July 21, 2005	Thursday	Jumadi-us-Sani 13, 1426

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Pakistan certain to demand similar concessions: US media WASHINGTON, July 20: Pakistan is certain to demand similar concession as India, which is being recognized as a de facto nuclear power under a new deal, the US media said on Tuesday....		Indians regularly violating LoC ceasefire of 2003 MUZAFFARABAD, July 20: Indian snipers have killed at least four people in Azad Kashmir even after a ceasefire between the Indian and Pakistani in Nov 2003, Dawn learnt on Wednesday....
CPNE, APNS condemn police action KARACHI, July 20: A joint emergency meeting of the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors and the All Pakistan Newspaper Society has strongly condemned police action against editors, newsmen, hawkers and printing...		MMA condemns raid on seminaries ISLAMABAD, July 20: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) on Wednesday condemned crackdown on the seminaries and the arrest of religious scholars throughout the country. Speaking at a press conference here, Deputy Parliamentary...
Minorities protest against Hasba bill QUETTA July 20: Minority activists of the Muhafiz Pakistan Panel staged a demonstration against the Hasba bill and called upon minority MPAs to express solidarity with their fellow community....		NAB says not maintaining ECL, removes one from website ISLAMABAD, July 20: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) said on Wednesday it was not maintaining an exit control list (ECL) of its own though it recommended names, as it removed one...
MMA’s gives call for protests on Friday: Countrywide arrests LAHORE, July 20: The MMA has given a call for countrywide protest for Friday (July 22) against raids on seminaries, newspapers and manhandling of girl students and arrests of male teachers, students and journalists....		NA body on PR not met since May 13: Sarhad incident probe LAHORE, July 20: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Railways has been unable to meet since May 13 to primarily discuss reasons for appointment of junior officers in place of seniors and filling up of posts from outside the organization....
Gilgit violence toll rises to eight GILGIT, July 20: Tension and panic heightened in Gilgit and suburbs on Wednesday when unidentified gunmen shot dead three people, including a union council chairman, taking the toll of the fresh spate of violence to eight....		Farmers seek protection from WTO regime ISLAMABAD, July 20: Hundreds of farmers on Wednesday asked the government to protect the agriculture sector from the implications of the WTO agreements and adopt a pro-farmer stance during the ongoing...
Crackdown on seminaries leads to shake-up in police: 15 booked under 3 MPO ISLAMABAD, July 20: The government on Wednesday removed three top officers of the capital police following an outcry over the police raids on four madressahs, including one for girls at Lal Masjid, in Aabpara, previous night....		Adherence to code of conduct to be ensured: Punjab CM opens Gymkhana Club RAWALPINDI, July 20: Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Illahi on Wednesday said the government would ensure strict adherence to the code of conduct issued by the Election Commission during the local government elections....
Delimitation of UCs: court may announce verdict today RAWALPINDI, July 20: The provincial government with the omission of chapter 4 of the Punjab Election Rules 2000 seems to be empowered to conduct the delimitation of the union councils under the Local Government Ordinance, observed Justice Akhtar Shabbir on Wednesday....		Confused US unlikely to attack Iran over nuclear issue ISLAMABAD, July 20: America was unlikely to act on its threat of war on Iran over the nuclear issue, the head of an Iranian think tank said here on Wednesday....
Shujaat leaves for Malaysia ISLAMABAD, July 20: President, ruling Muslim League and former prime minister Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain on Tuesday night left for Malaysia along with a delegation to represent Pakistan in the General Assembly of United Malays National Organization....		PTCL told to make alternative cable link ISLAMABAD, July 20: The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd president on Wednesday briefed the National Assembly Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunication on the recent fault in the undersea cable Sea-Me-We-3....
Private tour operators to undertake Haj operations ISLAMABAD, July 20: Secretary Ministry of Religious Affairs Wakil Ahmed Khan on Wednesday said that a list of private tour operators to be registered with the ministry for haj operations would be published by July 31....		PTCL steps to foil workers’ protest LAHORE, July 20: The PTCL management has taken a number of measures in the wake of employees action committee’s planned protest drive against the taking over of the company by a UAE group in August....
HRCP calls into question UK move LAHORE, July 20: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has questioned the wisdom of British government in seeking a solution to the problem of terrorism by calling a conference of the...		Committee to probe private housing schemes LAHORE, July 20: The chairman of the federal government committee on housing has constituted a sub-committee for investigating the causes of the growing unrest against the private housing schemes and proposing measures for redressing the grievances of the people....
Rs30 million for drains LAHORE, July 20: The Punjab government will spend Rs30 million on revamping the storm water drainage system in the city and take steps for preventing construction of buildings on drains....		Cloudy weather forecast LAHORE, July 20: The Met office has forecast partly cloudy weather with chances of a thunderstorm and rain for the city on Thursday. Meanwhile, a city district government spokesman said the...
