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October 20, 2007 Saturday Shawwal 7, 1428   NAB has ‘no objection’ to Benazir’s acquittal plea RAWALPINDI, Oct 19: The National Accountability Bureau on Friday submitted written reply to three accountability courts, raising no objections to acquittal petitions moved by PPP Chairperson Benazir Bhutto, her husband Asif... Aziz says efforts to consolidate reconciliation will continue LAHORE, Oct 19: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Friday said the government would continue to enhance and consolidate the existing atmosphere of cooperation and cordiality with the opposition to strengthen democratic institutions in the country.... Opposition blames govt for security lapses LAHORE, Oct 19: Opposition parties expressed shock and grief over Thursday’s attack on Pakistan People’s Party procession in Karachi.... MQM chief extends cooperation to PPP LONDON, Oct 19: In a telephonic conversation with PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto on Friday, MQM leader Altaf Hussain offered his full cooperation to her in her struggle against extremism.... Govt offers to convene APC ISLAMABAD, Oct 19: The government offered on Friday to convene an all-party conference (APC) to work out a plan to combat the menace of terrorism. Addressing a news conference, Minister for... Karachi carnage to deepen political crisis: UK paper LONDON, Oct 19: The British media covered extensively both Benazir Bhutto’s triumphant return home and the bloodbath that followed a midnight suicide bomb attack on her procession.... Baitullah denies hand in Karachi explosions MIRAMSHAH, Oct 19: A well-known militant commander, said to have issued assassination threats against Benazir Bhutto earlier this month, denied any involvement on Friday in a Thursday attack that killed at least 133 people in Karachi.... Senate body wants office-bearers’ names on ECL: Embezzlement of housing society’s funds ISLAMABAD, Oct 19: The subcommittee of the Senate Standing Committee on Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs on Friday recommended that the names of former chief executive and office- bearers of Gulshan-i-Rehman... Nationalist leaders urge Benazir to review deal QUETTA, Oct 19: Baloch nationalist parties condemned the terrorist attack on the Pakistan People’s Party rally in Karachi and condoled with the families of victims. Urging PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto to... NYT urges support for democracy NEW YORK, Oct 19: Noting that “after belatedly recognising that the general’s (Pervez Musharraf) misrule was dangerously strengthening, not weakening, extremist forces in Pakistan, Washington helped engineer the deal that permitted Benazir Bhutto’s return,” the New York Times said on Friday.... Learned MMA legislators shy to face challenge ISLAMABAD, Oct 19: The Supreme Court on Friday issued a fourth notice to Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal’s 68 members of the parliament and the provincial assemblies to appear before it on October 29 in a long-standing case challenging their Sanads, or madressah degrees.... Civic education can solve problems of community ISLAMABAD, Oct 19: The British minister of state for foreign affairs and the Commonwealth, Lord Malloch-Brown on Friday observed that civic education had the answers to community problems.... Accused sent to Adiala jail in PM attack case RAWALPINDI, Oct 19: An anti-terrorism court here on Friday sent a man allegedly involved in a suicide attack on Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz to Adiala Jail for 14 days for identification parade.... Call to buck IFIs for anti-people policies ISLAMABAD, Oct 19: More than three dozen people protested on Friday against the World Bank and other International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in Pakistan, calling to resist these organisations for aggravating and perpetuating poverty instead of reducing it.... Govt held responsible for Karachi carnage: Judicial inquiry sought ISLAMABAD, Oct 19: Opposition parties, civil society organisations, lawyers and journalists condemned the terrorist attack on former prime minister Benazir Bhutto’s caravan in Karachi and held the government responsible for the carnage.... Judges urged to promote tolerance ISLAMABAD, Oct 19: Supreme Court judge, Justice Tasadduq Hussain Jilani on Friday stressed upon judges to promote culture of tolerance and acceptance, particularly in the current socio- political situation.... Sharif brothers condemn attack LONDON, Oct 19: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and PML-N president Shahbaz Sharif have condemned Thursday’s attack on PPP leader Benazir Bhutto’s rally, terming it “a cowardly attack by those whose values do not include tolerance and respect for life”.... UK pledges support for free, fair polls LONDON, Oct 19: Prime Minister Gordon Brown in a condolence message sent to President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Friday expressed his deep shock over what he said an attack “on Pakistanis... 