May 30, 2005	Monday	Rabi-us-Sani 21, 1426

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CII chief hints at Hudood laws review ISLAMABAD, May 29: Chairman of Council of Islamic Ideology Dr Khalid Masud said on Sunday that Hudood laws were a set of man-made decrees and not a scripture, hinting at their review by the council...		Sindh responsible for NFC delay: Durrani PESHAWAR, May 29: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Durrani has held Sindh responsible for the delay in reaching a consensus on the National Finance Commission award....
Imran wants change in NFC formula SUKKUR, May 29: While urging the government to change the formula for award of NFC to the provinces, the Chairman of the Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf, PTI, Imran Khan, has advised the government...		PML wins Kharan by-election QUETTA, May 29: Sardar Fateh Mohammad Hasni of the Pakistan Muslim League has won the by-election to NA-271, Kharan-cum-Panjgur. According to unofficial results from all the 213 polling stations available with...
Expert on Baglihar calls meeting on June 9 ISLAMABAD, May 29: A neutral expert appointed by the World Bank to look into a dispute between Pakistan and India over the Baglihar Dam project will hold his first meeting with the two sides on June 9. Raymond Lafitte will hold his first meeting with India and Pakistan in Paris on June 9-10...		Literature networking proposed: Islamic criminal law ISLAMABAD, May 29: A three-day international workshop on the application of Islamic laws in the age of globalization ended here on Sunday with the recommendation that Muslim and non-Muslim scholars...
Soomro says NFC award to be announced soon LAHORE, May 29: Senate Chairman Mohammadmian Soomro sees development on the National Finance Commission Award. He told reporters at the Government Central Model School, Ratigan Road, on Sunday...		Mukhtar wants ST reduced, food subsidy LAHORE, May 29: PPP leader and former commerce minister Ahmad Mukhtar demanded on Sunday that the government should reduce sales tax on petrol, electricity and gas in the coming budget. The step, he said, would force the private power producers to bring down their rates and the transporters to reduce fares....
Divided Kashmir ‘unacceptable’ LAHORE, May 29: Any division of Kashmir will not be acceptable to people of Pakistan. This was stated by speakers, including Amanullah Khan, HRCP Director I.A. Rehman, Justice Sharif Husain and Saad Rafiq, at a seminar here on Sunday....		Benazir slams govt’s media policy ISLAMABAD, May 29: Former prime minister Benazir Bhutto has expressed concern over what she said continued assault on the freedom of information in Pakistan. Commenting on reports that the military regime...
Musharraf to visit N. Areas today GILGIT, May 29: The army and Northern Areas administration have finalized arrangements for President Pervez Musharraf’s visit to Skardu and Gilgit on Monday. Official sources said arrangements for the president’s visit...		Shrine incident condemned ATTOCK, May 29: Leaders of various political parties and groups have condemned the suicide bomb attack at Bari Imam shrine in which scores of innocent lives were lost. MMA Attock President...
PRM expresses solidarity with PTCL workers ISLAMABAD, May 29: The activists of People’s Rights Movement (PRM) held a token protest in front of the PTCL Headquarters here on Sunday to express solidarity with the company workers who...		Differences in PML resolved: Pervaiz SAHIWAL, May 29: Differences between the ruling PML and its allies have been ironed out and now there is no internal rift. This was stated by Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz...
Gujranwala police claim disputed: Complainant’s recovery NAROWAL, May 29: The Narowal railway police have disputed the claim of the Gujranwala police about the recovery of a murder case complainant. The railway police said they had recovered Muhammad...		Sialkot without DCO for a month SIALKOT, May 29: Sialkot has been without a district coordination officer for the last one month. DCO Syed Tahir Raza Naqvi was transferred to Lahore a month ago, and Mian Abid...
Rain lashes parts of Sindh HYDERABAD, May 29: A major part of Hyderabad was hit by power breakdown on Sunday as the city received the first monsoon rain. The rain started at around 6:30pm and continued...		Millions embezzled in Chhotiari, says Arbab SANGHAR, May 29: The Chief Minister of Sindh, Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim, has said that millions of rupees were misappropriated in payment of compensation for land acquired for the Chhotiari reservoir...
MPA accuses Sindh CM of victimization MIRPURKHAS, May 29: People’s Party Parliamentarian MPA from Mirpurkhas, Ms Shamim Aara Panhwar, has accused the Sindh government of pressurizing her to join the ruling party. Addressing a press conference here...		Fresh probe into attack on ex-hospital worker ordered ATTOCK, May 29: Justice Mohammad Muzammil Khan of the Lahore High Court (LHC) Rawalpindi bench has asked the district police officer (DPO) to once again initiate an impartial inquiry into a...
Suppliers of poisonous liquor still at large TAXILA, May 29: Local police have failed to trace the culprits who supplied poisonous liquor which claimed life of four persons in Taxila last month. Four persons were killed while two...		JI worker, underworld member shot dead KARACHI, May 29: An alleged member of underworld and a local leader of Jamaat-i- Islami were shot dead by gunmen in different areas of the city on Sunday night. The alleged...
‘Land grabbers occupy school’ SHEIKHUPURA, May 29: Land grabbers have taken possession of the primary school for girls located in Dera Sporran Singhwala in nearby Kaloke village. Some villagers, including area Nazim Dr Abid, told...		Package for Thatta power consumers THATTA, May 29: Federal Minister for Water and Power Liaquat Ali Jatoi has said that 13,500 megawatt electricity is being produced in the country. He said the surplus power can only...
PTCL strike continues HYDERABAD, May 29: Employees of the Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited continued their strike on Sunday in protest against privatization of the company and for acceptance of their demands. According to Shakeel...		UNHCR plans refugee verification process PESHAWAR, May 29: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees will undertake a process of verification of Afghan refugees in the North Waziristan Agency as the government has announced to close...
PML wants facilities for people in budget LAHORE, May 29: The PML will ask the government to present a people-friendly budget for the next year, says party’s president Shujaat Husain. He told Dawn on Sunday that a meeting...		HIV/Aids drugs to be imported from India PESHAWAR, May 29: Pakistan will begin importing anti-retroviral drugs from India for HIV/Aids from July, officials said. “Orders have been placed with an Indian firm and the drugs would be made...
Fazl asks govt to give up pro-US policies PESHAWAR, May 29: Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Sunday asked the government to give up its pro-US stance as the Ummah was against the...		Infant in prison fighting thalassaemia PESHAWAR, May 29: An infant in the Peshawar central prison is suffering from thalassaemia and his mother is facing difficulty in continuing his treatment while she is in jail. The 10-month-old...
Party problems to be solved: PML leader PESHAWAR, May 29: The newly-nominated provincial president of the PML and State Minister for Water and Power, Amir Muqam, has said that no decision regarding appointment of office-bearers would be taken...		Efficient use of foreign aid advised PESHAWAR, May 29: NWFP Health Minister Inayatullah Khan has directed efficient utilisation of foreign aid. He was speaking as chief guest at the concluding session of a workshop on the Evaluation...