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March 30, 2007 Friday Rabi-ul-Awwal 10, 1428   Strike in protest against AJK capital relocation MUZAFFARABAD, March 29: Business centres, markets and shops remained closed in Muzaffarabad and Neelum districts on Thursday in protest against plans to relocate the state capital.... Statements in CJ manhandling case recorded ISLAMABAD, March 29: A judicial tribunal holding an inquiry into the manhandling of Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry will soon submit its recommendations to the apex court as it concluded recording of statements by accused officials and witnesses on Thursday.... Wapda gets more water for power generation ISLAMABAD, March 29: With sufficient water in dams, Wapda on Thursday started drawing about 12,000 cusec of additional water from the Mangla Dam for power generation to overcome the shortfall of about 300mw electricity in the country.... Govt-press relations deteriorating, says APNS KARACHI, March 29: The All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) on Thursday said that government-press relations witnessed deterioration during the current year and were now less cordial than before.... Iran’s bid for Saarc status to be backed ISLAMABAD, March 29: Pakistan will support Iran’s bid for observer status in Saarc when its case is considered ahead of the 14th summit conference in New Delhi next week.... Afghan elders seek deadline extension: Refugee camps will be closed down this year, says minister PESHAWAR, March 29: Afghan elders have decided not to vacate the Kacha Garhi and Jalozai refugee camps this year and instead have sought a three-year extension in the cut-off date for closing them down.... Agencies continue to whisk away people: HRCP KARACHI, March 29: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan on Thursday said law-enforcement agencies were “continuing to kidnap and getting citizens disappeared without any check or restraint”.... Interest-free loans withheld on Erra’s directive MANSEHRA, March 29: On the directives of the Earthquake Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Authority (Erra), the USAID has withheld interest-free loans from more than 1,300 traders of Balakot until they agree to... Ex-nazim ‘tortured to death’ by police: PML-F procession thwarted RAHIM YAR KHAN, March 29: A former union council nazim, arrested by police in a crackdown on Wednesday night to thwart a public meeting of former district nazim and... Wapda fails to go by its decision: Loadshedding across Punjab VEHARI/BAHAWALPUR, March 29: Loadshedding for at least eight to 10 hours daily in many parts of the province has become a nuisance for the people who already have had the first taste of inclement summer.... Blasphemer awarded death sentence LAHORE, March 29: An additional district and sessions judge from Pattoki held trial of an alleged blasphemer at the Kot Lakhpat jail here and awarded him death sentence on Thursday.... Punjab PA session prorogued without debate: Law and order LAHORE, March 29: The Punjab Assembly session, requisitioned by the opposition, was prorogued on Thursday without debating the law and order situation in the province after a treasury member pointed out... Police order to be ‘visible’ in a week: Govt assures LHC LAHORE, March 29: The Punjab home secretary informed the Lahore High Court on Thursday that a blueprint for the implementation of the Police Order 2002 throughout the province had been prepared.... Imran calls for en bloc resignation LAHORE, March 29: Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf chairman Imran Khan urged on Thursday all opposition parties to tender resignation, saying it was the right time to remove all their differences.... Separation of judiciary in haste brings more problems RAWALPINDI, March 29: The independence and separation of the judiciary from the executive has resulted in a visible improvement in various aspects of the judicial system.... TV transmitter for Afghanistan ISLAMABAD, March 29: Pakistan is facilitating Afghanistan in media field with training and technology to further augment fraternal ties with the brotherly nation. This was stated by federal Minister for Information... Police training needs to be overhauled RAWALPINDI, March 29: Since mistrust in the police force is deeply embedded in society, bringing about an improvement in police behaviour is one of our biggest challenges, as police training in... ‘Seminary incident ploy of regime’ ISLAMABAD, March 29: The People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) has expressed its “shock over the growing lawlessness in the country” and said the Jamia Hafsa issue in the Capital was a ploy of the Musharraf regime.... Senate body for equal treatment to contract teachers ISLAMABAD, March 29: The Senate Standing Committee on Women Development on Thursday demanded that contractual teachers should be provided same facilities that are given to permanent teachers.... Woman, two daughters die in clash MOHMAND AGENCY, March 29: A woman and her two daughters were killed when a shell hit their home and five others were injured during a clash between two rival groups in Davazai here on Thursday.... Pakistan may get funds from GAVI for vaccines BANGKOK, March 29: Pakistan may get funds from a public-private global health partnership for introducing combination vaccines against haemophilus influenza type-B (Hib), diphtheria, pneumonia, hepatitis B and meningitis in the first quarter of 2008.... Judgment