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March 21, 2008 Friday Rabi-ul-Awwal 12, 1429   Special allowance for AJK doctors approved: Duty in rural health facilities MUZAFFARABAD, March 20: The AJK finance department has at long last agreed to a special allowance for the doctors serving in the rural health facilities, it was learnt here on Thursday.... NAB told to decide on Badr’s case under NRO: SC vacates stay ISLAMABAD, March 20: The Supreme Court on Thursday vacated a stay on accountability proceedings against Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Secretary General Mohammad Jehangir Badr in Lahore and ordered the National Accountability... Ex-minister’s bail plea hearing put off: Human smuggling case RAWALPINDI, March 20: A special judge here on Thursday put off hearing till Saturday after hearing arguments of both sides in the bail application of a former federal minister arrested for... Probe against 9 education dept officials under way: Irregularities in recruitments RAWALPINDI, March 20: Joint disciplinary proceedings are being carried out against nine employees of the education department of Rawalpindi under Punjab Employees Efficiency, Discipline and Accountability Act (PEEDAA) 2006 for their... Highway police fail to address snarls at Taxila Chowk TAXILA, March 20: Despite the tall claims of the National Highway police and local administration, dawn to dusk snarl-up at Taxila main chowk is a routine feature, thanks to encroachments and apathy of the authorities concerned.... Policy for quake-prone areas likely next month ISLAMABAD, March 20: The landless steering committee of Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (Erra) was on Thursday informed that over 3,000 villages in the quake-hit areas of Azad Kashmir fall in the hazardous zone.... Construction prohibited in two sectors ISLAMABAD, March 20: Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Islamabad, Malik Mohammad Afsar Khan has prohibited construction activity within the limits of sectors G-14/1, 2 and 3 and G-15/3.... JUI-F minister for religious affairs opposed ISLAMABAD, March 20: Rights groups, particularly women and religious minorities rights organisations and activists have opposed the appointment of JUI-F man as religious affairs minister in the incoming government.... Donors reject govt’s claim on poverty reduction ISLAMABAD, March 20: Contrary to official claims, the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) say that poverty has increased in Pakistan since 2004 and the new government should take the issue seriously.... Shaukat asks US to support new govt NEW YORK, March 20: Former prime minister Shaukat Aziz has said that the new political leadership in Pakistan augurs well for Pakistan and urged the United States to support it to combat terrorism and to meet new challenges.... US envoy lauds role of security forces ISLAMABAD, March 20: US Ambassador Anne W. Patterson has lauded the “successful counter-terrorism partnership between Pakistan and the United Statesand noted that “there is no more important task in Pakistan today than to stop the scourge of terrorism”.... Year’s third polio case detected KARACHI, March 20: Health authorities on Thursday confirmed finding a third polio case this year, in Sindh’s Shikarpur district.... Saifullah suit seeks $200m damages: Benazir’s book ISLAMABAD, March 20: A local lawyer is seeking damages of $200 million from a foreign publishing house — Simon & Schuster UK Ltd — and four other respondents, including PPP co-chairman... India hopes Sarabjit will get clemency ISLAMABAD, March 20: India on Thursday said it hoped that Sarabjit Singh, a condemned Indian prisoner, would be granted clemency by the Pakistan government on humanitarian grounds.... Pakistan’s own UAV clears final test flight ISLAMABAD, March 20: Pakistan on Thursday successfully conducted a final test flight of its indigenously-developed Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV).... New batch of suicide bombers on the prowl RAWALPINDI, March 20: The federal government is reported to have directed law-enforcement agencies to further strengthen security following intelligence reports that eight to 10 teenage suicide bombers have been sent from... Co-accused in defence deals acquitted ISLAMABAD, March 20: The Supreme Court on Wednesday exonerated Amir Lodhi, a co-accused in defence deals, from all corruption allegations. It observed that no evidence was available against him to prove the charges.... New accord for prisoners’ release soon: Mukherjee NEW DELHI, March 20: Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said that a new consular agreement is being finalised with Pakistan to replace the existing protocol to ensure expeditious release of prisoners in each other’s countries.... Protest against ill-treatment of political prisoners QUETTA, March 20: Members of the Balochistan National Party-Mengal and Anjuman-i-Ittehad Marri held a demonstration here on Thursday to protest against alleged ill-treatment of political prisoners.... Galiyat’s action lends mystery to accident MURREE, March 20: An air of mystery pervaded the serenity of Nathiagali on Thursday after four bodies were found in a car that plunged into a ravine after skidding off the road.... Sanam seeks division of family property LARKANA, March 20: Sanam Bhutto, the sister of assassinated PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto, is reported to have discussed with District Coordination Officer (DCO) Larkana Ghulam Mustafa Phull issues relating to the division of Bhutto Estate’s property.... US senator Criticizes Bush policy WASHINGTON, March 20: The war in Iraq prevented the United States from focusing on the Afghan-Pakistan border and allowed Al Qaeda to re-establish itself in that region, says Democrat’s Senator Russ Feingold.... Surrey Palace