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September 18, 2005 Sunday Sha'aban 13, 1426   Opposition pitches candidates against PML FAISALABAD, Sept 17: The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy local leaders have fielded joint candidates for the city district and town nazims, and vowed to launch a vigorous campaign against the ruling party candidates both in rural and urban areas.... MMA divided in Gujranwala GUJRANWALA, Sept 17: MMA aspirant for district nazim office Maulana Muhammad Ayub Tufani, who had withdrawn his nomination paper just two days ago, on Saturday announced his support for the ruling party ‘s Fayyaz Ahmad Chattha.... Haj balloting next month ISLAMABAD, Sept 17: Min-istry of Religious Affairs, Zakat and Ushr is busy in making arrangements for Haj, 2006. According to a press release issued here on Saturday 150,000 pilgrims will perform Haj this year.... MQM soon to rule country, says Altaf KARACHI, Sept 17: Muttahida Qaumi Movement founder leader Altaf Hussain said on Saturday that the day was not far off when MQM will rule the country and grant provinces their dues rights within one week of assuming authority at the centre.... Pakistan, Canada to boost ties ISLAMABAD, Sept 17: Pakistan and Canada on Thursday pledged to extend their cooperation for fighting terrorism, drug trafficking and human smuggling. A meeting held in the interior ministry between a delegation... 210,233 cusecs of water released ISLAMABAD, Sept 17: The Indus River System Authority on Saturday released 210,233 cusecs of water from various rim stations. According to sources, overall water inflow from various reservoirs was 179,833 cusecs.... Academics oppose four-year bachelor programme HYDERABAD, Sept 17: The Sindh chapter of the Federation of Pakistan Universities Academic Staff Association has expressed reservations over introduction of four-year bachelor programme. It demanded that the programme be held in abeyance unless full discussions were held on the issue.... Construction of Kalabagh dam, Thal canal slated HYDERABAD, Sept 17: Awami Tehrik chief Rasool Bux Palijo has said that his party would not accept construction of any dam on the Indus River. He was briefing newsmen about the... Concern over degradation of Indus Delta BADIN, Sept 17: The non-release of water below Kotri has destroyed land, livestock and fisheries on which millions of people depended for their livelihood. This was stated by speakers at a seminar held at the Government Islamia Degree College on Thursday.... Court refuses to release Zeeshan PESHAWAR, Sept 17: A local court on Saturday refused to release Zeeshan Siddiqui on bail. Mr Zeeshan is a British national suspected of involvement in the July 7 London bombings and facing a case of illegal stay in Pakistan.... Power projects to start soon PESHAWAR, Sept 17: Minister of State for Water and Power Amir Muqam announced on Saturday that electricity projects worth more than Rs1 billion would be undertaken in the province within a period of two months.... Bail plea of murder accused dismissed PESHAWAR, Sept 17: A judicial magistrate on Saturday dismissed a bail application of murder accused Arbab Khalid, resident of Tehkal. The accused had submitted a bail application with Judicial Magistrate Shah Hussain.... Scouring operation to begin from 19th SUKKUR, Sept 17: The Sindh government in the interest of safety of the Sukkur Barrage has decided to conduct the scouring operation of the barrage for removing silt from its left and right pockets.... Haleem Brohi recuperating KARACHI, Sept 17: Renowned writer Haleem Brohi is recuperating after a surgery at a private hospital in Karachi. Mr Brohi was admitted to the hospital four days back.... MQM chief for action against corrupt nazims HYDERABAD, Sept 17: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has said that the MQM nazims and councillors would be punished if they involve in corruption. He was addressing a gathering of... 3 contesting for Swabi nazim seat SWABI, Sept 17: Three candidates have emerged as contestants for the district nazim slot after the scrutiny of nomination papers, with only the papers of a minority leader rejected.... Two women killed in road accident SWABI, Sept 17: Two women were killed and three other members of a family received serious injuries when their car collided with a roadside tree here on Friday.... Public funding proposed for political groups PESHAWAR, Sept 17: Public funding to political parties can check the influence of black money and help control political corruption, the executive director of the Centre for Civic Education (CCE) Pakistan Zafarullah Khan, said here on Saturday.... Entrance test BANNU, Sept 17: One hundred and sixty-five students, both girls and boys, appeared in the entrance test for the inaugural session of the University of Science and Technology, Bannu here on Saturday.... 290 projects completed in Attock ATTOCK, Sept 17: A spokesperson for the finance and planning department said on Saturday that 290 development projects costing Rs222.7 million had so far been completed in Attock district.... Six rockets found BANNU, Sept 17: Police thwarted a sabotage attempt when they found six rockets, batteries and detonators near the Baran bridge here on Friday. The rockets were installed on launchers and were... Man killed in road accident DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Sept 17: A middle-aged man was killed in a road accident on the Indus Highway near Shah Hussain More in the jurisdiction of Paro police station on Saturday.... Erosion endangers Chachran Sharif RAHIM YAR KHAN, Sept 13: Erosion in the river Indus has endangered the 400-year-old historical Chachran Sharif town. Lying some 60 kilometre away in the north-west of Rahim