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CDA told to reactivate Zero-Point flyover plan ISLAMABAD, June 24: Interior Minister Makhdoom Faisal Saleh Hayat on Tuesday directed the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to immediately launch Zero Point flyover project, which was shelved two years back due...		Rich tributes paid to Fatima Jinnah ISLAMABAD, June 24: Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah remained an integrating force after the death of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah and kept on struggling for the stability of democratic institutions in the country...
Global energy university launched in Capital ISLAMABAD, June 24: The Global Energy University of Science and Technology (GEUST) has been launched in the capital to develop renewable energy technologies in the country....		US may assist Pakistan in S&T sector ISLAMABAD, June 24: President Pervez Musharraf will sign an agreement with US authorities aimed to enhance cooperation in the field of science and technology between two countries, the Higher Education Commission...
Cantonment board, Iesco settle differences RAWALPINDI, June 24: The officials of Rawalpindi Cantonment Board and Islamabad Electric Supply Company held a meeting on Tuesday to discuss issues related to payment of dues....		Strict implementation on child-related laws stressed ISLAMABAD, June 24: Participants of a national consultation workshop on compilation and revision of child related laws have called for strict implementation of existing laws for better future of the children....
Project for special children opened ISLAMABAD, June 24: Institute of Advanced Studies, a project by Helping Oppressed And Powerless (HOAP) Foundation, an NGO, was inaugurated at a simple ceremony here on Tuesday....		Biometrics to minimize security breaches: Ata ISLAMABAD, June 24: The use of biometrics technology by different organizations would minimize security breaches and ensure proper identification of individuals, said Federal Minister and Coordinator General Comstech Dr Attaur Rahman....
Empty shells found at US embassy RAWALPINDI, June 24: The three teargas shells, which were found on the US embassy premises on Monday, have been handed over to the police....		Asif sees gulf between govt, Musharraf RAWALPINDI, June 24: The gulf between government and Gen Pervez Musharraf is widening, which has changed the whole political scenario, said the former senator, Asif Ali Zardari, while talking to newsmen...
Dryport to be set up at Margalla ISLAMABAD, June 24: The president of the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), Mian Akram Farid, has said a dryport would be built here soon at Margalla and it would...		Anti-drug abuse day tomorrow ISLAMABAD, June 24: International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking would be observed on Thursday to raise awareness about the increasing number of drug addicts in the world....
PM House employee killed RAWALPINDI, June 24: A telephone operator posted at the Prime Minister House was killed in a road accident near Faizabad, while a boy was critically injured after being hit by a...		Sub-inspector’s cell-phone seized RAWALPINDI, June 24: Civil Judge and Judicial Magistrate Hasnain Azhar Shah on Tuesday seized the cell-phone of a sub- inspector (SI) of Ganjmandi police station after he violated the court directive...
8 courts without readers in Pindi, Islamabad RAWALPINDI, June 24: As many as eight courts in Rawalpindi and Islamabad are functioning without readers, an official source told Dawn on Tuesday....		Budget meeting RAWALPINDI, June 24: The budget meeting of district council, Rawalpindi is scheduled to be held at Liaqat Memorial Hall on June 28, sources said....
Opposition ends boycott after talks with CM: Balochistan PA session QUETTA, June 24: The opposition ended the boycott of the Balochistan Assembly on Tuesday following negotiations with the provincial government and formation of a committee led by Chief Minister Jam Mohammad...		Treasury benches decide to abstain: Voting on no-trust move ISLAMABAD, June 24: The treasury benches will not participate in voting on the no-trust resolution against the National Assembly speaker, allowing the opposition to muster 172 votes, as the onus for...
US aid package termed disappointing ISLAMABAD, June 24: The opposition parties have described the $3 billion package announced by President Bush after his meeting with Gen Musharraf at Camp David as “dismal and disappointing”....		Country’s representation by Musharraf questioned ISLAMABAD, June 24: Gen Pervez Musharraf has no legal or constitutional right to represent Pakistan and take important decisions during his ongoing visit to the United States....
Action on reference demanded MUZAFFARABAD, June 24: Opposition members in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly staged a token walkout here on Tuesday to protest against the “inaction” of the Speaker Sardar Siab...		‘Weapons recovery drive in Quetta soon’ QUETTA, June 24: The provincial capital would be made “arms free” and a clean up operation would be carried out soon for the recovery of illegal weapons in the city, Balochistan...
Durrani leads Shariat march PESHAWAR, June 24: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal government organized a Shariat rally in the provincial metropolis to commemorate the passage of Shariat Act in the NWFP Assembly here on Tuesday evening....		Deployment of rangers defended ISLAMABAD, June 24: A Pakistan Army spokesman on Tuesday said that Rangers were deployed at the Okara Military Farms to maintain law and order and “reinitiate negotiations to work out an...
