August 21, 2005	Sunday	Rajab 15, 1426

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Islamabad’s help sought for release of AJK youths MUZAFFARABAD, Aug 20: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir cabinet on Saturday joined a resident of a border village in his appeal to the federal government for immediate measures to secure safe...		Pakistan wants durable peace in region, says Kasuri KASUR, Aug 20: Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri said on Saturday that Pakistan was fully aware of its defence needs and would do what was required....
West to be asked to build 13 nuclear power plants ISLAMABAD, Aug 20: Pakistan would shortly be proposing to the United States and the western countries to “build and own” 13 new nuclear power plants in order to help generate the much-needed 8400 MW of electricity in the next 25 years....		Altaf offers olive branch to JI, PPP KARACHI, Aug 20: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain offered an olive branch on Saturday to rival parties, including the People’s Party Parliamentarians and the Jamaat-i-Islami, asking them to bury the...
PML claims victory in first phase of polls ISLAMABAD, Aug 20: The Pakistan Muslim League on Saturday claimed a landslide victory of candidates supported by it in the first phase of the local body elections and termed it a manifestation of people’s approval of government policies....		PHC to decide sanad cases as per SC judgment PESHAWAR, Aug 20: The Peshawar High Court on Friday observed that it would decide the writ petitions relating to sanads of seminaries in the light of a recent judgment of the Supreme Court....
Global economic challenges ahead: adviser SWABI, Aug 20: The incident of the 9/11 and the WTO regime for the liberalization of international trade have transformed the global economic scenario. “To cope with the emerging challenges...		ANP, PPP regain position in NWFP PESHAWAR, Aug 20: The Awami National Party (ANP) and the Peoples’ Party Parliamentarians (PPP) have regained their political territory in the heartland of the NWFP, in the first phase of the local body elections....
AJK govt plans festival to attract tourists MUZAFFARABAD, Aug 20: The AJK government has planned a three-day tourist festival, that would coincide with the World Tourism Day, to tap the rich potential of the state in the tourism sector, a senior official said here on Friday....		Australian help sought to develop farm sector ISLAMABAD, Aug 20: Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (Parc) Chairman Dr Badruddin Soomro here on Saturday underlined the need for exchange of expertise between Pakistan and Australia to redress the issues encountered by the country’s agriculture and livestock sectors....
PPP-S says majority of its candidates succeeded PESHAWAR, Aug 20: The Pakistan People’s Party (Sherpao) on Saturday claimed that 80 per cent of its candidates had emerged victorious in the Aug 18 phase of local body elections....		LG polls no more a non-party affair ATTOCK, Aug 20: As electioneering for various union council slots has gained momentum in the district, the local leaders of the ruling as well as opposition parties have also jumped into...
Benazir condemns killing of workers in NWFP ISLAMABAD, Aug 20: Chairperson Pakistan People’s Party Benazir Bhutto has condemned the killing of PPP workers in Akora Khattak in the NWFP, and demanded that the killers should be arrested and punished forthwith....		Jam’s adviser claims victory in 12 districts QUETTA, Aug 20: Pro-development panels have succeeded in 12 out of 14 districts of Balochistan in the local body elections held on Thursday, with the victory in Gwadar indicating people’s support to the mega deep-sea port project there....
Record 69.68pc students pass in Faisalabad: Girls shine in Bahawalpur inter exam FAISALABAD, Aug 20: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education showed a record pass percentage of 69.68 in 2005 intermediate examinations. Around 43,175 candidates took the examination of whom 30,085 were declared successful....		PML warring groups ‘too good’ for rivals SARGODHA, Aug 20: The PML’s Cheema group is so far leading in Sargodha district elections but its rival group, also of the ruling party, will not easily beat a retreat, reports emerging here reveals....
MMA seeks debate in NA: Cancellation of papers declarations ISLAMABAD, Aug 20: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) has submitted an adjournment motion to the National Assembly secretariat seeking debate on the recent cancellation of the declarations of weekly Friday Special, and daily Islam and Wajood....		Rs54m scam detected in Senate ISLAMABAD, Aug 20: Lack of internal checks in Senate secretariat as required by the government financial regulations para 13 have led to financial irregularities worth Rs54 million in the Inter-Parliamentary Relations...
Three killed over election rivalry FAISALABAD, Aug 20: Three people were killed and one seriously injured when an armed group opened fire on an election office in Union Council No.183, Sanatpura here on Friday night....		Muzaffargarh: opposition, PML have equal chances MULTAN, Aug 20: Both PML and the opposition parties have an equal chance to grab the top slots in the district and tehsil councils without striking deals with too many smaller...
Stage set for ‘adjustments’ in Sialkot SIALKOT, Aug 20: The divided groups of the ruling PML have won 80 seats of nazims in 124 union councils in Sialkot district, according to official results released on Saturday....		GCU, KC, FCC students bag top slots: FA, FSc results declared LAHORE, Aug 20: The Government College University and the Kinnaird College for Women have bagged most of the positions in the FA and FSc annual examinations, 2005....
Re-polling in 10 UCs of Sialkot SIALKOT, Aug 20: District Returning Officer (DRO) Muhammad Aslam has ordered re-polling in ten rural union councils following the opposition parties alleging rigging by the ruling PML in Aug 18 local polls....		‘LBs to become electoral college for Musharraf’: MMA warns of protest drive LAHORE, Aug 20: The Mutahidda Majlis-i-Amal says that all tactics are being used to make local bodies an electoral college for a president-in-uniform. The religious alliance warned of a protest drive...
