August 26, 2005	Friday	Rajab 20, 1426

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Low turnout, thin women attendance in NWFP PESHAWAR, Aug 25: Five people were killed and 20 others wounded in poll-related violence in the second phase of local government elections held in 12 districts of the NWFP on Thursday....		Rival groups clash in Balochistan: Peaceful polling in Quetta QUETTA, Aug 25: At least 40 people were injured, two of them seriously, in clashes between rival groups in different parts of Balochistan during the second phase of local body elections on Thursday....
Mismanagement mars LG polls in Pindi ISLAMABAD, Aug 25: Poor arrangements, mismanagement and violation of election rules marred the second phase of the local government elections in Rawalpindi on Thursday....		Violence, confusion, low turnout in Lahore LAHORE, Aug 25: Polling for local elections in the Punjab capital was marked by violence, far lower than expected turnout, and mismanagement on the part of the election commission....
Excessive arms’ display in polls across Punjab FAISALABAD, Aug 25: People went to the local polls amid armed clashes, which cast their shadow in most of the union councils across Punjab. Several voters were killed and a good...		Poll clashes in various areas of interior Sindh; Three killed in Larkana, one in Khairpur HYDERABAD, Aug 25: The second phase of local body elections held in 12 districts of lower and upper Sindh on Thursday was marred by target killings and other incidents of firing,...
ADB urges improvement in local govt financing system ISLAMABAD, Aug 25: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has advised the government to improve the local government financing system, observing that the recent Provincial Finance Commission Awards do not ensure improvements in the efficiency of budget allocations....		RAW spy: new appeals for clemency NEW DELHI, Aug 25: Relatives of an Indian sentenced to hang in Pakistan on charges of espionage were on Thursday hoping for clemency as a peace dividend from improving relations between the two neighbours....ions....
Pakistan, Guinea to boost relations ISLAMABAD, Aug 25: Pakistan and Guinea on Thursday agreed to harmonize their positions at the United Nations and other international fora while Islamabad offered military training courses for Guinean personnel....		AKU-EB outlines syllabi for its exams ISLAMABAD, Aug 25: Two years after its formation, the Aga Khan University Examination Board (AKU-EB) in the private sector has unveiled its syllabus outline for Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination....
$2 billion investment in telecom expected ISLAMABAD, Aug 25: Chairman Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Maj-Gen (retired) Shahzada Alam Malik has said the telecom sector is set to receive $2 billion investment in two years....		Two more submarine cables to start soon: PM ISLAMABAD, Aug 25: Pakistan has come a long way in the field of information technology (IT) which has tremendous potential for growth in terms of creating jobs and increasing exports....
PML leading in Punjab districts LAHORE, Aug 25: The ruling Pakistan Muslim League was leading in most of the districts in the Punjab, including the provincial capital, according to unofficial results of second phase of local body polls in the province, received on Thursday night....		Date show in DIK from Aug 28 PESHAWAR, Aug 25: The Export Promotion Bureau (EPB), in collaboration with the Dera Ismail Khan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, will hold the fourth Pakistan Date Show-2005 from August 28....
50pc increase in rice export expected ISLAMABAD, Aug 25: The government is expecting almost 50 per cent increase in rice export due to the possible increase in the production target for the year 2005-06, a high-ranking official...		Female voters’ harassment mars LG polls in Attock ATTOCK, Aug 25: The second phase of local bodies elections in 72 union councils of the district on Thursday were marred by maladministration, mismanagement, harassment of female voters, complaints of rigging at female polling stations, violence and violation of election rules....
‘Ministry’s EP wing to be strengthened’ ISLAMABAD, Aug 25: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Thursday said the External Publicity (EP) Wing of the ministry would be further strengthened to effectively project the country’s image abroad....		Akhter Hameed Khan Award instituted KARACHI, Aug 25: With financial help from the National Rural Support Programme, the Council of Social Sciences, Pakistan, (COSS) has established a Dr Akhter Hameed Khan Memorial Award of Rs50,000 in memory of the distinguished social worker and social scientist....
Govt urged to appoint new tribunal head KARACHI, Aug 25: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and the All Pakistan Newspaper Employees Confederation (APNEC) have demanded the immediate appointment of the new chairman of the implementation tribunal,...		New anthologies and bibliography of Pakistani literature published ISLAMABAD, Aug 25: Pakistan Academy of Letters Chairman Iftikhar Arif said here on Thursday that with the rise in literacy in the country the publishing trade was branching out in all...
Muslims urged to unite against terrorism ISLAMABAD, Aug 25: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Thursday said the Muslim world must stand united to fight the scourge of global terrorism. Talking to the outgoing Bosnian Ambassador Abdullah Hodzic...		Poor arrangements in Mianwali, Bhakkar MIANWALI, Aug 25: Tension gripped most of the polling stations in Mianwali where the musclemen of candidates ‘monitored’ the situation their way. Poor planning and shortage of resources exposed the election commission arrangements in this part of the province as well....
Polling staff changed at last moment FAISALABAD, Aug 25: Massive irregularities, mismanagement due to shortage of material and late arrival of the staff, besides certain flaws in the polling scheme made a mess in most of the 289 union councils in Faisalabad on Thursday....		Over 100 held in Sheikhupura SHEIKHUPURA, Aug 25: More than 100 people were arrested in Sheikhupura and Nankana Sahib districts for violating the election code of conduct on Thursday. In Syedwala, some 50 people were arrested...
