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December 13, 2007 Thursday Zilhaj 2, 1428   ‘Participation in polls will indemnify illegal steps’ PESHAWAR, Dec 12: Political parties will be providing legal cover to all ‘illegal and unconstitutional steps’ of President Pervez Musharraf by participating in the general elections, according to Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party’s (PkMAP) chief Mahmud Khan Achakzai.... EC expects cut in poll expenditure ISLAMABAD, Dec 12: In what could be called a bizarre estimation, the Election Commission of Pakistan expects less expenditure on conducting the upcoming January 8 polls than the Election-2002, which cost the exchequer Rs1.4... People’s Party candidate disqualified QUETTA, Dec 12: The Balochistan election tribunal on Wednesday disqualified the PPP candidate for NA-270 and PB-45 seats (Lasbela), former federal minister Mir Akbar Lasi, on an appeal of former chief minister Jam Mohammad Yousuf.... PML(N) plans to launch movement ISLAMABAD, Dec 12: PML(N) chief Mian Nawaz Sharif is planning to launch a movement immediately after the January 8 elections with two objectives: restoration of deposed judges and ouster of President Gen Pervez Musharraf.... PML(N)-JUI(F) poll deal likely in Mansehra MANSEHRA, Dec 12: The Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) and the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (F) are likely to reach a seat adjustment agreement in Mansehra district for the coming elections.... Don’t ask for votes, banner tells ex-lawmakers PESHAWAR, Dec 12: People in the Ghaziabad suburb of the provincial capital have put up a banner in their area requesting former lawmakers and ministers not to ask for votes from them in the general election.... Two PPP leaders embrace PML(N) TOBA TEK SINGH, Dec 12: Two disappointed PPP leaders, Mian Rafiq and Saifullah Cheema, have finally joined the PML-N ranks.... Nawaz slams Chaudhrys for using public money SIALKOT, Dec 12: Taking the PML-Q leadership head on, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif said on Wednesday it was time to hold it accountable for spending public money on `self-eulogising’ publicity campaigns.... NP divided on boycott issue QUETTA, Dec 12: The National Party is divided over the boycott issue and the senior vice-president of the party, Sardar Sanaullah Zehri, has announced the formation of National Party Parliamentarians (NPP) which will contest the elections.... PML(N) to finalise list on 15th HARIPUR, Dec 12: PML (N) chief and former prime minister Mian Nawaz Sharif will chair a meeting of the party’s central parliamentary board in Shataloo Sharif Sirikot, some 30 km from here, on Thursday.... Govt blamed for Rs200bn Wapda deficit LAHORE, Dec 12: Wapda is facing a Rs200 billion deficit because of government policy, a Pakistan Electric Power Company (Pepco) official said here on Wednesday.... Ilyas Kashmiri passes away LAHORE, Dec 12: Veteran film actor Ilyas Kashmiri passed away at his Gulberg-III residence after a long illness on Wednesday. He was 83.... Pakistan not a sovereign state: Justice Tariq : PHC chief justice at LBA LAHORE, Dec 12: Deposed Peshawar High Court (PHC) Chief Justice Tariq Parvez Khan, who refused oath under the Provisional Constitution Order (PCO), has said Pakistan was an independent but not a... Solangis field their own candidates HYDERABAD, Dec 12: All Pakistan Solangi Welfare Association Chairman Sardar Khadim Hussain Solangi said here on Wednesday that their community had been voting for candidates of different political parties since the... PPP (SB), PML (Q) unite against Benazir LARKANA, Dec 12: The chairperson of Pakistan People’s Party (Shaheed Bhutto) Ghinwa Bhutto and the president of Larkana chapter of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) Haji Altaf Unnar joined hands against Benazir... Opposition’s amazing silence on flour crisis RAWALPINDI, Dec 12: It is understandable if the Q league, the king’s party, is not talking about the current Atta crisis for which it is solely responsible, but what is amazing... Nawaz’s entry jolts Murree poll scene MURREE, Dec 12: The announcement of Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)’s entry in elections has jolted the Murree political scenario into a new configuration of possibilities. Its candidate for PP-1, Raja Fayyaz Sarwar... N league naib nazim joins Q in Attock ATTOCK, Dec 12: A naib nazim has parted ways with Muslim League-Nawaz and joined the Q League after he was refused ticket for a provincial assembly