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July 13, 2006 Thursday Jumadi-ul-Sani 16, 1427   Ruling MC secures 20 seats, AJKPP 7: Manipulation of results alleged MUZAFFARABAD, July 12: The ruling Muslim Conference (MC) is all set to form a new government in Azad Jammu and Kashmir but this time around with a different chief executive, most likely the party’s 51-year old president Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan.... ‘Punjab be divided into 3 provinces’ KARACHI, July 12: Former prime minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali has again floated his proposal to divide the Punjab into three provinces in order to create harmony between the federation and its units.... Wapda asked to follow loadshedding schedule ISLAMABAD, July 12: The federal cabinet on Wednesday decided to follow a loadshedding schedule in the country against the existing unannounced shutdowns to enable citizens to plan their daily lives accordingly.... ‘150-200 foreigners in Waziristan’ PESHAWAR, July 12: NWFP Governor Ali Mohammad Jan Aurakzai has said the exact number of foreigners in Waziristan cannot be confirmed but it can be between 150 and 200.... Benazir not to meet JI leader LAHORE, July 12: Jamaat-i-Islami secretary-general Syed Munawwar Hasan’s visit to London to discuss the possibility of cooperation between the MMA and the ARD is not expected to yield desired results as... Three killed in bomb blast at border town QUETTA, July 12: At least three people were killed and 16 others injured, five of them seriously, in a bomb explosion in the Vash Mandi area of the Afghan border district... Call to bring agencies under ambit of law ISLAMABAD, July 12: PPP spokesman and former senator Farhatullah Babar has said that never before the lives and liberty of journalists were so much in danger as these were today.... Women to be inducted as magistrates, judges: Family courts reviewed ISLAMABAD, July 12: A meeting called to review establishment of family courts in the country on Wednesday decided to induct women as civil judges and judicial magistrates.... Judicial probe into plane crash sought ISLAMABAD, July 12: Pakistan People’s Party chairperson Benazir Bhutto on Wednesday demanded judicial probe into Fokkar crash.... Qasmi inspired, groomed 3 generations of writers ISLAMABAD, July 12: Writers and intellectuals of the twin cities at a literary reference here on Wednesday showered tributes on epoch-making poet and short-story writer Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi who passed away in Lahore on July 10.... Musharraf not eligible for polls: Aitzaz LAHORE, July 12: PPP leader MNA Aitzaz Ahsan has said that the present assemblies can elect the president next year but Gen Musharraf would not be eligible to contest.... Decades of unease with the Centre QUETTA: The current conflict in Balochistan comes against the backdrop of a decades-long uneasy relationship between the province and forces at the Centre. Some argue that the friction preceded the inception of Pakistan.... Mumbai blasts condemned ISLAMABAD, July 12: The Pakistan Muslim League on Wednesday condemned the bomb blasts in Mumbai saying that such acts of terrorism should be curbed.... Strong parliament must to monitor govt working ISLAMABAD, July 12: A strong and dynamic parliament is necessary in a democratic setup in order to keep a close watch on government activities and make policies for the welfare of people.... PPP team leaves for London RAWALPINDI, July 12: A 12-member delegation of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), led by MNA Zamurad Khan, left for London on Wednesday for reviewing the membership campaign with the party chairperson Benazir Bhutto.... Local firms face long delays in drug registration PESHAWAR, June 12: Local pharmaceutical firms are facing problems in getting new drugs registered as their applications are unnecessarily delayed.... Traders demolish tax collection posts SWABI, July 12: Tobacco growers have demolish two posts established by the Tehsil Municipal Administration Swabi for collection of newly imposed load-on-load tax and have vowed to soon demolish the remaining 10 posts in different areas.... Korean team visits Peshawar museum PESHAWAR, July 12: Cultural relations between the areas comprising Pakistan and Korea are 1600 years old, according to archaeologist Prof Fidaullah Sehrai, an expert on the Buddhist civilisation of Gandhara.... Hazara varsity plans dept of mass communication ABBOTTABAD, July 12: The Hazara University will open the mass communication department from next academic session and launch an on-campus radio station, says Vice-Chancellor Dr Ehsan Ali Khan.... Body found, fake currency seized PESHAWAR, July 12: Body of a man was found a dried rain-water course in Phase-I of Hayatabad township on Wednesday afternoon, police officials said.... NWFP to spend Rs2.15bn on regional uplift PESHAWAR, July 12: The NWFP government has allocated a sum of Rs2.15 billion to complete 38 projects, 31 ongoing and seven new regional uplift projects, in the province, official sources said on Wednesday.... Development plan approved for Swabi PESHAWAR, July 12: Federal Political Affairs Minister Amir Muqam said on Wednesday the government was paying special attention to development of neglected areas in the NWFP and the president and the... Hotel owner collecting illegal tax ABBOTTABAD, July 12: Tourists coming from various parts of the country have to pay an illegal and unauthorised tax at the Harlow Bridge which is collected by a private hotel owner... Pesco told to minimise loadshedding PESHAWAR, July 12: NWFP Senior Minister Sirajul Haq, has expressed grave concern over unscheduled loadsheddings in the province and has asked Wapda to take concrete steps for checking it effectively.... Technical exams from Sept 7 PESHAWAR, July 12: The