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September 04, 2006 Monday Sha'aban 10, 1427   ‘Foreign forces aiding anti-state elements’: Durrani issues 13-page fact-sheet ISLAMABAD, Sept 3: Information Minister Mohammad Ali Durrani on Sunday justified the killing of Nawab Akbar Bugti and said that the Baloch leader had chosen the road of militancy by closing all political options.... Opposition to continue NA boycott ISLAMABAD, Sept 3: The combined opposition in the National Assembly will continue boycott of lower house of parliament when it resumes its proceedings after a two-day weekly recess today (Monday).... ANP, BNP-M urge joint struggle for rights QUETTA, Sept 3: Awami National Party chief Asfandyar Wali Khan and Baloch nationalist leader Sardar Akhtar Mengal have said that there is a need for a joint struggle by Pakhtuns, Balochs and Sindhis to protect the rights of the oppressed nations.... Scottish girl happy to be with father LAHORE, Sept 3: The Scottish schoolgirl fighting a court battle for a guardianship in the name of her Pakistani father says it was a living hell she had escaped from, and “it suits her more to live here than in Britain.”... Infrastructure development stressed CHARSADDA, Sept 3: Federal Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao has stressed the need for developing the infrastructure for providing basic amenities to the people.... Bugti’s killing a conspiracy: Imran OKARA, Sept 3: Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf Chief Imran Khan has termed Nawab Akbar Bugti’s killing a conspiracy against the provinces of the country, and said those supporting Gen Musharraf on the issue... No ARD-MMA alliance in the offing: Fahim LAHORE, Sept 3: Makhdoom Amin Fahim says there is no possibility of the ARD forming a formal alliance with the MMA, and the two coalitions will continue to function from their respective platforms.... Fresh peak of high flood in Chenab LAHORE, Sept 3: The two-day widespread heavy rain finally stopped during the early hours of Sunday as the monsoon system which generated it moved out of the region but a fresh... Murree becomes death trap for tourists ISLAMABAD, Sept 3: The country’s most popular hill resort Murree is turning into a concrete jungle and a ‘death trap’ for tourists with almost 100 old and new dangerous buildings that... Govt accused of brutalising politics ISLAMABAD, Sept 3: The Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N) on Sunday said the opposition was not politicising the killing of Nawab Akbar Bugti. “It is the government which is brutalising politics... Plan to protect consumer rights faces red tape ISLAMABAD, Sept 3: The National Quality Policy and Plan containing measures to protect the rights of consumers through the development of regulatory mechanism, product certification and other conformity assessment schemes has not been implemented because of bureaucratic hurdles.... Four cases registered ISLAMABAD, Sept 3: The capital administration in its drive against misuse of loudspeakers and sale of hate material has registered four cases, Deputy Commissioner Chaudhry Mohammad Ali told Dawn on Sunday.... 4 die after drinking poisonous milk CHAKWAL, Sept 3: A man and his three sons died after drinking poisonous milk at Dhoda village located some 35km from here in the Dhumman police limits.... Boy killed; man kidnapped RAWALPINDI, Sept 3: A 12-year-old boy was killed after being run over by a wagon in Westridge on Sunday, police said. Safdar Ali, 12, was crossing the road when he was hit by a speeding wagon.... Intending pilgrims warned of hazards ISLAMABAD, Sept 3: Pakistan has not banned people from travelling to Iraq but it has issued a ‘travel advisory’ to remind people of hazards of the war-like situation there, officials say.... Malaysia surcharge unchanged for Pakistan KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3: Malaysia Airlines, which is trying to revive its fortunes, has announced an increase in fuel surcharges on a number of international routes.... Tortured bodies found BAGHDAD, Sept 3: Iraq’s most influential Shia leader warned the prime minister to quell violence or risk “other powers” filling the gap, while police found the tortured and blindfolded bodies of 13 Pakistani and Indian pilgrims and their Iraqi driver.... ‘Afforestation planned on large scale’ PESHAWAR, Sept 3: The government will launch the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) project in all the provinces to increase the forest cover and green area, Dr Bashir Ahmed Wani, Inspector General Forests said.... Services of Sahibzada praised at funeral HATTIAN BALA, Sept 3: Thousands of people converged here on Sunday to pay their last respects to veteran Kashmiri politician Sahibzada Mohammad Ishaq Zaffar.... TB patients urged to complete 8-month treatment PESHAWAR, Sept 3: Experts have said that TB is a curable disease and patients should continue their treatment for eight consecutive months under the directly-observed treatment short (Dots) course.... Man with forged passport held PESHAWAR, Sept 3: The immigration police at Peshawar airport on Sunday arrested a man who had landed here from Abu Dhabi on a forged machine-readable passport, said a senior official.... Call for improving hospital’s condition PESHAWAR, Sept 3: People of the Bara area of Khyber Agency have expressed resentment over the apathy of the authorities concerned towards Tehsil Headquarters (THQ) Hospital Dogra and asked the lawmakers belonging to the agency to take up the matter.... Grain agents plan protest SAHIWAL, Sept 3: Punjab Grain Market Commission Agents Association has announced its protest schedule against the levy of withholding tax on bank transactions.... Several villages in Punjab inundated SIALKOT, Sept 3: Several villages were inundated owing to overflow of the river Chenab and other seasonal drains in parts of Punjab on Sunday.... Dream of becoming constable comes true JHANG, Sept 3: The provincial ombudsman, Rashed Khan, has ordered the recruitment of a candidate as constable in the Jhang police patrol at least two years after he had successfully passed his selection test.... West blamed for double standards VEHARI, Sept 3: UK Parliamentarian Chaudhry Sarwar says the dream of a durable peace in the world cannot be realised till a change in double standard of the West.... CM cancels Mianwali teachers’ transfers MIANWALI, Sept 3: A week-long hustle and bustle at the Mianwali education office was cut short when the officials received a memorandum from the Punjab Chief Minister Secretariat ordering cancellation of... 2pc levy on PoA irks absentee proprietors LAHORE, Sept 3: People, especially those living overseas, are facing severe problems in managing their properties through the agents holding the power of attorney (PoA) because of imposition of two per cent capital value tax on the instrument....

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