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October 30, 2007 Tuesday Shawwal 17, 1428   Swiss prosecutor gets Benazir case file GENEVA, Oct 29: A key prosecutor said on Monday he received the conclusions of a money laundering investigation against former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, but it was unclear whether there would be any further legal action against her in Switzerland.... Demand for truth behind Gujarat carnage ISLAMABAD, Oct 29: Pakistan on Monday took serious note of the recent revelation by two independent Indian television networks that Chief Minister of Gujarat Narendra Modi had actively supported the massacre... AG lists options for Musharraf LAHORE, Oct 29: President Pervez Musharraf may seek re-election from the present or the new assemblies if the Supreme Court gives a verdict against him on the petitions challenging his nomination as a presidential candidate, says Attorney-General Malik Mohammad Qayyum.... Jirga pledges efforts to restore peace TIMERGARA, Oct 29: Ulema and political leaders pledged at a meeting of the Lower Dir Peace Jirga on Monday to make all possible efforts to maintain peace in Lower Dir and extend cooperation to the administration.... Ex-DIG acquitted of charges MIRPURKHAS, Oct 29: The additional sessions court Mirpurkhas-II on Monday acquitted former DIG of Mirpurkhas Rana Saleemullah Khan of charges levelled against him in a case field at town police station.... Local govt won’t be dissolved, says Aziz ISLAMABAD, Oct 29: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Monday assured nazims that district governments would neither be dissolved nor suspended before the general elections.... Couple strangled for ‘honour’ ISLAMABAD, Oct 29: A woman who married against the will of her parents was found strangled along with her husband here on Monday, police said. The incident occurred in a rented... 3 foreigners arrested BANNU, Oct 29: Three foreigners and two local people were arrested here on Monday. District Police Officer Dar Ali Khattak told Dawn that two of the foreigners were from Azerbaijan and the third from Turkey.... Fazl accuses agencies of creating rift LAKKI MARWAT, Oct 29: Secret agencies are creating misunderstanding and rift between Mujahideen and leaders of religious parties at the behest of America to harm the unity of Muslims.... Security equipment sale on rise in Peshawar PESHAWAR, Oct 29: Sale of security equipment in Peshawar has witnessed an unprecedented growth because of increasing insecurity in the NWFP during the past couple of months.... WFP project raises girls’ enrolment ISLAMABAD, Oct 29: The World Food Programme of the United Nations helps over 350,000 girl students every month under its current country programme (2005-2009). The assistance to girls primary education programme... Call to make public details of written off loans ISLAMABAD, Oct 29: Speakers here on Monday called for a serious effort to overhaul the legal and administrative system of the country which they said inherited the colonial pattern of governance and safeguarded interests of the elite.... Youths’ participation in politics stressed ISLAMABAD, Oct 29: Leaders of seven major political parties have agreed on the need to encourage the youth to help build strong political parties and create a democratic political environment in the country.... Benazir’s reported felicitation surprises Aitzaz ISLAMABAD, Oct 29: The newly-elected president of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan on Monday dumbfounded reporters by saying he had read about his party chief Benazir Bhutto... Opposition seeks debate on law, order situation ISLAMABAD, Oct 29: Opposition members on Monday submitted an adjournment motion to the Senate Secretariat seeking a discussion on the prevailing law and order situation in the North West Frontier Province... GPO staff on strike against attitude of official RAWALPINDI, Oct 29: Over 500-member staff of the General Post Office (GPO) Melody Market observed a strike on Monday in a protest against the attitude of deputy post master general who... Plan of action needed to promote tourism in N. Areas ISLAMABAD, Oct 29: Senate Standing Committee on Interior has asked Ministries of Interior and Tourism to jointly work out a Plan of Action to promote tourism in the Northern Areas for benefit of the local population.... Law varsity to start classes from March ISLAMABAD, Oct 29: The National Law University (NLU), established by the Higher Education Commission (HEC), will start classes for the first batch in March next year.... ‘China satisfied with security of its nationals in Pakistan’ ISLAMABAD, Oct 29: Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Luo Zhaohui on Monday said Pakistan-China relations were based on confidence and mutual interest and Beijing was satisfied with the measures taken by Pakistan for the security of its nationals working here.... PIA crisis ISLAMABAD, Oct 29: Engineers of the Pakistan International Airlines have vowed to go ahead with their ‘go-slow’ call despite securing a verbal assurance from the management regarding acceptance of most of their demands for improved working conditions.... Accused women remanded: Infant’s kidnap HYDERABAD, Oct 29: The civil judge and judicial magistrate-XI of Hyderabad on Monday remanded three women, who faced charges of kidnapping an infant from Civil Hospital, to judicial custody for 14 days.... Protesters block highway NAWABSHAH, Oct 29: Residents of Shahpur Jehanian Town blocked the National Highway on Monday in protest against Hesco for not replacing burnt transformer. They blocked it for one hour resulting in suspension of traffic towards Punjab and Karachi.... DIG afraid for kidnapped baby Dua HYDERABAD, Oct 29: The Hyderabad’s DIG of police Shaukat Shah has expressed fear that the kidnapped baby, Dua, might not be alive