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May 29, 2007 Tuesday Jamadi-ul-Awwal 12, 1428   Pakistan, China to boost economic cooperation HAMBURG, May 28: Foreign ministers of Pakistan and China agreed here on Monday to enhance economic cooperation between the two countries to the strategic level. The two leaders decided this at a meeting held here on the sidelines of ASEM.... Govt agrees to pay compensation in entirety: Mangla Dam raising project ISLAMABAD, May 28: The government on Monday decided to pay the remaining Rs14 billion to the affected families of the Mangla Dam raising project. This decision, among others, was reached at... Benazir summons PPP leaders to Dubai ISLAMABAD, May 28: Chairperson of the Pakistan People’s Party Benazir Bhutto has summoned some of her party leaders to Dubai for a briefing on the upcoming elections by the US Democratic party.... Nawaz blames Musharraf for Karachi bloodbath LONDON, May 28: Pakistan''s ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday accused President Pervez Musharraf of having “masterminded” the killing of some 40 political opponents in Karachi earlier this month.... Pak-Afghan Jirga’s agenda discussed ISLAMABAD, May 28: At least 700 delegates will attend the Pakistan-Afghanistan Combined Jirga Commission meeting to be held in the first week of August in Kabul.... PML chief rules out possibility of early election LAHORE, May 28: PML President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain says that early election is not a solution to the current judicial crisis and the government has no plan to go to the electorate before assemblies complete their constitutional term of five years.... FO rejects comments from abroad on judicial crisis ISLAMABAD, May 28: Amid the international community’s mounting concern about Pakistan’s volatile internal situation and emphatic calls for rule of law and protection of civil rights in the country, the government... Many quit MQM NAWABSHAH, May 28: A large number of Muttahida Qaumi Movement activists here on Monday quit the party and joined People’s Party Parliamentarians in protest against May 12 Karachi killings.... Lawyers criticise acting CJ’s oath-taking HYDERABAD, May 28: Lawyers boycotted court proceedings in Hyderabad in protest against swearing-in of acting Chief Justice Javed Iqbal. They staged a token hunger strike outside the civil courts after... Who voices concern at gastroenteritis epidemic PESHAWAR, May 28: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has expressed serious concern over the epidemic of gastroenteritis in the NWFP amid reports that the disease has been affecting children.... Ban may be extended to clip Imran’s wings: PTI LAHORE, May 28: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI) fears that its chairman, Imran Khan, may not be allowed to leave for London on June 2 as a pre-emptive measure by the government... MQM assumes role of ‘terrorist mafia’: Palejo at Meet-the-Press LAHORE, May 28: Sindh Awami Tehrik (SAT) chairman Rasool Bakhsh Palejo said on Monday that the situation in Pakistan was not dissimilar to ‘banana republics’ of Latin America where the US... ‘Caravan a referendum against govt’: MMA rally reaches Faisalabad FAISALABAD: May 28: The ‘journey to democracy’ caravan reached the city on Monday night at 11.40pm. The caravan was led by MMA president Qazi Husain Ahmad, opposition leader in National... Education sector starved of public funds for too long With the new federal budget around the corner, government- funded universities in the twin cities, like other public sector departments, have been busy in figuring out their financial requirements for the next year.... RCCI seeks task force for software export RAWALPINDI, May 28: The Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) has proposed to the government to set up a national task force for software exports with the explicit goal of achieving $4 billion target by 2010.... Teachers remain undeterred third day running RAWALPINDI, May 28: Ongoing primary-level examinations were obstructed for the third day in the district as teachers continued their boycott of papers on Monday and held demonstrations to press the government to except their demands.... Contractor, doctor come to blows ISLAMABAD, May 28: A scuffle broke out at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) between a doctor and a retired army officer over the issue of dumping of construction material around the hostel.... Two killed RAWALPINDI, May 28: Two motorcycle riders were killed in a traffic accident on Murree Road in the jurisdiction of Waris Khan police on Monday. Zeeshan Azram, 23, and his cousin Adil... First meeting of PML Policy Planning Group ISLAMABAD, May 28: The Policy Planning Group (PPG) of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League is holding its first meeting at the prime minister’s house on Tuesday.... Move for forward bloc in PML KARACHI, May 28: Enraged over the May 12 carnage in the city and Gen Pervez Musharraf’s insistence on keeping the Muttahida Qaumi Movement on board, some parliamentarians and office-bearers of the... No change in US assessment of Musharraf, says experts WASHINGTON, May 28: There has been no change in US assessment about President Pervez Musharraf and Washington continues to see him as a key ally in the war against terror, say US experts.... NGO worker’s body found in Harayala village MANSEHRA, May 28: The body