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September 23, 2008 Tuesday Ramazan 22, 1429   Al Qaeda behind blast in Islamabad: US GUANTANAMO, Sept 22: Al Qaeda or an affiliate remain prime suspects in the Marriott hotel bombing in Pakistan, despite a responsibility claim by a little-known group, a US counterterrorism official said on Monday.... Troops’ fire forces US choppers to turn back: ISPR denies report MIRAMSHAH, Sept 22: Border security forces fired on two US helicopters which intruded into the Lowara Mandi village in North Waziristan on Sunday night, forcing them to turn back to Afghanistan, local officials said.... India, Pakistan to open Kashmir trade route NEW DELHI, Sept 22: India and Pakistan agreed on arrangements to open a border route for bilateral trade in Kashmir, a joint panel said on Monday.... Parliament’s joint session to discuss anti-terror policy ISLAMABAD, Sept 22: In camera sittings of both houses of parliament on anti-terrorism policy are likely to be held after Eid.... ‘Armed peace walk’ attacked, two killed CHARSADDA, Sept 22: A policeman and a militant were killed and 17 other people were injured when local Taliban attacked an ‘armed peace walk’ in Pir Qella area of Shabqadar on Monday.... Afghan official among 4 killed by landmine QUETTA, Sept 22: A senior Afghan official and his three bodyguards were killed when a landmine exploded in the Regh area of southern Afghanistan on Monday.... Three Hazara tribesmen gunned down in Quetta QUETTA, Sept 22: Three Hazara tribesmen were shot dead at two places here on Monday.... Ties with Pakistan will remain strong, says US NEW YORK, Sept 22: The United States on Monday rejected a suggestion that it needs to reconsider its relationship with Pakistan in view of the weekend’s deadly blast in Islamabad that killed scores of people, including at least two Americans.... Security man killed in Darra blast KOHAT, Sept 22: A soldier was killed when a remote-controlled bomb struck an army convoy near Akhorwal area of Darra Adamkhel on Monday.... Marriott begins journey back to grandeur ISLAMABAD, Sept 22: Renovation work started on Monday at the Marriott Hotel which was devastated by a powerful suicide blast that killed 53 people two days ago.... Bramdagh vows to continue armed struggle for rights QUETTA, Sept 22: Baloch Republican Party chief Bramdagh Bugti has ruled out talks with the government and said that the Baloch will get their rights through armed struggle.... Flour mills grind to a halt: Protest against ‘Magsi force’ SUKKUR, Sept 22: Majority of flour mills and chakkis across the province ground to a halt on Monday in response to a call for strike given by the Sindh chapter of... PML-N, PPP agree to hold fire in Punjab LAHORE, Sept 22: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) have agreed to “redefine the terms of engagement” in Punjab as the latter is not prepared to... LJ man shifted to undisclosed location GUJRANWALA, Sept 22: Police and intelligence agencies shifted the alleged activist of a banned outfit to an undisclosed location late on Sunday, who is linked with bombings in Rawalpindi and Karachi... Minor kidnapped for Rs500 SHEIKHUPURA, Sept 22: A man kidnapped a five-year-old boy to settle a Rs500 dispute in Imamia Colony on Monday.... PML-Q urges govt to mull terror strategy in parliament LAHORE, Sept 22: The government instead of issuing contradictory statements on the Marriott blast should have called a meeting of the parliament to discuss the issue of war on terror and prepare a strategy to counter such acts of terrorism.... Farmers find wheat sowing, yield targets unrealistic LAHORE, Sept 22: The government seems to be waiting for a miracle to boost wheat production this year, expecting a ‘bumper crop’ but ensuring provision of only half of the required inputs, says AgriForum Pakistan.... Search operation at PU hostels LAHORE, Sept 22: The Punjab University (PU) has decided to make a thorough search of its hostels after the discovery of arms and ammunition dumped in a university ground adjacent to... SHO summoned after bailiff recovered man RAWALPINDI, Sept 22: A bailiff appointed by the district and sessions judge here on Monday recovered a man from the unlawful confinement of the Chontra police, promoting the judge to summon the SHO on Friday along with the relevant record.... Project to monitor MPs performance launched ISLAMABAD, Sept 22: Acting Speaker National Assembly Faisal Karim Kundi on Monday called upon all stakeholders including the citizens and civil society to join hands in efforts to strengthen the parliament.... Economic uplift linked to improved quality of city life ISLAMABAD, Sept 22: Comprehensive planning and political will is needed to cope with the challenges posed by increasing urbanisation, particularly traffic mess, pollution and low condition of life, leading urban strategists said on Monday.... Foreigners advised to take care ISLAMABAD, Sept 22: Pakistan''s Foreign Office and the United Nations have advised the members of the expatriate’s community in the federal capital to stay away from markets and restaurants and to... Movement of trucks restricted ISLAMABAD, Sept 22: The government on Monday banned the movement of trucks in the federal capital without prior clearance and permission of the authorities concerned, a senior security official told Dawn on Monday.... Drug smuggling bid foiled HUNZA, Sept, 22: The Aliabad Police foiled a narcotics smuggling to China and arrested a drug trafficker the other day, said police sources.... Lawyers urged to help ensure expeditious justice ISLAMABAD, Sept 22: Chief Justice of Pakistan Abdul Hameed Dogar said on Monday endless litigation sometimes leads frustrated litigants to take to violence and urged the lawyers’ community to help ensure expeditious and inexpensive justice to people.... Court summons police officers for making false statements QUETTA, Sept 22: A division bench of the Balochistan High Court issued show-cause notices to Nasirabad’s district police officer and the SHO of Babakot police station on Monday for making false... 