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May 30, 2007 Wednesday Jamadi-ul-Awwal 13, 1428   MQM to cooperate with SHC: Sattar: Inquiry into May 12 incident ISLAMABAD, May 29: The Parliamentary leader of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) in the National Assembly, Dr Farooq Sattar, said on Tuesday that his party would fully cooperate with the Sindh... Kashmiris to reject imposed solution, says JKLF MUZAFFARABAD, May 29: The Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) has made it clear that “patriotic Kashmiris” will not accept or let anybody impose on them any solution to the Kashmir issue... Imam-i-Kaaba arrives LAHORE, May 29: The Imam-i-Kaaba, Al-Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, arrived here on Tuesday for a week-long visit to Pakistan.... Journalists get death threats KARACHI, May 29: In what appears to be a direct death threat, bullets were found on Tuesday night in the cars of three senior journalists parked outside the Karachi Press Club.... Bugti tribesmen killed by agency personnel: Talal QUETTA, May 29: Nawabzada Talal Akbar Bugti, chief of the Jamhoori Watan Party, has alleged that intelligence agency personnel killed four Bugti tribesmen in an ambush when they were going to his land in the Patfeeder area of Nasirabad district.... Qazi threatens march on Islamabad LAHORE, May 29: Explaining what the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) meant by the movement for civil disobedience, MMA President Qazi Husain Ahmad has said the alliance will issue a call for march... High Court official visits RBOD site HYDERABAD, May 29: The Additional Registrar of the Sindh High Court Hyderabad circuit bench, Altaf Hussain, on Tuesday visited those parts of Right Bank Outfall Drain -II (RBOD) in Kotri taluka... Pemra control given to ministry ISLAMABAD, May 29: The government on Tuesday put the Pakistan Electronic Media Authority Regulatory Authority (Pemra) under the administrative control of the information ministry.... PML policy group holds meeting ISLAMABAD, May 29: The policy planning group of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League has decided to meet more frequently – at least one time in 10 days – to formulate policy... Fate of Fatehjang investors hangs by NOC thread ISLAMABAD, May 29: A game of passing on the buck being played by the Ministry of Defence and the Punjab government threatens to ruin an investment of Rs30 billion in private... Senate body concerned over train derailment incidents ISLAMABAD, May 29: The Senate standing committee on railways has expressed its concern over the frequent incidents of derailment of trains and directed the railway authorities to focus their attention on the improvement and proper maintenance of tracks in the country.... Teachers warn govt of hunger strike unto death ISLAMABAD, May 29: Leaders of the Pakistan Teachers United Front (PTUF) have threatened to go on hunger strike till death if the government does not listen to their demands of upgrading their service structure in line with other government departments.... Turkey deports 60 more Pakistanis ISLAMABAD, May 29: Another batch of 60 Pakistani illegal immigrants, deported by Turkish authorities, arrived at the Islamabad International Airport on Tuesday, official sources said.... Senators seek debate on ‘ladies man’ issue ISLAMABAD, May 29: Opposition senators on Tuesday submitted an adjournment motion to the Senate Secretariat seeking discussion on the conduct of Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz in the light of reports that... Nust striving for technology-based market ISLAMABAD, May 29: National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) is endeavouring to introduce a culture of technology-based market through extensive research programmes in collaboration with foreign leading institutes and by targeting the local talent.... Exams put off after teachers protest ATTOCK, May 29: The annual primary and middle standard examinations were postponed for indefinite period in the Attock district on Tuesday in view of the situation emerging from the teachers’ boycott of invigilation duties to press for their demands.... Sindh HC clarification KARACHI, May 29: The Sindh High Court has clarified a report about allotment of plots to its judges in Islamabad.... Minister opposes judicial probe: Manhandling of doctor QUETTA, May 29: Home Minister Mir Mohammad Shoaib Nausherwani on Tuesday disagreed with a demand of the opposition in the Balochistan Assembly for a judicial inquiry into manhandling of a doctor... ‘Visible change’ in Bara policy soon: governor LANDI KOTAL, May 29: NWFP Governor Ali Muhammad Jan Aurakzai said on Tuesday that iron hand would be used in dealing with anyone challenging the government’s writ in the Khyber