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January 31, 2008 Thursday Muharram 21, 1429   PML-N, PPP agree on joint strategy KARACHI, Jan 30: The Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) and Pakistan People’s Party on Wednesday criticised what they called misuse of government resources in the election campaign by PML-Q candidates in Sindh... Mehsud tribal jirga meets Maulana Fazl PESHAWAR, Jan 30: A jirga of the Mehsud tribe met JUI-F leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Wednesday as part of efforts to contact politicians of the NWFP for ending the military operation in South Waziristan.... Accidental blast kills 3 ‘terrorists’ PESHAWAR, Jan 30: Three men said to be involved in several bomb blasts were killed when some explosives went off in the guestroom of a house in Tauheedabad area on Wednesday.... Benazir was denied private security, says Kerry NEW YORK, Jan 30: US Senator John Kerry, who will travel to Pakistan to monitor the Feb 18 elections, said on Wednesday that President Pervez Musharraf had denied private security to Pakistan People’s Party leader Benazir Bhutto.... Charges against Benazir dropped RAWALPINDI, Jan 30: All corruption charges against former prime minister and Pakistan People’s Party chairperson Benazir Bhutto were dropped here on Wednesday.... Veteran US diplomat sees post-poll crisis WASHINGTON, Jan 30: Pakistan will face yet another crisis if the government refuses to accept the election results or if an opposition-led future government tries to impeach President Pervez Musharraf, warns Ambassador Robin Raphel.... Use of force for conflict resolution opposed ISLAMABAD, Jan 30: Speakers at a seminar on Wednesday opposed use of force for conflict resolution in South Asian countries, and instead called for taking marginalized people into confidence for achieving lasting solutions of thorny issues.... 16,000 ulema trained in family planning, Senate told ISLAMABAD, Jan 30: Caretaker Minister for Population Welfare Dr A.J. Khan on Wednesday informed the Senate that there were over 16,800 Imams and Khateebs of mosques among 18,664 people who had... Gender justice through reconciliation termed a success ISLAMABAD, Jan 30: The centre is working with all provincial governments to extend continuous and enhanced financial support to the Gender Justice Through Musalihat Anjuman Project (GJTMAP), Secretary Local Government and Rural Development Mohammad Saleem Khan said on Wednesday.... Teenage bombers relent, opt for reform DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Jan 30: Two teenage boys who had received suicide training, have decided to reform themselves and become good citizens, according to a senior police officer.... Work on visa facilitation centre begins ISLAMABAD, Jan 30: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Thursday inaugurated construction work on two separate projects — visa facilitation centre near Diplomatic Enclave and Culture Complex at Shakarparian.... Govt paid Rs69bn as subsidy, Senate told ISLAMABAD, Jan 30: During the first six months of the current fiscal year the federal government has provided about Rs69 billion as subsidy to some state-run institutions to meet their operational losses.... Rigging feared in Dadu, PPP tells EU team DADU, Jan 30: A two-member team of European Union election observers met with PPP candidates, the assistant election commissioner and the DPO here on Wednesday.... Pervaiz says no role for ‘leaderless’ PPP TOBA TEK SINGH, Jan 30: Punjab PML-Q president Pervaiz Elahi has said that after the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, there is no future role for PPP in national politics as it has no leader.... From marathon to election race GUJRANWALA, Jan 30: As most of the candidates of elections try to win voters’ favour through bragging their past performance, using cast card or vowing party votes, one candidate for a... Lawyers to move deposed judges for Aitzaz LAHORE, Jan 30: Lawyers plan to file a petition before the deposed judges of the Lahore High Court for the release of Supreme Court Bar Association President Aitzaz Ahsan — being kept under detention since Nov 3.... Former PM blamed for wheat crisis TAXILA, Jan 30: Pakistan People’s Party has blamed former prime minister Shaukat