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Indian MPs call for peace to weed out poverty, terrorism ISLAMABAD, June 20: The visiting Indian parliamentary delegation on Friday called for an end to cross border terrorism....		CBR asked to compensate complainant for delay ISLAMABAD, June 20: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO), Justice Saleem Akhtar (retired), has asked the Central Board of Revenue (CBR) to work out the compensation for delayed release of refund to...
Over 300 face arrest for filing fake affidavits: 50pc rebate in property tax ISLAMABAD, June 20: The deputy commissioner of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has decided to issue warrants for the arrest of 369 people who had filed fake affidavits for seeking 50...		Plight of young DPs highlighted ISLAMABAD, June 20: At present 0.3 million young refugees around the world are compelled to join the child army and fight as child soldiers. Many of them are girls who, forced...
Punjab waives off civic bodies loans RAWALPINDI, June 20: The Punjab government has waived off the outstanding loan liabilities of Rs4 billion due to the Tehsil Municipal Administrations (TMAs) and Water and Sanitation Agencies (WASAs) throughout the...		The Mall widening plan hits snags RAWALPINDI, June 20: The plan to widen The Mall from three lanes to six lanes has hit snags, it has been learnt....
Slovenian mountaineer to scale Nanga Parbat ISLAMABAD, June 20: Tomaz Humar, the top Slovenian mountaineer, whose doctors had said that he would never walk again after injuring both legs in an accident at home, is determined to...		HEC library to become research repository ISLAMABAD, June 20: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has decided to designate its main library as the central repository for housing PhD/M.Phil thesis and research journals produced at public sector universities,...
Summer classes to continue: FDE ISLAMABAD, June 20: The Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) will continue its summer coaching classes for Senior Secondary Certificate students in model colleges....		Drive against water tax defaulters launched RAWALPINDI, June 20: The Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) on Friday started operation against the illegal water connection holders and defaulters of water bills....
Population a major hurdle in development: senator ISLAMABAD, June 20: Population growth rate in the country will remain a major hurdle in the way of sustained development until the federal government reviews its population-based policies....		PML-N asks ministers to resign ISLAMABAD, June 20: Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri, Defence Minister Rao Sikandar Iqbal and Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed should immediately resign after their exclusion from the delegation visiting the US and...
Theft accused attempts suicide RAWALPINDI, June 20: A suspected thief attempted suicide in custody of City police on Wednesday night, sources said on Thursday....		Rs9.3bn allocated for Balochistan ADP QUETTA, June 20: A Rs2.65 billion cut on Balochistan’s development programme in the outgoing fiscal year did not prevent Finance Minister Syed Ehsan Shah on Friday to announce an even more...
Kashmiri’s arrest to put pressure on Pakistan WASHINGTON, June 20: The arrest of a Kashmiri activist in the United States, with confessed links to Al Qaeda, will increase pressure on Pakistan to crackdown on Kashmiri groups, observers said...		Govt working on uniform gas rate ISLAMABAD, June 20: The government is in a quandary as how to reduce the difference between the prescribed gas prices of the SNGPL and SSGCL, so that consumers could get a...
Power supply to be cut off today: Dues against tubewell owners QUETTA June 20: The chairman Wapda, Lt-Gen Zulfiqar Ali Khan, has announced that the power connection of tubewells of those Zamindars (landlords) will be cut off from Saturday, who have failed...		Kasuri to explore closer ties with Asean ISLAMABAD, June 20: Pakistan’s foreign minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri will visit Thailand from Saturday to Monday for talks with Thai leaders and East Asian counterparts, an official statement announced....
PPP contacts ‘sidelined’ PML-Q MPs LAHORE, June 20: Important PML-Q leaders who feel themselves sidelined after the formation of their party government have reportedly been approached by the PPP with the offer that they should join...		Notification of law secretary’s appointment issued ISLAMABAD, June 20: The Judge of the Supreme Court, Justice Mohammad Nawaz Abbasi, was appointed as principal secretary of the Law, Justice and Human Rights Division, said a notification issued by...
