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10pc countrymen suffering from asthma: minister ISLAMABAD, May 6: About 10 per cent of the country’s population is suffering from asthma and the number is likely to increase to 20 or 25 per cent in the next...		LG polls in Islamabad within two months ISLAMABAD, May 6: The local government (LG) polls in the federal capital will be held within two months, Capital Development Authority (CDA) chairman Abdul Rauf Chaudhry said on Tuesday....
EC, AKFP sign accord on women education uplift ISLAMABAD, May 6: The European Commission will provide Euro 20 million (equivalent to Rs1.28 billion) to the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) as grant for implementation of its programme to increase women’s...		Court takes suo motu notice of girl’s death ISLAMABAD, May 6: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the district police officer, Rawalpindi, to conduct an inquiry to determine if the death of a 13-year-old girl, Samina, had occurred due...
Funds may be surrendered : Renovation of secretariat ISLAMABAD, May 6: The funds allocated for the renovation of Shaheed-i-Millat Secretariat would be surrendered to the finance division as there is no possibility of the initiation of the work on...		CBR asked to confirm taxpayers income ISLAMABAD, May 6: The Central Board of Revenue (CBR) has been asked to assess the income of taxpayers for levy of tax after seeking complete information from authentic sources....
Books shortage: meeting of textbook boards heads called ISLAMABAD, May 6: The federal government has summoned the chairmen of all textbook boards to a meeting being held in the capital on May 10 to sort out the muddle of...		CPSP announces fellowships in health management ISLAMABAD, May 6: President College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (CPSP) Dr Sultan Farooqi on Tuesday announced initiation of fellowship in health management to supplement government’s effort to revitalise the health...
Rs50m uplift package for Pindi approved RAWALPINDI, May 6: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali has approved a development package of Rs50 million for the rural areas of Rawalpindi district....		President for stronger ties with Japan ISLAMABAD, May 6: Expressing satisfaction over the strong ties between Pakistan and Japan, President Gen Pervez Musharraf stressed the need for enhancing economic and commercial interaction between the two countries....
PRM, AMP condemn action against tenants ISLAMABAD, May 6: The use of brute force against unarmed tenants by law-enforcement agencies reflects anti-people policies of the government and has created insecurity among people....		Conservation of environment a must for development ISLAMABAD, May 6: Environmental resources make a significant contribution to the country’s economy and growth is not possible without conservation of environment....
Rs26.3bn earmarked for health promotion ISLAMABAD, May 6: An amount of Rs26.3 billion has been earmarked for different health preventive programmes in the next five to nine years by realising the fact that the public health...		Pandemonium breaks out in AJK Assembly MUZAFFARABAD, May 6: The legislative assembly of Azad Jammu and Kashmir here on Tuesday resounded with slogans against Speaker Sardar Siab Khalid by the angry opposition, forcing him to adjourn the...
Action plan finalized for health care, says Jamali ISLAMABAD, May 6: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali said on Tuesday an action plan has been finalized for improving health care system in the country....		Government to increase allocation by Rs24bn ISLAMABAD, May 6: The government has decided to increase the allocation for poverty related and social sector expenditure in the next budget by Rs24 billion....
Pakistan-UK defence talks begin today RAWALPINDI, May 6: The 5th meeting of the Pakistan-United Kingdom Defence Consultative Forum will be held from May 7 to 8 in Rawalpindi....		APNS praises CM’s decision LAHORE, May 6: The All Pakistan Newspapers Society has welcomed the decision of Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervez Elahi to raise the provincial government’s advertisement budget by 100 per cent...
Nawaz, Benazir be made part of consultative process: PPP ISLAMABAD, May 6: People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) president Makhdoom Amin Fahim has asked Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali to allow the return of two exiled leaders Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz...		Young man’s body found KARACHI, May 6: Body of a young man, who was beaten with batons to death, was found near Ahsanabad late on Tuesday night, Edhi sources said....
PML-N wants talks based on Lahore Declaration ISLAMABAD, May 6: The Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) wants resumption of dialogue between Pakistan and India on the basis of Lahore Declaration....		Compromise on LFO opposed SWABI, May 6: Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) General Secretary Saranjam Khan said on Tuesday that his party’s leadership strived for the restoration of genuine democracy and the original Constitution of 1973 without the Legal...
Asthma Day observed PESHAWAR, May 6: The doctors have called for taking measures aiming at keeping the environment clean in order to save people from being inflicted with asthma....		Two lakes declared national parks PESHAWAR, May 6: The NWFP government has declared Saiful Malook and Lolusar lakes, with their catchment areas, as national parks to protect and preserve the scenery, flora and fauna of the...
