June 28, 2005	Tuesday	Jumadi-ul-Awwal 20, 1426

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Hashmi’s appeal: SC issues notice to AG ISLAMABAD, June 27: The Supreme Court on Monday served a notice on Attorney-General Makhdoom Ali Khan on Alliance for Restoration of Democracy President Makhdoom Javed Hashmi’s appeal against his conviction in a mutiny case....		Ummah warned of conspiracies ISLAMABAD, June 27: An All Parties ‘Hurmat-i-Quran’ Conference (APHQC) has decided to extend its activities worldwide to make Muslims aware of the conspiracies being hatched against the Holy Quran....
KU, Chinese academy sign MoU ISLAMABAD, June 27: The Shijijiazhuang Institute of Agriculture Modernization Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, and Institute of Sustainable Halophyte Utilisation University of Karachi singed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at...		Rocket attack: over a dozen arrested QUETTA, June 27: Law- enforcement agencies have taken over a dozen suspects into custody in connection with Sunday’s rocket attack on the residence of Chief Minister Jam Mir Mohammad Yousuf in Kalat....
Police post set on fire SHEIKHUPURA, June 27: Angry villagers set fire to the Ajniawala police post, 30 kilometres from here, on Monday night after police released a blasphemy accused. According to police, a ‘deranged’ man,...		Former AJK minister released MUZAFFARABAD, June 27: Police on Monday released a former AJK minister and three other detained leaders of the opposition People’s Party and its student wing after withdrawing cases against them....
Passport returned to Mukhtaran ISLAMABAD, June 27: Mukhtaran Mai said on Monday that she had received her passport. “I have received the passport late night,” she said smilingly when asked about the passport in...		Optic fibre line fault downs Internet KARACHI, June 27: Internet connections and other telecommunications channels of the country broke down on Monday night when a key fibre optic link of the Pakistan Telecommunication Company developed a fault....
Troops start pulling out of PTCL KARACHI, June 27: Security forces, including army troops, started leaving major installations of the Pakistan Telecommunication Company on Monday night. A spokesman for the Inter-Services Public Relations said the government was...		Bahrain to enhance ties with Pakistan ISLAMABAD, June 27: Prime Minister of Bahrain Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa on Monday called for cooperation between the private and public sectors of the two countries in various fields to further strengthen their ties....
Demand for local poll delay divides ruling coalition ISLAMABAD, June 27: The government may convene a meeting of coalition parties before asking the Election Commission to announce local bodies’ polls schedule to deliberate a demand for accountability of incumbent...		NHA okays highway projects ISLAMABAD, June 27: The National Highway Authority (NHA) Executive Board on Monday reviewed matters relating to construction, extension and maintenance of national highway and motorway projects....
Girls outshine boys in SSC exam ISLAMABAD, June 27: Girls outshone boys by bagging four of the top six positions in the Secondary School Certificate Part-II annual examination results, both in science and humanities groups, announced by...		FBISE announces SSC results ISLAMABAD, June 27: The Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Islamabad, declared the results of the Secondary School Certificate examinations held in March 2005....
8 killed in accident CHAKWAL, June 27: At least eight passengers were killed and 15 others sustained multiple injuries in a head-on collision between two passenger coaches near Malikwal village on Talagang- Khushab road some...		MQM slams Karachi nazim’s statement ISLAMABAD, June 27: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) MNA Kunwar Khalid Younus has criticized the statement of Karachi City Nazim Naimatullah Khan in which he challenged MQM chief Altaf Hussain to contest...
PM urges ulema to promote harmony ISLAMABAD, June 27: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Monday urged ulema to play proactive role in helping the government in its fight against sectarianism and in promoting national harmony and tolerance in the society....		Man shot dead over monetary dispute HARIPUR, June 27: A local trader was killed over a monetary dispute in Mohalla Ramzani here on Sunday. Police said that when Babu Ghulam Mustafa, owner of a shoe store, demanded...
Committee set up to solve problems : Gadoon Amazai Industrial Estate SWABI, June 27: A five-member committee has been constituted to solve day-to-day problems of industrialists and monitor development activities in the Gadoon Amazai Industrial Estate. This was announced by Gadoon industrialists...		Musharraf, Aziz greet new Iranian president ISLAMABAD, June 27: President General Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Monday sent separate congratulatory messages to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on his election as the president of Iran....
Kasuri to attend OIC meeting ISLAMABAD, June 27: Foreign Minister Khurshid M. Kasuri was due to leave for Yemen on Monday as the head of a Pakistani delegation to attend the 32nd session of the Islamic...		Plan to regulate use of alternative medicine: Homoeopathic dispensaries to be set up in July PESHAWAR, June 27: The provincial government will set up homoeopathic dispensaries and other centres for alternative medicine in all 24 districts of the province next month....
Demand to shift revenue records HARIPUR, June 27: President Anjuman Kashtkaran Haripur Malik Goher Rehman has demanded shifting of revenue records to the building of the new district record office as they were being destroyed by silverfish....		Nazim vows to solve power problems LAKKI MARWAT, June 27: District Nazim Humayun Saifullah has said that he will try to solve the problem of load-shedding in the Lakki city and suburbs....
