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February 04, 2007 Sunday Muharram 15, 1428   2,000 Muzaffarabad buildings to be razed MUZAFFARABAD, Feb 3: The Muzaffarabad Municipal Corporation has initiated a project to demolish around 2,000 precarious private buildings in the quake-hit city.... Siachen: Indian response awaited ISLAMABAD, Feb 3: Pakistan has proposed to India that directors-general military operations (DGMOs) of the two countries meet this month to discuss the Siachen glacier issue and offered to host the... Khalid Khawaja’s bail plea rejected ISLAMABAD, Feb 3: Civil Judge Islamabad Irfan Ahmed Sheikh on Saturday rejected bail request of a former official of the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) Khalid Khawaja.... President seeks help against bombings OKARA, Feb 3: President General Pervez Musharraf has sought public cooperation for eradicating the spate of suicide attacks from the country, saying that provincial and police authorities alone could not fight the violence.... PM promises more uplift projects for Attock FATEHJANG, Feb 3: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Saturday said the government was making all-out efforts to transform Pakistan into a strong, vibrant and developed country.... PBC opposes move to re-elect Musharraf ISLAMABAD, Feb 3: The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) on Saturday declared attempts to seek re-election of Gen Pervez Musharraf from the outgoing assemblies for the second term as illegal, unconstitutional and offensive to the rights of the people of Pakistan.... Law soon to curb human organs transplant trade ISLAMABAD, Feb 3: The government is all set to promulgate an ordinance for curbing human organs and tissues transplant trade, says a health ministry official.... Ex-captain guns down two majors RAWALPINDI, Feb 3: A retired army captain shot dead two serving majors in the city late Saturday evening in a dispute over vacating their house, police said.... Senators for check on private educational institutions ISLAMABAD, Feb 3: Senate Standing Committee on Education, Science and Technology has called for maintaining proper check on the capital’s private educational institutions in terms of fee structure, content of the curricula and skill and education levels of the teachers.... AJK govt asked to start reconstruction work MUZAFFARABAD, Feb 3: Representatives of different political parties, lawyers, traders and student organizations on Friday demanded of the Azad Kashmir government to immediately initiate reconstruction work in Muzaffarabad.... Boy killed, five hurt as carriage falls on house HYDERABAD, Feb 3: A 10-year-old boy died and five of his family including his mother, three brothers and a sister sustained injuries after a bogie fell on the wall of their... Aliens will be expelled from Sindh, says Arbab DADU, Feb 3: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said that a federal government-appointed committee, headed by Federal Minister Sardar Yar Mohammad Rind, has started a survey about aliens living in Sindh, including Afghans and others.... Call for provincial autonomy HYDERABAD, Feb 3: Speakers at an interactive dialogue on Saturday advocated complete autonomy to provinces, direct elections for Senate and appointment through Senate to important government posts including that of superior judiciary.... Compensation for breach-hit farmers announced MUZAFFARGARH, Feb 3: The Punjab government will compensate farmers in Dera Ghazi Khan and Rajanpur districts for losses they incurred due to a delayed water supply to the Dera Ghazi Khan canal.... Kidney transplant back with a bang LAHORE, Feb 3: The spectre of illegal kidney transplantation and subsequent trade has once again raised its head after a brief gap that was effected by the Supreme Court’s intervention, it is learnt.... Pakistan eyes another road link with India OKARA, Feb 3: President General Pervez Musharraf has said that a pre-partition road via Head Sulemanki will open provided there is any success in the ongoing dialogue with India.... Bonded labour growing in worst forms ISLAMABAD, Feb 3: Bonded labour is “a growing phenomenon’ in Pakistan despite a stream of official committees, policies and funds, according to an International Labour Organization (ILO) official.... PPP predicts Ukraine-style revolution: If polls are rigged ISLAMABAD, Feb 3: Leaders of the People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) on Saturday warned President Gen Pervez Musharraf of a Ukraine-style Orange Revolution in the country if he tried to rig the next general elections as done in 2002.... Fata peace, uplift top priority, says Aziz ISLAMABAD, Feb 3: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that bringing peace and security to the Federally-Administered Tribal Areas is one of the top priorities of the government.... Code of ethics for NGOs by month end ISLAMABAD, Feb 3: The government in collaboration with Charity Commission for UK would launch volunteer ‘Code of Ethics’ both for the government and the NGOs registration authorities by end of this... Two new polio cases confirmed in Sindh KARACHI, Feb 3: Two new cases of polio have been confirmed in 2007 in Sindh. The infected are baby children from Karachi and Jacobabad, says Dr Salma Kauser Ali, provincial manager of the Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI).... Conference on maritime threats on March 4 RAWALPINDI, Feb 3: The first three-day international conference on “Maritime threats and opportunities in the 21st century” will begin in Karachi on March 4.... Bank manager held by FIA QUETTA, Feb 3: The Federal Investigation Agency has arrested the manager of a local branch of Allied Bank following non-confirmation of his interim bail by the court in the fake Haj passports case.... 85 per cent cases not reported: official: Violence against women KOHAT, Feb 3: The women crises center received only 201 cases of violence against women since