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KARACHI - Awami National Party (ANP)-Sindh has secured a written assurance from Interior Minister Rehman Malik about the acceptance of their demands and pledges to redress them.
At a meeting between ANP-Sindh President Shahi Syed and Interior Minister Rehman Malik that was held at the Sindh Chief Minister's (CM) House on Thursday, Syed put forward the demands of his party - most of which pertained to development work in Pakhtoon localities. The ANP wants the construction of the

KARACHI - A dinner was hosted in honour of the Pakistan cricket team by the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA). Speaking on the occasion, PIA Managing Director Nadeem Khan Yousufzai said that the airlines has always supported sports in Pakistan and will continue to play its role for the promotion of sports in Pakistan.

LAHORE - Welsh actress Catherine Zeta-Jones has checked into a mental health clinic to treat her bipolar disorder after helping her husband Michael Douglas fight against cancer, a publicist said Wednesday. "After dealing with the stress of the past year, Catherine made the decision to check into a mental health facility for a brief stay to treat her bipolar II disorder," her representative Cece Yorke said in a statement.
Bipolar II is a less severe form of bipolar disorder where

ISLAMABAD - The government has received four expressions of interest (EOI) from leading international banks to become financial advisors on the issuance of Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) exchangeable bonds by monetising up to 10 percent the government's share holding in the entity.
According a senior official of Privatisation Commission leading financial institutions send EOIs in the form of consortia including Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, Barclays Bank, SCB,

LAHORE - The Career Fair 2011 at the Government College University (GCU), Lahore received an incredible response from university graduates and final year students who turned up by the hundreds on Tuesday to explore employment opportunities in reputed international and national organisations and seek information about foreign scholarships. Some twenty two noted organisations such as Pakistan International Airlines, Worldwide Fund for Nature Pakistan, Allied Bank, United Bank Limited,

KARACHI - Disappointed with the Centre's reluctance to ensure smooth funding for the Larkana Industrial Estate (LIE), the Sindh government has decided to set aside Rs 2.40 billion in its fiscal budget 2011-12 in an attempt to ensure that the project sees the light of day, Pakistan Today has learnt. The LIE project came into existence soon after the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) accede to power, with President Asif Ali Zardari envisioning the scheme in slain party chairperson Benazir

LAHORE - A Lahore High Court (LHC) division bench on Monday allowed the Punjab government to continue construction of the Kalma Chowk flyover terming it in the public interest. The bench headed by Justice Umar Ata Bandial was hearing petitions filed by the Lahore Conservation Society and others. The bench observed that no environmental problems will arise from continuing the project due to which the construction should continue in the public interest.
The bench directed the

LAHORE - Following the instructions of Punjab Chief Minister, four brand new Corolla cars equipped with modern gadgets were handed over to the City Traffic Police on Monday for patrolling on Ring Road. MNA Hamza Shahbaz Sharif handed over the car keys to Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) SSP Ahmad Mobin in a ceremony and said that new patrolling cars would further improve City Traffic Police's performance.
He added that new patrolling cars would help in implementing traffic rules and

LAHORE - The six-day Women's Referee Consolidating Course commenced at FIFA House, Lahore today and will conclude on April 15. Seven of the 14 participants, Laila Zafar, Saiqah Waris, Fehmida Ayub, Shazia Ramzan, Sabiha Khalil, Saima Majeed and Bushra Khanam are from Lahore. According to PFF Women's Administrator and Course Coordinator Neha Zia, participants from Lahore, Vehari, Rawalpindi, Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa and Bahawlpur will train under Referees Manager Qazi Mohammad Asif and

LAHORE - The Punjab government has appointed Prof Dr Malik Hussain Mubashar as the vice-chancellor of the University of Health Sciences (UHS), Lahore, for a period of four years on regular basis. Prof Mubashar is a renowned psychiatrist and medical educationist.

SAHIWAL - Sahiwal additional sessions judge (ASJ) awarded a man 50-year imprisonment and Rs 2 lakh fine on the charges double murder. Reportedly, Sahiwal ASJ Jamil Ahmed awarded 50-year imprisonment and a fine of Rs 2 lakhb to accused Tahir Abbas after his trial. According to the prosecution, Tahir Abbas, on April 10, 2010 in Chak No 49-GD, shot two women Kausar and Khatoon Rani dead over some domestic issue.
DECEASED'S FAMILY FACES DIFFICULTIES: Prime minister's son Moosa

LONDON - Manchester United star Wayne Rooney has been banned for two matches following his expletive-laden tirade at a television camera, the FA confirmed Thursday. Rooney will now miss United's upcoming Premier League clash with Fulham as well as their FA Cup semi-final clash with Manchester City on April 16 after an appeal by the club was rejected. Rooney had surprisingly been charged with using abusive language after he swore into a camera following his hat-trick in the 4-2 win

BEIJING - Counter-culture hero and 1960s protest singer Bob Dylan got a rapturous welcome from fans on Wednesday at his first gig in China, despite agreeing to sing an approved set so as not to offend political sensitivities.
Famous for his songs against injustice and for civil liberties and pacifism, Dylan struck a cautious line in Beijing and did not sing anything that might have overtly offended China's Communist rulers, like "The Times They Are A-Changin'."

LAHORE - The controversy-ridden Park and Ride Plaza suffered a huge financial setback when its auction of shops received a lukewarm response from the public
on Wednesday. An LDA official told Pakistan Today that the ongoing trial in the Lahore High Court against the construction of the plaza on a piece of land allocated to a park had thrown a spanner in the works of the plaza. He said out of 26 ground floor shops put on open auction, only 11 could be sold and the auction of the

LAHORE - In appreciation of getting the database of 1.409 million Afghan refugees, NADRA (National Database and Registration Authority) Deputy Chairman Tariq Malik was awarded the prestigious ID 'People Award' by ID technologists at an international two-day gala held in Abu Dhabi on April 4.
Tariq Malik, selected in the category of global migration, proved his efficiency by registering 1.409 million Afghan refugees for Secure Card while 769,542 Afghan Children (under18) have been

LAHORE - The Government College University (GCU), Lahore Library on Tuesday acquired the full-text English to English dictionary in Braille for visually-impaired students of the university.
Iqra Educational Trust UK Chairman Anees Qari donated the dictionary to GCU Vice-Chancellor Dr Ikramul Haq along with gift packs for GCU blind students. GCU Chief Librarian Abdul Waheed and trust country coordinators including Abdul Qadoos and Javira Iqbal were also present on the occasion.

KARACHI - After utilisation of more than 4.5 billion rupees for upgrading 6,226 schools in 23 districts of the province, the Sindh Education Sector Reform Programme (SERP) received an additional financing of $ 50 million last week from the World Bank for preparation of school-specific non-salary budgets; teacher rationalisation across schools; allocation of teaching posts to schools; and expansion of district education management reforms.
According to the World Bank, significant