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September 16, 2005 Friday Sha'aban 11, 1426   Al Qaeda’s largest base busted: army MIRAMSHAH, Sept 15: Pakistan has busted the biggest Al Qaeda base in North Waziristan and recovered huge caches of weapons in a swoop that will cut violence in Afghanistan before key elections, the military said on Thursday.... NWFP opposes fencing of Afghan border ISLAMABAD, Sept 15: The NWFP government has opposed the president’s offer of fencing the 1,400km Afghan border, terming it an extremely harmful step for the centuries-old relations between tribesmen living on both sides of it.... SC rules out death after life term ISLAMABAD, Sept 15: A five-member bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, on Thursday observed that under Article 13 of the 1973 Constitution, a prisoner having... Opposition rejects Sajjad’s argument ISLAMABAD Sept 15: The combined opposition in the Senate continued its boycott on Thursday and challenged the position taken by the treasury on the legality of the ongoing session being chaired... PAF tests high-tech weaponry JHELUM, Sept 15: The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) tested samples of high-tech weaponry in its arsenal as it demonstrated live ammunition firing on Thursday as part of the High-Mark-05 exercise at the Tilla Range near here.... Soomro holds talks with Canadian deputy PM ISLAMABAD, Sept 15: Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Anne McLellan met Acting President Mohammedmian Soomro in the Parliament House on Thursday and discussed with him various aspects of Pakistan-Canada relations.... UK bombing suspect granted bail PESHAWAR, Sep 15: A judicial magistrate has granted bail to a British national, Zeeshan Siddiqui, who had been interrogated by local and British intelligence personnel in connection with the July 7 London bombings.... ‘Oil prices increased 20 times in 2 years’ ISLAMABAD, Sept 15: The government informed the Senate on Thursday that it had to increase the price of petrol on 20 occasions from June 2003 to June 2005.... Aids diagnostic lab to be set up at NIH ISLAMABAD, Sept 15: The government has approved a plan to establish state-of-the-art HIV/Aids diagnostic laboratory at the National Institute of Health (NIH), Islamabad. The laboratory will not only fulfil the needs... Conflict, greed spell doom for human race ISLAMABAD, Sept 15: There is no hope for the survival of the human race because it is not likely to shed its culture of conflict, violence and war.... Man shot dead RAWALPINDI, Sept 15: A 22-year-old man was shot dead by his rival in Jhanda Chichi in the jurisdiction of Civil Lines police on Thursday night, police said.... ICWA sees no change in Palestine-policy of Israel: Istanbul meeting KARACHI, Sept 15: Noting that the Istanbul meeting between the foreign ministers of Pakistan and Israel was a marked paradigm shift in Islamabad’s policy towards Tel Aviv, the Islamabad Council of... Quetta killings: 20 arrested in raids QUETTA, Sept 15: Law-enforcement agencies rounded up about 20 suspects during a search operation carried out in the provincial capital and other areas in the wake of recent sectarian killings.... Woman with fake visa deported PESHAWAR, Sept 15: The immigration authorities at Peshawar International Airport on Thursday deported a South African woman, who had landed here with forged visa, a senior official said.... Over 3,190 file papers for third phase: Local body polls in NWFP PESHAWAR, Sept 15: Over 3,190 candidates, backed by different election groups, have filed nomination papers for different categories in the third phase of the local government elections in the 24 districts of the NWFP.... Land being acquired for software park project PESHAWAR, Sept 15: Following federal government’s approval of a plan for setting up a Software Technology Park in the NWFP, the provincial government has expedited efforts for acquiring three acres of land for the project.... Plan to build shops in school criticized PESHAWAR, Sept 15: A plan to build shops in the building of the Elizabeth Girls School and College has been opposed by parents of students of the school who have called upon the government to drop the idea.... Opposition experts to draft amendments ISLAMABAD Sept 15: A committee of legal experts set up by the National Leaders Conference (NLC) on September 4 decided on Thursday to prepare a draft of constitutional amendments with a... Promise to settle tribal feuds PESHAWAR, Sept 15: NWFP Governor Khalilur Rehman on Thursday promised Orakzai Agency’s feuding tribes that he would try his best to resolve their differences and ensure that every one gets justice.... 3 shot dead near Hangu HANGU, Sept 15: Armed persons shot dead three people on Thursday at Kundao Pati, some 25km from here. Those killed were identified as Aziz Khan son of Eisa Khan, Habibullah and Hayatullah at Kundao Pati.... Drug addict kills wife SWABI, Sept 15: A heroin addict killed his wife on Thursday following a brawl. Police said that one of the old heroin addicts, Javed Khan, resident of Kota village, had demanded money from his wife for buying heroin.... CM supports urdu-speaking nazim for Mirpurkhas MIRPURKHAS, Sept 15: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said that an Urdu-speaking nazim may head the district government of Mirpurkhas and there should be no opposition to such nomination.... Strike against kidnapping of Hindu girl in Jacobabad JACOBABAD, Sept 15: On the call of the Hindu Panchayat, a complete strike was observed in the city on Thursday in protest against kidnapping of young Hindu girl Sapna.... Protest against admission ban on students: Karachi educational institutions HYDERABAD, Sept 15: A large number of students staged a demonstration outside the press club here on Thursday in protest against a reported ban on students of Sindh interior to seek admission to educational institutions of Karachi.... Breach damages over 40 houses HYDERABAD, Sept 15: More than 40 huts were completely or partially damaged in Aliabad village when