Two suspects shot dead by police: Kharian killings  GUJRAT, June 20: The Saddar circle police claimed on Friday to have shot dead two of the nominated murderers, who killed seven people, including a woman and her minor son, at...		Mob injures two Mepco raiders MULTAN, June 20: People attacked and thrashed a raiding team of the Multan Electricity Supply Company on Friday as a result of which two officials landed in hospital....
Apcea calls for textile quota release FAISALABAD, June 20: The All Pakistan Cloth Exporters Association (Apcea) has demanded immediate release of textile quota of the year 2002 denied due to over-shipment....		SI, ASI, six cops booked for illegal detention TOBA TEK SINGH, June 20: On the orders of the Lahore High Court, Nawan Lahore police on Friday registered a case against its own SI, an ASI and six constables for...
Journalists’ caravan reaches Sahiwal SAHIWAL, June 20: A caravan of seven journalists, protesting the closure of 12 Sindhi language newspapers, arrived at the local press club on Friday....		Boy kills elder brother GUJRANWALA, June 20: A boy shot dead his elder brother, who upbraided him for committing wrongdoings at Naukher village on Friday....
One killed in political rivals’ clash SARGODHA, June 20: A man was shot dead while two others hurt when two political rival groups traded fire at Chak 2-NB while canvassing for their respective candidates for by-election from...		Loans for houses LAHORE, June 20: The Punjab government will provide loans to the low income class through commercial banks on low mark-up for the construction of houses....
Case against SI OKARA, June 20: An SI was booked on Friday for illegally deleting non-bailable sections from a registered case....		Peddler held with 360kg of hashish KASUR, June 20: Sarai Mughal police claimed to have arrested a drug-trafficker and recovered 360 kg hashish from his possession on Friday....
24 students booked for beating bus crew FAISALABAD, June 20: The Nishatabad police on Friday booked over two dozen students of the National College of Textile Engineering for beating the crew of public transport buses and creating a...		Arrest of doctor’s murderer urged PESHAWAR, June 20: Doctors on Friday threatened to close down the  Ayub Medical Complex, Abbottabad, if the government failed to arrest the  killer of Dr Farooq Hilal, who was shot dead on June 17 by a lawyer....
Omar Asghar HARIPUR, June 20: The first death anniversary of former minister and chief of the Qaumi Jamhoori Party Omar Asghar Khan is scheduled to be observed here on June 25 under the aegis of the...		Attack on principal leads to boycott KOHAT, June 20: Teachers boycotted the practical examination on Thursday after the principal of Government College, Hangu, was beaten up allegedly by an assistant controller of the Board of Intermediate and...
Kalam Road to be repaired MINGORA, June 20: The government has decided to start the reconstruction and repair work on the Khwazakhela-Kalam road on an emergency basis, so that the problems being faced by the tourists can be solved....		Two girls’ colleges to be opened: MPA MANSEHRA, June 20: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal MPA Shujah Salim Khan has said that the provincial government has allocated Rs500 million in the Annual Development Programme (ADP) for uplift schemes in PF-53, Mansehra-I constituency....
Finance bill to be tabled again in PA LAHORE, June 20: Punjab Finance Minister Sardar Hasnain Bahadur Dareshak said on Friday night the government would once again present the Finance Bill 2003-04 in the house after amending it in...		Minister denies anti-Sindh remarks LAHORE, June 20: Irrigation Minister Amer Sultan Cheema clarified in the Punjab Assembly here on Friday that he had not accused the Sindh Assembly of rejecting the Greater Thal Canal project...
Four women killed as bus overturns LAHORE, June 20: Four women were killed and seven other people injured in a road accident at Jia Musa, Shahdara, on Friday....		Opposition celebrates Benazir’s birthday LAHORE, June 20: The combined opposition in the Punjab Assembly celebrated the birthday of PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto outside the assembly here on Friday....