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Private sector will help achieve progress: Musharraf KARACHI, May 27: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said that the private sector and private enterprise will take the country towards development and help make it an Asian tiger. Addressing officials...		Acceptance would have resulted in Anarchy: SC: Petitions against 17th amendment ISLAMABAD, May 27: The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that acceptance of petitions against the 17th constitutional amendment and the dual office of President Pervez Musharraf would have resulted in total...
Adjournment motions submitted by opposition By Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD, May 27: Opposition parties have submitted adjournment motions to the Senate and National Assembly secretariats for discussion on various issues, including the attack by US troops on Pakistani tribal areas....		‘People below 25 not being issued UK visa’ ISLAMABAD, May 27: The British High Commission has stopped issuing visas to those persons who are below the age of 25 and have no relatives in the United Kingdom (UK). This...
AJK premier wants Kashmir air service ISLAMABAD, May 27: Pakistan will ask India to allow air travel between Muzaffarabad in Azad Kashmir and Srinagar in held Kashmir to facilitate Kashmiris’ travel in the disputed region, it has...		Durrani says he will abide by MMA decision: NSC meeting PESHAWAR, May 27: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has said that the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal’s supreme council would decide whether he would participate in the National Security Council meeting on June...
PTCL workers strike troubles newspapers ISLAMABAD, May 27: The workers of Pakistan Telecommunication Company (PTCL) have jammed the phone network of newspaper offices at Zero Point since Wednesday night, as union leaders on Friday continued their...		Superpowers influence on UN criticized ISLAMABAD, May 27: Speakers at a seminar here on Friday warned of repercussions of growing influence of the super powers, especially of the United States, on the agenda of the United...
Bomb blast at Bari Imam shrine condemned ISLAMABAD, May 27: Government functionaries and representatives of minorities have condemned the bomb blast at Bari Imam shrine in which a large number of people were killed and injured here on...		N-power key to reducing global warming: expert ISLAMABAD, May 27: The current climate change resulting in global warming is the greatest challenge facing the world and nuclear power is a ready option to replace the sources of energy...
Call to set up centres for youth ISLAMABAD, May 27: Centres should be set up at grass-roots level that provide guidance to youth on reproductive health as well as psychological issues. This was stated by Member of the...		Islamabad to have six libraries ISLAMABAD, May 27: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) on Friday announced to establish six public libraries in various sectors of Islamabad. The libraries will be set up at central points of...
‘South Asia economy fails to improve health sector’ ISLAMABAD, May 27: Economic growth in South Asia has not translated into better health for majority of the population, says a report prepared by Mahbubul Haq Human Development Centre. The report,...		Conference in Seoul endorses ‘enlightened moderation’ BEIJING, May 27: The international conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP) held in Seoul has endorsed President Pervez Musharraf’s vision and campaign for enlightened moderation, said Secretary General Pakistan Muslim League...
Call for purging South Asia of nuclear arms LAHORE, May 27: The four-day seminar on “Assessing people-to-people initiatives” concluded here on Friday with an emphasis on the need for making South Asia a nuclear weapon-free zone to ensure safety...		Desecration of Quran: JI women hold protests PESHAWAR, May 27: Women wing of the Jamaat-i-Islami staged a protest demonstration here on Friday against the desecration of the Holy Quran at the Guantanamo Bay. Protesters, including JI’s women MPs,...
FIR in Arab woman’s case quashed PESHAWAR, May 27: The Peshawar High Court on Friday quashed an FIR registered against the Pakistani husband of an Arab woman and his two brothers charged with keeping the woman in...		SHO, three others suspended VEHARI, May 27: Four officials of the Machiwal police station were suspended from service on Friday for allegedly torturing a youth to death. Vehari DPO Mukhtar Tikka has taken the decision...
Privatization of PTCL may be delayed LAHORE, May 27: Privatization process of the Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited may be delayed owing to growing pressure from its employees. Official sources in the federal capital informed Dawn on Friday...		80 per cent work completed: Uplift projects in Tank TANK, May 27: About 80 per cent work on development projects initiated during 2003-04 and on the ongoing schemes of 2004-05 in Tank (Frontier Region) has been completed and their timely...
