DAWN - National; September 8, 2005

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September 8, 2005	Thursday	Sha’aban 3, 1426

Statements made by Singh, Mirwaiz termed encouraging ISLAMABAD, Sept 7: Pakistan on Wednesday welcomed last Monday’s landmark meeting between Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Kashmiri resistance leaders in New Delhi, hoping the event would help the peace process move forward....		Pakistan may allow visits to Al Quds, W.Bank: US institute WASHINGTON, Sept 7: Pakistan may first allow its citizens to visit Muslim holy places in Al Quds and the West Bank before it recognizes Israel, says the Washington Institute for Near East Policy....

FPSC ordinance: AG seeks time to file report ISLAMABAD, Sept 7: The Lahore High Court’s Rawalpindi bench on Wednesday asked the federal government to submit detailed comments on a challenge to an ordinance promulgated by President Pervez Musharraf reducing...		Power sector cause of concern: WB ISLAMABAD, Sept 7: The World Bank (WB) has expressed serious concern over the state of affairs in the power sector which may choke the country’s development instead of being an engine of growth, Dawn has learnt....

SP claims having proof of couple’s contacts: Sonia Naz rape case FAISALABAD, Sept 7: The counsel for accused SP Abdullah Khalid deposed before the one-man tribunal of District and Sessions Judge Abdul Waheed Khan on Wednesday that their client had proof of contacts between Sonia Naz and her husband Asim Yousaf....		British MP for interfaith harmony ISLAMABAD, Sept 7: There is a need for dialogue and interfaith harmony between the people belonging to different religions to avert the clash of civilization, said David Drew, head of a delegation of British members of Parliament....

Import of re-conditioned cars ruled out QUETTA, Sept 7: The chairman of the Central Board of Revenue on Wednesday ruled out any possibility of allowing the import of re-conditioned cars and also of withdrawal of tax proposed in the 2005-06 budget on cheques for over Rs25,000....		Fazl, Durrani to boycott NSC meeting, says Qazi NOWSHERA, Sept 7: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal president Qazi Hussain Ahmad has said that opposition parties will force President Gen Pervez Musharraf and the ruling coterie out of power before next general elections....

Strike to go well: opposition LAHORE, Sept 7: Various opposition parties said here on Wednesday that the Friday strike would be a great success, despite the pressure tactics being applied by the ruling party....		Alliance bodies for strike GUJRANWALA, Sept 7: The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) constituted various committees for the Friday’s successful shutter down and wheel-jam strike on the call given by its leadership....

Govt asked to bridge gap between rich, poor ISLAMABAD, Sept 7: The Pakistan Workers Federation (PWF) has called upon the government to introduce far-reaching economic and social reforms to tackle increasing unemployment and skyrocketing prices of essential commodities, besides abridging the widening gap between the rich and the poor....		WB pledges $54m to fight polio ISLAMABAD, Sept 7: Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmud Kasuri inaugurated a media centre, set up by the South Asian Free Media Association (SAFMA) in Islamabad on Wednesday....

Govt asked to declare N.As province ISLAMABAD, Sept 7: Senator Allama Mohammad Abbas Kumeli has demanded of the government to declare Gilgit and Baltistan as the fifth province of Pakistan. “What is the crime they have committed...		Cooperation sought with China in development planning BEIJING, Sept 7: The deputy chairman, Planning Commission, Dr M. Akram Sheikh, on Wednesday said Pakistan would benefit from Chinese experience and expertise in preparing its future development plan....

Canadian deputy PM due ISLAMABAD, Sept 7: Canada’s deputy prime minister will visit the country from Sept 14 to 17 in an effort to strengthen bilateral ties with Pakistan, especially those concerning the war on...		Workshop for political parties held QUETTA, Sept 7: The strengthening of lower-level branches of political parties is imperative for enabling the parties to effectively play their role in resolving people’s problems at the local level....

PPP-SB to keep out of third phase of polls DADU, Sept 7: Ghinwa Bhutto, the chairperson of the Pakistan People’s Party (Shaheed Bhutto group) said that the nazims, naib nazims and councillors of her party would not vote in the...		Refugees ransack validation centre PESHAWAR, Sept 7: Afghan refugees ransacked the IRIS validation centre of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Hayatabad on Wednesday evening, following rumours that seven children were killed when a shed at the centre collapsed....

Three DSPs, six SHOs suspended ISLAMABAD, Sept 7: The Inspector-General of Punjab Police, Ziaul Hassan, has suspended three deputy superintendents of police and six station house officers for keeping people in illegal custody....		3 petrol pump employees shot dead SUKKUR, Sept 7: Three employees of a petrol pump were killed when unidentified armed men opened fire at a car here on Wednesday morning. Two passers-by also received bullet injuries....

