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February 06, 2007 Tuesday Muharram 17, 1428   Change to bring moderates to power: US paper WASHINGTON, Feb 5: Moderates, and not extremists, will come to power if there’s a change of government in Pakistan, says a Washington Post column published on Monday.... Musharraf in Turkey ANKARA, Feb 5: President Pervez Musharraf arrived on Monday in Ankara for a two-day visit during which Iraq, Afghanistan and a Muslim Mideast peace plan will be at the centre of his talks.... NA session to open momentous year ISLAMABAD, Feb 5: The National Assembly begins a session on Wednesday in a belated start of a momentous parliamentary year clouded by opposition threats of mass resignations.... MMA meets tomorrow to discuss key issues LAHORE/ISLAMABAD, Feb 5: The heads of parties in the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) are scheduled to meet in Lahore on Wednesday to discus a host of ‘thorny issues’, including resignations of their legislators from the National Assembly, provincial assemblies and the Senate.... Mauritania bars boat carrying Pakistanis NOUAKCHOTT (Mauritania), Feb 5: Mauritania’s government said on Monday it was denying landing rights to a boat carrying about 200 Pakistani migrants which broke down trying to reach Europe.... Two tribal elders killed in blast KHAAR, Feb 5: Two pro-government tribal elders were killed and another was injured when a bomb exploded in the Chaharmang area of Bajaur Agency’s Nawagai tehsil on Monday.... Five arrested in Turbat QUETTA, Feb 5: Law-enforcement agencies arrested five suspects from Turbat on Monday in connection with subversive activities, while 32 Iranian and Afghan nationals were taken into custody from different areas of the province.... Two boys killed as ‘dud’ explodes RAHIM YAR KHAN, Feb 5: Two boys were killed and two others seriously injured in a bomb explosion in the suburbs of Liaquatpur.... Centre to resolve issues of provincial autonomy: CM HYDERABAD, Feb 5: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said that many issues related to provincial autonomy will be resolved by the federal government.Speaking... High court bar polls on 24th LAHORE, Feb 5: Some 11,000 lawyers will elect members of the Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) on Feb 24, involving mainly the traditional caste and group elements.... India urged to recognise rights of Kashmiris QUETTA, Feb 5: Speakers at seminars held to mark the Kashmir Solidarity Day on Monday urged the Indian government to recognise the rights of the Kashmiri people.... Kashmiris wish for freedom reflects in works ISLAMABAD, Feb 5: A daylong Kashmir Yakjehti Mela was organized at the Lok Virsa here on Monday, with Kashmiris’ cherished wish for freedom and show of moral support to the freedom... Punishment for misuse of loudspeakers enhanced ISLAMABAD, Feb 5: President General Pervez Musharraf has increased the maximum punishment for misuse of loudspeakers in the capital to three-month imprisonment and Rs1,000 in fine.... QAU faculty finally gets one grade promotion ISLAMABAD, Feb 5: The faculty of Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) has finally been awarded one grade promotion across the board, it has been learnt.... Three jail officials suspended RAWALPINDI, Feb 5: Three Adiala Jail officials were on Monday suspended after an inquiry found them guilty of shaving off the heads of two drunk prisoners, an official source said.... 8 councillors of Gharibwal UC resign ATTOCK, Feb 5: Eight members of Gharibwal Union Council of Pindigheb Tehsil, including naib nazim and two women councilors, submitted their resignations to the nazim during the council’s session on Monday... 3 murdered in separate incidents RAWALPINDI, Feb 5: Three persons were murdered in two separate incidents in Kahuta and Sadiqabad areas on Monday, police said.... Average wheat yield stagnant for seven years Our Staff Reporter... PU election: objections filed against voters’ list LAHORE, Feb 5: As the process to elect members of the Punjab University senate, syndicate and academic council has begun, the administration has received six objections against preliminary voters’ lists.... No inquiry into rail deaths BAHAWALPUR, Feb 5: A senior railway official visited Bahawalpur on Monday and inspected the place where six children were crushed to death by the Lahore-bound Karachi Express train on Sunday.... Police kill captors, rescue boy SIALKOT, Feb 5: The Sambrial police rescued on Monday a kidnapped boy after killing his two unidentified captors after a shootout near the Sambrial city.... No let-up in robberies, thefts LAHORE, Feb 5: Robbers and thieves struck 14 times and made off with cash and valuables worth hundreds of thousands of rupees here on Monday.... Zila