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July 26, 2006 Wednesday Jumadi-ul-Sani 29, 1427   PIA analyses possible causes of crash KARACHI, July 25: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has said it has analysed the various possible causes behind the crash of its Fokker-27 aircraft near Multan recently.... Shujaat not optimistic about Fokker crash probe ISLAMABAD, July 25: The chairman, National Assembly Committee on Defence and Pakistan Muslim League Chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain on Tuesday said had Fokker fleet been grounded in time the Multan crash would have been averted.... Parties urged to unite against government QUETTA, July 25: Chief of Jamiat Ahle Hadith Pakistan Senator Sajid Mir has urged all political and religious parties of the country to put aside their minor differences and join hands... Need for power devolution to provinces urged ISLAMABAD, July 25: Pakistan Muslim League secretary-general Mushahid Hussain Syed has stressed that the principle of devolution of power should not be confined to devolution from the provinces to local governments... $5.4 million uplift plan approved ISLAMABAD, July 25: The economic affairs division has approved UN development programme’s $5.4 million Building Enabling Governance and Institutions for Earthquake Response (BEGIN-ER) project, a UN official said on Tuesday.... USAID launches $2.7m HIV/Aids control project ISLAMABAD, July 25: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched a $2.7 million programme to support the Pakistan government in its fight against HIV/Aids.... AJK PM assures refugees of facilities MUZAFFARABAD, July 25: AJK Prime Minister Sardar Attique Ahmad Khan on Tuesday said his government would provide facilities to Kashmiri refugees who had offered sacrifices for the national cause.... Khalid Ibrahim not to contest polls for AJK president ISLAMABAD, July 25: Jammu and Kashmir People’s Party (JKPP) President and member-elect of AJK Legislative Assembly Khalid Ibrahim has decided not to contest polls for the coveted slot of AJK president.... Pakistanis safe in Beirut: envoy ISLAMABAD, July 25: Pakistan Ambassador in Lebanon Asma Anisa said on Tuesday that the embassy was in close contact with Pakistanis in Beirut and they were safe and sound.... Kidneys of 2 brothers removed, sold HYDERABAD, July 25: Two brothers who along with other members of their family were forced to work on a kiln near Lahore, claimed on Tuesday that the kiln-owner had got their kidneys removed and sold them.... Ex-speaker sees govt ‘ouster’ before polls SUKKUR, July 25: Former speaker of the National Assembly Illahi Bux Soomro said here on Tuesday that the government would be ‘ousted’ well before the scheduled general elections of 2007.... Lahore sinks following downpour: More showers forecast LAHORE, July 25: The heaviest rain of the season which claimed six lives left the metropolis paralysed on Tuesday. The 94mm rain inundated not only low-lying areas but also roads and streets in many posh localities.... Resignations to paralyse assemblies: Sharif LAHORE, July 25: Exiled former prime minister Mian Nawaz Sharif says the government is underestimating the likely impact of the proposed en masse resignations by opposition legislators as they will make it impossible for the assemblies to continue to function.... Locomotive of Karachi Express derails LAHORE, July 25: Derailment of the locomotive of the Lahore-bound Karachi Express at Kot Radha Kishan railway station on Tuesday kept rail traffic suspended on the Sahiwal-Raiwind section for over two... Camel jockey’s tale for tears RAHIM YAR KHAN, July 25: A young camel jockey has been rendered disabled for life owing to alleged torture by none other than his dear one during his stay in the UAE.... Killers of Barrister Saighol arrested LAHORE, July 25: Police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested the killers of Barrister Saleem Saighol.... Democracy must to combat terrorism: speakers ISLAMABAD, July 25: Speakers at a seminar on Tuesday said that long military rules were responsible for the increase in extremism and terrorism activities in Pakistan.... Ammunition, 500kg charas seized RAWALPINDI, July 25: The Anti-Narcotics Force recovered 504kg charas and a huge quantity of ammunition during two separate crackdowns in Rawalpindi and Attock, the authorities said on Tuesday.... 