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October 12, 2006 Thursday Ramazan 18, 1427   76 Pakistanis deported from US arrive RAWALPINDI, Oct 11: A batch of 76 handcuffed Pakistanis including two women deported from the US arrived at the Islamabad airport amid tight security on Wednesday.... Apex court bans use of fetters in prison ISLAMABAD, Oct 11: The Supreme Court on Wednesday barred police from putting fetters on prisoners in jails without seeking approval from the district and sessions judges on the recommendation of the inspector-general of prisons.... Court seeks record of Gwadar land allotment QUETTA, Oct 11: The Supreme Court has directed the prosecutor-general of the National Accountability Bureau to present the record pertaining to an agreement regarding distribution of 3,197 acres of land in Gwadar.... NWFP minister’s bail plea dismissed PESHAWAR, Oct 11: A pre-arrest bail petition of NWFP Health Minister Inayatullah Khan and his brother Anwarullah Khan was dismissed by an additional district and sessions judge in a murder case in Nowshera on Wednesday.... PML-N to observe black day today ISLAMABAD, Oct 11: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has decided to observe a “Black Day” on Thursday to mark the October 12, 1999, military takeover by Gen Pervez Musharraf after dismissing the elected government of prime minister Nawaz Sharif.... Move to reconcile PML, MQM fails ISLAMABAD, Oct 11: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz put the feuding PML and MQM across a table on Wednesday for fence-mending but the exercise did not bear fruit, sources privy to the meeting said.... UK visa ring smashed: FIA ISLAMABAD, Oct 11: Pakistan has busted an international human trafficking network involved in selling 900 stolen UK visa stickers from Russia in Pakistan and elsewhere facilitating illegal immigration.... Pro-US govt a security risk: MMA MIRPURKHAS, Oct 11: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal leader Maulana Asadullah Bhutto has said that the MMA will launch a mass movement to forece Gen Pervez Musharraf to shed his uniform and leave the government.... PPP wants transfer of power, says Gilani LAHORE, Oct 11: Former NA speaker Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani says the PPP wants transfer of power to people, and it is trying to create an atmosphere for the purpose.... SC seeks report on grabbed properties ISLAMABAD, Oct 11: The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the Punjab government to provide complete details of school properties grabbed by land mafia in the province.... Debate on disaster management sought ISLAMABAD, Oct 11: Speakers at a panel discussion on Wednesday called for a public debate on the proposed Disaster Management Law 2006 before its presentation before the parliament.... AJK varsity withholds BA, BSc results ISLAMABAD, Oct 11: The AJK University has withheld result of scores of BA, BSc students for not depositing admission fee, and they have been asked to clear dues to get their result cards, Dawn has learnt.... PIA grounds ATR for want of component ISLAMABAD, Oct 11: Pakistan International Airlines has temporarily grounded its newly acquired brand new ATR due to component failure.... Murder case against hospital staff sought CHAKWAL, Oct 11: The father of a minor girl, who died at District Headquarter (DHQ) hospital earlier this year due to negligence of medical staff, on Wednesday filed an application with... Germany to help FIA set up investigation unit ISLAMABAD, Oct 11: Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Department — Bundeskriminalamt (BKA) — will assist the Federal Investigating Agency (FIA) in setting up a crime scene investigating unit, FIA Director-General Tariq Parvez said on Wednesday.... Pindi can become business hub: PM ISLAMABAD, Oct 11: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Wednesday said Rawalpindi had all the essential elements of becoming a hub of business activities for Northern Areas and Azad Jammu and Kashmir,... ‘Edible oil prices not to be increased’ ISLAMABAD, Oct 11: Pakistan Edible Oil Refiners Association (PEORA) chairman Mian Mohammad Hanif said that despite the increase in edible oil prices in the international market, the association had decided not to increase the rates here during Ramazan.... 199 climbers set foot on 8 peaks ISLAMABAD, Oct 11: A total of 199 mountaineers from 40 expeditions including two couples from Italy and Japan, set foot on eight of the most sought-after peaks in the Northern Areas... Goods train falls into ravine ATTOCK, Oct 11: Many bogies of a goods train, loaded with sugar, fell in a deep ravine after the derailment from Jhallar bridge on Tuesday evening some 25-km away from Attock... India unable to prove allegations: Sherpao WAH CANTT, Oct 11: Interior Minster Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao has said that the Indian government had been unable to prove its allegations about Pakistan’s involvement in the Mumbai train blasts.... Five injured in soccer hooliganism LAHORE, Oct 11: At least three Jordanians and two Pakistanis spectators were injured in an incident of hooliganism during an Asia Cup football qualifier between Jordan and Pakistan at the Punjab Stadium on Wednesday night.... JI to challenge Musharraf’s book in SC OKARA, Oct 11: MMA MNA Liaquat Baloch made it clear on Wednesday if the PPP chairperson did not agree on the formation of the grand opposition alliance, the religious-party conglomerate would... Naib nazim briefed on USAID project SIALKOT, Oct 11: A USAID team on Wednesday briefed district naib-nazim Rana Ejaz Ahmad on `District That Work’ project to be shortly launched by the agency in Sialkot... Torture of convict confirmed SAHIWAL, Oct 11: A medical board constituted on the orders of the district and sessions judge on Thursday confirmed