June 22, 2005	Wednesday	Jumadi-ul-Awwal 14, 1426

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22 child jockeys return from UAE LAHORE, June 21: A group of 22 children, aged four to 14, who worked as camel jockeys in the United Arab Emirates returned home on Tuesday...		Camel jockeys blame it on dear ones LAHORE, June 21: Most of the children, who returned from the UAE on Tuesday, revealed that their parents had been instrumental in making them camel jockeys. “The UAE was a good place as we were earning a handsome money....
Industrial zones to be set up in tribal areas ISLAMABAD, June 21: Pakistan has formally sought US help to establish qualified industrial zones (QIZs) in tribal and other terroristprone areas in an effort to reduce poverty and eradicate the menace...		Ministry’s bid to amend PMDC laws hits snags RAWALPINDI, June 21: An attempt by the Ministry of Health to amend the law governing the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has ran into difficulties with the law division...
Division of Sukkur opposed by parties SUKKUR, June 21: More than 400 activists of various political parties took out a procession and held a demonstration outside the press club here on Tuesday against the proposed division...		Cooperative societies offered relief package MUZAFFARABAD, June 21: The Azad Kashmir government on Tuesday announced a relief package for cooperative societies registered with the AJK Cooperative Bank (AJKCB) to enable...
‘Newspaper industry issues to be resolved’ ISLAMABAD, June 21: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Tuesday said that the government was committed to resolving issues being faced by journalists and the newspaper industry in a fair and impartial...		Benazir warns rulers against rigging elections ISLAMABAD, June 21: Former prime minister and Chairperson Pakistan People’s Party Benazir Bhutto on Tuesday warned the regime against rigging the future elections again as it had done in 2002...
399 CNG stations set up in 3 years ISLAMABAD, June 21: A total of 399 CNG stations were established form January 2002 to December 2004 in the country, says an Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority report...		Committee to devise strategy for PA LAHORE, June 21: Punjab Assembly Speaker Afzal Sahi on Tuesday constituted a 12-man committee comprising members of the treasury and the opposition to devise a strategy...
One killed, 18 hurt in gas blast LAHORE, June 21: One person was killed and 18 injured in a gas explosion at Main Sadar Bazaar in North Cantonment on Tuesday...		Work on bone marrow transplant unit starts LAHORE, June 21: Governor Khalid Maqbool has said the Punjab government will coordinate with the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) to make available modern equipment for the first Bone Marrow...
Shahbaz wants action against MPs withdrawn LAHORE, June 21: PML-N President Shahbaz Sharif says suspension of 10 opposition MPAs of the Punjab Assembly is illegal. In a press statement issued on his behalf here on Tuesday...		Benazir’s birthday celebrated LAHORE, June 21: The Pakistan People’s Party celebrated the 52nd birthday of Ms Benazir Bhutto on Tuesday, pledging to extend her full support in her struggle for the restoration of democracy....
Attempt for reconciliation shot down LAHORE, June 21: The opposition on Tuesday boycotted the Punjab Assembly session, and there were rumours that a delegation of theirs would call on the Lahore High Court chief justice...		Mukhtaran a victim of system: Shujaat LAHORE, June 21: PML President Chaudhry Shujaat Husain on Tuesday stressed the need for the elimination of feudal culture to check violence against women. “Mukhtaran fell prey to a cruel system...
High Court summons Abida LAHORE, June 21: Justice Khwaja Sharif of the Lahore High Court on Tuesday summoned former minister Abida Husain on June 26 to explain her conduct for impeding the installation...		Domestic gas sale up by Rs15bn LAHORE, June 21: The revenue generation of Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited through the sale of gas to the domestic consumers this year will reach a mark of Rs77 billion...
Rs5 notes to be invalid from July 1 KARACHI, June 21: People have only nine days to get Rs5 notes exchanged with Rs5 coins or notes of higher denominations. From July 1, these notes will become just pieces...		Town nazim elected QUETTA, June 21: Haji Sadiquddin Mandokhel, backed by the Pakistan Muslim League, the opposition, independents and Hazara councillors, defeated Dr Aftab Hussain Kakar, backed by the Pukhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party...
DSP dies in accident QUETTA, June 21: DSP, Uthal, Shahzada Agha Farooq Ahmedzai, who was among the victims of an accident on Monday on the Quetta-Karachi highway near Anjera, was buried in Kalat on Tuesday....		Acrylic waste yard gutted HARIPUR June 21: The acrylic waste yard of Dewan Salman Fibers in Hattar was gutted when a fire broke out here on Tuesday evening. The cause of the fire and nature...
Dispute over desilting; 5 of a family shot dead LARKANA, June 21: Five of a family, two of them brothers, were shot dead and four others injured in Hakim Sultan Magsi village near Mirokhan town on Tuesday. The alleged killer,...		PhD degrees awarded HYDERABAD, June 21: The Board of Advanced Studies of the University of Sindh at its meeting held on Tuesday approved the award of PhD degrees to four candidates....
