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September 29, 2005 Thursday Sha'aban 24, 1426   Majeed moves SC against papers rejection ISLAMABAD, Sept 28: Ruling Pakistan Muslim League’s senior vice-president Lt-Gen (retd) Abdul Majeed Malik on Wednesday petitioned the Supreme Court for contesting the Oct 6 election for the post of district nazim Chakwal.... Crisis Group calls for wide-ranging reforms ISLAMABAD, Sept 28: Instability will worsen in Pakistan and sectarian conflict may spin out of control unless the Musharraf government cedes real powers to civilians and removes curbs imposed on moderate... Charity collection through lottery un-Islamic: CII ISLAMABAD, Sept 28: The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) has declared charity-based business through lottery as un-Islamic.... US out to contain China, says Haq ISLAMABAD, Sept 28: Former minister of state for foreign affairs Inamul Haq on Wednesday observed that the United States was trying to contain China.... Eight held, arms seized in North Waziristan MIRAMSHAH, Sept 28: Security forces arrested eight tribesmen and seized weapons during two search operations in Datakhel and Mirali tehsils of the North Waziristan Agency on Wednesday.... Khuhro requests CJ to act on dam issue LARKANA, Sept 28: Leader of the Opposition in the Sindh Assembly Nisar Ahmed Khuhro on Wednesday urged the chief justice of Pakistan to take suo motu notice of reports about construction... Karakoram Express bogies derail near Kotri LAHORE, Sept 28: The Karakoram Express was the 63rd train derailed since Jan 1 this year, according to officials at the railways headquarters here.... TB moot for complete ban on tobacco ads LAHORE, Sept 28: A complete ban on tobacco advertisements was demanded by the 23rd international conference on tuberculosis and lung disease, eastern region of IUALTD that concluded here on Wednesday after... Bail petition of British national rejected PESHAWAR, Sept 28: An additional district and sessions judge on Wednesday rejected the bail petition of a British national, Zeeshan Siddiqui, suspected of having links with the July 7 London bombing... Fraud alleged in purchase for police force PESHAWAR, Sept 28: A meeting of the sub-committee of the Public Accounts Committee on Home Department was held under the chairmanship of MPA Anwar Kamal Khan Marwat in the conference room of the NWFP Assembly Secretariat on Wednesday.... Process unlikely to start soon: Madressah registration ISLAMABAD Sept 28: The registration of around 9,000 madressahs across the country is unlikely to start early and, therefore, may not be completed before the stipulated deadline of December 31.... Two killed in drive-by shooting RAWALPINDI, Sept 28: Two persons were killed and another received injuries in a drive-by shooting on Lehtrar Road here on Wednesday, police said.... QAU admin’s authority challenged ISLAMABAD, Sept 28: The Lahore High Court Rawalpindi Bench has sought comments from Quaid-i-Azam University administration on a petition challenging the authority of the acting vice-chancellor of the university.... BNP to protest against illegal detentions QUETTA Sept 28: Chief of Balochistan National Party (BNP-M) Sardar Akhtar Mengal has announced that his party, in collaboration with other democratic forces, would launch protest campaign if confined political activists were not released.... Former nazim of Quetta to contest from PML platform QUETTA, Sept 28: The central leadership of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League has nominated Mohammad Rahim Kakar as its candidate for the post of nazim Quetta City District.... US Top Cops award for Pakistani WASHINGTON, Sept 28: Muzaffer Siddiqi, the noted Pakistani-American police officer from Houston, is to be decorated with the 12th Annual Top Cops Award at a ceremony to be held here on Oct 1.... NA committee approves changes in draft bill ISLAMABAD, Sept 28: The National Assembly standing committee on communications here on Wednesday approved the draft Post Office (Amendment) Bill 2005, which was referred to it by the lower house.... ‘Iran pursues peace policy’ ISLAMABAD, Sept 28: Iranian Ambassador Mohammad Ebrahim Taherian has said maintenance of regional