May 4, 2005	Wednesday	Rabi-ul-Awwal 24, 1426

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Body formed to look into issue of fake degrees ISLAMABAD, May 3: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) on Tuesday constituted a committee headed by a former judge of the Supreme Court to look into the issue of fake degrees, an...		Construction of three dams in Balochistan approved QUETTA, May 3: The Planning Commission of Pakistan has approved construction of three major dams and 200 delay action dams in different areas of Balochistan and decided to provide more funds...
Pir Pagara backs Kalabagh dam KARACHI, May 3: The chief of Pakistan Muslim League (Functional), Pir Pagara, has supported construction of Kalabagh Dam by saying it is in the interest of Sindh. Talking to newsmen at...		BNP leader rejects new package QUETTA, May 3: The Balochistan National Party (Mengal) has rejected the recommendations suggested by the parliamentary committee on Balochistan and described them as a farce. In a statement issued here on...
Steps taken for women empowerment: PM ISLAMABAD, May 3: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Tuesday the government has taken steps to empower women and provide equal opportunities to them in every sector. The prime minister was...		Proposed job quota for legislators opposed RAWALPINDI, May 3: Pakistan Muslim League (PML) Vice-President Syed Kabir Ali Wasti has criticized plans to allocate quota to National Assembly members for providing jobs. “This is a disastrous course as...
Media experts urge freedom of press ISLAMABAD, May 3: Media experts on Tuesday called for freedom of the press and withdrawal of all black laws hindering access to information and freedom of expression. They said free media...		Police baton-charge Lahore journalists: Freedom of press rallies held LAHORE/KARACHI, May 3: A number of journalists were injured when police baton-charged a procession taken out in Lahore on Tuesday to mark the International Press Freedom Day....
CPNE concern over violence against newsmen KARACHI, May 3: The Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) on Tuesday expressed concern over incidents of violence against the press and observed that during the first four months of this...		Benazir slams beating, arrest of journalists ISLAMABAD, May 3: Former prime minister Benazir Bhutto has condemned the beating and arrest of journalists in front of the Parliament House on Press Freedom Day. “It was a sad day...
Shops, hotels asked to stop showing films MIRANSHAH, May 3: Militants here have ordered hotels and music shops to stop showing television and selling movies or face dire consequences. In a leaflet distributed overnight in Miranshah town and...		Rain in Khirthar range wreaks havoc in over 100 villages DADU, May 3: As a result of heavy rains in the Khirthar range, flow of water in the Nai Gaaj increased to six feet on Tuesday morning cutting off over...
Embankments of Manchhar threatended HYDERABAD, May 3: The irrigation department has reiterated that the rising water level is posing danger to embankments of the Manchhar Lake and said that 2,000 cusecs of water...		Likelihood of fresh water flowing into lake HYDERABAD, May 3: Irrigation authorities are insisting on releasing the Manchhar Lake water into the River Indus as they are expecting medium and high floods this season at Sukkur and Kotri...
More houses for teachers urged PESHAWAR, May 3: Teachers at the Khyber Medical College on Monday complained that the accommodation problem of teachers has become critical but the government is taking no step to build more...		Absence of official from meeting criticized PESHAWAR, May 3: The agricultural sub-committee of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has taken notice of absence of the director-general (Agriculture Research) from an important meeting, says an official press release....
Resource constraints hit women development project PESHAWAR, May 3: Due to lack of staff, facilities and financial resources, the Women Development Cell (WDC) is yet to become fully functional, official sources told Dawn here on Tuesday. The...		Suspect was confirmed Congo fever case RAWALPINDI, May 3: A patient who was admitted to the Rawalpindi General Hospital on April 18 as a suspect case of Congo Crimean Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) has been confirmed to be...
Costly inputs affecting farm produce: Bosan: World food conference opens LAHORE, May 3: Federal Food, Agriculture and Livestock Minister Sikandar Hayat Khan Bosan on Tuesday advised manufacturers and retailers of agricultural inputs to rationalize prices and ensure quality of their products....		Officials suspended: Market committee dissolved LAHORE, May 3: Punjab Minister for Agricultural Marketing Rana Muhammad Qasim Noon visited the site of Iqbal Town building collapse and ordered dissolution of the market committee. He directed the special...
CM urged to order case against Rao: Patriots approach Musharraf LAHORE, May 3: The police officer beaten up by Defence Minister Rao Sikandar Iqbal in Okara on Monday has been medically examined and he has reportedly shown his injuries to the...		Four killed in Kandhkot JACOBABAD, May 3: Four people were killed a in an armed attack in the Haibat Khan Bajkani village in Kandhkot on Tuesday. Police sources said a group of Sabzoi tribesmen attacked...
PTCL plans more incentives for employees ISLAMABAD, May 3: The Pakistan Telecommunication Company (PTCL) on Tuesday announced plans to provide more incentives to its employees, says a press release. It said promotion from BPS-1 to BPS-15 would...		Govt asked to explain provision of death: Poppy possession LAHORE, May 3: A full bench of the Lahore High Court on Tuesday asked the federal government to explain why it had provided for death penalty for keeping poppy plant in...