Asma moves justice of peace LAHORE, May 27: Human Rights Commission of Pakistan chairperson Asma Jahangir has moved the justice of peace (the district and sessions judge) through a petition which seeks the registration of criminal...		Two FIA officials ‘harass’ woman LAHORE, May 27: Two FIA officials have reportedly been found guilty of harassing a woman for allegedly giving illegal protection to Russian girls. Sources told Dawn on Friday that FIA Assistant...
Jobs urged or local youths QUETTA, May 27: Members of provincial assembly adopted several resolutions here on Friday. One of the resolutions demanded that the federal government regularized daily wage workers hailing from Balochistan in the...		Over 1000km roads built in Fata PESHAWAR, May 27: The Pakistan Army has constructed 1,015km of roads and tracks out of the planned 1,849km roads in Fata. According to an Inter-Services Public Relations press release issued here...
Zakat scheme in Ghangche SKARDU, May 27: The Zakat Permanent Rehabilitation Scheme will soon be launched in Ghangche district of the Northern Areas and scrutiny of applications for the Zakat funds received by the Ghangche...		Tuition fee waived in govt schools GILGIT, May 27: The Federal minister for Kashmir affairs who is the chief executive of the Northern Areas has declared that no tuition fee would be charged from students of...
Accident death CHITRAL, May 27: A motorcyclist died and another suffered injuries after a head on collision between two motorcycles on Chitral-Booni road in the Denin Lusht area near here on Tuesday. The...		HEC invites research proposals for funding ISLAMABAD, May 27: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has invited research proposals from faculty members of public sector universities for the second time under Pak-US Science and Technology Cooperative programme....
Police patrol posts from June 1 BAHAWALPUR, May 27: Police patrol posts will become operational across the province from June 1. It was learnt here on Friday that the posts established on highways by the Punjab government...		Rift between Toba nazim, minister aggravates TOBA TEK SINGH, May 27: Differences between District Nazim Chaudhry Muhammad Ashfaq and Punjab Forest Minister and PML district president Dr Ashfaqur Rehman aggravated on Thursday night. Tehsil Nazim Chaudhry Muhammad...
Officials told to recover farm tax, abiana SHEIKHUPURA, May 27: The district revenue officer has issued show-cause notices to four deputy district officers (revenue) for showing negligence in the recovery of outstanding dues, including agricultural tax, abiana, loans...		Absence of weighbridge deplored DERA GHAZI KHAN, May 27: The truck owners and contractors involved in sand and stone transportation from Sakhi Sarwar hills have complained against alleged overcharging of excise duty on specified minerals...
Torture in custody illegal: LHC LAHORE, May 27: Justice Syed Shabbar Raza Razvi of the Lahore High Court has observed that torture in custody is unconstitutional and police officials involved in such an offence must be...		Rallies held amid tight security LAHORE, May 27: Police on Friday made tight security arrangements to guard MMA’s protest demonstrations and avoid any eventuality in view of the Islamabad bomb attack. Heavy police contingents, taken to...
147 blank passports seized in raid on press PESHAWAR, May 27: Police have seized 147 blank Pakistani passports from a printing press in Mohalla Jhangi in the walled city and arrested a man and his son in connection with...		Villagers demand supply of gas PESHAWAR, May 27: Residents of Fato Abdul Rahim village have appealed to the government to make arrangements for the supply of natural gas as a project in this regard has already...
NWFP unlikely to meet farm tax recovery target PESHAWAR, May 27: The NWFP government is not likely to meet the Rs65 million agriculture income tax (AIT) target for 2004-05 after trailing behind the annual target at the close of...		MMA policies criticized PESHAWAR, May 27: The Pakistan People’s Party on Friday severely criticized the ruling Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal alliance and claimed that its policies were ineffective and unpopular as the problems of the masses...