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December 12, 2008 Friday Zilhaj 13, 1429   AJK cabinet reconstituted in bid to foil no-confidence motion MUZAFFARABAD/ISLAMABAD, Dec 11: Azad Kashmir Prime Minister Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan dissolved his cabinet on Thursday and within hours came up with a new cabinet of 20 members.... Taseer in new tiff with PML-N govt LAHORE, Dec 11: Punjab Governor Salman Taseer has described the administration of oath to the new provincial ombudsman and the chairman of the Punjab Services Tribunal (PST) in his absence by... Hafiz Saeed rejects UN ban LAHORE, Dec 11: Jamaatud Dawa chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed has rejected UN Security Council’s decision to impose sanctions against his organisation and said it has been taken in haste under the... SC judges’ meeting on Monday ISLAMABAD, Dec 11: Chief Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar has convened a meeting of all judges of the Supreme Court on Monday.... Pakistan acted on good instincts: US WASHINGTON, Dec 11: The US State Department said on Thursday that Pakistan had acted on ‘good instincts’ in going after the individuals designated as terrorists by the UN Security Council.... Altaf sees anti-CJ plot KARACHI, Dec 11: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has said the country is facing grave threats but a few politicians, political analysts and media personnel are busy in making an... Governor ignored three reminders: Punjab govt: Ombudsman’s oath-taking LAHORE, Dec 11: The Punjab government had appointed its ombudsman in August, but the governor did not administer oath to him despite three reminders from the chief minister office, says provincial PML-N President Sardar Zulfiqar Ali Khan Khosa.... JUI-F explores MMA revival LAHORE, Dec 11: Suffering a colossal loss in the Feb 18 electoral bout owing to non-functional Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA), the JUI-F, one of the major constituents of the religious parties’ alliance, is looking for a way out to revive the grouping.... Three Dawa offices sealed HYDERABAD, Dec 11: Hyderabad police are considering recommending names of activists of Jamaatud Dawa for their inclusion in fourth schedule of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) that would put them under strict... ‘Pakistan not to hand over any citizen to India’ MULTAN, Dec 11: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said Pakistan will not hand over any of its citizens to India and it has informed the international community about it.... Deported Briton plays sick to earn short stay RAWALPINDI, Dec 11: Pakistani immigration authorities deported a British woman, who arrived here without a visa, but had to shift her to the hospital when she seemingly pretended falling sick while boarding a London-bound plane, Dawn has learnt.... A blind girl who brightens the dark world of people with sight TAXILA, Dec 11: Naveed Anjum, 25, is visually impaired since childhood but that has not impaired her spirit.... ‘Accidents kill over 2,000 children daily in the world’ RAWALPINDI, Dec 11: Over 2,000 children die daily from injuries sustained in preventable accidents, and every year tens of millions more suffer injuries that often leave them with lifelong disabilities, according to a new United Nations report.... Justice Tariq Mahmood moves SC for pension release ISLAMABAD, Dec 11: Tariq Mahmood, a former judge and ex-president of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), has petitioned the Supreme Court that Accountant General of Balochistan (AGB) and Controller General... ATMs hitches leave people in lurch on Eid RAWALPINDI, Dec 11: People faced severe shortage of cash on Eid as most of the automated teller machines (ATMs) remained out of order, leaving many clients in the lurch.... Minister orders drive against power theft: 3-month ban on transfers, postings in Wapda HYDERABAD, Dec 11: Federal Minister for Water and Power Raja Pervez Ashraf has ordered officials to initiate a campaign against power thieves and to submit a report in this regard within 15 days.... Passengers waylaid NAWABSHAH, Dec 11: Six bandits deprived coach passengers of cash, gold, cell phones and valuables on Thursday.... Highwaymen loot occupants of two cars SHIKARPUR, Dec 11: Nine people travelling in two cars were deprived of cash, jewellery, mobile phones and other valuables in highway robberies near Faizu bridge on Indus Highway in the jurisdiction of Khanpur police station late on Tuesday.... Reopening of all schools ordered DADU, Dec 11: Sindh Education Minister Pir Mazharul Haq has expressed