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March 16, 2008 Sunday Rabi-ul-Awwal 7, 1429   60pc new faces to enter NA ISLAMABAD, March 15: Almost 60 per cent of the 328 newly- elected MNAs who take oath on Monday will be taking their seats in the National Assembly for the first time.... SC warned against siding with presidency LAHORE, March 15: A lawyers’ convention on Saturday cautioned the sitting Supreme Court judges against teaming up with presidency in blocking the reinstatement of judges.... Transfer of power plan approved ISLALAMBAD, March 15: The caretaker cabinet at its last meeting on Saturday approved a plan to transfer power to the elected government when the National Assembly would hold its first session on Monday.... Ex-minister sent to jail RAWALPINDI, March 15: A civil judge here on Saturday sent former federal minister arrested for alleged human trafficking to Central Jail Adiala for 14 days on judicial remand on the request of Federal Investigation Agency.... Journalists’ safety discussed RAWALPINDI, March 15: A three-member fact-finding mission of the International Federation of Journalists discussed with President Pervez Musharraf issues pertaining to safety and security of journalists in Pakistan.... Call for removing army men, bureaucrats from VCs posts HYDERABAD, March 15: The Sindh chapter of the Federation of All-Pakistan Universities Academic Staff Association demanded on Saturday removal of the vice-chancellors, who were either army men or retired bureaucrats or professors.... Khuhro calls for tolerance HYDERABAD, March 15: Treasury and Opposition need to accommodate each other and give due importance to social sector, said designated Speaker Sindh Assembly Nisar Khuhro. He said all private bills of outgoing opposition legislators should be tabled.... JSM-J renounces separatist ideology HYDERABAD, March 15: The Jeay Sindh Mahaz (Junejo) has made amendments to its constitution, manifesto, political terminology and party flag to give a new direction to the nationalist movement in line... Traffic on Sammsatta track not restored BAHAWALPUR, March 15: Rail traffic on a damaged track near Sammsatta, about 15 kilometres from here, could not be restored till Saturday evening.... 92 kite law violators remanded GUJRANWALA, March 15: A local court on Saturday sent 92 people, who were arrested by police for violating a ban on kite flying, to jail on judicial remand and bailed out another 62.... ‘A public awakening from inside’: Black flag week LAHORE, March 15: Six days, 4,000 stickers and 20,000 leaflets later, Black Flag Week protests by citizen activists and students neared a close with a penultimate protest rally – the last to be held at Liberty roundabout – here on Saturday.... 130 councillors vow to stand by Amer LAHORE, March 15: Amid dissenting voices, some 130 or so treasury members of the district council of Lahore reposed confidence in the leadership of their nazim, Mian Amer Mahmood, and naib... ‘Minorities in Europe face problems’ LAHORE, March 15: Social and educational inequalities, the lack of language skills, racism, integration and isolation issues, as well as the lack of representation are the problems of the minorities in... 76 teams to arrest kite-flyers LAHORE, March 15: Capital City Police Officer (additional IG) Malik Muhammad Iqbal has warned that there is a complete ban on kite flying in the provincial capital and people violating the ban will be arrested immediately.... PPP slams cut in PSDP budget ISLAMABAD, March 15: The Pakistan People’s Party on Saturday criticised the decision of slashing the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) budget by Rs50 billion to finance the government’s day-to-day affairs.... ‘Old system responsible for train accidents’ ISLAMABAD, March 15: Caretaker Minister for Railways Mansoor Tariq said on Saturday that old and worn-out rails and an age-old signalling system were responsible for an abnormal increase in train accidents across the country.... Over 40 booked for cutting trees NAWABSHAH, March 15: Nawabshah police booked more than 40 persons for illegally cutting forest trees, here on Saturday.... Appointment of 3rd judge sought SUKKUR, March 15: The division bench of Sindh High Court in Sukkur requested the chief justice of Sindh High Court to appoint a judge after a difference of opinion emerged between two judges of a bench hearing a case on Friday.... Students angry over fee hike JACOBABAD, March 15: The Jamiat Talba Islam observed a protest day throughout the district on Saturday against the increase in fees in educational institutions of Sindh.... Official suspended over charges of misappropriation DADU, March 15: An official of the food department was suspended on charge of corruption while three others were transferred from different godowns, allegedly on political grounds, by food department on Saturday.... PPP worker attempts self-immolation DADU, March 15: An activist of Pakistan People’s Party attempted to commit suicide on Saturday in protest against reports Makhdoom Amin Fahim was no more being considered as the country’s next prime minister.... Man falls victim to revenge killing SHIKARPUR, March 15: A man was killed and another suffered serious injuries when they came under fire reportedly from a group of armed Jatoi tribesmen in Mehboob Goth village in the limits of Lakhi police station late on Friday night.... Protest against KPC incident SUKKUR, March 15: The print and electronic media journalists staged a protest demonstration in front of the local press club here on Saturday, against the violence and vandalism outside the Karachi Press Club on Wednesday.... 12 shops gutted SHIKARPUR, March 15: Twelve shops were gutted at Faizoo Bunglow near Khanpur-Kandhkot road in district Shikarpur when a fire broke out due to a short circuit on Friday night.... Policemen flee from court HYDERABAD, March 15: Civil Judge and Judicial Magistrate-IV here on Saturday sentenced two police constables to 18 months in jail and fine of Rs5,000 to each in an unlicensed weapon case.... MNA-elect, 6 others get arrest warrant MIRPURKHAS, March 15: A special banking court of Hyderabad issued on Saturday non-bailable warrants against seven defaulters, including an MNA-elect, of the Umerkot branch of the United Bank Limited.... Issuance of posting orders urged MITHI, March 15: The candidates, who were issued offer letters for the posts of primary teachers on Oct 11, 2007, started hunger strike outside the press club on Saturday demanding that the government issue them posting orders.... Employees end protest HYDERABAD, March 15: The employees of Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam, who were protesting for the acceptance of their demands for the last two weeks called off their protest and hunger strike on Saturday after the university administration accepted their demands.... People take to streets over flour shortage HYDERABAD, March 15: The people of Tando Allahyar staged a sit-in on Hyderabad-Mirpurkhas-Nasarpur Road on Saturday to protest acute wheat flour shortage in the city and villages.... Protest against blasphemous images HYDERABAD, March 15: The journalist community and students staged protest demonstrations in different parts of Sindh against the publication of blasphemous caricatures in Danish Media on Saturday.... Torture: case against nazim, others urged LAHORE, March 15: The Jamhoori Group in the Lahore district council has demanded registration of a criminal case against District Nazim Mian Amer, naib nazim Idrees Hanif and several other treasury... Six outlaws killed in ‘encounter’ LAHORE, March 15: Six ‘outlaws’ were gunned down in an ‘encounter’ outside the Gulshan-i-Iqbal Park in Allama Iqbal Town in the wee hours of Saturday in which no policeman was injured.... Woman strangled LAHORE, March 15: Unidentified people allegedly strangulated a married woman at her house in Badami Bagh area on Saturday.... Variyos desperate to reach PA SIALKOT, March 15: Everything is possible in politics, says Armughan Subhani, a former provincial minister and scion of Variyo family, whereas sources say that the family is eyeing fetching a PML-N... French boy recovered from father SHEIKHUPURA, March 15: On the direction of the Lahore High Court (LHC), police have registered a case against a man and recovered from his custody his seven-year-old French national son.... Man burns infant son to death KHANEWAL, March 15: A man allegedly burnt his infant son to death after quarreling with his wife at Chak 76/15-L, about 35 kilometers from here....

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