a 20-foot breach occurred in one of the two water settlement tanks in Latifabad on late Wednesday night.... District quota not abolished: CM BADIN, Sept 15: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said that the district quota for admission to universities and colleges of Karachi will remain unchanged and the file in this regard is in his office.... Sisters’ killers show no remorse SANGHAR, Sept 15: The alleged killers of three sisters have confessed to have killed Shumaila, Asma and Uzma to save the family honour. The confession was made by the accused before... Train crushes woman to death SUKKUR, Sept 15: A woman was crushed to death by a passenger train at the Begmaji railway station near Sukkur early on Thursday morning. According to details, Samina, wife of Saeed... Motorcyclist killed in Sanghar SANGHAR, Sept 15: A young man, Mohammad Asif, died on Thursday when his motorcycle crashed into a pillar of an under-construction gate on the main Sanghar-Head Jamrao road.... Opposition rescinds PA session boycott LAHORE, Sept 15: The combined opposition in the Punjab Assembly rescinded its decision to boycott the proceedings of the house on Thursday after the deputy speaker allowed it to voice its... Mohyuddin joins PML LAHORE, Sept 15; Former District Nazim candidate Hafiz Ghulam Mohyuddin has joined the Pakistan Muslim League after getting his son Nadeem declared the government-supported candidate for Ravi Town Naib Nazim.... CII for changes in Nikahnama LAHORE, Sept 15: The Council of Islamic Ideology has recommended the Punjab government to include a new clause in the marriage document (Nikahnama) to end gender discrimination in it.... Graduate SIs to deal with public LAHORE, Sept 15: Punjab police IGP Ziaul Hasan Khan has announced introduction of new measures at police stations in an effort to improve public dealing and police image.... ‘Take my riches, give me justice’ MULTAN, Sept 15: President Pervez Musharraf’s remarks that becoming a rape victim is a moneymaking concern in Pakistan have invited widespread condemnation from rights activists, including gang-rape victim Mukhtar Mai.... Rao, Wattoo withdraw amid cries of foul play OKARA, Sept 15: After prolonged resistance Defence Minister Rao Sikander Iqbal has withdrawn the candidature of his son Atif Sikander Rao for the district nazim slot in the wake of a... Mianwali schools closed in protest MIANWALI, Sept 15: All government high schools were closed on Thursday in protest against police excesses, illegal occupation of a school hostel by an NGO and arrest of the Government High School headmaster.... Cotton crop protection urged during wet spell MULTAN, Sept 15: Central Cotton Research Institute Director Islam Gill has warned cotton growers that yield loss is feared if timely measures are not taken to protect the crop in the current wet spell.... Jat biradari all in all in Gujranwala GUJRANWALA, Sept 15: The Jat biradari has assumed great importance in Gujranwala for the ruling PML as well as the ARD have fielded mostly Jat candidates against each other for district and towns nazim seats.... Landlord killed on resistance SIALKOT, Sept 15: A landlord was shot dead by three dacoits on offering resistance at Kot Chadu-Begowala, Sambrial tehsil on Wednesday night. Reports said three gangsters stormed into the house of... Two sisters kidnapped GUJRANWALA, Sept 15: Two youngmen belonging to influential families of Nowsheran Virkan have kidnapped two sisters and set their house to fire when their father approached police to register a case on Thursday.... Forex company chief held on swindling charge PESHAWAR, Sep 15: The National Accountability Bureau on Thursday arrested the chief executive of a foreign exchange company accused of deceiving about 400 persons and misappropriating Rs180 million of depositors.... Wheat release to flour mills urged PESHAWAR, Sept 15: The NWFP chapter of the Pakistan Flour Mills Association (PFMA) has criticized the federal government for not releasing wheat quota to flour mills in the province.... Call to rely on local human, material resources PESHAWAR, Sept 15: NWFP Senior Minister Sirajul Haq has said Pakistan can achieve the goal of prosperity only when the nation trusts its own talent and instead of looking at... Pesco SDO yet to be located MARDAN, Sept 15: Police have failed to locate a senior divisional officer (SDO) of Pesco, who went missing on Tuesday. His mother and child specialist Dr Chamanara said unidentified persons had kidnapped her innocent son.... Protesters demand trial of Akora killers in ATC PESHAWAR, Sept 15: A large number of people from Akora Khattak staged a demonstration outside the press club here on Thursday to protest against murder of four people on Aug 18.... Use of endowment fund for poor urged PESHAWAR, Sept 15: The standing committee of the NWFP Assembly has asked the government to make arrangements for utilising Rs 500 million deposited in the endowment fund.... Election alliance in Swabi SWABI, Sept 15: The Swabi Roshankhayal Group (SRG) has entered into an alliance with the Awam Dost Group (ADG) and its leaders have announced that they will support the ANP candidates in the forthcoming district nazim and tehsil nazims elections.... Cement factories polluting Haripur HARIPUR, Sept 15: The Electrostatic Precipitator System (EPS) commonly known as dust collection system in two cement-manufacturing units of Hattar has become a constant source of pollution in the area, experts told Dawn here on Thursday.... Accountability court’s order set aside by PHC PESHAWAR, Sep 15: The Peshawar High Court on Thursday returned to an accountability court the case of former NWFP chief secretary Khalid Aziz, seeking his acquittal in an accountability reference before conclusion of the trial.... Body formed to prepare hospital expansion plan PESHAWAR, Sept 15: A high-level meeting on Thursday formed a committee to devise a master plan for the expansion of the Hayatabad Medical Complex. The body was constituted on the order...

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