of an NGO worker was found in Harayala village on Monday. Relatives identified the victim as Mohammad Wajid, who worked for the birth registration campaign.... Govt offer for land purchase rejected KOHAT, May 28: Residents of the Jarma locality on Monday turned down an offer to buy the provincial government’s land at a rate fixed by the then NWFP governor Fazle Haq in 1984.... BPI warns against harassment of settlers QUETTA, May 28: The Balochistan Punjabi Ittehad (BPI) warned on Monday that bombs hurled at the houses of settlers in Quetta and other areas would have serious repercussions for the province.... Record health budget likely ISLAMABAD, May 28: More than Rs13 billion is expected to be earmarked for development of the health sector in the federal budget for 2007-08, a record 22 per cent increase in a year.... Journalist passes away HYDERABAD, May 28: Noted journalist A. G. Chandio died of cardiac arrest here on Monday. He was 42. He leaves behind wife, two brothers and five sisters.... Transfer of Mirpurkhas jail chief slammed MIRPURKHAS, May 28: Counsel for former DIG Rana Saleemullah Khan has blamed the Sindh government of finding a unique way to torture his client by transferring the superintendent, Mirpurkhas jail and posting a prison officer known for torture.... Status quo in AJK land acquisition petition MUZAFFARABAD, May 28: The AJK High Court on Monday ordered the maintenance of status quo in a petition filed against the government’s decision to acquire land for building satellite towns for earthquake survivors near Muzaffarabad.... PMAP’s congress on June 2-3 PESHAWAR, May 28: The Pukhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PMAP) will hold its two-day congress in Quetta on June 2-3 to elect the new central executive committee, national council and central committee for the next term.... Tribesman hurt in shootout KOHAT, May 28: A tribesman was injured when two tribes clashed over the blockade of the Indus Highway here on Monday. Tribesmen of the Frontier Region blocked the Indus Highway in protest against loadshedding.... Wheat supplies to food dept shrink further LAHORE, May 28: The wheat procurement drive by the Punjab Food Department seems to be coming to an early end with daily arrivals dropping to as low as 13,000 tons contrary... Old man found murdered LAHORE, May 28: An old man was found murdered in Sherakot on Monday.... MMA’s caravan to reach Lahore today LAHORE, May 28: The road caravan that the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) has organised is scheduled to reach Lahore on Tuesday (today) marking the conclusion of the first phase of its ‘journey to democracy’ which began from Rawalpindi on May 27.... Nawaz praised for making Pakistan nuclear power LAHORE, May 28: The PML-N leaders at a meeting at Lohari Gate late Monday night praised Mian Nawaz Sharif for his role in making Pakistan a nuclear power despite all international pressures.... Two held with illegal weapon at airport LAHORE, May 28: The Allama Iqbal International Airport police check post arrested two persons for possessing an illegal pistol here on Monday. The duty officer said that Kamran alias Kala and... Imran to file petition today LAHORE, May 28: Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan could not file on Monday his petition against the Punjab home secretary’s orders that barred him from leaving the city for Karachi on May 27.... Shujaat not happy LAHORE, May 28: Chaudhry Shujaat Husain, president of the Pakistan Muslim League, has taken serious note of the Sindh government’s request to the Punjab government that Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf Chairman Imran Khan is not allowed to leave Lahore for Karachi.... New schedule for Samjhota Express LAHORE, May 28: The schedule of Samjhota Express will be changed from May 31 as the train will be coming from Atari on Mondays and Thursdays and leaving Lahore on Tuesdays and Fridays.... Lawyers rap ban on Imran, oath of acting CJP SARGODHA, May 28: Lawyers boycotted court proceedings after 10am to show their resentment over banning Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaaf (PTI) Chief Imran Khan from leaving Lahore and sending Justice Bhagwan Das abroad.... PML-N observes Youm-i-Takbeer SIALKOT, May 28: The PML-N on Monday celebrated Youm-i-Takbeer by holding ceremonies in various towns. Addressing a big meeting held at PML-N’s office on Paris Road here, party’s central leader and... Exam held despite teachers’ tricks MIANWALI, May 28: Protesting teachers used mosque amplifier on Monday morning announcing that the Punjab government had cancelled the class five examination. The trick, however, failed when parents approached the... Five fall from bus top to death MULTAN, May 28: Five participants in a marriage party, including three teenagers, perched on the roof of a bus, were killed and four others injured after they were struck against branches... LHC stays Makro store construction LAHORE, May 28: Justice Muzammal Ahmad Khan of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday stayed the construction of Makro Cash and Carry Store in Model Town following two writ petitions... Double Shah asked to reply in quashment petition LAHORE, May 28: A division bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on a plea of 14 petitioners who want to be a party in a quashment petition moved by Syed...

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