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LG polls in Capital to be held by end of October ISLAMABAD, Sept 2: The local government elections in the capital will be held by the end of October....		Ghazi-Barotha project: women stage demo against detention of relatives ISLAMABAD, Sept 2: Around 300 women, displaced as a result of Ghazi-Barotha project, staged a protest demonstration in front of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) headquarters against the detention of their men...
Rs100m uplift schemes approved for Capital ISLAMABAD, Sept 2: The District Development Committee (DDC) on Monday approved various uplift schemes for the capital under the Khushhal Pakistan Programme (KPP) at a cost of Rs100 million....		‘Gandhara civilization a model for peace vision’ ISLAMABAD, Sept. 2: There remains a real danger that nuclear holocaust between India and Pakistan may start in this region, which is a matter of concern for the whole world, said...
Japan to give over Rs3bn grant for Pindi sewerage system RAWALPINDI, Sept 2: The government of Japan will provide a Rs3.5 billion grant to the Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) for constructing sewerage system in its areas, it has been learnt....		PTCL plans to introduce more bandwidth packages ISLAMABAD, Sept 2: Keeping in view the special requirements of software exporters, educational institutions, corporate customers and other small and medium IT users, the Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) will be...
Traders hold rally against increase in power tariff RAWALPINDI, Sept 2: The Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) here on Monday staged a protest demonstration against the increase in power tariff....		PPP apprises UN official of pre-poll rigging ISLAMABAD, Sept 2: The PPP has appealed to the UN to take notice of the government’s “design” to keep the party chairperson, Benzair Bhutto, out of the election process....
Indian agents responsible for rise in killings: FO ISLAMABAD, Sept 2: Pakistan on Monday expressed deep concern over the recent rise in the killings of innocent civilians in the Indian-Occupied Kashmir....		AJK Ehtesab Bureau chairman resigns MUZAFFARABAD, Sept 2: AJK Ehtesab Bureau chairman and acting ombudsman Basharat Ahmed Sheikh resigned on Monday....
115 papers rejected in Balochistan QUETTA, Sept 2: In Balochistan, 115 nomination papers filed for 14 national and 51 provincial assembly general seats were rejected during scrutiny....		Six wounded in Indian shelling MUZAFFARABAD, Sept 2: Four women and two men were injured in different villages of Azad Kashmir on Monday after the Indian troops started shelling from across the Line of Control without...
Tenants hold protest rallies in Okara MULTAN, Sept 2: Women and children of the tenants of Okara military farms staged protest rallies in a number of villages on Monday to condemn “the highhandedness of the Rangers and...		Masih’s body to be exhumed MULTAN, Sept 2: The Lahore High Court has reportedly ordered the exhumation of Salman Masih’s body who died during the rangers and police operation on the Okara military farms on Aug...
Rally against policies of SLIC management FAISALABAD, Sept 2: Employees of the State Life Insurance Corporation observed a complete strike on Monday in protest against what they termed indifferent policies of the chairman....		Papers of Imran, Laleka rejected MIANWALI, Sept 2: The nomination papers of Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf chief Imran Khan for NA-71 were rejected on Monday....
Eight spots for election meetings GUJRANWALA, Sept 2: At least eight public places have been allotted to candidates for holding public meetings during their election campaign across the district....		MMA, PML-N adjustment in Gujrat GUJRAT, Sept 2: The PML(N) and the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) agreed to adjustments on all the four national and eight provincial assembly seats in the district....
Student tops Commonwealth Society essay competition BAHAWALPUR, Sept 2: A student of the Sadiq Public School, Bahawalpur, won the first position in an essay competition held under the aegis of the Royal Commonwealth Society, London....		Maize farms controversy SAHIWAL, Sept 2: The second series of ejectment notices have been served by the maize farm managements to tenants of maize farm Chak 86/9-L....
Election tribunal demanded in Multan MULTAN, Sept 2: The Election Commission has shown prejudice against the south Punjab by not setting up an election tribunal here....		PPP workers on hunger strike SIALKOT, Sept 2: Local PPP leaders went on a hunger strike on Sunday to protest against the rejection of PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto’s nomination for the National Assembly....
Man injured by dacoit dies in hospital FAISALABAD, Sept 2: The man who was injured when a dacoit threw a brick at him while escaping after trying to loot a house in Allama Iqbal Colony, died in the...		Landlord shot dead over land dispute SHEIKHUPURA, Sept 2: A landlord was shot dead and his friend injured allegedly by 10 gunmen over a land dispute in Jhabran Mandi, some 25 kilometres from here, on Monday....
Dist govt fails to pass budget BAHAWALNAGAR, Sept 2: The district government was not able to approve its budget for 2002-03, technically....		Elected TOBA TEK SINGH, Sept 2: Sheikh Faisal Rashid advocate, a Chamra Mandi councillor, was elected on Monday as acting Nazim of union council No 55, Toba....
