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April 24, 2008 Thursday Rabi-us-Sani 17, 1429   Over Rs1bn spent on Musharraf’s world visits: January 2003-08 ISLAMABAD, April 23: President Pervez Musharraf undertook 37 foreign tours between January 2003 and January 2008 costing the national exchequer a total of Rs1.468 billion.... Up to 1.5m tons of wheat likely to be imported ISLAMABAD, April 23: The government may import one million to 1.5 million tons of wheat to overcome a growing shortage of flour, a minister said on Wednesday.... Each MNA to get Rs10m for development ISLAMABAD, April 23: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday announced Rs10 million development fund for every member of the National Assembly, irrespective of party affiliation, provided a member submits a scheme or project to the government.... Balochistan varsity VC resigns QUETTA, April 23: The vice-chancellor and director general of human resource of the Balochistan University have resigned in protest against a decision of the governor-cum-chancellor to review cases of two sacked teachers.... PPP’s Mumtaz Mahfooz only candidate for Senate seat QUETTA, April 23: Ms Suryyia Amiruddin’s nomination papers for a technocrat’s seat in the Senate from Balochistan have been rejected, leaving Malik Mumtaz Mahfooz of the Pakistan People’s Party as the only candidate for the seat.... Sheikh Rashid gets papers for NA-55 RAWALPINDI, April 23: Former federal minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed obtained nomination papers for by-election in NA-55 Rawalpindi-VI here on Wednesday. A man whose name was not mentioned in the record book... Balochistan committee of PPP holds first meeting: Pressing issues identified ISLAMABAD, April 23: Pakistan People’s Party co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday presided over the first meeting of the newly-formed National Reconciliation Committee for Balochistan.... 23 arrested in connection with Dr Kiyani’s murder QUETTA, April 23: Police have detained 23 suspects in connection with the killing of Balochistan Universitys pro-vice chancellor Prof. Dr. Safdar Ali Kiyani.... Pakistani, Afghan lawmakers discuss key challenges ISLAMABAD, April 23: Parliamentarians from Pakistan and Afghanistan have called for setting up joint oversight committees.... Ex-minister placed in solitary confinement HYDERABAD, April 23: Former Sindh minister and PML leader Altaf Unnar has been put in solitary confinement by the Central Hyderabad Prison authorities after being remanded to judicial custody by civil... Teenager commits suicide NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, April 23: A teenaged boy committed suicide by consuming pesticide in Aleem village near Kandiaro on Tuesday.... Farmers slam ban on wheat movement HYDERABAD, April 23: The Sindh Abadgar Board has criticized the provincial government for imposing ban on inter-district movement of wheat and said that the decision is unwise and unjustified.... 5,250 wheat bags recovered from hoarders LAYYAH, April 23: The district food department has recovered 5,250 bags of wheat from hoarders at Adda Rafiqabad, some 28 kilometers from here.... ‘25,000MW Projects under study’ LAHORE, April 23: Wapda is vigorously carrying out feasibility studies and engineering designs for various hydropower projects with accumulative generation capacity of more than 25,000 MW and most of these studies are at an advanced stage of their completion.... PMDC, HEC in row over Cuba scholarships LAHORE, April 23: The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council has locked horns with the Higher Education Commission over sending students to Cuba for pursuing medical education (MBBS).... Punjab allows appointments RAWALPINDI, April 23: The Punjab government on Wednesday lifted ban on appointments across the province after various government departments and municipal services suffered heavily due to the inordinate delay in lifting of the ban.... Cases of murder, car theft go up RAWALPINDI, April 23: Cases of murder and car snatching went up in Rawalpindi but the total number of crimes dropped from 3,280 to 2,845 in the first quarter of this year, official sources said.... Symposium on biometrics security held ISLAMABAD, April 23: Biometric identification process provides authenticated solutions to various security issues, according to Chief of Naval Staff Admiral M. Afzal Tahir.... 10 babies die in Dadu hospital in a week DADU, April 23: Ten babies’ death in Dadu Civil Hospital during past one week has failed to jolt doctors out of their apathy who refuse to accept their responsibility and dismiss them as natural deaths.... Khairpur hospital lacks specialists KHAIRPUR, April 23: The Khairpur Civil Hospital turns away many seriously injured patients and refers them to Sukkur, Nawabshah and Larkana since the hospital lacks a number of specialist doctors including... Woman killed SUKKUR, April 23: A woman was shot dead by armed men on the pretext of Karo-Kari on Bharo link road in Sarhad police station’s area in district Ghotki on Wednesday.... Gorakh Hill Station to be turned into tourist spot LARKANA, April 23: Sindh Minister for Law, Youth Affairs and Sports Ayaz Soomro said that the Sindh government would soon establish an authority for the development of Gorakh Hill Station to boost tourism in the province.... Farmers complain about high inputs SAHIWAL, April 23: The cost of agriculture inputs has increased 300 to 400 times as compare to governmental support price, which has resulted in low yield, say representatives of Anjuman Kashtikaran, Sahiwal.... In-laws kill youth who married by choice BAHAWALPUR, April 23: A man was allegedly tortured to death by his in-laws to avenge his marrying their daughter by choice in Kalar village near Ahmedpur East on Tuesday.... A school in hands of ‘butchers’ MUZAFFARGARH, April 23: The fate of a school built by the Raj in 1927 for the people of Muzaffargarh hangs in balance. TMA officials currently in control of the school building... Scholarships not for Tevta students DERA GHAZI KHAN, April 23: Hundreds of students of Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (Tevta) institutions in Dera Ghazi Khan and Rajanpur have been denied scholarships by the Religious Affairs Ministry for the past year.... Newborn kidnapped FAISALABAD, April 23: A newborn was kidnapped from the Allied Hospital here on Wednesday. Reports said Shamim Akhtar of Akbarabad gave birth to a baby boy two days ago at the gynaecology ward of the Allied Hospital.... Funds frozen DERA GHAZI KHAN, April 23: Development funds of the district government have been freezed to review its allocation in the budget as the present district government and the district council cannot utilize the allocation properly.... Women punishes husband SARGODHA, April 23: A man was hospitalised after a woman cut the vital organ of her husband to avenge his plan to contract a second marriage.... Sugar growers denied payments by mills OKARA, April 23: Growers are facing an acute financial crisis owing to non-payment by three sugar millers and they have sought government intervention.... Sunday bazaar reaches Shadbagh LAHORE, April 23: A Sunday bazaar will be set up in Shadbagh to ensure the provision of good quality edibles to the residents of the area at economical prices.... Trucks block road SARGODHA, April 23: Drivers parked over 200 trucks in the middle of Sargodha-Faisalabad Road and blocked it for four hours on Wednesday in protest against government’s refusal to buy the yield.... Sarabjit’s family hopes visit will be fruitful LAHORE, April 23: “We are hopeful that the government of Pakistan will release Sarabjit Singh after reviewing his death sentence and our visit to Pakistan will not prove futile.”Sarabjit’s... More DCOs, secretaries transferred LAHORE, April 23: The Punjab government on Wednesday transferred and posted some more administrative secretaries and district coordination officers....

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