14 die as coaster falls into ravine MURREE, Sept 22: Fourteen people were killed and 21 others injured when a passenger coaster fell into ravine near Ghora Gali on Monday.... Senate body concerned over Karachi power crisis ISLAMABAD, Sept 22: Taking serious note of the ongoing loadshedding in Karachi, a Senate body on Monday urged the Karachi Electricity Supply Company to invest in upgradation of infrastructure and generation... Sukkur BISE class-XI result out SUKKUR, Sept 22: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Sukkur on Monday announced the results of Higher Secondary Certificate part-I (Class-XI) annual examinations, 2008 pertaining to the pre-medical and pre-engineering groups.... Trader looted THATTA, Sept 22: A wholesale trader was deprived of Rs116,000 in Mohalla Shah Kawal on Monday.... Police pick up woman, five children: relatives KHAIRPUR, Sept 22: Police picked up Ms Sassui and her five children and shifted them to an unknown place after raiding Waris Shambhani village of Saleh Patt taluka nine days ago, the woman’s relatives told journalists on Monday.... Imperialism behind terror: Palijo HYDERABAD, Sept 22: Awami Tehrik chief Rasool Bux Palijo has said that imperialism has killed no less than 100 million people throughout the world during the last 70 years and turned this planet into a virtual hell.... Water flow falls downstream Kotri Barrage HYDERABAD, Sept 22: An abrupt decrease of water in river Indus has reduced the discharge downstream Sukkur Barrage by 17,000 cusec and a further drop is feared in the next few... Sale of Qadirpur gas field opposed HYDERABAD, Sept 22: Sindh Taraqqi Pasand Party chairman Dr Qadir Magsi has said that the proposed privatisation of Qadirpur gas field is a new ploy to usurp natural resources of the province.... Boy crushed to death DADU, Sept 22: A boy Sajad Chandio, resident of Bhitai colony Kotri, was crushed to death under the wheels of a Peshawar -bound Awam Express when he was crossing the railway track on Monday.... Rs90 million scam in Layyah district govt LAYYAH, Sept 22: The surfacing of a fake budget book (current expenditure) of the Layyah district government reveals alleged financial bungling to the tune of Rs90 million in the annual budget of 2007-08.... Guru Nanak’s death anniversary rites conclude NAROWAL, Sept 22: Three-day rites of 469th death anniversary of Sikhism founder Baba Guru Nanak concluded at Gurdawara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpura, 16 kilometres away from here, on Monday.... ATC sends Wajahat force men to jail GUJRANWALA, Sept 22: The local anti-terrorism court No 1 on Monday sent as many as 25 activists of the Wajahat force from Gujrat to the Central Jail on judicial remand.... Customers decry PTCL apathy BAHAWALPUR, Sept 22: Hundreds of customers of the Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) are in trouble because their landlines are dead for the past many days.... Transformer installed at UAF grid FAISALABAD, Sept 22: Punjab Senior Minister Raja Riaz Ahmad has said the issue of big city allowance for the Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (Fesco) will be taken up with the federal government for immediate solution.... Urea sale at inflated rate allowed SAHIWAL, Sept 22: Agriculture department officials have allowed fertiliser dealers to sell 50 kilogramme urea bag at the rate of Rs800 in open market instead of Rs635 fixed by the government.... Two minors die in roof collapse OKARA, Sept 22: Two children were killed when the roof of their house collapsed in Purani Sabzi Mandi area on Monday.... Clash over mosque control TOBA TEK SINGH, Sept 22: Two rival groups clashed over the formation of a mosque management committee at Jamia Masjid Ghausia of Javed Colony in Gojra on Sunday night.... ‘Aitkaf city’ caves in LAHORE, Sept 22: Three people sustained injuries after tents erected at ‘Shahr-i-Aitkaf’ — a temporary establishment set up by Minhajul Quraan Tehrik in Township -- collapsed following a heavy windstorm and downpour on Monday, say witnesses and rescuers.... Millers challenge ban on wheat trade LAHORE, Sept 22: The Pakistan Flour Mills Association (PFMA), Punjab chapter, has challenged ban on inter-provincial trade of wheat by the Punjab government and registration of criminal cases against mill owners in this regard.... Lawyers to observe Iftikhar Day today LAHORE, Sept 22: The Lahore High Court Bar Association and the Lahore Bar Association are set to observe ‘Youm-i-Iftikhar’ on Tuesday (today) and hold meetings to pledge support to the deposed judge.... Plea against arrest of ‘Q’ workers adjourned LAHORE, Sept 22: Justice M Bilal Khan of the Lahore High Court on Monday put off proceedings in a petition filed by PML-Q’s Chaudhry Zaheerud Din against the alleged arrest of 200 party workers.... Spurious soft drinks seized LAHORE, Sept 22: The City District Government Lahore’s food squads on Monday recovered 2,148 bottles of spurious cold drink from four people....

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