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September 13, 2006 Wednesday Sha'aban 19, 1427   Compromise on Hudood laws criticised LAHORE, Sept 12: Expressing outrage at the ‘political expediency’ demonstrated by the government over the women’s protection bill, human and women’s rights bodies on Tuesday accused it of reneging on its promise.... Fateha for Bugti, prayer for Dr Khan’s recovery ISLAMABAD, Sept 12: Senate Deputy Chairman Jan Mohammad Jamali on Tuesday adjourned the session without taking up any item on the agenda for the day after the house offered fateha for... Pakistan, India joining ASEM ISLAMABAD, Sept 12: The Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) has decided to offer its membership to Pakistan and India, providing them another forum to discuss their political issues including Kashmir informally.... Speakers demand end to army’s role in politics ISLAMABAD, Sept 12: Politicians and retired generals have stressed on putting an end to army’s role in politics to allow democracy to take roots in the country.... Train routes changed LAHORE, Sept 12: Routes of two express trains have been changed while the operation of another cancelled after the suspension of rail traffic on the Hyderabad-Karachi section with immediate effect.... NA for action against illegal buildings ISLAMABAD, Sept 12: Speaker Chaudhry Amir Hussain on Tuesday directed an action against illegal constructions in Murree and asked the Ministry of Tourism to check illegal resorts in the hilly area.... UNDP signs agreement with ECP: Free, fair elections ISLAMABAD, Sept 12: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and government of Pakistan on Tuesday signed the “Support to National Elections in Pakistan” project for facilitating the conduct of the general elections 2007 through coordinated donor support.... Police accused of helping ‘influential rapists’ MULTAN, Sept 12: The Fazalpur police have allegedly let some “influential rapists” off the hook, making the victim and her family move from place to place to get justice.... Canada to invest in Pakistan LAHORE, Sept 12: Canada-Pakistan Business Council president Anwar Andy Merchant has said that a number of big Canadian business were planning to launch joint ventures in Pakistan.... SC action sought against LHC plan : Judges’ recruitment LAHORE, Sept 12: Advocate Tariq Aziz has moved the chief justice of Pakistan in a petition requesting that the Supreme Court should take a suo moto notice of the Lahore High Court’s plan to directly recruit about 100 civil judges.... FPSC chief’s tenure case infructuous, SC told ISLAMABAD, Sept 12: The Supreme Court was informed here on Tuesday that a petition field by the former chairman of the Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC), Lt-Gen Jamshaid Gulzar Kiyani, challenging... Woman, 45, assaulted in Neelum Vally MUZAFFARABAD, Sept 12: A middle-aged woman from the Neelum Valley alleged here on Tuesday that she was sexually assaulted by four men in her village but a local Muslim Conference leader... 65 illegal migrants held LVIV, Sept 12: Sixty-five clandestine migrants, including 54 Indians and seven Pakistanis, have been arrested near Ukraine’s border with Slovakia in the last 24 hours, Ukrainian border authorities said on Tuesday.... Ration for rain victims HYDERABAD, Sept 12: The cabinet division has arranged 10,000 ration packets for rain-affected people in Hyderabad district under the prime minister’s directives. Additional Relief Commissioner of Sindh Muneer Ahmed Memon said... Cellphone reservation KARACHI, Sept 12: PIA on Tuesday launched a mobile reservation service and E-ticketing ATM. According to a press release, the airline also plans to introduce ticket purchase and check-In via cellphones.... 3 foreigners deported PESHAWAR, Sept 12: Three foreigners were deported from Peshawar international airport after after they had arrived from Dubai on Tuesday on fake Pakistani visas. According to a press release, Bangladeshi nationals... Laws of local area authority to be changed PESHAWAR, Sept 12: NWFP Minister for Local Government and Rural Development Sardar Mohammad Idrees has said that laws relating to the local area authority should be changed to make them more effective.... Four killed in road accidents KOHAT, Sept 12: Four people were killed and 17 injured in two accidents on Tuesday. Three people were killed and 16 injured when a pick-up collided head-on with a Kohat-bound coaster on the Indus Highway.... Teachers demand allowance payment PESHAWAR, Sept 12: The NWFP All Teachers Association (ATA) has urged the government to release their teacher allowances like in Balochistan and Islamabad