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Investment of $1.9bn in solar, wind power likely: PM opens project in village RAWALPINDI, June 19: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Saturday said the government would encourage foreign investment in alternative energy sector to meet the power requirements....		PMDC to be made autonomous: PMA-ministry row resolved RAWALPINDI, June 19: The Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) and the health ministry on Sunday agreed to work together for making the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) a strong, independent and...
President asks children to focus on education ISLAMABAD, June 19: President General Pervez Musharraf in a TV programme aired on Sunday to mark the Fathers’ Day asked children to inculcate the virtues of honesty, truthfulness and contentment and...		Fazl’s brother wins DIK seat in by-election DERA ISMAIL KHAN, June 19: Maulana Lutfur Rehman, a stepbrother of opposition leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman and MMA candidate for the by-election on the NWFP Assembly seat PF-66, won by securing...
UN starts repatriation of Afghan refugees ISLAMABAD, June 19: The UN refugee agency has started repatriating thousands of Afghans from a tribal region where the military has battled militants linked to Al Qaeda and the Taliban, officials...		Reforms in water sector: learning from others ISLAMABAD, June 19: Government experts and officials have returned home with some ideas to improve water supply and sanitation in cities after studying the successful institutional reforms in the sector in...
Benazir slams Punjab MPAs’ suspension ISLAMABAD, June 19: Former prime minister Benazir Bhutto has denounced barring of opposition members from attending the Punjab Assembly session as an attempt to silence them from playing their parliamentary role....		7 women police injured RAWALPINDI, June 19: Seven women police officials including the Station House Officer (SHO) Inspector Hameeda Sardar and their driver were injured in a road accident while going to Chontra on a...
China praises Pakistan for curbing terrorism BEIJING, June 19: Pakistan has made significant efforts to curb the menace of terrorism and extremism and President Pervez Musharraf’s policies have proved very effective in this regard, a Chinese official...		AJK panel approves expenses for US tour MUZAFFARABAD, June 19: The AJK Assembly’s finance committee has approved an expenditure of Rs4 million for seven lawmakers and an official who will be visiting the United States next month....
‘Seven union leaders still in custody’ ISLAMABAD, June 19: Seven leaders of the Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) are still detained by law-enforcement agencies, as the workers here continued their anti-privatization strike on Sunday....		Motion referred to committee ISLAMABAD, June 19: The presiding officer of the Senate has referred to the privileges committee a motion by the MMA alleging the president, the Senate, National Assembly and the ministry of...
‘Massive uplift funds in new budget’ LORALAI, June 19: More employment opportunities for agricultural graduates and huge allocation of funds for developments schemes have been envisaged in the budget for the 2005-06 financial year, according to Balochistan...		NA speaker leaves for France ISLAMABAD, June 19: National Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Amir Hussain on Sunday left for France on a four-day official visit. He will address the plenary sitting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the...
Tender to be issued for water drainage plan DERA MURAD JAMALI, June 19: Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Muhammad Yousaf on Sunday assured residents of Dera Murad Jamali that a tender for a Rs100 million water drainage scheme would be...		Pakistani held in Mexico for arms sale MEXICO CITY, June 19: Mexican police near the US border arrested a Pakistani wanted in the United States for trafficking anti-aircraft missiles, according to the attorney-general’s office....
New political party launched in Quetta QUETTA, June 19: A new political party was launched here on Sunday with the aim of establishing a true Islamic system in the country. Sharjah-based economist Dr Niaz Mohammad Khan announced...		Several nazims, naib nazims resign: Nankana issue worsens SHEIKHUPURA, June 19: Tension mounted in Khanqah Dogran and adjoining areas on Sunday, as several nazims, naib nazims and councillors in urban and rural areas tendered their resignation as a protest...
Theft case against UC nazim, 5 others JHANG, June 19: A union council nazim and his five accomplices have been nominated in a theft case registered by the Qadirpur police station for uprooting and taking away signboards from...		Seven new jails approved for Punjab, Sindh GUJRANWALA, June 19: The federal government has approved construction of seven new jails in Punjab and Sindh besides separate barracks for dangerous criminals and terrorists....
Tribesmen see miscreants behind blast DERA GHAZI KHAN, June 19: A majority of tribal leaders in Kher, Fort Munro, are of the view that the June 16 blast at a power-supply tower was activity of...		Rs2.93bn Vehari district budget VEHARI, June 19: The district council on Saturday approved a tax-free budget of Rs2,937.859 million (Rs2.93 billion) for the financial year 2005-6. Giving details, District Nazim Mumtaz Khan Khichi said Rs429...
Two robbers killed in ‘encounter’ GUJRAT, June 19: Kunjah police on Sunday claimed to have killed two motorcycle snatchers in an encounter near Kot Qutab Din. Acting on a tip-off that a gang of four robbers...		Parco team missing for two days DERA GHAZI KHAN, June 19: A patrol team of Parco is feared kidnapped, as it has been missing for the last 36 hours after losing its wireless link in Kot Chutta...
