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December 12, 2007 Wednesday Zilhaj 1, 1428   Aitzaz will be freed if he gives up agitation plan: minister ISLAMABAD, Dec 11: Interior Minister Hamid Nawaz Khan on Wednesday said the government would release Supreme Court Bar Association president Aitzaz Ahsan if he gave up his plan for launching an... PML(N) may change candidates to accommodate defectors ISLAMABAD, Dec 11: The Pakistan Muslim League (N) is likely to make some changes in its list of candidates to accommodate ‘stronger’ candidates abandoning the PML (Q) and other parties.... 2008 declared ‘year of the soldier’ ISLAMABAD, Dec 11: The Chief of the Army Staff, Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, on Tuesday declared 2008 as the ‘Year of the Soldier.’... PFUJ criticises Pemra warning ISLAMABAD, Dec 11: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has termed fresh warnings, issued to private TV channels by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra), including threats of three... Benazir sees PML(Q)’s nexus with agencies MARDAN, Dec 11: Former prime minister Benazir Bhutto has alleged that PML(Q) leaders are planning to use intelligence agencies, police and returning officers in the elections to secure the desired results.... JUI(F) issues final list of candidates PESHAWAR, Dec 11: The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (Fazl) on Tuesday released the final list of its candidates contesting for 34 seats of the National Assembly in the Frontier province and eight in tribal areas, and 89 seats of the NWFP assembly.... Asfandyar launches election campaign SWABI, Dec 11: The Awami National Party (ANP) on Tuesday launched its election campaign by holding a public meeting here.... Lahore awakens to poll call at last! LAHORE, Dec 11: Electioneering has finally started picking up in the city mainly because of the decision of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) to take part in the elections.... sMajor witness turns hostile in Brohi murder case NAWABSHAH, Dec 11: The Rasool Bux Brohi murder case took a new turn after an eyewitness turned hostile and changed his earlier statement here on Tuesday.... Villagers murdered, daughter abducted JACOBABAD, Dec 11: Four armed men snatched a 25-year-old woman after killing her father in Hussain Jakhrani village in the limits of Mouladad police station late on Monday night.... PML(N) faces rift over party ticket in capital ISLAMABAD, Dec 11: After the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s announcement to participate in January 8 elections, the PML-N is facing a rift over allocation of ticket for a National Assembly constituency in... Conjoined twins separated at Pims ISLAMABAD, Dec 11: Doctors at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) succeeded in separating six-month-old conjoined twins, baby girls, after eight-hour-long operation at the Children Hospital here on Tuesday.... Attock nazim accused of rigging TAXILA, Dec 11: A local leader of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has accused Attock district nazim of misusing official resources during the election campaign of the candidates of the Q League.... IFC to help judges improve skills ISLAMABAD, Dec 11: The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has decided to help improve corporate governance of the judges dealing with dispute resolution by initially offering $1 million to the government.... Four PML(N) tickets awarded CHAKWAL, Dec 11: Parliamentary board of PML(N) has awarded tickets to candidates for two National Assembly and four provincial assembly seats in Chakwal District.... Military faces problems in fuel handling ISLAMABAD, Dec 11: The military authorities have complained about problems being faced in fuel handling due to what they called the non-cooperative attitude of Karachi Port Trust (KPT) and Pakistan State Oil (PSO).... Peacekeepers honoured UNITED NATIONS, Dec 11: The commander of the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), Lt-Gen Chikadibia Isaac Obiakor, has commended Pakistani police officers for ensuring safety and security in Liberia.... Voters allowed to use old NIC ISLAMABAD, Dec 11: The Election Commission has made it clear that holders of old national identity cards (NICs) will be eligible to cast vote in the general election.... Wheat bought CHICAGO, Dec 11: The state-run Trading Corporation of Pakistan bought 190,000 tonnes of wheat during the weekend at $428 per tonne, cost and freight, US traders