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December 29, 2008 Monday Zilhaj 30, 1429   Journalists unsafe in Pakistan: report ISLAMABAD, Dec 28: Pakistan, especially Punjab, remained a dangerous place for journalists in 2008. Twelve media men were killed and 208 cases of abuses were recorded over the past year, according to a report issued by a media development organisation.... Railway track blown up QUETTA, Dec 28: The Bolan Mail escaped what could have been a serious accident after a portion of the main railway track linking Quetta with the rest of the country was blown up near Spezand, some 30km from here on Sunday.... Militants kill 3 for ‘spying’ MIRAMSHAH, Dec 28: An Afghan national and two local people were killed in North Waziristan on Sunday on charges of spying for the United States.... N-smuggling suspect freed GENEVA, Dec 28: A Swiss man suspected of involvement in the world’s biggest nuclear smuggling ring has been released from prison after more than four years of investigative detention, his family said on Sunday.... Balochistan resource management plan fails to achieve target ISLAMABAD, Dec 28: The Balochistan Resource Management Programme completed recently at a cost of $130 million could not achieve its targets of improving administration, eliminating unnecessary subsidies and introducing tax reforms.... Shahbaz sets terms for supporting PPP LAHORE, Dec 28: Responding to President Asif Ali Zardari’s indirect criticism of the PML-N in his speech at a ceremony to mark Benazir Bhutto’s death anniversary on Saturday, PML-N president and... Zardari visits Benazir’s grave LARKANA, Dec 28: President Asif Ali Zardari and his daughter Bakhtawar, accompanied by local PPP leader Dr Shafqat Soomro, visited the mausoleum of Benazir Bhutto in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh on Sunday night.... Blast condemned ISLAMABAD, Dec 28: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani have expressed profound grief and sorrow over the loss of precious lives in a bomb explosion at a polling station in Buner on Sunday.... Firm begins demolishing Gakhar Plaza RAWALPINDI, Dec 28: Demolition of what remains of the gutted Gakhar Plaza on the Bank Road began on Sunday, not by its owner or any government authority but by a renowned private construction company which considered the incident a national tragedy.... High security in capital for Muharram ISLAMABAD, Dec 28: The city police here on Sunday finalised the arrangements in connection with Muharram and further intensified security in the federal capital, official said.... Threatening SMS to SHO: cases filed ISLAMABAD, Dec 28: City police have registered separate cases against unidentified persons for sending threatening SMS to the station house officer (SHO) of Shalimar police station and security officer of a UNHCR official.... Buner blast condemned ISLAMABAD, Dec 28: Various political leaders and a civil society organisation have condemned the Buner blast that killed at least 30 persons at a polling station on Sunday.... Car bazaar a weekly nuisance for G-8 residents ISLAMABAD, Dec 28: The ‘illegal’ weekly car bazaar has become a permanent nuisance for the residents of sector G-8 as hundreds of people gather here for the sale and purchase of vehicles on every Sunday.... Man gunned down; two found dead ISLAMABAD, Dec 28: A man was killed while two other persons were found dead in mysterious circumstance here on Sunday, police said.... Pindi localities hit by hours of gas outages RAWALPINDI, Dec 28: Various localities controlled by the Rawalpindi Cantonment Board have been hit by hours of gas outages and low-pressure supply since the start of the winter season.... AIOU journal on HEC’s list ISLAMABAD, Dec 28: The bi-annual research journal of the Allama Iqbal Open University, Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, has been included by Higher Education Commission (HEC) in its approved list of social sciences scholarly journals.... PM allocates Rs223m for Dadu bypass DADU, Dec 28: Sindh Education Minister Pir Mazharul Haq has said that Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has allocated Rs223 million for construction of Dadu bypass.... Outages hit Sukkur as VIPs leave SUKKUR, Dec 28: The Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (Hesco) which virtually defied Pepco schedule of loadshedding and suspended because of the presence of VIPs who thronged Naudero via Sukkur to pay... Villages face threat of inundation KHAIRPUR, Dec 28: Four villages face the threat of inundation as a breach in embankments of the River Indus appears imminent.... JI condemns attack on Gaza Strip HYDERABAD, Dec 28: Activists of Jamaat-i-Islami held rallies and demonstrations in different cities and towns of the province on Sunday, condemning the latest Israeli attack on Palestinians, which left more than 250 dead and many more injured.... Prof accused of torturing ex-wife MIRPURKHAS, Dec 28: An assistant professor of Mohammadi Medical College has been accused of torturing his estranged wife.... Protesters block railway traffic HYDERABAD, Dec 28: Hundreds of protesters, including women and children, held a demonstration on railway track near Tando Yousuf crossing on Sunday and blocked railway traffic for an hour in protest against non-supply of water to their localities.... Seminar calls for family courts at district level LARKANA, Dec 28: Speakers at a seminar held on Sunday called for establishment of family courts at the district level to effectively deal with cases of violence against