May 11, 2005	Wednesday	Rabi-us-Sani 2, 1426

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Unique opportunity to resolve Kashmir dispute, says Aziz BANGKOK, May 10: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Tuesday said improved relations between Pakistan and India had offered a unique opportunity to the South Asian neighbours to resolve the lingering Kashmir...		Kasuri leaves for Australia, New Zealand ISLAMABAD, May 10: Foreign Minister Khurshid M. Kasuri left for Australia and New Zealand on Tuesday. Mr Kasuri would sign at least three agreements with the Australian government during his visit, sources in the Foreign Office said....
SC to hear pleas of Mansur, NAB ISLAMABAD, May 10: The Supreme Court on Tuesday decided to hear a review petition of former naval chief Mansurul Haq along with an appeal of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) against his acquittal....		‘One-sided solution not to be accepted’: Balochistan issue, provincial harmony ISLAMABAD, May 10: Leader of the opposition in the Senate and PPP leader Mian Raza Rabbani on Tuesday warned “the leadership of the king’s party” that one-sided solution to the Balochistan...
Karachi town nazims warn of mass mobilization: Appointment of administrators ISLAMABAD, May 10: Sixteen town nazims from Karachi and other parts of Sindh here on Tuesday warned of mass mobilization against the provincial government if they were forced to resign before...		Pakistan’s concern conveyed to US ISLAMABAD, May 10: Pakistan conveyed its deep concerns to the US embassy here on Tuesday on the reported desecration of the Holy Quran at Guantanamo Bay and the derogatory cartoon that was published in Washington Times of May 6....
Sustainable development linked to gender justice: ‘Women are victims of environmental degradations’ ISLAMABAD, May 10: Gender justice which provides both men and women a level playing field for sustainable development is the need of the hour. This was the viewpoint shared by the...		Shujaat vows to solve problems of journalists ISLAMABAD, May 10: The president of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, on Tuesday apologised to journalists, on behalf of the government, for the manhandling and detention of newsmen on the World Press Freedom day outside parliament house on May 3....
PPP expresses concern over Sindh CM’s statement ISLAMABAD, May 10: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has taken serious note of Sindh Chief Minister Arbab Ghulam Rahim’s statement published in a section of press that he owed his election to...		78pc SMEs have no access to credit LAHORE, May 10: Pakistan Banks Association chairman Shaukat Tareen has said over 78 per cent small and medium enterprises did not have access to credit from the formal sector while less...
PML elders meet on Friday LAHORE, May 10: A central leader of the ruling PML says there are no differences within the party and everything will become clear on Friday when the party elders will be...		Opposition to meet Sahi: No-trust motion LAHORE, May 10: All the three opposition parties in the Punjab Assembly have decided to call on Speaker Afzal Sahi on the issue of PML-N disqualification references before initiating a no-trust...
Azhar assails Chaudhrys LAHORE, May 10: Former PML-Q president Mian Azhar on Tuesday assailed the Chaudhrys of Gujrat, saying they had the history of stabbing in the back of Mohammad Khan Junejo, Zafarullah Khan...		Mandi nazim’s slot Mainstream parties flex their muscles MANDI BAHAUDDIN, May 10: Three candidates of the two main political parties in Mandi Bahauddin have started flexing their muscles to grab the district nazim seat after the formal announcement of...
Wheat washed away by canal breach RAHIM YAR KHAN, May 10: A 25-foot wide breach occurred in 4/L canal on Tuesday. The gushing water inundated many villages and damaged crops on hundreds of acres of land. The...		Businessmen for incentives SIALKOT, May 10: Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers & Exporters Association and the Surgical Instruments Manufacturers Association have urged the government to give incentives to the industries in the budget for solution...
PU fails to implement syndicate decision: IJT holds book fair LAHORE, May 10: The Punjab University administration on Tuesday failed to implement the decision of its syndicate not to allow holding of a book fair by the Islami Jamiat Tulba (IJT)...		PTCL workers protest against privatization SUKKUR, May 10: Hundreds of PTCL employees took out a procession in the city on Tuesday in protest against privatization and downsizing. Leaders of the PTCL Employees Unions Action Committee...
Tail-end growers seek CM’s help NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, May 10: Tail-end growers of Chanari minor staged a sit-in against acute shortage of water in their minor on Tuesday. Led by Faiz Muhammad Dahri, Afsar Dahri, Ghulam Mustafa...		Protests against desecration of Quran PESHAWAR, May 10: The Pasban youth organization staged a protest demonstration here on Tuesday against desecration of Holy Quran by US interrogators in Guantanamo Bay and publication of a derogatory cartoon...
Employees’ rights to be safeguarded: PTCL chief ISLAMABAD, May 10: Pakistan Telecommunication Company (PTCL) President Junaid I. Khan has assured the organization’s employees that their rights would be protected at all costs, even after privatization of the company....		Another girl attacked in Wah TAXILA, May 10: The police have failed to trace a group of unidentified people who injured six women by attacking them with blades in Wah Cantonment over a week ago. According...
Scholarships for master’s in engineering ISLAMABAD, May 10: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) on Monday announced 75 scholarships for master’s in engineering. According to a statement, the selected candidates will be sent to Austria, France, Germany,...		CBR forms body to resolve pending cases RAWALPINDI, May 10: The Central Board of Revenue (CBR) has constituted two alternate dispute resolution committees for Rawalpindi sales tax collectorate to resolve the pending cases against the registered sales taxpayers...
