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May 31, 2006 Wednesday Jumadi-ul-Awwal 3, 1427   We are a nation of dropouts: minister ISLAMABAD, May 30: Pakistan has virtually become a nation of dropouts where 45 per cent of students quit going to school at some stage, according to Federal Education Minister Lt-Gen (retired) Javed Ashraf Qazi.... $99.59m UNDP projects for quake areas ISLAMABAD, May 30: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will focus on four key areas of governance, community- based livelihoods recovery, environment recovery and disaster risk reduction as part of its... Rs1.3bn being spent for mineral sector development ISLAMABAD, May 30: The government is spending Rs1.3 billion on mineral development activities in the country and will formulate a national mineral policy 2006 in collaboration with all stakeholders in order... Imran calls for joint struggle QUETTA, May 30: Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf chairman Imran Khan has urged opposition parties to launch a joint struggle against the government of Gen Pervez Musharraf. Addressing at a press conference at the... PAC for reevaluating hiring rules ISLAMABAD, May 30: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has directed the ministries of finance and housing and works to reevaluate hiring rules, enabling public servants to hire accommodation as per their requirements in an easy and transparent way.... Railways to be automated ISLAMABAD, May 30: The Ministry of Information Technology will fully automate Pakistan Railways with a view to providing online services to the corporate customers and passengers.... Protest held against steel mills’ privatisation ISLAMABAD, May 30: Participants of a protest demonstration held in front of the Supreme Court on Tuesday urged the apex court to take suo motu notice of privatisation of Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM).... No free ‘17’ facility from June ATTOCK, May 30: Pakistan Telecommunication Company (PTCL) has withdrawn the free inquiry service ‘17’ throughout the country and subscribers would be charged as a local call from June 1, sources told Dawn.... Security urged for returning Afghans DOHA, May 30: UN, Afghan and Pakistani officials met in Doha on Tuesday to discuss the voluntary repatriation of Afghan refugees from Pakistan, with a Pakistani minister calling for greater security in Afghanistan to encourage their return.... Agency confirms civilian’s detention HYDERABAD, May 30: The Additional Advocate-General (AAG) Sindh, Masood A. Noorani, on Tuesday informed a division bench of the Sindh High Court that Ali Gohar Arisar had been under preventive detention... Slain cameraman laid to rest; strike in Larkana LARKANA, May 30: MunirAhmed Sangi, a young photographer of daily Kawish and cameraman of TV channel KTN, was laid to rest in his ancestral graveyard near the Dodai village on Tuesday.... ‘Innocent foreigners detained’ PESHAWAR, May 30: The World Prisoners’ Relief Commission has demanded an inquiry into ‘unlawful detention of innocent foreigners’ in Pakistan. Speaking at a press conference here on Tuesday, the commission’s chairman... Musharraf to be taught a lesson, says Nawaz LAHORE, May 30: Former prime minister Mian Nawaz Sharif launched the severest ever attack on President Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday, and said the general would be taught a lesson for subverting... Clerks’ pen-down strike today RAWALPINDI, May 30: Clerks will observe a pen-down strike on Wednesday to protest against unemployment, privatisation, contract system, increase in POL prices and persistent price- hike.... WHO for strict laws against tobacco use ISLAMABAD, May 30: The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for strict regulations against tobacco use and greater awareness about deadly tobacco products. On the eve of No-Tobacco Day, being observed... Girl ‘commits suicide’; two bodies found in city ISLAMABAD, May 30: A girl died at home in mysterious circumstance while two dead bodies were found from different parts of the city, police said here on Tuesday.... Getting justice right of every citizen: CJP ISLAMABAD, May 30: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry has said getting justice without any hindrance was a fundamental, inalienable and indestructible right of every citizen.... ‘Women MPAs did little for empowerment’ PESHAWAR, May 30: Women parliamentarians in the NWFP Assembly have received millions of rupees over the past four years as part of the MPA funds but have done virtually nothing for the hapless women they represent, investigations by Dawn revealed.... Mir Abdul Ghaffar Khan Jamali dies QUETTA, May 30: Mir Abdul Ghaffar Khan Jamali, a cousin of former prime minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali and father-in-law of Deputy Chairman Senate Mir Jan Mohammad Khan Jamali, died of heart attack late on Monday night.... Protest boycott by Balochistan bar tomorrow QUETTA, May 30: The Balochistan Bar Council has given a call for boycotting court proceedings on Thursday in protest against registration of what it calls false cases against lawyers, arrests of... Four get death penalty QUETTA, May 30: The sessions courts in Loralai and Sibi have sentenced four people to death. The judge of court of Musakhel at Loralai Liaquat Ali Khoso awarded death penalty to... 11 farmers booked for water theft KHAIRPUR, May 30: The Thari Mir Wah police have registered cases against 11 farmers for water theft. Irrigation sub-engineer Ahmed Ali on Monday night lodged an FIR that Bahadur, Ihsan, Akram,... Shortage of drinking water sparks protests NAWABSHAH, May 30: Residents of Taj