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September 10, 2005 Saturday Sha’aban 5, 1426   Quetta closes; 70 opposition activists arrested QUETTA, Sept 9: The opposition parties’ call for a wheel-jam strike on Friday received a positive response in the provincial capital whereas reports about partial strike were received from other parts of Balochistan.... Partial strike in NWFP PESHAWAR, Sept 9: The business community observed partial strike on call given by the opposition against the federal government. Public transport started plying on the roads in the morning and the... Opposition terms strike a success, govt contests claim RAWALPINDI, Sept 9: The opposition has termed Friday’s strike a success while the government has contested the former’s claim and called it a total failure. Talking to reporters outside the Parliament... Strike call draws poor response ISLAMABAD, Sept 9: The opposition’s call for a countrywide shutter-down and wheel-jam strike drew a poor response in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad on Friday.... No business at wholesale markets in Lahore LAHORE, Sept 9; Almost all the wholesale markets remained closed in the provincial metropolis on Friday in response to the opposition strike call, but most retail markets opened as usual.... Govt has turned parliament into rubber-stamp: PPP ISLAMABAD, Sept 9: People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) MNA Sherry Rehman has condemned the regime for reducing parliament to a charade by running it for six hours a week and turning it into an “ordnance factory.”... DJ annuls release of accused by police: Assault on three women LAKKI MARWAT, Sept 9: District and Sessions Judge (DJ) Lakki Marwat Anwar Ali Khan on Friday set aside a decision of local police to release nine persons charged with assaulting three women.... BD air chief on visit to Pakistan ISLAMABAD, Sept 9: Bangladesh Air Force Chief Air Vice Marshal Fakhrul Azam along with his wife Begum Dilruba Azam and a two-member delegation is undertaking a week-long visit to Pakistan starting from Friday, says a press release.... Strike call rejected, says PML PESHAWAR, Sept 9: The Pakistan Muslim League has claimed that people rejected the strike call given by the opposition parties. Speaking at a news conference on Friday, the party’s secretary information... CM backs PML’s canditate for Mansehra nazim MANSEHRA, Sept 9: The NWFP chief minister and the Pakistan Muslim League leadership have agreed on the name of PML Deputy General Secretary Sardar Mohammad Yousaf as the consensus candidate for the post of Mansehra district nazim.... Lawyers observe partial strike PESHAWAR, Sept 9: On the call of the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC), the lawyers community observed a partial strike on Friday and demanded General Pervez Musharraf to quit the posts of army chief and president of Pakistan.... MQM seeks extra funds for Karachi ISLAMABAD, Sept 9: Kanwar Khalid Yunus, a Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) lawmaker, on Friday raised the question of additional resources from the federal and provincial governments for Karachi to cater to... Swabi group names candidates SWABI, Sept 9: The Swabi Jamhoori Ittehad (SJI) has nominated its candidates for the Swabi district, Swabi tehsil council and Chota Lahor tehsil council nazims’ posts.... Body formed for Cholistan’s development ISLAMABAD, Sept 9: The Ministry of Science and Technology has formed a committee to prepare an integrated programme for the uplift of inhabitants of Cholistan. The committee will be headed by... Pemra to start 4th phase of FM radio stations ISLAMABAD, Sept 9: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Friday decided to start the fourth phase of FM radio broadcasting stations in smaller cities and towns.... Two killed ISLAMABAD, Sept 9: Two persons, including a woman, died in separate incidents, police said here on Friday. A 23-year-old girl, Aisha, was drowned while swimming in a pool located in Super Market.... Universities asked to follow criterion: PhD programmes ISLAMABAD, Sept 9: The Higher Education Commission has asked public as well as private sector universities to strictly follow its minimum criterion for PhD programmes, otherwise, their degrees will not be recognized, an official statement said.... Senate doing substantive legislature: Soomro ISLAMABAD, Sept 9: Senate Chairman Mohammedmian Soomro has said the upper house is functioning effectively and doing substantive legislative work which was credible service to the masses and the federal system.... Majeed Malik’s expulsion from PML sought ISLAMABAD, Sept 9: Pakistan Muslim League (PML) MPAs from Chakwal have urged the party president, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, to expel PML Senior Vice-President Lt-Gen (retired) Majeed Malik from party for being disobedient to party leaders.... Dr Tusneem made PARC chairman ISLAMABAD, Sept 9: Dr Mohammad E. Tusneem, former director- general of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Manila, has been appointed the chairman of Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC).... Opposition can ‘resort to rallies, resignations’ LAHORE, Sept 9: After the success of a strike, the opposition can resort to public meetings, rallies and resignations from the assemblies. Speaking at a press conference here on Friday, the... SBP governor visits BoP LAHORE, Sept 9: State Bank governor Dr Ishrat Husain visited the Bank of Punjab head office here on Friday. He addressed the top and middle management on SBP policy and directions particularly on risk management, SME and agriculture financing.... Unit set up to monitor watercourse improvement PESHAWAR, Sept 9: A programme monitoring unit (PMU) has been set up at the chief minister secretariat for monitoring implementation of the national programme for improvement of watercourses.... Rs3bn projects for engineering university PESHAWAR, Sept 9: The Higher Education Commission has approved Rs3 billion projects for the University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Peshawar, and sent them for approval of the Central Development Working Party and the ECNEC.... Arms, narcotics seized PESHAWAR, Sept 9: The Crimes Investigation Agency (CIA) on Friday seized a large quantity of arms, ammunition and narcotics from a vehicle left behind by smugglers after an exchange of fire on the main Grand Trunk Road near Chamkani.... Two fleeing prisoners re-arrested HARIPUR, Sept 9: Two prisoners were shot at and injured when they attempted to flee from court premises here on Friday. A passer-by also was injured in crossfire....

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