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September 17, 2007 Monday Ramazan 04, 1428   Hassan Jan’s mourners chase away ministers PESHAWAR, Sept 16: Thousands of mourners attended the funeral of the slain religious leader Maulana Hassan Jan on Sunday and some of them forced Interior Minister Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao and Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani to leave the prayer venue.... SC takes up today dual-office petitions ISLAMABAD, Sept 16: The Supreme Court will take up on Monday petitions challenging President Gen Pervez Musharraf’s dual offices.... CJ manhandling: axe falls on third police officer ISLAMABAD, Sept 16: Deputy Superintendent of Police Jamil Hashmi of I-9 circle was transferred to Islamabad Traffic Police on Saturday.... Many families to face displacement: Water project in Potohar ISLAMABAD, Sept 16: Hundreds of families in four districts of Potohar are feared to be displaced or deprived of their livelihoods by the proposed Barani integrated water resource sector project, sources in the Punjab irrigation and power department told Dawn.... Quake compensation be paid quickly, says Erra MANSEHRA, Sept 16: The Earthquake Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Authority (Erra) has asked the Sarhad Rural Support Programme (SRSP) and the Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) to quickly clear pending housing compensations... Gender discrimination in distribution of flood relief DADU, Sept 16: Gender discrimination is so deeply rooted in our psyche that it even overshadows our relief and aid efforts. A visit to Dadu district’s flood-ravaged areas bears this out.... Teachers’ salaries misappropriated: Case registered against officials LAKKI MARWAT, Sept 16: The Anti-Corruption Police, Lakki Marwat, have registered a case against some officials of the education department and the National Bank of Pakistan, Lakki and Titterkhel branches, for... NA body to grill FIA, police: Arrest of MNA’s kin LAHORE, Sept 16: The Federal Investigation Agency’s chief, two other officers and a Lahore police official will explain to the National Assembly’s sub-committee on law, justice and human rights on Monday... RIUJ withdraws protest call against MQM, accepts apology ISLAMABAD, Sept 16: The Rawalpindi-Islamabad Union of Journalists (RIUJ) has withdrawn its call for protest on Monday (today) after Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Altaf Hussain tendered an unconditional apology to journalists.... Opposition seeks debate on Tarbela bombing ISLAMABAD, Sept 16: Opposition members belonging to the Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD) on Saturday submitted an adjournment motion to the National Assembly Secretariat, seeking discussion on the suicide... Police drive nets 347 persons, ammunition ISLAMABAD, Sept 16: The local police have arrested 347 persons during a campaign against anti-social elements and recovered huge quantity of illegal arms and ammunitions from their possession.... Judicial probe into Karachi bridge collapse sought ISLAMABAD, Sept 16: Consumer Watch Pakistan (CWP) on Sunday demanded a judicial inquiry into the collapse of the Sher Shah Bridge section of the Karachi Northern Bypass.... Landslide claims five lives in Chakwal ISLAMABAD, Sept 16: A woman and four children were killed in a landslide in a Chakwal village on Sunday.... Man kills wife GUJAR KHAN, Sept 16: A man killed his wife in Dhoke Talia Wadi village near Missa Kaswal in the jurisdiction of Gujar Khan police on Saturday night.... ‘Water supply in Balochistan, NWFP improves’ ISLAMABAD, Sept 16: The water supply situation in the NWFP and Balochistan improved in 2005-06 in comparison to 2004-05, according to a survey by the Pakistan Social and Living Standards Measurement (PSLM) for 2005-06.... Paper wonders over Musharraf’s unpopularity LONDON, Sept 16: The Sunday Times referring to what it believes to be Pakistan’s economic gains during the Musharraf regime has wondered why so many of those who have benefited from his rule are now calling for him to quit.... Protest against loadshedding LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), Sept 16: Angry residents sprayed bullets on the gate of the Landi Kotal grid station on Saturday night in protest against excessive loadshedding during Ramazan.... Two shops destroyed SWAT, Sept 16: A music centre and a barber’s shop were separately blown up here late Saturday night, officials and witnesses said. They said that the blast that destroyed the music... Three boys killed in road accident HARIPUR, Sept 16: Three boys were killed and three others injured when their car hit a roadside tree near the Paki Dohli village on the Abbottabad road, some 2km from here, on Sunday