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February 06, 2008 Wednesday Muharram 27, 1429   Retired generals criticise Kashmir policy RAWALPINDI, Feb 5: Former chief of army staff Gen (retd) Mirza Aslam Beg said on Tuesday that the continuing freedom struggle in Kashmir would culminate in the territory’s independence.... PPP takes deserters into its fold ISLAMABAD, Feb 5: An event meant to welcome a Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q) deserter into the fold of the PPP on Tuesday became a theatre of the absurd when PPP leader... SC to resume NRO petition hearing today ISLAMABAD, Feb 5: The Supreme Court will resume on Wednesday hearing identical challenges against the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) 2007 promulgated by President Pervez Musharraf on the demand of slain PPP... BB’s political will NAUDERO, Feb 5: The Pakistan People’s Party has released the ‘political will’ of party chairperson Benazir Bhutto who had written it on Oct 16, 2007, two days before her return to Pakistan from exile.... Aitzaz sees surge in lawyers’ movement LAHORE, Feb 5: Supreme Court Bar Association president Aitzaz Ahsan has predicted a surge in the lawyers’ movement for restoration of the pre-emergency judiciary.... Akram condemns plots against Pakistan NEW YORK, Feb 5: Taking exception to an article written by NYT columnist Selig S Harrison in the Feb 1 issue of the paper, Pakistan’s UN Ambassador Munir Akram said on... Qazi lauds move to keep army out of politics ISLAMABAD, Feb 5: Jamaat-i-Islami chief Qazi Hussain Ahmed welcomed on Tuesday Chief of Army Staff Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani’s initiatives to keep armed forces out of politics and urged him to... Politicians commit to spend more on education ISLAMABAD, Feb 5: Mainstream political parties Tuesday committed themselves to enhance the education budget from 2.4 per cent to 4 per cent of the GDP within the next three years with... Bandey dies of cardiac arrest LAHORE, Feb 5: Tariq Badruddin Bandey, a PML-Q candidate for NA-119 and PP-141 in the city, died of a cardiac arrest early on Tuesday. He was 52.... Fog disrupts air, rail traffic LAHORE, Feb 5: Air, rail and road traffic disrupted as thick fog engulfed Punjab cities, including Lahore, on Tuesday, also keeping the weather extremely cold.... CDA seeks 20 ambulances, helicopter for emergencies ISLAMABAD, Feb 5: The Capital Development Authority’s health department has sought a helicopter and 20 more vehicles to improve its ambulance service, which has been launched to cope with emergency situations.... ‘No threat of bird flu outbreak’ ISLAMABAD, Feb 5: Poultry meat and eggs are safe for use and there is no threat of bird flu outbreak.... Short-term projects for poverty alleviation urged RAWALPINDI, Feb 5: Speakers on Tuesday stressed the need for undertaking short-term development projects to lessen public problems and raise the living standard of the masses.... Room for people’s voice in media stressed ISLAMABAD, Feb 5: Speakers here on Tuesday asked the media to ensure that the people had a chance to have their voices heard.... Jamaat’s Kashmir rally ends up at Judges Colony ISLAMABAD, Feb 5: Jamaat-i-Islami chief Qazi Hussain Ahmad tried to lead his party’s Kashmir Day rally on Tuesday to the residence of pre-PCO Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry but retreated after clashes with police.... Milk prices up by Rs4 per kg ISLAMABAD, Feb 5: The Consumer Watch Pakistan has criticised the rise in prices of essential commodities and the apathy of the government to control the trend.... EC warns against violation of poll code ISLAMABAD, Feb 5: The Election Commission warned all political parties and candidates on Tuesday against violation of the code of conduct and urged them to follow its provisions in letter and spirit.... Electioneering in full swing in Sukkur SUKKUR, Feb 5: The Pakistan People’s Party and Pakistan Muslim League-Q candidates have launched electioneering on two National Assembly and four Provincial Assembly seats in Sukkur district while candidates of other parties are still in low profile.... JI slams Kashmir policy QUETTA, Feb 5: Balochistan chapter of Jamaat-i-Islami and PML-Zehri observed Kashmir day to express solidarity with the people of Kashmir and demanded of the United Nations to implement its resolutions and... PPP seeks deployment of army HYDERABAD, Feb 5: The leaders of the Jamshoro chapter of the Pakistan People’s Party on Tuesday demanded army deployment at all the polling stations to avoid a possibility of bloodshed on Feb 18.... Ex-CM predicts PML victory HYDERABAD, Feb 5: The president of the Sindh chapter of Pakistan Muslim League, Arbab Ghulam Rahim, said on Tuesday his party had not tendered any apology over its stance on the issues of Lal Masjid operation and judiciary etc.... Mumtaz, Arbab criticised BADIN, Feb 5: The People’s Party leaders have warned former Sindh chief minister Arbab Ghulam Rahim and SNF leader Mumtaz Bhutto to remain within their bounds and desist from issuing provocative statements against their party leadership.... Intellectuals come under fire for attending MQM moot KHAIRPUR, Feb 5: The Jeay Sindh Mahaz convener Abdul Khaliq Junejo