March 13, 2006	Monday	Safar 12, 1427

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Fata lawmaker’s absence blamed for seat loss ISLAMABAD March 12: Leader of the Opposition in National Assembly and secretary general of Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) Maulana Fazlur Rahman said here on Sunday that absence of one voter had cost the alliance one Fata seat in the Senate....		Journalist’s apartment robbed KARACHI, March 12: The house of a journalist, working for the daily Star of the Dawn Group of Newspapers, in the Defence Housing Authority was robbed on Saturday....
Boy falls to death while flying kite RAWALPINDI, March 12: A 12-year-old boy lost his life after falling from the rooftop of his house while flying a kite, while more than 15 people sustained injuries in kite flying-related...		Rs1.4 billion property destroyed in Hangu: Technical body report on violence KOHAT, March 12: A technical committee in its report submitted to the government has said that property worth Rs1.49 billion was destroyed during three days of violence following the suicide attack in Hangu on Feb 9....
Benazir-Sharif meeting soon LARKANA, March 12: Sindh People’s Party Parliamentarians president Qaim Ali Shah has said Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif will meet in London soon to discuss the political situation in the country....		Two ARD men ‘tortured’ in Mianwali jail MIANWALI, March 12: Two ARD activists who were arrested from Lahore in the wake of anti-blasphemy protests were severely thrashed and humiliated in the central jail here, allegedly at the behest of Punjab government....
Basant frenzy grips Lahore LAHORE, March 12: Lahorites and their guests, who came from all over the country and abroad, could not resist the temptation to fly kites after Saturday midnight and flouted the ban till sunset on Sunday....		Environment improvement projects launched ISLAMABAD, March 12: The environment ministry has launched environmental improvement and biodiversity projects worth Rs1.67 billion throughout the country. Of the total allocation Rs189 million would be spent on upkeep of parks in Rawalpindi, Chakwal and Attock districts, official documents said....
Police probe Attock bank robbers’ past links ATTOCK, March 12: Police here suspect that the five bank robbers it arrested on Saturday in Waisa village may be linked to some militant group and to other bank robberies in the area....		PPP condemns workers’ arrest in Sindh ISLAMABAD March 12: People’s Party Parliamentarians deputy parliamentary leader in the National Assembly Raja Pervez Ashraf has condemned what he said the strong arm tactics of the Sindh government against political...
Extradition treaty draft sent to UK ISLAMABAD, March 12: Pakistan has finalised the draft of a treaty to be signed with the United Kingdom for exchange of people wanted in different cases, a senior official in the interior ministry told Dawn on Sunday....		Tribesmen urged to help fight terrorism PESHAWAR, March 12: Minister of State for Water and Power Amir Muqam has urged tribesmen to strengthen the government’s hands in combating terrorism....
Rs545m allocated for health scheme PESHAWAR, March 12: The government has allocated Rs545.9 million for completion of 78 health schemes in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas....		‘Delay in customs complex project hampering trade’ PESHAWAR, March 12: Officials and traders on Sunday complained about the delay in building a customs complex and said that official work as well as trade was being hampered....
4 officials among 11 held for corruption LAKKI MARWAT, March 12: The anti-corruption police on Sunday arrested 11 people, including four officials of the tehsil municipal administration (TMA), on the charge of inflicting huge losses to government exchequer...		Jirga decides three murder cases JACOBABAD, March 12: Three murder cases were decided in the Adam Panhwar village on Sunday by a Charbeli , a jirga in which the accused walk on embers to prove their guilt or innocence....
Lakki UC by-poll held LAKKI MARWAT, March 12: lawyer Ismatullah Khan, won the by-election held here on Saturday for the post of nazim, Gandi Khankhel union council. According to unofficial result received on Sunday, Mr...		Ban on poultry products lifted GILGIT, March 12: The Northern Areas administration has lifted a ban on entry of poultry products from adjoining districts. Sources said that Chief Secretary Imtiaz Kazi had directed local deputy commissioners...
