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Cost of waste management project revised: ISLAMABAD, July 22: The Capital Development Authority (CDA), in collaboration with the Japan International Corporation Agency, will launch a comprehensive Solid Waste Management Project in the federal capital at an estimated...		Flood victims await relief after one year RAWALPINDI, July 22: A large number of flood-affected people of the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad are still waiting to get relief even after the passage of exactly one year...
Govt believes in freedom of press: Nisar: SC bar chief for new CEC to hold fair elections ISLAMABAD, July 22: The federal minister for information & media development, Nisar A. Memon, has said the government believes in complete freedom of Press and media and is keen to see...		255 tested positive for Hepatitis B, C in HFH RAWALPINDI, July 22: As many as 255 patients were tested positive for Hepatitis B and C at Holy Family Hospital (HFH) during the first six months of the year, the head...
Woman commits suicide, three die in road accidents RAWALPINDI, July 22: Three persons were killed in separate road accidents while a newly-married woman committed suicide on Sunday....		Nazim drives ‘stolen’ car without being checked RAWALPINDI, July 22: District Nazim Raja Tariq Kiani, with a view to checking police’s alertness, drove a ‘stolen’ car for over two hours on the city roads on Monday and was...
GDA team to meet president today ISLAMABAD, July 22: The Mazdoor Kissan Party (MKP) chief, Fatehyab Ali Khan, arrived here from Karachi on Monday to join an 8-member Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) delegation which will call on...		Leghari opposes NSC role in govt dismissal ISLAMABAD, July 22: Former President Farooq Ahmed Khan Leghari on Monday strongly opposed any role of the proposed National Security Council in the dismissal of the future elected governments....
Pakistanis entering Australia as Afghan DPs SYDNEY, July 22: The Australian government, investigating 330 cases of identity fraud by asylum seekers, has revealed that Pakistani human smugglers are bringing people from their country as Afghan refugees....		Sharifs contemplate leadership change RIYADH, July 22: Discussions are reportedly taking place at the residence of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in Jeddah to decide the next leader of Pakistan Muslim League, sources here indicate....
‘Govt not to waver in anti-terror war’ WASHINGTON, July 22: Pakistan’s outgoing ambassador here, Maleeha Lodhi, warned on Sunday that the war against terrorism can only be decisively won if the root causes are addressed and hearts and...		Customs men sentenced QUETTA, July 22: The Accountability Court-II Judge Mohammad Nadir Khan Durrani sentenced four customs officials to rigorous imprisonment on corruption charges....
Printer gives new life to calligraphy ISLAMABAD, July 22: The Holy Quran may have been online for years in many languages, but a printer has found a way to copy the original calligraphy and bring the mastery...		Catastrophe for industry, agriculture ‘imminent’ FAISALABAD, July 22: Various representatives of trade bodies, exporters, industrialists and growers have termed the increase in power tariff catastrophic and contradictory to the government’s claim of creating environment conducive to...
Judge seeks govt view on ATC jurisdiction: Meerwala gang-rape MULTAN, July 22: The Dera Ghazi Khan Anti-Terrorism Court judge has issued a notice to the chief prosecutor of the ATCs in the Punjab to argue that the Meerwala gang-rape case...		Councillor, accomplices injure 12 GUJRANWALA, July 22: A councillor and his accomplices injured over a dozen people, including women and children, in a Ferozewala Road locality on Monday....
Murder: women stage rally BAHAWALPUR, July 22: The women took out a rally on Monday to press for their demand of trial of three accused involved in sodomy-cum-murder case of an 8th class student by...		Rs0.8m in ornaments, valuables taken away BAHAWALNAGAR, July 22: Thieve(s) on Sunday night took away ornaments and valuables worth Rs0.8 million from a house in Faisal Colony....
Bigwigs among water thieves FAISALABAD, July 22: The irrigation department and police have declared 23 landlords, politicians, former ministers and parliamentarians, and a retired colonel belonging to Jhang district, as “habitual water thieves.”...		Three killed in Sargodha SARGODHA, July 22: Three people were killed while two others committed suicide in separate incidents in and around city on Sunday....
Five children faint after meal GUJRANWALA, July 22: Five children of a family, including two girls, fainted on Monday after taking contaminated meal in Dhulley, Model Town....		Cash wagon looted GUJRANWALA, July 22: Dacoits looted cash wagon of a multinational company and injured its employee near SSP’s office here on Monday....
Judge dies in car crash SADIQABAD, July 22: Khanpur additional district and sessions judge died in an accident while Liaquatpur additional sessions judge and driver sustained injuries on Sunday....		Govt officials render loss to exchequer SARGODHA, July 22: A number of grade 17 government officials have been rendering millions of rupees loss to the public exchequer under the head of house rents....
