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January 14, 2009 Wednesday Muharram 16, 1430   PML-N can work with Zardari if he ‘comes on track’: Nawaz ISLAMABAD, Jan 13: PML-N chief Mian Nawaz Sharif has said that his party is ready to work with President Asif Ali Zardari if the latter fulfils his pledges and ‘comes on track’.... PPP for repeal of 17th Amendment: PM ISLAMABAD, Jan 13: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said on Tuesday that the Pakistan People’s Party would take the credit of repealing the 17th Amendment which had bestowed ‘politically undesirable’ powers on the president.... Protesters stop Nato supplies through Chaman CHAMAN, Jan 13: Western military supplies passing through Pakistan to Afghanistan faced more disruption on Tuesday after protesters blocked one route and militants launched the first attack in two weeks on another.... Zardari calls Balochistan coalition meeting QUETTA, Jan 13: President Asif Ali Zardari has called a meeting of parliamentary leaders of coalition partners in the Balochistan government on Thursday in Islamabad.... India asks Pakistani theatre groups to pack up NEW DELHI, Jan 13: Two Pakistani theatre groups scheduled to stage plays in Delhi and Lucknow were told by the Indian government to pack up in view of unspecified risks they faced.... PIA aircraft evacuated in Norway after bomb threat OSLO, Jan 13: A passenger plane flying from Pakistan to Denmark was evacuated due to a bomb threat against it while it was on a lay-over at Oslo’s main airport, police said.... A vacant look in FO ISLAMABAD, Jan 13: The institutional paralysis of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that started in the middle of last year is continuing despite the belated announcement of a posting plan.... Manoeuvring at its peak to fill two key posts ISLAMABAD, Jan 13: An intensive activity is being witnessed in the power corridors to fill the top bureaucratic positions which are currently lying vacant.... Completion of tunnel digging brings joy to Chitral ISLAMABAD, Jan 13: Eager to put behind the memories of tortuous days spent fighting the vagaries of nature completely cut-off from the outside world for almost five months each year, the... New cadre of community midwives launched ISLAMABAD, Jan 13: The Ministry of Health has launched a new cadre of community midwives here on Tuesday under its programme of Maternal and Neonatal Child Health (MNCH) to strengthen the... Boy commits suicide ATTOCK, Jan 13: A boy allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with a pistol in his head at Hattain village, located in Hazro police station, on Tuesday evening.... Two killed in separate incidents TAXILA, Jan 13: Two persons were killed in separate incidents in the Wah Cantonment police station area, police said on Tuesday.... Man directed to pay for DNA testing of children RAWALPINDI, Jan 13: The Lahore High Court (LHC) Rawalpindi bench here on Tuesday directed a man to bear the cost of DNA tests of two children after he filed a petition claiming he was not their father.... Ex-AG to defend Farah Dogar in additional marks case ISLAMABAD, Jan 13: Former attorney general Malik Abdul Qayyum will defend the daughter of Chief Justice of Pakistan Abdul Hameed Dogar in the Islamabad High Court in the additional marks case.... Heads of two NA standing committees elected ISLAMABAD, Jan 13: The Awami National Party has managed to get the chairpersonship of a standing committee.... Seven FC men injured QUETTA, Jan 13: Seven security personnel were injured in an explosion in the Pir Koh gas field area of Dera Bugti district on Tuesday. The explosion took place when a Frontier... Pakistani leaders urged to unite: Saudi intelligence chief brings king’s message ISLAMABAD, Jan 13: Saudi intelligence chief Prince Muqrin bin Abdul Aziz spent a busy day here on Tuesday, urging Pakistan’s political elite to unite and play their role for de-escalating tension with India.... MQM included in AJK cabinet MUZAFFARABAD, Jan 13: AJK Prime Minister Sardar Mohammad Yaqoob Khan on Tuesday appointed eight ministers in his cabinet a week after assuming office.... Strike observed in Balochistan towns QUETTA, Jan 13: On a call given by the Baloch National Front, a strike was observed in several towns of Balochistan on Tuesday in protest against registration of cases against Nawabzada Hairbiyar Marri and Faiz Baloch in the United Kingdom.... Gas supply QUETTA, Jan 13: Gas supply to Mastung and Kalat districts and suburbs of the provincial capital was restored on Tuesday afternoon after a pipeline which had been blown up in Kashmirabad area of Sariab on Monday night was repaired.