May 12, 2005	Thursday	Rabi-us-Sani 3, 1426

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PML leadership meets to contain crisis ISLAMABAD May 11: Pakistan Muslim League (PML) president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain on Wednesday chaired a meeting of senior party leaders at the PML secretariat. The meeting took stock of the political...		Abida, Imam to discuss alliance with Benazir ISLAMABAD, May 11: The Independent Democratic Group (IDG), led by Syeda Abidia Hussain, a minister in the Nawaz Sharif cabinet and her spouse and former speaker Syed Fakhar Imam, have ...
No cantonment plan for Panjgur: Jam QUETTA, May 11: Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Mir Mohammad Yousuf has denied reports about establishment of a military cantonment in Panjgur. “The government has no such plans,” he said while talking...		Hurriyat unity moves unreal: Geelani NEW DELHI, May 11: Moves underway to reunite Kashmir’s fractious All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), as advised by President Gen Pervez Musharraf, appeared to suffer a setback on Wednesday when hard-line...
Water cell soon to resolve disputes ISLAMABAD, May 11: The government has decided to set up a “water sector policy cell” to resolve water disputes at the national level and carry forward the task of implementing the...		Madressah reforms body formed ISLAMABAD, May 11: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has constituted a board to frame a policy for Madressah reforms, a source told Dawn. An official notification issued in this regard by the...
Expert for devolution of taxation powers BHURBAN, May 11: Pakistan will have to decentralize taxation powers to the provincial and district governments and introduce institutionalized transparency through media and public involvement in the decision making and expenditure....		Senate body for ensuring sanctity of Holy Quran ISLAMABAD, May 11: The subcommittee of the Senate standing committee on religious affairs, Zakat and Ushr has underlined the need for ensuring the sanctity of the Holy Quran and called upon...
WB aid for N. Areas’ education project GILGIT, May 11: The World Bank will contribute Rs960m for the Rs1200m second phase of Northern Areas Education Project, while the remaining Rs240m would be borne by the government. At the...		Greece to cooperate in combating crimes ISLAMABAD, May 11: Pakistan and Greece on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding to make joint efforts against terrorism and organized crimes like drug trafficking and human smuggling. The agreement was...
Strong ties with Romania urged ISLAMABAD, May 11: Senate Chairman Muhammadmian Soomro, says Pakistan is looking forward to further strengthening of relations with Romania in all fields, particularly in the field of commerce and trade. He...		Train derails near Khokhrapar MIRPURKHAS, May 11: The engine and four bogies of a special train carrying doctors and railway staff from Khokhrapar to Mirpurkhas derailed near Jaloo-jo-Chaunhro on Tuesday. No one was hurt. Railway...
30 stalls gutted at Itwar Bazaar in Islamabad ISLAMABAD, May 11: A fire gutted thirty stalls at G-9/4 Itwar Bazaar on Wednesday, reducing goods worth Rs3 million to ashes, stall owners, fire department and police said. However, no one...		Workers arrive in Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR, May 11: Around 1,100 Pakistani workers have arrived in Malaysia, the first batch from an estimated 100,000 Pakistanis scheduled to go to the country to meet a labour shortage...
Singapore endorses Pakistan’s proposal on declaration SINGAPORE, May 11: Singapore has formally endorsed Pakistan’s proposal of signing a joint declaration with Asean on cooperation in combating terrorism. Singapore’s support for the proposal is reflected in a two-page...		Banned group’s leader held MANSEHRA, May 11: A local leader of the outlawed Harkatul Mujahideen has been arrested under the Anti-Terrorist Act and police claimed to have found automatic weapons in his possession. Mujahid Mohyuddin,...
Revenue collection rises in NWFP PESHAWAR, May 11: The Excise and Taxation Department in the North-West Frontier Province recorded a 14 per cent improvement in its collective revenue receipts during the first ten months of the...		Govt scared of MMA: Fazl HARIPUR, May 11: Opposition leader in the National Assembly Maulana Fazlur Rehman has accused the government of delaying the local government elections out of fear that MMA candidates would emerge victorious...
PML to forge alliance with MMA in local polls LAHORE, May 11: The ruling PML will enter into an alliance with the MMA in the NWFP and Balochistan in the forthcoming local elections, ignoring the fact that the religious alliance...		Lawyer awarded death sentence LAHORE, May 11: A lawyer and his accomplice were on Wednesday awarded capital punishment for abducting and clubbing to death a resident of Gulberg. Additional District and Sessions Judge Chaudhry Khaliquz...
Educational institutions’ census being launched ISLAMABAD, May 11: The government plans to conduct a census of educational institutions of all categories, including private, in the country, an official statement says. A project worth Rs265 million has...		Action against LPG rickshaws restrained LAHORE, May 11: Justice Mohammad Bilal Khan of the Lahore High Court on Wednesday restrained the City District Government Lahore (CDGL) from taking punitive action against rickshaws running on LPG The...
Shahbaz urges ulema to combat extremism LAHORE, May 11: PML-N President Shahbaz Sharif has urged the ulema and religious scholars to play their role in combating religious extremism and sectarianism. Addressing an Eid-i-Milad function at a London...		Bar rally today LAHORE, May 11: The Lahore High Court Bar Association has announced that it will organize a rally on Thursday (today) showing solidarity with journalists who were subjected to police baton-charge in...
