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May 27, 2006 Saturday Rabi-us-Sani 28, 1427   Gas project execution ‘difficult’: Bugti QUETTA, May 26: Jamhoori Watan Party chief Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti has warned that the Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline will pass through Balochistan and it will be difficult to implement the project if Baloch people are not taken into confidence.... ‘Three MNAs disqualified’ ISLAMABAD, May 26: Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Dr Sher Afgan has said that MNAs Dr Sara Tariq, Haider Bugti and Ayala Malik stand ineligible to be members of the assembly... Changes in Sindh rumours rife KARACHI, May 26: The coalition crisis in Sindh has fuelled all sorts of speculations and rumours in political circles – dissolution of the assembly, governor’s rule, a new chief minister, change of the governor.... Retired general cleared in locomotives scam ISLAMABAD, May 26: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) here on Friday cleared three retired generals including Federal Education Minister Javed Ashraf Qazi in the $98million Chinese locomotives scam, saying the official had struck the deal in “good faith”.... Public accountability linked to development BHURBAN, May 26: Speakers at the two-day forum of ministers of social development from Asia here on Friday stressed improving public accountability to ensure good governance and social development.... Tribal elder hands over son to political agent KHAR, May 26: Tribal elder Malik Sardar Khan handed over to the political authorities his son Nawabzada who is suspected to be involved in killing three Levies personnel at a checkpost... Internships for 10,000 IT graduates announced ISLAMABAD, May 26: Minister for Information Technology Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari on Friday announced 10,000 internships for young IT graduates to help fill the gap between demand and supply of human resource in the local industry.... Anti-smoking law goes up in smoke ISLAMABAD, May 26: Every year 100,000 people die of smoking related diseases in Pakistan but the government has failed to implement the Prohibition of Smoking Ordinance 2002.... Afghan border can’t be fenced, says ex-ISI chief PESHAWAR, May 26: Pakistan’s former spymaster on Friday pooh-poohed the idea of fencing or mining borders with Afghanistan to control cross-border movement between the two countries, saying the suggestion was not practical.... GCU episode: students take to the street FAISALABAD, May 26: A number of students of the Government College University Faisalabad boycotted classes on Friday in protest against alleged misbehaviour of the vice-chancellor with a girl student, and demanded his immediate termination.... Sindh facing financial constraints: adviser HYDERABAD, May 26: The adviser to the Sindh Chief Minister on Finance, Mr M. A. Jalil, has said that departments of the federal government are delaying payment amounting to millions of rupees under various heads to Sindh.... Water-supply system to be replaced: CM: Outbreak of gastroenteritis FAISALABAD, May 26: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi has expressed concern over the outbreak of gastroenteritis in Ghulam Muhammadabad and its adjoining areas and announced replacement of water-supply pipelines throughout the city at a cost of Rs940 million.... Sindh issue to be ‘solved’ soon LAHORE, May 26: Federal Information Minister Muhammad Ali Durrani said on Friday the political crisis in Sindh would soon be resolved.... Sharif family challenges wealth tax rules LAHORE, May 26: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, former Punjab chief minister Shahbaz Sharif and their family members have moved the Supreme Court in an amended petition challenging certain tax rules... PTCL loses 70,000 subscribers LAHORE, May 26: For the first time, the PTCL has lost more than 70,000 subscribers during any financial year, it is learnt. Official sources told Dawn on Friday that over 70,000... Filmstar Adeeb dies LAHORE May 26: Adeeb, the ‘bad man’ of the Pakistani silver screen, died here on Friday after serving the industry both in India and Pakistan for more than five decades.... Protests held against loadshedding ATTOCK, May 26: A large number of people staged a protest demonstration against unscheduled loadshedding and supply of contaminated drinking water blocking Attock-Kamra road here on Friday.... Social sciences in dismal state ISLAMABAD, May 26: A review ceremony of two books at the