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January 04, 2008 Friday Zilhaj 24, 1428   PPP rejects Scotland Yard help in probe ISLAMABAD, Jan 3: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) on Thursday rejected President Pervez Musharraf’s decision to seek assistance of Scotland Yard for probing into the assassination of its chairperson Benazir Bhutto.... PML-N, PPP seek better poll security ISLAMABAD, Jan 3: The main opposition parties demanded better security on Thursday as the nation prepared for a lengthy campaign ahead of February 18 elections.... Assassination a blow for moderates: ANP LARKANA, Jan 3: Awami National Party (ANP) president Asfandyar Wali Khan on Thursday supported the reservations of the Pakistan People’s Party over the investigation into the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto.... Will of the people is decisive: Kayani RAWALPINDI, Jan 3: Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani said on Thursday that the country was facing difficult challenges and the only way to thwart and defeat all kinds... SCBA to devise new campaign strategy: Restoration of judiciary ISLAMABAD, Jan 3: Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) may work out a new strategy when it will meet here on Friday to continue its campaign for the restoration of pre-emergency judiciary,... Lashkar holds big rally in Bara LANDI KOTAL, Jan 3: Lashkar-i-Islam, a religious outfit, organised a big election rally in Bara on Thursday to provide an opportunity to the candidates to present their manifestoes.... PFUJ assails arrest of journalists KARACHI, Jan 3: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has condemned arrest and registration of cases against journalists in Sindh, since the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto and demanded their immediate release and withdrawal of the cases.... Another newborn stolen from HFH RAWALPINDI, Jan 3: Another newborn baby was stolen from Holy Family Hospital (HFH) on Thursday, police and hospital authorities said.... Power and gas loadshedding pushes people to ‘dark age’ KOHAT, Jan 3: Lengthy and unannounced power and gas loadshedding has literally pushed the people here back to the era when they burnt wood for heating and used lanterns for lighting at night.... Women protest outages MARDAN, Jan 3: For the first time, women of the Hoti tribe came out in the streets on Thursday in protest against gas and power loadshedding in the city, blocking the main bridge for two hours.... Gas supply to 300 factories suspended GUJRANWALA, Jan 3: The Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited (SNGPL) removed 300 meters of industrial units and factories in the small industrial estate without assigning any reason to owners.... Industrial workers block road in protest SHEIKHUPURA, Jan 3: Hundreds of labourers working on daily wages in different factories on Lahore Road protested the unscheduled loadshedding of gas in industrial units. They blocked the Lahore Road and... 80 PPP ‘rioters’ booked GUJRAT, Jan 3: Police on Wednesday registered a case against 80 PPP activists, including former MNA Mian Mushtaq Husain Pagganwala, his son and party’s secretary-general Mian Fakhar Pagganwala, city president Zahid... Welcome plan turns into funeral show FAISALABAD, Jan 3: Had she been alive today (Jan 4), Benazir Bhutto would have been waving her hands to the slogan-shouting zealots of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) in Faisalabad.... Benazir anticipated long-range rifle shot: Qureshi MULTAN, Jan 3: Punjab PPP President Shah Mehmood Qureshi has claimed that Benazir Bhutto had informed him that she had got an information that she would be targeted by a long-range rifle.... Shortage to persist for several weeks: Pesco PESHAWAR, Jan 3: Administration of the Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco) on Thursday said power shutdowns would continue for more than two months because the utility was facing a shortage of 1,000 megawatts.... Govt offices and banks in Dadu remain closed DADU, Jan 3: The government offices and banks remained closed here on Thursday.... Axe falls on junior police officers for Dec 27 riots: RPO avoids media HYDERABAD, Jan 3: Although four SHOs of police stations have been suspended for negligence of duty, no action has been taken against any supervising police officer (SPO) in the district after... Senate body for strict security in Muharram: Suicide bombers enter twin cities ISLAMABAD, Jan 3: The Senate body on Thursday asked the government to make comprehensive security arrangements for Muharram amid media reports that a few suicide bombers had entered Rawalpindi and Islamabad.... Narcotics recovery increased by 40pc: ANF RAWALPINDI, Jan 3: The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) Rawalpindi recovered 40 per cent more narcotics in 2007 compared to the two preceding years besides arresting 256 Pakistanis and 38 foreigners.... 