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November 24, 2008 Monday Ziqa'ad 25, 1429   EC releases assistance for IDPs in NWFP ISLAMABAD, Nov 23: The European Commission (EC) has released financial assistance of Euros 1.5 million for rehabilitation of the internally-displaced persons in the NWFP.... Rebellious women make PML-N give up NA slot ISLAMABAD, Nov 23: Rather than nominating a woman member as chairperson of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Women Affairs, the PML-N’s parliamentary leadership has decided to give up the slot, Dawn learnt on Sunday.... Inquiry holds both parties responsible: Assault on doctors ISLAMABAD, Nov 23: An inquiry conducted into the assault on two doctors at the Federal Government Services Hospital by the family members of a senior government official has held both the... Autonomous status for PAL okayed ISLAMABAD, Nov 23: Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has approved autonomous status for Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL) and a formal notification to this effect will be issued in due course of time.... Man detained on VVIP route, released ISLAMABAD, Nov 23: A man was detained for a few hours after he tried to cross the Constitution Avenue moments before the motorcade of the prime minister passed on the road Saturday night, sources told Dawn on Sunday.... Security of Zardari House beefed up ISLAMABAD, Nov 23: Security around Zardari House, located in F-8/2, was further tightened after an SMS was received in which the sender threatened to blow it up.... Man shot dead ISLAMABAD, Nov 23: A man was shot dead by his rivals over a monetary dispute, police said here on Sunday.... Peace Jirga to be reorganised GILGIT, Nov 23: Executive committee of the grand peace Jirga of Gilgit-Baltistan decided on Sunday to reorganise the Jirga and include new members, who enjoy influence in their respective localities, into it.... Ideas-2008 opens today KARACHI, Nov 23: The fifth exhibition of local and foreign military hardware – the International Defence Exhibition and Seminar (Ideas) 2008 – opens at the Expo Centre here on Monday.... Qazi warns of blocking supply to Nato forces PESHAWAR, Nov 23: Jamaat-i-Islami Chief Qazi Hussain Ahmad has warned the United States that if drone attacks in tribal areas are not stopped his party will cut off the main supply route for Nato forces in Afghanistan.... PML-Q leaders repose trust in Shujaat ISLAMABAD, Nov 23: Pakistan Muslim League-Q president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain announced on Sunday that he would nominate a special committee in a few days to run party affairs, but made it... Chekpost attacked QUETTA, Nov 23: Militants attacked a checkpost in Dhadar in Bolan district on late Sunday night.... Severe cold weather in quake zone QUETTA, Nov 23: The meteorological department has forecast severe cold and dry weather in quake-hit areas, including Ziarat and Pishin districts, on Monday.... EDO health of Tando Allahyar kidnapped HYDERABAD, Nov 23: Executive District Officer, Health, Tando Allahyar, Dr Abdul Jalil Bachani, was kidnapped by armed bandits in the Hatri area on Sunday.... Three killed as car rams into tractor MIRPURKHAS, Nov 23: Three people, including a woman, were killed and three others suffered injuries in a road accident near Al Abbas Sugar Mills on Mirwah-Digri road on Sunday.... Pasco policy comes under fire: Paddy procurement HYDERABAD, Nov 23: Rice millers and exporters have raised concern over procurement of rice by the Pakistan Agriculture Storage and Supply Corporation (Pasco) and apprehended about it coming to the market where buyers have already disappeared because of its reported intervention.... Five held for illegal entry into country UMERKOT, Nov 23: The Pakistan Rangers arrested four Bangladeshis and a Pakistani national at Khokhrapar-Munabao border on Sunday.... Farm income tax opposed HYDERABAD, Nov 23: The Sindh Chamber of Agriculture at a meeting here on Sunday opposed the proposed imposition of agricultural income tax and decided to resist any such move with the... Resources of Sindh being usurped, says JSQM chief JACOBABAD, Nov 23: Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz chairman Bashir Qureshi said on Sunday that Sindh was rich in natural resources but they were being usurped by a particular province.... RBOD-II hits snags due to delay in release of funds DADU, Nov 23: Work on the second component of the Right Bank Outfall Drain has been stopped by contractors as funds have not been released for the project since April 2007.... College affiliation issue almost resolved SUKKUR, Nov 23: The issue