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MMA to hold protests against sacrilege on 27th ISLAMABAD May 15: President Muttahida Majlis e Amal Qazi Hussain Ahmed has announced to observe May 27 as international protest day against the desecration of the Holy Quran by Americans in...		Drawing room politics must end: Jamali ISLAMABAD May 15: Former prime minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali has said that President Pervez Musharraf has been forced to intervene to resolve political issues faced by the Pakistan Muslim League...
Bugti seeks broader Baloch platform QUETTA, May 15: Nationalist leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti on Sunday suggested formation of a political platform for the Baloch cause and offered to dissolve his Jamhoori Watan Party for the...		‘Instability caused by military rulers’ QUETTA, May 15: Awami National Party leaders said at a public meeting in Zhob on Sunday that the country was facing serious constitutional and political problems. Speaking at the Zareef Shaheed...
Concern over violation of tariff fixed by Nepra ISLAMABAD, May 15: The World Bank has expressed serious concern over inordinate delay in the corporatisation of the Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) and violation of the tariff fixed by...		Call to promote securities’ markets in Saarc ISLAMABAD, May 15: The two-day annual general meeting of South Asian Federation of Exchanges, which concluded here on Saturday, called for enhanced cooperation among the member exchanges to promote development of...
16 ITOs still waiting for appointment ISLAMABAD, May 15: Sixteen candidates put on the waiting list after clearing the exam for the Income Tax Officer (ITO) are waiting for their appointment against the requisitioned posts offered by...		Gas refilling shop owners back in business RAWALPINDI, May 15: Defying yet another ban on refilling of liquefied petroleum gas cylinders in residential areas, the owners of LPG refilling shops are back in business in Rawalpindi city, a...
Benazir condemns violence against HR activists ISLAMABAD, May 15: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairperson Benazir Bhutto has condemned violence against peace activists and citizens during a rally in Lahore organized to protest the rising incidents of crime...		Smeda told to develop strategy for dairy development ISLAMABAD, May 15: Federal Minister for Industries and Production Jehangir Khan Tareen has directed the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Authority (Smeda) to finalize a strategy for development of the dairy...
1,000 workers to be sent to Malaysia ISLAMABAD, May 15: Pakistan will soon send a batch of 1,000 workers to Malaysia in reply to the latter’s demand for 100,000 in various sectors, official sources said. After including Pakistan...		2 cops injured in encounter, 400 bottles of liquor seized RAWALPINDI, May 15: Five people, including three policemen, were injured in an exchange of fire between police and liquor smugglers at Rialto Chowk here on Sunday. As many as 400 bottles...
Arms seized QUETTA, May 15: The Makran Scouts seized a large quantity of drugs and illegal arms and ammunition from Balecha area, close to Pak-Iran border in Makran, on Sunday. According to the...		Review of oil prices today ISLAMABAD, May 15: The fortnightly meeting of the relevant sub-committee of Oil Companies Advisory Committee to review the prices of various petroleum products has been postponed till Monday. The ex-depot sale...
Tribesmen warned against sheltering foreigners KHAR (Bajaur Agency), May 15: Tribal elders of the Bajaur Agency have warned tribesmen of action if they provided shelter to foreign elements in the area. The warning was issued at...		Govt accused of creating political crisis SHIKARPUR, May 15: President of the People’s Party Parliamentarian, PPP, Sindh, Syed Qaim Ali Shah, has accused the rulers of creating political crisis in the country. Talking to newsmen here on...
24 in hospital after food poisoning JACOBABAD, May 15: At least 24 people fell unconscious as a result of food poisoning in Abdul Aziz Kharani village in the jurisdiction of Sadar police station. It is said...		Book on Sindhi literature launched SUKKUR, May 15: A large number of writers and poets from all over Sindh participated in the launching ceremony of a book, “Modern Sindh, Trends and Prospects” by Syed Mazhar Jamil,...
75 villagers arrested in Cherat NOWSHERA, May 15: Police on Saturday arrested 75 people, who had laid siege to the Cherat cement factory, and freed management officials and workers holed up in the factory. At least...		Two shot dead KHAIRPUR, May 15: Two people were shot dead in the Baradi Jatoi police station jurisdiction here on Sunday morning. Mumtaz Ali Mangnejo and Shafiq Ahmad Mangnejo, residents of the Gul Hassan...
Two killed in Lakki Marwat LAKKI MARWAT, May 15: Two people were killed in a crossfire between two groups in Daulat Mir Lawangkhel village, sources said on Sunday. The victims, one each from the two groups,...		Allah Bux Soomro remembered SHIKARPUR, May 15: The 59th death anniversary of Shaheed Allah Bux Soomro, former premier of Sindh, was observed here on Saturday night. On the occasion, members of the Shaheed Allah Bux...
