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September 28, 2008 Sunday Ramazan 27, 1429   Kurram tribes agree to cease fire ISLAMABAD, Sept 27: A peace jirga of tribal elders representing the warring groups of Kurram Agency agreed on Saturday to observe a temporary ceasefire till December 31 and said it would... Jirga endorses sharia regulation for Malakand PESHAWAR, Sept 27: A grand jirga of the Malakand region endorsed on Saturday the proposed Nizam-i-Adl (Sharia) Regulation, 2008, likely to be enforced in the region, including Swat, from December.... PML-Q calls for joint parliament sitting, APC: Situation in tribal areas ISLAMABAD, Sept 27: The Pakistan Muslim League-Q has expressed concern over the volatile situation in tribal areas and called for convening a joint sitting of both houses parliament and an all... Senator asks Rehman to step down: Marriott blast attributed to security lapse ISLAMABAD, Sept 27: Secretary Interior Syed Kamal Shah on Saturday taking the responsibility of Marriott blast said it was the result of a security lapse.... Justice Iftikhar hopeful of success ISLAMABAD, Sept 27: Deposed chief justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry has said that the goal of independence of judiciary for which the legal fraternity launched a 17-month-long struggle will ultimately be achieved despite difficulties and crisis.... Demonstrators block highway in Karachi KARACHI, Sept 27: Traffic remained suspended for at least one hour near Sohrab Goth as protesters blocked a portion of Super Highway on Saturday following the killing of a worker of... Another ‘package’ for Northern Areas in the offing SKARDU, Sept 27: The federal government is working on a comprehensive package for the solution of Northern Areas’ constitutional and political problems.... CCTV cameras to monitor key points by year’s end RAWALPINDI, Sept 27: A new security system for various strategic military and public locations in the cantonment areas would be put in place by the end of this year, it has been learnt.... Wasa, minority members head for showdown: Land grab near lake RAWALPINDI, Sept 27: The stage is set for a showdown between the Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) and some members of a religious minority on Sunday over the illegal occupation of a piece of land near Rawal Lake.... Six more dengue cases test positive ATTOCK, Sept 27: Six more dengue fever cases tested positive in Basal village of tehsil Jand on Saturday. Four of the patients are being kept in isolation ward of district headquarters hospital Attock.... Doctor’s arrest ordered RAWALPINDI, Sept 27: A civil judge here on Saturday issued arrest warrant of a doctor at the Benazir Bhutto Shaeed Hospital for not appearing in the court in a damage suit... Court orders registration of FIR against SP LARKANA, Sept 27: The Larkana circuit bench of the Sindh High Court ordered on Friday registration of an FIR against Superintendent of Police (investigation) Dadu Sikandar Magsi and one Jamil Siyal for kidnapping a businessman.... Sale of Qadirpur gas field termed anti-Sindh move HYDERABAD, Sept 27: The Sindh United Party on Saturday described the proposed privation of Qadirpur gas field as an anti-Sindh step and said the party would resist any move to sell off the mineral resources of the province.... Two killed, three hurt in grenade attack FAISALABAD, Sept 27: Two children were killed and four other family members injured when three criminals hurled hand-grenades on the house of a lawyer over an old enmity in Chak 101-GB in the precincts of Jaranwala Sadar police early on Saturday.... Sharp reduction in river inflow may hit Rabi LAHORE, Sept 27: The water inflow in the four rivers — Indus, Kabul, Jhelum and Chenab — on Saturday fell to a historic low of 86,900 cusecs — a drop of... PPP, PML-N top brass to meet after Eidul Fitr: Punjab govt future uncertain LAHORE, Sept 27: The plan to replace the PML-N-led Punjab government with a PPP-PML-Q coalition has not been abandoned despite the apparent reconciliation between the PML-N and the PPP leaders.... Special trains not sufficient LAHORE, Sept 27: The special trains, run to cater to the Eid rush, seemed to be insufficient as the railways stopped their booking on Saturday, some four days or so before the holy festival.... Dist govt allowed to hire 2,400 teachers on contract RAWALPINDI, Sept 27: The Punjab government has allowed the district education department to appoint about 2400 school teachers on contract to meet the shortage of teaching staff, Dawn has learnt.... Sost dry port: poll schedule notified HUNZA, Sept 27: Civil judge Minhas Hussain has notified the schedule of election to the Sost Dry Port Trust.... 72 prisoners released from district jail ATTOCK, Sept 27: The district and sessions judge released 72 prisoners, including 58 under-trial, from the district jail on Saturday during his monthly inspection of the jail.... PFUJ condemns attacks on TV journalists ISLAMABAD, Sept 27: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has condemned attacks earlier this week on teams of DawnNews and Sindh TV while they were doing stories on the Makli... Venue changed ISLAMABAD, Sept 27: The government on Saturday changed the venue of the meeting of the Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee for sighting the moon of Shawwal, 1429 Hijri.... Villager killed in police ‘encounter’ KHAIRPUR, Sept 27: Tando Masti police claimed to have killed a criminal in an ‘encounter’ here in Dandho Jatoi taluka Kingri here on Saturday morning.... Defamation suit filed by Sassui’s father THATTA, Sept 27: Former MPA and Pakistan People’s Party leader Ghulam Qadir Palijo has filed a defamation suit of Rs100 million in the court of senior civil judge against the owner... No check on wheat flour prices in Thar MITHI, Sept 27: Despite clear-cut directives