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April 19, 2008 Saturday Rabi-us-Sani 12, 1429   US ambassador assures Gilani of complete support ISLAMABAD, April 18: US ambassador to Pakistan Anne W. Patterson called on Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Friday and exchanged views on the ongoing war on terror.... Jirga wants govt to replace FCR with Sharia law KHAR, April 18: A grand jirga of the local Taliban and tribal elders of Bajaur Agency urged the government on Friday to replace the controversial Frontier Crimes Regulation (FCR) with Sharia law in the tribal region.... Dams will be built in Balochistan, says Magsi QUETTA, April 18: Balochis-tan Governor Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi said on Friday that water was a crucial issue for the people of Balochistan and the government would build dams in the province.... Torkham highway reopens LANDI KOTAL, April 18: The Peshawar-Torkham highway was reopened on Friday after the warring Kukikhel tribesmen and Lashkar-i-Islam militants declared a ceasefire in the Takhta Baig area of Khyber Agency.... Two security men killed in landmine explosion QUETTA, April 18: Two security personnel were killed and another suffered injuries when a landmine exploded in the Dera Bugti district on Friday.... PPP senator’s move for Ogra dissolution ISLAMABAD, April 18: PPP Senator Babar Awan on Friday sent a resolution to the upper house of parliament seeking dissolution of the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) which he said was following anti-people policies.... EU foreign policy chief due on Tuesday ISLAMABAD, April 18: European Union’s foreign policy chief Javier Solana is arriving here on Tuesday with the new agenda of promoting closer cooperation with the newly elected government.... Release of political detainees urged QUETTA, April 18: Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz leader Dr Riaz Chandio has said the party’s secretary-general Dr Safdar Sarki, detained in the jail ward of the civil hospital, is not getting adequate medical treatment and his condition has deteriorated.... AJK police in pitiable condition for want of funds MUZAFFARABAD, April 18: While the influx of outsiders coupled with unusual surge in crime in the capital of Azad Jammu and Kashmir after the Oct 2005 earthquake has necessitated provision of... ‘Road links with neighbours to be developed’ ISLAMABAD, April 18: Pakistan is developing a National Trade Corridor to create transport links with the neighbouring countries to promote trade and people-to-people contacts in the region.... Countdown begins for Jacobabad nazim JACOBABAD, April 18: Amid heated debate at a meeting of the district council on Friday the convener announced that the council members would bring a no confidence move against the district... 15 hurt as two tribes fight SUKKUR April 18: Fifteen people were seriously injured in an armed clash between two groups of Noonari tribe over a matrimonial dispute in A-Section police station Kandhkot’s jurisdiction on Friday.... Clash at BB mausoleum: 10 injured NAUDERO, April 18: Around 10 people including women of Magsi tribe were injured in a clash between Magsi and Leghari tribesmen at the mausoleum of slain PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto at Ghari Khuda Bux.... PML-Q vows to contest bypolls LAHORE, April 18: Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Pervaiz Elahi has said the Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q) will take part in by-elections and would ensure its win as the ruling coalition has failed to deliver.... ‘Package can’t be made against Constitution’ LAHORE, April 18: Former Supreme Court judge Wajihuddin Ahmed told a ‘meet the press’ at the Lahore Press Club on Friday that any constitutional package, which entailed the restoration of deposed... Punjab government to review its deputation policy LAHORE, April 18: The Punjab government will review the overall deputation policy and completely ban the absorption of officials of the provincial and federal governments in the deputed departments.... Army doctors, nurses asked to uphold professionalism ISLAMABAD, April 18: Pakistan Army’s Doctrine and Evaluation Director General Lt-Gen Shujaat Zamir Dar on Friday said medical and nursing were the noblest of professions and were extremely demanding, according to a statement issued by the Inter Services Public Relations Directorate.... ICCI seeks incentives for taxpayers ISLAMABAD, April 18: President Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) Mohammad Ijaz Abbasi on Friday said the government should announce incentives for taxpayers to encourage other people come into the tax net.... 2 get life term for kidnapping for ransom RAWALPINDI, April 18: An anti-terrorism court here on Friday awarded life imprisonment to two men for kidnapping an ex-serviceman and his nephew for ransom.... Probe ordered into delay in autopsy ISLAMABAD, April 18: The executive