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| October 08, 2007 | Monday | Ramazan 25, 1428 |
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Quake victims not forgotten, say Musharraf, Aziz
ISLAMABAD, Oct 7: President General Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz have assured quake victims on the eve of second anniversary of the October 8 tragedy that the government will not forget them.... 
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Children orphaned by quake in dire straits
ISLAMABAD, Oct 7: Two years after an earthquake devastated Azad Kashmir and vast areas of the NWFP, life for about 3,000 children orphaned on that fateful day, in 2005, continues to be grim....
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FC denies kidnapping report
PESHAWAR, Oct 7: The Frontier Corps has rebutted reports about abduction of 28 paramilitary soldiers in Spinwam areas of North Waziristan on Saturday....
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PPP halts ticket’ distribution
TOBA TEK SINGH, Oct 7: Punjab PPP general secretary Chaudhry Ghulam Abbas has said the process of distribution of party tickets has been halted on Benazir Bhutto’s directives and no ticket had been given to any candidate so far....
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Seven injured in clash between rival sects
SHEIKHUPURA, Oct 7: Seven people sustained bullet injuries when followers of two rival sects resorted to indiscriminate firing outside a mosque in Ladheki Gharbi locality in Narang Mandi police precincts on Sunday evening....
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ECP’s rehiring policy blocks promotions
ISLAMABAD, Oct 7: The policy of extension to the service of senior retiring officers of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has become a stumbling block in promotion of scores of...
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New building code ready
ISLAMABAD, Oct 7: The Ministry of Housing and Works has finalised a new building code for the entire country and set the seismic rating of each tehsil....
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PFUJ condemns kidnapping of journalist
QUETTA, Oct 7: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has expressed concern over the kidnapping of a senior journalist and criticised the government for having done nothing to trace him....
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Robbers in police uniform strike DHO office
SIALKOT, Oct 7: Four armed men donning police uniform looted Rs350,000 from the office of District Health Officer (DHO) in the vicinity of Allama Iqbal Memorial Hospital on Sunday night....
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RTA fails to check overcharging
MUZAFFARGARH, Oct 7: Transporters are allegedly overcharging commuters on almost every route in the district while the Regional Transport Authority (RTA) has failed to implement the official fare list....
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Phone service report clarified
LAHORE, Oct 7: Responding to an Oct 2 news report on faulty network in Sialkot, Mobilink says the Caller Line Identification (CLI) system in Sialkot and Narowal districts is in perfect order....
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Mortar shell defused
SIALKOT, Oct 7: The Sialkot Bomb Disposal Squad defused a heavy mortar shell in bordering village Chatraana along the working boundary near Shakargarh on Saturday, some 75 kilometres away from here....
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Muzaffarabad strives to bury quake agony
ISLAMABAD, Oct 7: We all remember the courage of the rescuers. We remember the outpouring friendship and sympathy from nations around the world when the devastating earthquake hit two years ago....
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Boy recovered as kidnappers fall in police trap RAWALPINDI, Oct 7: The local police have recovered a 10-year-old boy, who was kidnapped from outside his house in Westridge last Friday for Rs70 million ransom, City Police Officer Saud Aziz said on Sunday....
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Woman seeks justice for ailing husband
ISLAMABAD, Oct 7: A woman from Rawalpindi has sought the help of Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry to seek justice for her husband who was implicated in a false case with...
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Journalists, lawyers booked after a week
GUJAR KHAN, Oct 7: The Pind Dadan Khan police registered on Saturday a case against 15 journalists, four lawyers and two unknown persons for holding an anti-government protest rally a week ago, officials said on Sunday....
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Cabinet okays draft laws: Agri-marketing, monuments
LAHORE, Oct 7: The Punjab cabinet on Sunday congratulated President Gen Pervez Musharraf on his re-election and approved two draft laws; one aiming at restructuring marketing system and the other to protect historical places in the province....
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‘NRO to benefit other parties more than PPP’
LAHORE, Oct 7: The National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) will benefit only five Pakistan People’s Party leaders while a majority of its beneficiaries belongs to other parties, says PPP Senator Dr Babar Awan....
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Mediation by PML-N
LAHORE, Nov 7: The PML-N is mediating between the JUI-F and the Jamaat-i-Islami to resolve their differences on the issue of dissolution of the NWFP Assembly....
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Jamaat body to ‘discuss’ JUI-F conduct today
LAHORE, Oct 7: The central executive committee of Jamaat-i-Islami will meet here on Monday (today) to discuss a host of issues and the conduct of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam in implementing the decisions of All Parties Democratic Movement (APDM) is on the top....
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ILO to seek union ban removal
LAHORE, Oct 7: The Pakistani government will be asked to lift restrictions on trade unions and repeal anti-labour laws, an International Labour Organisation (ILO) official said here on Sunday....
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Train driver injured
LAHORE, Oct 7: Shalimar Express driver was injured when the train rammed into a truck at an unmanned crossing near Kahana on Sunday morning....
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