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June 3, 2006 Saturday Jumadi-ul-Awwal 6, 1427   World Bank approves $6.5 billion loan WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD, June 2: The World Bank and its commercial arm, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), have approved a $6.5-billion loan for Pakistan under a new four-year assistance programme but raised doubts... Senators criticise KESC sale ISLAMABAD, June 2: The government came under fire in Senate on Friday with opposition and treasury lawmakers criticising the sale of the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation to foreigners, and thereby putting... Differences settled, says Arbab LAHORE, June 2: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Guam Rohm sees no chance of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto returning to Pakistan in the foreseeable future.... Unclaimed persons of quake-hit areas ISLAMABAD, June 2: Federal Minister for Social Welfare and Special Education Zobaida Jalal on Friday informed the Senate that there were 141 unclaimed women and 463 orphan, unaccompanied and separated children... Driver’s widow to get free treatment ISLAMABAD, June 2: The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the Federal Government Services Hospital (FGSH) to extend free medical treatment to Naseem Shahid, widow of a taxi driver, Shahid Nawaz, and her children.... AKF sets up $10 million environment fund ISLAMABAD, June 2: The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) has set up a $10 million fund for environment by merging the activities of Bellerive Foundation in AKF.... Farmers seek abolition of Gur control law ISLAMABAD, June 2: Farmers and civil society activists have sought abolition of Gur Control Order 1948 and asked the government not to levy taxes on Gur and other related products in the next budget.... Court seeks report on scientist’s detention ISLAMABAD, June 2: The Lahore High Court, Rawalpindi bench, on Friday took up the case of a nuclear scientist detained by the government and asked the ISI director-general and secretaries for... Sherpao’s supporters join PPP HARIPUR, June 2: District president of the PPP (Sherpao) and several office-bearers and political workers on Friday announced joining the Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians.... SHC orders probe into judges’ kidnapping SUKKUR, June 2: The Sukkur circuit bench of the Sindh High Court on Friday ordered formation of a three-member inquiry committee to probe into the kidnapping of two additional judges.... Duststorm hits parts of Sindh HYDERABAD, June 2: A severe duststorm hit the city and several other districts of the province on Friday. In Hyderabad, the storm began at 5:15pm and continued till 5:40pm with a speed of 46 nautical miles in north- westerly direction.... Man killed as storm and rain lash Bahawalpur BAHAWALPUR, June 2: A man was killed and several others sustained injuries when a windstorm accompanied by light rain lashed the city and other parts of the district on Friday afternoon.... ‘Assemblies can’t elect Musharraf for another term’ LAHORE, June 2: PML-N information secretary Ahsan Iqbal says the present assemblies are not competent to elect Gen Musharraf for another term as legislators whose own term is five years cannot extend the general’s tenure to a decade.... Special emphasis on HRD: Salman LAHORE, June 2: Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance and Economic Affairs Dr Salman Shah has said the federal budget will focus on the under-privileged segments of society with major emphasis on human resource and skill development.... Government committed to combating AIDS UNITED NATIONS, June 2: Federal Health Minister Nasir Khan told a United Nations committee on Thursday that Pakistan was determined to build a strong infrastructure to combat the spread of the dreaded HIV/AIDS in the country.... SC orders providing Diyat ISLAMABAD, June 2: The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the Sindh government to provide within 15 days “Diyat” (compensation) to the legal heirs of three children who were electrocuted due to an illegal connection passing through a pond in Mirpurkhas.... Arms cache seized QUETTA, June 2: Police have seized a large quantity of arms from a house on the outskirts of the city and arrested a man who allegedly smuggled the weapons from Afghanistan, a senior official said on Friday.... Teachers to get raise in salary ISLAMABAD, June 2: Federal Education Minister, Lt-Gen (Rtd) Javed Ashraf Qazi on Friday said the government had decided in principle to increase teachers’ salaries in the budget. .... Army team leaves for Indonesia RAWALPINDI, June 2: A Pakistan Army medical contingent along with a 75-bed field hospital left here on Friday in a PAF C-130 aircraft to conduct rescue and relief operations in earthquake hit areas of Java, Indonesia.... Jails for women, juveniles planned RAWALPINDI, June 2: The Punjab government is planning to build two separate prisons for juveniles and women near Adiala Jail at a cost of Rs289 million.... Desertification the clear and present danger ISLAMABAD, June 2: The World Environment Day 2006, with its slogan “don’t desert drylands,” poignantly brings home the urgency of the message that extraordinary measures need to be taken on emergency basis to reverse the trend of desertification.... Workers’ children Pindi distt govt awards 94 scholarships RAWALPINDI, June 2: The district government has decided to award scholarships worth Rs10,000 each to 94 talented