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December 14, 2007 Friday Zilhaj 3, 1428   Struggle to change status quo: Imran RAWALPINDI, Dec 13: Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf chairman Imran Khan said on Thursday that the objective of the struggle for reinstatement of the deposed judges was to bring about a change in the status quo.... Peshawar HC gets six new judges PESHAWAR, Dec 13: Six newly-appointed additional judges of the Peshawar High Court were sworn in under the Provisional Constitution Order here on Thursday night. The high court’s Acting Chief Justice, Juctice... Justice Iftikhar ‘lawyer of the year’: US journal WASHINGTON, Dec 13: Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, the chief justice who was dismissed from office by President Pervez Musharraf after the imposition of emergency rule, was declared the lawyer of the year 2007 by a prestigious US magazine.... US lawyers demand restoration of judiciary WASHINGTON, Dec 13: Prominent US lawyers, participating in a teleconference with their colleagues in Pakistan, have demanded immediate release of all judges and lawyers still in custody and urged the government to restore the judges dismissed after the imposition of emergency.... Armed forces fully capable of meeting challenges: CJCSC ISLAMABAD, Dec 13: Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Tariq Majid has said the armed forces are fully capable of meeting challenges to security of the country with support of the people.... 1,300 acres of railway land encroached LAHORE, Dec 13: More than 1,300 acres of Pakistan Railways land is under illegal occupation in Lahore division which the department plans to retrieve through an anti-encroachment drive it has already launched from the Lahore Cantonment Station.... Lawyers trample PML-Q posters LAHORE, Dec 13: Over a thousand lawyers, most of them from the Lahore Bar Association, marched from Aiwan-i-Adl to the Punjab Assembly on Thursday demanding the restoration of the pre-emergency judiciary.... PM’s sisters accused of using state machinery JACOBABAD, Dec 13: Former National Assembly speaker and veteran politician Illahi Bux Soomro on Thursday accused Ms Maleeha Malik and Fahad, sisters of caretaker prime minister Mohammadmian Soomro, of using state machinery against him in their election campaign.... Tough ballot battle likely in NA-174 MULTAN, Dec 13: A tough ballot battle is on the cards between Dreshak group’s candidate Nassarullah Khan Dreshak and Leghari group’s candidate Jaffar Khan Leghari for NA-174 (Rajanpur-1).... Mother kills two minors NAROWAL, Dec 13: A woman killed her two children and injured another with a sharp edged tool over a domestic row in Baradari village on Thursday.... PML-N leader boycotts polls in lawyers’ support ISLAMABAD, Dec 13: Vice-president of Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N) Syed Zafar Ali Shah Thursday announced to boycott the January 8 elections to express solidarity with the lawyers and detained judges,... Rabbani fears polls will be rigged ISLAMABAD, Dec 13: Opposition Leader in the Senate Raza Rabbani has feared that the January 8 elections would be heavily rigged while the Election Commission (ECP) watches as a silent spectator.... ECP should be responsive to election complaints ISLAMABAD, Dec 13: Representatives of four political parties on Thursday expressed their concern over a lack of transparent, and effective complaint monitoring and resolution system as well as the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) failure to provide them with accurate information.... JI candidate canvassing for poll boycott ISLAMABAD, Dec 13: Making a U-turn, a former MNA from the capital city is now rowing the boat against the current by advocating abstention among his supporters after days of hard... PML-Q accused of misusing state resources RAWALPINDI, Dec 13: People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) has accused the Muslim League-Q (PML-Q) of using state resources in its election campaign and called for immediate abolition of the local governments.... Nazims pushing king’s cart in Hassanabdal TAXILA, Dec 13: With the polling day now less than four weeks away, the former ruling Quaid League (PML-Q), with over 90 per cent nazims and councillors in its bag, seems... Separated conjoined baby dies ISLAMABAD, Dec 13: One of the conjoined babies, Maryam, who was separated from her sister after an eight-hour operation at Pims Children Hospital, died late Wednesday night.... Embezzlement of Kashmir funds alleged MUZAFFARABAD, Dec 13: Barrister Sultan Mahmood claimed on Thursday he as AJK prime minister had ordered the arrest of Sardar Abdul Qayyum and his son Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan for their... Benazir due in Quetta tomorrow QUETTA, Dec 13: Pakistan People’s Party chairperson Benazir Bhutto will reach here on Saturday and will address a public meeting and meet leaders of different political groups.... Tent school students face harsh winter MANSEHRA, Dec 13: Hundreds of schools are operating under tents in severe cold in areas of the NWFP hit by the 2005 earthquake. Snowfall has begun on the mountains in the affected districts of Mansehra, Battagram, Kohistan and Shangla.... Closure of Nadra office irks tribesmen LANDI KOTAL, Dec 13: Local people are facing problems in getting computerised national identity cards (CNICs) since the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) closed it office in Landi Kotal on Dec 7 following complaints of forgery against its staffers.... Achakzai criticises Benazir, Nawaz MARDAN, Dec 13: All Parties Democratic Movement (APDM) convener Mehmood Khan Achakzai said on Thursday that military rulers had exiled former prime ministers Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif, yet the two... Electioneering gains momentum KARAK, Dec 13: All mainstream political parties are in the field for the National Assembly seat NA-15 and provincial assembly seats, PF-40 and PF-41 in the Karak district, which is dominated by the Khattak tribe.... Fire kills woman, 3 daughters KOHAT, Dec 13: A woman and her three daughters died when a fire broke out