Four presiding officers held in Jhang JHANG, Aug 25: At least two people were killed while 20 others injured in election-related violence here on Thursday while four presiding officers were arrested on rigging charges....		Violation of code in Narowal NAROWAL, Aug 25: The polling was held amid tight security on Thursday in the district’s 74 union councils where 3,267 candidates contested local polls on Thursday, with not more than 35 per cent voters’ turnout....
PML divided over names for town slots GUJRANWALA, Aug 25: The issue of nomination for district and town nazims has divided the ruling PML into various factions and each group is trying to get the support of maximum...		Lobby against PML nominee SARGODHA, Aug 25: The nomination of Chaudhry Anwar Ali Cheema for the district nazim slot has created ‘unrest’ amongst anti-Cheema groups and they are trying to convince the chief minister that it will erode the unity of the party....
No woman cast vote in two Mianwali UCs MIANWALI, Aug 25: The women voters refrained from exercising their right to franchize at least in two union councils of the district allegedly in accordance with the traditions of the area....		Six remanded for attacking polling station GUJRANWALA, Aug 25: An anti-terrorism court on Thursday remanded six people, including a lawyer, in police custody for two days. Police said they attacked polling station and lifted ballot boxes besides...
Investment climate good in NWFP, says Durrani PESHAWAR, Aug 25: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has said the government, because of satisfactory law and order situation and its attractive industrial policy, has made the province an ideal place for investment....		SC reinstates 43 NWFP govt employees ISLAMABAD, Aug 25: A two-member bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday ordered reinstatement of 43 employees of the NWFP government. The employees, including engineers and graduates, were given jobs by...
DIK campaign to overcome vitamin A deficiency PESHAWAR, Aug 25: Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Maulana Fazlur Rahman has said it is necessary to take care of mental, spiritual and physical health of children because healthy children make a healthy nation....		PHC cancels bail in murder case PESHAWAR, Aug 25: The Peshawar High Court on Thursday recalled the bail granted to a person by a lower court in an honour-related murder of his former fiancee....
WB calls for steps to improve transport system PESHAWAR, Aug 25: Lack of funds and planning vision and accountability and confusion caused by the devolution plan are the main factors responsible for the poor transportation system in the NWFP, a World Bank report says....		Power supply to backward areas by 2007: Sherpao PESHAWAR, Aug 25: Interior Minister Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao has expressed the hope that the president and prime minister will fulfil their promises of providing electricity to backward areas of the NWFP by 2007....
Polling peaceful in Lakki Marwat LAKKI MARWAT, Aug 25: The second phase of local body elections started on Thursday in a peaceful atmosphere and voters thronged polling stations to exercise their right of franchise....		Women refuse to cast vote in presence of male staff CHITRAL, Aug 25: Women could not cast vote at two polling stations of Arandu and Sheshi Woh because no female polling staff were posted there. The stations did not have female...
Bloc to field joint nazim candidate SWABI, Aug 25: Five union councils of the Gadoon Amazai belt have formed a bloc to field a consensus candidate for the office of Tehsil Swabi nazim, it is learnt on Thursday....		50 writers to attend Jammu conference NEW DELHI, Aug 25: Fifty writers from Pakistan are expected to visit the held Kashmir next month to participate in an ‘international literary meet’ organized by the Jammu University (JU)....
Turnout 50pc, code enforced: Pervaiz LAHORE, Aug 25: Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi said on Thursday that like the first phase the second round of local elections had also been completed in a transparent, free and fair manner....		No violence, says IGP LAHORE, Aug 25: Punjab Inspector General of Police Ziaul Hasan said on Thursday the second phase of local elections was held peacefully throughout the province, says a handout....
Firing at polling station in Larkana LARKANA, Aug 25: The local body elections in Larkana and Qambar-Shahdadkot districts were marred by three deaths in Akil village and incidents of clashes at several polling stations....		3 killed over Karo-kari JACOBABAD, Aug 25: Three persons, including one woman, were killed on the pretext of karo-kari in the Ali Mohammad Khoso village, in the jurisdiction of Tangwani police station, Kashmore district, on Wednesday.—Correspondent...
Women barred from voting in most Swat areas PESHAWAR, Aug 25: Candidates backed by the ruling Pakistan Muslim League, Jamaat-i-Islami and Awami National Party entered into agreements in various union councils of Swat district to bar women from polling....		Governor rejects reports of conflict with CM PESHAWAR, Aug 25: Rejecting reports about his differences with the provincial government, NWFP Governor Khalilur Rehman on Wednesday hailed the “foolproof arrangements” made for the first phase of local government elections in the province....
Man kills daughter PESHAWAR, Aug 25: A girl was shot dead by her father over suspicion that she was waving to someone from the roof of their home in the Azam Khan town of Daudzai area on the outskirts of the city on Thursday....		Polling staff arrested SHEIKHUPURA, Aug 25: The district returning officer caught red-handed a presiding officer, an assistant presiding officer (female) and a constable on charges of rigging in UC-68, on Thursday....
DRO cancels voting in Ferozewala LAHORE, Aug 25: The Sheikhupura district returning officer reportedly cancelled polling in Ferozewala because of the alleged interference by an MNA and his men. According to reports reaching here, the district...		Quetta phone numbers get another digit QUETTA, Aug 25: The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited, Western Region, has announced the increase of another digit in telephone numbers of several exchanges of Quetta city.—APP...