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May 16, 2006 Tuesday Rabi-us-Sani 17, 1427   Salient features of Charter explained: Accord to set up commission KARACHI, May 15: Leaders of Pakistan People’s Party and Pakistan Muslim League (N) have agreed to set up a commission to examine and identify the causes of and fix responsibility and... Qazi stresses joint struggle ISLAMABAD, May 15: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal president Qazi Hussain Ahmad has welcomed the signing of the ‘Charter of Democracy’ by former prime ministers Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif in London but stressed... Hashmi, daughter send resignations in advance ISLAMABAD, May 15: Jailed president of the Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) Makhdoom Javed Hashmi has termed the signing of the Charter of Democracy by former prime ministers Benazir Bhutto... Govt urged to solve Balochistan issue QUETTA, May 15: A former federal minister and leader of the ruling PML Mir Haji Khan Tareen has urged the government to empower a committee, comprising tribal chiefs and intellectuals, to... FBISE introduces new exam system ISLAMABAD, May 15: The Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE) on Monday unveiled a reformed examination system which would be first implemented during the composite secondary school certificate examination in 2007.... SC moved for PSM sale cancellation LAHORE, May 15: The Wattan Party has moved the Supreme Court in a constitutional petition with a request that the sale of the Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) should be cancelled in... Working of FSC comes to a halt LAHORE, May 15: The Federal Shariat Court ‘ceased’ to exist and its seven judges have stopped functioning because it has no chief justice since May 8 when Chief Justice Ejaz Yousuf retired.... Outages to continue till drop in mercury LAHORE, May 15: Wapda is constraint to continue load management till the drop in temperature as its distribution system is repeatedly getting overloaded and overheated, necessitating a cooling off period of 30 to 60 minutes.... Govt promoting business environment, says adviser ISLAMABAD, May 15: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance Dr Salman Shah on Monday said that Pakistan’s major macroeconomic indicators were showing significant strength due to the economic reforms the country had implemented over the last several years.... Clarification ISLAMABAD, May 15: Apropos a news item published in Dawn regarding violation of deputation rules by the Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation. The PBC management says that two BPS-17 officers of the information... 100 officials recommended for promotions QUETTA, May 15: The Provincial Selection Board of Balochistan has recommended over 100 officials of different provincial departments for promotion to the next grade. A meeting of the selection board held... Who will tame the lion? LAHORE, March 15: The 36-point Charter of Democracy (CoD) signed by former prime ministers Benazir Bhutto and Mian Nawaz Sharif in London on Sunday contains some provisions from the drafts of... No anti-rabies vaccine in Sialkot, Narowal SIALKOT, May 15: There is no anti-rabies vaccine in all the hospitals, rural health centres and basic health units in Sialkot and Narowal districts since long.... 200 Gepco men regularised GUJRANWALA, May 15: The Gujranwala Electric Power Company (Gepco) has regularised over 200 employees, including 64 junior engineers and revenue officers of Grade-17, besides promoting 49 upper division clerks in Grade-11.... Robbery and theft LAHORE, May 15: Robbers and thieves on Monday made 15 successful strikes in various parts of the city. Six dacoits snatched Rs200,000 in cash from Muhammad Rashid in Burki.... Demonstration against 10-day long power outage KASUR, May 15: Scores of people, including women, held a protest demonstration here on Monday at Mandi Usmanwala against the failure of Lahore Electric Supply Company to restore power supply to five villages for the last 10 days.... 14 gamblers held with valuables SHEIKHUPURA, May 15: City B-Division police claimed on Monday to have arrested 14 gamblers and recovered two fax machines, as many TV sets, cash vouchers and other articles from different areas.... Wheat growers face gunny-bag shortage VEHARI, May 15: The wheat growers from various parts of the district have complained they are not being provided required number of gunny bags at various procurement centres set up by the food department.... CDG building fast losing grandeur FAISALABAD, May 15: The City District Government building is losing its pristine grandeur owing to poor planning by the authorities concerned. It is learnt that the government has planned to make... Complainant in DNA test case shot dead OKARA, May 15: A woman who was complainant in the much publicised DNA test case was shot dead in Basti Abdullah, while police have booked former district naib nazim, his cousin and an unidentified person for the murder on Tuesday.... Funds for ring road MULTAN, May 15: City district nazim Mian Faisal Mukhtar said on Monday Rs370 million have been released for the Multan ring road project. He said at a meeting with delegations of... Rape victim seeks justice FAISALABAD, May 15: A 15-year-old girl returned home here on Monday one and a half years after abduction. Speaking at a news conference here on Monday, victim ‘H’ alleged she had... Lawyer held for trying to bribe judge DERA GHAZI KHAN, May 15: A senior lawyer was arrested on the charge of bribing a judge on Monday. It is learnt that Advocate Ghulam Muhammad Gulyani tried to bribe judge... More Masooris set to return DERA GHAZI KHAN, May 15: As many as 600 Masoori Bugtis residing in Fort Munro, some 85 kms from here, will return on Tuesday to their homeland in Balochistan .... 19,000 trees face the axe BAHAWALPUR, May 15: About 19,000 trees owned by the Forest department likely to face the axe for the construction of a lawyers colony. The chief minister announced the construction of the... Nine held for credit card fraud LAHORE, May 15: The FIA’s Cyber Crime Unit arrested nine people allegedly involved in credit card fraud worth millions of rupees on Monday. The arrested accused were Rana Muhammad Ashraf, Zahid... PPP, PML-N congratulate nation LAHORE, March 15: PPP and PML-N leaders on Monday congratulated the nation for the Charter of Democracy, saying it would stabilise the system in the times ahead.... Saad’s remand extended LAHORE, May 15: A local anti-terrorism court on Monday extended the remand of PML-N MNA Khwaja Saad Rafiq for another two days in a case registered against him by the Lohari Gate police in 2003....

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