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February 27, 2008 Wednesday Safar 19, 1429   ‘Political management’ done in 2002 polls: Zamir ISLAMABAD, Feb 26: A former point man of President Pervez Musharraf said on Tuesday “political management” had dominated the 2002 general election.... 22 independent MPAs join PML-N LAHORE, Feb 26: Twenty-two independent MPAs joined the Pakistan Muslim League-N here on Tuesday, while a meeting of the parliamentary party in the Punjab assembly endorsed the nomination of Mian Shahbaz Sharif as its parliamentary leader.... US ready to work with new govt: Patterson ISLAMABAD, Feb 26: US Ambassador to Pakistan Anne W. Patterson said on Tuesday that the United States was ready to work with the new government in the country.... SC to resume NRO hearing ISLAMABAD, Feb 26: The Supreme Court will resume hearing on Wednesday on identical challenges against the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) 2007 promulgated by President Pervez Musharraf on the demand of slain... ‘Army capable of defeating any threat’ ISLAMABAD, Feb 26: Chief of Army Staff Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has said that the army is fully capable of defeating any threat to the security of the country.... PPP clarifies Zardari’s remarks ISLAMABAD, Feb 26: Pakis-tan People’s Party’s spokesperson Farhatullah Babar has issued the following statement: A section of the press on Tuesday has, quoting Asif Ali Zardari’s interview to a US newspaper,... Nawaz wants early NA session: Asks Musharraf to go LAHORE, Feb 26: The PML-N has sought earlier convening of the National Assembly session and urged President Pervez Musharraf to quit, reminding him that his time is over.... Eight women among 15 injured in poll rivalry MUZAFFARGARH, Feb 26: Around 15 people, including eight women, were shot injured by hoodlums allegedly being led by a cousin of PPP’s MNA-elect, Sardar Abdul Qayyum Jatoi, over political rivalry in... Pervaiz urges PPP to capture Punjab LAHORE, Feb 26: Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q) Punjab President Pervaiz Elahi urged the Pakistan People’s Party on Tuesday to play on front foot in Punjab and not give in the province to the Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N).... Four LJ men arrested LAHORE, Feb 26: Officials of the Crime Investigation Agency (CIA), Kotwali, claimed on Tuesday to have arrested four members of banned militant outfit Lashkar-i-Jhangvi/Sipah-i-Sahaba from Nawankot bus stand and seized from them explosives and weapons.... Garrison area security reviewed RAWALPINDI, Feb 26: The overall security strategy in the garrison area of Rawalpindi was reviewed at a high level meeting here on Tuesday, Dawn has learnt.... Justice Tariq released ISLAMABAD, Feb 26: Justice (retd) Tariq Mehmood was finally released here on Tuesday after 115-day preventive custody when the capital police withdrew its presence from his residence .... Man killed on road TAXILA, Feb 26: A man was killed and his mother was injured in a road incident on Tuesday, the Hassanabdal police said.... District govts fear the axe RAWALPINDI, Feb 26: Opposition parties’ sweep in the general election has put the life of district governments at risk as the new governments at the centre and in the provinces may decide to fold up the system.... Wanted man killed CHARASADDA, Feb 26: Law-enforcement personnel gunned down a ‘notorious outlaw’ and his accomplice in an ‘encounter’ near Charsadda town on Tuesday night.... Magsi seeks post of CM for third time QUETTA, Feb 26: Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi, who has twice held the post of chief minister of Balochistan, is in Islamabad to consult constitutional experts about his eligibility for heading the provincial cabinet for a third time.... Foreigner held QUETTA, Feb 26: Police on Tuesday arrested an Arab national from the Muslim Bagh area of Qila Saifullah, a district bordering Afghanistan, on the charges of travelling without legal documents.... Suffering of an activist, his family MIRPURKHAS, Feb 26: The health condition of a victim of the Cheel Band clash is deteriorating and his family is starving but accused in this case are roaming freely without any fear of justice.... Effluent discharge into KB Feeder endangers