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September 25, 2007 Tuesday Ramazan 12, 1428   Arrests continue as activists stopped from reaching SC ISLAMABAD, Sept 24: Security forces on Monday managed to stop leaders and activists of political parties in the All Parties Democratic Movement (APDM) from proceeding to the Supreme Court building and... Faryal Talpur ‘likely PPP candidate’ NAWABSHAH, Sept 24: Nawabshah District Nazim Faryal Talpur obtained a nomination form for the presidential election from the provincial election commission office in Karachi on Monday.... Plazas raising risky floors as law looks on RAWALPINDI, Sept 24: The construction of high-rise plazas in commercial and residential localities continues unchecked, the lessons of the terrible earthquake that flattened northern Pakistan and Azad Kashmir on October 8,... Politics of resignations: opposition not to quit Senate ISLAMABAD, Sept 24: All the opposition parties, with some ifs and buts, are agreed to resign from the National Assembly to block Gen Pervez Musharraf’s re-election as president but none is willing to quit the Senate.... Veteran Leaguers initiate move to save party ISLAMABAD, Sept 24: Some veterans of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League, disappointed by the performance of the party leadership, have initiated a campaign to reorganise the party and save it from disintegrating.... ANP MPAs submit resignations PESHAWAR, Sept 24: All seven lawmakers of the Awami National Party in the NWFP assembly submitted their resignations to ANP parliamentary leader Bashir Ahmed Bilour at a news conference, here on Monday.... NWFP govt following double standards: Re-employment of officials PESHAWAR, Sept 24: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal government in the NWFP is following double standards for re-employment of government servants reaching the age of superannuation, it is learnt.... Govt to spend Rs13bn to develop SMEs LAHORE, Sept 24: The government will spend more than Rs13 billion on development of the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the country till 2015, says Small and Medium Enterprise Development Authority (Smeda) Chief Executive Officer Shahid Rashid.... Imran’s house raided four times LAHORE, Sept 24: Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf claims police conducted four raids on the residence of chairperson Imran Khan in Islamabad for his arrest while a number of the party workers have been taken in custody across Punjab.... Indian sugar not fit for consumption: PSQCA report with LHC LAHORE, Sep 24: Indian sugar is unfit for human consumption and against the import standards of Pakistan, says a Pakistan Standard Quality Control Authority (PSQCA) report submitted to the Lahore High Court.... Police tortured me during detention, says MMA leader ISLAMABAD, Sept 24: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) leader Hafiz Hussain Ahmed after his release from preventive detention on Monday headed straight to a police station to register a complaint of alleged manhandling and torture by the police.... UET Peshawar’s sub-campuses linked through intranet ISLAMABAD, Sept 24: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has provided multi-campus intranet setup for the NWFP University of Engineering and Technology’s Peshawar at Mardan, Bannu and Abbottabad campuses.... Environmental body to review Centaurus ISLAMABAD, Sept 24: Pakistan Environment Protection Agency (Pak-EPA) has constituted a review committee to decide on granting environmental approval to the Centaurus Complex Building project.... Two seminary teachers’ remand extended RAWALPINDI, Sept 24: An anti-terrorism court here on Monday extended for three days the physical remand of two teachers of Jamia Fareedia arrested in connection with the killing of a Rangers man during the Lal Masjid operation.... Only 194 clear written CSS exams ISLAMABAD, Sept 24: Only 194 out of a total of 3,505 candidates qualified in the written part of the central superior services (CSS) examination 2007.... Drug-resistant TB a major threat ISLAMABAD, Sept 24: The Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria (GFATM) Geneva has committed $56 million grant for Pakistan to control Tuberculosis (TB). The grant documents will be signed... Security cover for forces by militants denied ISLAMABAD, Sept 24: The Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) has said it is out of the question that militants will provide security cover to armed forces.... Govt employees promoted QUETTA, Sept 24: At least 1,000 officers in grade-17 and above have been promoted, according to a formal notification issued by the secretaryof the services and general administration department.... NWFP poll commission to call FC to protect office PESHAWAR, Sept 24: The Provincial Election Commission of NWFP has asked the NWFP government to take full proof security measures around the Election Commission office on Sept 27 and if the... India criticised over Siachen tourism move MUZAFFARABAD, Sept 24: United Jihad Council chairman Syed Salahuddin has strongly reacted against India’s decision to open the disputed Siachen glacier for tourism and asked the Pakistani leadership to give a befitting reply.... New UET campus to be set up in Jalozai, says VC PESHAWAR, Sept 24: The NWFP University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Peshawar, would soon start work on a seven-year project of establishing a new campus in Jalozai with a cost of Rs6.56... Power outage leads to water crisis BADIN, Sept 24: Water supply to Badin and other towns of the district, including Talhar and Kadhan, has been either suspended or disturbed for the last three days as pumping stations... Farmers protest against NAB official, police DADU, Sept 24: A large number of farmers of village Mian-jo-Goth, Taluka Mehar observed token hunger strike in Dadu on Monday in protest against NAB Deputy Director Abdul Hafeez Siddique and... Court orders arrest of inspector LARKANA, Sept 24: The Larkana circuit bench of the Sindh High Court on Monday ordered arrest of Abdullah Buriro, a police inspector, on charges of breaking into the house of Altaf Hussain Shaikh and keeping his maternal uncle in illegal detention.... Health facility for children awaits opening VEHARI, Sept 24: The newly-constructed children’s complex at the DHQ Hospital awaits opening for the last five months because electricity has not yet been supplied to this facility.... Robbers snatch Rs0.8m from accountant OKARA, Sept 24: 3 Three robbers snatched Rs800,000 in cash from an accountant of a commission shop in front of a bank on Sahiwal Road.... World wants fair polls in Pakistan SIALKOT, Sep 24: British Deputy High Commissioner Simon Butt said on Monday the world was watching the political situation ahead of the general elections in Pakistan.... Workers held GUJRANWALA, Sept 24: Over two dozen APDAM activists were arrested in a crackdown on Monday. The police arrested PML-N Lawyers’ Forum’s Ch Shabir Gujjar, Navid Mughal, PTI’s Khalid Zafer, PML-N’s Sabir Ali and Mudassar Qadir.... Governor shocked at complaints in Sheikhupura SHEIKHUPURA, Sept 24: Punjab Governor Khalid Maqbool visited the city here on Monday and inspected various federal government offices.... Narowal witnesses unbridled inflation NAROWAL, Sept 24: The district price control committee (DPCC) has failed to check hike in the prices of essential commodities and the masses have to buy flour, vegetables and fruits at... Remaining quintuplets also die MULTAN, Sept 24: The remaining two of the quintuplets born at Nishtar Hospital on Sunday, died here on Monday.... WPC team leaves for India LAHORE, Sept 24: A 40-member delegation of the World Punjabi Congress on Monday left for India to participate in various seminars to help promote friendship between the two countries.... Fort’s turret collapses LAHORE, Sept 24: A portion of Jahangir quadrangle in Lahore Fort collapsed on Monday evening....

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