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April 10, 2007 Tuesday Rabi-ul-Awwal 21, 1428   Talks held with govt, but no deal reached, says Benazir DUBAI, April 9: Former prime minister Benazir Bhutto has confirmed that she has been in contact with President Pervez Musharraf, but denied that her Pakistan People’s Party had entered into any deal with the government.... WB, ADB express concern over delay in reforms ISLAMABAD, April 9: The World Bank (WB) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have expressed concern over the government''s ‘inability’ to implement second generation reforms in the country that were reportedly being delayed due to the present political conditions.... Shipping protocol with India beneficial: Babar KARACHI, April 9: Federal Minister for Ports and Shipping Senator Babar Khan Ghuari said on Monday that the shipping protocol with India had proved beneficial for Pakistan and the PNSC.... Mengal condemn Wadh operation QUETTA, April 9: Baloch nationalist leader Sardar Ataullah Khan Mengal has condemned the search operation launched by security forces in Wadh area and said that the Baloch people would not abandon their resistance against what he termed usurpation of their resources.... Zafar Ahmad takes charge of PIA KARACHI, April 9: Zafar Ahmad Khan took over as chairman of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Monday. He has assumed the command at a time when the national carrier faces an... Jamia Hafsa constructed illegally: minister ISLAMABAD, April 9: Federal Education Minister Javed Ashraf Qazi has said that Jamia Hafsa has been constructed illegally on the land of the education ministry and the Capital Development Authority (CDA)... SC admits plea against SJC composition ISLAMABAD, April 9: The Supreme Court on Monday admitted for regular hearing two identical petitions questioning the legality of the Supreme Judicial Council and president’s move to send a reference against Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry.... Pakistan, Iran to sign accord on environment RAWALPINDI, April 9: Pakistan and Iran will sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on environmental issues on Tuesday. The federal Minister for Environment Makhdoom Faisal Saleh Hayat, who is currently... AJK Bar urged to hold emergency meeting MUZAFFARABAD, April 9: Three of the eight lawyers who had challenged the appointment of Justice Reaz Akhtar Chaudhry as chief justice of Azad Jammu and Kashmir have called upon the AJK... Bandit disguised as Taliban killed KOHAT, April 9: One of four bandits were killed by police and another was arrested in an encounter in Karak district on Monday evening. The District Police Officer said the... NA session from April 23: Afgan ISLAMABAD, April 9: The government has decided to convene the National Assembly session on April 23, the minister for parliamentary affairs Dr Sher Afgan Niazi told Dawn on Monday.... Opposition trying to influence SJC verdict: Full support to lawyers: Pervaiz LAHORE, April 9: The opposition parties are trying to influence the verdict of the Supreme Judicial Council through a “failed attempt” to use the lawyers’ community as a tool, says Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi.... SHC serves notices on LB minister, ACS and HDA HYDERABAD, April 9: The Hyderabad circuit bench of the Sindh High Court on Monday issued notices to Sindh minister for local bodies, additional chief secretary (local government), Hyderabad Development Authority (HDA)... Agencies behind Lal Masjid controversy: MMA leader HYDERABAD, April 9: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) leader Maulana Rahat Hussain sees agencies’ hand behind Lal Masjid controversy, which he says may be aimed at preparing ground for action against other madressahs and driving a wedge between different religious parties and ulema.... Air travel patterns to change soon RAWALPINDI, April 9: The Low Cost Carrier (LCC) phenomenon that is likely to hit Pakistan soon can make a dramatic change in the habits of air travellers and promotion of tourism in the country, informed sources told Dawn.... Ojhri Camp tragedy lives on: Cause remains undisclosed ISLAMABAD, April 9: Nineteen years after the huge Ojhri Camp arsenal blew up this day in 1988 the cause of the tragedy remains undisclosed, though its leftovers continue to kill people.... Civil society opposes Qazi court ISLAMABAD, April 9: Prominent civil society organisations have condemned the establishment of Qazi Court by the administration of Lal Masjid, saying it is in violation of the constitution of Pakistan.... Public-private partnership encouraged: Population welfare ISLAMABAD, April 9: The federal minister for Population Welfare on Monday said that the ministry was encouraging a public-private partnership strategy to create awareness about population-related issues among masses.... ‘Islam doesn’t allow vilification’ ISLAMABAD, April 9: Tourism Minister Nilofar Bakhtiar has said that Islam does not allow vilification or casting aspersions on anyone without verifying facts. Commenting on a decree issued from Lal Masjid... German doctor, family escape bid on life TANK, April 9: A remote-controlled device went off on a road near Ranwal when a German doctor and his family were passing through the area on Monday, officials and witnesses said.... Relief work criticised: Avalanche-hit areas of Chitral CHITRAL, April 9: In the absence of a helicopter operation, the relief initiative for the avalanche-hit areas of Chitral has been badly affected, with heavy snowfall rendering all roads leading to the area unmotorable.... Judicial inquiry demanded into Kurram clashes PESHAWAR, April 9: Various tribal leaders of Parachinar have separately called for a judicial inquiry into the ongoing sectarian clashes in different areas of the Kurram Agency.... Mafia hand suspected in foreigner’s killing PESHAWAR, April 9: Police suspect the involvement of the drug mafia in the killing of a South African national whose body was found in the fields on the outskirts of the city on Sunday, according to investigators.... Clues found to bomb attacks, says PPO PESHAWAR, April 9: NWFP Provincial Police Officer Mohammad Sharif Virk on Monday said the law enforcement agencies had found clues to the bomb explosions which had taken place in various parts of the province.... Gilgit to see uninterrupted supply soon GILGIT, April 9: The 18MW Naltar Hydel Power project is expected to start producing electricity in a couple of months, providing badly needed relief to the people of Gilgit.... 