in juvenile offenders’ case reserved PESHAWAR, March 29: The Federal Shariat Court on Thursday reserved judgment on an appeal filed by two juvenile offenders who have been on death row for the last five years.... Conviction in honour killing case upheld PESHAWAR, March 29: The Peshawar High Court on Thursday upheld the conviction of a man in an honour-related murder of his mother, observing that such inhuman customs were against Islam and the law.... Call for poll under independent election commission PESHAWAR, March 29: NWFP Assembly Speaker Bakht Jehan Khan has praised the media and the judiciary for disseminating the truth and ensuring that there is rule of law in the country.... Security official commits suicide SWABI, March 29: A security official of the Tarbela Dam committed suicide by hanging from a ceiling fan at his home here on Thursday. Hawaldar Ahmad Khan, originally from Gujarat, Punjab, was living in the River View Colony of Tarbela Dam.... 3 foreign ‘extremists’ released PESHAWAR, March 29: Three foreigners, who were arrested for their alleged links with the Al Qaeda network, were released on Thursday from the Peshawar jail on a surety of Rs2 million each.... ‘It’s load management’ ISLAMABAD, March 29: The Ministry of Water and Power says “some load management had to be carried out” due to reduced release of water from dams mainly because of rains and low demand.... Tough fight likely for Toba naib nazim’s slot TOBA TEK SINGH, March 29: A tough contest is expected for the district naib nazim slot between Chaudhry Khalid Sardar, the candidate of former district nazim Chaudhry Muhammad Ashfaq, and Pir... Work on Multan DHQ hospital remains dream MULTAN, March 29: The construction of District Headquarters Hospital, Multan could not be started even after four years of its announcement.... Justice delayed... SAHIWAL, March 29: It took the Anti-corruption Establish-ment a decade to register a case against a tehsildar, patwari and a village headman (lumberdar) for an alleged fraud.... Law officer’s stand on CJP issue FAISALABAD, March 29: A lawyer selected as the assistant district public prosecutor (ADPP) has refused to receive his appointment letter in protest against the rough treatment meted out to the ‘non-functional’ Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP).... Guidelines about rallies GUJRANWALA, March 29: The home department issued guidelines regarding protest rallies across the province and ordered that the use of force against lawyers and media persons must be avoided.... Workshop on horticulture standard LAHORE, March 29: J.E Austin Associates, a USAID-funded organisation, is organising an awareness workshop on EurepGap standards for the certification of Pakistan’s horticulture products at a local hotel on April 3.... Wheat storages in remote areas GUJRANWALA, March 29: The food department would construct storages in remote areas to stock the wheat instead of keeping it in open fields. This was stated by Punjab Food Minister Husain... Workshop LAHORE, March 29: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, the University of Birmingham and the Lahore University of Management Sciences will organise a workshop on Islam and Contemporary World at Avari here on Friday.... ‘Army rules eroded political dynamics’ LAHORE, March 29: The successive military governments in the country have suppressed politics and civil society now owes the responsibility to revive it in its true sense.... All PML wings asked to hold conventions LAHORE, March 29: PML’s women, youth, students and all other wings have been directed to arrange party conventions in all districts of the province. The party’s provincial leadership issued instructions in... Looted LAHORE, March 29: Three robbers looted a citizen in Muslim Town on Thursday morning. Three armed people stopped a citizen in front of Islamic Centre and snatched Rs10,000 and a cell phone at gunpoint.... Lawyers boycott courts for two hours HYDERABAD, March 29: Lawyers boycotted courts for two hours on Thursday across the province in protest against the ‘suspension’ of Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry. Many claimed that government officials in black... Principal leads procession against land-grabbers LARKANA, March 29: The principal of the Government Degree College led a procession on Thursday demanding that the government get the college’s playground, which had been encroached upon, vacated.... 40 hurt as bus overturns DADU, March 29: Forty people of a marriage party, including the bridegroom, suffered injuries when a Shahdadpur-bound coach overturned near Jamshoro on the Supper Highway in the wee hours of Thursday.... Two die in Hurs’ clash with police UBAURO, March 29: Two people, including a former UC nazim, reportedly died in scuffle with police and hundreds of others arrested when thousands of Pakistan Muslim League-Functional (PML-F) and Hur Jamaat... Establishment turning Sindhis into minority, says Qureshi NAWABSHAH, March 29: The Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz Chairman Bashir Khan Qureshi said on Thursday that the establishment was under a planned conspiracy converting Sindhis into a minority by settling people of other provinces in Sindh.... 3 die as driver suffers stroke KHAIRPUR, March 29: Three people were killed and another suffered injuries when the driver of a bus suffered heart attack in the course of driving and hit a motorcycle near Nawab...

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