June 14, 2005	Tuesday	Jumadi-ul-Awwal 6, 1426

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Call to reduce rate of population growth ISLAMABAD, June 13: The World Bank (WB) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have attributed the 1.9 per cent population growth rate in Pakistan to widespread poverty in the country, and...		JI-JUI differences trickle down to lower cadres HARIPUR, June 13: Differences between the leadership of Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) and Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-F (JUI-F) over the issue of attending the meeting of the National Security Council by the leader of opposition,...
Govt, opposition trade charges on Mukhtaran issue ISLAMABAD, June 13: The treasury and opposition benches traded harsh words and allegations in the Senate on Monday after State Minister for Interior Dr Shahzad Waseem and Adviser to the Prime...		Mukhtaran pays visit to Lahore LAHORE, June 13: Mukhtaran Mai paid a short visit to Lahore on Monday and left for Islamabad in the afternoon. She is due to meet Ms Neelofar Bakhtiar, the prime minister’s...
SC urged to take action in Mai case ISLAMABAD, June 13: The All-Pakistan Minorities Alliance (APMA) has urged the Chief Justice of Pakistan to take suo motu action in the Mukhtar Mai case and provide her justice and protection....		Govt urged to sack Ibad ISLAMABAD, June 13: The opposition on Monday called upon the government to sack Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad after disclosure that he had kept receiving 1,000 British pounds aid from the...
Three die in accident QUETTA, June 13: At least three people were killed and 14 others injured when a Quetta-bound passenger bus collided with a truck near Uthal, some 400 miles from here late on...		Proposal to convert towns into tehsils PESHAWAR, June 13: The NWFP government has proposed conversion of town councils into tehsil councils in the eight districts of the province including Peshawar, according to the provincial minister for local...
Call to reduce college affiliation charges PESHAWAR, June 13: The provincial assembly’s standing committee on higher education has suggested that the taxes should be reduced and rules for affiliation of private educational institutions with the universities should...		Radio station in Kohat launched KOHAT, June 13: Kohat radio station was officially inaugurated on Sunday by Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Anisa Zeb Tahirkheli. The minister said at the opening ceremony that the...
PHC reserves verdict on petition against MPA PESHAWAR, June 13: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) here on Monday reserved judgment on a writ petition seeking disqualification of MPA Malik Imran of the Muslim League (N), who was charged...		Strike will continue, say PTCL union leaders LARKANA, June 13: The PTCL Employees Union has rejected the government’s package and announced to continue its strike till the acceptance of employees’ demands. Speaking at a press conference here on...
Police station attacked MANSEHRA, June 13: Around 15 armed men attacked the Shinkiari police station on Saturday, beat up a complainant, the SHO and two constables. Police sources informed Dawn on Monday that while...		21 injured in accident near Halani NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, June 13: Twenty-one passengers of a bus were injured when a Shikarpur-bound bus coming from Karachi fell in a ditch on the National Highway near Halani on Monday six...
Photographs’ exhibition on Kashmir struggle ISLAMABAD, June 13: A photo exhibition was organized by Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) on Monday to highlight the freedom movement in occupied Kashmir. More than 1,000 photographs were displayed at...		Protest held against mill management BADIN, June 13: Employees of the Army Welfare Sugar Mill took out a procession on Monday in protest against mill management for not accepting their demands. CBA union general secretary Ali Mohammad Shah led the protestors. About 200 workers marched from the sugar mill gate and reached at the Kazia canal chowk....
Demands of council employees supported MITHI, June 13: Activists of different political and social organizations took out a procession in support of those employees of the Tharparkar district council who have been observing hunger strike outside...		Train stops at Khairpur urged KHAIRPUR, June 13: A delegation of about 20 organizations of the city held a meeting with the divisional superintendent, railways, Sukkur, superintending engineer, Hesco, Sukkur, and executive engineers of Hesco, Khairpur...
Killed in accident MIRPURKHAS, June 13: An activist of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement, Saeed Ahmed, died in an accident near the Khwaja bus stand on Hyderabad-Mirpurkhas road on Sunday night. He was returning to...		APHC leaders call on Senate chairman ISLAMABAD, June 13: The visiting All-Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) delegation met Senate Chairman Mohammedmian Soomro here on Monday and discussed the situation in Indian-held Kashmir. The delegates briefed the Senate chairman...
Nanotechnology use in defence, industry urged ISLAMABAD, June 13: Minister for Science and Technology Chaudhry Nouraiz Shakoor has urged the industrial sector to make the most of the research being done in the field of nano-science and...		Benazir opposes privatization of PTCL ISLAMABAD, June 13: Former prime minister Benazir Bhutto on Monday expressed concern over the taking over of the Pakistan Telecommunications Company (PTCL) by the army and Rangers. In a statement issued...
‘Policy framework for NGOs to be devised’ ISLAMABAD, June 13: Ministry of Social Welfare and Special Education will soon hold a meeting of all stakeholders to devise a policy framework for non-government organizations (NGOs)....		IT education accreditation body formed: Evaluation, monitoring of quality ISLAMABAD, June 13: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has set up National Computing Education Accreditation Council (NCEAC) to evaluate,...
