July 31, 2005	Sunday	Jumadi-us-Sani 23, 1426

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PPP body rejects amendments in LG laws KARACHI, July 30: The Central Executive Committee and Federal Council of the Pakistan People’s Party on Saturday rejected amendments in local government laws and alleged that the Election Commission had failed...		Political parties closely involved in local govt election HARIPUR, July 30: Although the local government polls are being held on a non-party basis, district leaders of mainstream political parties, particularly those in the ARD and the MMA, are actively...
Oil supply to US-led forces resumes PESHAWAR, July 30: One of the main oil tanker companies, providing fuel to the US-led coalition forces in Afghanistan, on Saturday afternoon ended a two-day strike against the recently introduced procedure...		459 elected unopposed in Balochistan polls QUETTA, July 30: In the second phase of the local council polls in 14 districts of Balochistan 459 candidates including nazims and naib nazims of 37 union councils have been elected unopposed....
Poll campaign gathers pace MARDAN, July 30: Election campaign in the district has gained pace as relatives, supporters and political parties backing the candidates have intensified canvassing. In the 75 union councils in the district,...		Woman commits suicide HARIPUR, July 30: A woman committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan in village Suraj Gali, Khanpur, some 17km from here, on Friday evening police said....
30 UCs created in 8 NWFP districts PESHAWAR, July 30: The NWFP Local Government and Rural Development Department has created 30 new union councils (UCs) in eight districts of the NWFP, raising the number of the UCs in the province from 957 to 987....		Violators of poll code warned of action ISLAMABAD, July 30: Acting Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar has threatened to take severe action against candidates violating the code of conduct by using government machinery in election campaigns for the upcoming local body polls....
Privatization of steel mills by year-end, says chairman ISLAMABAD, July 30: Urgent repair work is being carried out at the Pakistan Steel Mills ahead of its planned privatization by December, says its Chairman Lt-Gen Abdul Qayyum (retd)....		Syed Ibne Abbas replaces Jilani ISLAMABAD, July 30: Syed Ibne Abbas, director of the Kashmir Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, took over as the director-general of the South Asia division here on Saturday....
MMA opposes expulsion of foreign students ISLAMABAD, July 30: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) has criticized President Gen Pervez Musharraf’s decision to expel foreign students studying in Madressahs. MMA president Qazi Hussain Ahmed and acting secretary-general Hafiz Hussain...		CM wants peaceful local body polls QUETTA, July 30: Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Mir Mohammad Yousuf has warned officials that the government would not tolerate any ignorance and laxity in fulfilling their responsibilities in conducting free, fair and transparent local body elections in the province....
Suspected terrorists’ entry to be stopped QUETTA, July 30: Provincial Home Minister Mir Shoaib Nausherwani has said that Frontier Corps’ checkposts in the province have been removed as per recommendations of the parliamentary committee and the federal...		10-kg bomb defused in Quetta: police QUETTA, July 30: A sabotage attempt was foiled Saturday when a citizen informed police about the presence of a suspicious bicycle with a fruit crate at the airport road....
Singh quotes Ayub Khan on censorship NEW DELHI, July 30: Former military ruler Field Marshal Ayub Khan had learnt late in life, only after he was out of power, that press censorship under his rule had harmed...		Work on uplift projects begins in August: Hyderabad package HYDERABAD, July 30: Physical execution of prioritized development schemes under the Hyderabad Development Package and the Hyderabad Special Project will start in August. This was decided at a meeting to discuss...
5 irrigation officials suspended DADU, July 30: Five irrigation officials of the southern division of Dadu were suspended on Saturday on charges of selling water to influential landlords. On the directives of irrigation secretary Shuja...		‘Delay in NFC award causing resentment’ SUKKUR, July 30: The former Speaker of the National Assembly, Ellahi Bux Soomro, has said that delay in the announcement of National Finance Commission (NFC) award was causing resentment adding that...
Two held with heroin SUKKUR, July 30: Police arrested two people and recovered one and a half kilograms of heroin from their possession on the Rohri-Babarloi road, near here, on Friday night....		UC candidate’s brother shot dead by ‘rivals’ FAISALABAD, July 30: A brother of a candidate for a union council seat was shot dead while the aspirant himself was injured by his political rivals at Liaquatabad on Friday night....
Case against 18 aspirants for code violation GUJRANWALA, July 30: At least 18 aspirants of Naushera Virkan tehsil for nazim, naib nazim, women and general councillors’ seats were booked for violation of code of conduct here on Saturday....		Polls put off as hopeful dies SAHIWAL, July 30: Election to the office of naib nazim of union council 75 Kassowal has been postponed due to the death of the candidate on Friday night....