11 trains suspend operation ISLAMABAD, Jan 3: Pakistan Railways (PR) on Thursday temporarily suspended the operation of 11 sets of trains.... Court stays PTCL’s retirement scheme ISLAMABAD, Jan 3: A labour court has stayed the implementation of the voluntary separation scheme (VSS) by the PTCL.... Domestic violence laws to be reviewed ISLAMABAD, Jan 3: Expressing concern over increasing incidents of violence against women in the country, the Council of Islamic Ideology has decided to review relevant domestic laws.... Teachers call off boycott QUETTA, Jan 3: The Govern-ment Teachers Association, Balochistan, on Thursday asked its members to attend the training sessions being organised by the Election Commission for the coming general elections.... India cuts duty on imports NEW DELHI, Jan 3: India reduced on Thursday customs tariff on more than 4,800 items from Pakistan and Sri Lanka while abolished duty on these items from Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and... Mottaki to visit Pakistan TEHRAN, Jan 3: Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki will head to Pakistan on Friday to pay respects to the assassinated former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, the state news agency IRNA reported.... Cold wave continues PESHAWAR, Jan 3: The cold wave that has been making things difficult for the people of the NWFP continued on Thursday.... JUI-F candidate assails PML-Q KARAK, Jan 3: A candidate of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-F, Mufti Muhammad Ajmal, has said the Pakistan Muslim League-Q is the party of President Pervez Musharraf and Ayub Khattak, one of his rivals in the elections, belongs to this party.... Fog causes disruption in flight schedule PESHAWAR, Jan 3: Foggy weather disrupted air traffic as several flights coming to Peshawar from Karachi and Saudi Arabia had to be diverted to Lahore and Islamabad on Thursday, aviation officials said.... Jafaria Alliance wants highway opened QUETTA, Jan 3: The chief of the Balochistan Jafaria Alliance (BJA), Allama Maqsood Domki, on Thursday demanded of the federal government and the NWFP governor to reopen the national highway in Kurram Agency and expel foreigners from the area.... Four new polio cases recorded in NWFP PESHAWAR, Jan 3: The NWFP government has recorded four polio cases in its Mardan district, according to a handout issued by its information department.... Nazim’s election declared void KOHAT, Jan 3: The district and sessions judge for Kohat, Akhundzada Shahjehan Khan, declared on Thursday the election of Ghani-ur-Rehman as the district nazim for Hangu as null and void.... Two die in accident SAHIWAL, Jan 3: Two members of a family were killed, while four others, including the car driver, were injured in a road accident on Sahiwal-Faisalabad Road late on Wednesday night.... Teachers told to cast postal ballots ‘collectively’ MULTAN, Jan 3: PPP Punjab President Shah Mehmood Qureshi has alleged that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is not working as an independent body and pre-poll rigging is continuing.... Constable shot dead during raid TOBA TEK SINGH, Jan 3: A security guard of an accused shot dead a head constable here on Thursday at Mian Channu.... Three buried alive BAHAWALPUR, Jan 3: Three labourers were buried alive while digging wells in the district on Thursday.... Masses floored with high priced flour DERA GHAZI KHAN, Jan 3: There is a shortage of flour in the district despite the regular provision of wheat to flour mills by the Food Department.... Flour short in Hafizabad HAFIZABAD, Jan 3: The district is facing flour shortage as profiteers are fleecing consumers without fearing any governmental check.... Protest against Benazir’s killing LAHORE, Jan 3: Civil society activists and students joined in hundreds with lawyers in their march from the Aiwan-i-Adl to Data Darbar to condemn the assassination of former premier Benazir Bhutto,... Loadshedding causes water shortage: Aptma rejects load management plan LAHORE, Jan 3: Loadshedding rendered Wasa tubewells non-operational resulting in acute shortage of water in most parts of the city on Thursday.... Karachi rail Operation improves LAHORE, Jan 3: Five more passenger trains started operating to and from Karachi on Thursday, another four will be running from Friday while two more from Saturday.... ‘Political developments carry implications’ LAHORE, Jan 3: Barrister Farooq Ahmad Chaudhry, Mayor of Berry, Manchester, said on Thursday that political developments in Pakistan carried implications for the Pakistani community in the United Kingdom.... ‘LPG firms extorted Rs31bn profit’ LAHORE, Jan 3: The LPG Distributors Association has urged the government to take note of undue profiteering of Rs31 billion by liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) production and marketing companies in the past one year.... Arrested LAHORE, Jan 3: The Civil Lines police on Thursday claimed to have arrested two car thieves and recovered six vehicles besides illegal weapons from them.... Benazir was a woman of compassion, says Asma LAHORE, Jan 3: Asma Jehangir, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) chairperson, paid a tribute to slain Pakistan People’s Party leader Benazir Bhutto at a small gathering at Rohtas gallery on... HRCP slams Extension in Aitzaz’s detention LAHORE, Jan 3: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has condemned the extension in detention of Supreme Court Bar Association President Aitzaz Ahsan and called for his release.... Gathering for Benazir on 8th LAHORE, Jan 3: The Campaign for Democracy and Rule of Law in Pakistan (CDRLP) has decided to hold a get-together of civil society, lawyers, media, political workers and students at 2pm... Badr injured in road accident LAHORE, Jan 3: PPP’s Jehangir Badr was injured in an accident on Thursday.... WSC concerned over Dr Sarki’s health KARACHI, Jan 3: The World Sindhi Congress has expressed grave concern over the health of Dr Safdar Sarki, ex-chairman of the WSC Dr Sarki who is currently being held in a prison in Zhob, Balochistan.... Inquiry by ousted judges sought HYDERABAD, Jan 3: Expressing profound sorrow and grief over the martyrdom of PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto, the All Parties Democratic Movement Hyderabad at a meeting held here on Thursday demanded a...

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