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April 6, 2006 Thursday Rabi-ul-Awwal 7, 1427   No link between Islam and terror: Aziz NEW YORK, April 5: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has rejected any link between Islam and terrorism and called for addressing root causes of terrorism. “It is … incorrect ….... Energy forum with China planned BEIJING, April 5: Pakistan and China will hold a high-level forum in Islamabad this month to work out a comprehensive plan of cooperation in the energy sector.... Motions on PTCL, PSM privatization ISLAMABAD, April 5: Members of the People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) have submitted two different adjournment motions to the National Assembly Secretariat seeking debates on privatization of Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) and Pakistan Telecommunication Company (PTCL).... Bugti sets terms for talks with government QUETTA, April 5: The Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP) chief, Nawab Akbar Bugti, has said that without international guarantees the issue of Balochistan cannot be resolved as the Balochs have no trust in rulers.... BNP condemns Karachi siege of Mengal’s house QUETTA, April 5: The Balochistan National Party (Mengal) has condemned the besieging of party chief Sardar Akhtar Mengal’s residence in Karachi by law-enforcement agencies. Speaking at a press conference at the... Three AVMs promoted to air marshal ISLAMABAD, April 5: The government on Wednesday promoted three Pakistan Air Force officers to the rank of air marshal. The three air vice marshals who have been promoted as air marshals... Six arrested over deadly blasts in Varanasi LUCKNOW, April 5: Indian police have arrested six men over triple bombings that killed more than 20 people in the temple city of Varanasi last month, an official said on Wednesday.... ARD leaders to meet in Lahore ISLAMABAD, April 5: An emergency meeting of the Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) has been convened by its Chairman Makhdoom Amin Fahim in Lahore on Saturday, before his departure for London to meet PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif.... Licences for prohibited bores banned ISLAMABAD, April 5: The interior ministry has imposed a ban on issuing licences for weapons of prohibited bores from April 1, according to a senior official of the ministry.... Benazir attends prayer for Bhutto KARACHI, April 5: Former prime minister and Pakistan People’s Party Chairperson Benazir Bhutto attended a prayer ceremony for the late Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in Dubai on Tuesday.... USAID pledges $510m more for rebuilding ISLAMABAD, April 5: The United States has pledged $510 million for earthquake relief and long-term reconstruction, the new mission director of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Pakistan, Jonathan Addleton, said here on Wednesday.... SC puts off minister’s appeal: Defective airbag in car ISLAMABAD, April 5: Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned an appeal of Parliamentary Affairs Minister Dr Sher Afgan challenging quashment of a case by the Lahore High Court (LHC) Rawalpindi bench against a local car manufacturer.... Arbab wants Musharraf to stay for another term MULTAN, April 5: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Raheem has said the country needs leadership of President Gen Pervez Musharraf for another term to ensure continuation of policies, which have brought about robust economic development.... PPP leader calls for Seraiki province LARKANA, April 5: A sense of deprivation has forced people of the Seraiki belt to launch a movement for a separate province in Punjab. Pakistan People’s Party-Parliamentarians vice-chairman Makhdoom Shah Mahmood... US IT firm on talent hunt ISLAMABAD, April 5: Federal Information Technology Minister Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari on Wednesday emphaised grooming of talented Pakistani IT experts. The minsiter said his ministry had already spent Rs200 million from... HEC moves to enforce quality standards ISLAMABAD, April 5: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) on Wednesday announced that public sector universities would face cuts in or suspension of their annual grants, if they failed to follow quality criteria in appointments and promotions of faculty members.... Withdrawal of drugs containing metamizole ordered ISLAMABAD, April 5: The health ministry has asked all the manufacturers and importers to call back all brands and generics of metamizole, except for Novalgin. A spokesman for the health ministry... Call to invite Hamas team to Pakistan ISLAMABAD April 5: Secretary-general of ruling Pakistan Muslim League and chairman Senate foreign relations committee Mushahid Hussain Syed on Wednesday urged Pakistan to invite a delegation of Hamas as was done by other countries of the region.... Three deportees arrive RAWALPINDI, April 5: Three Pakistani nationals deported from the United States and the United Arab Emirates arrived in Islamabad on Wednesday, the immigration authorities said. They said Mir Alam was captured... Students asked to reappear in exams: AIOU loses answer sheets ISLAMABAD, April 5: The Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU)’s students of M.Ed course (code 840) have been asked to reappear in the examination as the university has lost the set of their answer sheets, Dawn has learnt.... Forces dedicated to crushing terror, says Sherpao WASHINGTON, April 5: Pakistan’s interior minister has objected to reports claiming that Al Qaeda’s top leaders are hiding in Pakistan, saying his forces are dedicated to crushing terrorism and would act if evidence of that existed.... PFUJ, Apnec set up protest camps KARACHI, April 5: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists and All Pakistan Newspapers Employees Confederation set up on Wednesday ‘protest camps’ in Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi and Peshawar against irregular employment and non-implementation of the Seventh Wage award.... Flight delayed by 21 hours TORONTO, April 5: PIA’s two direct flights to Canada were delayed by nine to 21 hours causing hardship to passengers and their relatives at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport.... Two die in accident QUETTA, April 5: Two officials of the Geological Survey of