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September 10, 2007 Monday Sha'aban 27, 1428   Re-election: NWFP lawyers vow to besiege assembly building PESHAWAR, Sept 9: Bar associations in the province on Sunday resolved to besiege the NWFP Assembly building and not let any MPA to cast vote in the presidential election if Gen Pervez Musharraf remained a candidate.... Gates lauds Islamabad’s role in ‘war on terror’ WASHINGTON, Sept 9: A high-powered US team, scheduled to arrive in Islamabad this week, will find itself right in the middle of a political storm that has the potential to undo the current administrative setup in Pakistan.... Nawaz’s supporters held in AJK MUZAFFARABAD, Sept 9: Dozens of residents, majority of which belonged to former AJK prime minister Barrister Sultan Mahmood’s Jammu and Kashmir People’s Muslim League (JK PML), were either detained or pushed... PML-N workers vow to reach Islamabad airport at any cost LAKKI MARWAT, Sept 9: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) provincial general-secretary Anwar Kamal Khan Marwat has asked the federal and Punjab governments to let the workers of his party and the All... Police seal passages to Islamabad FAISALABAD, Sept 9: The hide-and-seek between the police and the PML-N loyalists, including the MNAs and MPAs, continued till late Sunday — hours before the Sharif brothers were scheduled to land in Islamabad.... Singers switching over to other professions PESHAWAR, Sept 9: Popular Pashto folk singers are switching over to other professions and businesses in the face of mounting hostility to music and growing trend of ‘Talibanisation’ in the Frontier province.... Govt should allow Sharifs to return, says Gul SWABI, Sept 9: Former Inter-Services Intelligence chief Lt-Gen (retd) Hamid Gul has said that the government should allow former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his brother Shahbaz Sharif to return in light of the apex court’s verdict.... Invisibility of PML-N ‘deliberate’ LAHORE, Sept 9: The expected buzz of activities like graffiti and banners on city walls and roads chanting ‘welcome statements’ by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) for its leaders is nowhere.... Two killed, 6 injured as building collapses MURREE, Sept 9: Two persons were killed and six others injured when an under-construction building in the cantonment area collapsed on Sunday, officials and hospital staff said.... Steps urged for the elderly’s welfare ISLAMABAD, Sept 9: We dread growing old. It’s probably the least favourite subject next to the topic of death — ravaged by illness and weakness, and becoming physically as well as emotionally dependent on children.... Credibility of labs must for effective health care ISLAMABAD, Sept 9: Credibility of medical laboratories is central to the health of patients relying on test accuracy and proper diagnosis of diseases by medical practitioners.... Cable stolen: over 1,200 phones go dead in Wah TAXILA, Sept 9: Over 1,200 telephones lines in Wah Cantonment have been out-of-order for the last 24 hours, when unknown thieves stole the underground PTCL cable, near the GT Road, during... 36 outlaws arrested ISLAMABAD, Sept 9: The city circle police during a campaign against anti-social elements arrested 36 persons and recovered cash, stolen vehicles, illegal weapons and narcotics from their possession.... Railway workers hold rally RAWALPINDI, Sept 9: Speakers at a public rally held in the Railway Workers Colony, Dhoke Hassu chowk, on Sunday said the current political confusion in the country was created by the... Suo motu action against teacher ISLAMABAD, Sept 9: Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Saturday took suo motu notice against the Punjab Professors and Lecturers Association’s Lahore division president, Prof Majid Wazir, for lending support to the lawyers’ movement.... Balochistan’s lawyers to observe strike today QUETTA, Sept 9: Lawyers in Balochistan would observe a strike on Monday in protest against what they called ongoing military operation, extra-constitutional detentions and the arrest of Sardar Akhtar Mengal and other political workers.... HRW asks govt to free political workers ISLAMABAD, Sept 9: Pakistan should immediately release hundreds of opposition activists rounded up in a crackdown ahead of the planned return of former premier Nawaz Sharif, Human Rights Watch said on Sunday.... Missionary school shut after warning MINGORA, Sept 9: A Christian missionary girls’ school at Sangota was closed down for an indefinite period on Sunday after a letter threatening suicide attacks was issued purportedly by an extremist organisation.... Curbing crime a collective responsibility, seminar told KOHAT, Sept 9: Speakers at a seminar held here on the role of Regional Criminal and Justice Committees called upon all sections of society to take part in addressing the law and order problem.... NBP to open branches in Afghanistan PESHAWAR, Sept 9: The National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) is extending its network to Afghanistan and will be opening new branches in Herat and Mazar-i-Sharif soon, a statement issued on Sunday said.... Police investigating car bomb blast PESHAWAR, Sept 9: Police are investigating a car bomb blast occurred outside a bank in the cantonment area on Saturday which injured 24 persons and partially damaged eight vehicles.... CD shop blown up SWAT, Sept 9: A CD shop was blown up by unidentified attackers near the Islampura area in Saidu Sharif late on Saturday night with an improvised explosive device.... Acid attack on girl day before marriage KASUR, Sept 9: Two people threw acid on the face of a would-be bride allegedly to avenge an old family dispute with her groom in Dhako village in Chunian police station.... Prisoners rap staff ‘cruelty’ FAISALABAD, Sept 9: Scores of central jail inmates observed a strike on Sunday against the detention of some of the prisoners in separate cells and threatened the staff with hunger strike if their demands were not met, sources said.... Persistent loadshedding agonises all and sundry TOBA TEK SINGH, Sept 9: Citizens have protested up to eight hours long power outages daily by the Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (Fesco) saying the situation is making their life hell.... Four ‘criminals’ bumped off GUJRANWALA, Sept 9: Four outlaws were bumped off in as many encounters with the police in different cities of the province on Sunday.... SI, 3 drug traffickers held RAHIM YAR KHAN, Sept 9: Police have arrested three drug smugglers and a sub-inspector during an operation against drug traffickers.... Rs1.2 million robbery at place of businessman GUJRANWALA, Sept 9: Six dacoits looted the house of an industrialist here on Hafizabad Road on Sunday.... NGO’s succour to victim of acid attack MUZAFFARGARH, Sept 9: An Islamabad-based NGO has arranged for the medical treatment and financial assistance of a woman of Basti Budh who suffered burns in an acid attack by her husband a week ago.... Talks between chemists, government today LAHORE, Sept 9: Punjab Health Minister Chaudhry Muhammad Iqbal has invited the Pakistan Chemists Retailers Association to discuss the Drug Rules of 2007 and other matters on Monday (today).... Asian Bank to fund mass transit second line LAHORE, Sept 9: The Asian Development Bank has reportedly agreed to also fund the estimated $2 billion second line of the Lahore Rapid Mass Transit System Network covering 26.6km... Trooper killed in brawl LAHORE, Sept 9: A Pakistan Army soldier was stabbed to death allegedly by an addict in the Tibbi city police precincts on Sunday, police say....

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