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June 18, 2006 Sunday Jumadi-ul-Awwal 21, 1427   Govt keen to resolve all issues through talks, PM tells tribals ISLAMABAD, June 17: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said the government is keen to restore peace and resolve all issues through negotiations.... ‘PONM ready to launch joint astruggle with ARD, MMA’ QUETTA, June 17: The Pakistan Oppressed Nations’ Movement has said that the alliance was ready to launch a joint struggle on a one point agenda with the ARD and MMA against army and intelligence agencies’ role in politics.... PML’s new manifesto underway: Shujaat ISLAMABAD, June 17: President Pakistan Muslim League Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain on Saturday said a new party manifesto was being written in accordance with the state objectives perceived by the founding father Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah.... Tax rate reduced for high-salaried officers ISLAMABAD, June 17: The government has drastically reduced the income tax liability of the high-salaried taxpayers including secretaries, army generals and those appointed against special grades in the last two budgets.... Urdu is not wanted in corridors of power ISLAMABAD, June 17: Scholars called to a seminar to explore the cause of delay in enforcing Urdu as the official language ended their deliberations here on Saturday uncertain if it ever would be.... 8,000 families to benefit from $29m project: Rebuilding of communities RAWALPINDI, June 17: About 8,000 families affected by last October’s earthquake in Azad Kashmir and the NWFP will be able to reconstruct their livelihoods under a $29.6... Newsmen boycott NA proceedings ISLAMABAD, June 17: Journalists and opposition party members here on Saturday boycotted the proceedings of the National Assembly to condemn the killing of a tribal journalist and demanded the government to... 6 killed in separate incidents CHAKWAL, June 17: Six persons were killed in separate incidents in Islamabad and Chakwal district on Saturday. Ansar Shah, 35, and his nephew Hassan Nawaz, 20, were invited to the city by their relatives from Gujrat.... NWFP PA condemns murder of journalist PESHAWAR, June 17: The NWFP Assembly through a unanimous resolution on Saturday condemned the murder of journalist Hayatullah Dawar, whose bullet-riddled body was found near Mirali in North Waziristan on Friday.... Imran wants education budget at 5pc of GDP HYDERABAD, June 17: Describing the federal budget as elite’s budget, Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf chief Imran Khan has demanded that at least five per cent of GDP should be allocated for education.... Govt pursuing pro-US foreign policy: JI NAWABSHAH, June 17: Jamaat-i-Islami secretary-general Syed Munawar Hassan has said that Pakistan is fighting war of the United States in the region and antagonising old friends.... Journalist’s murder condemned ISLAMABAD, June 17: Political leaders have condemned the murder of a tribal areas’ journalist, Hayatullah Khan, and sought a thorough probe into the matter and arrest of the culprits.... Railways fares ISLAMABAD, June 17: Pakistan Railways (PR) on Saturday enforced the five per cent concession in the fares of economy class as announced by Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid recently.... Rs5.84bn allocated for education, health: Budget envisages welfare of women PESHAWAR, June 17: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal government has evolved a plan for welfare of women in the province by providing vocational training to 600 women and shelter to 300 destitute women in the financial year 2006-07.... Three killed in dispute over second marriage NOWSHERA, June 17: A dispute over a second marriage resulted in the killing of a man, his wife and another woman in the Khaweshgi Bala village here on Saturday.... Nazims allege police abuse LAKKI MARWAT, June 17: Nazims and members of union councils have criticised local police for allegedly fabricating charges against them and subjecting them to torture.... Arrest of Aakhel elders demanded KOHAT, June 17: The Bangash tribe has demanded arrest of the councillors and elders of the Aakhel tribe of Orakzai Agency under the joint responsibility clause of the frontier crimes regulation... 4,000 women councillors to be trained PESHAWAR, June 17: About 60 district and tehsil councillors of Swat, Malakand, Dir (Upper and Lower), Shangla and Bunir were trained in a four-day workshop held under the Women Political School Project.... Teachers to visit Japan PESHAWAR, June 17: On recommendation of the NWFP Chapter of Pakistan-Japan Cultural Association, the Japan embassy has selected three secondary school teachers of Peshawar to participate in the 15-day Educators Study Programme 2006.... ‘Robberies in Hayatabad go unchecked’ PESHAWAR, June 17: Residents of Hayatabad phase-V have expressed concern over increasing robbery incidents in their area. Speaking at a news conference on Saturday, Ahmad Khan, a resident of Hayatabad, said... Protest forces excise staff to defer auction: Faisalabad toll issue FAISALABAD, June 17: The Excise and Taxation officials has to postpone the auction to receive toll on district’s three major roads till June 24 on account of a protest demonstration by... PML-N moot: dinner-time melee leaves one dead SAHIWAL, June 17: A PML-N worker is reported killed and 15 others injured in a stampede at the party workers’ convention late Friday night.... Notes of higher denominations LAHORE, June 17: Comments made by legislators belonging to the treasury and the opposition on the opening day of the general debate on the provincial budget for 2006-07 on Saturday were quite predictable.... Commitments to adopt families still not honoured LAHORE, June 17: The high-profile Disaster Relief Management Society formed under former chief secretary Hafeez Akhtar Randhawa has managed to provide a monthly stipend to only 2,000 quake-hit families as against... TMAs get more resources LAHORE, June 17: Announcing additional resources for town and tehsil municipal administrations here on Saturday, Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi asked the heads of these institutions to improve sewerage and sanitation systems,... LPG price up LAHORE, June 17: The LPG price has gone up by Rs30 per domestic cylinder. A domestic cylinder of 11.8 kg is now available at Rs530. It is learnt that Rs70 have... Four killed in Larkana clash LARKANA, June 17: Four people were killed and four others injured in an exchange of fire between two rival groups in the kutcha area of the district on Saturday.... Girl kidnapped SUKKUR, June 17: A girl was kidnapped from Gul Mohammad Lashari village near Kandhra town of the Sukkur district on Friday night....

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