on Tuesday criticised the Sindhi intellectuals who took part in a conference of Sindhi and Urdu-speaking intellectuals convened by the Muttahida Qaumi Movement a day ago.... Mahar wants national govt after elections SHIKARPUR, Feb 5: PML candidate for NA-203, Ghaus Bux Khan Mahar, has called for formation of a national government with consent of all political parties after the general elections.... Protesters block road HYDERABAD, Feb 5: A large number of Pakistan People’s Party activists staged a protest demonstration and sit-in on Hyderabad-Mirpurkhas road in Tando Allahyar on Tuesday, blocking the road for about one hour.... BB murder aimed at destabilising country: PPP-SB holds chehlum LARKANA, Feb 5: Pakistan People’s Party (Shaheed Bhutto) held the ‘chehlum’ of late Benazir Bhutto at Al-Murtaza House here on Tuesday where the speakers said that her assassination was an attempt to create anarchy in the country and to destabilise it.... Growers plan to stop cane supply THATTA, Feb 5: The Thatta chapter of the Sindh Chamber of Agriculture warned on Tuesday that the chamber would lay siege to sugar mills and convince growers to stop supply of... Women can’t be jailed in minor cases: Justice Zahid SUKKUR, Feb 5: Former Chief Justice of Sindh Justice (Retd) Nasir Aslam Zahid has said that under relevant laws women cannot be sent to prison in cases of minor nature as... Police recover body after 24 hours SHIKARPUR, Feb 5: After a clash on Monday which left a man killed and three others wounded, the police failed to enter into village Sadiq Jeho Goth the same day to recover the corpse as situation in the area was tense.... Landlord accused of kidnap bid NAWABSHAH, Feb 5: A woman councillor observed token hunger strike outside the local press club on Monday to protest against a landlord for allegedly torturing her.... Charcoal making a bane of health LAYYAH, Feb 5: The large-scale tree felling by those dealing in charcoal is continuing unchecked in the district, which is not only damaging the environment but also putting health of the local people at risk.... Election code: Deadline to remove hoardings GUJRANWALA, Feb 5: Additional District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Saleem Opal has set a two-day deadline for some candidates, including those of the PML-Q, the PML-N and the PPP, to remove hoardings and wall-chalking regarding their election campaign.... Three killed, eight hurt in road accident FAISALABAD, Feb 5: Three people were killed and eight others suffered injuries in an accident between two cars near Thekriwala on Jhang Road on Tuesday.... Case against nazim, SHO for spoiling PML-N man’s drive GUJRAT, Feb 5: The Gujrat tehsil nazim and his 10 associates and a station house officer (SHO) along with two other policemen were booked in two separate cases on the directives... Fakhr sees his rival a ‘saboteur’ KHANEWAL, Feb 5: Pakistan People’s Party candidate for NA-156 Syed Fakhr Imam alleged his rival Pakistan Muslim League-Q candidate Barrister Raza Hayat Hiraj had arranged terrorists and extremists to sabotage the Feb 18 elections in the area.... Altaf vows to end deprivations BAHAWALPUR, Feb 5: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Chief Altaf Hussain has promised that his party would remove deprivations of the people of Bahawalpur area if it was voted to power during the Feb 18 general elections.... Newly-wed youth ‘robbed’ of life GUJRANWALA, Feb 5: A newly-wed youth was shot dead while his brother and sister-in-law were injured by robbers at Jalil Town on Tuesday.... Exporters to discuss gas crisis with officials FAISALABAD, Feb 5: Textile industrialists have decided to meet officials of the Petroleum Ministry and the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) regarding the gas and electricity crises.... Tracts that are no sweat and all sweet to officials MUZAFFARGARH, Feb 5: Profits and rents worth millions of rupees arising out of the 11,250 acres donated by a philanthropist to this district around 100 years ago are being misused by... PPP tirade against pre-poll rigging LAHORE, Feb 5: The Pakistan People’s Party has unveiled what it called the government’s pre-poll rigging plan which was to be presented to the US and the European delegates by the assassinated former premier Benazir Bhutto.... Hoardings right at your doorstep LAHORE, Feb 5: The Liberty roundabout in Gulberg is certainly living up to its name. It offers an example in how liberal the politicians can be when it comes to spending... Terror suspects held LAHORE, Feb 5: An alleged suicide bomber and his three accomplices, suspected to be members of a banned religious outfit ‘Lashkar-i-Jhangvi’, were arrested in the provincial capital on Tuesday, unconfirmed reports say.... ‘Pakistanis, Kashmiris part of one nation’ LAHORE, Feb 5: Kashmiri leader Syed Ali Gilani has expressed his gratitude for the solidarity being shown for Kashmiris by Pakistanis.... Bus driver, conductor burnt alive in accident LAHORE, Feb 5: A bus driver and a conductor were burnt alive while four passengers, including two children, sustained injuries in a road accident on Motorway on Tuesday morning, 40km from Thokar Niaz Beg....

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