Yar Khan, Chachran... Three of family die in accident SAHIWAL, Sept 17: Three members of a family were killed and four injured on Friday night in a road accident on Sahiwal-Multan Road near Chak 115/15-L.... Mail office likely to be shifted to Wazirabad GUJRANWALA, Sept 17: A summary to shift the district mail centre from General Post Office to Wazirabad has been forwarded to the government for approval by senior officials of the post office.... Police fail to find men who searched UN vehicle GUJRAT, Sept 17: The Lalamusa city police have failed to trace the men who intercepted a UN vehicle near fruit market and searched it. A source told this correspondent here on... Four women killed in accident JAUHARABAD, Sept 17: Four women were killed and six other people sustained injuries in a head-on collision between a wagon and an oil tanker on Khushab-Rawalpindi road, about 22 kilometres off here, on Saturday.... Pakistani dies in US prison GUJRANWALA, Sept 17: A Pakistani detained in the US by the FBI died in prison under mysterious circumstances, his relatives alleged here on Saturday. The body of Tanvir Sadiq, residing in... ‘Killer’ of girl, two children arrested SARGODHA, Sept 17: Police on Saturday claimed to have solved a triple murder case in which a young girl along with her minor brother and sister was killed on Friday night, and arrested the alleged murderer.... CEC awaits reply from Gujrat DPO: Vote casting by police LAHORE, Sept 17: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar has expressed his annoyance over Gujrat district police officer (DPO)’s failure to implement his order issued to him a couple of weeks ago.... Norwegian envoy wants trade expansion LAHORE, Sept 17: Norwegian Ambassador Jens Bjorn Kanavin has stressed the need for concerted and sector-specific efforts for increasing economic cooperation between the two countries. Talking to the Lahore Chamber of... Trade ties with Japan to be strengthened LAHORE, Sept 17: Pakistan and Japan have strong business ties which can further be strengthened by building lasting relationship between their trading communities. This was stated at a meeting between a... Proposals for poultry price check LAHORE, Sept 17: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has directed adviser on finance Dr Salman Shah to convene a meeting of poultry farmers for discussion on its problems and increasing poultry prices.... Pakistan bar election put off LAHORE, Sept 17: The Pakistan Bar Council elections, which were scheduled to be held on Oct 1, have been deferred because of the promulgation of the amendments to the Legal Practitioners... Change in conventional teaching methods urged LAHORE, Sept 17: A confluence of English language practitioners from various parts of the world got an opportunity to share ideas and put forward proposals to improve their knowledge and understanding of the discipline.... EDO, secretary to entertain complaints: Corporal punishment LAHORE, Sept 17: The education department has asked parents and students to contact the EDO (education) or special secretary (schools) concerned to file a complaint against corporal punishment.... Sikhs arrive for Guru Nanak death anniversary LAHORE, Sept 17: As many as 85 Sikh pilgrims arrived here from India on Saturday to attend the two-day religious rites in connection with the death anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak.... Plan under way to declare tourism industry LAHORE, Sept 17: The Punjab government is finalizing a strategy to give tourism status of an industry. This was stated by Punjab Tourism Minister Mian Aslam Iqbal during a meeting with tourists here on Saturday.... Livestock loan limit raised LAHORE, Sept 17: The Punjab Provincial Cooperative Bank has raised the limit for livestock and dairy development loans from Rs150,000 to Rs500,000. Disclosing this in a statement issued here on Saturday... CM pledges Rs1bn for Pindi uplift GUJAR KHAN, Sept 17: The Punjab Chief Minister, Chaudhry Pervaiz Ellahi, on Saturday pledged to provide Rs1 billion to the next local government for undertaking various development projects in all tehsils of Rawalpindi city district.... Call to utilize modern technologies for country’s uplift ISLAMABAD, Sept 17: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) Executive Director Dr Sohail Naqvi on Saturday stressed upon the academia to utilize modern emerging technologies for socio- economic uplift of the country.... ‘Rs3.15m spent on interior ministry officials’ tours’ ISLAMABAD, Sept 17: A total of Rs3.158 million was spent on the 42 official tours made by the interior ministry officials during the last two years, National Assembly was told on Friday.... ACP launches Baltoro clean-up expedition ISLAMABAD, Sept 17: The Alpine Club of Pakistan (ACP) is undertaking ‘Baltoro Clean-Up Expedition 2005’. The expedition launched on September 15 is expected to last till first week of October.... Kashmir solution must to boost bilateral trade ISLAMABAD, Sept 17: The Indian Merchant Chamber (IMC) has emphasized the need for resolving problems like Kashmir issue to enhance bilateral direct trade between his country and Pakistan.... Altaf’s birthday celebrations criticized ISLAMABAD, Sept 17: People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) Secretary-General Raja Pervaiz Ashraf has denounced the birthday celebrations of MQM chief Altaf Hussain as ‘a callous demonstration of personal ego at public expense’.... PIA flight lands safely after bird hit RAWALPINDI, Sept 17: A Pakistan International Airlines flight (PK-368) escaped disaster when a bird hit one of its engines while landing at Islamabad International Airport on Friday, airport officials told Dawn....

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