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December 06, 2007 Thursday Ziqa'ad 25, 1428   Benazir now an ally for democracy, says Nawaz MUZAFFARABAD, Dec 5: Pakistan Muslim League (N) chief Nawaz Sharif has praised Pakistan People’s Party chairperson Benazir Bhutto for supporting democratic forces.... Justice Tariq assails move to create rift among judges PESHAWAR, Dec 5: Deposed Chief Justice of the Peshawar High Court Justice Tariq Pervez Khan has said that he will not accept any offer for his restoration unless Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry is restored.... Crackdown on lawyers ISLAMABAD, Dec 5: Police launched a crackdown on lawyers late on Wednesday night and rounded up a few of them in a bid to pre-empt a march towards the barricaded residence... Police baton-charge student protesters ISLAMABAD, Dec 5: Riot police was stoned in the capital city on Wednesday when they baton charged a group of students after being provoked by fiery slogans against them in a protest demonstration near Aabpara police station.... 70 deportees arrive from US RAWALPINDI, Dec 5: A group of 70 Pakistani nationals deported from the United States arrived here on Wednesday amid tight security.... Flour price goes up to record level in Mansehra MANSEHRA, Dec 5: The price of 40-kg-flour bags has gone up to a record level as local millers are selling their wheat quota in the open market despite the flour crisis in the province.... 15 students injured as IUB bus overturns BAHAWALPUR, Dec 5: Over two dozen students were injured, four of them seriously, when a bus of Islamia University overturned here on Wednesday.... Tension in Kohat after threatening letters KOHAT, Dec 5: Tension gripped the entire Kohat area on Wednesday after threatening letters were sent to all three caretakers of Imambargahs allegedly by Taliban militants, asking them to either shut... Poll papers of 20 rejected MARDAN, Dec 5: Nomination papers of 20 candidates of various constituencies, including former provincial minister Hafiz Akhtar Ali, were rejected for various reasons on Wednesday.... High court to be ‘human chained’ on rights day LAHORE, Dec 5: Civil society activists, lawyers and students will come together on Dec 10, international human rights day, to form a human chain around the Lahore High Court and demand restoration of the judiciary to pre-November 3 status.... It will be a black day, says Asma LAHORE, Dec 5: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) along with other civil society groups will observe the Universal Human Rights Day on Dec 10 as a black day to... ‘Deposed judges victim of fascism’ LAHORE, Dec 5: The judges who were deposed after refusing oath under the Provisional Constitution Order (PCO) were the victims of fascism, the Jamiat Ahle Hadith chief said here on Wednesday.... Govt takes notice of sugar mills’ refusal to pay official rate HYDERABAD, Dec 5: Serious notice has been taken on mills’ refusal to pay fixed sugarcane rate to growers, said caretaker Sindh Chief Minister Justice (retd) Abdul Qadir Halepoto here on Wednesday.... Growers seek ban on new sugar mills HYDERABAD, Dec 5: The Sindh Abadgar Board (SAB) on Wednesday demanded that the government make the sugar mills pay the official rate of Rs67 per 40 kilogramme of sugarcane and called... Clarification ISLAMABAD, Dec 5: Apropos of a news item titled ‘Aids control programme chief sacked’ published in Dawn’s edition of Dec 5 it was erroneously mentioned that Pakistan has regressed to ‘high prevalence zones’.... Convocation held QUETTA, Dec 5: Two universities and two medical colleges will soon be set up in Balochistan.... Poll campaign in Bajaur launched KHAR, Dec 5: Candidates for two National Assembly seats of Bajaur Agency have launched a campaign for the upcoming general elections through tribal elders and jirgas to bring the people to... One killed, two soldiers among four injured MIRAMSHAH, Dec 5: An Afghan national was killed and two soldiers and two civilians were wounded in separate attacks on houses and a security camp in Mirali tehsil of the North Waziristan Agency on Tuesday night.... Police deployed to check militants’ movement UPPER DIR, Dec 5: A large number of policemen have been deployed in Nihag Dara and Karo Dara areas of the district to arrest militants fleeing the restive Swat district.... ‘Rs1m collected for ANP chief’s poll campaign’ SWABI, Dec 5: Supporters of the Awami National Party in the district have donated a million rupees as election fund for the campaign of the party’s president, Asfandyar Wali Khan, says the district information secretary, Mohammad Rashid.... JI suspends former MPA TIMERGARA, Dec 5: The basic party membership of Jamaat-i- Islami’s former MPA from PF-97 Dr Zakirullah was suspended for violating the party constitution, party sources told Dawn here on Wednesday.... International Volunteer Day observed KARAK Dec 5: The International Volunteer Day (IVD) was observed here on Wednesday under the aegis of the National Commission for Human Development (NCHD).... Police unable to solve cleric’s murder FAISALABAD, Dec 5: Gulberg police have failed to arrest four accused in the murder case of a local cleric and his son despite lapse of over a fortnight and are allegedly supporting them.... Soomro wants quick-action betterment : Textile issues FAISALABAD, Dec 5: Acknowledging the role of textile exporters in strengthening the economy, caretaker Prime Minister Mohammedmian Soomro has pledged to pull the industry out of crisis.... Three students killed on road GUJRANWALA, Dec 5: Three school students were killed in a road accident on Sialkot Road on Wednesday.... PML(Q) facing internal threat in Dera DERA GHAZI KHAN, Dec 5: Differences among Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid-i-Azam (PML-Q) leaders, especially among the members of Leghari family, still persist despite interference by higher government authorities, Dawn learnt on Wednesday.... No to PML(Q) ticket MUZAFFARGARH, Dec 5: Former PML-Q’s member of the Provincial Assembly Syed Qaim Ali Shamsi has refused the ticket and decided to contest the Jan 8 elections either as an independent candidate... Couple found dead LAHORE, Dec 5: A young couple was found dead in their flat under mysterious circumstances in the Civil Lines area on Wednesday morning.... Robbers stab man LAHORE, Dec 5: Two robbers injured a man with knives when he tried to resist a robbery in Wahdat Colony on Wednesday and fled with his cell phone and money.... Corrigendum ISLAMABAD, Dec 5: The name of LHC’s Justice Sair Ali was mistakenly carried as Justice Tahir Ali in a report, 24 high court judges cease to hold office, published in Dawn on Dec 4.... Probe ordered into nazim’s ‘misuse of power’ SAHIWAL, Dec 5: The chief election commissioner has directed the deputy election commissioner for Multan to investigate charges of misuse of power against the Sahiwal district nazim.... Nazim accused of pre-poll rigging JACOBABAD, Dec 5: The PPP candidate for NA-208 Mir Aijaz Khan Jakhrani, former MNA Muqeem Khan Khoso, Mir Hussain Khoso and Ms Aisha Khoso, have accused the District Nazim of Jacobabad,... Teacher endangers lad’s life HYDERABAD, Dec 5: Thirteen-year-old Mudassar Aslam underwent two major intestinal surgeries in a government hospital after falling victim to corporal punishment by the teacher of a government school a fortnight back,... SHO, villager killed in exchange of fire KHAIRPUR, Dec 5: An SHO and a villager were killed in an exchange of fire between police and villagers in Mehar Shar village near Pir Fazil Shah in Sukkur in the wee hours of Wednesday....

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