Gateway: 140 workers excluded from govt package RAWALPINDI, June 13: About 140 daily wage employees of the Telecom Foundation International Gateway Exchange Islamabad have been excluded from the package announced by the government for PTCL workers. The workers...		Powerloom workers go on strike FAISALABAD, June 13: At least 70 per cent powerloom units in the city remained closed on Monday as the workers observed a strike to press for their demands and took out...
Biradarism in LB polls in Sialkot SIALKOT, June 13: The three main biradaris in Sialkot district — the Jatts, the Arains and the Gujjars — are trying to muster support of Punjab Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi for...		Woman burnt alive by in-laws SIALKOT, June 13: A married woman was burnt alive allegedly by her in-laws in Lala Phalora village, Pasrur tehsil, on Monday. Reports said a landlord Muhammad Zakriya’s young daughter Rubina, 22,...
Four bandits arrested after encounter DADU, June 13: The Mehar police on Monday arrested four alleged bandits following a police encounter on the Larkana-Mehar section of the Indus Highway, according to the DPO of Dadu. The...		Army takes over 73 exchanges in Sheikhupura SHEIKHUPURA: The Pakistan Army has taken over 73 telephone exchanges located in the district. Reports said more than 260 Rangers personnel and 241 policemen had been deployed at all the PTCL...
Four killed, 20 hurt as coach overturns RAJANPUR, June 13: Four people were killed while 20 others sustained injuries in an accident on the Indus Highway near Giyamal Morr here on Monday. A coach (C-2265) of the Baloch...		‘Honour’ claims another life OKARA, June 13: A man allegedly shot dead his sister for having relations with a boy on Monday. Reports said Kausar Perveen of 36-37/2 RA village had relations with a young...
18 ‘land grabbers’ booked FAISALABAD, June 13: Factory Area police on Monday registered a case against 18 people, including two real estate dealers, for allegedly grabbing land of a primary school. Reports said Haji Naseeb...		Rs40m released for road construction GUJRANWALA, June 13: Work on Sheikhupura Morr to Khiali Bypass Road has been started at a cost of Rs40 million after the release of funds by the government. This was stated...
Looted OKARA, June 13: Six unidentified armed men entered the farmhouse of a landlord, Shahid Saleem, in 2/D Rajowal village and after overpowering the guards, took away Rs4,000 cash and a licensed...		‘Fair is foul and foul is fair’ LAHORE, June 13: The major theme of the treasury members who spoke in the Punjab Assembly on Monday was something like this: “The budget for the year 2005-06 and the leadership...
Crackdown on housing mafia from July 1 LAHORE, June 13: Punjab Housing and Urban Development Minister Syed Raza Ali Gilani has said that the provincial government will start a crackdown on housing scheme mafia from July 1. Addressing...		Release of PTCL men, families demanded LAHORE, June 13: Jamaat-i-Islami’s Lahore chapter amir Hafiz Salman Butt and secretary-general Amirul Azeem have demanded release of the arrested PTCL trade union leaders and their families. In a joint statement...
Generating units liable to pay power duty: LHC LAHORE, June 13: The Lahore High Court has held that industries are obliged to pay electricity duty to the provincial government even if they are generating power for their own consumption....		Debate on budget continues LAHORE, June 13: The Punjab Assembly on Monday continued general debate on the annual budget with opposition members terming it anti-poor and a bogus document. PPP MPA Rana Aftab Ahmad Khan...
Punjab PA condemns desecration LAHORE, June 13: The Punjab Assembly on Monday unanimously passed a resolution condemning desecration of the Holy Quran by some American army men at Guantanamo Bay. The resolution, jointly drafted by...		LSE investor education programme LAHORE, June 13: The Lahore Stock Exchange launched an investor education programme by holding a workshop at its auditorium on Monday. LSE surveillance and research head Faheem Sardar said a separate...
94pc cotton sowing target achieved LAHORE, June 13: Punjab has achieved 94 per cent of the cotton sowing target of 6.3 million acres by June 10, and hopes to exceed the same during the next seven...		Parties, rights bodies against privatization LAHORE, June 13: A conglomerate of 11 political parties and civil society organizations on Monday put their weight behind the PTCL workers’ stance against the privatization of the company. In a...
Zardari advised complete rest LAHORE, June 13: PPP leader Asif Ali Zardari was shifted from hospital to his residence in Dubai on Monday, says his spokesman. He said Zardari had been advised a complete bed...		Khosa sees no new project LAHORE, June 13: The government is making a mistake by privatizing institutions earning profits, Punjab PML-N Chief Organizer Zulfikar Khosa said here on Monday. At a meeting with secretariat employees, he...
NWFP to get Rs671m more under revised estimates PESHAWAR, June 13: The NWFP government will receive Rs671 million more than the initially projected estimates during the financial year of 2004-05 from the federal divisible pool (FDP) releases and as...		57 pass PSC’s written test PESHAWAR, June 13: The NWFP Public Service Commission, Peshawar, has announced that candidates bearing the following roll numbers have passed the written test in the competitive examination conducted by the Commission...
Villagers vow to avenge killings PESHAWAR, June 13: Residents of the Matani area blocked the main Peshawar-Kohat road on Monday in protest against the killings of two persons who had been kidnapped from Darra Adamkhel 22...		‘JUI needs majority in NA to enforce Shariah’ PESHAWAR, June 13: The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam has said that it wants to enforce the Islamic system in the country, but it needs two-third majority in the National Assembly for getting the...