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November 25, 2008	Tuesday	Ziqa'ad 26, 1429

Parliamentary body to be briefed on anti-terror war ISLAMABAD, Nov 24: The Parliamentary Committee on National Security, which is under pressure from the government and opposition to give a clear guideline regarding US drone attacks and security forces’ action...		Drone attacks: Fata lawmakers allege govt complicity ISLAMABAD, Nov 24: Some parliamentarians from tribal areas have been openly accusing the government of being involved in the US-led forces’ attacks in Waziristan. They warned that the use of force would worsen the situation....

Nawaz accuses Taseer of trying to rock Punjab coalition ISLAMABAD, Nov 24: Pakistan Muslim League-N chief Nawaz Sharif severely criticised Governor Salman Taseer on Monday for trying to sabotage the coalition arrangement in Punjab....		Five militants killed in Mohmand clashes GHALANAI, Nov 24: Five militants were killed and six others injured in clashes with security forces in Pandyali tehsil of Lower Mohmand tribal region on Monday....

Senator calls for amnesty in Balochistan QUETTA, Nov 24: The chairman of Senate’s Standing Committee on Interior, Senator Talha Mehmood, has called for a general amnesty in Balochistan....		FO gives fresh security advice to foreigners: Terror threats in capital, Peshawar ISLAMABAD, Nov 24: Just two months after the Marriott Hotel’s suicide attack, the Foreign Office here on Monday issued fresh warnings to members of the expatriate community informing them that threats...

UN asked to take notice of US attacks in NWFP RAWALPINDI, Nov 24: Tehrik Nifaz Fiqh-i-Jafariya (TNFJ) has said that US bombing in the NWFP is an attack on the independence and freedom of Pakistan and called upon the United Nations (UN) to take immediate notice of the issue....		Relief being provided in power tariff, says minister GUJAR KHAN, Nov 24: The government is conscious of the problems of the masses and is providing relief in tariff to the power consumers....

Uplift projects Nazims’ approval mandatory RAWALPINDI, Nov 24: The Punjab finance department has informed all district nazims and district coordination officers that development projects and cheques sent for approval without the authentication of relevant district assemblies...		Body proposes Gilgit-Baltistan as name for Northern Areas GILGIT, Nov 24: Northern Areas Legislative Assembly (NALA) on Monday approved recommendations of its select committee, which had proposed that the Northern Areas should be renamed Gilgit-Baltistan....

Local trader shot, injured ISLAMABAD, Nov 24: A local market traders on Monday observed five-hour-long shutter-down strike over the shooting of their colleague by unidentified person on Sunday night....		ATC issues show-cause notice to SHO: Murder, kidnap case RAWALPINDI Nov 24: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) here on Monday issued a show-cause notice to a station house officer (SHO) seeking explanation as to why he had not completed investigations and submitted charge-sheet in a murder and kidnap for ransom case....


Govt asked to implement women-friendly laws ISLAMABAD, Nov 24: Speakers at a ceremony here on Monday called upon the government to ensure implementation of women-friendly laws in the country and make amendments to the existing laws where necessary....		Labourer killed ISLAMABAD, Nov 24: A labourer was killed after he fell from a road roller at an under-construction housing society here on Monday....

Robbers, thieves strike at seven places RAWALPINDI, Nov 24: Robbers and thieves struck at seven different palaces in the city and its suburbs and made off with more than Rs200,000 three vehicles and gold jewelry in the last 24 hours....		Economic zones for Thar being planned ISLAMABAD, Nov 24: The government is planning to set up special economic zones (SEZs) in Thar to make use of coal reserves in the area for providing energy....

JUI-S urges govt to end military operations QUETTA, Nov 24: Maulana Samiul Haq, the chief of his own faction of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam, has called upon the government to stop military operations in Balochistan and tribal areas....		Rauf still alive, claims lawyer LONDON, Nov 24: British-Pakistani terror suspect Rashid Rauf is still alive, his lawyer said on Monday, saying reports that he had died in a US missile attack in Pakistan were ‘fake’....

Quetta, Zahidan to be declared twin cities QUETTA, Nov 24: Pakistan and Iran have decided to declare Quetta and Zahidan as “twin cities” to strengthen brotherly and cordial relations between the two countries....		US judges host reception for Iftikhar WASHINGTON, Nov 24: Judges of the US Supreme Court invited Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry to a reception on Monday to express appreciation for his struggle for the rule of law in Pakistan....

Notice issued to official QUETTA, Nov 24: The Balochistan High Court issued a show-cause notice on Monday to the chief of the provincial planning and development department for ordering the shifting of Quetta’s bus-stand from...		JSQM protests students’ killing KHAIRPUR, Nov 24: Activists of the Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz and the Jeay Sindh Students Federation observed a token hunger strike here on Monday in protest against killing of four students in police firing....

