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Aziz to visit Japan, Hong Kong ISLAMABAD, Aug 1: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz will pay a bilateral visit to Japan from August 8 to August 11 at the invitation of Prime Minister Koizumi....		Fazl’s deportation criticized QUETTA, Aug 1: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam activists staged a protest demonstration on Monday against deportation of their party’s chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman by Dubai authorities, alleging that hindrances were being created at...
King Fahd’s death widely condoled ISLAMABAD, Aug 1: Senate Chairman, National Assembly speaker, deputy speaker, ministers, ruling party and opposition leaders expressed profound grief over the passing away of King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz....		Pakistan sent infiltrators to Kashmir in ’65: Nur Khan ISLAMABAD, Aug 1: Pakistan Air Force and Navy were not taken into confidence by the top army command as they started a secret operation to launch infiltrators into Kashmir — an...
Pakistan partially complying with standards: expert: Financial reporting ISLAMABAD, Aug 1: Pakistan is partially complying with the international financial reporting standards as its banking sector and financial institutions are not following the fair-value accounting, said Abbas Ali Mirza, chairman...		Compensation issue not resolved yet: Under-sea cable fault ISLAMABAD, Aug 1: Deadlock still exists between the Pakistan Telecommunication Company and the Internet Service Providers and Long Distance and International call centre over the compensation mechanism for the 11-day Internet crisis that had hit the country earlier last month....
Sustained efforts needed to fight extremism: Dutch envoy ISLAMABAD, Aug 1: The only way to tackle the problems of extremism for each country is to set it’s own house in order, maintained Dr Marcel Kurpershoek, the outgoing Dutch ambassador while talking to Dawn here on Saturday....		OIC admires Pakistan’s role BEIJING, Aug 1: The Organiz-ation of Islamic Conference (OIC) highly admires Pakistan’s role in promoting common objectives and projecting Islamic values and culture in their true perspective....
Interim relief granted to many candidates PESHAWAR, Aug 1: A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court on Monday granted interim relief to various petitioners and allowed them to contest the forthcoming local government elections against different posts, including nazims, naib nazims and councillors....		22 jail officials taken hostage SUKKUR, Aug 1: Protesting inmates of the Sukkur central jail-I on Monday night made 22 jail officials hostage. Over 1,000 prisoners of the jail refused to go back to barracks and made two jail officials hostage....
Abolish feudalism, say scholars ISLAMABAD, Aug 1: Feudalism has to be abolished if the country is to prosper for all, and in peace. This view was presented by three disciples of Shah Waliullah, the 18th...		‘Women-run religious networks brought new thinking’ ISLAMABAD, Aug 1: Growth of religious networks, which were mediated, funded, and guided solely by women, brought in new thinking about women roles in Pakistani diaspora....
Research urged to attain autarky in food products ISLAMABAD, Aug 1: Participants of a meeting on Sunday stressed the need for conducting more research in the agriculture sector to achieve self-sufficiency in agri products and improve the country’s economy....		PPP says Awam Dost candidates being victimized ISLAMABAD, Aug 1: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has asked the chief election commissioner to take note of the victimization of Awam Dost candidates and their supporters, especially in Sindh and Punjab,...
Comstech set up 10 networks for S&T research ISLAMABAD, Aug 1: The Organization of Islamic Conference Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (Comstech) has recently established 10 inter-Islamic networks, a press release issued here on Monday said....		PTCL workers’ protest put off ISLAMABAD, Aug 1: In a major shift in its policy, the Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL) Unions Action Committee here on Monday postponed its anti-privatisation protest following a deal with the management....
BHC suspends delimitation of Lehri UCs QUETTA, Aug 1: A division bench of the Balochistan High Court on Monday suspended the provincial government’s notification regarding delimitation of union councils in Lehri tehsil of Sibi district....		HEC forces BZU to amend statute: Teachers condemn move MULTAN, Aug 1: The Higher Education Commission has reportedly forced the management of the Bahauddin Zakariya University to amend its statute ‘extraordinarily’ in accordance with the eligibility criteria laid down by the commission for faculty recruitment....
Stark violation of election code in Sialkot SIALKOT, Aug 1: Candidates are involved in flagrant violation of election code of conduct in Sialkot and Narowal districts despite tall claims of stern action against violators by the election commission....		Chinese firm caught in legal wrangling: Pesticides import MULTAN, Aug 1: A Chinese pesticides manufacturing firm is disappointed with the Pakistani market after “being exploited” by an influential importer for the last several years....
Number of educated candidates swells GUJRANWALA, Aug 1: A number of well-educated people are in run for the coming local elections. Of the 552 candidates for 188 union councils, 21 are lawyers, seven doctors, two retired army officers, 18 senior science teachers and four journalists....		Gastro outbreak in flood-hit areas DERA GHAZI KHAN, Aug 1: Health authorities have reached Basti Sabzani to initiate medical relief work after gestroentritis claimed lives of three women and a child in the area....
Parco men freed after 46 days DERA GHAZI KHAN, Aug 1: Three Parco men kidnapped 46 days back were released by the abductors on Monday. The freed Parco men were brought here by PML district additional secretary-general...		No progress in AJK watercourses plan MUZAFFARABAD, Aug 1: The federal government’s programme for improvement of watercourses has failed to witness any physical progress in Azad Jammu and Kashmir ever since its launch two years ago allegedly...
