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March 18, 2007 Sunday Safar 28, 1428   Police action against lawyers condemned ISLAMABAD, March 17: Former prime ministers Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif have condemned police crackdown and operation against lawyers in Lahore on Saturday when they were holding a convention to protest... Debate sought on judicial crisis: PPP submits motions in NA ISLAMABAD, March 17: Four members of the People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) on Saturday submitted separate motions to the National Assembly Secretariat seeking debate on the issue of ongoing judicial crisis and... Justice Iftikhar still ‘detained’: Qazi ISLAMABAD, March 17: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) chief Qazi Hussain Ahmed has said that Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry is still not a free man and there are restrictions on his movement.... Bar chief put under anaesthesia ISLAMABAD, March 17: President Islamabad Bar Association Haroonur Rasheed is being kept under general anaesthesia since he fractured his skull in the events that surrounded Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry’s appearance at the Supreme Court on Friday.... CJ manhandling hearing tomorrow ISLAMABAD, March 17: A three-member bench of the Supreme Court headed by Acting Chief Justice Javed Iqbal will take up on Monday suo motu case about reported manhandling of Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry.... Democracy within civil society stressed ISLAMABAD, March 17: The networks and coordinating bodies of civil society are strengthened and sustained only if they have a people-oriented agenda and connections at the grassroots level.... Military activity leads to melting of Siachen glaciers RAWALPINDI, March 17: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has launched a study on “melting of Himalaya glaciers, particularly Siachen, to human intervention” keeping in view the facts that mountain warfare, pollution... WB asks govt to cut transportation cost ISLAMABAD, March 17: The World Bank has asked the government to lower the transportation cost, saying that it is severely constraining the economic growth and making the country’s export uncompetitive in the world.... Arrest of gang-rape accused ordered ISLAMABAD, March 17: Acting Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Javed Iqbal on Saturday directed the SP (Investigation) Ghotki, Sindh, to make every possible effort to arrest the remaining five accused nominated in the Ms Naseema rape case.... 3 lawyers quit ruling party over CJ issue PESHAWAR, March 17: Three office-bearers of the lawyers’ wing of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League on Saturday resigned from their posts as well as from party membership, saying they could no... Journalists slam attack on media offices PESHAWAR, March 17: Journalists in large numbers took part in a demonstration on Saturday which was held to protest against an attack by policemen on a news organisation on Friday.... Fighting in Tirah claims six lives LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), March 17: Renewed fighting between rival religious groups in Tirah claimed another six lives on Friday, taking the death toll to 11 in two days, sources said.... Lawyers continue courts’ boycott HYDERABAD, March 17: Boycott of courts by lawyers continued across Sindh on Saturday in protest against President Gen Pervez Musharraf’s decision to suspend Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry.... Journalists condemn attack on TV office HYDERABAD, March 17: Journalists and political and social activists brought out rallies across the province on Saturday against police attack on the offices of a private TV channel and an English daily in Islamabad.... Musician Rajab Ali Raza passes away HYDERABAD, March 17: The man who composed several songs for Abida Parveen and adorned her soulful singing with fascinating pieces of harmonium, is no more. Rajab Ali Raza died in the Civil Hospital here on Friday after protracted illness.... SALU holds conference on Shaikh Ayaz KHAIRPUR, March 17: The Shaikh Ayaz National Conference was held at the Shah Abdul Latif University (SALU) here on Saturday. Sindh Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination Dr Sohrab Sarki and vice-chancellor Prof A.... Politicians lambaste assault on lawyers LAHORE, March 17: Various political parties have taken exception to, what they said, barbaric treatment meted out to lawyers inside the Lahore High Court building and the protesting journalists on The Mall.... Kuldip stresses joint river control LAHORE, March 17: Prominent Indian journalist Kuldip Nayyer has proposed a joint control of rivers by India and Pakistan to facilitate the resolution of the Kashmir dispute.... Basharat laments lawyers’ attitude LAHORE, March 17: Punjab Law Minister Basharat Raja has said that lawyers had not set a good example by violating Section 144. In an official statement, he said lawyers should abide the law as they were a responsible segment of society.... LHC violence: ATC sends 29 to jail LAHORE, March 17: Police on Saturday arrested over a dozen of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leaders and activists on the premises of the Lahore High Court (LHC) and hours later released them.... Rs 4 billion gas project for lower Punjab PAKPATTAN, March 17: President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday announced the provision of natural gas to southern Punjab under a Rs4 billion project. He also announced ownership rights to people living in... Karachi police arrest four students in Larkana LARKANA, March 17: The Karachi police on Friday arrested four students from the Yasir Coaching Center in Sameeabad locality and whisked them away to the city.... Widespread rain