DAWN - National; September 10, 2008

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September 10, 2008	Wednesday	Ramazan 09, 1429

Gilani to invite Asif to address parliament ISLAMABAD, Sept 9: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani would soon meet President Asif Ali Zardari and formally invite him to address a joint session of the two houses of parliament, sources told Dawn on Tuesday....		Punjab ministers’ issue settled with PPP: Nawaz LAHORE, Sept 9: PML-N chief Mian Nawaz Sharif said on Tuesday the PPP leaders would take a decision about their ministers in the Punjab cabinet....

Aafia case: IHC upbraids ministry over delay in reply ISLAMABAD, Sept 9: The Chief Justice of the Islamabad High Court on Tuesday took notice of a delay by the ministry of interior in submitting its reply in a case about Dr Aafia Siddiqui....		France slams US strikes in Pakistan PARIS, Sept 9: France warned on Tuesday that missile strikes by suspected US drones in Pakistani tribal areas were undermining international efforts in Afghanistan and Pakistan....

US urges steps against human trafficking ISLAMABAD, Sept 9: The United States has urged Pakistan to translate its strong ‘will and commitment’ to fight human trafficking into concrete steps....		Bush advises Asif to ignore public opinion WASHINGTON, Sept 9: The White House indicated on Tuesday that President George W. Bush has asked his Pakistani counterpart to do what is good for his country regardless of public opinion when he telephoned Asif Ali Zardari earlier in the day....

Flour shortage cause disputed RAWALPINDI, Sept 9: Despite the measures taken recently by the Punjab government to streamline the supply of wheat flour to the citizens of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, the staple food is not available freely in the twin cities....		$9m project to computerise electoral rolls completed ISLAMABAD, Sept 9: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on Tuesday marked the completion of the installation of Pakistan’s Computerised Electoral Rolls System (CERS) with a signing ceremony at the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP)....

Thousands left in the throes of hepatitis: Free treatment curtailed LAHORE, Sept 9: Instead of a change for the better, the managers of a health programme have decided to provide free vaccines and medicines to only 500 hepatitis B and C...		CM directs increase in wheat target LAHORE, Sept 9: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has directed increase in wheat production target for the current year from 18 million ton to 20 million ton, and said the department should...

Highwaymen loot six vehicles GUJAR KHAN, Sept 9: A gang of highwaymen looted six vehicles Monday night and deprived passengers of cash and valuables at gunpoint near Miani Borgi Kasi on the Qazian Jabbar Road, eyewitnesses told Dawn....		Hearing in terrorism suspects’ case put off RAWALPINDI, Sept 9: An anti-terrorism court here on Tuesday put off the hearing in the case of a suicide attack outside the army’s General Headquarters (GHQ) after the police submitted that...


Seven SHOs served with show-cause notices RAWALPINDI, Sept 9: Regional Police Officer (RPO) Nasir Khan Durrani on Tuesday served show-cause notices on seven station house officers (SHOs) for their poor performance. He also directed the City Police...		Summary sent to PM: Teachers’ reinstatement, regularisation ISLAMABAD, Sept 9: The Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) has decided to reinstate or regularise services of contractual teachers who won cases in their favour by the Islamabad High Court after approval from the prime minister....

PAF official falls to death ISLAMABAD, Sept 9: An official of the Pakistan Air Force died after accidentally falling from the stairs of a building here on Tuesday, police said....		Etihad plane makes safe emergency landing ISLAMABAD, Sept 9: An Etihad Airways flight with 142 passengers and 14 crew made an emergency landing at Benazir Bhutto International Airport on Tuesday after pilots reported a nose gear problem....

FBR reshuffles 19 officials ISLAMABAD, Sept 9: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has transferred and posted 19 senior officers of income tax and customs groups.According to a notification, Najamuddin Khan has been transferred and...		Missing man found dead CHAKWAL, Sept 9: A young man went missing some seven days back was found dead in a pond at village Oudherwal....

Security men on alert to avert attacks, says Malik ISLAMABAD, Sept 9: The security apparatus in the federal capital and the provincial headquarters has been put on ‘high alert’ in the wake of intelligence that terrorists are planning to carry...		Haj quota report clarified ISLAMABAD, Sept 9: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Religious Affairs, Zakat and Ushr, Hamid Saeed Kazimi, issued a clarification on Tuesday about his Monday’s statement in the Senate with regard...

Students suffer owing to strike by teachers MIANWALI, Sept 9: Teachers continued strike against the executive district officer for education for the second day, providing another ‘rest’ day to the students of the state-run educational institutions....		Panjnad bridge leads to agony BAHAWALPUR, Sept 9: The Panjnad headworks bridge, over 70 kilometres from here, closed on Sept 1 for heavy traffic is creating inconvenience for the public, Dawn has learnt....

Robbers kill cop, injure another KASUR, Sept 9: A policeman was killed and another injured when robbers opened fire at them in Pattoki City police precincts late on Monday night....		Protest against delay in ‘rape’ case registration SAHIWAL, Sept 9: Around 60 or so people, including an alleged rape victim and her family members, demonstrated in front of the local press club and the DPO’s office here on...

PO killed in shootout with police KHANEWAL, Sept 9: Police on Tuesday claimed to have killed a proclaimed offender (PO) in a shootout near Shergarh, some 35km away from here, in Kabirwala Sadar police precincts....		Six kidnappers netted by police GUJRANWALA, Sept 9: A graduation student, who was kidnapped for ransom, was got released by his family after paying Rs300,000 while the police later arrested six kidnappers and recovered the money and unlicensed weapons from their possession on Tuesday....

Lawyers’ fresh protest plan MULTAN, Sept 9: Both the benches of high court bar associations of southern Punjab of the Lahore High Court will lock up all courts for two days – Thursday and Friday to press the demand for the restoration of judges....		Arrested GUJRANWALA, Sept 9: Police claim on Tuesday to have arrested an exporter on charges of human smuggling....

Teams to monitor border checkpoints: Flour smuggling LAHORE, Sept 9: Dissatisfied with the performance of checkpoints at provincial borders meant for curbing smuggling, particularly of wheat and flour, Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has constituted special teams to monitor working of these posts....

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