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October 29, 2007 Monday Shawwal 16, 1428   Jirga formed to hold talks with Fazlullah MANSEHRA, Oct 28: The Kohistan administration has formed a jirga of clerics to hold talks with Maulana Fazlullah for restoring peace in the Swat valley.... Scouts’ checkpoints in Upper Dir removed UPPER DIR, Oct 28: The government has decided to remove Scouts’ checkpoints which were set up in Upper Dir on Saturday to prevent militants from entering the Upper Dir district.... League unity move stepped up to face PPP challenge ISLAMABAD, Oct 28: The ruling Pakistan Muslim League has stepped up efforts to unite various factions of the PML in order to stop the PPP from winning a large number of... BNP-M on token hunger strike QUETTA, Oct 28: Balochistan National Party (Mengal) members on Sunday observed a token hunger strike in the city and some district headquarters of the province to condemn detention of party leader... Pakistan received $1.5b from ADB last year ISLAMABAD, Oct 28: Pakistan emerged as the largest recipient of Asian Development Bank loans in the central and West Asian region last year.... Biometric system from Nov 1 QUETTA, Oct 28: Movement of people at the Pak-Afghan border post in Chaman will be regulated by the biometric system from Nov 1.... Music shop owner torches 10,000 CDs KOHAT, Oct 28: A music shop owner ‘voluntarily’ set on fire more than 10,000 CDs in the presence of a large number of people here on Sunday after receiving death threats from the local Taliban.... Local Taliban end peace talks KHAR/MIRAMSHAH, Oct 28: The local Taliban have announced to end peace talks with the political administration in protest against the Swat operation.... 14 injured as coach falls from bridge HARIPUR, Oct 28: Fourteen people were injured, four of them seriously, when a speeding Rawalpindi-bound coach fell from the Rizwan Shaheed Bridge near Jhari Kas, about 28 kilometres from here, on Sunday evening.... Benazir comforts families of Oct 18 blast victims LARKANA, Oct 28: The people of the town were surprised when they found Ms Benazir Bhutto among them when she arrived there without any prior announcement from Naudero on Sunday.... Islamabad put on red alert after terror threat report ISLAMABAD, Oct 28: Authorities put Islamabad on Red Alert on Sunday evening after receiving intelligence information that two suicide bombers have entered the city, administration and police officials said.... PMKP urges defence budget cut for civic development ISLAMABAD, Oct 28: The central committee of the Pakistan Mazdoor Kissan Party (PMKP) has demanded considerable reduction in defence spending and a full stop to the “non-transparent” privatisation process to help the country’s poor get the basic civic amenities.... ‘Women need courage to get rights’ RAWALPINDI, Oct 28: Women should not consider themselves as weaker or inferior but should fight for their rights in the male dominated society with courage and determination.... Veiled women try to enter seminary ISLAMABAD, Oct 28: About 40 women in burqas put the city police on tenterhooks when they descended in a group at the Jamia Fareedia seminary in the posh E-7 sector on Sunday.... Unity among people stressed ISLAMABAD, Oct 28: Speakers here on Sunday urged the people to forge unity in their ranks so that the country could be put on the path of development and prosperity.... Boy killed in road accident TAXILA, Oct 28: An eight-year-old boy was killed in road accident in the jurisdiction of Taxila police station.... Cement export to India NEW DELHI, Oct 28: After acquisition of provisional certification from the Bureau of Indian Standards by seven Pakistani companies, traders are eying to export six million tones of cement to India annually.... Slowdown by engineers likely to affect flights ISLAMABAD, Oct 28: Disruption in the schedule of Pakistan International Airlines’ flights is feared as airline engineers on Sunday threatened to go slow from Monday if their demands for improved working conditions were not met.... Balochistan varsity students vow to boycott exams QUETTA, Oct 28: The Balochistan University’s Students Action Committee has decided to boycott law and MA/MSc examinations, scheduled to begin from Nov 1 and Nov 24 in protest against the promulgation of the university ordinance.... Woman, two daughters hurt in explosion KHAR, Oct 28: A woman and her two young daughters were critically injured when an explosive device went off in Mamond area near the border here on Saturday night.... Growers suffer losses due to water shortage DADU, Oct 28: Thousands of growers did not to cultivate cotton, wheat, vegetables and other crops and about 60,000 acres of land remained barren in Johi, Dadu, Sita, and Bhan Syedabad... 