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May 03, 2007 Thursday Rabi-us-Sani 15, 1428   Police baton-charge opposition activists ISLAMABAD, May 2: A number of workers of opposition parties were injured when police used batons to stop them from proceeding to the Supreme Court building when Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad... Pak-Afghan Jirga body meets in Kabul today ISLAMABAD, May 2: A high-powered Pakistan-Afghanistan Jirga Commission will meet in Kabul on Thursday to discuss common problems like security, fencing of the border, movement of terrorists and repatriation of Afghan... Lawyers boycott court proceedings in Balochistan QUETTA, May 2: Lawyers on Wednesday boycotted court proceedings in the provincial capital and district headquarters of the province and held protest rallies.... Manhandling of NA speaker: ARD submits privilege motion ISLAMABAD, May 2: The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) submitted on Thursday a privilege motion on a news report saying that Sialkot district nazim had misbehaved with National Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Amir Hussain.... N-programme still dependent on illicit sources — IISS LONDON, May 2: To an extent Pakistan is still dependent on illicit sources and smuggling routes to maintain its nuclear weapons making capability, alleged Mark Fitzpatrick, the editor of a research dossier — “Nuclear markets: Pakistan, A.... Membership of 33 lawyers cancelled for meeting CM Sargodha, May 2: The general body of the District Bar Association on Wednesday cancelled the memberships of 33 lawyers for meeting the Punjab chief minister on May 1 here at the residence of MNA Chaudhry Anwar Cheema.... Policies of Lal Masjid clerics come under fire ISLAMABAD, April 2: Policies of Lal Masjid clerics came under fire at a seminar with speakers accusing them of unleashing an onslaught on the liberty of people.... No immediate plan to ban Houbara hunting: Kasuri ISLAMABAD, May 2: There is no immediate government plan to ban Arab dignitaries from hunting the Houbara bustard, an endangered migratory bird, according to Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri.... Pakistan downplays radioactive ad KARACHI, May 2: Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority has said there is no cause for concern after it published advertisements in newspapers for information on ‘lost’ radioactive material.... Islamabad rising on outdated systems underneath ISLAMABAD, May 2: After expanding horizontally for decades, Islamabad has started rising vertically. But can its existing network of services — sewage, water and electricity — bear the oncoming burden?... Lal Masjid student ‘kidnapped’ ISLAMABAD, May 2: A 22-year-old student of the Lal Mosque was allegedly kidnapped by unidentified persons Wednesday evening, sources told Dawn.... Provinces told to ensure foolproof security ISLAMABAD, May 2: In the wake of recent suicide blast in Charsadda that claimed 29 lives, the government has directed all provinces to make foolproof arrangements for the security of candidates... IIU, Chinese varsity to exchange researchers ISLAMABAD, May 2: The International Islamic University (IIU) will establish a separate department for learning Chinese, under a memorandum of understanding (MoU) it signed with the Ningxia Academy of Social Sciences of China, here on Wednesday.... Two killed in separate incidents RAWALPINDI, May 2: Two persons were murdered in separate incidents in Rawalpindi on Wednesday, police said.... Van carrying food for protesters seized ISLAMABAD, May 2: The capital police impounded a vehicle carrying food for lawyers protesting outside the Supreme Court building during the hearing of the presidential reference against Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry on Wednesday, sources told Dawn.... MMA to resist Musharraf’s re-election TAXILA, May 2: Deputy parliamentary leader Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) Liaquat Baloch has said they would resist the re-election of President Gen Pervez Musharraf from the present assemblies.... Opposition protests NGO taking F-9 Park library site ISLAMABAD, May 2: Several opposition members protested in the National Assembly on Wednesday against free handover to a non-governmental organisation (NGO) of a plot of land in Islamabad’s main Fatima Jinnah... FPSC can reappoint contract teachers ISLAMABAD, May 2: The Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) has advertised 280 posts providing an opportunity to the contract teachers to get themselves reappointed, Minister of State for Education Anisa Zeb Tahirkheli told the National Assembly on Wednesday.... A perfect life shattered by the quake ISLAMABAD, May 2: Sajida Begum had the life of every woman’s dream - a wonderful husband with a good job, a newly-built beautiful house and three lovely children.... 52pc girls among AIOU students ISLAMABAD, May 2: Fifty-two per cent of students enrolled with the Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) are females and more and more girl students are coming to the university and taking part in its co-curricular activities.... Policeman injured ISLAMABAD, May 2: A head constable of the Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP), controlling traffic at Sector F-8, was injured in accident here on Wednesday, said a police spokesman.... Govt move on CJ’s Lahore travel plan ISLAMABAD, May 2: The government has decided to file an application to Acting Chief Justice Rana Bhagwandas on Thursday requesting him to stop Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry from travelling to Lahore by road for security reasons.... Man held with explosives KOHAT, May 2: The Lachi town police seized 260 dynamites from a man near the Indus Highway on Wednesday.... Protest held against Charsadda terror attack SWABI, May 2: The Pakistan people’s Party (Sherpao) and a transport union staged a