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June 24, 2006 Saturday Jumadi-ul-Awwal 27, 1427   Concern over incentives for non-Baloch officials KARACHI, June 23: A package designed by the Establishment Division to motivate officials of Punjab, Sindh and NWFP origin to serve in Balochistan is causing a lot of resentment in the... ANP leaders call for dialogue: Balochistan, Waziristan issues QUETTA, June 23: Leaders of the Awami National Party on Friday urged the government to initiate a dialogue with what they termed genuine tribal leaders and Balochs and asked it to resolve the Waziristan and Balochistan issues peacefully.... $22m WB credit for education in Balochistan ISLAMABAD, June 23: The World Bank on Friday announced a $22 million credit for Balochistan to improve access to and quality of primary education with special focus on girls literacy.... Foreign poll monitoring undermines self-respect ISLAMABAD, June 23: Former chief election commissioner (CEC) of India T N Seshan has said that no self-respecting country needs foreign observers to monitor election and decide about their fairness.... Private sector offered joint railway ventures LAHORE, June 23: Federal Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has announced opening of all sections of railways for private sector investment and joint ventures and 50 percent reduction in freight of goods trains between Lahore and Karachi.... Low-paid railway staff being ‘harassed’ ATTOCK, June 23: Mutahida Mehnutkush Muhaz (MMM) Attock on Friday expressed great concern over what it said harassment of low-paid employees of Attock railway station reportedly by the railway bureaucracy of... PIA driver among two held: Drug smuggling RAWALPINDI, June 23: The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) on Thursday foiled a drug smuggling bid at Islamabad airport involving a PIA driver and an ASF official.... Image of Muslims in Britain improving ISLAMABAD, June 23: A leader of the Muslim community in Britain said here on Friday that the community had tried to and succeeded in improving its image tarnished by the event of 9/11.... TV channel reporter, cameraman freed on bail JACOBABAD, June 23: Television reporter Mukesh Rupeta and cameraman Sanjay Kumar were granted bail by the second civil judge and judicial magistrate here on Friday.... Community board concept being misused MIANWALI, June 23: The first district government did not spend even a penny on the citizen community board projects during its whole tenure.... Elderly man’s torture brings SHO to dock JHANG, June 23: A civil judge has recommended regular trial of the Massan police station SHO by the special judge anti-corruption after finding him guilty of corruption and implicating an elderly... It takes two years to register a case: When policemen are ‘guilty’ SAHIWAL, June 23: The Yousafwala police on Friday registered a kidnap case against the Farid Town police station SHO and his four accomplice constables on the orders of the Lahore High Court’s Multan bench.... NWFP wants 60pc share in NFC award for provinces PESHAWAR, June 23: NWFP Finance Minister Sirajul Haq has urged the president to revise the National Finance Commission award formula and give 60 per cent share in the award to the provinces.... Finance bill gets PA nod amid rumpus LAHORE, June 23: The Punjab assembly on Friday passed the Punjab Finance Bill 2006 with the majority vote of treasury benches, adopting the provincial budget for 2006-07.... Final notices to three judges: Misconduct, corruption LAHORE, June 23: The administrative committee of the Lahore High Court has issued final show-cause notices to district and sessions judge S M Waqarul Hasan Shah Bokhari and additional district and... Restoration of Constitution in original form urged QUETTA, June 23: There was no need to replace the 1973 Constitution as it was a consensus document that provided solution to all constitutional, economic, social and legal crises and people... PN ships to tour African nations, Saudi Arabia KARACHI, June 23: Pakistan Navy Ships Nasr and Badr “are leaving for a goodwill cruise to the Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, De la Reunion and Saudi Arabia and Commander of Pakistan... 2 more judges for Skardu SKARDU, June 23: Two more civil judges will be appointed in Skardu in the wake of completion of tests and interviews of 15 candidates, said Chairman Chief Court of Northern Areas... Lunar eclipse on Sept 7 RAWALPINDI, June 23: A partial lunar eclipse will occur on Sept 7 and it will be visible in Pakistan for about an hour and 33 minutes, according to the metrological department.... Judge bereaved Karachi, June 23: Mrs Tayyaba Saeed Uddin, mother of Mr. Justice Athar Saeed, passed away on Friday. Namaz-i-Janaza will be held on Saturday after Zohar prayers at Masjid-e-Noor, block F, North Nazimabad.... SPOs affect working of police station RAWALPINDI, June 23: The appointment of Supervisory Police Officers (SPOs) is affecting the working of police stations and ASPs, SPs and DSPs are feeling disgraced to work as SPO at the police station.... Open debate on LG budget sought ISLAMABAD, June 23: Members of civil society and professional associations have demanded of the Rawalpindi local government (LG) to hold an open discussion on the forthcoming district council budget in order to ensure greater participation and transparency.... 