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May 19, 2006 Friday Rabi-us-Sani 20, 1427   Pakistan bans Feroz Khan over slur ISLAMABAD, May 18: Pakistan banned on Thursday veteran Indian actor Feroz Khan from returning to Pakistan after officials said he had insulted the country during a visit to promote a film.... Trust Fund for border areas ISLAMABAD, May 18: The Border Area Trust Fund, comprising the government and international lenders, on Thursday decided to raise funds on a world-wide basis based on a need-assessment survey.... Army to be engaged in ESR programme ISLAMABAD, May 18: The Ministry of Education has decided to engage army engineering corps in the Rs100 billion President Educator Sector Reforms (ESR) programme for provision of missing facilities at the educational institutions, Dawn has learnt.... Govt employees to get computer loan ISLAMABAD, May 18: The government on Thursday launched a soft loan programme for its nearly five million serving and retired employees to make them computer-literate.... PPP AJK welcomes signing of charter ISLAMABAD, May 18: Pakistan People’s Party Azad Kashmir (PPP AJK) has welcomed the Charter of Democracy signed between Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) in London saying that... Move launched to woo Sindh, Balochistan: Construction of water reservoirs ISLAMABAD, May 18: Federal Minister for Inter-provincial Coordination Salim Saifullah Khan has launched a move to woo the provinces of Sindh and Balochistan to agree to the construction of water reservoirs, including the Kalabagh dam.... Train accidents: inquiry reports put before Senate ISLAMABAD, May 18: Federal Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Thursday placed the inquiry reports of two train accidents at Sarhad railway station near Ghotki in July 2005 and another... Rape victim’s sister killed ‘for pursuing her case’ ISLAMABAD, May 18: A woman allegedly raped by a former naib nazim of Okara on Thursday said that her eldest sister was killed on May 13 for pursuing her case.... Donors pledge to continue aid: Poverty reduction, gender inequality, reforms PESHAWAR, May 18: Foreign donors have pledged to continue providing assistance to handle the issues of poverty, gender inequality and social sector reform in the NWFP.... Call for ban on political activities in varsities PESHAWAR, May 18: NWFP Governor Khalilur Rehman has stressed the need for serious efforts to stop political activities in educational institutions.... Leghari-Khosa alliance fast falling apart: Uplift work suffers DERA GHAZI KHAN, May 18: Differences in the Leghari and Khosa alliance is delaying commencement of the development work in the district, as the Annual Development Programme has not been approved in time.... Golf Club deal shady, observes NA body LAHORE, May 18: The Railway Golf Club deal was by no means a transparent transaction and it benefited the lessee instead of the organisation, the National Assembly Standing Committee on Railways... Optic fibre line for N. Areas GILGIT, May 18: Remote and hilly regions of the Northern Areas will be made part of the global communication network following the laying of an optic fibre line in the mountainous region.... Fisheries policy meeting today ISLAMABAD, May 18: Officials of the Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock and chief secretaries of the provinces, AJK, Northern Areas and Fata are meeting here on Friday to endorse the draft of the national fisheries policy.... SCO summit BEIJING, May 18: The Shanghai Cooperation Organi-sation (SCO) will hold its summit meeting on June 15 in Shanghai, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao said at a press conference here on Thursday.... How MPs forgot quake victims — and so quickly ISLAMABAD, May 18: A portion of the relief goods collected by the National Assembly’s parliamentary committee for the earthquake affected people was left locked up in a mosque of the parliament house to rot for the last seven months.... ‘Gas consumers being charged incorrectly’ ISLAMABAD, May 18: The Sui Northern Gas Pipelines (SNGPL) and Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGCL) are sending incorrect and excessive bills to consumers, data gathered by a non-governmental organisation reveals.... ‘All villages to be electrified by end of 2007’ ISLAMABAD, May 18: Wapda Chairman Tariq Hamid on Thursday briefed