—Staff... Strike against occupation of temple property KHAIRPUR, Jan 13: Hindu traders, on the call of their Panchayat, continued a shutter down strike on the second day in protest against illegal occupation of temple property by some influential people.... Sindh takes lead in Zakat distribution HYDERABAD, Jan 13: The Sindh government has begun distribution of Zakat among the poor and needy after receiving first instalment of Rs400.25 million, said Sindh Minister for Zakat and Ushr Mohammad Sajid Jokhio.... Bogies of goods train derail NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Jan 13: Two bogies of a Lahore-bound goods train derailed at a railway crossing near Padidan railway station on Tuesday as a result of which thousands of litres of furnace oil got spilled on the track and the road.... ‘Coastal highway to usher in uplift’ THATTA, Jan 13: The Sindh Coastal Highway along Thatta and Badin coastline would usher in infrastructure development and give a boost to national and provincial economies, said Sindh Minister on Works and Services Manzoor Hussain Wassan.... Ibrahim Joyo to undergo bypass surgery HYDERABAD, Jan 13: Noted Sindhi intellectual Mohammad Ibrahim Joyo will undergo bypass surgery at the Aga Khan University Hospital on Thursday.... Growers seek ban on potato import OKARA, Jan 13: The Potato Growers Society of Pakistan (PGSP) has said the country is self-sufficient in potato produce, therefore, the government must ban its import from India and other countries to save farmers.... Contestants face official ‘laxity’: Speech, essay-writing contests MIANWALI, Jan 13: Three students who were participating in the chief minister’s essay writing and speech contest from Mianwali could not compete at the division level despite qualifying for this stage... A word of advice for future pilgrims BAHAWALPUR, Jan 13: Whatever towering claims the government functionaries may make about the arrangements, anyone planning a pilgrimage to Makkah next year must be prepared to face an ordeal on every front from boarding, lodging to transportation.... DBA elections turn into PPP-PML-N contest GUJRANWALA, Jan 13: Candidates for the slots of the District Bar Association (DBA) are using party affiliations, mainly the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) to win the favour of voters.... Urea crisis TOBA TEK SINGH, Jan 13: Hundreds of farmers staged a sit-in at Thana Chowk in Kamalia against the non-availability of urea fertiliser. The traffic remained blocked for more than one hour on Kamalia-Chichawatni and Kamalia-Toba roads.... Murder of spouse: woman’s bail cancelled GUJRAT, Jan 13: Police arrested a woman on Tuesday who had allegedly strangled her husband along with the abetment of her alleged lover and another accomplice some one-and-a-half-year ago after the additional district and sessions court judge cancelled her bail.... Traders protest killing of colleague BAHAWALPUR, Jan 13: Hundreds of traders and shopkeepers of markets around Old University Campus Chowk on Tuesday demonstrated to protest against a colleague’s murder and the police inaction.... 650 official phones go silent GUJRANWALA, Jan 13: As many as 650 telephone connections of government functionaries, including the commissioner, the DCO and police, health and education high-ups beside Rescue-1122 and Edhi Centre, went dead after... Two arrested, record of banks seized: Khanani & Kalia scam GUJRANWALA, Jan 13: A Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) team from Lahore raided six bank branches in the city on Tuesday and took the record into custody in connection with Khanani and Kalia scam.... JI threatens long march: Tribal area operation LAHORE, Jan 13: The Jamaat-i-Islami has threatened to launch a long march that will culminate at the presidency and the army headquarters in the federal capital if the ongoing operation in tribal areas is not stopped forthwith.... ‘Removal of Sajida will Widen leadership, worker gap’ LAHORE, Jan 13: Removal of Ms Sajida Mir, a diehard activist of Pakistan People’s Party and head of its city’s women wing, from the chairpersonship of Punjab Assembly standing committee on... Dist govts’ audit reports not proven corruption: AG’s reply to governor LAHORE, Jan 13: The office of auditor-general of Pakistan has, while replying to queries raised by Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer, clarified that the special audit reports of 35 districts in Punjab were not proven corruption.... People urged to donate for Palestinians LAHORE, Jan 13: A group of doctors led by Allama Iqbal Medical College (AIMC) Principal Prof Javed Akram vowed to draw on their experience from helping earthquake survivors in Balochistan when they head to Gaza next month.... Officials claim 90 per centreduction by month-end: Loadshedding scene LAHORE, Jan 13: Loadshedding for domestic and industrial power consumers in Punjab will be reduced by 90 per cent by the end of this month, claim senior officials.... Alleged thief ‘beaten to death’ LAHORE, Jan 13: An alleged thief was killed after being tortured by some residents of Mohallah Saathian of Bhaati Gate on Tuesday.... Man ‘poisoned to death’ LAHORE, Jan 13: A 26-year-old man was poisoned to death allegedly by his second wife and her relatives in Samsani locality in Hanjarwal police precincts on Tuesday.... Six family Members suffer burns LAHORE, Jan 13: Six members of a family suffered burns in a house fire near Taj Park in Sanda on Tuesday....

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