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September 08, 2006 Friday Sha'aban 14, 1427   Warrants issued for Benazir, Asif: Assets declaration case ISLAMABAD, Sept 7: District and Sessions Judge Islamabad Rafi-uz-Zaman on Thursday issued non-bailable warrants of arrest for former prime minister Benazir Bhutto and her husband Asif Ali Zardari in the assets declaration case, an official of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) said.... Pakistan’s amnesty not for Osama: US WASHINGTON, Sept 7: Pakistan will continue to hunt for Osama bin Laden and will not allow him to benefit from an amnesty offered to tribal militants, hopes the White House.... ‘Pakistan not on IAEA N-trafficking database’ VIENNA, Sept 7: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has declared that there is not a single incident of illicit trafficking of nuclear materials by Pakistan.... Commercial, geo-political gains behind US move: Ban on direct flights ISLAMABAD, Sept 7: Parliamentary secretary for defence Major (retd) Tanveer Hussain Syed on Thursday alleged that the United States had banned direct flights from Pakistan on the pretext of security concerns but for “commercial and geo-political gains.”... Need stressed to bridge gulf between faiths ISLAMABAD, Sept 7: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Thursday said that ties between Britain and Pakistan will be further strengthened. Talking to UK Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Office... ‘Armed forces to be modernised’ KARACHI, Sept 7: Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Ehsan-ul-Haq has reiterated government’s resolve to modernise the armed forces and equip them with state-of-the-art weapons.... PTA reduces charges for LDI operators ISLAMABAD, Sept 7: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has lowered the international settlement rates for all Long Distance and International (LDI) operators to narrow the financial incentives available for the illegal telecom traffic coming into the country.... No tax on installation of 50MW power units: Hydel policy approved PESHAWAR, Sept 7: The NWFP cabinet on Thursday approved the provincial hydel policy, 2006, allowing the private sector to instal hydro-electric power generation units of up to 50 megawatts free of any provincial tax.... NWFP to save Rs30bn by retiring loans PESHAWAR, Sept 7: The NWFP will save Rs 30 billion on account of premature retirement of expensive development loans given by the federal government, official sources said.... Judicial officers to work in courtrooms only LAHORE, Sept 7: Lahore High Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Husain Chaudhry has directed judicial officers across the province to hear cases in the courtrooms and not in their chambers.... IFIs held responsible for rise in poverty ISLAMABAD, Sept 7: Speakers at a seminar here on Thursday said international financial institutions (IFIs) neither had any democratic dispensation nor a vision for collective good and that they were responsible for the increasing poverty and economic inequality in Pakistan.... Judges asked to dispense justice without fear ISLAMABAD, Sept 7: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Thursday asked the additional district and sessions judges to uphold qualities of uprightness, honesty and commitment besides qualities of academics and experience.... Revised curriculum to be notified in 15 days ISLAMABAD, Sept 7: Federal Minister for Education Lt-Gen (retired) Javed Ashraf Qazi on Thursday said the revised educational curriculum, with emphasis on science and technology related contents, would be notified in 15 days.... Russia keen to export tractors to Pakistan ISLAMABAD, Sept 7: A Russian delegation on Thursday visited the ministry of commerce and showed interest in exporting tractors to Pakistan. The delegation led by director of the foreign economic relations department, Ms Elena, met a deputy secretary of the ministry.... Govt focusing on tourism promotion ISLAMABAD, Sept 7: Federal Tourism Minister Nilofar Bakhtiar said that the government was taking every possible measure to promote tourism in the country. Talking to a select gathering, comprising diplomats, tour... Visa accord to be signed with Hungary ISLAMABAD, Sept 7: Pakistan and Hungary have decided to conclude a visa abolition agreement and establish a joint business council to facilitate interaction between business communities and other institutions of the two countries.... Girl killed TAXILA, Sept 7: A girl was killed, while her brother was seriously injured after their motorcycle was hit by a recklessly- driven passenger van in Wah Cantonment in the