said on Monday.... PPP lawyer serves legal notice on policemen PESHAWAR, Dec 11: A local lawyer and an activist of the Pakistan People’s Party, Mohammad Khursheed Khan, on Tuesday served a legal notice of Rs100 million on two police officers for... Nationalists urged to join poll camp QUETTA, Dec 11: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (Fazl) secretary-general Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haidari on Tuesday advised the Baloch nationalist groups to contest polls to strengthen democracy in the country.... Age-old bridge sees worst gridlock JHANG, Dec 11: The age-old Riwaz bridge over the river Chenab saw yet another traffic snarl-up, thanks to illegal entry of heavy vehicles with the alleged connivance of the police personnel posted at either end of the bridge.... PML(N) activists Perform ‘rain duty’ SIALKOT, Dec 11: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) workers on Tuesday remained busy in draining out rain and sewerage water from Murray College’s ground where party patron Nawaz Sharif is scheduled to address a public meeting on Wednesday (today).... Rana Nazir shuns Q, returns to N GUJRANWALA, Dec 11: The Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q) faced ditching in Gujranwala as Rana Umer Nazir Khan and his father Rana Nazir Ahmad Khan, its candidates for NA-98 and NA-99, joined the PML-N.... PPP men may join PML(N) TOBA TEK SINGH, Dec 11: Two former Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leaders who were also offered party tickets for the general elections are likely to join Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).... Former MPA joins PPP TOBA TEK SINGH, Dec 11: Ex-PML-Q MPA Rao Iqbal of Pirmahal joined the PPP during a press conference on Tuesday.... Double Shah victims link vote to refund SIALKOT, Dec 11: Hundreds of Double Shah investment scam victims in Sialkot, Sambrial, Daska, Wazirabad and surrounding areas are telling the election candidates approaching them to first ensure early return of their amounts if they wanted to get their votes.... Police yet to solve murder case SHEIKHUPURA, Dec 11: A Division police have failed to trace the suspect of a shopkeeper’s murder despite the lapse of four days.... Tehsil nazims run kin’s campaigns MUZAFFARGARH, Dec 11: All tehsil nazims in Muzaffargarh district are using official vehicles and resources in election campaigns of their relatives, who are contesting the election from the Pakistan Muslim League (PML) platform.... Sialkot bar’s black day on visit of Musharraf SIALKOT, Dec 11: The district bar association (DBA) observed a black day to mark President Pervez Musharraf’s visit here on Tuesday.... Supreme Court rowdyism convicts shown the door LAHORE, Dec 11: A Lahore High Court election tribunal on Tuesday declared Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid-i-Azam (PML-Q) candidates Mian Munir and Ch Akhtar Rasool ineligible for contesting the Jan 8 elections because... GOR detainees freed as charges dropped LAHORE, Dec 11: Eight people who were held following a candlelit vigil at Justice M A Shahid Siddiqi’s GOR residence on December 6 were finally released on Tuesday evening, sparking off... Pervaiz, Tareen blamed for flour crisis LAHORE, Dec 11: Former chief minister Pervaiz Elahi and former industries minister Jehangir Tareen are responsible for the flour crisis and both of them have accused each other of creating the crisis, says PPP Information Secretary Farzana Raja.... ‘Elections credible as maximum parties are in’ LAHORE, Dec 11: President Pervez Musharraf said on Tuesday the participation of maximum parties would enhance the credibility of the general elections.... Low wheat supply blamed for flour shortage MIRPURKHAS, Dec 11: Flour shortage has hit again different parts of Sindh, with the owners of Chakkis (small-sized flour mills) alleging that the crisis has been caused by inadequate wheat supply by the food department.... Sugar mills’ zoning system illegal: cane commissioner HYDERABAD, Dec 11: The cane commissioner of Sindh on Tuesday stressed that sugar mills were not authorised to impose a self-created zoning system on growers forcing them to sell their produce only to a particular mill.... NPP to back Muttahida in Nawabshah NAWABSHAH, Dec 11: National People’s Party (NPP) announced here on Tuesday that it would support the Muttahida Qaumi Movement candidate for PS-24 Nawabshah city, Abdul Rasheed Bhayya, reports our correspondent....

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