21 April 2005	Thursday	11 Rabi-ul-Awwal 1426

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PPP legislators to hold protest march today ISLAMABAD, April 20: Members of the National Assembly and Senators of People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) will hold a protest march from Parliament House to the Supreme Court building here on Thursday...		Consensus stressed on UNSC expansion ISLAMABAD, April 20: Tariq Usman Hyder, the additional foreign secretary, has stressed the need for developing a global consensus on the issue of the expansion of the United Nations Security Council...
PPP march venue shifted to Islamabad LAHORE, April 20: The venue of a march by PPP parliamentarians and other office-bearers scheduled to be held in the city on Thursday (today) has been changed. Now it will be...		PM ‘helps waive Rs65.8m Taj loan’ LAHORE, April 20: Two banks and a financial institution have waived an amount of about Rs65.87 million given as loan to the Taj Company, enabling it to expedite its liquidation. The...
Aziz wants PIA to improve efficiency ISLAMABAD, April 20: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Wednesday directed PIA to improve its efficiency. The prime minister was talking to the newly-appointed PIA chairman, Tariq Kirmani, who had called on...		Steps to ensure security to IT systems on cards ISLAMABAD, April 20: Minister for Information Technology Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari on Wednesday said his ministry was in close contact with the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to address IT security...
Chitral still inaccessible ISLAMABAD, April 20: A crisis of a sort is developing in Chitral as the district remains cut off from the rest of the country for the fourth month running. The source...		Saad accepts suspension decision ISLAMABAD, April 20: The suspended member of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), MNA Khawaja Saad Rafiq, has said he has accepted the decision of party chief Nawaz Sharif to suspend him...
329 teachers’ posts vacant in FG colleges ISLAMABAD, April 20: As many as 329 posts of lecturers, assistant professors, associate professors and professors are lying vacant in the federal government colleges, the National Assembly was told on Wednesday....		Indian peace marchers denied visa LAHORE, April 20: Pakistan on Wednesday refused visa to Indian peace marchers who wanted to enter Wagah Border and walk up to Multan for highlighting the cause of peace. ...
Acting MD of PSO appointed ISLAMABAD, April 20: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Wednesday appointed Jalees Siddiqi as the acting managing director of the Pakistan State Oil (PSO), sources told Dawn. Mr Siddiqi, who has...		Private sector may get 10pc cash margin: Wheat procurement LAHORE, April 20: The federal government may offer 10 per cent cash margin to the private sector against the advice of Sindh, Punjab and the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock....
Govt officers to get substantial pay increase, says Soomro ISLAMABAD, April 20: Acting President Mohammadmian Soomro has assured senior executives belonging to various occupational groups that substantial increase would be made in their salaries to make them competitive with the...		School councils in Punjab: Pervaiz LAHORE, April 20: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi on Wednesday said the system of school councils was being evolved in all districts of the province in which effective representation would also be...
Triple murder: victims’ mother breaks silence LAHORE, April 20: There is nothing that distinguishes the Mozang Bazaar from others. Shops on both sides sell what any other bazaar in the city would. But somehow on this April...		Code of conduct for kite-flyers LAHORE, April 20: The Lahore District Council on Wednesday approved a code of conduct for kite-flyers and thread and kite traders authorizing the district officer (environment) to sentence violators to six-month...
Crackdown on PPP activists continues SHEIKHUPURA, April 20: Detention orders for 63 local PPP activists were issued by the Punjab Home Department on Wednesday. Two activists — Malik Mushtaq Awan’s younger brother Malik Ishtiaq Awan and...		The clock tower still stands FAISALABAD, April 20: The famous clock tower of Faisalabad, which has been a city landmark and an emblem of excellence in town planning and layout, was a centre of attention and...
Okara tenants want give-and-take policy OKARA, April 20: Tenants of Chak 15/4-L have announced that they are ready to accept the lease system if they are provided the alternative agriculture lands against those required for defence...		Girl students denied higher education NAROWAL, April 20: Hundreds of girls in the Narowal city could not get admission to ninth class this year as well because of shortage of high schools and other requisites. ...
