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March 15, 2008 Saturday Rabi-ul-Awwal 6, 1429   Caretakers exceeding mandate, says PPP ISLAMABAD, March 14: The new government will review all decisions of the caretaker government, especially relating to postings and transfers, appointments, awarding contracts and selling assets, says Senator Raza Rabbani, deputy secretary-general of the Pakistan People’s Party.... New NA to elect speaker on 19th ISLAMABAD, March 14: The newly elected National Assembly which holds its inaugural session on March 17 when 331 of its 342 members will be sworn in, will elect its speaker and deputy speaker on March 19.... PML-N offers to back Aitzaz in by-election LAHORE, March 14: PML-N president Mian Shahbaz Sharif on Friday offered Supreme Court Bar Association president Aitzaz Ahsan to contest by-polls with the support of his party.... US team visits FIA blast site LAHORE, March 14: A US team comprising forensic and technical experts visited the Federal Investigation Agency’s provincial headquarters here on Friday and examined the explosives used in Tuesday’s suicide attack.... Diana’s lover eyeing top post in PIMS ISLAMABAD, March 14: Princess Diana’s Mr Wonderful, Dr Hasnat Khan, has ‘impressed’ some decision makers here who are trying to find a job for him in the soon-to-be set-up cardiac centre... Plan to make Islamabad greener gets final nod ISLAMABAD, March 14: Caretaker Prime Minister Mohammed-mian Soomro on Friday approved the Islamabad Green City Plan giving the federal capital under the virtual control of the ministry of environment.... Pemra asked to draw up ad guidelines for food companies ISLAMABAD, March 14: On the eve of the World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD), some civil society organisations have demanded of the Pakistan Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) to draw up advertisement guidelines for food marketing companies.... Repoll petition hearing adjourned ISLAMABAD, March 14: A three-member bench of the Supreme Court on Friday adjourned until next week the hearing in Lt-Gen (retired) Salahuddin Tirmizi’s election petition regarding issuance of result notification after repolling at two polling stations in NA-20 (Mansehra-I) constituency.... Boy killed in Swat blast SWAT, March 14: A boy was killed when a bomb exploded on a road near Shah Dheri area of the Kabal tehsil on Friday.... Five injured in explosion QUETTA, March 14: Five pro-government Bugti tribesmen were injured in an explosion in Dera Murad Jamali on Friday.... Deposed judges honoured as ‘judicial heroes’: C’wealth CJs seek judiciary’s reinstatement LONDON, March 14: The Commonwealth Judicial Education Institute (CJEI) has honoured the judges who refused to take oath under the PCO as “the judicial heroes of Pakistan”.... Six PPP MNAs-elect quit PA seats ISLAMABAD, March 14: Six women elected to reserved seats for women in the provincial assemblies of Sindh and Punjab have quit their seats and decided to retain their membership in the National Assembly.... Expatriate doctors held for illegal money transfer NEW YORK, March 14: Two Pakistani-American doctors have been charged in a Florida court with conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transfer business.... ‘India lost opportunity to settle Kashmir’ COLOMBO, March 14: Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Mushahid Hussain Sayed said on Friday that by showing sluggish response to the Pakistan-India peace dialogue initiated by President Pervez Musharraf,... Kurd tells Musharraf to read writing on the wall GUJRANWALA, March 14: Advocate Ali Ahmad Kurd, who is former Pakistan Bar Council vice-chairman, has urged President Pervez Musharraf to step down following accepting the verdict of the electorate in the... Basant leaves 50 injured in Gujranwala GUJRANWALA, March 14: At least 50 youth, mostly boys, were injured after falling from roofs of their houses during Basant festival while around 100 were arrested by the police here on... After seat in NA, fight goes on for accommodation ISLAMABAD, March 14: The administrations of the Parliament House and the Capital Development Authority (CDA) are facing embarrassment for their failure to provide accommodations to all newly-elected Members of National Assembly (MNAs) in the Parliament Lodges because of various reasons.... ‘N’ League MPA meets governor ATTOCK, March 14: Newly elected MPA of PML-N from Attock and former Punjab minister Col (Rtd) Shujah Khanzada on Friday met the Punjab Governor Lt-Gen Khalid Maqbool (retired) during his arrival here on Friday.... Public support must to check terrorism: governor RAWALPINDI, March 14: Governor Punjab Lt-Gen (retired) Khalid Maqbool on Friday said steps are being taken to stem the current wave of suicide and terrorist attacks.... 