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October 27, 2007 Saturday Shawwal 14, 1428   PPP allows electoral adjustment with PML-N at local level LAHORE, Oct 26: Pakistan People’s Party candidates for the national and provincial assemblies in Punjab will be allowed to make electoral adjustments at the local level with the PML (Nawaz) against the ruling PML, sources say.... ‘People won’t allow Benazir to crush seminaries’ ISLAMABAD, Oct 26: Religious Affairs Minister Mohammad Ijazul Haq on Friday criticised PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto’s statement against madressahs, saying that Pakistanis “will not allow her to crush seminaries in the country”.... Steps urged for free, fair election QUETTA, Oct 26: The need for an impartial caretaker government, an independent Election Commission, restoration of the 1973 Constitution, provincial autonomy for the four provinces and end to military operations in... Muzaffarabad master plan approved with condition MUZAFFARABAD, Oct 26: AJK Prime Minister Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan is reported to have approved a master plan for Muzaffarabad, but with some conditions including relocation of state-level offices to Chattar Klas, some 20 kilometres south of here.... ‘Civil society losing interest in political affairs’ ISLAMABAD, Oct 26: Director Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) I. A. Rehman said here on Friday that the civil society’s role to constructively participate in the affairs of country was increasingly squeezing.... PPP invites PML-N to join progressive forces ISLAMABAD, Oct 26: The People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) has invited the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) to join hands with the progressive forces to bring about a democratic order and eliminate terrorism in the country.... M-1 to cut travel time by an hour ATTOCK, Oct 26: With the inauguration of Burhan-Peshawar section of Motorway on October 30, the distance between Islamabad-Peshawar will be reduced to 154 km and the journey will take only 90 minutes.... Teachers set Oct 31 deadline : Acceptance of demands RAWALPINDI, Oct 26: Professors and lecturers of Rawalpindi colleges on Friday threatened to launch a protest movement if government failed to fulfil its promises made to them and did not meet their just demands in four days.... Two Britons among 10 held, drugs seized in ANF swoops RAWALPINDI, Oct 26: The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) arrested two British nationals and eight Pakistanis allegedly involved in narcotics smuggling and seized 43.25 kgs of heroin, 220.6-kg... Rulers’ intention exposed: Hashmi KHAIRPUR, Oct 26: Acting president of PML-N Javed Hashmi has rejected the proposed code of conduct for general elections and said it exposed government’s claim of holding free and fair elections.... Parties’ help sought for securing peace PESHAWAR, Oct 26: NWFP caretaker Home Minister Shahzada Gastasip Khan has urged all political parties and their leaders to support the government in restoring peace in the province.... Better package for Northern Areas sought GILGIT, Oct 26: The umbrella group of various political parties of the Northern Areas, called the Gilgit-Baltistan National Alliance (GBNA), has demanded that Gilgit-Baltistan be accorded a constitutional status on the pattern of Azad Jammu and Kashmir.... Masses will reject Benazir in elections: Pervaiz GUJRAT, Oct 26: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi says Benazir Bhutto considers herself as substitute for President Musharraf and wants to impose American agenda on the nation, but the people under the... JI announces names of candidates CHITRAL, Oct 26: The Jamaat-i-Islami has announced the names of its candidates for one national and two provincial assembly seats of Chitral for the forthcoming general elections.... Judges violating Constitutional oath: Wajih LAHORE, Oct 26: Justice Wajihuddin Ahmad (retired), a former Supreme Court judge, has alleged that the judges are violating their constitutional oath by refusing to decide political questions.... Assemblies too had legal bar: Aitzaz LAHORE, Oct 26: Aitzaz Ahsan, one of the candidates for the presidential slot of the Supreme Court Bar Association, has said the present assemblies and Gen Pervez Musharraf could not participate in the presidential election according to the constitution.... ‘Nawaz refuses to meet Musharraf in Jeddah’ LAHORE, Oct 26: Former prime minister Mian Nawaz Sharif has refused to meet President Pervez Musharraf in Jeddah, a party leader said in a statement here on Friday.... No decision on candidate for PM, says Shujaat LAHORE, Oct 26: Pakistan Muslim League President Shujaat Husain says the party will take a decision on its candidate for the office of the prime minister only after the party wins... Turkish pianist enchants city audience ISLAMABAD, Oct 26: A mesmerising piano recital by Gulsin Onay was held piano recital by Gulsin Onay was held at the Embassy of Turkey. The event was held to celebrate the... Women role in conflict management stressed ISLAMABAD, Oct 26: Some renowned US experts on gender empowerment have underlined the need to systematically enhance the capacity of Pakistani women in critical areas of conflict management and negotiations.... A search for the missing woman ATTOCK, Oct 26: The inspector general police (IGP) has appointed the district police officer (DPO) Attock as inquiry officer to reinvestigate the case of a married woman, who went missing three years ago.... 3 burnt severely by exploding gas cylinder RAWALPINDI, Oct 26: A man, his wife, and their 18-year-old daughter were burnt critically when the cooking gas cylinder in their house in Morgah exploded on Friday, police said.... ‘Benazir to visit Punjab next month’ RAWALPINDI, Oct 26: Former prime minister Benazir Bhutto would visit Punjab next month, said local leaders of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) here on Friday.... Terror