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May 22, 2006 Monday Rabi-us-Sani 23, 1427   US Congress body to reopen Dr Khan case ISLAMABAD, May 21: A subcommittee of the US Congress will hold a hearing on Dr A.Q. Khan this week to examine the question of his so-called nuclear black market network.... Funds for drought assistance to be approved today RAWALPINDI, May 21: As the first phase of a federal government programme designed to provide relief assistance to drought-hit areas of the country has been completed, the Annual Plan Coordination Committee... Fata councillors reject jirga WANA, May 21: Fata councillors have rejected the peace jirga proposal for North Waziristan Agency and urged the government to engage true representatives of the Federally Administered Tribal Area (Fata) in the peace process.... 67 Pakistanis in Guantanamo WASHINGTON, May 21: There are 67 Pakistanis on a Pentagon list of all the detainees who have been or are being held at the US prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.... Congo fever: blood samples sent to NIH ISLAMABAD, May 21: Blood samples of suspected Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) patients admitted to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences were sent to the National Institute of Health (NIH) for tests on Sunday.... Bahria Town chief placed on and off ECL at NAB asking ISLAMABAD, May 21: Interior Secretary Syed Kamal Shah on Sunday said the name of Bahria Town Chief Executive Malik Riaz Hussain had been removed from the Exit Control List (ECL) on the recommendation of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).... Waste being handled as per safety rules: PAEC ISLAMABAD, May 21: Pak-istan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) has claimed that the storage and disposal of waste material is being carried out strictly as per safety rules and procedures of national and international standards.... Protest against water shortage KHAIRPUR, May 21: Farmers continued their protest on the fourth day on Sunday against unavailability of water at tail-ends of canals and sub-canals in Faiz Ganj, Thari Mirwah, Kotdiji and Sobhodero talukas.... Canals feeding paddy belt being reopened SUKKUR, May 21: Prepara-tions have been made by the Sindh irrigation department to reopen the rice canal of the Sukkur barrage on Monday.... Saturday.... Gastroenteritis kills three: Death toll 11 FAISALABAD, May 21: As many as three more people including two girls died of gastroenteritis here on Sunday while about 500 others suffering from the ailment were brought to various healthcare facilities from Ghulam Muhammadabad and its adjoining localities.... Musharraf fails to unite PML Toba bigwigs TOBA TEK SINGH, May 21: Differences in the ranks of the ruling PML have not dissipated even after both groups’ meeting with President Gen Pervez Musharraf which was held the other day in Islamabad.... Foreign firms to be offered access to rail network ISLAMABAD, May 21: Federal Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid Ahmad announced on Sunday an ambitious plan to make Pakistan Railways a viable, profitable and passenger-friendly organisation.... WFP holds walk against child hunger ISLAMABAD, May 21: The World Food Programme (WFP) organised a walk here on Sunday to raise awareness about child hunger.... Support for Dr Shazia pledged NEW YORK, May 21: US Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee, Co-Chairman of the Pakistan Caucus, on Capitol Hill, pledged her support for rape victim Dr Shazia Khalid and offered to lead efforts to... Objectives of visit achieved: Aziz ON BOARD PM’S SPECIAL PLANE, May 21: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has termed his week-long visit to Greece, Libya, Morocco and Egypt successful and said international economic experts were changing their opinion about Pakistan.... Ruling PML to be briefed on budget ISLAMABAD May 21: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz will hold a pre-budget consultation session with 30-member central executive committee (CEC) of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League on Monday (today).... Rs353m shortfall in NWFP receipts PESHAWAR, May 21: The NWFP recorded a shortfall of Rs353 million in its revenue collection target for the first nine months of the current financial year, sources said.... Call to preserve wildlife park PESHAWAR, May 21: The Kund National Park, a home for some rare wildlife species and the only tourist resort in the area, is gradually losing its grandeur due to lack of... Fast work on DHQ complex urged LAKKI MARWAT, May 21: District Nazim Humayun Saifullah Khan has urged the federal government to accelerate work on setting up their offices at the district headquarters complex near Tajazai.... Poverty declining claim disputed LARKANA, May 21: Contrary to government’s claims that