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April 03, 2008 Thursday Rabi-ul-Awwal 25, 1429   21-member NWFP cabinet sworn in PESHAWAR, April 2: The 21-member cabinet of the NWFP was sworn in by Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani on Wednesday at a ceremony at the Governor’s House.... US yet to pay $500m war on terror dues ISLAMABAD, April 2: Pakistan is facing serious balance of payments problems partly because the United States has not reimbursed the committed $500 million Islamabad has spent on account of the war on terror.... Surrender of arms only if rights guaranteed: Talal QUETTA, April 2: The Baloch people will lay down their arms only after they achieve their rights and Balochistan gains complete autonomy, according to Nawabzada Talal Akbar Bugti, chief of his own faction of the Jamhoori Watan Party.... Nazims’ executive powers clipped: NWFP governor amends ordinance PESHAWAR, April 2: The NWFP governor has transferred some important executive powers of district nazims to district coordination officers (DCOs) by amending the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC).... Maj-Gen Asif is new MI chief ISLAMABAD, April 2: Major General Mohammad Asif has been appointed director general of Military Intelligence (MI).... Cheema’s role restricted ISLAMABAD, April 2: Prime Minister’s Adviser on Interior Affairs Rehman Malik has sidelined several officials who were believed to be close to former interior minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao, sources told Dawn on Wednesday.... SC seeks status of former minister under NRO ISLAMABAD, April 2: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the prosecutor general of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to explain if former minister for petroleum and natural resources Anwar Saifullah, facing... 1600cc limit takes a rough ride ISLAMABAD, April 2: Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani has limited official cars of his ministers to 1600cc but they continue to ride high - not for style but seemingly for good reason.... Two soldiers killed in Quetta QUETTA, April 2: Two army personnel were killed in Quetta on Wednesday.... UK wants Pakistan’s re-entry into C’wealth ISLAMABAD, April 2: Britain will strive for an early meeting of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group to end Pakistan’s suspension from the Commonwealth council, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband told Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Wednesday.... Achakzai calls for roundtable conference QUETTA, April 2: Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party chairman Mahmood Khan Achakzai has called for a roundtable conference to develop consensus on issues between the federation and provinces.... ISPR clarifies media reports ISLAMABAD, April 2: Inter-Services Public Relations Director-General Maj-Gen Athar Abbas has clarified that Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani did not call on President Pervez Musharraf before or... PML-N govt likely to raze illegal plazas LAHORE, April 2: The first step the forthcoming PML-N government in Punjab is likely to take is to demolish illegal plazas, especially in Lahore.... Mehbooba for regional council: Lasting Kashmir peace LAHORE, April 2: A prominent leader of the Indian-administered Kashmir on Wednesday proposed a regional council to find out means for a lasting peace in the troubled region before a final solution could be arrived at.... Govt seeks details of projects in capital ISLAMABAD, April 2: The Cabinet Division has directed city managers to provide details of ongoing and recently-completed mega uplift schemes in Islamabad, Dawn learnt on Wednesday.... Lashari gets PPP nod to continue: Reshuffle in CDA on cards ISLAMABAD, April 2: As city managers concentrate on securing their present positions, Capital Development Authority Chairman Kamran Lashari is holding high hopes to remain in the office for at least a... Education Expo opens today ISLAMABAD, April 2: The fourth “Dawn Education Expo-2008”, will commence at the Pearl Continental Hotel, Rawalpindi, on Thursday.... AG summoned in land case ISLAMABAD, April 2: The Islamabad High Court on Wednesday asked Attorney General of Pakistan to appear before it on April 7 or authorise his deputy to apprise it about the parameters laid down by the Constitution about land acquisition process.... Child beggars not yet returned to parents RAWALPINDI, April 2: Punjab Child Protection and Welfare Bureau could not return ten children, held for begging, to their parents who gave surety that their children would not beg again.... Trade unions shower praise on new govt ISLAMABAD, April 2: Labour leaders and activists continue to shower praise on Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani for repealing anti-labour laws and restoring student and trade unions, and demanded a review of the privatisation process.... Senior Kashmiri journalist laid to rest MUZAFFARABAD, April 2: Senior Kashmiri journalist Ghulam Mohammad Mufti, who died on Tuesday at the age of 70, was laid to rest here on Wednesday.... Regularisation of 45 lecturers ordered ISLAMABAD, April 2: Islamabad High Court here Wednesday directed Ministry of Education and Federal Board of Education to regularise services of 45 daily-wage lecturers working in different model colleges in the capital.... Stoning to death incident condemned KARACHI, April 2: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has condemned the stoning to death of a couple in Fata and demanded that all those involved in the ‘barbaric’ act be arrested, tried and punished under the law.... Hospitals asked to stop using German Heparin injections ISLAMABAD, April 2: The Ministry of Health has directed all hospitals in the country to stop using German Heparin injections after a global recall by its manufacturer, Rotexmedica, because of reported allergic reactions, officials said on Wednesday.... Newspaper