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July 11, 2006 Tuesday Jumadi-ul-Sani 14, 1427   PPP AJK accuses centre of pre-poll rigging ISLAMABAD, July 10: Pakistan Peoples Party Azad Kashmir (PPP AJK) has accused the centre of resorting to massive scale pre- polls rigging, one day before the AJK elections.... Former PM seeks govt’s resignation ISLAMABAD, July 10: Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has called for the resignation of the government following the verdict of the Supreme Court stopping the sale of the Pakistan Steel Mills at a throwaway price.... Opposition submits adjournment motion on power crisis ISLAMABAD, July 10: Opposition members belonging to the Alliance for Restoration of Democracy on Monday submitted an adjournment motion to the National Assembly Secretariat seeking a debate on the ongoing power crisis in Karachi.... Quake-affected areas facing environmental hazards RAWALPINDI, July 10: The areas of the NWFP and Azad Kashmir affected by the disastrous earthquake of last October are now likely to face potentially serious environmental hazards during the upcoming monsoon season.... Muttahida against Balochistan operation QUETTA, July 10: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement opposes the military operation in Balochistan and wants the issue resolved politically through negotiations. This was stated by MQM leader Shakir Ali, a member... Swedish team climbs G-II SKARDU, July 10: Five members of a Swiss expedition succeeded to climb Gashabrum-II peak in the Karakoram range, sources told Dawn here on Saturday. The team comprised 22 mountaineers.... Women prisoners awaiting release: No order received by prison dept PESHAWAR, July 10: The provincial prisons department has not received any instructions about to the ordinance for release on bail of women prisoners not involved in heinous crimes, leaving them and their relatives in confusion.... Ceremonious release of women prisoners FAISALABAD, July 10: There was a hustle and bustle in and outside major prisons in the Punjab where a number of women benefiting from the presidential ordinance won freedom on Monday.... Victims leave a large number of mourners LAHORE, July 10: A number of people who died in Monday’s plane crash left a large number of mourners because of their services, profession and clout.... Heart-rending scenes at Lahore airport LAHORE, July 10: Heart-rending scenes were witnessed at the Lahore airport after the news of crash of a Fokker in Multan reached here on Monday. Soon after learning the news, some... Deaths in plane crash widely condoled LAHORE, July 10: The chief justice of Pakistan, Punjab governor, chief justice of the Lahore High Court and chief minister have expressed grief and sorrow over the loss of life in a plane crash in Multan on Monday.... Ministry asked to expedite efforts to get information: Aamir Cheema case ISLAMABAD, July 10: The Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights on Monday directed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to expedite their efforts to get relevant information in Aamir Cheema’s death case from the German authorities.... Govt asked to declare clean water basic human right ISLAMABAD, July 10: Speakers at a seminar here on Monday expressed grave concerns over the thousands of deaths caused by contaminated water every year in Pakistan and demanded of the government... Pakistan likely to become fourth populous country in 2050 RAWALPINDI, July 10: Pakistan is likely to become the world’s fourth most populous country in the year 2050 having a population of 305 million, with the current population growth rate of 2.1... Deadline to meet minimum criteria fast approaching: Private varsities ISLAMABAD, July 10: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) is continuously monitoring degree-awarding institutions in the private sector, as the deadline is fast approaching to finally determine their status, Dawn has learnt.... PML legislators sure of securing pardon: Briton on death row ISLAMABAD, July 10: Senior politicians from the ruling party are confident that Mirza Tahir Hussain, a British National and a murder convict whose execution was stayed by President Pervez Musharraf for a month, will finally be pardoned.... Woman teacher assaulted RAWALPINDI, July 10: A woman teacher was allegedly assaulted at gunpoint by two drunk persons, one of them a local councillor, in the jurisdiction of Chontra police on Saturday, police said.... Saudi air chief visits forces headquarters ISLAMABAD, July 10: Commander Royal Saudi Air Force Lt-Gen Prince Abdul Rahman Bin Fahad Al-Faisal Al-Saud, spent a busy day in the federal capital on Monday.... Provinces want price control magistrates ISLAMABAD, July 10: In order to control the price hike, provinces have asked the Centre to induct price control magistrates (PCMs) into district governments across the country, sources told Dawn on Monday.... Judiciary asked to take note of arrests QUETTA, July 10: Kachkol Ali, Leader of Opposition in Balochistan Assembly belonging to the National Party, has appealed to the judiciary and human rights organisations to take note of the “extra-constitutional arrests” of the Baloch by intelligence agencies.... Tribal areas situation reviewed PESHAWAR, July 10: A high-level meeting reviewed the law and order situation in the North Waziristan and Khyber agencies and certain districts of the NWFP adjoining the