanketed Lahore and its suburbs on Saturday morning and massively disrupted the schedule of all international and domestic flights. Fog covered the city after a gap of some 20 days or so.... Firing at Imambargah LAHORE, Jan 27: Unidentified people opened indiscriminate fire on an Imambargah in the Harbanspura area in early hours of Saturday. However, causalty was reported.... Two outlaws killed in gun battle BAHAWALNAGAR, Jan 27: Two notorious outlaws were killed in a gun battle at Chak 237/9R in Fort Abbas tehsil near Khichiwala police station area on Saturday.... Trader’s son recovered: ‘No ransom paid’ MIANWALI, Jan 27: After a week-long hectic struggle, the police have succeeded in recovering an eight-year-old son of a well-off trader without paying a ransom amount to kidnappers.... Assistance for the poor thru’ banks: Food Support Programme GUJRANWALA, Jan 27: Over 28,000 deserving people will be given compensation through banks instead of post offices under the Food Support Programme (FSP) and all record is being computerised in this regard.... Rail tracks become death trap MUZAFFARGARH, Jan 27: A woman was injured when a train hit her near Railway Station Budh on Saturday. Sakeena Bibi, 33, was crossing the rail track when Multan-bound Bilal Express hit her leaving her face injured and legs cut.... Rs8.5m theft at jewellery shop VEHARI, Jan 27: Thieves took away jewellery and cash worth Rs8.5 million from a shop late on Friday night in Arif Bazaar, Burewala. Reports said that thieves entered the National Jewellers... Another breach at Taunsa Barrage MUZAFFARGARH, Jan 27: Work on the Taunsa Barrage Remodelling Project was halted on Friday night when a breach developed in an embankment stopping the flow of water towards gates 31 and 32, sources told Dawn on Saturday.... Dera DHQ Hospital gets new wards DEAR GHAZI KHAN, Jan 27: The construction work of new wards at the DG Khan District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital has begun and gas has been provided to the medical facility, according to Medical Superintendent (MS) Dr Pervaiz Haider Altaf.... Man dies as shell explodes SIALKOT, Jan 27: A sanitary worker died when an old shell which he found in the fields exploded in Badiana, Pasrur, on Saturday. Official sources said Ashiq Masih and two...

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