the National Assembly standing committee on water and power about the restoration of power supply to the quake-hit areas.... APMA for joint voters’ list ISLAMABAD, May 18: The All Pakistan Minorities Alliance (APMA) has demanded preparation of new voter lists on the basis of joint electorate system and inclusion of minorities representatives in the process.... Thalassaemia patients vulnerable to hepatitis: Private medical centres without screening kits PESHAWAR, May 18: Children suffering from thalassaemia, who need regular blood transfusion, are more vulnerable to hepatitis infection, paediatricians said.... Seminary sanad case hearing adjourned PESHAWAR, May 18: The Peshawar High Court on Thursday adjourned hearing on a writ petition challenging the election of Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal’s MNA Maulana Amanullah Khan on the basis of a seminary sanad.... Kohat S&T university declares results PESHAWAR, May 18: The Kohat University of Science and Technology has declared results of masters and bachelors in information technology, business administration and computer science.... MPA’s petition dismissed PESHAWAR, May 18: The Peshawar High Court on Thursday dismissed as premature a writ petition of Salma Babar, an MPA who had been expelled from the People’s Party Parliamentarians for violating party discipline in Senate elections.... Protest against power, water shortage KOHAT, May 18: A group of women and men held a protest rally on Shakardarra-Mianwali road in scorching heat on Thursday to protest against loadshedding and acute shortage of water.... Farmers ready to pay power dues QUETTA, May 18: The Balochistan Zamindar Action Committee has said its talks with the federal minister for water and power have been fruitless, adding that farmers are ready to pay their... Man protests son’s arrest PESHAWAR, May 18: A man from Wazir Bagh has threatened to kill himself and members of his family if the government does not find his son, who, he alleged, has been kidnapped by secret agencies.... Filthy water proves fatal for three children: Wasa supply affects hundreds FAISALABAD, May 18: Four people, three of them children, died here after consuming polluted water on Thursday while over 500 others were brought to various city hospitals during the last 24 hours with stomach ailments.... Suspect dies in police custody BAHAWALPUR, May 18: A suspected murderer was allegedly tortured to death by the officials at the Musafirkhana police station on Wednesday night.... Probe into illegal land transfer JHANG, May 18: The Jhang district coordination officer has ordered an inquiry against a tehsildar and patwari of Ahmadpur tehsil for their alleged involvement in fraudulent transfer of a woman’s agricultural land to her husband.... Excise-PTCL talks fail SIALKOT, May 18: Talks between the high-ranking officials of the PTCL and the Excise and Taxation Department over sealing of the Daska digital telephone exchange remained fruitless on Thursday.... Another ‘criminal’ killed in crossfire FAISALABAD, May 18: Police on Thursday killed another ‘hardened criminal’ in a shootout. The Samundri city police arrested Rafiq Akhtar involved in a kidnap-for-ransom case and recovered a minor boy from his custody on May 9.... ASEAN envoys see trade potential SIALKOT, May 18: ASEAN ambassadors on Thursday visited the SOS village, some industrial units and the Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry during the second day of their two-day visit here.... Gepco says no power breakdown in summer GUJRANWALA, May 18: The Gujranwala Electric Power Company would not shut any feeder in its range during summer except for unavoidable circumstances or cooling the overloaded transformers.... Two captives hanged in district jail FAISALABAD, May 18: Two condemned prisoners were hanged in the district jail here on Thursday morning. Muzaffar Iqbal had gunned down his father-in-law, Ghulam Rasool, in Jaranwala tehsil courts over a... Fire at BVH BAHAWALPUR, May 18: Scores of beds and equipment was burnt in a fire which erupted in the nursery section of the children’s ward, Bahawal Victoria Hospital, here on Thursday.... Twenty faint in gas leak at bank LAHORE, May 18: As many as 20 people, including four women, fell unconscious following a gas leak in a bank on Kashmir Road on Thursday....

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