from the Sindh food department to sell wheat flour at Rs23.50 per kg, chakki-owners are charging Rs28 a kg to Rs30 a kg in various... Call for giving state land to poor farmers JACOBABAD, Sept 27: An open forum on ‘Amendment to tenancy act and land reforms’ was organised by the Prisoners and Poor Welfare Foundation, an NGO, in collaboration with the Sindh Porhiyat Council here at the press club on Saturday.... ‘Karo-kari’ takes girl’s life SUKKUR, Sept 27: A teenaged girl was put to death by her uncle over the pretext of karo-kari in Mubarakpur village near Pano Akil, early on Saturday.... Jeay Shah Badshah’s Urs begins SUKKUR, Sept 27: The 411th annual Urs of Hazrat Khairuddin Shah Jillani popularly known as Jeay Shah Badshah started at his shrine in Old Sukkur on Saturday.... Bomb hoax sparks scare at hotel HYDERABAD, Sept 27: An anonymous cell phone caller created scare by informing that a powerful bomb had been planted in Indus Hotel located on Thandi Sarak on Saturday.... Tailors voice angst against power outage NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Sept 27: Tailors Welfare Association on Saturday held a rally and a demonstration in Moro in protest against hours-long unannounced loadshedding during the peak season of their work.... Hari’s body to celebrate Eid with simplicity HYDERABAD, Sept 27: The secretary-general of the Sindh Hari Committee, M.S. Bhurgari, on Friday said that the members of the committee would celebrate Eidul Fitr with simplicity to express solidarity with... Power consumers warned HYDERABAD, Sept 27: The managing director the Pakistan Electric Power Company (Pepco), Fazal Ahmed Khan, has directed the relevant officials of the Hyderabad Electricity Supply Company (Hesco) to disconnect power supply to defaulters and to launch a recovery campaign.... Privatisation of national assets a conspiracy: labour leader HYDERABAD, Sept 27: The general secretary of the Pakistan Workers Federation, interior of Sindh, Abdul Latif Nizamani, additional general secretary Mehboob Ali Qureshi and others condemning the proposed privatization of Qadirpur... Journalists hold demo SHIKARPUR, Sept 27: The journalists in Shikarpur staged a demonstration here in front of the press club against the manhandling of journalists including correspondents of DawnNews TV and Sindh TV by... Two injured in exchange of fire in jail MIRPURKHAS, Sept 27: At least two persons were injured in an exchange of fire on the premises of the district prison here on Saturday.... Minister blames LG system for corruption SHIKARPUR, Sept 27: The Sindh Minister for Local Bodies, Agha Siraj Durrani, said that the government was determined to provide basic amenities to the people at their doorsteps and all out... Police accused of harassment MITHI, Sept 27: Faqir Manwar Sagar, a local journalist, appealed to IG Sindh and DPO of Tharparkar on Saturday to stop in-charge SHO of Islamkot police station from harassing him and his brothers.... Lecturers protest beating of peon KHANEWAL, Sept 27: More than 40 lecturers of the Government Degree College for Boys on Saturday protested, in a written statement, against physical assault on a college peon allegedly by four men of a sensitive agency.... Student stabbed to death OKARA, Sept 27: A student stabbed to death his class fellow over some petty issue in Chak 42-GD, some 25km from here, on Saturday.... Five lawyers booked for thrashing Wapda SDO KASUR, Sept 27: The B Division police have booked five lawyers for thrashing a Wapda SDO and detaining him in the barroom on Saturday. Later, the DPO and the DCO pacified the protesting Lesco officials.... Price magistrate held hostage by shopkeepers GUJRANWALA, Sept 27: A special magistrate and his staffers were held hostage by shopkeepers allegedly at the behest of Qila Deedar Singh town nazim during price checking on Saturday.... Ex-nazim’s men besiege BHU: Doctor rescued TOBA TEK SINGH, Sept 27: Police on Saturday rescued a doctor at Chak 189-GB, Patli, after supporters of a former union council naib nazim besieged his office over an alleged theft case.... Contempt notices to officials over NOC MULTAN, Sept 27: The Lahore High Court Multan Bench on Friday issued contempt notices to the Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Company Limited (SNGPL) general manager, town municipal officer of Bosan Town... House robbery SHEIKHUPURA, Sept 27: Five robbers looted the house of an expatriate in Dera Khursheed locality on Saturday.... Warning to Fertilizer hoarders LAHORE, Sept 27: Punjab Agriculture Minister Malik Ahmad Ali Aulakh on Saturday said those involved in hoarding, adulteration and overcharging of fertiliser would not be spared at any cost.... Man kills wife for not waking him up at Sehri LAHORE, Sept 27: A man hammered his wife to death for not waking him up for fasting at their Kotli Pir Abdul Rehman residence on Saturday.... Panic at airport after suicide attack threat LAHORE, Sept 27: Passengers, visitors and staff of the Allama Iqbal International Airport were panicked after a hoax call about a suicide attack on the airport at 4pm on Saturday.... LESC SDO suspended LAHORE, Sept 27: Lahore Electric Supply Company Chief Executive Akram Arain on Saturday ordered suspension of Bilal Colony sub-divisional officer for ‘criminal negligence’ resulting in electrocution of a lineman, Muhammad Yaqub, while working on an 11KV line on Friday.... Anti-dengue spray LAHORE, Sept 27: In the wake of growing Eid rush, the Punjab Health Department has started fumigation and medicinal sprays inside trains at the Lahore railway station to prevent growth of mosquitoes causing dengue fever.... Warehouse burnt LAHORE, Sept 27: A warehouse and four CD shops were reduced to ashes when a fire broke out in Rehmat Plaza on Hall Road early on Saturday....

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