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February 03, 2007 Saturday Muharram 14, 1428   CBMs moving in right direction: Musharraf ISLAMABAD, Feb 2: President Pervez Musharraf said on Friday that confidence-building measures (CBMs) between Pakistan and India were moving in the right direction to secure a "diplomatic solution" to the Kashmir problem.... PPP, MQM bills dropped by NA committee ISLAMABAD, Feb 2: Members of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and the People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) on Friday protested over the decision of the chairman of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee... High temperature to hit wheat output ISLAMABAD, Feb 2: An unusual increase in temperature is having a negative impact on wheat crop across the country and is likely to reduce yield by 10 to 15 per cent, badly hitting the government’s efforts to achieve the 22.5... Five die in Khuzdar explosion QUETTA, Feb 2: Five people were killed and four others injured when a gas cylinder exploded in a village in Khuzdar district on Thursday night.... BSO activists held for blocking road QUETTA, Feb 2: Police on Friday arrested over two dozen political workers and activists of the Baloch Students Organisation from different areas on charges of blocking the highway at different points and damaging private and government vehicles.... President to visit Iran, Turkey ISLAMABAD, Feb 2: President Gen Pervez Musharraf as part of his efforts to launch a fresh and forceful Middle East peace initiative for a just settlement of the Palestinian issue will... Rs103m scheme approved MUZAFFARABAD, Feb 2: The steering committee of the Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (Erra) has approved a scheme worth Rs103 million to increase the capacity of the Development Authority of Muzaffarabad (DAM).... TV channel gets contempt notice LAHORE, Feb 2: A full bench of the Lahore High Court issued contempt of court notice on Friday to the Geo TV channel for telecasting a programme in which some court officials were accused of being corrupt.... Pilot held on charge of smuggling statues PESHAWAR, Feb 2: The customs department foiled a bid to smuggle seven statues and arrested a Portuguese pilot at the airport here on Friday, sources said.... Economic growth whets appetite for loans: PM ISLAMABAD, Feb 2: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Friday asserted that after freeing itself of the debt embrace of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Pakistan has “regained economic sovereignty”.... JI legislators to boycott NA: Qazi LAHORE, Feb 2: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal secretary-general Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s ailment may delay the meeting of the alliance’s supreme council scheduled for Sunday and the MMA may find it difficult to decide... 15 injured as train derails near Hyderabad HYDERABAD, Feb 2: Fifteen passengers including seven women and a railways guard sustained injuries when seven coaches of 9-up Sialkot-bound Allama Iqbal Express derailed, four of them completely turned on their head, about a kilometre from Hyderabad railway station on Friday.... 348 schools remain closed in Kachho and Kohistan DADU, Feb 2: As many as 319 primary girls and boys schools in Dadu district and 29 in Jamshoro are lying closed, affecting the primary education in Kachho and Kohistan belts.... Islamabad-Kabul bus service in the doldrums PESHAWAR, Feb 2: Many months have passed since an Islamabad-Kabul bus service was proposed by the Afghanistan government, but there has been no progress on the project.... Sugar mill imperils 200,000 lives LAYYAH, Feb 2: Despite a warning by the Punjab Environment Protection Agency (Pepa), the Layyah Sugar Mills administration has failed to improve its pollution-control mechanism, putting at serious risk the health... Pervaiz formally allows kite flying LAHORE, Feb 2: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi on Friday formally permitted the City District Government Lahore to allow kite manufacturing and sale for 10 days and flying for two days of Basant.... SC seeks report on all illegal structures: Historic sites LAHORE, Feb 2: A full bench of the Supreme Court directed the Punjab archaeology director general on Friday to prepare a report on encroachments near historical places in the city and elsewhere in Punjab.... Saidpur villagers protest against CDA eviction attempt ISLAMABAD, Feb 2: Hundreds of residents of the Saidpur village held a protest demonstration, here on Friday, against the Capital Development Authority (CDA) after an attempt to evict some villagers.... Ministry adds to special children’s woes RAWALPINDI, Feb 2: The future of 84 physically handicapped children studying at Al-Ghazali Centre for Physically Handicapped Children has been put at stake, as the Ministry of Social Welfare and Special... Women varsity asked to meet faculty criteria ISLAMABAD, Feb 2: Higher Education Commission (HEC) Chairman Dr Attaur Rehman on Friday asked the Fatima Jinnah Women University (FJWU) to fulfil the condition of required qualified staff before launching new disciplines.... Man shot at, injured in robbery attempt RAWALPINDI, Feb 2: One person was shot and injured by robbers while another was deprived of his mobile phone in Waris Khan police area late Thursday night, police said.... Hospital waste management rules to be enforced ISLAMABAD, Feb 2: Federal Minister for Health Muhammad Nasir Khan on Friday said the government would soon implement healthcare waste management project.... Post-modernism