July 30, 2005	Saturday	Jumadi-us-Sani 22, 1426

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Board for Madressah registration formed ISLAMABAD, July 29: The government has decided to constitute an Inter-Madressah Board to regulate and register the 11,782 seminaries across the country within the three months, according to Minister for Religious Affairs Ijazul Haq....		Ministry told to expedite madressah reforms ISLAMABAD, July 29: The Senate Standing Committee on Education has stressed upon the Ministry of Education to expedite the work on Madressah Reforms project and collect data on the registration of religious institutions....
Over Rs316bn to be spent on water projects ISLAMABAD, July 29: The government would spend Rs316.2 billion to overcome the scarcity of water through the construction of medium and large dams and by efficient utilization of irrigation water during the next five years....		Call for army deployment during local poll ISLAMABAD, July 29: Former Karachi nazim Niamatullah Khan on Friday renewed his appeal to President Pervez Musharraf to deploy troops in Karachi during the upcoming local government polls...
Code approved to control electric power business ISLAMABAD, July 29: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has approved the National Transmission and Dispatch Company (NTDC) document called the “Grid Code”....		Book of Sindhi literary criticism launched ISLAMABAD, July 29: A new book Jadid Sindhi Adab: Milanaat, Rujhanaat, Imkanaat (Modern Sindhi literature and its trends, direction and possibilities), was launched at the Halqa-i-Arbab-i-Zauq here on Friday....
Repairs of police cars unhinges transport officer RAWALPINDI, July 29: A departmental inquiry has found Motor Transport Officer (MTO) of Police Lines Rawalpindi guilty of embezzling government money by submitting “bogus cash memos” for the repair of 13 police vehicles....		Traders told to explore Kazakhstan markets RAWALPINDI, July 29: Kazakhstan is a heaven for Pakistani investors and businessmen should avail the opportunity in exploiting the potential in a country which is full of mineral resources and one of the rapidly emerging economic power....
Minister critical of Muslim world’s S&T progress ISLAMABAD, July 29: Federal Minister for Education Javed Ashraf Qazi on Friday said that physics had permeated every strata of life. Be it environment, medicine, communication or space sciences, it has enormously proved its effectiveness for the benefit of mankind....		Musharraf targeting moderates, alleges PPP ISLAMABAD, July 29: Secretary-General of the People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) Raja Pervez Ashraf has said Gen Pervez Musharraf is busy in crushing democracy-loving and moderate political forces instead of focussing on war against terrorism and extremism....
PTA reduces type approval fees ISLAMABAD, July 29: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has reduced type approval application processing fee for foreign manufacturers by 33 per cent and excluded telephone sets and fax machines from the list of equipment requiring type approval....		Diplomats visit SECP ISLAMABAD, July 29: Norwegian Ambassador Janis Bjorn Kanavin and Commercial Counsellor at the Swedish Embassy Lennart Holst visited the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) head office on Thursday and met with chairman Dr Tariq Hassan....
Kidnapping of LB candidates alleged KARACHI, July 29: People’s Party Parliamentarians on Friday accused the Sindh government of picking up Awam Dost candidates prior to scrutiny of their papers to prevent them from appearing before returning officers....		Over 2620 file papers in Mansehra MANSEHRA, July 29: Over 2,620 candidates have filed nomination papers for the seats of nazims, naib nazims and councillors in the 60 union councils of the district....
Flood hits kutcha area of Dadu DADU, July 29: The kutcha area of the district was inundated on Friday as a result of a medium flood flowing in the Indus. However, the flow of water was decreasing in the river....		Indus water overflowing Begari bund SUKKUR, July 29: About 15 villages of the katcha area in Shikarpur district and hundreds of acres of land were inundated when floodwater overflowed the embankments of Begari bund on the midnight of Thursday and Friday....
Protest against Hesco SUKKUR, July 29: A large number of people held a protest demonstration here on Friday in protest against Hesco following prolonged loadshedding and power failure....		1,619 file papers in Larkana district LARKANA, July 29: By the deadline for filing nomination papers for local body elections, 1,619 candidates filed their papers for different categories in Larkana district to contest 44 union council seats....
Warning against deep-sea fishing THATTA, July 29: The district administration of Thatta has taken measures to cope with any eventuality during expected heavy rains predicted by the Met office in coastal districts of Thatta, Badin...		Badin receives rain BADIN, July 29: Badin on Thursday evening received rain which broke the long spell of heat. It started drizzling at 8pm on Thursday, continuing into the night....
