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January 24, 2008 Thursday Muharram 14, 1429   Release of poisonous water imperils lives ON Jan 21, the Sindh irrigation department started releasing poisonous water from Manchhar Lake, bringing back disturbing memories of May 2004 when over 20 people lost their lives and many others fell sick after consuming the contaminated water.... Army pushes civic agency to defy good sense: Service road for new GHQ ISLAMABAD, Jan 23: Military authorities are pressuring the city managers into constructing a service road adjacent to the site of new General Headquarters (GHQ) along Khayaban-i-Iqbal, though the project has been... Govt cannot change stand on NRO, says PPP senator LAHORE, Jan 23: PPP’s legal adviser Senator Farooq H. Naek has challenged the attorney-general’s assertion about the National Reconciliation Ordinance and said that the NRO neither needs to be re-promulgated by... Munir, Ahsan win Asian rights award HONG KONG, Jan 23: Two senior lawyers who led protests against President Pervez Musharraf’s order to sack the country’s chief justice have won an Asian human rights award, organisers said on Wednesday.... ‘Rigging plan in Gujrat exposed’ ISLAMABAD, Jan 23: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) on Wednesday claimed to have exposed an election rigging plan in Gujrat by making public copies of the final voter list with blank... 12 more TV channels get licence ISLAMABAD, Jan 23: The government on Wednesday granted licences to 12 more private television channels, raising the total number of TV channels operating in the country to 48.... SC urged to set aside high-rise building case order ISLAMABAD, Jan 23: The Supreme Court was requested on Wednesday to set aside an earlier order calling for a commission on high-rise buildings, and, instead, vest similar powers to the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) to curb building irregularities.... FIR lodged against 300 including PPP leader DADU, Jan 23: An FIR was lodged against PPP leader Pir Mazharul Haq, his two sons and 300 unidentified people on Wednesday for allegedly setting on fire the taluka municipal office in the aftermath of Benazir Bhutto’s assassination.... Thatta bank robbery becomes ‘suspicious’ THATTA, Jan 23: Conflicting ground realities and official controversies regarding registration of an FIR about reported looting of Rs3.9 million from the UBL Thatta branch by unidentified people during widespread riots... APDM seeks govt ‘help’ to make drive a success: Election boycott LAHORE, Jan 23: The All Parties Democratic Movement (APDM) has sought government’s ‘help’ to make its elections’ boycott campaign a success.... Lawyers urged to stick to poll boycott LAHORE, Jan 23: Former superior courts judges, lawyers and intellectuals stressed retaining the demand for boycott of the Feb 18 elections during ongoing movement for the restoration of the judiciary, at... Govt takes notice of trafficking in girls ISLAMABAD, Jan 23: The government on Wednesday took serious notice of trafficking of young girls to the Gulf States by organized groups of promoters under the guise of cultural delegations.... Two suffocate in house ISLAMABAD, Jan 23: Two security guards of a house were suffocated here on Wednesday after toxic fumes from coal filled their room, police said.... Two accused remanded in police custody: Benazir’s killing case RAWALPINDI, Jan 23: An anti-terrorism court here on Wednesday remanded two men arrested in connection with the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto in the custody of a joint investigation team for ten days.... Poor groan under winter hardships in N.Areas SKARDU, Jan 23: Heavy snowfall described as highest in the last 15 years has multiplied the problems people of Northern Areas have to live with each year.... Four suspects held in Pindi murder case RAWALPINDI, Jan 23: After four days of investigation, the police on Wednesday arrested four persons, including two women, allegedly involved in the murder of five members of a family found dead in People’s Colony last Sunday.... Some officers deny backing anti-Musharraf resolution ISLAMABAD, Jan 23: Some of the retired armed forces officers, who were claimed by the Pakistan Ex-Servicemen Society to have been among the signatories of a resolution urging President Pervez Musharraf to step down, have distanced themselves from the resolution.... PPP workers asked to forge unity with party leadership ISLAMABAD, Jan 23: Opposition Leader in the Senate and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) stalwart Raza Rabbani on Wednesday wrote an open letter to party workers urging them to forge unity with... Blast rocks Sui QUETTA, Jan 23: The Sui town was rocked on Wednesday when a bomb exploded in the Bugti colony early in the morning, police said.