Ex-MNA Mumtaz Khan dies VEHARI, Sept 2: Former PPP MNA Mumtaz Khan Bhaba died due to cardiac arrest on Monday in Multan....		Ord to hit working journalists: PFUJ LAHORE, Sept 2: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists has expressed concern over the cabinet’s approval of the draft of new defamation ordinance and the decision to set up a press...
PPP protest enters third day: Rejection of Benazir’s papers SHIKARPUR, Sept 2: The Pakistan People’s Party, Shikarpur, took out a rally against the rejection of the nominations forms of PPP chairperson Ms Benazir Bhutto on Monday....		11 Fata MNAs to be elected directly for first time KOHAT, Sept 2: Tribesmen in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) will elect eleven National Assembly members from the seven tribal agencies and one member from the six frontier regions in...
Papers of two candidates for NA-12 rejected SWABI, Sept 2: Nomination papers of two NA-12, Swabi-I, candidates were rejected on Monday, while 108 candidates were cleared to contest the upcoming polls on two National Assembly and six  provincial assembly...		NWFP PPP president withdraws papers MARDAN, Sept 2: Provincial People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) President Khawaja Mohammed Hoti withdrew his nomination papers on Monday, in protest against the disqualification of his party chairperson Benazir Bhutto....
Provincial Finance Award demanded BADIN, Sept 2: The Badin District Council, through a unanimously passed resolution, has demanded of the Sindh government to announce the Provincial Finance Award....		Papers of Pagaro’s son rejected KHAIRPUR, Sept 2: The returning officer for PS-30, Khairpur- II, Mohammad Saad Qureshi, rejected the nomination papers of Pir Syed Sadardin Shah Rashidi, son of Pir Sahib Pagaro, on Monday....
JI, JUI(F) make seat adjustment TAMERGARA, Sept 2: The Jamaat-i-Islami and the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (F), two main components of the Muttahiha Majlis-i-Amal (MMA), have reconciled their differences on seat adjustment in the Dir district....		PML(N), MMA take out procession LAKKI MARWAT, Sept 2: The PML(N) and the MMA brought out a joint rally here on Monday to protest against attempts to involve Malik Imran Khan, a PML(N) candidate from PF-75...
Virus attacks crops BADIN, Sept 2: A virus attacked the chili, onion and rice crops in various parts of Badin district....		Objections to Sharifs’ candidacies rejected LAHORE, Sept 2: Objections to the candidature of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, PML-N president Shahbaz Sharif and provincial secretary-general Khwaja Saad Rafique were turned down at a preliminary stage by...
Legal cover soon for e-signatures, -documents LAHORE, Sept 2: President Pervez Musharraf may soon promulgate an ordinance to provide legal cover to e-signatures and e-documents....		PAT’s ‘future vision’ LAHORE, Sept 2: The Pakistan Awami Tehrik made public its “future vision” — election manifesto, priorities for the development of the country and welfare of the people — at a local...
Roads, streets flooded after downpour LAHORE, Sept 2: Heavy rain that hit the provincial capital on Monday morning submerged most roads and localities of the city as temperatures fell to 27.2 degrees Celsius from Sunday’s 33.7...		Nominations of 145 candidates rejected LAHORE, Sept 2: Nomination papers of some 120 candidates for the city’s 13 National Assembly constituencies and 25 candidates for as many Punjab Assembly seats...
LFO issued ‘in violation of Supreme Court order’ LAHORE, Sept 2: Continuing his arguments on Pakistan Lawyers Forum’s writ petition, Counsel A.K.Dogar submitted before Mr Justice M Javed Buttar of the Lahore High Court on Monday that President Gen...		EC a party, says PTI LAHORE, Sept 2: The Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf has alleged that the election commission has become a party by “unreasonably” rejecting nomination papers of PTI chairman Imran Khan for a Mianwali National Assembly...
Person holding dual nationality disqualified from polls LAHORE, Sept 2: Mr Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jilani of the Lahore High Court has held that a person holding a dual nationality is disqualified to contest the elections for parliament membership....		Qazi leaves for Umra, might see Sharifs LAHORE, Sept 2: Jamaat-i-Islami amir and MMA vice-president Qazi Husain Ahmad left here on Monday for Jeddah to perform Umra....
Woman burnt alive LAHORE, Sept 2: A woman was burnt alive allegedly by her husband at St. Marry Colony in Gulberg on Monday....		13 appeals filed LAHORE, Sept 2: Thirteen appeals were filed against the decisions of returning officers in respect of rejection or acceptance of nomination papers of the candidates at the Lahore High Court on...
NA promises fairer distribution of resources LAHORE, Sept 2: The National Alliance promises a fairer distribution of state resources between the Centre and provinces as well as among provinces to end the stark differences in incomes and...		MMA train march to continue LAHORE, Sept 2: The train march of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal will continue according to the schedule as no law or code of conduct issued by the election commission debars politicians from...