evening.... More representation for smaller provinces sought HYDERABAD, Sept 16: Civil society activists have reiterated that the federation would be strengthened if all the federating units are given equal rights and equal seats in parliament.... Maulana Jan’s murder widely condemned SWABI, Sept 16: Leaders of various political parties condemned on Sunday the killing of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (Fazl) leader and religious scholar Maulana Hassan Jan in Peshawar.... PPP pledges to oppose 58-2(b) LARKANA, Sept 16: President of the Sindh chapter of the People’s Party Parliamentarians Syed Qaim Ali Shah has said that article 58-2(b) of the Constitution is a sword which will constantly... Nazim blames teachers for poor standard of education HYDERABAD, Sept 16: District Nazim of Hyderabad, Kanwar Naveed Jamil, has urged the school management committees to play their due role in improving the standard of education and ensuring the utilisation of funds in a transparent manner.... Nine killed in AJK accident MUZAFFARABAD, Sept 16: Nine people were killed and eight others, including three soldiers and a woman, were injured in a road accident in Azad Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday.... Two brothers shot dead SWABI, Sept 16: Two brothers were shot dead by an alleged bandit here on Sunday after a petty dispute.... Man shoots son dead LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), Sept 16: An angry man shot his son dead in Landi Kotal minutes before Iftar on Saturday.... Peasants protest HYDERABAD, Sept 16: A group of peasants freed from a private jail of a landlord of Shadi Pali, Umerkot, held a protest demonstration here on Sunday.... Bus torched after two killed on road MULTAN, Sept 16: Two persons were killed when a bus knocked them down at high speed at Chowk Double Phattak here on Sunday.... Risking lives of commuters MUZAFFARGARH, Sept 16: The perilous act of overloading by public transport has become the order of the day in Muzaffargarh as the traffic officials turn a blind eye to the negligence.... Four gunned down over monetary row SHEIKHUPURA, Sept 16: Four people, including a passerby, were gunned down while two others were injured over a monetary issue at Chak 11/RB (Borianwala) in Nankana district, some 50 kms from here on Sunday.... Protest against delay in rebuilding of circular road GUJRANWALA, Sept 16: Traders have protested delays in reconstruction of Circular Road after laying sewer by a Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) contractor.... ‘Karachi not the only flashpoint of violence’ MULTAN, Sept 16: The entire country, not only Karachi, is in the grip of bloodshed, Federal Minister for Communications Shamim Siddiqui said on Sunday.... Seminar on canola sowing SAHIWAL, Sept 16: The government was spending Rs58 billion on import of edible oil every year and this foreign exchange could be curtailed by boosting indigenous oil seeds production in the... Robbers kill textile mill guard KASUR, Sept 16: Six robbers shot dead a security guard and injured another during a robbery attempt at a textile mill in Phoolnagar police precincts on Sunday.... Two brothers found dead on GT Road OKARA, Sept 16: Two brothers were found dead early on Sunday morning on GT Road near Tabrook bust stop, some five kilometers from here.... SC approached against ‘Rs50m embezzlement’ SHEIKHUPURA, Sept 16: A petition has been moved to the Supreme Court (SC), asking it to take notice of “Rs50 million embezzlement” in the Upper Gogera Canal Division.... Three killed as bus runs over cart SAHIWAL, Sept 16: Three people were killed and one was injured when a bus ran over a camel cart near Chak 100/9-L on Arifwala Road on Saturday night.... ‘Wholesalers behind price hike’ LAHORE, Sept 16: The Lahore Karyana and General Merchants Association has demanded accountability of wholesalers for artificial increase in prices instead of crackdown on retailers.... Mother killed, hurt infant driven away LAHORE, Sept 16: A woman was run over and killed by a rashly-driven car while her 10-month-old daughter suffered injuries after she fell onto the windscreen in South Cantonment police precinct on Sunday.... Shaukat hints at insurance scheme for farmers LAHORE, Sept 16: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said the government will consider launch of an insurance scheme to help farmers return loans on reduced rates, but the proposal to write off loans of those farmers who die cannot be obliged.... JUI leader’s murder slammed LAHORE, Sept 16: Bishop of Raiwind Samuel Azariah has condemned the murder of Wafaqul Madaris Vice-President and Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam leader Maulana Hassan Jan....

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