47 projects approved ISLAMABAD, May 10: The Planning Commission has approved 47 development projects worth over Rs50 billion but deferred six projects which would be reconsidered on May 19. However, the meeting approved most...		Apology for filing false affidavit ISLAMABAD, May 10: Parliamentary Secretary for Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas Sardar Shahjehan Yusuf on Tuesday tendered an unconditional apology before the Supreme Court for having filed a false affidavit in...
Karak facing severe water shortage PESHAWAR, May 10: The southern region of the Frontier province is facing an acute shortage of drinking water and the government has no scheme to ensure that this basic need of...		Aids control centre gets new grant PESHAWAR, May 10: The provincial steering committee on health has sanctioned additional grant for anti-retroviral therapy centre at Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar, and ordered the centre be made functional to help...
Campaign to check spread of hepatitis PESHAWAR, May 10: The Pakistan Medical and Research Council has launched a hepatitis awareness campaign in the rural areas of Nowshera district in an effort to check the spread of...		‘Tribal areas now safe and peaceful’ PESHAWAR, May 10: Commander 11th Corps Lt-Gen Safdar Hussain has said tribal areas have become safe places as a result of military operations carried out against foreign terrorists in the region....
Felling of trees in Swabi continues SWABI, May 10: Illegal felling of trees is continuing unabated across the district, badly affecting environment and the beauty of the region. However, officials concerned have failed to arrest anyone involved...		Boy dies of cholera SIALKOT, May 10: A minor boy died on Tuesday in Tayyub Bhatta village of Pasrur tehsil as epidemic of cholera broke out in the area. Adeel, 4, his sister Misbah, 7,...
Teachers hold hunger strike camp DERA GHAZI KHAN, May 10: Teachers held a hunger strike camp in front of the office of the deputy education officer here on Tuesday to protest against the delay in fulfilment...		Indian delegation SAHIWAL, May 10: An Indian peace delegation was accorded warm welcome here on Tuesday. Addressing a reception hosted by tehsil Nazim Aamir Shahzad Rana, delegation leader Darshan Singh demanded free movement...
ASI shot dead by alleged dacoits BAHAWALNAGAR, May 10: An assistant sub-inspector was shot dead allegedly by two dacoits in the Chishtian area here on Monday night. ASI Hanif was on patrol duty when he signalled two...		Teacher held for injuring student SADIQABAD, May 10: A schoolteacher was arrested on Monday after he injured a student by throwing a glass on his face here at Mauza Missanabad. Reports said Mahboob Ahmad, a teacher...
Rs250m for gas supply to towns MANDI BAHAUDDIN, May 10: The Punjab government has released a sum of Rs250 million for early provision of gas to four towns. This was said by PML MNA Ijaz Chaudhry while...		PTCL sell-off plan rapped FAISALABAD, May 10: Hundreds of PTCL employees demonstrated here on Tuesday to protest against the government’s privatization policy. Wearing black armbands, the PTCL workers gathered outside the central exchange in Chiniot...
Preservation of Derawar Fort urged BAHAWALPUR, May 10: The Bahawalpur Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Multan Chamber of Traders and Business Services have called upon the federal government to preserve the historic Derawar Fort...		PML-N to call APC on Kashmir LAHORE, May 10: The PML-N has decided to call an all-party conference (APC) on Kashmir mainly to disown various options given by President Musharraf for the settlement of the dispute. According...
442 early childhood education centres LAHORE, May 10: The government has set up 442 early childhood education centres in the Punjab to increase literacy rate. This was stated by Literacy and Non-Formal Basic Education Minister Husain...		Motion to be defeated, says Zaheer LAHORE, May 10: The ruling PML will defeat the no-confidence motion the opposition plans to bring against the Punjab Assembly speaker, party’s provincial secretary-general says. Chaudhry Zaheeruddin said at a news...
Free medical camp held PESHAWAR, May 10: A free medical camp and a Sasta Bazaar were held the Hira Public School & College, in Shahlam Pul. The camp and the bazaar were arranged by the...		Committee to probe into beating of student LARKANA, May 10: The principal of Chandka Medical College, Larkana, Prof Sikandar Ali Shaikh, has constituted a committee to probe into the incident of alleged beating of Ms Shakeeba, an Afghan...
Work on track to be completed by Dec MIRPURKHAS, May 10: A ceremony marking the start of work on conversion of meter gauge into broad gauge railway track between Mirpurkhas and Khokhropar could not be held on Tuesday as...		Literacy centres for women in Thar MITHI, May 10: Adult Literacy Centres for females in district Tharparkar was formally launched here on Tuesday under the aegis of National Commission for Human Development (NCHD). Speaking on this occasion,...
UK envoy in Khairpur KHAIRPUR, May 10: British Deputy High Commissioner Simon Butt met MPAs, district, taluka and UC nazims, agriculturists, minority leaders and women representatives here on Tuesday. Speaking on the occasion, he said...		Jacobabad to get 100 transformers JACOBABAD, May 10: The district coordination officer Jacobabad, Mr Shamsuddin Soomro, has said that Wapda chairman Tariq Hameed has assured upgradation of the grid station in the district. He said about...