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October 02, 2006 Monday Ramazan 8, 1427   Musharraf’s Kargil account disputed: PML-N leader launches book ISLAMABAD, Oct 1: PML-N joint secretary Siddiqul Farooque launched his book ‘Kargil: Adventure or Trap’ on Sunday, disputing President General Pervez Musharraf’s claim that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif had been taken into confidence before the Kargil plan was executed.... Aziz asks PML to speed up enrolment campaign ISLAMABAD, Oct 1: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has urged the Pakistan Muslim League (PML) to speed up the party enrolment drive and focus on solving people’s problems through a proactive approach.... 9 Taliban suspects held in Quetta QUETTA, Oct 1: Police arrested nine Taliban suspects from a private hospital on the Sariab road here on Sunday. “Six of the suspects were injured and three were their attendants,” Crimes Investigation Department chief Rehmatullah Niazi said.... Landmine blast kills boy QUETTA, Oct 1: A 12-year-old boy was killed in a landmine blast in Sibi district on Sunday. Four more blasts were reported from different areas of the province.... Musharraf criticised over failed state remarks ISLAMABAD, Oct 1: Information secretary of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Ahsan Iqbal on Sunday criticised President Gen Pervez Musharraf for presenting Pakistan as a failed state in his book In the Line of Fire.... Measures in place to check prices: PM RAWALPINDI, Oct 1: During a surprise visit to the Commercial Market here on Sunday, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said the government would ensure the provision of essential commodities to consumers at reduced prices as announced in the Ramazan Package.... Shujaat ‘witness’ to Kargil meeting LAHORE, Oct 1: Ruling PML president Shujaat Husain says he was present at a meeting when Gen Pervez Musharraf had briefed then prime minister Nawaz Sharif on the Kargil situation.... HR activists to fight for missing persons ISLAMABAD, Oct 1: Amnesty International (AI) and Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Sunday committed themselves to work with other groups “to end the cruel practice of enforced disappearances” in Pakistan.... 5 killed in clashes between groups QUETTA, Oct 1: Five people were killed and 10 injured in two clashes in the Mangochar area of Kalat district and Rind Ghar near Quetta on Sunday, police said.... Pakistan fish cleared in Kuwait KUWAIT CITY, Oct 1: The Kuwait municipality’s Committee for Food Safety has said that fish imported from Pakistan and Iran is safe for consumption. It which was earlier banned due to fear that it carried cancer-causing bacteria.... Bee keeping in NWFP facing crisis PESHAWAR, Oct 1: Haji Wahid, a 54-year-old beekeeper was leading a happy life to feed his family but two-thirds of his bee colonies were destroyed in the Oct 8 earthquake last year.... 20pc more income tax returns filed ISLAMABAD, Oct 1: A spokesman for the Central Board of Revenue (CBR) said on Sunday that a total of 1,384,309 income tax returns were filed up to September 30, 2006.... Escape of accused: 2 policemen arrested RAWALPINDI, Oct 1: Two personnel of the Gungmandi police were arrested on Sunday after a handcuffed accused escaped from their custody while being shifted back to the police station from the district courts.... Benazir assails demolition of houses in Hyderabad ISLAMABAD, Oct 1: Chairperson Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Benazir Bhutto has condemned the demolition of houses in Rashi Ghat, Hyderabad and demanded an end to uprooting the local people, says a statement issued here on Sunday.... ‘Rumours about PPP-govt talks baseless’ ISLAMABAD, Oct 1: A PPP leader on Sunday ruled out any possibility of compromise with the incumbent government terming such rumours totally baseless.... Armyman killed in Chak Beli RAWALPINDI, Oct 1: A Naib Subedar of Pakistan Army, who was returning to his unit to resume duty after spending vacations in his native Swabi district, was found murdered near Rawat at Chak Beli Road.... Expired pesticides seized; 17 arrested: Four Egyptians part of gang MULTAN, Oct 1: The district police claimed on Sunday to have seized spurious pesticides worth Rs500 million and arrested 17 people, four of them Egyptians, involved in the illegal trade.... ILO paints bleak picture of child labourers SIALKOT, Oct 1: The recent survey of the International Labour Organisation has cast a glance on the miseries of the working children in Sialkot’s surgical industry.... 2,500 model livestock farms in 80 districts MULTAN, Oct 1: The federal government will establish a meat development board and 2,500 model livestock farms in 80 districts of the country.... Nazim ‘loses’ Rs3.5m in business deal KASUR, Oct 1: A man deprived Chunian tehsil nazim of Rs3.5 million in a private business deal by giving a bogus cheque here on Sunday in Changa Manga police precincts.... Two die of snake bite as hospitals lack anti-dote NAROWAL, Oct 1: Two brothers died on Saturday night reportedly because there was no anti-dote to snake venom either at the District Headquarters Hospital in Narowal or the Mayo Hospital in Lahore.... Faisalabad BHUs lack staff FAISALABAD, Oct 1: The finance department has not yet released funds to the City District Government Faisalabad to recruit 563 more paramedics in basic health units (BHUs) approval of which has been given by the health department two years ago.... Goods train detaches midway BAHAWALPUR, Oct 1: Detachment of a goods train near Samasatta on Sunday disrupted down-country rail traffic.... Two ‘robbers’ killed by labourers SHEIKHUPURA, Oct 1: Two highwaymen were killed by factory workers near Sahoki Malian in the jurisdiction of the Sadar police early Sunday morning.... Two killed in rivals’ clash FAISALABAD, Oct 1: Two people were killed and three others — a man and his two sons — sustained injuries in a clash between two rival groups here on Sunday at Chak 35-GB.... Rao Sikandar hospitalized OKARA, Oct 1: Defence Minister Rao Skinder Iqbal was admitted to the Combined Military Hospital, Okara Cantt, on Sunday after he fell unconscious at his farmhouse in Mazaharabad, Deepalpur.... Four robberies in Gujranwala GUJRANWALA, Oct 1: Dacoits looted two houses and took away as many motorcycles in four strikes in and around the city here on Sunday.... Steps urged to avoid outage in future LAHORE, Oct 1: Power experts have expressed their fear that if Wapda fails to take necessary operational protection measures, the country may experience yet another countrywide power breakdown.... Wrong man at wrong place flops idea: Sasta bazaars LAHORE, Oct 1: The government’s attempts to provide relief to the masses through Sunday and Sasta bazaars are not bearing fruit owing primarily to wrong decisions and choices, City District Government Lahore officials say.... Report on plaza collapse LAHORE, Oct 1: The inquiry committee on the Shahalam building collapse has submitted its report to the LDA director-general....

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