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February 14, 2007 Wednesday Muharram 25, 1428   Arrest warrants for 3 ex-MPAs of Balochistan ISLAMABAD, Feb 13: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued warrants of arrest for three former members of the Balochistan Assembly for their alleged involvement in a multi-million-rupee drugs smuggling case.... PN to get seven P-3C aircraft WASHINGTON, Feb 13: The Lockheed Martin said on Tuesday that it had signed a $186.5 million contract with the US government for upgrading seven P-3C Orion maritime surveillance aircraft for Pakistan.... SC seeks PIA’s explanation on complaint by women crew ISLAMABAD, Feb 13: The Supreme Court has directed Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Chairman Tariq Kirmani to explain the airlines’ position on a complaint by some women cabin crew against ‘derogatory and insulting’ treatment by the corporation.... Islamabad, Tehran agree to address common problems ISLAMABAD, Feb 13: Islamabad and Tehran have decided to share each other’s experiences to address their common problems like terrorism, illegal immigration, border security, drug and human smuggling, a security official told Dawn on Tuesday.... PPP seeks time to come up with proposals: Multi-party conference ISLAMABAD, Feb 13: The People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) on Tuesday sought one-week time from the Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N) to come up with its proposal for a joint declaration on... Rain-related incidents claim 12 more lives MARDAN/BARA, Feb 13: At least 12 people were killed and 21 others injured in different incidents of roof and house collapse as torrential rains wreaked havoc across the NWFP during the past 24 hours.... Paksat leases out services to British network ISLAMABAD, Feb 13: Paksat International, Pakistan''s national communication satellite, had leased out a bulk of its services to a British network, officials said here on Tuesday.... LHC asks police to check street crime LAHORE, Feb 13: A full bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday directed the Punjab police command to bring street crime under control.... Pesco power shutdown PESHAWAR, Feb 13: Due to necessary repair and maintenance work, the power supply from the 132kv Hattar grid station will remain suspended on Feb 14, 21 and 28 from 8.30am... 50 outlaws arrested KOHAT, Feb 13: In a drive against proclaimed offenders police arrested 50 outlaws out of more than 1,000 wanted in different cases during the month of January.... Trader ‘abducted’ for ransom TAXILA, Feb 13: A local trader was abducted for Rs2.2 million ransom here in village Lub Thatoo in jurisdiction of Taxila Police station. Police sources said that Fayyaz was abducted when he came out from his house.... Medicine theft: action against officials assured ISLAMABAD, Feb 13: Minister for Health Mohammad Nasir Khan on Tuesday assured the National Assembly that action would be taken against the health ministry officials allegedly involved in medicine theft.... Call for unity of working class: Faiz’s 96th birth anniversary observed ISLAMABAD, Feb 13: A galaxy of intellectuals, writers, social and human rights activists and admirers of Faiz Ahmed Faiz gathered at the NIC auditorium here on Tuesday evening to commemorate his 96th birth anniversary.... N. Korea deal welcomed ISLAMABAD, Feb 13: Pakistan on Tuesday welcomed the agreement reached at the six-nation talks in Beijing under which North Korea is to take the first steps towards nuclear disarmament, says a TV report.... ‘Iran never violated IAEA rules’ PESHAWAR, Feb 13: Islamic Republic of Iran’s Consul-General in Peshawar Mohammad Eghbal Ali Asghari has said the Islamic Revolution has given a new impetus to all dimensions of cultural, social, economic... Links between industry, academics urged PESHAWAR, Feb 13: Speakers at a workshop on Monday emphasised the need for promoting links between industrialists and scholars for developing a knowledge-based enterprise sector in Pakistan.... Soomro says girl students need to be encouraged SWABI, Feb 13: Senate Chairman Mohammadmian Soomro said that female students joining engineering profession should be encouraged because they had capabilities to arm themselves with different disciplines and they could play a constructive role in the nation-building process.... Women meter readers for NAs planned ASTORE, Feb 13: Women meter readers will be appointed in Northern Areas to check power stealing and billing problems.... MPC on law, order planned NOWSHERA, Feb 13: Federal Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination Salim Saifullah Khan has announced holding of an multi-party conference at the provincial level to devise strategies to curb lawlessness in the province.... Dutch diplomat PESHAWAR, Feb 13: The Ambassador of Netherlands to Pakistan,Willem Andreae, called on the NWFP Governor, Lt. Gen. (retd) Ali Mohammad Jan Aurakzai, at the Governor''s House here on Tuesday.... Medical college board gets marching orders BAHAWALPUR, Feb 13: Governor Khalid Maqbool has terminated the chairman and members of the Board of Management of the Quaid-i-Azam Medical College/Bahawal Victoria Hospital and made fresh nominations for the offices, according to a notification.... Bahawal Club to be restored BAHAWALPUR, Feb 13: The 92-year-old Bahawal Club House will soon be restored to its original shape.... Girl in robbers’ gang TOBA TEK SINGH, Feb 13: Five robbers, including a girl, robbed the passengers of a bus on Toba-Faisalabad Road on Monday night.... Musharraf’s Gujranwala visit cancelled GUJRANWALA, Feb 13: The scheduled visit of President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Thursday (tomorrow) here in the city has been cancelled owing to bad weather, it is learnt.... Multan women varsity draft MULTAN, Feb 13: A draft act has been submitted to the Punjab Assembly to establish the Women University Multan, and is likely to be passed by the assembly in its next session.... Rain showers no mercy on three MULTAN, Feb 13: Showers of rain caused three deaths on Tuesday and also exposed the ill-planning of the city district government and other civic agencies as all major roads were seen awash with rainwater.... Mighty iron weakens construction MULTAN, Feb 13: Increasing prices of zinc sheets, angle-strips and iron in the local market has almost stopped the construction work after an increase in the price of cement.... No clue yet to Valentine violence LAHORE, Feb 13: A year later, Lahorites are still in the dark about the culprits who perpetrated the worst arson attacks in the history of the city since partition.... Youth killed by friend LAHORE, Feb 13: A youth was shot dead allegedly by his friend following a scuffle in Wahdat Colony area on Tuesday.... House robbed LAHORE, Feb 13: Four robbers looted a house in Kot Lakhpat on Tuesday. Police said the robbers came to Ismaeel’s house at Bilal Street and held his wife at gunpoint.... Absent drug inspectors LAHORE, Feb 13: Four drug inspectors were found absent from duty when senior administration officer Riaz Ahmad Shad raided the health executive district officer (EDO) office on Tuesday.... ‘Kari’ wants to live with jirga-imposed husband KHAIRPUR, Feb 13: Ms Farzana Shaikh who was declared ‘kari’ by a jirga on January 2 and reportedly forced to remarry stated before the senior civil judge Sultan Ali Leghari on... SNF slams aliens’ settlement in Sindh LARKANA, Feb 13: Sindh National Front chairman Mumtaz Ali Bhutto has alleged that aliens coming from India by Thar Express are being settled in Sindh.... Doctor commits suicide MIRPURKHAS, Feb 13: A young doctor committed suicide by shooting himself at his residence in Bashirabad near Old Khipro bus stand on Tuesday.... Fahim wants local govts suspended before elections DADU, Feb 13: The People’s Party Parliamentarians President Makhdoom Amin Fahim demanded on Tuesday suspension of local bodies governments three months before general elections arguing that the local governments would affect the elections process.... Police told to present Kainat in court HYDERABAD, Feb 13: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, on Tuesday directed the Dadu DPO to ensure production of a girl, Kainat Soomro, before the court on February 16 in...

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