workers seek Wage Award implementation ISLAMABAD, April 2: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and All Pakistan Newspapers Employees Confederation (APNEC) have urged Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani to ensure immediate implementation of the 7th Wage Award.... Dr Qadeer hopes govt will release him ISLAMABAD, April 2: Top nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan expressed the hope on Wednesday that the government of Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani would release him, but said he had not heard anything from them on the matter.... Security beefed up in Larkana LARKANA, April 2: The Larkana district has been divided into three security zones in anticipation of extraordinary movement of the VIPS on 29th death anniversary of prime minister and founder of the Pakistan Peoples’ Party Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, on April 4.... 11 injured as police quell protest DADU, April 2: Police used tear gas and opened fire on protesters in which eight people, a private TV channel’s cameraman, and two police officials were injured on Wednesday.... Hooliganism on campus BADIN, April 2: The parents and students of Sindh University Laar campus Badin have condemned the hooliganism on the campus by a group of students after the announcement of withdrawal of ban on student unions.... Man killed, 23 injured NAWABSHAH, April 2: A man was killed and 23 injured in two traffic accidents in the district here on Wednesday.... Water shortage to hit Kharif crop SUKKUR, April 2: The three barrages of Sindh are facing 65 to 67 per cent water shortage because of which sowing of Kharif crop will likely be affected, while some canals of Sukkur Barrage and Guddu Barrage closed for 30 days.... Qaim takes notice of scarcity KHAIRPUR, April 2: Sindh Chief Minister designate Syed Qaim Ali Shah has taken notice of the shortage of irrigation water in Sindh and particularly in upper Sindh and Khairpur district and... People take to the streets against TMA SANGHAR, April 2: A large number of women and children staged a demonstration on Wednesday in protest against taluka municipal administration’s failure to supply them drinking water.... Girl seeks protection SUKKUR, April 2: A girl who embraced Islam recently by Khateeb Asadullah of Gole Masjid, Barrage Colony Sukkur has prayed to the Sindh High Court Sukkur Bench to provide security as she was facing threats from her relatives.... Court told pipeline laid in violation of rules HYDERABAD, April 2: Two petitioners whose lands lie at the tail-end of Akram Wah told the Hyderabad circuit bench of the Sindh High Court on Wednesday that the pipeline fed by... Bank robbers’ gang busted SAHIWAL, April 2: The local police have arrested three men of a seven-member gang wanted in a series of bank dacoities in Punjab, including the one at UBL’s Harrapa branch on... Bar to observe strike today: Lawyer’s humiliation GUJRANWALA, April 2: The Wazirabad Tehsil Bar Association (TBA) has announced a complete strike on Thursday (today) to protest the alleged humiliation of a bar member at the hands of Alipur... AMP for retrieval of tenants’ lands LAHORE, April 2: Anjuman-i-Muzareen Punjab (AMP) on Wednesday staged a rally here, demanding restoration of lands to the evicted tenants of Kalyana Estate, Okara.... Protests against previous govt’s policies BAHAWALPUR, April 2: The Kisan Board office-bearers and Jamaat-i-Islami activists on Wednesday held a joint demonstration in front of the local press club and voiced their concern over policies of the... Two killed, one hurt over family feud OKARA, April 2: Two people were killed while another sustained injuries over the issue of abduction of a woman here on Wednesday at Pathankot.... ISF to contest union polls LAHORE, April 2: The Insaaf Students Federation (ISF), Punjab, has decided to field its candidates in student unions elections in all educational institutions in the province.... Robber dies in ‘gunplay’ TOBA TEK SINGH, April 2: A dacoit was killed in an alleged encounter with police near Pacca Anna railway station on Wednesday.... CDGL’s premier school LAHORE, April 2: District nazim Mian Amer Mahmood says the second premier school of the City District Government Lahore will start functioning at Chak Araian within a month.... US policy towards Iran rapped LAHORE, April 2: Writer and scholar David Barsamian slammed the US foreign policy towards Iran and likened the American government to a neighbourhood Mafioso in a lecture entitled “Targeting Iran: Imperialism... Farmers reject wheat price LAHORE, April 2: The Kisan Board Pakistan (KBP) and seven other farmer bodies on Wednesday rejected the new wheat procurement price, calling it “unjust and disappointing”.... Cheques given OKARA, April 2: The Punjab Baitul Maal in collaboration with local industrialists on Wednesday distributed cheques worth Rs20,000 each among 47 students of vocational training institute in a function at VTI college to enable them to earn their livelihood.... Reemployed police can’t improve law, order: CS LAHORE, April 2: Chief Secretary Javed Mahmood on Wednesday indicated firing of re-employed officials, especially in police, saying retired personnel could not help improve law and order.... Bomb hoax at banking courts LAHORE, April 2: Working at banking courts on The Mall remained suspended at least for two hours on Wednesday after a bomb hoax created panic among the judges, staff and complainants.... Lawyers adhere to plan for rallies LAHORE, April 2: Lawyers are set to stage rallies in the city on Thursday (today) to press the new parliament to restore judges deposed in the wake of Nov 3 emergency.... Four flour mills sealed LAHORE, April 2: Four mills were sealed on Wednesday either for selling flour at more than the prices fixed by the City District Government Lahore or supplying less quantity than the agreed quota....

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