DAWN - National; May 21, 2007

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May 21, 2007	Monday	Jamadi-ul-Awwal 04, 1428

PPP not to attend MMA’s conference LAHORE, May 20: The Pakistan People’s Party has distanced itself from the efforts being made by the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal and the PML-N for the formation of a grand opposition alliance....		Ex-DIG complains of maltreatment in jail HYDERABAD, May 20: Former deputy inspector-general (operations) of police Saleemullah Khan, who is in the Mirpurkhas district jail, complained to the Sindh High...

PAF to get five C-130 cockpit kits ISLAMABAD, May 20: The Pakistan Air Force will get five C-130 planes cockpit upgrade kits from the United States to improve operational capabilities of the ageing fleet of its main transport aircraft....		Forestry task force on cards RAWALPINDI, May 20: The Ministry of Environment is commissioning a national task force on forestry to conduct reviews of forest policy and for better management of forest resources of the country....

SBC to apprise diplomats about killings HYDERABAD, May 20: A meeting of the Sindh Bar Council (SBC) on Sunday condemned the May 12 killings in Karachi and decided to send `evidence’ of the activities of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) to diplomats and foreign missions....		When Aziz was ‘stared down’ by Rice ISLAMABAD, May 20: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has been mentioned in rather uncharitable terms in US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s biography according to which when he tried to charm Dr...

Ansaar-Laskhar clashes leave six dead in Bara LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), May 20: The death toll in Saturday’s clashes between Ansaar ul Islam and Lashkar-i-Islam reached six, said official sources in Bara....		JAC to ‘protect lawyers from regime’ LAHORE, May 20: The Joint Action Committee (JAC) working for people’s rights has announced launching a campaign for the security of lawyers in view of tactics being used by the government and its partners to perpetuate their rule of terror....

Environment dept seeks Rs500m for schemes LAHORE, May 20: The environment department has demanded over Rs500 million in the annual development plan for 2007-08 for its 19 new and ongoing projects, it is learnt....		Complete strike in Khuzdar QUETTA, May 20: A complete strike was observed in Khuzdar town and activists of the Balochistan National Party (Mengal) blocked the RCD Highway in protest against the government’s refusal to allow...

Prisoner fights for life in Attock jail ATTOCK, May 20: A young diabetic prisoner is fighting for life at the Attock jail hospital as he could not be shifted to the District Headquarters (DHQ) hospital due to non-availability...		Slum dwellers rally for CJ, for themselves ISLAMABAD, May 20: Several thousand shelterless men, women and children staged a rally here on Sunday in support of Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry....

Car thief killed in shootout KARACHI, May 20: An alleged carjacker was killed in an encounter with police near Civic Centre on Sunday night....		MMA to attend MPC in London DERA ISMAIL KHAN, May 20: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal has decided to attend the multi-party conference (MPC) being convened by the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) in London next month....

Baitullah’s hand in Tank violence denied TANK, May 20: A peace jirga on Sunday denied reports suggesting that tribal militants, including Baitullah Mahsud, were involved in the unrest in the troubled Tank city....		‘Withdrawal of reference only way out for govt’ KOHAT, May 20: Former law minister Syed Iftikhar Hussain Gilani has said that the reference against the chief justice of Pakistan is not an issue between the judiciary and a general,...

Help sought in kidnapping case LAKKI MARWAT, May 20: Police have approached the political authorities of Bannu to secure the release of six kidnapped employees of a cellular company, officials said on Sunday....		Arrested she-couple vows to seek justice FAISALABAD, May 20: The ‘couple’ which had contracted a love marriage but went underground following a medical test ordered by the Lahore High Court revealed that the ‘husband’ too was a female, was arrested here on late Saturday night....

Lacking a sense of direction LAYYAH, May 20: The Rs4 million worth of project of road construction at one of the most congested localities called Mohallah Guryaniwala presents a picture of neglect as the road has been dug up hardly two days after its completion....		Growers reject call for wheat export ban MULTAN, May 20: While wheat growers are satisfied with the wheat export policy of the government, the flour mills in the country, particularly the Sindh government, want its withdrawal....

Three captors gunned down in ‘encounter’ GUJRAT, May 20: Three people wanted for kidnapping for ransom were reportedly gunned down by Kharian circle police in an ‘encounter’ near Utam, Dinga, on Sunday....		PML man held for theft SAHIWAL, May 20: The Harappa police claimed on Sunday to have arrested a ruling PML office-bearer and registered a water theft case against him....

16 lawyers to resign from MQM membership SAHIWAL, May 20: As many as 16 lawyers, who had joined the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), will tender their resignations from the party membership on Monday (today) in compliance with a resolution of the Sahiwal district bar association....		Three TMA Officers arrested LAHORE, May 20: The Punjab Anti-Corruption Department has arrested three officers of the Pattoki Tehsil Municipal Administration for a fraud of Rs6.4 million in contracts of transfer of property tax and Bakkar Mandi fees....

Electrocuted LAHORE, May 20: A teenaged boy was electrocuted while trying to catch a kite on Chah Miran Road, Misri Shah....		Opposition parties rally today LAHORE, May 20: The PML-N, the MMA and some other opposition parties will hold a rally from Nila Gumbad to the GPO Chowk on Monday afternoon to register their protest against the massacre in Karachi on May 12....

Funding for private schools LAHORE, May 20: The Punjab government has provided Rs3.8 billion to the Punjab Education Foundation to provide financial assistance to the less-privileged private schools in the province....		Teachers’ protest LAHORE, May 20: The Teachers Joint Action Committee has announced holding of a protest demonstration outside the Parliament House in Islamabad on Tuesday (tomorrow)....