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July 20, 2006 Thursday Jumadi-ul-Sani 23, 1427   ‘Separatist movement plot’ foiled: official ISLAMABAD, July 19: A senior official on Wednesday claimed that a plot to launch a separatist movement in Balochistan with the help of external forces had been foiled.... Former SECP chief under surveillance ISLAMABAD, July 19: Secret agency personnel started shadowing the former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Dr Tariq Hassan, soon after President Gen Pervez Musharraf accused him of being responsible for the March 2005 stock market crash.... PAC directs PIA to shape up ISLAMABAD, July 19: The Public Accounts Committee was told on Wednesday that the Ministry of Defence had ordered a probe into the administrative affairs of Pakistan International Airlines, which was incurring huge losses.... Passengers bear brunt of national flag carrier’s fault ISLAMABAD, July 19: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has recently started charging $5 per ticket as surcharge to cover losses incurred due to default by travel agents.... PPP’s chief in AJK replaced MUZAFFARABAD, July 19: Pakistan Peoples Party chairperson Benazir Bhutto has appointed Chaudhry Abdul Majeed, an MLA-elect from Mirpur, as the president of her party’s AJK chapter in place of Sahibzada Mohammad... Bugti House again cordoned off QUETTA, July 19: A heavy contingent of police was again deployed at the residences of secretary general Senator Shahid Bugti and provincial president Mir Hamayun Khan Marri of the JWP on Wednesday.... UNHCR, Erra launch radio show for quake victims ISLAMABAD, July 19: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in collaboration with the media wing of the Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (Erra) on Wednesday launched a radio programme... Some gyms get high on drugs ISLAMABAD, July 19: Some gyms and bodybuilding clubs in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad are prescribing steroids and performance-enhancing drugs to their aspiring young clients, resulting in addiction, health hazards and deaths.... PHC restores MPAs’ membership PESHAWAR, July 19: The Peshawar High Court has restored the membership of six MPAs of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal by setting aside the acceptance of their controversial resignations by the NWFP Assembly speaker.... Punjab police fail to assist Interpol in POs’ arrest GUJRAT, July 19: The Punjab police have failed to furnish the Interpol (international police) with the foreign addresses of all those proclaimed offenders and court absconders who had escaped abroad.... CJ takes note of extra-judicial killing LAHORE, July 19: Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry of the Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that punishing an accused in offences is the job of courts and not of police which... Profiteers arrested in 276 raids: ‘Police non-cooperative’ LAHORE, July 19: Special magistrates arrested 82 shopkeepers in 276 raids in various city areas to check profiteering and hoarding on Wednesday, the first day of their functioning, amid reports that police were non-cooperative in registration of cases against the accused.... Think-tanks for city planning stressed LAHORE, July 19: Senate Defence Committee Chairman Nisar Memon has proposed establishment of think-tanks of stakeholders for planning and governance of big cities irrespective of their party affiliations.... High-rises: SC orders govt to ensure legislation LAHORE, July 19: Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry on Wednesday observed that the Punjab government was required to ensure legislation and framing of rules and by-laws on the construction... Hudood case girl changes statement, goes with brother HYDERABAD, July 19: Teenager Naima Aziz Jumani on Wednesday backed out of her earlier statement when produced before a judicial magistrate here on Wednesday.... Ponam, Baloch Alliance plan to call APC QUETTA, July 19: Former Balochistan chief minister Sardar Akhtar Mengal has said that the Pakistan Oppressed Nations Movement (Ponam) and four-party Baloch Alliance would meet on Thursday to chalk out a strategy against what he called government’s extra-constitutional measures.... Row over Police Order settled ISLAMABAD, July 19: President Pervez Musharraf has settled a row between the National Reconstruction Bureau (NRB) and members of the Parliament over reforming the Police Order 2002, an official source said on Wednesday.... ‘Condition for journalists deteriorating’ PESHAWAR, July 19: The Standing Committee of Council of Pakistan Newspapers Editors (CPNE) has taken serious notice of the deteriorating condition being faced by journalists, says a press release.... Lecturer found QUETTA, July 19: Acting on the orders of Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhary, police on Wednesday recovered Kazma Kamal who had allegedly been kept in confinement by her parents in Zhob.... Suspect held in Turabi case KARACHI, July 19: Police arrested an activist of a banned extremist group in connection with the suicide attack that killed Allama Hassan Turabi last week, police said on Wednesday.... PML-N to hold conferences on govt scandals on 26th ISLAMABAD, July 19: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) information secretary Ahsan Iqbal on Wednesday said the party had decided to organise conferences throughout the country on July 26 to highlight “mega-scandals and... PPP to contest non-bailable warrants against Benazir, Zardari ISLAMABAD, July 19: Leader of Opposition in the Senate Mian Raza Rabbani Wednesday said that the non-bailable warrants issued by the district and sessions judge, Islamabad, for the arrest of PPP... Poppy cultivation reduced: Mehar ISLAMABAD, July 19: Federal Minister for Narcotics Control Ghous Bux Mehar Wednesday said that poppy cultivation in Pakistan had reduced from 7,000 hectares to 3,000 hectares as a result of the government’s drive against drug-trafficking.... WHO