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December 05, 2008 Friday Zilhaj 6, 1429   Upper Dir’s ANP leader gunned down in Swat MINGORA, Dec 4: Malak Samin Khan, senior vice-president of the Awami National Party for Dir Upper district was gunned down here on Thursday.... Indian visa processing time increased to 30 days ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: India on Thursday tightened visa procedures for Pakistani nationals in the wake of additional security measures it has taken after the Mumbai terror attacks.... Commanders vow to maintain peace ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: Chief of the Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has expressed the hope that peace and stability will be maintained in the region.... Jamaatud Dawaa denies militant link LAHORE, Dec 4: Jamaatud Dawaa officials yesterday denied that the organisation was in any way linked to militant activities and highlighted its social welfare work.... Pakistan needs to act with resolve: US WASHINGTON, Dec 4: The White House said on Thursday that the United States would stay engaged with Pakistan until investigation into last week’s terrorist attacks in Mumbai came to the conclusion it expected.... 478,000 children under 5 die every year in Pakistan ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: Pakistan ranks eighth in the world for the number of child deaths with 478,000 under five deaths every year. Almost two-thirds of these deaths, (mostly due to newborn... Explosion destroys internet café QUETTA, Dec 4: A powerful bomb exploded in an internet café here on Thursday night. Police said the home-made bomb had been placed under a table in the café situated in the basement of a building on Jinnah road.... Govt to pursue Sharif appeals, SC told ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: The Supreme Court was informed on Thursday that the federal government had made up its mind to pursue its appeals relating to candidature of the Sharif brothers.... ‘Low-income people to be protected from tariff hike’ LAHORE, Dec 4: Minister for Water and Power Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf said here on Thursday that the government would not let the people of lower-middle and middle segments of society... Official suspended in land-grabbing case MIRPURKHAS, Dec 4: Taking notice of illegal occupation of a land belonging to Government Elementary Girls College, Mirpurkhas, the district administration suspended a revenue official and issued notice to the alleged encroacher.... Dadu sugar mills resumes crushing after a decade DADU, Dec 4: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah on Thursday reopened Dadu Sugar Mills Piaro Goth after 10 years.... No govt can deviate from principled stand on Kashmir: minister MUZAFFARABAD, Dec 4: Federal Minister for Kashmir and Northern Areas Affairs Qamar Zaman Kaira on Thursday said no government in Pakistan could deviate from the principle stand on Kashmir or accept... New year to bring in point system for traffic violations ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: The capital traffic police are going to introduce a point system from January 1 under which driving licence of a violator will be suspended or cancelled upon reaching 20 points.... Discrepancies found in regional job quota at PTV ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: The Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting on Thursday asked the government to reconcile regional quota of jobs at Pakistan Television (PTV) which of late had witnessed a number of discrepancies.... 83 Pakistani scholars head for Australia ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: Australian High Commission in Islamabad on Thursday bade farewell to 83 Pakistani recipients of scholarships funded under various programmes by the Australian government.... Gilani’s appeal against NAB to be decided on merit ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) here on Thursday observed that the appeals of the prime minister against his conviction by an accountability court would not be disposed of in haste.... Reinstated PWD employees seek 10-month dues ATTOCK, Dec 4: Reinstated employees of the Public Works Department (PWD) on Thursday staged a protest rally against what they said the department’s reluctance to pay 10-month salary despite a court order.... Compensation for family of TV worker announced ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: The Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Ms Sherry Rehman on Thursday announced a compensation of Rs100,000 for the family of a TV employee Mohammad Azam Khan who committed suicide after non-payment of salary for five months.... Call to lift ban on graduates of private medical colleges: Training at govt hospitals RAWALPINDI, Dec 4: Hundreds of angry doctors here on Thursday blocked the busy Benazir Bhutto Road for over five hours years as a protest against the Punjab government’s decision to impose... Clean-up drive stopped on MNA’s intervention ATTOCK, Dec 4: The anti-encroachment operation being carried out in the city faced temporary suspension on Thursday as tension mounted when the district administration staff removed illegal structures raised by relatives... Call to provide women access to land ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: