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October 03, 2007 Wednesday Ramazan 20, 1428   85 legislators submit resignations to NA speaker ISLAMABAD, Oct 2: Parties in the opposition APDM alliance on Tuesday handed over resignations of 85 MNAs to National Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Amir Hussain.... Lal Masjid goes back to former clerics ISLAMABAD, Oct 2: The local administration has decided to hand over the Lal Masjid to its former management after orders from the Supreme Court that the mosque should be opened for prayers and Aitekaf from Wednesday.... Two MPAs back out of commitment QUETTA, Oct 2: In a surprise move, two legislators of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) — Agha Faisal Daud and Amna Khanam — have gone back on their commitment to resign from the Balochistan assembly.... PPP sceptical about govt’s indemnity offer LONDON, Oct 2: Pakistan People’s Party sources here sounded highly sceptical about what they said a repetition of a promise that the government had kept dangling in front of the party... PPP may lose Opposition Leader office in Senate ISLAMABAD, Oct 2: The All Parties Democratic Movement (APDM) is considering to withdraw its support to Opposition Leader in the Senate Raza Rabbani after People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) decided not to join it and held negotiations with the military regime.... Lal Masjid: 4 more cases registered ISLAMABAD, Oct 2: Following Supreme Court directives in connection with the Lal Masjid operation, the Aabpara police on Tuesday night registered four separate cases.. ‘RAW, Mossad had a hand in killing of three Chinese’ PESHAWAR, Oct 2: The city police chief said on Tuesday that he suspected the involvement of RAW and Mossad in the killing of three Chinese nationals here two-and-a-half months ago and claimed to have arrested three suspects in the case.... Fahim sticks to his guns on uniform LAHORE, Oct 2: PPP-Parliamentarians President Makhdoom Amin Fahim says although the Supreme Court has allowed Gen Musharraf to contest the presidential election in uniform, his party will still not like the... PA secretary confirms 43 resignations LAHORE, Oct 2: Parliamentary party leaders of the PML-N and MMA in the Punjab Assembly submitted resignations of their members separately.... It’s too late: Imran LAHORE, Oct 2: Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf (PTI) Chairperson Imran Khan said on Tuesday opposition lawmakers’ delayed resignations from the assemblies were not likely to impact the political situation in the country.... PML chalks out celebration plan: Anticipates Musharraf’s victory LAHORE, Oct 2: Confident of President Pervez Musharraf’s smooth win in the election for another term, the ruling PML has decided to celebrate the ‘expected’ victory in a big way at all district headquarters on Saturday evening.... Pluralistic democracy panacea to violence ISLAMABAD, Oct 2: Scholars discussing whether non-violence was possible in today’s violent world here on Tuesday suggested that pluralistic democracy and respect for diversity can win the day by creating trust and understanding among the people.... Police unable to recover children despite court order ISLAMABAD, Oct 2: Despite repeated court orders, the police have been unable to recover three Australian children of Pakistani origin, allegedly kidnapped by their father about eight months ago.... Police violence: body formed to help journalists ISLAMABAD, Oct 2: The Rawalpindi-Islamabad Union of Journalists (RIUJ) on Tuesday constituted a committee for registering cases of police violence against journalists, reviewing legal matters and finalising a strategy in this regard.... Procedure to grant refugee status to Iraqis announced ISLAMABAD, Oct 2: The UN refugee agency has announced the procedure for grant of refugee-status to the Iraqi refugees in Pakistan, a spokesman for the UNHCR said.... SHC orders inclusion of 12 names : Reappointment of teachers, others LARKANA, Oct 2: The Larkana circuit bench of Sindh High Court on Tuesday, allowing petition of Abdul Hameed Khokhar - a secondary teacher and others, ordered Secretary Education to include names... 12 detained peasants freed on court order HYDERABAD, Oct 2: On the directives of the Hyderabad sessions judge, Civil Judge and Judicial Magistrate, Tando Allahyar, Mumtaz Solangi, on Monday recovered 12 peasants detained at the farm of a landlord in Tando Allahyar.... 