44 held for kidnapping Qalandar released LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), April 9: The Bara Political Administration on Monday released 44 tribesmen arrested in connection with the kidnapping of Peshawar journalist Sohail Qalandar.... Man kills son after argument KOHAT, April 9: A man shot dead his son after a brief but heated argument in the Upper Ustarzai town on Sunday night. The deceased — identified as Ishtiaq, 22 — was stated to be a drug addict.... Storekeeper transferred LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), April 9: Fata health officials have transferred a store-keeper of the Agency Headquarters Hospital for his alleged involvement in theft.... PPP seeks jirga to end violence in Fata PESHAWAR, April 9: The People’s Party Parliamentarians has demanded of the federal government to order the formation of a grand jirga in order to stop acts of lawlessness in Parachinar and other parts of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata).... Quake-hit building puts pupils’ lives at risk PESHAWAR, April 9: The lives of about 1,840 girl students are in jeopardy as they continue to take classes in a three-storey school building which was badly damaged in the Oct 8, 2005 earthquake.... Lal Masjid affair a drama, says ANP PESHAWAR, April 9: Provincial president of Awami National Party Bashir Ahmed Bilour has termed the Lal Masjid affair a drama which was enacted by the ruling clique to divert the people’s... Shutdown notice PESHAWAR, April 9: Due to maintenance work at the Peshawar Fort Grid Station, power supply will remain suspended on April 11, 23, 25 and 30 from 8am to 12 noon due... Plunderers out to turn wooded land into desert RAHIM YAR KHAN, April 9: Influential people are allegedly stealing timber from the forests of Rahim Yar Khan, Dawn has learnt. In 1971, the government settled many tribesmen in southern Liaqatpur to cultivate barren land.... DG Khan en route to arid zone DERA GHAZI KHAN, April 9: The lack of proper planning by the Punjab Forest Department and ongoing cutting of trees by the timber mafia has depleted the district of forests.... Merit no more a yardstick VEHARI, April 9: The education department has made appointments recently on `political grounds’ on almost all 274 grade-4 vacant seats for three-year contract in different colleges and schools in Vehari district.... Gas project ‘ominous’ for three PMs LAYYAH, April 9: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz is likely to inaugurate natural gas supply to Layyah next week. The project has been completed at a cost of Rs152 million, says Member of the National Assembly Niaz Ahmed Jhakhar.... Halt! President is arriving SIALKOT, April 9: Traffic police and district administrations in six districts impounded on Monday hundreds of public vehicles to transport Pakistan Muslim League workers to President General Pervez Musharraf’s public meeting in Sialkot on Wednesday (tomorrow).... UE students sit-in in Okara OKARA, April 9: More than three dozen girl students of the University of Education’s local campus, protesting against the “inability” of their professor to lecture them properly on special education subject, staged a sit-in on Monday.... Salary-seeking workers turn violent MUZAFFARGARH, April 9: Some 3,000 enraged labourers of construction companies burnt offices, injured 15 officers and later threw traffic out of gear on Taunsa-Shaden Lund Road for not paying their salaries for the last three months.... Four die, 10 hurt in road accidents SAHIWAL, April 9: At least four people died and 10 injured in different traffic accidents in the district on Monday. A Lahore-bound car (LEA-5144) overturned when its front tyre burst near Chak 63/5-L on the GT Road.... Case against man for selling wife’s kidney GUJRANWALA, April 9: A local court has asked police to register a case against a rickshaw owner who sold the kidney of his wife without her knowledge and deserted her later.... Protesters damage vehicles, shops: Man run over by truck LAHORE, April 9: Enraged mob damaged public property and blocked traffic for about two hours after a man died and three others were injured when hit by a speeding truck on Bund Road in Islampura on Monday.... Dacoits kill guard, take away Rs1.7m LAHORE, April 9: Four robbers allegedly shot dead security guard of a soft drink company and took away Rs1.7 million in Green Town area in early hours of Monday.... Wheat procurement delayed LAHORE, April 9: The Punjab Food Department on Monday delayed the procurement drive of wheat for a ‘few days’ because of the non-availability of the crop in the market.... Vaccine to fight foot and mouth disease LAHORE, April 9: The WTO Quality Control Laboratory of the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) has developed a vaccine to fight foot and mouth disease (FMD) affecting milch animals.... Zoo admin moves after peacock killings LAHORE, April 9: The killing of 28 peacocks on Sunday made the Lahore Zoo administration to go for quick repair of their cage and the broken wall along Bagh-i-Jinnah.... World’s ‘largest’ mural LAHORE, April 9: Shahryar from the Rafi Peer Theatre has claimed to create the world’s largest mural bearing handprints of thousands of children and the mural has been registered with the Guinness World Record.... Gangsters arrested LAHORE, April 9: City division CIA claimed on Monday to have arrested three members of an inter-provincial gang involved in 102 incidents of murder, dacoity murder and bank robbery.... Govt urged to ‘put its foot down’ HYDERABAD, April 9: Former federal minister Javed Jabbar urged the government on Monday to put its foot down and address the problem of “religious encroachment” in Islamabad because the maintenance of law and order was the topmost priority of the government.... Families stage hunger strike against police raid KHAIRPUR, April 9: Activists of Pakistan People’s Party (Shaheed Bhutto) including women and children staged a demonstration outside the press club and observed a token hunger strike on the Court Road...

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