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January 24, 2007 Wednesday Muharram 04, 1428   Bill seeking ban on organ trade deferred again ISLAMABAD, Jan 23: The proposed Human Organs and Tissues Transplant Bill has been once again deferred by the federal cabinet, prompting its proponents to think that a strong lobby in the... FIA, ministry at odds over powers: Cyber crimes ISLAMABAD, Jan 23: The ministry of information technology and the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) are said to be heading for a conflict over powers to curb cyber crimes.... Nepra increases tariff for wind power projects ISLAMABAD, Jan 23: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority has increased the upfront tariff for wind power projects to about 11 cents per unit, up by more than 16 per cent.... Pakistan to import electricity from C. Asian states: Funding to be provided by ADB ISLAMABAD, Jan 23: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will facilitate the export of 1,000 megawatts of electricity from Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan to Pakistan and Afghanistan to help overcome to some extent their growing energy shortages.... Research plan faces delay: Shortage of funds ISLAMABAD, Jan 23: A plan to take the country’s research organisations to the advanced level has been put on hold due to shortage of funds.... ‘Civil service reforms need five years’ ISLAMABAD, Jan 23: The government has informed international donors that it would take at least five years to implement the second-generation reforms agenda relating to the civil service, police and judiciary.... SC admits petition on district headquarters relocation GILGIT, Jan 23: The Supreme Court on Tuesday admitted a petition filed against a decision of the Lahore High Court, Rawalpindi bench, regarding relocation of headquarters of the newly-created district of Astore in Northern Areas.... Shaheen Air resumes operations ISLAMABAD, Jan 23: Shaheen Air International (SAI) has resumed its operations on different domestic and international routes from the Islamabad airport after a period of two years, says a press release issued here on Tuesday.... PM’s team for PMDC with new faces: Irregularities identified LAHORE, Jan 23: The commission constituted by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz to look into the affairs of the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has recommended its restructuring after dissolution of the present council.... LHC serves notices on 24 illegal campuses LAHORE, Jan 23: A division bench of the Lahore High Court on Tuesday issued show-cause notices to 24 unregistered educational institutions and sought explanation from them for operating unlawfully.... IFIs funding offer deplored : Disputed water projects HYDERABAD, Jan 23: The Sindh Democratic Forum (SDF) -- a group of academics, intellectuals, technocrats and concerned citizens of Sindh -- has expressed concern over an offer made by International Financial... Kalash people adopting new names CHITRAL, Jan 23: With social changes taking place in Kalash, the people of the area have started deviating from their old way of naming newly-born babies.... Nazim orders crackdown on illegal buildings MULTAN, Jan 23: City District Nazim Mian Faisal Mukhtar has told the town administrations to demolish illegal under-construction plazas and seal commercial centres that have not paid a commercialisation fee.... Motorcyclist killed by highwaymen SHEIKHUPURA, Jan 23: A member of chief minister’s monitoring team was shot dead while another sustained serious injuries when two highway robbers opened fire on them near Meeli Burji on Manawala-Safdarabad Road, some 70 kilometres from here, on Tuesday.... Public appalled at local government’s priorities : District nazim’s new office VEHARI, Jan 23: The construction of a new office building for the district nazim and that, too, in a spirit against the devolution plan bears ample testimony to the government’s priorities.... Courts urged to look into Phalia killings GUJRANWALA, Jan 23: Relatives have urged the Lahore High Court and the Supreme Court to take a suo motu notice of killing of two innocent people of Kashmir Colony in what... District peace body ‘ignored’: Muharram security FAISALABAD, Jan 23: The formulation of a Muharram security plan without consulting the district peace committee members caused an uproar at an official meeting called by the city police officer on Tuesday.... Changing political scene in Layyah LAYYAH, Jan 23: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi''s