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October 22, 2008 Wednesday Shawwal 22, 1429   PTV spent Rs226m on unapproved project ISLAMABAD, Oct 21: The Pakistan Television Corporation high-ups are in a fix over unauthorised spending of Rs226 million on establishing a news and current affairs studio at the PTV’s Islamabad headquarters.... Drastic cut in trips by MPs sought ISLAMABAD, Oct 21: The National Assembly’s Finance Committee recommended on Tuesday a drastic cut in foreign trips by parliamentarians.... Politicians fully support military in fight against terror, says president ISLAMABAD, Oct 21: President Asif Ali Zardari said on Tuesday that the political and civilian leadership fully supported the military in the fight against terror.... Nawaz puts forth proposals on anti-terror war ISLAMABAD, Oct 21: PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif in a letter to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has presented a grim picture of the state of affairs in the country and submitted... The powerless record their outrage LAHORE, Oct 21: Power consumers continued protesting, what they claim, inflated bills and load-shedding in different parts of the city on Tuesday.... New SIM verification system from Jan 31 LAHORE, Oct 21: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority will now introduce the New SIM verification system on Jan 31 next year. Earlier, the authority had announced that the system would be introduced forthwith.... Mob blocks GT Road in anger over power bills: Six cops, 40 others injured SHEIKHUPURA, Oct 21: Traffic on GT Road near Muridke remained suspended for about five hours when a large number of people launched a demonstration to protest against excessive electricity billing and power outages on Tuesday.... Perspiring doctors, candlelit surgeries & unmoved managers: This is Allied Hospital FAISALABAD, Oct 20: The massive, unscheduled power loadshedding has caused a considerable decline in minor as well as major surgeries even at the biggest hospital of the city, the Allied Hospital,... 40 Afghan refugees sent home GUJRANWALA, Oct 21: The district police have arrested more than 40 Afghan nationals who had been staying at seminaries in Dhuley and Model Town without registration, and sent them back to Afghanistan.... 4 criminals killed in Faisalabad ‘shootout’ FAISALABAD, Oct 21: Police on Tuesday claimed to have killed four suspected criminals in a shootout in the Green Town area in Sargodha Road police precincts.On... Pakistan has fifth highest number of hungry people ISLAMABAD, Oct 21: Poor women farmers around the country have demanded legislation to secure their right to land and control over food resources, pointing out that Pakistan has the fifth highest... Pakistan Railways abandons ‘marriage coach’ project RAWALPINDI, Oct 21: Pakistan Railways (PR) is learnt to have abandoned its ‘Marriage Coach’ project initiated last year since the public has taken no interest in engaging the special service in view of high costs and inconvenience.... Another Rs2bn shock for HEC ISLAMABAD, Oct 21: The government has again put the Higher Education Commission (HEC) in economic crisis by not releasing development grant worth Rs4 billion which was due early this month, a well-placed official told Dawn.... Privatisation of Qadirpur gas field opposed ISLAMABAD, Oct 21: Hundreds of protestors, including employees of Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) on Tuesday staged a sit-in inside the red-zone area on Tuesday to oppose the government... Govt policy on war against terror criticised ISLAMABAD, Oct 21: The Pakistan Mazdoor Kissan Party has criticised the government policy of owning the war against terrorism, warning that the policy will create a civil-war like situation in the country.... Financial crisis may render 20 million jobless RAWALPINDI, Oct 21: The International Labour Organization (ILO) has warned that the global financial crisis could increase world unemployment by an estimated 20 million. “We need prompt and coordinated government actions... Poor suffer, rich get away with loans: IHC ISLAMABAD, Oct 21: A division bench of Islamabad High Court on Tuesday observed that some 80 per cent people have been suffering after obtaining loans from banks, whereas the remaining 20 per cent either get loans written off or rescheduled.... Millers create flour shortage in Taxila TAXILA, Oct 21: The flour mills mafia in Taxila has created an artificial shortage of wheat flour and started selling the commodity at exorbitant rates without any check.... Stay on fund utilisation vacated, says DCO ATTOCK, Oct 21: The district coordination officer of Attock has said a stay order on utilisation of budget by the district administration for completion of ongoing development schemes has been vacated.... PTA says new SIMs to be activated after verification ISLAMABAD, Oct 21: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Tuesday decided to implement from January 31 a system for activation of new Subscriber Identity Modules (SIMs) after