May 31, 2005	Tuesday	Rabi-us-Sani 22, 1426

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Rs240m road started crumbling in months KOHAT, May 30: A 26-km portion of the Kohat-Rawalpindi road, the first project of the Frontier Highways Authority in this area that was completed at a cost of Rs240 million, has...		Balochistan seeks Rs10 billion QUETTA, May 30: Balochistan Planning and Development Minister Maulana Abdul Wasay has said that the centre should give a grant of Rs10 billion to the province in the next fiscal year...
1.2m unlicensed arms in country: Gohar ISLAMABAD, May 30: There were more than 1.2 million unlicensed automatic weapons in the country, former speaker National Assembly Gohar Ayub Khan said here on Monday. Speaking at a seminar on...		Threat to boycott budget session QUETTA, May 30: A group of ruling PML parliamentary party comprising ministers and MPAs has warned that it will boycott the budget session of the Balochistan assembly if injustices of the...
PML-N office-bearers plan to meet Nawaz ISLAMABAD, May 30: A number of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders are planning to visit Jeddah to meet party Quaid Nawaz Sharif after receiving reports that the party chief is about...		Pro-poor budget not likely, say experts ISLAMABAD, May 30: Bounded by the Structural Adjustment Programme dictated by the International Monitory Fund (IMF), the government cannot be expected to present a pro-poor budget, economic analysts said here on...
Pakistani sailor released on bail NEW YORK, May 30: A Pakistani sailor who was arrested on Thursday for allegedly assaulting a teenaged girl in Central Park, New York, was released on a $ 1,000 bond posted...		Canada shares Pakistan’s stand on UN reforms ISLAMABAD, May 30: Canada shares Pakistan’s views on United Nations reforms and its concern over the proposed expansion of the Security Council, Canadian High Commissioner Margaret Hubber said here. “Canada’s policy...
Detection bills issued to Hesco consumers: Move to cover line losses SUKKUR, May 30: A number of Hesco consumers in Sukkur have been given detection bills for the month of May without any valid reason. The detection bills, sources said, were issued...		KACP wants ceasefire by all parties LAHORE, May 30: The Kashmir Action Committee Pakistan (KACP) has called upon all parties to declare ceasefire immediately in all areas of the occupied Jammu and Kashmir. The demand was made...
PPP-PML-N committee meets on Friday LAHORE, May 30: A committee constituted by former prime ministers Nawaz Sharif and Ms Benazir Bhutto at a meeting in Jeddah in February to prepare a code of conduct is scheduled...		MMA meets today LAHORE, May 30: The Supreme Council of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal is due to meet here on Tuesday (today) at Mansoora. The prevailing political situation in the country will come under discussion...
Rulers’ silence ‘prompts US to abuse Muslims’ LAHORE, May 30: Tehrik-i-Insaaf Chairman Imran Khan has said the US is committing excesses against the Muslims around the world because of the criminal silence of the ruling elite. He was...		Children escape rocket attack QUETTA, May 30: Children of a primary school in Nushki area escaped disaster when a rocket exploded close to their school on Monday. According to police sources, miscreants fired a rocket...
Musharraf’s visit postponed GILGIT, May 30: President Gen Pervez Musharraf’s visit to Northern Areas has been postponed for Tuesday owing to inclement weather. The president was due on Monday in Skardu to inaugurate a...		Petition filed against ex-minister ISLAMABAD, May 30: A citizen on Monday filed a petition in the Supreme Court to instruct the Sindh Assembly speaker to proceed with a disqualification reference against former Sindh minister Imtiaz...
NGO to support women ministry ISLAMABAD, May 30: The Ministry of Women Development here on Monday signed an implementation agreement with a German NGO, GTZ, for support and capacity-building of the former. Titled “Support the Capacity...		Budget relief urged for poor citizens PESHAWAR, May 30: The Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) has urged the government to give maximum benefit to small traders, low income people and private sector employees in the...
PML victory endorsement of large projects: Jam QUETTA, May 30: Chief Minister Jam Mohammad Yousuf has said that the victory of Pakistan Muslim League candidate Sardar Fateh Mohammad Hasni in the by-election to the National Assembly seat...		Non-bailable warrants for nazim GUJRAT, May 30: An anti-terrorism court issued non-bailable warrants for arrest of the sacked Kharian tehsil nazim in a case lodged against him with Kharian Cantonment police station, claimed the investigator...
ASI held for keeping two in illegal custody JHANG, May 30: An assistant sub-inspector of the Qadirpur police was arrested after a case was registered against him on court orders for keeping two women in illegal detention. Petitioner Yousaf,...		83 property units of defaulters sealed GUJRAT, May 30: The excise and taxation department sealed 83 commercial property units and imposed penalties up to 75 per cent to defaulters in a campaign launched against property tax defaulters...
