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December 04, 2007 Tuesday Ziqa'ad 23, 1428   EC disallows private guards for poll duty ISLAMABAD, Dec 3: The Elect-ion Commission rejected on Mon-day a Sindh government request to hire private security guards for assisting police during elections.... Government accused of forming cell to rig polls WASHINGTON, Dec 3: The government of Pakistan has established a cell, headed by a former ISI official, for rigging the forthcoming elections, The Washington Post claimed on Monday.... Bhootani urges parties to take part in election QUETTA, Dec 3: Balochistan caretaker Chief Minister Sardar Saleh Mohammad Bhootani said on Monday that no one would be allowed to interfere in the election process.... PFUJ, Apnec express concern ISLAMABAD, Dec 3: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and the All Pakistan Newspapers Employees Confederation (Apnec) have expressed concern over the rising incidents of violence against journalists and attacks on their families.... Japan pledges $4m more grant for polio eradication ISLAMABAD, Dec 3: Japan on Monday pledged $4 million more grant to Pakistan for polio eradication initiative.... Boredom hits diplomats pinned to capital ISLAMABAD, Dec 3: The diplomatic community and foreigners are getting tired of the restrictions on their movement outside the federal capital.... Islamabad’s rural areas look more dangerous : 61 in the run for two seats ISLAMABAD, Dec 3: Security concerns loom large over the January 8 general elections but surprisingly the suburbs of Islamabad are considered more dangerous than the noisy city itself.... ‘Offer to reinstate all judges except one’ PESHAWAR, Dec 3: The chairman of the Pakistan Bar Council’s executive committee, Qazi Mohammad Anwer, claimed on Monday that the government had offered to reinstate all deposed judges except Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry.... PPP candidate threatens to move court : Voter lists HYDERABAD, Dec 3: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader and the only woman candidate for a general seat in the province, Ms Sassui Palijo, threatened on Monday to move the Sindh... ANP candidate, three others booked after clash PESHAWAR, Dec 3: An FIR has been registered against former provincial minister and Awami National Party (ANP) candidate for the provincial assembly seat PF-3 (Peshawar) Haji Ahmad Bashir Bilour and three... Ex-health minister’s degree found ‘spurious’ SIALKOT, Dec 3: Nomination papers of former federal health minister and PML-Q candidate Muhammad Naseer Khan were rejected for NA-115 (Narowal-I) seat on Monday.... Twice elected MPA unfit for NA slot FAISALABAD, Dec 3: The returning officer concerned on Monday rejected the nomination papers of Nawab Sher Wasir for NA-76, Jaranwala, who had switched over to Pakistan People’s Party from Pakistan Muslim League-Q and been twice an MPA.... Tough contest likely in Sialkot city SIALKOT, Dec 3: A tough contest is likely at Sialkot city’s constituency, NA-110, where Pakistan Muslim League’s both Quaid-i-Azam and Nawaz factions have fielded their old candidates.... PML launches drive in Qambar LARKANA, Dec 3: The Pakistan Muslim League kicked off its election campaign in Qambar-Shahdadkot district on Monday when Sardar Ali Hassan Khan Hakro announced withdrawal of his candidature for NA-206 and PS-39 and support for Sardar Khan Chandio.... Sabzazar case: notice to CCPO, SHO LAHORE, Dec 3: An anti-terrorism court asked the Lahore capital city police officer and the Sabzazar station house officer to state reasons till Dec 6 for not arresting former Punjab chief minister Shahbaz Sharif, who was declared a proclaimed offender.... Extension in lawyers’ detention condemned RAWALPINDI, Dec 3: Lawyers and political leaders have condemned extension in detention of three leading lawyers, including Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan.... Dozens of Afghans held QUETTA, Dec 3: Police arrested dozens of Afghan nationals under the Foreign Act from different localities of the provincial capital on Monday might.... Land grabber killed KARACHI, Dec 3: A man was killed and two security guards were wounded in a clash between what police described as criminal elements and students of a seminary here on Monday night.... Call for aid to disabled quake victims MANSEHRA, Dec 3: Speakers at a seminar held here on Monday underlined the need to help the disabled victims of the 2005 earthquake because failure to do so could force them to resort to begging or other anti-social activities.... Strike in