March 19, 2006	Sunday	Safar 18, 1427

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Better supply chain to cut prices, says Aziz: Farmer-friendly policies in offing ISLAMABAD, March 18: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said the development of the country’s supply and logistics chain is critical to realise the country’s full economic potential....		Cement prices at all time high in Taxila, Wah TAXILA, March 18: Cement prices in Taxila and Wah have soared to a new high during the current month despite sufficient supply of the commodity in the market....
Altaf calls for resolving issues through talks HYDERABAD, March 18: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has demanded that the government should resolve Waziristan and Balochistan issues through talks and ensure transparent distribution of relief goods and money among quake-affected people....		Call to ban poultry import from Afghanistan ISLAMABAD, March 18: The poultry association has asked the government to impose a ban on import of poultry and poultry products from Afghanistan to avoid spread of the deadly virus....
Planners want political, social culture changed ISLAMABAD, March 18: Strategic planners have advised the government to change the decades old political, social and economic culture that is a big hindrance in providing essential services, including justice and security to the people....		CBR launches drive against smuggled vehicles ISLAMABAD, March 18: The Central Board of Revenue (CBR) has launched a countrywide campaign against smuggled vehicles to bring them under duty and tax nets. A senior official told Dawn that...
Cherie Blair due in April LONDON, March 18: The spouse of British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Cherie Blair, will start an official visit to Pakistan from the 1st week of April....		Women asked to focus on modern knowledge ISLAMABAD, March 18: Women as an influential segment of the society can contribute to socio-economic development by acquiring modern and research-oriented knowledge in various disciplines. This was stated by Senate Chairman...
4,500 personnel to to be deployed in Hangu, Kohat: Chehlum security arrangements KOHAT, March 18: Deputy Inspector General of Police Abdul Majeed Marwat announced on Saturday that 4,500 personnel from police, Frontier Constabulary and regular army would be deployed in Hangu and Kohat...		Culprits of Hangu carnage will be punished: CM PESHAWAR, March 18: Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has said that the culprits responsible for the last month’s Hangu carnage would be taken to task. This he said while talking to...
Quake victims leaving tent villages ABBOTTABAD, March 18: Quake-affected people have started leaving tent villages, set up in different parts of Hazara region, for their ancestral villages, where temporary shelters have been provided by the army and other relief organizations....		Govt agrees to close four illegal sluices: Farmers end hunger strike SUKKUR, March 18: The indefinite hunger strike of farmers belonging to the Sobhodero taluka came to an end on the 13th day on Saturday after the government agreed to close four illegal sluices out of seven....
Govt to pay compensation, not diyat: SC accepts plea LAHORE, March 18: A full bench of the Supreme Court on Saturday allowed the Punjab government to pay compensation and in stead of ‘Diyat’ (blood money) to the people killed by...		‘Independent setup must for election’ LAHORE, March 18: The Awami National Party says free and fair elections can be held only under an independent interim set-up. “The new chief election commissioner cannot hold fair polls for...
Literacy centre set up for paraplegic women ISLAMABAD, March 18: National Commission for Human Development (NCHD) has set up the first ever adult literacy centre for paraplegic women in National Institute for Handicapped (NIHd) to impart basic education to the affected women of earthquake regions....		Fake currency seized ISLAMABAD, March 18: Local police seized counterfeit Pakistani currency worth Rs189,000 and arrested an accused, police said here on Saturday. During routine patrolling, the Tarnol police station personnel seized the fake currency from Siraj Khan at Motorway Chowk....
Govt blamed for Waziristan situation PESHAWAR, March 18: The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam has expressed concern over escalating tension along the country’s western border and alleged that the government has created artificial crises in the region....		Role of CID police lauded PESHAWAR, March 18: Inspector General of Police NWFP Mohammad Raffat Pasha has said that CID police is playing an important role in combating terrorism and maintenance of law and order....
12 missiles fired at paramilitary forces MIRAMSHAH, March 18: Miscreants fired 12 missiles at the paramilitary forces fort in the North Waziristan Agency headquarters here on Friday night. Eight of the rockets landed near the civil colony,...		Termination of 36 workers protested LAKKI MARWAT, March 18: The Municipal Workers Union on Saturday held a protest meeting against the termination of service of 36 employees by the local authorities here....
Plan to divert river water CHITRAL, March 18: The district government has launched a project to divert the course of the Chitral river, in a bid to save the neighbouring villages of Balach and Denin from the destruction caused by floods....		Protest PESHAWAR, March 18: students of the Khyber Medical College (KMC) on Friday staged a protest demonstration against the college administration’s decision to introduce uniform and vowed to resist the move.—PPI...
Measures ISLAMABAD, March 18: All relevant departments in the NWFP have been asked to ensure efficient surveillance and monitoring so as to detect the outbreak of the H5N1 virus....		JSM workers stage hunger strike KHAIRPUR, March 18: A large number of Jeay Sindh Mahaz (JSM) activists observed a hunger strike on Saturday at a camp set up on the Court Road to protest against demolition...
Habib Bank workers go on strike MIRPURKHAS, March 18: Activists of Habib Bank Limited Staff Union staged a token strike and demonstration outside the bank’s main branch to protest its decision to retrench 3100 workers....		Police fined Rs1.2m for killing tribesman SUKKUR, March 18: A jirga on Friday imposed Rs1.2 million penalty on Sukkur police for killing a Jatoi tribesman and shooting at the body of his brother to make the murder look like an encounter....
