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November 03, 2006 Friday Shawwal 10, 1427   PPP criticises AJK CJ’s appointment ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: The People’s Party Parliamentarians on Thursday jumped into the controversy over the appointment of a new chief justice of Azad Kashmir over the heads of seniors, calling it... HRW’s call for probe into Bajaur attack rejected ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: Pakistan has rejected the demand of the Human Rights Watch seeking an independent investigation into the aerial bombing of a religious school in Bajaur Agency.... Fund set up to rebuild bombed seminary PESHAWAR, Nov 2: The Jamaat-i-Islami on Thursday launched a fund to rebuild a seminary destroyed in this week’s deadly air raid and to compensate the victims’ families.... Call for probe into killing of journalist NEW YORK, Nov 2: The Committee to Protect Journalists on Thursday called on the Pakistan government to order an immediate, high-level investigation into Wednesday’s murder of Mohammad Ismail, Islamabad bureau chief for the Pakistan Press International (PPI)....PI).... PIA to incur huge revenue losses: Suspension of Boeing 747 flights KARACHI, Nov 2: The Pakistan International Airlines is likely to incur massive revenue losses as it has temporarily suspended Boeing 747 operations to Europe and switched to smaller Airbus A310 and... Aga Khan lauds investment in education ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Thursday said Pakistan is developing its social sectors with special focus on education, literacy and vocational skills to its youth to leverage their full potential.... Dengue fever: govt waiting for divine intervention ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: The government’s efforts to contain dengue fever have drawn a blank, as the number of confirmed cases in Rawalpindi and Islamabad have crossed the 100 mark.... 1,960 dengue fever cases reported ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: Minister for Health Nasir Khan on Thursday said 1,960 cases of dengue fever had been reported in the country. He informed the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Health that most of the cases had been reported from Sindh.... PPP blasts govt for seminary attack PESHAWAR, Nov 2: NWFP president of People’s Party Parliamentarians Rahimdad Khan has said that the Musharraf government appeared to be bent upon repeating the 1971 debacle of East Pakistan, by killing innocent people, mostly students, in the Bajaur Agency.... ‘NAB wing paves way for pre-poll rigging’ LAHORE, Nov 2: The Punjab government has started the process of pre-poll rigging by constituting an “exclusive wing” of the National Accountability Bureau for the province, alleges Babar Awan of the PPP.... CEC notification unseating councillors suspended HYDERABAD, Nov 2: The Hyderabad circuit bench of the Sindh High Court on Wednesday suspended a notification issued by chief election commissioner unseating two general councillors of union council Faqir Nooh... Charles, wife spend busy day in Lahore LAHORE, Nov 2: Prince Charles and his wife Camilla spent a busy day in the city on Thursday. During their day-long stay in the city, the royal couple visited historical places, Gurdwara Dera Sahib and the Cathedral Church.... Tax on property deals proving too taxing ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: The two per cent Capital Value Tax (CVT) being collected indiscriminately by the Central Board of Revenue (CBR) on mortgaging of property and granting of power of attorney... UK mayor hopeful about Kashmir solution ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: Lord Mayor of Bradford, United Kingdom, Ch Rangzeb has observed that the time was ripe for the settlement of longstanding Jammu and Kashmir dispute.... Japanese monks pleased with upkeep of Buddhist sites TAXILA, Nov 2: The chief priest of Japan’s Kenchoji temple, Shodo Yoshid at the head of a 35-member delegation, mostly monks, visited Taxila museum, ancient Buddhist monastery and Stupa Julian here on Wednesday.... Official wrangling leads to closure of Ashiana ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: The rehabilitation centre established with much pomp and show for the orphans, widows and destitutes of last year’s killer earthquake near Hattian in Attock district has been closed... Interchange project in for another setback ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: The national monument being built at Shakarparian would delay the Zero Point Interchange project by nearly nine months and increase its cost by Rs100 million, Dawn learnt on Thursday.... Retirement bonanza arrives before retirement ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: Letters have started flowing the way of 48 reigning federal secretaries allotting each a 500 square yard plot in the scenic sector D-12 as “retirement benefit”.... Suspect held in newsman’s murder case ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: The local police have arrested a suspect in connection with the murder of senior journalist Malik Muhammad Ismail Khan, Interior Secretary Syed Kamal Shah told reporters here on Thursday.... Textile industry sees exports going down RAWALPINDI, Nov 2: President Rawalpindi Chamber of  Commerce and  Industry (RCCI) Dr Hasan Sarosh Akram has said the steep downfall in  textile exports of cotton yarn,  cloth, bedsheets, home textile,  garments... CM asks police to contain violence in Balochistan QUETTA, Nov 2: Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Mir Mohammad Yousuf has directed police and other law-enforcement agencies to take steps to make security measures more effective to curb terrorist activities.... Five accords likely with Italy ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: Pakistan and Italy will sign five pacts in the fields of finance, development cooperation, education and culture here this week. The agreements would be signed during Italian Undersecretary... Fata law, order discussed PESHAWR, Nov 2: Vice-Chief of Army Staff General Ahsan Saleem Hayat called on NWFP Governor Ali Mohammad Jan Aurakzai at the Governor’s House Peshawar on Thursday.... Quake-proof houses to be built soon ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: The deputy chairman of the Earthquake Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Authority (Erra), Lt-Gen Nadeem Ahmad, on Thursday said 700 earthquake-resistant houses will be built in the next two to... Land settlement in NAs soon GILGIT, Nov 2: Northern Areas chief secretary Imtiaz Kazi at a meeting held here on Thursday directed the settlement department to undertake land settlement in all districts of the region.... CPNE urges arrest of culprits KARACHI, Nov 2: The Council of Pakistan Newspapers Editors has demanded that the killers of journalist Malik Mohammad Ismail Khan be arrested without delay. CPNE president Fasih Iqbal and secretary-general Wamiq... Cabinet meeting ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: A meeting of the federal cabinet scheduled for Friday has been cancelled. Sources in the government said the meeting was cancelled due to busy schedule of Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and because some ministers were abroad.