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September 20, 2006 Wednesday Sha'aban 26, 1427   Shaukat urges efforts to bridge gap between faiths ISLAMABAD, Sept 19: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has called for stepped up efforts to bridge the widening gap between different faiths. Speaking to a visiting delegation of monks and intellectuals from... ADB agrees to offer financial assistance ISLAMABAD, Sept 19: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has agreed to offer substantial financial assistance to Pakistan to help improve the country’s deteriorating power infrastructure and to initially release “the first tranche of $250 million by the end of 2006”.... Pakistan-UK ties to be cemented ISLAMABAD, Sept 19: Sue Beaumont, the new country director of British Council Pakistan, says she is dedicated to carrying forward the council’s tradition of promoting cultural harmony and building lasting relationships between the peoples of the two countries.... Musharraf’s interaction with key figures at Nixon Centre NEW YORK, Sept 19: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Monday had a candid interaction with influential American policy people at the Nixon Centre, a think-tank founded by former US president Richard Nixon.... Govt accused of extracting bizarre undertaking: High court takes up nazim’s petition PESHAWAR, Sept 19: Peshawar High Court on Tuesday restrained the Election Commission of Pakistan from taking any action regarding the Dera Ismail Khan district Nazim seat which fell vacant with the... PML leader’s murder: two attacked for pursuing case: Plight of complainants GUJRANWALA, Sep 19: Two proclaimed offenders involved in the murder case of ruling PML leader Sheikh Zulfikar Ali Cheeniwala shot and injured his brother Sheikh Azim and nephew Shiekh Latif here on Tuesday for pursuing the case.... Misbah’s mother moves LHC for custody LAHORE, Sept 19: Louise Anne Fairley, the mother of Misbah Iram Rana (Molly), has moved the Lahore High Court in a writ petition seeking custody of her daughter who, she stated,... Sindh university launches 4-year BBA, BS degree programmes HYDERABAD, Sept 19: The Academic Council of the University of Sindh approved four-year degree programmes for BBA (Hons) and BS in Commerce in the Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration in its 32nd meeting held on on Monday.... No pressure on Women’s Rights Bill: minister ISLAMABAD, Sept 19: Law minister Mohammad Wasi Zafar has said that no one could dictate the government on the issue of Women Rights Bill. Talking to Brad Adam, Human Rights Watch’s... Rs1.6bn programme launched: Access to microfinance ISLAMABAD, Sept 19: Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) here on Tuesday launched its Microfinance Innovation and Outreach Programme (MIOP) with a funding of Rs1.6 billion ($26 million) from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).... APNS condemns police violence KARACHI, Sept 19: The All Pakistan Newspapers Society has condemned continuation of acts of violence against media persons by law-enforcement agencies and implicating journalists in false cases.... Recycled syringes major cause of hepatitis ATTOCK, Sept 19: The use of the recycled syringes has become major source of fast spreading hepatitis B and C in the country. This was stated by District Monitoring Officer Health... Disaster management studies scholarship proposed ISLAMABAD, Sept 19: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has observed that the Higher Education Commission (HEC) should send Pakistani students abroad on scholarship to pursue master’s degrees in disaster management.... Two killed as bus overturns MURREE, Sept 19: Two women were killed and 25 other passengers injured when a Rawalpindi-bound bus coming from Murree overturned near 22 Meel due to brake failure on Tuesday.... Sanad case: notices to be served through speakers ISLAMABAD, Sept 19: The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered re-servicing of its earlier notices served on 68 members of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) in parliament and the vincial assemblies for the... National sanitation policy awaits cabinet approval ISLAMABAD, Sept 19: Federal Minister of State for Environment Malik Amin Aslam said here on Tuesday that the national sanitation policy had been formulated and submitted to the federal cabinet for approval.... Demand for probe into Bugti’s killing QUETTA, Sept 19: The Joint Action Committee for People’s Rights (JACPR) has called upon the government to end military operation in Balochistan and launch an independent probe into the killing of Nawab Akbar Bugti.... Tribal elder shot dead LANDI KOTAL, Sept 19: Armed men killed a tribal elder and one of his guards in Jamrud tehsil of the Khyber Agency on Tuesday. They also kidnapped two guards.... Group rejects truce in Tirah Valley PESHAWAR, Sept 19: Ansarul Islam, an armed group backed by Jamaat Ulema-i-Islam in Khyber Agency has refused to accept the Jamaat Islami-brokered truce between them and Mangal Bagh Afridi-led Lashkar-i-Islami in the Tirah Valley.... Peshawar blast: police ignored warning PESHAWAR, Sept 19: City police had failed to take measures to avert the Monday’s bomb blast in the Cantonment area despite a ‘terror alert’, official sources said on Tuesday.... 