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February 18, 2008 Monday Safar 10, 1429   Qayyum says Pemra has no mandate to place curbs on media ISLAMABAD, Feb 17: Attorney General Malik Abdul Qayyum says the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has no mandate to place restrictions on media.... Musharraf must quit: SCBA QUETTA, Feb 17: Acting president of the Supreme Court Bar Association Sakhi Sultan has asked President Musharraf to resign, reinstate the deposed judges and release all people detained during the movement... Candidate shot dead LAHORE, Feb 17: A PML-N candidate for PP-154 and two of his workers were killed and six others injured in firing outside his election office in Green Town on Sunday night, hospital and police sources told Dawn.... 32 titanic clashes on the cards ISLAMABAD, Feb 17: All eyes will be focused on 32 National Assembly constituencies where political heavyweights, former ministers and key political figures are contesting.... Rangers find blank ballot papers? DADU, Feb 17: The Rangers arrested a man and claimed finding hundreds of blank ballot papers in his possession on the Dadu-Khairpur Nathan Shah Road during a search on Sunday.... ECP’s swiftness leaves many wondering RAHIM YAR KHAN, Feb 17: In a unique example of swiftness and efficiency, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has arranged printing ballot papers afresh for a constituency from where Pakistan... 398 ‘ghost’ polling stations meant for rigging: PPP LAHORE, Feb 17: Punjab PPP election monitoring cell president Chaudhry Munawwar Anjum says the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has issued a new polling scheme just two days ahead of the... Poll results prepared a month ago, claims Qazi LAHORE, Feb 17: Jamaat-i-Islami Amir Qazi Husain Ahmed has said that election results had been prepared a month ago and would be announced on Monday (toady).... Nawaz Sharif smells rigging plot LAHORE, Feb 17: Claiming to have all information about an alleged rigging scheme by the government in favour of the Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has warned of a sharp reaction to electoral malpractice.... Governor vows security to voters LAHORE, Feb 17: Punjab Governor Khalid Maqbool has said that the government will provide complete protection to voters and enable them to cast their votes without any pressure during the general elections.... Old rivals find common cause in Q bashing RAWALPINDI, Feb 17: NA-54 Rawalpindi-V may not be a unique constituency in this respect but what the voter is watching with interest is the bashing in unison that the Q league is getting from traditional rivals, the PML-N and the PPP.... Frenzy of grocery shopping breaks out in twin cities: Election fears ISLAMABAD, Feb 17: Markets across the twin cities witnessed panic-buying on Sunday, a day ahead of the general elections, as people preferred to stock as much items of daily use as... Ambiguity found in Pindi voters’ lists RAWALPINDI, Feb 17: An ambiguity has been found in the number of voters in the three constituencies of Rawalpindi city and cantonment, which raises questions on the fairness of elections being held in the country on Monday.... N, Q Leagues all set for final show in Jhelum JHELUM, Feb 17: One-to-one contest is expected between N and Q leagues in two national and four provincial constituencies in Jhelum where the voters are mainly influenced by clanship, Thana culture and personal affiliations with political groups.... Islamabad awash with foreign media ISLAMABAD, Feb 17: Elections may be of low interest for the people for several reasons with fear above all, but it definitely is of great importance for the rest of the... Woman killed RAWALPINDI, Feb 17: A woman was shot dead, while her husband was injured in Dhoke Ratta on Sunday, police said.... Pakistan polls big draw for Indian media NEW DELHI, Feb 17: More than a hundred journalists based in New Delhi have got visas to cover Monday’s elections in Pakistan, including some 32 from the Indian contingent, one of the largest ever allowed in, officials say.... Enter the Prime Minister — a novel solution As the curtain fell on Sunday night on DawnNews’ seven-episode flagship series — ‘Enter the Prime Minister’ — a novel and unconventional solution was found to accommodate the verdict of the... A Punjab without its old rivals IS there any substance in the reports of growing closeness between the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N), against their common adversaries — the PML-Q and its... Benazir factor gives edge to PPP in Sukkur SUKKUR, Feb 17: Close contests are being anticipated for Sukkur’s two National Assembly seats — NA-198 and NA-199. However, PPP’s Noman Shaikh and Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah hold an edge over... All three major players confident of forming govts at centre, in Punjab LAHORE, Feb 17: The Pakistan People’s Party has claimed that despite pre-poll rigging it would get enough seats to form governments at the centre and in Punjab without cooperation from any... Pakistanis in Gulf tense on the eve of polls RIYADH, Feb 17: As the nation goes to polls today, overseas Pakistanis living in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf are tense, tracking events back home with weary eyes.... Washington had to scramble for observers WITH Pakistan’s critical parliamentary election fast approaching, Bush administration officials began scrambling late last month to find a US monitoring group willing to travel to Pakistan and observe the Feb 18 vote.... Key facts and figures PAKISTAN holds elections for the lower house of parliament and provincial assemblies on Monday.... Flyover proves death knell for 13: Faulty design claims 60 lives in last 15 years KASUR, Feb 17: At least 13 people, including a woman, were killed while 36 sustained serious injuries when a Multan-bound bus fell from a flyover over a railway crossing in Habibabad locality near Pattoki on Saturday night.... Reconciliation comes to naught in Toba TOBA TEK SINGH, Feb 17: Reconciliation brought about by PML-Q chief Pervaiz Elahi between party’s candidate for NA-93 Mian Kashif Ashfaq and PP-86 hopeful Dr Ashfaqur Rehman has come to naught... Candidates on last-minute hustings The Jhang district remained a scene of last-minute persuasions to switch electoral affiliations a day before the election. Under the election rules, the candidates are forbidden to campaign 48 hours before... Brothers vying for ‘religious’ vote GUJRANWALA, Feb 17: The results of today’s electoral bouts in two constituencies here will be a litmus test to what extent the assassination of PPP’s Benazir Bhutto and the quest of... Criminal class out to ‘influence’ balloting FAISALABAD, Feb 17: Proclaimed offenders (PO) hired by candidates may ‘influence’ the voters in the district on Monday (today), Dawn has learnt.... Boy injured KASUR, Feb 17: Panic spread at a crowded place near the district hospital on Ferozpur Road when an air tank exploded at a shop here on Sunday.... Pervaiz sits as ‘spectator’ at press talk LAHORE, Feb 17: Former chief minister Pervaiz Elahi on Sunday failed to address a hurriedly-called press conference, “belatedly realising that the deadline for campaigning is already over and doing so at...

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