Badin against rising crime BADIN, Dec 3: Traders observed a complete strike in the city on Monday in protest against lawlessness and growing incidents of robbery in the city and its adjoining towns and villages.... Papers of JUI(F) candidate rejected HARIPUR, Dec 3: The nomination papers of 42 candidates were cleared by returning officers here on Monday.... Miners suffer due to lack of health facilities KOHAT, Dec 3: Four miners were killed after an explosion in a coalmine in the Orakzai Agency. Three of the deceased had to be taken to Peshawar because of lack of health facilities in their area.... Postings banned in NWFP PESHAWAR, Dec 3: After Punjab, the NWFP caretaker government has placed an immediate ban on all transfers and postings in line with instructions of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).... Two killed in accident CHITRAL, Dec 3: Two people were killed and one man was injured seriously when a jeep coming from Dir to Chitral plunged into a ravine near the Drosh town in the early hours of Monday.... DOR, others booked for illegal land transfer LAYYAH, Dec 3: The Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) has registered a case against the district officer revenue (DOR) and other officials for their involvement in illegal allotment of commercial urban land.... Protests against FM station at scouts HQs MULTAN, Dec 3: Citizens under the banner of Muttahida Shehri Mahaz (united citizens front) staged a demonstration here on Monday to protest the establishment of ‘Punjab Rung’ FM radio station by... Lawyers strike again SHIEKHUPURA, Dec 3: The District Bar Association on Monday observed token strike from 11am to 1pm against the imposition of emergency, promulgation of Provisional Constitution Order and deposition of superior court judges.... Case against cops GUJRANWALA, Dec 3: A local court on Monday ordered to register a case against two SHOs and a sub-inspector for picking up two women and a minor girl from their house and confining them to police stations without any justification.... Electric shock proves fatal for siblings SAHIWAL, Dec 3: Two siblings were killed when they suffered electric shock at Thattha Sial Purana village on Monday.... Cop shot dead FAISALABAD, Dec 3: A head constable was gunned down by unidentified dacoits near Rasool Pur Bridge on Monday.... Shahbaz not a defaulter: counsel LAHORE, Dec 3: Former Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif was not a defaulter in any case as evident from the record, his counsel Khwaja Haris told Dawn.... Subscribers find the call ‘obnoxious’ : PTCL inter-city package LAHORE, Dec 3: Refusing to lag behind in making a fast buck, the Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited management has come up with a novel idea to augment financial resources by introducing... Special education DOs in all Punjab districts LAHORE, Dec 3: Punjab Special Education Minister Sohail Afzal says the government has decided to post district officers (special education) in all districts of the province.... Pervaiz raps Benazir’s Kahuta statement LAHORE, Dec 3: The utterances of Benazir Bhutto about a possible take over of Kahuta (country’s premier nuclear facility) by extremists is a bid to please Zionist lobby, alleges former chief minister Pervaiz Elahi.... LDA to implement SC orders on high-rises LAHORE, Dec 3: The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) will ensure implementation of the directives given by the Supreme Court in May to ensure safety and structural stability in the construction of... LSE member found dead LAHORE, Dec 3: A member of the Lahore Stock Exchange (LSE) was found shot dead at his house in South Cantonment police precinct early on Monday.... Protest against emergency at Lawrence LAHORE, Dec 3: Representatives from various civil society and student groups came together on Monday to protest for the restoration of the judiciary at Lawrence Gardens.... PML(Q) clears candidates for nine districts LAHORE, Dec 3: The Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid-i-Azam (PML-Q) on Monday finalised candidates for nine districts of Punjab.... Justice with Town Hall Chowk LAHORE, Dec 3: A gathering of around 100 students and lawyers found an innovative way to protest against the imposition of emergency on Monday by symbolically ‘renaming’ the Municipal Town Hall... US envoy Meets Nawaz LAHORE, Dec 3: US Ambassador Anne W. Patterson said on Monday that the United States wanted the elections in Pakistan to be free, fair and transparent....

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