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March 29, 2008 Saturday Rabi-ul-Awwal 20, 1429   SHC sets aside EC’s order for re-polling: Shikarpur NA and PA seats KARACHI, March 28: The Sindh High Court on Friday set aside the Election Commission’s order for re-polling in 18 polling stations of NA-202 and PS-12 (Shikarpur) and directed the commission to... Kohat’s warring tribes announce truce KOHAT, March 28: Twenty-two people were killed in ferocious gunbattles between Kachai and Mishti tribes on Thursday night, raising the death toll over six days of fighting to 51.... Railway track, gas pipeline blown up QUETTA, March 28: Railway traffic between the city and the rest of the country was suspended for several hours on Friday after a portion of the main track was blown up by saboteurs near the Degree College.... Army recalls 72 of its officers from civilian departments ISLAMABAD, March 28: The General Headquarters will recall 72 army officers, including six major-generals and eight brigadiers, serving in various civilian departments by mid-August in two phases, according to Inter-Services Public Relations director-general Major-General Athar Abbas.... 47 undertrial prisoners released from Attock jail ATTOCK, March 28: District and Sessions Judge Mohammad Tariq Abbasi, during his monthly visit to the district jail on Thursday, ordered the release of 47 undertrials on bail.... Fresh elections in Azad Kashmir sought MUZAFFARABAD, March 28: Reiterating doubts over the transparency of July 2006 elections for Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, the main opposition Peoples Party has demanded fresh polls under an independent and impartial election commission.... ‘US diplomats visit backfires’ NEW YORK, March 28: “The visit by Deputy Secretary of State John D.... Save Moenjodaro long march LARKANA, March 28: Criticising the department of archaeology for its failure to preserve artefacts at Moenjodaro and the recent incident of breaking a rare ring-shaped stone’ members of the civil society... PML-N withdraws protest call LAHORE, March 28: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Friday withdrew its protest call after the Punjab governor notified the convening of the provincial assembly session on April 9.... Rabbani firm on stand against Musharraf: Refuses cabinet slot LAHORE, March 28: PPP Senator Raza Rabbani has told Asif Ali Zardari that he will not accept a post in the cabinet or any other role in the new government which... Filth flows above and below: Sewage crisis in Rawalpindi RAWALPINDI, March 28: Only 35 per cent of the city is covered by sewerage lines and the poor wastewater system has become a major source of health hazards, reveals an official report obtained by Dawn.... ‘PPP to ensure women rights rather than special quota’ ISLAMABAD, March 28: A delegation of women lawyers from Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Faisalabad and Lahore on Friday called on Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari to condole over the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto.... OIC states urged to exploit S&T potential ISLAMABAD, March 28: Despite being endowed with natural wealth, most OIC countries remain underdeveloped and heavily dependent on agriculture and other commodities or products based on natural extraction.... Expat gets back cash but not other items RAWALPINDI, March 28: A woman expatriate, who was deprived of her purse containing 1,100 pounds, credit cards and driving licence at Islamabad airport last week, has got her stolen money back but has lost all hopes of finding the other items.... Three killed as bus rams rickshaw ATTOCK, March 28: Three persons were killed and two others injured on Friday when a bus rammed a motor rickshaw near the Ghazi Barotha Hydropower Project channel on Attock-Haji Shah road, the Attock Saddar police said.... Deposed CJP offers Friday prayers in Sindh House mosque ISLAMABAD, March 28: Deposed Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhary on Friday offered his first Jumma prayers in mosque after lifting of restrictions on his movement that were imposed... Urban poor rely on informal credit mechanisms: study ISLAMABAD March 28: Ninety-four per cent of the urban poor in Pakistan keep cash at home or invest it in ‘chit-funds’, informal rotating credit-savings associations known as ‘committees’.... Slain JSQM worker laid to rest: Strike in Larkana; 3-day mourning announced SHIKARPUR, March 28: Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM) activist Ahsan Ansari was buried in Garhi Yasin on Friday.... Farmers protest against SDO THATTA, March 28: The chamber of agriculture president, Thatta chapter, Syed Shahzad Shah, has condemned the alleged thrashing of a farmer and social worker by lower Pinyari division SDO Shoaib Ahmed Samoon and demanded a thorough inquiry into the matter.... PPP activist shot at, injured HYDERABAD, March 28: A PPP activist was shot at and injured in Liaquat Colony late Thursday night and counter cases were lodged by PPP and MQM activists at Sakhi Pir police station following the incident.... Wildlife dept and OGDC clash over seismic survey SUKKUR, March 28: Seismic survey being conducted by the Oil and Gas Development Corporation (OGDC) has been suspended by officials of the Wildlife Department at Nara Game Sanctuary adjacent to Sardar... Lunatic’s bid to kidnap minor boy foiled LARKANA, March 28: People foiled a bid to kidnap a seven-year boy near railway crossing here on Friday and handed over the kidnapper to police.... DPO angry over police inaction in torture case HYDERABAD, March 28: DPO of Hyderabad Imran Shaukat has taken serious notice of lethargy of operation and investigation police officers in the police head constable torture case.... ‘Police refuse to call a culprit a culprit’ MULTAN, March 28: The district police are allegedly going to great pains to let a gangster off the hook in order to secure the goodwill of an influential figure alleged to be the man behind the culprit.... Water scarcity RAJANPUR, March 28: Water scarcity has hit hard Pachadh Dhundi State of Rajanpur district, as Dajal Canal, the only water channel in the area, has dried up.... Two friends looted BAHAWALPUR, March 28: Three armed men dressed in police uniform forcibly administered poisonous material to two friends before depriving them of their car, cash, two cell phones and other valuables at Sutlej bridge near here in the early hours of Friday.... No-trust move against Daska naib nazim SIALKOT, March 28: The Daska tehsil council in its special session on Friday passed a no-confidence motion against Naib Nazim Muhammad Imran Butt of the PML-Q.... Workers’ protest TOBA TEK SINGH, March 28: Hundreds of powerloom workers on Friday staged a protest demonstration in Kamalia over alleged torture of a worker by his employer.... ‘58(2)b a threat to parliament’ LAHORE, March 28: Justice Javed Iqbal (retired) says the Article 58(2)b is a constant threat to parliament and democracy cannot function properly in its presence.... Gujranwala lawyer shot at, injured GUJRANWALA, March 28: A local advocate was shot at and injured by unidentified assailants outside his house on Sialkot Road here on Friday.... Sportsman in Nawaz still alive LAHORE, March 28: Passion never dies, they say and former prime minister and PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif proved it by reaching Bagh-i-Jinnah on Friday to play cricket, the favourite sport he has been playing even as chief minister and prime minister.... Demo LAHORE, March 28: Following weeks of simmering tension, activists of the Concerned Citizens of Pakistan (CCP), the city’s most vocal civil society group, will be holding a demonstration outside the Lahore... Kite string claims life LAHORE, March 28: A man lost his life when the twine of a stray kite sliced his throat in the Hanjerwal area here on Friday....

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