Book on G. M. Syed launched LARKANA, March 12: Speakers at a ceremony to launch a book – Meetings with G. M. Syed – by Dr Adeeb Inqilabi stressed the need for rewriting history and recording censored events to preserve the facts....		Consultation fee raised PESHAWAR, March 12: Several doctors have increased their consultation fee in violation of the government’s directives, a survey revealed. The NWFP government had issued a notification to the teaching and district...
Journalists plan convention DADU, March 12: Journalists of Dadu and Jamshoro districts, at a meeting held here on Sunday, decided to hold a convention in Dadu on March 19 to discuss problems faced by them in carrying out their professional duty....		Four MNAs among 30 declared Pos: ‘Provocative speeches at rally’ SAHIWAL, March 12: As many as 30 leaders and workers, including four MNAs, have been declared proclaimed offenders for delivering speeches in a protest rally at Jogi Chowk on May 13, 2005....
Irrigation employees resent retrenchment TOBA TEK SINGH, March 12: The Pakistan Irrigation Employees Union has expressed concern over the Punjab Irrigation and Drainage Authority’s decision to retrench hundreds of irrigation department employees from July 1....		Rape victim’s plea to police official BAHAWALPUR, March 12: Wife of an ASI, who was allegedly raped last week, has sought justice from police high-ups. Reports said ‘I’ of Dhinot mauza had visited the Channan Pir tomb...
Desert jeep rally held BAHAWALPUR, March 12: The second TDCP desert jeep rally held at Derawar Fort, about 70km from here, on Sunday. Tourism minister Aslam Iqbal performed the flag-off ceremony....		Four hurt for love of kites SIALKOT, March 12: Four children were injured seriously after falling from roof-tops of their houses while flying and catching kites in separate incidents here on Sunday in the city....
Cashier flees with Rs1.5m SHEIKHUPURA, March 12: A cashier of a plastic factory made off with Rs1.5 million here on Sunday. Reports said M Sattar had sold some items of the factory amounting to Rs1.5...		6,000 Sis instead of constables LAHORE, March 12: The Punjab government has now decided to recruit 6,000 sub-inspectors instead of constables for the traffic police reportedly under directions from the chief minister, senior officials informed Dawn on Sunday....
Cold spell may cut mango output LAHORE, March 12: According to preliminary reports received from southern Punjab, the recent cold spell may bring down mango production by 25 per cent this year....		SI falls prey to property dispute LAHORE, March 12: A police sub-inspector was shot dead over property dispute at Bilal Ganj in Lower Mall police precinct on Sunday. The police, however, said the official was gunned down...
Pervaiz’s mother dies of cardiac failure LAHORE, March 12: The mother of Punjab Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi and aunt of PML president Shujaat Husain died of cardiac failure on Sunday. She was 80....		PA session to be adjourned LAHORE, March 12: A session of the Punjab Assembly due to resume on Monday afternoon will be adjourned because of the death of the mother of Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi....
Cleric’s supporters block road PESHAWAR, March 12: Hundreds of people demanding return of cleric Mufti Munir Shakir to Bara blocked the Ring Road at Landi Akhun Ahmed on Sunday....		Tehsil tax on gas companies discussed KOHAT, March 12: The tehsil council has discussed imposition of tax on companies which are supplying natural gas on commercial basis to other areas because the government has failed to release royalty to Kohat district a guaranteed under the constitution....
Refugees refuse to vacate camp PESHAWER, March 12: Nearly 465 families of Afghan refugees have refused to vacate the Kacha Garhi camp till April 30. Sources said the government had ordered that the refugee camp should be vacated voluntarily by March 30....		Arms seized in crackdown on outlaws PESHAWAR, March 12: Police found a huge quantity of automatic weapons and narcotics during a crackdown on proclaimed offenders and drug-peddlers....