‘Honour killings’ on the rise in Sargodha SARGODHA, July 30: At least four women and a man have been killed in and around the city over ‘honour’ during the last couple of days....		PML-N camp against price hike, lawlessness GUJRANWALA, July 30: The PML-N set up a camp outside district courts here on Saturday to protest against price hike and lawlessness, demanding that the government should immediately quit....
Dacoits kill expat, son GUJRANWALA, July 30: An expatriate and his son were shot dead while his wife and another son were injured on resistance during a dacoity bid in Vinia village on Sialkot Road on Saturday....		Girl falls into open manhole, feared dead OKARA, July 30: A doctor’s minor daughter fell into an open manhole in Medical Colony and was feared drowned on Friday evening as her body could not be recovered despite hectic efforts....
‘Hasba bill not a religious issue’ PESHAWAR, July 30: Speakers at a seminar on Saturday criticized the Hasba bill and called it an outcome of a discreet ‘military-mullah alliance’ and an attempt to divert people’s attention from more serious issues like the military operation in Waziristan....		Hearing in desecration case fixed for Aug 4 PESHAWAR, July 30: A local court on Saturday adjourned the hearing of a bail petition filed by a man charged with desecration of the Holy Quran....
Maternal, child health plan on cards ISLAMABAD, July 30: An inter-provincial meeting of health ministers early next month is likely to approve Rs31 billion five-year national maternal and child health programme to bring down high mortality rate among children and mothers....		Papers scrutiny starts: Four return ‘unopposed’ RAWALPINDI, July 30: The returning officers on Saturday started the scrutiny of the nominations of candidates for the 175 union councils of the Rawalpindi district and 72 union council in Attock District....
10 activists of banned outfits file papers ATTOCK, July 30: The security personnel have identified 10 candidates belonging to banned religious organizations, who had filed nomination papers in different union councils in the district, and informed the district...		Minister rules out Hasba Act in Balochistan ISLAMABAD, July 30: A senior Balochistan minister, Maulana Abdul Wasay, on Friday rejected the impression that the provincial government was also considering presenting Hasba Bill, and said there was no need for introducing Hasba culture in the province....
Govt urged to move ICC against HR abuse in Kashmir LAHORE, July 30: The Kashmir Action Committee Pakistan has called upon the government to lodge a complaint with the International Criminal Court against Indian army, security forces personnel and commanding officers...		Foundation stone of Old Age Home LAHORE, July 30: Former district nazim Mian Amer Mahmood laid the foundation stone of the first Old Age Home for senior citizens at the Green Town Community Centre here on Saturday....
Pervaiz disputes opposition’s adjustment claims LAHORE, July 30: Punjab Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi, who is also provincial president of the ruling PML, hopes that candidates backed by his party will emerge victorious in the local elections....		Potable water, sewerage work in hand: CM LAHORE, July 30: The Punjab government is working on a mega project of providing clean drinking water and excellent sewerage network to the people, besides installing water treatment plants in the province....
Awareness drive against smoking LAHORE, July 30: Punjab Health Minister Dr Tahir Ali Javed has called for launching a massive awareness campaign to inform people about hazardous effects of smoking with a view to preventing heart and lungs diseases, bronchitis and cancer....		Large number of ex-nazims in the field LAKKI MARWAT, July 30: A large number of former councillors and nazims of union councils have filed nomination papers for seats held by them till dissolution of these bodies; it was learnt here on Friday....
Tribal lashkar demolishes house LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), July 30: A tribal lashkar in collaboration with the political administration demolished the house of an outlaw in Bhukarh village in Bazaar sub tehsil on Friday....		Adjournment motion against firing incident ISLAMABAD, July 30: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA), in sharp reaction to the firing incident on the residence of MMA MNA Asadullah Bhutto in Sukkur, has filed an adjournment motion for debate when the National Assembly meets....
HRCP demands release of detainees QUETTA, July 30: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, Balochistan chapter, staged a demonstration against the extra-judicial arrests of political activists and demanded that all detainees be tried in a court of law....		Two robbers killed in ‘encounter’ FAISALABAD, July 30: The district police claimed on Saturday to have shot dead two alleged robbers in an encounter and recovered from their possession unlicensed weapons and booty at Chak 147-RB in Chak Jhumra police station precinct....
Eight khateebs booked SIALKOT, July 30: Daska Saddar police have registered separate cases against eight...		Eight convicted in corruption references QUETTA, July 30: Accountability Court Quetta Judge Mohammad Naeem Kakar has convicted eight former officials of the post department and sentenced them to prison and ordered them to pay fines in the corruption references....