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| November 07, 2008 | Friday | Ziqa'ad 8, 1429 |
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Extremism has no religion
RAWALPINDI, Nov 6: Speakers at a seminar on Thursday said extremism had no religion and that the war on terror was first imposed on Pakistan but it had now become its... 
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Doctors approach Gilani, CJ to seek justice
ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: Doctors at the Federal Government Services Hospital (FGSH) on Thursday passed several resolutions, asking Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to sack the National Assembly (NA) Deputy Secretary Tariq...
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Red alert in Pindi, Islamabad
RAWALPINDI, Nov 6: The federal government has declared a red alert in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad on Thursday in the wake of a latest suicide attack on a Jirga in Bajaur Agency, Dawn has learnt....
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Man strangles son to death
GUJAR KHAN, Nov 6: A child on Wednesday died of suffocation when his father tried to muffle his cries in village Kak....
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NALA polls next year under new constitution
HUNZA, Nov 6: Elections of the Northern Areas Legislative Assembly will be held under the new constitutional framework next year, said Advocate Syed Jaffar Shah, president, Pakistan People’s Party Northern Areas while addressing a gathering here on Thursday....
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‘Former judge’ released after 17 years’ detention
RAWALPINDI, Nov 6: A self-proclaimed former judge of the Lahore High Court was freed from central jail Adiala on Thursday after over 17 years imprisonment....
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Foreign, interior ministries asked to respond within two weeks: Imprisoned children in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: Islamabad High Court (IHC) here on Thursday directed ministries of foreign affairs and interior to submit their reply within two weeks about the 150 Pakistani children allegedly imprisoned in Afghanistan....
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Microsoft seeks environment for investment
ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: Microsoft officials said here on Thursday the company wanted to invest in Pakistan as much as it did in India but was not willing to “satiate the country’s hunger for kickbacks”....
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Quetta’s schools to hold classes in the open
QUETTA, Nov 6: All government and private schools in Quetta will start functioning on Friday but classes will be held in the grounds and not in buildings....
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Protesters accused USC of selling items to shops
DADU, Nov 6: People staged a demonstration here on Thursday in protest against the Utility Stores officials for selling cooking oil, flour and other kitchen items to shopkeepers....
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Most of Thar faces drought: council
MITHI, Nov 6: Tharparkar District Nazim Arbab Anwar has demanded that the areas of the district, which face drought due to less rainfall, be declared calamity-hit, each family be supplied 100...
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Nawabshah TMA faces shortage of funds
NAWABSHAH, Nov 6: The Nawabshah Taluka Municipal Administration is facing an acute shortage of staff due to the ban on recruitment for last 10 years....
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Tenant accuses house owner of torching him
HYDERABAD, Nov 6: A 30-year-old man was admitted to the Civil Hospital on Thursday with 85 per cent burns he had suffered under mysterious circumstances at his home in Unit-8 of Latifabad in the limits of A-section police station....
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Students protest cut in grants for varsities
KHAIRPUR, Nov 6: Activists of the Jeay Sindh Students Federation held a demonstration outside the press club on Thursday in protest against cut in the grant of higher educational institutions of the province....
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Girl given time to rethink decision to be second wife
HYDERABAD, Nov 6: The Hyderabad circuit bench of the Sindh High Court on Thursday sent 17-year-old Ms Sindhoo to Darul Aman to give her time to ponder in a neutral and...
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The corrupt don’t want honest judges: PTI
FAISALABAD, Nov 6: Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf chief Imran Khan says politicians involved in billions of rupees corruption are against independence of the judiciary and reinstatement of deposed judges....
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Commissioner House being renovated
GUJRANWALA, Nov 6: The Commissioner House, which was converted into a Children’s Library, is being renovated after the restoration of the commissioner system by the Punjab government....
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Seven die in gunfight
KHANPUR, Nov 6: At least seven people were killed and two others injured in a clash between two groups over a passage at Moza Mondi Lar on Thursday....
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Moakal laid to rest
KASUR, Nov 6: Punjab Assembly’s former deputy speaker Sardar Hassan Akhtar Moakal, who died of a cardiac arrest on Wednesday night, was laid to rest at his native village Moakal here on Thursday....
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Banks can’t hold documents of leased vehicles
BAHAWALPUR, Nov 6: The presiding officer of a consumer court, Rashid Qamar, has ruled that the banks are bound to handover the registration book to a buyer of vehicle taken on lease....
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Three eunuchs shot dead
SIALKOT, Nov 6: Unidentified outlaws shot three eunuchs dead near Uggoki on Thursday morning....
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Robbers on a roll, so are thieves
LAHORE, Nov 6: Robbers and thieves struck five times each in the city on Thursday....
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‘US change likely to bring world peace’
MULTAN, Nov 6: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam chief Maulana Fazlur Rahman says change in US leadership is likely to bring peace to the world....
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Canal breach hits 900-acre crops
OKARA, Nov 6: Crops on up to 900 acres were inundated after a 50-foot breach in the Gogera Canal near Khighnranwala Canal Rest House, 15 kilometre from here, late on Wednesday....
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Upkeep of houses of late public servants
FAISALABAD, Nov 6: District governments will allocate funds for repair and maintenance of public residences allotted to the families of deceased government employees, Dawn has learnt....
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‘Report’ against 89 Toba lawyers
TOBA TEK SINGH, Nov 6: City police on Thursday registered a report (not an FIR) against 89 lawyers, including the DBA president and secretary-general, for ransacking and locking the district and sessions judge’s courtroom during their protest on Nov 3....
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Lawyers Protest LHC’s suo motu action: Locking of courtrooms
LAHORE, Nov 6: Lawyers on Thursday gathered in front of judges’ gate and criticised the Lahore High Court chief justice and other judges in protest against the suo motu proceedings into locking of lower courts on Nov 4....
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FIRs against unknown lawyers
LAHORE, Nov 6: On the orders of a Lahore High Court full bench, capital city police on Thursday night registered cases against `unknown lawyers’ who had locked courtrooms in lower courts on Nov 4....
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Working group to outline Proposals for NFC
LAHORE, Nov 6: The Punjab government has decided to constitute an 11-member working group for presenting its stance in the National Finance Commission (NFC)....
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Hold your breath! It’s Tollinton Market
LAHORE, Nov 6: A plethora of rodents and crows picking on the remnants of poultry, blood spattered walls and floors, and the putrid stench of rubbish festering in sewage....
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Shahbaz seeks WHO’s help to fight polio
LAHORE, Nov 6: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Thursday a vigorous anti-polio vaccination campaign would be launched in the province and he would inaugurate the drive by administering drops to children....
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Old classic beauties on way to India
LAHORE, Nov 6: After a stopover for one day in the city, the Himalayan Classic Rally of vintage cars left for India via Wagah border on Thursday....
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‘Punjab govt Victimizing doctors’
LAHORE, Nov 6: Doctors are being victimised by the Shahbaz Sharif government at the expense of masses, according to Dr Samia Amjad and Dr Faiza Asghar – opposition members in the Punjab Assembly....
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Traders rule out closure of shops before 11pm
LAHORE, Nov 6: The Anjuman Tajran has ruled out the possibility of closure of shops before 11pm....
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Five depts flout ban on transfers
LAHORE, Nov 6: Despite clear-cut instructions by the provincial cabinet in June last, five departments continue to violate the ban on transfers and postings. They are also ignoring the reminder that they must follow the decision in letter and spirit....
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Shakespeare festival ends
LAHORE, Nov 6: Ali Institute’s first Children’s Shakespeare festival concluded on Thursday....
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