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January 02, 2009 Friday Muharram 04, 1430   FIA busts cyber gang ISLAMABAD, Jan 1: Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)’s Cyber Crime Wing has unearthed an international gang which had been robbing people by collecting “processing fees” after declaring them winners of non-existent lotteries, jobs and businesses.... Plan to bring agencies under one authority ISLAMABAD, Jan 1: The government plans to set up an authority to bring all intelligence agencies under a single umbrella, Dawn has learnt.... Nationalists urged to shun parliamentary politics QUETTA, Jan 1: Baloch Republican Party’s chief Nawabzada Bramdagh Bugti has called upon the nationalist groups to abandon parliamentary politics and form a united front to struggle for Balochistan’s rights.... Pakistan rejects confession report ISLAMABAD, Jan 1: Pakistan denied reports on Thursday that a militant arrested last month had confessed to involvement in the Mumbai attacks, saying no conclusions could be made until investigations are complete.... 2 bomb disposal squad’s men killed BANNU, Jan 1: Two members of a bomb disposal squad were killed and 10 people were injured when an explosive device they were trying to defuse went off near a bridge on the Tochi river on Thursday.... Traders observe strike in Quetta, Chaman QUETTA, Jan 1: The business community observed a strike in Quetta and Chaman on Thursday in protest against the recent killing of four traders by police in Karachi.... Two civilians die as militants attack Khar with missiles KHAR, Jan 1: Two civilians were killed and 10 others injured in a missile attack by suspected militants on Thursday.... JUI leader for talks to end Afghan conflict QUETTA, Jan 1: The provincial chief of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (Fazal), Maulana Mohammad Khan Sherani, has called for talks to end the conflict in Afghanistan. He said ‘jihad’ without a positive outcome would benefit the ‘occupation forces’.... Red Mosque weapons Thief caught RAWLPINDI, Jan 1: A joint team investigating the theft of arms from the Aabpara police station has busted the gang involved in the case and seized some of the weapons.... Probe into sale of diplomatic cars on bogus papers KARACHI, Jan 1: The Federal Board of Revenue has asked provincial excise departments to cancel registration of 96 diplomatic vehicles sold to private persons on bogus NOCs and other documents.... Khairi seeks action against lawyers for threatening him ISLAMABAD, Jan 1: Legal activist Wahabul Khairi requested the Supreme Judicial Council on Thursday to prosecute a group of lawyers who, according to him, had threatened action against him for moving... Reinstatement of sacked employees urged ISLAMABAD, Jan 1: Union leaders of banks and financial institutions have demanded reinstatement of sacked employees and opposed increase in office timings of banks without enhancing wages commensurate with the duty hours.... PML-Q, PPP getting chummy for Senate polls ISAMABAD, Jan 1: The Pakistan Muslim League-Q is being sought after as partner by the Pakistan People’s Party to make sure that it wins as many seats as possible.... Plan to set up four varsities shelved ISLAMABAD, Jan 1: Government has directed the Higher Education Commission (HEC) to abolish a project worth Rs160 billion under which four new engineering universities were to be set up in the country, Dawn has learnt.... A shopkeeper meets justice’s ends ISLAMABAD, Jan 1: Officials posted with a lower court judge allegedly kidnapped and manhandled a shopkeeper in G-9 Markaz following a dispute over exchange of a sweater, sources and the traders’ union told Dawn here on Thursday.... Gilani, Sharif asked to help recover kidnapped girl ISLAMABAD, Jan 1: An employee of the Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) here on Thursday sought government’s help in recovering his daughter, who has allegedly been kidnapped by a low-ranking official in the Prime Minister’s Secretariat.... 1961 Muslim family laws not comprehensive: CII chief ISLAMABAD, Jan 1: Chairman of the Council of Islamic Ideology Dr Mohammad Khalid Masud on Thursday said that those finding faults with the changes recommended by the CII to reform Islamic... Gas supply to industrial units stopped to overcome low pressure ISLAMABAD, Jan 1: General Manager of Sui Northern Gas Pipelines (SNGPL) Islamabad Region M. Ismael Paracha said on Thursday that gas supply to industrial units and some CNG stations had been terminated to overcome low pressure being faced by domestic consumers.... PTCL, ISPs sign revenue sharing agreement ISLAMABAD, Jan 1: Over the past few years Internet Service Providers industry was not making headway and was facing difficulties in expanding its user-base despite the low tariffs.... Attock threatens to sue Lahore over audit advertisements ATTOCK, Jan 1: The Punjab government’s move to publish newspaper advertisements about the alleged irregularities committed by the PML-backed Attock district government during the last three years (2005-08) is likely to... Prisoners set fire to jail GILGIT, Jan 1: Inmates of district jail Gilgit after clashing with each other set fire to a barrack that spread to other barracks which was later extinguished by the firefighters after... Five policemen suspended GUJAR KHAN, Jan 1: Regional Police Officer Rawalpindi Nasir Khan Durrani on Thursday intervened into reposting of seven police officials and suspended five of them after reviewing their performance. —Correspondent... Large-scale appointments in health dept HYDERABAD, Jan 1: The sunset of 2,008 brought jubilation among 368 medical graduates and postgraduates when they received appointment orders for BPS-17 and BPS-18 posts in different hospitals.... Shopkeeper kidnapped JACOBABAD, Jan 1: A trader was kidnapped from his shop in Gharibabad Mohalla here on Thursday.... Two killed LARKANA, Jan 1: Two men were killed and two others injured in a clash between neighbours over a minor dispute involving children in Shahdadkot on