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November 03, 2007 Saturday Shawwal 21, 1428   Senate body proposed to handle Fata crisis ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: Eminent military and civilian personalities have called for constituting a special committee of the Senate to come up with a strategy to deal with insurgency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) through wide-ranging consultations.... Waziristan truce went wrong: Gen Ehsan WASHINGTON, Nov 2: Al Qaeda and Taliban militants used a 2006 peace agreement to regroup and carry out terrorist attacks in both Pakistan and Afghanistan, says Gen Ehsan ul-Haq, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee.... All options open for government, says Mulk PESHAWAR, Nov 2: Caretaker Chief Minister Shamsul Mulk said here on Friday that the NWFP government had kept all channels open for dialogue to restore peace in Swat district.... Kashmiris against division: Sultan ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: Former AJK prime minister Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry on Friday expressed concern over reports that Pakistan and India had come close to some kind of an agreement to... AJK govt revokes master plan notification MUZAFFARABAD, Nov 2: The AJK government on Friday revoked a controversial notification relating to the Muzaffarabad master plan, but political leaders and civil society organisations vowed to continue their protests.... Decision left to next govt : Corporatisation of CDNS ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: Like other thorny issues, the government has decided to leave the much sought corporatisation of the Central Directorate of National Savings (CDNS) to its successor to be elected in coming months.... Rs1 billion subsidy on items: Aziz ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Friday the government was providing a subsidy of Rs1 billion every month on items of daily use being sold through the Utility Stores Corporation.... ‘Kidnapping’ of children: German embassy accused of hiding truth ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: A German national of Pakistani origin has accused German embassy of hiding the truth about the alleged kidnapping of her two children, saying they were sent to Germany despite their name were in the exit control list.... Pakistan asks UN to concentrate on preventing conflicts, resolving disputes UNITED NATIONS, Nov 2: Pakistan on Thursday called upon the international community to concentrate on conflict prevention and promoting durable solution to disputes which threaten international peace and security.... PPP criticises CM for denying district status to Gujar Khan GUJAR KHAN, Nov 2: Local Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leaders lambasted the Punjab chief minister for denying district status to Gujar Khan and alleged that the government had failed to protect the rights of the residents of the area.... Poll campaigns start in Swabi SWABI, Nov 2: With the elections fast approaching, political parties have started mass contact campaigns in the district to woo voters. The momentum is expected to heat up with the announcement of election date.... No need for emergency, says minister PESHAWAR, Nov 2: Federal Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination Salim Saifullah Khan said on Friday that there was no need to impose emergency in the country as the government was stable and in a position to control any situation.... DPO, others asked not to appear in uniform : Contempt of court MULTAN, Nov 2: The Lahore High Court’s Multan Bench on Friday directed the Khanewal district police officer and officials of police stations, who were served with contempt of court notices on... Lawyers, opposition vow joint struggle : ‘Unconstitutional step’ LAHORE, Nov 2: The lawyers’ community and political parties who want to launch a street movement in the wake of any unconstitutional step by the government have still to narrow down their differences dubbed as ‘error of communication’ and ‘misunderstanding.’... PIA passengers suffer a lot : Engineers on ‘sick leave’ LAHORE, Nov 2: Cancellation of PIA’s 12 domestic and three international flights on Friday caused a lot of inconvenience to its passengers at the Allama Iqbal International Airport.... Capital seeks more wheat to avoid flour shortage ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: The Islamabad authorities have urged the Punjab government to restore and increase the wheat quota of the capital that was slashed by 25 per cent last month.... Environment body worried about Iesco project : Radiation threats ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA) has suggested that Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) address the threats its 6th Secondary Transmission and Grid (STG) and Energy Loss Reduction (ELR)... Man booked for swindling NGO out of over Rs31m ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: The Kohsar police have registered a case against an alleged fraudster who embezzled a huge sum that he received from a German non-governmental organisation for the rehabilitation of earthquake affected people, officials said here on Friday.... Security cameras in Pindi on cards RAWALPINDI, Nov 2: After the