physical torture of a murder convict.... Six new police posts in Gujranwala GUJRANWALA, Oct 11: At least six new police posts and seven organised crime wings have been established in seven towns of the district to curb organized and street crimes.... Woman accused injures herself TOBA TEK SINGH, Oct 11: A jail inmate on Wednesday severely injured her by glass cuts in Gojra city police station lock-up.... Two fall victim to epidemic GUJRAT, Oct 11: Two children died while six of their family members along with some other villagers were hospitalised due to outbreak of an epidemic in Kathala Sharif, Karrianwala (some 50km from here) on Tuesday evening.... DCO wants food support programme to succeed FAISALABAD, Oct 11: DCO Azam Suleman has directed the officials concerned to do their utmost to make the Food Support Programme (FSP) a success.... Kites, twine seized from another store KASUR, Oct 11: Police have recovered kites, twine and chemical string worth Rs1.2 million from a store while the owner managed to escape.... By-polls to Toba seat tomorrow TOBA TEK SINGH, Oct 11: The Punjab election authority announced on Wednesday that the by-election on a vacant seat for Toba tehsil naib nazim would be held on Friday (tomorrow).... Rs10 million cotton burnt in fire RAHIM YAR KHAN, Oct 11: Cotton worth millions of rupees was reduced to ashes in a factory fire on Tuesday evening.... Rockets fired on building GHALANAI (Mohmand Agency), Oct 11: Rockets were fired on under-construction building of tehsil headquarters Bhai Daag in the Mohmand Agency here on Tuesday night.... Probe into ‘unfair disbursement’ of compensation KOHAT, Oct 11: A provincial government committee, comprising Additional Home Secretary Muzaffar Khan and Director of Civil Defence department Noor Ali Khan, is investigating into complaints of injudicious distribution of compensation among traders for losses incurred in the Hangu sectarian strife.... Highway police personnel killed in accident QUETTA, Oct 11: Two personnel of highway police were killed and three other suffered injuries in a road accident in Nuttal area of Dera Murad Jamali area on Wednesday.... Flood victims receive compensation cheques ASTORE (Gilgit), Oct 11: Chief Secretary Northern Areas Imtiaz Hussain Qazi has distributed cheques among heirs of flood victims of the Miordo village of district Astore.... Three killed in Khyber clashes LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), Oct 11: Three people were killed and two injured in fresh clashes between religious groups in Tirah valley of Khyber Agency on Wednesday.... Professionals to be hired for tourism projects ISLAMABAD, Oct 11: Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas Tahir Iqbal on Wednesday said the government would hire qualified professionals from Northern Areas for tourism and mineral development projects and capacity development in the region.... Rebuilding on time: minister MIRPUR, Oct 11: Federal Housing and Works Minister Sayed Safwanullah has reiterated the government’s resolve to complete the reconstruction and rehabilitation work in earthquake-stricken areas of Azad Kashmir and the NWFP within the stipulated time.... SC seeks record of Gwadar land QUETTA, Oct 11: The Supreme Court has directed the prosecutor-general of the National Accountability Bureau to present the record pertaining to an agreement about distribution of 3,197 acres of land in Gwadar.... Patient loses life in traffic mess LAHORE, Oct 11: The five-hour long protest by the IJT led to a huge traffic mess on the Canal Road and adjacent arteries on Wednesday.... Traffic jam as IJT protesters block roads : Demonstration against expulsion LAHORE, Oct 11: The Islami Jamiat Tulaba on Wednesday staged a protest demonstration by blocking the Khayaban-i-Jamia Punjab to traffic for almost five hours against the expulsion of its three activists from the Punjab University.... Five MPAs in cities’ uplift bodies: New law enacted LAHORE, Oct 11: Five MPAs will also constitute the bodies that are responsible for the development of cities in the province, according to a law enacted by the Punjab Assembly on Wednesday.... Forty cars bought for ministers: PA told LAHORE, Oct 11: The Services and General Administration Department purchased 40 cars for provincial ministers at a cost of Rs49 million from year 2003 to March 31, 2005.... Navtec told to train 1m people LAHORE, Oct 11: The federal government has given a target of producing one million skilled people to the National Vocational and Technical Education Commission (Navtec) during the next three years to minimise unemployment in the country.... Irrigation plan for Rabi LAHORE, Oct 11: The Punjab irrigation department on Wednesday issued regulation plans of the canals during the forthcoming rabi season.... Gunmen kill shepherd KHAIRPUR, Oct 11: Armed men attacked a shepherd, Mohammad Hassan Kalhoro, and killed him near Mangi Mari on Wednesday.... Embezzlement in purchase of machinery alleged NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Oct 11: The district council of Naushahro Feroze met here on Wednesday with Mr Ali Khan Almani in the chair.... Nazim vows to raise literacy rate SUKKUR, Oct 11: The District Nazim of Sukkur, Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, has said that the present government was trying to bring about a qualitative change in the education system in order to increase literacy in the country.... Motorcycles and arms recovered SUKKUR, Oct 11: The Ghotki police On Tuesday recovered two stolen motorcycles and two guns and arrested a man from a house in Mirpur Mathelo.... Man killed KHAIRPUR, Oct 11: Habibullah Rid and Ghulam Fareed Rid suffered serious wounds after they came under attack by some unknown assailants near Jani Buriro village of Kotdiji taluka on Tuesday....

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