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January 08, 2009 Thursday Muharram 10, 1430   Cooperation unlikely amid allegations, says Qureshi KABUL, Jan 7: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Wednesday he was disappointed by the Indian prime minister’s statement, adding that it would be difficult for the two countries to cooperate amid finger-pointing.... Mourners pay homage to martyrs of Karbala: Ninth Muharram processions pass peacefully ATTOCK, Jan 7: Processions of Alam and Zuljinnah on the 9th of Muharram were taken out throughout the district, including Hassanabdal, Wah and Taxila on Wednesday.... Economic activities at Gwadar picking up QUETTA, Jan 7: More than 100,000 tons of imported fertiliser, unloaded at the Gwadar port, has been dispatched to various parts of the country since the port became functional on Dec 20.... ‘ISI backs govt policy on drone attacks’ ISLAMABAD, Jan 7: The Inter-Services Intelligence is fully supportive of the government’s stated policy on the issue of drone attacks inside Pakistan’s territory, a spokesman for the Inter-Services Public Relations said on Wednesday.... Tax collection target missed ISLAMABAD, Jan 7: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has missed the Rs580 billion revenue collection target for the first half (July-Dec) of 2008-09 by Rs36.7 billion.... US welcomes Pakistan-Afghan move for better ties KABUL, Jan 7: The United States welcomed pledges by Afghanistan and Pakistan to forge better ties and fight extremism together, a top US official said on Wednesday, calling cooperation the “only way to beat the menace”.... Pakistan termed biggest foreign policy challenge for Obama WASHINGTON, Jan 7: The biggest foreign policy challenge awaiting the incoming Obama administration is not Iraq or Afghanistan but Pakistan, warns US President George W. Bush’s National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley.... OGDC told to raise gas production ISLAMABAD, Jan 7: Prime Minister’s Adviser on Petroleum and Natural Resources Dr Asim Hussain has asked the Oil and Gas Development Company (OGDC) to enhance its gas production capacity by 100... Two Turks, two Azeris held QUETTA, Jan 7: Two Turk and two Azeri nationals were arrested in a village near the Pakistan-Iran border in Pangur district on Wednesday.... Lashkar calls record not significant: MI5 LONDON, Jan 7: It is understood that billing records have been uncovered revealing telephone calls between the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba group suspected of being behind the Mumbai attacks and other countries, including Britain.... Pindi markets to remain closed for Ashura RAWALPINDI, Jan 7: The Markazi Anjuman-i-Tajiran Rawalpindi has announced to suspend business activities in the city on Thursday as part of security measures and in respect for Ashura.... CJ orders probe into reported fraud ISLAMABAD, Jan 7: Chief Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar has directed the Rawalpindi police to investigate a newspaper report that an investment company has vanished after defrauding citizens of millions of rupees.... FDE to monitor performance of schools, colleges ISLAMABAD, Jan 7: The Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) has devised a mechanism to monitor the performance of government schools and colleges.... British MPs to attend moot on democracy ISLAMABAD, Jan 7: Leading members of the British parliament will be attending an international conference on democracy in Pakistan to be held here on Friday.... Kidnapped boy recovered, four arrested ISLAMABAD, Jan 7: The city police have recovered a three-year-old boy, who had been kidnapped for ransom, and arrested four accused, including the child’s cousin.... Former DSP, 15 others booked for threatening citizen RAWALPINDI, Jan 7: A former deputy superintendent of police (DSP) and 15 others were booked by Civil Lines police on charges of illegally occupying land and hurling murder threats at a citizen, police said.... British award for youth body ISLAMABAD, Jan 7: A youth leadership organization, Future Leaders of Pakistan (FLP), has been awarded the ‘Seen or Heard Award’ by the British Youth Parliament which accords recognition to youth bodies for their contribution to development work.... 3 policemen killed, 3 kidnapped KOHAT, Jan 7: Militants killed three policemen and kidnapped another three after an attack on a checkpost in Hangu district early on Wednesday morning.... Two US ‘spies’ shot dead MIRAMSHAH, Jan 7: Suspected militants shot dead two Afghan nationals in North Waziristan on Wednesday for ‘spying’ for the United States, sources said.... Train escapes disaster SUKKUR, Jan 7: Rawalpindi-bound Quetta Express escaped a disaster when it collided with a tractor trolley at an unmanned railway crossing near Masoo Wah in the Mirpur Mathelo area on Tuesday night.... Jewellery, cash looted in house robbery UMERKOT, Jan 7: Bandits looted cash, gold ornaments and prize bonds in a house robbery in the jurisdiction of New Chhor police here on Wednesday.... Discrepancies found in teachers’ pay scales LARKANA, Jan 7: Wide discrepancies found in the basic pay scale offered to newly-appointed high school teachers in different districts of the province, mainly due to ignorance of the EDOs of education concerned of relevant official directives.... Man dies as motorcycle skids on road SHIKARPUR, Jan 7: A motorcyclist was killed on the spot when he lost control over his vehicle and fell on the Indus Highway near Faizoo Laaro in the Khanpur area on Wednesday.... Mills in fierce competition for sugarcane MIRPURKHAS, Jan 7: Drop in supply of sugarcane has led to a fierce competition among the five sugar mills of the district, forcing them to woo growers back with offers of lucrative prices and other incentives.... Witnesses reject police encounter claim NAWABSHAH, Jan 7: Police have booked two friends on charges of kidnapping for ransom and claimed to have arrested them after an encounter near their house but their neighbours vehemently reject... AJK PM committed to ‘mitigating