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January 06, 2008 Sunday Zilhaj 26, 1428   Rawalpindi-Karachi rail service resumes RAWALPINDI, Jan 5: Rail link between Rawalpindi and Karachi has been restored after a lapse of over a week, with four trains operating on Peshawar-Rawalpindi-Karachi route, a spokesman for Pakistan Railways told Dawn on Saturday.... Government pitting army against tribesmen: PPP LANDI KOTAL / PESHAWAR, Jan 5: Pakistan People’s Party Senator Babar Awan on Saturday rejected the interior ministry allegation about involvement of tribesmen in the murder of party chairperson Benazir Bhutto.... Union nazim shot dead in Swabi SWABI, Jan 5: A union nazim and leader of the Awami National Party, Shahbaz Khan Lala, was shot dead here on Saturday.... Govt influencing Scotland Yard’s probe: PPP ISLAMABAD, Jan 5: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) information secretary in the Punjab, Farzana Raja, on Saturday alleged that the government was not cooperating with the team of Scotland Yard currently visiting... Rumours being spread to create panic, says Fazl BANNU, Jan, 5: The chief of his own faction of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam, Maulana Fazlur Rehman has alleged that rulers are trying to create a war-like situation in Waziristan, Swat and other parts of the county to please their American masters.... Traders call for ban on Afghans’ entry into Peshawar: Security steps during Muharram PESHAWAR, Jan 5: The leaders of various organisations representing traders on Saturday asked the government to ban the entry of Afghan refugees into Peshawar city. They said Afghans should remain confined to their refugee camps, particularly during Muharram.... Judge remands man who wed half sister: Marriage annulled GUJRANWALA, Jan 5: Judicial Magistrate Chaudhry Anwer Ali on Saturday ordered two-day judicial remand of a man who wed his stepsister.... Musharraf’s rhetoric baseless, says Haider: Deposed judges and lawyers LAHORE, Jan 5: Former law minister and attorney-general Syed Iqbal Haider on Saturday took exception to what he called baseless rhetoric of President Pervez Musharraf against deposed ‘hero judges’ of the... PML-N draws up plan against ‘rigging’ LAHORE, Jan 5: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz ticket-holders in Lahore met here on Saturday to discuss a strategy against Pakistan Muslim League-Q’s alleged poll rigging plan.... Medical store owner killed on resistance LAHORE, Jan 5: Two robbers gunned down a 25-year-old man on resistance at his medical store in Lower Mall police area early on Saturday.... Protest held against flour crisis QUETTA, Jan 5: The Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party and Awami National Party on Saturday organised demonstrations in Quetta and Chaman, respectively, against the acute shortage of flour in their areas.... Monitoring of real estate advised: Senate subcommittee’s deliberations ISLAMABAD, Jan 5: The Senate subcommittee on law, justice and parliamentary affairs on Saturday directed the Ministry of Interior, the Capital Development Authority and the Islamabad administration to monitor the affairs of housing societies in the capital.... Approval of senior citizens law sought ISLAMABAD, Jan 5: The annual general body meeting of the Senior Citizens Foundation (SCF), which met here on Saturday, expressed its dissatisfaction over the government’s failure to approve Senior Citizens Bill... Committee to resolve royalty issue QUETTA, Jan 5: Balochistan caretaker Chief Minister Sardar Mohammad Saleh Bhootani has said that the federal government has formed a committee to resolve the issues of gas development surcharge and gas royalty.... Gloom wraps ZAB’s birth anniversary LARKANA, Jan 5: The leaders and activists of the Pakistan People’s Party across the province observed the 80th birthday anniversary of PPP’s founder Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, falling within days of the... Najeeb, Faran KPC’s president, secretary KARACHI, Jan 5: Mr Najeeb Ahmed and Mr Imtiaz Khan Faran were elected president and secretary of the Karachi Press Club, respectively, for the year 2008.... 