Salary not paid to excise employees MITHI, May 15: At least 37 low-grade employees of the excise and taxation department, Tharparkar, have not been receiving their salary for last three months due to absence of the excise...		Anti-US protests in Peshawar PESHAWAR, May 15: Activists of the Pasban-i-Sahaba held a protest demonstration against the desecration of the Holy Quran by US forces in the Guantanamo Bay detention centre. The protesters, who took...
4 ‘bandits’ held after encounter DADU, May 15: A heavy contingent of police raided the Dano Chandio village in the Kachho area on Sunday and arrested four bandits after an encounter which lasted for...		Scam in schools’ accounts unearthed FAISALABAD, May 15: A local audit team has unearthed a scam of millions of rupees in the accounts of the Divisional Model College and the Divisional Public School, and asked the...
Investors fear losses in pay phone ‘scandal’ SHEIKHUPURA, May 15: Scores of PCO owners and operators of customer service centres fear loss of their investment after an abrupt suspension of the Fone 4-U service on Saturday. A number...		Two children die in gas cylinder blast MULTAN, May 15: Two children died and three others injured, besides as many adults, when an ammonia gas cylinder exploded at an ice factory at Mehmoodkot, Muzaffargarh, on Sunday. Muzaffargarh police...
Nine hurt in clash over land dispute: Two dozen arrested FAISALABAD, May 15: Nine people, two of them constables, were grievously injured in a clash between police and the public over possession of a valuable tract at Ghulam Muhammadabad here on...		Bureaucracy ‘impedes’ DPSCs’ working FAISALABAD, May 15: National Coordination Committee for District Public Safety Commissions and Police Complaint Commissions chairman Ehsan Ahmed and provincial coordinator Alamdar Husain have said the bureaucracy is not implementing their...
Darul Aman ‘as insecure as any other place’ FAISALABAD, May 15: Members of the local Darul Aman advisory council have expressed concern over ‘inadequate’ security arrangements at the institute. They have demanded that Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi should immediately...		PML worker shot dead over enmity SAHIWAL, May 15: A PML worker was shot dead while his colleague was injured on Sunday over some political enmity in Chak 31/4-L. Ghulam Kazim Khokhar and landlord Manzoor Ahmed were...
Four minors killed in roof collapse DERA GHAZI KHAN, May 15: Four children were killed and eight others were injured seriously on Sunday when the roof of a seminary collapsed on them in Mauza Gajjani, some 30kms...		36 PTCL men face corruption inquiry GUJRANWALA, May 15: The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) authority initiated an inquiry against 36 officials involved in alleged corruption here on Saturday. Reports said that officials accused of corruption were...
IGP can create patrol posts LAHORE, May 15: The Punjab government has finally come up with the ‘idea’ that the highway patrol posts can be created by the IGP (PPO) under the Police Order. This will...		Azhar for return of exiled leaders LAHORE, May 15: Former PML-Q president Mian Azhar says former prime ministers Nawaz Sharif and Benazir Bhutto and ex-chief minister Shahbaz Sharif should return home and play their role in national...
Ban on rent-a-bike business likely LAHORE, May 15: The Punjab government is considering a proposal seeking a ban on rent-a-motorbike business. Sources said the government had taken notice of increasing crime in the city in which...		ARD’s challenge to ruling party LAHORE, May 15: If the ruling party believes that it is really popular, it should announce general elections during the current year and test its standing among the electorate, says an...
A folk singer’s hymn to Lahore LAHORE, May 15: Korah Baghat, a 27-year-old resident of a remote village in Cholistan, describes Lahore as a ‘wonderland’. “The folks of this city are wonderful people. They shook hands with...		Zardari delays return for medical reasons LAHORE, May 15: Asif Ali Zardari, who was to return to the Punjab capital during the next couple of days, has extended his stay in UAE for about two weeks for...
Opening of underpass at Chowk Yadgar to traffic opposed PESHAWAR, May 15: The Chowk Yadgar Underground Market Association has expressed concern over opening an underpass to traffic which has resulted in noise and air pollution in the area. In a...		PML youth wing wants ‘troublemakers’ expelled PESHAWAR, May 15: The Pakistan Muslim League’s youth wing here has called for purging troublemakers from its ranks, and it acknowledged that some elements in the youth organisation were harming it....
Poppy in Bara tehsil destroyed LANDI KOTAL, May 15: The Khyber Agency political administration destroyed standing poppy crops on 55 kanals of land in the remote localities of Bara tehsil. Bara Assistant Political Agent supervised the...		Machine-readable passport office in Mardan soon PESHAWAR, May 15: Federal Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao said on Sunday that Mardan would soon get a machine-readable passport office, with a separate counter for women. The announcement was...
Jirga member killed in crossfire KHAR (Bajaur Agency), May 15: A reconciliatory jirga member died when two groups exchanged fire in Bajaur Agency on Saturday. Officials said Muhammad Boostan Khan, a senior leader of the Jamaat-i-Islami,...		League criticized for supporting dictators PESHAWAR, May 15: The Pakistan Muslim League on Sunday came under scathing criticism for allegedly throwing its weight behind military regimes in the past. The charge was levelled by several speakers...