9 April 2005	Saturday	29 Safar 1426

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Law & order, price situation worsening, PA admits LAHORE, April 8: The Punjab Assembly on Friday concluded a discussion on law and order, price hike and pre-budget suggestions and most of speakers agreed that the situation...		Govt committed to cut infant mortality: PM: Lays Pindi hospital’s foundation stone RAWALPINDI, April 8: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Friday said the government was committed to reduce maternal and infant mortality rate and build a healthy society....
Governor’s rule in Sindh ruled out KARACHI, April 8: Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s founder Altaf Hussain and Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim, who met in London on Thursday at MQM’s International Secretariat, have ruled out any possibility...		UK-based law school to train NAB officials ISLAMABAD, April 8: A UK-based Nottingham Trent University’s Law School will train the officials of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to detect trans-national crimes and money-laundering cases, it is learnt....
Japan scholarship plan finalized ISLAMABAD, April 8: The government has finalized a five-year programme with the help of Japan to extend financial support to deserving students seeking higher education....		Completion of projects on time urged ISLAMABAD, April 8: Advisor to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Dr Salman Shah has asked the planning division to accelerate pace of work on projects and ensure their timely...
French investors due next week ISLAMABAD, April 8: French Ambassador Pierre Charasse on Friday called on Health Minister Mohammad Nasir Khan and discussed prospects and possibilities of cooperation between the two countries in health sector....		Wapda told to give priority to MNAs’ projects ISLAMABAD, April 8: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Local Government and Rural Development has recommended that Wapda should implement electrification schemes specified by MNAs in their constituencies within 60 days...
Amendments to parties act proposed ISLAMABAD, April 8: National Assembly Standing Committee on Women Development has asked the government to amend the Political Parties Act, making it obligatory for the parties to give due representation to...		Probe into NA housing society ‘scam’ sought ISLAMABAD, April 8: The Senate standing committee on interior has recommended the appointment of a chartered accountants firm to probe into the alleged irregularities in National Assembly Secretariat Employees Cooperative Housing...
Killing of pastor, driver condemned ISLAMABAD, April 8: All-Pakistan Minorities Alliance (APMA) Chairman Shahbaz Bhatti has condemned the killing of a pastor and his driver in Peshawar on Thursday....		Wolpert meets Aziz ISLAMABAD, April 8: Dr Stanley Wolpert, a renowned historian, called on Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and discussed with him various issues of mutual interest....
Kasur-Ganda Singhwala border may be opened KASUR, April 8: Foreign Minister Khursheed Mahmood Kasuri said on Friday if India and Pakistan decided to open some other borders, the Kasur-Ganda Singhwala border would also be opened....		Flood threat subsides GILGIT, April 8: A landslides which had formed an artificial lake in a tributary of the River Hunza between Sust and Dhee villages along the Karakoram Highway on the Pakistan-China border,...
ADB to provide Rs3bn for carriageway Abbottabad, April 8: The Asian Development Bank has agreed to provide funds to the tune of Rs3 billion for construction of an additional carriageway from Hassan Abdal to Abbottabad and Mansehra....		Unrest may disrupt Gilgit exam schedule GILGIT, April 8: Over 10,000 students of higher secondary schools and colleges affiliated with the newly-established Karakoram Board in Northern Areas may not be able to take their annual examinations owing...
New housing schemes near Kohat needed KOHAT, April 8: Increasing congestion in Kohat has created an urgent need for planned public sector housing and commercial schemes along the four highways around the city....		PML ‘fails’ to achieve membership target LAHORE, April 8: The ruling PML has failed to achieve the targets of its enrolment drive for various districts of the Punjab, forcing the leadership to extend the campaign for a...
MMA won’t allow city marathon LAHORE, April 8: The component parties of MMA observed the Al Quds Day on Friday by holding demonstrations and announced that it would not allow women’s marathon even in Lahore....		Bill approved: 5-marla houses exempted from property tax LAHORE, April 8: The Punjab Assembly on Friday passed the Punjab Urban Property Immovable Property Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2005, and exempted houses, used for residential purposes, of up to five marla...
Mobile number portability LAHORE, April 8: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority is working to launch mobile number portability (MNP) from November, enabling a subscriber of a cellular company to change his network operator without changing...		Body to probe death in hospital LAHORE, April 8: Health Minister Dr Tahir Ali Javed on Friday agreed to form an independent inquiry committee for investigating the death of a patient in the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital....
PPP, establishment differ on definition of democracy: Asif LAHORE, April 8: Asif Ali Zardari says the PPP and the ‘establishment’ have different views about the definition of democracy, and this is the major obstacle to progress in the contacts...		PPP leaders meet today LAHORE, April 8: A meeting of PPP office-bearers from all four provinces and Azad Kashmir is scheduled to be held here on Saturday (today) to review arrangements made to receive Asif...
Another human smuggler held LAHORE, April 8: The Federal Investigation Agency claimed on Friday to have arrested a human smuggler from Lahore....		Craftswomen mela opens amid fanfare LAHORE, April 8: A large number of people, mainly women, thronged the first-ever three-day mela of craftswomen of South Asian countries which began here on Friday at Alhamra’s Burney Gardens amid...
Local commission submits report: Sabzazar cattle market LAHORE, April 8: The Allama Iqbal Town administration is holding its cattle market within the residential areas of D Block, Sabzazar Colony, the Lahore High Court was informed by the local...		Sri Lankan delegation due today LAHORE, April 8: A three-member delegation from Sri Lanka, led by tourism secretary Dr P. Ramanujam, is visiting Pakistan to participate in the Joint Working Group meeting on tourism and archaeology...
Police fail to check human smuggling DERA GHAZI KHAN, April 8: Saddar police have failed to bridle human smuggling, which has assumed alarming proportions in their area....		PPP workers bury their differences OKARA, April 8: In its bid to mobilize maximum of workers for Asif Zardari’s welcome, the PPP leaders are trying to iron out differences among lower tiers....
Two sacked for fake recruitments SIALKOT, April 8: The district government on Friday dismissed an assistant education officer (AEO) and a union council learning coordinator (LC), Sabz Pir, for their involvement in fake recruitments of primary...		MMA stages protest rallies in Punjab FAISALABAD, April 8: Activists of the MMA on Friday took out rallies across Punjab against arrest of their leaders....
Bail plea of jail official rejected GUJRANWALA, April 8: The Anti-Terrorism Court No 1 on Friday rejected the bail application of former Sialkot jail assistant superintendent Ghulam Sarwar involved in the jail incident....		Old temple demolished VEHARI, April 8: The Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) has started demolition of a historic temple in C-Block to make a commercial market....
Police looking for former Khatib PESHAWAR, April 8: Police are searching for a former Khatib of a mosque who is reported to have been converted to Christianity by a pastor of the Jesus Pan Gospel Church...		Committee to finalize incentives for farmers PESHAWAR, April 8: The NWFP Chief Minister, Akram Khan Durrani, has said that the provincial government is preparing a package for farmers to boost agriculture sector....