Conference on gender equality PESHAWAR, June 27: An international conference on Gender Equality and Micro Finance, organized by the International Network for Alternative Financial Institutions (INAFI) and hosted by the Sarhad Rural Support Programme, was held here on Monday....		Fixed wheat quota sought QUETTA, June 27: The Pakistan Flour-mills Association, Balochistan chapter, has demanded a fixed wheat quota of the province on the basis of the 1998 census, to avoid flour shortage....
Hill torrents wreak havoc in Ghizer GILGIT, June 27: Violent hill torrents have destroyed 40 houses, 12 shops and a police checkpoint in the western district of Ghizer over the week. Sources said the local administration was...		Board apprised of PIA strategy KARACHI, June 27: The national air carrier’s board of directors on Monday voiced appreciation for PIA’s efforts to become “a world-class profitable” airline offering quality customer services and innovative products....
NP opposes sale of Gwadar land QUETTA, June 27: The central committee of the National Party (NP) has observed that without a strong political platform and an effective political struggle, the nationalist movement in Balochistan cannot succeed....		Minister for competitive agri sector FAISALABAD, June 27: Punjab Food Minister Chaudhry Muhammad Iqbal has stressed upon stakeholders and government functionaries to work for meeting the WTO challenges for survival in the global competitive market and economic prosperity....
Housing colony suffers as depts blame each other MIANWALI, June 27: The low-income housing colony has become a victim of official apathy as the Punjab Housing and Physical Planning department is unwilling to hand over its control to the...		Killers of expats’ father still at large GUJRAT, June 27: Gujrat Sadar police are reluctant to arrest proclaimed offenders, who had earlier shot dead the father of five expatriates and later threatened their mother to withdraw a murder case....
Hospitals in Narowal short of facilities SIALKOT, June 27: Federal Health Minister Muhammad Naseer Khan has come clean that all state-run hospitals, including the DHQ Hospital, and dispensaries in Narowal district have been short of adequate medical...		Workshop on mango disease MULTAN, June 27: Experts from Mango Research Station, Shujabad, on Monday delivered detailed lectures with presentations to agriculture extension staff on what remedial and preventive measures they should advise to growers...
Eight killed, 15 hurt on road GUJRANWALA, June 27: Eight people, including four family members, were killed while 15 others injured in two road accidents here on Monday. Four family members, including a minor girl, were killed...		New cotton varieties to enhance exports FAISALABAD, June 27: The federal government has evolved a strategy for strengthening textile sector, standardization of ginning, spinning, weaving and processing, besides development of better cotton varieties....
UAE wants to build sports city LAHORE, June 27: A three-member delegation of the United Arab Emirates headed by State Minister Khalid Abdulrahim Al Zarooni reportedly showed interest in building a sports city in Lahore....		Khakwani against making PR corporation LAHORE, June 27: The Pakistan Railways needs not to be converted into a corporation if its present board is given autonomy, says State Minister Ishaq Khan Khakwani....
PML-N to take active part in LB election LAHORE, June 27: Punjab PML-N president Zulfikar Khosa has called for an accountability of those who misused public funds. However, he does not say the process should essentially be completed before the local elections....		Local polls schedule before 10th LAHORE, June 27: Election schedule will be announced before July 10 after dissolving local councils as required under the law, sources in the Election Commission and local bodies department say....
Lesco faces problems in distribution system LAHORE, June 27: The Lahore Electric Supply Company is trying to be as innovative as possible to deal with the current distribution crisis, claims Lesco chief Akram Arain....		Punch-cards for faculty at govt medical colleges LAHORE, June 27: The Punjab government has approved punch-card system in the public sector medical colleges to monitor the presence of faculty members in the institutions....
PTCL workers to ‘foil’ sell-off LAHORE, June 27: The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL) workers will ‘foil’ the selling out of their organization as its privatization process has yet to be completed....		Mandatory rural service for medics LAHORE, June 27: Federal Health Minister Naseer Khan has said a Senate committee is considering a proposal that MBBS graduates must do one-year service in rural areas before claiming their degree....
New passport office opens today LAHORE, June 27: Governor Khalid Maqbool has ordered starting of data processing for machine readable passports at the Garden Town office from Tuesday (today). The governor gave the orders after watching...		Change in electorate to harm unity of lawyers LAHORE, June 27: Pakistan Bar Council vice-chairperson Hafiz Abdur Rehman Ansari said here on Monday that confining the PBC electorate to provinces would harm the unity among the legal fraternity....
Sadiqabad tehsil nazim arrested LAHORE, June 27: The additional district and sessions judge on Monday cancelled the interim bail of Sadiqabad tehsil nazim Mian Bashir for contesting elections on a fake matriculation certificate and B.Pharmacy...		No electoral adjustments with PML: JI LAHORE, June 27: The Jamaat-i-Islami will not cooperate with the ruling PML in the local bodies polls. “How electoral adjustments can be made with the so-called ruling party operating under the...
Steps against meningitis LAHORE, June 27: The health department has taken effective measures to check meningitis in some villages of Sahiwal district. The health director-general told this agency here on Monday that the health...		Gomal varsity students warn of hunger strike PESHAWAR, June 27: The Pakhtun Students’ Federation (PkSF) has demanded a judicial inquiry into the murder of a student at Gomal University in Dera Ismail Khan....