Settlement of Kashmir issue under UN resolutions urged QUETTA, Aug 1: Azad Jammu and Kashmir Rehabilitation and Relief Minister Aamir Ghaffar Lone has rejected the ‘third option’ for resolving the Kashmir issue and demanded that it should be settled in accordance with the United Nations resolutions....		1,498 nomination papers accepted SWABI, Aug 1: After scrutiny and withdrawal of nomination papers, 1498 candidates, including 201 females, have been left in the field to contest the local bodies elections in district Swabi....
Engineering admission test on 21st PESHAWAR, Aug 1: Entrance tests for admission to the NWFP University of Engineering and Technology and the government medical colleges for the next academic year will be held on Aug 21 and Sept 25, respectively, in Peshawar and Abbottabad simultaneously....		JUI seeks alliance with JI in Mardan MARDAN, August 1: Chairman of JUI district coordination committee Shujaul Mulk, MNA, has said that his party wanted an alliance with the Jamaat-i-Islami but the latter was showing reluctance in this behalf....
Indus in medium flood SUKKUR, Aug 1: The Indus River was flowing at a moderate level at the Sukkur Barrage, while at the Gudu Barrage it was in a low flood position....		Govt accused of meddling in election process QUETTA, August 1: The former Pakistan Peoples Party federal minister, Mir Baz Khan Khetran, has alleged that the government was interfering in the local body election’s process to get the ruling party’s candidates elected in different areas of Balochistan, including Barkhan....
Bifurcation of faculties dissented: PU senate okays budgets LAHORE, Aug 1: The Punjab University senate approved on Monday budgets for 2001-05 and budget estimates for 2005-06. In its 349th meeting presided over by Governor Khalid Maqbool, who is also...		Archaeology dept may take over museum LAHORE, Aug 1: The Lahore Museum may be given under the administrative control of the Punjab Archaeology Department, it is learnt. The move is a part of the archaeology department’s effort...
PML-N for independent election commission LAHORE, Aug 1: PML-N MNA Pervaiz Malik has demanded constitution of an independent election commission for free and fair local elections. Malik, who is also party’s central finance secretary, said in...		Heavy rain forecast again LAHORE, Aug 1: The rain system developed on the Indian coastal city of Mumbai is heading towards Pakistan and might cause heavy rainfall in coastal areas of Sindh and medium and...
Bar terms raids rights’ violation LAHORE, Aug 1: The Lahore High Court Bar Association on Monday condemned raids on seminaries saying that the government operation was a blatant violation of fundamental rights....		Shujaat, Pervaiz condole death LAHORE, Aug 1: PML President Chaudhry Shujaat Husain and Punjab Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi on Monday expressed condolences over the death of King Fahd bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia, saying it was a great loss to Ummat....
Awam Dost Panel candidates face excesses: PPP KARACHI, Aug 1: The monitoring committee of the People’s Party Parliamentarians on Monday listed some more alleged excesses against Awam Dost Panel candidates and supporters in various parts of the province....		Police raid houses of ADP candidates DADU, Aug 1: Police on Sunday continued raids on houses of Awam Dost candidates of six UCs of the Mehar taluka. Policemen from three stations — Thrari Mohabat, Fareedabad and Aghamani...
Jubo UC candidates elected unopposed KHAIRPUR, Aug 1: On all 13 seats in the Jubo union council, Nara taluka, including nazim and naib nazim, candidates of the Khairpur Dost Panel have been elected unopposed....		Historical site being renovated PESHAWAR, Aug 1: Renovation of Gor Khuttree, a historic monument of Peshawar and a revered place for Hindus and Buddhists, is in progress. The Archaeology Department of NWFP is working on...
PMA opposes private practice by professors PESHAWAR, Aug 1: The Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) has demanded that full-time professors should be disallowed to do private practice so that they can concentrate on teaching....		Two die in pick-up accident HARIPUR, Aug 1: Two passengers were killed and seven others, including a woman and a minor girl, injured when a pick-up plunged into a ravine near village Kakotri some 30 km from here, on Sunday evening....
2 students killed as van falls into ravine ABBOTTABAD, Aug 1: Two students were killed and 16 others received injuries when a private college van fell into a deep ravine here on Sunday evening....		15m saplings to be planted in monsoon campaign PESHAWAR, Aug 1: The NWFP forest department will plant 15.601 million saplings during the monsoon tree plantation campaign, 2005, in the province. “The department has sent 15.601...
Work on gas supply project begins ABBOTTABAD, Aug 1: Petroleum and Natural Resources Minister Amanullah Khan Jadoon on Monday said that natural gas would soon be provided to every household in the country....		Case for tampering with list of voters GUJRAT, Aug 1: Karrianwala police on Monday registered a case against a candidate for nazim and his deputy of Baru union council on the charge of tampering with the voters’ list....
21 faint after taking stale food GUJRANWALA, Aug 1: As many as 21 people of two families fainted after eating stale food at Chak Jagna and Jandiala Baghwala locality here on Monday....		Qasim for check on seminaries’ record LAHORE, Aug 1: Punjab PPP President Qasim Zia said on Monday that the government should check the records of religious seminaries before ordering any action against students studying there....
Film producer remanded in FIA custody LAHORE, Aug 1: The Federal Investigation Agency on Monday obtained a four-day remand of film producer Riaz Gujjar in human-smuggling cases. Riaz Gujjar was arrested on Friday from a film studio on Multan Road....		Test run of ‘fast train’ conducted LAHORE, Aug 1: The travelling time between Lahore and Karachi by train is expected to be reduced from 16 to 12 hours by 2008 as the Pakistan Railway intends to double...