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January 03, 2009 Saturday Muharram 05, 1430   APNS, CPNE condemn attack on newspaper office KARACHI, Jan 2: The All Pakistan Newspapers Society has condemned the act of violence in the offices of daily Awami Awaz in Karachi by armed gunmen of the Sindh National Front who threatened the staff with ‘dire consequences’.... Pakistan reiterates cooperation offer: ISLAMABAD, Jan 2: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has reiterated Pakistan’s offer to cooperate with India in investigating the Mumbai terrorist attacks.... Militants ‘ban’ co-education MIRAMSHAH, Jan 2: A militant group has ‘prohibited’ co-education, acquiring of national identity cards by women and implementation of the Benazir Income Support Programme in North Waziristan.... PFUJ calls it attack on press freedom KARACHI, Jan 2: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists has condemned armed attack on the offices of Sindhi daily Awami Awaz by activists of the Sindh National Front (SNF) and demanded action against those responsible.... Journalists hold demonstration HYDERABAD, Jan 2: Journalists held a demonstration outside the press club here on Friday in protest against an attack on the head office of daily Awami Awaz in Karachi.... Protest against Israeli attack QUETTA, Jan 2: Activists of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (Fazl) held a rally here on Friday in protest against Israeli attacks on Gaza. The protesters called upon Islamic countries to unite against... Quetta jolted QUETTA, Jan 2: An earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale struck some parts of Quetta and Khanozai areas at 12.10am on Saturday. The quake was generated in Khanozai area, Met office said.—Staff... Justice Raza should be next CJ: minister ISLAMABAD, Jan 2: Law Minister Farooq H. Naek said here on Friday that although the government was yet to decide who would succeed Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar as chief justice of... Swat clashes claim eight lives MINGORA, Jan 2: Continuing violence in Swat Valley on Friday claimed the lives of eight people, including two FC soldiers and a ‘dancing girl’.... Three women and a child die as shells hit houses in Mohmand GHALANAI, Jan 2: Three women and a child were killed and seven other people injured when shells hit a residential area in the Lakaro tehsil of Mohmand tribal agency on Friday.... ‘Pakistan wants peace with neighbours’ ISLAMABAD, Jan 2: Minister for Information Sherry Rehman has said that Pakistan is pursuing its own counter-extremism agenda and is cooperating with the international community’s efforts against terrorism.... Admiral Noman stresses Navy’s proactive role KARACHI, Jan 2: Calling for a “proactive role” of navy in maintaining a “conducive maritime security environment”, Chief of the Naval Staff has declared that Pakistan Navy will maintain its operational readiness.... Nine injured in pipeline explosion KARACHI, Jan 2: At least nine people, five women among them, were injured in a gas pipeline explosion on the premises of the Sindh Government Hospital, Liaquatabad, on Friday night.... Tabani new president of employers’ federation KARACHI, Jan 2: The newly elected managing committee of the Employers’ Federation of Pakistan has elected Ashraf W. Tabani as president and K.M. Nauman as vice-president of the federation for 2009-2010.... Issuance of arm licence on fresh application stopped ISLAMABAD, Jan 2: The Ministry of Interior has stopped issuing arms licences on fresh applications till Jan 31 to squeeze the influx of new applications and clear backlog, a source in the interior ministry said on Friday.... Gakhar Plaza victims seek interest-free loan RAWALPINDI, Jan 2: People, whose businesses reduced to ashes and rubble in the December 20 Gakhar Plaza fire and the building’s subsequent collapse, on Friday asked the Punjab government to provide... Meritorious women in media remain behind scene: Uks diary launched ISLAMABAD, Jan 2: A myriad of successful women here on Friday attended the launch of Diary 2009 produced by Uks – a research, resource and publication centre on women and media.... Top govt functionaries served legal notices: Allegations against nazim ATTOCK, Jan 2: District Nazim Tahir Sadik Khan has served legal notices on six top Punjab government functionaries, including Chief Minister Punjab Mian Shehbaz Sharif, for “publishing public notice in the... Man kills sister-in-law ATTOCK, Jan 2: A man shot dead his sister-in-law over a petty issue at Mongawali village, located in the Saddar police station area, on Friday.... Tribute paid to Jose Rizal ISLAMABAD, Jan. 2: In this season of remembrance and dedication to the memory of martyred leader Benazir Bhutto, the literature loving people of the capital availed another opportunity on Friday evening... Energy crisismay snuff out textile mills RAWALPINDI, Jan 2: About fifteen textile mills in Rawalpindi division are facing closure due to shortage of electricity and gas and local industrialists worry about “a total collapse” if the energy crisis is not solved quickly.... DC among three officers jailed in contempt case MUZAFFARABAD, Jan 2: Three more officers in AJK including a deputy commissioner Poonch were on Friday sentenced to six months imprisonment and a fine of Rs3,000 each in a contempt of court case.... Opposition seeks AJK PM’s