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November 10, 2007 Saturday Shawwal 28, 1428   Qayyum, Wajih differ on uniform issue LAHORE, Nov 9: Will President Gen Pervez Musharraf take off his uniform on or before Nov 15, as being demanded by PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto and other opposition leaders?... Bar Council calls for restoration of Justice Iftikhar ISLAMABAD, Nov 9: The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) on Friday condemned the detention of its members from different parts of the country and called upon lawyers to continue their boycott of... PTI chief calls for multi-party conference on elections ISLAMABAD, Nov 9: Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has called for convening an all parties conference (APC) to set the ground rules for holding free and fair elections.... Protests held across NWFP PESHAWAR, Nov 9: Political parties on Friday took out processions across the province to denounce the imposition of a state of emergency, removal of superior court judges, detention of politicians and fresh curbs on the media.... All paths to Islamabad barricaded GUJRANWALA, Nov 9: In a bid to foil the public meeting of Benazir Bhutto in Liaquat Bagh, Rawalpindi, the police on Friday barricaded highways, made arrests of PPP leaders, activists and lawyers from most parts of the province.... US diplomat meets Asma LAHORE, Nov 9: US Consul General Bryan Hunt on Friday said his government expected President Musharraf to hang up his uniform by Nov 15, allow credible elections as scheduled and release political and human rights activists.... US Congress urges end to state of emergency: Reinstatement of Iftikhar sought WASHINGTON, Nov 9: Two separate resolutions have been moved in the US Congress, seeking to end the state of emergency in Pakistan. The resolution moved in the House of Representatives is... Roadblocks leave commuters high and dry TAXILA, Nov 9: Commuters in the cities of Taxila, Wah Cantt, Gujar Khan, Jhelum, Dina, Sohawa, Mandra, Kalar Syedan, Kahuta and Attock on Friday underwent great ordeal as a result of... MMA won’t go all out in protest against govt LAHORE, Nov 9: Neither the Mutahidda Majlis-i-Amal nor one of its major components Jamaat-i-Islami is coherent in launching a campaign against the government over the imposition of emergency and removal of judges, sources say.... Ramday refuses to see Khokhar LAHORE, Nov 9: For reasons not known to the media, Justice Faqir Muhammad Khokhar was not able to meet Justice Khalilur Rehman Ramday even though he was given access to the... Judiciary alone can show army red card: Beg LAHORE, Nov 9: Former army chief Gen (retd) Mirza Aslam Beg says the military’s role in politics can only be rolled back by an independent judiciary and political parties working for... PPP activists arrested QUETTA, Nov 9: Police on Friday arrested many activists of the Pakistan People’s Party in Dera Allahyar of Jaffarabad district. They were protesting against the house-arrest of Benazir Bhutto and crackdown on party leaders and workers.... Ponam seeks rule of law QUETTA, Nov 9: The Pakistan Oppressed Nations Movement has called for restoration of the Constitution and revival of the pre-emergency judiciary. Speaking at a press conference here on Friday at the... Journalists observe ‘black day’ ISLAMABAD, Nov 9: Journalists observed a ‘black day’ on Friday across Pakistan on the call of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) to protest curbs on the media and the promulgation of two anti-media ordinances.... UN to observe world democracy day RAWALPINDI, Nov 9: The United Nations has declared that all its member states will observe on September 15, 2008, the ‘International Day of Democracy’ to promote democratisation, development and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms throughout the world.... Two killed in road accidents ATTOCK, Nov 9: Two persons were killed and five others injured in road accidents in Fatehjang on Thursday evening, police said. Two persons - Azhar Mehmood and Abdul Majeed - were... Apma condemns Benazir’s house arrest ISLAMABAD, Nov 9: The All Pakistan Minorities Alliance (APMA) has condemned the house arrest of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto and workers of the alliance. In a statement issued here on... BBC, CNN go off air again ISLAMABAD, Nov 9: International news channels BBC and CNN went off the air in the country again on Friday as opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was placed under house arrest ahead of a protest rally.... C’wealth meeting to discuss emergency LONDON, Nov 9: Common-wealth Secretary-General Don McKinnon has convened an extraordinary meeting of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) in London on Nov 12 to discuss the situation in Pakistan, following... Flour prices go up again PESHAWAR, Nov 9: Flour price in