Federally-Administered Tribal Area (Fata) here on Monday.... Shandur littered as visitors leave arena GILGIT, July 10: The scenic Shandur valley was left littered with heaps of garbage, flying polythene bags and leftovers as visitors started leaving the area at the end of the world-famous three-day festival.... Education boards asked to improve performance PESHAWAR, July 10: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has said that establishment of the education testing and evaluation agency (ETEA) was an indication of distrust on intermediate and secondary boards,... Heatwave claims four lives DERA ISMAIL KHAN, July 10: Four people were killed and more than 20 fainted on Sunday owing to scorching heat and humidity which gripped Dera Ismail Khan.... Rs1.23bn Nowshera budget presented NOWSHERA, July 10: District Nazim Daud Khan Khattak presented Rs1.23 billion budget for 2006-7 in the district council here on Monday with an outlay of Rs280.4 million for development schemes.... Kohat tehsil council gets surplus budget KOHAT, July 10: The tehsil municipal council presented a surplus budget of Rs107.58 million for the fiscal 2006- 2007 for approval of the house on Monday.... Body of Dir Scouts Subedar retrieved TIMERGARA, July 10: The body of Naib Subedar of Dir Scouts Ameer Akbar, which had fallen into the Panjkorqa river after a scouts pick-up was blown up near an Afghan refugee... Dozens of criminals held, drugs seized PESHAWAR, July 10: The city police arrested dozens of criminals wanted under various sections of law during a drive against outlaws and proclaimed offenders here and recovered automatic weapons from their possession.... NALC starts budget debate GILGIT, July 10: The Northern Areas Legislative Council, in its session presided over by Speaker Malik Mohammad Miskeen in chair, started debate on the areas’ budget for 2006-07 here on Monday.... 25 BHUs without doctors GUJRANWALA, July 10: Over 25 basic health units, mostly in Naushera Virkan tehsil, are running without in charge doctors. A source said the government had established these units in each union... Commission agents plan protest drive SAHIWAL, July 10: The commission agents of the grain markets of Punjab, in a provincial level convention held here on Sunday, decided the launch of a protest movement against enhancement in taxes.... Expats looted GUJRANWALA, July 10: Dacoits looted houses of four expatriate brothers, a landlord and killed him on resistance in two strikes in and around the city here on Monday.... Woman, daughter slain JHANG, July 10: A man stabbed to death his wife and mother-in-law after his reconciliation bid with his estranged wife failed in Malhoona village, some 20kms from here on Sunday.... 25 cattle-lifters, five POs held in a major raid JHANG, July 10: Five proclaimed offenders, four court absconders and 25 cattle-lifters were arrested on Monday in a raid, believed to be the heaviest ever in the province, conducted by the Punjab police.... 40 injured DERA GHAZI KHAN, July 10: At least 40 passengers were injured when a speeding bus, coming from Karachi and heading toward Swat, overturned near Dera-Taunsa Bypass here on Monday.... EPD’s plan for uplift projects: Environment issues LAHORE, July 10: The Environment Protection Department (EPD) has initiated work on formulating a strategy for ensuring execution of development projects without compromising conservation of natural resources of the province.... ‘Police not allowed to kill anyone at picket’ LAHORE, July 10: DIG Operations Lahore Amir Zulfiqar Khan said on Monday that the policemen were not authorised to kill anybody at the picket. He said this while addressing a press conference at the District Police Lines.... Criminals arrested LAHORE, July 10: Police on Monday claimed to have arrested 36 members of 10 gangs of dacoits, robbers and thieves. A police spokesman said on Monday that 125 cellular phones, six... LHC seeks report from LG secy LAHORE, July 10: The Lahore High Court directs the Punjab local government secretary to submit a report on the recruitment of tehsil and town municipal officers within two weeks.... Probe into sugar, cement crises sought LAHORE, July 10: Loadshedding, crime and extra-judicial killings have converted the province into a land of desperation. Liaqat Baloch of MMA said this here on Monday, briefing media after meeting of the alliance’s Punjab chapter.... HRCP hails release of women prisoners LAHORE, July 10: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has welcomed promulgation of the presidential ordinance for release of scores of woman prisoners and decided to monitor its implementation and impact on under-trial prisoners.... Last chance to DPO LAHORE, July 10: A three-member full bench of the Supreme Court on Monday gave four days to the Sialkot DPO to recover the kidnapped boy, Bashir, and to produce him before the court on July 14.... SCBA for murder case against PIA LAHORE, July 10: Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president Malik Mohammas Qayyum has called for registration of a murder case against PIA authorities for the crash of Fokker plane near Multan.... Ulema urged to develop broader vision LAHORE, July 10: Governor Khalid Maqbool has called upon religious scholars to develop a broader vision and provide intellectual leadership to the world for the propagation of the real message of Islam....

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