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September 05, 2006 Tuesday Sha'aban 11, 1427   Women’s right bill draft approved ISLAMABAD, Sept 4: A select committee of the National Assembly on Monday approved the draft of “Protection of Women’s Rights “ bill. PPP Parliamentarians and Fata legislators wrote dissenting notes on... Registration of vote date extended till Sept 30 ISLAMABAD, Sept 4: The chief election commissioner (CEC) has extended the date of Form-II for registration of votes in the new electoral list from Sept 11 to Sept 30, 2006.... CJ urged to take suo motu notice of killing QUETTA, Sept 4: A former National Assembly speaker and two former members of the lower house have held the military government responsible for the disharmony between Punjab and the Baloch people.... Journalist Lateef Jafri passes away KARACHI, Sept 4: Veteran journalist Lateef Jafri was found dead in his Gulistan-i-Jauhar residence on Monday. He was 74. Mr Jafri’s relatives said he had been living alone because his wife was with his Canada-based son.... Plane makes emergency landing QUETTA, Sept 4: An Islamabad-bound PIA fight made an emergency landing at the Quetta airport on Monday evening due to some technical faults in the plane.... Scottish girl seeks LHC injunction against repatriation LAHORE, Sept 4: The elder sister of a 12-year-old Scottish girl has moved the Lahore High Court seeking an injunction against her repatriation to the UK.... Opposition asked to resign from assemblies ISLAMABAD, Sept 4: Expressing anger over the brutal killing and disgraceful burial of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, speakers at a seminar here on Monday demanded immediate end to military dictatorship and... Repeal of Hudood laws sought ISLAMABAD, Sept 4: Approval of Criminal Law Amendment (Protection of Women) Bill 2006 by NA select committee, which is expected to provide some relief to women and minorities, comes as disappointment... MMA regrets PPP’s support for women protection bill ISLAMABAD, Sept 4: Leaders of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) on Monday termed the People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) support to the women protection bill “regrettable” and “ill-timed,” saying that it would strengthen Gen Musharraf’s position during his visit to the United States.... F-16 purchase not in national interest ISLAMABAD, Sept 4: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has expressed reservations over the proposed purchase of F-16 fighter aircraft from the United States and called for a review of the decision through an open parliamentary debate in a bipartisan committee.... ‘Army action has terrible consequences’ LAHORE, Sept 4: The Human Right Commission of Pakistan on Monday claimed that the “reckless” military actions in Balochistan and target-killing of Nawab Akbar Bugti have resulted in terrible consequences, being displayed in deep anger and protests all over the province.... Traders unseal hazardous plazas: Govt writ challenged LAHORE, Sept 4: Shahalami Market traders led by Haji Hanif Tayyab and Haji Maqsood Butt challenged the writ of the government by unsealing seven plazas hours after they were sealed by... Faheem off to London LAHORE, Sept 4: ARD chairman Makhdoom Amin Faheem flew to London on Monday, on what he called a private visit. He will come back to Pakistan after a couple of days.... PML (youth) office-bearers resign in protest QUETTA, Sept 4: Provincial president of the PML (youth wing) and its Mastung district president resigned from the party in protest against the killing of Nawab Akbar Bugti and vowed to struggle for the rights of Baloch people.... AJK doctors offered incentives MUZAFFARABAD, Sept 4: The AJK government has asked specialist doctors serving in public sector hospitals to submit proposals to help the rural population avail itself of their services and what incentives they need to make it possible.... Partial lunar eclipse on 7th ISLAMABAD, Sept 4: There will be a partial lunar eclipse on Sept 7. According to a press release issued by the Meteorological Department on Sunday here said that the partial eclipse... Orphan girl slain by cousins: Greed for land TOBA TEK SINGH,.Sept 4: A young girl, her mother and her uncle were axed to death in their house at Chak 260 GB on Sunday night by their four relatives who... Fireworks business goes unchecked VEHARI, Sept 4: The fireworks business is on the rise in the district ahead of Shab-i-Barat, but the district administration has failed to take any step to check the menace.... How beggars became choosers in BD LAHORE, Sept 4: Some 80,000 beggars in Bangladesh have given up beggary after benefiting from the micro-credit scheme of the Grameen Bank. “We asked beggars some three years ago if they... Lawyer picked up by ‘plainclothesmen’ DERA GHAZI KHAN, Sept 4: Four unidentified men picked up an advocate when he was coming out from sessions court here on Monday. Reports said that advocate Syed Sabir Hussain Shah was taken away by men in civvies.... Over two dozen buildings declared dangerous GUJRANWALA, Sept 4: Over two dozen buildings in Wazirabad were declared dangerous on Monday after a survey conducted by the Tehsil Municipal Administration and asked owners to demolish them immediately to avoid any loss of life.... Tanneries violate labour laws KASUR, Sept 3: Labourers working in tanneries in Kasur should be paid in accordance with the new labour policy revised by the government.... Three killed, boy strangled in Multan MULTAN, Sept 4: Three people, including two women, were killed in separate incidents here on Monday while a boy was strangled after sodomy. In Gulgasht police precincts, Tahira Bibi of... Banned outfit’s member held VEHARI, Sept 4: Gagoo police claimed on Monday to have arrested an activist of a banned religious organisation and recovered a large number of illegal arms, fake registration of motorcycles, arms and other important documents from his possession.... 2 die as train hits tractor MANDI BAHAUDDIN, Sept 4: Two persons were killed when a Sargodha-bound train hit a tractor-trolley near the Kallaowal railway crossing on the canal here on Monday.... Woman seeks arrest of husband’s killers ISLAMABAD, Sept 4: The family members of a man murdered in Pakpattan have demanded immediate arrest and trial of the influential culprits who they say are still at large and pressuring them through the police to strike a deal with them.... Wasti urges SC to take suo motu action in Bugti’s killing ISLAMABAD, Sept 4: Pakistan Muslim League vice-president Syed Kabir Ali Wasti has appealed to the Supreme Court of Pakistan to take suo motu notice of Nawab Akbar Bugti’s killing, and demanded that the military should return to the barracks.... Ex-NLC staffer’s appeal dismissed ISLAMABAD, Sept 4: A two-member bench of the Federal Service Tribunal (FST) comprising Rashid Mehmod Ansari and Jahanzeb Burki dismissed the appeal of former commercial superintendent, NLC Karachi, filed in 1999 seeking reinstatement.... Two killed by rivals LAHORE, Sept 4: Two people were shot dead and as many others injured allegedly by rivals in Chuhng here on Monday.... Robbers kill guard LAHORE, Sept 4: A security guard of a farmhouse was shot dead while another was injured in Raiwind here on Monday. Police said two unidentified gun-totting people burst into the farmhouse of Khwaja Bilal in Raiwind city for robbery....

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