Matrimonial row sparks clash; 21 injured DADU, June 21: Seventeen people were injured in a clash between two groups over a matrimonial dispute in the Potho village in Khairpur Nathan Shah on Monday night. The injured, including...		No plan to prevent, treat skin infection PESHAWAR, June 21: Skin disease leishmaniasis continues to affect people across the province, while the health department has yet to initiate any programme either to check its spread or to treat...
Students told to choose correct varsity course PESHAWAR, June 21: Speakers at a seminar have urged students to choose the correct course for study in a foreign university so that they could avoid problems regarding finding a suitable...		Nine SSGC employees injured in gas explosion HYDERABAD, June 21: Nine employees of the Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) suffered burn injures in a gas explosion outside a textile mills in the jurisdiction of Gulshan-i-Hali police station...
BP’s investments in Badin’s community development KARACHI, June 21: BP Pakistan has said that it has made significant investments in Badin’s community development. In a statement issued here on Tuesday...		Oil company urged to hire local people BADIN, June 21: A large number of people from all over the district held a demonstration outside the Khaskheli oil fields on Tuesday in protest against what they called denial...
Policeman held with Rs1m graft money SUKKUR, June 21: The anti-corruption police along with a magistrate arrested Ghulam Sarwar Noonari, in-charge of the Humayoon police check-post, Shikarpur district, on Tuesday...		‘ABD helping Pakistan achieve MDGs’ ISLAMABAD, June 21: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is a strategic partner of Pakistan assisting it to reach the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and objectives of the poverty reduction strategy...
Pensioners reject 10pc raise LAHORE, June 21: The Pakistan Federation of Civil and Military Pensioners has rejected a 10 per cent raise in pensions announced in the federal budget, and demanded not only a considerable...		Patrol posts go into operation LAHORE, June 21: The newly established 60 patrol posts formally started functioning on Tuesday in 11 different districts of the province for maintaining law and order. Highway patrolling DIG Syed Saqlain...
PML-N meeting today LAHORE, June 21: Top PML-N leaders are meeting in Islamabad on Wednesday to discuss their strategy about the local elections. Chairman Raja Zafarul Haq will preside over the meeting. Chaudhry Nisar...		Four escape from jail in Gujranwala: Duty staff sent behind bars GUJRANWALA, June 21: As many as four alleged culprits who were arrested by the police following an encounter managed to escape from the Qila Dedar Singh jail on Tuesday....
PML stalwarts agree to differ: Rajanpur local polls MULTAN, June 21: Differences between the ruling PML stalwarts in the remote Rajanpur district of southern Punjab have cropped up again ahead of the local-body polls, as both Leghari and Dareshak...		Irregularities in Mianwali education department MIANWALI, June 21: Local education department has appointed teachers on various posts in violation of relevant rules and regulations. It has also been learnt that some influential male teachers have been...
Robber killed in ‘encounter’ with police RAHIM YAR KHAN, June 21: A robber was killed and another arrested during an ‘encounter’ here on Monday night in Sadiqabad tehsil. On a tip-off, the police raided their hideout...		TMA income up by 200pc in four years MULTAN, June 21: City Tehsil Nazim Mian Faisal Mukhtar on Monday said that the TMA’s income had increased by around 200 per cent during the last four years. Addressing a press...
Ex-minister to head SNGPL LAHORE, June 21: Former federal minister Mian Altaf Saleem will be the new chairman of Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) following his election as one of the 13 directors...		District nazim’s panel for LG polls criticized SIALKOT, June 21: The district nazim’s announcement of union council candidates for the upcoming local bodies polls has been criticized by other PML heavyweights of local political arena,...
Heatwave proves fatal for more in Sahiwal SAHIWAL, June 21: Five more people died of heat on Tuesday raising the two-day death toll to 25. Those died on Tuesday included Rashid Ahmad, 60, of Wapda Colony, Ferozedin...		NWFP’s plea for early NFC award PESHAWAR, June 21: NWFP’s Minister for Finance, Planning and Development Sirajul Haq has expressed the hope that the federal government would meet its commitment in respect of putting in place...
Girl wants father’s bail cancelled PESHAWAR, June 21: A 13-year-old girl, Afsheen, has appealed to the judiciary to cancel the bail before arrest of her father, who had been allegedly involved in the kidnapping and killing...		Three slain as rival groups clash PESHAWAR, June 21: Three people were killed when two groups opened fire on each other on the Ring Road in the Pishtakhara locality on Tuesday morning, police officials said...
‘Suicide sisters’ case: PHC moved PESHAWAR, June 21: The detention of four people, including two sisters, accused of plotting suicide attacks, has been challenged in the Peshawar High Court. The writ petition was filed by Hameed...		Emergency cells set up in flood-prone districts PESHAWAR, June 21: The NWFP government has set up emergency cells in three districts, including Peshawar, after the water level in Kabul river registered an alarming increase, officials said. An irrigation...
Envoy asks Pakistan to improve ties with EU ISLAMABAD, June 21: European Union Ambassador IIkka Uusitalo has stressed that Pakistan should go beyond the traditional markets and improve its trade ties with all the EU member countries...		Parents’ help sought for polio eradication PESHAWAR, June 21: Health Minister Inayatullah Khan has urged parents to cooperate with heath workers administering polio drop to eradicate the disease. He was addressing as chief guest...