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March 17, 2008 Monday Rabi-ul-Awwal 8, 1429   PPP to name PM in a couple of days, says Mukhtar LAHORE, March 16: The Pakistan People’s Party will finalise a candidate for prime minister in two or three days, says newly-elected MNA Chaudhry Ahmad Mukhtar.... Democracy needed for progress: Musharraf ISLAMABAD, March 16: President Pervez Musharraf has said that a democratic system is essential for progress and there should be a mechanism to implement policies for the welfare of the masses.... 5 die in Bugti tribal clash QUETTA, March 16: At least five people were killed and seven others injured in a clash between two groups of the Bugti tribe.... Anti-Musharraf rally in NY NEW YORK. March 16: Scores of Pakistanis staged a protest demonstration near the Pakistan consulate in New York on Saturday demanding immediate restoration of the pre-Nov 3 independent judiciary in Pakistan.... JWP calls for end to operation QUETTA, March 16: The women’s wing of the Jamhoori Watan Party held a demonstration here on Sunday demanding end to military operation in Balochistan, release of political workers and recovery of missing persons.... Caretakers come under fire for price hike ATTOCK, March 16: People have decried as “cruel” the second time increase in the prices of petroleum products that have instantly triggered a hike in rates of daily-use commodities and transport fares.... PBC not to suspend lawyers movement ISLAMABAD, March 16: The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) on Sunday by a majority decision rejected the proposal to discontinue lawyers’ movement ahead of a promised parliamentary solution to the restoration of pre-emergency judiciary.... Democracy best antidote to extremism: US paper WASHINGTON, March 16: Restoration of democracy in Pakistan is the best antidote to religious extremism threatening the country, says The Washington Post.... Beware of PML-Q’s forward bloc, PPP warned THATTA, March 16: The office-bearers of the Pakistan People’s Party and affiliated organisations warned the party’s central leadership against what they saw as nefarious designs of Pakistan Muslim League-Q’s forward bloc... Wajih backs tenants claim to state land KHANEWAL, March 16: Former Sindh High Court chief justice Wajihuddin has said that tenants cultivating crops on the state land deserved to be given the ownership rights.... Three die, two dozens injured in Sialkot: Basant ‘festivities’ SIALKOT, March 16: Three people, including a girl, were killed and around two dozens, mostly children, were injured in Basant ‘festivities’ here and in neighbouring Daska city on Sunday despite a... 200 kilograms of explosive used in FIA office blast: A fact finder’s revelation LAHORE, March 16: At least 200 kilogram explosive material was used in the blast at the Federal Investigation Agency’s provincial headquarters, a senior investigator informed Dawn on Sunday.... Islamabad breathes fresh political air ISLAMABAD, March 16: The capital city was again throbbing with politics on Sunday as public representatives elected in the February 18 elections started pouring in to take part in the maiden session of the new National Assembly.... Consumers caught off guard at weekend ISLAMABAD, March 16: The Consumer Watch Pakistan (CWP) on Sunday urged the government to establish all-powerful consumer protection councils to control prices of essential commodities.... LPG price reduced by Rs10 per kg: Plea to encourage LPG use LAHORE, March 16: The LPG Distributors’ Association has announced a Rs10 per kilogramme reduction in the retail price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from Monday.... UK urges citizens to restrict travel LONDON, March 16: The United Kingdom’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office has advised British citizens against travelling to areas in Pakistan where there are reports of military or militant activity.... 17 held trying to enter Iran DALBANDIN: March 16: Security forces arrested on Sunday nine Afghan immigrants who had entered Pakistan without legal documents.... Three freed from illegal police detention KHAIRPUR, March 16: On the directives of district and sessions judge Ghulam Mustafa Memon, a court official raided two police checkposts on Saturday and freed three illegal detainees.... Highwaymen gun down driver SUKKUR, March 16: Bandits shot dead driver of a trailer when he ignored their signal to stop and tried to speed past them on the Rohri-Salehpat road in Salehpat area near here late on Saturday night.... Labourers protest against sugar mill NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, March 16: Hundreds of workers of Al-Noor Sugar Mills and their colleagues from other sugar mills in the province staged a demonstration in Doulatpur on Sunday in protest the anti-labour attitude of the mills administration.... Five feared kidnapped in Shikarpur SHIKARPUR, March 16: Five people in a car are feared to have been kidnapped from the Sultankot area.... Female textile workers paid peanuts MUZAFFARGARH, March 16: About 8,000 women working in textile and jute mills in Muzaffargarh district are deprived of their rights and they have sought support of the human rights organisations.... Future holds nothing for agriculture: KBP LAHORE, March 16: The Kisan Board Pakistan (KBP) says agriculture is losing its financial promise and farmers are constrained to sell their lands and opt for other means of livelihood.... Robber killed in ‘gunplay’ VEHARI, March 16: A robber was killed on Sunday in a gunplay with the police near Mauza Lakhoka Kalan, Burewala tehsil.... Crossfire TOBA TEK SINGH, March 16: Alleged outlaws and police exchanged fire on Saturday night but the robbers made their escape.... 114 kite-flyers netted to ‘frustrate’ Basant LAHORE, March 16: In its crackdown against kite-flyers and the people engaged in the manufacture and sale of kites and string, the capital city police arrested 114 violators of the ban on Sunday.... Six more fair-weather friends ditch PML-Q LAHORE, March 16: Three more members-elect of the Punjab Assembly and as many of the National Assembly reportedly decided to desert the... Increase in POL prices criticised LAHORE, March 16: The second-time raise in the petroleum prices in a month has been criticised by various political parties and transporters who apprehend it will further push up the cost of living for the ordinary people.... Protest as reckless driving kills child LAHORE, March 16: Residents threw traffic out of gear on Manga Mandi bypass after a tractor-trolley knocked to death a seven-year-old girl on Raiwind Road near Manga Town on Sunday.... Qazi condemns missile attacks LAHORE, March 16: Jamaat-i-Islami amir Qazi Husain Ahmed on Sunday condemned two successive missile attacks in Pakistani territory which resulted in loss of human lives.... Copies of amended Constitution for PA session LAHORE, March 16: The federal government has sent about 400 copies of the newly-printed Constitution to the Punjab Assembly for the oath of the elected members in its first session, which is yet to be convened.... SMS hoax LAHORE, March 16: Parents are worried over an under-circulation SMS warning them not to send their children to school. The message is sent from either an anonymous number or the number does not appear at the end of message....

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