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October 05, 2008 Sunday Shawwal 05, 1429   Pakistan urged to join ‘winter offensive’: US proposes joint patrols WASHINGTON, Oct 4: The United States is urging Pakistan to participate in a major winter offensive against the Taliban and Al Qaeda militants and also to undertake joint military patrols of... Altaf asks Nawaz to ‘forget and forgive’ LONDON, Oct 4: MQM chief Altaf Hussain has made an impassioned appeal to former prime minister Nawaz Sharif to forget and forgive and join hands with the PPP-led coalition government to steer the ship of the nation out of troubled waters.... US strike: 21 buried MIRAMSHAH, Oct 4: The 21 slain people, foreigners among them, who were killed by a missile attack in Momadkhel area of North Waziristan on Friday, were buried on Saturday.... Erra’s housing subsidy not sufficient, complains NGO ISLAMABAD, Oct 4: Omar Asghar Khan Development Foundation is set to release a report aimed at assessing the impact of the housing subsidy provided by the Earthquake Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Authority... ‘Green Tractor Scheme’ launched TAXILA, Oct 4: The Punjab government has formally launched the ‘Green Tractor Scheme’ for farmers in Hassanabdal.... Parliament House to be renovated: CDA invites tenders ISLAMABAD, Oct 4: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has sought tenders from the approved contractors of the civic body for the renovation of the Parliament House.... Summary on commutation of death sentences being finalised ISLAMABAD, Oct 4: The government is finalising a summary to pardon or commute death sentence of convicts into life imprisonment. It will be sent to the federal cabinet this month for approval, Dawn has learnt.... Work on RBOD-III stopped after body confirms locals’ fears: Shahdadkot saved from destruction LARKANA, Oct 4: Work on the Right Bank Outfall Drain (RBOD)-III passing near Shahdadkot was immediately stopped in the light of the preliminary report of a technical committee headed by Bashir Ahmed Dahar, Chairman Indus River System Authority (IRSA).... People oppose construction LARKANA, Oct 4: The people of Shahdadkot representing different shades of life unanimously rejected the construction of RBOD-III passing near Shahdadkot saying that it would devastate the virgin land and submerge the Shahdadkot town and its adjoining areas.... Suspects in Pole’s kidnapping arrested ATTOCK, Oct 4: Law-enforcement agencies have arrested four people in Pind Sultani and Domail villages of Jand tehsil for their alleged involvement in the kidnapping of Polish engineer Piotr Stanczak.... Jirga slaps fine on man, declares woman kari KHAIRPUR, Oct 4: A married woman was allegedly declared kari in a jirga and it was decided that she should be killed while the man alleged to be karo was asked to pay Rs100,000 and a girl’s hand as fine.... Eight killed as bus plunges into ditch HYDERABAD, Oct 4: Eight passengers of a bus including a woman were killed and 26 others were injured when a bus on Moya road turning near Ansari Sugar Mills, Tando Mohammad Khan, plunged into Sim Nullah on Saturday.... Strategy prepared to check lawlessness: minister HYDERABAD, Oct 4: The Sindh Minister for Works and Services, Manzoor Hussain Wassan, has said that the provincial government has prepared a comprehensive plan to maintain law and order and to extirpate crime from the province in an effective manner.... 17 including four women injured in armed clash SHIKARPUR, Oct 4: At least seventeen persons including four women were seriously injured in a clash between rival groups of the Brohi community in Shahmir Junejo village here on Saturday evening.... Gastro claims two lives; another 100 cases feared FAISALABAD, Oct 4: Gastro death toll rose to two, while nearly 100 fresh cases were reported on Saturday at Chanan Ke.... Punjab setup collapse PML-Q’s dream: Mukhtar speaks out GUJRAT, Oct 4: Expressing the desire to keep the coalition with the PML-N intact, Defence Minister Chaudhry Ahmad Mukhtar said on Saturday the PPP had yet to decide whether it had... Punjab govt determined to get DCs restored LAHORE, Oct 4: Hoping to restore the defunct deputy commissioners/district magistrates with all their lost colonial might, the Punjab government intends to agitate the related legal and constitutional issues long settled before the elimination of the post in 2001.... Future of lawyers’ movement ‘hazy’ LAHORE, Oct 4: From the long march to a division in the bars to reappointment of deposed judges, the ebb and flow of the lawyers’ movement has raised doubts about its future.... Govt advised to play role for peace inAfghanistan LAHORE, Oct 4: Senior politician Dr Mubashir Hasan said here on Saturday that Pakistan should use its good offices to influence Afghanistan as well as western countries to bring an end... Police, HRCP at odds over head-hitters LAHORE, Oct 4: Although the capital city police have so far failed to make any arrests in the infamous ‘head-hitters’ case that has stalked the provincial metropolis over the past two... Days of Rs2 Roti gone with Ramazan RAWALPINDI, Oct 4: People who had enjoyed Roti at Rs2 during Ramazan as a blessing from Allah were shocked when the Naanbais and Tandoorwalas charged them Rs5 to Rs10 for the same on the Eid day.... N.As internet users face connectivity problem GILGIT, Oct 4: Internet users are facing connectivity problem thanks to the system of lone internet service provider, Special Communication Organization, being dead slow. The users have to dial dozens of... Benazir murder case to be heard next week RAWALPINDI, Oct 4: An anti terrorist court will resume hearing in the Benazir