the local market is again on the rise, as the price of the commodity has increased from Rs15 to Rs18 per kilogramme in the last two weeks, according to consumers and retailers.... Govt office burnt, CD shop blown up KOHAT, Nov 9: Some people burnt down the office of the population control department and blew up a CD shop in the early hours of Friday in Gumbat, 38km from here.... Looting follows clashes in Bara LANDI KOTAL, Nov 9: Two days of bloody clashes between rival groups in the Bara Qambarkhel area of Bara were followed by looting of houses on Thursday, sources said.... Foreigner, local man recovered LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), Nov 9: Authorities in Jamrud on Friday recovered a foreign national and a local man kidnapped from Peshawar during a raid on a house, official sources said.... Chinese nationals PESHAWAR, Nov 9: About 300 Chinese nationals working on three power projects being built in the NWFP near the militants’ strongholds were evacuated, police said on Friday.... The flickering light of inspiration LAYYAH, Nov 9: The 16th-century Mai Mattaa shrine-cum-temple is facing threat of obliteration due to alleged negligence of the Evacuee Trust Property Board officials. It remained a major source of inspiration for Muslim and Hindu devotees until August 1947.... Ministers ‘promise moon’ to win hearts of nazims: Budget session today MUZAFFARGARH, Nov 9: Two provincial ministers arrived here on Friday to woo “dissident” union council (UC) nazims with promises of lot of funds. Seventeen UC nazims met on Thursday and... Rs400m for southern bypass land MULTAN, Nov 9: City District Nazim Mian Faisal Mukhtar said on Friday the government had approved the southern bypass project and Rs400 million had been released to by land for the project.... Vehicles donated by Unicef, WB rusting away GUJRAT, Nov 9: A van donated by the Unicef and a jeep by the World Bank to the defunct district council are rusting away in its lawns for the past several... Call to release politicians, lawyers LAHORE, Nov 9: The Labour Party, Pakistan, has demanded unconditional release of PPP Chairperson Benazir Bhutto, ANP Secretary-General Ehsan Wyne, Supreme Court Bar Association President Aitzaz Ahsan, Human Rights Commission Chairperson... CCB men get more time to return money VEHARI, Nov 9: Office-bearers of the Citizen’s Community Boards (CCBs) who are facing charges of misappropriation of funds have been given a few more days to return the money to avoid arrest.... Fazl visits Hafiz Basit FAISALABAD, Nov 9: Jamiat Ulem-i-Islam (JUI-F) amir Maulana Fazalur Rehman apprehends an “irreparable loss to the country” during or after the election due to “autocratic policies” of the government.... Mukhtar Mai sees her US visit in jeopardy MUZAFFARGARH, Nov 9: Women rights activist Mukhtar Mai said on Friday her visit to the US scheduled for Dec 3 was uncertain as she had received reports that her name had been placed on the ECL.... Sialkot pays homage to Iqbal SIALKOT, Nov 9: People from all walks of life on Friday thronged the recently-renovated Iqbal Manzil to mark the 130th birth anniversary of poet-philosopher Dr Allama Muhammad Iqbal.... Hunt meets Baloch LAHORE, Nov 9: US Consulate Principal Officer Bryan D Hunt met on Friday Jamaat-i-Islami naib amir Liaquat Baloch and discussed situation prevailing in the country. Mr Baloch said Gen Pervez Musharraf... Detained people being shifted to remote jails LAHORE, Nov 9: Authorities in Punjab continued shifting lawyers and political activists to jails in cities other than their hometowns on Friday apparently to create problems for their relatives to meet them.... Imran hints at relief fund for judges LAHORE, Nov 9: Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf chairman Imran Khan said on Friday a relief fund would be established for the judges and lawyers who had defied the Provisional Constitution Order tooth and nail.... Students censure emergency LAHORE, Nov 9: FAST National University students and faculty members on Friday staged a protest demonstration against the imposition of emergency in the country. At a protest meeting inside the... No one will talk to Musharraf, says Khar LAHORE, Nov 9: Former Punjab governor Ghulam Mustafa Khar says Gen Pervez Musharraf has lost confidence of all political parties, including those which have been holding talks with him in the... Iqbal’s philosophy LAHORE, Nov 9: Adherence to the philosophy of ‘Khudi’ (self-respect) and lifting curbs on media and civil society organisations was stressed at a Pakistan Workers Federation (PWF) meeting held in connection with birthday celebrations of Allama Iqbal here on Friday.... Two houses gutted LAHORE. Nov 9: Two houses were gutted in two separate fire incidents in the city on Friday reducing valuables worth hundreds of thousands of rupees to ashes....

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