Character building of prisoners stressed PESHAWAR, May 6: Senior NWFP Minister Sirajul Haq has called upon philanthropists to help rebuild character of hapless prisoners....		PML-Q man’s bail plea rejected PESHAWAR, May 6: The Peshawar High Court on Tuesday turned down bail plea of provincial PML-Q president Arbab Ghulam Haider, who was convicted in a murder case....
Students wind up protest camp PESHAWAR, May 6: Protesting students of the Saidu Medical College, Swat, have wound up their protest camp but announced that they will boycott the classes till the acceptance of their demands....		Criminal killed in encounter HANGU, May 6: A criminal wanted in heinous crimes was killed in an encounter here on Monday, officials said....
Six arraigned for abduction of shopkeeper PESHAWAR, May 6: An anti-terrorism court here on Monday arraigned six persons, including two women, for kidnapping of a shopowner....		Dist govt urged to ban non-local NGOs THATTA, May 6: A joint action committee of 14 NGOs and social welfare organizations in Thatta have called upon the district government to impose ban on the working of non-local NGOs...
ASP, SHO asked to appear before court: Torture of villagers LARKANA, May 6: The district police officer (DPO), Larkana, Sultan Ahmed Khwaja, appointed the ASP, city, as inquiry officer to initiate a probe into the alleged torture of two villagers, Kehar...		Youths demand jobs in gas firms KHAIRPUR, May 6: A group of people, including activists of different NGOs and political parties, took out a procession here on Tuesday to demand jobs for youths at local gas companies....
Two cops among 12 hurt in clash SUKKUR, May 6: Twelve persons, including two policemen, were injured in a clash between Gashkori and Khoso tribesmen near 27 Mile, Risaldar police station jurisdiction, on Tuesday....		Opposition will not accept LFO: MMA JACOBABAD, May 6: The secretary-general, Muttahida Majlis-i- Amal, Sindh, Dr Khalid Mehmood Soomro, has said that President Gen Pervez Musharraf will have to leave army uniform if he wanted to get...
Eight bandits arrested DADU, May 6: Eight alleged bandits were arrested by the police on the Indus Highway near Mehar on Tuesday....		Railway police demolish houses HYDERABAD, May 6: The Pakistan Railways police and other officials on Tuesday demolished at least 21 houses established on the railway land in the city in two separate anti-encroachment operations....
Opposition plans sit-ins outside PA LAHORE, May 6: The PML-N parliamentary party has decided to give a tough time to the government during next session of the Punjab Assembly....		Bill soon to eliminate begging by children LAHORE, May 6: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi directed police on Tuesday to capture crippled children found begging and announced that the government would table a bill in the assembly regarding elimination...
Musharraf ‘given time’ to quit army LAHORE, May 6: The ongoing talks on the LFO will not succeed if Gen Pervez Musharraf does not agree to give a date for shedding his uniform in the near future,...		2 slain, as many commit suicide LAHORE, May 6: Two people were shot dead and as many allegedly committed suicide in different parts of the city on Tuesday....
ARD to meet in Islamabad LAHORE, May 6: Heads of parties in the Alliance for Restoration of Democracy are meeting in Islamabad on Friday to review progress on the government-opposition talks on the Legal Framework Order...		Pre-historic tusk found LAHORE, May 6: The Punjab University’s paleontology research team has dug out two-million-year-old tusk of an elephant from the sands of Tatrot, about 40kms southeast of Jhelum....
Govt-wheat growers row LAHORE, May 6: A controversy over wheat yield between the government and growers is deepening day by day, with both parties trying to substantiate their claims....		Cases filed against 80 tenants in Okara MULTAN, May 6: The Okara police have registered cases against more than 80 tenants of Okara military farms under various laws including the Anti-Terrorism Act 1997 on charges of rioting and...
Scrap dealer dies, son injured in explosion GUJRANWALA, May 6: A scrap dealer was killed and his son injured when a shell exploded in a shop on Naushera Road on Tuesday....		Villager hurt in landmine blast SIALKOT, May 6: A Pakistani villager was injured seriously in a landmine blast in a village near Narang Mandi, on Sialkot working boundary’s Shakargarh-Narowal sector here on Tuesday....
Armymen to attend traffic laws lectures GUJRANWALA, May 6: The National Highway and Motorway Police will arrange lectures on traffic laws for army officers and crew....		Registration of NMC students opposed MULTAN, May 6: The academic council of the Nishtar Medical College has reportedly opposed registration of college students with the University of Health Sciences....
Four perish on road SAHIWAL, May 6: Four people were killed while three others injured in various road accidents in the district on Tuesday....		Restoration of flights from Dera demanded DERA GHAZI KHAN, May 6: Social and business circles here demanded restoration of stopover of Quetta-bound flights which were terminated about two years ago....