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May 22, 2007 Tuesday Jamadi-ul-Awwal 05, 1428   Petition in SC against Sindh governor ISLAMABAD, May 21: The Supreme Court was moved here on Monday for the replacement of Sindh Governor Isharatul Ibad by a non-partisan figure because of his failure to control the situation in Karachi on May 12.... Defence cooperation with Poland to be expanded ISLAMABAD, May 21: Pakistan and Poland on Monday agreed to expand cooperation in defence and trade. The agreement was reached after a meeting between Defence Minister Rao Sikandar Iqbal and his Polish counterpart, Aleksander Szezyglo, according to a press release.... Shopkeepers defy Taliban strike call in Mirali MIRAMSHAH, May 21: Shopkeepers in Mirali bazaar in the North Waziristan agency on Monday ignored the directives of the local Taliban to pull down shutters in protest against the kidnappings of six women government employees and their three male colleagues.... Bodies of 6 Taliban arrive from Afghanistan KOHAT, May 21: The bodies of six Taliban killed in clashes in Afghanistan arrived here on Sunday via Kurram Agency and were sent to their native Spinwam town in North Waziristan on Monday.... PML criticises govt’s handling of judicial issue ISLAMABAD, May 21: Senior leaders of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League on Monday criticised government’s handling of the judicial crisis, massive loadshedding in the country and the May 12 bloodbath in Karachi.... SCBA body meets tomorrow KARACHI, May 21: The Supreme Court Bar Association has convened an urgent meeting of its executive committee on Wednesday in Islamabad to make arrangements for its seminar on “Principles of Separation of Power and Independence of the Judiciary”.... Altaf calls for mass contact campaign KARACHI, May 21: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has directed all Haq Parast elected representatives to launch a mass contact campaign to inform the people about ‘conspiracies being hatched by miscreants to destroy the peace of Sindh, particularly Karachi’.... New GPA chairman ISLAMABAD, May 21: Commodore Mohammad Ehsan Saeed has been promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral and appointed chairman of the Gwadar Port Authority (GPA). He succeeds Rear Admiral Ahsan ul Haque who has retired.... Railways short of signals staff LAHORE, May 21: The Pakistan Railways, perhaps the only railway service in the world that still uses the 18th century kerosene-lit semaphore signals, has been facing shortage of technical staff for its signals department for the last couple of years.... PPP adheres to charter of democracy, says Badr SAHIWAL, May 21: The Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) will strictly adhere to the charter of democracy to force the rulers to quit the government. This was stated by... SC summons Abrar over controversial song ISLAMABAD, May 21: Singer Abrarul Haq is at the centre of a controversy over one of the songs from his new album as the Supreme Court on Monday observed that songs... NP leader jailed in absence QUETTA, May 21: An anti-terrorism court in Quetta has sentenced Khalid Lango, a member of the executive committee of the National Party, to seven years’ imprisonment for deliberately evading court appearances.... Families of the missing ‘receiving threats’ PESHAWAR, May 21: Chairperson of the Defence of Human Rights Amna Masood Janjua and chairman of the World Prisoners Relief Commission Jawed Ibraheem Paracha have alleged that about 2,500 people have... Lawyers boycott courts, stage rally HYDERABAD, May 21: Lawyers boycotted courts in Hyderabad on Monday to express solidarity with the Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry. They also held a general body meeting and... Camps to be wound up on schedule PESHAWAR, May 21: Ruling out any extension in the deadline for the closing down of the refugee camps in the Katcha Garhi and Jalozai areas, NWFP Commissioner for Afghan Refugees Nasir... Schoolgirls go on strike over teachers’ apathy: Prolonged absence CHITRAL, May 21: As if taking a cue from politicians, the students of the Government Girls High School, Garam Chashma, have been on strike for the past three days in protest... Train fire disrupts railway traffic NAWABSHAH, May 21: Traffic along the down track of the main railway line remained suspended for almost five hours early Monday morning when two bogies of an express passenger train caught fire near the Serhari Railway Station, some 14km from here.... Former DIG produced in court SANGHAR, May 21: The former DIG (operations) of the Mirpurkhas police, Salimullah Khan, was on Tuesday produced in the court of the Civil Judge and Judicial Magistrate Khipro, Sheikh Intisar Yousuf.... $4.2m project in the doldrums PESHAWAR, May 21: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is considering suspending financial assistance to the NWFP government due to poor utilisation of funds earmarked for the reproductive health care project in the province.... Lawyers seek action against DPO, SHO NAWABSHAH, May 21: Members of the District Bar Association have requested the District and Session Judge, Justice of Peace and Director Human Rights, to take legal action against the District Police... Four freed from illegal police detention LARKANA, May 21: Four persons illegally detained at two police stations in the Qambar-Shahdadkot district were recovered and released on Monday. Qambar resident Ali Akbar Mugheri had moved the court... 26 quit MQM in Sindh DADU, May 21: Two leaders and 20 members of the Radhan chapter of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement have resigned from the party and joined People’s Party Parliamentarians as a reaction to May 20 Karachi violence.... Sherpao terms terrorist acts cowardly MARDAN, May 21: Federal Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao has termed terrorist actions and suicide bombings cowardly acts, adding that such activities cannot create hatred among people.... Trader kidnapped LAKKI MARWAT, May 21: Five armed men kidnapped a local trader from his shop on the Dera-Bannu Road on Monday. Eyewitnesses said that Sahibzada Ayub Ahmad, said to be the... Four mobile hospitals given to Afghans PESHAWAR, May 21: Pakistan on Monday handed over four mobile hospitals to Afghan authorities as part of its ongoing efforts to help rebuild the war-ravaged country.... 