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September 30, 2008 Tuesday Ramazan 29, 2008   Taliban offer to release Chinese in exchange of 136 jailed militants MINGORA, Sept 29: The Swat Taliban have offered to release two Chinese engineers in exchange for 136 jailed militants. They also declared a unilateral ceasefire till the third day of Eidul Fitr.... US, Pakistan review strategic ties WASHINGTON, Sept 29: The United States and Pakistan began their first elevated strategic dialogue here on Monday focussing on security relations and economic ties.... Nisar accuses Zardari of acting like Musharraf ISLAMABAD, Sept 29: Leader of the opposition Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has accused President Asif Ali Zardari of bypassing parliament while taking decisions on major issues.... Maulana Malik declared elected from NA-41 ISLAMABAD, Sept 29: The Islamabad High Court on Monday declared Maulana Abdul Malik as elected from NA-41 Wana, South Waziristan, (Tribal Areas-VI) in the general elections and set aside the decision of the chief election commissioner.... Police team to probe Polish engineer’s kidnapping ATTOCK, Sept 29: A five-member police team has been formed under the supervision of an SP to probe into the kidnapping of a polish engineer.... Govt in a fix over CDGK project funding ISLAMABAD, Sept 29: The federal government is in a fix over a decision of the City District Government of Karachi (CDGK) to use Rs12 billion from the Employees Benevolent and Katchi... Holiday for newspapers KARACHI, Sept 29: Newspapers will observe two days of holiday on account of Eidul Fitr, according to a press release issued by the All Pakistan Newspapers Society.... ABL clarifies report on women’s testimony ISLAMABAD, Sept 29: The Allied Bank said on Monday it was following like other financial institutions a controversial 1984 decree of then military ruler General Ziaul Haq that equated two women... New currency notes: Legal notice for SBP LAHORE, Sept 29: A senior lawyer has sent a legal notice to State Bank of Pakistan Governor Shamshad Akhtar seeking withdrawal of all new currency notes within 30 days.... Eid gifts given to Bajaur DPs ISLAMABAD, Sept 29: The Pakistan Youth Hostel Association on Monday gave away 100 gift packets to 100 refugee families from Bajaur, who have taken shelter at New Shakrial village.... Mealy bug disease hits fruit trees in Baltistan SKARDU, Sept 29: A disease called mealy bug has hit fruit trees in Skardu district and the farmers fear that they will face huge losses if the government did not take timely measures to check it.... ATC drops charges against accused: Threatening calls to FIA RAWALPINDI, Sept 29: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) here on Monday dropped terrorism charges against a man for allegedly making threatening calls to the headquarters of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in... Heads of Baitul Maal, zakat committee accused of corruption JACOBABAD, Sept 29: Around 300 people including a large number of women held a rally on Monday in protest against chairmen of District Zakat, Ushr Committee and Baitul Maal, accusing them of being corrupt.... Ghinwa slams govt LARKANA, Sept 29: The chairperson of the Pakistan People’s Party (Shaheed Bhutto), Ghinwa Bhutto, has said that the ongoing war between militants and the US forces had put the life of the masses at risk.... Rulers have failed: Mumtaz SHIKARPUR, Sept 29: Sindh National Front Chairman Mumtaz Ali Bhutto said on Monday that the present rulers who had been voted into power by people had completely failed to honour the commitments they had made during electioneering.... Bid to smuggle parrots foiled LAHORE, Sept 29: A Punjab Wildlife district officer has confiscated seven macaws and nine amazon parrots at Lahore airport being smuggled to Karachi.... US, Nato, India ‘encircling’ Pakistan LAHORE, Sept 29: A former army chief says Pakistan is being ‘encircled’ by the United State, India, Nato and the European Union under a well thought-out plan, and calls upon the... $750m for jobs in tribal areas: US envoy LAHORE, Sept 29: Ambassador Anne W. Peterson has said the United States wants long-term and broad-based relations with Pakistan and does not want to destabilise it.... Construction at journalists’ colony allowed LAHORE, Sept 29: The provincial government has decided to grant ''right of construction'' to journalists on their plots in the Zafar Ali Khan Housing Colony in Harbansbura.... Loadshedding raises its ugly head again LAHORE, Sept 29: The Pakistan