—Online... Lawmakers’ questions left mostly unanswered PESHAWAR, Nov 2: Questions of public importance raised on the floor of the NWFP Assembly mostly remain unanswered as ministers come to the house unprepared, it is learnt.... Measures against hypertension stressed PESHAWAR, Nov 2: Weight reduction, regular exercise, decreasing salt intake are cheaper alternatives for reducing hypertension and high blood pressure which in turn help in avoiding the risk of stroke and cardiac disorders.... Three Afghans killed SWAT, Nov 2: Three foreigners were killed in Swat and Dir on Thursday. Some unidentified men opened fire at a mosque in Tehsil Adinzey as a result Nasir Khan and Zakir Ullah, both Afghans, died on the spot.... Bajaur incident termed ‘state terrorism’ SWABI, Nov 2: The Swabi Bar Association and Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal have termed the Bajaur attack ‘state terrorism’ and rejected the government claim that the Maddrassah had been an abode of terrorists.... Students booked for violence SAHIWAL, Nov 2: Police on Thursday registered a case against seven students for blocking traffic and breaking screens of a bus on GT Road Harappa bypass.... Father accuses police of protecting constable: Kidnap, murder of boy VEHARI, Nov 2: Police are protecting two main accused, including a constable, involved in the kidnap and murder of his eight-year-old son. This was alleged by Abdul Latif of Karampur town, Mailsi while talking to this correspondent on Thursday.... Iram’s mother allowed time till 17th LAHORE, Nov 2: The Lahore High Court on Thursday granted Louise Anne Fairely, the mother of 12-year old Scottish girl Misbah Iram Rana, time till Nov 17 to arrange for the... Dacoits remain relentless LAHORE, Nov 2: Robbers made off with cash and other valuables in several successful hits in the city on Thursday. Two gunmen barged into Royal City Service on Model Town Link... Increase in sugar prices temporary: PSMA LAHORE, Nov 2: Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA-Punjab) chairman Zaka Ashraf says the recent increase in the prices of sugar is a temporary phenomenon caused by Eid holidays as the wholesale markets had remained closed for five days.... Kidnapper held after raids on 12 houses LAHORE, Nov 2: The Capital City police claimed on Thursday the arrest of a member of a gang involved in kidnap for ransom cases and recovered Rs1.4... Families spend sleepless night LAHORE, Nov 2: Around a dozen families, including that of a journalist, were subjected to a great deal of intimidation and inconvenience by a strong police posse which stormed into their... Formation of emergency council notified LAHORE, Nov 2: The Punjab government has notified formation of the Punjab Emergency Council (PEC). The council headed by the chief minister has been set up through unanimously passed Punjab Emergency Service Act, 2006, for monitoring and prevention of emergencies.... Malaria hits Faiz Ganj taluka KHAIRPUR, Nov 2: A large number of people including women and children, from many villages of union councils Pakka Chang, Karondi, Bhango Bihan, Kot Lalu, Akri Chowdagi, Kandyari of Faiz Ganj taluka, have contracted malaria.... Five killed as rival groups clash SHIKARPUR, Nov 2: Five people killed in a clash between two groups of Saidkhanani and Aturani Jatois. Five others sustained serious bullet injuries in the clash which took place in the jurisdiction of Rustam police on Thursday.... ARD does not exist in NAs: PPP GILGIT, Nov 2: Leaders of the Pakistan People’s Party Northern Areas have said that the Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) does not exist in the Northern Areas nor people of the region ‘want’ it.... World stones exhibition from 9th PESHAWAR, Nov 2: Arrangements have been completed for the 13th World Stones Exhibition in which investors from more than 25 countries are expected to participate. The show will be held from Nov 9 to 11 at a local hotel.... SCCI awards shields to journalists PESHAWAR, Nov 2: The Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) on Thursday awarded local newsmen shields in recognition of their service for highlighting problems of businessmen.... Small hydel stations planned in NWFP PESHAWAR, Nov 2: NWFP Minister for Information Technology Hussain Ahmad Kanju has said that the government plans to set up hydel power stations throughout the province, especially in Malakand division, for industrial development.... Terror charges against UC nazims withdrawn PESHAWAR, Nov 2: Police have withdrawn charges of terrorism against seven people, three of them union council nazims, accused of leading a violent mob and damaging government property in September.... Doctors promoted PESHAWAR, Nov 2: The provincial selection board has promoted Dr Riaz Anwar to the post of professor of cardiovascular surgery, Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar, in BS-20 with immediate effect on a regular basis.... Protest against kidnapping of student PESHAWAR, Nov 2: Activists of the Islami Jamiat-i-Tulaba (IJT) staged a demonstration here on Thursday calling for immediate recovery of a kidnapped female student of the Peshawar University’s Institute of Education and Research.... ‘Clash of interests’ in SCBA LAHORE, Nov 2: The Supreme Court Bar Association election controversy further worsened on Thursday when Munir A Malik, the new president, called the first meeting of the executive committee at the SCBA head office in Islamabad on Nov 4.... Police stations to have their buildings: IGP GUJRANWALA, Nov 2: Punjab IGP Ziaul Hassan has said in future no police station will be run in a rented building or temporary facility and they will have their own buildings....

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