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August 12, 2006 Saturday Rajab 16, 1427   Pakistan urged to achieve political stability ISLAMABAD, Aug 11: The United States has urged Pakistan to achieve political stability, ensure rule of law and promote transparency for consolidating political and economic relations between the two countries.... Opposition stages walkout in protest: Ministers’ absence from Senate ISLAMABAD, Aug 11: The combined opposition on Friday staged an en bloc walkout from the Senate to protest the absence of ministers concerned from the house.... Interior secretary, DAG summoned QUETTA, Aug 11: A division bench of the Balochistan High Court here on Friday re-issued a notice to the Federal Secretary Interior to appear on Aug 22 in a case about... UK authority disowns lawmaker’s certificate MUZAFFARABAD, Aug 11: A UK-based certificate awarding authority has disowned qualification certificates attributed to it by a Muslim Conference lawmaker from Azad Jammu Kashmir’s southern Mirpur district, Dawn has learnt.... BoE identifies 19 terror suspects LONDON, Aug 11: Names of 19 UK residents arrested in connection with an alleged terror plot to blow up airplanes, as released by the Bank of England: Abdula Ahmed Ali, 25;... Four LDA men held after row with police SAHIWAL, Aug 11: The Yousafwala police arrested a Lahore Development Authority magistrate and three other employees after an exchange of harsh words over vehicular collision on Friday.... Demo by affectees of Taunsa Barrage MULTAN, Aug 11: Scores of the people from among the riverine communities living alongside the river Indus held a protest demonstration at Taunsa Barrage against the alleged highhandedness of an engineering... Relief goods given to Cholistanis BAHAWALPUR, Aug 11: Goods, including clothes, were distributed among about 4,000 Cholistanis affected by scorching heat in the vast desert here.... Ahle Sunnat’s rally against Israel OKARA, Aug 11: The Jamaat Ahle Sunnat took out a protest rally against Israel after Friday prayers from Ghosia mosque to Okara Press Club and the participants chanted slogans against the US and the government of Pakistan.... Child beggars rescued GUJRANWALA, Aug 11: Around 49 minor children, involved in begging, were caught by the Child Protection and Welfare Bureau from various parts of the city on Friday.... Muhafiz Squad now in Faisalabad FAISALABAD, Aug 11: Comprehensive reforms in the police department have not only helped in checking crimes, but also opened new avenues of community policing.... PO shot dead in police encounter KHANPUR, Aug 11: A proclaimed offender of the ‘Bhand gang’ was killed in a shootout with police in the riverine area near Tarinda Mohammad Panah late Thursday night.... Case for church desecration TOBA TEK SINGH, Aug 11: Nawan Lahore police on Friday registered a blasphemy case against a Muslim for desecration of a church at Chak 348-JB.... Captive wins distinction in matric BAHAWALPUR, Aug 11: Naeem Amir, a prisoner at the new central jail, is among the position holders of the matriculation annual examination of 2006.... Poisonous gas claims two lives BUREWALA, Aug 11: Two persons were killed while as many others became unconscious after inhaling poisonous gas at mauza Sahooka here on Thursday evening.... 80 Rojhan villages flooded RAJANPUR, Aug 11: Around 80 villages in Rojhan were flooded while standing cotton crop on thousands of acres was inundated after an embankment at Sabzani was swept away on Friday.... Booked GUJRANWALA, Aug 11: Over 25 farmers were booked for stealing canal water in Tetley village on Friday. Reports said that a joint team of the irrigation department and the police... 10 federal varsities to be set up this year ISLAMABAD, Aug 11: Minister for Education Lt-Gen (retired) Javed Ashraf Qazi here on Friday told the Senate that 10 federal universities will be established across the country during the year 2006-07.... Minister favours NHA chief under duress ISLAMABAD, Aug 11: Federal Minister for Communications Shamim Ahmed Siddiqui on Friday found himself in a tight spot when the opposition senators asked him to categorically state whether he was satisfied... PBC, SCBA boycott PM dinner ISLAMABAD, Aug 11: The Pakistan Bar Council and the Supreme Bar Council (PBC) and Supreme Court Bar Association on Friday decided to boycott Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz’s dinner for the delegates... Japan’s support for N.As uplift to cement bilateral ties ISLAMABAD, Aug 11: Excellent bilateral relations exist between Pakistan and Japan which must be strengthened further for mutual benefit of both countries.... US not allowing direct flights from Pakistan ISLAMABAD, Aug 11: Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Maj (retired) Tanveer Hussain Syed on Friday informed the National Assembly that the US was not allowing direct flights from Pakistan due to security concerns.... Protest against Israeli attacks ISLAMABAD, Aug 11: Millat-i-Jafria Pakistan on Friday held a demonstration here to condemn the mass killing and bombing of civilian localities in Lebanon by the Israeli forces and demanded immediate end to ruthless killing.... Govt asked to provide relief to flood victims ISLAMABAD, Aug 11: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairperson Benazir Bhutto on Friday stressed on the government to take effective measures for providing relief to flood victims.... Varsities asked not to fix any quota: Postgraduate classes LAHORE, Aug 11: The governor in his capacity as chancellor has directed all universities not to fix any quota for postgraduate classes for its own students.... Efforts to sell steel mills ‘continue’ LAHORE, Aug 11: Barrister Zafarullah Khan, whose Watan Party was one of the petitioners on whose plea the Supreme Court scrapped the privatisation of the Pakistan Steel Mills, said here on... Ulema urged to promote tolerance LAHORE, Aug 11: Peace in the province guarantees its progress and prosperity, and unemployment can only be reduced if the pace of development is accelerated.... Social security hospitals LAHORE, Aug 11: Punjab Employees Social Security Institution (PESSI) Commissioner Syed Tahir Raza Naqvi has said measures are afoot to ensure private sector role in the management of all social security... Teachers to protest HEC policies LAHORE; Aug 11: The Punjab University Academic Staff Association has decided to observe protest day on Aug 17 and hunger strike on Aug 22 against the federal government and Higher Education Commission’s anti-education and anti-teachers policies.... Afro-Asian nations asked to wake up LAHORE, Aug 11: Condemning the massacres in Lebanon by the Israel war-machine, the South Asians for Human Rights has called upon the Afro-Asian nationals to shed their pathetic indifference to the... Celebratory stuff floods Lahore LAHORE, Aug 11: The city is witnessing boom in pre-Independence Day festivities, though rains prevented the early take off.... 9,000 cops to perform duty on 14th LAHORE, Aug 11: Lahore police have made foolproof security arrangements for Independence Day celebrations.... PU’s facilities LAHORE, Aug 11: The Punjab University administration has announced provision of more facilities for the candidates applying for admissions to various departments.... Three DIGs transferred, posted LAHORE, Aug 11: The Punjab government on Friday transferred and posted three DIGs. Earlier orders posting DIG Security, Special Branch, Punjab, Mubarik Ali Athar, as Dera Ghazi Khan DIG were cancelled.... Auction of 295 fishing points LAHORE, Aug 11: The Punjab Fisheries Department will auction fishing rights at 295 points in the province at its office here on Aug 15 and 16.... Security for public meeting LAHORE, Aug 11: The city traffic police on Friday decided to depute 1,735 officials for an Independence Day public meeting at Minar-i-Pakistan on Aug 13....

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