June 3, 2005	Friday	Rabi-us-Sani 25, 1426

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Govt defeated in NA vote-count ISLAMABAD, June 2: The government on Thursday suffered a defeat in a vote-count in the National Assembly when the opposition challenged its majority during the clause-by-clause passage of a bill. Leader...		MMA will survive NSC row: Fazl ISLAMABAD June 2: Leader of opposition in the National Assembly Maulana Fazlur Rahman has said that differences among the MMA leadership over participation in meeting of the National Security Council (NSC)...
PML group denies conspiracy allegation QUETTA, June 2: The PML parliamentary party group comprising ministers and MPAs has denied that it is conspiring to bring about an in-house change in the province. After a meeting held...		Sust dry port starts functioning GILGIT, June 2: The first dry port of Northern Areas has been commissioned after a long delay and without any funfair. A joint venture of China and Pakistan, the Sust Dry...
Caretakers to take over 60 days before polls LAHORE, June 2: National Reconstruction Bureau Chairman Daniyal Aziz has said that caretakers will replace nazims at all levels of the district governments 60 days before the forthcoming local bodies elections...		Hindu extremists slam Advani’s remarks NEW DELHI, June 2: A leading Hindu extremist group that has shored up Indian opposition leader Lal Krishan Advani’s political career for years accused him on Thursday of betraying the country’s...
Advani visits Katas Raj CHAKWAL, June 2: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and President Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) L.K. Advani Thursday arrived at Katas Raj on a brief visit to inaugurate conservation work at...		Development of mining on modern lines stressed QUETTA, June 2: The Balochistan Assembly on Thursday adopted a resolution on developing the mining industry on modern lines and thereby increasing the income of the province. The resolution, moved by...
Experts for changes in Pemra Bill ISLAMABAD, June 2: Participants at a discussion termed the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) Amendment Bill a tool in the hands of the government to curb media freedom and called...		Pressure group formed in PML PESHAWAR, June 2: Twenty -four members of the Pakistan Muslim League who had contested for National Assembly and NWFP Assembly seats in the October 2002 general elections on Thursday announced forming...
Pakistani elected on Mountain Forum’s board ISLAMABAD, June 2: M. Ismail Khan from Pakistan has been elected as Asia-Pacific representative on the six-member board of directors of Mountain Forum for three years, says a press release of...		Talks between capital admin, PTCL workers inconclusive ISLAMABAD, June 2: A meeting held between the capital administration and the Pakistan Telecommunication Company (PTCL) employees action committee on Thursday...
NWFP should side with Sindh: ANP PESHAWAR, June 2: The Awami National Party (ANP) has criticized the NWFP government’s stand on the formulation of the National Finance Commission (NFC) award and said that instead of following the...		Govt accused of fudging economic figures ISLAMABAD, June 2: People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) legislators and renowned economists of the country have criticized the economic policies of the government and accused it of manipulating figures to mislead the...
Conviction of boy set aside PESHAWAR, June 2: The Peshawar High Court on Thursday set aside the conviction by an anti-terrorism court of a juvenile offender in a case of sexual abuse of a minor girl...		Probe ordered into MPA’s degree, PHC told PESHAWAR, June 2: The counsel of MPA Malik Imran of the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) contended before the Peshawar High Court on Thursday that the Sindh governor had ordered an inquiry...
More facilities for Haj pilgrims likely PESHAWAR, June 2: The new Haj Policy envisages direct flights to Madina and an increase in the foreign exchange quota, says an official of the religious affairs ministry. Each pilgrim would...		Protest over judicial complex plan LAKKI MARWAT, June 2: A large number of people on Thursday took out a procession and blocked the main road to protest against the proposed construction of a new judicial...
School building dispute resolved SWABI, June 2: A controversy over construction of a new building for the Maneri Payan high school, which was delayed for six months, was finally resolved after a local jirga and...		Tribes told to keep terrorists out of agency KHAAR, June 2: NWFP Governor Khalilur Rehman on Thursday said that foreign terrorists would not be allowed to take shelter in tribal areas and asked tribesmen keep a watch on elements...
Bid to smuggle hashish foiled KOHAT, June 2: The Anti-Narcotics Force, Kohat, intercepted a truck on the main Indus Highway allegedly carrying a huge quantity of hashish to Punjab from the tribal areas and arrested its...		Benazir flays harassment of political activist ISLAMABAD, June 2: Former prime minister and PPP Chairperson Benazir Bhutto has condemned the arrest and harassment of Jam Saqi, and demanded that hounding of the Sindh social and political worker...