428 outlaws nabbed last week ISLAMABAD, March 14: The capital police have arrested 428 outlaws during last week and recovered stolen goods worth Rs2.56 million from them.... Paintings by children go on display ISLAMABAD, March 14: An exhibition of some 200 paintings by Japanese and Pakistani children started at the National Art Gallery here on Friday.... Four suspects arrested CHAKWAL, March 14: The city police arrested four persons on the charge of their link with banned religious outfits.... Man kills three family members ISLAMABAD, March 14: A violent man, presumably suffering from psychopathic disorder, allegedly shot dead his brother, wife and sister-in-law in Tarnol on Friday, police said.... Trauma Besetting FIA blast survivors LAHORE, March 14: Four days after the deadly blasts that rocked Lahore, people in the worst-affected areas are still struggling to come to terms with their losses.... Restore judges or face music: Ex-SCBA chief tells Musharraf LAHORE, March 14: If the new parliament adopts a resolution declaring that the Nov 3 actions are not part of the Constitution, President Musharraf will be left with no option but... Black flag week continues LAHORE, March 14: Lawyers continued to observe the black flag week on the sixth consecutive day on Friday in protest against the removal of Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry and over 60 judges.... Journalist Arshad Hussain dies ARSHAD Hussain, a former commerce editor of Morning News, Dhaka, died in the United Arab Emirates on Thursday. He was 74.... Manhandling of journalists denounced ISLAMABAD, March 14: The Pakistan People’s Party has expressed concern over the manhandling of political workers and media representatives at a rally outside the Karachi Press Club on Wednesday.... Consumer Rights’ Day SAHIWAL, March 14: The district consumer protection council (DCPC), in collaboration with the Sahiwal district consumer court (DCC) began a two-day consumer awareness campaign on Friday to observe March 15 as World Consumer Rights Day.... When power is away, no one in ‘Q’ stays SAHIWAL, March 14: All MPAs-elect on the PML-Q tickets in Sahiwal have joined a forward bloc in assembly, Dawn has learnt.... Khyber Mail derailment: driver caught unawares MULTAN, March 14: Eight coaches of Khyber Mail derailed between Kalaanchwala and Sama Satta railway stations, causing suspension of rail traffic for up to seven hours on Friday afternoon.... Deaths lead to chaos at Nishtar Hospital MULTAN, March 14: The alleged negligence of doctors has claimed the lives of three patients at Nishtar Hospital.... District nazim’s powers clipped SHEIKHUPURA, March 14: As many as 100 members of the district council have passed a resolution to suspend District Nazim Mian Jalil Ahmed Sharqpuri’s powers in financial and administrative matters under Section 24 of the Punjab Local Government Ordinance, 2001.... Kidnap case: four suspects remanded SHEIKHUPURA, March 14: Ferozewala police solved a kidnapping for ransom-cum-murder case and arrested four suspects, including a woman, and later obtained their two-day physical remand from a magistrate on Friday to interrogate them further.... DNA test resolves bull ownership issue LAHORE, March 14: The University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS), Lahore, has accomplished the first-ever animal forensic case of Pakistan, and resolved a disputed ownership case of a Sahiwal Holstein Frisian crossbred bull.... Petrol dealers for optimum commission LAHORE, March 14: The Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association has demanded 100 per cent increase in commission, enhancement of CNG rates and permission for conversion of existing petrol pumps into LPG stations.... IJT brigade beats three PU students LAHORE, March 14: Three Punjab University students were beaten up allegedly by the Islami Jamiat Tulaba activists in full view of vice-chancellor Prof Dr Mujahid Kamran on the New Campus on Friday.... Stern action ordered against hoaxers LAHORE, March 14: Capital City Police Officer (Additional IG) Malik Muhammad Iqbal has directed the police officers to take stern action against those involved in spreading bomb hoax, especially in campuses.... Child rescued LAHORE, March 14: Police on Friday claimed to have recovered a 10-year-old child from the custody of kidnappers....

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