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138,287 papers filed in first phase ISLAMABAD, July 22: In all 138,287 nomination papers have been filed throughout the country by intending candidates for different categorise of seats in the first phase of the local government elections. There are 1,654 union councils in Punjab, 589 in Sindh, 556 in the NWFP, and 275 in Balochistan...		Candidates need not submit certificate: Political affiliation ISLAMABAD, July 22: The Election Commission said on Friday candidates contesting the forthcoming local body elections were not required to submit a certificate with the nomination form, stating that they did not belong to any political party....
Raids on madressahs, arrest of ulema assailed ISLAMABAD, July 22: Hundreds of people took to the streets in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad after Juma prayers to protest against the government’s countrywide crackdown on the religious...		Benazir backs government on registration of madressahs ISLAMABAD, July 22: Pakistan People’s Party Chairperson Benazir Bhutto on Friday said the London bombings by the bombers, who had visited Pakistan prior to the events of 7/7,...
Musharraf following pro-US policies: Qazi PESHAWAR, July 22: Jamaat-i-Islami chief Qazi Hussain Ahmad on Friday criticized President Gen Pervez Musharraf for what he called his pro-US policies. In his Friday sermon here at Al-Markaz-i-Islami, the JI...		Hate literature must be curbed: CM HYDERABAD, July 22: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said that nowhere in Sindh any organization was imparting jihad training to people, adding that only extremist elements were being...
SC backlog piles up to 30,000 LAHORE, July 22: The Supreme Court’s backlog of pending cases has risen to about 30,000 of which some 10,000 appeals are lying with the apex court’s Lahore branch registry....		‘Leopard killed in Abbottabad was not a man-eater’ PESHAWAR, July 22: Laboratory tests on one of the two leopards shot dead following killing of six women in attacks apparently carried out by wild animals in Abbottabad have failed to...
Aziz for quantum leap in tourism: 2006 declared ‘visit to Pakistan year’ ISLAMABAD, July 22: Pakistan has a lot of potential for natural, religious and historical tourism which needs to be projected and marketed properly to attract tourists, and the government has declared...		Minister for completion of carriageway ISLAMABAD, July 22: Federal Minister for Petroleum & Natural Resources Amanullah Khan Jadoon said speedy completion of Hassanabdal-Mansehra dual carriageway would increase trade, tourism and human resource activities in the area and would bring an easy access to the Northern Areas....
Lahore UET campus to be set up at Kala Shah Kaku ISLAMABAD, July 22: Higher Education Commission (HEC) has decided to establish a campus of University of Engineering and Technology Lahore at Kala Shah Kaku. Approved by the Planning Commission in a...		Liquor from Chinese container seized ISLAMABAD, July 22: The customs authorities have seized huge quantity of Chinese liquor, a spokesman said here on Friday. The spokesman said Collector Customs, Islamabad and Northern Areas, Nasiruddin Mehboob had...
Opposition may requisition Senate session: Rabbani ISLAMABAD, July 22: Opposition Leader in the Senate Mian Raza Rabbani on Friday said the opposition parties were holding consultations and considering the option to requisition the session of the Upper House....		Writers asked to use pen against exploitation ISLAMABAD, July 22: Renowned poet Ahmed Faraz here on Friday asked the intellectuals, poets and writers to wage a war against the despotic rulers and highlight the exploitation of downtrodden by using their pen....
MQM chief demands ban on JI HYDERABAD, July 22: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain on Friday called upon the government to ban Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) to save the country, saying it was the only party that had been patronizing terrorists and exporting terrorism....		Call for ending raids on Madressahs QUETTA, July 22: The Muttahida Majlis Amal took out a procession after Friday prayers in protest against raids on madressahs and arrest of ulema. The protesters marched from the Jamia mosque...
PMA seeks full-time secretary MUZAFFARABAD, July 22: The AJK chapter of the Pakistan Medical Association has called upon the government to appoint a whole time secretary health to ensure proper top level supervision in the second largest department of the state....		N-equipment sought for industries ISLAMABAD, July 22: Pakistan has sought from the United States hi-tech nuclear equipment needed for some of the country’s important industries and the International Atomic Energy Agency has been taken into confidence in this regard....
AJK internet facility inadequate MUZAFFARABAD, July 22: Internet costs could soar by 200 to 300 per cent in the coming weeks in Azad Jammu and Kashmir if the Special Communications Organisation (SCO) continues to increase...		Compensation QUETTA, July 22: Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Mir Mohammad Yousuf has announced Rs300,000 compensation for the family of retired professor Tahir Razvi who was killed by unknown people at Sariab road....
Hasba Bill criticized as anti-women HYDERABAD, July 22: Speakers at a seminar on “political participation of women” on Thursday have called for review of the Hasba Bill which, they said, would lead to more curbs on women’s participation in the system....		27,288 file papers for 7,657 seats : Local body elections KARACHI, July 22: In the first phase of local body elections to be held in 11 districts of Sindh on Aug 18, 27,288 nomination papers were filed for 7,657 seats of 589 union councils....
Arrest of activists condemned HYDERABAD, July 22: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal staged a big demonstration outside the Aurangzeb mosque after Friday prayers to protest against a crackdown on seminaries and newspapers and detention of Ulema....		Oil supply restored LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), July 22: Oil supply to Afghanistan has been restored after oil tanker drivers ended their two-week strike. Around 50 oil tankers crossed over to Afghanistan on Thursday after getting clearance from customs authorities in Torkhum....