recent suicide attacks and bomb blasts in the city, the project to install the security cameras on internal and external routes of the city is again... Three Wapda employees go missing GHALANAI, Nov 2: Three Wapda employees going to work on Friday have gone missing.... Four Levies injured KHAR, Nov 2: Four personnel of the Levies force were wounded and three checkposts were damaged in different areas of the Bajaur Agency on Thursday night.... Eight booked for attacking PPP workers MIRPURKHAS, Nov 2: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim and seven other people were booked on late Thursday night in connection with an attack on PPP workers in which two people were injured.... FIR lodged over minor girl’s marriage KHAIRPUR, Nov 2: A minor girl’s grandfather lodged an FIR against her marriage here on Thursday.... NBP account holders plea SHIKARPUR, Nov 2: The pensioner and account holders of the National Bank of Pakistan, main branch Shikarpur, have complained of experiencing problems at the bank due to delaying tactics being adopted... PPP leader’s nephew goes missing THATTA, Nov 2: Nephew of PPP leader and former MPA, Babu Ghulam Hussain, has been missing since Thursday evening.... Bandit dies, constable hurt in encounter SHIKARPUR, Nov 2: An alleged bandit was killed while a head constable received injuries in an encounter near Dost Wah on Shikarpur-Jacobabad road in the jurisdiction of Sultankot police station here on Friday night.... Body found TIMERGARA, Nov 2: A body of a man was found in the Shamlai Asban hills here on Friday.... Four employees suspended ABBOTTABAD, Nov 2: Four employees of the Tehsil Municipal Administration Abbottabad were suspended for allegedly providing shelter to some proclaimed offenders in the TMA office.... Two die, 21 hurt in bus accident JACOBABAD, Nov 2: Two people were killed and 21 injured when a passenger bus turned turtle on the National Highway, in the jurisdiction of Saddar Police Station on Friday.... Bank manager, son embezzle Rs3.8 million GUJRAT, Nov 2: A scam worth Rs3.8 million in the Allied Bank’s Gulliana Road branch in Kharian committed by its former manager in connivance with his son was unearthed on Friday.... The inner world of municipal library SIALKOT, Nov 2: A library is the heart of any city, but the Daska Municipal Library, once accommodating hundreds of visitors and having a good number of members, has been left at the mercy of the heartless.... A town addicted to refugee connections MIANWALI, Nov 2: Back in 1979, when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, it forced hundreds of thousands of Afghans to migrate to Pakistan. With these immigrants, came lethal weapons, drugs and smuggled electronics.... PPP man to move court for recovery of perks : PML MNA’s fake degree TOBA TEK SINGH, Nov 2: Haji Muhammad Ishaq, the defeated candidate of the PPP from NA-92 constituency, has said he will move court regarding recovery of perks the ruling party MNA... Scholarship ban for minorities rapped TOBA TEK SINGH, Nov 2: The Pakistan Minorities Democratic Movement (PMDM) has condemned the decision of religious affairs ministry for imposing a ban on scholarship for minorities’ students enrolled in private schools.... PAF bus Attack suspects detained SARGODHA, Nov 2: A police team probing Thursday’s suicide attack on a PAF bus has reportedly detained some three dozen people for questioning.... Ranjha rules out emergency SARGODHA, Nov 2: PML Senator Dr Khalid Ranjha has ruled out chances of imposition of emergency.... Prisoners take jail officials to the dock GUJRANWALA, Nov 2: An additional district and sessions judge on Friday ordered medical examination of two prisoners who appeared before the court and complained that jail authorities had tortured them on Thursday night.... Politicians can resolve crisis, says Wattoo OKARA, Nov 2: Former Punjab chief minister and ruling party central vice-president Mian Manzoor Ahmed Wattoo has said that only politicians can ride the country out of storm.... Dawat-i-Islami congregation MULTAN, Nov 2: The three-day annual congregation of Dawat-i-Islami began at Sahra-i-Madina, Sher Shah, outside the city after Friday prayers.... Two shot dead by rivals SHEIKHUPURA, Nov 2: Two persons were killed and another injured allegedly by their rivals in Hadoke village in the Muridke Sadar police precincts on Friday.... Zoo gets three giraffes LAHORE, Nov 2: After 13 years, three giraffes — one male and two females — costing Rs7.4 million arrived in Lahore Zoo from South Africa on Friday.... Focus on role of chemistry LAHORE, Nov 2: The role of a chemist cannot be denied in any field whether it is pharmaceuticals, synthesis of new materials or polymer manufacturing.... Report sought LAHORE, Nov 2: The Lahore High Court on Friday directed the provincial chief secretary to submit within 10 days a report regarding reserved seats for students of Jhang district in medical colleges and their current status.... Flour market ‘eases’ in rest of country : Troubled areas LAHORE, Nov 2: Troubled northern areas have helped stabilise flour market in most parts of the country as trade routes are blocked and the trucks, initially sent to the tribal areas and Swat Valley, have got stuck there....

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