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JUP expresses reservations over Hasba bill HYDERABAD, July 16: The Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistan (JUP) has voiced strong reservations on the Hasba bill and said that amendments proposed by the JUP in the bill at a MMA high-level meeting had not been included in it....		Parties prepare for local body polls MARDAN, July 16: Political and religious parties in the Mardan district have started collecting applications from people aspiring to contest the forthcoming local body elections. The Awami National Party, People’s Party...
Aziz seeks early report on Ghotki train crash ISLAMABAD, July 16: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has directed the railway ministry to submit an inquiry report at the earliest about the triple train disaster near Ghotki....		‘LoC not accepted as border’ WASHINGTON, July 16: A two-day Kashmir conference on Capitol Hill, which brought together academics, politicians and journalists from both India and Pakistan as well as the valley, has rejected the conversion of the Line of Control (LoC) into a permanent border....
Four hurt in jail clash HARIPUR, July 16: A clash between two groups left three prisoners and a numberdar injured in the central jail Haripur on Thursday evening, police sources said....		Afghan poll: EU seeks Pakistan’s assistance KABUL, July 16: The European Union is putting pressure on Pakistan to help curb militant violence in Afghanistan ahead of parliamentary polls in September, EU lawmakers said on Saturday....
Hotels asked to ensure proper waste disposal PESHAWAR, July 16: NWFP Governor Khalilur Rehman on Saturday asked intelligentsia and the public opinion leaders to play an effective role in promoting awareness against pollution....		Three patwaris suspended SWABI, July 16: The district revenue officer (DRO) has suspended the services of three newly-appointed patwaris four days after they joined their duties, sources said. Sources in the revenue department said...
PM calls for better water management: Cheques given to train crash victims ISLAMABAD, July 16: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Saturday distributed compensation cheques among the relatives of those, who lost their lives in the Ghotki trains crash on July 13....		CIIT Abbottabad campus to have engineering block ISLAMABAD, July 16: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has approved a Rs35 million project for development of infrastructure and improvement of facilities at the Comsats Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad campus....
State minister forms ‘Ehtesab group’ to contest LG polls ATTOCK, July 16: Minister of State for Environment Malik Amin Aslam on Saturday announced that he would contest the forthcoming local government elections under the banner of Ehtesab group....		25 proposals for thermal projects received ISLAMABAD, July 16: The Private Power and Infrastructure Board (PPIB) has received more than 25 proposals for three 1,200MW thermal power projects. Sources said various national and multinational groups and consortiums had submitted their proposals along with statement of qualifications....
Paper leakage prompts QAU to centralize exam system ISLAMABAD, July 16: The Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) is contemplating to centralize its examination system to curb paper leakage incidents, a senior university official told Dawn. Every now and then, the university...		Poverty to be eradicated, says minister HARIPUR, July 16: Minister of State for Information, Aneesa Zeb Tahirkhaili, has said that the government is committed to eradicate poverty, unemployment and illiteracy from the country and it is utilizing all resources to achieve this goal....
Increase in birth registration stressed PESHAWAR, July 16: Officials on Saturday noted that the birth registration ratio in the NWFP was only 11 per cent and emphasized the need for increasing it for the socio-economic development of the country....		Man killed in encounter MARDAN, July 16: A wanted man was killed in an encounter with the Shahbaz Garhi police on Friday. Mohammad Hussein of Zand Dheri village was wanted by Shahbaz Garhi police in...
Two students honoured SWABI, July 16: Two Pakistani students, Nabeel Shehzad Shami and Dawood Tariq, won honourable mention at the 36th International Physics Olympiad held in Spain from July 3-13....		Relief goods provided to flood victims SKARDU, July 16: Ghanche Deputy Commissioner Fida Hussain and Deputy Commander Siachen Brigade Col Kamran Waheed distributed relief goods among the affected people of Kuru and Ghwari the other day....
Altaf calls for people’s rights KARACHI, July 16: Chief of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement Altaf Hussain has demanded equal rights for people in the country without any discrimination of religion, sect or culture....		PML will win LB polls: Arbab NAWABSHAH, July 16: The Election Commission was competent to decide the supervision of army in local body elections. This was stated by Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim, the Chief Minister of Sindh,...
79 health employees terminated DADU, July 16: The EDO, health, Dr Dhani Bux Thebo, on Saturday terminated 72 woman health workers and seven supervisors. The employees were fired after a team of the National Programme...		Two killed in incidents SHIKARPUR, July 16: Two persons were killed and a woman was seriously injured in two incidents in the district during the last 24 hours. One Sohbat Pahore was shot dead by...