threats to Benazir: CJP urged to take suo motu notice ISLAMABAD, Oct 26: The All Pakistan Minorities Alliance (APMA) Friday urged the Chief Justice of Pakistan to take suo motu notice of the death threats to PPP chairperson Ms Benazir Bhutto to discourage the elements who wanted anarchy in the country.... PML-N hints at boycotting elections ISLAMABAD, Oct 26: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has said it will not accept any election in the country without participation of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in it, but said... Farooq Sattar denies report KARACHI, Oct 26: Dr Farooq Sattar, deputy convener of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, has denied having said that the MQM rally in Karachi on May 12 this year was a mistake.... No polio case in Hyderabad, says Nazim HYDERABAD, Oct 26: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil has assured that the district government will continue to extend its full cooperation in elimination of polio and expressed satisfaction that the district had remained polio free during the last three years.... Girl accuses relatives of harassment CHITRAL, Oct 26: A girl from Dera Ghazi Khan, who recently married a Chitrali boy, has sought protection against some of her influential relatives who she accuses of trying to dissolve her marriage.... Huge quantity of hashish seized PESHAWAR, Oct 26: The police on Friday claimed that a huge quantity of hashish had been seized on Friday morning.... Anti-encroachment drive MIRPURKHAS, Oct 26: More than 15 shops constructed in and around the premises of Umerkot Fort were demolished on the first day of anti-encroachment drive on Friday.... Plans for Shaikh Ayaz moot reviewed HYDERABAD, Oct 26: First meeting of the organising committee for holding second four-day Shaikh Ayaz international conference on language and literature was held on Thursday.... Four bikes, cellphones, cash snatched NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Oct 26: Four motorcycles, Rs16,000 and two mobile phones were snatched in different incidents near Kandiaro on Friday.... Teams NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Oct 26: The Executive District Officer Health, Mir Irshad Talpur has informed that about 582 mobile teams, 68 fixed points and 30 transit points at different bus stops and... ‘MMA govt deliberately ignored district’ PESHAWAR, Oct 26: Federal Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination Salim Saifullah Khan said on Friday the MMA government and former MPAs from Lakki Marwat in the recently dissolved provincial assembly had deliberately... Camp set up for skin diseases KHAIRPUR, Oct 26: A one-day free medical camp to cure skin diseases was held at the Hockey Ground Luqman, here on Friday.... Girl assaulted MITHI, Oct 26: A girl was criminally assaulted in an agriculture field near village Patar, taluka Diplo.... Two arrested for ‘planting bomb’ BANNU, Oct 26: Security forces arrested two people in the Bakakhel area of the Frontier Region of Bannu on Friday for attempting to plant a bomb on the Bannu-Miramshah Road, officials said.... Arrangements for anti-polio drive finalised TIMERGARA, Oct 26: The executive district officer (health) of Lower Dir, Dr Aziz Ahmad Jan, has said that 200,000 children would be given anti-polio vaccines in a three-day campaign to be started on Oct 30.... Stalled sewerage project adds to citizens’ woes GUJRAT, Oct 26: Construction work on the project to lay sewerage pipeline on Madina Syedan Road which started one-and-a-half year ago is incomplete yet and also stalled for the past three... Loadshedding mother of many problems VEHARI, Oct 26: People have been suffering from four-to-six hour everyday loadshedding for the last two weeks in the district, Dawn reveals.... ‘Party being neglected for self interest’ RAHIM YAR KHAN, Oct 26: The district chapter of the Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q) has accused ruling parliamentary figures and local council officials of neglecting the party affairs and promoting their vested interests.... Two killed as coach falls into canal RAHIM YAR KHAN, Oct 26: Two women were killed and six other people injured when a coach fell into Abbasia Canal near Sahja Town, some 35km from here, on Friday morning.... British academic visits GCU centre LAHORE, Oct 26: Claire Birney, associate dean of international affairs at the University of Wales, on Friday visited the Government College University’s Centre for Advanced Studies in Physics (CASP).... Case against former DIG FAISALABAD, Oct 26: Tarkhani police have registered a case against former DIG Chaudhry Sajjad Ahmed and 30 others for killing a man in a fake encounter, police sources said on Friday.... KACP LAHORE, Oct. 26: The Kashmir Action Committee Pakistan has said peace in Kashmir cannot be restored till withdrawal of the Indian army from the state.... ‘PO’ killed in encounter SIALKOT, Oct 26: A proclaimed offender was killed in an encounter with police near Baqarpur village, Motra, Daska tehsil, on Friday.... Movie-maker shot dead at wedding ceremony MULTAN, Oct 26: A movie-maker was shot dead allegedly by a jubilant participant of a wedding party in Lakkar Mandi here on Friday.... ‘PU all for entrance test through NTS’ LAHORE, Oct 26: Punjab University vice-chancellor Dr Muhammad Arif Butt has said the varsity syndicate and its teacher associations endorse the entrance test through the National Testing Service for admission to its various departments.... ‘Free, fair polls a must for better future’ LAHORE, Oct 26: Fair and free general elections for the establishment of a genuine democracy should be the top priority of the people of Pakistan.... Lack of Certification hampering exports LAHORE, Oct 26: Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) President Shahid Hasan Sheikh says lack of certification will continue to be a key issue faced by Pakistani products reducing their scope for exports....

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