March 15, 2010
LAHORE: Transporters and students set a blaze six buses in Lahore during a protest against increase in fares and closure of wagons routes. The protestors also closed Ferozpur Road.
Indo-Pak
March 15, 2010
RAWALPINDI: Major General Athar Abbas, director general of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), said that a cross-border flow into Afghanistan was hampering Pakistan's campaign to crush the Taliban.
"We are at full stretch. I have to say that the border is a joint responsibility," he said in a presentation to the Royal United Services Institute, a London think tank.
"Nato must stop the cross border flow."
According to Maj Gen Abbas, there are now 821 Pakistan army checkpoints on the border, but just 112 Afghan army or Nato posts.
Indo-Pak
March 15, 2010
ISLAMABAD: Various offers regarding free operation and bearing the expenses of treatment for the head-conjoined twins, who were born in Sahiwal, were received after Geo News telecast their news on Sunday; the PIA also announced to offer free travel to the twins and their parents wherever they choice to go for treatment, Geo News reported Monday.
Suraiya Bibi, a resident of Chak-104 on the outskirts of Sahiwal, was brought to the hospital District Sahiwal late on Saturday night. She underwent an ultrasound, which revealed that she was expecting twins, who were joined at the head.
Indo-Pak
March 15, 2010
PESHAWAR: Seven additional judges of Peshawar High Court sworn in today in a ceremony held in Peshawar High Court building.
Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan has administered oath to the new judges.
The strength of the judges in the high court has now reached to 18. The judges took oath today included Justice Abdul Samad Khan, Justice Sardar Shaukat Hayat, Justice Yahya Afridi, Justice Syed Sajjad Hussain, Justice Sher Muhammad Khan, Justice Zia-ur-Rehman Khan and Justice Imtiaz Ali.
Indo-Pak
March 15, 2010
WAH CANTT: The police on Tuesday arrested three suspected terrorists and seized 260-kg of explosives from their possession in Wah Cantonment.
Regional Police Officer Aslam Tarin said that they stopped a truck filled with bricks near Wah Cantt to undertake inspection and found a huge amount of explosives hidden in the bricks.
The police arrested three people on board and initiated interrogation.
Indo-Pak
March 15, 2010
ATTOCK: The Attock Police on Monday seized a truck packed with explosives from Haji Shah Area.
According to police, the truck was recovered from Haji Shah area near G.T. Road in Attock on 12:30 am.
Ten explosive-laden trunks, cables, and other items being used to make bombs were seized.
However, three people on board managed to flee from the scene.
Indo-Pak
March 15, 2010
LAHORE: Inspector General of the Punjab Police, Tariq Saleem Dogar ordered an inquiry against a DSP after demoting him to OSD for accusing the police high-ups for pressuring on dacoits’ release, Geo News reported Monday.
Meanwhile, the DSP defying the orders, said he would continue functioning as it is.
Talking to Geo News, DSP Imran Babar Jameel stationed at Rang Mahal Circle said he arrested a dacoit few days ago; and later on his tip-off, arrested the coterie’s head.
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