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February 29, 2008 Friday Safar 21, 1429   Musharraf’s going back on pledge caused defeat: Zafar ISLAMABAD, Feb 28: Some senior members of the Pakistan Muslim League-Q admitted in the Senate on Thursday that the party and its allies had been defeated in the Feb 18 polls... Bipartisan bill to seek aid for Pakistan WASHINGTON, Feb 28: Two senior US senators plan to move a bill in Congress, seeking to increase the US assistance to Pakistan to help establish democracy.... Musharraf’s London stay cost national kitty Rs6.3m ISLAMABAD, Feb 28: President Pervez Musharraf who undertook a 10-day visit to European countries recently cost heavily to the national exchequer when he stayed in London for three days at the last leg of his visit.... ECP officials put on notice: Amin Aslam files petition RAWALPINDI, Feb 28: Lahore High Court (LHC) Rawalpindi Bench here on Thursday issued notices to Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and returning officer (RO) of NA-57 Attock-I, asking them to submit... Bureaucracy fears massive reshuffle LAHORE, Feb 28: Expecting a massive reshuffle soon after the formation of the new provincial government, the administrative officers in Punjab posted by the PML-Q government of Pervaiz Elahi are exploring different means to survive in a different atmosphere.... ‘Mushahid’s stance not PML-Q policy’ LAHORE, Feb 28: Former chief minister and PML-Q leader Pervaiz Elahi says Mushahid Husain’s stance on article 58(2)b is not the party policy.... Ghotki SPO booked for robbing, detaining villagers SUKKUR, Feb 28: Police have registered a case against Ghotki SPO Aijaz Memon on charges of robbery and keeping five villagers in illegal detention. The case was registered on Thursday by Ghotki police.... Justice Sharif tells lawyers to jealously guard reinstatements FAISALABAD, Feb 28: Justice Khawaja Mohammad Sharif of the Lahore High Court (LHC), who did not succumb to the allegiance of the Nov 3 Provisional Constitution Order (PCO), has urged lawyers... Dawn wins Prestigious award KARACHI, Feb 28: The Daily Dawn has jointly won the inaugural Karpoor Chandra Kulish International (KCKI) Award-2007 for excellence in print journalism. The jury has declared Dawn (Karachi) and Hindustan Times (Delhi) as joint winners.... Opposition walks out of Vehari dist council VEHARI, Feb 28: Opposition members in the district council boycotted an all-important meeting over the issue of alleged misuse of development funds in NA-167 (Vehari-I) where district nazim’s brother Syed Sajid Shah contested as an independent candidate.... Police ‘free’ robbers SAHIWAL, Feb 28: Farid Town police have freed three robbers who were caught by people near 96/6-R village on Jan 25 and later handed to a police official, Dawn has learnt.... Equipment for Kasur hospital KASUR, Feb 28: The Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) has donated equipment worth about Rs500,000 for neonatal resuscitation of the DHQ Hospital’s Paediatric department.... Case against revenue men, tehsildar GUJRANWALA, Feb 28: The Anti-Corruption Establishment has registered a case against six Revenue Department officials, including a tehsildar, for ‘illegal’ transfer of agricultural land.... Five arrested for attack on police TOBA TEK SINGH, Feb 28: Dozens of villagers attacked a patrol police check post in Chak 728-GB near Pirmahal to get three fellows released on Thursday.... Seminary raided in Pindi blast probe MULTAN, Feb 28: Police raided a local seminary on Wednesday night and picked up over four dozen people, mostly students, for questioning in the Pindi blast which claimed the life the army''s surgeon-general.... PPP can recapture Chitral if priorities changed: MPA ISLAMABAD, Feb 28: The workers of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chitral chapter expect that the upcoming governments in the centre and the NWFP would give top priority to the development of... All federal schools being upgraded to college level ISLAMABAD, Feb 28: The government has decided to upgrade all federal educational institutions to the level of model colleges.... Kashmiri lawyers plan crossing LoC for peace MUZAFFARABAD, Feb 28: A representative delegation of senior lawyers from Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) plans to visit the other side of the Line of Control (LoC) to establish interaction and... ‘Liberalisation of trade should result in poverty reduction’ ISLAMABAD, Feb 28: Experts discussing Doha development agenda here on Thursday said trade liberalisation should be translated into development of people and reduction in