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December 29, 2007 Saturday Zilhaj 18, 1428   PPP wants probe by foreign experts ISLAMABAD, Dec 28: Pakis-tan People’s Party rejected on Friday the inquiry being conducted by the interior ministry into the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto and demanded of the United... Life paralysed in Pindi, Islamabad ISLAMABAD/RAWALPINDI, Dec 28: Social and economic life in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad and the nearby cities of Chakwal, Jhelum, Gujar Khan, Fateh Jang, Taxila, Wah and Attock remained... Tense residents run short of supplies in Islamabad ISLAMABAD, Dec 28: Islamabad mourned Benazir Bhutto like all other places in the country, by shutting down completely. Friday was a beautiful day in Islamabad. Only, it was different from any other pleasant day.... Ex-minister among 9 dead in blast SWAT, Dec 28: Nine people, including the grandson of the former Wali of Swat, Asfandyar Amirzaib, were killed and several others injured in an explosion after a public meeting in Mingora on Friday.... Govt accused of destroying evidence LAHORE, Dec 28: Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Secretary General of the Punjab chapter of Pakistan People’s Party has accused the authorities of destroying evidence of the assassination of PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto.... Probe team visits Liaquat Bagh murder site RAWALPINDI, Dec 28: A team formed to investigate the assassination of Pakistan People’s Party chairperson Benazir Bhutto visited the site at the Liaquat Bagh here on Friday and collected some evidences.... HRW seeks independent investigation NEW YORK, Dec 28: The assassination of Benazir Bhutto is a tragic event with serious implications for Pakistan’s transition to democracy, Human Rights Watch said on Friday.... Rail service to Karachi suspended indefinitely RAWALPINDI, Dec 28: Pakistan Railways Friday afternoon suspended train service between Rawalpindi and Karachi for indefinite period following reports that trains were being attacked as soon as these crossed into the Sindh province.... Deposed CJ condemns Benazir’s killing ISLAMABAD, Dec 28: Deposed Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry condemned the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and other innocent citizens on Thursday and declared it a cruel... Nawaz demands poll delay ISLAMABAD Dec 28: Pakistan Muslim League-N chief Mian Mohammad Nawaz Sharif has demanded postponement of Jan 8 elections, and warned that the holding of elections at this juncture could lead to disintegration of the country.... Qazi rejects APC plan LAHORE, Dec 28: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal chief Qazi Hussain Ahmad has rejected government’s plan to call an all-party conference and said that an APC should be convened by the opposition.... Twin cities overtaken by grief, violence ISLAMABAD, Dec 28: Grief, accompanied by senseless violence, overwhelmed the cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi as the slain leader Benazir Bhutto was buried in her hometown on Friday.... Benazir’s Swiss case closed: lawyer GENEVA, Dec 28: Swiss authorities have closed an investigation into the late Benazir Bhutto for alleged money laundering but a parallel probe into her husband’s activities continues, her lawyer said on Friday.... Armed men kill three QUETTA, Dec 28: Three people, including a child, were gunned down by armed men in the Killi Mubarik, locality in the outskirts of Quetta, on Friday.... Bomb explodes in girls’ school KHAR, Dec 28: A bomb exploded in a girls’ school here on Thursday evening, destroying two classrooms.... Police launch crackdown on PPP workers : 150 arrested for damaging public and private property GUJRANWALA, Dec 28: The police launched a crackdown on PPP workers late on Friday, arrested 150 of them and registered a case against another 1,000 for disturbing the law and order and attacking public and private properties.... PPP workers clash with Gujrat police GUJRAT, Dec 28: Skirmishes between Pakistan People’s Party workers and local police continued throughout the city on the second day of killing of Benazir Bhutto as a complete strike was observed on Friday.... Nine PPP men injured to avert arson : Attack on petrol pump KHANPUR, Dec 28: Nine PPP activists were shot at and injured when they tried to torch a petrol pump here on Friday.... Rail track blocked in Bahawalpur BAHAWALPUR, Dec 28: The charged PPP activists blocked Karachi-Lahore main track, damaged railway communication system, five cars, ATM of two banks besides ransacking offices of the railway and tehsil city nazim here on Friday.... Anger, mourning fuel riots in otherwise calm cities MULTAN, Dec 28: Violence broke out in Dera Ghazi Khan, Taunsa Sharif, Rajanpur, Multan and Lodhran on Friday when protestors went on rampage while marching on roads in protest against the... Shujaat’s election hall set ablaze SIALKOT, Dec 28: Outraged Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) activists set on fire the main election hall of Pakistan Muslim League-Q President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain in Sambrial late on Thursday night.... Three Benazirs born SIALKOT, Dec 28: The parents of three newly-born girls have named their daughters after Benazir Bhutto.... Lahore simmers with resentment LAHORE, Dec 28: A day after the brutal murder of Benazir Bhutto, Lahore remained under a pall of gloom on Friday with anguished People’s Party workers protesting in various areas, in many cases violently.... Aitzaz denied Permission to attend funeral LAHORE, Dec 28: The Punjab government denied permission to Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president Aitzaz Ahsan to attend the funeral of former premier Benazir Bhutto.... Foreigners advised to restrict movement ISLAMABAD, Dec 28: The interior ministry has advised all foreign nationals to restrict their movement and avoid attending gatherings without adequate security.... Benazir a champion of democracy: Rice WASHINGTON, Dec 28: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, while visiting the Pakistan Embassy on Friday to sign the condolence book, described former prime minister Benazir Bhutto’s death as a “great tragedy, great mourning.”... Several exchanges damaged: PTCL ISLAMABAD, Dec 28: Several exchanges of Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) were damaged by violent protests on Friday, congesting the nationwide telecommunication traffic.... Wheel of routine grinds to a halt LAHORE, Dec 28: Bewailing the assassination of a Bhutto family’s scion, the provincial capital saw a complete shutter-down strike with the wheel of transportation crashing to a halt on Friday.... Benazir’s killing deeply felt LAHORE, Dec 28: People from all walks of life have condemned the assassination of Pakistan People’s Party chairperson and former prime minister Benazir Bhutto.... Rangers block road to justice LAHORE, Dec 28: Judicial work in the provincial metropolis came to a standstill as the Rangers occupied the premises of the Lahore High Court and denied access to lawyers, litigants and journalists.... Compensation for Pindi blast victims LAHORE, Dec 28: Punjab caretaker Chief Minister Justice Ijaz Nisar (retired) on Friday announced that Rs300,000 would be given to heirs of victims who lost their lives in the Rawalpindi blast and Rs100,000 for the injured.... Milliband has a word with Nawaz Sharif LAHORE, Dec 28: British foreign secretary David Milliband on Friday phoned PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif to express concern over bullet shower at his election rally in Rawalpindi.... Lahore Starved of fuel LAHORE, Dec 29: CNG and petrol pumps remained closed in the city on Friday causing immense problems to the public as most of the people could not come out on roads owing to non-availability of fuel.... Qazi sets out for Naudero LAHORE, Dec 28: A five-member delegation of the Jamaat-i-Islami, led by its amir Qazi Husain Ahmad, will leave for Naudero on Saturday to condole with the family of slain PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto....

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