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March 11, 2008 Tuesday Rabi-ul-Awwal 2, 1429   Only constitutional amendment can restore judges: AG ISLAMABAD, March 10: Attorney-General Malik Mohammad Qayyum said on Monday that a constitutional amendment, and not a mere resolution of the National Assembly, was required to reinstate the deposed judges.... Raisani urges governor to summon assembly QUETTA, March 10: A six-member delegation of newly-elected MPAs headed by PPP’s parliamentary leader Nawab Aslam Raisani met Balochistan Governor Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi here on Monday and called upon him to convene the provincial assembly session without delay.... Musharraf to get safe passage if he quits: Kurd: Lawyers stage rally, hoist black flags RAWALPINDI, March 10: Lawyers of Rawalpindi Bar Association (RBA) here on Monday accorded a warm welcome to the recently released leader of the legal fraternity, Ali Ahmed Kurd, at Islamabad airport... Asif starts behaving like PM! ISLSMABAD, March 10: Residents of Gujar Khan will benefit from a gas supply project under a Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) government, but eyebrows will be raised about the manner the project,... Appointment on 27 fresh posts in APP stayed ISLAMABAD, March 10: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday issued stay order against appointment on 27 fresh posts in the Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) which the agency had advertised a couple of weeks back.... Sindh lawyers boycott courts  HYDERABAD, March 10: Lawyers boycotted courts across Sindh on Monday on the call of Pakistan Bar Council and Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan to observe ‘black flag week’ for the reinstatement of deposed superior court judges.... PU acclaimed for showing plagiarists the door LAHORE, March 10: World’s renowned physicists and their organisations have commended the Punjab University (PU) chancellor''s action against five plagiarists, while some experts have demanded that heavy fines be imposed on... Lawyers boycott courts, hold rallies LAHORE, March 10: Supreme Court Bar Association President Barrister Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan on Monday led a lawyers'' rally from Aiwan-i-Adl to the Chairing Cross to reaffirm their commitment to have the deposed judges restored.... Badr, Awan, others get NRO benefit LAHORE, March 10: An accountability court on Monday acquitted six politicians and a bureaucrat under the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) promulgated by President Pervez Musharraf.... ‘Impeachment a must for judges’ restoration’ LAHORE, March 10: If PPP and PML-N are serious in restoring the deposed judges, they must first impeach President Pervez Musharraf, says All Parties Democratic Alliance (APDM).... MQM leader calls for MLAs’ arrest, removal ISLAMABAD, March 10: Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s parliamentary leader in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly Tahir Khokhar on Monday called for arresting and removing from ministerial offices the three Muslim Conference lawmakers who attacked last week.... Murree declaration ‘victory of democracy’ TAXILA, March 10: PPP additional secretary information Rawalpindi chapter Zafar Hashmi has said the Murree declaration is a victory of democratic forces in the country.... Illegal constructions concern Shahbaz MURREE, March 10: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shahbaz Sharif has expressed concern over unplanned and illegal constructions on both sides of the Mall in Murree.... Call to focus on scientific research ISLAMABAD, March 10: Nations cannot survive without focusing on research activities, especially in the field of science, Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) Vice-Chancellor Prof (Dr) Mehmudul Hassan Butt said.... Faryal Talpur offers Fateha at Liaquat Bagh RAWALPINDI, March 10: Preoccupied with his political engagements, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Monday again failed to come to Liaquat Bagh, where former prime minister Benazir Bhutto... JSM lauds Punjab struggle HYDERABAD, March 10: National congress of the Jeay Sindh Mahaz held in Radhan, Dadu district, on Sunday paid tribute to the Punjab for its leading role in the struggle for independence... Two traders kidnapped: relatives KHAIRPUR, March 10: The relatives have confirmed that two date traders, Railu Mal of Khairpur and Nadu Mal of Therhi, who have gone missing since Saturday evening, have been kidnapped.... Khuhro rejects big dams LARKANA, March 10: There wasn’t a need for constructing big dams as its concept had been rejected worldwide, said Pakistan Peoples Party designated Speaker for the Sindh Assembly, Nisar Ahmed Khuhro.... Two women killed SUKKUR, March 10: Two women have been killed in separate incidents in different parts of upper Sindh.... Probe ordered into sale of plot at historical site SUKKUR, March 10: The director general of archaeology department, Dr Fazal Dad Kakar, has ordered an inquiry into a controversial sale of a plot situated in Lakhian Jo Daro, an archaeological site, near Site Area in Sukkur.... Mystery shrouds disappearance of two sisters LARKANA, March 10: Police and relatives of two drowned girls were clueless till Monday of their whereabouts.... Protest against police excess LARKANA, March 10: Residents of Nasirabad demonstrated police excess and arrest of two persons instead of four alleged thieves, on Monday. They staged sit-in outside the police station.... Cane growers block road MUZAFFARGARH, March 10: Dozens of farmers on Monday protested against Fatima, Sheikhu and Tandlianwala sugar mills for non-payment of dues and also blocked the road for two hours.... A varsity which never went beyond groundbreakings OKARA, March 10: The shifting of the University of Education main campus from Okara to Lahore has drawn flak from the public throughout the district.... Nadir Magsi wins Cholistan Jeep Rally BAHAWALPUR, March 10: Nadir Magsi, brother of Balochistan Governor Nawab Zulfiqar Magsi, won the fourth Cholistan Jeep Rally held at the historic Derawar Fort in the desert.... Constable flees police KHANEWAL, March 10: A police constable facing negligence charges in a thief escape case also fled from the Railways police on Monday.... ‘Penalty’ for rejecting NA speaker SIALKOT, March 10: The Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) has uprooted the recently laid pipelines from the rural areas of NA-111 (Bajwat-Sialkot) after the defeat of PML-Q candidate and National Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Ameer Husain in elections.... Love marriage girl sent to Darul Aman KHANEWAL, March 10: A local civil court on Monday sent a girl to Darul Aman in a love marriage case.... Troops leave for Congo LAHORE, March 10: A batch of 200 Pakistani troops has left for Congo to perform peace-keeping duties under the aegis of the United Nations Mission.... Strike againstderogatory sketches SHEIKHUPURA, March 10: A shutter down strike was observed here on Monday to protest the republication of blasphemous caricatures by the Danish media.... Students join lawyers boycott MIANWALI, March 10: Lawyers boycotted courts across Punjab and observed black flag week to press for reinstatement of Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry and others.... Pepco to overcome 300-500MW shortage LAHORE, March 10: Fall of water to run-of-the-river level in dams leads to reduction in power generation by 300 to 500 megawatt (MW) that will be overcome through alternative arrangements.... PLF welcomes Murree Declaration LAHORE, March 10: The People’s Lawyer Forum (PLF) has welcomed the Murree Declaration and expressed the resolve to make every effort to achieve its objectives....

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