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November 29, 2007 Thursday Ziqa’ad 18, 1428   Emergency to go before polls: Shujaat ISLAMABAD, Nov 28: Pakistan Muslim League (PML) president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has said emergency will be lifted before the forthcoming general election on January 8.... Pakistan slips down two points in HDI: UN report launched ISLAMABAD, Nov 28: Pakistan has slipped down two slots to the 136th position on the Human Development Index (HDI), which was released by United Nations on Wednesday, despite modest improvement in its social indicators.... Eight Khasadars kidnapped GHALANAI, Nov 28: Eight Khasadars were kidnapped from a checkpost between Yakka Ghund and Ghalanai on Tuesday night. Officials said that about 20 masked men whisked away eight of the 14... Tribesmen kidnap Turk near Torkham LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), Nov 28: Tribesmen on Wednesday kidnapped a Turkish national from the Torkhum-Peshawar highway. Iimmigration officials identified the man as Mr Bayran and said that he had valid documents and came from Afghanistan.... No let-up in protests by media, lawyers RAWALPINDI/ISLAMABAD, Nov 28: Lawyers and journalists of the twin cities of Islamabad-Rawalpindi on Wednesday continued with their protest against the emergency and media curbs.... Police foil PPP rally in Larkana LARKANA, Nov 28: A heavy contingent of police, led by the TPO, cordoned off the district office of the Pakistan Peoples Party here on Wednesday to prevent party activists from taking... Pervaiz’s papers for NA-187 accepted BAHAWALPUR, Nov 28: The returning officer (RO) for NA-187 (Bahawalpur-V) on Wednesday rejected an objection to the nomination papers filed by former chief minister Pervaiz Elahi and subsequently accepted them.... Two ex-MPAs part ways with PML-Q, embrace PPP MUZAFFARGARH, Nov 28: Parting ways with the PML-Q, two former MPAs have turned down their tickets of the former ruling party and joined the PPP. Many other PML-Q leaders are visiting... Foreign envoys call on Sharifs LAHORE, Nov 28: High Commissioners of the United Kingdom and Canada called on former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Nawaz Sharif separately at his Raiwind farmhouse in the outskirts of the city on Wednesday.... National policy to fight HIV/Aids finalised RAWALPINDI, Nov 28: The National Aids Control Programme (NACP) has finalised policy to provide effective treatment, care and support to all the affected people. The vision of the 10-year ‘National HIV... ECP slammed for ‘failure’ to enforce poll code ISLAMABAD, Nov 28: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has criticised the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for its “inability” to stop Pakistan Muslim League (PML) President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain from violating the election code of conduct despite having prior information.... Beijing winks invitingly ISLAMABAD, Nov 28: A photo exhibition titled ‘Beijing Welcomes You’ opened at the National Art Gallery (NAG) on Wednesday showing the Chinese capital which is hosting the Olympics Games next year.... Varsities told to use funds timely and judiciously ISLAMABAD, Nov 28: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has an effective monitoring system to check development projects in utilisation of funds. This was stated by Dr Sohail Naqvi, HEC executive director,... Skardu’s lone girls school on verge of collapse SKARDU, Nov 28: The only girls school here is facing host of problems and is literally on the verge of collapse. Due to negligence of the government and public representatives the... Unattended explosives sound alert at Police Lines RAWALPINDI, Nov 28: Panic gripped security agencies in Islamabad Wednesday night when the police recovered over a dozen hand grenades and landmines from the premises of the Police Lines Headquarters.... Ban to stay long hands of police ISLAMABAD, Nov 28: In a daring move to stop the misuse of impounded vehicles by the city police, District Commissioner Amir Ali has banned police from keeping such vehicles in its custody.... 235 medical graduates pass NEB exam ISLAMABAD, Nov 28: A total of 235 students, who had graduated in medicine and dentistry from foreign universities, passed the National Examination Board (NEB) equivalency examination.... Sikh yatrees injured TAXILA, Nov 28: Five Sikh yatrees, injured in an accident at Hassanabdal, were sent to Lahore after treatment at THQ hospital. Nounihal Singh, Ranjeet Singh, Ajdhair Singh, Mehinder Singh and Bukhat... PBC to observe protest day today ISLAMABAD, Nov 28: The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) has called upon lawyers and bar associations throughout the country to observe protests on Thursday against the assumption of the office of president... Doctors hopeful about Munir Malik’s recovery ISLAMABAD, Nov 28: Doctors treating Munir Malik, former president of the Supreme Court Bar Association, are hopeful about his early recovery.... Man killed in grenade attack QUETTA, Nov 28: One man was killed and another injured in a hand-grenade attack on a house in the Mand Suro area of Turbat district on Wednesday night.... 