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March 05, 2008 Wednesday Safar 26, 1429   Six independent MPAs declare support for PPP QUETTA, March 4: Six newly elected independent MPAs announced on Tuesday their unconditional support for the Pakistan People’s Party in its efforts to form a coalition government in Balochistan.... US military chief meets Musharraf ISLAMABAD, March 4: Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of the Staff Committee Admiral Michael Mullen met President Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday and assured him of his country’s continuing military support... Iftikhar rejects police escort for children ISLAMABAD, March 4: Deposed chief justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry refused on Tuesday to allow his children to leave his residence under police protection saying that he could not trust police personnel.... Kurd freed; vows to continue struggle QUETTA, March 4: Former vice-chairman of the Pakistan Bar Council Ali Ahmed Kurd was released on Tuesday after four months in detention.... PML-Q names Mandokhel as parliamentary leader in BA QUETTA, March 4: The Balochistan chapter of the Pakistan Muslim League-Q has nominated Sheikh Jaffar Khan Mandokhel as its parliamentary leader in the Balochistan assembly.... UK minister plans visit: Commonwealth membership on agenda ISLAMABAD, March 4: Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Miliband will soon visit Pakistan to discuss ways of restoring Pakistan’s Commonwealth membership and other issues of mutual interest.... Aitzaz pledges to open doors of justice to people LARKANA, March 4: While renewing his pledge to accomplish the mission of Benazir Bhutto, President of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), Aitzaz Ahsan, said here on Tuesday that the martyrs... Bar for deadline to parliament: Judges’ restoration LAHORE, March 4: The Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) demanded on Tuesday that the new assembly impeach President Pervez Musharraf and revoke his powers to dissolve the National Assembly.... Miscalculation by Irsa may hit wheat crop: Mangla, Tarbela at dead level LAHORE, March 4: The Mangla Dam will hit the dead level by Thursday (tomorrow) and Tarbela Dam within three days, leaving wheat crop on the run of the river supplies and exposing the country to food insecurity during the next year.... AJK opposition stages token walkout MUZAFFARABAD, March 4: The entire opposition in the AJK Legislative Assembly staged a token walkout here on Tuesday as the house, chaired by speaker Shah Ghulam Qadir, was doing legislation after the question hour.... Sanitation year launched amid environment issues ISLAMABAD, March 4: The ministry of environment on Tuesday launched the International Year of Sanitation 2008, blissfully ignorant of the environmental disasters spread all around.... Masses asked to support lawyers’ ‘black flag week’ RAWALPINDI, March 4: Lawyers here on Tuesday urged upon the people and the civil society to observe black flag week with the legal practitioners to protest over “the unconstitutional removal of... Counting cost of pollution: Environmental degradation ISLAMABAD, March 4: A three-member bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday sought comments from the federal and provincial governments on a report that environmental degradation is costing Pakistan $1.8... Dawn Spelling Bee championship concludes; winners announced KARACHI: With the participation of over 550 schools from across the country, the national championship of the Fourth Dawn in Education Spelling Bee concluded on Tuesday with teams from Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad taking part.... PIA female crew case ISLAMABAD, March 4: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Pakistan International Airlines to consider revising its fitness criteria for airhostesses by being lenient and providing them an opportunity to groom themselves.... Nomination of Qaim celebrated KHAIRPUR, March 4: The PPP activists celebrated nomination of Syed Qaim Ali Shah as Chief Minister of Sindh by taking out rallies and distributing sweets in the city.... Cane growers fear mills may hold up payment HYDERABAD, March 4: The amount the sugar mills owe to growers is likely to run into billions of rupees towards the end of crushing season as the mills take weeks if... Three die in accident SHIKARPUR, March 4: Three passengers including a lawyer were killed in a coach and jeep collision near Mirza Bundo on Tuesday.... Lawyers protest HYDERABAD, March 4: Lawyers took out a procession here on Tuesday to protest against teargas shelling on the lawyers’ rally in Islamabad and to pressure the authorities to reinstate deposed judges of the Supreme Court.... LUMHS officials transferred: Charges of embezzlement DADU, March 4: The vice-chancellor of the Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences (LUMHS) on Tuesday transferred two officials of the university’s finance department after an enquiry committee found that they were involved in the embezzlement of stipends funds.... ATC sends police official to prison LARKANA, March 4: Anti-Terrorism Court Judge Khan Parvez Chang on Tuesday sentenced a police sub-inspector to six-month rigorous imprisonment and initiating contempt of court proceedings against him.... Two brothers kidnapped NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, March 4: Two brothers were kidnapped near Mohabbat Dero late on Monday night.... A sordid drop scene of love marriage NAROWAL, March 4: A ward boy of Sughra Shafi Memorial Hospital shot his wife, also a staff of the same hospital, dead on hospital premises apparently over a domestic dispute here on Tuesday.... Stage set for Cholistan jeep rally BAHAWALPUR, March 4: Stage is set to hold the fourth Cholistan jeep rally from March 6 to March 9 at historic Derawar Fort in the deserts of Cholistan here.... Students held for road blockade SHEIKHUPURA, March 4: The Sharaqpur police on Tuesday arrested dozens of government high school students for road blockade during a protest demonstration against the republication of blasphemous caricatures.... 3 bodies of shootout victims exhumed SAHIWAL, March 4: A judicial magistrate has allowed the heirs to alleged gangsters killed in a ‘shootout’ on Feb 10 to exhume three bodies and shift them to their native village in Toba Tek Singh.... Land feud claims four lives GUJRANWALA, March 4: Four people were shot dead and another two were injured over a land dispute by their rivals in Alipur Chattha on Tuesday.... Gang-rape LAYYAH, March 4: Two men allegedly raped a young girl in Gishkori village, some 30km from here, late on Monday night.... Govt okays rise in flour price: ‘Transport fare be publicised’ LAHORE, March 4: The Punjab government has allowed increase in flour price and not objected to the enhancement in transport fares, deciding to notify them after seeking public opinion.... Double Shah scam: once a loser always a loser LAHORE, March 4: Seventy-five-year old Ghulam Haider was among the 100 or so victims of the Double Shah financial scam who were denied entry to the cheque-distribution ceremony by the National Accountability Bureau at Chamba House on Tuesday.... MPs-elect join PML-N LAHORE, March 4: Indpendent MPs-elect from Bhakkar district have joined the PML-N after a meeting with party chief Nawaz Sharif here on Tuesday. Those who joined the PML-N include Rashid Akbar... Travel agency owner held for hacking LAHORE, March 4: The Federal Investigation... Politicians decry suicide attack LAHORE, March 4: Politicians have condemned the Naval College suicide attack and alleged that the terror incidents are a result of the policies adopted by the Musharraf regime since 9/11....

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