Qaim sees no possibility of fair polls in Sindh LARKANA, July 20: The president of People’s Party Parliamentarians, Sindh, Syed Qaim Ali Shah, has brushed aside free and fair local body polls under the given conditions....		Eight shot dead in tribal feud near Rohri SUKKUR, July 20: Eight people of the Dhandhoo branch of the Shambhani tribe were killed when their rivals, belonging to the same tribe, ambushed them between Kandhra and Rohri, on Wednesday morning....
Rs40.9m allocated for road schemes SUKKUR, July 20: The government has allocated Rs40.9 million for repairing and widening 12 roads in Sukkur and Ghotki districts, said a press statement issued here on Wednesday....		Sukkur board announces SSC-I results SUKKUR, July 20: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Sukkur, on Wednesday announced the results of Secondary School Certificate-I, science and general groups. As many as 28,912 candidates appeared in...
3 postal employees held in Khairpur KHAIRPUR, July 20: A-section police arrested three employees of postal services, Azizullah Channa, assistant poster, Subhan mail sorter and Abdul Samad Soomro, mail peon, here on Wednesday....		Doctors demand stipend HYDERABAD, July 20: Doctors doing diploma in various disciplines have appealed to the Sindh governor to order payment of Rs6,200 per month stipend to trainee doctors as promised by him earlier this year....
Two gunned down near police station MARDAN, July 20: Two persons were shot dead on the Shamsi Road, near the Hoti police station, on Monday night. It is alleged that three people identified as Asif Khan, Javed...		3,000 units getting illegal power supply LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), July 20: At least 3,000 commercial users in Bara have got the power supply to their industrial units restored illegally. The supply had been disconnected by the Tribal Areas Electric Supply Company (Tesco)....
CJ takes notice of girl’s murder PESHAWAR, July 20: Chief Justice of the Peshawar High Court, Justice Tariq Pervez, on Wednesday took suo motu notice of assault and killing of an 11-year-old handicapped orphan girl in Chamkani....		Khyber Eye Foundation’s efforts lauded PESHAWAR, July 20: Provincial Senior Minister Sirajul Haq said that those who are spending money to establish health and education facilities for the ailing humanity are doing the real service....
Six of family to be hanged on Aug 3 FAISALABAD, July 20: Six condemned prisoners will be hanged in the district jail here on Aug 3, all hailing from the same family, including a father, son, uncle, two brothers and a relative....		Eyewitness in murder case abducted GUJRANWALA, July 20: An eyewitness in a murder case was allegedly kidnapped by his rivals here on Wednesday at Papnakh Ladheywala Warriach village to prevent him from recording his statement in the court....
Govt striving to provide all amenities to masses SHEIKHUPURA July 20: Governor Khalid Maqbool has said the government is striving to provide all the amenities of life to the people and asked them to pay their dues regularly so that the development process may continue....		35 farmers booked GUJRANWALA, July 20: At least 35 farmers were booked for stealing canal water in Wahando and Tatley Aali areas on Wednesday. According to reports, canal officers of Sadhoki and Tatley...
Nomination papers in Bahawalpur BAHAWALPUR, July 20: Scores of candidates for the local polls filed nomination papers on Wednesday, the last day for the purpose. The filing of the nomination papers continued till late at night on the directive of the Election Commission....		Cells to monitor punishment at schools GUJRANWALA, July 20: The Punjab government has constituted special cells at district level to monitor corporal punishment at public schools, an official handout said here on Wednesday....
Over 500 file papers in Gujranwala GUJRANWALA, July 20: More than 500 aspirants of different political parties filed their nomination papers during the last three days. Reports said that various political parties, including the ruling PML, the...		Causes behind psychiatric disorders discussed PESHAWAR, July 20: Psychiatrists have cited conflicts between old and new cultural values, economic and social compulsions, transformation of society, urbanization and disintegration of the family system as the main reasons behind psychiatric ailments....
Stress on awareness about infectious diseases PESHAWAR, July 20: The Infectious Diseases Society of Pakistan (IDSP) has stressed the need for spreading awareness about infectious diseases among people in the Frontier province....		Afghan import duty affects smugglers PESHAWAR, July 20: Import duty charged by the Afghan government against the goods imported under Afghan Transit Trade (ATT) via Pakistan has made smuggling of foreign goods to Pakistan less lucrative, according to business circles....
Rs306.37m needed for cadet college PESHAWAR, July 20: The NWFP governor’s secretariat, Fata, requires an estimated Rs306.37 million for the construction of a cadet college in Mohmand Agency. NWFP Governor Khalil-ur-Rehman attended a presentation on the...		Committee gets PMAP support: New name for NWFP PESHAWAR, July 20: The Pukhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party has welcomed the formation of a parliamentary committee by the NWFP Assembly to decide a new name for the province, and expressed the...
Imambargah caretaker injured in attack PESHAWAR, July 20: Tension gripped the Shah Qabool area of the walled city, when some people attacked and injured the caretaker of an Imambargah on Wednesday....		New strategy for economic development PESHAWAR, July 20: An economic growth and uplift strategy of the NWFP government underlines the need to focus on human resource development and create a conducive environment to attract private investment, official sources said....