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April 13, 2007 Friday Rabi-ul-Awwal 24, 1428   Nawaz rules out deal with Musharraf ISLAMABAD, April 12: Former prime minister and chief of PML-N, Mian Nawaz Sharif, has ruled out any possibility of entering into a deal with President Pervez Musharraf, in order to be... ‘Interpol warrants sought on court order’ KARACHI, April 12: A request for ‘red warrants’ against former prime minister Benazir Bhutto has been made to Interpol in pursuance of a judicial order and it brooks no interference, Deputy... MMA not trustworthy, says PPP ISLAMABAD, April 12: The People’s Party Parliamentarians on Thursday declared the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) as “untrustworthy” and ruled out any possibility of cooperation between the two opposition alliances in future.... SHC admits petition challenging court martial KARACHI, April 12: The Sindh High Court on Thursday admitted to regular hearing a petition challenging the conviction of a navy steward by a court martial.... CAA fails to implement flight safety measures ISLAMABAD, April 12: Ground navigation machines at most airports in the country need to be calibrated and aligned with aircraft equipment. Notices issued to airmen by the Civil Aviation Authority... Bulleh Shah graveyard levelled to build park KASUR, April 12: Hundreds of graves in the ‘historical’ graveyard adjacent to the shrine of Hazrat Baba Bulleh Shah were demolished on Thursday to construct a recreational park.... LDA staff look for ways to avoid NAB: Probe into land scams LAHORE, April 12: Reports of National Accountability Bureau’s probe into the assets of 300 Lahore Development Authority (LDA) employees have sent shock waves among the staff, with a number of them... Mumtaz seeks accountability of General Musharraf DADU, April 12: The chairman of the Sindh National Front (SNF), Sardar Mumtaz Ali Bhutto, has said lives, properties and honour of the people were not safe as activities by the criminals were increasing by almost every passing day.... Ties with China strengthening, says Shujaat ISLAMABAD, April 12: Pakistan Muslim League president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain on Thursday said that friendly relations between Pakistan and China have further strengthened due to cooperation in trade and industrial sectors.... Refugees block highway QUETTA, April 12: Afghan refugees blocked the Quetta-Chaman highway near Kuchlak and pelted vehicles with stones injuring a senior officer on Thursday. A large number of Afghans gathered in Kuchlak... Introduction of technology sought in poll process: Review of election rules ISLAMABAD, April 12: Election rules should be reviewed and suitably amended and electoral process should be automated to ensure holding of upcoming polls in a transparent manner.... UET convocation held: engineering sector to be strengthened TAXILA, April 12: Punjab Governor Lt-Gen (retired) Khalid Maqbool has said the present government is working on a plan to strengthen the engineering sector by utilising all available resources.... PML-N briefs foreign diplomats on national issues ISLAMABAD, April 12: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML- N) on Thursday briefed foreign diplomats on the ongoing judicial crisis and the party’s reservations on general elections in the country under the present regime.... ‘Govt failed to divide lawyers’ ATTOCK, April 12: The deputy general secretary of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) said the government has failed to create differences among lawyers and opposition parties and demanded President Gen Musharraf’s resignation.... Membership of pro-govt advocates suspended ATTOCK, April12: The District Bar Association (DBA) Attock on Thursday suspended the membership of two pro-government advocates. In a meeting held under the chairmanship of Chairman DBA Rana Afsar Ali Khan... Mob thrash policemen ISLAMABAD, April 12: An angry mob thrashed police personnel on Wednesday when they raided a gambling den in the jurisdiction of Golra police station. Sources said policemen under the supervision of... Besakhi festival begins TAXILA, April 12: The three-day Besakhi festival began on Thursday at the Gurdwara Punja Sahib in Hassanabdal, the third most sacred city for the followers of Sikh religion.... Couple die in road accident GUJAR KHAN, April 12: A couple died in road accident at Mandra-Chakwal road in the jurisdiction of Jatli police station on Thursday, police said. Mohammad Nazeer, along with his wife Surryia... Revenue deptt found to be most corrupt CHAKWAL, April 12: According to the complaints received by the anti-corruption department, the revenue department was on top of the corruption list, police second while the education and health departments were placed at third and fourth positions respectively.... Afghan stabs himself after killing wife ISLAMABAD, April 12: A 70-year-old Afghan refugee, said to be mentally unstable, killed his wife in a fit of rage and after wounding his daughter-in-law and teen-aged granddaughter, stabbed himself in the abdomen, here on Thursday.... Two kidnapped boys recovered ISLAMABAD, April 12: The capital police on Thursday recovered two kidnapped boys and handed them over to their parents. A spokesman for the police said that Mohammad Bilal and Mohammad Zubair... Protest against sectarian violence ISLAMABAD, April 12: Hundreds of people hailing from the Kurram Agency on Thursday held a demonstration in front of the parliament house to demand an end to the sectarian violence and the influx of outsiders, including Taliban, into the area.... Clarification ISLAMABAD, April 12: An official spokesman has described as incorrect a report in the daily Dawn of April 12 saying that during the cabinet meeting held on April 11, serious allegations... Afrasiab ANP’s new provincial president PESHAWAR, April 12: Afrasiab Khattak and Mian Iftikhar Hussain were elected provincial president and general secretary, respectively, of the Awami National Party here on Thursday.... Farmers protest against power shortage QUETTA, April 12: The Balochistan Zamindar Action Committee (BZAC) staged a rally here on Wednesday in protest against power shortage and gave a one-week deadline to the Quetta