Women’s access and control over land was vital for protecting their social, political, cultural and economic entitlements.... Troops conduct ‘close to real’ exercise ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: Lahore division troops conducted the field firing and battle inoculation exercise, “Battle Axe-52”, on Thursday in close to operational environment at Tilla firing ranges near Jhelum.... HR award for Benazir UNITED NATIONS, Dec 4: The Chairperson of Pakistan People’s Party, Mr Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari will come to New York on Sunday to accept the United Nations’ Human Rights Award given to his... Protest against forest clearance HYDERABAD, Dec 4: The Khebrani Forest Protection Committee of Indus Development Organisation on Thursday held a demonstration outside the press club against land-grabbers who cut down trees in the forest to occupy state land.... Clash leaves one dead, four hurt JACOBABAD, Dec 4: A man was killed and four others, including two women, suffered injuries in Saleh Malik village in a clash between Jafri and Malik groups on Thursday.... Passco to open 80 new centres LARKANA, Dec 4: Management of the Pakistan Agricultural Storage and Services Corporation (PASSCO) and the Sindh Balochistan Rice Millers and Traders Association (SBRMTA) have agreed to open more than 80 new... Nawabshah renamed again NAWABSHAH, Dec 4: The Board of Revenue on Thursday once again renamed District Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto as District Shaheed Benazirabad.... Dialogue on child rights SHIKARPUR, Dec 4: The Society for Protection of Rights of the Child in collaboration with the Child Rights Committee organised a dialogue on “Children’s Rights and Responsibilities of Society” at Shikarpur Gymkhana on Thursday.... DCO manhandled by varsity VC, his man: Students’ protest turns ugly FAISALABAD, Dec 4: An ‘out-of-the-way’ attempt by district coordination officer to resolve a student issue on Thursday resulted in a scuffle between the officer and the head of a private educational institute owned by an influential industrialist.... Anti-encroachment squad kills trader GUJRANWALA, Dec 4: An anti-encroachment squad allegedly clubbed a trader, of Kamoki, to death during an operation clean-up on offering resistance on Thursday. Traders and shopkeepers placed the body of the... Villagers’ protest FAISALABAD, Dec 4: Some 200 villagers, including women and children, of Samundari staged a sit-in outside the city police officer’s (CPO) office on Thursday against police for implicating innocent people in cases.... Pervaiz asks Nawaz, Asif to bring their money back SHEIKHUPURA, Dec 4: “The present rulers have given nothing to the nation except lawlessness, price hike, unemployment and loadshedding while in our five-year tenure hundreds of mega projects were finalised.”... Nawabzada Iftikhar joins PML-N MUZAFFARGARH, Dec 4: Nawabzada Iftikhar Ahmad Khan, the son of the late Nawabzada Nasarullah Khan, along with Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q) MPA Imran Qureshi and Muzaffargarh Tehsil Nazim Sardar Abad Dogar... Locomotive fails midway VEHARI, Dec 4: Karachi-bound Farid Express engine failed at Noorshah railway station here on Thursday evening, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded for over four hours.... Family of ‘encounter victim’ wants probe JHANG, Dec 4: The brothers of Ziaullah, alias Badshah, killed by police in an alleged encounter on Nov 21, have demanded a judicial inquiry into the incident.... PML-Q nazim arrested for ‘drunk driving’ GUJRAT, Dec 4: Police arrested the district public safety commission chairman from Islamnagar late on Wednesday night and registered a case against him for allegedly driving a car under the influence... Girl recovered VEHARI, Nov 4: Luddan police claimed to have recovered a class-VII girl from a hideout at Chishtian, Bahawalnagar district, arresting two alleged kidnappers here on Thursday.... I have no political motives: Iftikhar: Warm welcome in Sargodha SARGODHA, Dec 4: Deposed chief justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry says that the lawyers’ movement has encouraged people to struggle for rule of law.... PR deficit FAISALABAD, Dec 4: State Minister for Railway Faqir Husain Jam says the Railway is being revamped and its deficit of Rs28 billion would be reduced during the next six months.... New train NAROWAL, Dec 4: A new non-stop train will be introduced between Lahore and Narowal within a week.... Cell firms continue to fleece subscribers: ‘Sugarcoated ads’ LAHORE, Dec 4: In spite of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority’s warning, some cellular mobile operators (CMOs) are still ‘misleading’ the public through their ‘deceptive’ advertisement campaigns.... Young doctors stage sit-in LAHORE, Dec 4: Traffic remained suspended for more than four hours along the canal after a sit-in by young doctors for acceptance of their demands.... German envoy calls on Nawaz LAHORE, Dec 4: German ambassador Dr Michael Koch called on PML-N patron Nawaz Sharif at Raiwind here on Thursday.... 280 child jockeys compensated LAHORE, Dec 4: The Child Protection Welfare Bureau on Thursday distributed $369,500 among 280 child jockeys under the UAE compensation programme....

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