Hopefuls in seven UCs refuse to file papers: Protest over Nankana status SHEIKHUPURA, July 29: Continuing protest against the Punjab government’s notification of Nankana Sahib status as district, the candidates for four union councils, including Safdarabad tehsil’s former nazim and naib nazim, have not submitted their nomination papers even after the deadline....		Strong opposition alliance in Gojra TOBA TEK SINGH, July 29: Former district nazim and Punjab PML vice president Chaudry Muhammad Ashfaq and his political opponent Dr Ashfaqur Rehman, provincial forest minister and also a ruling party...
Splinter groups look up to PML bigwigs SIALKOT, July 29: The ruling PML bigwig from Gujrat are in the limelight, as candidates of the divided groups for the local election in Sialkot are looking for their support....		ARD makes adjustments in Gujranwala GUJRANWALA, July 29: The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) has made adjustments on 80 per cent seats in Gujranwala while adjustments on few seats will be made with the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal in a couple of days....
Minister charged with nepotism FAISALABAD, July 29: Candidates of union council No 240 have blamed federal textile minister Mushtaq Ali Cheema for launching an election campaign of his nephew Irfan Haider Cheema....		Four of a family shot dead FAISALABAD, July 29: Four family members were shot dead after being subjected them to physical torture by unknown assailants in Millat Town in Nishatabad police station area on Thursday night....
Four rest houses auctioned SARGODHA, July 29: The Punjab Privatization Board, headed by Riaz Ahmad Khan, has auctioned four rest houses situated in the suburbs of the city “without observing rules and regulations.”...		Four die in road accident KHANEWAL, July 29: Four people were killed and several others injured, four of them seriously, when a passenger wagon collided with a truck near here on Friday....
ARD-MMA arrangement in Multan MULTAN, July 29: The ARD and MMA made adjustments on more union councils for Multan district at a meeting here on Friday. The two alliances had already made adjustments for 81 UCs....		Rs750m for flood victims in Punjab RAJANPUR, July 29: Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has announced Rs750 million for the construction of almost 30,000 houses flattened by the recent floods across the province....
Woman gives birth to quadruplet JAUHARABAD, July 29: A 30-year-old woman gave birth to female quadruplet in Kundwal, a suburban village of Khushab district, on Friday. Dr Amna Makhdoom told journalists after the major operation of...		Three killed MANDI BAHAUDDIN, July 29: Three youths, including a guest from Rawalpindi, lost their lives in an accident on Phalia Road on Friday. A motorcycle hired by Usman, Umar and Waqas Ahmed...
Bus stand suddenly becomes functional LAHORE, July 29: The City District Government Lahore’s ghost bus stand on Bund Road has became fully functional suddenly after the closure of five private bus stands by it....		Dist govts spent education funds on other schemes LAHORE, July 29: Punjab Education Minister Imran Masood has said that district governments could not properly run some 417 colleges under their control because nazims lacked interest and experience....
Work on dental institute building LAHORE, July 29: The first purpose-built building for the de’Montmorency Institute of Dental Sciences is going to be constructed at an 80-kanal tract in Jubilee Town....		EPD gets notice for action against two industries LAHORE, July 29: Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed of the Lahore High Court on Friday issued a notice to the Punjab Environment Protection Department for a report on sending the cases of...
PU Senate meets after three years on Monday LAHORE, July 29: The 349th meeting of the Senate of the Punjab University will be held after about three years on Monday. Punjab Governor Khalid Maqbool, who is the chancellor of the university, will preside over the meeting....		Depression, anxiety on the rise LAHORE, July 29: The World Health Organization has issued a report which indicates an alarming increase in the number of people suffering from depression and anxiety that interfere in their lives and reduce work efficiency....
New AG to assume office today LAHORE, July 29: Wazir Ahmed Qurieshi will hand over the charge of the Punjab Accountant General’s Office to Namatullah Abid on Saturday (today)....		Exchange fleeces customers LAHORE, July 29: The PTCL cantonment exchange staff is allegedly charging extra money for installing telephone connections. A complainant told Dawn on Friday that a telephone connection was not installed without...
PPP meets today LAHORE, July 29: Leaders of the PPP central executive committee and the federal council are due to meet at Bilawal House, Karachi, on Saturday (today) to discuss the political situation and the local elections....		Women centre’s staff accused of abuse PESHAWAR, July 29: A teenage girl has accused two employees of a government-run women’s crisis centre of sexually abusing its inmates and said she left the shelter to save herself from the notorious men....
Militant leader threatens to attack forces PESHAWAR, July 29: A militant commander has warned that ‘mujahideen’ will wage a war against security forces in the Waziristan tribal belt if the government does not stop killing and arresting militants....		Dogar urges strict compliance of poll code PESHAWAR, July 29: Acting Chief Election Commissioner Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar has stressed the need for strict implementation of the code of conduct during the forthcoming local government elections and warned that violators would be dealt with an iron hand....