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India hints at change in Baglihar design ISLAMABAD, May 22: There are signals that India may go for some changes in the controversial design of the 450mw Baglihar hydropower dam being constructed on the Chenab river in the occupied Kashmir....		Govt urged to extend deadline for bids: Neelum-Jhelum hydropower project ISLAMABAD, May 22: The federal government has been urged to provide a reasonable timeframe to international firms for taking part in the bidding for the $1.5 billion...
Senate body, PMDC at loggerheads: Medical graduates’ registration RAWALPINDI, May 22: The crisis over registration of private medical institutions graduates and the affairs of the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council deepens as the Senate standing committee on health and...		Two Masori Bugtis killed QUETTA, May 22:: Unidentified armed men killed two Masori Bugti tribesmen and injured seriously three others in an attack on the Bakar village, Dera Bugti Agency, on Sunday. “Two Masori Bugti...
Rocca arrives tomorrow ISLAMABAD, May 22: US Assistant Secretary of State Christina Rocca is arriving in Islamabad on Tuesday. Ms Rocca is leading a team of regional experts and will hold formal talks with...		Fake degrees: PPP seeks probe against minister ISLAMABAD, May 22: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has asked the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to probe into the allegations of fake degrees submitted by Minister of State for Religious Affairs Aamir...
‘Pakistan favours more CBMs for improving ties with India’ ISLAMABAD, May 22: Pakistan is looking forward to further improving relations with India through more CBMs and continuation of composite dialogue between the two countries to resolve Kashmir issue....		Kalri — another Manchhar in the making KARACHI: While the toxic waste being released into Manchhar and its subsequent outflow into Indus continue to make media headlines, the contamination of Kalri, which is one of the main sources of water supply to Karachi and Thatta,...
Millers accuse Punjab of stopping wheat transport to NWFP PESHAWAR, May 22: The NWFP flour millers are said to be at odds again with Punjab’s food department after many of their wheat consignments were reportedly offloaded from trucks in different...		GIK Institute convocation on 26th SWABI, May 22: The ninth convocation of the Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology will be held on May 26. A spokesman for the GIK Institute said on...
Plan for D.I. Khan approved ISLAMABAD, May 22: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has approved a multi-billion rupees developmental package for the remote division of Dera Ismail Khan. The package will be a part of the Khushal...		Hospital personnel injured in clash LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), May 22: At least three persons sustained injuries when two rival groups of the Agency Headquarters Hospital staff clashed over appointment of a supervisor for the Extended...
No contestant for Diamer women seats GILGIT, May 22: No nomination papers for the reserved seats for women in the local bodies in the Diamer district of Northern Areas have been filed. The by-elections for the reserved...		Swabi nazim hits out at opposition SWABI, May 22: The district nazim of Swabi, Jehan Zeb Khan, has said that the “negative approach” of the opposition in the district council has affected the working of the district...
Over Rs200m irregularities detected in Chakwal dist govt accounts CHAKWAL, May 22: Violation of rules, unavailability of record and professional inefficiency were the key factors behind Rs201.942 million irregularities unearthed in the accounts of the district government, reveals the Auditor...		A question of suicide or honour killing? ISLAMABAD, May 22: The tragic ending to the love marriage of Suraya Sohail and Hassan Jamal took a new turn on Saturday as the police and medico-legal investigations into the alleged...
No security problem for tourists: minister ISLAMABAD, May 22: Federal Minister for Tourism Dr G.G. Jamal has said there is no security problem for tourists, particularly in the Northern Areas, and tourists could move freely anywhere in...		Allegations by NWFP ‘baseless’: Wheat movement LAHORE, May 22: Punjab on Sunday described the NWFP allegation regarding wheat ban as baseless and said it hardly made sense to impose ban on the crop movement when 70 per...
Budget makers’ training LAHORE, May 22: Training of budget makers of 25 district governments and 105 tehsil municipal administrations in the Punjab is in final stages, it is learnt. Sources told Dawn that the...		‘Accept water body chief’s resignation’ LAHORE, May 22: The Tehrik-i-Istaqlal has demanded that the government should accept resignation of the chairman of technical committee on water resources. Speaking at a press conference here on Sunday, Tehrik...
Wasa suffers Rs1.5bn loss annually: Delay in water meters LAHORE, May 22: The Water and Sanitation Agency of the Lahore Development Authority is suffering an annual loss of Rs1.5 billion on account of delay in installation of meters on all...		Pervaiz ‘annoyed with police’ LAHORE, May 22: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi has reportedly conveyed his displeasure to the IGP for the ‘discourtesy’ shown to Law Minister Raja Basharat and Chief Secretary Kamran Rasool on the...