‘London blasts can’t spoil relations’ LAHORE, Aug 20: London Chamber of Commerce and Industry former president Sir Ghulam Noon has said that Pakistani entrepreneurs should not be scared by the extremist elements trying to spoil the Pak-UK relations....		Qaim says PML always strengthened dictatorship KHAIRPUR, Aug 20: People’s Party Parliamentarians Sindh president Syed Qaim Ali Shah has said that whenever the Muslim League has come in power it has defamed democracy and strengthened dictatorships....
PPP’s rivals accused of attacking meeting LARKANA, Aug 20: The People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP), Larkana, accused its opponents of firing and disturbing the corner meeting in Khalique Colony late on Friday night and demanded arrest of those nominated in the FIR....		Woman with 4 daughters jumps into canal FAISALABAD, Aug 20: A dejected woman along with her four daughters jumped into Gogera branch canal in the outskirts of Jaranwala near here on Saturday after noon....
‘Rs1bn to be spent on 211 schemes in Baltistan’ SKARDU, Aug 20: The government is paying special attention to the development of Skardu and Ghangche districts of the Northern Areas. This was stated by NAPWD Baltistan region chief engineer Wazir...		Two Iranian policemen kidnapped near border QUETTA, Aug 20: Unidentified gunmen abducted two Iranian police officers after intercepting their vehicle in the Mund area close to the Pakistan-Iran border. The gunmen took away the vehicle in which the Iranian policemen were travelling....
Electrician dies while fixing transformer LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), Aug 20: A young electrician lost his life on Friday after grid station workers here unexpectedly restored power supply to Peerokhel village....		People urged to reject retrogressive elements QUETTA, Aug 20: Muttahida Qaumi Movement leader Altaf Hussain on Saturday appealed to people in Balochistan to get rid of ‘hypocrite religious elements’ to curb sectarianism and hatred in society....
PPP claims victory JACOBABAD, Aug 20: Pakistan People’s Party District President and Member of the National Assembly Aijaz Jakhrani claimed to get the majority of 21 union council nazims in the local bodies elections...		KPP candidates win in 3 more Sindh districts MIRPURKHAS, Aug 20: Candidates of the government-backed Khushhal Pakistan Panel have swept polls in Umerkot, Kashmore and Jacobabad districts. In Umerkot district, the KPP won 22, of 27 seats of UC nazim and naib nazim....
Protest against PPP leader NAWABSHAH, Aug 20: Hundreds of residents of the Hakeem Bughio village belonging to the PML-backed Awami Ittehad blocked the National Highway near Panjo Mail in protest against PPP leader Syed Sher Mohammad Shah alias Eidan Shah....		PPP leader remanded in police custody MIRPURKHAS, Aug 20: Five people, including the general secretary of the People’s Party Parliamentarians, Umerkot district, were remanded in police custody on Saturday in a case lodged against them with the Umerkot police station on Friday....
536,890 to exercise right of franchise in Nawabshah SUKKUR, Aug 20: A total of 536,890 registered voters will exercise their right of franchise in the second phase of the local government elections on August 25, in 51 union...		Soomro elected CPA Asia region chairman ISLAMABAD, Aug 20: The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Asia region on Saturday unanimously elected Senate Chairman Mohammadmian Soomro as the association chairperson for the region for a three-year term....
Work on various projects stopped TAXILA, Aug 20: After the dissolution of local government institutions and replacement of nazims with caretakers, several development projects in Taxila tehsil have come to a halt creating problems for people and contractors concerned....		Efforts being made to develop maths: Ata ISLAMABAD, Aug 20: Chairman Higher Education Commission Dr Attaur Rahman has said efforts are also being made to develop pure sciences such as mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology....
Two killed as plaza collapses in Mochi Gate LAHORE, Aug 20: Two people were killed when a multi-storey under-construction plaza collapsed in the densely-populated area of Mochi Gate here on Saturday, civil defence officials said....		EC hasn’t received any formal complaint yet: Restrictions on women voting PESHAWAR, Aug 20: The Election Commission has not received any formal complaint from any affected group about the barring of women from voting in the Aug 18 phase of local government elections....
Tesco officials asked to recover arrears PESHAWAR, Aug 20: Tribal Areas Electricity Supply Company Chief Executive Officer Saeed Khan has asked the officials concerned to speed up recovery of outstanding arrears of the company....		4 Afghans to be deported PESHAWAR, Aug 20: Pakistan has decided to expel four Afghan nationals from the country for their alleged involvement in hostile activities, an official told Pajhwok Afghan News....
Banned group’s activist held GHALANI (Mohmand Agency), Aug 20: Security forces picked up a leader of the disbanded Tehreek Nifaz Shariat-i-Mohammadi (TNSM) in Loy Sam area of Bajaur Agency on Friday for having links with militants....		One killed over land dispute LAKKI MARWAT, Aug 20: One person was killed allegedly over a land dispute in Kotka Behram village here on Saturday. The victim Nabi Shah had a land dispute with the accused, who shot him dead in Kotka Behram....
Nazim-elect reposes confidence in Durrani PESHAWAR, Aug 20: Nazim-elect Asif Khan and Naib Nazim-elect Niamat Khan of the Union Council 31 have reposed confidence in the leadership of NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani and the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA)....		Rocket attack MIRAM SHAH, Aug 20: Unknown saboteurs fired numerous rockets here on Miram Shah, headquarters of the volatile North Waziristan agency, on Friday night. According to reports, many rockets landed on the premises of the fort....
Break in monsoon LAHORE, Aug 20: There were no chances of any significant rain in the country because of the absence of any strong monsoon activity or westerly system, says the Flood Forecasting Division of the Pakistan Meteorological Department....		Woman dies of hydrophobia LARKANA, Aug 20: A woman died of hydrophobia in Allahabad locality on Friday. Ferzana, wife of Nabi Bakhsh, had been bitten by a pye-dog two months ago....