forecast KARACHI, March 17: Widespread intermittent rain is expected to hit the country for three to four days from Sunday and a partial solar eclipse is also occurring on Monday morning, the Met official informed Dawn.... ‘Frontier trying to overcome problem of quackery’ PESHAWAR, March 17: NWFP health minister on Saturday said the government was trying to overcome the problem of ‘fake’ medical practitioners, who were jeopardising people’s lives.... Judges forced to beg for justice: PPP BANNU, March 17: People’s Party Parliamentarians’ MNA Naheed Khan has said that lawlessness has become the order of the day. People are desperate to bring about a change in the country.... ANP leader criticises action against CJ CHARSADDA, March 17: Abdul Latif Afridi, a prominent lawyer and central leader of the Awami National Party, has said the country is passing through a critical phase in its history due to “the dictatorial policies of Gen Musharraf”.... Official transferred PESHAWAR, March 17: The NWFP government transferred Raja Saad Khan (BS-18), deputy secretary in the Governor’s Secretariat, to the school and literacy department on Saturday. According to a notification, Mr Khan’s... Progress in school project reviewed PESHAWAR, March 17: A four-member delegation of the Pak-Turk International Education Foundation called on NWFP Governor Lt Gen (R) Ali Muhammad Jan Aurakzai at the Governor’s House here on Saturday and... Mayhem makes business dormant LAHORE, March 17: The ongoing judicial crisis and series of protests by the legal fraternity and opposition parties since March 12 are causing a serious blow to trading activities on The Mall, making businessmen desperate.... Who holds real power to maintain security?: Police, civil servants or dist nazim LAHORE, March 17: The recent police-lawyer clashes in Lahore have raised the question that who is legally responsible for handling the law and order situation on behalf of the government.... Minor girl killed in accident LAHORE, March 17: A minor girl was killed while her two family members received injuries in an accident in Islampura on Saturday. Police said Ishaq, a resident of Qadirabad, Kasur, was... PMA LAHORE, March 17: The Pakistan Medical Association has strongly condemned police attack on a private TV channel office in Islamabad. PMA office-bearers Dr Azeemuddin Zahid, Dr Shahid Malik and Dr Tanvir... Lawyers to continue protest LAHORE, March 17: The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) on Saturday announced that the strike against the suspension of Chief Justice of Pakistan would continue till the end of military regime.... Tribunal to inquire into clashes LAHORE, March 17: The Lahore High Court on Saturday constituted a tribunal headed by Lahore district and sessions judge Rauf Ahmad Sheikh to hold an inquiry into clashes between police and lawyers on March 13 and 17.... People wade through flood of vehicles LAHORE, March 17: The day-long clashes between the police and the lawyers in the Lahore High Court created endless traffic chaos in the city amid long queues of motorists.... Accused remanded in judicial custody HYDERABAD, March 17: The civil judge and judicial magistrate on Saturday remanded an accused Talat Mehmood in 14-day jail custody rejecting police’s plea to hand him over to them after he... Conference on engineering, disaster management LAHORE, March 17: A three-day international conference on engineering and disaster management will be held here from March 20 to discuss ways and means for mitigating the sufferings of the people affected by natural disasters.... Rain forecast for Sindh HYDERABAD, March 17: The additional relief commissioner of Sindh has said that the meteorological department has forecast rain in most parts of the province, especially upper and central areas including Karachi, from the evening of March 18.... Protest against arrest of MMA leaders MIRPURKHAS, March 17: Activists of Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) staged a rally on Saturday against manhandling and arrest of Qazi Hussain Ahmad, Hafiz Hussain Ahmad, Maulana Ghafoor Hyderi and other alliance leaders in Islamabad.... More than 20 workers fired THATTA, March 17: The management of Al-Asif Dewan sugar mills in Garho, 60 kilometre away from here, has summarily dismissed the services of about two dozen permanent and seasonal employees, it was learnt on Saturday.... Two abducted men freed after paying ransom GUJRAT, March 17: After Kharian circle police failed to rescue kidnapped people, the relatives of two cousins secured their release after giving Rs800,000 ransom to their captors near Kamoki.... Lawyers’ rally in Faisalabad FAISALABAD, March 17: The District Bar Association took out a protest rally on Saturday against the government for torturing lawyers in Lahore and police attack on a TV channel building in Islamabad.... Layyah, Choubara naib nazims elected LAYYAH, March 17: Hafiz Jamil Ahmad was declared elected as Layyah tehsil naib nazim while Chaudhry Muhammad Husain won the election of Choubara tehsil naib nazim after a very close contest on Saturday.... Uplift package for northern Lahore LAHORE, March 17: A mega development package for northern Lahore is expected to be announced by Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi at a rally to be held at Shalimar Town on Sunday (today).... Protest against police attack on TV channel SHEIKHUPURA, March 17: Scores of journalists hailing from Nankana Sahib and Sheikhupura districts took out a protest rally here on Saturday. They were carrying placards and banners inscribed... Man shot dead on resistance SAHIWAL, March 17: Robbers killed a man and injured another on offering resistance here on Saturday. Reports said Ali Mardan, a government employee, was returning to his village 71/4-R with...

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