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April 12, 2007 Thursday Rabi-ul-Awwal 23, 1428   Russia offers high-speed locomotives and train coaches ISLAMABAD, April 11: Russia has offered to supply Pakistan with high-speed passenger train coaches, locomotives and signalling systems. The offer was made by a visiting Russian delegation during a meeting with... Demand for balanced security environment UNITED NATIONS, April 11: Pakistan on Tuesday called upon the international community to establish a stable and balanced security environment in sensitive regions such as South Asia, Middle East and North East Asia to stem proliferation of nuclear weapons.... SC moved to bring agencies under ambit of law ISLAMABAD, April 11: The PPP-backed civil society organisation, People’s Democratic Institute (PDI), has filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking its intercession to bring state agencies under the ambit of law.... Judicial crisis brewing in Azad Kashmir MUZAFFARABAD, April 11: A legal row with a difference seems to be brewing in Azad Kashmir amid the judicial crisis raging in Pakistan over the suspension of the chief justice.... Wasim Sajjad asked to leave SHC bar room KARACHI, April 11: Advocate Wasim Sajjad, who represents the referring authority in the reference against Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, was not allowed to sit in the bar room of the SHC on Wednesday.... Asad Amanat Ali laid to rest LAHORE, April 11: Noted singer Asad Amanat Ali was laid to rest in Mominpura graveyard on Wednesday. His body reached Lahore from London at around 8:45am.... PML-N hopes PPP won’t violate charter: Qazi asks Sharif to call APC LAHORE, April 11: Any party signatory to the Charter of Democracy cannot make a deal with the military rulers and the PPP is not expected to violate the CoD, PML-N Chairman Raja Zafarul Haq says.... SJC not expected to deliver: Aitzaz LAHORE, April 11: Counsel for the non-functional chief justice of Pakistan Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan on Wednesday questioned the composition of the Supreme Judicial Council, and said he did not expect to get justice from the SJC in its present form.... Mills closure pushes 1,250 families to starvation DADU, April 11: The families of 1,250 employees of the Dadu sugar mills, which has remained closed since 1998, have to go through unbearable hardships as they wait for the day when their bread winners will have jobs again.... Notices issued in missing Baloch leader’s case LARKANA, April 11: The Larkana circuit bench of the Sindh High Court on Wednesday issued notices to the secretary of defence, Sindh home secretary, inspector general of police and DPO of... Battle plans ready on all sides ISLAMABAD, April 11: All the sides battling for “the honour of judiciary” have finalised their strategies for Friday when the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) resumes hearing the presidential reference against Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry.... Kalash katha retold ISLAMABAD, April 11: French anthropologist Georges Lefeuvre who has lived with Kalash people for 25 years has dismissed as myth the popular theory that they were descendants of the soldiers of Alexander the Great’s army trapped in the valley.... Relatives fail to attend funerals in violence-hit Kurram Agency ISLAMABAD, April 11: People hailing from the Kurram Agency and working in other parts of the country cannot even attend the funeral of their loved ones who have been killed in the recent sectarian clashes.... Punjab minister’s election voided MULTAN, April 11: An election tribunal of the Lahore High Court’s Multan Bench on Wednesday annulled the election of a Punjab minister from a Multan constituency, declaring his rival, a candidate from the PML-N, as the winner.... Shortcomings of Balochistan health system highlighted PESHAWAR, April 11: A member of the Balochistan Assembly, Rahila Durrani, on Wednesday took the concluding session of the provincial parliamentary seminar on HIV/AIDS by storm when she highlighted the state of the health services in her province.... Abbottabad jail to be shifted PESHAWAR, April 11: The NWFP government has decided to shift the Abbottabad district jail. A girls college and a sports stadium is likely to be set at the site where the prison presently stands.... NWFP govt in a fix over construction body PESHAWAR, April 11: The NWFP government is in a quandary over the future of Abaseen Construction Corporation (ACC), a subordinate body of the works and services department.... Tense calm in Hangu KOHAT, April 11: Traders in Hangu district closed their business on Wednesday after the arrival of the dead body of a man killed in clashes in Kurram Agency.... Gang of kidnappers held ABBOTTABAD, April 11: Havelian police on Wednesday arrested four members of a gang involved in the kidnapping and killing of people after snatching cash and other valuables from them.... ‘Toothbrush trees’ under threat Press reports about the indiscriminate felling of the Khabar (toothbrush) tree have sent shock waves across Sindh. A syndicate has employed poor villagers on meagre wages to cut down such trees planted on thousands of acres.... Rich tribute paid to Turangzai GHALANAI (Mohmand Agency), April 11: A seminar was held on Wednesday to commemorate the services rendered by Haji Saheb Turangzai, a prominent leader of the Reshmi Roomal Tehrik.... Loadshedding ABBOTTABAD, April 11: With the onset of summer, Wapda has started unannounced loadshedding in the Abbottabad city, causing a lot of problems for the people. The loadshedding has disrupted the Tehsil... Pollen allergy cases on the rise in Mansehra MANSEHRA, April 11: Cases of pollen allergy are on the rise in Mansehra and its adjoining areas as a large number of people having asthma and other respiratory problems caused by pollen have been admitted to different hospitals and clinics.... Steps being taken for peace between warring groups LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), April 11: Newly appointed Political Agent Ameeruddin of the Khyber Agency has said that his administration has established backdoor channels with the Ansaar-ul-Islam and Lashkar-i-Islam for peaceful resolution of the Tirah conflict.... No water filtration plant in Kohat KOHAT, April 11: Not a single filtration plant has been installed in the district under the “Clean Drinking Water for All” programme which was launched in 2001, it is learnt.... Student set free by kidnappers LANDI KOTAL, April 11: A student of Class VI was set free by kidnappers on Wednesday. Shakar Khan, a student of Class VI in Al-Junaid Public School, was kidnapped in the first week of March while returning from school.... Mother, son killed MANSEHRA, April 11: A mother and son were killed and a seven-year-old boy was injured when six armed men fired on them while they were asleep in a house in the Jallo village early on Wednesday.... Farmers to bid adieu to SCARP project MUZAFFARGARH, April 11: The provincial irrigation department has ordered closure of all the tubewells functioning under the SCARP programme within three months owing primarily to “shortage of funds to run them”.... Sialkot-Lahore motorway project launched SIALKOT, April 11: President Pervaiz Musharraf laid the foundation stone of the Sialkot-Lahore Motorway project at a ceremony held at Garrison Park in Sialkot Cantonment on Wednesday.... Shops catch fire after gas cylinder blast: Two suffer burns LAYYAH, April 11: Three shops were gutted and many others partially damaged when a fire broke out during refilling of gas cylinder at a shop in Jalal Market situated in a... SNGPL to supply gas to fertiliser plant LAHORE, April 11: The Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) on Wednesday inked an agreement with Engro Chemicals Pakistan for supply of 100 million cubic feet per day.... H5 virus in 2 dead crows alarms authorities FAISALABAD, April 11: The confirmation of avian influenza virus (H5) in the specimens of two crows found dead in Gutwala wildlife park has raised an alarm among the authorities concerned, sources said on Wednesday.... Injured KASUR, April 11: A man was seriously injured for preventing some boys from eveteasing here on Wednesday at Alpa Kalah village. Reports said `S’ and `F’ told their father Ahmed Din... Four of a family run over by truck SAHIWAL, April 11: Four family members were run over by a speeding truck on Burewala-Chichawatni Road at Chak 164-A/9-L on Wednesday. Reports said that Khalid and his four other family members... Robbers loot Rs300,000 from grocer VEHARI, April 11: Three dacoits looted a grocery shop at gunpoint in main bazaar here on Wednesday. Reports said three motorcyclists entered the shop and held up owner Haji Sardar, his son Qamar Yazdan and other customers at gunpoint.... Membership of eight lawyers suspended KASUR, April 11: The Pattoki bar association suspended the membership of eight lawyers, including two MPAs, for attending a government-sponsored lawyers’ convention in Lahore.... Three hurt BAHAWALPUR, April 11: Three brothers suffered serious injuries in a rivals’ clash at cattle market here on Wednesday. Police said a group led by Aslam Qureshi had a dispute with... ‘Food lab issuing bogus certificates’ LAHORE, April 11: The food laboratory of the City District Government, Lahore (CDGL), has issued adulterators bogus fitness certificates of analysis, Executive District Officer (Health) Dr Inamul Haq states in a report sent to District Coordination Officer Muhammad Ijaz.... Abida, Fakhr see Pakistan in Russian camp LAHORE, April 11: Former ministers Begum Abida Husain and her husband Syed Fakhar Imam think that disappointed with the United States, President Pervez Musharraf is likely to take Pakistan into what they call the Russian camp.... Clashes report sent to SC LAHORE, April 11: A one-man inquiry, on completion of a probe into March 17 clashes between police and lawyers, sent a detailed report and recommendations to the Supreme Court on Wednesday.... All depts. to have vigilance cells LAHORE, April 11: On the proposal of the Anti-Corruption Establishment, all the provincial departments have decided to establish a vigilance cell to monitor the performance and check corruption of their staff.... Kiln workers’ leader warns of stepping up protest drive NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, April 11: Kiln workers would extend protest if their employers did not attend a meeting on Friday called by DCO of Naushahro Feroze on the workers’ problems, said the... Women hostels planned HYDERABAD, April 11: Sindh Minister for Women Development Dr Saeeda Malik said on Wednesday that her ministry had planned to establish working women’s hostels in the main cities of the province.... Notorious bandit killed in shootout KHAIRPUR, April 11: One of the main accomplices of bandit Begho Khan Marri gang, Gulsher alias Gulshoo Marri was gunned down in an encounter with the police near Soomar Jalbani village within the jurisdiction of Tando Masti police station on Tuesday.... Tribute paid to Allama I. I. Kazi HYDERABAD, April 11: Noted scholar and vice-chancellor of Isra University Dr Asadullah Kazi on Wednesday paid tribute to Allama I. I. Kazi and said he a great educator and scholar.... MQM workers murder: case registered HYDERABAD, April 11: The Sakhi Pir police have lodged the double murder case of two MQM-Afaq activists on the complaint of father and uncle of the deceased on Wednesday night against four activists of MQM-Amir Khan group.... Mirpurkhas road inaugurated MIRPURKHAS, April 11: In order to develop road network, the district government has begun work on it with the help of the provincial government. This was stated by the District... Hari seeks release of family HYDERABAD, April 11: A hari, Chatro who had escaped from the private jail of a zamindar of Sanghar demonstrated demanding release of his 22 family members....

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