verification of customers’ details.... Loadshedding compounds patients’ misery ATTOCK, Oct 21: Unscheduled loadshedding of long duration has added to the miseries of patients at district headquarters (DHQ) hospital and other health facilities.... Open-air theatre in Larkana inaugurated LARKANA, Oct 21: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has said that the provincial government is making efforts to boost cultural and tourism activities in the province.... Jewellers’ strike continues LARKANA, Oct 21: Representatives of Larkana Jewellers Association registered their protest before the Sindh chief minister while he was on his way to Naudero on Tuesday.... Two cousins kidnapped JACOBABAD, Oct 21: Two men were reportedly kidnapped from the Quetta coach stand in the limits of City police station on Monday but police insisted they had been kidnapped in the limits of Dera Allahyar, Balochistan.... Wanted bandit surrenders SUKKUR, Oct 21: Sultan Shah, a bandit wanted in a number of cases and carrying Rs2million head money, surrendered before Sindh Home Minister Dr Zulfiqar Mirza in the DPO office here on Monday night.... Child overrun by tanker THATTA, Oct 21: A minor child was crushed to death in Ali Nawaz Jokhio village by a tanker, which was carrying water to a camp of foreign hunters near Jungshahi on Tuesday.... People irked by Loadshedding take to streets JACOBABAD, Oct 21: On the call of the Citizens Action Committee and Chamber of Commerce, hundreds of people and political activists took out a rally here on Tuesday to protest against prolonged power loadshedding.... Landgrabbers injure 4 NAWABSHAH, Oct 21: Four persons including a woman were injured when some armed men opened fire on them in Makrani Para, Linepar on Tuesday. The injured were identified as Akram Baloch, Sahir Baloch, Akhlaq Makrani and Fateh Khatoon.... Sheikhupura nazims stopped from performing duty LAHORE, Oct 21: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday restrained Sheikhupura district nazim and naib district nazim from performing duty.... Transporters denounce prolonged road mess GUJRANWALA, Oct 21: Transporters and commuters on Tuesday protested inordinate delay in construction of Gujranwala-Hafizabad Road, blaming it on a lack of interest by the provincial government and elected public representatives.... ‘Support to investors to overcome power crisis’ LAHORE, Oct 21: Senior Minister Raja Riaz Ahmad says the government is facilitating private sector to further invest in power generation projects in Punjab to overcome energy crisis.... 17 held after grid station ransacking TOBA TEK SINGH, Oct 21: At least 17 people were arrested after a mob attacked the main grid station of the city during a protest against the day-long loadshedding late on Tuesday night.... 600 phones lying dead due to cable theft SAHIWAL, Oct 21: The Pakistan Telecommunication Company’s local staff has failed to replace a primary cable stolen on Sunday which rendered as many as 600 phones useless.... ‘Corruption not just a national matter’ LAHORE, Oct 21: Corruption is no longer a national matter but a transnational phenomenon affecting all countries, making international cooperation essential to prevent and combat it.... Workshop concludes BAHAWALPUR, Oct 21: A two-day advanced leproscopic workshop concluded here on Tuesday.... Lesco stopped from applying revised tariff on mills LAHORE, Oct 21: The Lahore High Court on Tuesday restrained the Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) from issuing electricity bills according to revised power tariff to ICC Textile Mills on a contempt petition moved by the management.... ‘Hit govt, not Wapda employees’ LAHORE, Oct 21: People should criticise the rulers for the “worst-ever” power tariff increase instead of targeting Wapda employees who have nothing to do with the tariff increase, says Pakistan Wapda Employees Paigham Union President Sirajuddin Saqib.... Conference holds brief for rule of democracy LAHORE, Oct 21: Elaborating the hazards of martial laws, speakers at an international conference on civil-military relations on Tuesday underscored the need for giving democracy a chance to flourish and overcoming its teething troubles instead of demonising it for its weaknesses.... Meeting for PA bodies tomorrow LAHORE, Oct 21: The outstanding issue of constitution of Punjab Assembly’s standing committees is likely to be resolved on Oct 23 as a meeting of the leaders of the three major... Kidnapper killed ‘fleeing’ police custody LAHORE, Oct 21: An alleged kidnapper-cum-murderer in the custody of Iqbal Town CIA police was killed when the pistol he had snatched from his guard in an attempt to escape went... Performing arts festival LAHORE, Oct 21: Four performances were held by various educational institutions on the second last day of the 7th Youth Performing Arts Festival.... Was Suffering from poor recovery LAHORE, Oct 21: The Water and Sanitation Agency’s arrears are increasing because of its weak recovery system....

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