lecture sparks healthy debate ISLAMABAD, Feb 2: The Council of Social Sciences will publish papers read at the Islamabad Philosophical Society, here on Friday.... Citizens’ group to monitor upcoming elections ISLAMABAD, Feb 2: A number of well-known personalities from media, legal profession, civil society and former members of the superior judiciary and armed forces, presently having no political affiliation, have formed... Strict security for PM’s visit ATTOCK, Feb 2: Nearly 2,000 personnel of different law- enforcement agencies will be on guard at Hattar village during Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz’s visit to inaugurate a gas scheme on Saturday.... Sohawa tehsil to get sports complex ISLAMABAD, Feb 2: Minister for Population Welfare, Ch. Shahbaz Hussain would unveil the plaque of three development projects at tehsil Sohawa, which would cost Rs110 million.... PTA to set up 400 centres in rural areas ISLAMABAD, Feb 2: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has launched a project to provide telecommunications and Internet facilities in rural areas.... Three held in Bolan QUETTA, Feb 2: Law-enforcement agencies on Friday arrested three people in Mach area of Bolan district for their alleged involvement in subversive activities.... MMA rejects compromise on Kashmir PESHAWAR, Feb 2: Rejecting any compromise over Kashmir, the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) has announced that it will observe the Kashmir Day on Feb 5 with a great enthusiasm to express solidarity with the people of Kashmir.... Woman killed, 3 injured MIRAMSHAH, Feb 2: A woman was killed and three others, including two children, were wounded in an attack on a house in a village near here on Thursday.... US filmmaker amazed by show of religious harmony HYDERABAD, Feb 2: "It’s only in Sindh that Hindus and Muslims are blended so well that they have become indistinguishable," says Sarah Singh, an Indian-born US filmmaker who is currently visiting... Uplift bodies’ revival: ordinance promulgated KARACHI, Feb 2: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has revived the Larkana Development Authority and the Sehwan Development Authority.... Protest against blasts SWABI, Feb 2: The ruling Pakistan Muslim League took out a procession here on Friday against blasts in different parts of the NWFP. District Nazim Shahram Khan and leaders of the... Three children injured in fire SWABI, Feb 2: Three minor sons of an Afghan refugee were burnt when their rented house caught fire.... Sports goods’ makers for uplift funds SIALKOT, Feb 2: Pakistan Sports Goods Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PSGMEA) chairman Prof Sheikh Safdar Sandal has urged the government to provide funds for research and development of sports goods industries.... Accident leaves seven of a family dead JHANG, Feb 2: Seven members of a family perished and another eight of their relatives suffered injuries in a vehicular collision near Aliabad, hardly six kilometres from the district on Jhang-Multan Road on Friday evening.... Students torture to death bus checker GUJRANWALA, Feb 2: A bus checker was tortured to death by college students over the dispute of checking their tickets in Kamoke on Friday. Reports said that the bus (LXG-1996) was... Efforts to remove dist nazim pick up MULTAN, Feb 2: Efforts to table a no-confidence move against Muzaffargarh District Nazim Sardar Abdul Qayyum Jatoi have intensified and both groups have claimed to have attained the desired numbers of votes to meet their goals.... Buses, wagons seized ahead of VVIP visit OKARA, Feb 2: The administration has seized nearly 1,000 public transport vehicles from Okara and four neighbouring districts to carry people to the Zila Council Stadium on Saturday (today), which is venue of President Musharraf’s public meeting.... Cotton reduced to ashes SADIQABAD, Feb 2: Cotton worth thousands of rupees was reduced to ashes on the premises of Kibria Cotton Factory, Kot Sabzal, on Friday.... Appeal for infant DERA GHAZI KHAN, Feb 2: A schoolteacher has sought the help of philanthropists to get his four-month-old son treated who has been suffering from cardiac disorder since his birth.... LPG hike condemned LAHORE, Feb 2: Liquefied petroleum gas retail prices were again increased by Rs4 per kilogram — from Rs48 to Rs52 — following an increase in wholesale prices by the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority.... Mansoor PDP head again LAHORE, Feb 2: Nawabzada Mansoor Khan has been elected unopposed president of the Pakistan Democratic Party.... Govt urged to ensure women’s safety LAHORE, Feb 2: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has demanded that the authorities fulfill their promise to guarantee women’s safety and dignity of person by ensuring that all those responsible... Gwadar tax exemptionslammed LAHORE, Feb 2: PML-N Information Secretary Ahsan Iqbal criticised on Friday the ECC’s decision to grant a 40-year tax exemption to the proposed operators of Gwadar Port, saying it would... No clue to driver in hit-and-run death LAHORE, Feb 2: Gulberg police have failed to trace a `reckless’ driver and his car which crushed to death a college girl seven weeks ago.... Akram Durrani undergoes angiography LAHORE, Feb 2: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani on Friday underwent angiography at a private hospital.... Anti-pollution drive in eight districts LAHORE, Feb 2: The Punjab government has launched a campaign against noise and air pollution in eight districts of the province....

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