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January 28, 2008 Monday Muharram 18, 1429   Five killed, eight injured in fireworks store blast RAWALPINDI, Jan 27: An explosion in a fireworks store located in the residential area of Ganjmandi on Sunday left at least five people dead and eight injured, police and rescue services said.... PPP sticks to demand for UN investigation RAWALPINDI, Jan 27: Reiterating the demand for a UN-led investigation, the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) activists held a protest rally here at Liaquat Bagh on Sunday that also marked one month of the assassination of PPP Chairperson Benazir Bhutto.... Polls will be a complete sham, says APDM QUETTA, Jan 27: The All Parties’ Democratic Movement has said that taking part in what it termed the farce of election held under the Musharraf government would be tantamount to betraying the people.... Nuclear assets in safe hands, says Fazl ISLAMABAD, Jan 27: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam chief Maulana Fazlur Rahman said on Sunday that Pakistan’s nuclear assets were in safe hands and statements in this connection were hypothetical.... Growers threaten protest against sugar mills HYDERABAD, Jan 27: The Sindh Abadgar Tehrik on Sunday threatened protest demonstrations across the province if the mill owners refused growers the price of sugarcane they had agreed to pay.The... Selective CNG stations may face cutoff: SNGPL deficit persists LAHORE, Jan 27: The Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited, which has been facing a daily deficit of over 700 million cubic feet (Mmcf) for quite some time, on Sunday decided to... Man, son arrested for killing couple ISLAMABAD, Jan 27: City police have arrested two persons, allegedly involved in a murder of a couple in the name of honour, police said here on Sunday.... Punjab may not meet target to reduce maternal mortality rate: Millennium Development Goals RAWALPINDI, Jan 27: Though Punjab is likely to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015, the government is sceptical about the province achieving the targets of maternal mortality ratio (MMR)... Dawn Spelling Bee contest begins today ISLAMABAD, Jan 27: The five-day Dawn in Education Regional Spelling Bee championship will start at the Islamabad Club auditorium on Monday.... People will reject PPP, PML-N, says Pervaiz ISLAMABAD, Jan 27: In his first election rally in the federal capital on Sunday, former chief minister Punjab Chaudhry Parvaiz Elahi said people will reject PML-N leaders for their self-centred politics... 2 killed in accidents ISLAMABAD, Jan 27: Two pedestrians were killed in road accidents, while the body of a teenager was found here on Sunday, police said.... Political parties urged to boycott elections TAXILA, Jan 27: Secretary general Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) Syed Munawar Hassan said here on Sunday that a plan was ready to rig the upcoming elections and the parliament elected through these elections would not be a representative body of the people.... Joint efforts to solve traders’ problems ISLAMABAD, Jan 27: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) and the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) have decided to resolve the problems being faced by the traders and industrialists by joint efforts.... PPP assails nazims’ Interference in campaign QUETTA, Jan 27: The Balochistan chapter of the Pakistan People’s Party has called upon the Election Commission to take notice of alleged campaigning by the Quetta district administration and nazims in Jaffarabad and Nasirabad districts for PML-Q candidates.... 15 suspects held in assassination case GUJAR KHAN, Jan 27: Fifteen suspects, most of them Afghan nationals, were arrested in Gujar Khan on Saturday night during an operation carried out in connection with the Dec 27 assassination of PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto in Rawalpindi.... FBR chief for action plan to tap tax potential ISLAMABAD, Jan 27: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) chairman M. Abdullah Yusuf has called for an action plan to tap tax potential by utilising computerised data available with different institutions and departments in the provinces.... 460kg hashish seized QUETTA, Jan 27: Customs security officials seized 460kg of hashish from a truck on the Quetta-Chaman highway in the suburbs of the provincial capital, Inspector Custom Ahmed Nawaz Zehri said here on Sunday.... Nazims need to be made neutral, EU team told THATTA, Jan 27: Pakistan People’s Party leader Sassui Palijo told European Union’s election observers on Sunday that the elections would not be fair and transparent unless the incumbent nazims of district and union councils were made neutral.... Oil firms accused of denying jobs to locals DADU, Jan 27: Sindh produces 80 per cent of the country’s gas and 60 percent of its oil but in return the local people are being denied employment opportunities by multinational companies exploring natural resources in different parts of the province.... Johi town closed after firing by PPP, PML workers DADU, Jan 27: The town of Johi was closed on Sunday after incident of firing by workers of the Pakistan Muslim League and Pakistan People’s Party in different parts of the town.... Complaints filed about change of polling staff DADU, Jan 27: PPP candidate for NA-232, Rafique Ahmed Jamali and candidate for PS-74 Pir Mazharul Haq have submitted complaints to the chief election commissioner regarding changes carried out at 256 polling stations in Dadu district.... Two farmers kidnapped in Khairpur KHAIRPUR, Jan 27: Two farmers, Ahsan Ali Jalbani and Zameer Jalbani were kidnapped near Saidi late on Saturday evening on their way to a sugar mill to deliver sugarcane on a tractor trolley late on Saturday evening.... Demonstration for release of kidnapped men NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Jan 27: Relatives of two kidnapped persons and villagers staged a protest demonstration outside the police station and union council office in Tharushah on Sunday and demanded early recovery of the kidnapped persons.... Committee formed to probe Youm-i-Ashur ‘hooliganism’ FAISALABAD, Jan 27: Sensing ire and foreseeing protests by Shia community over the registration of a case against at least 55 mourners on Youm-i-Ashur day on Jan 20, the local police... Youth burnt alive for honour KASUR, Jan 27: A youth fell a victim to honour killing here on Sunday in Phoolnagar police precincts.... ‘Honour’ killing Stalking girl? SAHIWAL, Jan 27: Police have allegedly picked up a love-marriage couple and may hand over the girl to her family to be killed for “honour”, alleges the relative of the groom.... Impure flour at govt sale points VEHARI, Jan 27: Local consumers say flour available at district administration sale points is of poor quality.... No respite from biting chill LAHORE, Jan 27: The minimum temperature in Lahore and some other cities dipped further as the cold wave continued affecting the country on Sunday.... Cholistan jeep rally from March 7 BAHAWALPUR, Jan 27: The Tourism Development Corporation Punjab has announced holding the annual fixture of Cholistan jeep rally from March 7 to March 9.... Imran to make a detour to UK LAHORE, Jan 27: After a ‘successful’ 10-day tour of the US, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chairman Imran Khan will be proceeding on a personal visit to the United Kingdom before returning to Pakistan... Man loses arms KASUR, Jan 27: A fodder-cutting machine deprived a poor worker of both of his arms here in Bhatta Ghorianwala on Sunday.... Case against five in quadruple murder FAISALABAD, Jan 27: Jaranwala’s Sadar police on Sunday registered a case against five people in connection with the murder of four people in Chak 501-GB a day ago.... Probe into death in custody KHANEWAL, Jan 27: The district police officer (DPO) has asked the district and sessions court judge to conduct a judicial probe into the death of Allah Bakhsh, who died under police... Media asked not to make president ‘controversial’ LAHORE, Jan 27: Caretaker Federal Information Minister Nisar A.Memon has called upon the journalists to counter foreign media’s `terrorism’ and avoid making the president controversial.... ‘Govt can’t stop PML-N march to power’ LAHORE, Jan 27: Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) President Mian Shahbaz Sharif said on Sunday the government would not be able to stop the PML-N from coming into power despite rigging the election.... we df

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