June 9, 2005	Thursday	Jumadi-ul-Awwal 1, 1426

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Uproar in Senate on PM Sectt decision : PMDC secy’s reinstatement ISLAMABAD, June 8: The ruling party senators on Wednesday reacted to the reported decision of the Prime Minister’s Secretariat asking the health ministry to rescind the suspension order of the Pakistan...		FBI team joins probe into Bari Imam shrine blast RAWALPINDI, June 8: A four-member team of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has started assisting the local law-enforcement agencies in the Bari Imam suicide bombing probe, an official source said...
Rashid seeks permit for private Srinagar visit MUZAFFARABAD, June 8: The application of federal Minister for Information Sheikh Rashid Ahmed for a special permit to travel to Srinagar was submitted in the office of deputy commissioner here on...		Punjab budget today LAHORE, June 8: Punjab Finance Minister Hasnain Bahadur Dareshek on Thursday (today) will present before the assembly budget proposals for the financial year 2005-06, indicating a total revenue outlay of around...
Budget to plunge country into worst trade deficit: PPP ISLAMABAD, June 8: The former prime minister and PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto said the Budget 2005-06 would plunge Pakistan into worst trade deficit. In a statement issued by the PPP media...		Budget described as anti-labour FAISALABAD, June 8: People from all walks of life, especially the working class, on Wednesday staged demonstrations to mark their grievances against the federal budget. Hundreds of powerloom...
636 Sikhs arrive for Jorr Mela LAHORE, June 8: Some 636 Indian Sikhs arrived here on Wednesday to celebrate a three-day Jorr Mela, starting on June 14 at Gurdwara Dera Sahib near the Lahore Fort. ...		‘No decision will be accepted without Kashmiris’ ISLAMABAD, June 8: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Chairman Raja Zafarul Haq has said the people will not accept any decision on the Kashmir dispute taken without the consent of Kashmiris. He...
NHA raises toll tax between 25-100pc for trucks, buses ISLAMABAD, June 8: The National Highway Authority (NHA) has decided to increase toll tax on all national highways for buses and trucks between 25-100 per cent with effect from July 1,...		UK releases Rs802m for welfare projects KARACHI, June 8: Mr Masood Ahmad, the director-general of the UK government’s Department for International Development (DFID), announced on Wednesday the release of Rs802 million (7.5 million pounds) grant for health...
‘Judges’ job most difficult’ ISLAMABAD, June 8: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Nazim Hussain Siddiqui has cautioned judges to keep in mind that they too are being judged by the world. “Indeed, the judges perform...		Steps to check arms’ spread stressed PESHAWAR, June 8: Expressing concern over proliferation of small arms, two NGOs have urged the government to fulfil its commitment with the United Nations about the implementation of its Programme of...
Withdrawal of excise duty in Fata demanded KHAAR (Bajaur Agency), June 8: The trade and business community of tribal areas has criticized imposition of excise duty on industrial units in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, and asked the...		Call for judicial probe into varsity incident LAKKI MARWAT, June 8: The president of the local chapter of the Sarhad College Teachers Association, Prof Mohammad Yaqoob Khan, has condemned the authorities concerned for booking 68 ‘innocent’ students in...
Outbreak of dengue fever feared in Haripur PESHAWAR, June 8: The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed apprehensions about the outbreak of dengue fever in Haripur district and asked the government to take precautionary measures to control the...		NWFP budget on 19th PESHAWAR, June 8: The NWFP governor has summoned a special session of the NWFP Assembly on June 19 at 4pm for the presentation of the provincial budget for the 2006-06 financial...
Unfair Hesco practices blamed for breakdowns NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, June 8: Officials of the Hyderabad Electric Supply Corporation, have been accused of providing additional supply of electricity to influentian people in the town at the cost of common...		Tail-end growers getting water, says minister SUKKUR, June 8: Provincial Irrigation Minister and Secretary-General of PML Sindh, Sardar Nadir Akmal Leghari, has said it is the first time that farmers in tail-end area are getting their share...
Farmers say shortage of water artificial BADIN, June 8: The tail-end growers of Mirwah-Talhar have alleged that the assistant executive engineer and other staff of the sub-division have created an artificial shortage of water and accused them...		18 injured in accident SHIKARPUR, June 8: At least 18 people, including the drivers of a coach and a truck, were seriously injured in a collision between the Swat-bound coach and the truck at Shikarpur-Jacobabad...
