August 8, 2005	Monday	Rajab 2, 1426

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MJC renews ceasefire offer to India ISLAMABAD, Aug 7: The Muttahida Jihad Council (MJC), an umbrella organization of Kashmiri freedom fighters, on Sunday renewed its offer of ceasefire seeking assurance from President Musharraf and major world powers...		Power sector unlikely to get new WB loan ISLAMABAD, Aug 7: The World Bank has raised serious questions about Pakistan’s power sector reforms and may not extend new loan for power sector during the current fiscal, a senior official said....
MQM to resist attempts to impose Hasba in Karachi KARACHI, Aug 7: Leader of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement Altaf Hussain said on Sunday that his party would resist attempts by the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal and the Jamaat-i-Islami to introduce Hasba laws...		Protest drive if students expelled, says Fazl: Decision on Hasba criticized LAHORE, Aug 7: Leader of the opposition in the National Assembly and MMA secretary-general Maulana Fazlur Rahman has criticized the Supreme Court decision of declaring unconstitutional the Hasba Bill....
Govt attends to nano S&T ISLAMABAD, Aug 7: Chairman of the National Commission for Nano Science and Technology Dr Noor Mohammad Butt said here on Saturday that the government had made available Rs4 billion for gainful research in the new discipline over next four years....		Slovenian faces cliffhanger on ‘killer mountain’ ISLAMABAD, Aug 7: Renowned Slovenian Alpinist Tomaz Humar has been struggling for life on Nanga Parbat for the last four days after he got stuck at about 6,000-metre altitude while climbing...
Villages submerged to save barren land RAHIM YAR KHAN, Aug 7: An ‘illegal’ embankment that obstructs Indus flood passage remains a threat to Bhong, a small town well known for its historic mosque also called Bhong....		LB polls no more a non-party affair in Faisalabad: Code violations rampant FAISALABAD, Aug 7: As the electioneering for various union council slots has gained momentum in the district, the candidates for the top positions of the towns and city district have also...
Four of a family found murdered RAWALPINDI, Aug 7: Four members of a family were found murdered near Rawal Dam in the wee hours of Sunday, police said. Farhat Sultana, 52, a resident of Allahabad Westridge, along...		Role of private sector in regulatory bodies sought ISLAMABAD, Aug 7: The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) has sought representation of the private sector in the regulatory authority bodies to ensure protection of consumer rights....
Call to stop harassment of women candidates ISLAMABAD, Aug 7: Pakistan People’s Party Deputy Secretary- General and the leader of opposition in the Senate Senator Mian Raza Rabbani has questioned the assertion of the returning officer of Tharparkar...		PPP to brief envoys on ‘pre-poll rigging’ ISLAMABAD, Aug 7: The People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) would brief representatives of the G-8 and the European Union countries and other diplomats on Monday about, what it claims, pre-poll rigging in the local bodies elections....
Need stressed for maximum voters turnout HARIPUR, Aug 7: The local government candidates at a workshop agreed on the point that without maximizing voters turnout and making them realize the importance of vote, the status quo would continue and the problems at grass-root level would remain unresolved....		MMA chief hopeful of opposition alliance ISLAMABAD Aug 7: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal president Qazi Hussain Ahmed has expressed optimism that the country’s opposition leaders will be able to resolve their differences on forging of a grand alliance when they meet here on Aug 11....
BSO plans long march for workers’ recovery QUETTA, Aug 7: Baloch Students Organization (Muttahida) Chairman Dr Imdad Baloch said on Sunday that his organization would not abandon its plan to hold a long march and sit-in outside the...		3 UC nazims elected unopposed QUETTA, Aug 7: Nazims and naib nazims of three of Quetta district’s 67 union councils have been elected unopposed. Mir Inyatullah Satakzai has been elected nazim and Sawab Khan naib nazim of union council No.66,...
