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February 27, 2007 Tuesday Safar 9, 1428   Plan to use gas from unutilised fields for power generation ISLAMABAD, Feb 26: The government plans to “mitigate the power crunch in the country” by using the unutilised gas reserves to produce electricity.... Mengal’s case transferred to another ATC KARACHI, Feb 26: Sindh High Court Chief Justice Sabihuddin Ahmed transferred on Monday a kidnapping case against former Balochistan chief minister Sardar Akhter Mengal from one anti-terrorism court (ATC) to another.... Govt move to strengthen intelligence network ISLAMABAD, Feb 26: The government on Monday devised a new strategy to strengthen the intelligence network of civil security forces to trace suicide bombers and avert their subversive plots.... Security measures in Balochistan discussed QUETTA, Feb 26: A high-level meeting held here on Monday decided to take foolproof security measures for the protection of life and property of people in Balochistan.... CAA clarifies report ISLAMABAD, Feb 26: The Civil Aviation Authority has claimed that the Fokker crash inquiry was conducted in accordance with international standards.... APNS clarification THE All Pakistan Newspapers Society has clarified a news item headlined ‘APNS slams govt for using ads as lever to gag press’ , which was published in Friday’s Dawn... NAB arrests housing society chief ISLAMABAD, Feb 26: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Monday arrested the chief executive of a private housing scheme on the charge of deceiving 21,000 plot seekers and collecting Rs3 billion.... PHC grants bail to IB man PESHAWAR, Feb 26: The Peshawar High Court on Monday granted bail to a naib-qasid of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) who was charged with throwing explosives near the Chief Minister Secretariat.... ASI shot dead on resistance GUJRANWALA, Feb 26: An assistant sub-inspector was shot dead by unidentified dacoits on offering resistance on Sialkot Road here on Monday.... CM says no more kite flying in Punjab: Three districts’ request turned down LAHORE, Feb 26: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi on Monday refused to allow kite flying in Kasur, Rawalpindi and Faisalabad districts.... ‘Aircraft gifted by Qatar to be used by PM, president’ ISLAMABAD, Feb 26: An aircraft gifted by Qatar would be used by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and President Gen Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan Air Force (PAF) spokesman said on Monday.... Tribesmen protest against lawlessness QUETTA, Feb 26: Hundreds of Shahwani tribesmen took out a procession here on Monday in protest against what they said government’s failure to curb terrorism and lawlessness in the city.... Rallies in AJK against relocation MUZAFFARABAD, Feb 26: A large number of people rallied in three Jhelum valley towns to voice their opposition to the reported official plan to relocate government offices from the existing municipal limits of the AJK capital.... Taunsa Barrage victims go on indefinite hunger strike ISLAMABAD, Feb 26: Dozens of people affected by Taunsa Barrage remodelling project in Southern Punjab on Monday went on indefinite hunger strike after the World Bank’s country chief refused to form... FIR against Punjab govt for violating SC ban sought: Deaths during basant RAWALPINDI/ISLAMABAD, Feb 26: Protesting against the deaths of innocent people during the recent Basant celebrations in Lahore, Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) activists took to the streets here on Monday and accused the Punjab government of violating the Supreme Court’s orders in celebrating Basant.... Ulema, govt brace for another showdown: Plot cancellation ISLAMABAD, Feb 26: After a long confrontation between the local administration and Ulema over the demolition of Amir Hamza mosque, the cancellation of a plot of another mosque in sector I-8... NA body directs Wapda to reverse tariff hike ISLAMABAD, Feb 26: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Local Bodies and Rural Development has directed Wapda to immediately take back its recent decision to increase electricity rates by 10 per... Fighting between religious groups kills another 3 LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), Feb 26: Armed clashes between two rival religious groups in Tirah on Sunday claimed another three lives while a woman sustained injuries, some sources said.... Return of army to barracks urged BHITSHAH (Matiari), Feb 26: Nationalist and political leaders of the country on Sunday demanded holding of free and fair elections by an impartial election commission and called on the army to return to the barracks.... Sacking of ZTBL workers slammed NAWABSHAH, Feb 26: The sacked employees of the Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) took out a procession