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April 25, 2007 Wednesday Rabi-us-Sani 07, 1428   Peace process irreversible, says Indian delegation ISLAMABAD, April 24: The Pak-India peace process is irreversible and the people and parliaments will not allow any of the two governments to withdraw from it.... Protesters barred from entering Punjab PESHAWAR, April 24: The Frontier police blocked the GT Road at different points and their counterparts from Punjab parked containers on the Attock Bridge, barring NWFP lawyers, political workers and transport carrying goods and passengers from entering Punjab on Tuesday.... Rallies held in Quetta, district towns of Balochistan QUETTA, April 24: Lawyers boycotted court proceedings in the provincial capital and district headquarters in protest against the presidential reference against Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhary.... PHCBA warns federal minister to stop defaming lawyers’ profession PESHAWAR, April 24: The Peshawar High Court Bar Association on Tuesday warned federal Minister for Political Affairs Amir Muqam to stop ‘defaming’ the lawyers’ profession by making Nazims and labourers wear black coats at pro-Musharraf rallies and conventions.... CPNE condemns action against TV channel KARACHI, April 24: The Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) has condemned the issuance of show-cause notice to the Aaj TV channel by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) and termed it most deplorable and unwarranted.... Agenda set for Ankara meeting ISLAMABAD, April 24: President Pervez Musharraf will have an extensive interaction with his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai in Ankara, where a ‘warm-up’ dinner to be hosted by the Turkish president on Sunday will be followed by formal talks the next morning.... PML lawyers’ forum supports reference against CJ QUETTA, April 24: PML lawyers’ forum in Balochistan has criticised lawyers for boycotting court proceedings and said that the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) should not be put under pressure through demonstrations outside the apex court.... Benazir urges govt to restore law, order ISLAMABAD, April 24: Chairperson Pakistan Peoples Party and former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto called upon the regime to wake up to its responsibility and restore law and order in the country.... Lawyers attack civil judge’s courtroom BAHAWALPUR, April 24: Situation turned ugly here on Tuesday when angry lawyers attacked the courtroom of a civil judge, broke windowpanes and raised slogans against him for hearing cases despite their strike.... ADB pledges to fund Punjab’s vision LAHORE, April 24: Governor Khalid Maqbool told the concluding session of the Punjab Development Forum (PDF) on Tuesday the Punjab government had focused on a strategy to bring less developed areas on a par with developed parts.... Public bears brunt of protests RAWALPINDI, April 24: Road blockades in Rawalpindi city and on inter-district routes to pre-empt assembly of lawyers and political workers outside the Supreme Court building in Islamabad on Tuesday on the... Lal Masjid defiance to end in a ‘few days’: Govt tells NA ISLAMABAD, April 24: The government told the National Assembly on Tuesday that the prolonged defiance of state authority by Lal Masjid and its two madressahs — Jamia Hafsa and Jamia Fareedia... 65 DMG group officers reach promotion zone ISLAMABAD, April 24: The Establishment Division has issued the names of the 65 officers of the district management group (DMG) who have entered the promotion zone by virtue of their seniorities.... Weekly press briefing on law, order planned ISLAMABAD, April 24: The Ministry of Interior has decided to hold weekly press briefing on law and order situation and internal security issues, National Crisis Management Cell (NCMC) Director General and ministry’s spokesman Brig Javed Iqbal Cheema said here on Tuesday.... HIV/Aids: low risk awareness makes fight an uphill task ISLAMABAD, April 24: Lack of awareness about HIV/Aids (Human Immuno-deficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) among the high-risk groups is making the fight against the disease difficult, doctors believe.... Musharraf pushing country towards civil war: Nawaz ISLAMABAD, April 24: Former Prime Minister and Quaid of Pakistan Muslim League Mohammad Nawaz Sharif has accused President General Pervez Musharraf of pushing the country towards anarchy and civil war.... UK visa fee increase perturbs Pakistanis ISLAMABAD, April 24: The British High Commission has more than doubled visa fees, which has come as a big shock to Pakistanis who frequently travel to the UK.... ‘Stranger’ forced to leave press club QUETTA, April 24: Journalists and newspaper workers staged a