AJK minister dies in London MUZAFFARABAD, Aug 7: AJK’s senior minister Syed Mumtaz Ali Gillani died in London’s Cromwell Hospital on Saturday. He was 66 and is survived by a wife and two sons, family sources said....		Bomb, rocket attacks in Balochistan QUETTA, Aug 7: Turbat was rocked by an explosion and an electricity pylon was damaged in a rocket attack in Rakhni area of Barkhan district on Sunday....
Japan provides $2m for Afghan refugees ISLAMABAD, Aug 7: Japan has provided $2 million to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) as a grant for Afghan refugees in Pakistan, Voice of America reported....		‘Provision of basic amenities top priority’ PESHAWAR, Aug 7: Federal Interior Minister Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao has said the provision of basic amenities and modern civic facilities in less developed areas are central to the federal government’s policies....
Two dozen houses hit by Chenab erosion SIALKOT, Aug 7: More than two dozen houses have been affected due to the erosion caused by the change in Chenab’s course along Bajwat’s villages, including Papeen, Khanu Bhau, Saddarpura, Gangwal and Kaliyaala because of heavy rains in the area....		Leaguers can’t harmonize with PPP: Pervaiz MULTAN, Aug 7: Welcoming a number of PML-N stalwarts into the PML fold, Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi has termed it a blissful day as his old friends have joined hands with him....
Zero-rated deal with China hailed FAISALABAD, Aug 7: Pakistan Textile Exporters Association (PTEA) and Faisalabad Dry Port Trust (FDPT) have hailed the Pak-China agreement allowing duty-free access as a big breakthrough....		Minister accused of pre-poll rigging SAHIWAL, Aug 7: PPP Punjab president Qasim Zia has criticized Provincial Agriculture Minister Muhammad Arshad Khan Lodhi for allegedly running the election campaign of his son-in-law, Naveed Lodhi....
Differences in Toba PML deepen TOBA TEK SINGH, Aug 7: Differences in the ruling PML are deepening as the local government electioneering gains momentum in the district. Former district nazim and Punjab PML vice-president Chaudhry Muhammad...		Robbery at leather factory SHEIKHUPURA, Aug 7: Eight dacoits looted leather goods worth Rs2 million from a factory near Muridke on Sunday. The dacoits forced their entry into the factory and took away leather...
Booked GUJRANWALA, Aug 7: Two prayer leaders were booked by the police on charges of using loudspeaker and delivering fiery speeches in Kamoki on Saturday. They were identified as Maulana Ikramullah and Maulana Munir Ahmad....		Weather turns pleasant LAHORE, Aug 7: Rain on Sunday provided Lahorites the much needed respite for the first time during the current monsoon. They went to parks and other recreational places to enjoy the...
JUP for end to govt action LAHORE, Aug 7: The president of his own faction of the JUP, Engineer Saleemullah Khan, says it is a constitutional responsibility of the government to introduce religious education even in secular schools....		470 seats left uncontested in NWFP PESHAWAR, Aug 7: Some 470 seats, including 366 for minorities and 103 for women, have been left uncontested in the first phase of local government polls in the NWFP’s 12 districts....
ANP warns against Kalabagh dam PESHAWAR, Aug 7: The head of the Awami National Party (ANP) on Sunday criticized President Pervez Musharraf’s recent statement about Kalabagh Dam’s construction and warned that the project could spell doom for the country....		Power breakdown vexes people PESHAWAR, Aug 7: Residents of the federal government Employees Colony, near the Wapda House on Shami Road, have been facing a number of problems for the last two months due to frequent power transformer breakdowns....
Banned outfit to move court against arrests PESHAWAR, Aug 7: A proscribed organization has decided to move the Peshawar High Court against the detention of about 60 people arrested during a crackdown by law-enforcement agencies in the province....		Flights resume at Peshawar airport PESHAWAR, Aug 7: The Peshawar International Airport was reopened for flights late on Saturday night after damaged portions of the runway were repaired, officials said....