August 10, 2005	Wednesday	Rajab 4, 1426

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Tribesmen warn against land allotment to outsiders QUETTA, Aug 9: Shahwani tribesmen staged a demonstration against allotment of their land by the revenue department to outsiders, including Afghan refugees, and demanded that usurpers be stopped from occupying their land....		Team visits Guddu, Sukkur barrages : ‘Faulty’ telemetry system SUKKUR Aug 9: A six-member high-level team comprising officials of Wapda, Indus River System Authority (Irsa) and Siemens company, inspected on Tuesday the telemetry system installed at Sukkur and Guddu barrages....
Sanad issue petition disposed of QUETTA, Aug 9: A two-member bench of the Balochistan High Court while dismissing a petition challenging the Madressah Sanad said that the Sanad being equivalent of matriculation certificate is a disputed issue which cannot be decided while sitting in constitutional jurisdiction....		Seminary’s first foreign student leaves today LAHORE, Aug 9: First foreign student of a seminary has packed up to leave Pakistan for his hometown in Nepal on Wednesday (today). “My father teaches at a religious school in Mumbai....
Punjab to take over 147 monuments LAHORE, Aug 9: The Punjab has finally given “conditional approval” for taking over the 147 federally administered monuments, including the archaeological remains of Taxila and Rohtas Fort, which are on the World Heritage List....		Zia files reference against Pervaiz LAHORE, Aug 9: Opposition leader in the Punjab Assembly Qasim Zia on Tuesday filed with the speaker a disqualification reference against Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi on charges of getting bank loans written off....
Defamation suit will be lodged: Basharat LAHORE, Aug 9: Provincial Law Minister Basharat Raja has rejected as baseless, misleading and malicious allegations made by Punjab Assembly opposition leader Qasim Zia against Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi that he got written off bank loans of his industrial units....		Bad weather prevents climber’s rescue: High drama on Nanga Parbat ISLAMABAD, Aug 9: The high drama on Nanga Parbat continued for the sixth day on Tuesday when bad weather and fog prevented two Pakistan army helicopters sent to rescue the Slovenian...
No increase in Haj fares ISLAMABAD, Aug 9: There will be no increase in Haj fares during the upcoming Haj season, the joint secretary and spokesman for the religious affairs ministry said on Tuesday....		Army court finds allegation untrue: Neelum rape case MUZAFFARABAD, Aug 9: An army court of inquiry probing into the alleged gang-rape of a woman by three soldiers in the newly-created Neelum district of Azad Jammu and Kashmir has found...
PPP for polls under army supervision in Gujrat ISLAMABAD, Aug 9: People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) leaders have alleged that massive pre-poll rigging is taking place in Gujrat, the hometown of ruling party president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and Punjab Chief...		Sanitation, water policy to be ready by Nov: minister ISLAMABAD, Aug 9: The draft of national water and sanitation policy will be ready by November, under which sewage treatment and solid waste disposal plants have been envisaged for all major...
What polls hold in store this time? RAWALPINDI, Aug 9: It is election time in the city and the candidates running for the local government offices are out promising the stars to the voters....		‘Investment in education key to progress’ ISLAMABAD, Aug 9: Addressing a large gathering of senior army officers at the GHQ auditorium on vital issue of human development and its future challenges in Pakistan on Tuesday, National Commission...
‘Great potential for Pakistan in textile, clothing sector’ ISLAMABAD, Aug 9: Pakistan has great potential to benefit from textile and clothing sector to further boost its exports, manufacturing and job market. This was the consensus of the speakers at...		Nadra signs MoU for payment of bills ISLAMABAD, Aug 9: A memorandum of understanding (MoU) regarding the payment of bills was signed between National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) and telecom companies here at on Tuesday....
HEC approves project to strengthen CIIT campus ISLAMABAD, Aug 9: The Higher Education Commission has approved a project to strengthen the Comsats Institute of Information Technology (CIIT), Islamabad campus....		CDA receives Rs1.55bn installment: Auction of six-acre land ISLAMABAD, Aug 9: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Tuesday received the highest ever instalment of Rs1.55 billion for the six-acre land auctioned for the construction of a shopping mall and a five star hotel in Blue Area....
Fahim demands withdrawal of cases against Benazir ISLAMABAD, Aug 9: Vice-Chairman of the PPP and Chairman ARD Makhdoom Amin has demanded withdrawal of all politically motivated cases against the party chairperson, Benazir Bhutto, and other leaders and holding...		Plan okayed to allow students’ visit to SC ISLAMABAD, Aug 9: Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry on Tuesday approved a plan to allow school and college students to visit the Supreme Court, says an official statement....
Flag-hoisting ceremony’s rehearsal today ISLAMABAD, Aug 9: The first rehearsal of the independence day flag-hoisting ceremony will be held in the federal capital on Wednesday. A spokesman for the capital administration on Tuesday said the...		Pakistanis urged to project true image TOKYO, Aug 9: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has urged overseas Pakistanis to work hard to promote the country’s positive image. Addressing a gathering of Pakistani community here on Tuesday, Mr...
Azad Kashmir minister laid to rest MUZAFFARABAD, Aug 9: Thousands of people here attended the funeral of Azad Jammu and Kashmir minister Syed Mumtaz Ali Gillani who died recently of heart complications in London....		Tehsil status dominates Sambrial politics SIALKOT, Aug 9: The ruling PML’s two groups led by Azeem Noori Ghumman and Mian Naeem Javaid are in a neck and neck fight in the district’s newly-created Sambrial tehsil which has 17 union councils....
