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May 06, 2007 Sunday Rabi-us-Sani 18, 1428   100 children centres set up in quake-hit areas: Erra ISLAMABAD, May 5: The Earthquake Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Authority (Erra) has established over 100 child friendly spaces across the earthquake affected region.... Tribal leaders want representation in peace jirga LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), May 5: MNAs, senators, councillors and lawyers from tribal areas have rejected the Pakistan-Afghanistan Peace Jirga in which, they said, tribal elders and parliamentarians were not given proper representation.... MQM criticises lawyers for politicising reference KARACHI, May 5: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement on Saturday staged a show of strength at the Press Club here on Friday with a press conference by lawyers belonging to its Legal... CJP receives rousing welcome on way to Lahore ISLAMABAD, May 5: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry proceeded towards Lahore on Saturday amid protests clashes between his supporters and law enforcers at stopovers on the way to his destination.... Police accused of firing on students QUETTA, May 5: The Baloch Students Organisation has accused police of opening fire on and baton-charging students of the Balochistan University and demanded separate allotment of hostels for Bloach and other students.... 2-hour daily loadshedding starts from Monday LAHORE, May 5: Wapda on Saturday announced load-shedding lasting at least two hours all over the country, closure of shops at 8pm and staggered weekly holidays in industrial units from Monday.... Four die in separate incidents in Chakwal CHAKWAL May 5: Four persons were killed in separate incidents here on Saturday. In the first incident, two persons were killed and 11 others suffered multiple injuries on Chakwal-Sohawa Road on Saturday when a speedy wagon overturned some 10km from here.... Farmers resent move to shut tube-wells HYDERABAD, May 5: The Sindh Abadgar Board has criticised the decision of the ministry of water and power to shut tube-wells in farms during day time at 48 hours’ notice, saying that the move is ridiculous and will harm national economy.... Compensation for LBOD land ordered HYDERABAD, May 5: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, has directed Wapda to deposit a sum of Rs20 million with Deputy District Officer/Land Acquisition Officer (LAO).... Warrants for PPP’s woman MPA issued THATTA, May 5: A court has issued arrest warrants for People’s Party Parliamentarians’ MPA Humera Alwani and four party activists and declared them absconders in a case registered three years ago.... Clash caused by power outage claims woman’s life HYDERABAD, May 5: The nationwide crisis fuelled by power shortage has started claiming human lives. A young married woman was killed and a boy injured in a crossfire which following a power breakdown in a shopping centre on Saturday.... A battle of nerves all along GUJRAT, May 5: Law enforcers removed banners, baton-charged and harassed lawyers, political leaders and activists, traders, and even newspaper hawkers in a bid to thwart the CJP’s reception.... Lawyer quits PML over CJP issue GUJRANWALA, May 5: PML Punjab women wing vice-president advocate Shakila Rana resigned from her office and the party membership on Saturday to express solidarity with ‘suspended’ chief justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry.... Three PPP men shot at, injured by police MANDI BAHAUDDIN, May 5: Three PPP workers suffered bullet injuries when police opened fire on their car near Ahmad Nagar, Gujranwala, on Saturday morning. According to PPP information secretary Muhammad Husain... 16 injured as balloons burst GUJRANWALA, May 5: At least 16 lawyers and two journalists were injured when gas balloons arranged for the reception of the chief justice burst and caught fire at the stage set up outside the railway station here on Saturday night.... Case against 209 policemen for ‘torching’ rally SAHIWAL, May 5: Eight lawyers injured in Friday clashes were being treated at the intensive care unit (ICU) of the Sahiwal District Headquarters Hospital while one lawyer was referred to the Mayo Hospital in Lahore because of his life-threatening injuries.... Electrifying ambience in Lahore nerve centres: CJP’s reception LAHORE, May 5: Banners and flags hoisted by lawyers and opposition parties protesting presidential reference against the ‘suspended’ chief justice of Pakistan gave a colourful look to The Mall as the... Lawyers doing politics: Pervaiz LAHORE, May 5: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi on Saturday said certain elements wanted to get a decision of their own choice on the presidential reference against the chief justice of Pakistan but the government would protect dignity of the judiciary.... PU students throng The Mall LAHORE, May 5: Hundreds of students from Punjab University and other local institutions are camping on The Mall since afternoon to welcome suspended Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry.... Rawalpindi Express fares cut till May 10 LAHORE, May 5: Pakistan Railways authorities have decreased the fares of delux air conditioned parlour of the new non-stop Rawalpindi Express (111-Up/112-Down) till May 10.... Traders put on notice ISLAMABAD, May 5: Central Board of Revenue (CBR) would conduct audit of the businessmen of the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad and in this connection notices to the businessmen and industrialists are being issued.... UC naib nazim dies MIRPURKHAS, May 5: A union council naib nazim was killed and four people were injured when a mini-truck hit a car on Khipro-Mirpurkhas road near Doso Mori on Saturday.... Four of a family killed in accident HYDERABAD, May 5: Four workers belonging to the same family died and four others injured when a gravel-laden truck overturned near Tando Allahyar on Friday night.... Two killed SHIKARPUR, May 5: Two men were killed when armed people attacked Drigpur village in the jurisdiction Hamayoon police station late on Friday night. The Hamayoon police on the complaint of... Ex-SMP chief injured DERA GHAZI KHAN, may 5: Unidentified motorcyclists injured seriously former Sipah-i-Muhammad Pakistan president Qalbe Rasool with a gunshot fire on Saturday night in Fatehpur village, Kehror Lal Eisan tehsil of the Layyah district.... Case against staff of army farm MULTAN, May 5: The Pakpattan police on Saturday registered a case against the Army Welfare Trust staff for clash with tenants the other day. On the complaint of Khalil Ahmad, a... Two drown FAISALABAD, May 5: Two Christian boys drowned in Mullanpur Canal on Saturday.... Ex-batman held for quadruple murder OKARA, May 5: The Cantonment police arrested on Saturday a former batman of a colonel for killing his officer and three members of his family some two weeks ago.... Transmission disrupted LAHORE, May 5: The transmission of two private TV channels got disrupted for several hours in some parts of the city on Saturday. Sources said apparently the suspension of transmission... Family robbed LAHORE, May 5: Two robbers deprived a family of cash and valuables near a beverage factory in Gulberg on Saturday. Tahir with his family was travelling in his Suzuki when two armed people held them near Guru Mangat Road....

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