Agency.... Protest held against kidnapping LAKKI MARWAT, May 29: Local chapters of the Paramedical Association and the Pakistan Doctors’ Association on Tuesday held a protest demonstration against the government’s failure to recover the kidnapped officials of the health department.... Bridal make-up contest held PESHAWAR, May 29: Although the day began with a bomb blast in front of the Peshawar High Court, the city’s more liberal face was also in evidence on Tuesday.... Man, mother confess to murdering girl HARIPUR, May 29: A man and his mother confessed to kidnapping and killing a girl here on Tuesday, police said.... Farmer killed over land dispute SWABI, May 29: A farmer was killed when his rivals opened fire on him here on Tuesday.... Chitralis yet to benefit from Rozgar Scheme CHITRAL, May 29: No one from the Chitral district has so far taken a loan from the president’s Rozgar Scheme launched by the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP).... Special schools and staff sans vision MUZAFFARGARH, May 29: It seems people without any vision have been tasked with running the affairs of special education institutions if the condition of special education schools in Muzaffargarh is to be believed.... Woman’s murder mystery ‘solved’ LAHORE, May 29: Ravi Town CIA staff arrested two people on Tuesday who murdered a 65-year-old woman in her house at Muslim Park, Rajgarh, on May 10.... Fesco torments consumer JHANG, May 29: The Fesco has delivered an inflated electricity bill to a consumer even before his newly-installed tubewell connection becomes operational in the Shah Jewna sub-division.... Wasa in a mess GUJRANWALA, May 29: The Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) is in dire straits.... UC nazim arrested on kidnap charge GUJRANWALA, May 29: A nazim of union council and his men were arrested on the charge of kidnapping a councillor in Ahmad Nagar on Tuesday.... Pakistani honoured LAHORE, May 29: The President of France has awarded the prestigious award of Ordre National Du Merite to Mrs Amna Imran Khan, deputy secretary in the Interior Ministry, as Knight, says an announcement on Tuesday.... Mother, infant die in accident SHEIKHUPURA, May 29: A woman and her infant daughter were killed while her three other children suffered injuries after falling from a moving tractor trolley near bypass, some four kilometres from here, on Tuesday.... 27,348 Pos arrested in four months LAHORE, May 29: The Punjab police have arrested 27,348 proclaimed offenders and 16,780 court absconders during the first four months of this calendar year.... CNG stations observe strike SIALKOT, May 29: Almost all CNG station owners observed two-hour strike on Tuesday in the district against the kidnapping of their fellow.... Two brothers escape death sentence LAHORE, May 29: A division bench of the Lahore High Court on Tuesday converted the death sentence of two brothers to life imprisonment, who were convicted for killing three people over a cricket match dispute.... Loadshedding may be cut after June 15 LAHORE, May 29: Most of the power distribution companies (Discos) have reduced their line losses and now total system losses of Wapda stand at 20.9 per cent on April 30, 2007, says chairman Tariq Hamid.... JAC slams ban on Imran LAHORE, May 29: The Joint Action Committee for People’s Rights has condemned the ban on entry of Pakistan Tehrik-I-Insaaf Chairman Imran Khan in Karachi and the subsequent restriction imposed on his movement by the Punjab government.... Libraries for 60,000 schools LAHORE, May 29: The Punjab government is going to establish libraries in all schools in the province to encourage reading habit among children and to impart quality education to them.... Baby’s brain damaged by flawed treatment, complains father NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, May 29: Either out of greed or sheer incompetence or both, a doctor at a taluka hospital stretched to three months treatment period of a 14-month-old slightly ill baby... CM’s aide builds Otaq at Makli graveyard THATTA, May 29: An adviser to the chief minister of Sindh has occupied a piece of Makli graveyard land by constructing an Otaq (guest house).... Members boycott council session HYDERABAD, May 29: Several members of the district council boycotted its session on Tuesday in protest against refusal by the convener to allow debate on May 12 killings in Karachi.... Water shortage MIRPURKHAS, May 29: Two groups of farmers have accused irrigation officials of ‘selling water’ and thus creating an artificial shortage at tails of two canals.... Two killed JACOBABAD, May 29: The dispute going on between Brohis and Jakhranis claimed two more lives in the jurisdiction of Mauladad police station on Tuesday....

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