seat by his party.... Pleas against PML(Q), MMA candidates rejected RAWALPINDI, Dec 12: An election tribunal here on Wednesday dismissed the objections raised by an independent candidate from NA-48 against the candidates of Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) and that of Q League allowing them to contest polls on January 8.... ‘Growth triangles’ for rural uplift planned ISLAMABAD, Dec 12: The caretaker government is considering a proposal to establish ‘growth triangles’ to achieve the goal of integrated rural development and build their linkages with urban centres and provide increased market access for rural products.... Five children suffer burn injuries HYDERABAD, Dec 12: Five children suffered serious burn injuries when their house caught fire on Wednesday night.... Baloch leader’s arrest in UK condemned QUETTA, Dec 12: Youths and children of the Marri tribe and activists of the Baloch Students Organisation on Wednesday held separate demonstrations on Wednesday to condemn the arrest of Hyrbyair Marri... PPP condemns Pemra threats ISLAMABAD, Dec 12: The Pakistan People’s Party has condemned “an open threat” issued by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority to the media regarding political programmes.... Two parties get poll symbols ISLAMABAD, Dec 12: The Election Commission has allotted election symbols to two more parties, the Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP) and the Punjab National Party (PNP).... Roads closed after snowfall ABBOTTAB, Dec 12: Various hilly areas of Abbottabad, including Thandiyani, Nathiagali and Ayubia, received snowfall on Wednesday.... Polio case detected PESHAWAR, Dec 12: Another polio case has been detected in South Waziristan.... PML(Q) leader defects to JUI(F) LAKKI MARWAT, Dec 12: A key leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (Q), Pir Dr Mohammad Khalid Raza Zakori, has defected to the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (F) and will contest the general... Bullet-riddled bodies found PESHAWAR, Dec 12: Two bodies were found in the Charkhi pul area of the Daudzai police station on Wednesday.... Polls a referendum for Pukhtuns, says ANP chief SWABI, Dec 12: Awami National Party (ANP) president Asfandyar Wali Khan has warned that if Punjab stops the supply of wheat flour to the NWFP and tribal areas, the power supply to industrial units will be shut down.... Bail plea rejected TIMERGARA, Dec 12: Eight people accused of attacking a journalist in Dir Lower were sent to jail on Wednesday after their bail plea was rejected by the regional qazi of Balambat.... Room exists for twist in Kasur politics KASUR, Dec 12: The existing political scenario in the Kasur district may take a U-turn should the three political stalwarts in as many constituencies decide to play their trump cards.... Truck carrying flour to Balochistan seized TOBA TEK SINGH, Dec 12: Police on the directives of the district coordination officer (DCO) on Tuesday night seized a truck smuggling flour to Balochistan and arrested its driver and conductor.... Railways drive against encroachments derails LAHORE, Dec 12: An anti-encroachment squad of the Pakistan Railways had to suspend its drive against illegal structures built on the railway land after it confronted powerful people in the caretaker setup.... Two people pay for release GUJRANWALA, Dec 12: Two people who were kidnapped for ransom from a village of Wazirabad about two days ago secured their release after payment on Wednesday.... ‘Only army chief can revoke illegal steps’ LAHORE, Dec 12: The convener of the All Parties Democratic Movement, Mahmood Khan Achakzai, said on Wednesday the new army chief was in a better position to restore the pre-Nov 3... More wheat for mills LAHORE, Dec 12: The Punjab Food department on Wednesday increased wheat releases to mills by 8000 tons in an effort to improve flour supply in the market and stabilize its price.... Three of a family die in accident NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Dec 12: Three members of a family, including a four-year-old child, were killed and five others suffered serious injuries when an oil tanker hit their vehicle near Javed village of Kandiaro taluka on the National Highway on Wednesday.... Five suspended in ‘fake degree’ case KHAIRPUR, Dec 12: The Shah Abdul Latif University Vice-Chancellor Dr Neelofar Shaikh on Wednesday suspended five officials of the university’s examination branch over allegations that they had issued a bogus BA...

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