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February 24, 2007 Saturday Safar 6, 1428   NWFP law minister resigns? PESHAWAR, Feb 23: The NWFP minister for law and parliamentary affairs is reported to have conveyed to his party that he will not table a third version of the Hasba bill,... List of Pakistanis killed in train not received: Rashid ISLAMABAD, Feb 23: Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed told the National Assembly on Friday that India had not yet sent a list of Pakistanis from the 68 people that were killed... Man who lost five children in train blast feels harassed FAISALABAD, Feb 23: The Pakistan High Commissioner on Friday foiled an attempt by Indian officials to take Rana Shaukat (the Pakistani who lost five children in the Samjhota Express blast) and... BNP leaders released on order of BHC QUETTA, Feb 23: Senior Vice-President of the Balochistan National Party (BNP-Mengal) Dr Jehanzeb Jamaldani, Arbab Nawaz Kasi and Ghulam Sarwar were released in Panjgur on the orders of the Balochistan High Court on Friday.... 3 missing Marris found in Multan QUETTA, Feb 23: Three Marri tribesmen, who went missing 13 months ago, were found in Multan on Friday. The three are: Misri Khan Marri, principal of the Elementary College, Kalat; Murad Bakhsh Marri and Gul Khan Marri.... Three married women raped in village LARKANA, Feb 23: Eight armed men allegedly broke into the house of a farmer in the Ghulam Ali Khuhawar village on Thursday night and raped three married women.... Shazia’s case adjourned till March 9 RAWALPINDI, Feb 23: Hearing in the high-profile case of Shazia Mubasher, arrested in connection with the attempt on the life of President Gen Pervez Musharraf in December 2003, was adjourned until... Petition challenges Aziz’s candidacy in ’04 by-poll ISLAMABAD, Feb 23: An Election Tribunal comprising a senior judge of Lahore High Court (Rawalpindi Bench) on Friday heard a petition in which the participation of Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz in the by-elections of 2004 has been challenged.... Education expo kicks off today ISLAMABAD, Feb 23: Dawn Education Expo 2007, the largest and result-driven education exhibition in the country, will open at the Convention Centre here on Saturday.... Conference on press freedom today ISLAMABAD, Feb 23: Journalists and politicians will discuss media-related issues at a roundtable conference on “State of Press Freedom in Pakistan” here on Saturday.... First split spine surgery in country ISLAMABAD, Feb 23: A private hospital on Thursday announced the “first ever successful surgery of a split spine” in the country that lasted for about seven hours.... District council seeks ban on Gutka NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Feb 23: The District Council of Naushahro Feroze, in its session here on Friday, demanded a complete ban on production and sale of gutka and mainpuri here on Friday.... Two held with arms LAHORE, Feb 23: Police claimed on Friday to have arrested two gunrunners and recovered 198 sophisticated weapons and 30,000 bullets from their possession.... 5,000 cops to maintain law, order on Basant LAHORE, Feb 23: Over 5,000 policemen have been deputed to maintain law and order during Basant and Jashn-i-Baharan.... ... when law entangles in kite string LAHORE, Feb 23: This year’s Basant or sprig festival may lack the traditional festive mood as the government has announced a lot of measures to discipline fans who are celebrating the festival with kite flying this year.... LHC refuses stay against kite-flying LAHORE, Feb 23: Justice Mian Najamuz Zaman of the Lahore High Court ruled on Friday that a stay against Basant festival could not be granted without hearing the government’s point of view.... Pindi bazaar fire a wake-up call RAWALPINDI, Feb 23: Thursday’s huge fire in Moti Bazaar not only devastated scores of traders but also exposed the inadequacy of the city’s fire fighting system.... Man sentenced to death on 8 counts for killing family GUJAR KHAN, Feb 23: Additional Sessions Judge Mian Muhammad Shafi Friday handed down death sentence on eight counts and Rs0.8 million fine to a man for killing his wife and seven... Poor system behind low wheat yield ISLAMABAD, Feb 23: An inefficient system is keeping the wheat yield well below the country’s potential and causing national loss of $3 billion annually, according to an agriculture scientist.... Woman shot dead; girl commits suicide RAWALPINDI, Feb 23: A woman was shot dead by her husband’s first wife over a domestic dispute in Saddar Barooni area, while a girl committed suicide by taking an overdose of pills in Dhoke Kala Khan on Friday, police said.... Turkey seeks long-term trade with Pakistan ISLAMABAD, Feb 23: Turkish businessmen have shown interest in establishing long-term business relations with Pakistani entrepreneurs in various fields.... Persian, Urdu closely linked: Iranian envoy ISLAMABAD, Feb 23: The Persian and Urdu languages are closely linked and have greater influence on each other.... Pedalling on the path of peace ISLAMABAD, Feb 23: For Jalal Javed Masih, his age of 75 years does not prevent him from setting out on a mission to spread the message of peace.... Registration of case against ‘serial killer’ sought ISLAMABAD, Feb 23: Pakistan Peoples Party on Friday demanded registration of a case against those who had prepared a conspiracy to kill party chairperson and former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.... Degree case against minister adjourned ISLAMABAD, Feb 23: Election tribunal on Friday adjourned a degree case against federal labour minister until March 1, 2007. The petition was filed by