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‘No operation planned in Balochistan border areas’ QUETTA, July 19: General Officer Commanding, Quetta, Maj-Gen Alam Khattak, said on Tuesday that there was no plan to launch an operation in the border areas of Balochistan. All the border areas in Balochistan are peaceful and there is no need for an operation...		Navy gets hovercraft, assault boats KARACHI, July 19: Pakistan is fully capable of safeguarding its geographical and ideological boundaries and is determined to meet its defence requirements, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, Gen Ehsanul Haq, said on Tuesday....
Accession Day observed by Kashmiris MUZAFFARABAD, July 19: Ruling Muslim Conference in Azad Kashmir on Tuesday reaffirmed its support to the idea of Kashmir’s merger with Pakistan but a hard-line pro-independence group staged a rally to denounce accession either to Pakistan or India....		India returns kidnapped villager to Pakistan ISLAMABAD, July 19: Indian forces on Tuesday handed over 64 years old Faqir Hussain to Pakistani authorities during a flag meeting of local commanders at the line of control (LoC)....
Report on new dams finalized ISLAMABAD, July 19: Chairman of the Technical Committee on Water Resources A.N.G. Abbasi has finalized a draft report on construction of new dams and overall water availability....		2 journalists held in raids on papers KARACHI, July 19: Police raided the offices of three weeklies and a daily on Tuesday and arrested two journalists for publishing hate literature. Police had earlier raided the office of Zarb-i-Islam and arrested its editor and assistant editor....
Parties asked to file statements of accounts ISLAMABAD, July 19: Acting Chief Election Commissioner Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar asked political parties to file their statements of accounts for 2004-05 fiscal by August 29....		MMA senator contests reference against Hasba bill ISLAMABAD, July 19: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal’s Senator Prof Khurshid Ahmad has expressed his reservations about the legality and propriety of a reference submitted to the Supreme Court by President Pervez Musharraf under Article 186 of the Constitution in respect of Hasba Bill....
Hasba bill criticized by ANP, PPP leaders SWABI, July 19: Leaders of various political parties have said the Hasba bill would create anarchy and chaos in the NWFP by leaving the masses at the mercy of religious leaders....		Ministers on NAB’s exit control list ISLAMABAD, July 19: A recently updated Exit Control List (ECL) maintained on the website of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) contains the names of some persons who are dead in addition...
‘SSP capable of inciting violence’: NWFP police find no link to Al Qaeda PESHAWAR, July 19: The special branch of the NWFP police has cleared a number of outlawed organizations in the province of having any links to Al Qaeda or the Taliban network, well-placed sources told Dawn here on Tuesday....		Sarhad station master held for negligence LAHORE, July 19: The relieving station master of Sarhad railway station, Ikhtiar Ahmad, has been arrested for negligence which resulted in three trains’ collision on July 13, it is learnt....
Asif in US hospital for series of tests NEW YORK JULY 19. Pakistan Peoples Party leader Asif Ali Zardari arrived in New York from Dubai to undergo a series of tests to determine the condition of his heart at the New York University Hospital in Manhattan....		MQM chief asks workers to exercise restraint KARACHI, July 19: MQM chief Altaf Hussain has appealed to supporters, workers and office-bearers of the party to exercise restraints and not to react to provocations from opponents....
Notice issued to Election Commission QUETTA, July 19: A division bench of the Balochistan High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Election Commission in a petition filed by the Pukhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party’s candidate in...		Police official reprimanded for press notice ISLAMABAD, July 19: The Station House Officer of the capital’s Aabpara police station has been ‘reprimanded’ for issuing ‘unauthorized instructions’ to newspapers directing them not to publish material “based on sectarianism and fundamentalism”....
24 detained over Gilgit murder GILGIT, July 19: Security officials rounded up dozens of suspects on Tuesday in connection with a reprisal attack and murder on Monday night. The names of the suspects have not been...		3 shot dead QUETTA, July 19: Three nomads, including a woman, were gunned down in a village near Mastung on Tuesday. Police said Hasil Khan and Khair Mohammad opened fire on the tent of Hamal Khan, killing him, Pasand Khan and Hadia Bibi....
540 development schemes completed in Mansehra PESHAWAR, July 19: The Barani Area Development Project (BADP) Mansehra unit has initiated 565 uplift and training schemes at an estimated cost of Rs29.16 million in the district during 2004-05 under phase II of the project....		KKH opened to traffic GILGIT, July 19: The Frontier Works Organization (FWO) has restored traffic on the Karakoram Highway (KKH) which was blocked by landslides near the Pakistan border town of Sust, 150kms north of here....
Only 50 women file poll papers in Swabi SWABI, July 19: Only 50 women candidates filed nomination papers for 56 union councils of the district on Monday and Tuesday. However, non-governmental organizations and political parties hoped more women would file their nomination papers on the last day (Wednesday)....		Man shot dead by cousin HARIPUR, July 19: Two people were shot dead in two separate incidents in the limits of the Khalabat Township police station here on Wednesday. In the first incident, the police quoted...