Demand for probe into shoddy canal work LARKANA, June 8: District Nazim Khursheed Ahmed Junejo, has expressed dissatisfaction over the quality of construction work of the retaining walls of the Rice Canal and its revamping, and has demanded...		PCO owner killed NAWABSHAH, June 8: An ASI and two police constables of Buchheri police post, Daur police station, have been accused of killing a PCO owner in Buchheri town. ...
Hospitals told to refund ‘user charges’ PESHAWAR, June 8: Provincial Health Minister Inayatullah Khan has taken a strong notice of collection of extra charges from patients in some hospitals, and ordered the authorities to refund the amount...		Wasa gets ‘no response’ from private sector: Recovery of arrears LAHORE, June 8: Recovery of over Rs674 million accumulated arrears of Water and Sanitation Agency has become doubtful as nobody has shown interest in its offer to recover the same against...
Opposition boycotts meeting LAHORE, June 8: Opposition parties in the Punjab Assembly boycotted the Business Advisory Committee meeting held here on Wednesday to discuss duration and other matters of the budget session starting on...		Couple seeks protection against threats ISLAMABAD, June 8: A German girl alleged here on Wednesday that she was facing threats from her family and police after marrying a Pakistani boy she had met through the Internet....
Tenants protest OKARA, June 8: The Anjuman-i-Mozaraeen Renala Khurd took out a protest rally against the arrest of AMP vice-president Yaqoob Masih Salhotra. Dozens of tenants, along with their children, assembled at the...		Durrani lauds jirga role in settling feuds PESHAWAR, June 8: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has said the provincial government will soon to table the Hasba bill in the provincial assembly that would guarantee the rights of...
Pervaiz accused of using funds for self-projection LAHORE, June 8: PPP MPA Farzana Raja alleged on Wednesday that the Punjab chief minister was using for personal projection the funds provided by the World Bank for creating awareness among...		LHC judge retires today LAHORE, June 8: Justice Farrukh Latif of the Lahore High Court is retiring today (June 9) after attaining the age of superannuation, officials told this agency here on Wednesday. The formal...
Runaway children multiply LAHORE, June 8: The number of runaway children is on the rise, according to statistics compiled by the Railway Police Help Centres during the last two years. The railway police caught...		Awareness about newborns’ care LAHORE, June 8: As the Punjab health department is focusing on prevention of diseases through vaccines and health education, a private welfare organization is working on its own to educate mothers...
FIA asked to check illegal immigration ISLAMABAD, June 8: Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Sherpao on Wednesday directed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to depute senior officials at airports to check illegal immigration. Presiding over a meeting at...		Punjab bar’s strike call for today LAHORE, June 8: The Punjab Bar Council has issued a call to lawyers across the province to observe a complete strike on Thursday in protest against alleged sacrilege of the Holy...
Tributes to legends of photography ISLAMABAD, June 8: An exhibition of 84 monochromatic (black and white and sepia) photographs was inaugurated at the National Art Gallery here on Tuesday. The exhibition, titled Tributes to the legend...		Loadshedding in tribal areas PESHAWAR, June 8: The Tribal Areas Electricity Supply Company (Tesco) has started load management in tribal areas to save the power system from total collapse due to severe overloading of the...
Rehabilitation centre soon in DG Khan: Camel jockeys DERA GHAZI KHAN, June 8: A rehabilitation centre for child camel jockeys, who are due to return from the UAE, will be established soon to help them recover and rejoin their...		Producer, actress die on road GUJRANWALA, June 8: A stage actress and a producer were killed while three others sustained injuries in a road accident here on Wednesday on GT Road. Reports said producer Ashfaq Ahmad...
43 villages declared calamity hit BAHAWALNAGAR, June 8: Punjab Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi has declared 43 villages of Bahawalnagar district as calamity hit and exempted farmers from agricultural income tax and abiana of the Rabi crop...		Lawyers observe strike against sacrilege FAISALABAD, June 8: Scores of lawyers took out a rally here on Wednesday to express their resentment over alleged sacrilege of the Holy Quran by the US forces. Led by District...
Four killed in two road accidents SHEIKHUPURA, June 8: Four people were killed in two road accidents while more than 25 passengers sustained injuries here on Wednesday. Near Chora Rajputan, a Lahore-bound passenger bus collided with a...		Students oppose semester system PESHAWAR, June 8: Students of the University of Engineering and Technology boycotted their classes and staged demonstrations on Wednesday to protest against cancellation of summer vacation and introduction of semester system...