Italy releases 15 Pakistanis ROME, June 24: An Italian judge on Tuesday ordered the release of 15 Pakistanis arrested last August in Italy’s territorial waters after investigators dispelled suspicions that the men were linked to...		59pc pass SSC exams QUETTA, June 24: Over 59 per cent of the candidates have passed the annual Secondary School Certificate examination of the Balochistan Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, according to the results...
PPP holds demo in Boston ISLAMABAD, June 24: The Pakistan People’s Party, United States, held a demonstration in Boston on the eve of President Gen Pervez Musharraf’s visit....		Use of polyethylene bags continues PESHAWAR, June 24: Black polyethylene bags continue to be used despite being banned under the law, exposing the apathy of the Environmental Protection Agency....
Siachen villagers forced to migrate GILGIT, June 24: At least 10,000 villagers have been forced to migrate from several border villages in the Gangche district and Shayuk-Siachin-II sector along the Line of Control since 1998....		Young boy recovered, kidnappers arrested HANGU, June 24: Police have recovered a 12-year-old boy, arrested seven kidnappers and seized the vehicle in which they were taking the boy to Orakzai Agency....
Children’s quarrel claims one life LANDI KOTAL, June 24: One person was killed and two others sustained bullet injuries in Loe Shalman area of Landi Kotal tehsil in Khyber Agency on Tuesday....		Robbers held SWABI, June 24: Police arrested two robbers red-handedly, while two of their accomplices escaped....
MMA fails to ban gambling PESHAWAR, June 24: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal government has failed to get its orders implemented regarding ban on gambling, use of liquor and stopping music in public places....		Royalty sought MINGORA, June 24: Swat District Nazim Dr Mehboobur Rehman has said that the provincial government should provide royalty on natural resources to the districts of Dir, Swat, Chitral and Shangla....
Channels denied water share: growers LARKANA, June 24: Saifullah Magsi and SKT branches, which irrigate 175,000 acres of land in the Shahdadkot sub-division, are not being supplied with their due share of water....		Farmers assured of fertilizer availability SUKKUR, June 24: The government is contemplating measures to ensure availability of high quality fertilizers and pesticides in every part of the province....
Residents protest water shortage MIRPURKHAS, June 24: Hundreds of residents held a demonstration and staged a sit-in outside the office of the Taluka municipal administration (TMA) here on Tuesday to protest against acute shortage of...		25 booked for attacking Hesco office KHAIRPUR, June 24: The Pir-jo-Goth police booked 25 persons on Monday night on the complaint of an SDO of Hesco following an attack on the local Hesco office by power consumers....
Four bandits arrested in encounter LARKANA, June 24: The police arrested four alleged bandits after an encounter near Naudero on Tuesday and recovered three Kalashnikovs and a pistol from their possession, said DPO Sultan Ahmed Khowaja....		Badin district govt budget presented BADIN, June 24: The district government Badin on Tuesday presented a Rs1,461.033 million budget for the financial year 2003-04....
Two women die of heatstroke SUKKUR, June 24: Two elderly women, Gul Bibi, 60, of village Chak, Thull taluka and Saran, 70, of the RD-44, Jacobabad district, died due to heatstroke on Monday....		Varsity students boycott classes DADU, June 24: Students of the Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences (LUMHS), Jamshoro, on Tuesday boycotted their classes and staged a demonstration at the campus to protest against the...
LHC questions UHS authority: Demand for retrospective affiliation LAHORE, June 24: The Lahore High Court on Tuesday questioned the administrative authority of University of Health Sciences vice-chancellor to issuing a letter for compulsory retrospective affiliation of all medical colleges...		Blasphemy accused granted bail LAHORE, June 24: The Lahore High Court on Tuesday granted bail to a woman who had been implicated in a blasphemy case after allegedly being raped by a police officer....
Ban on kite flying imposed LAHORE, June 24: District Nazim Mian Amer has imposed a ban on kite flying and sale and production of thread and kites from July 1....		Rangers blamed for sale of fake beverages LAHORE, June 24: Rangers are being accused of involved in the production and marketing of spurious aerated beverages in the border areas by the manufacturers and the City District Government food...
Social security system revised, education cess withdrawn: New industrial policy announced LAHORE, June 24: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi announced on Tuesday a new Punjab industrial policy, eliminating inspections by labour inspectors, revising the social security system and withdrawing the education cess related...		PDS not to attend championship LAHORE, June 24: The Pakistan Debating Society has this year decided not to participate in the world declamation championship being held in Lima, Peru, from Aug 5 due to paucity of...
Three JAC leaders reinstated LAHORE, June 24: The Punjab Service Tribunal on Tuesday, setting aside Punjab government’s orders, reinstated three leaders of the Joint Action Committee....		Opposition ‘buying’ votes LAHORE, June 24: National Alliance secretary general and Senator Muhammad Ali Durrani has accused the opposition of indulging in horse trading to make its no-trust motion against the speaker a success....