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April 7, 2006 Friday Rabi-ul-Awwal 8, 1427   China wants Pakistan, India to peacefully resolve disputes BEIJING, April 6: China has expressed the hope that Pakistan and India will seize the opportunity to settle their disputes, including the issue of Kashmir, through peaceful means.... Turabi escapes bid on life KARACHI, April 6: Provincial chief of the Tehreek-i-Islami and coalition partner of the MMA, Allama Hasan Turabi, escaped an apparent assassination attempt when a bomb went off near his car leaving four persons injured in Gulshan-i-Iqbal on Thursday.... Three deported for terror links OTTAWA, April 6: Canada deported three men late Wednesday with links to a Pakistan-based terrorist group and considered ‘a security risk’ who had earlier been convicted of trying to bomb a Hindu temple, officials said on Thursday.... President of Yemen due on 10th ISLAMABAD, April 6: President of Yemen Ali Abdullah Saleh arrives on a two-day visit to Pakistan on April 10 on the second leg of his two-nation tour which will also take him to China.... Tribal help to identify dead militants sought MIRAMSHAH, April 6: Authorities in the tribal areas on Thursday asked tribesmen to help identify eight suspected militants killed by the military in intense fighting in this volatile northern region a day earlier, residents said.... UN report links Benazir to Iraq scam: nab ISLAMABAD, April 6: The United Nations inquiry report on ‘manipulation of the Oil For Food Programme (OFFP) by the Iraqi regime’ has revealed involvement of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto in... Injection safety bill to be presented in NA: minister ISLAMABAD, April 6: Federal Health Minister Muhammad Nasir Khan on Thursday said the government would bring injection safety bill in next National Assembly session. Speaking at a seminar on Injection Safety... DFID to provide £60m for health activities ISLAMABAD, April 6: The United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID) will provide 60 million pounds by next year to support health and population activities in Pakistan.... Gillani being pressured to switch loyalty: PPP ISLAMABAD, April 6: The military regime is pressurising the jailed former speaker Yousaf Raza Gillani to switch his loyalties in exchange for dropping all charges against him, alleged the People’s Party... Engineering varsity to be set up in Sialkot ISLAMABAD, April 6: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) will establish an engineering university in Sialkot in collaboration with the Swedish government. This was disclosed at a press conference jointly addressed by... Cheques distributed among journalists ISLAMABAD, April 6: Office-bearers of Muzaffarabad Press Club on Thursday criticized national media organizations for their apathetic attitude towards their condition after the October 8 earthquake.... Canada limits quake victims’ immigration ISLAMABAD, April 6: The Canadian High Commission on Thursday announced that Citizenship and Immigration Canada would no longer accept new applications from people from the earthquake-affected areas without appropriate application processing... Ulema seek minister’s resignation ISLAMABAD, April 6: Religious leaders of Ahl-i-Sunnat wal Jamaat on Thursday demanded resignation from Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat, federal minister and chief executive of the Northern Areas (NAs), for what they called his role in fanning sectarian conflicts in the region.... Ex-PAEC chief made S&T secretary ISLAMABAD, April 6: Former Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Pervez Butt has been appointed as federal secretary, Ministry of Science and Technology. Mr Butt is a recipient of Hilal-i-Imtiaz and Sitara-i-Imtiaz... Foundation spent $30m on relief projects MUZAFFARABAD, April 6: Pak-Turk Foundation has spent $30 million on various projects including reconstruction of 11 educational institutions and other relief and health related activities in quake-hit areas of AJK and NWFP.... Growers hold protest against loadshedding QUETTA, April 6: The Zamindar Action Committee has threatened to block all national highways from Saturday if the provincial government fails to restore power supply to 20 affected districts by April 7.... Quake victims divided over relocation ISLAMABAD, April 6: The people of Balakot, who suffered widespread devastation in the October 8, 2005 earthquake, are sharply divided over the issue of their relocation to another place because of... 2 children die of tetanus GILGIT, April 6: Two children both aged one year, were reported to have died of tetanus in Gultari tehsil near the Line of Control, 280km east of Gilgit.... Tremors fuel havoc in Badin, Tharparkar MITHI, April 6: Tremors were felt in Tharparkar and Badin districts on Thursday besides some parts of bordering Bhuj district of India, according to an official of Met department in Tharparkar.... ‘Sustainability of agriculture in jeopardy’ ISLAMABAD, April 6: The sustainability of Pakistan’s “existing irrigated agriculture is in serious jeopardy” due to the complete stoppage of any significant surface water resource development after full commissioning of the Tarbela Dam in 1976.... Mengal’s arms licences cancelled ISLAMABAD, April 6: The government on Thursday cancelled the arms licences issued to Balochistan Nationalist Party (Mengal) chief Akhtar Mengal by the federal and provincial governments, the interior ministry’s spokesman said.... Sepoy buried CHITRAL, April 6: A sepoy killed in firing in North Waziristan was buried here. Chitral Scouts Commander Col Zahid Hussain and other officers attended the funeral of Sepoy Abdul Majeed.... ‘Education a provincial matter’ ISLAMABAD, April 6: All Pakistan Professors and Lecturers’ Association (Appla) on Thursday asked the federal government to stop interfering in the educational matters of the provinces.... NAB officials’ conference concludes ISLAMABAD, April 6: A two-day directors general conference convened by the National accountability Bureau (NAB) concluded here on Thursday. The directors general from Quetta, Karachi, Peshawar, Lahore, Rawalpindi and the prosecutor... Khuhro urges law to curb karo-kari LARKANA, April 6: Strong legislation is needed to