poverty level in the country.... Man found dead GUJAR KHAN, Feb 28: A body of a young man was found hanging from a tree in Baliam area of Gujar Khan police station on Thursday.... Boy drowns; two killed on road ISLAMABAD, Feb 28: A boy drowned in Rawal Lake, while two persons were killed in road accidents in Islamabad, police said on Wednesday.... Rawalpindi promised enough water RAWALPINDI, Feb 28: Rawalpindi is to get an additional 100 million gallons of water per day from Tarbela dam by 2015 when the city is projected to become the fourth largest... Attack on NGO office in Mansehra condemned ISLAMABAD, Feb 28: Insaani Haqooq-i-Ittehad — an alliance of civil society organisations— and concerned citizens of Pakistan, on Wednesday condemned the attack and brutal killing of the staff of an NGO in Mansehra.... Violence against women on the rise LAHORE, Feb 28: Citizen Commission for Human Development Director Farah Pervez Saleh has said violence against women is on the increase in Punjab due to an inadequate and discriminatory legal framework.... ‘Political maturity’ inspires Indians LAHORE, Feb 28: "Full-grown" political leadership, especially the course taken by Asif Zardari and Nawaz Sharif during the election process, has deeply impressed Indians.... Parties urged to make country welfare state LAHORE, Feb 28: Jamaat-i-Islami Amir Qazi Husain Ahmad has underlined the need for making the country a welfare state as promised by the political parties which contested the general election.... A ray of hope for Double Shah scam victims LAHORE, Feb 28: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) will start from next week the distribution of cheques among 3,600 victims of the Sibtul Hasan, alias Double Shah, financial scam.... O, A level students praised to the skies LAHORE, Feb 28: The Cambridge International Examinations'' (CIE) regional manager, South Asia, William Bickerdike, says the performance of Pakistani students in O and A level examinations is constantly brilliant, year after year.... PML-N’s another pledge with judiciary LAHORE, Feb 28: A meeting of Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) women elected to reserved seats of national and provincial assemblies on Thursday took oath that they would work for the restoration of the pre-emergency judiciary.... ‘Victors must impeach Musharraf’ LAHORE, Feb 28: The Pakistan People’s Party, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and Awami National Party are under obligation to impeach President Pervez Musharraf, end his ‘illegal’ rule and hold him accountable for... Robberies remain a going concern LAHORE, Feb 28: Robbers plundered bagfuls of cash and gold ornaments in eight house strikes in different parts of the city on Thursday.... Police nab swindlers, robbers LAHORE, Feb 28: Garhi Shaho and Johar Town police claimed on Thursday to have arrested two swindlers and three robbers, respectively, and recovered looted valuables besides illegal weapons from their possession.... Lawyers’ Rally today LAHORE, Feb 28: Lawyers of the Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) and the Lahore Bar Association (LBA) will stage a rally and observe a full boycott of courts on Friday (today).... Demo LAHORE, Feb 28: The National Bank Officers Housing Society action committee staged a protest demonstration outside the Lahore Press Club on Thursday against the alleged attempts being made to grab its land in Kamahan village in Lahore Cantonment.... Fatima says coalition will be short-lived KARACHI, Feb 28: Fatima Bhutto, daughter of Mir Murtaza Bhutto, does not think the “new parliament can bring any hope of good governance to people” and believes the coalition of Nawaz... Sindh confronts water shortage KARACHI, Feb 28: The Sindh Irrigation and Power Department said on Thursday that there would be a considerable shortage of water in the province due to low flows in the rivers.... Naib nazim removed SANGHAR, Feb 28: The naib nazim of Tando Adam taluka was removed through a no-trust motion on Thursday.... Police accused of torturing labourer NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Feb 28: A laborer who has been kept in illegal detention for three days was beaten up and tortured inhumanly by the investigation police, a doctor who examined the victim at a hospital in Naushahro Feroze said.... Lawyers advise leaders not to act out of expediency HYDERABAD, Feb 28: Lawyers advised the political leadership during complete boycott of courts on Thursday not to fall back on political expediency and use the time given to them to reinstate...

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