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January 19, 2008 Saturday Muharram 09, 1429   Pakistan can’t afford controversial elections, says PML-N ISLAMABAD, Jan 18: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) information secretary Ahsan Iqbal has said Pakistan cannot afford to have another controversial election and, therefore, it is necessary to form a government of national consensus before the polls to avert a disaster.... PML-N may field 50 defectors LAHORE, Jan 18: The Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) plans to awards 50 tickets for the coming election to PML-Q candidates agreeing to switch loyalty.... Coordination offices for tribal areas, settled districts PESHAWAR, Jan 18: NWFP Governor Owais Ahmad Ghani has ordered the establishment of three Regional Coordination Offices to improve coordination and liaison between the settled districts and adjoining tribal areas.... Telecom sector fetched $1.8bn investment in 2006-07 ISLAMABAD, Jan 18: The telecom sector has emerged as the largest recipient of foreign investment attracting $1.8 billion during 2006-07, which was 35.6 per cent of the total FDI (foreign direct investment) in the country.... Landslide kills two MUZAFFARABAD, Jan 18: Two persons were killed and four injured after being hit by stones, caused by a landslide along the Neelum Valley Road on Friday.... SC directs SHC to settle power plant controversy ISLAMABAD, Jan 18: The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Sindh High Court to settle within eight weeks a controversy over the leasing of the 150MW Lakhara power plant in Jamshoro to the Associated Group (AG).... 6 officers in suicide blast probe team PESHAWAR, Jan 18: Police investigators were on Friday looking for clues to the suicide bomber who blew himself up in an imambargah here on Thursday, leaving 12 people dead and 25 others wounded.... Suspects from Waziristan held near Umerkot MIRPURKHAS, Jan 18: Law-enforcement personnel rounded up about a dozen suspects hailing from Waziristan late from a petrol pump near Umerkot town on Thursday night.Reports reaching here said that the arrests... PPP to begin poll drive inPunjab after BB chehlum LARKANA, Jan 18: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Zardari said that he would kick-off the party’s election campaign from Punjab after the chehlum of Ms Benazir Bhutto.... SCBA’s request to meet Aitzaz rejected LAHORE, Jan 18: The Punjab Home Department has rejected an application of the office-bearers of the Supreme Court Bar Association for permission to meet their president Aitzaz Ahsan.... ‘Finding fault with Aziz is not enough’ LAHORE, Jan 18: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) says former Punjab chief minister Pervaiz Elahi’s statement that the Shaukat Aziz government was responsible for the power and wheat crisis vindicates its stance on the crisis.... LHC tells Food Dept to maintain a balance: Wheat quota to mills LAHORE, Jan 18: The Lahore High Court (LHC) directed the Punjab Food Department on Friday to distribute wheat to mills according to their quota without any discrimination.... Traffic diversion plan for Islamabad RAWALPINDI, Jan 18: The Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) have chalked out a diversion plan for Muharram 9 in the federal capital.... PPP welcomes support for UN probe demand ISLAMABAD, Jan 18: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has welcomed the call by US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi for an international probe into the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, and for free and fair elections in Pakistan.... Aids: voluntary counselling vital for early treatment TAXILA, Jan 18: Voluntary Counselling and Testing is a cornerstone for early access to both prevention and care and support services in the area of HIV/Aids while it is a critical component of a comprehensive response to HIV/Aids epidemic.... PR booking system in Attock breaks down ATTOCK, Jan 18: The reservation office at the Attock railway station has stopped functioning for the last one week due to some faults in its computer system.... Drug peddler leads police to kidnappers, but not all RAWALPINDI, Jan 18: A drug peddler cracking down under interrogation has led city police to recover two kidnapped vegetable merchants and bust an 18-member gang of kidnappers.... Man gets life term RAWALPINDI, Jan 18: An additional district and sessions judge (ASJ) here on Friday awarded life imprisonment to an accused involved in killing a person in Ganjmandi area in October, 2000 and also declared three other accused as proclaimed offenders (PO).... Senate may not meet before elections ISLAMABAD, Jan 18: The Senate is certain to miss the target of holding 90 meetings in a parliamentary year as the government and the opposition both appear to have given up the idea of convening a session this month.... Police to free four suspects RAWALPINDI, Jan 18: Four people detained on suspicion during a security check at the Shah Chan Charagh Majlis late on Thursday night will be freed after some verifications.... ‘Education for All’ APC on Feb 5 ISLAMABAD, Jan 18: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) will hold an All Parties Conference (APC) on ‘Education for All’ on Feb 5 – about two weeks before the general election.... New employment policy approved ISLAMABAD, Jan 18: The federal government has tentatively approved a National Employment Policy that seeks to create each year 1 million jobs in industrial, agricultural, housing and construction sectors, says a senior government official.... Oxford Union pays homage to Benazir LONDON, Jan 18: The prestigious Oxford Union Debating Society organised a debate