2 children killed in roof collapse QUETTA, Jan 5: Two children died and four others, including two women, suffered injuries when the roof of their house collapsed in Khanozai as rains and snowfall lashed many parts of the province on Saturday.... ‘Traditional institutions should be strengthened’ PESHAWAR, Jan 5: Peace is a prerequisite for national progress and vital for initiating big structural development projects and improved services in the social sectors, says NWFP Chief Minister Shamsul Mulk.... Iranian diplomat calls for end to smuggling PESHAWAR, Jan 5: An Iranian diplomat on Saturday urged local businessmen to help counter smuggling of Iranian goods. He called for strengthening the economic ties between Pakistan and Iran.... Tariff issue for project ‘to be resolved soon’ PESHAWAR, Jan 5: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) is likely to allow the Malakand-III hydroelectric project an upfront tariff of 5 US cents a unit.... Uninterrupted power supply becomes reality in village ABBOTTABAD, Jan 5: Amid a terrible power crisis in most parts of the country, the Doga village in Thandyani is enjoying an uninterrupted supply of electricity from a small hydel unit installed by the residents.... DIG’s warning to Utility Stores: Flour crisis KOHAT, Jan 5: The deputy inspector-general of police for Kohat region, Zulfiqar Cheema, summoned the regional manager of the Utility Stores Corporation to his office on Friday and asked him to... Supply of subsidised wheat being increased: officials PESHAWAR, Jan 5: In an effort to control the prices of flour, the NWFP government is increasing the supply of subsidised wheat, according to officials.... Partial strike in Mardan against shortages MARDAN, Jan 5: A partial strike was observed here on Saturday on the call of the Markazi Tanzeem-i-Tajiran, Mardan, while the residents held demonstrations against the shortage of gas and power.... Man killed in accident HARIPUR, Jan 5: A man was killed and 12 others were injured in two road accidents here on Saturday.... Hospital row lands patients in trouble MARDAN, Jan 5: The District Headquarters Hospital (DHQ), Mardan, is on the verge of closure with a row between its medical superintendent (MS) and the District Accounts Officer (DAO), over the former’s retirement, taking a serious turn.... Transformer stolen ABBOTTABAD, Jan 5: The power transformer installed eight years ago for two tube wells in the the Narrian area was stolen on Friday night. The transformer was installed by the Project... No sympathy vote in Sargodha bar polls SARGODHA, Jan 5: The Sargodha District Bar Association president and secretary-general have failed to retain the positions they coveted and for which they tried to cash in on their participation in strikes and arrests.... Services of 210 LHWs terminated GUJRANWALA, Jan 5: The district health department has terminated the services of 210 lady health visitors (LHWs) on charges of negligence and absence from duty.... ‘Pharmacies selling spurious medicines’ TOBA TEK SINGH, Jan 5: Dozens of medical store owners in the district allegedly sell spurious and expired drugs while some of them sell medicines of animals to humans.... Three Highway officials burnt alive PINDI BHATTIAN, Jan 5: Three officials of the Highway Department, Hafizabad, were burnt alive when their jeep, they were travelling in, turned upside down and caught fire.... ‘Govt firm on looking up Education quality’ BAHAWALPUR, Jan 5: Prime Minister Mohammadmian Soomro said on Saturday the government had taken several measures to improve educational standard and increase literacy rate in the country.... Severity to ease within a week, says minister: Loadshedding GUJRANWALA, Jan 5: Federal caretaker Water and Power Minister Tariq Hameed says that marked improvement in the current level of loadshedding will be witnessed within a week after the restoration of thermal power generation.... Prolonged outages pile up problems TOBA TEK SINGH, Jan 5: The Faisalabad Electric Supply Company set a new record by suspending power supply for 19 hours. On Saturday, electricity supply remained suspended for continuous seven hours.... Drizzle adds to chill in Multan MULTAN, Jan 5: An intermittent drizzle and thick clouds intensified cold wave in Multan on Saturday.... PM hopeful of poll code adherence LAHORE, Jan 5: Caretaker Prime Minister Muhammadmian Soomro says participation of all political parties in general election is an encouraging sign for the ongoing political process and will strengthen democratic institutions in the country.... Local bars impress US lawyers, students LAHORE, Jan 5: A delegation of lawyers and law students from the United States hosted panel discussions at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) on Saturday aimed at analysing the... Power plays havoc with flour, fuel supplies LAHORE, Jan 5: Loadshedd-ing continued affecting life in the city for the seventh day on Saturday, rendering flour mills, most filling stations and tubewells non-operational resulting in acute shortage of flour, CNG and water....

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