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August 30, 2006 Wednesday Sha'aban 5, 1427   Aziz calls it a vote of confidence ISLAMABAD Aug 29: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Monday said he will continue his political career and serve the people with even more devotion. Addressing a news conference in his Parliament... Shujaat links quitting NA to PPP’s resignation ISLAMABAD, Aug 29: Pakistan Muslim League president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has conditionally offered to resign from the National Assembly on the issue of the killing of former chief minister of Balochistan Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti.... ‘Cluster bombs used against Bugti’ QUETTA, Aug 29: Nawabzada Hyrbair Marri on Monday rejected government’s claims that Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti had died because of the collapse of his cave hideout and said that cluster bombs had been used against him and other tribesmen.... Baloch Alliance calls for end to operation QUETTA, Aug 29: The four-party Baloch Alliance has asked the government to stop military operation in Dera Bugti and Kohlu, hand over the body of Nawab Bugti to his heirs and release all arrested political workers.... Political parties submit account statements ISLAMABAD, Aug 29: Some 50 political parties of the country on Tuesday submitted their annual statement of party accounts on the last day before the Election Commission to let them qualify for an election symbol for the next general elections.... Protest rallies in Sindh towns: Killing of Akbar Bugti NAWABSHAH, Aug 29: Members of the District Bar Association on Tuesday boycotted court proceedings in protest against the killing of Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Bugti. They offered ‘gaibana’ Namaz-i-Janaza of the late leader in the session court.... Killing of Bugti a blow to national unity: Nur Khan ISLAMABAD, Aug 29: Former Air Force chief Air Marshal Nur Khan has roundly condemned the ruling Muslim League leadership, specially its president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and its secretary-general Mushahid Hussain Syed,... ARD to hold prayers for Bugti LAHORE, Aug 29: The Punjab ARD here on Tuesday expressed complete solidarity with the people of Balochistan in their ‘hour of trial’, and decided to offer funeral prayers for JWP leader Akbar Bugti outside the Lahore Press Club on Wednesday.... Hafiz Saeed re-arrested hours after release LAHORE, Aug 29: The police again arrested Jamaatud Daawa Pakistan amir Hafiz Muhammad Saeed in an operation after midnight on Monday. The Daawa leader was re-arrested and sent to the Kot... Official’s transfer triggers row MUZAFFARABAD, Aug 29: A transfer order issued by AJK Minister for Local Government and Rural Development Raja Naseer Ahmed Khan is likely to trigger a row between him and administrator Municipal Corporation Muzaffarabad Zahid Amin, it has been learnt.... Saudi Arabia to provide 5,000 pre-fabricated houses ISLAMABAD, Aug 29: A consignment of 5,000 pre-fabricated housing units would be delivered to the poor people in Muzaffarabad within the next fortnight. Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir Sardar Atiq Ahmad... China, Pakistan asked to face challenges together ISLAMABAD, Aug 29: Pakistan and China should expand their cooperative relationship to face the challenges of the new century, suggested a visiting leader of the Communist Party of China (CPC) here on Tuesday.... Bill to regulate NGOs to be tabled in NA soon ISLAMABAD, Aug 29: The government will soon table a bill in the National Assembly for registration and effective monitoring of non-governmental organisations, official sources told Dawn.... Four Marri commanders, 2,000 supporters surrender QUETTA, Aug 29: Four Marri commanders along with their 2,000 supporters surrendered to the government in a ceremony held at Thadri, some 100 kilometres from Kohlu, on Tuesday, official sources said.... Columnist declines award KARACHI, Aug 29: Columnist Nasim Zehra has declined to accept Sitara-i-Imtiaz in protest against the recent killing of Nawab Akbar Bugti by security forces. A statement emailed on Tuesday says Ms... Swara marriage: members of jirga among nine held SWABI, Aug 29: Nine people, seven of them jirga members, were arrested from the courtroom of the District and Sessions Judge here on Tuesday on charges of giving a minor girl... 130 passengers cross LoC by buses MUZAFFARABAD, Aug 29: More than 130 people from the divided regions of Kashmir travelled across the Line of Control from the Tetrinote Chakan da Bagh crossing point, an official said.... SI shot dead SWABI, Aug 29: A sub-inspector was killed while a constable was seriously