6 PPP workers arrested MITHI, Oct 28: A police party led by a DSP raided several houses of the Lund community in Kaloi town on Sunday and arrested six PPP activists.... Patients suffer as hospital undergoes ‘surgery’ FAISALABAD, Oct 28: Around 100 patients, including women and children, are languishing in the corridors of Allied Hospital after the administration hurriedly decided to shift different wards from their present locations, Dawn learnt on Sunday.... No dist council session in Dera : Four months of mistrust DERA GHAZI KHAN, Oct 28: The district council has been unable to meet for the past four months because of mistrust between the district nazim and his deputy even after the... Inquiry against suspended nazim SHEIKHUPURA, Oct 28: The Punjab government has decided to initiate an inquiry against alleged wrongdoings committed by suspended Sharaqpur tehsil nazim Mian Marghub Ahmed Sharaqpuri, the younger brother of district nazim... MMA vs Durrani GUJRAT, Oct 28: An explanation will be sought from former NWFP chief minister Akram Khan Durrani at a meeting on Nov 8 that why he delayed dissolution of the provincial assembly, Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) acting chief Syed Munawar Hassan said on Sunday.... Motorway police facing shortage of personnel LAHORE, Oct 28: The National Highway and Motorway Police (NH&MP) face staff shortage in the wake of growing roads in the country.... Victim finds all doors to justice closed : Assault on chastity KHANEWAL, Oct 28: The Kabirwala Tehsil Bar Association vice-president has charged a tehsil court judge with committing professional dishonesty in a case concerning issuance of orders for registration of a case against some accused.... Daniyal rules out LGs’ dissolution SIALKOT, Oct 28: National Reconstruction Bureau (NRB) chairman Chaudhry Daniyal Aziz has ruled out dissolution of local bodies and termed the PPP’s demand in this regard illogical.... Illegal toll plazas MUZAFFARGARH, Oct 28: There are many illegal toll plazas working at the entrance and exit points of the city.... Maqbool due in Vehari on 31st VEHARI, Oct 28: Arrangements have been finalised for Punjab Governor Khalid Maqbool’s visit to Vehari on Oct 31.... Farmers fear Rs60bn cotton crisis LAHORE, Oct 28: Farmers from southern Punjab on Sunday demanded the formation of an inquiry commission to probe into what they called, an “emerging cotton crisis”, which could cut the yield... Provinces allowed to buy heavy vehicles LAHORE, Oct 28: The federal government has allowed the provinces to purchase heavy-duty imported utility vehicles and jeeps.... Robbers keep on working LAHORE, Oct 28: Robbers deprived several citizens of cash and valuables worth hundreds of thousands in different street crime incidents in the city on Sunday.... NRO to stay, says Durrani LAHORE, Oct 28: Admitting that the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) had not helped create the desired harmonious atmosphere because of the “negative and intolerant attitude” of Ms Benazir Bhutto, Information Minister... Proposed wheat price rejected LAHORE, Oct 28: Farmer bodies on Sunday slammed the Ministry for Food, Agriculture and Livestock (Minfal) for proposing wheat price Rs465 per 40kg, and said it should be equal to the price in the international market.... Flight schedule sent to pilgrims LAHORE, Oct 28: The Religious Affairs Ministry has dispatched the flight schedule and identification lockets to the intending pilgrims under the Government Haj Scheme.... 470 sale points for saplings LAHORE, Oct 28: Punjab Forest Minister Dr.Ashfaqur Rehman has said that 470 sale points have been set up in the province for providing saplings to the people for increasing per acre number of trees....

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