Aziz, his cabinet members and ex-chief minister of Punjab Pervaiz Elahi for the wheat crisis and demanded that cases should be lodged against them.... PML-N candidate accepts Rashid’s challenge RAWALPINDI, Jan 30: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz candidate for NA-56 Hanif Abbasi on Wednesday invited Shaikh Rashid Ahmed to challenge his degree in any court of law.... SC urged to bar speaker ISLAMABAD, Jan 30: A former member of parliament requested the Supreme Court on Wednesday to declare that no person holding the job of acting president could contest the polls.... Britain offers support ISLAMABAD, Jan 30: The United Kingdom is ready to provide support to the Election Commission of Pakistan in holding credible elections.... No-confidence move against nazim planned LARKANA, Jan 30: The members of the district council belonging to Awam Dost Panel (ADP) said on Wednesday they would soon table a no-confidence motion against the district nazim and urged him to step down voluntarily.... Ex-PM’s constituency badly neglected: PPP MITHI, Jan 30: The president of the Punjab chapter of the Pakistan People’s Party Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi has claimed that Pervaiz Elahi puts blame for flour and electricity crisis in Punjab on former premier Shaukat Aziz.... Eight booked on charge of manhandling PML-F worker KHAIRPUR, Jan 30: Police booked eight people in two different cases lodged at Ranipur police station and Daraza Sharif on the complaint of an officer-bearer of Pakistan Muslim League-Functional on Tuesday evening.... Scholar Motilal Jotwani is dead KARACHI, Jan 30: Prominent Sindhi scholar-cum-writer Dr Motilal Jotwani, 72, passed away on Tuesday in Pune, India, due to heart failure.... Police official buried NAWABSHAH, Jan 30: Police Inspector Ali Asghar Dahiri, who was killed in an encounter with terrorists in Landhi, Karachi, was laid to rest here in his ancestral village Qabool Dahiri, on Wednesday.... Sachal Sarmast shrine denied annual grant KHAIRPUR, Jan 30: The annual grant of Rs200,000 approved by the Sindh Culture and Tourism Department for the 186th annual Urs of great Sufi poet Sachal Sarmast, which had been in... Officer dies on road MIANWALI, Jan 30: Malik Iftikhar Ahmed, Federal Joint Secretary (Finance), died on Tuesday when a container loaded on a truck fell on him near Dhak mountains, some 25 kilometre from here, on Mianwali-Rawalpindi road.... Guilty cops yet not booked: Death in custody KHANEWAL, Jan 30: Despite court orders to register a case against six policemen for allegedly torturing a man to death during custody a few days ago, the Khanewal police have not yet registered the case.... Two members of victim family still missing: Cylinder blast claims three lives SIALKOT, Jan 30: The wife and son of Arif Masih, who along with his daughter and nephew was killed in LPG cylinder explosion at his residence in Jaamkey Cheema locality in Daska tehsil on Tuesday morning, are still missing.... Matricide at Wagah LAHORE, Jan 30: Rangers on Wednesday arrested a deranged man, the killer of his mother, at Wagah while trying to cross the border.... Motorcyclists crushed as trolley falls on them GUJRAT, Jan 30: Two motorcyclists were crushed to death when a tractor-trolley fell on them on GT Road near GTS Chowk here on Wednesday.... Land, money, Opportunity up for grabs BAHAWALPUR, Jan 30: A land-grab scandal allegedly involving officials of the Tehsil Municipal Administration and revenue department has surfaced, with “those very illegal occupants now being denied the official patronage for not paying the hush money they had pledged”.... Police told to nip fireworks trade LAHORE, Jan 30: Punjab Police Inspector General Ahmad Nasim has directed all field police officers of the province not to allow storage or manufacture of fireworks in any inhabited area.... Five factory workers hurt in gas blast MIANWALI, Jan 30: Five workers of a fertilizer factory sustained burn injuries on Wednesday as a gas pipe burst during repairs.... Film star Najma dies LAHORE, Jan 30: Known film, television and stage artiste Najma died here on Wednesday after a protracted illness. She was 80. She was the sister of first Pakistani film heroine Asha Poslay....

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