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May 23, 2007 Wednesday Jamadi-ul-Awwal 06, 1428   Mortar attack kills two Lashkar supporters LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), May 22: Two Lashkar-i-Islam supporters were killed and three others were injured when activists of Ansaar ul Islam attacked a mosque with mortar shell in the Shah Kot area of Bara tehsil on Tuesday.... ‘Population to double in 32 years’ ISLAMABAD, May 22: Pakistan’s rapidly growing population at the rate of two per cent a year will reach 217 million by 2020 and will double in the next 32 years.... ‘MMA ready to hold talks with PPP’ ISLAMABAD, May 22: A senior Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) leader on Tuesday said the religious alliance leadership was ready to hold talks with the People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) to remove misunderstandings between... Doctors and medics injured in clash QUETTA, May 22: Seven staff members of the Khuzdar Civil Hospital and an SHO were injured in a clash with police on Tuesday.... Court orders RBOD site inspection: Work continues despite stay: petitioners HYDERABAD, May 22: Mr. Justice Faisal Arab of the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, here on Tuesday ordered site inspection of the Right Bank Outfall Drain-II (RBOD) by the Additional Registrar of the court, Altaf Hussain.... Refusal cases reach new highs: Anti-polio campaign PESHAWAR, May 22: Despite the three-day anti-polio drive in the NWFP and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) in April, a minimum of 26,000 children have not been vaccinated against the disease there.... Imran Khan opposes alliance with MQM PESHAWAR, May 22: Chairman of Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf Imran Khan on Tuesday asked political parties to avoid forging alliances with the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) as long as Altaf Hussain was its head.... Minister accused of grabbing land LAHORE, May 22: Residents of Dhaid Pind, a village opposite the new airport, on Tuesday accused a provincial minister of occupying their lands to build a road for his housing society.... CJP to address SCBA LAHORE, May 22: The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) said on Tuesday Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry had accepted their invitation to address the bar on May 26 in Islamabad.... High court sends same-sex marriage partners to jail LAHORE, May 22: Describing the same-sex marriage as un-Islamic and unlawful, the Lahore High Court on Tuesday sent to jail the Faisalabad couple whose marriage turned out to be the first... Collective approach needed to end child labour ISLAMABAD, May 22: Pakistan is fast emerging as a growing economy, particularly after the result-oriented reform policies in all development sectors but it is still facing the problem of child labour... Call to involve Kashmiris in peace process ISLAMABAD, May 22: The ongoing peace process between Pakistan and India should be given right direction by involving the genuine leadership of the Kashmiris in it.... Teachers warn of countrywide protests ISLAMABAD, May 22: The All Pakistan Professors and Lecturers Association has warned of launching countrywide protests including boycotts if the authorities did not meet their demands.... Dawn staffer wins ICRC award ISLAMABAD, May 22: The winners of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) “Award for Journalists 2007” are Bahzad Alam Khan of Dawn newspaper for best English write-up and Bushra Ejaz of Khabrain newspaper for best Urdu write-up.... Nazim promises tax-free budget for Taxila TAXILA, May 22: Tehsil Nazim Mohammad Sadeeq Khan has said that a tax-free budget would be presented for the fiscal year 2007-08 next month.... Man commits suicide CHAKWAL, May 22: A man on Tuesday committed suicide in Dheedwal village falling in the jurisdiction of the Dhuman police station.... Row over traffic plan cost SSP his office: May 12 rally RAWALPINDI, May 22: Serious differences that emerged between the inspector-general of Islamabad police and the SSP traffic Islamabad over a proposed traffic plan for Pakistan Muslim League (PML)’s May 12 rally... 20pc Attock police on duty in capital ATTOCK, May 22: The Attock police is facing problems in routine policing as some 150 officials, 20 per cent of the total strength, have been sent to Islamabad to assist the... 2 young artists portray nature, women in their works ISLAMABAD, May 22: Displaying imaginative resourcefulness, two young graduates from National College of Arts (NCA) and Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture, Karachi, held a joint exhibition exploiting colours and forms here on Tuesday.... ‘Summoning of CJ needs to be explained’ ISLAMABAD, May 22: Barrister Mohammad Ali Saif, a member of the government’s legal team defending the presidential reference against Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, said on Tuesday that President Pervez Musharraf... Clarification of Shujaat: Nilofar issue ISLAMABAD May 22: Pakistan Muslim League president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has clarified the replacement of Ms Nilofar Bakhtiar as president of the party’s women’s wing by another federal minister.... Adjournment motion on Sonmiani port QUETTA, May 22: Differences among ministers belonging to the PML helped the tabling of an