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July 21, 2006 Friday Jumadi-ul-Sani 24, 1427   Dissidents in Balochistan PML plan party polls QUETTA, July 20: Members of the ‘forward bloc’ in the ruling PML in Balochistan have said they will hold party polls within 15 days to elect new office-bearers at the district... Preservation of rock relics in Chilas urged ISLAMABAD, July 20: A vast collection of precious rock carvings of the Buddhist era in Chilas may sink in the proposed Diamer-Basha dam or be unknowingly destroyed by local people if... Officials asked to help quake survivors MUZAFFARABAD, July 20: AJK chief secretary Kashif Murtaza has said that the people of Muzaffarabad had shown exemplary forbearance in the face of trauma and adversities and, therefore, all government departments... Four women prisoners released in NWFP PESHAWAR, July 20: The first batch of four women prisoners were released from the Peshawar Central Prison under the recently-promulgated ordinance after they were granted bail by courts concerned.... Rs10 billion allocated for water projects ISLAMABAD, July 20: The government will provide Rs10 billion to the federal Ministry of Food for lining and improvement of 18,000 water courses in the country during the current fiscal year.... MMA threatens to dissolve provincial assemblies ISLAMABAD July 20: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) has warned that it would dissolve the NWFP and Balochistan assemblies if President Pervez Musharraf tried to get himself re-elected by the sitting assemblies.... Women claim brother in illegal detention QUETTA, July 20: Three women alleged on Thursday that their brother had been picked up by intelligence agency personnel on June 27, and they had no information about him.... India engaged in genocide, says Gilani ISLAMABAD, July 20: Senior Kashmiri Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Gilani has said that the Indian army is engaged in genocide of the Kashmiri people.... Relief goods for Beirut planned ISLAMABAD, July 20: The government has announced that it will dispatch relief goods to Beirut when conditions are permissible.... Shortage of networking skill to hamper economic growth ISLAMABAD, July 20: The demand for networking skills in Pakistan will exceed supply by 45 per cent in the next three years and there will be a shortage of 20,600 skilled... PAC’s note of warning to CAA ISLAMABAD, July 20: Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Thursday condoned the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) losses to the tune of millions of rupees with a mild note of warning that the department should be careful and transparent in its future transactions.... Wife moves SC for recovery of husband ISLAMABAD, July 20: A woman on Thursday moved the Supreme Court seeking recovery of her husband who has gone missing since July 30, 2005.... 20,000 families yet to get govt subsidy in Hazara ISLAMABAD, July 20: More than 20,000 families in the earthquake-hit districts of Batagram and Mansehra (Hazara) are yet to get the government announced subsidy for rebuilding their houses due to tenancy rights related complications.... Senate body for end to Israeli aggression ISLAMABAD, July 20: Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday demanded cessation of Israel aggression and bombardment of Lebanon.... Govt slammed for targeting Baloch senators ISLAMABAD, July 20: Leader of opposition in Senate and People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) Senator Raza Rabbani has alleged that the government is victimising the senators from Balochistan for raising their voice... Attack on Lebanon condemned ISLAMABAD, July 20: Protest demonstrations held here on Thursday demanded of the UN and international community to rein in Israel to stop its aggression on Lebanon and killing of innocent people in Beirut and Palestine.... Pakistan honoured with ITI membership ISLAMABAD, July 20: Pakistan has been offered the membership of the International Theatre Institute (ITI), a Unesco-affiliated nucleus entrusted with the objective of promotion of world peace, understanding and cooperation through theatrical exposures.... 2 foreigners arrested with narcotics RAWALPINDI, July 20: The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) Rawalpindi arrested two foreign women from Islamabad International Airport and seized seven kg of heroin from them, the authorities said.... Hearing in scientist case put off ISLAMABAD, July 20: The Lahore High Court (Rawalpindi Bench) on Thursday adjourned hearing till September 6 in a petition filed by a father of a nuclear scientist seeking recovery of his son.... Researchers, scientists can file for patent ISLAMABAD, July 20: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has worked out a system to enable scientists and researchers to file patenting of their inventions.... LHC restores fish farm ISLAMABAD, July 20: The Rawalpindi Bench of Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday admitted of a contractor and restored his fish farm contract which had been cancelled by the district coordination officer (DCO) Jhelum.... Peace vital for Fata development, says governor PESHAWAR, July 20: NWFP Governor Ali Muhammad Jan Aurakzai has said that restoration of peace in Fata is vital for the socio-economic uplift of tribal areas.... Potable water project faces further delay KOHAT, July 20: The long-delayed Rs10 billion Clean Drinking Water for All (CDWA) programme has hit snags following a federal government decision to involve 6,035 union council nazims in the implementation process after its approval, officials told Dawn.... Tobacco farmers want representation on board PESHAWAR, July 20: Farmers from the tobacco-growing districts of Swabi, Buner, Charsadda, Mardan and Peshawar on Thursday demanded representation in the Pakistan Tobacco Board to be able