because the chief suspect in the case, Safia, was misleading police by retracting her statements.... PML-Q leaders defect to PPP DADU, Oct 29: Two leaders of Pakistan Muslim League-Q, Haider Bux Jatoi, a close relative of federal minister Liaquat Ali Jatoi and Nawab Saeed Ahmed Chandio, younger brother of PML-Q leader... Mumtaz criticises Code of Conduct LARKANA, Oct 29: The chairman of the Sindh National Front (SNF) Sardar Mumtaz Ali Bhutto on Monday observed how the election commission would enforce its Code of Conduct, which proposed that... Dispute-resolving mechanism evolved NAWABSHAH, Oct 29: The “Gender Justice Through Masalihat Anjuman” will play an important role in resolving disputes at grass roots level, said Mohammad Saleem Khan, Federal Secretary Local Government and Rural... Rehabilitation of amputee tribesmen ignored PESHAWAR, Oct 29: In a small gymnasium of Pakistan Institute of Prosthetic and Orthotic Sciences (Pipos) 17-year-old Mohammad Din sits on a chair waiting for his turn to get an artificial limb.... Protest against kidnapping of Wapda employee PESHAWAR, Oct 29: Wapda employees held a demonstration outside the Peshawar Press Club on Monday in protest against the kidnapping of Mukhtiar Khan, a driver in the department.... Directives issued for success of polio drive PESHAWAR, Oct 29: The government has asked officials in the NWFP and Fata to take appropriate security measures for ensuring successful conduct of the three-day polio vaccination campaign, starting here from Oct 30.... Bara press club office-bearers LANDI KOTAL, Oct 29: Nasrullah Khan and Khiyalmat Shah were selected president and general secretary of the first governing body of the Bara Press Club of Khyber Agency, said a press release issued on Monday.... PML leaders disrupted harmony: Qasim LAHORE, Oct 29: Leader of opposition in the Punjab Assembly Qasim Zia says by repeating unfounded charges against Ms Benazir Bhutto, the ruling PML leaders have been vitiating the atmosphere of... Import brings tomato price down by 70pc LAHORE, Oct 29: Massive imports from India have brought down tomato price in the local market by 70 per cent this week as compared to last week’s wholesale rate of Rs60 per kilo.... No PPP procession ahead of Rawalpindi meeting: Security concerns MULTAN, Oct 29: PPP Chairperson Benazir Bhutto will not travel to Liaqat Bagh, Rawalpindi, in procession, nor any reception will be held on the airport on Nov 9 for security reasons.... Seraiki conference for uplift package MULTAN, Oct 29: The three-day Seraiki National Conference on `Language, education, media’ which began on Saturday in the city, concluded on Monday in Bahawalpur with a set of demands.... Teacher education moot from Nov 5 LAHORE, Oct 29: The University of Education will hold its first international conference on ‘Quality teacher education: promises and practices’ at a hotel on Nov 5-6, the vice-chancellor said here on Monday.... Foresters denied fitness certificates LAYYAH, Oct 29: The future of 20 foresters hangs in the balance as the medical superintendent of DHQ Hospital has refused to issue medical fitness certificates to them allegedly on the directions of the district nazim.... Two killers to be hanged today GUJRANWALA, Oct 29: Two convicted murderers will be hanged in the central jail here on Tuesday (today). On Monday, the convicts had their last meetings with their families.... Man hurt for challenging robbers LAHORE, Oct 29: Two robbers shot at a man when he put up resistance in the Millat Park area on Monday. Police said unidentified robbers held Akbar and Usman, both friends,... Fire burns fabrics, houses FAISALABAD, Oct 29: A fire erupted at a godown near Lal Mills Chowk late on Sunday that damaged fabrics worth millions and 10 nearby houses. Rescue 1122 and fire brigade teams... PPP activists in judicial custody MITHI, Oct 29: The court of civil judge and judicial magistrate of Mithi on Monday remanded six PPP activists, who were booked by police in two cases of rioting and obstruction, in judicial custody for14 days.... Protest against police KHAIRPUR, Oct 29: More than 200 villagers and activists of Pakistan People’s Party staged a demonstration in protest against Thari Mirwah and Deparja police late on Sunday for arresting a villager Ali Hassan Phul.... 3 children die of measles JACOBABAD, Oct 29: Three children died of measles in Arifabad village, Taluka Thul, on Monday.... Students protest against teachers’ strike UPPER DIR, Oct 29: Students of the Upper Dir Degree College took out a procession in protest against the ongoing strike of teachers. They marched to the district coordination officer’s office.... Impostor held MANSEHRA, Oct 29: Police have arrested an impostor for allegedly swindling millions of rupees out of quake survivors. Police said on Monday that Mohammad Jawad was the ringleader of gangsters who... Man tries to set himself on fire LAHORE, Oct 29: A man tried to burn himself outside the Lahore Press Club on Monday in protest against abduction and attempted rape of his minor daughter and police inaction against the accused.... Membership of MPAs restored LAHORE, Oct 29: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has restored membership of three MPAs after they submitted their statements of assets and liabilities. The MPAs are Shagufta Anwar (Punjab), and Saira Shahliani and Syed Irfan Ali Shah (Sindh).... E-monitoring of sewerage LAHORE, Oct 29: The Japanese government has started e-monitoring of the sewerage system of the provincial metropolis. The Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) has developed a website about the whole network... ASI’s body exhumed SAHIWAL, Oct 29: The body of a police ASI was exhumed on court orders for post mortem after his relatives suspected he was poisoned by his wife....

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