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May 4, 2006 Thursday Rabi-us-Sani 5, 1427   ARD blames Musharraf for Pakistan’s inclusion: List of failed states ISLAMABAD, May 3: Expressing concern over a US-based report declaring Pakistan at number nine position on the list of ‘failed states’, the Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD) on Wednesday held President Gen Pervez Musharraf directly responsible for the situation.... ‘US journal’s report faulty, rubbish’ ISLAMABAD, May 3: The government on Wednesday rejected as faulty, rubbish and a shoddy piece of political propaganda the report released by a US-based journal rating Pakistan as a failed state.... PML dissidents complain of rule violation ISLAMABAD, May 3: Dissidents in the ruling PML met here on Wednesday for the second time in a week and expressed frustration over the way the party was being run in ‘violation’ of its constitution.... Baloch leaders’ hunger strike QUETTA, May 3: Balochistan National Party (Mengal) leaders and members observed a token hunger strike here on Wednesday against the military operation and arrests made in the Dera Bugti area and Kohlu.... Meeting on Sindh House issue inconclusive ISLAMABAD, May 3: A meeting between Sindh House officials and highups of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) on the unauthorised construction of Sindh House remained inconclusive on Wednesday, a CDA source told Dawn.... SC takes notice of mushroom growth of law colleges ISLAMABAD, May 3: A three-member bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed its concern over mushroom growth of law colleges without proper building and facilities.... CPNE holds seminar on press freedom KARACHI, May 3: The Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) organised a seminar here on Wednesday to mark the World Press Freedom Day.... Journalists vow to defend freedom KARACHI, May 3: Journalists and other newspapers employees held rallies in major cities and towns in the country to mark the World Press Freedom Day.... Altaf reiterates stand on Kalabagh dam LARKANA, May 3: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has said his party stands by its policy on the Kalabagh dam and will not accept any project harmful to Sindh.... Hopes sink with the water table RAWALPINDI, May 3: The water-table in Rawalpindi area has gone down by 150 to 160 feet in the last 24 years, sinking the hopes of the city’s citizens to access ground water even deeper.... Dutch minister lays stress on security: Efforts for Afghan reconstruction PESHAWAR, May 3: Security and stability are prerequisites for successful reconstruction efforts and it is hoped that Pakistan will be able to limit infiltration by the defunct Taliban and Al Qaeeda... EU pledges $375m for earthquake victims ABBOTTABAD, May 3: The European Union (EU) has pledged to provide $375 million for rehabilitation of quake-hit people in the NWFP and Azad Kashmir.... Tribal area senators seek cabinet post LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), May 3: Senators from the Federally-Administered Tribal Areas have threatened to dissociate themselves from the government if their demand for a post in the federal cabinet was not met immediately.... CM links UC funds to PML enrolment FAISALABAD, May 3: Punjab Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi has announced uplift funds for those union councils which will enrol maximum number of people in the ruling PML during its membership campaign.... EC failed to hold fair by-election: PPP ISLAMABAD, May 3: Deputy secretary general of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Senator Raza Rabbani on Wednesday said the Election Commission (EC) under its new head had failed the litmus test of holding free and fair elections.... Lighting a candle in darkness ISLAMABAD, May 3: The October 8 earthquake changed the life of many women in Garlaat village near Balakot and many are still understandably struggling to come to terms with what happened.... It’s time to be tolerant Muslim ISLAMABAD, May 3: Religious Affairs Minister Ijazul Haq has said the time had come for the Muslims “to show the real and tolerant face of Islam” to erase the erroneous perception... Girl strangled RAWALPINDI, May 3: A seven-year-old girl was strangled by her cousin who tried to molest her in the jurisdiction of Ganjmandi area on Wednesday, police said.... Sacked MPA blasts JI’s decision HARIPUR, May 3: Raja Faisal Zaman, provincial minister for sports and culture, who was sacked by Jamaat-i-Islami as member of the NWFP Assembly on