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February 26, 2007 Monday Safar 8, 1428   Reforms brought about prosperity, claims Aziz ISLAMABAD, Feb 25: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that wide-ranging structural reforms and continuity of policies have put the country on a high-growth trajectory leading to sustainable development and prosperity.... Findings of Multan Fokker crash probe questioned ISLAMABAD, Feb 25: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is reported to have emerged unscathed in the Fokker crash inquiry report.... Meeting on energy crisis convened ISLAMABAD, Feb 25: President Pervez Musharraf has convened a meeting on Tuesday to take stock of "short-term energy shortfalls" and listen to various viewpoints as to why some investors of wind and thermal power projects were asking for higher tariffs.... Sibi festival opens QUETTA, Feb 25: Chief Minister Jam Mohammad Yousuf has said that Balochistan is inseparable from Pakistan and people will frustrate the designs of evil forces which are fanning hatred in the province.... Media faces safety, rights crisis in Pakistan: IFJ ISLAMABAD, Feb 25: The fact-finding mission of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has observed that media in Pakistan was facing a crisis of safety and social rights and expressed concern over the rising violence against journalists in the country.... Bomb threat puts man in lock-up ISLAMABAD, Feb 25: A religious zealot scared journalists to death, and landed himself in police lock-up, by announcing at a press conference here on Sunday that he was going to blow himself up.... Extension to EDB chief opposed ISLAMABAD, Feb 25: Nine high-ranking officers of the Engineering Development Board (EDB) have written a letter to Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz telling him that any extension in the tenure of the... MMA to hold election for district-level office-bearers KOHAT, Feb 25: In order to strengthen the party position before the coming general election, the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal has decided to hold district-level elections for office-bearers.... Seven shops gutted in Peshawar PESHAWAR, Feb 25: Seven shops and a storeroom were gutted when a fire broke out at Fawara Chowk in Saddar on Sunday.... Chichawatni blast: police ‘identify’ mastermind SAHIWAL, Feb 25: Police claimed on Sunday to have identified the mastermind of the Saturday bomb blast in Chichawatni in which three people had died when the explosives they were carrying on a bicycle went off accidentally.... Girl says she was raped for 3 days LAYYAH, Feb 25: A 15-year-old girl has moved court seeking registration of a gang rape case against five people after police refused to entertain her plea.... Cyclist’s tragic death LAHORE, Feb 25: The tragic death of an 11-year-old boy of Gulshan-i-Ravi in an incident related to kite flying on the last day of Basant left his family and neighbours with painful memories.... Nearly 800 behind bar LAHORE, Feb 25: Police on Sunday arrested nearly 800 people from different parts of the city after registering cases against them on the charges of indulging in aerial firing, violating kite-flying rules and resorting to hooliganism.... Lawyers’ demands accepted QUETTA, Feb 25: The courts here are expected to resume routine functioning on Monday after remaining close for a week following a strike by lawyers in protest against the suicide attack of Feb 17 which left 17 people dead.... Brother of AIG jails kidnapped HYDERABAD, Feb 25: Amjad Ali Memon, younger brother of AIG Jails Sindh, was kidnapped here on Sunday night. He was sitting at his petrol station near Hala bypass when seven armed... Two fall victim to honour killing TIMERGARA, Feb 25: A young man and a girl were killed on suspicion of having illicit relations in the Doag Darra village of the Upper Dir district on Sunday, residents and police sources said.... ‘Jobs being given on political basis’ KHAIRPUR, Feb 25: The speakers at a seminar have accused the Sindh government of distributing government jobs among the coalition partners instead of making recruitment on merit.... Plan to merge six Haripur UCs into ICT opposed HARIPUR, Feb 25: Veteran politician and former NWFP chief minister Raja Sikandar Zaman Khan has rejected the proposed merger of six union councils of the Haripur district into the Islamabad Capital Territory and vowed to block the move.... Plea to reinstate sacked teachers MIRPURKHAS, Feb 25: A procession was taken out here on Sunday under the banner of the Action Committee for Reinstatement of