May 5, 2005	Thursday	Rabi-ul-Awwal 25, 1426

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Major reshuffle in Bureaucracy ISLAMABAD, May 4: The federal government on Wednesday approved large-scale changes in bureaucracy. According to a notification of the establishment division, additional information secretary Shahid Rafi has been promoted to grade...		British army chief calls on Gen Hyat ISLAMABAD, May 4: The British chief of general staff, General Sir Mike Jackson, called on the vice chief of the army staff, General Ahsan Saleem Hyat, at the General Headquarters on...
Drone crashes near Nawabshah KARACHI, May 4: A drone on a routine training flight crashed because of a technical fault in the fields close to Goth Mithalabad near Nawabshah on Wednesday. No loss of life...		PML-N criticizes govt’s Kashmir policy ISLAMABAD, May 4: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Chairman Raja Zafarul Haq on Wednesday criticized the Kashmir policy of the rulers and said he did not believe the official claim that the...
Asif to leave for Dubai on 7th ISLAMABAD, May 4: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Asif Ali Zardari will leave for Dubai on Saturday after staying in the country for about 20 days, a source in the party...		‘PR signal system to be replaced’ ISLAMABAD, May 4: Federal Minister for Railways Mian Shamim Hyder has said the government is keen to change the century-old system of manual signalling with a modern automatic block system throughout...
Steps proposed to broaden tax net ISLAMABAD, May 4: Speakers at a pre-budget seminar here on Wednesday proposed scaling down of the existing rates of duties and taxes in the forthcoming budget along with a host of...		CPNE terms ad cuts a blow to free press KARACHI, May 4: The Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) has criticized the government for substantially reducing its advertisements to a number of newspapers which had published a supplement on a...
Journalists stay away from NA as row goes on ISLAMABAD, May 4: Tensions between the government and journalists continued for the second day on Wednesday after Tuesday’s police assaults on press freedom marches but there were some words of hope...		CPJ voices concern over police action NEW YORK, May 4: The Committee to Protect Journalists on Wednesday condemned police attacks on journalists in Lahore and Islamabad on Tuesday. “To beat and arrest journalists on World Press Freedom...
Govt wants to keep press in shackles, says Nisar ISLAMABAD, May 4: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) parliamentary leader in the National Assembly, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, has condemned the police violence against peaceful rallies of journalists held in Lahore...		Aziz calls on president RAWALPINDI, May 4: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz met President Gen Pervez Musharraf here on Wednesday and exchanged views on matters of national importance, including economic development, with him. The meeting took...
US offers 120 Fulbright scholarships in 2006 ISLAMABAD, May 4: The United States Educational Foundation has announced 120 scholarships for master’s and PhD level studies under its Fulbright/USAID Student programme for Pakistani students during the academic year 2006....		Country faces uphill task to control population ISLAMABAD, May 4: Pakistan has become the sixth most- populated country with 151.6 million people....
PFUJ to observe black day today KARACHI, May 4: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists has called upon journalists to observe May 5 as a black day to protest against the ‘brutal’ police action against media people...		‘Product quality key to beating WTO barriers’ SWABI, May 4: Ensuring quality of products and addressing to consumer to safety standards is the best way of overcoming technical barriers imposed by the World Trade Organization and the developed...
ANP holds rally in Quetta, blasts govt policies QUETTA, May 4: The Awami National Party (ANP) took out a procession against price hike, unemployment, lawlessness and corruption....		‘5,000 landmine victims in Fata’ PESHAWAR, May 4: A non-governmental organization (NGO) said on Tuesday that 5,000 victims of landmines had been identified in the tribal area and asked the government to take steps for their...
BSO workers’ release sought QUETTA, May 4: Ataullah Kurd, ex-provincial leader of the MQM, and Abdullah Achakzai, former central secretary of the MSF, went on a hunger strike unto death on Tuesday evening and announced...		Landlord, three others killed in ambush GUJRANWALA, May 4: Four people, including a landlord, were shot dead in an ambush by some dozen assailants near sessions court here on Wednesday. Chaudhry Muhammad Pervaiz of Bhadey Tetley village...
Lecturers on contract cry ‘foul play’ MULTAN, May 4: Lecturers appointed on a contract by the Punjab Education Department say they are bound to serve under tough conditions in far-off areas without having job security. They also...		Pilot trains to ensure tracks’ security SADIQABAD, May 4: Strict security measures were ordered on Khanpur-Rohri railway section to avoid any eventuality or terrorist activity. According to sources, railway authorities have decided to run pilot trains prior...
PML-N to file no-trust motion against Sahi LAHORE, May 4: The PML-N has decided to initiate a no-confidence motion against Punjab Assembly speaker Afzal Sahi for “failing to perform his constitutional responsibilities”. The decision was taken in a...		‘Only party head can file reference’: Defection charges LAHORE, May 4: Constitutional experts say a party head and not a parliamentary leader is authorized to file a reference against his party’s MP for unseating him on defection charges. There...