director of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) on Friday ordered an inquiry into alleged delay in carrying out postmortem on the body of a woman brought to the hospital on Thursday.... Cop gunned down QUETTA, April 18: A constable of the railways police was gunned down and two others were injured on Thursday.... Midwife shot dead GHALLANAI, April 18: A midwife was killed in Bautha village in Lakaro tehsil of the Mohmand Agency on Thursday.... Houses for employees on retirement: PM ISLAMABAD, April 18: Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani said in the National Assembly on Friday that his government was working on a housing policy under which all federal government employees would get a house after retirement.... Nawabshah faces shortage of doctors, paramedics NAWABSHAH, April 18: An acute shortage of doctors, paramedics and healthcare facilities and prolonged absence of posted staff in the government-run health care units and hospitals in the district have aggravated... Four killed in tribal feud SHIKARPUR, April 18: As a result of ongoing tribal dispute between Shar and Khosa tribes four persons, including two women and a boy were killed by Khosa tribesmen near government agricultural... Freed activist gets warm welcome MIRPURKHAS, April 18: Hundreds of Pakistan People’s Party workers accorded a warm welcome to a local leader of Sindh People’s Students Federation (SPSF) Jehangir Mughal at Jamrao canal bridge on Hyderabad road here on Thursday night.... Truck drivers block road SHIKARPUR, April 18: Truck drivers blocked Shikarpur-Sukkur road at Jahan Khan roundabout to protest against the thrashing of truck drivers by traffic police on the refusal to pay them bribe.... Nazim wants state land vacated HYDERABAD, April 18: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil has requested the Senior Member Board of Revenue (SMBR) to get 197 acres of land valued at Rs5 billion vacated from possession of armed people.... Man, daughter killed LARKANA, April 18: A man and his daughter were killed when a car hit their motorcycle on Mirokhan-Kamber Road near Bhambhoo Khan Chandio village of district Kamber-Shahdadkot, some 35kms from here on Friday.... Reshuffle in local govt dept LAHORE, April 18: In yet another major administrative reshuffle, the Punjab Local Government Department transferred and posted its 55 former project managers or assistant directors.... Record 13,681 plaints in 2007: Ombudsman report LAHORE, April 18: The Punjab ombudsman received a record 13,681 complaints during 2007, says a report.... Robbers kill factory worker LAHORE, April 18: Robbers gunned down a factory employee in Green Town here on Friday.... PU VC tries to calm Law College students LAHORE, April 18: Punjab University Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Mujahid Kamran has assured University Law College students that they will be provided academic leadership and their concerns will be allayed.... Rivalry claims two lives KASUR, April 18: Two members of a family were gunned down over an old enmity in the limits of Kanganpur police station here on Friday.... Girl killed by cousins for honour SIALKOT, April 18: The girl, who had reportedly eloped with her lover, was shot dead by her cousins when she came back to her house at Gaggarwali village in Satrah on Friday.... Two fall prey to accidents SHEIKHUPURA, April 18: Two persons were killed and three others injured critically in two road accidents here on Friday.... Nawaz credited with missile programme LAHORE, April 18: The credit for country’s missile program goes to former prime minister Mian Nawaz Sharif as work in this regard was initiated during his tenure.... No more Sponsored tours for officials LAHORE, April 18: All foreign and local travels at the expense of service providers have been banned for Punjab government officials with immediate effect.... More Officials transferred LAHORE, April 18: The Punjab government on Friday transferred and posted more officials.... Investigation wing to go, says IG LAHORE, April 18: The investigation wing, bifurcated from watch and ward (operations) under Police Order 2002, has failed to deliver and now the old system of unity of command will be... Biscuit unit punished for hair-raising complaint LAHORE, April 18: District Consumer Court Judge Syed Maruf Ahmed Ali fined a biscuit manufacturer Rs25,000 and ordered him to pay Rs10,000 to the petitioner for not observing the accepted industrial standards of manufacturing.... New Lahore CCPO soon LAHORE, April 18: DIG Pervaiz Rathore is most likely to be the new capital city police officer of Lahore while the names of SSP Amir Zulfikar Khan and SSP Shafiq Ahmad... Flour supply under pressure LAHORE, April 18: Flour supply remains under pressure in the province, except for a very small pocket in the southern part, because of delay in wheat harvest and government failure to remove policy hiccups....

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