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April 06, 2008 Sunday Rabi-ul-Awwal 28, 1429   No serious threat to N-sites: report WASHINGTON, April 5: The possibility of a terrorist attack on a nuclear installation in Pakistan is very remote as the country has taken stringent security measures to thwart such attempts, says a report released by a Washington think tank.... PM asked not to abolish LB system QUETTA, April 5: Nazims of 11 districts of Balochistan have demanded of Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani not to abolish the district government system, saying the move would not be in the interest of the people.... IHC seeks report on Indian dams ISLAMABAD, April 5: The Islamabad High Court on Saturday directed the secretary, Cabinet Division to submit a report on construction of dams by India.... Kidnapped officials set free QUETTA, April 5: Kidnappers on Saturday evening set free the director-general of the mines and minerals department, Balochistan, along with his deputy director. The two officials had been kidnapped while travelling between Quetta and Khuzdar.... Govt to consider transfer of 47 subjects to provinces SHIKARPUR, April 5: The Pakistan People’s Party’s Senator Sardar Latif Khoso has said that the new government will consider handing over 47 subjects to the provinces and the coalition partners support... Mahar-Jatoi feud claims 3 more lives SHIKARPUR, April 5: A group of Jatoi tribesmen boarded a train and killed three men belonging to their rival Mahar tribe and seriously injured a woman after forcing the train to... No increase in train fares despite deficit: Minister’s maiden media talk LAHORE, April 5: Rail fares will not be increased, though the Pakistan Railways is paying Rs6 billion interest per annum on its Rs48 billion debt.... Coalition to decide fate of LG system: Shahbaz LAHORE, April 5: PML-N President Shahbaz Sharif says coalition parties’ leadership will decide about the abolition of the local government system and revival of the old system in the province.... Timber policy for N. Areas approved ISLAMABAD, April 5: Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas Qamar Zaman Qaira has approved timber policy for Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas).... Malik Allahyar laid to rest in native village ATTOCK, April 5: Veteran politician and senior parliamentarian Malik Allahyar Khan was laid to rest at his native Kunda village on Saturday evening.... National anthem squashed ISLAMABAD, April 5: It is one thing to organise an international tournament and another to play the national anthem.... German company receives threats ISLAMABAD, April 5: The city police are in search of a caller who had threatened a German oil and gas company with blowing up its building, police said here on Saturday.... Man killed in road accident CHAKWAL April 5: A man was killed after being hit by a truck near Mangon village.... Northern Areas official dies ISLAMABAD, April 5: Shehzada Khan, Deputy Commissioner Hunza-Nagir District died at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) on Friday after prolonged illness.... Nawab Shah’s heirs oppose change in city’s name NAWABSHAH, April 5: Family members of Syed Nawab Shah, after whom the city is named, strongly reacted to a resolution adopted by Sindh Assembly, which proposed renaming the city Shaheed Benazir... Injured langur caught in hospital MITHI, April 5: The publication of a news item in media about the ordeal of an injured langur that had reached Nagarparkar town after crossing the Indian border and had been... Two kidnapped THATTA, April 5: Bandits kidnapped two men when they were sitting at an Otaq (guesthouse) in a banana orchard here on Saturday, leaving behind a chit, which said they wanted Rs500,000,... Water crisis in Badin worsens BADIN, April 5: With the advent of summer, water crisis in Badin town has made people’s life miserable.... 11 policemen suspended, 5 locked up DADU, April 5: Eleven police officials have been suspended on public complaint, and five others sent to lock-up in Police Lines Dadu on corruption charges by DPO Manzoor Hussain Khatiyan, on Saturday.... Growers seek Rs1,000 per 40kgs as wheat support price HYDERABAD, April 5: The Sindh Abadgar Board demanded on Saturday the government fix minimum procurement price of wheat at Rs1,000 per 40 kilogramme and give Rs400 per 40 kg subsidy to consumers.... Girl sent to Darul Aman HYDERABAD, April 5: The sessions judge on Saturday ordered to carry out medical examination of a married girl to determine her age after the girl’s mother claimed that she was 11-year-old while her in-laws insisted she was 17.... Bangle workers hit by power breakdown HYDERABAD, April 5: Daily wagers are affected due to non-supply of electricity in Nishat Bangle Market, the only and largest market of its kind. They protested against Hesco’s failure to provide new transformer.... Hunger striker ends protest HYDERABAD, April 5: A grower who started hunger strike unto death outside the press club on Friday was persuaded by Pakistan People’s Party activists to call off his strike late in the night.... ‘Lovebirds’ languish in lockup as jirga continues MIANWALI, April 5: The fate of Afghan ‘lovebirds’, who fled a refugee camp on Thursday night but were caught on terror suspicion at a check post on Punjab-NWFP boundary, is yet... Two culprits ‘held through Interpol’: Murders of all family men GUJRANWALA, April 5: The district police claimed on Saturday having arrested two of the gangsters involved in the murders of all male members of a family.... Constable, outlaw hurt in shootout SHEIKHUPURA, April 5: An armed clash between police and gangsters left a constable and one of the robbers injured near Chak 10 (Sharqapur Road) on Saturday.... Marriage leads to harassment MULTAN, April 5: A woman’s marrying after her free will remain unpardonable in some parts of the land even if she passes the age at which such acts are usually considered a blot on family’s ‘honour’.... Shoemakers protest price hike, meagre wages TOBA TEK SINGH, April 5: Hundreds of workers of shoe manufacturing factories took out a rally here on Saturday to protest price-hike and meagre wages.... Spring festival BAHAWALPUR, April 5: A spring festival was organised at the Bahawalpur Museum here on Saturday.... Scheduled loadshedding BAHAWALPUR, April 5: Mepco has announced that it will regulate five-hour power loadshedding daily in the city and suburbs.... Closure of Another level crossing LAHORE, April 5: The Pakistan Railways (PR) has notified that the railway level crossing near Lahore Race Club (LRC) in Kot Lakhpat will be closed from April 10 (Thursday) due to what it called ‘financial constraints’.... Shortage of flour denied LAHORE, April 5: The Punjab Food Department has denied any flour shortage in the province.... Ejaz’s plea against MPA-elect dismissed LAHORE, April 5: A division bench of the Lahore High Court on Saturday dismissed an application by former federal minister Ejazul Haq to restrain Rauf Khalid, the returned candidate from PP-284,...

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