here on Monday to protest against the sacking of 1800 bank employees.... Woman, son kidnapped DADU, Feb 26: A widow and her son were kidnapped from Mehar town late Sunday night. Jannat Khatoon, wife of Wazir Ali Depar, along with her son Siraj 4, was kidnapped... Vehicles seized for president’s public meeting SANGHAR, Feb 26: Hundreds of people -- including children, students and women – were stranded in the district after the police seized coaches, buses, trucks and wagons to take people to... Bandits attack village of Benazir’s estate manager LARKANA, Feb 26: A gang of bandits stormed Munshi Khuda Bakhsh Phulpoto village, home town of PPP leader Benazir Bhutto’s estate manager Riaz Phulpoto, resorted to heavy firing, took a tractor... PA meets tomorrow PESHAWAR, Feb 26: NWFP Governor Lt-Gen Ali Mohammad Jan Aurakzai has convened the provincial assembly session here on Wednesday. The session is being convened on a requisition notice submitted by the... Organised child abuse in south Punjab DERA GHAZI KHAN, Feb 26: Eight years ago, one night when Yasir was wandering on a road as he had nowhere to go, a man offered him shelter.... Rusty water pipelines to be replaced MULTAN, Feb 26: A 177-kilometre rusty water pipelines would be replaced at a cost of Rs220 million under the chief minister’s programme to provide clean drinking water to the people of Multan.... Dr Mubashir apprehensive of US designs LAHORE, Feb 26: Punjab PPP-SB President Dr Mubashir Hasan has said any illegal military strike by the United States against Iran should be viewed as a hostile act against Pakistan.... Lal Sohanra to become safari park BAHAWALPUR, Feb 26: Arrangements are afoot to convert the Lal Sohanra National Park into a wildlife safari park of international standard by the Punjab government.... Bid to destroy court record SARGODHA, Feb 26: Unidentified people attempted to remove the record from the court of anti-corruption judge here on the weekend and set the furniture to fire apparently after failing to break open the record room.... Arrest warrants for Qazi, others GUJRANWALA, Feb 26: A judicial magistrate issued the warrants for the arrest of nine leaders of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, including its chief Qazi Husain Ahmad, here on Monday.... Zille Huma’s sister joins PML GUJRANWALA, Feb 26: Sidra Javed, the elder sister of slain Punjab woman minister Zille Huma Usman, has announced entering the politics claiming that she will complete the mission of her sister.... Seven handed down death GUJRAT, Feb 26: An anti-terrorism court on Monday handed down death sentence on eight counts to seven killers of eight people with Rs100,000 fine each.... Writer dies BAHAWALPUR, Feb 26: Nooruz Zaman Auj, a noted author, writer, researcher, intellectual and poet, died after a protracted illness here on Monday. He was 83. The deceased was the maternal uncle of former MNA Nawab Salahuddin Abbasi.... All boards to introduce uniform question-papers LAHORE, Feb 26: Entrance test for admission to medical and engineering institutions cannot be abolished before introducing a uniform and transparent examination system across the country.... Petition for TV licence cancellation admitted LAHORE, Feb 26: A full bench of the Lahore High Court on Monday admitted a constitutional petition seeking cancellation of Geo TV network’s licence.... Transfer of monuments to Punjab cancelled Lahore Feb 26: The federal government on Monday cancelled a notification regarding the transfer of 150 monuments to Punjab.... American civil rights movement discussed LAHORE, Feb 26: During the 60s, the press was a vital part of portraying the horror of the civil rights struggle to the entire nation because many of the sits-in, boycotts,... Shariat Court seeks reply in Qazf case LAHORE, Feb 26: The Federal Shariat Court (FSC) on Monday sought a reply from the Punjab deputy prosecutor general on a petition against exemption of an FIA deputy director from appearing in a Qazf case.... Regional scenario may hit polls: PPP LAHORE, Feb 26: PPP Sindh Secretary-General Nafees Siddiqui has demanded immediate elections under an interim national government, fearing the polls, if delayed, might be jeopardized because of the rapidly deteriorating regional situation.... Rs3 million robbery at jeweller’s shop LAHORE, Feb 26: Robbers took away gold ornaments worth Rs3 million from a jeweller’s shop in the Shalimar area on Monday.... HR dept to set up dist offices LAHORE, Feb 26: The Punjab Human Rights Department will set up district offices in 35 districts of the province which will be headed by a human rights assistant director.... Kh Iftikhar passes away LAHORE, Feb 26: Khwaja Iftikhar Ahmad, a Pakistan Movement worker, died of a cardiac arrest and renal failure at a local hospital on Monday. He was 78....

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