misery’ MUZAFFARABAD, Jan 7: The newly elected Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir, Haji Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob Khan, has assured the people that he has committed himself to the mitigation of their misery.... Peasants not getting land, says leader HYDERABAD, Jan 7: Instead of distribution of state land among landless peasants and deserving women as announced by the government, the land is being distributed among feudal elements.... Attique terms his ouster ‘aggression’ by centre MUZAFFARABAD, Jan 7: Former AJK Prime Minister Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan on Wednesday accused the PPP-led federal government of launching “naked aggression” in the country’s most sensitive region.... Man held in EDO kidnapping case HYDERABAD, Jan 7: Police claimed to have arrested an important member of dacoits’ gang that had kidnapped Tando Allahyar EDO Health Dr Jalil Bachani although he has not yet been recovered despite lapse of over one and half month.... Woman seeks recovery of kidnapped son KHAIRPUR, Jan 7: The mother of a kidnapped youth protested before Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Health Dr Mehreen Bhutto in Gambat on Wednesday, seeking her help for the recovery of her son.... Clue remains hidden beneath a shroud of mystery: Recovery of six bodies from drain FAISALABAD, Jan 7: The recovery of bodies of six people, yet to be identified but seemingly members of a single family, in the past six days from Sattiana drain just a... Multan Fort ‘fortified’ by garbage MULTAN, Jan 7: The district government is dumping garbage on the premises of Multan Fort, disfiguring the historical place and causing environmental hazards.... Ex-MPA’s Brother among 18 booked LAHORE, Jan 7: City Raiwind police have registered a case against Jameel Bhatti, brother of former PML-Q MPA Rashid Bhatti, and his 17 accomplices under 7 Anti-Terrorism Act for allegedly hurling threats and extorting money from local transporters and businessmen.... Work on Rescue-1122 Centre halted MUZAFFARGARH, Jan 7: An otherwise indispensable project initiated in this district by the previous provincial government has fallen prey to routine red tape as the local administration has recently stopped construction of Rescue-1122 Centre.... Shopkeepers resent demolition of shops BAHAWALPUR, Jan 7: Shopkeepers of the city’s main business hub -- Farid Gate - have resented demolition of their shops in the name of widening of Stadium Road.... ‘PO’ killed in encounter, accomplice ‘shoots self’ GUJRANWALA, Jan 7: A ‘proclaimed offender’ was killed in an ‘encounter’ with police, while another was arrested when he was fleeing in Garjakh locality on Wednesday.... Sons accept man’s body reluctantly LAHORE, Jan 7: Four sons of a 50-year-old man, who passed away in front of Queen Mary College, refused to accept his body owing to a domestic dispute.... Robbers injure car occupant LAHORE, Jan 7: Robbers shot at and injured a car rider and escaped empty-handed near the first interchange of Motorway-II in the limits of Hanjarwal police on Wednesday.... Wheat growers foresee yield shortfall: Urea unavailability TOBA TEK SINGH, Jan 7: Farmers need at least 700,000 more urea fertiliser bags for their wheat crop otherwise there will be a drastic decline in per-acre yield, many growers said on Wednesday.... Suicide threat KASUR, Jan 7: A shopkeeper has threatened to commit suicide if the district administration demolishes his shop.... CM eyes Iran’s help for coal energy LAHORE, Jan 7: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif says Iran is a brotherly country and there are historic and cultural ties between the two countries which will further strengthen with the passage of time.... Man kills brother FAISALABAD, Jan 7: A man gunned down his younger brother over a family dispute in Afghanabad here on Wednesday. Asghar Ali of Afghanabad No 1 escaped after killing his younger brother, Akbar Ali.... Lahore pays homage to Karbala martyrs: Ample security claimed LAHORE, Jan 7: The Youm-i-Ashur, the 10th of Muharram, will be observed on Thursday (today) with religious solemnity amid tight security to prevent any untoward incident.... Q won’t be part of any narrow agenda: Shujaat LAHORE, Jan 7: The PML-Q is open to discussions and cooperation for the national cause, but won’t be a part of any narrow agenda like dislodging or help installing a particular government.... WB-funded education programme yet to show results LAHORE, Jan 7: The previous Punjab government’s ‘flagship’ programme of providing missing facilities to all schools is yet to start showing results, while the incumbent government has neither enhanced funding nor... ‘Punjab be given due electricity share’ LAHORE, Jan 7: The Punjab Water Council (PWC) on Wednesday demanded that Punjab should not be deprived of its due share of electricity and the transfer of 700 megawatts to Karachi be stopped immediately.... Coal ‘raw sites’ identified LAHORE, Jan 7: Punjab Senior Minister Raja Riaz Ahmad says the government has identified ‘raw sites’ based on indigenous coal near Sundar Industrial Estate in Lahore and at Faisalabad, Multan and... Farhat rules out action against Abbasi, Naheed: Couple denies grouping LAHORE, Jan 7: The Pakistan People’s Party has no plans to take any disciplinary action against its two key members for publicly ‘criticising’ the party policy on certain issues.... Inflation, security hit Muharram rituals LAHORE, Jan 7: Inflation and strict security measures have influenced the traditional ways of fulfilling mannat (wish) as sale of earthenware, especially plates (thothis) and bowls (piyalas), had been abysmally low during this Muharram compared to the previous years.... Santnagar residents stage demo LAHORE, Jan 7: Scores of Santnagar residents took out a procession on Wednesday to condemn the alleged plan of annexing their colony for the Civil Secretariat, terming it a conspiracy to defame the PML-N and Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif....

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