Passenger dies as van overturns GILGIT, May 30: A passenger was killed and seven others injured in a traffic accident on the Karakoram Highway on Sunday. Sources said the accident occurred when a Gilgit-bound van overturned...		Newsmen urged to focus on issue-oriented reporting HARIPUR, May 30: Speakers at a workshop have said there is a strong link between good governance and issue-oriented reporting by media persons and said such practices advocated respect for people’s...
Firecrackers released after duty payment GILGIT, May 30: The commerce ministry has allowed release of over 35,000 boxes of firecrackers and plastic shooters after 30 per cent payment of duty on the items which were seized...		‘Deadline’ for arrest of shrine bomber KOHAT, May 30: The Tehrik Nifaz-i-Fiqah Jafria and the Mukhtar Students Organization have given a three-day ultimatum to the government for arrest of terrorists involved in the Bari Imam shrine blast...
Demand for teachers’ salary raise SWABI, May 30: The All Teachers Association (ATA) has demanded to increase their salaries in the forthcoming federal budget, in propotion to the rise in prices. These views were expressed by...		Scholarship for GIK students SWABI, May 30: A delegation of the Petronas University of Technology, Malaysia, interviewed graduate students of the Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology for awarding scholarships. A spokesman...
Constable, robber die in encounter SARGODHA, May 30: A constable and an alleged robber were killed in an ‘encounter’ here on Monday, while another constable was seriously injured. Police claimed that an unidentified robber riding a...		Shopping plaza sealed SIALKOT, May 30: The Auqaf department, with the help of a police contingent, sealed Daska city’s main Al-Ghani Shopping Plaza on Monday owing to non-payment of rent by its management. The...
Sialkot nullahs yet not desilted SIALKOT, May 30: As the rainy season is approaching, the seasonal nullahs — Aik, Dek, Bhed and Palkhu — have not yet been desilted and remodelled by the district government. The...		Students block road in protest against death of friend FAISALABAD, May 30: Students blocked traffic for about an hour, pelted stones at vehicles and burnt tyres on Monday on Sargodha Road in protest against the death of a fellow in...
PSP rally for jobs, funds MULTAN, May 30: The Pakistan Seraiki Party took out a demonstration here on Monday demanding a separate allocation of funds in the federal budget for Seraiki region. A protest camp was...		Mild weather in upper Punjab LAHORE, May 30: Weather in the city and upper Punjab has been mild throughout the current month, with the local Met office forecasting a similar pattern in the next few days....
Short document notices irk traders GUJRANWALA, May 30: The Tax Bar Association and various industrialists have opposed the issuance of short document notices by the income tax department. Speaking at a joint meeting held here on...		Teachers for open court LAHORE, May 30: Some Punjab University teachers have urged Governor Khalid Maqbool to hold an open court in the varsity to know the ‘real issues’. The governor started his three-day visit...
‘Performance a yardstick’ LAHORE, May 30: Leaders who had contested the 2002 elections on the tickets of the ruling party will also play their role in completing the membership targets like MNAs and MPAs....		Qazi wants APHC men’s visit delayed: Settlement of differences LAHORE, May 30: MMA President and Jamaat-i-Islami Amir Qazi Husain Ahmad has advised the government to have the APHC leaders’ visit to Pakistan delayed till all Kashmiri leaders and Syed Ali...
Plan for art promotion: Pervaiz LAHORE, May 30: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi has said the government is implementing a comprehensive programme for the promotion of art and culture in the province. He was speaking at the...		HRCP slams cases against journalists LAHORE, May 30: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan on Monday condemned registeration of cases against two journalists accusing them of defamation and inciting public fear. In a press release, HRCP...
PTCL employees continue protest HYDERABAD, May 30: Employees of the PTCL continued their tool-down strike at almost all district headquarters of interior of Sindh for the fifth day on Monday. The employees are protesting against...		Sindh stance on NFC award not changed: CM SUKKUR, May 30: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said that his government has not changed stance over the NFC award. Talking to newsmen at the Sukkur airport on...
Nazim assumes charge LARKANA, May 30: The district nazim on Monday assumed offices as the Supreme Court upheld the Sindh High Court’s decision of reinstating them. A three-member bench of the apex court had...		Boy, 5, killed after criminal assault JACOBABAD, May 30: The body of a boy, who had been missing for five days, was found from a graveyard here on Monday. He was strangulated after having been criminally assaulted....
Operation against criminals continues DADU, May 30: Five alleged bandits were arrested during a massive search operation launched against criminals here on Monday. A heavy contingent of police, led by DPO operation Dadu, Rukhsar Ahmed...		Breach floods crops, villages NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, May 30: Crops over 850 acres of land as well as eight villages were inundated when a 100-foot-wide breach occurred in the Nusrat Canal near Kandiaro early on Monday...
Skill manual prepared for scouts and guides PESHAWAR, May 30: The United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) has prepared a manual for teaching various skills to boy scouts and girl guides with a view to addressing the problems and...		Special people’s plea for support PESHAWAR, May 30: Special people are also a part of society and need government’s support and encouragement to live a normal life, says 40-year-old Intizar Khan whose height is only three...