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November 07, 2007 Wednesday Shawwal 25, 1428   Civil society, students hold protest rallies : Emergency condemned ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: Faced with the threats of arrests and manhandling by police, the civil societies based in the federal capital have now resorted to ‘flash demonstrations’ against the imposition of... No harm in contesting polls under PCO: Fazl QUETTA, Nov 6: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) secretary-general Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said that there is no harm in contesting general election under the Provisional Constitutional Order (PCO).... Use of force criticised ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: Leader of Opposition in the Senate Mian Raza Rabbani has condemned the use of force against judges, politicians, lawyers, rights activists and journalists.... C’wealth meeting on Pakistan LONDON, Nov 6: The Commonwealth said on Tuesday it had called an extraordinary meeting to discuss the state of emergency in Pakistan, talks which could in theory result in the country’s suspension.... US envoy stresses poll schedule ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: US Ambassador Anne W. Patterson on Tuesday urged Chief Election Commissioner Justice (retd) Qazi Mohammad Farooq to announce election schedule as soon as possible.... Lawyers boycott courts, stage protests ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: Like others parts of the country, the lawyers of the capital also continued their boycott of the proceedings of the district and session courts for the second day... Senior PML-N, ANP leaders arrested PESHAWAR, Nov 6: Provincial president of PML-N Pir Sabir Shah and senior leaders of the Awami National Party were arrested on Tuesday as police intensified its crackdown on political workers and intervened to stop protest rallies.... MMA govt Deprived opposition of funds PESHAWAR, Nov 6: More than 30 MPAs, mostly belonging to the opposition in the dissolved Frontier Assembly, could not get a single penny for development projects executed in their respective constituencies under the Tameer-i-Sarhad Programme (TSP) this year, it is learnt.... Mafia, militants denuding Swat valley of trees PESHAWAR, Nov 6: Taking advantage of the turbulent situation in Swat district, the timber mafia has accelerated its anti-forest activities, ruthlessly cutting trees in the valley and sharing the windfall with the militants.... Lawyers hurt as police brandish batons MULTAN, Nov 6: Police continued to wield baton and rough up lawyers and political activists in parts of Punjab with a pitched battle taking place on the Multan court premises leading to injuries and arrests of some lawyers.... Zafar raps crackdown LAHORE, Nov 6: Senator S M Zafar, chairman of the Human Rights Society of Pakistan and senior vice-president of the ruling PML, has condemned the countrywide crackdown on lawyers and human... Over 350 lawyers remanded LAHORE, Nov 6: Anti-Terrorism Court Judge Shabbir Husain Chatha on Tuesday sent over 350 lawyers on judicial remand till Nov 10 and ordered release of four others, including three women, on bail.... ECP asked to scrap new code of conduct ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: The Sustainable Policy Development Institute (SDPI) has demanded that the chief election commissioner of Pakistan should scrap the recently-introduced code of conduct for the next general elections, saying... Hospital heal thyself RAWALPINDI, Nov 6: Shortage of nursing, paramedic and other staff has dogged the Rawalpindi General Hospital (RGH) for years and the burden is written large on the faces of existing staff... Commuters suffer on Benazir’s arrival ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: The arrival of PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto in Islamabad on Tuesday brought joy for the “Jiyalas” but caused immense troubles for the commuters and the residents of Rawalpindi and Islamabad.... E-toll system introduced on motorways ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: The National Highway Authority in collaboration with National Database and Registration Authority has introduced an automatic electronic toll system on motorways.... Crackdown continues: more arrested TAXILA, Nov 6: In the ongoing crackdown against the legal fraternity and opposition parties, police arrested two lawyers and two political activists in Taxila, Wah Cantt and Hassanabdal on Tuesday.... City courts wear deserted look on second day RAWALPINDI, Nov 6: The otherwise bustling premises of the district courts and the bar association presented a deserted look for the second day on Tuesday as both the lawyers and litigants were not allowed by the police to enter the building.... Two convicted murderers to be hanged today RAWALPINDI, Nov 6: Two convicted murderers will be hanged in Adiala jail before dawn on Wednesday, while the execution of another convicted murderer had been deferred for 15 days, official source told Dawn.... Two Adiala jail officials transferred RAWALPINDI, Nov 6: Two deputy superintendents of Adiala Jail were transferred on Tuesday to district jails Gujranwala and