women and family disputes by involving civil society.... Autopsy report confirms exorcist tortured women MIRPURKHAS, Dec 28: A preliminary report of the autopsy on the bodies of two women, who were killed by an exorcist and his accomplices in Qadir Bux Behrani village of... Five injured in clash SHIKARPUR, Dec 28: Five people were seriously injured in an armed clash between two groups of the Jafri community in Loung Detho village in the jurisdiction of the Garhi Yasin police station on Sunday.... Committee collects samples of soil: Breach in Wasa lagoon HYDERABAD, Dec 28: Members of an inquiry committee formed by the chief minister to determine causes of a breach in 100 million gallon lagoon of the Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa)... Journalist waylaid MITHI, Dec 28: Three bandits robbed a journalist of Rs20,000 in Latifabad Hyderabad on Sunday.... THATTA, Dec 28: One of seven 62 inch diameter pipelines supplying water to Karachi burst near Dhabeji pumping station on Sunday. XEN of Karachi Water and Sewerage Board Zafar Palijo who came to inspect the damage to the pipeline said that intermittent power failure could have resulted in a sudden rise in pressure, leading to rupture in the underground pipeline.... Child dies as wall collapses NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Dec 28: A child was killed and two others received injuries when a wall fell on them in Jurial Mallah village near Kandiaro on Sunday.... Dec 27 riots victims still await compensation HYDERABAD, Dec 28: While it will be hard to overcome the loss the country suffered with the assassination of its brilliant leader and internationally known politician Benazir Bhutto, it will be... All powerless against sudden power failures MULTAN, Dec 28: Hours-long loadshedding in southern Punjab is affecting the wheat crop besides paralysing the activities of students, traders, industrialists and the general public.... Muharram arrangements: uninterrupted power supply urged FAISALABAD, Dec 28: The Punjab government will take up the issue of uninterrupted supply of electricity during Muharram with the federal government and generators will be arranged to avoid any eventuality during mourning processions and majalis.... Gatwala wildlife breeding area in disarray FAISALABAD, Dec 28: Broken, shoddy and empty cages and scarcity of funds are the upshot of Punjab’s sole Gatwala wildlife breeding area.... 1,400 seized urea bags sold at official rate OKARA, Dec 28: At least 1,400 bags of urea fertilizer recovered from the godown of a fertilizer dealer on Sunday were sold to farmers at the controlled rates.... Malaysian held with heroin SIALKOT, Dec 28: The Customs foiled a bid to smuggle heroin to Abu Dhabi and arrested a Malaysian with one kilogramme of heroin at Sialkot International Airport here on Sunday.... Woman, daughter freed from ‘abductors’ GUJRANWALA, Dec 28: Naushehra Virkan police on Sunday claimed to have recovered a Karachi-based woman and her daughter who were abducted four years ago. However, the woman’s husband has not been traced so far.... 20pc dropout flies in face of enrollment plan LAYYAH, Dec 28: Commitment of teachers and education department officials to achieve maximum enrollment of students exposes when a study in the Layyah district shows some 20 per cent dropout of students from 1,584 state-run schools.... Two die in accidents OKARA, Dec 28: Two people died and 11 others were injured in two incidents due to dense fog here on Sunday.... Man kills father and sister GUJRANWALA, Dec 28: A man killed his father and his sister over a domestic issue in Wazirabad.... Kidnapped SIALKOT, Dec 28: Four gunmen kidnapped a youth, Tayyab (16), from Malkhanwala village in Sambrial. Tayyab is a student of 10th class. —Correspondent... Century-old Yadgar Club at last breaths MUZAFFARGARH, Dec 28: When Queen Victoria died in 1901, the then district administration ruled by the British Raj decided to build a club in the district in memory of the queen.... Fuel-starved vehicles go off road LAHORE, Dec 28: Motorcyclists and other road users completely dependent on petrol or liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) are being forced off the road as the fuel crisis intensifies to unprecedented levels.... Plaza fire destroys 30 warehouses; five faint LAHORE, Dec 28: Five rescuers fainted while extinguishing fire at a four-storey plaza near Shah Alam Market that reduced to ashes synthetic wool, acrylic and plastic worth millions and destroyed at least 30 warehouses, witnesses and rescuers said.... PU academics wrestle in political bout LAHORE, Dec 28: Campaign for the Punjab University Academic Staff Association elections for 2009 is in full swing as the two rivals – Academic Group and Teachers’ Alliance – are doing... 1,000 cops in plainclothes to perform Muharram duty LAHORE, Dec 28: Around 1,000 policemen in plainclothes will present in the processions and majalis to be held between 7 and 10 Muharram for active vigilance.... Cut in hydropower generation LAHORE, Dec 28: Hydropower generation has plummeted sharply due to yearly canal closure and massive reduction in water releases from Mangla and Tarbela reservoirs by the Indus River System Authority (Irsa) during the past one week.... Nazims stick to their guns: Misappropriation ads LAHORE, Dec 28: Seven district nazims have again challenged the Punjab chief minister to prove all the allegations levelled against them in a ‘public court’ at the Lahore Press Club on Jan 15....

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