children of workers and labourers.... Increase in gas prices slammed ISLAMABAD, June 2: While the government was claiming that the next budget would bring relief to common people, the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has already increased gas rates to be effective from July 1.... Rs1m looted RAWALPINDI, June 2: Six robbers raided a house in Sector F-11/2 and took away gold ornaments and cash worth Rs1 million on Thursday, police said.... Hospital project victim of political rivalry SWABI, June 2: Work on the Rs1.16 billion 200-bed Swabi hospital complex, which started in 1996 and was scheduled to be completed in 1998, is not expected to finish in near future.... Three children drown KHAIRPUR, June 2: Three children drowned in a water reservoir in That village near Shadi Shaheed on Friday. Reports said that Noshad Ali, 6, his sister Noshab, 5, and Ahsan, 10,... Protest against water shortage MIRPURKHAS, June 2: Farmers of the Kotwah distributary took out a procession on Friday in protest against acute water shortage in Umerkot. The protesters carried banners and placards.... NWFP govt urged to take over field hospital ABBOTTABAD, June 2: Local residents have urged the NWFP government to take over the field hospital set up by Cuban medical team in the Bakot union council.... Nominations filed for Johi by-election DADU, June 2: Ten candidates have filed their nomination papers here on Friday for by-election to be held for PS-75 Johi, which fell vacant with the death of PML MPA, Dr Manzoor Ahmed Leghari.... Policemen booked KOHAT, June 2: Two police officers were booked on Friday for torturing an under-custody accused in the Kohat Bureau of Investigation. The action was taken under the Police Order 2002 by... Education board without chairman ABBOTTABAD, June 2: The posts of chairman and secretary of the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Abbottabad, have been lying vacant for long. In the absence of the two officials, the whole responsibility shifts to the controller of examination.... Bail granted to three women PESHAWAR, June 2: A local court on Friday granted bail to three women for allegedly snatching a cellphone from another woman.... Movie-maker killed in CNG cylinder blast GUJRANWALA, June 2: A man was killed and four others were hurt in a blast at a CNG filling station near Chungi Samanabad here on Friday evening.... Court asks SHO to produce Chinese doctor MIANWALI, June 2: District and Sessions Judge Baqir Ali Rana on Friday directed the city police station SHO to produce on June 5 (Monday) the Chinese doctor whom they had picked up the other day from a local private hospital.... Homoeopathy students await roll numbers TOBA TEK SINGH, June 2: The first and second year students of homoeopathic college were not issued roll number slips by the National Council of Homoeopathy (NCH) due to which they could not take the annual examinations.... Nine Mailsi city schools in rented buildings VEHARI, June 2: Six girls and three boys primary schools are being run in rented buildings in Mailsi city for the last 30 years.... US interfering in policies, alleges Qazi GUJRANWALA, June 2: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal president Qazi Husain Ahmad has alleged that the US is interfering in Pakistan’s foreign and educational policies and wants to get abolished ‘jehad chapters’ from textbooks.... Daska traders receive threats from Pos: Protection money SIALKOT, June 2: The protection money demanded by two gangs of proclaimed offenders from the Daska-based industrialists, traders and politicians through telephone calls is continuing.... Fresh probe into sisters’ rape case pledged GUJRANWALA, June 2: The rape case of two sisters will be reinvestigated while police officials involved in it will be sent to jail if charges levelled against them are substantiated.... Kiln owner, ASI in the dock OKARA, June 2: An ASI and brick kiln owner were booked on Friday for abducting a girl to compel her family for forced labour. A six-member family of Chak 143/12-L (Sahiwal)... ‘Land grabber’ shot dead SAHIWAL, June 2: A man was killed in a clash between land grabbers and police in Chak 56/4-R on Thursday evening. Noorshah police said Rana Abdul Razzaq group grabbed 10 acres of agricultural land of Abdul Sattar.... Gastroenteritis: more deaths reported KASUR, June 2: The number of gastroenteritis victims who died in the district during the last two days has risen to four. More than 200 patients had been brought to the DHQ hospital alone during the period.... Constable killed on road SHEIKHUPURA, June 2: A constable was killed in an accident on Jaranwala Road near Sharqpur on Friday. Reports said that deceased Ashraf, posted at Shafiqabad police station in Lahore, was on... Workers demand fair price shops LAHORE, June 2: A graduate from Faisalabad, Sarfraz is a work-charged labourer in the Pakistan railways workshop division. He and his four colleagues share a rented room in a locality near their workplace.... Local Government Commission lacks basic support LAHORE, June 2: The Punjab government is least interested in activating the Local Government Commission as neither the body is being completed nor is it being provided basic infrastructure.... All set for Tulaba Mahaz campaign LAHORE; June 2: The Muttahida Tulaba Mahaz has completed arrangements for Saturday’s ‘referendum’ against Punjab Governor Khalid Maqbool’s ‘secular agenda’ and federal government’s decision to delete Islamiyat from primary classes....

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