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September 26, 2007 Wednesday Ramazan 13, 1428   Islamabad under a pre-emptive siege ISLAMABAD, Sept 25: The government is all set to cocoon the federal capital from opposition protests as the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) prepares to receive nomination papers for the presidential elections on Thursday, officials said.... PML-N to hold protest demo outside EC office RAWALPINDI, Sept 25: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) will hold demonstration outside the Election Commission office on September 29 in order to protest the re-election of President General Pervez Musharraf.... Lawyer gets interim bail ISLAMABAD, Sept 25: A team of Islamabad police, which arrested Khurshid Khan in Peshawar for spraying black colour on the face of Ahmed Raza Qasuri on the premises of the SC... Doctor in race seeks divine guidance ISLAMABAD, Sept 25: Prof Anwarul Haq, who was removed from the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) by the government after he declared himself a candidate in the presidential election, says... Steps urged for early release of hostages ISLAMABAD, Sept 25: President Pervez Musharraf has directed the authorities concerned to accelerate efforts for recovery of over 200 army personnel kidnapped in South Waziristan about three weeks back.... ‘President’s re-election must for democracy’ PESHAWAR, Sept 25: Federal Information Minister Mohammad Ali Durrani has said that the success of Gen Pervez Musharraf in the presidential election is necessary for the continuation of the democratic process in the country.... JI leader quits PA PESHAWAR, Sept 25: Provincial chief of Jamaat-i-Islami Sirajul Haq has sent to the Speaker his resignation from the NWFP Assembly in protest against President Gen Pervez Musharraf’s plan to get himself re-elected from the present assemblies.... 400 uplift schemes in jeopardy PESHAWAR, Sept 25: The fate of more than 400 development schemes, due for completion this year, hangs in the balance because of the possibility, no matter how remote, of the dissolution of the NWFP government.... Sons to mark Nawabzada’s anniversary separately MUZAFFARGARH, Sept 25: The fourth death anniversary of the veteran politician, Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan, is being observed separately by his sons who joined rival political camps following his death on Sept 26, 2003.... ‘Nawaz will return after Eid’ LAHORE, Sept 25: Syed Haider Farooq Maudoodi, the son of Jamaat-i-Islami founder Maulana Abul A’ala Maudoodi, on Tuesday claimed that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif was due to return home ‘soon after’ Eidul Fitr.... Land allotment to army slammed HYDERABAD, Sept 25: The Servants of Sindh Society (SSS) has criticised the allotment of 73,000 acres of fertile agricultural land in Salehpat, Sukkur, to Pakistan Army to set up a firing... NH&MP allowed to recruit 800 staff: Weighing stations ISLAMABAD, Sept 25: National Highways and Motorway Police has been allowed to recruit about 800 staff for operating weighing stations on highways and motorways, it has been learnt.... Police told to arrest ex-armyman for creating fuss RAWALPINDI, Sept 25: A civil judge here on Tuesday ordered the police to file a criminal case against a retired serviceman and arrest him for not observing the decorum of the court.... CDA, builders, consultant pass the buck: Flaws in 7th Avenue ISLAMABAD, Sept 25: Admitting major flaws in the newly- constructed 7th Avenue, the city managers have decided to build overhead pedestrian bridges on the road so that people can cross the fast-moving track safely.... Recovery of missing woman sought ISLAMABAD, Sept 25: Another person, a woman, has gone missing. But this time the secret agencies are not the suspects. Parveen Akhtar’s case is yet another example of increasing incidents of violence against women.... Polyclinic’s request turned down: Centralised drug procurement ISLAMABAD, Sept 25: The ministry of health has rejected a request of the Federal Government Services Hospital (Polyclinic) to opt out of the nascent central drugs procurement arrangement.... NA body for identical benefits in PTV ISLAMABAD, Sept 25: The National Assembly’s standing committee on information and broadcasting observed on Tuesday that the employees of Pakistan Television (PTV) should enjoy equal fringe benefits based on talent and professional skills.... Maulana Aziz sent on 14-day judicial remand RAWALPINDI, Sept 25: Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) No. 1 Judge Habeebur Rehman on Tuesday sent former Khateeb of Lal Masjid, Maulana Abdul Aziz, on two-week judicial remand in 12 different cases.... Expensive schools get land cheap ISLAMABAD, Sept 25: Sixteen more schools run by influential people have been allotted land in different sectors of the city at subsidised rates for