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March 20, 2008 Thursday Rabi-ul-Awwal 11, 1429   Economic stability must for strong defence: president ISLAMABAD, March 19: President Pervez Musharraf has said that economic stability is vital for strong defence of the country.... Balochistan asked to take up dues’ issue with Centre QUETTA, March 19: Balochistan Governor Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi has asked the provincial government to take up with the federal government the matter of outstanding Rs150 billion gas surcharge owed by the federal and Sindh governments.... Imran’s father passes away LAHORE, March 19: Ikramullah Niazi, father of cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan, expired at the Shaukat Khanum hospital here on Wednesday. He was 85.... Journalists stage walk out from NA ISLAMABAD, March 19: Mediapersons on Wednesday were twice dragged into protest walkouts from the National Assembly soon after the election of the new speaker on the call of a couple of... FC man killed in Quetta QUETTA, March 19: A Frontier Corps man was killed and another was injured by armed men on a motorbike on the Manu Jan Road on Wednesday.... PPP activist ‘burnt alive by rivals’ dies HYDERABAD, March 19: An activist of Pakistan People’s Party, Manthar Rahimoon, who had accused the party’s rivals in Umerkot of burning him last week, died at the Hyderabad Civil Hospital''s burns ward on Tuesday.... Study says tribals prefer modern over religious parties ISLAMABAD, March 19: Contrary to the general perception, a vast majority of the tribal people have no expectations from the religious parties and want a political change to resolve their socio-economic problems, according to a study released here on Wednesday.... Audit reveals over Rs1.28bn irregularities in NCHD ISLAMABAD, March 19: An audit report has unearthed irregularities, unauthorized use of funds and unaccounted for expenditures amounting to Rs1,289.997 million by the National Commission for Human Development (NCHD).... UK introduces new visa scheme for businessmen ISLAMABAD, March 19: The British High Commission on Wednesday launched a new Premium Visa Scheme for frequent and trusted travellers to the United Kingdom, a statement said.... Man killed by rivals; nomads’ huts gutted ISLAMABAD, March 19: A man was allegedly shot dead by his rivals in the Kural police area on Wednesday, police said.... No teaching jobs for third divisioners in Balochistan QUETTA, March 19: A division bench of the Balochistan High Court has directed the provincial education department not to recruit as a schoolteacher any male candidate who had passed his exams in third division.... Five policemen suspended: Illegal detention DADU, March 19: An assistant sub-inspector of police and four constables were suspended for illegally detaining a villager on Wednesday.... Malik, Kurd, deposed judges to visit Mirpurkhas MIRPURKHAS, March 19: Lawyers’ leaders Muneer A. Malik, Ali Ahmed Kurd and deposed judges including former chief justice of Sindh High Court Sabihuddin Ahmed would arrive here on Saturday to attend oath-taking ceremony of the Mirpurkhas District Bar Association (DBA).... Schemes worth Rs77m passed LARKANA, March 19: The Pakistan Muslim League-Q backed members of Khushhal Pakistan Panel (KPP) passed Rs77.50 million worth development schemes under the Public Sector Development Programme 2007-2008 amidst boycott by PPP-backed members at the district council session on Wednesday.... Two women detained for blocking road HYDERABAD, March 19: Baldia police have detained two women in connection with a criminal case lodged against them for blocking a road and raising obstruction in official duty of police.... Four injured in firing KHAIRPUR, March 19: Four people were injured in an exchange of fire between two groups here on Wednesday.... Class X candidates’ age cut to 14 years SUKKUR, March 19: Thirty-seven chairmen of board of intermediate & secondary education, technical board and text board throughout the country attended a meeting on Wednesday. This included 28 from intermediate boards, four from technical boards and four of text boards.... Protest against loadshedding DADU, March 19: A rally was taken out in protest against Hesco Operation Division Dadu for carrying out unscheduled seven to eight hours loadshedding daily by a large number of consumers, social