Pakistan died and five suffered injuries when their van overturned near Dalbandin on Wednesday. The driver of the vehicle carrying the... Unemployed teenager commits suicide DADU, April 5: A jobless youth committed suicide here on Wednesday while another unemployed man and his wife were admitted to hospital following attempts made by them to kill themselves.... Women file petition against ‘police robbery’ SUKKUR, April 5: Two women filed a petition in the Sindh High Court, Sukkur bench, on Wednesday against the RPO and the DPO of Sukkur, SHOs of Abad and Bagarji police... Bandit arrested after encounter KHAIRPUR, April 5: A man allegedly involved in killing three people of the Lal Bux Kohlar village was arrested after an encounter on Tuesday night. Khairpur DPO Javed Jiskani told newsmen... Advanced engineering design project launched SWABI, April 5: The University of Illinois, Chicago, and the Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology have launched a three-year project to set up a state-of-the-art designing facility.... Medical facilities to poor promised TIMERGARA, April 5: Provincial Minister for Health Inayatullah Khan has said that the MMA government is committed to providing basic healthcare facilities to people of remote areas.... NGO to close schools in Diamer GILGIT, April 5: An NGO working in Diamer district has decided to close down its more than a dozen schools saying it is facing a financial crisis.... Hangu jirga starts work to resolve dispute HANGU, April 5: A jirga formed in the wake of the Feb 9 bomb blast and subsequent riots in Hangu started its proceedings on Wednesday aimed at resolving sectarian differences and restoring peace.... Need for earthquake-proof construction stressed PESHAWAR April 5: The German Aid for Afghan Children (GAAC) has called for construction of earthquake-proof buildings to avoid casualties in future. He said compared to tents, shelter-homes built with metal sheets were better, adding that they were lighter and safe.... Training workshop concludes LAKKI MARWAT, April 5: A three-day training workshop on participatory planning and development concluded here on Wednesday. The workshop was organized by the Human Resource Development Institute, Islamabad, in collaboration with... Illegal power lines disconnected PESHAWAR, April 5: Over 3,330 hooks have been removed in the Khyber circle of Pesco during the current drive against illegal use of electricity which has been launched in various circles to curb power theft.... Release of man undergoing life term ordered LARKANA, April 5: The division bench of the Sindh High Court, Larkana Circuit, allowed an appeal of Ghulam Serwar Sundrani, undergoing life imprisonment, and ordered his release on Wednesday.... Performance of police praised LAKKI MARWAT, April 5: The Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Bannu Range, Akhtar Ali Shah, has said that despite meagre resources and lack of facilities the force is performing its duties with devotion.... Sadiqgarh Palace: heirs for police control till decision BAHAWALPUR, April 5: Several legal heirs of the late Nawab Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi on Wednesday demanded that the federal government’s states and frontier region (Safron) of the ministry of... ‘Record wheat yield for growers’ TOBA TEK SINGH, April 5: Agriculture University Faisalabad vice-chancellor Dr Bashir Ahmad has claimed that a technology of sowing of crops called “bed plantation” invented by his varsity scientists has met... Gujranwala traffic police record seized: Fake driving licences GUJRANWALA, April 5: A scam involving issuance of fake driving licenses was allegedly unearthed here after which record of traffic police’s licensing branch was taken into custody by an ASP in... Food dept view on wheat procurement LAHORE, April 5: The Punjab Food Department has denied the impression that preparations and arrangements for forthcoming wheat procurement are still incomplete. A spokesman of the department said that objectives of... Gold worth Rs10m robbed LAHORE, April 5: Robbers took away gold and jewellry worth Rs10 million from three shops in Mustafabad here on Wednesday. Proprietors of Basharat, Maqsood and Bilal jewellers claimed that three robbers... Iqbal relics’ plea refilled LAHORE, April 5: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday was moved to seek a court order restraining the archaeology and museumology department from shifting personal belongings of Allama Iqbal from the... Ex-factory price of cement raised LAHORE, April 5: Most cement producers on Wednesday raised their ex-factory price only a couple of days after a meeting with federal industries, production and special initiatives minister Jehangir Tareen.... CDGL, police submit reports to LHC: Steps to enforce kite ban LAHORE, April 5: The Punjab police and the City District Government of Lahore on Wednesday submitted two separate reports before Justice Mian Mohammad Najamuz Zaman of the Lahore High Court giving... Committee to oversee police reforms LAHORE, April 5: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi said on Wednesday the provincial government was focusing on bringing about sound changes in the police working and the command structure.... ‘Armymen won’t help improve police work’ LAHORE, April 5: Some senior police officers have said that recruitment of army officers in the department will not help improve its working and image. Reacting to a proposal to induct... ‘Opposition may unite under ’77 formula’ LAHORE, April 5: The PPP and the PML-N have already settled some basic issues to contest the next election as allies, ARD president Makhdoom Javed Hashmi said on Wednesday.... Sanitary staff denied three-month salary FAISALABAD, April 5: About 100 sanitary workers of the Jinnah Town Administration boycotted their duty and staged a sit-in to protest against the non-payment of salaries to them for the last three months here on Wednesday.... Man held with 80kg charas GUJRANWALA, April 5: A raiding party of the investigation police claimed on Wednesday to have seized 80kg charas worth millions of rupees and arrested a drug trafficker.... Property row claims life of youth SAHIWAL, April 5: A youth was killed and his two cousins injured by their 12 rivals over a property dispute here on Wednesday at Chak 97/12-L....

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