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December 30, 2008 Tuesday Muharram 01,1430   Embezzlement of millions hushed up ISLAMABAD, Dec 29: An attempt is being made to hush-up cases of misappropriation of funds worth millions of rupees at the office of Controller General of Accounts (CGA), reliable sources told Dawn.... Transporters fleece commuters GUJAR KHAN: Dec 29: There is no let-up in commuters’ sufferings at the hands of the transporters as the regional transport authority has failed to implement the revised fares at the local and intercity routes in the Rawalpindi district.... Ban on entry of 58 ulema into Attock ATTOCK, Dec 29: District police have recommended the provincial Home Department to ban entry of 58 ulema of both Sunni and Shia sects into Attock and speeches of other 37 ulemas... Three districts of N.As declared sensitive GILGIT, Dec 29: Inspector General Police Northern Areas, Khurshid Alam on Monday said three districts had been declared sensitive during the month of Muharram and foolproof security measures had been taken to avert any untoward incident in the region.... Housing scheme contract not given to UK firm: minister ISLAMABAD, Dec 29: Minister for Housing and Works Rehmatullah Kakar on Monday informed a Senate body that the much-pulicised contract for construction of one million houses under the Prime Minister Housing Programme has not yet been awarded to the UK-based company.... Killing of five persons condemned GILGIT, Dec 29: District Bar Association (DBA) Gilgit has condemned killing of five persons, including a senior government official.... Senate body for protecting mangroves ISLAMABAD, Dec 29: The Senate Standing Committee on Environment has recommended to include the fast disappearing mangrove area of Sindh in the protected zone.... Gojal people remember Benazir HUNZA-NAGAR, Dec 29: The local leaders of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) have demanded that the UN investigation into the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto be speeded up and the real culprits behind the plot unmasked.... Security plan for Taxila, Wah devised TAXILA, Dec 29: The town police and administration in collaboration with other law-enforcing agencies have chalked a security plan to protect the religious places, mourning processions and Majalis-e-Aza durig Muharram.... Goods made by Navtec trainees to be marketed ISLAMABAD, Dec 29: Federal Government will establish an Expo Centre in Islamabad for exhibition and sale of goods manufactured by trainees of Navtec sponsored technical courses.... Complaint referred to disciplinary committee ISLAMABAD, Dec 29: The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) has referred to its disciplinary committee a British psychiatrist’s complaint against legal activist Habib Wahabul Khairi for allegedly defrauding him of 2,000 pounds sterling.... Power tariff hike likely in April ISLAMABAD, Dec 29: The government is likely to increase electricity tariff in April to generate additional revenue for bridging a shortfall of Rs72 billion by the end of current financial year in accordance with an agreement with the International Monetary Fund.... LHC accepts plea against Abid LAHORE, Dec 29: Justice Nasim Sikandar of Lahore High Court cleared for hearing on Monday a petition seeking disqualification as MNA of Abid Sher Ali who heads the National Assembly’s Standing Committee for Education.... Modalities finalised for US wheat import ISLAMABAD, Dec 29: Pakistan and the United States finalised here on Monday modalities for importing 2,50,000 tons of wheat and its distribution in food-deficit areas.... Recognition of national rights urged QUETTA, Dec 29: The Jeay Sindh Mahaz has said that Pakistan is a multi-nation state and the government should recognise the national rights of Sindhi, Baloch, Pakhtun and Seraeki people to steer the country out of the political and constitutional crises.... FC, police on alert for Muharram QUETTA, Dec 29: The Frontier Corps and police have been placed on high alert in 14 districts of Balochistan to ensure peace during Muharram.... Gilani denies deal with local Taliban ISLAMABAD, Dec 29: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has denied that the government has reached an agreement with local Taliban under which the latter will not create any trouble if troops... Iran offers to export electricity to Pakistan ISLAMABAD, Dec 29: Iran has formally offered to export electricity to Pakistan.... Govt to protect media freedom ISLAMABAD, Dec 29: The government will protect journalists and will not violate media’s freedom, says federal Minister for Information Sherry Rehman.... Buner blast toll rises to 43 BUNER, Dec 29: The death toll from Sunday’s suicide attack near a polling station in Shalbandai rose to 43 after seven bodies were retrieved from the debris overnight.... Protest against fertiliser shortage MIRPURKHAS, Dec 29: Hundreds of farmers held a demonstration outside the office of EDO of agriculture on Monday in protest against ‘artificially-created’ shortage of urea fertiliser and its blackmarketing in connivance with officers of agriculture department.... Government urged to ensure maximum water for delta THATTA, Dec 29: The members of Friends of Indus Forum have called upon the legislators, policy makers and relevant ministries to ensure release of an optimal level of water to the Indus Delta.... ‘Dance with jinn’ at Gaji Shah shrine DADU, Dec 29: Sitting in groups or individually outside their makeshift tents near Pir Gaji Shah’s shrine, 65 kilometres from here, hundreds of women keep gyrating their heads in a trance until they fall unconscious.... Ghinwa reacts to Zardari’s remarks SUKKUR, Dec 29: Reacting to President Asif Ali Zardari’s statement that he knew who murdered Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan