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March 14, 2007 Wednesday Safar 24, 1428   Dawn ad ban issue raised in assembly QUETTA, March 13: Balochistan Parliamentary Affairs Minister Mir Abdur Rehman Jamali and opposition members in the provincial assembly have demanded that the federal government should restore advertisements to Dawn.... Ahmad Ali Khan — giant of journalism KARACHI, March 13: Mr Ahmad Ali Khan’s death here on Tuesday removes from the scene one of the giants of Pakistan’s English journalism. With Dawn, whose editor he was for 28... HRW demands release of Justice Iftikhar NEW YORK, March 13: The Human Rights Watch has demanded that the Pakistani government must end the arbitrary detention of the chief justice of the Supreme Court.... It’s a sub judice matter, says Durrani ISLAMABAD, March 13: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Mohammad Ali Durrani has said that actions of certain politicians outside the Supreme Court on Tuesday during the Supreme Judicial Council hearing... When ‘black’ made people cry and laugh ISLAMABAD, March 13: For the Pakistanis with a conscience Tuesday was a sad day to see their chief judge being put in the dock.... Civil society groups vow to support lawyers: Chief justice affair PESHAWAR, March 13: With the lawyers’ boycott of courts continuing for a second consecutive day on Tuesday, some civil society groups expressed their support for the legal community over the chief justice affair.... Bar council moves against ‘pro-govt lawyers’ PESHAWAR, March 13: The NWFP Bar Council has suspended the membership of six lawyers for supporting what it called the unconstitutional action of Gen Pervez Musharraf against the Chief Justice of Pakistan.... Opposition parties adopt resolution over CJ issue QUETTA, March 13: Members of the opposition parties attended in large numbers a public meeting on Tuesday which was organised by the Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PMAP).... Wasi, Raja no more LHCBA members: Lawyers observe ‘black day’ LAHORE, March 13: The Lahore High Court Bar Association on Tuesday cancelled the membership of federal and Punjab law ministers.... Punjab PA turns chaotic over choice of issues: Judiciary or agriculture? LAHORE, March 13: Punjab Assembly Speaker Afzal Sahi on Tuesday adjourned the proceedings indefinitely after having a tough time from the opposition, which wanted to discuss “destruction of the judiciary” in the country.... NWFP unlikely to achieve MDGs PESHAWAR, March 13: The NWFP will achieve half of the targets set under the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals by 2015, says a report.... A novel power project SWABI, March 13: The Pakistan Council for Renewable Energy Technologies (PCRET), KSB Germany and Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology have been working on a joint project to... PMAP supports Justice Iftikhar PESHAWAR, March 13: The Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party held a demonstration outside the press club here on Tuesday in protest against the president’s move of filing a reference against Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry with the Supreme Judicial Council.... Teacher and prayer leader die in sectarian violence DERA ISMAIL KHAN, March 13: A teacher and a prayer leader were gunned down and another man was wounded in sectarian violence on Tuesday.... Liquor to be destroyed ISLAMABAD, March 13: The Collectorate of Customs Rawalpindi would destroy a huge quantity of confiscated liquor on Wednesday.... Anti-polio campaign PESHAWAR, March 13: The provincial health department is planning to give cash awards to the “best vaccinators” with a view to improving polio immunisation coverage in poorly covered areas.... Chehlum security KOHAT, March 13: The administration has closed down two government high schools until March 17 to accommodate contingents of the Frontier Constabulary called to the region for the security of Chehlum... Two killed in rain-related incidents KHAAR, March 13: Two people, including a minor boy, were killed in rain-related incidents in different areas of the Bajaur Agency on Tuesday.... Man, three sons die as roof collapses NOWSHERA, March 13: A man and his three minor sons were killed and his wife and two daughters injured when the roof of their room collapsed in Misri Banda here on Tuesday morning.... Two children, three others die in rain: Flood in Chenab, Tavi SIALKOT, March 13: At least five people including two children died in rain-related incidents while seven others injured in Sialkot and Sahiwal districts.... 