to protect the rights of small growers across the NWFP.... Rs650m for Khyber Agency uplift KOTAL (Khyber Agency), July 20: The government has earmarked Rs650 million for the development of Khyber Agency during the current fiscal year.... Man arrested by agency handed over to police PESHAWAR, July 20: A former PAF serviceman, allegedly picked up by an intelligence agency 19 months ago on charges of being a member of a militant outfit, has been handed over to police in the Northern Swat district.... AJK’s new council meets tomorrow MUZAFFARABAD, July 20: The first session of the newly-elected Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly will be held at the assembly building here on Saturday (tomorrow).... Mianwali doctors lock horns with dist nazim MIANWALI, July 20: The district headquarters hospital saw a tense atmosphere on Thursday when medical superintendent Dr Farooq Ahmad Khan refused to relinquish his charge despite receipt of transfer orders from the district nazim.... Three die, 13 hurt in building collapse LAHORE, July 20: Three people were killed and 12 others seriously injured when a three-storey building collapsed in Islampura on Thursday.... Fesco signs deal with private firm: Electricity purchase FAISALABAD, July 20: The Faisalabad Electricity Supply Company (Fesco) has decided to purchase power from the private powerhouses to meet its shortfall.... Govt bracing for general’s election, quips MMA LAHORE, July 20: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal deputy secretary-general Hafiz Husain Ahmad says fair elections are not possible under dictatorship.... Three police stations make an impression JHANG, July 20: The performance of only three police stations out of a total 19 is found satisfactory in the district.... ST chief among 16 rounded up FAISALABAD, July 20: Police arrested 16 Sunni Tehrik activists, including its central chief Sarwat Ijaz Qadri, and refused to grant permission to the religious outfit for holding a congregation here on Thursday.... Okara sewerage system a shambles OKARA, July 20: The sewerage water is being flushed into a temporary pool after the collapse of main sewerage disposal tanks near Octroi Post No 6 about a fortnight ago.... 28-hour power shutdown SIALKOT, July 20: Electricity supply remained suspended for 28 consecutive hours in Islampura Nisbat Road industrial and residential area of Daska city after its sole low-capacity transformer broke down on Wednesday afternoon.... Peace restored in Balochistan, says governor DERA GHAZI KHAN, July 20: The government has restored peace to Balochistan and spending Rs140 billion for development in the current budget beside recruiting 30,000 Balochs in different departments.... Teller flees with Rs5m TOBA TEK SINGH, July 20: A bank cashier has fled away with Rs5 million cash from his branch in Pirmahal, it is learnt on Thursday.... Heatstroke leaves three dead VEHARI, July 20: Three people died of heat on Thursday. Riaz and Akram died in Thingi area and Muhammad Bakhsh in Chak 26/wb.... No more advisers, CM told LAHORE, July 20: Justice Mian Hamid Farooq of the Lahore High Court on Thursday restrained the Punjab chief minister from appointing more advisers to himself or his government and also stopped... ‘New methods, technology to make business transparent’ LAHORE, July 20: Central Board of Revenue chairman Abdullah Yousuf has advised the business community to adopt new business methods and technologies to face the challenges of the time.... Filtered water to cost govt dear LAHORE, July 20: Billions of rupees are going to be wasted in the name of providing filtered drinking water to the masses owing to flaws in the project recently launched by the federal government.... ‘309 women released from nine jails’ LAHORE, July 20: As many as 309 under-trial women prisoners languishing in nine different jails of the province have been released on bail since July 10 in compliance with the presidential ordinance.... Balochistan IG told to protect couple LAHORE, July 20: A Supreme Court full bench on Thursday told Balochistan police IG to ensure security of a couple who married without the consent of their tribes.... Sindh irrigation SDO assaulted by Balochistan officials LARKANA, July 20: An unpleasant situation developed here when irrigation officials of Balochistan reportedly assaulted an SDO of the Sindh irrigation department, Hafizullah Solangi, deployed at the Garang regulator.... Jati town growers demand water THATTA, July 20: Hundreds of farmers and political activists, affiliated with different political parties, and NGO workers took out a procession in the coastal town of Jati on Thursday to protest against the acute shortage of water in the area.... Rally demands release of Baladi, Sarki NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, July 20: The All Parties Alliance took out a rally against the arrest and disappearance of nationalist leaders, Asif Baladi and others here on Thursday.... Qaim’s son among 47 booked for water theft KHAIRPUR, July 20: The Kotdiji police on Thursday booked 47 farmers of Shahnawaz Wah and Imdad Minor, including son of Sindh People’s Party president Qaim Ali Shah, for water theft.... Sukkur to be made ‘city of lights’ SUKKUR July 20: District Nazim Nasir Hussain Shah has said that the district government is working on a plan to make Sukkur “a city of lights.... SHC summons jirga organisers SUKKUR, July 20: The Sukkur circuit bench of the Sindh High Court has ordered DPO Qambar-Shahdadkot to produce people involved in holding a jirga regarding remarriage of a woman on August 8.... Move to curb water theft DADU, July 20: Heavy contingents of Pakistan Rangers have been deployed along the Dadu canal, Johi branch and Warah branch to check theft of irrigation water by influential landlords of Dadu district....

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