Jhelum, respectively, official sources said.... 17,000 families to get land ownership QUETTA, Nov 6: Land ownership rights will be given to over 17,000 families living in slum areas on about 2,200 acres of state land in 13 districts of Balochistan.... PPP adviser urges withdrawal of red notice RAWALPINDI, Nov 6: The legal consultant for Benazir Bhutto’s security adviser Rehman Malik is reported to have urged the government to withdraw its request made to Interpol for issuing ‘red notices’ against him.... Police van bombed DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Nov 6: Three policemen were injured and their van was damaged in an explosion near Wanda Baloch Shah on Tuesday.... Pakistan seeks support: FO ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: Pakistan on Tuesday urged the international community to understand the grave situation that led to the imposition of state of emergency.... Protesting lawyers arrested QUETTA, Nov 6: A number of lawyers, including Balochistan Bar Association president Baz Mohammad Kakar, were arrested in the city on Tuesday.... PFUJ plans protest drive KARACHI, Nov 6: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has decided to launch a countrywide movement against the imposition of state of emergency and curbs on media freedom.... Clarification THE Registrar of the Sindh High Court has described as incorrect a report published in Tuesday’s Dawn under the headline ‘Judge removed after issuing notice to SHO’.... ‘Steps taken for peace in Chitral’ CHITRAL, Nov 6: District Nazim Maghfirat Shah has said the local government is fully alive to the situation and has taken appropriate steps to maintain peace and tranquillity in the area.... Lawyers vow to continue struggle PESHAWAR, Nov 6: The president of the Peshawar High Court Bar Association, Abdul Lateef Afridi, was placed under house arrest by the provincial home department on Tuesday as the hunt for lawyers by the police continued.... Four houses gutted TIMERGARA, Nov 6: Four houses were gutted in Lower Dir in two separate incidents of fire here on Tuesday.... Kohat seminary damaged KOHAT, Nov 6: Two blasts damaged the gate and building of a seminary in the posh locality of the Kohat Development Authority on Tuesday morning.... Mediator killed by warring families GUJRANWALA, Nov 6: A man trying to mediate two families exchanging bricks over a children brawl was killed while two others were injured in Kamoki on Tuesday.... Bar to launch Public awareness campaign FAISALABAD, Nov 6: The District Bar Association decided to start an awareness campaign to muster the support of masses against the imposition of state of emergency and attack on the supremacy of apex court and its judges.... ‘Leave politics, secure release’ RAHIM YAR KHAN, Nov 6: A woman, whose husband was arrested in the recent crackdown on political activists, says agencies have asked her husband to provide an affidavit or undertaking that... Govt urged to curb hosiery smuggling GUJRANWALA, Nov 6: The woolen hosiery markets in the city are facing a crisis-like situation owing to smuggling from China while more than 75 per cent business has come to a standstill.... Rights activists released LAHORE, Nov 6: More than 50 people, most of them rights activists, who were arrested in a police raid on the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan Garden Town office on Sunday were released on Tuesday.... Judges have a lean day : Few lawyers, litigants LAHORE, Nov 6: Policemen on Tuesday arrested around two-dozen lawyers from the Lahore High Court, Aiwan-i-Adl and Cantt courts in a move, many say, aimed at quelling the protest against the imposition of emergency in the country.... Students plan protest march LAHORE, Nov 6: Students of the Lahore University of Management Sciences plan to hold an on-campus march on Wednesday (today) to protest the imposition of emergency rule and the detention of... Asma’s solution to crisis LAHORE, Nov 6: Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) Chairperson Asma Jehangir sees no other solution to the ongoing crisis except forming a government of national reconciliation minus Gen Pervez Musharraf.... Dr Israr for Musharraf’s resignation LAHORE, Nov 6: Tanzeem-i-Islami founder and eminent religious scholar Dr Israr Ahmad has demanded that Gen Pervez Musharraf should resign as president of Pakistan and the army chief as he had... Bouquets for Justice Sharif LAHORE, Nov 6: As a token of respect and recognition of the courage shown by the superior courts judges who refused to take oath under the PCO, the Jamaat-i-Islami has begun presenting them bouquets.... 51 lawyers, political activists sent to jail LARKANA, Nov 6: The Larkana police on Tuesday sent 51 people, including 17 lawyers, 16 Jamaat-i-Islami activities, nine workers of Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz, to central prison in Larkana.... District council vents anger on health dept NAWABSHAH, Nov 6: Members of district council on Tuesday vented their anger on the district’s health department which they alleged had completely failed to perform its duty to people.... Youth shot dead KHAIRPUR, Nov 6: A youth was killed in Pir Jo Goth by armed men on Tuesday....

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