in memory of its past president and former prime minister Benazir Bhutto.... CJ constitutes four benches ISLAMABAD, Jan 18: Chief Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar on Friday constituted four benches of the Supreme Court for next week starting from January 21 for the hearing of more than five hundreds of cases in Islamabad.... ‘Policymakers ignore people’ HYDERABAD, Jan 18: Economic policies in Pakistan do not focus on people’s welfare but are formulated to serve the interests of rulers and lobbyists, according to Dr Qaiser Bengali, a noted economist.... Woman in a bid to kidnap baby held HYDERABAD, Jan 18: A woman’s bid to kidnap a 34-day-old boy from the Civil Hospital here was foiled on Friday evening.... Two officials ‘clash’ over DCO post NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Jan 18: An interesting situation has developed here as two officers are claiming to hold the charge of the office of the district coordination officer (DCO) of Naushahro Feroze.... Three freed from clutches of kidnappers SHIKARPUR, Jan 18: Three kidnapped people were freed from clutches of kidnappers on Thursday night after a police action.... Fear, rumours cause thin turnout at Majalis HYDERABAD, Feb 18: Traditional turnout of people in Majalis and other Muharram related mourning processions remains largely missing in the city due to current wave of terror and different sorts of rumours about arrival of suicide bombers and planting of bombs.... Mourners protest loadshedding MIRPURKHAS, Jan 18: Members of Shia Ulema Council and Jafria Students Organisation jointly staged a demonstration and held a sit-in at the Market Chowk here on Thursday.... Five PPP workers arrested MITHI, Jan 18: Thar police arrested five PPP activists on Thursday.... 4 die in road accidents HYDERABAD, Jan 18: Four people died in two separate road accidents on Super Highway and Hyderabad by-pass on Friday.... EU mission reviews poll arrangements MIRPURKHAS, Jan 18: A three-member delegation of the European Union election observers led by Christa Mueller visited the office of Election Commission in Mirpurkhas and got information about the arrangements of the forthcoming general election.... Polio case detected in Ubauro UBAURO (Ghotki), Jan 18: A polio case has been detected by a local hospital.... Educational riches not optimally explored DERA GHAZI KHAN, Jan 18: District education monitoring teams have found many schools closed during their inspection of schools in 2007, according to the annual report of the department.... Jail case: civil judge in the dock GUJRANWALA, Jan 18: A local Anti-Terrorism Court No 1 continued hearing of the Sialkot jail incident case and recorded the statement of civil judge Sheikh Naeem Ahmad on Friday.... Radio station still out of tune with scouts’ needs MULTAN, Jan 18: Scouting has been suspended at the Regional Scouts Headquarters here for the last three months due to the establishment of an FM radio station on its premises.... Hoodlums injure 7 at Alam procession FAISALABAD, Jan 18: Seven people were injured when an Alam procession in connection with Ashura was attacked by around two dozen hoodlums in the vicinity of Ghulam Mohammadabad police station here on Friday.... Tribal area people under scanner KASUR, Jan 18: The Kasur police have started collecting data of the people from tribal origin in the wake of the poor law and order situation in the country.... Imran off to USA LAHORE, Jan 18: Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf chairman Imran Khan, along with secretary-general Arif Alvi, left here on Friday for a 10-day visit to America.... PPP to oppose delay in polls LAHORE, Jan 18: Pakistan People’s Party’s Punjab President Shah Mahmood Qureshi says his party will oppose postponement of elections on the pretext of the law and order situation.... JI’s concern LAHORE, Jan 18: The Jamaat-i-Islami’s central Shoora meeting has expressed its concern at the consultation going on in the US for the “destruction of Pakistan” and held the Musharraf regime responsible for taking the country to this end.... PML-Q hopeful, SHOs shown yellow card GUJRANWALA, Jan 18: District Returning Officer (DRO) Nazir Ahmad Ganjann warned SHOs of Kamoki (Saddar), Wahando, Ferozewala and PML-Q’s NA-99 and PP-100 aspirant Rana Shamshad Ahmad Khan of strict action if... Covering man gets PPP ticket for NA-144 OKARA, Jan 18: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari has given the party ticket for NA-144 (Okara-II) to Chaudhry Sajjadul Hasan after rejection of nomination papers of a candidate fielded by the party earlier.... PML-N rally against price hike LAHORE, Jan 18: The PML-N, Lahore chapter, held a rally against price hike and shortage of flour on Kutchery Road here on Friday.... ‘Improvement’ in flour supply LAHORE, Jan 18: Flour supplies started trickling in on Friday to retailers, registering a marginal improvement in availability in some parts of the city.... Media body slams cyber crime Ord LAHORE, Jan 18: South Asia Media Commission (SAMC) on Friday criticised a presidential decree on cyber crime, which, it said, would hamper citizen journalism.... Strangled LAHORE, Jan 18: Two elderly sisters were allegedly strangulated in Sanda on Friday.... Nawaz seeks passport LAHORE, Jan 18: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Patron Nawaz Sharif has applied for a machine-readable passport (MRP).... ‘Anti-people mafia Killed Benazir’ LAHORE, Jan 18: Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) Director IA Rehman said on Friday former prime minister Benazir Bhutto had been assassinated by anti-people mafia after it failed to eliminate her politically....

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