adjournment motion in the Balochistan Assembly on the proposed construction of a seaport at Sonmiani in Lasbela district.... Radical cleric agrees to FM curbs MINGORA, May 22: A radical cleric has signed an agreement with the local administration to not to use his FM station for propaganda purposes. After the agreement, paramilitary forces ended their week-long siege of the Imam Dheri locality.... Balochistan govt criticised QUETTA, May 22: The chief of the Balochistan wing of PPP Parliamentarians, Nawabzada Lashkari Khan, has alleged that Rs 800 million allocated for Mirani Dam has been deposited in the bank account of a provincial minister.... Distribution of land among peasants urged HYDERABAD, May 22: Leaders of various parties have called for abolition of feudal system and distribution of lands among landless peasants.... Lawyers condemn sedition case HYDERABAD, May 22: Lawyers staged a token hunger strike outside the Civil Courts building after boycotting courts proceedings for an hour on Tuesday in support of ‘non-functional’ Chief Justice of Pakistan... Karachi violence slammed PESHAWAR, May 22: Condemning the killings of some Pakhtuns in Karachi on May 12, the Aalmi Pashto Congress — a social and literary organisation — observed a one-day token hunger strike in front of the press club here on Tuesday.... Khuhro says transparent polls only way out LARKANA, May 22: Leader of opposition of in Sindh Assembly, Nisar Ahmed Khuhro, said on Tuesday that only transparent elections could pull the country out of the present crisis.... 24 booked for protesting PPP worker’s arrest KHAIRPUR, May 22: The Ranipur police have lodged FIRs against 15 nominated and nine unidentified people under section 506/2, 353, 341, 148 PPC on Tuesday night for blocking the National Highway... Journalist threatened with death LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), May 22: The self-proclaimed leader of the Lashkar-i-Islam, Mangal Bagh, issued a ‘death warrant’ for local journalist Nasrullah Afridi on Monday.... Gastroenteritis cases on the rise in Mansehra MANSEHRA, May 22: Cases of gastroenteritis were on the rise in Mansehra and over 70 children were being admitted daily to the children’s ward of the district headquarters hospital alone, official sources told Dawn on Tuesday on condition of anonymity.... Call to promote cheap energy production SWABI, May 22: Participants of a workshop on Tuesday called upon policymakers of Muslim countries to devise plans to produce cheap electricity to make Muslim countries self-sufficient in the field of energy.... Quake-affected traders demand compensation MANSEHRA, May 22: Traders of the quake-hit town of Balakot have threatened to launch a protest movement if they are not paid the compensation pledged by the government.... Probe ordered into CCB funds’ graft VEHARI, May 22: District Coordination Officer (DCO) Babar Hasan Bharwana has formed a three-member committee to investigate into alleged embezzlement of Citizen Community Boards (CCBs) funds.... Protest against army officer continues TOBA TEK SINGH, May 22: The All-Pakistan Clerks Association continued protest against the misbehaviour of an army major with district education officer (female) for the successive day on Tuesday.... There is more to Vehari jail than meets the eye VEHARI, May 22: The district jail where prisoners have been shifted for the second time after they had left it due to unavailability of the necessities of life is now in a worse condition — a building in chaos.... Two friends killed, one injured in accident SIALKOT, May 22: Two friends were killed while the third was injured seriously in an accident near Kot Mokhal village, Daska, here on Tuesday.... Special grants for Sargodha assured: Governor attends open court SARGODHA, May 22: Governor Khalid Maqbool has assured parliamentarians that he would recommend to the Punjab government to give special grants for the uplift of the city.... Police gun down ‘gang ringleader’ KASUR, May 22: Police on Tuesday claimed to have killed an alleged ringleader of a crime gang during an encounter near Pattoki, while three of his accomplices managed their escape.... Student drown as boat capsizes GUJRANWALA, May 22: A matric student was drowned while 22 other people were saved when a boat capsized in the Chenab river near Shahbazpur, Wazirabad, on Tuesday.... Prospects of biotechnology discussed MULTAN, May 22: A seminar on “Biotechnology: Future prospects and prosperity” was held here on Tuesday at IMS Hall under the aegis of the biotechnology institute of the Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU).... Workshop on religious intolerance MULTAN, May 22: A workshop titled “The growing political and religious intolerance in society” was organised by Journalists Help Forum here on Tuesday.... Two MMA men hurt SHEIKHUPURA, May 22: Two MMA activists were injured by four dacoits near Goraya Ladhake on Tuesday.... Clock Tower to undergo renovation FAISALABAD, May 22: The Lyallpur Town (LT) has released Rs300,000 for the repair and renovation of the historical Clock Tower.... Shuttle trains BAHAWALPUR, May 22: Two shuttle trains will be started between Samasatta and Multan via Bahawalpur shortly.... Wall collapse kills 2 FAISALABAD: Two labourers were killed on Tuesday in a wall collapse in the vicinity of Mamonkanjan Abdul police station....

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