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LB polls in Kala Dhaka in August: governor MANSEHRA, May 11: The NWFP Governor, Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah, has said that local government elections would be held in the tribal belt of Kala Dhaka in August this year....		Political agents to lose powers: FCR amendments PESHAWAR, May 11: Political agents of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas’ agencies would lose their unmatched powers vested in their office under section 40 of the Frontier Crimes Regulation, 1901, governing...
Army should return to barracks: PPP MARDAN, May 11: Provincial President of Pakistan People’s Party, Khawaja Mohammad Khan Hoti, has said that referendum had exposed all claims of popularity by President Pervez Musharraf and suggested that he...		‘Population growth to be lowered to 1.9pc’ ABBOTTABAD, May 11: Federal Secretary for Population Welfare, Mohammad Tariq Janjua hoped that population growth in the country would be lowered to 1.9 per cent during the next two years, which,...
Rs12.6m uplift schemes approved MARDAN, May 11: The district development committee Mardan has initiated a number of uplift schemes worth Rs12.614 million in the district. This was decided in a meeting held here on Friday....		Distrist refuses to take over department SWABI, May 11: The district council has rejected the provincial government’s move to hand over the public health department to the district government and vowed to resist pressure in this regard....
Need for grid station in Lakki Marwat stressed LAKKI MARWAT, May 11: District Nazim Humayun Saifullah Khan has said that the only remedy for loadshedding and low voltage in the area is the construction of a grid station, for which he...		JUI protest over US operations CHITRAL, May 11: A procession was taken out by the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam here on Friday against the operation of American commandos in the Tribal areas. The procession turned into a protest...
Murderer killed in encounter KOHAT, May 11: A fugitive wanted by the police in two murder cases and a number of highway robberies was killed in an encounter in the jungles near the Lachi city,...		One-man employment exchanges re-opened LAHORE, May 11: The employment exchanges have been downsized as one-man ‘district employment exchange service managers’ responsible for registration under Essential Personnel Ordinance, 1948, and Civil Servants Act, 1961, for the...
Provinces reject NRB proposal: Consolidated fund LAHORE, May 11: The provinces have opposed a National Reconstruction Bureau proposal, restraining the (future) provincial legislatures from voting on the provincial consolidated fund allocated to tehsils and districts by their...		High power tariff challenged LAHORE, May 11: Wapda should be directed to curtail its expenditure, curb corruption among its employees and reduce its electricity charges by half, a writ petition moved in the Lahore High...
Govt workers enjoying two half days LAHORE, May 11: Majority of the government employees are observing two half days every week instead of one....		No respite from intense heat LAHORE, May 11: Major parts of the country remained in the grip of intense heat on Saturday....
Bikes, cell phones for UC Nazimeen LAHORE, May 11: The Punjab government has allowed all the 3,453 union council Nazimeen to purchase 125cc motorcycles for meeting their transport requirements and make 100 telephone calls every month on...		No clue to kidnapped college girl DERA GHAZI KHAN, May 11: The district police have yet to find any clue to the whereabouts of the kidnapped college girl even after six days of the incident....
Seven hurt in accident GUJRAT, May 11: Seven passengers received injuries on Saturday in a traffic mishap on the GT Road near Wahand, Lalamusa....		44 villages will be electrified KHAIRPUR, May 11: At least 44 villages will be provided electricity while 45 new metalled roads will be constructed in Khairpur....
Wheat procurement target to be met, says Chanhio HYDERABAD, May 11: Sindh Minister for Food, Hassan Ali Chanhio has directed his officials to accelerate the pace of wheat procurement in order to meet the specified targets, and to make...		Four poachers arrested, fined SUKKUR, May 11: On a tip-off, a special team raided the house of Achar, son of Samoto Bhambhro, in Achar Bhambhro village, Nara, and arrested four traders engaged in selling deers....
‘Majority of fishermen not being allowed fishing in sea’ THATTA, May 11: Some 90 per cent of fishermen are not being allowed for fishing in the open sea on the pretext of demarcation of sites....		Cheque given to singer Fouzia Soomro KARACHI, May 11: On the directive of Provincial Secretary Culture, Ashiq Hussain Memon, the ailing well known singer of Sindh, Fouzia Soomro, has been presented a cheque of Rs25,000/- as assistance...
2 workers killed in accident SUKKUR, May 11: Two workers were killed and another was injured when a truck overturned near the Sukkur bypass on Saturday....		Lack of gynae facilities causes high mortality rate BADIN, May 11: At least 70 per cent expectant mothers face death risk to their own lives or the lives of their newly-born babies in the rural areas of the district...
Security for foreigners tightened QUETTA, May 11: Security has been tightened for providing protection to the foreigners working in Quetta and other parts of the province....		Power failures hit Hub HUB, May 11: Frequent power shutdowns have made life of Hub people miserable as the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation KESC shuts down power for more than four hours daily....
Envoy lauds Japanese economic assistance ISLAMABAD, May 11: Mitsuo Horiuchi, chairman of the Japan- Pakistan Parliamentarians Friendship League, has expressed satisfaction with the growing relationship between the Japan and Pakistan....		29kg of heroin seized QUETTA, May 11: The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) seized 29 kilograms of heroin from a place 15 km east of Dalbandin, on Saturday....
Beheaded Pakistanis identified RIYADH, may 11: Four Pakistanis, who were beheaded in Tabuk on Friday for bludgeoning to death a compatriot, have been identified as: Mohmmad Aslam Haneef, Shahid Mahmud Ghulam, Arshad Mahmud Tufail...		Water supply scheme for Quetta revised QUETTA, May 11: The Water and Sanitation Authority (Wasa) has revised PC-I of the Quetta Water Supply Scheme and submitted it to Balochistan government for approval and onward dispatch to Ecnec,...
US newsman allowed to take sensitive video tapes ISLAMABAD, May 11: The government allowed an American citizen to leave the country with video films of the entry and exit points of a prison, raising apprehensions among law enforcement agencies...		Chinese firm to re-employ 500 workers for Saindak project QUETTA, May 11: The Chinese company MCC has decided to re- employ over 500 employees including technicians, engineers and other skilled workers for starting the Saindak project. They will be responsible...