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October 07, 2007 Sunday Ramazan 24, 1428   Musharraf bags all 33 votes cast in Balochistan QUETTA, Oct 6: Gen Pervez Musharraf got all the 33 votes cast in the Balochistan assembly on Saturday.... Strike in Quetta QUETTA, Oct 6: A complete strike was observed in the provincial capital and district headquarters on the call of the All Parties Democratic Movement against President Pervez Musharraf’s re-election.... PML celebrates ‘victory’ MULTAN, Oct 6: A large number of people came out on the streets of various cities and towns across the country on Saturday night after President Pervez Musharraf was unofficially declared re-elected.... MMA dissident finds it difficult to defend vote for Musharraf ISLAMABAD, Oct 6: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal’s rebellious MNA from Karachi, Qari Gul Rehman, did the last somersault on Saturday by openly voting for Gen Pervez Musharraf. But when asked to explain, the MNA offered one reason after another to reporters.... Two years of coordination bears fruit in quake-hit areas ISLAMABAD, Oct 6: Two years down the road since the October 8 earthquake, the results of effective coordination among the government, UN agencies and the civil society are becoming visible.... Musharraf polls 31 votes in NWFP PESHAWAR, Oct 6: Gen Pervez Musharraf polled 31 of total 34 votes cast in the presidential election in the NWFP assembly building here on Saturday.... MPAs outsmart lawyers, cast votes PESHAWAR, Oct 6: Some opposition members of the NWFP assembly were provided with an overnight stay at a local five star hotel near the provincial assembly building to ensure their participation in presidential polls on Saturday, it is learnt.... Strike call gets mixed response in Frontier PESHAWAR, Oct 6: Lawyers and activists of the All Parties Democratic Movement (APDM) on Saturday held demonstrations and rallies across the province in protest against the candidature of Gen Pervez Musharraf in the presidential election.... APDM strike call draws mixed response in Sindh HYDERABAD, Oct 6: The strike call given by the All-Parties Democratic Movement (APDM) in protest against the re-election of Gen Pervez Musharraf as president of the country drew mixed response from... All lawyers and no APDM show in Punjab MUZAFFARGARH, Oct 6: Various district bar associations observed complete strike on the eve of the presidential election on Saturday whereas the call given by the All Parties Democratic Movement largely went unheeded.... An all-govt show LAHORE, Oct 6: The presidential election proved to be an all-government show within and outside the Punjab Assembly on Saturday as it was held peacefully and smoothly with opposition nowhere in sight to cause even a little bit of trouble.... ‘NRO may not help clear Benazir in foreign cases’ LAHORE, Oct 6: Despite the promulgation of the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto is unlikely to get relief in foreign cases, claimed Labour Party Pakistan (LPP) secretary-general Farooq Tariq.... Former minister brought from jail to vote ISLAMABAD, Oct 6: Former state minister for communications Mohammad Shahid Jamil Qureshi, an accused in a murder case, was brought to the National Assembly from Adiala Jail to cast his vote in the presidential election on Saturday morning.... Bacterial blight attacks rice crop in Punjab ISLAMABAD, Oct 6: The Bacterial Leaf Blight has attacked the rice crop in Punjab soon after reduced temperatures helped farmers control the deadly leaf-folder disease in the rice belt of Sindh, sources told Dawn.... Tribesman killed MIRAMSHAH, Oct 6: A tribesman was killed and five security personnel were wounded in clashes with militants in North Waziristan Agency on Friday.... Mock disaster drill on Oct 8 PESHAWAR, Oct 6: A walk scheduled to be held on October 8 on the occasion of the National Disaster Awareness Day has been cancelled.... Gas pipeline blown up QUETTA, Oct 6: Gas supply was disrupted to the main PPL gas purification plant in Sui from Pir Koh and Loti gas fields after a pipeline in the Mat area of Dera Bugti was blown up on Friday night.... Enforcement of Sharia in Swat sought SWAT, Oct 6: Elders of the Malakand Loya Jirga, leaders of the Tehrik Nefaz Shariat-i-Muhammadi, top aides of controversial cleric Maulana Fazalullah, traders and social workers have demanded the enforcement of Sharia in Swat.... Community role in Fata uplift urged PESHAWAR, Oct 6: NWFP Governor Ali Mohammad Jan Aurakzai on Saturday directed the authorities to encourage community participation in the execution of South Fata Development Project.... $150m loan for improving Sindh canal system ISLAMABAD, Oct 6: Pakistan and the World Bank here on Friday signed an agreement of $150.2 million under the Sindh Water Sector Improvement Project to improve effectiveness and operational efficiency of... ADB to give $510m ISLAMABAD, Oct 6: The Asian Development Bank will provide a multi-tranche financing facility of up to $510 million to Pakistan for development of renewable energy in the country.... Ustad Bukhari’s death anniversary on Oct 20 HYDERABAD, Oct 6: The 15th death anniversary of prominent poet of Sindh, Ahmed Shah Ustad Bukhari, would be held on Oct 20.... Quake rehabilitation efforts recalled SUKKUR, Oct: 6: District Coordination Officer Khawaja Shafiq Ahmed has praised the role of government, people and NGOs for giving an effective response to the disaster caused by earthquake in Kashmir which took place two years ago.... Dist govt to tighten schools’ monitoring HYDERABAD, Oct 6: The district government has formulated a strategy for bringing improvement in the quality of education in government-run schools and tightening the monitoring of private schools charging heavy fees,... Larkana quiet on presidential polls day LARKANA, Oct 6: Larkana witnessed a mixed reaction over the re-election of President Gen Pervez Musharraf for the second term in the office on Saturday.... Five officials suspended KHAIRPUR, Oct 6: Five officials of food department were suspended by the Sindh government on Saturday on charges of embezzling Rs110 million funds.... Street crimes on rise in Jhudo JHUDO, Oct 6: The crime rate is increasing in Jhudo and its surrounding areas as unknown bandits have snatched ten motorbikes and a car during the past two weeks.... Water vendors’ business on a surge FAISALABAD, Oct 6: The business of water vendors is on a surge after the City District Government and Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) failed to supply potable water to residents throughout the district, particularly in the city area.... Beggars can be choosers SIALKOT, Oct 6: A beggar embarrassed the staff at a cell company franchise when he reminded them that leaving his `profession’ aside he should be taken as a respectable subscriber to the service and deserved customer care like anybody else.... Cable service remains suspended MUZAFFARGARH, Oct 6: The whole-day suspension of TV cable service on Saturday here irked the subscribers as they could not get updated on presidential poll process being aired by various news channels.... Case ordered against moneylender LAYYAH, Oct 6: The district and sessions judge on Friday ordered registration of a case against a moneylender under the Private Moneylenders Act.... Kapco plant a nuisance MUZAFFARGARH, Oct 6: The Supreme Court has taken suo motu notice against the Kot Addu Power Company’s power plant administration for failing to control pollution it has been creating for long.... Govt urged to adopt ‘realistic’ wheat policy LAHORE, Oct 6: The Kisan Board Pakistan (KBP) has urged the government to adopt a ‘realistic policy’ on wheat to avoid recurrence of flour crisis next year.... Chemists suspend strike LAHORE, Oct 6: The Pakistan Chemists Retailers Association has suspended its strike till Oct 21 in view of a positive response by the government to its demands....

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