New HC for Bangladesh appointed ISLAMABAD, June 2: Pakistan on Thursday announced appointment of Alamgir B.K. Babar as high commissioner to Bangladesh. Mr Babar, who is serving as Director-General at Headquarters since December 1, 2003, has...		US lauds steps to curb human trafficking ISLAMABAD, June 2: Pakistan has improved its anti-human trafficking performance, notably by increasing prosecutions and convictions of culprits involved in the crime. This was said in a report delivered by US...
FIA accused of helping man travel on fake documents ISLAMABAD, June 2: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) allegedly helped a man to travel to Canada fraudulently by using the passport of his brother living there, sources told Dawn here on...		LDA men in Rs1.5bnland fraud LAHORE, June 2: Some officials of the LDA’s exemption and land management branches have allegedly pocketed Rs1.5 billion by selling 42 plots in Model Town (extension) on fake documents. The fraud...
Bar-bench conflict resolved LAHORE, June 2: A committee of five former presidents of the Lahore High Court Bar Association on Thursday succeeded in brokering a reconciliation between the bar and the bench after an...		Police deny Asma’s allegation LAHORE, June 2: The Ghalib Market police on Thursday reported to additional district and sessions judge Mian Khadim Husain, who is an ex-officio justice of peace, that they prevented the illegal...
Power outages make life miserable FAISALABAD, June 2: Unscheduled power breakdowns and trippings have made the life of citizens miserable in the sizzling weather. Long hours of breakdowns in commercial and residential areas even in odd...		Bid to prevent sacked nazim from taking charge GUJRAT, June 2: The Kharian circle police remained deployed the whole day on Thursday on the premises of Kharian tehsil municipal administration offices to prevent the sacked nazim from ‘forcibly’ taking...
‘First gas then vote’ GUJRANWALA, June 2: Residents of Naushera Virkan tehsil took out a procession here on Thursday against non-provision of gas for the last 20 years. The protesters threatened that they would boycott...		Aptma’s concern at hike in gas tariff FAISALABAD, June 2: The All-Pakistan Textile Processing Mills Association (Aptma) has expressed its concern and dismay over the recent 14 per cent increase in gas price for industrial consumers and termed...
Nishter surgeon gets stay order MULTAN, June 2: The Lahore High Court, Multan bench, held in abeyance the transfer order of the Nishter Medical College and Hospital orthopaedic surgeon accused of sexually harassing a female patient....		Swedish envoy SARGODHA, June 2: People of Pakistan were moderate and peace loving whereas Western media was projecting one-sided image of the country due to some incidents of bomb blasts, says Swedish ambassador...
New vacancies for hospital GUJRANWALA, June 2: The provincial government has approved some 100 more vacancies of doctors and paramedical staff besides construction of a neurosurgery department in the DHQ Hospital. This was stated by...		Seraiki leader remembered amid call for province MULTAN, June 2: The Pakistan Seraiki Party on Thursday observed the death anniversary of the last ruler, Nawab Muzaffar Khan, of the Multan province before annexation of the area with the...
Demand of PTCL men corroborated TOBA TEK SINGH, June 2: Former MPA Mian Muhammad Rafiq, Pakistan Kissan Committee central president Chaudhry Fateh Muhammad and National Workers Party district president Rana Muhammad Azam advocate have supported the...		Transporters clash again FAISALABAD, June 2: Two more people were injured in a fresh exchange of fire between the armed men of two transport companies at the general bus stand here on Thursday. Reports...
Policemen held for robberies, extortion PESHAWAR, June 2: The involvement of police department employees in cases of robbery and extortion is on the rise and over a dozen policemen were arrested last month for their role...		Cadet college’s phase-I to cost Rs173 million PESHAWAR, June 2: The Corps Commander, General Safdar Hussein, has said that the Phase-I of Captain Karnal Sher Khan Shaheed Cadet College will cost about Rs173 million. President General Pervez Musharraf...
Variety show held for mentally ill PESHAWAR, June 2: A variety programme was held here on Thursday for patients of the Mental Hospital Peshawar. “Music and healthy entertainment form effective therapy for the mentally ill and narcotics...		Musharraf to inaugurate work on tunnel PESHAWAR, June 2: MNA Abdul Akbar Chitrali said on Thursday that President Gen Pervez Musharraf was likely to inaugurate work on the Rs8 billion Lowari Tunnel project on June 6. Speaking...