— Saleem Shahid... Growers reject ZTBL package HYDERABAD, Jan 23: Growers of Badin district have rejected the loan recovery relief package announced by the Zarai Taraqqiyati Bank under which it has written off loans up to Rs100,000.... Two held for deer hunting MIRPURKHAS, Jan 23: Officials of the Game Warden Department Umerkot have arrested two foreigners for deer hunting on Wednesday. Around 10 deer were also recovered from their possession while four men made good their escape.... Public school sweeps science contest LARKANA, Jan 23: The Public School Larkana clinched the first position, the Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology (SZABIST) claimed the second and the Cadet College Larkana made... Cardiac unit runs short of equipment, drugs NAWABSHAH, Jan 23: The Cardiac Care Unit (CCU) of the Nawabshah Medical College Hospital runs short on proper equipment, drugs, doctors and paramedics, adding to the woes of heart patients who... Two arrested, stolen car recovered NAWABSHAH, Jan 23: Daur police recovered stolen car and arrested two carjackers while three others escaped in an encounter, on Tuesday.... Transporters seek release of JWP leader JACOBABAD, Jan 23: Transporters of Sindh and Balochistan have threatened closure of their goods transport business if Mureed Bugti, a leader of Jamhoori Watan Party and a social worker, is not released.... Writers condole with Zardari on BB’s death LARKANA, Jan 23: A delegation of writers and intellectuals expressed condolences with Asif Ali Zardari, co-chairman of the Pakistan People’s Party, in Naudero on Wednesday over the tragic death of Ms Benazir Bhutto.... Court summons police officials MITHI, Jan 23: The district and sessions judge of Tharparkar on Wednesday summoned DPO, DSP and SHO to appear in court on Thursday and explain why the in-charge SHO of Mithi police station had restrained people’s movement after 11pm.... Three killed over family dispute DERA GHAZI KHAN, Jan 23: Three people, including a lawyer, were shot dead over a family dispute in Kala police precincts on Wednesday.... Cops taken hostage DERA GHAZI KHAN, Jan 23: People took hostage nine policemen belonging to Rahim Yar Khan district when they came here to arrest a youth in a marriage case.... Gas outages: fertiliser unit stops production MIANWALI, Jan 23: Gas loadshedding has forced the management of a local fertiliser manufacturing company to abandon its production for at least three weeks.... 850 officers held for corruption GUJRANWALA, Jan 23: The Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) arrested 72 gazetted and 778 non-gazetted officers besides registering cases against a number of tehsil and union council nazims for corruption charges in the year 2007.... EU observers review election plan SIALKOT, Jan 23: A three-member team of European Union (EU) observers on Wednesday visited this district and reviewed the process of upcoming elections’ management.... Tanneries still functional in residential areas MULTAN, Jan 23: The City District Government of Multan (CDGM) has failed to shift tanneries from the residential areas of the city even after the lapse of its deadline of Dec 30, 2007.... A harsh winter for poultry industry MULTAN, Jan 23: The death of hundreds of thousands of chickens during the ongoing spell of cold wave has dealt a severe blow to the poultry industry in south Punjab which had already been in a difficult position.... Italian girl embraces Islam, weds local SIALKOT, Jan 23: An Italian girl on Wednesday embraced Islam and later married a Muslim boy in a simple ceremony at a mosque in Bhopalwala locality near Daska.... Rs1.5m looted BAHAWALPUR, Jan 23: Three bikers looted Rs1.5m from Ghalla Mandi Chowk on Wednesday. Pervez, manager of a cotton factory, withdrew the money from a bank.... Fieldwork for eighth Mauza Census complete LAHORE, Jan 23: Enumeration work or field operation for the eighth Mauza Census in Punjab and Sindh, besides hot weather areas of the NWFP and Balochistan, has been completed.... Chemists observe two-hour strike LAHORE, Jan 23: Chemists on Wednesday observed a two-hour token strike in the city to protest against the Drug Rules 2007.... ‘NRO’s life protected under PCO’ LAHORE, Jan 23: The National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) does not need a re-promulgation because like other ordinances issued at the time of the imposition of emergency on Nov 3, 2007, it is protected by the Provisional Constitution Order (PCO).... HRCP wants removal of all curbs on media LAHORE, Jan 23: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has called for removal of all curbs on media and of climate of fear in which newsmen are working for meeting the basic condition of free elections.... Mercury climbs up to zero oC LAHORE, Jan 23: The minimum temperature in the city increased from Tuesday’s -2.2 degrees Celsius to zero on Wednesday because of a strong wind, but still it was cold enough for Lahorites....

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