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March 21, 2007 Wednesday Rabi-ul-Awwal 1, 1428   47 die in rain-related incidents in north PESHAWAR, March 20: At least 47 people were killed and 21 injured as heavy rain triggered house collapses and mudslides in northern parts of the country on Monday night and Tuesday.... Text of reference against CJ Before the supreme judicial council, Pakistan Islamabad. The facts and circumstances necessitating this Reference by the president of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (“Pakistan”) under Article 209 of the Constitution, briefly stated, are as under:... Baitullah linked to suicide attacks, says FIA official PESHAWAR, March 20: Director General FIA Tariq Pervez has said that interrogation of arrested terrorists across the country indicates that Baitullah Mehsud, a local Taliban leader in South Waziristan agency, is... EU Troika raises judiciary issue in demarche ISLAMABAD, March 20: The EU Troika heads of mission in Islamabad on Monday made a demarche at the Foreign Office on the developments in the country following the presidential reference against... Govt should declare arrests of 14 missing men: Mengal KARACHI, March 20: Former Balochistan chief minister Sardar Akhtar Mengal on Tuesday expressed concern over the disappearance of 14 people who were ‘picked up’ when he was arrested and demanded information about them.... CJ invited to lawyers’ convention tomorrow PESHAWAR, March 20: Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry and all those judges who resigned in protest against the action taken against him have been invited to an All Pakistan Lawyers’ Convention to be held here on March 22.... 24 students freed from ‘mini-jail’ seminary MUZAFFARGARH, March 20: A police raid unearthed a ‘mini-jail’ set up at a seminary in the suburban of the Kotaddu city wherein the children were detained, tortured and sodomised.... Govt allows ‘peaceful’ protests by lawyers: Punjab cabinet meeting LAHORE, March 20: The Punjab government has allowed only peaceful processions and demonstrations by the lawyers, but it will certainly take action in case of violence by them.... PR advised not to lease out prime property LAHORE, March 20: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Railways has advised the PR administration not to lease out its prime location properties and should devise ways and means to utilise its non-core real estate land instead for revenue generation.... Action against builders recommended HYDERABAD, March 20: The District Naib Nazim of Hyderabad, Mr Zafar Rajput, who is also the convener of district council Hyderabad and chairman of Monitoring Committee for construction of high rise... Hard work, not slogans, will bring water to all ISLAMABAD, March 20: A civic rights body claims that the government’s “drinking water for all” policy was nothing more than a political slogan.... FO’s point-man on India appointed HC to Australia ISLAMABAD, March 20: The government on Tuesday announced the appointment of Jalil Abbas Jilani, foreign ministry’s point-man on India, as Pakistan’s High Commissioner to Australia.... Water is polluted and yet flowing RAWALPINDI, March 20: The city’s Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) has acknowledged that the drinking water available to the citizens is 64 per cent polluted.... Demolition of college building opposed SWAT, March 20: Administration of the Jehanzeb College in Saidu Sharif has opposed demolition of the college and hostel buildings by the district government.... Schools accuse CDMD officials of harassment PESHAWAR, March 20: Representatives of Private Educational Institutions Management Association and Islami Nizamat-i-Taleem on Tuesday demanded that the NWFP government should restrain officials of the City Development and Municipal Department from pressing them to allocate three per cent seats for their children at private schools in Hayatabad.... Deliberations for development plan start next month ISLAMABAD, March 20: The government has convened meetings of the Priorities’ Committee early next month to finalise next year’s development programme by April 24 for approval by the Annual Plan Coordination Committee (APCC) in the first week of May.... Gambling goes hi-tech in Kohat KOHAT, March 20: With police playing the role of a silent spectator, Internet cafes and public call offices in... Call to end occupation of Bazai tribe’s land QUETTA, March 20: The Balochistan Assembly unanimously adopted on Monday a resolution urging the federal government to stop the administration of the air force and army from occupying land of the Bazai tribe in the suburbs of the provincial capital.... Workshop for science students held SWABI, March 20: The Intel Education Pakistan organised a one-day workshop for science students of colleges and schools on Tuesday at the Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute.... Tribal elder kidnapped LANI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), March 20: Armed men kidnapped a prominent elder of the Malikdinkhel tribe in Nala area in the Bara tehsil on Tuesday.... Black day observed against port opening QUETTA, March 20: The Baloch Students Organisation on Tuesday observed a black day in Quetta and other parts of the province in protest against the inauguration of Gwadar Port and security forces’ operation in Mand and Tump areas.... Balochistan lawyers to boycott courts today QUETTA, March 20: The lawyers in Quetta and other district headquarters of Balochistan will boycott the proceedings of the courts on Wednesday on the call of Pakistan Bar Council to force the government to reinstate Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry.... DPs asked to get registered PESHAWAR, March 20: The non-PoR holder Afghan refugees have been advised to ensure their return to Afghanistan by April 15, and avail the incentive of $100 under the UNHCR repatriation assistance programme.... Three die in accident NOWSHERA, March 20: Two children and their mother were killed when a chairlift overturned over River Kabul and its cable snapped on Tuesday.... Funds shortage delays MIC’s completion MULTAN, March 20: The Multan Institute of Cardiology (MIC), aimed at providing modern cardiac care to the people of south Punjab, could not be completed even after four years of its inauguration on account of funds shortage.... 