Trust for Voluntary Organisation (TVO) here on Friday invited heated debate on the dismal state of social sciences and research in the country.... Repatriation strategy of Afghan DPs finalised ISLAMABAD, May 26: Federal Minister for States and Frontier Regions (Safron) Sardar Yar Muhammad Rind on Friday said that strategy had been finalised for the complete repatriation of Afghan refugees in next three years.... Use of natural resources in tribal areas to be encouraged ISLAMABAD, May 26: The Asian Development Bank has provided $42 million loan to help improve the lives of the people in federally administered tribal areas (Fata) by promoting the sustainable and productive use of the areas’ natural resources.... JUI not to defend sanads in courts QUETTA, May 26: The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam, Balochistan, has decided that the party’s elected representatives will not defend themselves in courts in cases pertaining to their sanads, saying that the they had been filed with political motives.... Meeting on water losses convened ISLAMABAD, May 26: The Indus River System Authority (Irsa) has convened an inter-provincial meeting on May 31 to look into the issue of water losses and launch an independent study to ascertain reasons.... Minister opposes age-limit for Umrah KARACHI, May 26: Federal Minister for Religious Affairs, Zakat and Ushr Ijazul Haq has said restriction on under-40 pilgrims performing Umrah or Haj alone cannot be supported.... Police hand over woman to in-laws PESHAWAR, May 26: The Islamabad police have handed over to in-laws a married woman, who had been taken illegally from Peshawar to the federal capital and where she survived an honour-related attempt on her life.... ATC awards life terms to kidnappers SUKKUR, May 26: The Anti-Terrorism Court-II Sukkur and Larkana on Friday sentenced six men to two life terms each, ordered forfeiture of their properties and fined each of them Rs10,000 after founding them guilty of kidnapping for ransom.... Grid station opened in New Jatoi NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, May 26: The country has surplus electricity and, therefore, loadshedding would not be tolerated and strict action would be taken against the superintending engineers concerned.... Groom jailed, fined for serving wedding meal PESHAWAR, May 26: A senior civil judge on Friday sentenced a newly-wed man to a one-month jail term and find him Rs500,000 for serving his guests a “sumptuous meal” at his wedding reception.... Gas employees demand reinstatement DADU, May 26: Demanding reinstatement, a large number of sacked employees of the Sui Southern Gas Company in different towns of Sindh observed a token hunger strike outside the local press club for the second day on Friday.... Two women, boy kidnapped KHAIRPUR, May 26: Two women and a young boy were kidnapped in Luqman and Kotdiji areas. Mushtaq Qazi, resident of Qazi Mohalla, lodged an FIR with the B-section police here on... Three burglars arrested ABBOTTABAD, May 26: Police on Thursday night arrested three burglars who had broken into the house of a lawyer in Usmanabad near Ayub Medical College.... Traffic ‘mela’ creates traffic problem BAHAWALPUR, May 26: A traffic ‘mela’ organised on Friday to create awareness among the people regarding observing rules to avoid inconvenience to others became a nuisance for the motorists as Farid Gate chowk was closed to the vehicular traffic.... Gastro now moves to Sheikhupura SHEIKHUPURA, May 26: At least 100 people, a majority of them children, suffering from gastroenteritis were admitted to the DHQ hospital here on Friday.... Wedding meal: naib nazim acquitted VEHARI, May 26: Burewala special judicial magistrate Mohammad Ramzan on Friday acquitted the district naib nazim in a case of violating the Marriage Ordinance.... Four die of heatstroke SAHIWAL, May 26: Four people died of heatstroke in different parts of the district on Thursday night. Reports said that Islam of Kot Farid Khan fell unconscious.... Robbers walk away with Rs6.5m in gold: Children hurt in crossfire LAHORE, May 26: Two gunmen on Friday got away with gold worth Rs6.5 million from a busy Ichhra market. Three children also caught in a crossfire between market guards and the fleeing robbers.... Policemen to meet cell phone coys’ officials LAHORE, May 26: Senior police officers will have a meeting with executives from all cell phone companies on Saturday (today) for a proposed coordinated effort to control street crimes....

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