protest on Wednesday against the Charsadda suicide attack that targeted Interior Minister Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao.... ‘NAs be given representation in AJKLA’ MUZAFFARABAD, May 2: Demanding fundamental and constitutional rights for the people of Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), the People’s Party Azad Jammu and Kashmir (PPAJK) has said that these areas should either be... 5 journalists killed, 6 kidnapped in 2006 KARACHI, May 2: Increasingly dangerous trends of violence threatened Pakistani journalists during the past year, leaving at least five of them dead.... 150 miners out of job with closure of coal company HYDERABAD, May 2: Around 150 workers had been rendered jobless after the Black Diamond - a company of Lakhra coal field – wound up its business four months ago, said Muttahida Labour Federation Sindh Chairman Mohammad Asif Khattak on Wednesday.... Magsi calls for system change LARKANA, May 2: Sindh Taraqqi Pasand Party (STPP) Chairman Dr Qadir Magsi said on Wednesday that would be no change in the condition of the people if any political party struck deal with the government.... Uproar over CJP issue in Sindh HYDERABAD, May 2: Lawyers boycotted court proceedings in several districts and towns of the Sindh province on Wednesday in support of Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry on... Kidnapped boy freed, gang busted LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), May 2: The Jamrud political authorities on Tuesday busted a gang of kidnappers and freed a boy kidnapped by them.... Man told to re-affirm conversion to Islam PESHAWAR, May 2: A Sikh who had embraced Islam 29 years ago has been asked by the Ansarul Islam to re-affirm his conversion in accordance with the group’s teachings.... Walled City arteries clogged LAHORE, May 2: Commuters and motorists desirous to approach the Walled City and Badami Bagh from southern parts of Lahore and vice versa remained stuck for over three hours as traffic... Widow and daughters ‘subjected’ to brutality SIALKOT, May 2: A widow who along with her three daughters was subjected to torture and public humiliation by some influential people at Sharifpura village two days back over a land... Crying need for liver transplant centre FAISALABAD, May 2: About 12 per cent population in the country have been suffering from hepatitis B and C viruses and the figure is 22 per cent in Faisalabad which necessitates the establishment of a liver transplant centre in the district.... Encroachment drive claims boy’s life SHEIKHUPURA, May 2: A 10-year-old boy died when he was buried in the debris of the house being demolished by Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) in Nankana Sahib on Wednesday.... Women protest against arrest of Double Shah GUJRANWALA, May 2: Women took out a protest procession against the arrest of Sibtul Hasan Shah alias Double Shah and raised slogans against the government and police in Wazirabad on Wednesday.... Is a bird in hand worth two in the bush? SIALKOT, May 2: Waking up from a sweet dream that transformed into nightmare, a majority of the clients of Syed Sibtul Hassan Shah, euphemistically called Double Shah, have started impressing upon... Paralysis patient held in swoop SIALKOT, May 2: Swoop against activists of the opposition parties continued in parts of Punjab on Wednesday.... Low voltage, fluctuations compound public woes LAHORE, May 2: With doubling of loadshedding schedule and temperatures rising to baking proportions, the Lahorites are in for some tough time.... LHC seeks report on victims’ plea LAHORE, May 2: Justice Syed Shabbar Raza Rizvi of the Lahore High Court on Wednesday sought a report on a petition filed by the victims of Double Shah who had been... Lawyer shot dead SHEIKHUPURA, May 2: A lawyer was gunned down along with his security guard over some old enmity on Lahore Road in city area here on Wednesday afternoon.... Indonesia keen on surgical parts import SIALKOT, May 2: Indonesian Commercial Consular Mr Yuyun Kamhayun has said that various companies of his country are keen on importing surgical instruments direct from Sialkot, instead of indirect import from Germany and America.... Pro-Musharraf rally to be ‘biggest ever’ LAHORE, May 2: The Lahore organisation of the ruling PML and leaders of various professional wings of the party decided at a meeting here on Wednesday to make the May 12... Probe catches police investigators napping LAHORE, May 2: Five years later, the promised benefits of a much celebrated divorce between the investigation and watch and ward wings of the police are still awaited.... Three claimants to one house of God LAHORE, May 2: A mosque constructed in a park in the Lahore Development Authority’s Mustafa Town has become a source of sectarian clash as members of three sects lay claim to it.... Lawyers undettered by sweltering heat LAHORE, May 2: Scores of lawyers, rights and political activists rallied in sweltering heat on The Mall on Wednesday against the `suspension’ of Chief Justice of Pakistan, although the number of... ‘LHC admin hinders CJP reception’ LAHORE, May 2: The Lahore High Court administration is creating hurdles in the arrangements being made for welcoming Chief Justice Ifitkhar Muhammad Chaudhry on May 5, alleges a meeting of representatives... PU’s first tenure track hiring LAHORE, May 2: The Punjab University has recruited first professor under the Tenure Track System (TTS), offering him a lumpsum salary of Rs160,000 per month.... Two die of gastroenteritis; 25 hospitalised SUKKUR, May 2: A woman and a girl died and 25 other people were hospitalised following an outbreak of gastroenteritis in Saleh Patt taluka near here on Wednesday.... Children’s Hospital phase-II work soon MULTAN, May 2: Work on the Rs1 billion Children’s Hospital Complex phase-II project, comprising 150 beds, will start soon....

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