visit to the city on Jan 7 has changed local as well as national political landscape.... SHO occupies doctor’s residence GUJRANWALA, Jan 23: The Naushera Virkan SHO on Tuesday occupied the official residence of a health officer of the tehsil headquarters hospital.... Looted MANDI BAHAUDDIN, Jan 23: Two traders were deprived of Rs3.4 million valuables. Gojra police said three robbers intercepted jeweller Shahzad from Faisalabad, who was going to his house by his car... ‘Quick-fix medicine’ ads to go off the air ISLAMABAD, Jan 23: The unethical and perilous health-related advertisements in the electronic media have finally caught the attention of the government which plans to outlaw them.... Kashmir main hurdle to peace: Soomro ISLAMABAD, Jan 23: Acting President Mohammedmian Soomro on Tuesday said that Kashmir was main hurdle in the way of normalisation of relations between Pakistan and India.... Six killed as van rams into trailer ISLAMABAD, Jan 23: Five men and a woman were killed and 13 other people were injured when a passenger wagon rammed into a trailer on Grand Trunk Road near Sihala on Tuesday, police said.... Lack of data hinders Baitul Mal working ISLAMABAD, Jan 23: The Pakistan Baitul Mal (PBM) is running short of financial resources to meet the challenge of poverty reduction and reaching out to the most vulnerable sections of the rural society.... Saudi quilts for quake victims ISLAMABAD, Jan 23: The Saudi government is distributing over 100,000 blankets and quilts, in equal numbers, among the earthquake-affected people of NWFP and Azad Jammu and Kashmir this winter.... Aziz ignores demand for varsity at Pims q ISLAMABAD, Jan 23: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz Tuesday ignored a demand for establishment of a health sciences university at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims).... Missing man found dead ATTOCK, Jan 23: The body of a missing labourer was found on Tuesday near Dhoke Joggian in the jurisdiction of Hazro police station. Rehmat Elahi, a resident of Golra village, had... Accused in Bhinder case ‘held’ LAHORE/MIANWALI, Jan 23: Police teams conducted several raids in Lahore and other districts in search of killers of additional advocate general Arif Bhinder and others and picked up a number of suspects and nominated accused.... Punjab, Ontario joint declaration LAHORE, Jan 23: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi says a solid base has been laid for mutual cooperation between Punjab and the Canadian province of Ontario.... Call for Taunsa breach probe LAHORE, Jan 23: The Punjab Water Council on Tuesday demanded an inquiry into a breach in the Taunsa Barrage, saying the issue was surrounded by confusion and mystery and needed to be clarified.... Vendor shot dead by in-laws LAHORE, Jan 23: A vegetable vendor was shot dead over a love marriage dispute while an unidentified woman was found murdered under mysterious circumstances at separate places in Nishtar Colony on Tuesday.... MPC to view all options, says Jhagra LAHORE, Jan 23: PML-N secretary-general Iqbal Zafar Jhagra says his party is in favour of a step-by-step approach for the restoration of real democracy.... Provocative material seized; press sealed LAHORE, Jan 23: Police on Tuesday seized objectionable material from a printing press and sealed the premises.... Ummah needs ulema’s help, says Fazl KOHAT, Jan 23: Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly Maulana Fazalur Rehman has called upon religious scholars and prayer leaders to cope with new political and economic challenges confronting the Ummah.... Protest over ‘enforced disappearance’ KHAIRPUR, Jan 23: Activists of Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM) on Tuesday brought out a procession in protest against the disappearance of three party workers following their arrest a day earlier.... Illegally-held man freed from police station LARKANA, Jan 23: A raiding party of sessions court of Larkana recovered Arbab Chandio from the illegal confinement of the Haidri police station on Tuesday. The raid was conducted on... Renaming of stadium irks Thull residents SUKKUR, Jan 23: A large number of residents of Thull town took out a protest rally and staged a sit-in at Rehbar Chowk on Tuesday, after renaming of Shah Latif Stadium, Jacobabad.... Clarification HYDERABAD, Jan 23: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, HRCP, has clarified that the chairperson of the commission, Ms Asma Jehangir, did not say in her speech at a seminar in...

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