council’s work comes to a halt: Suspension of convener DERA GHAZI KHAN, Feb 5: The functioning of DG Khan district council has almost come to a standstill after suspension of district naib nazim/convener as it could not approve the revised... Wanted man killed in ‘gunplay’ FAISALABAD, Feb 5: A hardened criminal was killed in an alleged gunplay on Monday while his two accomplices managed to escape.... Exhibition by BD artist opens LAHORE, Feb 5: A paintings’ exhibition by Muhammad Eunus, a Bangladeshi artist, who is also an associate professor, Institute of Fine Arts in the University of Dhaka, opened here on Monday... Traders’ protest GUJRANWALA, Feb 5: Traders of Ghakkhar town pulled down the shutters of their shops and threw the traffic out of gear on the GT Road for two hours in protest against the firing of ruling party activists in bazaars on Monday.... ‘Official PPP disappearing’ VEHARI, Feb 5: The establishment has failed to keep the official Pakistan People’s Party intact and it plans to merge the Rao-led PPP into the official Pakistan Muslim League (PML).... Jirga gives up Tirah ceasefire efforts LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), Feb 5: The political administration of the Khyber Agency has failed to broker a ceasefire between two sectarian groups in the Tirah valley after an official 35-member... ‘CCBs performance unsatisfactory’ SWABI, Feb 5: Majority of the 550 Citizens Community Boards (CCBs) in the district have failed to achieve their objective of developing community through executing welfare projects for people.... Lawlessness worries NGO staff PESHAWAR, Feb 5: Participants of a day-long consultative session have expressed concern over what they called the deteriorating law and order situation in parts of the NWFP which has increased security... Checkpoints along provincial borders likely LARKANA, Feb 5: Sindh Minister for Excise and Taxation Shabir Qaimkhani has hinted at setting up checkpoints along the Balochistan border to check narcotics smuggling.... Irrigation official robbed, thrashed KHAIRPUR, Feb 5: Gunmen held hostage sub-engineer of the irrigation east division, Khairpur, Majeed Shah, in the jurisdiction of A-Section police station when he was on his way from Sathio wah after an official visit late on Sunday evening.... More bank branches in Mithi urged MITHI, Feb 5: A large number of people having their accounts in the National Bank of Pakistan, the only bank operating in Mithi, have demanded opening of more bank branches with online facility.... Tension in Nawabshah NAWABSHAH, Feb 5: Tension gripped Nawabshah on Monday when a large number of people gathered in the Ghulam Rasool Shah colony after hearing that pages of Holy Quran were found in a bag thrown into a pond.... Three bodies found in Peshawar PESHAWAR, Feb 5: Four people were killed, including a woman, and two others sustained injuries in different incidents in the city and surrounding areas here on Monday.... Foreigners to give new face to safari park LAHORE, Feb 5: Foreign consultants have been hired to give a `new look’ to the Lahore Wildlife Park on Raiwind Road.... Opposition rejects Musharraf’s proposals: Kashmir Day rallies LAHORE, Feb 5: Major opposition parties said on Monday they would not allow any `back door’ solution to the Kashmir dispute.... Solution round the corner, says PML LAHORE, Feb 5: The Punjab organisation of the ruling PML condemned Indian atrocities in the occupied territory.... Death of a maestro LAHORE, Feb 5: M. Ashraf, the maestro who profusely inspired Pakistani film music for over forty years, spell binding three generations of cine goers with his melodious compositions died of cardiac arrest on Sunday.... Country may miss kinnoo export target LAHORE, Feb 5: With over 30 per cent drop in domestic kinnoo production and price going up about 50 per cent, the country may miss the export target of 250,000 ton, claim exporters from the city.... Playground no-go area for youth LAHORE, Feb 5: The football ground at the E Block of Gulshan-i-Ravi has been made a ‘no-go’ area for the youth of adjoining areas on the pretext of preserving its plants... 150 held for violating ban on kite-flying LAHORE, Feb 5: More than 150 enthusiasts were arrested for violating the ban on kite flying in different areas of the Punjab capital, police said on Monday.... Hunt on for more LJ activists LAHORE, Feb 5: Following interrogation of five members of a banned outfit arrested on Sunday, teams of intelligence agencies and police on Monday raided several parts of Punjab in search of their three accomplices who had escaped arrest.... Mysterious death LAHORE, Feb 5: A middle-age man staying at a guesthouse died mysteriously in Gulberg area on Monday morning....

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