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SC to take up Hasba Bill reference today ISLAMABAD, July 31: A reference made by the federal government about the Hasba Bill passed by the NWFP Assembly will be taken up by the Supreme Court on Monday....		Balochistan committee turns dormant: No meeting planned in near future ISLAMABAD, July 31: The parliamentary committee on Balochistan which was constituted in the senate on October 3 last year and which had adopted a 31-point...
Nepra against open debate on tariff ISLAMABAD, July 31: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has rejected the federal government’s move to hold public discussions on tariff it approved two weeks ago for two private sector power projects....		145 papers rejected in Pindi, Attock, Taxila RAWALPINDI, July 31: Opposition groups contesting the local bodies polls were at the receiving end with the completion of the scrutiny process in which 10 joint nominations for the office of...
Drug smugglers attack FC post QUETTA, July 31: Afghan drug traffickers attacked a border checkpost of the Frontier Corps in the Qila Khurd area of Dalbindin, close to the Afghan border, using heavy weapons, including rockets, on Sunday....		PAF confirms shipment of F-16 jets soon ISLAMABAD, July 31: Pakistan Air Force has confirmed a report that it will be receiving two F-16s from the United States in the near future. These F-16s are of same category...
Good, bad and ugly sides of LG system discussed LAHORE, July 31: Speakers at a seminar on local governments on Sunday gave contradictory views on the efficiency of the system, but almost all of them said if implemented in its true spirit it would really empower the people....		PPP faces tough fight in Tando Allahyar: District profile for LB elections HYDERABAD: Tando Allahyar – a newly-created district – is one of the richest areas of the country in terms of agriculture and the local body elections will be held here in the first phase on Aug 18....
35 candidates of Arbab group return unopposed MITHI, July 31: Candidates of the Arbab group are reported to have been elected unopposed as nazims and naib nazims in 35, of 44 union councils in Tharparkar....		NWFP to get Rs18 billion annual profit: Hydropower generation PESHAWAR, July 31: The NWFP government will get Rs18 billion annually from the federal government as net hydro-electric profit instead of Rs6 billion, besides the dues of Rs345 billion....
Afghan refugees afraid of returning home MIANWALI, July 31: “I won’t like to be killed in cold blood in Afghanistan” was the prompt reply of Abdul Sattar Afghani when he was asked about his repatriation plans....		26 clerics booked for ‘misusing’ loudspeaker RAWALPINDI, July 31: As many as 26 clerics have been booked by the police on charges of violating the ban on misuse of loudspeakers in mosques and delivering anti-government speeches during Friday prayers, police sources said on Saturday....
Wrangling over new Astore district headquarters GILGIT, July 31: A dispute over the headquarters of the newly-established Astore district has taken a new turn because of maneuveres by vested interests, politicians and some local government officials....		Demonstration against alleged police torture MUZAFFARABAD, July 31: Around 200 people staged a demonstration here on Sunday for three hours to protest against alleged police torture causing the death of an ex-serviceman....
Asean official to visit Pakistan before summit ISLAMABAD, July 31: The secretary-general of Asean Ong Keng Yong has accepted the government’s invitation to visit Pakistan in the last quarter of this year, diplomatic sources told Dawn on Sunday....		LB elections: Baloch Alliance to field joint candidates QUETTA, July 31: National Party chief Dr Hayee Baloch has said that the four-party Baloch Alliance would field candidates against government-sponsored parties in the local council polls....
Official claims agreement on madressah registration ISLAMABAD, July 31: After consultations, the Wafaqul Madaris Pakistan has agreed for the madressah registration, Foreign Office spokesman Mohammad Naeem Khan has said....		$90m ADB loan for Balochistan QUETTA, July 31: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide $90 million soft loan to Balochistan for developing education and health sector, and improving sanitation system in the province....
Candidate accused of forging certificate HYDERABAD, July 31: Candidates for seats of nazim and naib nazim of the Hatri-1 union council have alleged that Khawind Bux Jahejo, a candidate for the seat of nazim, is trying...		PML-F, PPP reach seat accord in Sanghar SANGHAR, July 31: The Faqir Dost candidates, backed by the Pakistan Muslim League (F), and the Awam Dost panel supported by the Pakistan People’s Party, have reached seat adjustment accord for...
18 elected without contest JACOBABAD, July 31: Nazims for 18 union councils of the district have been elected unopposed. Assistant Election Commissioner Hishamuddin Soomro told reporters that for 40 UCs in the district, candidates filed...		Action against madressahs illegal: Qazi BANNU, July 31: Expelling foreign students from the madressahs would be illegal, said Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal president Qazi Hussain Ahmad, while talking to the journalists here on Sunday....