early hours of Thursday.... ‘PPP-S working for Pukhtun welfare’ PESHAWAR, Sept 7: Provincial general secretary of Pakistan People’s Party, Sikandar Hayat Khan Sherpao, said on Thursday said the party had undertaken practical measures for the welfare of the Pukhtuns and the efforts would bring about positive changes in their lives.... Local govt commission order challenged PESHAWAR, Sept 7: The Charssada district nazim on Thursday requested the Peshawar High Court to suspend an order of the provincial Local Government Commission, freezing presidential grant and suspending development work in the district.... Anti-polio drive to immunise 645,000 children SWABI, Sept 7: Representatives of the World Health Organisation (WHO) were briefed on polio vaccination campaign in the district here on Thursday. Health officials informed WHO representatives that the people of... Demand for PEC degree recognition PESHAWAR, Sept 7: Students of the NWFP University of Engineering and Technology, Mardan campus, staged a demonstration here on Thursday in protest against non-recognition and non-accreditation of their degrees by Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC).... Over 150 traders held with fireworks GUJRANWALA, Sept 7: Police on Thursday arrested more than 150 shopkeepers in the district and seized fireworks material worth hundreds of thousands of rupees from their godowns.... Police fail to arrest kidnapping accused MULTAN, Sept 7: Police failed to arrest the 13 other accused involved in the kidnapping of a girl and her mother, who were recovered by police some two days back.... No-trust against nazim succeeds OKARA, Sept 7: The Jabooka (Okara) union council nazim was removed after 10 councillors, including the naib nazim, successfully moved a no-confidence against him on Thursday.... Relative of murder accused shot at GUJRANWALA, Sept 7: A car driver was shot dead while a relative of the main accused involved in the murder case of PPP’s city president Chaudhry Khalid Humayun sustained serious injuries... Student gets presidential award MULTAN, Sept 7: Raffia Saleem, a student from Multan, will receive the presidential award for education ‘Izaz-e-Sabqat’ on Sept 12. Ms Saleem, who has been nominated for the honour in... Killers of taxi driver hanged FAISALABAD, Sept 7: Two killers of a taxi driver were hanged here on Thursday in the district jail. Bilal and Imran of Chak 264 GB, Samundri, had hired a taxi some six years ago.... Intersections to be remodeled LAHORE, Sept 7: The Traffic Engineering and Transport Planning Agency (Tepa) is being entrusted with the task of remodelling major intersections and inter-lane entry points on the roads geometrically to check frequent traffic jams.—APP... Police lack numbers to fight crime LAHORE, Sept 7: A force of 17,000 policemen is not enough for meeting the growing needs of a population of eight million, says city police chief additional IG Khwaja Khalid Farooq.... Doctor suspended for denying free drug: CM’s visit to LGH LAHORE, Sept 7: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi on Thursday suspended a medical officer from service for failing to provide free medicines to a patient in the emergency ward during his surprise visit to the Lahore General Hospital.... CDGL relieves four doctors LAHORE, Sept 7: District Nazim Mian Amer Mahmood has placed the services of four doctors of the Town Hall medical centre at the disposal of the Punjab local government department on charges of wilful absence from duty, says a press release.... Fireworks dealers win ‘battle’ LAHORE, Sept 7: It has been a hide and seek between hoarders of fireworks and police for some days on the eve of Shab-i-Barat. The police claim to have rounded up... Initial probe reveals boy died of food poisoning LAHORE, Sept 7: An initial probe into the death of a class-V student at Government Islah-i-Muashra School, Shadbagh has revealed that the boy died of food poisoning instead of alleged beating by the teacher.... Arrest of SHO ordered LAHORE, Sept 7: The Lahore High Court on Thursday directed the Nankana DPO to arrest and produce the Shahkot SHO in handcuffs for not obeying the court order.... Correction LAHORE, Sept 7: Apropos a Thursday’s news item (CM’s advisers), the name of the judge is Justice Mian Hamid Farooq and that the summonses have been issued by the court to... Murder case registered against kite-flyers LAHORE, Sept 7: The police will now register a murder case in twine related deaths related to kite strings. This was decided at a meeting of all divisional SPs headed by DIG (operation) Aamir Zulfiqar Khan here on Thursday....

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