case terminated ISLAMABAD, March 20: A London court on Thursday terminated the Rockwood-Surrey Palace case against PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari, after a NAB Special Prosecutor appeared before the court, Dawn News television reported.... Muslims share grief with Hindus SHIKARPUR, March 20: Sharing sentiments with the Hindu community here on Thursday, many Muslim traders and shopkeepers kept their businesses closed as a mark of respect on the occasion of funeral of a Hindu spiritual leader.... UK supporting Pakistan, not any individual, says diplomat HYDERABAD, March 20: The British government is supporting and cooperating with the Pakistani government and not with an individual for the country being an important alley on war on terror, said British Deputy High Commissioner in Karachi Robert W.... Traders decry kidnapping LARKANA, March 20: Trading at the fruit and vegetable market in Larkana came to a halt when traders protesting over the kidnapping of a fruit commission agent Jawed Qureshi observed a complete shutter down strike on Thursday.... Three killed in clash SHIKARPUR, March 20: Three people were killed in an armed clash between Shar and Khosa tribesmen within the jurisdiction of Lakhi Ghulam Shah police station on Thursday.... Magsi’s driver lodges FIR against ASI, ex-SHO LARKANA, March 20: Driver of PPP MPA-elect Mir Nadir Magsi on Thursday lodged an FIR for firing and kidnapping Ghulam Mustafa Magsi on 13 October 2005, against a former SHO, an ASI of Qambar police station and others.... Protest against Utility Store officials: Flour, ghee being sold to shopkeepers DADU, March 20: People and political activists staged demonstrations in Dadu, Johi, Khudabad and other towns on Thursday in protest against officials of Utility Stores for not selling cooking oil, flour and items to common man.... People vent anger against ‘killing’ of PPP worker HYDERABAD, March 20: Activists of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Welfare Society, an NGO, held a protest demonstration and observed token hunger strike outside the press club here on Thursday.... Murder case against MNA, MPA-elect registered SHIKARPUR, March 20: Police on Thursday registered an FIR against PML MNA-elect and former federal minister Ghous Bux Mahar, his son MPA-elect Mohammad Shaharyar Mahar, Taib union council nazim Nadar Shah and 23 others in a double murder case.... Indus water quality deteriorating day by day: scientist HYDERABAD, March 20: A noted scientist has said that due to an unjust distribution of water, a very dangerous situation had developed in Sindh as the quality of water of Indus River was deteriorating with each passing day.... Female vet attempts suicide MIRPURKHAS, March 20: A lady veterinary doctor reportedly tried to commit suicide by shooting herself in her home at Gulshan-e-Umair, in the jurisdiction of Town police station here on Wednesday.... Four abducted men freed SUKKUR March 20: Advocate Abdul Baqi Kakar and three other people who were kidnapped by some armed men in Sibi while they were going to Sukkur from Quetta, reached their homes safely on Thursday.... Freedom fighter remembered SANGHAR, March 20: The Hur movement played an important role in the creation of Pakistan but the historians had ignored it, said speakers at a public meeting to mark the 65th death anniversary of Pir Sibghatullah Shah, the Pir Pagara-VI.... Last hope of a family riddled with bullets GUJRANWALA, March 20: A man, who was pursuing the case of his father and five brothers’ murder, was shot dead allegedly by his old rivals near the sessions court here on Thursday.... Levelling machinery’s rents enhanced: Fuel subsidy withdrawn LAYYAH, March 20: The Punjab Agriculture Department has enhanced per hour rents and withdrawn a 100 per cent fuel subsidy it was providing to farmers to hire heavy machinery, including bulldozers... Zoology congress Emphasizes innovation FAISALABAD, March 20: A three-day international Congress of Zoology concluded on Thursday at the Government College University, Faisalabad.... Growers to sell cane to kilns MUZAFFARGARH, March 20: Growers have decided to sell their cane to brick kiln owners at ‘attractive’ rates and stopped supplying the crop to sugar mills in Muzaffargarh district.... Private schools refuse measles vaccine LAHORE, March 20: The administrations of leading private schools in Lahore have refused to get their students vaccinated against measles.... Man arrested with rocket launcher LAHORE, March 20: The Sabzazar police on Thursday arrested a youth and seized a rocket launcher from his possession.... Trader, goons evacuate two malls thru’ hoax LAHORE, March 20: Traders kept the Gulberg’s Main Boulevard blocked for several hours on Friday evening after a Liberty Market’s influential businessman and his gunmen first caused a bomb scare at... Doctors’ strike MIANWALI, March 20: On the call of the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA), doctors of all state-run hospitals in Mianwali observed a complete strike to protest what they said against the apathetic attitude of police on Thursday.... ‘PA session after PM’s election’ LAHORE, March 20: The Punjab Assembly’s inaugural session will be convened soon, says Governor Khalid Maqbool.... ‘Magic figure’ LAHORE, March 20: The PML-Q forward bloc is only three members away from attaining majority in the Punjab Assembly and laying claim to the post of opposition leader, Najaf Sial claimed on Thursday.... SCBA doesn’t need PBC nod: Aitzaz LAHORE, March 20: Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president Aitzaz Ahsan has said his bar is not dependent on Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) to issue a call for protest over any issue, including the restoration of the deposed judges.He...

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