colony blocked the Nawabshah-Daur link road on Tuesday in protest against a severe shortage of drinking water. They burnt tyres on the road and raised slogans against the TMA authorities.... Oil firm urged to fulfill commitment DADU, May 30: The District Council of Dadu in session held her on Tuesday demanded that the BHP Billiton, oil and gas company, should launch water supply and drainage schemes in... Progress on hydel-power projects reviewed PESHAWAR, May 30: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has directed the Sarhad Hydel Development Organisation (SHDO) to accelerate work on hydro-electricity projects in the province.... ‘Standard of education being improved’ PESHAWAR, May 30: The vice-chancellor of the University of Peshawar, Prof Dr Haroon Rashid, has expressed the hope that the university will soon obtain an exclusive status because of efforts being... No-Tobacco Day today PESHAWAR, May 30: The health department will observe the World No-Tobacco Day on Wednesday in collaboration with the World Health Organisation. A function would be held at the directorate of... Gas cylinders MUZAFFARABAD, May 30: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in collaboration with the Bulandi Welfare Organisation and Educational Society has donated another 300 LPG gas cylinders and stoves to 300 families of four villages of Union Council Rajpian.—Online... Establishment of consumer courts okayed GUJRANWALA, May 30: The district price control committee on Tuesday showed its resentment over the rising inflation and approved setting up of consumers courts to provide relief to the people.... Umra pilgrims’ complaint against PIA BAHAWALPUR, May 30: Hundreds of intending Umra pilgrims have alleged that PIA deliberately denied them tickets before May 31 as the airlines has decided to increase fare from June 1.... Private hospitals cash in on outbreak of diseases: Ban on unhygienic victuals sought KASUR, May 30: Gastro-enteritis, chicken pox and measles are taking their toll on the children a number of who are being admitted to hospitals daily. Two children have died of gastroenteritis just the other day.... Sale of poisonous liquor continues unchecked BAHAWALPUR, May 30: The trade of poisonous liquor is on the rise in different parts of the district. According to information collected after the death of seven people due to poisonous... VTI officials beat school principal: Fake degree scam MIANWALI, May 30: Three high officials of the government vocational training institute (VTI) allegedly beat up principal of the government high school at his office here on Tuesday for unearthing a bogus degree scandal.... Police recover girl, arrest kidnappers GUJRANWALA, May 30: Aroop police claimed on Tuesday to have recovered a girl from Vehari who had been abducted some four days ago and arrested 10 alleged kidnappers.... 18,000 hit by water disease: official FAISALABAD, May 30: Over 1,00 more gastroenteritis patients were brought to various city hospitals on Tuesday. Hospital sources said a majority of the patients, 90 per cent of them children, were... Robber killed, constable hurt in crossfire FAISALABAD, May 30: A dacoit was killed while one police constable sustained injuries in a crossfire on Tuesday near General Bus Stand. Reports said three masked dacoits tried to snatch valuables... Four killed in accident KHANEWAL, May 30: Four people, including a woman, were killed and another four injured when a speeding truck rammed into a motorcycle-rickshaw in Mian Channu on Monday night.... Water plants SHEIKHUPURA, May 30: Water purification plants have been installed in every union council of the district to provide clean water to people and to save them from ailments like gastroenteritis.... Six faint on hottest day in Sialkot SIALKOT, May 30: The district experienced the hottest day of the season on Tuesday when mercury shot up to 48.4 degrees Celsius. All the city roads, streets and markets wore a deserted look as people preferred to stay at home.... Teachers prefer price control to salary raise LAHORE, May 30: Any raise in salaries in the forthcoming budget will have a zero impact on the well-being of a public-sector teacher as meagre incomes fail to meet the soaring prices of daily-use items.... Buses for special children LAHORE, May 30: Punjab Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi said on Tuesday the government was taking all possible measures to provide educational facilities to special children as they had an equal right to education.... Tobacco use on the rise LAHORE, May 30: Manzoor, 11, smokes a cheaper brand of cigarette knowing not how and why he picked up the habit. He only knows that 20 per cent of his daily income goes up in smoke.... Pleas against rickshaw ban disposed of LAHORE, May 30: Justice Muhammad Bilal Khan of the Lahore High Court on Tuesday disposed of several writ petitions, which disputed the Punjab government’s decision to ban the entry of two-stroke rickshaws on The Mall.... Daewoo boss’ conviction not to affect operations LAHORE, May 30: Reacting to the conviction on Tuesday of the Daewoo Group of Companies’ founder-chairman Kim Woo-Choong by a Seoul court, Daewoo Pakistan Motorway Services’ chief executive Mr Y K... Two slain LAHORE, May 30: Two people were murdered in separate areas of the city on Tuesday. Iftikhar shot dead Wahid Islam in Sufi Street of Begum Kot.... Fishermen handed over to India LAHORE, May 30: Some 71 fishermen were handed over to the Indian authorities at Wagah on Tuesday. Indian High Commission’s Second Secretary Balvander Humpal received the fishermen on behalf of his government....

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