32 buffaloes die in wall collapse GUJRANWALA, March 20: At least 32 buffaloes of a milkman were killed and four injured when a wall collapsed on them at Khiali Shahpur on Tuesday.... Uplift projects yet to be completed JHANG, March 20: The buildings department is lagging far behind the stipulated schedule in completing various development schemes passed by the district council.... Special exam chance for students LAHORE, March 20: The Punjab Board of Technical Education (PBTE) has accorded approval to grant a special examination to all candidates, who had appeared in diploma in commerce (part-I) first annual examination 2004, and trying to clear their compartments.... Robber killed in firing by accomplice LAHORE, March 20: An unidentified young bandit was killed in firing by his accomplice during a dacoity bid in Gulshan Ravi here on Tuesday.... Infant kidnapped from hospital SAHIWAL, March 20: A three-month-old infant was kidnapped from the children’s ward of the Sahiwal District Headquarters Hospital on Tuesday. The infant had been admitted to the hospital on March 17.... 16 school buildings in Pasrur dangerous SIALKOT, March 20: The buildings department has declared the buildings of 16 government girls schools in Pasrur tehsil as dangerous advising the education department to immediately shift the schools.... ‘Faisalabad sisters were strangled’ FAISALABAD, March 20: Post-mortem reports of the three sisters found dead at their house in Naseerabad on Saturday show that the women were strangulated. The reports belie the claims of their heirs that they died mysteriously.... Four gunned down over enmity MANDI BAHAUDDIN, March 20: Unknown assailants killed four people near Kakowaal bridge, some 11km from here, on Tuesday morning.... Smuggler killed in encounter; drugs seized KASUR, March 20: Sutlej Rangers claimed on Tuesday to have killed a smuggler and arrested two others during an encounter near Khalid check post, Khudian and recovered narcotics, illegal weapons and other contraband from their possession.... Horse, cattle show from today MULTAN, March 20: Green belts on both sides of the 1km long Abdali Road gave a look of rainbow stream after organisers started making arrangements to hold a flower show there... 11 injured as trailer hits wagon LAYYAH, March 20: Eleven people sustained injuries, three of them serious, when a trailer collided hit a passenger wagon near Chowk Azam Road here on Tuesday.... Doctor’s body found TOBA TEK SINGH, March 20: The body of a doctor was found on Tuesday from fields in Chak 321-GB near Pirmahal railway station.... Baloch urges Musharraf to quit LAHORE, March 20: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal Deputy Secretary-General Liaquat Baloch has demanded resignation of President Pervez Musharraf which, he says, is the only way to overcome the worst crisis in the country’s judicial history.... Advocates stick to today’s strike call LAHORE, March 20: Lawyers continued their boycott of court proceedings on Tuesday and announced that a countrywide strike would be observed today (Wednesday) to protest against making non-functional the chief justice of Pakistan.... Uncertainty over proposed law LAHORE, March 20: Will the opposition parties cooperate with the ruling party for a proposed set of constitutional amendments to give more autonomy to provinces and enhance the powers of the... 4,400-strong police force on duty LAHORE, March 20: Police contingents are being deployed in and around the Lahore High Court and on The Mall to avert any untoward incident on the occasion of the lawyers’ protest rally on Wednesday.... PPP to join lawyers’ rally LAHORE, March 20: Punjab PPP President Shah Mahmood Qureshi has directed party office-bearers, MPAs, ticket-holders and workers from across the province to reach Regal Chowk by 11am on Wednesday (today) to express solidarity with the protesting lawyers.... Book urged on Sooriah Badshah KHAIRPUR, March 20: Renowned scholar, Dr Nabi Bux Baloch, has said that the Hur Movement against the British rulers was successful and independence was achieved with the martyrdom of Pir Sibghatullah Shah Sooriah Badshah.... Complaint filed against DPO, policemen LARKANA, March 20: A complaint was lodged in the court of Civil Judge and Judicial Magistrate-I Ratodero on Tuesday against the DPO of Larkana, TPO of Ratodero and three SHOs by... Surgeon blamed for teenager’s death JACOBABAD, March 20: Relatives of a 17-year-old boy who died a week ago in an operation staged a rally on Tuesday against the surgeon blaming him for the teenager’s death.... Sea intrusion floods 30 villages THATTA, March 20: High tide in the sea caused by strong winds inundated about 30 villages located along the coastal belt of the district near Keti Bundar and Kharochhan talukas on Tuesday....

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