Plan ready to cope with rain emergency HYDERABAD, July 31: The director-general of the Hyderabad Development Authority has directed the managing-director of the Water and Sanitation Agency and all executive engineers concerned to keep all pumping stations and dewatering machinery ready to combat rain emergency....		Plan to curb refugees’ anti-poll activities KOHAT, July 31: The interior ministry has convened a meeting on Monday to devise a strategy to check involvement of Afghan refugees in crimes and terrorist activities....
‘Opposition’s poll success may affect projects’ SWABI, July 31: Provincial Education Minister Maulana Fazal Ali said on Sunday that the forthcoming local body elections were vital for strengthening the religious parties’ alliance....		73 members of UCs elected unopposed HARIPUR, July 31: At least 64 women and nine members of minority communities returned unopposed to different union councils in the district in the first phase of the local body elections scheduled to be held on Aug 18....
Threat to boycott local polls THATTA, July 31: The fishermen community has threatened to boycott the local body polls and launch protest campaign in Sindh if the government failed to release official notification regarding withdrawal of...		Policeman dies in accident KHAIRPUR, July 31: A police constable was killed and three rickshaw passengers were injured in an accident on Saturday night. Two police constables stopped a rickshaw for checking near the Batha...
TMA record seized on NAB orders: Irregularities alleged FAISALABAD, July 31: A team of the Local Fund Audit on the orders of the National Accountability Bureau took into custody a number of files from the local Tehsil Municipal Administration...		PPP-PML-N adjustments in Sialkot SIALKOT, July 31: Adjustments of seats between the PPP and the PML-N on all union councils in the district have been reached against candidates backed by the ruling PML....
323 stations ‘sensitive’ in Nankana, Sheikhupura SHEIKHUPURA, July 31: As many as 323 polling stations, out of the 1,546 in Sheikhupura and Nankana Sahib districts, have been declared sensitive, it is learnt....		New block at Murray College approved SIALKOT, July 31: The Punjab government has approved construction of a multi-storey block at Government Murray College (GMC) at a cost of Rs20 million....
Five PML nazims elected unopposed GUJRAT, July 31: Five nazims of the ruling PML (Shujaat group) were elected unopposed as no candidate filed nomination papers against them, it was learnt here on Sunday....		Woman, daughter killed in accident SAHIWAL, July 31: A woman and her daughter were killed while husband sustained serious injuries on Sunday in an accident on the GT Road near Chak 84/5-L....
Three robberies in Gujranwala GUJRANWALA, July 31: Dacoits looted the house of an industrialist, a medicine company shop and took away a motorcycle in three strikes in and around the city here on Sunday....		PTCL union not to resist takeover by Etisalat SARGODHA July 31: The PTCL employees union will not resist the take-over by Etisalat at Faisalabad and Sargodha telecom regions. This was said by PTCL employees deputy chief organiser Malik Zafar Iqbal while talking to the press here on Sunday afternoon....
Youngster electrocuted GUJRANWALA, July 31: A youth was electrocuted in Kamoki on Sunday. Reports said Aslam was repairing his washing machine when he received an electric shock. He died on way to local civil hospital...		Action against 82 officials on CMIT report LAHORE, July 31: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi has proceeded against 82 government officials for misuse of authority and corruption on the basis of Chief Minister’s Inspection Team’s inquiry reports....
Officials, contractors warned LAHORE, July 31: Punjab Communication and Works Minister Chaudhry Zaheeruddin Khan has said that the government officials failing to get development works executed in time would be punished and contractors blacklisted....		Govt meddling in polls: Azhar LAHORE, July 31: Former PML president Mian Muhammad Azhar alleges that the government is interfering in local elections. In a press statement on Sunday, he said as the chances of their candidates’ defeat were growing, the rulers were getting nervous....
Measures taken to curb extremism: Sherpao PESHAWAR, July 31: Interior Minister Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao has said that the government has adopted concrete measures to eliminate extremism from the society and improve country’s image abroad....		Over 8.13 million to cast vote in NWFP PESHAWAR, July 31: About 8,133,344 people will exercise their right to vote in the local government elections in the North-West Frontier Province in two phases on Aug 18 and Aug 25....
New schedule for UC poll in Mansehra PESHAWAR, July 31: Acting Chief Election Commissioner Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar on Sunday announced election schedule for various tiers of four union councils in Mansehra district in the light of a judgment of the Peshawar High Court of July 27....		‘UK Muslims facing serious problems’ SWABI, July 31: President British Pukhtun Association Fazal Rabi Khan has said that dust of the London blasts may settle soon but the Muslims have been facing numerous difficulties since the July 7 bombing....
No woman candidate for nazim seat CHITRAL, July 31: One hundred and eighty-six candidates have filed nomination papers for the seats of nazim and naib nazim of 24 union councils in the district for the forthcoming local government elections....		Snow-leopard kills animals CHITRAL, July 31: A snow-leopard killed more than 40 heads of cattle in the pastures of Rumboor valley and Achulga in a broad day-light. The residents of the valley said that...