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KARACHI - Sindh Health Secretary Hashim Raza Zaidi on Saturday urged the citizens not to ignore the symptoms of tuberculosis (TB) because the ailment is extremely contagious and could be a threat for many healthy individuals.
Addressing the participants of a TB Awareness Walk - organised by the Ojha Institute of Chest Diseases, Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) - Zaidi appealed to the people to avail facilities available at 1,000 treatment centres and 272 diagnostic

ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz on Saturday submitted an adjournment motion in the National Assembly calling for a debate on the constitutional role of the army, the intelligence agencies, the judiciary, the parliament and the political parties.
The motion, submitted by PML-N lawmakers Birjees Tahir and Tahira Aurangzeb, stated that the release of CIA contractor Raymond Davis had raised certain questions about the role of different institutions and that the public

KARACHI - Though the incumbent Sindh government is bemoaning its worst-ever financial crisis, at least Rs 6 millions are set to be spent on the purchase of a new video conferencing system for the World Bank-assisted Sindh Cities Improvement Programme, Pakistan Today has learnt. The expenditure, however, is not needed: the parent department of the Sindh Cities Improvement Programme - the Planning & Development (P&D) Department - is in possession of three sophisticated video

LAHORE - Lawyer for two Pakistan men shot dead by Raymond Davis on January 27, on Thursday requested Lahore Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) to register a case against the superintendent, deputy superintendent and other staff of the Central Jail Kot Lakhpat.
Asad Manzoor Butt, lawyer for the two victims, approached CCPO Muhammad Aslam Tarin and filed a written complaint in this regard for legal action. Butt demanded stern action against jail officials, alleging they had

LAHORE - Opposition Leader in the Punjab Assembly Raja Riaz Wednesday termed any attempt to pave the way for a clash between the institutions as dangerous, saying the PML-N-led government in Punjab must realise that this mindset would always cause serious loss to the country.
He said the PML-N leadership whenever in power made efforts to create a conflict between the national institutions without understanding the consequences. Soon after the start of the Punjab Assembly's

LAHORE - The All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) has appealed to the government to address hindrances and problems dampening the cement industry. Mounting losses have propelled closure of four out of 22 cement industry units, while others are on the verge of collapse.
APCMA spokesman said that the cement manufacturers are yet to pass on the large impact of rapidly increasing input costs in coal, electricity, diesel, paper sacks and transportation cost. Current

PALLEKELE - Pakistan coach Waqar Younis said a win over defending champions Australia in their final group match would give his team enormous confidence heading into their World Cup quarter-final. The 1992 champions eased into the last eight with a comfortable seven-wicket win over Zimbabwe on Monday and play their last match against Australia, who are on an unbeaten 33-match streak in the World Cup, on Saturday.
Waqar said victory over Ricky Ponting's men in Colombo would serve

ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday ordered the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to establish a commission to probe into the case of written off loans. A two-member bench of the Supreme Court headed by the chief justice was conducting hearing on cases of written off loans. SBP lawyer Syed Iqbal Haider submitted that according to the bank's circular No 29, loans could be written off in certain conditions. The CJP, however, said that the misuse of the circular would be

KARACHI - President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday called for structural improvement in the management of educational institutions in Sindh while seeking methods for generating funds and minimising oversights to boost education both qualitatively and quantitatively. He made these observations while presiding over a meeting at the Bilawal House pertaining to education in the province. The meeting was attended by Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah, provincial ministers, and other senior

PALLEKELE - Pakistan eased into the World Cup quarter-finals on Monday but captain Shahid Afridi was more concerned with victory over Australia on Saturday where they will target top spot in Group A. Pakistan are keen to finish top and avoid a more tricky assignment in the last eight. A win over defending champions Australia in Colombo on Saturday will go a long way in helping that ambition. "We will definitely play well against Australia.
It's a match which we'll take very

LAHORE - The Lahore High Court (LHC) chief justice (CJ) on Monday sought a reply from the Punjab government within two weeks on a petition seeking action against doctors for observing strikes by endangering the life of patients. Journalist Manzoor Qadir filed the petition submitting that the doctors were violating their code of professional conduct by observing strikes. He said that the strikes were causing a lot of problems to citizens who were being denied their fundamental right of

LAHORE - Pakistan's off-spinner Saeed Ajmal wants a crack at the Australians in the 2011 World Cup to avenge the thrashing he got at their hands in the ICC Twenty20 World Championships last year in the West Indies.
"I have forgotten the mauling I got at the hands of Mike Hussey because if I kept that in my mind I would never be able to play cricket. But I definitely want a shot at the Australians in this World Cup to even things," Ajmal said in Pallekele. Ajmal, who made a

KARACHI - President Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday asked the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) body on the proposed all-parties conference to step up the process of consultation with political parties so that the conference could be held at the earliest.
The president, who is also the PPP co-chairman, was presiding over a meeting of the party's Central Executive Committee (CEC) at the Bilawal House. Those who attended the meeting included Makhdoom Amin Fahim, Qaim Ali Shah, Senator Raza

CAIRO - The Arab League on Saturday said it had called on the United Nations to impose a no-fly zone in Libya, in a decision that will provide the regional support NATO has said is needed for any military action.
Libyan rebels fighting Muammar Gaddafi have said a no-fly zone to ground Libyan warplanes and to prevent the moving of troops by helicopter is vital if its forces are to succeed.
"The Arab League has officially requested the UN Security Council to impose a no-fly

SIALKOT - Punjab Food Minister Abdul Ghafur said the provincial government was striving to ensure the transparent examination system across the province under the supervision of Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif. He said this while talking to the journalists after visiting a matriculation examination center in Daska.
Members provincial assembly (MPAs) Yahiya Gul Nawaz Ghuman, Rana Arif Iqbal Harnah and Jamil Ashraf Baryar, Gujranwala Division Board of Intermediate and

WASHINGTON - Pakistan, which recently received 14 F-16s from the US with 14 more on their way, is negotiating for more such fighter jets and simultaneously developing its manufacturing capabilities to reduce its reliance on the Americans, a media report said on Wednesday. Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman disclosed this in an interview to Aviation Week, but he gave no indication of how many more F-16s Pakistan is seeking from Lockheed Martin.
Qamar spoke to Aviation Week in

ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Flood Commission - set up to probe overflowing of rivers, charges of deliberate diversion of floodwater and breaches in embankments of barrages and canals during the recent floods - to complete the probe within six weeks and submit a report to the court's registrar. A two-member bench, comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and Justice Ghulam Rabbani, was hearing a suo motu case against the breaches allegedly made in