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August 13, 2006 Sunday Rajab 17, 1427   Al Qaeda again draws Pakistan into world attention on terror PESHAWAR, Aug 12: Al Qaeda’s ability to continue to draw international Jihadis to Pakistan, thus creating a sort of nexus, has once again put the country under the spotlight.... Dr Lodhi rushes back to London ISLAMABAD, Aug 12: Pakistan’s High Commissioner to the UK Dr Maleeha Lodhi, who arrived here earlier this week for the International Judicial Conference, has rushed back to London where several people... Flood: KKH blocked, 10 houses collapse GILGIT, Aug 12: Flash floods destroyed at least 10 houses in the Sakwar village here on Friday night, police sources said.... Opposition senators criticise PM’s adviser ISLAMABAD, Aug 12: The reported charging of huge fees by Senior Adviser to Prime Minister Sharifuddin Pirzada for defending the government in courts echoed in Senate on Saturday, with opposition members... US visa procedure irk jurists ISLAMABAD, Aug 12: Top judicial officials invited to a conference on rule of law in the US are staying away as the visa procedures appeared insulting to them.... PPP files plea against PM, others: Stock market crash ISLAMABAD, Aug 12: Pakistan People’s Party has lodged a complaint against Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, State Minister for Finance Omar Ayub Khan and Adviser on Finance Dr Salman Shah with the... 1,500 UK visas missing ISLAMABAD, Aug 12: A total of 1,500 visas of the United Kingdom have disappeared during transportation from London to Moscow and from the British Embassy in Sudan this year, sources told Dawn.... Political agents refuse to share financial powers PESHAWAR, Aug 12: A tug-of-war is continuing between political agents and executive officers of the finance and planning departments in seven agencies of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) over delegation of powers.... Spiralling prices squeeze the poor ISLAMABAD, Aug 12: The continuous price hike of essential items during the last month has put additional burden on the household budget of the most vulnerable low and middle income groups.... Chaudhrys spot 12 ‘cheating’ members: Failure of no-trust move GUJRAT, Aug 12: The Chaudhrys have identified 12 Kharian tehsil council members who allegedly ditched them by voting for tehsil nazim Nadeem Asghar Kaira during a no-trust move on Aug 7, it is learnt here on Saturday.... Rains, floods affected 767 villages in 10 dists LAHORE, Aug 12: The recent rains and floods have affected 767 villages, damaging crops spreading over 106,700 acres and partially damaging 3,732 houses, besides wiping out 390 in 10 districts of the Punjab.... Police alerted for Independence Day celebrations LAHORE, Aug 12: IGP Ziaul Hasan has directed using close circuit cameras and metal detectors for averting any eventuality during Independence Day festivities.... 3,614 Pakistanis in foreign jails ISLAMABAD, Aug 12: Federal Foreign Minister Mian Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri on Saturday told National Assembly that 3,614 Pakistanis were imprisoned in the US, UK and Saudi Arab.... Need stressed to solve youth’s problems ISLAMABAD, Aug 12: Pakistani youth are not in the forefront of supporting important developments in the country unlike their counterparts of many fortunate nations.... ANF foils smuggling attempts RAWALPINDI, Aug 12: The Anti Narcotics Force (ANF) foiled two attempts to smuggle huge quantity of narcotics from Peshawar to Punjab and China and recovered 106kg charas and 11 heroin-filled capsules and arrested two smugglers including a South African woman.... New media policy in final stages ISLAMABAD, Aug 12: Secretary Information and Broadcasting Shahid Rafi on Saturday said the new media policy was in final stages and would be announced soon.... Govt officials to get a house ISLAMABAD, Aug 12: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has approved a scheme to provide a house to officers of BPS-17 and above, with at least 25 years of service.... Constable killed in encounter SIALKOT, Aug 12: A constable was killed in an encounter with robbers in Hajipura here early on Saturday morning.... LDA officials set on bail SAHIWAL, Aug 12: Judicial magistrate Mudassar Umar Bodla on Saturday granted bail to the LDA magistrate and his three other employees who were arrested the other day after a clash with a patrol police squad over vehicular collision.... Youth killed in explosion JARANWALA, Aug 12: A youth was burnt alive while another sustained serious injuries in a fireworks explosion here in the city on Friday.... Tree plantation VEHARI, Aug 12: Tree plantation drive was launched in the district jail here on Saturday.... Free science education to end teachers’ shortage LAHORE, Aug 12: Governor Khalid Maqbool said on Saturday the University of Education would provide free science education to eligible candidates to overcome shortage of science teachers in educational institutions in the province.... 7 Pakistanis to attend world maths moot LAHORE, Aug 12: Pakistan has been invited to participate in an international seminar on mathematics to be held at Madrid, Spain, from Aug 14 to 21.... Rain forecast LAHORE, Aug 12: Partly cloudy weather with chances of thunderstorm/rain has been forecast for the city during the next 24 hours....

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