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November 16, 2007 Friday Ziqa’ad 05, 1428   Army Act will not be used against politicians, lawyers: AG ISLAMABAD, Nov 15: Amendments made to the Army Act are meant to prevent army-specific crimes and will not be used to harass political leaders and workers, according to Attorney-General Justice (retd) Malik Mohammad Qayyum.... Judge asks if it’s a case of ‘friendly fire’ ISLAMABAD, Nov 15: A member of a 10-judge Supreme Court bench hearing petitions against the proclamation of emergency and the Provisional Constitution Order is puzzled whether it is “a case of friendly fire”.... Call to withdraw media law changes KARACHI, Nov 15: Three leading associations representing the print media in Pakistan, the All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS), the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) and the Pakistan Federal Union of... US envoy wants Musharraf to hang up uniform LAHORE, Nov 15: After meeting PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto here on Thursday, US Consul General in Lahore Bryan Hunt said that Gen Pervez Musharraf must take steps to restore full democratic... CJ manhandling: appeals against conviction admitted for hearing ISLAMABAD, Nov 15: The Supreme Court on Thursday admitted for regular hearing appeals against convictions awarded to seven senior administration officials and police personnel of the capital for roughing up now removed Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry on March 13.... Students rise for Imran, against IJT Unprecedented campus march LAHORE, Nov 15: A large number of Punjab University students on Thursday held a protest demonstration against Islami Jamiat Tulaba (IJT) for its manhandling of Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf Chief Imran Khan.... Arrests thwart PPP’s march LAHORE, Nov 15: Police arrested over 30 workers of the Pakistan People’s Party when they set off for a long march from Shahdara on Thursday afternoon.... Imran shifted to Dera jail LAHORE, Nov 15: Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf chairman Imran Khan was driven to the Dera Ghazi Khan jail from Kot Lakhpat jail on Thursday.... Leaders, activists roughed up as police arrest over 380 : Third day of protest in Sindh HYDERABAD, Nov 15: More than 380 activists of Pakistan People’s Party, including over 50 leaders and activists of the party’s women wing, were arrested after skirmishes with police in different parts... Punjab’s social indicators fall short of targets RAWALPINDI, Nov 15: Though Punjab has made significant progress in improving the quality of key social services and access to them over the last five years, the social indicators of the province still fall short of its economic development.... Disaster risk management plan approved for quake-hit areas ISLAMABAD, Nov 15: The Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (Erra) board has approved a disaster risk management programme for the earthquake-affected areas.... Aids education in schools from January ISLAMABAD, Nov 15: Increasingly high-risk behaviour among the youth has prompted the National Aids Control Programme (NACP) and the ministry of education to impart AIDS prevention education in public schools from January.... Woman shot dead by robbers RAWALPINDI, Nov 15: A woman was shot dead and her three sons were tortured by four robbers when she tried to save her daughter’s modesty from them in Saddar Barooni police area in the early hours of Thursday, police said.... Former ISI chief released ISLAMABAD, Nov 15: Former ISI Chief Gen (retired) Hameed Gul, his son and two other detained people were released after government withdrew detention orders here on Thursday.... NAB arrests 2 forest officials ISLAMABAD, Nov 15: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Thursday arrested two senior officials of the forest department North West Frontier Province (NWFP).... Man injured by son-in-law ATTOCK, Nov 15: A man was injured allegedly by his son-in- law over a family dispute.... ATC orders release of plane hijack plot accused RAWALPINDI, Nov 15: An anti-terrorism court ordered release of Rashid Rauf, the main accused in the London plane hijack plot, after the government withdrew the case against him on Thursday.... Demand to end media curbs KARACHI, Nov 15: Expressing concern over the media situation, representatives of civil society at a meeting convened by the Action Committee of the Council of Pakistan Newspapers Editors on Thursday called... PPP holds protests amid arrests PESHAWAR, Nov 15: The district chapters of Pakistan People’s Party held demonstrations, rallies and public meetings in the NWFP on Thursday to denounce the imposition of emergency rule, removal of superior courts’ judges and new curbs on the media.... Absence of hospital staff sparks protest MANSEHRA, Nov 15: Hundreds of protesters blocked the Karakoram Highway (KKH) on Thursday in protest against the absence of doctors and paramedical staff from their duties in the civil hospital, Shinkiary, when some injured students were taken to the hospital.... Constable killed in encounter MANSEHRA, Nov 15: A constable was killed in an encounter with car-lifters in Bassar area of the Narain valley on Thursday.... Police storm press club HYDERABAD, Nov 15: Police stormed the Hyderabad Press Club to arrest the journalists who were observing token hunger strike at the main gate of the press club on Thursday.... 