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April 11, 2007 Wednesday Rabi-ul-Awwal 22, 1428   Call to deploy army in Kurram Agency ISLAMABAD, April 10: A ruling party MNA from Kurram Agency has called upon President General Musharraf to deploy army to the troubled area, warning that if it is not done sectarian clashes will engulf the entire country.... Notice issued on PHPL plea against ad cut KARACHI, April 10: The Sindh High Court issued notice to the deputy attorney-general on Tuesday in a petition moved by the Pakistan Herald Publications Limited against curtailment of advertisements to the daily Dawn by the federal government.... Petition seeks to disqualify PM ISLAMABAD, April 10: A petition seeking disqualification of Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz to hold the office for violating his oath was filed in the Supreme Court on Tuesday.... Iran sees no hurdle in laying pipeline KARACHI, April 10: There is no hurdle in laying the gas pipeline between Iran and Pakistan and work on the project will start soon.... Plan to check dengue fever unveiled ISLAMABAD, April 10: The Ministry of Health on Tuesday unveiled a national strategy to control the outbreak of dengue fever, a problem that is so far centred in Karachi.... Senator appeals to president in bankruptcy case ISLAMABAD, April 10: Senator Enver Baig has appealed to President Pervez Musharraf to take action against people responsible for the bankruptcy of the Crescent Standard Investment Bank Limited (CSIBL).... Ijaz hopeful of Hafsa issue resolution PESHAWAR, April 10: Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Muhammad Ijazul Haq expressed the hope on Tuesday that the Jamia Hafsa issue would be resolved amicably.... Lawyers ask judiciary to join their strike ATTOCK, April 10: Judges across the country should observe complete strike either on Friday or any other day to support the lawyers’ protest against the “suspension” of Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry... Lawyers call for fair elections LAHORE, April 10: Seeking return of exiled former premiers Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif to Pakistan, a lawyers’ convention on Tuesday demanded free and fair elections by an independent election commission.... Nespak refuses to work without more money FAISALABAD, April 10: The National Engineering Services of Pakistan (Nespak) seems to be unwilling to carry out the responsibilities of designing and construction supervision of phase-3 of road project until an increase in its billing rates, it is learnt.... Faulty devolution affects water supply schemes PESHAWAR, April 10: Inappropriate devolution of powers is affecting service delivery in the water supply and sanitation sectors of the NWFP, according to officials.... Bajaur traders complain of intimidation PESHAWAR, April 10: Traders in the Bajaur Agency have claimed that Customs authorities have wrongfully seized timber at their Shabqadar station.... Official website lacks data about govt depts PESHAWAR, April 10: The official website of the NWFP government — developed and updated by its information technology department — is not up-to-date and lacks important information about Zakat, Ushr, Social Welfare and Women’s Development departments.... 2 children wounded in rocket attack BANNU, April 10: Two children were wounded in a rocket attack on a residential area in Bannu city on Monday night, police said.... Teachers demand better pay LAKKI MARWAT, April 10: The Lakki Marwat chapter of the All Teachers Association on Tuesday demanded that the primary teachers appointed on contracts be awarded BPS-9.... Protest against suspension of CJ QUETTA, April 10: Leaders and activists of the Pakistan Workers Federation held a demonstration on Monday in protest against the suspension of Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, military operation in Balochistan and sacking of employees.... ‘Decree’ issued against girls education KOHAT, April 10: The local Taliban have reportedly issued a ‘decree’, ‘banning’ secondary education for girls.... Closure of refugee camp hailed QUETTA, April 10: The general-secretary of the Balochistan chapter of People’s Party Parliamentarians, Bismillah Khan Kakar, has welcomed the government’s decision to close down the ‘Jungle’ refugee camp from April 15.... Road blocked after power shutdown GHALANAI, April 10: Activists of the Mohmand Resistance Movement blocked the Peshawar-Bajaur Road for almost four hours to express their anger against suspension of supply of electricity to 25 villages of the Bajaur Agency here on Tuesday.... Chitral bodies call for relief package PESHAWAR, April 10: Political, literary and welfare organisations of Chitral have demanded of the government to announce a relief package for the residents of the rain-hit areas of the district, where... Rich tribute paid to Ghaffar Khan