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April 09, 2007 Monday Rabi-ul-Awwal 20, 1428   People will support govt action against extremists: Altaf KARACHI, April 8: Rejecting the imposition of ‘Sharia’ and a parallel judicial system by Lal Masjid in Islamabad, Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has declared that the people of Pakistan... Allotment of Lasbela land to CAA opposed QUETTA, April 8: The Balochistan National Party (Mengal) has said that allotment of 200,000 acres land to the Civil Aviation Authority in Lasbela and the proposed construction of Sonmiani seaport will cause a demographic imbalance and convert the Baloch into minority.... CM bans Sonmiani land transfers QUETTA, April 8: The Balochistan government on Sunday imposed a ban on transfer of all kinds of land till the completion of a survey of the Sonmiani and Lairi tehsils in... Health ministry seeks Rs500 million ISLAMABAD, April 8: The ministry of health has sought Rs500 million additional funding to prepare a long term national health policy and to identify future areas of investment.... Fazl not to mediate on Hafsa issue DERA ISMAIL KHAN, April 8: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) secretary-general Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said that he will not play the role of a mediator between the government and the leadership of Jamia Hafsa.... Another accused in blasphemy case held TOBA TEK SINGH, April 8: City police on Sunday arrested another blasphemy accused, Shehla Masih, during a raid at Christian Colony.... HRCP sees collapse of rule of law LAHORE, April 8: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has expressed concern over “growing anarchy, rising religious militancy, continuing disappearances and judicial crisis due to dysfunctional government.”... Imran seeks NAB’s abolition, audit LAHORE, April 8: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) must be abolished and an audit be launched to evaluate NAB’s performance and expenditures incurred by it in the last seven years, says Tehrik-i-Insaaf chief Imran Khan.... 4,000 Sikhs arrive LAHORE, April 8: Around 4,000 Sikh pilgrims on Sunday arrived at Wagah by special trains on a 10-day visit to the country to celebrate Baisakhi.... American lawmakers for ‘true’ democracy LAHORE, April 8: A delegation of the American Congress called on Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi on Sunday and urged the need to introduce “true” democratic process in Pakistan.... Five-year road maintenance plan on cards RAWALPINDI, April 8: The federal government is expected to launch a five-year road maintenance plan this year which will be implemented by utilising resources from the Road Maintenance Fund (RMF) being created in the National Highway Authority (NHA).... Sherpao’s statement criticised PESHAWAR, April 8: Reacting to a statement by Interior Minister Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao in which he had accused nationalists of deceiving people with their lofty slogans, the Awami National Party... Accord signed to rebuild border checkposts PESHAWAR, April 8: The United States will provide $1 million for the rehabilitation of border posts in several Frontier Regions.... Kurram bloodshed blamed on Taliban PESHAWAR, April 8: The Imamia Students Organisation has demanded that the federal government should provide security to people and take action against criminals involved in firing, killing and ransacking private property... Number of child drug addicts on the rise PESHAWAR, April 8: Street children are increasingly becoming drug addicts in Mardan, the second biggest district of the province after Peshawar, child right activists say.... NAB probe against TMO reopens KOHAT, April 8: The Peshawar office of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has resumed inquiries into three cases against Tehsil Municipal Officer (TMO) Noor Daraz Khattak on charges of embezzling Rs23.7... Boy accused of killing sister, friend KOHAT, April 8: Police have solved the murder case of a girl and a boy, who were allegedly killed in the name of honour in Barawal area on Saturday.... 5 bodies found in rubble of avalanche-hit houses CHITRAL, April 8: Five bodies, four of them of members of a family, were retrieved from the rubble of their houses in the Arkari valley and Washich village on Sunday morning, residents and rescuers said.... Rehman Baba’s urs concludes PESHAWAR, April 8: The three-day urs of the renowned Pashto poet Rehman Baba concluded here on Sunday and poets, researchers, singers and qawals paid homage at his mausoleum in Hazarkhwani.... HIV carriers multiply without number KASUR, April 8: Hiv/Aids is taking its toll in the district as dozens of the carriers of the disease are reluctant to declare themselves as Hiv carriers while no medical facility... Police fail to arrest POs GUJRAT, April 8: The Gujrat headquarters and Gujjar Khan circle police have failed to arrest the murderers of ex-MNA Syed Manzoor Husain Shah and his nephew Syed Waqar Haider alias Qari Shah even after a lapse of two and-a-half years.... Landless tanneries zone not out of files SIALKOT, April 8: Provincial and district governments have failed to select land for the establishment of the proposed Sialkot Tanneries Zone despite the passage of five years, Dawn reports.... Fire extinguisher lying out of order SIALKOT, April 8: The only extinguisher at Daska fire station has been lying out of order for the last ten months.... Girl raped by sons of landlords SAHIWAL, April 8: A girl was allegedly gang-raped by sons of two landlords here on Sunday at Chak 50/GD while the police have arrested the two main accused.... Robbers on loose GUJRAT, April 8: Robbers took away cash and valuables in many strikes in and around the city during the last 24 hours.... Major towns to have crisis management cells LAHORE, April 8: The provincial authorities have decided to form crisis management cells at least in major towns of Punjab, it is learnt....

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