Division of Nawabshah proposed NAWABSHAH, May 11: The government of Sindh has sought proposals to divide the taluka of Nawabshah and asked the officials of the district government to submit related information, sources said. A...		PHC upholds decree against seven health officials: Sexual assault bid PESHAWAR, May 11: The Peshawar High Court upheld on Wednesday a decree issued against seven health professionals, including three doctors, charged with attempting to sexually assault a girl and keeping her...
417 schools to get autonomous status PESHAWAR, May 11: The NWFP government has decided to place 417 more government-run high schools on the autonomous schools’ list after excellent results achieved by a model high school in Abbottabad....		NWFP opposition may withdraw requisition notice PESHAWAR, May 11: The combined opposition in the NWFP Assembly is reported to have agreed to withdraw a requisition notice submitted by 54 legislators group on May 2, for summoning an...
800 policemen will be recruited for N. Areas GILGIT, May 11: Eight hundred policemen would be recruited soon to reinforce the force in the Northern Areas, officials said. They said the region had a smaller population compared to other...		VCs told to keep campus free of politics PESHAWAR, May 11: NWFP Governor Khalil-ur-Rehman has directed vice-chancellors of all public sector universities in the province to make the disciplinary committees functional and take action against elements disrupting the academic...
Handing over of detainees to US criticized PESHAWAR, May 11: The head of Tehrik-i-Insaaf party, Imran Khan, on Tuesday criticized the government for handing over detained people to the United States, in a clear attempt to please Washington...		Man arrested for murder ABBOTTABAD, May 11: A man was killed by his opponent here on Tuesday. Shamreez, who killed Qazi Mohammad Younis, was arrested by traffic police at the Fawara chowk. He was later...
Five shot dead as rivals trade fire FAISALABAD, May 11: Five people, including a woman, were killed while two others sustained serious injuries in an exchange of fire between two rival groups in Chak 580-GB, 42 kilometres from...		Three of family killed SHEIKHUPURA, May 11: Three family members were shot dead while another sustained injuries when their relatives opened fire during panchayat on Wednesday night at Chak 12, some 40kms from here. According...
Teachers’ strike GUJRANWALA, May 11: Teachers of elementary and secondary schools continued their hunger strike on the second day here on Wednesday in favour of their demands. They set up a camp at...		Cases against 36 lawyers after clash with police DERA GHAZI KHAN, May 11: Cases were registered against 36 lawyers including president, vice-president and general secretary of the District Bar Association for storming the DPO office here on Wednesday. After...
Grant TOBA TEK SINGH, May 11: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has provided financial grant for the construction of six community model schools in the district. This was stated here on Wednesday...		CM mourns death of PML leader SARGODHA, May 11: Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi on Wednesday condoled the death of Chaudhry Muhammad Ali, who was the PML Punjab vice-president, with his family at their residence in Bhalwal,...
Public vehicles impounded in Toba TOBA TEK SINGH, May 11: Dozens of buses were impounded in the district on Tuesday and Wednesday to carry people to Faisalabad for Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi’s public meeting. The district...		Malik Bashir, nephew get RI LAHORE, May 11: Malik Bashiruddin and his nephew were on Wednesday convicted of preparing fake travel documents and sending people abroad on them. Special Judge Central Muhammad Hanif Khan sentenced Malik...
JI protest tomorrow BAHAWALPUR, May 11: Jamaat-i-Islami has announced a country-wide protest against America for desecration of the Holy Quran and the Washington Post’s derogatory cartoon. The call was given by Jamaat central secretary-general...		Cholera claims yet another life GUJRANWALA, May 11: A teenaged girl died of cholera while 24 other patients from rural areas were admitted to hospital on Wednesday. The number of cholera patients has enhanced to 76...
Unregistered dealers can’t buy sugar LAHORE, May 11: The sugar industry came under further pressure on Wednesday when the government stopped millers from selling the product to unregistered dealers or wholesalers. A decision, which had been...		Meeting was ‘not against Shujaat’ LAHORE, May 11: PML leader Mian Manzoor Ahmed Wattoo says the April 18 meeting of various party leaders held at his residence was for the betterment of the party and not...
Manchhar Lake water level declining DADU, May 11: The assistant engineer of the flood protective bund of the Manchhar Lake has said 920 cusecs of water of the lake was released into the River Indus through...		Polio vaccines ‘ineffective’ PESHAWAR, May 11: Polio continues to threaten children in the NWFP because of the inefficacy of vaccines, officials said. “Out of the eight polio cases detected last year in the NWFP...
Canal breach plugged SANGHAR, May 11: A 50 feet wide breach occurred in the Nara Canal at RD-367, Dadyo Pattan, near Khipro, on Tuesday and was plugged by villagers on the self-help basis on...		40 villagers held in raids SUKKUR, May 10: Heavy contingents of police conducted raids on eight villages and arrested some 40 people allegedly involved in clashes between two rival groups. Those arrested in Dakhan, Nimoro and...