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Legislation on private schools registration soon: minister ISLAMABAD, April 30: The government will soon introduce legislation in the parliament for registration of more than 438 private schools functioning in the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT), the minister for education,...		Power supply to tubewells, water headworks stopped RAWALPINDI, April 30: The Islamabad Electric Supply Company (Iesco) has disconnected electric supply to tubewells and water headworks of the Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB)....
Guidelines on SARS released by CDA ISLAMABAD, April 30: A comprehensive plan has been chalked out by the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to protect the residents from the deadly disease, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndromes (SARS)....		Benazir vows to fight for workers rights ISLAMABAD, April 30: Former premier and PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto has expressed solidarity with the working class and said that her party would not abandon the labourers, the peasants, the government...
Rauf new CDA chairman ISLAMABAD, April 30: The chairman of Capital Development Authority (CDA), Mir Laiq Shah, was transferred on Wednesday on the directives of prime minister secretariat....		Murderer gets death sentence RAWALPINDI, April 30: The additional district and sessions judge, Syed Pervez Ali Shah, on Wednesday handed down death sentence to a man in murder case....
Demolition of plaza ordered RAWALPINDI, April 30: Tehsil Nazim Raja Hamid Nawaz on Wednesday paid a surprise visit to several plazas being constructed without approval of the tehsil municipal administration and ordered demolition of an...		Labour Day meetings ISLAMABAD, April 30: The People’s Rights Movement (PRM), in collaboration with a number of groups, including Awam Dost Mahaz, Communist Mazdoor Kissan Party, and Deharidar Mazdoor Union, will hold a rally...
LHC dismisses plea of NAs official ISLAMABAD, April 30: The Lahore High Court, Rawalpindi bench, on Wednesday dismissed a petition seeking hearing of an appeal against an order of the Gilgit Chief Court, observing that its jurisdiction...		‘Entire LFO should be presented in parliament’ ISLAMABAD, April 30: The opposition leaders said on Wednesday that the entire Legal Framework Order must be passed by a two-thirds majority in parliament for it to become part of the...
Gwadar plan not to displace locals: CM GWADAR, April 30: The Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Mir Mohammad Yousaf has said that the Gwadar Master Plan would be revised to avoid a large-scale displacement of local population....		National Assembly sent into recess ISLAMABAD, April 30: President Pervez Musharraf sent the National Assembly into a peace recess on Wednesday as the ruling and opposition parties set Monday to begin detailed talks to resolve their...
UAE extends Amnesty period DUBAI, April 30: The UAE has decided to extend the amnesty period for illegal residents for another month. The announcement came on the last day of the four-month amnesty that started...		Protection of workers’ rights assured ISLAMABAD, April 30: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has urged both the workers and employers to improve their relations for the collective good of society and for raising the standard of living...
6 Al Qaeda suspects arrested ISLAMABAD, April 30: Pakistan has arrested six “high-profile” Al Qaeda suspects who were allegedly planning a terror attack in Pakistan, the interior ministry said on Wednesday....		Rs65bn Iqra Surcharge collected ISLAMABAD, April 30: An amount of Rs65 billion was collected from 1985 to 1995 as Iqra surcharge, the National Assembly was informed on Wednesday in a written reply to a question....
Indian army’s allegation NEW DELHI, April 30: In an unusual press release on Wednesday, the Indian Army’s Northern Command in Kashmir’s Udhampur region announced that Kashmiri fighter groups in the territory possessed chemical weapons...		PPP opposes change in Constitution MIRPURKHAS, April 30: Pakistan People’s Party leader Nawab Mohammad Yousuf Talpur, MNA, has said that his party will never compromise on the supremacy of parliament and any change in the Constitution...
Temperature soars to 49°C NAWABSHAH, April 30: Nawabshah district recorded the hottest day of the summer on Wednesday as the mercury swelled to 49 degrees Celsius....		MPAs debate award of contract: Construction of PA building PESHAWAR, April 30: The NWFP Assembly on Wednesday took a strong notice of the award of a contract for the construction of the assembly building to a particular group against rules...
NWFP to appoint ombudsmen: CM ABBOTTABAD, April 30: NWFP Chief Minister Muhammad Akram Khan Durrani has said the Frontier government is going to appoint provincial and district ombudsmen with powers to take prompt decisions on public...		Tribesmen protest against arrests LANDI KOTAL, April 30: Armed Nikki Khel tribesmen blocked the Peshawar-Landi Kotal Road on Wednesday for four hours to protest the arrest of their tribesmen by the political administration in the...
More budget for education urged CHITRAL, April 30: Employees of the education department have warned the government that they would stop work if more money was not given to run education department offices....		Ex-NWFP minister’s bail plea rejected DERA ISMAIL KHAN, April 30: A local court rejected the bail application of former provincial minister Amanullah Khan Kundi on Tuesday....
