August 4, 2005	Thursday	Jumadi-us-Sani 27, 1426

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Nosy Haider sets the record right ISLAMABAD, Aug 3: Endorsing completely the opinions expressed by Air Marshal (retired) Nur Khan in his interview about 1965 war (Pakistan sent infiltrators to Kashmir in ‘65: Nur) in these columns...		Pakistan accused of doing ‘little’ to capture Osama WASHINGTON, Aug 3: Members of the independent 9/11 commission have accused the Musharraf government of “doing too little” to catch Osama bin Laden and other al Qaeda leaders who they say are hiding along the Pakistan-Afghan border....
Delay in committee report deplored: Balochistan crisis QUETTA, Aug 3: Jamhoori Watan Party chief Nawab Akbar Bugti has said that problems being faced by Balochistan can be resolved if Islamabad changes its attitude towards the province and accepts...		US urged to help restore ‘genuine’ democracy ISLAMABAD, Aug 3: The Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD) has welcomed the remarks of US Assistant Secretary of State Christina Rocca on the status of democracy in Pakistan and...
Fahd’s death a great loss to Ummah, says Aziz ISLAMABAD, Aug 3: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Wednesday described the death of King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz a great loss to the Muslim Ummah and the world, saying his support and contribution to Pakistan’s progress would always be remembered....		Subho Gyan Chandani gets literary award ISLAMABAD, Aug 3: Pakistan’s top literary Kamal-i-Fann Award for life achievement in literature for 2004 has gone to veteren Sindhi short story writer and political activist Subhraj Gyan Chandani....
CAA fails to evict illegal occupants: New airport land ISLAMABAD, Aug 3: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has failed to take over the land for the New Islamabad International Airport despite making full payments to the land-holders, thus putting it...		Seminary certificate not equivalent to matric, rules LHC: Hopefuls’ pleas dismissed LAHORE, Aug 3: Chief Justice Iftikhar Husain Chaudhry of the Lahore High Court on Wednesday declared that the ‘Shahadatus Sanvia’ certificate from a religious seminary was not equivalent to the secondary...
Punjab urges Centre to import 1m ton wheat LAHORE, Aug 3: The Punjab government is exerting pressure on the federal government to import around 1 million tons of wheat before it is “too late.”...		Arrest minister or face sit-ins, says MMA LAHORE, Aug 3: Demanding the arrest of the Punjab tourism minister and his supporters who allegedly opened fire on a Watan Dost Group’s election office, the MMA has threatened to stags...
London-bound PIA flight develops problems RAWALPINDI, Aug 3: A London-bound PIA flight aborted take- off at Islamabad International Airport on Wednesday after experiencing technical problems, airport authorities said. PIA flight (PK-785) for London was taxiing at 9:45am when its pilot experienced technical problems in the plane....		Safta unlikely to take effect on schedule DHAKA, Aug 3: Bangladesh’s foreign minister M Morshed Khan said on Wednesday the South Asian Free Trade Area (Safta) agreement was unlikely to take effect from January, 2006, as negotiations for...
Illegality alleged in delimitation of UCs QUETTA, Aug 3: People’s Party Parliamentarian’s Provincial President Nawabzada Lashkari Khan Raisani has alleged that Chief Minister Jam Mohammad Yousuf and provincial ministers are interfering in the process of local body selections....		Candidates told to follow code of conduct ISLAMABAD, Aug 3: The Election Commission has urged candidates to observe the code of conduct strictly so that elections could be held in a peaceful environment....
Gangrape case: Opposition to submit motion in Senate ISLAMABAD, Aug 3: Opposition members in the Senate have decided to submit an adjournment motion and a call attention notice to discuss the incident of alleged gangrape of a woman by security personnel in Azad Kashmir....		Ministry told to cut operating cost of IDBP ISLAMABAD, Aug 3: The National Assembly’s standing committee on finance and revenue has directed the ministry of finance to immediately cut down the operating cost of the Industrial Development Bank of...
Cases against 64 supporters of hopefuls: Drive against code violations SIALKOT, Aug 3: The Kotwali police on Wednesday registered several cases against 64 supporters of candidates for the local-body election for violation of code of conduct....		Over 100 police patrol posts start operation SHEIKHUPURA, Aug 3: Over 100 police patrol posts out of the 450 have started their operation in 20 districts of the province. This was stated by Punjab IGP Ziaul Hassan...
99 elected unopposed in Bahawalpur BAHAWALPUR, Aug 3: At least 99 candidates have so far been declared elected unopposed in the union council election in the Bahawalpur district. According to the deputy election commission, those elected...		PML Chattha group ‘loses’ support GUJRANWALA, Aug 3: The PML Chattha group, led by Chaudhry Hamid Nasir Chattha, is likely to face a tough time in local bodies election in Wazirabad tehsil as its workers, including...
Ex-policeman’s wife killed as rivals clash SAHIWAL, Aug 3: The wife of a retired police officer was allegedly killed while her two sons and their friend sustained injuries over an election dispute here on Wednesday in Chichawatni....		Leghari group charged with using govt resources DERA GHAZI KHAN, Aug 3: The Leghari group is misusing the government resources in the local election campaign as former district nazim Jamal Khan Leghari has illegally inaugurated the telephone exchange...
Lady teachers decline to do polls duty GUJRANWALA, Aug 3: Three lady teachers of a Kamoki elementary school have reportedly declined to perform duty at polling stations. In an application filed with the district returning officer, the women...		Robbers take away cash, jewellery in two strikes MULTAN, Aug 3: Gold jewellery, cash and cell phones worth Rs205,000 were looted by robbers in two incidents in the city on Tuesday night, district police sources said on Wednesday....
