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April 13, 2008 Sunday Rabi-us-Sani 6, 1429   Easing mess on roads: CAA told to change flight timings ISLAMABAD, April 12: The government has directed the authorities concerned to change flights timings of various airlines with a view to controlling traffic jams in the vicinity of Islamabad airport.... Irregularities of over Rs38m detected: Ministry of culture ISLAMABAD, April 12: Highlighting 12 instances of unsatisfactory monitoring of fund utilisation, an audit report has detected irregularities worth Rs38.968 million in the accounts of the ministry of culture including violation... Lawyers set up fund for affected families: Karachi killing ATTOCK, April 12: The District Bar Association (DBA) has set up a fund for financial assistance of the families of lawyers who were killed during the recent Karachi violence.... PTV asked to stop business with defaulters ISLAMABAD, April 12: Sub-committee of the Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting has directed the management of the Pakistan Television (PTV) not to undertake any business deal with the firms which have defaulted.... Khuhro wants collective efforts for development HYDERABAD, April 12: Speaker Sindh Assembly Nisar Ahmed Khuhro has called upon the students, intellectuals and people from all walks of life to join hands for real development of institutions for benefit of common man.... Govt urged to lift ban on teachers bodies HYDERABAD, April 12: The All-Sindh Primary Teachers Association urged the new government on Saturday to lift ban imposed on teachers’ organisations by the Arbab government and withdraw appeal filed in the... Police refute charges of harassment HYDERABAD, April 12: The SHO of Umerkot police station, Ghulam Nabi, has refuted allegations of harassment leveled against him by two petitioners before Mr. Justice Abdul Rehman Faruq Pirzada of the Sindh High Court’s Hyderabad circuit bench.... Students raise voice in power corridors: NTU accreditation issue FAISALABAD, April 12: Confrontation between the National Textile University administration and students has taken a turn for the worse as hundreds of pupils have sought intervention of the higher echelons of government to help solve their issues.... Villagers catch five ‘SCARP thieves’ MUZAFFARGARH, April 12: Villagers of Muradabad on Friday night caught a gang of thieves, who used to take away SCARP machinery, and handed them over to police.... Shahbaz may stay away from by-poll if judges not restored LAHORE, April 12: PML-N president Mian Shahbaz Sharif may not contest by-polls to replace Dost Muhammad Khosa as Punjab chief minister if deposed judges are not restored due to any reason, claim party officials.... PML-N sets terms for handshake with MQM LAHORE, April 12: The PML-N is willing to shake hands with self-exiled MQM chief Altaf Husain if he returns within 10 days and abolishes his group’s Salim Shahzad-led alleged terrorist cell,... CM’s car fleet to be reduced LAHORE, April 12: The new Punjab government has decided to reduce the size of chief minister’s fleet of vehicles, using extra ones for official purposes or auctioning them.... PA witnesses comedy of ‘errors’ LAHORE, April 12: Unlike his usual witty expression, PPP’s Punjab Assembly parliamentary leader Raja Riaz Ahmad’s first speech after election of speaker and deputy of the house on Friday was a... Khosa secures 263 votes LAHORE, April 12: PML-N-led coalition''s nominee Dost Muhammad Khosa showed his majority in the house by securing 263 votes in a special session of the Punjab Assembly convened on Saturday to ascertain who commands confidence of the majority of members.... Road blocked against kidnapping QUETTA, April 12: Traders and some residents of the Sariab area on Saturday blocked a road in protest against the kidnapping of a local shopkeeper.... President’s visit not sudden: Soomro JACOBABAD, April 12: Chairman of the Senate Mohammedmian Soomro has dismissed notions suggesting that President Musharraf’s visit to China was sudden and stressed that the visit had been scheduled.... By-election in Thull JACOBABAD, April 12: The by-election on PS-15 Thull-Jacobabad seat was held here in a peaceful manner on Saturday.... Security guard suspected of involvement in robbery HYDERABAD, April 12: Police picked up a security guard of a local franchise of a cellular phone company on Saturday on suspicions he might be involved in a late night robbery... Nazim-DCO rivalry affects govt work MITHI, April 12: The development works in the area were affecting due to strained working relations between a district nazim of Arbab group and the district coordination officer.... Loadshedding renders 150 jobless SUKKUR, April 12: Routine but unscheduled load-shedding stretching many hours has forced closure of two factories in SITE Sukkur rendering some more than 150 labourers jobless.... Hunger strike enters 5th day LARKANA, April 12: Token hunger strike by activists of Pakistan People’s Party-Shaheed Bhutto in protest against the acquittal of Asif Ali Zardari in Mir Murtaza Bhutto murder case entered the fifth consecutive day on Saturday.... Pindi schools in a dismal state RAWALPINDI, April 12: A majority of the schools in the most literate district of Punjab have no electricity, drinking water, boundary walls, adequate furniture or even latrines while 3,055 posts of teachers have been lying vacant for a long time.... Iesco gets new chief executive ISLAMABAD, April 12: Raja Abdul Ghafoor has been appointed as new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) after the expiry of contractual period of Brig Shahbaz Azam (retired).... Gujranwala govt calls a halt to LPG trade GUJRANWALA, April 12: In a surprise move, the district administration on Saturday forced closure of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) sale points all over Gujranwala.... Four family Members die on road SHEIKHUPURA, April 12: Four members of a family were killed in a road accident on Faisalabad Road on Saturday.... Young girl assaulted LAYYAH, April 12: A man allegedly assaulted an eight-year-old girl at Chah Qasaiwala near Karor Lal Essan on Saturday.... Moments of unrest on Okara farms OKARA, April 12: The Christian youth, who was murdered reportedly by some unidentified assailants late on Thursday night, was buried at Chak 10/4-L amid voices of resentment against the rival group of the Anjuman-i-Mozareen Punjab (AMP) on Saturday....

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