PPP, JUI-F reach seat accord in Shikarpur SHIKARPUR, July 22: The People’s Party Parliamentarians and the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (F) will jointly contest local body elections against the Pakistan Muslim League and its allied groups in the district....		Two killed over water dispute SANGHAR, July 22: Two people were killed and five others injured in a dispute over sharing water in Shahdad Bugti village near Perumal on Friday....
Teacher alleges he was grilled by FBI agent KOHAT, July 22: A teacher of a seminary in the Orakzai Agency, who was arrested by personnel of an intelligence agency on suspicion of having links with Al Qaeda and...		Foul play alleged in railways’ deal: Estate developer ‘facilitated’ FAISALABAD, July 22: Railways authorities through a shabby deal have empowered an estate developer firm to sell and develop a commercial plaza and shops on 37 kanals of their land in the downtown....
Shocking state of human rights in south Punjab MULTAN, July 22: As many as 262 men and 125 women were killed while 201 women were subjected to criminal assault in south Punjab during the first half of the current calendar year....		Three of a family die as truck hits cab GUJRANWALA, July 22: Four people, including an expatriate, his wife and a son, were killed in a road accident near Chenab river bridge in Wazirabad on Friday....
NA speaker accused of abusing authority: Local election SIALKOT, July 22: A candidate staged a protest demonstration here against the alleged political harassment and pressure by National Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Ameer Husain. Advocate Javed Iqbal, a candidate for the...		Phone subscribers’ trial SHEIKHUPURA, July 22: Subscribers of cell phone companies and the PTCL in Sheikhupura and Nankana Sahib experienced hours of inconvenience when the optic fiber system developed a fault on Friday....
Breach floods Garjakh localities GUJRANWALA, July 22: A number of residential colonies of Garjakh locality were flooded when a 90-foot wide breach occurred in a drain on Friday. The drain passes through the city and...		Two outlaws killed in ‘encounter’ LAHORE, July 22: Two outlaws were killed in an encounter with police near Mauza Mari of Pakpattan on Friday. According to the Pakpattan DPO, three criminals snatched Rs4,000 from Ashraf on...
MMA comes to defence of seminaries SIALKOT, July 22: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) on Friday observed a protest day against raids on seminaries in Sialkot and Narowal districts. Ulema belonging to all schools of thought in their Juma sermons condemned the raids and criticized the government....		PU to launch five-year LLB (Honours) LAHORE, July 22: The Punjab University Law College will launch a five-year BA LLB (Honours) programme from September for intermediate certificate holders. The decision was taken at a meeting presided over...
Technology incubator LAHORE, July 22: The Technology Business Incubator is being established at the PCSIR complex to provide technical expertise and professional assistance to the local industry....		Body to analyze Fort, Shalamar Gardens soil LAHORE, July 22: The Punjab government has constituted a six-member committee to analyze the soil of the Shalamar Gardens and the Lahore Fort before allowing the Parks and Horticulture Authority to carry out restoration work....
Campaign for women’s participation in polls LAHORE, July, 22: The Aurat Foundation on Friday launched “Citizen Campaign of Women’s Participation in Local Government Elections” to ensure women’s participation in forthcoming local bodies elections....		Changes in Ganga Ram management LAHORE, July 22: Ganga Ram Hospital officiating medical superintendent Prof Fehmida Naheed has made seven changes to improve the administration and functioning of the hospital. The changes have been made following...
Proposal to privatize medical outlets PESHAWAR, July 22: World Bank officials have drawn up a proposal to privatize a large number of health outlets here. The plan was presented by two World Bank consultants during a meeting with senior health officials....		MMA postpones Peshawar rally PESHAWAR, July 22: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal postponed a meeting it had planned to hold on Friday to protest against the arrest of activists of banned militant and religious organisations in the country....
ANP against all forms of terrorism: Bilour PESHAWAR, July 22: Awami National Party (ANP) provincial president Bashir Ahmad Bilour said on Friday that his party was opposed to all forms of terrorism. “Our religion does not permit killing of innocent people,” Mr Bilour said....		NWFP health sector plans reviewed PESHAWAR, July 22: NWFP Health Minister Inayatullah has hinted at devising a necessity-based community-participated health plan to establish healthcare centres in places lacking such facilities. He was presiding over a meeting...
PPP opposes ban on women’s role in local polls PESHAWAR, July 22: Provincial president of the People’s Party Parliamentarians Rahimdad Khan has said that his party is not a part of any accord banning women’s participation in the local body polls in the districts of Upper and Lower Dir....		Printing presses cashing in on Afghan elections PESHAWAR, July 22: The printing industry of NWFP has attracted large investment from Afghans as the parliamentary polls in Afghanistan are coming closer. The Afghan polls has brought life to the...
Three perish SHEIKHUPURA, July 22: Three employees of a textile mills were killed while 10 others sustained critical injuries when the wagon in which they were travelling overturned on Friday.— Correspondent...		Protest against water shortage DADU, July 22: Hundreds of farmers of the Pir Gunio water channel staged a demonstration outside the office of the executive engineer southern division here on Friday to protest against artificial water shortage....