Boy murdered FAISALABAD, July 22: A minor boy was murdered after sodomy in Chak 45/RB on Sunday night....		Malakand budget with no new taxes presented PESHAWAR, July 22: District Nazim of Malakand, Engineer Mohammad Hamayun Khan, on Monday presented Rs 530 million surplus budget for the year 2002-2003 in the District Council. No new tax has...
Respite in water shortage next week likely SUKKUR, July 22: The downward trend in water level at Guddu Barrage continued during the last few days adding another 20,000 cusec loss to the already 50,000 cusec deficit at the...		Tribal feud leaves three dead, two injured SHIKARPUR, July 22: Three villagers were killed and two others were injured in two clashes between Jagirani and Shar tribesmen in Chak near here on Monday....
Chitral farmers denied one-year loan reprieve CHITRAL, July 22: The decision of the provincial Board of Revenue (BoR) not to treat the year 2001-02 as officially-declared drought period in respect of Chitral has caught the farmers of...		Funds paucity hits cancer hospital HARIPUR, July 22: The fate of the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital, Kot Najibullah branch, hangs in balance as the Trust has so far not arranged finance for its functioning, sources told...
Fata reforms implementation demanded LANDI KOTAL, July 22: The Tehrik-i-Insaf, Khyber Agency, has warned of boycotting the October general election and launching of a protest movement throughout the tribal areas if Fata reforms were not...		3 kidnapped in Tangwani SUKKUR, July 22: Three men — medical student Imtiaz Ahmed, lecturer Mir Ahmed Khoso, and his cousin Ghulam Serwer Khoso — were kidnapped from Abdul Baqi Khoso village near Kandhkot in...
Cotton prices dip in Sanghar SANGHAR, July 22: Prices of fresh cotton crop are sliding down sharply in this district despite the government’s move to fix the rate at Rs800 per 40kgs....		Abbottabad budget termed ambiguous ABBOTTABAD, July 22: District council members have declared the council budget ambiguous, and demanded that confusion about various matters in the budget be removed....
‘Ministers harming local govt system’ NAWABSHAH, July 22: The Naib Nazim of the District Council, Nawabshah, Khalid Hussain Channa, presiding over the council’s session on Monday, said that the bureaucracy and newly inducted ministers were out...		Transfers LARKANA, July 22: The DPO, Larkana, Ghulam Nabi Memon, was transferred to Karachi and Abdul Sattar Detho took over the charge on Monday....
Education University opening deferred LAHORE, July 22: An ‘unimpressive’ presentation by the director of the Directorate of Staff Development on the proposed project of the University of Education Punjab (UEP) made Governor Khalid Maqbool on...		Board to probe death in custody LAHORE, July 22: The Punjab government has set up a four-member medical board to determine the cause of death of an accused in police custody....
PPP to discuss invitation today LAHORE, July 22: The central executive committee of the PPP is due to meet in Karachi on Tuesday to decide the party’s response to Gen Musharraf’s invitation for talks on the...		Health secretary grilled LAHORE, July 22: The Ad hoc Public Accounts Committee grilled Punjab Health Secretary Hasan Waseem Afzal on Monday for allowing medical superintendents to unilaterally decide rates for various facilities at the...
First clean-up drive in Ayubia National Park LAHORE, July 22: Survival of mankind lies in harmony with Nature....		Action against Nazimeen termed farce LAHORE, July 22: The action announced against Nazimeen joining a political party is only a farce as it is the top brass of the government that is forcing the local councils...
Reserved seats in medical colleges to be filled LAHORE, July 22: The Punjab health department decided on Monday to fill in the reserved seats in medical colleges according to the ruling of the Supreme Court....		Notices to Nepra, Wapda issued LAHORE, July 22: The Lahore High Court on Monday issued notices to the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) and the Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) in a petition questioning...
Witnesses called in co-op secy’s case LAHORE, July 22: An accountability court on Monday summoned the prosecution witnesses for Aug 20 in a reference against Punjab co-operatives secretary Javed Iqbal Bukhari and defunct Services Co-operative Credit Corporation...		Course for geography teachers LAHORE, July 22: The University Grants Commission in collaboration with the Government College, Lahore, geography department launched on Monday a six-day refresher course for in-service college teachers of degree colleges in...
Encounter: families belie police claim LAHORE, July 22: The families of three men, who were killed in an encounter with police on July 20, have belied the police claim....		Actress, kin escape unhurt in attack LAHORE, July 22: A film actress and her brother-in-law escaped unhurt when two unidentified men allegedly opened fire on them early on Monday morning....
Flour price up LAHORE. July 22: The Pakistan Flour Mills Association has announced a two-rupee increase in the price of a 20 kg atta bag following upward revision of electricity tariff. PFMA adviser Bilal...		Chairlift to start from Aug 1 LAHORE, July 22: The Ayubia National Park chairlift that remained inoperative for a year will be functional by Aug 1....