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February 14, 2008 Thursday Safar 06, 1429   ‘Musharraf will work with party which wins’ LAHORE, Feb 13: President Pervez Musharraf will have no problem in working with the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) or any other party which wins the February 18 general election, his spokesman says.... EC rejects allegations levelled by Nawaz ISLAMABAD, Feb 13: The Election Commission on Wednesday rejected allegations levelled by PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif about transparency of the electoral process and said the commission was proceeding in accordance with... Shaukat sees coalition govt after elections LONDON, Feb 13: Former prime minister Shaukat Aziz expects a larger coalition government to emerge after the Feb 18 elections than the one which he had headed, but says the PML-N... Pakistan among 4 polio endemic countries QUETTA, Feb 13: The technical officer of the World Health Organisation, Dr Liliane Buoalam, said on Wednesday that 1,278 polio cases, including 32 in Pakistan, were reported worldwide in 2007.... CPJ condemns journalist’s murder NEW YORK, Feb 13: The Committee to Protect Journalists has condemned the murder of columnist Dr Chishti Mujahid in Quetta.... ‘Corrupt’ OPF officials warned ISLAMABAD, Feb 13: Caretaker minister for Labour, Manpower and Overseas Pakistanis Nisar Ahmed Ghumman has warned of action against some top officials of the Overseas Pakistanis Foundation (OPF) for their alleged involvement in corruption.... Polls in NA-42 postponed ISLAMABAD, Feb 13: The Election Commission has postponed polling in the NA-42, Tribal Area-VII seat, till further orders.... Asif to rekindle BB’s hope for democracy FAISALABAD, Feb 13: Asif Ali Zardari, the co-chairman of Pakistan People''s Party (PPP) and spouse of assassinated former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, will resume the party''s electioneering campaign in Punjab province... ‘ECP unmoved on police role in electioneering’ GUJRANWALA, Feb 13: Despite government claims of holding the Feb 18 elections free and fair, complaints by candidates of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) in Gujranwala are growing against government’s partiality towards opposition candidates.... Five drowning people rescued KHANEWAL, Feb 13: Two divers on Wednesday evening saved five people, including two children and three women, who fell down in the Ravi while proceeding towards Ghauspur Qureshian village in a... 21 million ‘unverified’ voters mock ECP LAHORE, Feb 13: As the authenticity of over 21 million registered voters possessing the (old) national identity cards (NICs) has not been verified by the National Database Registration Authority, the possibility... No room for turncoats after polls: Zardari LAHORE, Feb 13: PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday made it clear to the party ticket-holders that the workers would not spare those found changing loyalty after winning the election.... Army, police review poll security plan: 5,700 additional cops LAHORE, Feb 13: Two coordination meetings between the army and the police held separately at 10th Division and 114 Brigade on Wednesday to review the security and flag march plan on... Shahbaz vows park at Doongi Ground LAHORE, Feb 13: PML-N president Mian Shahbaz Sharif has announced that if voted to power he will convert Gulberg''s Doongi Ground close to the Mini Market into a public park.... PML-N pledges Kalabagh dam LAHORE, Feb 13: The PML-N pledges building Kalabagh dam for overcoming the energy crisis the country is presently facing.... Partial Boycott of PCO judges LAHORE, Feb 13: Lawyers observed a partial strike at the Lahore High Court (LHC) for the third consecutive day and office-bearers of the Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) visited courtrooms... PPP appealing to Sindhi voters’ emotions: Arbab MIRPURKHAS, Feb 13: President Pakistan Muslim League-Q and former Sindh Chief Minster Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said that Pakistan People’s Party was facing two dilemmas.... Soomro promises fair, free elections SUKKUR, Feb 13: Apprehensions expressed by political and religious parties regarding rigging and partiality in coming elections are disregarded by the caretaker Prime Minister Mohammadmian Soomro.... Arrow, Tiger set sights on Islamabad ISLAMABAD, Feb 13: With the polling day only five days away, Arrow and Tiger are riding high for two National Assembly seats in Islamabad, where the parties the two emblems represent... Political parties fear low turnout ISLAMABAD, Feb 13: Leading political parties on Wednesday expressed apprehension that rapidly deteriorating law and order situation might restrict voters to their homes on the election day.... Fuel oil duty unlikely to be revised ISLAMABAD, Feb 13: A move to discontinue an anomalous charge allowed to oil refineries on account of deemed duties has faced stiff resistance from quarters within the government which want the... The disillusioned voters of Gwadar AT the age of 32, which is relatively young to be disillusioned by the political processes of the country, Din Mohammed is dismissive of the forthcoming general elections and does not intend to bother casting a vote on Feb 18.... APDM blamed for lacklustre Balochistan campaigns BALOCHISTAN has only 14 general National Assembly seats out of a total of 272. And if we add three reserved seats for women, the tally rises to 17 against a total of 342 in the lower house of the parliament.... PPP expected to win in Nawabshah NAWABSHAH, Feb 13: Political activities, which came to a halt following the Dec 27 assassination of Benazir Bhutto, have again gained momentum in the Nawabshah district, which has a population of 11,02,583 and 6,32,070 registered voters.... PML-Q predicts it will win ISLAMABAD, Feb 13: The Pakistan Muslim League-Q expressed confidence on Wednesday that it would form the government after next week’s parliamentary elections, despite surveys pointing to a strong victory by President Pervez Musharraf’s opponents.... 15.3m names may still be missing from electoral rolls ISLAMABAD, Feb 13: The names of more than 15.3 million voters may still be missing from the updated electoral rolls. And more than 7.5 million names on the list may be... Biradarism rules the roost GUJRANWALA, Feb 13: Most of aspirants contesting elections on seven seats of national and 14 seats of provincial assemblies were either sons, daughters, brothers or close relatives of politicians who have... Woman, lover axed to death OKARA, Feb 13: A man axed to death his daughter and her lover in 32/2-R village near here late on Tuesday night.... Monitoring cell set up OKARA, Feb 13: The government has established a monitoring cell in the district to watch arrangements for the election on five National Assembly and nine Punjab Assembly seats.... Governor pledges facilities for college SARGODHA, Feb 13: In order to eradicate subversive elements, we should enhance the rate of literacy and excel in the field of science and technology, said Governor Lt Gen (Retd) Khalid... Thieves set shop on fire TOBA TEK SINGH, Feb 13: Thieves set on fire a shop after stealing cable and other valuables from it here on Tuesday night on Gojra Road.... Court can’t make ECP appoint PM LAHORE, Feb 13: Lahore High Court Chief Justice Sayed Zahid Hussain on Wednesday observed that courts had no power to order the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to appoint a person as prime minister.... Few eyes on E-Day this time round LAHORE, Feb 13: The involvement of all major political parties in the election will somehow attract voters to make the turnout ‘respectable'', a few people believe.... MPO becomes ‘compatible with Constitution’ LAHORE, Feb 13: The Punjab government on Wednesday amended the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) Ordinance 1960 to make it compatible with the Constitution of Pakistan.... Hesco asked to ensure 100 pc recovery SUKKUR, Feb 13: The officials of Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (Hesco) have been directed to ensure cent per cent recovery, reduce line losses, and refrain from issuing detection bills.... Lawyers hold protests SUKKUR, Feb 13: The lawyers’ community continued their boycott of court proceedings in Sukkur while staging a protest demonstration outside the district and sessions court here on Wednesday.... 4 kidnapped in Gambat KHAIRPUR, Feb 13: A group of seven armed men intercepted a Suzuki carry near Khura town and kidnapped four of the passengers on Wednesday night....

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