ANP to encourage women into politics PESHAWAR, May 3: The Awami National Party (ANP) has decided to chalk out a programme to hold meetings with women in various districts to encourage them to take part in politics....		TMA ad receipts ‘embezzled’ FAISALABAD, May 3: The Tehsil Municipal Administration (City) has been accused of receiving illegal gratification from a contractor of billboards. At a news conference here on Tuesday, Mohammad Younas said he...
Vehicles searched in Hayatabad township PESHAWAR, May 3: The city police on Tuesday sealed the Hayatabad township and carried out a three-hour search of incoming and outgoing vehicles aimed at checking the increasing incidents of street...		Pervaiz orders action against culprits: Injuring girl SIALKOT, May 3: Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has taken serious notice of press reports about the Daska City police’s failure to arrest the influential people, who had injured a minor...
Minister says work on projects to be streamlined PESHAWAR, May 3: Senior Minister, Sirajul Haq has said that the MMA government would streamline work on all foreign-aided programmes and projects launched in the province because the provincial government did...		Fishermen oppose contract system SANGHAR, May 3: Activists of the Fisherfolk Forum took out a procession here on Tuesday in protest against the contract system. The protestors after marching on the main roads reached the...
Chinese delegation visits university PESHAWAR, May 3: Chinese academicians from the Wuhan University have shown interest in establishing a Chinese language centre at the University of Peshawar. A 10-member delegation of academicians, who visited...		PA speaker rejects PML-N references LAHORE, May 3: The Punjab Assembly speaker on Tuesday rejected on ‘technical grounds’ PML-N references seeking disqualification of its three defecting MPAs....
Blocked drain sparks protests PESHAWAR, May 3: The Frontier Printers and Publishers Association on Monday held a demonstration at the Qissakhawani Bazaar against to protest against the blocked sewerage line in Mohallah Jangi. Enraged by...		Farmers oppose water cess GUJRANWALA, May 3: Farmers protested against the recovery of water cess by the irrigation department without providing canal water and demanded that the decision should be withdrawn immediately. At a meeting...
Municipal staff strike against Nazim TOBA TEK SINGH, May 3: The Tehsil Municipal Administration Engineering Department staff observed on Tuesday strike against alleged misbehaviour of Nazim Chaudhry Rafiq with the staff. They staged a sit in...		One killed in Chaman blast QUETTA, May 3: A man was killed and four others were injured in an explosion in the border town of Chaman on Tuesday, police said. “It was a live mortar shell...
‘Gas supply projects to be completed this year’ ABBOTTABAD, May 3: Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Amanullah Khan Jadoon said on Tuesday that gas projects costing Rs950 million would be completed in the NWFP and 50,000 new gas...		Durrani supports peace process PESHAWAR, May 3: Federal Minister of Information and Broadcasting Sheikh Rashid Ahmed called on NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani here and discussed matters of mutual interest. During the meeting they...
Sundrani force chief arrested SUKKUR, May 3: Ghotki police arrested the commander of the Sundrani force, Ehsan Sundrani, on Tuesday causing tension among tribesmen. Mr Sundrani, who also head of an anti-dacoit force, has alleged...		FIRs against prisosners lodged SUKKUR, May 3: Authorities of the Central Jail-I, Sukkur, registered an FIR against 29 prisoners, including Kamal Fakir Shaikh and Jurio Jatoi, on Tuesday. The FIR was registered under section 147,...
Rain hits Naushahro Feroze NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, May 3: Different areas of the district received heavy rain followed by a thunderstorm on Monday night. A number of trees were uprooted in Naushahro Feroze, Moro, New Jatoi,...		Suspects at large GILGIT, May 3: At least 150 suspects wanted by police for murder, arson and other crimes are still in hiding and police are trying to track them down. This was stated...
Modern teaching methods stressed PESHAWAR, May 3: Speakers at a seminar held here on Saturday stressed on the practical method of teaching to help the country achieve rapid growth. Speaking on the occasion, Pakistan Quality...		Plea to write off loans of rain-hit farmers GILGIT, May 3: Public representatives from Ghizer district of Northern Areas have called upon the government to write off loans of farmers hit by the recent floods, heavy rains and avalanche....
Govt asked to increase funds for education HARIPUR, May 3: The goal of ‘education for all’ will remain elusive unless funds allocated for the sector is enhanced and education is linked to the poverty eradication strategy, a seminar...		EPB to be revamped LAHORE, May 3: Restructuring of the Export Promotion Bureau is on the cards and its objective is to convert it into a real facilitating and a complaint-free institution. This was stated...
Pervaiz orders probe LAHORE, May 3: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi has ordered a probe into a cylinders’ blast at Allama Iqbal Town’s Sabzi Mandi. Talking to press at the site of the blast, the...		Neighbours say CDGL ignored complaints LAHORE, May 3: Residents of Allama Iqbal Town vegetable market area have held the City District Government responsible for the incident. Talking to Dawn, they claimed that they had already brought...