it was set up two years ago, forming only 15 per cent of the actual number.... Man wanted in 34 cases arrested KOHAT, Feb 3: Police claimed on Saturday to have arrested the most dangerous fugitive of more than 1,000 outlaws wanted by the Kohat police.... Resources be used for provincial uplift: ANP PESHAWAR, Feb 3: ANP''s Senior Vice President Ghulam Ahmed Bilour has demanded of the federal government to change its oil and gas policies and utilize provincial resources for the development of backward areas of the NWFP province.... Man killed, 8 hurt as coach falls into ravine MOHMAND AGENCY, Feb 3: A man was killed and eight others were injured when a Peshawar-bound coach fell into a deep ravine while negotiating a sharp turn in the Dhand area on Saturday.... PM to visit N. Areas SKARDU, Feb 3: The people of Gilgit and Baltistan have got freedom from the Dogra rule by themselves and joined Pakistan. Thus, they deserve all rights what enjoyed by people living in other provinces.... Farmers demand supply of irrigation water MARDAN, Feb 3: Farmers on Saturday demanded of the irrigation department to release water immediately and said that shortage of water would affect their cash crops.... NA debate sought on ‘assault on journalist’ ISLAMABAD, Feb 3: Opposition members of the Alliance for Restoration of Democracy on Friday submitted an adjournment motion to the National Assembly Secretariat seeking a discussion on a report that a... Defending ‘electronic frontiers’ stressed SKARDU, Feb 3: People on Saturday urged the government to boost the power of radio broadcasts in the Skardu area so that the Radio Pakistan could compete with programmes broadcasted by Indian radio stations in Ladakh, Kargil and Srinager.... Police torture victim released LARKANA, Feb 3: Hazoor Bakhsh Malik, who has accused some police officials of chopping off the sensitive part of his body while keeping him illegal detention at the Market police station... Rigging in Kotri by-polls feared HYDERABAD, Feb 3: People’s Party Parliamentarians MPA Zahid Ali Bhurgari, leader Parvez Ansari and others have accused the government of hatching a conspiracy to rig by-elections for the Kotri Provincial Assembly... Another arrest in jirga case KHAIRPUR, Feb 3: The Gambat police on Saturday arrested a villager, Mohammad Ismail, for participating in a jirga that declared two women as karis and gave two minor girls in marriage... 150 affected by stale food BAHAWALPUR, Feb 3: About 150 people including seven women and 30 children suffered from nausea while at least 34 of them fell unconscious after taking meal at a function at Chak 65/DB, some 30 kilometre from here on Saturday.... WB delays grant for Gujranwala: City’s status questioned GUJRANWALA, Feb 3: The World Bank has delayed release of Rs7 billion grant for development of the Gujranwala city and demanded assurance from the Punjab government that the amount will be... Man tortured to death over ‘honour’ FAISALABAD, Feb 3: Two brothers, one of whom had killed their sister for ‘honour’ some two years back, tortured her paramour to death in a brutal way with the help of an accomplice at Chak 213, Samundri, on Saturday.... Kidnappers have bad day GUJRAT, Feb 3: Kidnappers had to escape on Friday night without a ransom of Rs0.4 million they demanded from the family of an abducted Supreme Court official.... Driver killed, landlord injured by rivals SIALKOT, Feb 3: The driver of a landlord was shot dead, while he himself was injured seriously by an alleged proclaimed offender and his three accomplices over an old enmity near village Begowala, Sambrial tehsil, on Saturday evening.... Expat dies resisting robbers GUJRANWALA, Feb 3: Dacoits looted the house of an expatriate, killed him on resistance, besides taking away valuables from a mobile franchise centre and a car in three strikes here on Saturday.... PML leader killed over rivalry JARANWALA, Feb 3: A PML office-bearer was shot dead over an old rivalry in Awaghat near here on Saturday morning.... Three die in accident FAISALABAD, Feb 3: Three people, including a woman, were killed and five others sustained injuries in an accident on Rajana Road, Samundri, here on Friday.... Sialkot’s DBA body elected SIALKOT, Feb 3: Chaudhry Muhammad Iqbal Harrar was elected as president of the District Bar Association (DBA) in an annual elections held here on Saturday.... Tareen vows to check consumer exploitation LAHORE, Feb 3: Federal Minister for Industries, Production and Special Initiatives, Jehangir Khan Tareen, has said the government will not allow consumer exploitation and cartelisation by industry, also pledging it wont... Three shortlisted forNCA principal’s slot LAHORE, Feb 3: Three candidates have been shortlisted for the post of principal of the National College of Arts, sources said on Saturday.... Training of govtservants proposed LAHORE, Feb 3: The Punjab Resource Management Programme (PRMP) proposes to launch a training programme for the government officers for upgrading skills and developing managerial capacity at the provincial and district level.... Protest by Kashmiris LAHORE, Feb 3: A demonstration was held outside the Lahore Press Club on Saturday to protest against the incumbent Kashmir policy of the government as well as to show solidarity with Kashmiri Muslims.... Christian woman’s case in court LAHORE, Feb 3: The challan of the case registered against a Christian woman by Changa Manga police under blasphemy charges has already been completed and sent to a Kasur court for trial, says police.... Robbers injure banker LAHORE, Feb 3: Robbers shot at and injured a bank employee and made off with cash, gold ornaments and valuables worth more than Rs1.5 million in separate incidents here on Saturday.... Judgment in Cyprian murder case reserved LAHORE, Feb 3: An anti-terrorism court on Saturday reserved judgment for Feb 6 in the murder case of former federal minister Derek Cyprian....

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