Tuesday, has denied charges of violating the... Judge found dead DERA ISMAIL KHAN, May 3: Civil judge cum-judicial magistrate Fazlur Rehman Mehsud was found dead in his room at the circuit house early on Tuesday morning when his cook went to his room to serve breakfast.... Protesters try to block Pervaiz’s motorcade: ‘Death in custody’ FAISALABAD, May 3: Scores of residents of Allama Iqbal Colony staged a demonstration, blocked traffic and tried to stop motorcade of the chief minister in protest against the ‘custodial killing’ of a youth here on Wednesday.... Three shot dead in Mianwali MIANWALI, May 3: Police arrested four car riders who shot dead three people, including a passerby, and injured another near the DPO’s office in the district courts here 10 minutes after the crime on Wednesday morning.... FAP head criticises govt’s agri policy OKARA, May 3: Farmers Associates Pakistan chairman and MNA Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said due to wrong policies of the government a few groups have monopolised all sectors of the country’s economy including agriculture, which would ultimately increase poverty.... Mill-owner fined for serving meal GUJRANWALA, May 3: A local court fined Rs100,000 to the owner of a spinning mills for offering meal to guests in valima in violation of the marriage act and the Supreme Court order on Wednesday.... Corruption case against SHO, ASI SAHIWAL, May 3: The Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) on Wednesday registered a case against Kamir police SHO and an assistant sub-inspector for allegedly receiving bribe.... Schoolteacher among three convicts hanged MIANWALI, May 3: Three convicts, schoolteacher Abdullah, Ahmad Sher and Muhammad Khan, were executed in the central jail here on Wednesday morning.... PO killed in ‘encounter’ SAHIWAL, May 3: A proclaimed offender was killed in an alleged encounter with the police near Chak 3/14-L here on Wednesday. Police claimed three bandits, who had looted the house of... Two drown in DGK canal DERA GHAZI KHAN, May 3: Two people drowned here on Wednesday in DGK canal in separate incidents while their bodies could not be recovered till the filling of this report.... Substandard varsities face cut in grants LAHORE, May 3: Higher Education Commission chairman Prof Dr Attaur Rehman has said that some 45 varsities may face budget reduction and withdrawal of charters, in case of failing to meet the HEC benchmarks.... Free media, democracy inter-linked: Durrani LAHORE, May 3: Federal Information and Broadcasting Minister Muhammad Ali Durrani said on Wednesday that free media was the cornerstone of democracy and present government fully adhered to this perception.... Discussion on PR signals today LAHORE, May 3: Modalities of upgrading the outdated signalling system on the Pakistan Railways network will be discussed at a seminar being held here on Thursday (today).... HRCP flays police action against kiln workers LAHORE, May 3: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan and a number of trade unions on Wednesday demanded accountability of police for violence on a peaceful demonstration near the Lahore Press Club here on Tuesday.... Govt urged not to sell Wapda units LAHORE, May 3: The Electric Power Forum has asked the government to learn a lesson from the experiment of failure of privatization of the Karachi Electric Supply Company (Kesc) and desist from selling out Wapda units.... US decision criticized LAHORE, May 3: Jamaat Al-Dawa amir Hafiz Muhammad Saeed has criticised the US decision to declare the JD and Idara Khidmat-i-Khalq as terrorist organisations. In a statement on Wednesday, he recalled... 13 teachers suspended DADU, May 3: An assistant district officer (ADO) on Wednesday suspended 13 primary schoolteachers of Sehwan taluka for being absent from duty.... Two children among 4 killed SUKKUR, May 3: Four people, two of them children, were killed and six others, including three women, were injured in clashes in the Kandhkot taluka on Tuesday and Wednesday.... Proposed dams on Indus opposed HYDERABAD, May 3: The Sindh Qaumi Ittehad has reiterated its rejection of dams on the river Indus and announced that a shutter-down strike would be observed throughout Sindh on May 9, to protest against dam building in the province.... Nadra’s special facility for women SUKKUR, May 3: The National Database Registration Authority (Nadra), Sukkur, has announced that Fridays would be reserved for women from May 5, to facilitate issuance of computerised identity cards....

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