14 uplift projects for Astore approved GILGIT, Sept 19: Following the amicable resolution of a dispute over the new district headquarters of Astore, the government has approved 14 development projects including modern dispensaries, a 50-bed hospital, basic... Action against teachers ordered LAKKI MARWAT, Sept 19: Several teachers were found absent from duty when the district officer of schools and literacy department paid surprise visit to some educational institutions in the city on Tuesday.... Two women health workers hurt in blast KHAR, Sept 19: Two women health workers of the National Commission for Human Development and a passerby were injured in a roadside bomb blast in Bajaur Agency on Tuesday.... Three killed in accident HARIPUR, Sept 19: Three people were killed when a Haripur-bound van fell into a ravine 38km from here on Tuesday. Police said the van was coming from village Bhatan.—Correspondent... 5 kidnappers arrested in Regi operation PESHAWAR, Sept 19: The city police claimed to have arrested five men wanted in kidnapping cases during an operation in Regi area. However, a press release issued here on Tuesday did... Peshawar in search of land for zoo PESHAWAR, Sept 19: The NWFP government is facing difficulties in acquiring land for a zoo in Peshawar as people are refusing to sell their farmland for such a project, officials said.... Anarchy rules Mianwali colleges MIANWALI, Sept 19: All six state-run colleges in the district are in disarray depicting the step-motherly treatment being meted out to them by the district and provincial education authorities.... More deportees sent to jails GUJRANWALA, Sep 19: Over 115 people belonging to Gujranwala region arrested on charge of entering Iran illegally were brought here by FIA from Quetta on Tuesday.... League centenary at BZU MULTAN, Sept 19: A two-day national conference on centennial celebrations of the Muslim League began at the Bahauddin Zakariya University on Tuesday. Speaking at the moot organised by the BZU history... Electronics worth Rs2.2m stolen SAHIWAL, Sept 19: Fourteen armed men took away electronics worth Rs2.2 million from the warehouse of a company on the GT Road on Monday night. The gang overpowered watchmen Yunas Masih... Nursing school gets building back after four years SIALKOT, Sept 19: The government has handed the building for setting up a medical college back to the Government Nursing Training School. Four years ago, the building was handed over to... Man involved in flesh trade held GUJRANWALA, Sept 19: Saddar police on Tuesday arrested a man allegedly involved in flesh trade, recovered a teenaged girl from his custody and got his three-day physical remand from a court.... Police party humiliates women SIALKOT, Sept 19: A Hajipura police party raided the house of a citizen, made hostage family members at gunpoint and humiliated women on resistance in Aadha village, Daska, here on Tuesday.... Teacher becomes human trafficker SIALKOT, Sept 19: The Sialkot EDO (Education) has ordered an inquiry against a schoolteacher for running a network of human trafficking. Landlord Muhammad Hanif of Bheerh village, Daska, told the EDO... Loadshedding restarts in Sahiwal SAHIWAL, Sept 19: Mepco has restarted load shedding for two hours a day without announcing a schedule. On Monday night, it suspended electricity supply from 10 o’clock from grid stations at Tariq bin Ziad Colony and the Multan Road.... Registration of kiln workers begins: Social security cover LAHORE, Sept 19: The registration process to give social security cover to kiln workers in the country began here on Tuesday District Nazim Mian Amer inaugurated the process being initiated with... Two held for kidnapping trader GUJRANWALA, Sept 19: A commission agent of the local fruit market was kidnapped for ransom here on Tuesday in Baghbanpura over a business dispute while the police arrested two accused in the case.... DIG asked to lodge case against goons: Torture of headmaster LAHORE, Sept 19: Following the confirmation of torture of Baghbanpura high school headmaster Anwar Ali Mujahid at the hands of local goons, the Punjab special secretary education (schools) has asked the... Death for five killers LAHORE, Sept 19: An anti-terrorism court on Tuesday awarded death sentence to five people, including a woman, on four counts in a quadruple murder case. Squadron leader Maqsood Ali Shah (retired),... Hotel and restaurant staff suffer from hepatitis, TB LAHORE, Sept 19: Food handlers at various hotels and restaurants in the city have been found suffering from contagious diseases, claim the district food authorities who have already launched a campaign for a thorough medical check-up and vaccination of the staff.... Kalabagh dam, outfall drains termed disastrous THATTA, Sept 19: Yuki Tanabe, a representative of the Japan Centre for Sustainable Society, has termed the proposed Kalabagh dam project, Left Bank Outfall Drain and Right Bank Outfall Drain disastrous for people, agriculture and environment.... Residents of 116 colonies get council notices NAWABSHAH, Sept 19: The Nawabshah taluka council has issued notices to residents of over 116 illegal colonies of the city for immediate registration with the municipal administration.... Plan to clear choked gutters in Hyderabad HYDERABAD, Sept 19: The Hyderabad district government is obtaining jetting machines from the Karachi city district government in order to clear choked gutter lines in areas of Latifabad and Qasimabad talukas where water has receded.... Manu says daughters still missing MIRPURKHAS, Sept 19: Manu Bheel whose tragic story has been receiving media attention for some time denied on Tuesday that the two Bheel women shown to him by police were his missing daughters....

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