10 more AT workers court arrest HYDERABAD, Nov 15: Ten more activists of Awami Tehrik courted arrest in Mirpurkhas and Hyderabad on Thursday in protest against imposition of emergency, dismissal of judges, curbs on independent media and large-scale arrests of political parties activists and lawyers.... Lawyer released NAWABSHAH, Nov 15: Senior lawyer and a leader of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Lawyers Forum, Fakir Mohammed Arain, who was arrested on Nov 8 in the wake of lawyers’ protest against imposition of emergency, was released on Thursday.... 4 sugar mills start crushing MIRPURKHAS, Nov 15: Four of the five sugar mills of the district, Mirpurkhas, Al-Abbas, Digri and Tharparkar, started crushing on Thursday, with only Najma sugar mills still remaining closed.... Clans reach ceasefire agreement KOHAT, Nov 15: Two sub clans of the Zarghun Khel tribe agreed to a ceasefire on Thursday until a final agreement over distribution of profit from the biggest coal mine in Kohat.... Longing for march that is not in sight GUJRANWALA, Nov 15: The police on Thursday went on with their job to arrest leaders and workers of the PPP while they in turn determined to go ahead with their long march strategy.... Honouring the ‘flower of judiciary’ BAHAWALPUR, Nov 15: Refusing to budge an inch from their stance, lawyers in parts of Punjab on Thursday continued protest against the emergency rule and allied actions.... Multinational workers stand up for rights RAHIM YAR KHAN, Nov 15: Employees of a multinational all over the world will organise a ‘Global Day of Action’ on Dec 4 this year against the administration’s policies.... 5,000 child labourers to get education SIALKOT, Nov 15: As many as 5,000 children working in surgical vendors’ workshops in various parts of the district will be imparted education under the `Punjab Chief Minister’s Parha Likha Programme.’... Two rescued from seven kidnappers GUJRANWALA, Nov 15: The city district police claimed to have arrested seven members of two kidnappers’ gangs and recovered an industrialist, his driver and the ransom money besides illicit arms and a car from their custody.... Hospital funds in ‘wrong’ hands MIANWALI, Nov 15: District Health Department officials have allegedly embezzled funds allocated for buying 15 mobile suction pumps.... Police relax siege of courts FAISALABAD, Nov 15: The police loosened up besiege of district court premises and allowed lawyers to engage in their business on Thursday.... Journalists rap media curbs GUJRANWALA, Nov 15: The Gujranwala Union of Journalists on Thursday organised a hunger strike camp at the press club, demanding that the government end ban on private television channels and remove restrictions on the print media.... Exporters go to polls SIALKOT, Nov 15: Leading exporter Muhammad Akhtar was elected chairman, Sohail Yaqoob Mehr and Hafiz Muhammad Akbar Maanda as senior vice-chairman and vice-chairman, respectively of Pakistan Sports Goods Manufacturers & Exporters Association (PSGMEA) during its annual elections held on Thursday.... ARD meeting on 21st LAHORE, Nov 15: The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy has convened a national consultative meeting in Karachi on Nov 21.... PTI thrashed again _ this time by police LAHORE, Nov 15: Some 35 Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf (PTI) workers were arrested on Thursday while staging a peaceful protest demonstration in Barkat Market, Garden Town.... Regional media empathise with journalists LAHORE, Nov 15: The country chapters of South Asian Free Media Association and different media organisations in the region expressed solidarity with the journalists in Pakistan against the curbs on media freedom imposed after the proclamation of emergency.... BNU disallows on-campus rally LAHORE, Nov 15: The Beaconhouse National University (BNU) students were barred from holding a protest rally in the varsity’s main courtyard area on Thursday by Vice-Chancellor Sartaj Aziz, following which they... Membership of 17 IJT activists suspended LAHORE, Nov 15: The Islami Jamiat Tulaba, Pakistan, investigation committee on Thursday suspended membership of its 17 workers on charges of manhandling PTI chief Imran Khan and media people on the Punjab University New Campus on Wednesday....

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