workers and activists of political parties.... Protest Rally against caricatures TOBA TEK SINGH, March 19: Doctors, medics, druggists and locals took out a procession on Wednesday in Gojra to condemn republication of blasphemous caricatures by the Danish media.... Case against two CIA inspectors SAHIWAL, March 19: The Anti-Corruption Establishment has instituted a case against Chaudhry Muhammad Younis, CIA inspector (dacoit cell), and Yousafwala police station sub-inspector Altaf Cheema.... Abduction: demo against police OKARA, March 19: Victim’s family and the area people staged a protest rally against the Deepalpur police for their failure to recover a child kidnapped some 17 days back.... ‘Perception about career women be changed’ LAHORE, March 19: USAID Economic Affairs Director Amy Meyer says Pakistan needs to launch an awareness campaign to change perception towards working women.... Revenue courts remain locked SIALKOT, March 19: The revenue staff kept the courts and offices locked for the third consecutive day on Wednesday in Sialkot, Daska, Sambrial and Pasrur as a protest against the lawyers’ storming their courts.... Christians block GT Road: Church’s ‘desecration’ GUJRANWALA, March 19: Christian demonstrators blocked GT Road here on Wednesday to protest the alleged desecration of a church and attempt by land grabbers to occupy a community centre adjacent to... Deadline for desilting LAHORE, March 19: Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) Managing Director Pervez Iftikhar has set July 1 deadline to complete the desilting of open drains and sewerage pipes in various localities of the provincial metropolis.... Cranes are Crying against criminals DERA GHAZI KHAN, March 19: Poachers have made Dera Ghazi Khan and Rajanpur districts a killing field for migratory cranes without any fear of law, Dawn has learnt.... 114 members of 32 gangs arrested LAHORE, March 19: Okara police claimed to have arrested 114 members of 32 gangs involved in a number of incidents of murder, dacoity, highway robbery, cattle theft and motorcycle-snatching and recovered stolen goods worth Rs13.12... Flower exhibition FAISALABAD, March 19: A flower exhibition was organised by the Pakistan Society of Horticultural Sciences at the Faisalabad University of Agriculture (UAF) on Wednesday.... Shot dead SHEIKHUPURA, March 19: A man shot dead his brother’s wife over a domestic dispute in the limits of Sharqpur police station on Wednesday. Muhammad Ashraf had some differences with his sister-in-law Sumera.... Justice Wajih opposes retaining PCO judges LAHORE, March 19: Justice Wajihuddin Ahmad (retired) says superior courts judges deposed under the Nov 3, 2007, Provisional Constitution Order (PCO) should be restored, but the judges who succumbed to the PCO’s allegiance should not be retained.... Lawyers’ rally LAHORE, March 19: Lawyers of the Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) and the Lahore District Bar Association (LDBA) will stage a joint rally on Thursday (today) to protest against the dismissal of judges.... Alumni graduating from the school of hard knocks LAHORE, March 19: Thirteen-year-old Muhammad Munir, who is among the 10 children rescued from the clutches of racketeers who had taken refuge at a house in Kot Abdul Maalik on Tuesday,... SCBA wants Aitzaz as candidate for NA-123 LAHORE, March 19: The Supreme Court Bar Association has urged coalition party leaders Nawaz Sharif and Asif Ali Zardari to nominate SCBA President Aitzaz Ahsan as their candidate for National Assembly... HRCP calls for review of Sarabjit’s conviction LAHORE, March 19: While welcoming a one-month stay in execution of Sarabjit Singh, an Indian national convicted here of terrorism, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan on Wednesday called for a... Baloch sympathises with Khalid’s family LAHORE, March 19: Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) leader Liaquat Baloch on Wednesday visited the family of Khalid Mahmood who was tortured to death in an Indian jail a few days ago.... PU to give Rs60m in scholarships LAHORE, March 19: The Punjab University has decided to disburse Rs60 million scholarships among 5,000 students of the university this year. As many as 2,500 scholarships will be given to distinguished students and the remaining 2,500 to needy students....

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