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May 12, 2007 Saturday Rabi-us-Sani 24, 1428   Govt rally, board exams put students in a fix ISLAMABAD, May 11: Confusion prevailed in the city among parents and students over the holding of Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE) examinations in the wake of a pro-Musharraf rally to be held near the Parliament House on Saturday.... Pindi getting insufficient uplift funds RAWALPINDI, May 11: Rawalpindi is one of the districts which is receiving insufficient uplift funds compared to other areas of the Punjab despite the fact that its contribution to the annual income of the provincial government is about Rs6.3... Reference against CJ challenged ISLAMABAD, May 11: Former Speaker of the National Assembly, Fakhar Imam, and his wife Syeda Abida Hussain moved the Supreme Court jointly on Friday to challenge the suspension and filing of a reference against Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry.... All set for PML rally in Islamabad ISLAMABAD, May 11: All is set for President Pervez Musharraf’s first public rally in the federal capital on Saturday afternoon which the ruling Pakistan Muslim League has promised would display “people’s power” to his opponents.... Country’s problems rooted in lack of leadership: Imran ISLAMABAD, May 11: The country is going through a defining moment in the form of judicial crisis but the youth, whose support is desperately needed to put it on the right... CJ’s plane to take off for Karachi at 10am ISLAMABAD, May 11: Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry will leave for Karachi by a PIA flight (PK-301) on Saturday, Dawn has learnt.... Numl radio to broadcast VOG programmes ISLAMABAD, May 11: The National University of Modern Languages (Numl) here on Friday signed an agreement with the Voice of Germany (VOG).... Two killed, 8 injured on road MURREE, May 11: Two persons were killed and five others injured when a truck fell into a ravine near Sehrbagla area on Friday.... Govt asked to address power crisis urgently ISLAMABAD, May 11: The Pakistan People’s Party has expressed concern over the looming power crisis in the country saying that the dilemma was due to corruption, neglect and mis-governance and asked the government to address the issue urgently.... Shops given an extra hour; to close at 9 ISLAMABAD, May 11: The government has given an extra hour to markets and commercial centres which will now be allowed to remain open till 9pm, instead of the earlier schedule of 8pm.... Crackdown on lawyers, political activists in Sindh LARKANA, May 11: In what appeared to be a move to discourage lawyers from taking part in the rally to welcome Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry in Karachi on Saturday, police... Embezzlement of Rs100m allegedin Kharan QUETTA, May 11: The Kharan tehsil nazim has accused the district government of embezzling Rs100 million and demanded that the provincial government should investigate the scam.... MQM subverting struggle for independence of judiciary, says Qazi QUETTA, May 11: People will overcome MQM’s arm-twisting tactics to accord a warm reception to Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry in Karachi on Saturday, despite the MQM’s strong-arm tactics... PML-N workers arrested in Lahore LAHORE, May 11: About two dozen Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz workers were arrested on Friday near the Punjab Assembly.... 32 power projects to be commissioned, NA told ISLAMABAD, May 11: The National Assembly was informed on Friday that 32 power projects were expected to be commissioned during the next three years to generate 2,500 megawatts.... Hunt on for PML supporters LAHORE, May 11: Nazims of Lahore, although backed by police and district administration, were struggling on Friday to gather people for Saturday’s rally in Islamabad.... Attack on Malik’s house condemned LONDON, May 11: The UK Lawyers’ Committee for Human Rights in Pakistan have condemned the attack on the home of the president of the Supreme Court Bar Association.... Christians start leaving Charsadda ISLAMABAD, May 11: Several Christian families have fled their homes in North West Frointer Province after their community received threatening letters to shut churches and convert to Islam, an activist said on Friday... Thousands suffer as roads to airport shut KARACHI, May 11: Thousands of people were stranded late on Friday night as roads leading to the airport were closed by bands of youth.... Commuters’ misery compounds MULTAN, May 11: Commuters’ misery compounded on Friday as police with the help of the transport department impounded more buses in most of the cities in Punjab in an “effort to make Saturday’s Islamabad rally a success”.... Tenant injured in clash dies MULTAN, May 11: A tenant, who had sustained injuries in a clash with the Rangers and military farm staff at Bael Gunj in Pakpattan district on May 4, died at Mayo Hospital in Lahore on Friday.... Drugs, mobiles recovered in Mianwali jail raid MIANWALI, May 11: The prisons DIGs of Faisalabad and Multan recovered narcotics, mobile phones, cash and cutters from prisoners during a surprise checking of the Central Jail here on Thursday night.... Landlord’s son kidnapped OKARA, May 11: Six people, including a woman, kidnapped the only son of a landlord for ransom in Super Azeem Market here on Friday.... ‘Be at offices, not rally’ KASUR, May 11: District Nazim Rana Muhammad Hayat, a government representative with the opposition (ARD) support, has set his face against top bosses and directed all those under his command to... Gujranwala bus stand sealed GUJRANWALA, May 11: The district administration and regional transport authority (RTA) accomplished the `mission’ of impounding 2,000 wagons, mini-buses and buses from the city.... A nod to the wise, rod to otherwise SIALKOT, May 11: Visitors to various government departments faced disappointment on Friday when they found absent a vast majority of the officials who spent a hectic day out mobilising the masses to join the ‘Istehkam-i-Pakistan’ rally.... Cash, black coat & stay at hotel LAHORE, May 11: Union council nazims offered lucrative packages to people to make them participate in the Islamabad rally.... Weddings, mourning and PML calendar SAHIWAL, May 11: Marriages are made in heavens and celebrated on Earth elsewhere but here if a wedding celebration clashes with the ruling party’s calendar, the festivity may end up in Police Lines.... Storm smashes mango orchards BAHAWALPUR, May 11: Mangoe orchards were badly hit in the area due to sand-cum-windstorm, which lashed the city and suburbs on Thursday night.... Mazareen call for abolition of check post OKARA, May 11: The Anjuman-i-Mazareen Punjab has alleged that ‘some forces’ have illegally occupied squares of military farm land after constructing check posts which must be abolished forthwith.... Protest OKARA, May 11: A large number of people protested on Friday night against police for killing an elderly rickshaw driver in custody and blocked roads by burning tyres and placing the body at Sikandar Chowk.... Infringement of IPRs hits hard economy MULTAN, May 11: Expressing concern over ineffective implementation of Intellectual Property Rights, speakers at a seminar on Friday were unanimous that the country’s economy was suffering a setback from counterfeiting and piracy.... SC stays work on highrises: Body to verify building plans LAHORE, May 11: A division bench of the Supreme Court on Friday stayed till further orders construction of all buildings beyond three storeys in Lahore.... 26 WAF activists held, released LAHORE, May 11: Police on Friday arrested and later released at least 26 women from a peaceful protest demonstration that the Women Action Forum (WAF) had called against the ‘deal’ between... Cell TV gives wake-up call to Pemra, PTA LAHORE, May 11: The launch a TV channel on cell phones in the country has underlined the need to plan modalities about the merger of the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) and... MQM urged to avert clash LAHORE, May 11: Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Friday criticised the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) for planning a rally in Karachi on a day the chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) was arriveing in the city for a reception.... Govt asked to adopt apostasy bill LAHORE, May 11: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has advised the government to proceed with the adoption of the proposed apostasy bill with utmost caution.... Lawyers do it again LAHORE, May 11: Lawyers in the city and elsewhere in Punjab struck to press their demands for, what they called, “independence of the judiciary”....

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