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October 15, 2008 Wednesday Shawwal 15, 1429   Dr Qadeer wants to appear in IHC, says counsel ISLAMABAD, Oct 14: Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan’s counsel on Tuesday filed another petition with the Islamabad High Court saying the nuclear scientist along with his wife will appear before the court... ‘Navy capable of deploying strategic weapons’ KARACHI, Oct 14: Chief of Staff of Pakistan Navy Vice-Admiral Asif Humayun has said that navy is fully capable of deploying strategic weapons on the sea, if and when the government takes such a decision.... Musharraf murder plan accused plead not guilty RAWALPINDI, Oct 14: Twelve men accused of planning to assassinate former president Pervez Musharraf pleaded not guilty after they were formally indicted on Tuesday.... ECC amends share purchase agreement of KESC ISLAMABAD, Oct 14: The Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet decided on Tuesday to amend the share purchase agreement of the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) to attract fresh investments to enable the utility to overcome power shortage.... Qazi offers to mediate between govt, militants SUKKUR, Oct 14: Jamaat-i-Islami Ameer Qazi Hussain Ahmed made an offer on Tuesday to act as mediator between the government and militants in the tribal areas and urged the government to... Riots, sit-ins & power failures go side by side: 12 injured in Faisalabad FAISALABAD, Oct 14: Workers of powerlooms factories pelted shops with stones in Kutchery Bazaar on Tuesday and damaged various parked vehicles forcing shopkeepers of neighboring bazaars to pull their shutters down in a protest against unscheduled loadshedding in Faisalabad.... Pakistan, India vow to improve rail links LAHORE, Oct 14: Railway authorities of Pakistan and India on Tuesday discussed improving rail links between the two countries to facilitate passengers travelling across the border.... Punjab to continue wheat, flour supply LAHORE, Oct 14: Punjab would continue meeting wheat and flour requirements of other provinces even if it had to cut its own needs, said Adviser to Chief Minister Pervaiz Rasheed here on Tuesday.... Terror and hoax thrillers haunt box office LAHORE, Oct 14: The entertainment industry is tottering from the ongoing wave of terrorism and hoax and their business is down by around 50 per cent, people related to cinema and theater told Dawn.... Only 2pc women own land in Pakistan RAWALPINDI, Oct 14: The first ‘International Day of Rural Women’ is being observed on Wednesday to highlight the critical role and contribution of rural women in enhancing agricultural and rural development, improving food security and eradicating rural poverty.... LHC declares renting out private cars unlawful RAWALPINDI, Oct 14: The Lahore High Court (LHC) Rawalpindi bench here on Tuesday while hearing a narcotics case observed that business of renting private cars was unlawful as the activity did not come under the ambit of commercial taxation.... Sugar crisis looms large in Pindi RAWALPINDI, Oct 14: A sugar crisis is developing in the city for the citizens who are still battling with the wheat flour crisis.... PPP favourites in race to head HEC ISLAMABAD, Oct 14: The race is on to grab the post of Higher Education Commission (HEC) chairman which carries the status of a federal minister, sources close to the development told Dawn.... American found dead ISLAMABAD, Oct 14: An American national was found dead in his hotel room on Tuesday, police said.... Marriott owner Hopeful of getting adjoining plot ISLAMABAD, Oct 14: The government is considering granting the request of Marriott’s management for the adjacent piece of land to secure the hotel which was struck by a suicide truck bomber last month, leaving at least 55 people dead.... Disqualification case: fresh notices issued to Sharifs ISLAMABAD, Oct 14: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued fresh notices to Nawaz Sharif and Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif on government’s appeals against their disqualification.... Rs30.5m traffic control system approved RAWALPINDI, Oct 14: The residents of Rawalpindi, who are never satisfied with the traffic system, will now have an advance signal control system and lane marking on Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Road.... Two killed RAWALPINDI, Oct 14: A man was shot dead while another person was killed when his gun accidentally went off on Tuesday.... Bakhtawar elected to varsity student council LONDON, Oct 14: Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari, the eldest daughter of Benazir Bhutto, has been elected to the Students’ Representative Council of the Edinburgh University Students’... Court allows two sisters to go with uncle LARKANA, Oct 14: The civil judge and judicial magistrate of Ratodero on Tuesday allowed two teenage sisters, who apprehended their forced marriages, to go with their maternal uncle.... College to keep functioning despite problems: CM KHAIRPUR, Oct 14: Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah said on Tuesday that Ghulam Mohammad Mahar Medical College of Sukkur faced many problems but assured the college would continue to function.... 