‘Missing’ peasants deny confinement MIRPURKHAS, Nov 24: The case of 78 missing peasants of Bheel community took a new turn after a meeting of protesting peasants and representatives of NGOs with 24 ‘missing’ peasants, including women and children, at SP investigation office here on Monday....		Kidnapped SUKKUR, Nov 24: A man was kidnapped by dacoits from Bhindi village near Pano Akil on Monday....

OGDC union threatens to shut down fields HYDERABAD, Nov 24: The OGDC Mazdoor Union, Sindh chapter, has accused the management and the CBA of massive corruption and management of hatching conspiracies against the government....		Land distributed among peasants in Badin BADIN, Nov 24: To distribute state lands among the deserving male and female haris, revenue officer and DO revenue Badin, Jawad Akram held an open katchehry at Mukhtiarkar office here on Monday....

Daughter of Hari leader seeks help of CJP KHAIRPUR, Nov 24: The daughter of arrested peasant leader has appealed to the chief justice of Pakistan to take suo motu notice of the arrest of her father, Comrade Amir Bux Lashari, and order his release....		Pasco centres sought in lower Sindh HYDERABAD, Nov 24: Sindh Abadgar Board president Abdul Majeed Nizamani has expressed surprise at Pakistan Agriculture Storage and Supply Corporation (Pasco) decision to establish more paddy procurement centres in four districts of upper Sindh....

Canal breach damages crops, houses NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Nov 24: A 100-foot breach occurred in Lundki minor canal near Moro on Monday, damaging crops spreading over hundreds of acres besides seven houses....		France to expand scope of higher education FAISALABAD, Nov 24: France will expand higher education facilities to Pakistani students in various fields of science and technology, particularly in agricultural disciplines....

District council opposes farm tax proposal MULTAN, Nov 24: The district assembly here on Monday protested the suspension of development funds for union council nazims, vacation of district nazim’s office to accommodate the district coordination officer and...		Theft cases LAHORE, Nov 24: Thieves broke into the house of Javed in Ravi Road area and made off with cash and valuables worth Rs340,000. Iqbal along with his family had gone to Murree after locking their house....

Police fail to find kidnappers VEHARI, Nov 24: Police could not find a clue to captors of six-year-old Ejaz who had been kidnapped from G-block of Vehari two weeks back....		Auditors find corruption in community department KHANEWAL, Nov 24: Auditors have found misappropriation of millions besides irregularities allegedly committed by the officials of the Community Development Department in Khanewal, Dawn has learnt....

Allowances of LHC employees increased LAHORE, Nov 24: The governor has approved more than 200 per cent increase in judicial and utility allowances of the members of the establishment (BS 1 to 16) of the Lahore High Court (LHC) and its three divisional benches....		Kids more responsive to ‘save energy’ drive: Lesco LAHORE, Nov 24: Children have shown keen interest in the ‘save energy’ posters displayed in various schools of Lahore, Sheikhupura, Kasur, Okara and Nankana Sahib districts by Lesco in its campaign to discourage wasteful use of electricity....

Punjab govt top-brass due in Faisalabad today FAISALABAD, Nov 24: Expectations are running high among citizens for a solution to their longstanding issues like construction of roads, availability of potable water, proper disposal of garbage and removal of...		Jewellery and cash looted LAHORE, Nov 24: Robbers looted cash and jewellery worth Rs512,000 from a house in Sabzazar on Monday....

Need to save NAs’ languages stressed FAISALABAD, Nov 24: Speakers at a seminar organised in connection with a five-day Lok Boli Mela on Monday stressed for pushing up efforts to save languages of the northern areas, some of which are on the verge of extinction....		Living tales from Indian prisons LAHORE, Nov 24: Sitting back on his chair on the lawn of Edhi Homes, Gulberg, while orphans run around playing, 50-year-old Gulzar Ahmed resembles a dignified grandfather overseeing the youngsters....


Assembly: US drones under attack LAHORE, Nov 24: US drone attacks on Pakistani territory figured in the Punjab Assembly when the house resumed its proceedings after a two-day break here on Monday....		Punjab upbeat on major investment from China LAHORE, Nov 24: Punjab expects a huge Chinese investment in the province as a result of the 19 memorandums of understanding (MoUs) the provincial government has signed with various Chinese companies for joint ventures....

Hindu pilgrims LAHORE, Nov 24: As many as 112 Hindu pilgrims arrived at the Wagah border on Monday....		Kid joins mother in jail LAHORE, Nov 24: The youngest of the six children who fled to Edhi Homes in Township on Sunday is now with his mother in Kot Lakhpat jail....

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