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March 25, 2008 Tuesday Rabi-ul-Awwal 16, 1429   ‘Musharraf faces legitimacy crisis’ LAHORE, March 24: The legitimacy crisis being faced by President Gen Pervez Musharraf (retired) served as a setback to the working of non-government organisations (NGOs) because their activities were restricted.... Caretakers too felt for homeless: Out-of-turn allotment of houses ISLAMABAD, March 24: Of the 2,745 official accommodations allotted out of turn to federal government employees since 2005, 322 were allotted by the caretaker setup in the last four months alone.... Bhutto slogans echo in National Assembly ISLAMABAD, March 24: The National Assembly on Monday presented a true picture of an ‘Awami Raj’ when hundreds of PPP workers and supporters kept on raising slogans from the visitors’ galleries... PPP celebrates Gilani’s win soberly RAWALPINDI, March 24: Supporters of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) celebrated the victory of Yousaf Raza Gilani as the country’s new prime minister in a very simple way and refrained from... Gilani’s hometown celebrates victory MULTAN, March 24: Pakis-tan People’s Party workers celebrated the victory of Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani with fireworks display and holding rallies and distributing sweets in various city areas here on Monday evening.... Electricity supply to Lasbela suspended QUETTA, March 24: Hundreds of mills and factories came to a grinding halt in three industrial estates of Lasbela district when power supply from Karachi was suspended after a pylon near Hub was blown up on Monday night.... Lawyers hail decision GUJAR KHAN, March 24: Lawyers and civil society on Monday welcomed Prime Minister-elect Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani’s decision to release all detained judges and termed the move a first step towards... NAB files three graft references LAHORE, March 24: The National Accountability Bureau, Punjab, has filed references against two former sales tax and central excise accounts officers and another for fraudulent withdrawal of Rs30.15... MQM needs to explain past conduct: Jhagra : ‘PML-N, PPP future rivals’ LAHORE, March 24: The Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) says the Muttahida Qaumi Movement will have to satisfy the nation on certain issues before it is included in the government and urges... Two bombs found LAHORE, March 24: The Shadbagh police on Monday recovered two indigenously-made bombs, one of those was live, from Tajpura Road in Shadbagh area and handed these over to the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS).... LHC grants bail to one, orders medical of two: Habeas corpus plea LAHORE, March 24: Lahore High Court Judge Justice Ahsan Bhoon on Monday granted bail to an accused and ordered medical examination of two others while entertaining a habeas corpus petition.... Deposed judges laud Gilani LAHORE, March 24: The judges deposed in the wake of imposition of Nov 3 emergency say Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani''s order mirrored the aspirations of the people.... Two killed in firing from moving train SHIKARPUR, March 24: Two Jatoi tribesmen were killed late on Sunday when their rival Mahar’s tribesmen allegedly opened fire on their house in Tarrat Jatoi village from a moving train.... Miles to go before I sleep It was a no-holds-barred sloganeering that marked the election of the first ever non-Bhutto, Yusuf Raza Gilani, as the PPP Prime Minister of Pakistan. Never before had the National Assembly seen such spirited atmosphere and thunderous applause.... Police claim arresting kidnappers of minor boy FAISALABAD, March 24: Police claimed on Monday to have rescued a minor boy kidnapped for ransom a couple of days ago, and arrested five alleged kidnappers, including a woman.... Villagers shoot robber SIALKOT, March 24: Two villagers killed a robber during a robbery bid near Sohawa village in Pasrur tehsil on Monday.... Hazards of piracy, counterfeiting listed FAISALABAD, March 24: The growing menace of counterfeiting deprives the government of over Rs 10 billion in taxes and duties every year besides causing a tremendous harm to the consumers and manufacturers, speakers said here at a workshop on Monday.... Police fail to trace trader’s captors GUJRANWALA, March 24: Police could not find a clue to captors of an industrialist who had been kidnapped three days back.... Two factory workers burnt alive SHEIKHUPURA, March 24: Two labourers were burnt alive while four others sustained severe burns when an oil lubrication factory caught fire after its pressure pipe exploded on Monday.... ANP denies Wali visited Wazirabad LAHORE, March 24: Awami National Party central president Asfandyar Wali did not visit the residence of party’s district president Saeed Sheikh in Wazirabad, and a news in this connection released by the official news agency (APP) was baseless.... Five kite sellers arrested RAWALPINDI, March 24: The local police have arrested five kite sellers for violating a ban imposed on the business in the city.... Budding artists’ work par excellence ISLAMABAD, March 24: Rare are the events that could showcase quality works, and that too by budding artists, by humorously blending popular street art with the ones steeped in the somewhat... Line rent on wireless connections irks users GUJAR KHAN, March 24: Telephone subscribers have criticised the PTCL management for reintroducing line rent on the use of the wireless telephone connections and for not providing the fax service on the sets.... LCCI pins hopes on Gilani LAHORE, March 24: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has appealed to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to take measures to improve the tarnished image of the country and take it out of economic mire.... AC dealer asked to refund price LAHORE, March 24: The district consumer court has directed an air-conditioner dealer to refund the price of a faulty AC and pay Rs10,000 as litigation cost to the buyer within 10 days.... Implementation of land reforms urged HYDERABAD, March 24: The Sindh Hari Porhiat Council, an organisation of peasants and labourers, at its first convention held at the press club here on Sunday, has demanded that the land... Bar elections LARKANA, March 24: Ahmed Ali Shaikh, an independent candidate, was elected president and Shahid Qureshi of PML-N general secretary in the annual elections of High Court Bar Association, Larkana, here on Monday.... Historic Larkana building to be preserved LARKANA, March 24: The Sindh government has decided to adopt Tajjar Building and preserve it as a monument after archaeology department’s approval to undertake its conservation and set up a museum within its premises.... A long journey home SUKKUR, March 24: A young man and his mother went to India to visit their relatives but the man was detained for 25 months for possessing Rs100 fake Indian currency which he exchanged in a train in India....

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