Primary Teachers, demanding reinstatement of 80 teachers who were sacked in 1998.... More funds sought for hepatitis patients PESHAWAR, Feb 25: Hepatitis patients currently receiving free treatment at the Lady Reading Hospital would suffer if additional funds were not released immediately, sources said on Sunday.... Motorcyclist killed in accident NOWSHERA, Feb 25: A motorcyclist was killed and his companion was injured when a bus hit them near Rashakai on the Mardan road on Sunday. The two men were going from Mardan to Nowshera.... Increase in water charges criticised SWABI, Feb 25: People have rejected increase in water charges from Rs40 per month to Rs150. A notification in this regard had been issued recently by Public Health Department of the NWFP.... ‘Mujahideen’ ban music on buses KHAAR, Feb 25: A little known organisation, Mujahideen Bajaur, has distributed pamphlets in different areas of the Bajaur agency calling on drivers of public transport to stop playing music in their vehicles, residents said on Sunday.... Trailers hijacked TANK, Feb 25: Two trailers carrying pick-ups were hijacked from the Indus Highway near Pizu area in the Lakki Marwat district on Saturday night, sources said on Sunday.... Teacher accused of instigating students DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Feb 25: A man has charged a teacher of a government school with instigating his son and other students to go for jihad to Afghanistan, police officials said here on Sunday.... Zoology moot to begin tomorrow MULTAN, Feb 25: The Zoological Society of Pakistan and Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU) are jointly holding a three-day Pakistan zoology congress from Feb 27 (tomorrow).... Begging break from break-loving doctors MUZAFFARGARH, Feb 25: The outpatient department of the Muzaffargarh district headquarters hospital facilitates the patients for two hours every day as most of the doctors leave their rooms after 11am, Dawn has learnt.... Bahauddin Zakariya’s Urs ends MULTAN, Feb 25: The three-day annual Urs of Hazrat Bahauddin Zakariya Multani concluded here on Sunday. The Urs ceremonies which began with the ‘Ghusal’ of the mazar on Friday, concluded with... New code for monitoring teams GUJRANWALA, Feb 25: The Punjab government has issued a code of conduct for monitoring of educational institutions and barred monitoring teams from getting explanation from teachers in case of irregularities, it is learnt here.... Encroachments along railwaylines GUJRANWALA, Feb 25: The railway administration on Sunday directed station masters to get encroachments and huts demolished along the track to avoid any terrorist activity and issued a circular to the effect.... Clerics make outlaws surrender DERA GHAZI KHAN, Feb 25: Over four dozen members of notorious robbers’ gangs surrendered to Rajanpur police along with their weapons.... Lahorites fly colours amid violations LAHORE, Feb 25: Many Kite-enthusiasts after Saturday mid-night were witnessed flouting the rules framed under the Punjab Kite-Flying Ordinance till sunset on Sunday.... Farmer bodies decry power tariff raise LAHORE, Feb 25: The farmer bodies on Sunday reacted sharply to rise in power tariff and apprehended that it would only add to the cost of production, further compromising economic viability of the farming sector.... ‘Discrimination does demoralise scientists’ LAHORE, Feb 25: Scientists and technologists working in the Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR) complain that they are being denied the perks and privileges available to their counterparts... Ban on kite flying LAHORE,Feb 25: The Punjab government imposed complete ban on Basant after Sunday (Feb 25) midnight. Home Secretary Khushro Pervaiz Khan told APP that the two-day festival had concluded and a complete ban on Basant stood enforced automatically.... ‘PPP elections on schedule’ LAHORE, Feb 25: PPP Chairperson Benazir Bhutto has rejected calls for delaying party elections in Punjab, the second phase of which is beginning on Monday (today) with candidates for various offices filing their nomination papers to the respective authorities.... IG orders updating of gangs’ record LAHORE, Feb 25: Punjab IGP Ahmad Nasim has directed all regional police officers, regional DIGs and the Lahore CCPO to update the record of all gangs operating in their respective areas.... Barna goes under knife LAHORE, Feb 25: Veteran journalist and media rights activist Minhaj Barna was operated upon successfully at a Garden Town hospital for a bone fracture on Sunday....

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