Electric Power Supply Company (Pepco) on Monday returned to three-hour loadshedding regime throughout the country, with hydel generation plummeting because of lower dam levels and increasing temperature creating a deficit of over 1,500MW.... Call to use resources for poverty alleviation ISLAMABAD, Sept 29: Civil society organisations in the Commonwealth countries of Asia have called for curtailing expenditure on defence and armaments and stressed on using the resources for the uplift of... Pir cheats jobless disciples out of money NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Sept 29: A pir allegedly swindled Rs40,000 each from two individuals reportedly his disciples after promising to arrange for them jobs in the provincial education department.... Body formed to probe fake encounter KHAIRPUR, Sept 29: Taking notice of the murder of Hamadullah alias Raja Jatoi who was killed in police firing two days ago, DIG Sukkur Bashir Ahmed Memon has constituted an inquiry committee.... Prisoners caught escaping in guise of women LARKANA, Sept 29: The personnel of prison police foiled an attempt by two under trial prisoners to escape and took into custody five women, including their mothers, for allegedly aiding them in escape on Monday.... PPP leader blamed for ejectment of Meghwar families MIRPURKHAS, Sept 29: A large number of people belonging to Meghwar community who held a rally on Monday accused a local leader of Pakistan People’s Party of occupying their houses after... Shot dead LARKANA, Sept 29: Two armed men riding a motorcycle shot a man dead in Wagan town.... Four killed in accident HYDERABAD, Sept 29: Four members of a family were killed in a road accident near Kisana Mori Tando Jam here late on Monday evening.... Strike in Qambar against delay in arrest of accused LARKANA, Sept 29: A complete strike was observed in Qambar town on Monday in protest against delay in arrest of the people accused of attacking Nurpur police post and killing five policemen including the SHO on Sept 22.... Two Pos killed in encounter in Burewala VEHARI, Sept 29: Two proclaimed offenders were killed in an encounter at Mauza Suldera, Burewala in Sahoka police precincts on Monday evening.... Three TMA officials booked for negligence: Manhole death BAHAWALPUR, Sept 29: The police registered a case against three tehsil municipal administration (TMA) officials for their alleged negligence which claimed the life of a boy, Ali Osama, who fell in a manhole in Baghdad Mohajir Colony on Saturday.... Poor women get injuries as Eidee GUJRANWALA, Sept 29: Over two dozen destitute women seeking Eidee were injured in a stampede, two of them seriously at a factory on the GT Road here on Monday.... Five injured in gas cylinder blast VEHARI, Sept 29: Five people were injured when a welding gas cylinder exploded in a paint workshop in Fawara Chowk in Burewala, some 45 kilometres away from here, on Monday.... Case against 23 for killing student OKARA, Sept 29: Satgrah police on Monday registered a case against 23 people in the murder case of a class-VI student.... Man kills himself MULTAN, Sept 29: A 45-year-old rickshaw driver committed suicide here on Monday.... Car rider arrested; weapons seized SIALKOT, Sept 29: A major act of sabotage was averted in Sialkot after police arrested a car rider and recovered weapons in large quantity from his vehicle in Uggoki on Monday.... One killed, two injured in highway robbery KASUR, Sept 29: Robbers shot a bus passenger dead while injured two others on offering resistance during a highway robbery near Arien Model Farm on Multan Road in Pattoki Sadar police precincts on Sunday night.... NAB told not to harass Double Shah’s wife LAHORE, Sept 29: The Lahore High Court has directed the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) not to harass the wife of Sibtul Hasan Shah alias Double Shah.... Remission LAHORE, Sept 29: As many as 207 prisoners will be released from jails in Punjab on Eidul Fitr as a result of five-month special remission in sentences by Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and payment of Diyat by the government.... Hoaxers continue their business LAHORE, Sept 29: Bomb hoax calls at the Lahore High Court (LHC) and a foreign bank in Gulberg created panic among the staff and visitors on Monday, police said.... 20kg flour for Rs400 after Eid LAHORE, Sept 29: Flour will return to pre-Ramazan price of Rs400 per 20 kilogramme (kg) from Saturday next (Oct 4), when the Punjab government ends its Rs1.6...

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