there is 25 per cent poverty in the country, independent economist Dr Qaisar Bengali has said that more people are living below the poverty line.... PCE plans office in Timergara TIMERGARA, May 21: The Pakistan Coalition for Education (PCE) will set up its regional office in Timergara soon. This was announced by PCE provincial Coordinator Ibrash Pasha on Sunday.... Man shot dead by nephew KOHAT, May 21: Former chairman of the district khidmat committee and a leader of the Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf Mohammad Khan was gunned down by his nephew following an argument.... Three Afghans detained PESHAWAR, May 21: Intelligence agencies personnel on Sunday detained three suspected Afghan nationals from Khyber Road, according to sources.... Global media campaign BAGH, May 21: A worldwide campaign will be launched for quake rehabilitation.... SHC calls for record HYDERABAD, May 21: The Hyderabad circuit bench of Sindh High Court has sent for records and proceedings of a criminal case from the court of civil judge and judicial magistrate... Two picnickers drown in Keenjhar THATTA, May 21: Two picnickers from Karachi drowned in Keenjhar Lake on Sunday. A third was rescued by a diver. Irshad Ali, son of Atta Mohammad, resident of Surjani Town, and... Kala Dhaka clash toll soars to 11 ABBOTTABAD, May 21: The death toll in a clash between two tribes in Kala Dhaka has risen to 11, with 14 injured. Six people of the Tanoli tribe and five of the Madahkhel tribe were killed.... Irrigation men, farmers resort to blame game: Distributary breach TOBA TEK SINGH, May 21: Crops spreading over hundreds of acres were inundated as a result of breach in the Khewra canal — a distributary of the Jhang branch canal — near Chak 402-JB, Virkanwala, early Sunday morning.... Wasa MD among five sacked for negligence FAISALABAD, May 21: City District Nazim Rana Zahid Tauseef has ordered on Sunday suspension of Wasa managing director and four other officials for failing to provide clean water to the citizens.... Nawab’s heirs rap delay in allotment BAHAWALPUR, May 21: Some legal heirs of the late Nawab Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi’s property have protested against, what they say, apathy of the federal ministry’s states and frontier region.... Man cuts lips, nose of wife DERA GHAZI KHAN, May 21: A man cut lips and nose of his wife in the limits of the Saddar police late Saturday night. Eesa of Chah Pipalwala also tried to... Shisham sapling in four months FAISALABAD, May 21: The Punjab Forestry Research Institute has developed technology to rear Shisham saplings for cultivation within four months instead of one year. PFRI director Dr Muhammad Afzal said the... Two human smugglers arrested GUJRANWALA, May 21: The FIA passport cell claimed on Sunday to have arrested two human smugglers from Lahore and Alipur Chattha.... Body to probe cause of LBDC breach SAHIWAL, May 21: The Punjab Irrigation secretary has constituted a three-member board to investigate causes of Friday’s breach in the Lower Bari Doab Canal.... Two shot dead KASUR, May 21: Two kidnappers were killed and three others held after a two-hour encounter at the Allahabad police station. Kasur DPO Ahmad Mobin said, on a tip-off, a team reached... Rs1,000 wage raise for workers LAHORE, May 21: Business community in Punjab will enhance the minimum wages of skilled and unskilled workers by Rs1,000 voluntarily with effect from July 1, which will benefit 3.2... PML wants chain of commodity depots LAHORE, May 21: The ruling PML has recommended to the government to set up a chain of depots in the country to provide cheaper items of daily use — like wheat... NA body takes note of only one case: Erratic postings in PR LAHORE, May 21: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Railways has succeeded in establishing its writ after a year in one case of irregular posting.... Durrani calls on Pervaiz LAHORE, May 21: Federal Information Minister Muhammad Ali Durrani called on Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi here on Sunday. During the meeting, the information minister briefed the chief minister on the salient... Kamil to visit Karachi on 28th LAHORE, May 21: The chief election commissioner of the PML, Kamil Ali Agha, accompanied by his deputy Iqbal Dar, will be visiting Karachi on May 28 and 29 to make arrangements for party elections.... Man kills mother LAHORE, May 21: A man allegedly stabbed to death his mother over a domestic dispute in Badami Bagh on Sunday. Police said Allah Rakha allegedly stabbed his mother Sughra Bibi, 50, after an exchange of harsh words with her.... Rally for Saad’s release LAHORE, May 21: Women belonging to the PML-N, the PPP and the Jamaat-i-Islami demonstrated outside the Lahore Press Club on Sunday to seek the release of MNA Saad Rafiq....

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