Families of blast victims also strike deal with accused LAHORE, May 22: Heirs of Sunday’s scrap blast victims have reportedly struck a deal with the accused after accepting Rs400,000 each. Police however vowed to continue legal action against the accused...		PML men urged to end differences LAHORE, May 22: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi urged ministers, assembly members and nazims of his party to play their role in the implementation of government’s people-welfare agenda and social justice with...
‘Sindh to get six more grid stations this year’ DADU, May 22: The federal Minister for Water and Power, Liaquat Ali Khan Jatoi, has said that six new grid stations would be built in Sindh at a cost of Rs2...		Naushahro Feroze hit by power breakdowns NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, May 22: Power supply to Naushahro Feroze town remained suspended for about two hours on Saturday night and again for about four hours on Sunday. People faced a hardship...
Outlaws gun down two constables LARKANA, May 22: A police contingent came under intense firing from outlaws in the Sono Jatoi village on Sunday resulting in the death of two constables. The police party from Taluka...		Man kidnapped JACOBABAD, May 22: Six armed men kidnapped one Rashid Soomro from his house in Golimar Mohalla, in the jurisdiction of B-section police station, Kandhkot, on Sunday. The armed men broke into...
Top official involved in paper leak PESHAWAR, May 22: A student arrested during inquiry into an examination paper leak is reported to have implicated his uncle, a top official of the Board of Intermediate and Secon- dary...		Tribal gunsmiths seek NOC for trade PESHAWAR, May 22: Weapons manufacturers of Darra Adamkhel have sought permission for legal transportation of licensed arms from 3,000 units in the tribal area, sources say. The units, about 35km south...
Rs620m livestock projects planned for fata PESHAWAR, May 22: The livestock and dairy development department, Fata, has invited proposals from stakeholders for its Rs620 million projects planned under the five-year plan (2005-2010) for boosting livestock, poultry and...		MMA urged to allow Fazl, Durrani to attend NSC meeting PESHAWAR, May 22: A joint meeting of the provincial Majlis-i- Shoora and executive committee of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistan (JUP-Noorani) adopted a unanimous resolution on Sunday urged the supreme council of the...
Call to foil ‘Greater Israel’ plan PESHAWAR, May 22: Founder of Tanzeem-i-Islami Dr Israr Ahmed has urged Muslims to foil what he called the United States’ designs of creating ‘Greater Israel’ by ending the Sovereign States of...		Wooden cutlery still popular among peasants PESHAWAR, May 22: Despite being considered as outdated and old fashioned by city people, wooden cutlery is still in use in rural areas. A visitor to wholesale markets of the city...
PPP(S) seeks special package for NWFP PESHAWAR, May 22: MPA Sikandar Hayat Sherpao of the Pakistan People’s Party (Sherpao) on Sunday demanded that the federal government should announce a special package for the NWFP in the budget...		Plea for giving legal cover to smuggled cars PESHAWAR, May 22: Chairman of the Frontier Customs Agents Group, Ziaul Haq Sarhadi, has asked the federal government to revive its ‘vehicle amnesty scheme’ to give legal status to hundreds of...
Rs913m complex at Torkham planned PESHAWAR, May 22: A state-of-the-art border complex will be constructed at Torkham to improve facilities and control the movement of people and goods. The project would cost Rs913.479 million with a...		Plan to shift courts from city opposed LAKKI MARWAT, May 22: Social circles of the district have warned the authorities of a protest movement against their decision to set up a judicial complex near Tajazai, 14 kilometres from...
PML-N bodies LAHORE, May 22: District organizations of the PML-N for all four provinces would be announced during the next few days, the party’s information secretary Siddiqul Farooq says. He told reporters that...		Medical study being carried out PESHAWAR, May 22: A US-based institute is conducting a comparative cross-cultural erotological study in Pakistan. Dr Muzafar Tareen of the Hayatabad Medical Complex will examine 5,000 patients during the study for...
Gomal varsity DERA ISMAIL KHAN, May 22: The Gomal University will reopen on May 25. The university was closed last week after students staged violent demonstrations on the campus. 30 students, who were...		FDA declares 25 housing colonies illegal FAISALABAD, May 22: The Faisalabad Development Authority has declared 25 housing schemes illegal and asked people not to purchase plots in these colonies. According to FDA sources, the colonies are being...
Plumber dies in gas leak MULTAN, May 22: A plumber died of suffocation while three others fell unconscious, reportedly because of gas leakage in a well of a dry-cleaning plant at Bomanjee Chowk on Sunday. Civil...		Fresh probe delayed despite CS orders: Detention in Darul Aman DERA GHAZI KHAN, May 22: An inquiry into alleged maltreatment of a gir,l who was found locked up in a room of the Darul Aman in 2003, could not be commenced...