80pc human smuggling from six districts GUJRANWALA, March 13: Eighty per cent human smuggling cases were from the six districts of the region, while about 65 most-wanted accused also belonged to the area and their arrest warrants had been issued with the help of Interpol.... Costly transformer burnt in grid fire KASUR, March 13: A high-power transmission transformer worth Rs100 million was burnt when the Sarfraz Nagar grid station caught fire late Monday night.... Mirwala crisis centre hearing on March 29 MUZAFFARGARH, March 13: The Muzaffargarh civil judge has delayed the hearing of the Mirwala Women’s Crisis Centre case till March 29. No lawyers appeared before the judge as they were on... Farmland inundated, 50 families homeless VEHARI, March 13: The irrigation department could not plug the 40-foot wide breach which had occurred in Khaddar link water channel on Monday at Noor Shah town, some 25km from here.... Case against MPA under terrorism act OKARA, March 13: The city police have registered a case against MPA and district PPP president Ashraf Sohna and 14 others, including eight unidentified people, under PPC and Anti-Terrorism Act.... Lawyer among three held in garbage case GUJRANWALA, March 13: Police on Tuesday arrested three people, including a lawyer, on charges of throwing garbage at the office of district nazim while three lawyers got an interim bail.... Victim seeks BVH board dissolution: Kidney scam BAHAWALPUR, March 13: Samia Bibi, an alleged victim of a kidney sale scam involving her husband and father-in-law has challenged the formation of a medical board constituted to examine her in Bahawalpur bench of the Lahore High Court.... Body of Chinese guard sent back SHEIKHUPURA, March 13: The body of a security guard who was killed by two robbers on Monday, was sent to Islamabad on Tuesday from where it would be dispatched to China on Wednesday.... Conference on nuclearisation of South Asia BAHAWALPUR, March 13: A three-day international conference on “Nuclearisation of South Asia: Consequences, challenges and peace prospects” opened at the Islamia University Bahawalpur here on Tuesday.... President’s visit: vehicles impounded SIALKOT, March 13: The traffic police and district administration impounded hundreds of public transports vehicles in Sialkot and Narowal districts to transport PML workers to Gujranwala for President Gen Pervez Musharraf’s... Three outlaws killed in encounter RAJANPUR, March 13: Three suspected members of notorious Bosan gang died while two constables sustained injuries in an `encounter’ near Khanwah, a katcha area along the Indus river.... Two cousins kidnapped for ransom GUJRAT, March 13: Two cousins were allegedly kidnapped for Rs10 million ransom from Mandir locality of Kharian on Monday evening.... 2 killed for honour in Hafizabad HAFIZABAD, March 13: A man with the help of his two sons shot dead his daughter and her alleged paramour in Borianwala village on Tuesday.... Two brothers die in crash MULTAN, March 13: Two brothers died when a truck smashed their motorcycle near Chowk Qazafi here on Tuesday night.... Highway police LAHORE, March 13: The highways and patrolling posts police claim to have arrested 36 criminals and recovered a large quantity of drugs, valuables and illegal weapons from their possession during the last two months.... Two die in roof collapse LAHORE, March 13: One teenager and an infant of a family died and two others injured when a roof collapsed in Gaga village, Hadyara, on Tuesday.... Private schools’ registration law to be amended LAHORE, March 13: The Private Education Institutions Ordinance 1984 is being amended to introduce a uniform policy for the registration of private schools in Punjab.... Plea for duty-free import of paper LAHORE, March 13: The Punjab Carton Manufacturers Association has demanded duty-free import of paper to counter `unprecedented increase’ in prices.... Rs1 million robbery LAHORE, March 13: Four robbers took away cash and valuables worth Rs1 million from a house in Iqbal Town on Tuesday.... ‘Punjab, Sindh fabricating references’ LAHORE, March 13: Punjab and Sindh governments are preparing “baseless” references against Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, according to Ghulam Abbas, secretary-general of the Pakistan People’s Party, Punjab chapter.... Lawyers seek open trial of chief justice HYDERABAD, March 13: Lawyers in the districts and towns of the province continued boycott of civil, sessions and circuit benches of Sindh High Court on Tuesday in response to a call... Mumtaz questions SJC’s proceedings LARKANA, March 13: Chairman Sindh National Front (SNF) Mumtaz Ali Bhutto said, “no one could accept the proceedings in camera of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) on reference against the Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry.”... Khairpur without power KHAIRPUR, March 13: Khairpur city remained without power for 25 hours on Monday from 8am to 9pm. The breakdown was one of the longest as power remained suspended for more than... Protesters block road over power breakdown NAWABSHAH, March 13: Residents of Hussainabad Colony, Linepar Nawabshah blocked the Sanghar Road in protest against continuous power breakdown on Tuesday....

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