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| June 03, 2007 | Sunday | Jamadi-ul-Awwal 17, 1428 |
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Musharraf’s days in power numbered: Newsweek
NEW YORK, June 2: A leading international news magazine has urged President Musharraf to shed his uniform, send the army back to the barracks and compete in fair elections, as efforts to cling to power would bring no ultimate gain.... 
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Govt should accept criticism, say broadcasters
KARACHI, June 2: The Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA) met on Saturday to review the recent restrictions imposed on television channels by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting....
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Dr Siddiqa defends her academic credentials
KARACHI, June 2: Dr Ayesha Siddiqa, author of the recently launched book Military Inc: Inside Pakistan’s Military Economy, has said that men calling themselves members of the “Special Branch” visited her village on Saturday to conduct inquiries about her....
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CPJ asks govt to protect author
NEW YORK, June 2: The Committee to Protect Journalists on Saturday expressed concern over the safety of journalist Ayesha Siddiqa. Ms Siddiqa told the CPJ on Friday: “I feel increasingly isolated and physically threatened.”...
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Former DIG’s bail plea rejected
SANGHAR, June 2: The bail plea of former DIG of Mirpurkhas Rana Salimullah Khan was rejected by district and sessions judge Kausar Sultana Hussain on Saturday....
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Tourism project in trouble after Bakhtiar controversy
ISLAMABAD, June 2: Federal Minister for Tourism Nilofar Bakhtiar is reportedly neglecting her office work despite the prime minister’s rejection of her resignation. This is putting into jeopardy activities related to the “Visit Pakistan Year” project....
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Indians search for POWs in jail
LAHORE, June 2: A group of Indians visited a Pakistani jail on Saturday at the start of a 14-day mission to trace prisoners of war they believe may be languishing in the country''s prisons....
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Efforts on to reopen flour mills, says Durrani
PESHAWAR, June 2: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani said on Saturday the provincial government was chalking out a strategy to steer the local flour mills industry out of the existing crisis....
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Hearing in Shazia case put off till 14th: Attempt on president’s life
RAWALPINDI, June 2: Anti-Terrorism Court No. 1 Special Judge Tariq Abbasi on Saturday put off the hearing in the Shazia Mubashir case till June 14 as her counsel did not appear...
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PM assures redress of grievances: Teachers end hunger strike
ISLAMABAD, June 2: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that the “government accords highest respect and esteem to the teachers as they are the source of inspiration for our younger generation and assured to resolve their genuine problems”....
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Chinese experts to inspect Naltar hydel project GILGIT, June 2: A team of Chinese engineers will examine the 18 megawatt (MW) Naltar hydroelectric power plant before its inauguration by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz....
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Dist govts promised additional funds: Pay raise in budget
PESHAWAR, June 2: The NWFP government will lend additional budgetary support to district governments in case salaries of the public sector employees are increased in the next budget....
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Nursing school head, students suspended
ISLAMABAD, June 2: Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) administration has suspended the principal and a teacher of a nursing school along with seven students for committing violation of rules and regulations on Friday night, sources told Dawn....
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State has failed to protect life, property: LHC observation
LAHORE, June 2: The Lahore High Court on Saturday observed that it was the basic duty of state to protect life and property of citizens. Similarly, the observation added that...
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Wrangle over Kasur naib nazim’s status: Disqualified or restored?
KASUR, June 2: Conflicting claims by the district naib nazim, who is supported by the ruling PML, and his political rivals regarding the restoration of his office by the apex court has created confusion among officials as well as the public....
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PMAP provincial conference begins
QUETTA, June 2: A two-day provincial conference and national congress of the Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PMAP) began here on Saturday to elect new office bearers and determine policies pertaining to...
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TI chief suggests polls on PR basis
PESHAWAR, June 2: Tehrik-i-Istiqlal chief Rehmat Khan Wardak has suggested holding elections on the basis of proportional representation so that ordinary people can also have access to assemblies....
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Pesco told to cut line losses
PESHAWAR, June 2: Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco) Chief Executive Brigadier Sakhi Marjan has directed the field staff to bring down line losses to 2 per cent by the end of this month....
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‘System must ensure easy access to justice’
MARDAN, June 2: District and sessions Judge Syed Yehya Zahid Gilani has said that the judicial system should be developed on such lines where people have an easy access to justice....
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One killed in Balakot accident
MANSEHRA, June 2: A woman was killed and three people were injured when a jeep fell into a deep ravine near Balakot on Saturday, police said....
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Two killed in encounter
LAKKI MARWAT, June 2: Two alleged absconders were killed in an encounter with police on Saturday. The police opened fire at the outlaws after they had hurled a hand-grenade on a...
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60 held, arms seized
PESHAWAR, June 2: The city police arrested 60 criminals, including three proclaimed offenders, and found weapons in their possession on Saturday. Chamkani police recovered a stolen car and returned it to its owner....
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30pc technical posts vacant in S&T ministry
ISLAMABAD, June 2: More than 30 per cent of technical posts remain vacant at the Ministry of Science and Technology because of its inability to attract talented Pakistani scientists who instead happen to be leaving for lucrative offers abroad....
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Man dies in road accident
ISLAMABAD, June 2: An unidentified person, around 60 years of age, was killed after being hit by a vehicle near sector G-8/4, in the Margalla police station area, a police spokesman said on Saturday....
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Man kills wife
FATEHJANG, June 2: A man allegedly killed his wife in Maira village located some 15 kilometres from Fatehjang on Saturday, the police said....
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Preferences ahead of budget
MULTAN, June 2: City District Nazim Mian Faisal Mukhtar says that in the coming budget Rs500 million will be spent on the construction and extension/widening of 21 roads in Multan while each union council will get Rs1.5...
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Four killed as tanker ploughs into shops
RAJANPUR, June 2: Four people were killed and another nine injured when an oil-tanker ploughed into shops at Afzalabad stop after one of its tyres burst near Rajanpur on the Indus Highway on Saturday....
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Bar-bench strike ends
JHANG, June 2: Judges and lawyers have agreed to call off strike and a formal announcement to this effect will be made by Punjab Bar Council (PbBC) member Tanveer Randhawa at...
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LHC’s version
LAHORE, June 2: A spokesman of the Lahore High Court has clarified a news item published in a section of the press regarding strike of judicial officers in Sargodha and Jhang....
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Strike against treason case
MANDI BAHAUDDIN, June 2: The district bar association observed a complete boycott of courts on Saturday against registration of a treason case against Sindh lawyers....
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Most of BHUs, RHCs made functional
SIALKOT, June 2: Health Minister Chaudhry Muhammad Iqbal has claimed that the Punjab government has made more than 80 per cent BHUs and RHCs fully functional....
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‘Suicidal’ jump of woman with three girls
SHEIKHUPURA, June 2: A woman, whose identity has yet to be ascertained, jumped into the Qadirabad-Baloki Link Canal on Saturday with three minor girls, what police believed, in a bid to end her and the three children’s life....
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Mobile phone banking just months away
LAHORE, June 2: The federal information technology ministry is set to launch within a couple of months mobile phone banking concept that will facilitate consumers in payment of their phone, electricity,...
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Man clubs wife to death
LAHORE, June 2: A man allegedly clubbed his 22-year-old wife to death over a domestic issue in Shahdara on Saturday. Police said Rehana of Toba Tek Singh contracted love marriage with her cousin Rafiq about eight months ago....
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