injured when unidentified motorcyclists opened fire on a police pick-up here on Tuesday.... Rights body criticises Bugti’s killing PESHAWAR, Aug 29: The Alliance for Protection of Human Rights (APHR) has condemned the killing of Nawab Akbar Bugti, his relatives and associates in a military operation at Kohlu on Saturday last.... 186 relief camps for rain-affected people set up MIRPURKHAS, Aug 29: The district nazim of Mirpurkhas, Dr Sughra Junejo, has said that 186 relief camps have been set up in the district to accommodate rain-affected people and packets of ration were being distributed among them.... Coach attacked by bandits, driver killed SUKKUR, Aug 29: Three people were killed and 10 others, including a woman, injured in separate incidents in Kandhkot, Sukkur and Ubauro on Tuesday. In the first incident, highwaymen opened fire... PD Khan on verge of environmental catastrophe GUJAR KHAN, Aug 29: Pind Dadan Khan Tehsil is facing serious threat of environmental degradation owing to large scale deforestation, spreading salinity and rising pollution caused by two cement factories in the area.... Policy to manage migration ready ISLAMABAD, Aug 29: The draft of migration management policy is ready and will be presented to the cabinet for approval soon. This was stated by secretary interior Syed Kamal Shah while... Kohlu tragedy to have serious implications ISLAMABAD, Aug 29: Political leaders and parties have condemned the killing of Jamhoori Watan Party chief Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti in a military operation on Saturday, saying it would have serious consequences for the country.... New IPPs told to complete projects in time ISLAMABAD, Aug 29: Federal Minister for Water and Power, Liaquat Ali Jatoi has asked the new Independent Power Producers (IPPs) to complete their projects in time so that the government could meet the growing demand of power in the country.... PPAF disburses Rs2bn in quake affected areas ISLAMABAD, Aug 29: The Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) has so far disbursed Rs2 billion in the quake-affected areas of NWFP and Azad Jammu Kashmir. In NWFP alone the PPAF has... Sisters reunite with parents LAHORE, Aug 29: Punjab Child Protection Bureau on Monday returned the three out of four girls, who had been found abandoned at the Data Ganj Bukhsh shrine on Aug 21, to their parents.... Prisons capacity up by 3,000 LAHORE, Aug 29: Punjab Jails Minister Saeed Akbar Khan has said that the capacity of prisons in the province has increased by 3,000 people following the construction of 21 new barracks... Security beefed up LAHORE, Aug 29: The city police beefed up security following a bomb blast in Liberty Market on Tuesday. City Police chief Khwaja Khalid Farooq ordered deployment of extra force at all... 71 uplift schemes approved BAHAWALPUR, Aug 29: The district development committee on Tuesday approved 71 schemes of construction of roads, water supply, drainage and village electrification worth Rs110 million.... Sugarcane farmers cry out against disparity LAHORE, Aug 29: The farmer bodies from Punjab on Tuesday accused the provincial cane commissionerate of protecting sugar millers at the cost of growers and taking decisions likely to induce poverty in rural areas.... CJP urged to set up judicial commission LAHORE, Aug 29: The Lahore High Cour t Bar Association on Tuesday requested the chief justice of Pakistan to constitute a judicial commission to probe into Kohlu operation in which... Eight jewellery shops reduced to ashes GUJRANWALA, Aug 29: As many as eight jewellery shops were reduced to ashes when a fire broke out in a shoes shop here on Tuesday due to short circuit.... Varsities to follow uniform calendar LAHORE, Aug 29: The Punjab universities’ vice-chancellors conference has decided to introduce uniform academic calendar and the uniform grading system in semester system examinations.... Iranian petrol seized DERA GHAZI KHAN, Aug 29: The Border Military Police (BMP) on Tuesday foiled a bid to smuggle more than 28,000 litres of Iranian petrol into Punjab.... Search for explosive devices SIALKOT, Aug 29: Alarmed by killing of two minor brothers in an explosion a few days back, the security personnel on Tuesday carried out massive search for any other fatal device in Zafarwal’s bordering villages.... Deportees sent to Lahore jail GUJRANWALA, Aug 29: About 150 deportees were sent to Lahore camp jail on Tuesday after the refusal of local jail authorities to detain them owing to overcrowding.... Trader robbed of Rs3.5m MANDI BAHAUDDIN, Aug 29: Robbers plundered cash and valuables worth Rs3.5 million from a tradesman’s house in a city area on Monday morning....

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