peace and security is the main policy of his government.... Afghan fruit traders allege ‘extortion’ PESHAWAR, Sept 28: The Afghan authorities have complained to their counterparts in Islamabad about ‘extortion’ by political and security forces of Afghan fruit traders at check-posts along the Jamrud Road.... US official reiterates rural support commitment CHITRAL, Sept 28: The Peshawar-based US political consular at Peshawar, Mr Gautam Rana, on Tuesday visited the irrigation channel at the Charun village of upper Chitral being constructed with the help... Kidnap victim returns home after 17 days MARDAN, Sept 28: The missing son of a gynaecologist and an officer of Pesco (Wapda), Mardan, Mian Zainul Abiddin, returned home with a broken finger under mysterious circumstances.... UK defence team visits seminary PESHAWAR, Sept 28: A 15-member delegation of Britain’s Royal College of Defence Studies visited a seminary here on Wednesday.... Two killed by gunmen in Haripur HARIPUR, Sept 28: Unidentified persons shot dead two friends and threw their bodies in limits of the City police station here on Tuesday night.... Parents of girl students seek govt help KOHAT, Sept 27: Parents of a large number of female students who were denied admissions to the Government Girls’ College have sought the help of the provincial education minister for saving the future of their children.... ARD expects tough fight in Faisalabad FAISALABAD, Sept 28: Electioneering for top slots of the city district and its eight towns has picked up in rural and urban areas. ARD-nominated candidate Rana Zahid Tauseef, former MNA and... Accident toll rises to seven SIALKOT, Sept 28: The body of another victim of the Tuesday’s van tragedy was fished out on Wednesday from Daska BRB canal, raising the death toll to seven.... BRB Canal in a state of disrepair SIALKOT, Sept 28: The recent accident along the BRB Canal in Daska has, besides claiming several lives, exposed apathy of the successive governments towards improving the lot of the canal.... PML leaders get notices for ‘indiscipline’ SAHIWAL, Sept 28: The Punjab PML leadership has served notices on various Sahiwal office-bearers for violation of party discipline.... Protest against non-payment of compensation THATTA, Sept 28: A group of people, affected by construction of the Right Bank Outfall Drain, staged a protest demonstration in front of the RBOD Division-III office in Makli on Wednesday against delay in payment of compensation of their lands.... ‘Mirpurkhas to have medical college’ MIRPURKHAS, Sept 28: Sindh Health Minister Shabbir Ahmad Qaimkhani has said that a medical college will be established and construction work will begin soon after approving the site for the college.... Sardar Buriro, kidnapped near Jacobabad SUKKUR, Sept 28: A complete shutter down strike was observed in Thull and Mirpur Buriro on Wednesday to protest against the kidnapping of Sardar Ganj Bux Buriro, vice-president of PML, along with five other people.... ‘Cotton unit polluting residential areas’ NAWABSHAH, Sept 28: Dozens of residents of Old Nawabshah staged a protest demonstration and observed a token hunger strike outside the press club against the management of Sakhi-Dattar cotton factory, on Wednesday.... Paper leak probe moved to CPO PESHAWAR, Sept 28: IGP Riffat Pasha has transferred the inquiry into admission test paper leak from the Capital City Police (CCP) to the Central Police Office (CPO), official sources told Dawn on Wednesday.... Resource centre set up at KMC PESHAWAR, Sept 28: NWFP Health Minister Inayatullah Khan has said that the girls’ campus of the Khyber Medical College will emerge as a seat of learning in the future.... Supply to resume soon: Wapda PESHAWAR, Sept 28: Wapda on Wednesday sought to reassure power consumers that it was working hard to restore uninterrupted power supply to parts of the NWFP following the collapse of two main towers on the double circuit transmission line near Tarbela.... Power crisis continues in Pabbi PESHAWAR, Sept 28: Unscheduled spells of power loadshedding coupled with inflated bills being issued by the Wapda authorities have added to the misery of consumers in Pabbi....

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