Steps being taken to control crimes: IGP GUJRANWALA, Aug 3: Punjab IGP Maj Ziaul Hasan (retired) has said the police consultative system is being implemented across the province to curb crimes besides providing prompt justice to the people....		AFC booked for issuing bogus cheque SAHIWAL, Aug 3: Kassowal police on Wednesday registered a case against an assistant food controller (AFC) for issuing a bogus cheque. Broker Muhammad Sajjad Akbar of the Grain Market had paid...
PTDC workers await service regularization CHITRAL, Aug 3: More than 20 employees of the Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) are awaiting the regularization of their services who have served the organization for anything between 10 and 21 years....		15,147 in field for second phase of local body polls PESHAWAR, Aug 3: After the completion of scrutiny and rejection of nomination papers for the second phase of local elections, a total of 15,147 candidates have been left in the field to contest polls in 12 districts of the NWFP....
Rs1.34bn allocated for communication sector MUZAFFARABAD, Aug 3: The AJK government has chalked out a plan for the modernization of communication sector. The government has allocated a sum of Rs 1.348...		Hoti people resent display of arms MARDAN, Aug 3: People of Hoti area have alleged that the law-enforcement agencies have failed to check crime in the district. Situation in Hoti is out of control and armed gangs,...
Renovation of Amir Hamza’s mausoleum demanded LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), Aug 3: Murad Shinwari, the son of famous Pashto poet Amir Hamza Khan Shinwari, has demanded that his father’s mausoleum in Landi Kotal be renovated....		Religious groups to benefit from differences: PPP-ANP rift PESHAWAR, Aug 3: Candidates backed by religious parties are manoeuvring to take advantage of a likely close contest between the Awam Dost and Watan Dost groups, backed by the People’s Party...
Journalists’ rights to be defended: minister PESHAWAR, Aug 3: NWFP Information Minister Asif Iqbal Daudzai has assured the journalists that the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal’s provincial government will defend and protect their rights and resolve their problems on priority basis....		Indus River in medium flood at Besham PESHAWAR, Aug 3: Water level in rivers is returning to normal as Indus River at Besham, Kabul River at Warsak and Shah Alam River were in medium flood, discharging 289,500 cusecs,...
Policy on culture yet to be sent for approval LAHORE, Aug 3: The fate of the much publicised draft of the national policy for preservation and promotion of culture and heritage hangs in the balance as the federal culture ministry has yet to submit it to the cabinet for approval....		PML-N, PPP men criticize EC LAHORE, Aug 3: Two provincial leaders of the PML-N and the PPP criticized the chief election commissioner on Wednesday for his continued silence over the alleged pre-poll rigging being carried out by the rulers to sweep the local elections....
Illegal detention cases can’t be quashed LAHORE, Aug 3: Holding that cases against an accused facing charges of illegal detention could not be quashed, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered restoration of the FIR against an accused who was facing the allegation of illegally detaining people....		PPP seeks polls under army’s supervision NAWABSHAH, Aug 3: The People’s Party Parliamentarians has accused the Sindh government of pre-poll rigging and demanded of the Election Commission of Pakistan to conduct the local body elections under the supervision of the Army....
Calls for action against returning officer KARACHI, Aug 3: The People’s Party Parliamentarians on Wednesday demanded action against the Tharparkar district returning officer for allegedly ignoring woes of people and making a mockery of the electoral process in the district....		Election to be held under Rangers, says CM NAWABSHAH, Aug 3: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said the local body elections will be held under supervision of police and Rangers. Talking to journalists at the circuit...
NWFP faces shortage of probation officers PESHAWAR, Aug 3: With 2,173 offenders on probation across the NWFP, the probation and reclamation department lacks basic facilities to perform its day to day functions....		Afghan banker returns stolen money PESHAWAR, Aug 3: An Afghan banker has returned $30,000 to the Afghan Consulate here and promised to return the same amount in near future, which he had stolen from a bank...
70 polling stations declared sensitive: Security plan prepared PESHAWAR, Aug 3: The capital city police have chalked out an extraordinary security plan for 70 polling stations in the provincial metropolis after declaring them “highly sensitive” for the forthcoming local body election to be held on August 18....		Steps to streamline traffic discussed PESHAWAR, Aug 3: A high level meeting was held here on Wednesday to discuss measures to streamline traffic system in the NWFP, particularly in the provincial capital....
Shawal uplift under way: governor PESHAWAR, Aug 3: Governor Khalilur Rehman has said that the Shawal Valley in the tribal areas is being developed under a special uplift package costing Rs60 million....		Several candidates cleared for polls PESHAWAR, Aug 3: The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday allowed several candidates to contest local government polls scheduled to be held on August 18. A division bench comprised Justice Qaim Jan...
Delay in Inter results hit students PESHAWAR, Aug 3: The city intermediate board has yet to announce results of FSc, but the NWFP University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar, has stopped issuing applications for the entry test scheduled for Aug 21....		Afghan DPs to be relocated ISLAMABAD, Aug 3: The government has decided to repatriate the Afghan refugees living in Rawalpindi and Islamabad through voluntary repatriation or relocate their camps in Pakistan, an official of the ministry told Dawn....
Villagers bring traffic to a standstill VEHARI, Aug 3: Residents of Arain Wahin village on Wednesday brought Mailsi-Kehror Pucca Road to a standstill for some three hours and staged demonstration against the local police check post....		12 outlaws arrested SHEIKHUPURA, Aug 3: The Muridke Sadar police claimed on Wednesday to have arrested 12 outlaws and seized weapons from them during an ‘encounter’ near Khori. However, four policemen were also injured....