Flood affected people await relief: MNA CHITRAL, July 19: MNA Maulana Abdul Akbar Chitrali has said the valleys of Brep, Garam Chashma and Arkari have been worst hit by floods because of the melting of glaciers and people are living in a miserable condition awaiting relief....		NH&MP told to ensure road users’ safety: Judicious use of funds urged ISLAMABAD, July 19: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Tuesday directed the chiefs of motorway and railways police to ensure safety of commuters and the motorway police to maintain high standards and serve the people selflessly....
Ministry told to submit summary to PM: Revival of population welfare trust ISLAMABAD, July 19: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Population Welfare on Tuesday asked the federal population welfare ministry to submit a revised summary to the prime minister on how to...		Faisal lauds conceiver of bus service idea ISLAMABAD, July 19: Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat has lauded Ambassador McDonald, head of Multi-Track Diplomatic Institute in Washington, for floating the idea of Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus service which proved a great success....
Call for awareness of family planning CHAKWAL, July 19: The efforts initiated in the sphere of family planning and safe motherhood could not bear the fruit unless the husbands were included in the awareness campaign....		Lady teachers threaten resignation RAWALPINDI, July 19: The contract women teachers have threatened resignation if their services are not regularised and salaries enhanced. Talking to PPI here on Tuesday, the representatives of a group of...
Army official accused of grabbing land of PML-N men ISLAMABAD, July 19: Information Secretary of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Siddiqul Farooque has alleged that the station commander of Peshawar occupied 80-kanal land of PML-N leaders, Raja Waheed and Nasir Mehfooz, in Murree....		No seminary producing militants: Shujaat LAHORE, July 19: No religious seminary in any part of the country is imparting military training to its students, PML President Chaudhry Shujaat Husain said on Tuesday....
Arrangements for Waris Shah moot LAHORE, July 19: The steering committee of the World Punjab Congress met here on Tuesday to review arrangements for the international Waris Shah conference being held from July 22 to 24....		Alliance hailed LAHORE, July 19: Jamaat-i-Islami Lahore chapter amir Hafiz Salman Butt and secretary-general Amirul Azeem have welcomed the alliance of opposition parties for local-body polls in the Punjab....
Lawyers’ strike continues: ‘Wrong’ demarcation of Nankana SHEIKHUPURA, July 19: The District Bar Association’s strike against what it terms the wrong demarcation of the newly-created district Nankana Sahib entered its fourth day on Tuesday....		‘A mockery of election code of conduct’ FAISALABAD, July 19: The candidates for the local-body polls are allegedly violating the code of conduct and election rules by throwing parties, displaying banners, airing interviews on cable networks and exploiting the names of political parties....
Rs5 million released for drainage GUJRANWALA, July 19: The Punjab government has approved the construction of a drainage scheme in Lohianwala union council and released Rs5 million to this effect. This was stated by Provincial Parliamentary...		Roof collapse leaves three injured GUJRANWALA, July 19: Three members of a family, including an infant, were injured when the roof of their house caved in owing to rain at Khiali Shahpur on Tuesday....
11 outlaws of three ‘gangs’ arrested SHEIKHUPURA, July 19: Police claimed to have arrested 11 members of three alleged gangs and recovered seven vehicles, besides booty worth million of rupees from their possession....		Robbers strike three times in Sahiwal SAHIWAL, July 19: Robbers on Monday night looted cash and valuables in three incidents. Reports said a farmer of Chak 122/9-L was returning home when three dacoits deprived him of his...
200 file nomination papers on 2nd day GUJRANWALA, July 19: About 200 filed nomination papers for nazim, naib nazim and general councillors on the second day of the process on Tuesday. As many as 119 people filed nomination...		Indian lawyers laud peace process PESHAWAR, July 19: Former chairman of Indian Bar Council D. V. Subba Rao said on Monday that Pakistan and India should fight against poverty and ignorance by taking measures to promote friendly relations....
Staff of four hospitals still awaiting regular jobs PESHAWAR, July 19: Hundreds of doctors and paramedics are awaiting job regularization even though the NWFP government has regularized the services of all contract employees recruited after July 1, 2001....		4,774 literacy centres opened in NWFP PESHAWAR, July 19: The “Literacy for all” project has started setting up centres throughout the NWFP and 4,774 literacy centres have been commissioned so far....
University to build two new academic blocks PESHAWAR, July 19: Peshawar University has decided to construct two new academic blocks on the campus during the next two years at a cost of Rs500 million, a university spokesperson said on Monday....		Programmes to help women candidates ATTOCK, July 19: A leading non-governmental organization for women has finalized its programme to help women participants in the upcoming local body elections. The Aurat Foundation is planning to establish special camps in all tehsils to educate female candidates....
1,812 file nomination papers BANNU, July 19: At least 1,812 candidates have filed their nomination papers for 637 seats of 49 union councils of Bannu district here on Tuesday. The Aurat Foundation constituted the DCC...		Man kills wife, daughter over suspicion SHEIKHUPURA, July 19: A man slaughtered his wife and daughter over suspicion of loose morals on Tuesday in Faisal Town locality of Manawala, some 36km away from here....
Two drown in Layyah MULTAN, July 19: A man and his son drowned in a flood-hit area of Layyah district on Monday. Allah Diwaya and his son Zahid were crossing a creek of the Indus...		Farmers’ rally PAKPATTAN, July 19: Police baton charged farmers protesting against unscheduled loadshedding here on Monday. According to a press release, the farmers gathered outside the Wapda office to protest against power outage....