10m children engaged in labour ISLAMABAD, July 25: Some ten million children were engaged in various kinds of labour, and the ever-increasing poverty was the main reason for this dismal state of affairs.... Media coverage of NA body’s proceedings on crash opposed ISLAMABAD, July 25: The defence ministry officials and parliamentary secretary for defence on Tuesday opposed the presence of journalists at the meeting of National Assembly standing committee on defence, saying that... LHC deletes plea from cause list ISLAMABAD, July 25: The Lahore High Court’s Rawalpindi bench deleted the petition of Qari Saifullah Akhtar, detained on suspicion of his alleged links with dubious organisations, from the cause-list on Monday.... Acute shortage of engineers in AJK MUZAFFARABAD, July 25: Two main civic bodies in the earthquake-stricken capital of Azad Jammu and Kashmir face an acute shortage of technical staff, particularly engineers, which residents and officials fear can... Israeli attacks condemned KARACHI, July 25: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists has strongly condemned Israeli attacks on Lebanon, killing over 380 civilians while the so-called “civilised world” remained a silent spectator, particularly Muslim rulers.... Ex-Afghan leader passes away ISLAMABAD, July 25: Maulawi Yunus Khalis, a major guerilla leader during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan has died after protracted illness, his son said in a statement published on Tuesday.... Former official accused of Rs20m fraud KOHAT, July 25: A fourth consecutive discreet inquiry conducted by a team of district administration in a corruption case under the government of Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) has held the former TMO, Kohat, guilty of misappropriating more than Rs20 million.... Galyat beauty hit by unplanned development ABBOTTABAD, July 25: Nathiagali is losing its charm for tourists as a result of unplanned expansion with problems like shortage of drinking water, unclean environment, uncontrolled prices of food items, no... Lakki budget presented LAKKI MARWAT, July 25: Tehsil Nazim Lakki Shaukat Hayat Khan Begukhel presented the annual budget of the Tehsil for the fiscal 2006-07 on Tuesday. The budget session was held here at... Bridge washed away in Sawabi SWABI, July 25: A bridge was washed away by rainwater and four people were injured when widespread rain hit the district again on Tuesday. The Tandkohi bridge on Tandkohi badri on... Kidnapped boy recovered; 5 men arrested TIMERGARA, July 25: Five people were arrested here on the charges of kidnapping a 12-year-old boy for ransom three days ago. Senior Superintendent of Police Khurshid Khan, addressing a press conference... Two injured in blast HANGU, July 25: Two women suffered injuries in an explosion in a residential area near the main bazaar here on Monday. An explosive devise planted in front of the gate of... Newly-wed woman sent to Darul Aman SUKKUR, July 25: The Sukkur circuit bench of the Sindh High Court on Tuesday sent a newly-wed woman, Marvi Phariro, to Darul Aman till the next date of hearing of her case on August 1.... Population growth termed alarming LARKANA, July 25: Speakers at an orientation seminar of registered medical practitioners on “reproductive health and family planning” on Tuesday stressed the need for increasing female literacy rate to address the fast growing population in the country.... 18 booked in murder case KHAIRPUR, July 25: Faiz Ganj police on Tuesday booked 18 men belonging to Chang community on charges of murdering two Mashori men, Hakim Ali and Mehboob Ali, killed near Karondi on Monday.... Survey of rundown buildings, rain losses LAHORE, July 25: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi who reviewed flood fighting arrangments on Tuesday ordered a survey of rundown buildings and losses caused by rains in the province.... No unannounced outage: Jatoi LAHORE, July 25: Federal Water and Power Minister Liaquat Ali Jatoi on Tuesday assured the Standing Committee of the National Assembly on Water and Power that there would be no unannounced loadshedding any where in the country.... MQM public meeting LAHORE, July 25: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement will hold a public meeting at the Minar-i-Pakistan lawns on Aug 14. Before that, a public meeting would be held in Bahawalpur on July 28.... Three more PTCL officers suspended GUJRANWALA, July 25: Three more senior officers of the Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited, including a divisional engineer, were suspended from service on the charge of negligence on Tuesday.... Alleged rapists at large SIALKOT, July 25: The Kotli Loharan police have failed to arrest alleged rapists of daughter of a tea-stall owner.... Hunger strike continues TOBA TEK SINGH, July 25: Power loom workers continued hunger strike near post office crossing on Tuesday at Gojra. They have been on strike for the last two weeks to press... 90pc blood banks have no licence GUJRANWALA, July 25: More than 90 per cent blood banks are being run in the district without any registration without facilities of screening by qualified health officials.... Woman, son killed over land dispute JHANG, July 25: A woman and her son were killed while her husband and son-in-law injured over a land dispute in Jaboana village, 40 kilometres from here, in the early hours of Tuesday.... Waris Shah’s Urs concludes SHEIKHUPURA, July 25: The three-day 208th Urs celebrations of Hazrat Waris Shah concluded in Jandiala Sher Khan, some 14 kilometres from here, on Tuesday. Punjab Cultural Minister Shaukat Ali Bhatti laid a floral wreath at the grave of the sufi poet....

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