in their house in Khwasi village on Wednesday night.... Caretaker CM’s visit twists history SAHIWAL, Dec 13: Thirty-year-old Fatima Jinnah Road was renamed as ‘Shaikh Nisar Ahmed Road’ on the instructions of the district government on the occasion of visit of Caretaker Chief Minister Ijaz Nisar to his hometown on Thursday.... Girl ‘burnt by husband’ dies JHANG, Dec 13: A newly-wed girl, who was burnt allegedly by her husband and brother-in-law two days ago, died at a hospital late on Wednesday night.... PPP may cash in on rift in PML-Q GUJRANWALA, Dec 13: The Pakistan People’s Party has fielded its candidate for NA-100 for the first time to cash in on the division of the PML-Q into two factions over the issue of nominations, it is learnt here.... Zahid Hamid quits NA race SIALKOT, Dec 13: After joining the PML-Nawaz, PML-Q’s former federal minister for law Zahid Hamid announced his withdrawal from the NA-114 race. Talking to newsmen, Zahid Hamid also announced his support for PML-N’s candidate Mirza Abdul Qayyum (for the same seat).... Body of slain businessman brought home GUJRAT, Dec 13: The body of Haroon Butt, a young businessman who was murdered in Durban (South Africa) last week, was brought here on Wednesday night for burial.... Punjab hit by gas, power loadshedding SIALKOT, Dec 13: Gas and power supply disruption in many parts of Punjab is creating problems for the people. On Thursday, gas supply to almost all residential, commercial and industrial areas of Sialkot, Daska and Pasrur remained suspended for hours.... Ruling Ittehad group sweeps SCCI polls SIALKOT, Dec 13: The ruling Ittehad Founders’ group on Thursday made a clean sweep in chamber elections by defeating Democratic Founders’ group. The Ittehad group bagged all the four seats... PPP nominee questions CEC fairness GUJRAT, Dec 13: Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar, the former federal minister and PPP nominee for NA-105 and PP-111 (Gujrat), has questioned the impartiality of the chief election commissioner (CEC).... Lawyers going to PCO court to be punished BAHAWALPUR, Dec 13: Lawyers have warned that their colleagues appearing before the judges of the Lahore High Court, Bahawalpur bench, appointed under the Provisional Constitution Order (PCO) will be taken to task from Friday (today).... Curbs on flour movement FAISALABAD, Dec 13: The City district government has restricted the transportation of flour out of the district and warned millers of quota and license cancellation in case of any violation.... Iranian scholar unveils many sides of hijab LAHORE, Dec 13: Those hoping for yet another dissection on the religious merits of the hijab were left disappointed, but Dr Faeghehs Shirazi’s stimulating lecture on ‘The history of the veil’,... Gas crisis persists: Call to avoid heaters LAHORE, Dec 13: Domestic consumers from various localities of the city continued complaining about gas suspension or low pressure on Thursday, while the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Ltd authorities have advised them to use the natural resource wisely.... High Court summons PML-Q candidate LAHORE, Dec 13: A full bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday said Mian Ajmal, a Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid-i-Azam (PML-Q) candidate from PP-63, Faisalabad, should be present in the... Teachers follow in students’ footsteps LAHORE, Dec 13: For once, teachers are following in the footsteps of students after the creation of the Teacher Action Committee (TAC) here on Thursday that aims at to provide a... Protest against blackmarketing of flour LAHORE, Dec 13: The Labour Party Pakistan staged a demonstration outside the Lahore Press Club on Thursday to protest against the failure of the government to check ‘blackmarketing’ of flour.... APDM bodies to drum up support for boycott LAHORE, Dec 12: The All Parties Democratic Alliance (APDM) steering committee in its meeting on Thursday set up committees for coordination with trade unions, media and civil society in respect of the proposed drive for urging people to boycott polls.... Contestants asked to follow code of ethics HYDERABAD, Dec 13: The provincial caretaker home minister, Brigadier (Rtd) Akhtar Zamin, has stressed upon the political parties and those contesting general elections to follow the code of conduct of the Pakistan Election Commission.... PML-Q leaders defect to PPP DADU, Dec 13: The senior vice-president of the Jamshoro chapter of Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid), Pir Khurshid Ahmed, with a large number of party activists and supporters, joined Pakistan People’s Party... Peoples’ assembly slams RBOD HYDERABAD, Dec 13: Speakers at a ‘peoples’ assembly’ held at village Wadda Chhachhar, taluka Manjhand, termed the construction of the RBOD a sinister conspiracy to destroy Dadu, Jamshoro and Thatta districts on Wednesday.... Passengers looted in Khairpur KHAIRPUR, Dec 13: A group of bandits looted a Bahawal-nagar-bound passenger coach late on Wednesday night on the National Highway near Waris Gambhir in the jurisdiction of B-section police station.... ‘Interim set-up partial’ BADIN, Dec 13: The district’s People’s Party president and candidate for PS-58 Badin seat, Dr Sikandar Ali Mandhro, alleged the caretaker set-up of being partial and said that nazims were campaigning for the pro-government parties’ candidates and misusing the state apparatus.... Mumtaz criticises past rulers LARKANA, Dec 13: Chairman Sindh National Front (SNF) Sardar Mumtaz Ali Bhutto has asked the people to reject those who during their eight years of rule gifted masses with skyrocketing prices of common commodities, corruption, lawlessness, unemployment and other ills.... Benazir may take back papers for NA-204 LARKANA, Dec 13: The chairperson of the Pakistan People’s Party Benazir Bhutto is likely to withdraw her nomination papers for NA-204 (Larkana-I) as the party had allotted ticket to former MNA Shahid Bhutto, a close relative of hers.... Theft LAHORE, Dec 13: Thieves took away cash and valuables worth over Rs100,000 from a house in Herbanspura area on Thursday....

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