PM to address public meeting HYDERABAD, July 16: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz will address a public meeting at the Bagh-i-Mustafa ground in Latifabad here on Sunday. This was announced by Abdul Hasib, joint in charge of...		Govt machinery being used: PPP HYDERABAD, July 16: The People’s Party Parliamentarians has accused a political party of using government machinery to ensure the success of a public meeting scheduled for July 17, which will also be addressed by the prime minister....
50 posts added to Gujranwala DHQ hospital GUJRANWALA, July 16: The Punjab government approved 50 more vacancies of doctors and paramedical staff for the DHQ hospital, besides provision of funds for renovation of wards and purchaze of medicines....		Cases against six prayer leaders registered FAISALABAD, July 16: The district police on Friday registered cases against six prayer leaders for allegedly violating ban on misuse of loudspeaker. The Punjab government had imposed a ban on the use of loudspeakers of mosques, except for Azan and Khutba....
Police recover abducted boy from Gujrat: Mastermind commits ‘suicide’ TOBA TEK SINGH, July 16: Police recovered on Friday night the kidnapped nephew of PML-N district president Chaudhry Amjad Ali Javed from Gujrat, while the mastermind behind the kidnap for ransom allegedly committed suicide during the rescue operation....		‘President to decide on NFC award’ DERA GHAZI KHAN, July 16: President Gen Pervez Musharraf will take final decision about the distribution of National Finance Commission award and all provinces are agreed on his mediation....
Rs20m for schools in Hafizabad HAFIZABAD, July 16: The Punjab government has released Rs20 million for the upgradation of five schools in Hafizabad district. This was disclosed by MNA Chaudhry Mehdi Hasan Bhatti while speaking at...		Traffic brought to a standstill in protest SIALKOT, July 16: Scores of people, including women and children, staged a demonstration in front of the DPO office and brought traffic to a standstill on Kutchery Road for half an hour on Saturday against the alleged highhandedness of Uggoki police....
Musharraf cancels Narowal visit NAROWAL, July 16: The inauguration of the Sughra Shafi Medical Complex was postponed on Saturday after President Gen Pervez Musharraf cancelled his visit at the last moment....		Two die, 18 hurt on road SAHIWAL, July 16: As many as two people died and 18 others were injured in a head-on collision between a wagon and a bus near Harappa bypass on Saturday....
Mills employee commits suicide SHEIKHUPURA, July 16: An employee of the Rupali Mill committed suicide here at Sahoki Malian on Saturday. Police said Rashid Masih shot himself dead because of some family dispute....		Five women to contest for UC nazim slots JHANG, July 16: Five women will contest for union council nazim slots in the district. This was said by women councillors network chairperson Mrs. Perveen Afza Sheikh after presiding over a meeting of the organization....
Passenger duping in buses on rise PESHAWAR, July 16: An increasing number of commuters are falling prey to robbers on inter-city public transport as the culprits, masquerading as passengers, persuade innocent people to have some eatables from them during the journey....		Incinerators remain under-utilized PESHAWAR, July 16: The provincial health department has failed to make full use of incinerators installed in the city’s three hospitals for disposal of waste despite the government’s directive to this effect, officials said....
Rain claims 3 lives PESHAWAR, July 16: Due to heavy rains, roofs of two houses in villages Daudzai and Rustam collapsed whereby three persons died and four got injured, relief department officials said here on Saturday....		Publicity drive for literacy project PESHAWAR, July 16: The NWFP government is launching a discreet and cost-effective publicity campaign in print and electronic media for vast projection of the government’s mega education project “Literacy for All”....
PIA new route BEIJING, July 16: The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will operate another flight twice a week to China, on Islamabad-Urumqi route, from August 19. The airline has completed all necessary arrangements to introduce this route.—APP...		Torrential rains expected in next 24 hours LAHORE, July 16: Torrential rains have been forecast in the upper areas of Punjab, river catchment areas, central Punjab and north-eastern areas of NWFP during the next 24 hours....
Action against flood sector officials recommended LAHORE, July 16: District Coordination Officer Khalid Sultan on Saturday recommended action under efficiency and discipline rules against the staff of four flood relief sectors and 149 City District Government officials for dereliction of their duties....		Main rail track yet to be cleared LAHORE, July 16: The wreckage of the trains could not be removed from the main line of the Sarhad railway station till Saturday evening. “It is not possible to fully restore traffic before Sunday noon,” sources said....
LCCI, RCCI to struggle for ending tax on cheques LAHORE, July 16: The Lahore and Rawalpindi chambers of commerce on Saturday signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly struggle for the withdrawal of withholding tax on cheques exceeding Rs25,000 and rationalization of Section 73 of Sales Tax Act....		JI raps govt reaction to Hasba bill LAHORE, July 16: The Jamaat-i-Islami has criticized the federal government’s reaction to the Hasba bill passed by the NWFP government, describing it as an open interference in the provincial affairs....