eradicade the practice of killing people under the cruel custom of karo-kari. This was stated by the Leader of Opposition in the Sindh... No rift with CM, says governor: Durrani, Khalil vow to improve security situation PESHAWAR, April 6: Provincial Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani called on the NWFP Governor Khalilur Rehman at the Governor’s House here on Thursday morning. Later, both the leaders expressed the resolve... ‘Political parties needed in Fata’ WASHINGTON, April 6: Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao has suggested that ‘progressive political parties’ should be allowed to work in the tribal areas to counter the influence of religious extremists.... Efforts to raise literacy urged: minister PESHAWAR, April 6: Promotion of education is government’s priority and providing of free textbooks and other educational material to the poor is part of the efforts to increase the literacy rate.... Irrigation project delay criticised SKARDU, April 6: The people have criticised PWD authorities for delay in work on an irrigation project in the Sarfa Ranga area. In a statement issued here on Wednesday, Subedar (retd)... 70 hospitals, clinics get notices: Poor waste disposal LAHORE, April 6: More than 70 hospitals and clinics in public and private sectors in Jhang, Multan and Faisalabad are not properly disposing of their waste.... MMA not to quit assemblies: Qazi LAHORE, April 6: MMA president Qazi Husain Ahmad says the alliance activists will not resign from assemblies and rather use the forum to continue their fight for restoration of the 1973 Constitution.... Land for the landless: ownership deeds ready LAHORE, April 6: Punjab Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi will start distribution of ownership deeds among 3,480 landless farmers in the province in the near future.... WB offers $100m for irrigation schemes LAHORE, April 6: The World Bank has offered $100 million annual aid for improving irrigation schemes, provincial Irrigation Minister Aamer Sulatn Cheema said. The offer, he said, was made by a... Apex court upholds LHC verdict in Afridi case LAHORE, April 6: A Supreme Court bench on Thursday upheld the decision of the Lahore High Court under which the capital punishment of Rehmat Shah Afridi, the editor of daily The Frontier Post, was commuted to life imprisonment.... ILO claims 50pc cut in child labour: Sialkot’s surgical industry SIALKOT, April 6: The International Labour Organisation has registered 50 per cent reduction in child labour in the targeted areas of the district through the provision of education and other support services to the children working in surgical industry.... Political bigwigs at variance in Vehari VEHARI, April 6: Setting aside the problems facing the people in the district, the ruling PML public representatives and the big gun are allegedly using their energies on transfers of the government employees of different departments to achieve their ends.... Excise office scam TOBA TEK SINGH, April 6: The Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) registered on Thursday a case against an assistant excise and taxation officer and other staffers for registering smuggled and stolen vehicles.... Juvenile prisoners to get legal aid GUJRANWALA, April 6: As many as 103 juvenile prisoners of the district jail will be provided legal aid for their release through courts following expeditious trial, besides elimination of child begging.... Man killed at engagement ceremony of his son SAHIWAL, April 6: A man was murdered in the engagement ceremony of his son in Chak 82/3-L on Thursday. Bashir was celebrating the engagement ceremony of his son Asif Nadeem after... Serial killer gets death sentence BAHAWALPUR, April 6: Anti-Terrorism Court presiding officer Muhammad Akram Khan on Thursday handed down death sentence on 12 counts and 42-year imprisonment to a serial killer of Ahmedpur East.... Boy released on payment of ransom GUJRANWALA, April 6: A minor boy from Ladheywala Warriach village was released by the kidnappers after receiving Rs350,000 ransom on Thursday. Police said Shahzeb, 3, was playing in the street when he was kidnapped.... Woman, two men rescued from police GUJRANWALA, April 6: A sessions court bailiff recovered two men and a woman from a torture cell being run by police and produced them before the court here on Thursday.... Sialkot park sell-off plan SIALKOT, April 6: The district government has announced that the Khayaban-i-Iqbal Park at Sialkot Cantonment will be privatised and handed over to a private contractor to improve recreational facilities.... FIR against 40 registered for attacking police KHAIRPUR, April 6: An FIR was registered against 40 people, including the naib nazim UC Priyaloi, by the Faiz Mohammad Bindo police on Wednesday evening.... Landslides kill 4 in Baltistan SKARDU, April 6: Four people were killed and two others injured in landslides in Kharman area of Baltistan. Five members of a family were on their way to Baghicha town from Kharmang when they were hit by the landslide.... 32kg hashish recovered OKARA, April 6: B-Division police claimed to have recovered 32kg hashish from a bus on Thursday. SHO Malik Tariq Awan along with ASI Noor Samad Wattoo raided the GBS on GT Road and recovered the contraband from the bus (LZR-1010).... PR online reservation LAHORE, April 6: Pakistan Railway has added Rahim Yar Khan (RYK) to its network of computerised ticketing and reservations system, using state of the art fibre optics technology.... Two prisoners escape DADU, April 6: Two prisoners escaped from police custody in Mehar town when they were being taken back to prison after appearing in the courts on Thursday.... Land, loan for Ring Road victims LAHORE, April 6: Punjab communication and works minister Chaudhry Zaheeruddin has said no Ring Road affected people will be rendered homeless. Talking to a delegation of Harbanspura residents, he said the... Protest rally LAHORE, April 6: The Punjab University students held a demonstration outside the press club on Thursday against the Balochistan operation. Holding placards and banners they chanted slogans against the government for killing its people to please ‘foreign masters.’...

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