Expelled ANP MPA hits back at party high-ups KOHAT, April 30: Syed Qalb-i-Hassan, the ANP MPA who was expelled from the party for voting against the party decision in the senate elections, has accused the brother of a former...		New PTV GM takes charge PESHAWAR, April 30: Farmanullah Jan has taken the charge of general manager, PTV, Peshawar centre, replacing Tariq Saeed, who was appointed general manager Lahore centre, said a press release on Wednesday.—Correspondent...
Shift-in-charge of a mill shot dead SWABI, April 30: The shift in charge of a textile mill in Gadoon Estate was killed allegedly by expelled employees....		Uproar mars tehsil council session SWABI, April 30: The session of the Tehsil Council was marred by an uproar from the opposition members over the legal position of the acting speaker....
ICTA’s meeting not allowed PESHAWAR, April 30: The federal government has refused to allow the Japan-based International Criminal Tribunal for Afghanistan (ICTA) to hold a public hearing in Islamabad on Wednesday to collect evidence of...		One killed, two cops injured in encounter SANGHAR, April 30: The guard of the DPO, investigation, Hyderabad, was killed and two policemen were injured in an encounter between the police and bandits in Tando Adam on Wednesday....
Sindh’s 50pc land rendered barren, says minister MIRPURKHAS, April 30: About 50 per cent of Sindh’s agricultural lands have been rendered barren while growers at the tail-ends of watercourses are facing an enormous financial crisis, the provincial minister...		Investigation police harassing people HYDERABAD, April 30: The Investigation wing police officials of Hyderabad city and inspector of Anti-Dacoity and Robbery Cell (ADRC) harass the public by picking up people on suspicion grounds from different...
Three injured SHIKARPUR, April 30: Three persons were injured when a tractor-trolley hit their motorcycle on the National Highway here on Wednesday....		Tribal feud claims two more lives SUKKUR April 30: Two more persons were killed and two others were injured in a clash between two groups of the Bugti tribe in a village near RD-238, Jafarabad, Balochistan, on...
Projection of wrong image of women criticized THATTA, April 30: Projecting the women of Sindh, particularly of the rural areas, as being less intelligent, ignorant and stupid by a circle of intelligentsia was unjustified....		Armed men strangle infant SUKKUR, April 30: A six-month-old infant was strangled by three armed persons in a village near Kashmor early Wednesday morning....
248 mill workers dismissed BADIN, April 30: Some 248 workers have been dismissed from the Fauji Sugar Mills Khoki — a Fauji Foundation project located in the Badin district — during the past month while...		Two shot dead LARKANA, April 30: An eight-year-old boy, Ghulam Abbas, and a 65-year-old man, Ghulam Ali, were killed while three others were seriously injured on Tuesday after a group of 10 armed men...
Power tariff to reduce in five years: Sherpao LAHORE, April 30: Power tariff will be reduced in the next five years as the government is striving to improve thermal-hydel mix and trying to upgrade the system to reduce line...		Minister for in-service doctors’ training LAHORE, April 30: Punjab Health Minister Dr Tahir Ali Javed on Wednesday stressed the need for in-service training of young doctors in administrative, financial and audit matters to enable them effectively...
Community boards ‘face hurdles’ LAHORE, April 30: Lack of interest and awareness among people in the Punjab are stated to be major hurdles in the creation of the Citizens Community Boards supposed to utilize 25...		UBL’s Rs800m offer to PSIC LAHORE, April 30: United Bank (UBL) is said to have offered the Punjab Small Industries Corporation (PSIC) credit up to Rs800 million at as low an interest rate as six per...
UAE being urged to ban politicians’ activities LAHORE, April 30: Islamabad is pressing the Dubai authorities not to allow political activities by politicians of Pakistan origin on their territory....		Pakistan can defend Ummah: Rashid LAHORE, April 30: Pakistan has capability to defend the Ummah, says Federal Information Minister Sheikh Rashid....
Workers to hold rallies today LAHORE, April 30: The May Day will be observed throughout the country with usual enthusiasm and zeal on Thursday by the working class....		Farmers suffer as dealers boycott NFC’s brands OKARA, April 30: Farmers are facing hardships as fertilizer dealers have boycotted all brands of the National Fertilizer Corporation (NFC) for the last 10 days in protest against the unjust attitude...
Funds for livestock medicine may lapse DERA GHAZI KHAN, April 30: Funds for the purchase of medicine would lapse as the district livestock department, like the preceding year, could not utilize them....		Wheat procurement in full swing FAISALABAD, April 30: The wheat procurement drive in the Faisalabad region is in full wing and as of now 32,665 tons of wheat have been purchased in Faisalabad, Jhang and Toba...
Students suffer due to education dept’s apathy SIALKOT, April 30: The Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Satrah, (Daska) has been running without intermediate classes despite approval for the last six years....		Lawyers observe strike TOBA TEK SINGH, April 30: Lawyers observed a complete strike on Wednesday against the registration of a case against former general secretary Chaudhry Tanvir Husain of the...