Chairman Communist Party of Pakistan Engineer Jamil... All villages to be electrified by June: nazim RAWALPINDI, Feb 23: City District Nazim Raja Javed Ikhlas Friday said the district government would ensure electrification of all villages by the end of June.... Chinese students join IIUI ISLAMABAD, Feb 23: A group of 27 Chinese students have joined the International Islamic University, Islamabad (IIUI) for its bachelor of English language degree programme, faculty of Languages, Literature and Humanities.... Privatisation secretary dies ISLAMABAD, Feb 23: Federal Secretary Ministry of Privatization and Investment Sheikh Ikramullah died at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) here on Friday afternoon.... World jurists, HR experts to visit next month ISLAMABAD, Feb 23: Eminent world jurists and human rights experts will visit Pakistan in the first week of March and hold public hearings in order "to examine Pakistan''s response to the... Work begins on ‘One UN’ project ISLAMABAD, Feb 23: The United Nations has embarked on a major reform process under the ‘One UN’ pilot project in Pakistan, putting together all its entities, though maintaining their separate identities, into five core groups.... Pakistan must protect civilians in tribal areas: HRW ISLAMABAD, Feb 23: Pakistan must protect civilians in its tribal areas from attacks by the Taliban, which have soared since Islamabad signed peace deals with militants, the Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Friday.... New security plan increases problems BAHAWALPUR, Feb 23: The new security plan implemented on Thursday by police in the district courts compounded troubles for the public, litigants and lawyers.... Two Samjhota accident victims laid to rest MULTAN, Feb 23: Two members of a family who were killed in the Samjhota Express accident were buried in Mumtazabad graveyard on Friday.... Rs1.4m gold looted from trader’s house GUJRANWALA, Feb 23: Robbers struck thrice in and around the city on Friday.... Forklifting: traffic DIG summoned LAHORE, Feb 23: Chief Justice Iftikhar Husain Chaudhry of the Lahore High Court on Friday ordered the traffic police DIG to appear personally on March 2 on a petition against illegal operation of vehicle lifters.... Huma’s murder: raids on for more arrests GUJRANWALA, Feb 23: Most of relatives of alleged killer of minister Zille Huma were released on Friday after interrogation while raids were being conducted to arrest other suspects.... Protection of mother tongue needed LAHORE, Feb 23: Writers and intellectuals participating in a discussion on the International Day of Mother Languages at the Academy of Letters here on Friday stressed the need for protection and... Burn unit project in the doldrums SIALKOT, Feb 23: The burn unit project at the Government Allama Iqbal Memorial DHQ Hospital is in the doldrums as the finance department has refused to provide the required funds to the health department for some unknown reasons.... ACE probing against naib nazim LAYYAH, Feb 23: Anti-Corruption Establishment’s (AEC) senior authorities have ordered its Layyah office to continue investigation against the Layyah district naib nazim for contesting local body elections on fake educational certificates.... Zoo birds yet to be tested LAHORE, Feb 23: No blood testing of any Lahore Zoo bird has been carried out so far to detect the possibility of bird flu although the fatal epidemic was reported in the Islamabad Zoo two weeks ago.... Two kidnappers get life term MIANWALI, Feb 23: The Sargodha anti-terrorism court on Thursday handed down life term to two kidnappers of a boy and ordered confiscation of their property.... Jashn-i-Baharan in Vehari from March 9 to 11 VEHARI, Feb 23: The district government will hold Jashn-i-Baharan or spring festival from March 9 to 11, said Revenue District Officer Javed Akhtar Mahmood.... Govt playing down minister’s murder, say women activists PESHAWAR, Feb 23: Women rights activists and lawmakers in the NWFP assembly have accused the government of failing to provide security to women from religious extremists.... Cholistan rally LAHORE, Feb 23: The TDCP is organising its third three-day TDCP Cholistan rally in Cholistan from March 9.... NALC memberstold not to attend Islamabad events GILGIT, Feb 23: Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas Maj (retd) Tahir Iqbal has advised members of the Northern Areas Legislative Council (NALC), including its speaker, not to travel... Powerhouse unit shut after fire HYDERABAD, Feb 23: Unit-I of the Jamshoro Thermal Powerhouse, with an installed capacity of 250 megawatts, was closed following a fire incident occurred in its auxiliary circuit breaker on Friday.... Protest over changing ownership right of Labour Hall LARKANA, Feb 23: A large number of labourers under the flag of Watan Dost Mazdoor Federation took out a procession here on Friday to protest against changing the ownership of the Labour Hall.... Two killed in tribal feud SHIKARPUR, Feb 23: Two people were killed reportedly over a tribal feud near Banbhihar on Friday. Reports said that Mazar Marfani and Abdul Ghafoor Marfani of village Agha Farm were gunned... Protest against loadshedding SWABI, Feb 23: Nazims of 56 union councils and workers of various political parties staged a demonstration on Friday in protest against loadshedding and excessive electricity bills.... Removal of SHO sought MIRPURKHAS, Feb 23: A large number of residents of Shadi Palli town took out a procession and staged a demonstration outside the press club to protest against atrocities of the SHO of Shadi Palli police station on Friday....

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