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October 23, 2007 Tuesday Shawwal 10, 1428   Conflict resolution vital for peace with India: FO ISLAMABAD, Oct 22: The Foreign Office on Monday underscored that conflict resolution, nuclear restraint and conventional balance between Pakistan and India were the three vital elements for ensuring lasting peace between the two countries and in the region.... US hands over 30 choppers ISLAMABAD, Oct 22: The United States on Monday formally handed over 26 Bell-412 and four refurbished Cobra helicopters to Pakistan. Addressing the ceremony held at the Qasim Aviation Base in Rawalpindi, US Ambassador Anne W.... Shamsul Mulk names three ministers PESHAWAR, Oct 22: NWFP Caretaker Chief Minister Shamsul Mulk on Monday announced the names of three cabinet ministers in the first phase of inducting a full-fledged caretaker government.... Rabi crops face 22pc water shortage: Irsa ISLAMABAD, Oct 22: The Indus River System Authority (Irsa) on Monday forecast 22 per cent water shortage for the current Rabi season and decided, despite Sindh’s opposition, to distribute provincial water shares on the basis of historic use.... Fazl visits Qazi’s residence PESHAWAR, Oct 22: Amir of Jamaat-i-Islami Qazi Hussain Ahmad and chief of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam Maulana Fazlur Rehman held their first meeting in recent weeks here on Monday in what appeared... Attendance drops as ‘veil deadline’ expires DARGAI, Oct 22: Attendance in educational institutions for girls dropped drastically on Monday after a deadline set by local militants ended on Sunday. They had made it ‘mandatory’ for girls to wear burqa.... Abida rules out suicide bombing: ‘Public scare was objective’ JHANG, Oct 22: The Oct 18 blasts that targeted the PPP chairperson’s welcome rally in Karachi was neither a suicide bombing nor was it meant to kill Benazir Bhutto, claims Syeda Abida Husain.... Lawyer’s rally today against Karachi blasts LAHORE, Oct 22: The Lahore High Court Bar Association has announced staging a rally on Tuesday (today) in protest against twin blasts aimed at “attempting to kill” PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto and loss of scores of lives.... Kharif crop to get 28pc less water LAHORE, Oct 22: The Punjab is likely to suffer up to 28 per cent water shortage during the coming Kharif season - from Oct 31 to April 30 - exposing the wheat crop to drought threat.... Punjab govt delays cane crushing by 10 days LAHORE, Oct 22: The Punjab government on Monday decided to delay the cane crushing season by ten days — now starting from Nov 10 against an earlier decision of Nov 1... OPF restrained from action against old staffers: Recruitments at girls college ISLAMABAD, Oct 22: The Lahore High Court (LHC) Rawalpindi Bench on Monday restrained the Overseas Pakistanis Foundation (OPF) from taking any action against some of its staffers, who had petitioned against... Scientists asked to exploit sugar beet potential ISLAMABAD, Oct 22: Deputy Chairman Planning Commission and Minister of State, Dr Mohammad Akram Sheikh on Monday called upon the agriculture scientists to play their vital role in producing quality seed... Drug pusher gets 7-year RI RAWALPINDI, Oct 22: An additional district and sessions judge (ADSJ) here on Monday handed down seven years rigorous imprisonment to a drug peddler for trying to smuggle charas.... Naanbais call off strike RAWALPINDI/ISLAMABAD, Oct 22: Naanbais of Rawalpindi city have agreed to call off their strike, District Price Control Committee (DPCC) Chairman Haji Mohammad Jamal said on Monday.... Ex-armyman, mother killed RAWALPINDI, Oct 22: An ex-army man and his mother were shot dead by their rival in Kahuta on Monday night, police said. Ibadat Ali fired at Fida Hussain and his mother Saidan Jan with his rifle, who died on the spot.... NP to boycott conferences QUETTA, Oct 22: The National Party has decided to boycott all conferences convened by the government, alleging that the government itself was a threat to all political parties in the country.... Polls on schedule, says governor PESHAWAR, Oct 22: NWFP Governor Ali Mohammad Jan Orakzai has said the poor law and order situation in the tribal areas will not affect the upcoming election and it will be held on schedule.... NAB official held on graft charges PESHAWAR, Oct 22: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has arrested one of its own assistant directors, Saqib Farooq, on charges of corruption and misuse of authority, according to a press release issued here on Monday.... Fazl trying to save MMA: JUI chief assails JI, PTI MARDAN, Oct 22: The general-secretary of the JUI, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, has said his party would make efforts to keep the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal intact. Speaking at a party meeting in the... Jirga vows to stop entry of armed groups LANDI KOTAL, Oct 22: A representative jirga of the Zakhakhel elders resolved on Sunday to stop the entry of all armed groups into Landi Kotal. Reacting sharply to the recent... Blast destroys barber shop BUNER, Oct 22: An improvised explosive device (IED) destroyed a barber shop and damaged seven adjacent shops here in Kalabat late on Sunday night.... BISE calls for security measures at exam halls PESHAWAR, Oct 22: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dera Ismail Khan, has asked the government for enhanced security measures at the examination halls in order to conduct the upcoming Secondary School Certificate examinations in a peaceful manner.... Funds for victims’ families urged ABBOTTABAD, Oct 22: Waseem Khan Jadoon, the president of the People’s Youth