demonstration against forced entry into the Quetta Press Club of a man suspected of working for a secret agency.... PAF to participate in US air show NEW YORK, April 24: The Pakistan Air Force will participate in an international mobility competition hosted by the United States Air Force’s Air Mobility Command at McChord Air Force Base, Washington, USA, in the last week of July of this year.... Ex-senator calls for arrest of son’s killers QUETTA, April 24: Former senator Mir Moheem Khan Baloch has urged the provincial government to arrest the murderers of his son.... Chauvinism stronger than law VEHARI, April 24: The killing of women in the name of honour continues despite new legislation.... Three killed as wagon hits bike FAISALABAD, April 24: Three motorcyclists, including a woman, were killed in an accident on Sattiana Road near Chak 23-GB on Tuesday.... MQM chief addresses workers TOBA TEK SINGH, April 24: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Husain has said that his party will take out a historic rally in Punjab to condemn what he said forced... Man kills niece for ‘honour’ in Toba TOBA TEK SINGH, April 24: Arrouti police and residents of the area were searching on Tuesday for the pieces of the body of a 15-year-old girl who was axed to death... Seminar on Multan’s history MULTAN, April 24: A one-day seminar on `History of Multan’ will be held here on Wednesday (today) at the Pakistan Studies department of the Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU).... Businessmen’s concern over lawlessness KASUR, April 24: A 15-member delegation of traders from Bhai Phero called on the Kasur district police officer at his office on Wednesday and showed their concern over the rising lawlessness in the area.... Rain affects wheat crop SIALKOT, April 24: Standing wheat crop on thousands of acres was badly affected due to heavy rain followed by a strong dust storm in Sialkot and Narowal districts, particularly in villages along the working boundary.... Canal breach plugged SAHIWAL, April 24: The breach that had occurred on Monday morning in Montgomery-Pakpattan link canal (MP link canal) was finally plugged on Tuesday after a lapse of 34 hours.... New vegetable market plots for Rs700,000 each MULTAN, April 24: Commission agents of the New Vegetable Market and the district government have agreed to fix the price of each market plot at Rs700,000 instead of Rs1 million.... Plan to appoint BS-19 DPOs dropped LAHORE, April 24: The plan to appoint BS-19 officers as district police officers (DPOs) in Punjab has been dropped under the pretext of shortage of the required personnel.... Cellphone snatcher killed in ‘encounter’ LAHORE, April 24: Iqbal Town CIA police claimed to have gunned down an alleged outlaw in an ‘encounter’ in the wee hours of Tuesday.... ‘Five Islamic messengers’ taken into custody LAHORE, April 24: Police arrested on Tuesday five ‘Islamic messengers’ in the Supreme Court Lahore Registry branch for quarrelling with security personnel.... ‘Pakistan among fast growing economies’ LAHORE, April 24: Mr Partrick Heinz, head of Economics, German Embassy, on Tuesday said a high-powered business delegation from Germany will visit Pakistan in November to explore possibilities of joint ventures.... Support for lawyers grows LAHORE, April 24: More participation and more political colour was witnessed on Tuesday when hundreds of lawyers, political and rights activists rallied on The Mall to protest against the ‘suspension’ of chief justice of Pakistan.... Tea seller shot dead LAHORE, April 24: A 60-year-old tea seller was shot dead for the reason yet to be known in the Ravi Road police area on Tuesday.... Human smuggler held LAHORE, April 24: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested on Tuesday a man facing human smuggling charges when a court cancelled his bail. Officials said the agency had registered many cases... Sanitation law in the offing LAHORE, April 24: A draft on provincial sanitation strategy is ready for approval by the cabinet and the Punjab Assembly.... Donors reluctant to finance uplift plan for Fata PESHAWAR, April 24: International donor and lending agencies are reluctant to finance a nine-year uplift plan for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) owing to security constraints and lack of adequate data and capacity in the region, sources said.... Gender disparity blocks education goals: NGO PESHAWAR, April 24: A children’s rights body observing the Global Action Week for Education has pointed out that the NWFP is a long way off from achieving the Education for All goals.... Two bodies found KOHAT, April 24: Bodies of an unidentified man and a woman, found on Monday, were buried by the tehsil municipal administration here....

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