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March 16, 2007 Friday Safar 26, 1428   Opposition leaders, lawyers held: Govt bid to thwart protests ISLAMABAD, March 15: A number of opposition leaders were arrested in different parts of the country, including Rawalpindi and Islamabad, on Thursday night to ensure that they do not demonstrate at... SCBA urges fraternity to continue struggle KARACHI, March 15: President of Supreme Court Bar Association Munir A. Malik has called upon the legal fraternity to continue its struggle for the independence of the judiciary.... HRCP slams govt for handling situation LAHORE, March 15: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has taken a serious view of the ‘ham-handed’ attempts of the establishment to deal with the situation created by its reckless... Nawaz backs protests LONDON, March 15: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has appealed to the nation to participate in protests being held across Pakistan on Friday. In a statement issued here on Thursday, the... Changes in Drugs Act likely to delay entry of cheaper brands ISLAMABAD, March 15: Ministry of Health and Ministry of Commerce on Thursday agreed to amend the Drugs Act of 1976 for protecting undisclosed data of pharmaceutical companies seeking registration of new... Grenade attack, blast in Quetta QUETTA, March 15: The house of a senior Postal Life Insurance official in Samungli Housing Scheme was attacked with a hand-grenade and a powerful explosion took place near the office of the divisional superintendent of Railways here late on Thursday night.... Rs7 billion package for Gujranwala GUJRANWALA, March 15: President Gen Pervaiz Musharraf on Thursday announced a development package of Rs7 billion for city and Rs 1.24 billion for union councils of rural areas.... NWFP may lose Rs75m income on CBR move PESHAWAR, March 15: The cash-strapped NWFP government will lose annually Rs75 million, if agriculture income tax collection is delegated to the federation in line with a proposal floated by the Central Board of Revenue (CBR), officials say.... Pakistan, Iran can help resolve Afghan issue, says Durrani PESHAWAR, March 15: Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has said coordinated and joint efforts by Pakistan and Iran can help resolve the Afghanistan issue and stop “outsiders” from materialising their interests in the region.... Yasin for resolving Kashmir amicably LAHORE, March 15: Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Yasin Malik on Thursday underlined the need for involvement of Kashmiris in the peace process to resolve the issue amicably.... Opposition requisitions assembly session: ‘Judiciary crisis’ LAHORE, March 15: The opposition leader in the Punjab Assembly, Qasim Zia, on Thursday moved the assembly secretariat with a requisition seeking the convening of another session of the legislature to discuss, what he called, a deep crisis in the judiciary.... Lawyers will boycott courts, attend rally in Islamabad PESHAWAR, March 15: The lawyers’ community on Thursday decided to boycott courts and reach the Supreme Court building in Islamabad on Friday to express their solidarity with the Chief Justice, Mr Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry.... Petition seeking CJ ‘release’ dismissed LAHORE, March 15: Lahore High Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Husain Chaudhry during in-camera proceedings dismissed a petition, seeking release of non-functional CJP Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry.... Signature campaign against govt’s act LAHORE, March 15: The law and policy department of the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) on Thursday launched a signature campaign among faculty and students on a petition, which was... Monitoring by environment body fails to reduce pollution ISLAMABAD, March 15: Monitoring of industrial area by the Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA) to control increasing air pollution in the capital has failed to yield desired results as industrialists are... Roads to seat of justice blocked ISLAMABAD, March 15: People will again not be allowed on Friday to go anywhere near the Supreme Court of Pakistan where “justice” is being dispensed to the country’s top judge Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry.... Six policemen booked RAWALPINDI, March 15: Six policemen were booked by the Gangmandi police after a handcuffed accused escaped from their custody on Wednesday. Arshad Iqbal, booked by the Anti-Narcotics Force was under treatment... Man dies in accident ISLAMABAD, March 15: An unidentified man was killed after being hit by a speeding vehicle here on Thursday, police said. The information came to light when some passers-by informed the police... MNA censured for failing to attend NA body meetings ISLAMABAD, March 15: Chairman and members of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Rules and Privileges Thursday sent a letter to Speaker Chaudhry Amir Hussain complaining against the attitude of ruling... Ahmad Ali Khan remembered ISLAMABAD, March 15: Journalists at a reference here on Thursday paid glowing tributes to Dawn’s late editor-in-chief Ahmad Ali Khan for sticking to the supreme values and ethics of journalism throughout... New VIP plane took PM to Tashkent ISLAMABAD, March 15: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz flew to Uzbekistan in new VVIP plane gifted by Qatar last month. The Airbus-310 aircraft was given official livery and had undergone engineering checks at PIA facilities in Karachi.... Sindh AG ‘changes his mind about resignation’ KARACHI, March 15: Sindh Advocate-General Anwar Mansoor Khan on Thursday changed his mind about resigning in protest against the ‘confinement’ of Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, leaving media organisations which had received his resignation letter slightly bewildered.... Australia backs Musharraf SYDNEY, March 15: Australia on Thursday threw its support behind President Pervez Musharraf, calling him an important figure in the global fight against terrorism. Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said he hoped... Five killed as religious groups clash BARA, March 15: Five people were killed and many others injured in a clash between two religious groups in the Tirah valley on Thursday. The exchange of fire between the Lashkar-i-Islam... Qazi fears negative fallout of standoff PESHAWAR, March 15: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal president Qazi Hussain Ahmad has said that tussle between President General Pervez Musharraf and the judiciary is leaving a negative impact on the army.... PSF holds demo against suspension of chief justice PESHAWAR, March 15: The People’s Students Federation on Thursday held a demonstration to protest against restraining Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry from acting as the Chief Justice and the president’s reference against him.... Frontier needs Rs128bn to meet education targets PESHAWAR, March 15: The NWFP will need Rs58 billion to achieve universal primary education and Rs70.46 billion to achieve 70 per cent secondary education by 2015, while the provincial government can only provide Rs4.6... Students, teacher injured in clash LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Age-ncy), March 15: At least three school students and a teacher were injured when the Khasadar Force personnel used batons to disperse students of a private school who... Road blocked for eight hours LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), March 15: Traffic on the main Peshawar-Torkhum remained suspended for about eight hours on Thursday as transporters’ groups failed to resolve their dispute over extortion of money.... Deportation of Afghan inmate ordered PESHAWAR, March 15: The Frontier Crimes Regulation commissioner on Thursday granted bail to an Afghan national imprisoned under the law and directed the government to deport him.... Two children killed in blast PARACHINAR, March 15: Two children were killed and six others wounded, two of them critically, when an explosive device exploded inside a house in Serpakh area of the Central Kurram Agency on Thursday.... Shutdown PESHAWAR, March 15: The Industrialists’ Association, Peshawar, has expressed concern over power breakdown in the Hayatabad Industrial Estate for a week and demanded action against authorities responsible for it.... One man’s ‘milk’ another man’s poison MULTAN, March 15: A newly-installed milk plant of a multinational company that is also providing clean drinking water on a commercial basis is discharging its wastewater in an open field, causing... Detentions, raids to thwart protest LAHORE, March 15: Police detained over 40 leaders and activists of opposition parties along with over a dozen lawyers, including presidents of Lahore High Court Bar Association and Lahore Bar Association,... More bar members suspended in Punjab FAISALABAD, March 15: The district bar association on Thursday suspended the membership of provincial literacy minister Dr Shafiq Ahmed, Iqbal Town nazim Sajjad Cheema and 23 others for attending lawyers’ convention... Murder case against 13 policemen VEHARI, March 15: The Saddar police registered a murder case against 17 people, including a DSP and 12 policemen, on the orders of Multan bench of the Lahore High Court on Thursday about 10 months after the incident.... Body to solve problems of local govt staff LAHORE, March 15: A high-level committee, headed by special secretary Nadeem Hassan Asif, has been constituted to examine the problems of local government employees and submit its recommendations in three months.... Two die in jubilation fire SHEIKHUPURA, March 15: Two people were killed by stray bullets fired in jubilation on the occasion of a marriage in Dera Rohiwala, some 27 kilometres from here, on Thursday night.... Police kill PO in ‘encounter’ SHEIKHUPURA, March 15: City A division police claimed to have shot dead an alleged proclaimed offender and injured his accomplice in an encounter in Iqbal Park on Thursday morning.... Bomber’s remains buried DERA GHAZI KHAN, March 15: The body of the alleged suicide bomber who died during his bid to attack the Islamabad airport with a grenade five weeks ago, buried in his ancestral graveyard on Thursday.... Workshop BAHAWALPUR, March 15: A six-day workshop on “Development of safari parks in Punjab” was inaugurated on Thursday at Lal Sohanra’s rest house “Whispering Hill”, about 35km from here.... Four vie for tehsil councils’ election LAYYAH, March 15: Four candidates have filed nomination papers for the naib nazim slots of Layyah and Choubara tehsil councils.... No Ptv coverage in Vehari VEHARI, March 15: The ministry of information and Pakistan television authorities could not install a new powerful booster during the last four years in the district and adjoining areas, despite repeated complaints.... Farooq Leghari undergoes angiography MULTAN, March 15: Former president and central PML leader Farooq Leghari underwent angiography at Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) on Thursday. According to doctors, the treatment was successful and Mr Leghari was recovering fast.... Underground wiring for Multan proposed MULTAN, March 15: The City District Government Multan (CDGM) has proposed that the city should have underground electricity system to avoid risks of electricity-related accidents.... PU students slam action against CJP LAHORE, March 15: The Punjab University’s Law College students on Thursday staged a protest demonstration and blocked the Canal Road along the New Campus for about an hour against the presidential action against Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry.... 4 hurt in roof collapse LAHORE, March 15: Four people, including a woman, were injured when the rain-affected roof of a single-room house collapsed on them in Rana Town in Hanjarwal on Thursday.... Looking for ways out of emergencies LAHORE, March 15: The stage is set to introduce the first-ever disaster management units initially in 11 major cities in Punjab by October this year. The units are being established... ‘Indian films’ showing not that simple’ LAHORE, March 15: Federal Culture Minister Dr G G Jamal has said exhibition of Indian movies in Pakistani cinemas is not all that simple as the ministry has to consult different offices, including the foreign office, in this regard.... Paper dealers’ demand LAHORE, March 15: The All-Pakistan Paper Merchants Association has urged the government to exempt the import of paper from customs duty, income tax and sales tax to counter unjustified increase in price by the mills....

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