14 shops gutted DADU, Oct 2: Fourteen shops were gutted when fire broke out in Bodlo Bahar Bazaar in Sehwan late Monday night.... Vital issues raised in plea, says Wajih QUETTA, Oct 2: Presidential candidate Justice (retd) Wajihuddin Ahmed has said that important questions have been raised in the constitutional petition filed in the Supreme Court challenging the re-election bid of... Watchmen allowed to shoot Taliban KOHAT, Oct 2: The district police chief has allowed watchmen to shoot at sight the Taliban trying to “take the law into their hands” ostensibly to “eliminate sin and vice”.... 327 people released, court informed QUETTA, Oct 2: The Balochistan High Court was informed on Tuesday by the police that 327 people out of 335, who were arrested during a search operation in the Killi Ismail area on Sept 27, had been released.... Man gets death for killing four LAKKI MARWAT, Oct 2: Additional district and sessions court-I judge Asad Hameed Khan Bangash convicted and sentenced a murder accused to death on four counts, court sources said on Tuesday.... Accused in Mannu Bheel case remanded for seven days MIRPURKHAS, Oct 2: First Additional and Sessions Judge Mirpurkhas, Mohammad Yamin granted seven-day police remand of Shabbir Kaimkhani, an accused in Mannu Bheel case, on Tuesday.... Grenade lobbed at Bugti House QUETTA, Oct 2: A hand grenade was lobbed at the Bugti House on the Fatima Jinnah Road on Monday night.... Five killed in road accident QUETTA, Oct 2: Five people, two of them women, were killed and three others suffered serious injuries when a pick-up overturned near Dalbandin area of the Chagai district on Monday evening.... Boy suspected to be polio victim MIRPURKHAS Oct 2: A child suspected to be a polio victim was admitted to the Civil Hospital, here on Monday.... Strike against kidnapping JACOBABAD, Oct 2: A shutter-down strike was observed in Garhi Khairo to protest the kidnapping of a Hindu trader, here on Tuesday.... Three suspects surrender : Quintuplet murder GUJRANWALA, Oct 2: Three suspects of quintuplet murder near Lohianwala Bypass a couple of weeks ago surrendered before the Gakkhar police on Tuesday.... Two held with drugs FAISALABAD, Oct 2: The Anti-Narcotics Force seized 230kg opium-mixed liquid syrup in two different raids on Tuesday and arrested two persons.... Mailsi gas project inaugurated VEHARI, Oct 2: MNA Azhar Ahmed Khan Yousafzai inaugurated the project to supply gas to Mailsi tehsil on Tuesday.... Silence over school ground occupation MIANWALI, Oct 2: The district government is constructing a stadium at the 64-canal playground of the century-old Government High School for Boys, but the education department is indifferent to the issue.... Police clueless about rapists of orphan KASUR, Oct 2: The Phoolnagar Saddar police have failed to arrest the gangsters who allegedly raped an orphan teenager and then strangled her at Lakhankay village the other day.... 10 BHUs without power for several months NAROWAL, Oct 2: As many as 10 basic health units have been working without electricity for the last several months out of a total of 56 BHUs in the district.... Residents facing cattle chaos KHANEWAL, Oct 2: The Khanewal Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMA) is least interested in shifting buffalos and cows from the residential areas to outside the city.... Robber killed in ‘encounter’ BAHAWALNAGAR, Oct 2: Police on Tuesday claimed to have killed an alleged dacoit in what they called an encounter, while his accomplice managed to escape.... Minor girl kidnapped for ransom TOBA TEK SINGH, Oct 2: A three-year old girl was kidnapped for ransom from outside her house near Pirmahal on Tuesday.... Rs1.5m bank robbery in Gujranwala GUJRANWALA, Oct 2: A bank branch in Rail Bazaar and passengers of a Gujrat-bound coaster were looted in two major strikes here on Tuesday.... DBA protest TOBA TEK SINGH, Oct 2: The district bar association continued the “Go Musharraf Go movement” on Tuesday.... Funds proposed by MNAs, MPAs stopped TOBA TEK SINGH, Oct 2: The provincial government has ordered stopping release of funds with immediate effect for all ongoing and new approved development schemes proposed by the national and provincial assembly members.... Seminar MULTAN, Oct 2: A seminar titled ‘Awareness for basic education and health’ was organised here on Tuesday by the National Commission for Human Development’s Department of Volunteerism for Community Development.... Environment departments set up in 19 districts LAHORE, Oct 2: The environment departments in 19 districts of Punjab have eventually become functional six years after the implementation of the devolution plan.... Action on inmate’s death urged LAHORE, Oct 2: The Free Legal Aid Committee of Punjab Bar Council has declared the death of a prisoner, Shaukat Masih, of Sheikhupura District Jail a murder and urged district and sessions judge concerned to take action in this regard....

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