Thursday.... Kidnappings on the rise in Larkana LARKANA, Jan 1: Five people were kidnapped in a short span of 24 hours in different parts of Larkana, however, the police managed to recover two of them.... Court frees 20 bonded labourers UMERKOT, Jan 1: The district and sessions judge on Thursday set at liberty 20 peasants who were found detained at a farm and recovered by police under court orders.... Death toll in tanker explosion rises to three HYDERABAD, Jan 1: The death toll of burn victims of an oil tanker explosion in Tandojam rose to three after an injured died on Thursday but the government has not yet announced any compensation to the bereaved families.... Mother of Bhit Shah custodian passes away HYDERABAD, Jan 1: Mother of Syed Nisar Hussain Shah, Sajjada Nasheen of Dargah Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, died here on Thursday after suffering a heart attack. She was 80.... Sindh faces prolonged power outages; mourners worst hit SUKKUR, Jan 1: Despite repeated assurances by the power utility that it will cut duration of loadshedding during Muharram, almost all major cities and towns of the province continue to suffer... Ibrahim Joyo suffers heart attack HYDERABAD, Jan 1: Noted intellectual Mohammad Ibrahim Joyo has been admitted to intensive care unit of cardiology ward of the Civil Hospital after surviving a heart attack.... Thousands vent ire at anti-outage rallies FAISALABAD, Jan 1: Thousands of baton-wielding textile workers ransacked public and private properties and vehicles, looted and torched a bakery and threw traffic out of gear for hours on different roads... PPP smells ‘conspiracy’ behind riots FAISALABAD, Jan 1: Punjab PPP president Rana Aftab Ahmad says violence in the district “under the umbrella of protest against power outages is a conspiracy hatched by some unscrupulous elements only to frighten party leaders and workers.”... Polio case detected in Sahiwal SAHIWAL, Jan 1: Executive district officer (health) Dr Sirajuddin has confirmed the presence of a polio virus in a five-year-old girl of Chak 72/4-R (Jhok Sanwal) in the Sahiwal district.... Inoperative CCTVs make Sahiwal a free-for-all SAHIWAL, Jan 1: At a time when security should be the foremost priority of those at the helm of affairs, 28 non-operational closed-circuit television cameras (CCTVs) at highly frequented public places speak volumes for official neglect.... Sialkot also joins power protests SIALKOT, Jan 1: Hundreds of industrial workers who have lost jobs due to closures of industries stemming from hours-long loadshedding staged protest demonstrations in Sialkot, Daska and Sambrial on Thursday.... PML-N admits contacts with Q LAHORE, Jan 1: The Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) is in contact with political parties, including the PML-Q, in and outside parliament to explore possibilities of cooperation for “developing the democratic process”,... Farmers cry for urea DERA GHAZI KHAN, Jan 1: Scores of farmers staged a protest demonstration and blocked the Dera-Jampur road as a mark of protest against artificial shortage and black marketing of urea fertiliser by local authorities of the utility stores .... Chiniot Dam Project given go-ahead JHANG, Jan 1: The Chiniot Dam Project, on the River Chenab, between Chiniot and Chenab Nagar, will be completed at a cost of Rs24 billion, a senior provincial minister was told here on Thursday.... Traders unnerved MULTAN, Jan 1: While most parts of the province are simmering with anti-loadshedding protests, traders of Multan on Thursday kept the shutters down and took out a rally against high robbery incidence and the police’s ‘reluctance’ to register cases.... Absconder killed in ‘gunplay’ SIALKOT, Jan 1: A top 10 absconder, carrying a Rs0.5 million head money, was killed in an encounter with Motra police along the bank of M.R... MPA’s spouse, his men panic hostel women GUJRANWALA, Jan 1: Panic gripped a hostel for working women in the city when armed men, headed by an MPA’s husband, stormed the place about midnight (Wednesday) asking the boarders to allow their search.... Anti-Wapda protests erupt LAHORE, Jan 1: Prolonged and unscheduled power outages sparked protests and road blockades in different parts of the provincial capital on Thursday.... ‘Govt fleecing people thru’ POL levies’ LAHORE, Jan 1: Opposition leader in the National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has alleged that the government is fleecing people by recovering from them Rs30 as petroleum tax on each litre.... Nawaz for sending delegation to India LAHORE, Jan 1: Pakistan Muslim League (N) patron Nawaz Sharif says the government should have sent a delegation to India after the Mumbai attacks to show solidarity with grief and anger-stricken people there.... Two dormant power plants keep Lahore ‘in the dark’: Row with Pepco LAHORE, Jan 1: Two power generation plants with a combined capacity of 245 megawatts, which could reduce loadshedding in Lahore at least by five to six hours, have been shut down... Telecom sector: all is not fair in ‘ad war’ LAHORE, Jan 1: The cut-throat competition in the telecom sector has led some of the (flourishing) companies to make a mockery of advertisements of one another, giving way to the unhealthy trend of ‘beguiling’ the prospective customers.... ‘Bullah a hit at Kerala festival’ LAHORE, Jan 1: Madeeha Gauhar has termed Ajoka’s recent trip to India highly successful claiming that their play ‘Bullah’ was highly appreciated in the International Theatre Festival held in Kerala.... Objection to plea against BB’s image on coin LAHORE, Jan 1: The Lahore High Court’s registrar office on Thursday objected to filing of a plea for restraining the government from issuing Rs10 coin bearing former prime minister Benazir Bhutto’s image... Edhi services LAHORE, Jan 1: The Edhi Ambulance Service provided service to more than 2.5 million patients and death victims on nominal charges besides shifting 47,091 patients and bodies to their native towns in 2008....

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