12 bodies reach Sindh interior HYDERABAD, Oct 19: Bodies of 12 blast victims were brought to difference cities of Sindh from Karachi on Friday and were buried amidst tears and sobs.... FIR against SHO, policemen ordered HARIPUR, Oct 19: The Additional Session Court Judge Haripur on Friday ordered the registration of FIR against an SHO, a sub-inspector and five constables for killing three people, including a pir, in an alleged false encounter.... Tight security in Sindh cities HYDERABAD, Oct 19: Strict security measures have been taken in nine districts of Hyderabad police sub region, on Friday following two blasts in Benazir’s procession in Karachi, on Thursday.... Medical colleges facing shortage of teachers LARKANA, Oct 19: An inordinate delay in recruitment of faculty members and promotions through the departmental promotion committees (DPCs) is casting negative impact on educational activities in Chandka Medical College... Peshawar blast injures man PESHAWAR, Oct 19: A man was critically injured when a bomb planted in his car went off in Momin Town here on Friday.... Team to attend IMF-WB meetings ISLAMABAD, Oct 19: A five-member economic team will represent Pakistan at annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group to be held in Washington on Oct 20-22.... Three die in water clash KHAIRPUR, Oct 19: Three people died in a clash between two armed groups of Soomro and Jatoi clans over dispute of irrigation water near Rohri on Friday.... Police on high alert in NWFP PESHAWAR, Oct 19: Following the blasts in Karachi, security has been beefed up in the NWFP capital and police have been put on high alert. Police personnel were deployed at various... Dadu ranks high in ghost schools, says official DADU, Oct 19: Influential people are using primary school buildings for cattle pens and guest houses (Otaqs) and other purposes in far flung areas of the district.... PPP against local govt system, says Pervaiz LAHORE, Oct 19: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi has said the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) is against the local body system and wants dissolution of district governments.... Grant for Uch Sharif shrine BAHAWALPUR, Oct 19: US Consulate’s Principal Officer Bryan Hunt announced on Friday a $50,000 grant for conservation of Hazrat Jalaluddin Surkhposh Bokhari’s shrine at Uch Sharif, about 70 kilometres from here.... Three-day mourning in Gujranwala courts GUJRANWALA, Oct 19: The district bar association has announced a three-day strike to mourn a midnight blast in a welcome rally of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto that has claimed 139 lives.... Cattle traders being taxed at ‘illegal’ toll plazas MUZAFFARGARH, Oct 19: Toll plazas have emerged at the entrance or exit points in Muzaffargarh district where people extort money from the traders of animals, Dawn has learnt.... PML names candidate for Kasur nazim KASUR, Oct 19: After the disqualification of district nazim Rana Muhammad Hayat, who was backed by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), the ruling Pakistan Muslim League (PML) has fielded Hayat’s cousin and political rival Rana Imtiaz for the nazim’s office.... Attack on PPP rally rapped MIANWALI, Oct 19: Political, social and religious circles of Punjab have condemned suicide attacks on a procession led by Pakistan People’s Party Chairwoman Benazir Bhutto in Karachi in which about 140 people have been killed and hundreds injured.... 247 killed in blasts, says Abida MULTAN, Oct 19: PPP leader Begum Syeda Abida Husain says that party chairperson Benazir Bhutto has told her that at least 247 people have lost their lives in twin bomb blasts in the Karachi rally.... Leghari suggests national govt for fair polls LAHORE, Oct 19: Former president Farooq Ahmed Khan Leghari has called for the formation of a national government of political consensus to hold the upcoming general elections peacefully.... Two ‘kidnappers’ killed in shootout LAHORE, Oct 19: Two suspects of kidnapping a seven-year-old boy for ransom were killed in a shootout between their alleged accomplices and police in Baghbanpura who were taken there to point... Voice for security LAHORE, Oct 19: The Punjab Union of Journalists (PUJ) has urged the government to take steps to protect journalists covering public events. During a meeting of the union’s executive committee held... Distress at deaths, anger at extremists LAHORE, Oct 19: Union leaders and lawyers have expressed their shock over the bombings at a Pakistan People’s Party’s rally in Karachi on Thursday in which over 130 people died.... HRCP blasts attack on Benazir’s convoy LAHORE, Oct 19: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan on Friday condemned the attack on Benazir Bhutto’s convoy in Karachi, describing it as one of the most horrible incidents of terrorism in the country’s history.... USC to get 50,000 tons of wheat a month LAHORE, Oct 19: The Pakistan Agriculture Storage and Services Corporation (Passco) will supply 50,000 tons of wheat to the Pakistan Utility Stores Corporation every month for the rest of the season, says the Passco managing director.... Nation saddened: Pervaiz LAHORE, Oct 19: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi has condemned the bomb blasts perpetrated by terrorists in Karachi on Thursday night and expressed sorrow and grief over the loss of around 130 lives.... Gangs busted GUJRANWALA, Oct 19: The city district police claimed to have busted 48 members of about a dozen inter-district dacoits’ gangs during a drive launched against them in a fortnight.... JI congregation LAHORE, Oct 19: Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) Secretary-General Syed Munawwar Hasan on Friday reviewed arrangements for the party’s three-day congregation starting on Nov 2 to solicit an opinion of the organisations at the grassroots to formulate its future policies....

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