Hockey stadium plan in doldrums SIALKOT, Aug 9: Despite passage of three years, the Punjab and district governments have failed to materialize their plan to build a hockey stadium in the city, seemingly because of a lack of planning and interest....		Two dacoits killed in clash with villagers VEHARI, Aug 9: Two dacoits were killed by the firing of villagers on Monday night at Chak No 112/EB, Gagoo area. Reports said three dacoits riding a motorcycle were fleeing after looting valuables from various houses....
Race for Kharian tehsil nazim GUJRAT, Aug 9: Several heavyweights of the PML and the PPP are flexing their muscles to get a ticket for the slot of Kharian tehsil nazim....		Tourism to get boost in south Punjab MULTAN, Aug 9: South Punjab is the major recipient of funds allocated for the improvement of tourism infrastructure under the annual development programme for the fiscal year 2005-6....
Import under generic name cuts price of pesticide MULTAN, Aug 9: An intensive marketing competition for a popular pesticide of the Chinese origin has been kicked off as a court in Lahore vacated the stay order against its import in the country other than a particular firm....		Candidate’s nephew killed GUJRANWALA, Aug 9: The nephew of a nazim candidate was shot dead by rival group over an election row in Sanser Goraya locality here on Tuesday....
Election row leaves four injured SAHIWAL, Aug 9: Four people sustained injuries during a clash between two groups over election rivalry here on Monday evening at Chak 98/9-L.Reports said Muhammad Iqbal, a supporter of Awam Dost...		No X-ray, ECG at emergency after 2pm NAROWAL, Aug 9: There are no X-ray, ECG and other pathological facilities in the emergency ward of the District Headquarters Hospital after 2pm. It is learnt that the people brought to...
Two brothers among three killed in accidents SHEIKHUPURA, Aug 9: Three people, including two brothers, were killed and two others injured seriously in separate road accidents in and around the city on Tuesday....		Violent rally against rising crime TOBA TEK SINGH, Aug 9: Some shopkeepers and policemen sustained injuries during a demonstration on Tuesday against rise in crime in a nearby town. The shopkeepers resorted to protest against...
Protest against district officer DERA GHAZI KHAN, Aug 9: Dozens of water management department employees took out a protest rally here on Monday against the alleged rude behaviour of their district officer with them and demanded an increase in salaries....		Minister summoned OKARA, Aug 9: Additional district and sessions judge and returning officer Imtiaz Husain has summoned the defence minister, the Okara DPO and a candidate for the UC nazim for violating the code of conduct....
Opposition to sweep LB polls: PML-N LAHORE, Aug 9: PML-N candidates or the opposition nominees with which the party has made adjustments will win the local elections on 90 per cent of seats in all major cities...		Youhana to work for thalassaemic children LAHORE, Aug 9: Pakistani cricketer Yousaf Youhana has vowed to support the cause of thalassaemic children by creating awareness and generating funds. He also assured that he would talk to team...
Ex-federal minister found slain LAHORE, Aug 9: A former federal minorities minister was found murdered on Tuesday three days after he went missing from the Defence Housing Society. Derek Cyprian, 57, had served as federal minorities minister in 1999....		‘Implement CMIT suggestions’ LAHORE, Aug 9: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi has ordered implementation of the recommendations by the CMIT regarding the substandard and defective sewerage pipelines laid in Liaquatpur, Rahim Yar Khan district....
Maqbool off to Norway LAHORE, Aug 9: Governor Khalid Maqbool left for Norway here on Tuesday to attend Pakistan Day celebrations in Oslo. Punjab Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Afzal Sahi would act as acting governor in his absence abroad....		NWFP move to reform irrigation system PESHAWAR, Aug 9: The NWFP government has decided to curtail powers of patwaris (record-keepers of lands) and replacing the provincial irrigation department with the ‘Frontier Irrigation and Drainage Agency (Fida),’ sources told Dawn on Tuesday....
Library without books, staff PESHAWAR, Aug 9: The Rehman Baba Memorial Library in Hazarkhwani, in the outskirts of provincial capital, has been without books and staff for more than 11 years....		Judge issues warrants for police officer PESHAWAR, Aug 9: Peshawar District and Sessions Judge Shahjehan Akhundzada issued non-bailable warrants on Tuesday against the station house officer of Mathani police station, Zulfiqar Khan, for not turning up before...
Karakoram varsity’s IX class results GILGIT, Aug 9: The Karakoram International University (KIU) announced the results of 9th class on Monday. A total of 9,259 students had appeared in the examination out of whom ,786 were declared pass....		Rejection of poll papers set aside: PHC verdicts on petitions PESHAWAR, Aug 9: The Peshawar High Court on Tuesday allowed number of candidates for the posts of union council nazim and naib nazim, whose nominations were rejected, to contest the forthcoming local government election....
223,990 students in NWFP seminaries PESHAWAR, Aug 9: Seminaries have awarded degrees to 228,021 students, including foreigners, over the past 10 years, while 223,990 students were studying in religious institutions in the NWFP, official data revealed....		Terrorists created by establishment: ANP PESHAWAR, Aug 9: The Awami National Party on Tuesday expressed concern over the ‘killing of innocent Pukhtuns’ in the name of war on terrorism in South Wazirstan, saying that terrorists had been created by the establishment and not Pukhtuns....