August 11, 2005	Thursday	Rajab 5, 1426

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ARD parties not to boycott LG polls, says Fahim: Opposition-backed APC today ISLAMABAD, Aug 10: The Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD) has finally decided that it will not boycott the forthcoming local government elections despite “massive rigging” by the ruling parties,...		Probe urged into accord to bar woman from polls PESHAWAR, Aug 10: Civil society organisations have called upon the election commission to take action against illegal agreements reached between candidates in certain areas of the province to keep women away from the local body polls....
Two foreign students leave on their own LAHORE, Aug 10: Two foreign students of seminaries left Pakistan voluntarily for their hometown in Nepal on Wednesday. The two Nepalese crossed the Wagah border on foot....		Polls on 2001 electoral rolls challenged LAHORE, Aug 10: The Lahore High Court is due to take up as objection case on Thursday a petition which seeks a direction to the chief election commissioner to hold local...
‘Islam has no room for terrorism’: US official visits seminary PESHAWAR, Aug 10: US principal officer Michael A. Spangler visited Darul Uloom Sarhad and exchanged views with its patron-in-chief Maulana Khalid Banoori here on Wednesday....		‘Performance of education department poor in NWFP’ PESHAWAR, Aug 10: The performance of the NWFP government in the education sector quite poor when compared with progress achieved in the rest of the country in both enrolment rates and...
UAE says visa fees remain unchanged ABU DHABI, Aug 10: United Arab Emirates federal immigration officials said the proposed fee structure for 90-day entry permits and renewal has not been enforced, though approval for it had been obtained from higher authorities....		PAC wants 15pc pay hike decision implemented ISLAMABAD, Aug 10: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) decided on Wednesday to ask the government for implementing the 15 per cent increase in the salaries of government employees as announced in the budget 2005-06....
BHC orders case against candidate QUETTA, Aug 10: The Balochistan High Court (BHC) has directed police to register a case against a petitioner for submitting a bogus educational certificate to election authorities to contest for a nazim’s seat in the local body polls....		Magistrates to monitor election security QUETTA, Aug 10: The district of Quetta has been divided into 23 sectors for holding local body elections and a first class magistrate will be the sector in-charge with judicial powers....
Anti-polio drive in AJK MIRPUR, Aug 10: A three-day anti-polio drive was inaugurated by the Azad Jammu and Kashmir health minister in a ceremony held at Dadayal on Tuesday. The AJK health department have arranged...		PPP leader passes away GILGIT, Aug 10: Senior politician and member of the federal council of the People’s Party Parliamentarians Qurban Ali died of cardiac arrest here on Wednesday. He was 72....
Funds sought for ongoing projects PESHAWAR, Aug 10: The city district government has requested the provincial government to release funds for the ongoing development schemes in the district, senior officials said....		Donation AJMER, Aug 10: President General Pervez Musharraf has sent a cheque for Rs one million to the trustees of the tomb of sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti....
Blast near Hangu school leaves man injured HANGU, Aug 10: A fortune-teller suffered serious injuries when an explosive device went off near a government high school in the main bazaar here on Wednesday....		Kidnapped jeweler recovered KOHAT, Aug 10: Police on Wednesday recovered a kidnapped jeweller in an operation carried out in an area along the Kohat-Orakzai Agency border and arrested one of the captors....
Concern over shortage of water in city PESHAWAR, Aug 10: A woman member of the district council, Shahmim Qaisar Khan, has expressed concern over shortage of water in some localities of the city and asked the authorities concerned to take measures to solve the problem....		Independence Day gift sent to Fata PESHAWAR, Aug 10: Pakistan army dispatched seven trucks of food items, sports goods, stationery and national flags to Federally-Administered Tribal Area on Wednesday as part of the Independence Day celebrations....
MRI scanner lying faulty PESHAWAR, Aug 10: Patients have been hit hard by an ‘out-of-order’ MRI plant at the Hayatabad Medical Complex, doctors and technicians say. “The MRI scanner has been out of order for...		Firing on coach claims 2 lives HANGU, Aug 10: A man and his son were killed and their two relatives were injured when gunmen opened fire on a flying coach near here on Wednesday....
60 women elected unopposed KOHAT, Aug 10: The Election Commission of Pakistan confirmed on Wednesday that 60 women, 27 on the general Muslim seats, and 33 on the peasants and labourers seats, were elected unopposed....		Over $22m aid for flood forecasting, child health ISLAMABAD, Aug 10: The Japanese government on Wednesday extended a grant of $22.8 million (Rs1.377 billion) to Pakistan for flood forecasting, environmental monitoring and child health care at the federal and provincial level....
Senate body proposes balloting for selection: Haj tour operators ISLAMABAD, Aug 10: The Senate Standing Committee on Religious Affairs has suggested balloting for the selection of Haj tour operators. At a meeting presided over by Senator Samiul Haq here on...		557 cable-operators closed: Pemra ISLAMABAD, Aug 10: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has closed down 557 illegal cable operators and has taken action against 86 others for showing pornographic and unethical content....
Benazir calls Amin Fahim, Raza Rabbani ISLAMABAD, Aug 10: Chairperson of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Benazir Bhutto has summoned ARD Chairman Makhdoom Amin Fahim and opposition leader in the Senate Mian Raza Rabbani to London to...		Interruption in telecom system ISLAMABAD, Aug 10: Interruption in the telecom system is expected on Thursday and Friday between midnight to 5am in sectors I, F-8, F-11 and other exchanges of Islamabad telecom region due...
