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April 30, 2007 Monday Rabi-us-Sani 12, 1428   Clerics urged to join anti-govt struggle LAHORE, April 29: An ''ulema and mashaikh'' convention, held here on Sunday by the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, called upon religious scholars in seminaries and ''khanqahs'' to join the MMA''s struggle as a religious duty.... PM attends high-level meeting in Karachi KARACHI, April 29: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz presided over a high-level meeting soon after arriving here on Sunday. The meeting was attended by Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan, Chief Minister... Two employees injured in Kohistan explosion MANSEHRA, April 29: Two employees of the Barani Area Development Project (BADP) of the NWFP Government were injured in a bomb blast in their office in Kohistan on Saturday, residents and police said on Sunday.... Five policemen among 6 injured brought to Pims ISLAMABAD, April 29: Six people injured in the Charsadda terrorist attack were brought to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) on Sunday.... Girl among three dead over ‘honour’ KASUR, April 29: A girl and two men lost their lives on Sunday while another girl was seriously injured in `honour-related’ incidents.... Minister admits health system inadequate PESHAWAR, April 29: NWFP Health Minister Inayatullah Khan has said the existing health system cannot address the complex problems facing the sector. It is time that the system is reformed in... NWFP minister slams Durrani’s statement on law & order PESHAWAR, April 29: NWFP Information Minister Asif Iqbal Daudzai has asked the federal government to play a positive role for protecting lives and property of the people.... Three killed as truck falls into Indus MANSEHRA, April 29: Three people, including a father and his son, were killed when their truck fell into the Indus in Kohistan on Sunday, police told Dawn.... Loadshedding: paddy growers weigh options JHANG, April 29: Long hours of unscheduled loadshedding have forced paddy growers in the Jhang district to look for other options wherein less water is required.... Call for independent foreign policy: Asfandyar re-elected ANP president PESHAWAR, April 29: Awami National Party president Asfandyar Wali Khan has said his party will join any opposition alliance that ensures formulation of an independent foreign policy and allows political and financial autonomy to the provinces after coming into power.... Deptts need to be synchronised with LG system ISLAMABAD, April 29: A two-day international conference on governing of Millennium Development Goals has observed that provincial departments in the country should be restructured to bring them in line with the local government system.... Tribute paid to Panhwar ISLAMABAD, April 29: Rich tribute was paid to legendary agricultural scientist, water expert and archaeologist, Muhammad Hussain Panhwar, here on Sunday.... Call to revoke Karachi Pact on N. Areas RAWALPINDI, April 29: Speakers at a seminar here on Saturday criticised the rulers of Pakistan for depriving the people of Gilgit-Baltistan (Balawaristan) of all their democratic, national and human rights.... ‘Dud’ missile found in green belt ISLAMABAD, April 29: A dud missile was found in a green belt here on Saturday, police said.... Summer heat brings waterborne diseases ISLAMABAD, April 29: The number of patients suffering from water-borne diseases in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad has multiplied over the last four weeks as rising temperature is providing... Punjab govt advises CJ to travel to Lahore by air ISLAMABAD, April 29: The Punjab government has asked the registrar of the Supreme Court that in wake of the security situation, the Chief Justice should consider travelling to Lahore via air, rather than using the GT Road.... Conference on drug design held KOHAT, April 29: Participants of a one-day conference on drug design held here on Sunday discussed the use of three-dimensional computer simulation to study the interaction among the medicines’ cellular targets.... Private abattoirs cause losses to govt PESHAWAR, April 29: The practice by butchers of slaughtering animals inside their houses, instead of the city’s slaughterhouses, is causing financial losses to the local government.... ‘Extremism threatening national integrity’ QUETTA, April 29: The Hazara Democratic Party (HDP) has urged nationalist and progressive political groups to struggle collectively against growing religious extremism which is posing a threat to national integrity.... PMAP polls on May 27 QUETTA, April 29: The Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party will alert office-bearers at its central congress here on May 27.... Line burst disrupts gas supply KASUR, April 29: Gas supply to at least 200 houses remained suspended for about seven hours in kot Peera and its adjacent area and at Khara road when the main pipeline burst on Sunday.... Clarification QUETTA, April 29: A spokesman for the Frontier Corps on Sunday said that a foreigner arrested in Zhob by security forces on Saturday night was an ‘illegal immigrant’ and not a member of Al Qaeda as reported in the press.... Protest against Motorway Police GUJRANWALA, April 29: Scores of people blocked traffic on GT Road and broke windowpanes of Motorway Police office on Sunday at Lohianwal intersection against alleged torture of a rickshaw driver.... Stadium shop tenants question tax SHEIKHUPURA, April 29: Scores of traders running shops in Stadium Trust have protested against the `step motherly’ behavior of the local Excise and Taxation Department.... Four constables suspended: Prisoner’s escape BAHAWALPUR, April 29: Four constables, responsible for the escape of an under-trial prisoner from local district courts on Saturday, were suspended from service here on Sunday.... Canvassing in PP-82 begins JHANG, April 29: Canvassing has been started for by-elections in PP-82 Lalian, with the filing of nomination papers by ticket holders of the ruling PML, PPP and an independent hopeful.... Land for salinity-hit people LAHORE, April 29: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi said on Sunday the government would award proprietary rights of government land to those people affected by water-logging and salinity for Rs150 per acre in Jaranwala.... Recruitment cancelled MULTAN, April 29: Punjab Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi has cancelled irregular recruitment made recently at the Nishtar medical college and hospital.... CM due in Multan today MULTAN, April 29: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi will come to Multan today (Monday) for a one-day visit. During his visit, Mr Elahi will lay the foundation stone of a journalists’ colony and inaugurate various development projects.... Technology for leather, detergent industry LAHORE, April 29: Scientists at the Pakistan Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR) claim they have developed an environment-friendly biotechnology for local leather and detergent industry.... Global warming no more distant threat: Unusual weather for April LAHORE, April 29: Global warming, hitherto considered a distant threat to this region, has started affecting the environment of the country.... Sami asks NWFP govt to quit LAHORE, April 29: The NWFP government should resign for its failure to maintain law and order in the province, says Maulana Samiul Haq, the chief of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Sami (JUI-S).... Child falls prey to killer string LAHORE, April 29: The string of a stray kite left a four-year-old girl dead and her elder brother injured near the sessions courts on Sunday.... MMA’s private bill in NA LAHORE, April 29: Jamaat-i-Islami MNA Farid Piracha says the MMA has moved a private bill in the National Assembly which seeks stringent punishment for those depriving the people of their freedom.... Prohibition of Kite-flying Ordinance repromulgated LAHORE, April 29: The Punjab government has finally re-promulgated the Prohibition of Kite Flying (Amendment) Ordinance 2007.... Dialogue on social services LAHORE, April 29: Punjab Labour Minister Rana Muhammad Qasim Noon has said the government would accept all demands of social security doctors for providing world class healthcare facilities to workers....

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