Rs1 billion plan for CNG buses, rickshaws LAHORE, May 4: Punjab Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi announced on Wednesday a Rs1 billion Green Programme under which people would be facilitated to initially purchase CNG-fitted four-stroke rickshaws being manufactured by...		ICRC to help relatives in identifying war victims PESHAWAR/Timergara, May 4: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will invite families from the districts of upper and lower Dir to Islamabad for information about their missing relatives who...
Engineers saved Rs125m, says Arbab: Rehabilitation of barrage SUKKUR, May 4: The Sukkur barrage has been saved by the untiring efforts of engineers of Pakistan Army and the Frontier Works Organization. This was stated by Sindh Chief Minister Dr...		MMA criticized for opposing marathons ISLAMABAD, May 4: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) MNA Kunwar Khalid Younus has criticized the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) for opposing holding of marathons in the country. In a statement here on Wednesday,...
Scrutiny of refugees MUZAFFARABAD, May 4: AJK Chief Election Commissioner Justice Syed Manzoor Hussain Gillani has directed the AJK rehabilitation commissioner to scrutinize all the state subject certificates issued from 2001, to date to...		Duty-free import of paper urged LAHORE, May 4: The All Pakistan Paper Merchants Association has urged Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz to allow duty-free import of paper for checking its black marketing by the mills. Welcoming the...
Nurse sent to Darul Aman NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, May 4: District and sessions judge, Naushahro Feroze, sent a nurse to Darul Aman in Sukkur on Wednesday. Ms Kulsoom Lakho, 34, appeared before the district and sessions judge...		Kidnapping charge against MPA dropped NAWABSHAH, May 4: Civil judge and judicial magistrate-II, Nawabshah ordered withdrawal of section 364 from FIR No. 21/05 lodged by Abdullah Khan Chandio against MPA Ghulam Qadir Chandio, his brother and...
Journalists hold protest march in Peshawar PESHAWAR, May 4: Journalists on Wednesday took out a procession from the Peshawar Press Club and marched to the Governor’s House protesting against Tuesday’s police attack on media personnel in Islamabad...		Bid to smuggle narcotic chemical foiled PESHAWAR, May 4: The customs authorities at the Torkham border on Wednesday foiled an attempt to smuggle a large quantity of chemicals used in the making of heroin to Afghanistan and...
16 Afghans to be deported PESHAWAR, May 4: The authorities will on Thursday deport 16 Afghans who were arrested in Karachi on charges of staying in the country illegally. An official said the illegal immigrants were...		Robbers held PESHAWAR, May 4: City police arrested eight members of gang of Afghan robbers and recovered a large quantity of looted goods, said a police official. Speaking at a press conference here...
Two dacoits among 3 killed in encounter JHANG, May 4: Two dacoits and a bus cleaner were killed while a constable sustained serious injuries in an encounter after an attempted bus dacoity near Jhok Adda, 15kms from Chiniot...		Ex-minister denies PML nomination: Toba nazim’s slot TOBA TEK SINGH, May 4: Former Punjab minister Makhdoom Syed Ali Raza has denied holding any meeting with Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi to discuss nomination of a ruling party candidate...
Five of a family shot dead SHEIKHUPURA, May 4: Five members of a family, including two women and a minor, were shot dead by rivals in Sagher village in Warburton, 35 kilometres off here, on Wednesday...		Mepco goods recovered from junk dealer RAHIM YAR KHAN, May 4: Electric goods of Mepco worth millions of rupees were reportedly recovered from the shop of a dealer of second-hand articles. On the report of Rahim Yar...
Rain proves fatal for two girls SAHIWAL, May 4: Two girls were electrocuted and at least eight people injured in separate incidents caused by rain and hailstorm on Tuesday night which also badly damaged crops in 10...		Teachers turn protesters SIALKOT, May 4: Hundreds of teachers, including women, took out a rally against the government on Wednesday to protest the rejection of their 13-point charter of demands. The rally was led...
Uproar as UC nazim chairs session SIALKOT, May 4: Uproar marred the district council proceedings when the ruling party allowed a UC nazim to preside over the session despite presence of convener in the house. The incident...		AJK officials allege LoC travel ban MUZAFFARABAD, May 4: As the authorities finalized names of passengers for the third Muzaffarabad-Srinagar bus set to roll out on Thursday, employees of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir government are upset...
Gem traders protest against murder PESHAWAR, May 4: Local gemstone traders on Wednesday blocked the Namak Mandi Road to protest against the killing of an Afghan businessman and called upon the government to ensure security, witnesses...		Transporters raise fares SWABI, May 4: Public transporters have increased fares on different routes in the district without approval from the authorities concerned. Commuters said on Monday that the transporters had increased the fares...
Balochistan PA to meet on 16th QUETTA, May 4: The Balochistan Assembly will meet at the provincial capital on May 16. The governor, Balochistan, Owais Ahmed Ghani, has summoned the assembly, said Mohammad Khan Mengal, secretary, provincial...		Paintings show opens today ISLAMABAD, May 4: The 10th exhibition of paintings by Masood A. Khan opens at the Nomad Art Gallery on Thursday. Transcending the material boundaries, Khan paints in virtual and perhaps not...