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September 27, 2005 Tuesday Sha'aban 22, 1426   Investment initiative launched RAWALPINDI, Sept 26: In order to maximize and fast-track investment in the country, a top-level meeting here Monday approved the “President’s Investment Initiative” and also decided to streamline business climate for... Paper leak: NWFP sacks test authority chief PESHAWAR, Sept 26: The NWFP government has sacked the chairman of the Education Testing and Evaluation Authority (ETEA) following leak of the test paper for medical college admission.... SC suspends Lehri UC nazim polls ISLAMABAD, Sept 26: The Supreme Court on Monday suspended the election of nazim in Lehri Union Council of Sohawa tehsil and adjourned the matter for October 2.... Elections marked by mistrust: C’wealth ISLAMABAD, Sept 26: The Commonwealth has found Pakistan’s recently held local body elections fraught with intense mistrust and scepticism from a cross-section of society and noted that this would not develop democratic system in the country.... Kashmir meeting in New Delhi LAHORE, Sept 26: A round-table conference of concerned citizens and intellectuals of Pakistan, India and both sides of Jammu and Kashmir will be held from Sept 30 to Oct 2 in... Sonia assails tribunal’s recommendation FAISALABAD, Sept 26: Alleged rape victim Sonia Naz has appealed to the Chief Justice of Pakistan to take notice of the one-man tribunal’s recommendation for initiating proceedings against her under the offence of Qazf (enforcement of Hudood) Ordinance.... Australia offers 500 scholarships ISLAMABAD, Sept 26: The Australian government will provide 500 scholarships to Pakistani students in Australian universities, Member, House of Representatives, Parliament of Australia, Peter Lindsay said.... Above 1,800 Pakistani child jockeys still in Middle East ISLAMABAD, Sept 26: About 2,600 camel jockeys are still in the Middle East of whom 70 per cent (more than 1,800) are said to be Pakistani, State Minister for Overseas Pakistanis Tariq Azim Khan told Dawn on Monday.... Candidates’ appeals dismissed QUETTA, Sept 26: A division bench of the Balochistan High Court on Monday dismissed appeals of two candidates for the posts of district and tehsil nazims holding sanads of Shahadatul Alami... APNS award entry date KARACHI, Sept 26: The APNS has extended the last date for submission of entries for the APNS awards till September 30, says a press release. Entries received after this date will not be entertained.... LG system strengthening democracy, says Sherpao PESHAWAR, Sept 26: Federal Interior Minister Aftab Sherpao said on Monday that the local government system played a pivotal role in strengthening democratic institutions and resolving problems of the masses.... MPA indicted for poll violence PESHAWAR, Sept 26: An anti-terrorism court on Monday indicted a provincial lawmaker of the Awami National Party, Khalil Abbas, and nine others in an incident of pre-poll violence which left four people dead.... Levies-police merger to help curb crime: official QUETTA, Sept 26: The newly appointed director general of Balochistan Levies, Nawabzada Hamayun Khan Jogezai, has dispelled an impression that merger of levies with police would convert the province into a police state.... CM claims pursuing impartial policy PESHAWAR, Sept 26: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani said on Monday that the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal government had built strong relations with all public representatives, irrespective of their political affiliation.... Pay revision for Kohat varsity employees KOHAT, Sept 26: The syndicate of Kohat University of Science and Technology has approved revision of pay scales of employees from grade 1 to 17 and establishment of an Institute of Medical Sciences.... Bhalwal nazim hopeful gives in to pressure SARGODHA, Sept 26: A strong candidate for Bhalwal tehsil nazim slot, Chaudhry Nasir Muhammad Ali, withdrew his candidature in favour of ruling PML-backed nominee Malik Imtiaz Bhirth because of alleged government pressure.... Three convicted of PPP leader’s murder GUJRANWALA, Sept 26: The anti-terrorism court No 2 convicted three people of murder and acquitted three co-accused by giving them the benefit of the doubt on Monday.... Two robbers killed in shootout OKARA, Sept 26: Two highwaymen were killed in an encounter with police on the Chunian-Hujra Shah Muqeem Road here late Saturday night. Reports said four dacoits looted a cell phones shop... Inspector, two constables arrested FAISALABAD, Sept 26: A special police team arrested on Monday suspended Inspector Jamshed Iqbal Chishti and constables Iqbal Farid and Muhammad Noor on charges of wrongful confinement of Sonia Naz’s husband,... SCCI officials elected SIALKOT, Sept 26: The newly-elected office-bearers of Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) pledged on Monday to continue efforts for the early solution of business community’s problems.... Mepco team unearths Rs70m embezzlement SAHIWAL, Sept 26: A Mepco audit team has unearthed an embezzlement of Rs70 million in its Sahiwal construction division. The FIA registered a case against four employees, including an XEN and two line superintendents.... Blackmarketing of rail tickets LAHORE, Sept 26: Blackmarketing of tickets is gaining momentum at the Lahore railway headquarters booking offices following the revision of the ticket refund policy, it is learnt.... Regular wheat releases to mills in November LAHORE, Sept 26: The Punjab Food department may delay regular wheat releases to mills till the middle of November as the market is stated to be stable.... Robbers kill university student: Fourteen strikes LAHORE, Sept 26: Robbers on Monday killed a university student in one of over 14 strikes in the city. Four dacoits stormed into the house of Khurshid Ahmad in Al-Faisal Town, North Cantonment.... Seminar on Nawabzada Nasrullah today LAHORE, Sept 26: A seminar is being organized on the second death anniversary of Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan here on Tuesday (today).... Art festival in November LAHORE, Sept 26: Governor Khalid Maqbool said on Monday the government was providing all facilities for promotion of cultural activities to help project soft image of the country internationally.... Altaf wants Punjabis to rise against feudalism LAHORE, Sept 26: Exiled MQM chief Altaf Husain sees ‘revolution in the country’ when a voice is raised against feudalism in the Punjab. He was speaking telephonically from London to a... 50 research papers presented on TB LAHORE, Sept 26: About 50 research papers were presented on tuberculosis on the second day of the 23rd international conference on tuberculosis and lung diseases at a local hotel on Monday.... Water sector projects reviewed LAHORE, Sept 26: Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority has doubled its efforts to further accelerate the pace of development work on water sector projects to cater to the needs of increasing population and depleting capacity of reservoirs.... My campaign has unnerved Amer, claims Mashhood LAHORE, Sept 26: Opposition-backed district nazim candidate Rana Mashhood has said his campaign has unnerved PML candidate Mian Amer while he has claimed to have a written support of over 1,500 councillors out of a total of 1,950.... Fish farm loans LAHORE, Sept 26: The Punjab Fisheries Department will advance Rs50 million loans for establishing small fish farms at a nominal two per cent per annum markup.... CM warns of action against water thieves: Remodelling of Dadu Canal, desilting of Johi canal DADU, Sept 26: The Sindh chief minister, Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim, has said that remodelling of the Dadu Canal will be started soon and the desilting programme will be launched in the Johi Canal to overcome shortage of water.... Three sugar mills not ready to start crushing on time: Nawabshah district NAWABSHAH, Sept 26: The sugar mills of Nawabshah district have refused to start crushing of sugarcane from October 1 as required by a Sindh government notification.... Two policemen killed in road accident SHIKARPUR, Sept 26: Two police constables of the district jail were run over and killed by a Punjab-bound bus near the Sindh Canal bridge on Sunday night.... PML leader to field separate candidate for nazim BADIN, Sept 26: PML leader Sher Jamali has announced that his brother Mohammad Hashim alias Dada Jamali would not retire from the contest for the Badin taluka nazim against the PML-nominated candidate, Syed Manan Shah.... Anti-polio campaign begins today MIRPURKHAS, Sept 26: Sindh Health Minister Shabbir Ahmed Kaimkhani has said that it was parents’ responsibility to save their children from polio by getting them vaccinated on time.... Woman demands recovery of daughters SUKKUR, Sept 26: A woman, Noor Jehan Memon, has said that her two daughters have been kidnapped about 15 days back and police were not taking action against the kidnappers.... Bodies of 23 victims handed over to relatives HYDERABAD, Sept 26: Bodies of 23 victims of two traffic accidents on the Indus Highway, on Saturday and Sunday, have been handed over to heirs by the Hyderabad Civil Hospital and its Jamshoro branch.... Software competition winners honoured SWABI, Sept 26: An industry expert said on Monday that software contests and other competitions would help young engineers work on new ideas. Nadeem Safdar was speaking at the prize distribution ceremony of a software designing contest.... Huge work-load awaits new district govts PESHAWAR, Sept 26: The new local governments at district and tehsil levels in the NWFP will begin their official business with a massive work-load as they will inherit over Rs500 million... VC lays stress on discipline PESHAWAR, Sept 26:Vice-Chancellor Imtiaz Hussain Gilani the NWFP University of Engineering and Technology (UET) has urged students to concentrate on their studies so that they may play their part in development of the country.... Pre-marriage blood test urged PESHAWAR, Sept 26: A doctor has urged the government to enact a law on pre-marriage blood testing. Fatmid Foundation administrator Afzal Hassan Khan said his organization had registered 3,500 patients of thalassaemia and haemophilia.... ANP chief defends alliance with JI PESHAWAR, Sept 26: Awami National Party (ANP) president Asfandyar Wali Khan has claimed that his party’s election alliance with the Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) is based on their commitment to the basic rights of people.... Man gets life-term for killing UC nazim PESHAWAR, Sep 26: The additional district and sessions judge, Fakhr Zaman Khan, on Monday convicted Majid Khan of killing a union council nazim and sentenced him to life imprisonment with a fine of Rs100,000.... People leaking out test paper to be punished, says minister SWABI, Sept 26: NWFP Education Minister Maulana Fazal Ali has said that people involved in leaking out the paper of medical college entry test will be given exemplary punishment.... Laid to rest HARIPUR, Sept 26: Qazi Mohammad Asif, father of the Pakistan Muslim League MPA Qazi Mohammad Asad, was laid to rest in his ancestral graveyard in Sikandarpur on Monday.... Load-shedding in Haripur HARIPUR, Sept 26: The Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco) has decided to start a one-hour daily load-shedding on all feeders of Haripur district from Sept 26, says a Pesco handout here on Monday.... Prosecutor kidnapped PESHAWAR, Sept 26: A National Accountability Bureau (NAB) prosecutor and advocate of the high court has been kidnapped. Saeed Akbar Afridi, who has been appearing in different cases of the NAB... ‘4.2m refugees return home’ ISLAMABAD, Sept 26: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has said that about 4.2 million Afghan refugees have returned to their country from Pakistan and Iran during the current year.... Women among 125 booked for attacking police SIALKOT, Sept 26: Sambrial police on Monday registered a case against more than 125 persons, including several women, of Nagreywali-Jaithikey village for allegedly injuring seven policemen by pelting them with stones and bricks and damaging state property....

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