25 bonded labourers freed MIRPURKHAS, Oct 14: Jam Nawaz Ali police recovered 25 bonded labourers belonging to Bheel community, including women and children, after a raid on the farmland of Thakur Nazeer Kaimkhani near Naoabad town of Sanghar district on Tuesday.... Temple occupied MIRPURKHAS, Oct 14: A caretaker of a historical temple in Umerkot was injured on Tuesday when he put up resistance to some elements who were allegedly trying to occupy the temple’s land.... MPA deplores delay in bridge repairs THATTA, Oct 14: Pakistan People’s Party MPA Humera Alwani has deplored the delays in the repair of the collapsed bridge over Ghorabari Outfall Drain.... Workers protest gas field sale SUKKUR, Oct 14: Scores of workers of Qadirpur gas field accompanied by activists of different political parties observed a token hunger strike at the bus stand in Ubauro on Tuesday in protest against proposed privatisation of the gas field.... Unnar’s bail plea hearing put off HYDERABAD, Oct 14: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, on Tuesday adjourned the hearing of a bail application of Altaf Unnar as one of the judges ordered that the matter... CCTV cameras in Nawabshah NAWABSHAH, Oct 14: Close circuit TV cameras would be installed at important places in the districts of Hyderabad region, said Hyderabad range DIG Sanaullah Abbasi on Tuesday.... 12-hour outage annoys people JACOBABAD, Oct 14: People braved 12-hour-long power breakdown in Kashmore—Kandhkot district on Tuesday.... Reports of rift among lawyers dismissed HYDERABAD, Oct 14: Office-bearers of the Sindh High Court Bar Association, Hyderabad chapter, and District Bar Association have dismissed reports of rifts or grouping among lawyers of the city and said... Bijarani laid to rest JACOBABAD, Oct 14: Karampur remained closed on Tuesday to mourn the death of Pakistan Muslim League forward bloc MNA Mir Nasrullah Khan Bijarani.... Attack on PML-F office DADU, Oct 14: Activists of the Pakistan Muslim League (Functional) staged a demonstration to protest an alleged attack on their party office by SPSF workers.... Paediatrics conference to open on 18th BAHAWALPUR, Oct 14: The Association of Paediatric Surgeons of Pakistan, in collaboration with the Federation of Associations of Paediatric Surgeons of Saarc countries, will host a paediatric conference at Quaid-e-Azam Medical College (QAMC) on Oct 18-19.... 18 criminals held after encounter SHEIKHUPURA, Oct 14: Police arrested 18 criminals after an encounter near Salar Bhattian village of Nankana district on Tuesday.... Murder case KHANEWAL, Oct 14: An additional district and sessions judge on Tuesday adjourned hearing in the murder case of UC nazim Khizer Tauru for Oct 22. On Tuesday, the investigating officer completed his arguments.... Fesco, industry agree on 8-hour loadshedding FAISALABAD, Oct 14: Industrialists and Faisalabad Electricity Supply Company (Fesco) reached an agreement for eight hours scheduled loadshedding in the district and decision would be enforced from Wednesday (today).... Polio cases SHEIKHUPURA, Oct 14: Two polio cases have been reported from rural areas of tehsil Sharaqpur, some 40 kilometres away from here, on Tuesday.... Sialkot traders want schedule in a week SIALKOT, Oct 14: The Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) and major trading bodies have announced to closedown their businesses and launch protest demonstrations if power loadshedding schedule was not announced within a week.... Sahiwal too simmers with cutoffs SAHIWAL, Oct 14: As the loadshedding timings have been enhanced, people have intensified their protests with hundreds taking to the street daily.... Hoaxer arrested in Layyah LAYYAH, Oct 14: Police arrested a hoaxer on Tuesday for giving a call to the district coordination officer’s (DCO’s) office that a bomb was planted at the Layyah Poly Technical Institute, said District Police Officer Dr Muhammad Azam.... Man arrested with ‘explosive material’ SAHIWAL, Oct 14: The Kassowal police claimed on Tuesday having arrested a man in the Chak 117/12-L graveyard with “eight bottles containing high explosive material”. Five other suspects made good their escape.... Cloth shop attacked with hand grenade NAROWAL, Oct 14: Unidentified men threw a hand grenade in a cloth shop on Railway Road on Tuesday night that did not explode.... PA to hold session on law and order LAHORE, Oct 14: The Punjab government has decided to hold a debate in the provincial assembly on law and order, Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif told a meeting held here on Tuesday.... Industries urged to adopt green technologies LAHORE, Oct 14: Pakistani industries must start adopting strategies for sustainable development by switching to green technologies that involve biochemical processes, cleaner raw materials and decomposable waste matter.... PR switches over to winter timetable LAHORE, Oct 14: Eight trains will run with new names, 23 other will have new stops while another 52 express and mail trains will switch over to winter timings from today (Wednesday).... Man appeals to Zardari to get his wife released LAHORE, Oct 14: A resident of Shahdara has appealed to President Asif Ali Zardari to launch diplomatic efforts for return of his wife, who has been languishing in an Indian jail in spite of completion of her six-month sentence.... Plea to ban Indian Films put off LAHORE, Oct 14: The Lahore High Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing of a petition for a ban on screening of Indian movies till Nov 3.... Coalition to confer ‘cake’ sharing today LAHORE, Oct 14: Punjab Finance Minister Tanvir Ashraf Kaira has said said that a meeting of the committee to discuss power sharing formula between coalition partners in the province would be held here on Wednesday (today)....

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