3 of a family electrocuted SUKKUR, March 18: Three of a family were electrocuted when a live high intensity wire fell on them in Gaheno Phulpoto village near Khairpur on Saturday....		Services of Shah Inayat eulogized THATTA, March 18: Speakers at the “Shah Inayat Shaheed Adabi Conference” on Saturday called for concrete measures to make the world a better place to live at least for the coming generations....
Protest against blasphemy JACOBABAD, March 18: Hundreds of people took out a procession in protest against deteriorating law and order situation and blasphemous cartoons in Kandhkot on Saturday. Led by former federal minister Mir...		Three killed in incidents SHIKARPUR, March 18: Three people were killed in two separate incidents of firing in the district on Friday night. Two people, identified as Khuda Bux Ghunjio and Din Mohammad Ghunjio, were...
Protest against law, order SHIKARPUR, March 18: Members of the Councillors’ Ittehad marched from the Hazari Gate to the press club here on Friday to protest against the deteriorating law and order situation in the district....		Britain expects free, fair polls in 2007 LAHORE, March 18: The British government strongly supports President Musharraf’s policy of ‘enlightened moderation’ which also includes steps to help ensure respect for human rights and democratisation, but in both these...
Data Sahib’s Urs to start from today LAHORE, March 18: Punjab Governor Khalid Maqbool will inaugurate the 962nd three-day annual Urs of Syed Ali bin Usman Hajveri popularly known as Hazrat Data Ganj Bakhsh here after the Isha prayers on Sunday (today)....		Seven bands perform at youth theatre festival LAHORE, March 18: Seven amateur bands entertained audience at the open air theatre of the Alhamra Cultural Complex on Saturday night. Earlier, students of a local institution staged a play at...
Punjab can save federation, says Khar LAHORE, March 18: Former governor Malik Ghulam Mustafa Khar has said the Punjab can save the federation by raising the voice of the smaller provinces. He was speaking at a seminar...		‘Over 200,000 to attend PML convention’ LAHORE, March 18: Over 200,000 people from all over the country would participate in the March 23 convention at the Minar-i-Pakistan, with which the Pakistan Muslim League would kick off its centenary celebrations, a party official said on Saturday....
Time for opposition to strike: Hashmi LAHORE, March 18: ARD President Makhdoom Javed Hashmi says “undemocratic forces” may be made to surrender if opposition parties quit their assembly seats. The key to the crisis is now with...		58 held for kite ban violations LAHORE, March 18: The city police claimed on Saturday to have arrested 58 people for violation of the kite-flying ban and recovered 92 charkis and 200 kites from their possession....
House arrest LAHORE, March 18: The Punjab home department has issued house arrest orders for various leaders of Sunni school of thought in connection with Feb 14 rioting cases....		Computerisation of PESSI on the cards FAISALABAD, March 18: The entire system of the Punjab Employees Social Security Institution (PESSI) is being computerised and anyone can check the status of contribution of any organisation after execution of the project....
Fesco plans to look up distribution system FAISALABAD, March 18: The Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (Fesco) has chalked out a five-year plan to improve its distribution system in addition to reducing line losses....		Two constables hurt in clash: Police violence against bikers SAHIWAL, March 18: People staged a protest demonstration against police violence and injured two constables in a clash on Saturday. City police station SHO Inspector Asif Kamal stopped Sajid and Usman who were riding on an unregistered motorcycle....
Protest against US invasion of Iraq MULTAN, March 18: Various human right bodies and political organisations staged a demonstration here on Saturday on the completion of three years of American invasion of Iraq....		Musharraf at Mailsi garrison VEHARI, March 18: President General Pervez Musharraf on Saturday visited the Mailsi garrison for the first time and attended different ceremonies there. On this occasion, local police, rangers and army had made unprecedented security arrangements....
Wedding meal ban opposed TOBA TEK SINGH, March 18: A provincial poultry farmer convention on Saturday condemned the passage of a bill by the Punjab Assembly under which one-dish meal in weddings had been banned....		Concern over ‘atomic waste dumping’ DERA GHAZI KHAN, March 18: Residents of Baghul Chur tribal area are concerned at the “unsafe dumping of atomic waste” in the area. Speaking at a news conference on Saturday, representatives...
Teacher shot dead GUJRANWALA, March 18: A schoolteacher was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Wazirabad on Saturday. Reports said the teacher, Haroon Mahdi, was sitting inside a shop when the killers opened fire on him and escaped....		Robber killed in ‘shootout’ GUJRANWALA, March 18: An alleged bandit was killed and another arrested following an ‘encounter’ with police at Ghakkhar town on Saturday. Reports said two outlaws snatched motorcycle from one Shahzad Ahmad...
Girl denies abduction, gang-rape TOBA TEK SINGH, March 18: A woman, who was allegedly gang-raped a few days ago, on Saturday denied any such incident before Gojra judicial magistrate Faiz Ahmad Ranjha....		Truckers held FAISALABAD. March 18: Nearly three dozen truckers were arrested on charges of operating truck stands in city’s prohibited limits. The City District Government has off late banned the operation of truck stands in city areas....