millions HYDERABAD, Feb 26: The industrial effluent being released into Kalri Baghar Feeder, which flows into Keenjhar Lake, - sources of drinking water for Jamshoro, Kotri, Thatta and Karachi – contains heavy... Farmers of Sindh reject wheat price HYDERABAD, Feb 26: Wheat growers have expressed disappointment over the wheat procurement price of Rs510 per 40 kg fixed by the government and expressed apprehensions that wheat might be smuggled to neighbouring countries if incentives were not offered to growers.... Fleeing haris seek release of 36 captives in Iran HYDERABAD, Feb 26: Two peasants who were smuggled to Iran several months back and managed to reach Pakistan after slipping away from there, have demanded recovery of 36 more persons from... No-trust motion tabled against naib nazim: 35 members taken to remote area MITHI, Feb 26: A district council member belonging to the Arbab group tabled a no-trust motion against district naib nazim of Tharparkar Abdul Karim Rahimoon during the session at Karoonjhar hall on Tuesday.... Dadu nazim throws challenge to PPP DADU, Feb 26: District Nazim Karim Ali Jatoi has challenged the Pakistan People’s Party to table a no-confidence move against him and the taluka nazims of Mehar, Khairpur Nathan Shah, Johi and Dadu elected on the platform of Dadu Ittehad.... PPP will help build a better world: envoy THATTA, Feb 26: Ms Kay Anske, consul general of the US consulate, expressed hope that the Pakistan People’s Party would make concrete efforts to eliminate the menace of terrorism and help the world community build a better world for tomorrow.... Over 24 Q MPAs may join forward bloc LAHORE, Feb 26: Over two dozen MPAs-elect of the Pakistan Muslim League-Q are likely to form a forward bloc to ‘ensure’ a place in the PML-N-led future set-up in the province.... Asma on how to solve judicial crisis LAHORE, Feb 26: Prominent lawyer Asma Jehangir, who is also chairperson of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, says the deposed judges can be reinstated if the Provisional Constitution Order enforced... Wattoo group shatters OKARA, Feb 26: Two independent MPAs-elect of former Punjab chief minister Mian Manzoor Ahmed Wattoo’s group have defected to the PML-N without the consent of their group leader.... Colin David laid to rest LAHORE, Feb 26: Noted painter and former head of Fine Arts Department of the National College of Arts Collin David was laid to rest at Jail Road cemetery on Tuesday.... Fesco FAISALABAD, Feb 26: The Faisalabad Electricity Supply Company (Fesco) has upgraded Lalian grid station at a cost of Rs70 million.... Colin David: A master of contemporary art On Monday, the 25th of February 2008, Pakistan lost a distinguished and revered artist. The world of art joins his family in mourning a great and gentle soul who will continue to live through his work for all time to come.... Chashma MIANWALI, Feb 26: Water at Chashma Barrage reached its dead level because of a reduced inflow in Indus River. As a result, the Indus River System Authority (Irsa) instructed Wapda authorities to close the Chashma Jehlum Link Canal from Tuesday morning.... Minor killed in accident FAISALABAD, Feb 26: A minor was killed and at least 12 others sustained injuries when a bus carrying devotees overturned near Thekariwala on Tuesday.... Farmers Reject wheat price LAHORE, Feb 26: Rejecting the new wheat support price of Rs510 per 40kg, farmers on Tuesday wanted the government increase it to "at least Rs800 per 40kg".... Aitzaz ready to extend deadline LAHORE Feb 26: In a letter written to the presidents of all the bar associations here on Tuesday, Supreme Court Bar Association President Aitzaz Ahsan said they were ready to extend... Protest against defective rickshaws LAHORE, Feb 26: The four-stroke rickshaw drivers Union on Tuesday protested against the unchecked marketing of sub-standard CNG three-wheelers under the Green Punjab and President''s Rozgar Scheme.... Murdered LAHORE, Feb 26: A man killed his tenant over a property issue in Township on |Tuesday.... Pepco signs deal for 110MW LAHORE, Feb 26: The Pakistan Electric Power Company (Pepco) on Tuesday signed a power purchase agreement for 110MW on a rental basis with Pakistan Power Resources....

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