Probe into ex-minister’s death begins LAHORE, Aug 10: Police on Wednesday began investigation into the murder of a former federal minorities minister with property atop probable motives. Derek Cyprian, 57, was found dead on Tuesday, three days after he went missing from a bank in Defence....		Christians for arrest of FM, railways GM LAHORE, Aug 10: Scores of Christians on Wednesday demanded early arrest of Foreign Minister Khursheed Kasuri and the Railways’ general manager for violating the sanctity of the St. Andrew’s Church....
PR ticketless passengers fined LAHORE, Aug 10: Pakistan Railways staff caught 1,940 ticketless travellers during June this year, claims a press release of the department. The department collected Rs722,000 as fare and another Rs100,000 as fine from those passengers.Similarly,...		Two agents among 17 deportees detained GUJRANWALA, Aug 10: The Federal Investigation Agency took 15 youths, along with two alleged human smugglers, into custody, who were arrested at Greece-Turkey border by Turkish authorities here on Wednesday....
Exporters call for efficient road network FAISALABAD, Aug 10: Faisalabad Industrial Estate Development and Management Committee (FIEDMC) Chairman Mian Muhammad Latif has said that the government should immediately start construction of Motorway-4 and M-5 to link the NWFP and Punjab with Sindh to facilitate export cargo....		Hopefuls seek protection against ‘police pressure’ BAHAWALPUR, Aug 10: Hundreds of local poll candidates on Wednesday have registered their protest with the Election Commission of Pakistan against police for asking them to furnish ‘surety of good conduct’ for contesting the election....
Cases filed against 172 PPP workers TOBA TEK SINGH, Aug 10: Cases were registered against district PPP president and former MNA Haji Ishaq and 171 others on Wednesday for taking out an illegal procession in Gojra....		Leghari group’s plaint against Dreshaks DERA GHAZI KHAN, Aug 10: Candidates of the Leghari group in Rajanpur have sent an application with supportive signatures of three MNAs to the chief election commission against the use of...
1,500 NBP employees regularized SAHIWAL, Aug 10: The National Bank of Pakistan management has regularized the services of 1,500 temporary employees. This was said by Punjab NBP Employees Union Secretary-General Akbar Ali Khan here on...		Two killed as rivals trade fire near court GUJRAT, Aug 10: Two men were killed and another injured when two rival groups traded fire outside the sessions court in Jhelum, some 80km from here, on Wednesday....
Dacoit killed by citizens SHEIKHUPURA, Aug 10: A dacoit was tortured to death by citizens in Rafiqabad, Narang Mandi, on Wednesday. Reports said the dacoit, later identified as Aslam Butt, was looting people when scores of residents overpowered him and tortured him to death....		Doctors’ protest MIANWALI, Aug 10: Doctors on the call given by the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) observed a complete strike on Wednesday against registration of a case against their colleague whose negligence took the life of a baby boy....
Two die of cholera in Vehari VEHARI, Aug 10: Two children died while more than two dozen people hospitalized with cholera. Bushra and her 20-day-old sibling, the children of labourer Ramzan of Chak 204/EB, died of cholera on Wednesday....		Women hostel building declared ‘dangerous’ GUJRANWALA, Aug 10: The building of working women hostel in the city has been declared ‘dangerous’ while Punjab Social Services Board Chairperson Saba Sadiq has ordered action against the buildings department officers and the contractor for using substandard material....
Case for removing kidney BAHAWALPUR, Aug 10: The Yazman police on Wednesday registered a case against four people, including an Islamabad based doctor, for extracting the kidney of a man....		Dilapidated roads SHEIKHUPURA, Aug 10: The dilapidated condition of roads and streets in Nankana Sahib and Sheikhupura districts is causing a great deal of inconvenience to motorists and residents....
Girl excels with 967 marks in Inter exam PESHAWAR, Aug 10: Sidra Baig of Jinnah College for Women (JCW), Peshawar, has topped the Intermediate annual examination 2005 (Pre-Medical group) conducted by BISE Peshawar by securing 967 marks out of 1,100....		MMA may move court on deportation issue PESHAWAR, Aug 10: The NWFP Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs Malik Zafar Azam has said that the verdict of the federal government regarding deportation of foreign students of religious institutions...
Force planned to rein in timber mafia PESHAWAR, Aug 10: The NWFP Forest Department is preparing rules and regulations for raising a forest force to put and end to illegal cutting and smuggling of trees by the powerful timber mafia....		Pir Zakori asks people to elect honest candidates LAKKI MARWAT, Aug 10: The senior vice-president of the Pakistan Muslim League, Dr Pir Mohammad Khalid Raza Zakori, has said the local government system has proved its creditability by enabling people...
Youth asked to focus on education PESHAWAR, Aug 10: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Anisa Zeb Tahirkheli has called upon the youth to equip themselves with proper education to meet future challenges....		Two brothers shot dead LANDI KOTAL, Aug 10: Bodies of two brothers were found in a dry stream here on Wednesday. Khasadar force shifted the bodies of Gul Khan, 21, and Abbas, 17, residents of Dala Zak, to the Landi Kotal hospital....