3,633 women enrolled in Taxila, Wah: Adult literacy plan TAXILA, June 23: The National Commission for Human Development (NCHD) has said that 3,633 women have been enrolled in the 147 literacy centres of Taxila and Wah Cantonment and was planing to enrol all illiterate women in the region.... Iraq war illegal: Mushahid ISLAMABAD, June 23: The Chairman of Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed has termed the Iraq war illegal and immoral and said extremism and terrorism had no religion.... Don’t sulk, do something ISLAMABAD, June 23: An eminent scientist has proposed that rather than cursing the government for not doing its job, people should start doing whatever good they can as individuals.... Amendment to labour laws criticised ISLAMABAD, June 23: The Working Women Organisation Trust has criticised the amendments made by the government to labour laws for extending working hours till 10pm.... SHO summoned in illegal detention case ATTOCK, June 23: District and Session Judge Chaudhry Mohammad Younis has summoned the SHO Attock City police for allegedly keeping a person in illegal detention and harassing him at the police lockup.... Doctor deprived of over Rs1m RAWALPINDI, June 23: A doctor was robbed of Rs1.35 million in Satellite Town on Friday, police said. Dr Said Ali, the victim, told the Banni police that he drew Rs350,000 from... DMG officers posted after training: Erra ISLAMABAD, June 23: Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (Erra) on Friday clarified that the posting of 16 DMG officers in quake-affected areas was subject to successful completion of their training at the Civil Services Academy.... Chitral DHQ hospital facing staff shortage CHITRAL, June 23: A shortage of doctors and paramedics at the DHQ hospital here has severely affected health services in the district.... Protest against water shortage LARKANA, June 23: Farmers and activists of different political parties, responding to the call of Sindh Qaumi Ittehad, took out a procession in Qambar town on Friday in protest against an acute water shortage in the Qambar-Shahdadkot district.... 140 PTV employees in surplus pool PESHAWAR, June 23: Central Employees Union of Pakistan Television has appealed to President Pervez Musharraf to intervene to solve problems of PTV employees.... Kidnapped man escapes captivity LANDI KOTAL, June 23: A man, kidnapped from Landi Kotal six months ago, escaped from his captors and reached home here on Friday.... Farmers demand water release JACOBABAD, June 23: Activists of the Awami Tehrik and growers of Saifal Shakh and Moosa Allahabad canals took out a procession against shortage of water in Thul on Friday.... Water rotation plan unveiled DADU, June 23: The superintending engineer of the western Sindh circle irrigation, Mr Ghulam Hyder Qureshi, has said that committees will be set up to check watercourses on the Rice and Dadu canals.... Two killed as gas cylinder explodes HARIPUR, June 23: Two people reported to be father and son, were killed while two passersby were seriously injured when a gas cylinder exploded in a welding shop on the Chappar Road here on Friday.... Teenager electrocuted DADU, June 23: A boy was electrocuted in Fateh Mohammad Gadhi village on Thursday night. The deceased was identified as Ghulam Shabbir Gadhi, 15.... Dept unable to recover social security arrears SIALKOT, June 23: The Social security department has shown its inability to recover Rs17.5 million arrears from ‘influential’ industrialists and exporters.... ‘Slain dacoits had become terror’ FAISALABAD, June 23: The district police officer claims the killing of three most-wanted bandits in an encounter late Thursday night will be instrumental in declining the crime graph.... Gastroenteritis claims yet another life VEHARI, June 23: A girl student of the local nursing school died reportedly due to gastroenteritis at the DHQ Hospital on Thursday night.... SC seeks report on medic’s kidnap BAHAWALPUR, June 23: The Supreme Court chief justice has sought by June 26 (Monday) a report on the mysterious kidnap of an MBBS first-year student of the Quaid-i-Azam medical college eight years ago.... Concern at delay in results VEHARI, June 23: Students and their parents have expressed their concern over inordinate delay in announcing the annual results of 5th class by the district education department.... Long working hours slated LAHORE, June 23: “The extension of labourers’ working hours for up to twelve hours a day is sheer cruelty. This will neither leave the poor worker with the time he has... Automated cheque clearing BAHAWALPUR, June 23: A consortium of six premier banks launched on Friday automated cheque clearing system in the district.... Woman bandit arrested FAISALABAD, June 23: Police arrested a woman dacoit and her accomplice here on Friday. Police claimed Sughra, 23, of Shahdara, Lahore, had established a gang with the help of her brother-in-law, Wakeel.... Relatives turn foe SAHIWAL, June 23: Dera Rahim police registered a case against killers of a relative. The killers turned out to be none other than deceased’s uncle and his four sons....

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