People’s Party-Shaheed Bhutto chairperson Ghinwa Bhutto on Monday said that people, too, knew... Hunger strike MITHI, Dec 29: Members of Meghwar community observed token hunger strike outside the press club here on Monday to protest against the kidnapping of a young girl from Mithrio Halepoto village, Nagarparkar taluka.... Proposals on NFC award soon: CM LARKANA, Dec 29: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has said that the provincial government would soon submit its recommendations regarding the National Finance Commission (NFC) award.... Roads to Indus bridge planned LARKANA, Dec 29: MNA Faryal Talpur performed the ground breaking ceremony of the approach roads for the under-construction bridge over the River Indus near Hatti village, 8km off here, on Monday.... Exile worse than jail, says nationalist leader HYDERABAD, Dec 29: Qadir Bux Jatoi, a nationalist leader who has recently returned to Sindh after remaining in exile for 28 years, has said that no one likes imprisonment or exile... Murder case against four policemen SAHIWAL, Dec 29: Police registered a murder case against four Chichawattni police officials for allegedly torturing an under-custody suspect who later died in hospital.... Police shoot two of five ‘wanted men’ KASUR, Dec 29: A district police team shot dead two robbers after chasing them up to Okara where an encounter took place on Monday. The two deceased were part of a... How cobras influence match-making FAISALABAD, Dec 29: “If you don’t love cobra, no girl will be ready to marry you.”... UN observers visit border villages SIALKOT, Dec 29: Sialkot-based permanent UN peace-keeping mission observers on Monday visited villages along the Sialkot Working Boundary.... Flees lockup OKARA, Dec 29: An outlaw managed his escape from Chuchuk police lockup. Police have registered a case against duty constable Aslam under 223 PPC. —Correspondent... Four train passengers hurt in stampede GUJRANWALA, Dec 29: Four passengers were injured in a stampede that followed a fire in a locomotive of Margala Express at the Kamoke railway station on Monday.... Rs750 million set aside for 23 Faisalabad arteries FAISALABAD, Dec 29: The Punjab government has earmarked Rs750 million for the construction of 23 arteries in Faisalabad city and a technical committee, comprising officials of various departments, has been constituted to ensure first-rate construction.... Bride, seven others killed in fog-linked accident MIANWALI, Dec 29: In a head-on collision between a bus and an oil-tanker, eight people, including a bride, were killed and 27 injured owing to dense fog on Mianwali-Muzaffargarh Road near... Claimants to landtorch rival’s shanty KASUR, Dec 29: A dozen armed men on Monday torched the dwelling (shanty) of a family and humiliated women to settle score over a land dispute in the Ganda Singh police precinct.... Doctor, his gunman killed by rivals SHEIKHUPURA, Dec 29: Two persons, including a doctor, were shot dead while another injured on Hiran Minar Road on Monday morning.... Minor boy electrocuted FAISALABAD, Dec 29: A minor boy was electrocuted while trying to catch a kite in Kaleem Shaheed Park Road on Monday.... It takes Rs125,000 to be a paramedic! MIANWALI, Dec 29: An Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) team arrested the stenographer of health executive district officer (EDO) along with marked currency notes he had accepted as gratification allegedly to get a candidate recruited.... Taseer seeks chief secy’s comments: Nazims’ letters LAHORE, Dec 29: Governor Salmaan Taseer has asked the Punjab chief secretary to furnish comments about complaints that district nazims were being denied funds from the Provincial Finance Commission, a senior official told Dawn.... 15-20pc drugs being smuggled from India LAHORE, Dec 29: Fifteen to 20 per cent essential medicines available at the drug market in Punjab are being smuggled from India and other countries.... LHC moved to ban sale of tainted milk LAHORE, Dec 29: The Lahore High Court has been moved for banning the sale of milk being supplied by different commercial corporations because “it is unfit for human consumption”.... ‘N’ accused of media campaign against nazims LAHORE, Dec 29: Former provincial law and local government minister Muhammad Basharat Raja has said the Punjab government advertisement on the corruption of district nazims is a contempt of court.... Fog density increasing, says Suparco study LAHORE, Dec 29: The period of winter fog is increasing according to a study published this week by the Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (Suparco).... CM promises probe into PU hostel shooting LAHORE, Dec 29: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif assured University Students Federation (USF) representatives on Monday that a thorough probe would be conducted into the Dec 3 firing incident in a Punjab... Shahbaz Advised rest LAHORE, Dec 29: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif was rushed to hospital after he was not feeling well during a seminar here on Monday.... Nawaz for fair probe into Bugti’s killing LAHORE, Dec 29: Expressing concern over letting the murderers of national leaders go scot free, PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif has demanded that the government set up an independent commission to impartially investigate the death of Nawab Akbar Bugti.... LPG companies‘following’Ogra rates LAHORE, Dec 29: The LPG Association of Pakistan (LPGAP), a group of licensed LPG marketing companies, claimed on Monday that the majority of LPG marketing companies were providing gas to distributors... Petrol shortage persists LAHORE, Dec 29: A severe petrol shortage continued to affect Lahore on Monday coupled with a shortage of CNG at several stations....

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