Bhutto murder case here on October 11.... Reconstruction at Marriott in full swing ISLAMABAD, Oct 4: The reconstruction work at the Marriott hotel which was destroyed in the September 20 suicide blast has gained momentum.... Mysterious death of Woman convert SUKKUR, Oct 4: A Hindu girl who converted to Islam six years ago to marry Nadeem Ghouri was killed in mysterious circumstances at Bhutta road, “A” section police limits, Sukkur on Eid day.... Minister warns against fertiliser hoarding MIRPURKHAS, Oct 4: Talking tough on black-marketing and in impeding the process of self-sufficiency in food, the provincial minister for agriculture warned of strict action against offenders.... OGDCL workers plan protest in front of parliament house SUKKUR, Oct 4: Hundreds of workers of Oil and Gas Development Company Ltd (OGDCL) will stage a protest demonstration in front of parliament house on Monday, while a sit-in will also... Villagers protest against Hesco DADU, Oct 4: A large number of people from Shahmir Gadhi village took out a rally in Johi town on Saturday in protest against the Hyderabad Electricity Supply Company (Hesco) for disconnecting electricity to their water supply scheme.... 10 hurt SUKKUR, Oct 4: Ten people were injured in an armed clash between two groups of Jatoi community over the possession of fishpond in Sangi village, near Pano Akil late on Friday.... Man kills wife SUKKUR, Oct 4: A man suspecting his wife of having illicit relationship with another man killed her and her alleged paramour in Kalati Golato village near Kandhkot here on Friday night.... Man shot dead SHIKARPUR, Oct 4: Bandits shot dead a man in Jarakh Brohi village in the jurisdiction of the Khanpur police station in the small hours of Saturday.... Call to end favouritism in Wapda HYDERABAD, Oct 4: The Pakistan Wapda Hydro Electric Central Labour Union has complained of undue favours in the transfers and postings of Wapda officials.... Workers hold rally JACOBABAD, Oct 4: A rally was organised by the Mazdoor Shehri Ittehad on Saturday against issuance of a cheque worth Rs30.576 million by the roads department Jacobabad to a labour leader.... Eight injured in armed clash MIRPURKHAS, Oct 4: At least eight persons were injured in an armed clash between the Magsi and Pathan community in Gulshan Colony, Satellite Town.... LL.B. entry tests HYDERABAD, Oct 4: The director admissions of the University of Sindh announced that the tests for admissions to first year LL.B. under the newly-introduced five-year LL.B.... Demonstration HYDERABAD, Oct 4: The workers of the Labour Party of Pakistan (LPP) and villagers from Masoo Bhurgri union council held a protest demonstration against secretary of the union council for his alleged corruption and later observed a token hunger strike.... Haj training programmes HYDERABAD, Oct 4: Federal Ministry for Religious Affairs, Zakat and Ushr has planned to organise Haj awareness training programme for intending pilgrims for Haj 2008 in Sindh from Oct 14.... Police recover girl, arrest her kidnappers GUJRAT, Oct 4: Police recovered a 10-year old girl who was kidnapped for a ransom of Rs2.5 million and arrested three kidnappers on Saturday.... Protesters block road for 3 hours SHEIKHUPURA, Oct 4: Residents of Muridke threw traffic out of gear for some three hours on GT Road on Saturday to protest the dacoity-cum-murder incident.... A cushy job for an information officer NAROWAL, Oct 4: The district information officer has allegedly been misusing the official vehicle and other paraphernalia besides having his involvement in other irregularities for the last three-and-a-half years.... Attendants protest doctors’ apathy NAROWAL, Oct 4: A mob of frenzied attendants broke windowpanes of emergency ward, doctors’ offices and ambulance of Shakargarh THQ Hospital and later thrashed the doctors allegedly for not providing prompt... Rally OKARA, Oct 4: Dozens of workers on Saturday staged a rally to condemn Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) workers who allegedly used abusive language against Punjab Labour Minister Ashraf Sohna at a rally a couple of days ago.... 11 booked for ‘humiliating’ doctors, blocking road GUJRANWALA, Oct 4: Police on Saturday booked at least 11 people for allegedly humiliating doctors of Divisional Headquarters Hospital and blocking GT Road over the death of a young woman.... Animals, cash taken away from outhouse SAHIWAL, Oct 4: A gang of cattle-lifters took away animals, cash and mobile phones on a truck here in village 52-A/GD, Noor Shah, on Friday night.... 6 ‘poachers’ held in Bahawalpur BAHAWALPUR, Oct 4: The Wildlife Department claimed to have arrested six people for illegal hunting in Cholistan desert on Friday.... Little time to address crises: JI LAHORE, Oct 4: Time is running out for the government to resolve the deepening economic crisis and restore law and order in the country, says Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) Naib Amir Liaquat Baloch.... Body found LAHORE, Oct 4: The body of a 13-year-old boy was found in a pond near Baba Roshan Shah shrine at Khiaban-i-Quaid on Saturday.... Bomb hoax LAHORE, Oct 4: Panic gripped shopkeepers and visitors after a bomb hoax at a Fortress Stadium food outlet on Saturday.... Quarrel leads to murder of two LAHORE, Oct 4: A man and his sister-in-law were shot dead allegedly by their neighbours in Noorpur village of Hudiara locality late on Friday.... Doctor beaten LAHORE, Oct 4: Relatives of a patient allegedly manhandled a doctor at the emergency ward of Mayo Hospital on Saturday when he informed them that the patient had died on way to the health facility....

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