SWABI, April 10: Rich tribute was paid to Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan at a conference held under the aegis of the Pakhtun Students Federation here on Tuesday.... ‘No plan to merge Haripur areas with capital territory’ PESHAWAR, April 10: The NWFP government has said that it has not received any plan from the federal government regarding merger of some of the union councils of Haripur district with Islamabad territory.... MoUs initialled for exploration of minerals PESHAWAR, April 10: The Pakistan Mineral Development Corporation (PMDC) has signed three MoUs with the Fata Development Authority for the exploration and development of copper and coal deposits in the tribal areas.... Senate body for uniform education system ISLAMABAD, April 10: The Senate Standing Committee on Education has underlined the need for adoption of a uniform curricula to remove the disparities in the education system.... Production of cereals to touch 33.5m tons RAWALPINDI, April 10: The total production of cereals in Pakistan this year has been forecast to be 33.5 million tons, slightly less than the yield achieved in 2006, according to the... Hilal-i-Imtiaz conferred on Saudi naval dy commander ISLAMABAD, April 10: Defence Minister Rao Sikandar Iqbal on Tuesday conferred Hilal-i-Imtiaz (military) award on Deputy Commander Royal Saudi Naval Forces Rear Admiral Dhakeel Allah Ahmed Waqdani in recognition of his... Mystery shrouds lovers’ death ISLAMABAD, April 10: Mystery shrouds the death of a couple —one gets killed and the other commits suicide— on Monday as police claim that the man committed suicide after murdering his girlfriend, while the autopsy report conflicts the police claim.... Chinese varsity, Numl sign accord: Academic exchange, research ISLAMABAD, April 10: An agreement for establishing academic cooperation was signed between China’s Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU) and the National University of Modern Languages (Numl) here on Tuesday.... Mehran Varsity workshop to get latest tools ISLAMABAD, April 10: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) Departmental Development Working Party has approved a project for strengthening the Mechanical Engineering Workshop at Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro.... Only 8pc social sector programmes successful: ADB RAWALPINDI, April 10: The Asian Development Bank has described the performance of the social sectors in Pakistan as poor, claiming that the persistent poor performance emphasises the need for action but... Body in the offing to check govt’s shopping LAHORE, April 10: The provincial government is establishing an authority to regulate and monitor procurements by its departments to curtail misuse of funds.... Trader’s house, shop looted LAHORE, April 10: Robbers stole cash and valuables worth a million from a trader’s shop and house while cash and cell phones were also looted in eight other strikes on Tuesday.... PU students thrashed by ‘IJT activists’ LAHORE, April 10: Some students reportedly belonging to the Islami Jamiat Tulaba (IJT) thrashed a boy and a girl of the Punjab University’s English Language and Literature Department for sitting together on the campus, on Tuesday.... 19 lawyers suspended for showing up at official show KASUR, April 10: The District Bar Association (DBA) has suspended memberships of 19 lawyers, including two parliamentary secretaries and two former DBA presidents, for attending a government-sponsored lawyers’ convention on April... Bodies of tower crash victims arrive FAISALABAD April 10: The bodies of four Pakistani workers killed in a tower crash in Saudi Arabia on March 27 arrived in Faisalabad on Tuesday.... Bar cancels NA speaker’s membership SIALKOT, April 10: The District Bar Association (DBA) cancelled on Tuesday the membership of National Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Ameer Husain for supporting the suspension of Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry as chief justice of Pakistan.... Bhakkar AD&SJ quits in protest SARGODHA, April 10: Bhakkar Additional District and Sessions Judge Qazi Waqar Ahmad has resigned and left the station over, what his colleagues claim, the ongoing judicial crisis.... Human agent re-arrested GUJRANWALA, April 10: A raiding party of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) re-arrested a notorious human agent, Moazzam, from Mandi Bahauuddin on Tuesday following an encounter.... Case against policemen for ‘killing the killer’ SIALKOT, April 10: Saddar police on Tuesday registered a case against its four officials, including a sub-inspector, for allegedly killing a murder suspect in custody.... Three brothers killed FAISALABAD, April 10: Three brothers were killed on Tuesday in a tractor-motorcycle collision on Jaranwala-Sattiana Road....

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