Three PTCL men released TOBA TEK SINGH, June 19: Three PTCL Employees Union leaders were released here on Sunday. Ashraf Javed (Toba Tek Singh), Khalid Pervez and Muhammad Arshad (Kamalia) were detained a few days...		Rashid opens radio station MIANWALI, June 19: Federal Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has urged journalists to come forward to defence of the country’s image as the western media was tarnishing it by portraying Pakistan...
Heatwave leaves six dead in Sahiwal SAHIWAL, June 19: Six people died from heatwave here during the last 24 hours, the DHQ hospital sources said. They were identified as Muhammad Latif (70) of Chak 105/7-R, Ghulam Farid...		Two killed VEHARI, June 19: Two motorcyclists were killed and three other people were injured in an accident on Vehari-Multan Road near Garah Morr stop here on Sunday. Motorcyclists Muhammad...
Amendment raises bar members LAHORE, June 19: The amended Legal Practitioners and Bar Council Act has increased the number of Pakistan Bar Council members to 22 and set a ceiling for seats in provincial bar...		PM asks CM to ensure fair, free local polls LAHORE, June 19: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Sunday met Punjab Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi and discussed with him the law and order, budget, development projects, party matters and the forthcoming...
Proposals on new towns submitted LAHORE, June 19: Nazims of six towns presented their proposals in respect of creation of three more towns in the city district at a meeting chaired by Punjab Local Government Minister...		Contract doctors’ cases being reviewed LAHORE, June 19: Parameters to regularize the services of doctors, working on a contract basis, are being finalized. The service structure of all doctors would be reorganized, Punjab Health Minister...
Protest show outside PA likely today LAHORE, June 19: Noisy protests are expected both in and outside the Punjab Assembly on Monday as the opposition is determined to flout Speaker Afzal Sahi’s orders of banishing 10 PPP...		Decrease in slaughter keeps meat price high LAHORE, June 19: Mutton and beef are being sold for Rs250 and Rs130 per kg, respectively, owing to a continuous decrease in slaughtering of animals at abattoirs and failure of the...
Humayun calls on Mian Azhar LAHORE, June 19: Federal Commerce Minister Humayun Akhtar Khan called on former PML-Q president Mian Azhar at the latter’s residence here on Sunday. Both the leaders in their over-an-hour-long meeting reportedly...		Jatois, Mahars agree to end dispute SUKKUR, June 19: An eighteen-year-old dispute, which started over a plot of land, was resolved by a high-level jirga held in the Sukkur circuit house on Sunday. Sindh Chief Minister Dr...
Man killed, 2 injured by power cable JACOBABAD, June 19: A man was killed and two others were injured when an 11kv cable fell on the main chowk of Kandhkot town on Sunday. Naik Mohammad Bakhrani along with...		Protest against proposed division of Sukkur SUKKUR, June 19: The People’s Party Parliamentarians has announced a resistance movement in the wake of the proposed division of the district. This was decided in a meeting held at the...
Division of Nawabshah taluka finalized NAWABSHAH, June 19: The Government of Sindh has finalized a proposal for division of the Nawabshah taluka. A source in the revenue department told this correspondent on Sunday that the government...		Development funds being used only in 2 districts: Sherpao PESHAWAR, June 19: Federal Interior Minister Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao has accused the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal government of not spending development funds among all the districts equally....
‘PA to pass medical varsity act soon’ PESHAWAR, June 19: NWFP Auqaf Minister Maulana Amanullah Haqqani said on Saturday that a legislation for establishment of the Khyber Medical University will soon be passed by the provincial assembly....		Private schools defy govt orders SWABI, June 19: Owners of private schools have refused to comply with the government order to close their schools for summer vacation. People have demanded that the schools should be closed...
1,500 bottles of spurious beverage seized LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), June 19: Authorities in Bara tehsil recovered 13 stolen motorbikes and hundreds of spurious soft drink bottles in two separate raids on Sunday. The Khasadar force recovered...		Rs20.9bn for ADP in NWFP budget PESHAWAR, June 19: The NWFP government has unveiled Rs20.98 billion annual development programme (ADP) for 2005-06 with heavy reliance on funds to be provided by international lending agencies and surplus on...
Aids awareness workshop for UAE-based Pakistanis soon PESHAWAR, June 19: The NWFP government is to organize at least 10 workshops for HIV/AIDS awareness for the Pakistanis living in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), an official said. “Pakistanis, especially...		Clemency sought for men held in UAE PESHAWAR, June 19: The wife of a Pakistani doctor undergoing a 20-year prison term in the United Arab Emirates has requested the presidents of the UAE and Pakistan to help her...
PA session on holiday legal, says speaker PESHAWAR, June 19: NWFP Assembly Speaker Bakht Jehan Khan ruled on Sunday that there was no illegality in holding of the budget session on a public holiday and the governor had...		Malpractices alleged in appointments QUETTA, June 19: Opposition parties in the Balochistan Assembly have alleged malpractices in recent appointments in government departments and corruption in the execution of development projects....