dissatisfaction over the negligence of officials in carrying out their duties as around 7,700 schools in the province were lying closed when PPP assumed the power.... Rs10m earmarked for hepatitis JACOBABAD, Dec 11: The federal minister for health has announced Rs10 million for the treatment of hepatitis B and C patients keeping in view the rising cases in the district.... Ministers’ Interference in by-polls flayed SUKKUR, Dec 11: Jamiat Ulema Islam (JUI) Sukkur district has condemned the interference of Sindh ministers in by-elections campaign of NA-210 Kashmore scheduled on Dec 15.... Accident NAWABSHAH, Dec 11: A man was killed and another injured when a car collided with a truck at Qazi Ahmed road on Wednesday.... Police constable gunned down SUKKUR, Dec 11: A police constable was gunned down by dacoits, at Mubarak Lakhan police checkpost situated in the Andal Sundrani police limits district Ghotki, on the night between Tuesday and Wednesday.... Hill torrent renders thousands homeless: Rajanpur villagers cry cold response MULTAN, Dec 11: A massive hill torrent left nearly 5,000 people shelterless after it engulfed more than two dozen villages of Rajanpur district just hours before the residents were to make preparations for Eid prayers.... Six injured in robbers’ panic fire DERA GHAZI KHAN, Dec 11: Two panicked outlaws shot at and injured six people while fleeing on a snatched motorcycle in Saddar police precincts on Thursday.... No one should be made scapegoat, says Pervaiz: Mumbai mayhem GUJRAT, Dec 11: Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid) provincial head Pervaiz Elahi has said no action should be taken against any one for the Mumbai mayhem without any concrete evidence.... Two brothers die on road SHEIKHUPURA, Dec 11: Two brothers were killed in a road accident on Ferozewatwan Road near Chandi Kot here on Thursday.... The passage not taken by book lovers MUZAFFARGARH, Dec 11: The Allama Iqbal library, the only library in the district, has been deserted by the district government and book lovers.... Mob blocks GT Road to protest death in dacoity: SHO suspended from service SAHIWAL, Dec 11: Hundreds of people on Thursday kept blocked the Lahore-Multan section of GT Road for about two hours to vent their anger over the killing of a man by dacoits, resulting in suspension of the SHO concerned.... Fire eats up fabrics in many shops FAISALABAD, Dec 11: Nearly one dozen shops at Anarkali’s Bhawana Bazaar caught fire on Wednesday night, leaving fabrics worth millions in ashes.... Participants in course visit PR HQ LAHORE, Dec 11: Participants of the 89th National Management Course visited the Pakistan Railway headquarters in Lahore on Thursday.... Train tramples child KASUR, Dec 11: A 12-year-old boy was crushed under the wheels of a train at the local railway station on Thursday.... Three held with one kilo hashish KASUR, Dec 11: A-Division police claimed to have arrested three drug pushers and recovered one kilogram hashish and about 500 bottles of liquor from them here on Thursday.... Trader’s son kills ‘robber’ LAHORE, Dec 11: An alleged robber was killed when he was shot at by a jeep rider during a street crime incident on Mohni Road on Wednesday.... Late-comers are always losers LAHORE, Dec 11: Those who intended to buy sacrificial animals, especially goats and sheep, immediately after Eid prayers had to face an acute shortage of the same.... Dengue virus yet to recede LAHORE, Dec 11: Six new dengue fever patients have been admitted to various hospitals during the last two days, according to a Punjab health department spokesman.... Shahbaz displeased with hospitals’ condition LAHORE, Dec 11: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif paid surprise visits to various Walled City localities and inspected development projects and situation of hospitals on Thursday.... Five fire incidentscause loss in millions LAHORE, Dec 11: Garments, shoe-manufacturing material, paper rolls and household items worth millions of rupees were reduced to ashes in five fire incidents in the city on Thursday..... Clerks set up camp in front of Punjab PA LAHORE, Dec 11: Clerks set up a protest camp in front of the Assembly Chambers on Eid day (Tuesday) to express resentment against inordinate delay in the acceptance of their demands by Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif.... Family robbed of jewellery LAHORE, Dec 11: Robbers deprived a family of jewellery and a car at Iqbal Town on Thursday.... Sh Manzoor passes away LAHORE, Dec 11: Sheikh Manzoor Ilahi, former chief minister of Punjab, passed away on Thursday....

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