Electric Supply Company (Qesco) to restore supply to their areas.... Five kidnappers arrested LANDI KOTAL, April 12: Political authorities on Thursday arrested five kidnappers from the Brag Zakhakhel area of the Landi Kotal tehsil, Khyber Agency, and recovered a child from their captivity, officials said.... Uplift plan for Fata unveiled PESHAWAR, April 12: The government on Thursday unveiled a nine-year development plan for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata). The project will cost $2.6 billion, which will be met through local resources and foreign funding.... Threats to country’s survival discussed PESHAWAR, April 12: Scholars on Thursday warned that the country would break up if the saner sections of society “did not resist the temptation of serving the ‘corporate’ interests of military rulers”.... Rs7.9bn being spent on water supply project QUETTA, April 12: The provincial government is spending Rs7.965 billion on the Greater Quetta Water Supply Project which is aimed at overcoming the problem of water shortage in the provincial capital.... Gas supply demanded PESHAWAR, April 12: Residents of Takht Nasrti of Karak tehsil have warned that they will hold a demonstration in front of the Supreme Court if gas is not provided soon to their area from the nearby Gorguri gas field.... Woman, twin daughters slain CHARSADDA, April 12: A woman and her twin daughters were killed in their house in the Ghlu Kallay village of Tangi area on Wednesday night. Shaheen, wife of Noorzad Mir, and... Okara teachers ranked low in punctuality OKARA, April 12: The Okara district has been ranked third in Punjab in respect of punctuality of teachers. The situation has worsened despite the fact that 40 education officers have been... Police move to thwart demo for CJP BAHAWALPUR, April 12: Cantonment police arrested a PML-N office-bearer under MPO 16 on Thursday. Police raided the house of Hammad Nadeem Mirani and arrested him as he was scheduled to leave... Net users face problems TOBA TEK SINGH, April 12: Internet users have criticised the Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited for not removing connectivity troubles they have been facing for the last many days.... DCO, DPO vow to arrest all blasphemers TOBA TEK SINGH, April 12: District Coordination Officer Nawazish Ali and DPO Raja Munawwar Husain have assured a delegation of religious scholars that efforts will be made to arrest all the blasphemy accused.... Crackdown on illegal money changers GUJRANWALA, April 12: An FIA and State Bank of Pakistan started crackdown on illegal currency changers and arrested a man from Sarai Alamgir with foreign currency and other documents on Thursday.... Jewellers’ strike against robberies continues GUJRANWALA, April 12: Jewellers of Ghakkhar Town continued their shutterdown strike on Thursday in protest against the rising incidence of robberies. They alleged that the police failed to provide protection to jewellers and other traders, demanding early arrest of the accused.... Two students shot dead over fare dispute SIALKOT, April 12: Two college students were shot dead by the owner of a bus, driver and his accomplices over a fare dispute in front of the Government Boys Degree College, Pasrur, on Thursday.... Farmer, his two wives kidnapped KASUR, April 12: A farmer and his two wives were kidnapped after being subjected to violence on Thursday at Chak 35 in Pattoki. Reports said that Ishtiaq Ahmed and his... Transfer after 18 years SAHIWAL, April 12: On the orders of the chief minister, a sanitary inspector accused of corruption was transferred on Thursday from here after 18 years. Sahiwal DHQ hospital’s sanitary inspector Khalid Pervez had allegedly embezzled medicines worth Rs0.8... Four booked for forging property documents SAHIWAL, April 12: The anti-corruption establishment (ACE) on Thursday registered a case against a revenue tehsildar, patwari, a headman and their accomplice for forging fake transfer documents.... Police ‘investigation’ results in labourer’s death LAHORE, April 12: A youth who had been detained by Chuhng police in connection with some petty crime since April 9, died soon after he was handed over to his brother in a `semi-conscious’ state on Thursday morning.... Dengue is back with three cases LAHORE, April 12: Dengue fever (mosquito-borne viral disease) is back with three fresh cases which have been reported from different parts of the city. Three patients were admitted to the Ganga... Policemen acquitted in Sonia case LAHORE, April 12: A court on Thursday acquitted two police officers of gang-rape charges, leveled against them by a woman, Sonia Naz. The court acquitted the accused, suspended SP Khalid Abdullah... Legal notice to Naeem Bukhari LAHORE, April 12: International Commission for Human Rights chairman advocate Rana Ejaz said on Thursday that he had served a legal notice on Naeem Bukhari for writing a letter to President Pervez Musharraf.... Separate exams for regular, external students proposed HYDERABAD, April 12: A committee formed by consultative committee on reforms in annual examination of degree colleges proposed to the University of Sindh on Thursday to conduct separate examinations for external and regular candidates under annual examination system of the university.... Father, son killed over land dispute JACOBABAD, April 12: Land dispute claimed life of a father and son on Thursday in village Akbar Malik in the jurisdiction of B-section police station of Kandhkot.... Protein intake too low in Pakistan, says official THATTA, April 12: Per day intake of protein in Pakistan is very low in comparison to the rest of the world as an adult person who requires 27 grams of protein... Court boycott NAWABSHAH, April 12: Members of the District Bar Association (DBA) Nawabshah boycotted the courts and continued their token hunger strike for the reinstatement of Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry, on Thursday.... Magsi calls for equal rights for provinces HYDERABAD, April 12: The Sindh Taraqqi-Pasand Party Chairman Dr Qadir Magsi on Thursday demanded equal rights for all the federating units, complete provincial autonomy and the provinces’ right over natural resources....

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