Overloaded trucks to be fined ISLAMABAD, Sept 7: The government has decided to impose a fine of Rs10,000 to Rs20,000 on trucks for overloading and similar other violations of the National Highway Safety Ordinance (NHSO), a senior government official told Dawn....		Forest development planned for Fata: Rs3.22 billion allocated for project PESHAWAR, Sept 7: A comprehensive plan has been chalked out and Rs3227.882 million allocated for developing forests in the tribal belt bordering Afghanistan in order to bring maximum land under forestry....

Three parties quit Swabi poll alliance SWABI, Sept 7: Three political parties parted ways with the nine-party Swabi Jamhoori Ittehad (SJI), on Wednesday....		Brother of Maulana Fazl put on notice PESHAWAR, Sept 7: The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday put on notice Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s brother in a writ petition challenging his appointment as project director in the Commissionerate of Afghan Refugees (CAR)....

JUI candidates in Lakki Marwat LAKKI MARWAT, Sept 7: The district chapter of JUI-F, a part of the locally formed Muttahida Group, has named its candidates for different posts in tehsils and districts....		Repatriation of refugees to be put off for a week PESHAWAR, Sept 7: The United Nations High Commission for Refugees will suspend repatriation of Afghan refugees from Sept 14 for a week owing to forthcoming parliamentary elections in the war-torn country, officials said....

Jailed for drug crime QUETTA, Sept 7: The additional sessions judge II, Quetta, awarded life sentence to two men who were found involved in a drugs case on Tuesday ....		Eight more trains to be privatized LAHORE, Sept 7: The Pakistan Railways has taken another step to diminish its commercial and transport wing by deciding to hand over eight more trains to a private company, it is learnt....

Three killed, 36 hurt as bus hits factory wall SAHIWAL, Sept 7: Three people were killed and 36 sustained injuries, 20 of them serious, when a bus rammed into the boundary wall of a factory at Qadirabad on Sahiwal-Lahore Road on Wednesday....		ARD nominee for Sialkot SIALKOT, Sept 7: The ARD has fielded Matloob Ahmad Warraich as its potential candidate for the district nazim slot against the ruling PML’s Muhammad Akmal Cheema....

ARD fields candidates for Mandi posts MANDI BAHAUDDIN, Sept 7: The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy under Zila Dost banner announced joint candidates for top slots of the district and its tehsils on Tuesday evening....		Wattoo leads groups against CM nominees OKARA, Sept 7: Many known politicians from the district’s three tehsils have joined hands under the leadership of former Punjab chief minister and Tamir-i-Watan group head Manzoor Ahmad Watto against the ruling PML nominees for the top slots....

Dacoits take away cash, injure meter reader GUJRANWALA, Sept 7: A Wapda meter reader was deprived of cash and injured by robbers on offering resistance here on Wednesday. Reports said Gepco cantonment sub-division meter reader Sarfraz withdrew Rs225,000...		Woman, minor girl die in roof collapse MULTAN, Sept 7: A woman and her granddaughter were killed as roof of their house collapsed in Grass Mandi area here on Wednesday. The house of postman Liaquat was under-construction, but...

Patwari held TOBA TEK SINGH, Sept 7: The Anti-Corruption Establishment staff along with a judicial magistrate on Wednesday arrested a patwari for taking bribe in Gojra tehsil. Farmer Abdul Shakoor of Chak 314-JB...		Two killed by train FAISALABAD, Sept 7: A Chenab Express crushed two persons at Saeowal and Janiwala near Toba Tek Singh on Wednesday. According to sources, the Chenab Express was coming from Karachi when it...

Captive wants his statement recorded FAISALABAD, Sept 7: An under-trial prisoner in the district jail on Wednesday sent a statement and written application to the tribunal probing Sonia Naz case. Sanaullah claimed in the application that...		‘Government determined to restore writ in Fata’ PESHAWAR, Sept 7: NWFP Governor Khalilur Rehman has expressed anguish over the recent acts of sabotage and disturbance in the South Waziristan Agency and warned development work in the area will be stopped if such incidents continue....

Asian archaeology association urged PESHAWAR, Sept 7: A three-day international symposium ended on Wednesday with a demand to upgrade the archaeology department to the ‘institute of archaeology’. Several resolutions were passed at the symposium on...		New case of polio reported from Bajaur Agency PESHAWAR, Sept 7: Polio continues to pose a serious threat to children in the NWFP and Fata and a fresh case has been reported from Bajaur Agency....

11 Afghans killed in road accident PESHAWAR, Sept 7: Eleven Afghans were killed in a road accident at Nawa Pass, near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. The victims were going in a truck from the Bajaur Agency to the...		Steps urged to expedite payment of compensation PESHAWAR, Sept 7: The NWFP Assembly Standing Committee on Irrigation and Power Department has expressed concern over non-payment of compensation to people affected by the Tarbela Dam even in 30 years....

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