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April 22, 2007 Sunday Rabi-us-Sani 04, 1428   WB calls for better corporate culture ISLAMABAD, April 21: The World Bank (WB) has asked Pakistan to improve the quality of governance and the capacity of its corporate culture.... Tribesmen urged to shun differences LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), April 21: NWFP Governor Ali Mohammad Jan Aurakzai has urged tribesmen to shun their differences and get united against extremist elements.... Quake victims call off hunger strike MANSEHRA, April 21: Displaced people of the Jabba tent village called off their hunger strike after the NWFP government withdrew the deadline of April 30, to vacate tent villages in quake-affected areas of the province.... MQM to field candidates on all NA seats CHAKWAL, April 21: Chairman National Assembly standing committee on Commerce Iqbal Muhammad Ali said on Saturday that MQM would contest next elections from all seats of the National Assembly.... Environmental degradation continues unabated ISLAMABAD, April 21: As the International Earth Day is being observed on Sunday, people in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad continue to suffer the effects of unabated environmental degradation.... Double Shah’s clients offered half sum for ‘receipts’ SIALKOT, April 21: Some people are reportedly in action in Sialkot and Sambrial making the most of the troubling times for clients of Sibtul Hassan, alias Double Shah.... Police lodge FIR amid qualms: Confession of family members’ murder MULTAN, April 21: The district police on Saturday lodged an FIR against an alleged dacoit-cum-murderer who had made a startling confession of killing the seven members of his family, including his parents, some 10 month ago.... ANP to hold provincial council polls today LAHORE, April 21: Some 400 members of the Awami National Party’s Punjab general council will chose here on Sunday their provincial leaders for the next four years in the elections.... JUP’s Milad moot at Iqbal Park banned LAHORE, April 21: The Punjab government on Saturday slammed a ban on the Milad-i-Mustafa conference which the Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistan had planned to hold at the Minar-i-Pakistan on Sunday (today).... Punjab govt set to take vital decisions: Development Forum starts tomorrow LAHORE, April 21: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi will open the two-day fourth Punjab Development Forum tomorrow (Monday).... 4 shot dead near Tando Allahyar HYDERABAD, April 21: Four villagers were gunned down by gunmen in the Darya Khan Masrook village, 10 kilometres away from Tando Allahyar late on Friday.... Contract fishing abolished in Sindh BADIN, April 21: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim on Saturday announced that contract system for fishing in the province and its territorial waters had been abolished.... Army officer, his wife, two sons killed OKARA, April 21: An army officer, his wife and two children were found murdered in their Okara Cantonment residence on Saturday.... ‘Most-wanted’ human trafficker held LAHORE, April 21: Javed Amre, the ‘most-wanted’ human trafficker in the country, was arrested from the Lahore-Islamabad Motorway on Saturday.... Polio drive to immunise 130,000 children LAKKI MARWAT, April 21: A three-day polio campaign will commence on April 24 to immunise more than 130,000 children below five-years of age in district Lakki Marwat.... Woman yet to get compensation MANSEHRA, April 21: An earthquake victim has not yet received any compensation money from the government and is living a life of misery in the tent village of Jabba.... Early recovery of miners demanded KOHAT, April 21: Office-bearers of the All Pakistan Coal Mines Federation have demanded early recovery of their five collogues kidnapped from Kohat and Orakzai Agency some 10 days ago.... 2 killed over enmity KOHAT, April 21: Two people were killed in Darmalak village, some 30 kilometers away from here, on Friday evening.... CBR low-grade employees suffer from red tape ISLAMABAD, April 21: The dilly-dallying tactics of the Establishment Division are hampering the efforts of the Central Board of Revenue (CBR) to do away with those federal government rules that discriminated against the low-grade CBR employees, it has been learnt.... Rs60bn needed to improve university education ISLAMABAD, April 21: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) is still short of Rs60 billion needed to bring university education of the country on a par with international standards.... Road safety strategy likely by year’s end RAWALPINDI, April 21: The government plans to unveil a national road safety strategy and plan of action by the end of 2007 to effectively cut the volume of deaths and injuries linked to road traffic crashes.... Accident victim dies in Pims ISLAMABAD, April 21: A man who suffered multiple injuries in a road accident last Tuesday died in the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) here on Saturday, hospital sources told Dawn.... Four outlaws, two cops killed in encounters BAHAWALNAGAR, April 21: Four outlaws and two policemen were killed in two encounters on Saturday.... Gas supply to hospital suspended SIALKOT, April 21: The Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) on Saturday disconnected supply to Pasrur THQ Civil Hospital after the April 17 explosion.... No case against extortionists KASUR, April 21: Police are allegedly delaying the registration a case on the complaint of a union council naib nazim against extortionists who allegedly burnt his standing crops and opened fire at his residence in Dosaharee.... Girl kidnapped, raped by her neighbour LAYYAH, April 21: A 13-year-old girl was kidnapped and allegedly raped by her neighbour.... Woman slain by husband at Punchayat meeting VEHARI, April 21: A woman was killed by her husband at a ‘punchayat’ here on Saturday at Chak 12/WB over an exchange marriage (watta satta) issue.... A case of women’s lib? SHEIKHUPURA, April 21: In a rare incident, a woman accused in an abduction case managed to escape from the judicial lock-up of a Ferozewala court on Saturday.... Robbery KASUR, April 21: Five dacoits deprived a family of gold jewellery, cash and other valuables at gunpoint on Saturday in Hunjarwal. Five unidentified people broke into the house of farmer Liaqat... 18 policemen prove mightier than law: Overstay in city LAHORE, April 21: Of 19 officers whose service tenure in Lahore was found exceeding the allowed period around three months ago, 18 are still working in the city because of their alleged connections on the pretext of their `indispensability’.... Petrol pump salesman shot dead LAHORE, April 21: Unidentified people shot dead a salesman in the Shadbagh area on Saturday.... Cash, gold looted LAHORE, April 21: Three robbers took away cash and jewellery worth over Rs1 million in Ghaziabad area here on Saturday....

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