resignation ISLAMABAD, Jan 2: All the opposition parties of Azad Kashmir, including Muslim Conference forward bloc, have demanded Prime Minister Sardar Atique Ahmed Khan to immediately step down, saying he had lost legitimacy to continue in the office.... Power outage disrupts work at GPO ATTOCK, Jan 2: Residents of Attock are facing inconvenience in availing services of the General Post Office (GPO) due to power outage especially during the evening hours.... CJ takes suo motu notice of rape ISLAMABAD, Jan 2: Chief Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar on Friday taking suo motu notice of a rape of a woman allegedly by two police officers of Nasirabad police station asked the... Ex-secretary appointed member FPSC ISLAMABAD, Jan 2: Government on Friday appointed former secretary to commerce ministry as member of the Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC), an official source told Dawn.... Sindh protests Gaza attacks HYDERABAD, Jan 2: Demonstrations were held across Sindh on Friday in protest against Isreali air strikes in Gaza.... Move to arrest fertiliser price yields no result BADIN, Jan 2: The government’s belated move to control fertiliser price in the province yielded no results as the dealers are either going on strike or are shifting the much-needed DAP,... Strike as 3 traders kidnapped SUKKUR, Jan 2: A complete shutterdown was observed and a rally was taken out in Salehpat on Friday against the kidnap of three goldsmiths late on Thursday night near Bukhari Farm.... Sugar mills face shortfall in cane supply BADIN, Jan 2: Faced with no-cane situation after growers held up harvest of their crop in hope of rise in prices, all five sugar mills in the district are out to sweet-talk them into supplying cane with offers of higher prices.... Bonded labourers released MIRPURKHAS, Jan 2: Acting on a court’s order, police raided a brick kiln and recovered 13 bonded labourers, including women, from the captivity of the owner of the kiln.... Wapda workers stage demo KHAIRPUR, Jan 2: The members of the Pakistan Wapda Hydro Electric Central Labour Union staged a protest demonstration outside the press club here on Friday.... Tribal chief passes away DADU, Jan 2: Sardar Achar Khan Hamzani Gabol died after protracted illness at a private hospital in Karachi on Thursday. He was diabetic and died after renal failure.... Protest against custodial killing GUJRANWALA, Jan 2: The heirs to an alleged robber, who was killed by CIA police in custody, blocked GT Road along with other people of their locality by placing body of the accused on the road on Friday night.... SHO among 861 booked over power riots FAISALABAD, Jan 2: Police registered on Friday cases against 861 labourers, industrialists and a police official for damaging public and private property and attacking the residence of a Pakistan People’s Party MPA on Thursday.... Powerloom owners too seek relief: Incessant loadshedding FAISALABAD, Jan 2: Powerloom owners of Jaranwala Road gathered outside the Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (Fesco) headquarters on Friday in a hope to get a relief from incessant loadshedding.... Man killed as well’s earth falls on him MULTAN, Jan 2: One person was killed and four others were injured seriously while one went missing when the earth of a well being dug up fell on them in Makhdoom Rasheed area here on Friday.... Ramday says he refused to take minister’s bait TOBA TEK SINGH, Jan 2: Justice Khalilur Rahman Ramday, deposed judge of the Supreme Court, has said a federal minister offered deposed judges to contact him (minister) to get restored but... Police kill ‘most wanted’ offender NAROWAL, Jan 2: A ‘most wanted’ proclaimed offender was killed in an ‘encounter’ with police here on Thursday night.... ‘Encounter’ SHEIKHUPURA, Jan 2: A dacoit was killed in an encounter with Ferozewala police and another was arrested while their two accomplices managed to escape on Friday.... By-election for PP-250 today DERA GHAZI KHAN, Jan 2: Electioneering for a by-election of PP-250 ended on Thursday night in Rujhan with a rally held by Punjab ministers in the favour of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidate Atif Mazari.... JI rally against Israeli attacks LAHORE, Jan 2: Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) activists took out a protest rally on The Mall here on Friday against Israeli attacks on Palestinians.... Taseer asks nazims to substantiate allegations: PML-N govt action LAHORE, Jan 2: Governor Salmaan Taseer has asked 19 district nazims to immediately prove with specific instances their allegations that the PML-N government is adopting illegal and unconstitutional measures against them.... Fog continues to affect Punjab plains LAHORE, Jan 2: Fog continued to affect the plains of Punjab on Friday, and the Met office said it would be cleared at least from northern cities of the province because... PML-N playing politics: PPP LAHORE, Jan 2: Coming hard on the PML-N, the PPP alleges that the former is adding to the crises, instead of becoming part of the solution.... Govt asked to protect jobs LAHORE, Jan 2: The Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front has urged the government to save millions of industrial workers from going jobless in the wake of closing industrial units because of acute power and gas shortage....

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