Welfare Organisation (PYWO), has demanded of PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto to establish a fund for the welfare of the... PML office opened in Northern Areas GILGIT, Oct 22: Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas Tahir Iqbal who reached Gilgit on Monday to supervise arrangements for the president’s tour inaugurated the provincial secretariat of the Pakistan Muslim League in Gilgit and donated Rs50,000 for it.... Eight sugar mills ignite boilers HYDERABAD, Oct 22: A total of eight sugar mills in the province ignited their boilers on Monday to get ready for crushing sugarcane starting tentatively in the first week of November... Larkana cautiously awaits Benazir LARKANA, Oct 22: The people of Larkana are anxiously waiting to receive Ms Benazir Bhutto but no preparations were being made due to absence of any schedule of her arrival.... Two rally participants still missing SANGHAR, Oct 22: Two Sanghar residents who had gone to Karachi to participate in the Benazir Bhutto rally of Oct 18 are still missing. They included Wali Mohammad Mari of... Firebrand poet Sarvech Sujawali dies THATTA, Oct 22: Renowned revolutionary poet, Mohammad Siddique Tariro alias Sarvech Sujawali, who gained unparalleled popularity for creating mass awareness by his poetry particularly during the dictatorial regimes of Gen Ayoub... Rama Pir Mela concludes HYDERABAD, Oct 22: The three-day fair of Rama Pir formally came to an end at Tando Allahyar on Monday. The fair was to start on Sept 20 but was postponed for... Police fail to recover kidnapped traders KHAIRPUR, Oct 22: Hindu traders have expressed concern at the failure of police to recover their two kidnapped colleagues from Kumb Town, Taluka Kotdiji. They told the journalists about two Hindu... Decapitated body found SANGHAR, Oct 22: Decapitated body of a young man was found near Baqar Mori, Shahdadpur on Sunday. The man, identified as Ali Haider, 23, son of Hakim of village Golo Pir, went missing some three days ago.... Cattle-lifter shot dead JACOBABAD, Oct 22: A man was shot dead in village Kalarkot in the jurisdiction of Mouladad police station in the wee hours of Monday as a result of shootout between the alleged cattle lifters and owners.... Dasehra celebrated HYDERABAD, Oct 22: The Hindu community of Hyderabad and other parts of Sindh celebrated Dasehra festival with traditional zeal, enthusiasm and religious fervour. Families visited temples on Sunday and offered traditional prayers to commemorate the victory of their Lord against evil.... Local bodies will stay: Pervaiz LAHORE, Oct 22: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi says the local bodies will continue to function and rumours about their dissolution are baseless. Addressing district nazims from all over the province... Alarming increase in breast cancer LAHORE, Oct 22: Cases of breast cancer are alarmingly increasing in Pakistan and almost 90 per cent of them are being reported at an advanced stage when it is hard to cure the disease.... Hearing of medical institute case today LAHORE, Oct 22: Justice Nasim Sikandar of the Lahore High Court (LHC) is set to take up on Tuesday (today) a petition by the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA), challenging lease of... Proposal to ban rallies condemned LAHORE, Oct 22: The Commission for Peace and Human Development (CPHD) has opposed imposing ban on public rallies during the forthcoming electioneering campaign and termed it a breach of fundamental rights.... ‘Blasts should not be excuse for rally ban’ LAHORE, Oct 22: The National Workers’ Party has demanded identification and accountability of the culprits responsible for the blasts during the Pakistan Peoples’ Party rally in Karachi instead of using the... PML-N workers released LAHORE, Oct 22: Several Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz workers who had been arrested for staging a demonstration on Oct 12 to mark the eighth anniversary of the ouster of their party’s government... An old school with host of problems VEHARI, Oct 22: The Government Girls’ High School in F-Block has been functioning without any headmistress for the past one year, Dawn has learnt. Around 3,750 girl students are enrolled to this oldest school of the district.... Woman ‘burns herself’ to death LAHORE, Oct 22: A woman allegedly burnt herself to death over a domestic issue in Kahna police precincts on Monday. Police said Shaheen, 25, was living with her husband Abdul Manan and a stepson in a rented house in Rehmat Park.... LHC frees US national girl: Love marriage case LAHORE, Oct 22: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday set free a United States national girl of Pakistani origin who denied marriage with her cousin and insisted to go with another man whom she claimed she married by choice.... Rs0.6m bank robbery in Kot Addu MUZAFFARGARH, Oct 22: Four robbers looted Rs600,000 from Habib Bank’s Sheikh Umar branch in Kot Addu on Monday. The robbers entered the bank at 10am and held the officials at gunpoint.... Survey for breeding urial in Salt Range FAISALABAD, Oct 22: Punjab Wildlife Research Institute (PWRI) has launched a survey for the breeding urial in Salt Range, said a spokesman of the PWRI in Gattwala.... Five coaches of Rail Car derail GUJRANWALA, Oct 22: At least five bogies of an express train derailed near old city railway station due to signal system malfunction here on Monday.... Blast victim laid to rest BAHAWALPUR, Oct 22: Muhammad Ramzan, (26), one of the victims of Karachi carnage, was laid to rest on Monday at his native town Khairpur Tamewali (Hasilpur tehsil), about 60km from here....

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