Evening Extension Education Programme and Short Course Annual Examinations 2006 for one year, two years duration courses and for six month duration course first term 2006 of... Ration scheme: 33,000 families to be benefited BAHAWALPUR, July 12: About 33,000 deserving families will be benefited under the chief minister’s ration scheme to be launched in the district soon.... Three accused injured by rivals incourt: Guard kills one of assailants SARGODHA, July 12: Three accused, who are facing trial under the Hudood ordinance, suffered injuries when their rivals shot at them while they were being escorted to a court by the police on Wednesday.... Work begins on Rs75m TDCP resort MULTAN, July 12: The Tourism Development Corporation Punjab (TDCP) has got the possession of a 32-kanal plot on Wednesday to build a state-of-the-art Rs75 million TDCP resort on Sakhi Sarwar Road in DG Khan district.... Govt urged not to privatise Wapda GUJRANWALA, July 12: The Pakistan Wapda Hydro-Electric central labour union has opposed Wapda’s privatisation and demanded that the government should drop the plan immediately.... Five rapists hanged in Sialkot SIALKOT, July 12: Five convicted of gang-raping a woman were hanged on Wednesday in the district jail despite being forgiven by the victim.... PML denies rigging AJK elections MANDI BAHAUDDIN, July 12: Ruling PML provincial leader Muhammad Iqbal Lali, parliamentary secretary Muhammad Arif Gondal, Malikwal tehsil nazim Ghulam Husain Bosaal and others have denied allegations of rigging during the AJK legislative assembly elections in Mandi Bahauddin.... Railway police on the alert LAHORE, July 12: The Railways police have intensified security arrangements in the wake of recent bomb blasts in local trains of Mumbai.... Constable dies in road accident SARGODHA, July 12: A constable was killed on Wednesday in a road accident near Chaowal village. Gulzar Ahmed of Miana Gondal village, posted at Qadirabad police station, was going to Daulatabad... Youth killed by father’s in-laws JHANG, July 12: A youth was killed by in-laws of his father here on Tuesday at Chak No 258 in Mochiwala police limits.... Executive officers get magisterial powers: Price control LAHORE, July 12: The Punjab government on Wednesday notified to appoint four officers of district governments, including DCOs, as special magistrates to enforce price control laws and punish violators in the province.... Draft law yet to be tabled in NA: Human smuggling LAHORE, July 12: The proposed amendments to the Prevention and Control of Human Trafficking Ordinance 2002 and the Immigration Ordinance 1979 have yet to be tabled in the National Assembly for... Accused storm magistrate’s room, get bail LAHORE, July 12: A group of lawyers on Tuesday managed to get a magistrate to grant bail to one of their fellow accused in a case of tampering with the book... Fata security situation discussed PESHAWAR, July 12: Corps Commander Peshawar Lt-Gen Muhammad Hamed Khan called on NWFP Governor Lt-Gen (retd) Ali Mohammad Jan Orakzai at the Governor’s House here on Wednesday.... 69 more women released LAHORE, July 12: Sixty-nine women prisoners were released from Punjab prisons on Wednesday under the presidential ordinance.... Demand for judicious distribution of water HYDERABAD, July 12: Sindh Abadgar Board president Abdul Majeed Nizamani and vice-president Gadda Hussain Mahesar have called upon Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and chief minister of Sindh Arbab Ghulam Rahim... Contractual railway workers stage rally NAWABSHAH, July 12: A large number of contractual employees of Pakistan Railways, including gang men, gatemen and patrolling staff, staged a demonstration outside the press club here on Wednesday against non-payment of salaries.... Mahar group bags post of Ghotki naib nazims SUKKUR, July 12: The Khushaal Pakistan Mahar group won the post of district naib nazim of Ghotki and also bagged three posts of taluka naib nazims.... Two young brothers die KHAIRPUR, July 12: Two young brothers were killed when a wall fell on them in the Datoo Dasti village on Tuesday evening.... Five looters arrested DADU, July 12: Five armed men were arrested after a brief encounter when they were busy looting passengers near Thermal Power House, Jamshoro on Wednesday morning, police said.... Civil groups asked to suggest amendments: Hudood ordinances PESHAWAR, July 12: Speakers at a seminar on Wednesday urged the civil society organisations to suggest amendments to the Hudood ordinances, instated of pressing for their early repeal.... Court wants information about former PAF personnel PESHAWAR, July 12: The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday directed the deputy attorney general (DAG) to get information from the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) about a former PAF serviceman who had been picked up by two of its officials 19 months ago.... Foot-and-mouth disease vaccines PESHAWAR, July 12: The centre of Animal Biotechnology Institute of Vetinary Research, NWFP, has formally launched HSV vaccines for cattle-borne foot-and-mouth disease.... Regi area gets a police station PESHAWAR, July 12: A new police station has been set up in Regi Lalma area, according to a notification issued by the Capital City Police on Wednesday.... Adultery case against woman quashed PESHAWAR, July 12: The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday quashed a Hudood case against a woman of the Karak district, who had married of her own free will.... Peshawar varsity to launch TV channel PESHAWAR, July 12: Chairman of Peshawar University’s Department of Journalism and Mass Communication Professor Dr Syed Shah Jehan Kakakhel has said that after the success of the Campus Radio and Bulletin, work on a TV channel would be taken up soon....

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