establishing their new campuses.... Govt urged to hire faculty from market LARKANA, Sept 25: The secretary of Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) on Tuesday urged the Sindh government to hire much-needed faculty from the market to overcome shortage of staff at some medical colleges in the province.... Policemen’s arrest ordered SUKKUR, Sept 25: The Sindh High Court’s Sukkur bench ordered the Khairpur DPO on Tuesday to arrest by Thursday all the policemen wanted for the illegal detention of 21 villagers.... Internee teachers cry for salaries GUJRANWALA, Sept 25: Around two dozen women teachers of government primary schools who were recruited under the National Internship Programme (NIP) have protested non-payment of their salaries for past three months... 2 soldiers killed in accident NOWSHERA, Sept 25: A military truck fell into a ravine near Cherat Cantonment killing two soldiers and wounding two others here on Tuesday, officials said.... Mithi radio goes off air MITHI, Sept 25: Radio Pakistan Mithi which airs programmes at FM 108 MHz stopped transmission at 4:33 early on Tuesday morning due to a fault in machine.... ‘Golden handshake through police’ RAHIM YAR KHAN, Sept 25: A workers’ union has alleged that a multinational company, engaged in the service sector, has started “downsizing” of its permanent staff (working at their local plant)... Hunt for opposition activists VEHAR, Sept 25: Local police on Tuesday detained 10 opposition activists and workers while raids for the arrest of others were on.... MNA says he is not among dissidents BAHAWALPUR Sept 25: Ruling PML’s member of the National Assembly Tasneem Nawaz Gardezi has said he will follow his party’s decision to vote for Gen Pervez Musharraf in the presidential election on Oct 6.... PC-1 for restoration of historical wall MULTAN, Sept 25: An over Rs31 million feasibility plan (PC-1) has been prepared for preservation of historical fortification wall around old Shujabad city, officials say.... Transfers LAHORE, Sept 25: The Punjab government on Tuesday transferred and posted some officials.... Delinquent invigilators removed GUJRANWALA, Sept 25: Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Chairman Masoodul Haq on Tuesday paid surprise visit to various matriculation supplementary exams centres and sacked two invigilators, including a superintendent and... Demo against police SAHIWAL, Sept 25: Hundreds of female residents of Wapda Colony demonstrated outside the court of the district & sessions judge for the release of five men picked by the area police.... Citrus samples found infected with virus FAISALABAD, Sept 25: Scientists of the University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) have said that scores of citrus samples collected from different orchards were found infected with virus.... Cases referred to consumer court SIALKOT, Sept 25: Seven cases have been instituted in the newly established district consumer court and four of them have been sent by the Narowal district coordination officer (DCO), a court official said on Tuesday.... ‘Injudicious’ water releases rapped MULTAN, Sept 25: Dozens of farmers of Mauza Buch took out a rally opposite the irrigation offices here on Tuesday against `irregularities’ in canal water supply to their lands.... Two held for helping criminals flee SAHIWAL, Sept 25: The Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) has arrested a local court’s clerk and constable for allegedly helping three prisoners flee from police custody with the help of fake documents.... HEC chalks out a lesson for plagiarists LAHORE, Sept 25: Clearing the mist of uncertainty that had clouded the plagiarism issue, the Higher Education Commission has finally come up with a policy that calls for highlighting the menace of literary theft and curbing it through exemplary punitive actions.... LHC summons directors of PCSIR, PSQCA : Indian sugar quality LAHORE, Sept 25: The Lahore High Court has required the presence of directors of the PCSIR and the PSQCA for today (Wednesday) for determining whether or not the imported Indian sugar is fit for human consumption.... Court pardons NAB investigators LAHORE, Sept 25: An accountability court pardoned Hamadur Rehman and Babar Ali, investigating officers of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), after they apologised to the judge.... University teachers on strike LAHORE, Sept 25: The Punjab University Academic Staff Association (PUASA) will observe a two-hour token strike and hold a protest demonstration against the Higher Education Commission’s policies on Wednesday (today).... NCJP flays govt apathy on security LAHORE, Sept 25: The National Commission for Justice and Peace (NCJP) has condemned the government’s failure in apprehending perpetrators who killed seven of the commission’s staffers in Karachi on Sept 25, 2002....

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