3 tribesmen set free MIRAMSHAH, May 21: Military authorities on Monday set free three tribesmen who were arrested under the territorial responsibility clause of the Frontier Crimes Regulation earlier this month, officials said.... Jirga session ends without agreement PARACHINAR, May 21: The joint Pakistan-Afghanistan jirga, being held to defuse tensions along the border, could not reach a decision on Monday. Sources said jirga members discussed the border situation in... More cases of gastroenteritis reported KHAIRPUR, May 21: Gastroenteritis continues to inflict people in different parts of Sindh, with a death due to the disease reported from Khairpur district. A gastroenteritis patient, Wazir Ali, has died... Three brothers killed JACOBABAD, May 21: Three brothers were killed and one person was injured due to an old enmity between Sabzoi and Sawand tribesmen in the jurisdiction of Ghora Ghat police station in katcha area of Kandhkot, on Monday.... Enrolment at primary level drops ISLAMABAD, May 21: The government on Monday said that enrolment rate in government schools at primary level had been showing decline since 1998-99, according to Pakistan Social & Living Standards Measurement (PSLM) survey 2005-06.... FPSC announces vacancies, their allocation ISLAMABAD, May 21: Federal Public Services Commission (FPSC) has announced the number of vacancies, including carried over vacancies, to be filled on the basis of the final results of the competitive examination-2006, and according to the government policy on provincial/regional quota.... Project to train 200 students in IT at Attock launched ATTOCK, May 21: Over 200 students will be trained in the telecommunication technology at the Polytechnic Institute Attock with the collaboration of Tevta to generate technical workforce and to develop talent for the growing telecom sector.... Lawyers ask masses to join movement RAWALPINDI, May 21: Lawyers have called upon the people to join their ongoing movement for restoration of the chief justice of Pakistan, saying it has now become a struggle for independence of judiciary, restoration of true democracy and rule of law.... Judgment reserved in Rashid Rauf case ISLAMABAD, May 21: Lahore High Court Rawalpindi Bench on Monday reserved judgment in the case of a British national who is being used as a bargaining chip by Pakistan in return... Student shot dead over petty dispute RAWALPINDI, May 21: A college student was shot dead by two persons over a petty dispute in the Waris Khan area on Monday, police said. Abdul Rehman, 20, had an exchange... Protests held against MQM, Sindh govt RAWALPINDI, May 21: The combined opposition staged a protest demonstration here on Monday against the killings of opposition political workers by Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) in Karachi on May 12.... SC judges not to avail full summer vacation ISLAMABAD, May 21: The Acting Chief Justice and Judges of the Apex Court have decided not to avail the summer vacations in full, with a view to clear the backlog and pending cases.... Biochemistry deptt of UAA being upgraded RAWALPINDI, May 21: The Planning and Development Division on Monday approved Rs358.619 million for upgradation of the existing department of biochemistry in the University of Arid Agriculture Rawalpindi (UAAR) to the level of University Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology (UIBB).... Girl sets example for consumers LAHORE, May 21: A class IX girl student has moved the Lahore Consumer Court against an adhesive making company for not printing price on its product.... Ex-minister Sattar Vario acquitted of corruption LAHORE, May 21: An accountability court on Monday acquitted former federal minister Abdul Sattar Vario in a corruption reference. His counsel said the court ordered the release of... 55.7m CNICs issued LAHORE, May 21: The National Database Registration Authority (Nadra) has issued 55.7 million computerised national identity cards so far. According to officials, the authority has registered 37.3... ‘Strategy being evolved on unemployment’ FAISALABAD, May 21: The government is promoting the concept of self-employment to permanently resolve the issue of unemployment. Governor Khalid Maqbool said this at a function held to distribute Rs60 million... Body to evaluate SPs’ working LAHORE, May 21: A three-member committee, led by the DIG (investigation), has been formed to set criteria for the performance evaluation of divisional superintendents of police (SPs).... Clerks protest against armyman TOBA TEK SINGH, May 21: The local chapter of the All-Pakistan Clerks Association (Apca) set up a protest camp outside the district education office here on Monday in protest against the... Policemen suspended for patronising brothel BAHAWALPUR, May 21: The DPO has suspended Ahmadpur East city police station SHO Ikram Shah and Sub-Inspector Ghulam Shabbir for their alleged help to the owner of a brothel.... Chargesheet against Double Shah found unconvincing GUJRANWALA, May 21: A seven-member body of the District Public Prosecution Committee found the chargesheet submitted with it against Double Shah alias Sibtul Hasan Shah unconvincing and returned it to police with objections on Monday.... House of minister’s assistant looted LAHORE, May 21: Four robbers looted the house of an assistant to a provincial minister in Angoori Scheme, Mughalpura, here on Monday. The robbers entered the house of Mustansar, assistant to... Civil society organisations’ conference convened LAHORE, May 21: The Labour Party Pakistan has convened a conference of civil society organisations for expressing solidarity with the lawyers at the Lahore Press Club on Wednesday afternoon.... Police rescue vani girl MIANWALI, May 21: Mianwali police have rescued a 12-year-old girl who was to be married to a 35-year-old man as vani or match for crime. Eight years ago, Muhammad Ramzan of Chak No 20/DB married her cousin Waziran Bibi.... No action against police LAHORE, May 21: No action has been taken against the Defence police officials, including the SHO and the investigation in-charge, for torturing two students on Sunday....

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