pledges continued help ISLAMABAD, July 19: The World Health Organisation (WHO) will continue providing assistance to the Pakistan government for its ongoing and future projects in health sector.... AKUEB offers quality exam system ISLAMABAD, July 19: The Aga Khan University Examination Board (AKUEB) is keen on providing a national model of high quality examinations at the secondary and higher secondary levels of education.... Israeli attacks condemned ISLAMABAD, July 19: The People’s Rights Movement (PRM) on Wednesday strongly condemned the barbaric Israeli attacks on civilian populations in Southern Lebanon and the Gaza Strip.... Writers to leave for China on 30th ISLAMABAD, July 19: Cabinet Secretary Ejaz Rahim, who has also published 12 volumes of poetry in English, will lead a delegation of Pakistani writers to China on July 30.... Hudood laws need to be amended ISLAMABAD, July 19: The federal minister for law, justice ad human rights Wasi Zafar on Wednesday expressed his disappointment over MMA’s decision to hold countrywide protest against government move to amend the Hudood Ordinance.... 10.13 million saplings to be planted in monsoon PESHAWAR, July 19: The NWFP forest department will plant 10.13 million saplings during the monsoon plantation campaign.... 16,000 posts in health sector being created KOHAT, July 19: Provincial Health Minister Inayatullah Khan has said that the government will create 16,000 posts, including 5,000 for nurses, in next three years under the national health programme to improve health care system in the NWFP.... Surprise visit by DCO; officials, staff found absent LAKKI MARWAT, July 19: Several officials and low-ranking employees, including the executive district officer, were found absent when the district coordination officer Kifayatullah Khan paid a surprise visit to the office... Woman shot dead SWABI, July 19: A woman was killed in the Topi area here on Wednesday.... BCCI dissatisfied with trade policy BAHAWALPUR, July 19: The president of Bahawalpur Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) has regretted that the proposals of different chambers and trade bodies have not been included in the new trade policy announced by the commerce minister.... Fazl, others declared POs SAHIWAL, July 19: MMA secretary-general and opposition leader in the National Assembly Maulana Fazlur Rehman, three MNAs and five other MMA leaders were declared proclaimed offenders by a local court on Wednesday.... Efforts on to provide potable water FAISALABAD, July 19: The government is taking every step to provide sweet water facilities to a maximum number of people while funds allocated to this account will be tripled in the next financial year 2007-8.... Another human smuggler held GUJRANWALA, July 19: Another human agent was arrested by a Federal Investigation Agency (passport cell) team in a raid from Mandi Bahauddin on Wednesday.... Deported youth remanded in FIA custody GUJRANWALA, July 19: A judicial magistrate on Wednesday remanded 78 people deported from Spain in the custody of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA).... SHO ‘reluctant’ to book colleagues VEHARI, July 19: Additional District and Sessions Judge Subh Sadique Khan on Wednesday ordered registration of case against 17 people, including a DSP and 12 policemen, under section 154, for their... Brothers get lease of life KASUR, July 19: The two brothers who were to be hanged on Thursday (today) in the district jail, got a lease of life as the sentence was stayed by the court.... Two child lifters arrested TOBA TEK SINGH, July 19: Two child lifters were caught on Wednesday from the graveyard of Chak 687/27 GB near Pirmahal on Wednesday.... Execution SIALKOT, July 19: A convict in a double murder case was executed in the district jail here on Wednesday. Jail Superintendent Intizar Wali Khan told newsmen that Muhammad Aslam alias... Arrangements to fight flood reviewed LAHORE, July 19: All concerned departments in the Punjab and DCOs have been directed to remain alert to avert any eventuality during the flood season.... Another plea against cineplex project LAHORE, July 19: A Lahore High Court full bench has been moved with the contention that the Punjab Entertainment Company started civil works at the cineplex project at Doongi ground, M... Households’ lists to be ready by 28th LAHORE, July 19: The lists of households being prepared by enumerators deputed by the Election Commission of Pakistan would be finalised by July 28 and people should cooperate with them in discharge of their duty.... Shariat Court directive to sessions judge in Qazf case LAHORE, July 19: Chief Justice Haziqul Khairi of the Federal Shariat Court has directed an additional district and sessions judge to summon FIA deputy director Mushtaq Sukhera for evidence in a case of Qazf (false allegations).... CEC seeks report on no-trust move LARKANA, July 19: The Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan has sought a report from Secretary Local Government Sindh on a no-confidence motion against Munwar Ali Abro, naib district nazim of Larkana.... Shortage of irrigation water sparks protests BADIN, July 19: A complete strike was observed in Shaheed Fazil Rahu (Golarchi) town and people came out on the streets and burnt tyres protesting against acute water shortage in the district.... Conductor killed, 17 injured in accident MITHI, July 19: The conductor of a van was killed and 17 passengers were injured when a van overturned on the Badin-Mithi road, near the Khariwah village, about seven kilometres from here, on Wednesday morning.... Goods trains stranded SUKKUR, July 19: A number of goods trains were stranded at different railway stations after their drivers refused to work for more than 12 hours following directives from the ministry of railways.... Married woman gang raped SUKKUR, July 19: Four men raped a married woman in Sufai Sehto village in the jurisdiction of Ranipur police station in Khairpur district on Wednesday....

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