300 cosmetic and silk mills closed in Swat PESHAWAR, Nov 28: At least 300 silk and cosmetic industrial units in Swat have been closed because of the clashes between militants and the armed forces, rendering hundreds of workers jobless.... Workers stage march against emergency HYDERABAD, Nov 28: Hundreds of workers staged a march from Labour Hall to the press club under the banner of Pakistan Workers Federation on Wednesday in protest against curbs on media, imposition of emergency and presidential ordinance 2000 and IRO-2002.... Recruitment in govt depts stirs protest DADU, Nov 28: A large number of citizens and social workers staged a demonstration here on Wednesday to protest against the issuance of hundreds of appointment orders in education, health and other departments without observing merit.... No operation in Dir, jirga assured TIMERGARA, Nov 28: The Dir peace jirga has been assured that the army will not conduct any operation in Dir Lower. The meeting, also attended by army personnel, was held... Govt urged to check Taliban infiltration KOHAT, Nov 28: Hundreds of tribesmen on Wednesday urged the government to either check the infiltration of local Taliban and other criminals into Hangu district’s Thall tehsil or allow them to establish their own checkpoints at borders with tribal areas.... Park built on rubble opens MUZAFFARABAD, Nov 28: A recreation park built on rubble of the 2005 earthquake was inaugurated here on Wednesday. US Agency for International Development Mission Director for Pakistan Ms Anne Aarnes and... 7 kidnap victims recovered JACOBABAD, Nov 28: Bandits escaped leaving behind seven hostages after an encounter with police in Nehran Patan, a riverside area in Kandhkot on Wednesday, said DPO of Kandhkot Mohammad Azeem Tunio.... JUI-F, JI still differ on 22 seats of Frontier PA PESHAWAR, Nov 28: The component parties of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal have resolved the distribution issue of a large number of national and provincial assemblies’ seats in the NWFP.... Baloch groups urged to boycott elections QUETTA, Nov 28: The Balochistan National Congress has announced that it will boycott the elections. Speaking at a news conference at the press club on Tuesday, the Congress’s chief Dr... 60 arrested in Quetta, claims BNP QUETTA, Nov 28: The Balochistan National Party (Mengal) has alleged that police arrested 60 Baloch youths in different areas of the provincial capital on Tuesday night and humiliated people during raids on their homes.... Journalist escapes captivity QUETTA, Nov 28: A journalist kidnapped from Khuzdar town on Oct 4 escaped from his captors and reached here on Tuesday morning. Riaz Mengal told newsmen at the press club that he had been tortured during his captivity in Nushki mountains.... Blast damages school BUNER, Nov 28: A girls’ school and a basic health unit (BHU) were damaged in explosions in Chamla tehsil on Tuesday night. A wall of the Government Girls Middle School in... Spilling blood under the garb of honour JHANG, Nov 28: The incidence of honour killing is on the rise as another girl was killed by her relatives on suspicion of her loose morals at Qadirpur Bakhsha in Jhang tehsil on Wednesday.... Thinds, Jhakkars shine on Layyah’s horizon LAYYAH, Nov 28: Two political families of the district — Thinds and Jhakkars — have won the hearts of PML-Q leadership to get maximum number of party tickets while some of their members are already holding key administrative slots.... Fire destroys 250 shops GUJRANWALA, Nov 28: Fire destroyed over 250 shops in Wazirabad’s Landa Bazaar and dozens of adjacent shelters belonging to people from tribal areas in the wee hours of Wednesday.... Workers work out work imperatives LAHORE, Nov 28: The Pakistan Workers Federation on Wednesday observed countrywide protest day against growing inflation and unemployment. It organised demonstrations in Quetta, Karachi, Peshawar, Sukkur, Hyderabad, Faisalabad and Rawalpindi, besides Lahore.... Head-hitters injure three people LAHORE, Nov 28: Unidentified people hit heads of three people, including a woman, when they were asleep in their houses in Jauhar Town early on Wednesday morning.... Ali Mian new LCCI president LAHORE, Nov 28: Mohammad Ali Mian was elected president and Mian Muzaffar Ali and Shafqat Saeed Piracha senior and vice-president, respectively, of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) on Wednesday.... Why polls should not be boycotted? LAHORE, Nov 28: Parties that were in the opposition during the past five years are divided over the issue of contesting the elections. Ms Benazir Bhutto’s Pakistan People’s Party and Maulana... Benazir, Nawaz to shape Mr Musharraf’s future LAHORE, Nov 28: Will Gen Pervez Musharraf’s decision to relinquish his army post impact Pakistan’s political situation in the run-up to the Jan 8 elections? A great deal depends on how... Rivals object to Shahbaz’s nomination papers: Hamza, Moonis cleared LAHORE, Nov 28: The rival candidates of former Punjab chief minister Shahbaz Sharif from NA-119 and PP-141 said on Wednesday Mr Sharif was not eligible to contest the elections under the... ‘Shortage of wheat only thing hitting the market’ LAHORE, Nov 28: Problem with flour market is of wheat shortage rather than mills flouting their quota or sending flour to other provinces, say flour millers at a gathering to welcome... Aviation policy in for PM’s approval LAHORE, Nov 28: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has submitted the National Aviation Policy draft to caretaker Prime Minister Mianmuhammad Soomro for final approval.... Lawyers to observe black day LAHORE, Nov 28: The bar councils have announced observing Thursday as a black day in protest against oath of Gen Pervez Musharraf (retired) as president of Pakistan.... LBA rejects amended bar councils’ law LAHORE, Nov 28: Members of the Lahore Bar Association (LBA) on Wednesday tore apart the copies of Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils (Amendment) Ordinance 2007, and vowed to resist what they called the government’s conspiracy to browbeat lawyers.... Admission test result LAHORE, Nov 28: The Punjab University College of Pharmacy has declared the results of entrance test for admission to Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm-D) academic session 2007.... Fog thins out LAHORE, Nov 28: Foggy weather conditions improved in the city and elsewhere in Punjab on Wednesday, making travel less risky, especially early in the morning. Thick fog caused by dry... Jamaat LAHORE, Nov 28: Describing fair and impartial general elections as the only way to resolve the crisis, the Markazi Shoora of Jamaat-i-Islami has threatened to boycott the polls along with APDM... Cargo fire LAHORE, Nov 28: Cargo and other valuables were reduced to ashes when a fire broke out in a cargo company office on Circular Road near Shahalam Chowk....

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