of Ghulam Mohammad Mahar Medical College’s affiliation with the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council was resolved after a special team of the PMDC, which visited the... Sugarcane crushing MIRPURKHAS, Nov 23: Three of the five sugar mills in Mirpurkhas district have started crushing cane while cane growers are busy in harvesting their crops.... Doctors-staff nexus makes patients suffer: Decades of ‘disservice’ NAROWAL, Nov 23: Some doctors and paramedics posted since long at the DHQ hospital here have reportedly established a nexus operating to benefit their private businesses by denying patients the facilities offered by the state-run institution.... Cotton bales laid to ashes KHANEWAL, Nov 23: A fire broke out in a cotton factory on Shantinagar Road, about 8-km from here on Sunday noon, reducing hundreds of bales to ashes.... ‘101 polio cases in Pakistan this year’ MUZAFFARGARH, Nov 23: At least 101 polio cases have been confirmed so far in Pakistan in 2008 and 29 of these are in Punjab, speakers said at a meeting on polio.... Five-year-old boy falls into boiling cauldron SARGODHA, Nov 23: A five-year-old nomad suffered serious burns after he fell into a boiling water cauldron allegedly in an attempt to get food at a marriage ceremony on Sunday.... DHQ hospital to get CT Scan machine GUJRANWALA, Nov 23: The District Headquarters Hospital’s (DHQ) purchase committee has given an approval for the purchase of a... Wildlife man booked for hunting deer NAROWAL, Nov 23: Sadar police on Sunday booked the district wildlife officer and his four friends for hunting a deer belonging to an endangered species in the border area.... Grandeur of age-old haveli still intact GUJRAT, Nov 23: Standing elegantly amidst the vagaries of the weather and more than a century period is an edifice of the Kaidar Nath Haveli at Fowara Chowk which had been converted into the Government College for Women after the Partition.... Staff pays school building rent DERA GHAZI KHAN, Nov 23: The primary school for girls at Gaddai has been without classrooms and other most basic necessities an institution must have, not to speak of facilities.... GTCCI groups for early elections GUJRAT, Nov 23: Activists of both Shaheen and Founder groups have urged the administrator of the Gujrat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GTCCI) to hold elections for the executive body and other offices immediately.... Lok Boli Mela Pulling crowds JARANWALA, Nov 23: Theater performances are drawing large audiences at Lok Boli Mela in Jaranwala with most of the people getting first opportunity to have a glimpse of purposeful and alternate theater.... Two killed as bus plunges into dried up canal SIALKOT, Nov 23: Two people were killed and four others were injured when a bus plunged into dried up Marala Ravi Link (MRL) Canal near Chhaangi village in Satrah police precincts on Sunday.... GCCI polls GUJRANWALA, Nov 23: Muhammad Akram Badshah and Malik Zaheerul Haq were elected unopposed president and vice-president of the Gujranwala Chamber of Commerce and Industry here on Sunday.... Afghan boy the prime suspect: Festival blasts LAHORE, Nov 23: A 13-year-old Afghan boy injured in one of the three blasts at Alhamra Cultural Complex on Saturday night is believed to be the prime suspect and is being... Nobody will be allowed to terrify citizens: CM LAHORE, Nov 23: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Sunday that permission to hold another function on Nov 22 near the World Performing Arts Festival should not have been granted... Labourers injured in roof collapse LAHORE, Nov 23: Three labours were injured in a roof collapse incident near Gujrati Hotel on Ghazi Road on Sunday.... ‘Demolition squad’ now turns to GOR-I LAHORE, Nov 23: The policy of restoring the Civil Secretariat to its original shape by demolishing all that comes in the way has reportedly been extended to GOR-I, especially the Chief... Cellphone import drops by 33pc LAHORE, Nov 23: The import of cellular mobile handsets has registered a decline of 33 per cent this year as compared to the last year.... Six siblings ‘flee’ to Edhi Homes LAHORE, Nov 23: Six children aged between one and 13 years on Sunday fled to Edhi Homes in Township “to escape the clutches of their uncle”, Edhi officials quoted the children as saying.... Imran gives wake-up call to govt on Chenab issue LAHORE, Nov 23: Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf chairman Imran Khan fears that 2.5 million acre land will turn barren as the rulers are not taking up the issue of Chenab water with India seriously....

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