and strongly denounced the education department’s interference in the matter.... HEC ranking PESHAWAR, Sept 12: The NWFP Agricultural University of Peshawar ranks third among the four agricultural universities in the country.... Tribesmen reject US charge KHAR (Bajaur Agency), Sept 12: Tribal chiefs and political representatives of Federally Administrative Tribal Area (Fata) have rejected a report of US secret agencies about presence of Osama bin Laden... Drive for nurseries PESHAWAR, Sept 12: The NWFP government on Tuesday launched a campaign to raise nurseries of different species and fruit plants to rehabilitate environment in Swat, Shangla, Malakand and Buner districts, said Noorul Haq, NWFP Secretary for Forests, Wildlife, Fisheries and Transport.... Age-limit raised for admission PESHAWAR, Sept 12: NWFP Health Minister Inayatullah has ordered an increase in the age-limit for candidates seeking admission to paramedical institutes of the province from 25 to 35 years.... Compensation for rain victims PESHAWAR, Sept 12: The father of a boy who was killed and a girl who was injured when the roof of a house in the Asharkorh village collapsed in recent rains were paid Rs100,000 and Rs50,000, respectively.... Photo journalist Zaigham Zaidi is no more RAWALPINDI, Sept 12: Zaigham Zaidi, one of Pakistan’s best known photo journalists, is no more. He died on Monday, aged 76, after a three-month coma and a protracted illness of four years.... Over 0.1m schools lack facilities ISLAMABAD, Sept 12: Over 100,000 schools in the country lack basic facilities such as classrooms, toilets and clean drinking water, said Federal Education Minister Lt-Gen (retired) Javed Ashraf Qazi on Tuesday.... Organisation banned for spreading hate ISLAMABAD, Sept 12: The government has banned a student organisation for publishing and distributing hate material in the country, a source in interior ministry told Dawn on Tuesday.... Diplomat looted ISLAMABAD, Sept 11: Cash and valuables were stolen from the residence of a Polish diplomat in Diplomatic Enclave, the police said on Tuesday.... Benazir asks govt to help flood victims ISLAMABAD, Sept 12: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairperson Benazir Bhutto has expressed grief over the devastation caused by rains in Sindh and asked the government to immediately attend to the relief and rehabilitation of the flood victims.... NWP criticises Balochistan operation LAHORE, Sept 12: The National Workers Party on Tuesday criticised the army operation in Balochistan in which hundreds of innocent people were killed and many disappeared and property worth millions of rupees was destroyed.... Probe into Rs20m robbery: Police quiz real estate agent LAHORE, Sept 12: Police claim to have taken into custody a real estate agent from Gulberg in connection with the probe into a Rs20 million robbery at the residence of a book publisher/seller in Ghalib Market on Monday afternoon.... Posts of clerks upgraded LAHORE, Sept 12: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has approved upgrading of the posts of clerks working in federal and provincial government departments, autonomous bodies and district governments.... Widow allowed full grant LAHORE, Sept 12: The widow of a deceased government servant has been allowed full monthly subsistence grant from the benevolent fund after the demise of the first on the intervention of Punjab Ombudsman Abdur Rashid Khan.... Bodies to check prices in Ramazan FAISALABAD, Sept 12: Consumer committees, comprising housewives, retailers, representative of NGOs and social workers, will be formed at the union council level before the commencement of Ramazan “to check profiteering and hoarding.”... Rape attempt victim seeks registration of case JHANG, Sept 12: Qadirpur police are reluctant to register a case of alleged rape attempt on a 14-year-old schoolgirl as the accused reportedly belongs to an influential family.... 80pc deportees belong to Gujranwala: FIA GUJRANWALA, Sep 12: As many as 24,000 Pakistanis were deported by European countries, Iran, Turkey and gulf states last year and 80 per cent of them belong to Gujranwala region comprising six districts.... Govt urged to bring youth’s body back from Iran SIALKOT, Sept 12: The family of a youth who was killed by the Iranian security forces while crossing border some 10 days ago has appealed to the government to make arrangements for bringing his body back.... Six farmers faint during pest spray GUJRANWALA, Sept 12: About half a dozen farmers fainted during spray of pesticides at their paddy crops at Rakh Kikeranwali village here on Tuesday....

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