Two killers get life term, fine FAISALABAD, April 20: Additional District and Sessions Judge Syed Najmul Hasan Bukhari on Wednesday awarded life imprisonment with a fine of Rs100,000 to two killers. According to the prosecution, Rao Shamsher...		Theft of two UCs’ record SIALKOT, April 20: Some thieves broke into the offices of two union councils — Uggoki and Moman Kalan — and took away birth and death registration record on Tuesday night. Uggoki...
Only Cholistanis to get land allotment BAHAWALPUR, April 20: Only the bona fide Cholistanis have the right to allotment of land in Cholistan while strict action will be taken on any complaint of injustice in this regard....		Net users’ complaint Toba Tek Singh, April 20: Internet users of Gojra complain of faulty service. According to them, connecting to the internet server is a difficult task as there are...
Concrete steps urged for curbing crimes PESHAWAR, April 20: Participants of a public forum on “Law and Order Situation in Mardan and Our Responsibilities” has urged the government to take concrete measures for improving security for everyone...		Haripur schools lack basic amenities HARIPUR, April 20: A number of public sector girls’ schools in Haripur district lack basic amenities like electricity, potable water, furniture and teaching staff belying the claim of provincial government that...
Establishment responsible for Taliban: Asfandyar SWABI, April 20: Awami National Party president Senator Asfandyar Wali Khan on Wednesday said that the Taliban and Al Qaeda were not a production of the Pukhtun society, but it was...		Tobacco curing in Swabi causing deforestation SWABI, April 20: Fuel wood used for curing Virginia tobacco has led to the ruthless axing of a variety of trees in the district and other tobacco growing areas of the...
Budget of cadet college approved MUZAFFARABAD, April 20: The Board of Governors of Cadet College Pallandari has accorded approval to the institution’s budget for the current year besides making several other administrative decisions here on Tuesday....		Release of Baloch workers sought QUETTA, April 20: The four-party Baloch Alliance and Baloch Students Organization have threatened action against the arrest of political workers if they are not freed immediately. Speaking at a joint press...
Arab woman seeks stay against deportation PESHAWAR, April 20: An Arab woman married to a Pakistani requested the federal government on Wednesday to grant her citizenship and to ensure that she was not deported. The woman,...		Call to strengthen ties between Pakistan, Russia PESHAWAR, April 20: A Russian diplomat has called for cooperation and better economic, academic and cultural ties between Pakistan and Russia to manifest political will of both the governments on the...
NWFP govt, Wapda to settle ‘excess bills’ issue PESHAWAR, April 20: The provincial government is planning to take up some important issues with Wapda. On top of the agenda is the issue of the authority’s bid to recover dues...		MPAs slam thrashing of newsmen PESHAWAR, April 20: NWFP lawmakers on Wednesday adopted a unanimous resolution demanding stern action against the Punjab police for assaulting journalists who accompanied Pakistan People’s Party leader Asif Ali Zardari on...
Measures stressed to control leishmaniasis PESHAWAR, April 20: The World Health Organization has expressed concern over prevalence of skin disease leishmaniasis in different parts of the Frontier and called for adopting measures to control the ailment....		VC of Indian varsity meets governor PESHAWAR, April 20: The Vice-Chancellor of New Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University, Professor G.K. Chadha, has said that exchange of visits at the university level would prove helpful in improving the educational...
Registration of FIRs against cops ordered PESHAWAR, April 20: District and Sessions Judge Shahjehan Akunzada ordered the Kotwali police on Wednesday to register an FIR under Section 302 of the Pakistan Penal Code against two constables allegedly...		Call for law to check spread of rabies PESHAWAR, April 20: Experts at a workshop on Wednesday stressed the need for legislation to check the spread of rabies. The government had constituted a federal technical advisory-cum-inter-sector coordination committee to...
Education standard declining: minister SHIKARPUR, April 20: Sindh Minister for Education Dr Hamida Khuhro has said that Sindh government was determined to improve standard of education, which had deteriorated due to wrong policies and irregularities...		SHC allows ex-naval officer to travel abroad KARACHI, April 20: The Sindh High Court on Wednesday, allowing a petition by Commodore (retd) Mirza Ashfaq Baig against ban on his travel abroad, ordered deletion of petitioner’s name from the...