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June 06, 2007 Wednesday Jamadi-ul-Awwal 20, 1428   Massive crackdown launched, say PML-N, PPP leaders ISLAMABAD, June 5: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) have accused the government of launching a massive crackdown against their workers.... Hundreds of activists detained in Punjab ISLAMABAD, June 5: Hundreds of opposition political activists and students were detained across Punjab in a crackdown that began overnight and continued on Tuesday ahead of countywide protests called by lawyers, opposition leaders and police sources said.... Balochistan PA to debate curbs on media QUETTA, June 5: An adjournment motion tabled by opposition members in the Balochistan Assembly against threats to journalists and suspension of transmission of private TV channels was admitted on Tuesday for debate on Thursday.... Three Al Qaeda suspects arrested RIYADH, June 5: Three Al Qaeda extremists, including Saudi nationals Abu Ussaid al-Falluji, suspected of being the group’s link to the outside world, and Abu Abdullah Al Najdi, have been arrested in Saudi Arabia.... ‘TV channels to avoid aspersions on judiciary, army’ ISLAMABAD, June 5: Government and private channels have reiterated their resolve to uphold the integrity of the country and its armed forces, judiciary, religions, and social and cultural values.... Lal Masjid declares media struggle a ‘jihad’ ISLAMABAD, June 5: Lal Masjid clerics on Tuesday declared media struggle against the government a ‘jihad’ and supported the journalist community in its protest against the government’s curb on electronic media.... Ambassador passes away ISLAMABAD, June 5: Pakistan’s Ambassador to Vietnam Habibur Rehman died in Hanoi, on Monday, says a press release issued here on Tuesday by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.... Musharraf trapped in quagmire: PPP HYDERABAD, June 5: People’s Party Parlimentarians leader Sardar Assef Ahmed Ali has described Gen Pervez Musharraf as a desperate man who he said is quite capable of taking extra-constitutional steps to... Opposition vows to stand tall LAHORE, June 5: All the opposition political parties have condemned what they say ‘mass-scale’ arrests of party leaders and workers throughout Punjab and demanded that they all be set at liberty without delay.... Demand for withdrawal of Pemra ordinance ISLAMABAD, June 5: Opposition leader in the Senate and a key People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) leader Mian Raza Rabbani has condemned the regime for issuing the Pakistan Electronic Regulatory Authority (Pemra) Ordinance, 2007 and termed it “blackest of black laws”.... Drive to seek distt status for Gujar Khan gains momentum GUJAR KHAN, June 5: The movement for award of district status to Gujar Khan is gaining momentum with a group of young activists and intellectuals steadfastly pursuing a signature collection campaign to prove the genuineness of this public demand.... UNDP gets new country head ISLAMABAD, June 5: Alvaro Rodriguez has joined the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Pakistan as its new Country Director, it was learnt here on Monday.... NA session: motion filed for Hashmi’s production ISLAMABAD, June 5: Maintaining the old tradition, five opposition members of the Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) have submitted an application to the National Assembly Secretariat demanding of Speaker Chaudhry... Industries urged to fund global warming research ISLAMABAD, June 5: Due to the ever-increasing global warming, the South Asian region is experiencing on average 1 to 2 degrees centigrade rise in temperature with much reduced rainfall.... Police told to arrest SHO for avoiding court appearance RAWALPINDI, June 5: Anti-Terrorist Court No. 1 Special Judge Tariq Abbasi here on Tuesday directed the police to arrest the Station House Officer (SHO) of Pirwadhai police for not appearing before... Indigenous pollution control devices ISLAMABAD, June 5: The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) has urged academia to work on indigenous manufacturing of pollution control devices, efficient in working and competitive in prices to encourage industries for its installation.... NAB acts as super supervisor: Private housing schemes in Islamabad ISLAMABAD, June 5: The Ministry of Interior, responsible for supervising the private and cooperative housing schemes in the capital territory, has been rapped by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) for failing... LHC dismisses contractor’s petition ISLAMABAD, June 5: The Rawalpindi bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday dismissed a writ petition filed by a construction company seeking halt to work on a road project launched by the Capital Development Authority.... Conducive environment needed to repatriate Afghan refugees ISLAMABAD, June 5: Analysing the complexities and challenges during a seminar, the speakers urged the UN, the international community, Afghanistan and Pakistan to create a more conducive environment for sustainable repatriation of Afghan refugees to their homeland.... Five booked CHAKWAL, June 5: The Dhudial police have registered a case against five persons for allegedly dragging a widow half naked in the village.... Gas station sealed ISLAMABAD, June 5: Assistant Commissioner (City) Maryam Khan and City Magistrate Kamran Cheema along with Labour Officer Chaudhry Pervez on Tuesday sealed Hussain CNG and Filling Station in F-8 Markaz for less measuring.... Ordinance to gag media alarms CPJ NEW YORK, June 5: The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Tuesday expressed alarm over a presidential ordinance that sharply curtails freedom of Pakistani broadcasters to report opposition events.... MQM appeals for lifting of media curbs KARACHI, June 5: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement has appealed to the federal minister for information and the electronic media regulator to take notice of the ban on transmissions of private television channels, and resolve the issue with mutual understanding.... KPC assails ordinance KARACHI, June 5: A meeting of the governing body of the Karachi Press Club on Tuesday criticised the promulgation of Pemra Ordinance imposing fresh restrictions on the electronic media.... American of Pakistan origin gets command NEW YORK, June 5: For the first time in this country, a Pakistani-American has assumed command of an operational aviation squadron in the US Navy at sea, says a press release issued by the US Central Command on Monday.... Four killed, six injured in coalmine explosion QUETTA, June 5: Four mine workers were killed and six others sustained injuries on Tuesday when an explosion was occurred in a coalmine in the Sinjdi coalmine field, some 50 km east from here.... Civil society assails new curbs on media PESHAWAR, June 5: Leaders and activists of different political parties and bodies representing journalists on Tuesday held a protest demonstration against the promulgation of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Amendment)... ANP blasts govt move to muzzle media PESHAWAR, June 5: Awami National Party president Asfandyar Wali Khan on Tuesday condemned promulgation of the Pemra (Amendment) Ordinance 2007 by Gen Pervez Musharraf, and termed the move a reflection of the “growing degeneration of military dictatorship into a totalitarian system.”... Work on canals remains incomplete CHITRAL, June 5: The Chitral irrigation department has paid millions of rupees to contractors for lining and rehabilitation of 10 channels in the district, but work on none of them has been completed yet, according to sources.... Military govts blamed for crisis PESHAWAR, June 5: The People’s Party Parliamentarians has held the successive military regimes and their hand-picked politicians responsible for the multi-faceted crisis the country faces today.... ‘Industrial units causing damage to ecology’ HARIPUR, June 5: The indifferent attitude of entrepreneurs of the Hattar Industrial Estate has caused irreparable damage to the ecology of Haripur district. The government must take cognizance of this and ensure application of the National Environmental Quality Standards (NEQS) there.... School for the blind in Fata planned PESHAWAR, June 5: The government has decided to establish a school for the blind in the Federally Administrated Tribal Areas with a view to putting brakes on eye ailments.... Probe into death of man in lock-up MANSEHRA, June 5: A judicial magistrate on Tuesday launched an investigation into the death of a man in police custody, relatives of the deceased told Dawn.... Public safety body to look into the case MANSEHRA, June 5: The Public Safety and Police Complaint Commission, Mansehra, has taken notice of the poor law and order situation in the district and announced that it will look into the death of Zahir Shah.... Pre-emptive strike: police target small fish LAHORE, June 5: Police continued crackdown on opposition activists on Tuesday and arrested hundreds of them in several Punjab districts. The crackdown is believed to be a pre-emptive measure to thwart... Police wield force against journalists MULTAN, June 5: Annoyed by the reporting of increasing crime in Makhdoompur Pahooran, Khanewal police arrested and tortured five journalists.... Worker killed in wall collapse GUJRANWALA, June 5: A factory worker was killed and two injured when the wall of a flour mill’s storehouse fell on the roof of an adjoining steel mill on GT Road here on Tuesday.... Roof collapse leaves two mill workers dead SHEIKHUPURA, June 5: Two labourers were killed and another injured when the roof of one of the units of a paper & board mill collapsed here on Lahore Road on Tuesday.... Overloaded transformer causes outages LAYYAH, June 5: There are frequent power outages as the main transformer of the Layyah grid station burnt due to overload.... Trader tortured over ‘error of judgment’ TOBA TEK SINGH, June 5: After the passage of one-and-a-half month, Kamalia police have not registered a case against the supporters of a religious leader who allegedly beat a shopkeeper for calling the leader a ‘debater’.... ‘Prisoner’ turns jail superintendent GUJRANWALA, June 5: A former superintendent of Silakot Jail, who remained confined to the city central jail for more than three years in the judges killing case, was inducted as superintendent here on Tuesday.... Hospitals losing patients LAHORE, June 5: Mrs Hasan has stopped visiting her gynecologist at one of the three private hospitals allegedly involved in illegal kidney transplant in Lahore, fearing that she may lose her kidney while undergoing C-section.... Lawyers burn copies of Pemra Ord LAHORE, June 5: Lawyers on Tuesday burnt copies of Pemra (amendment) Ordinance, 2007 on the Lower Mall and observed a hunger strike against what they termed an attempt to gag press.... Journalists protest LAHORE, June 5: Journalists and civil society organisations on Tuesday protested against the presidential ordinance giving the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) sweeping powers to control the media.... Cobbler killed LAHORE, June 5: A cobbler was killed when the gun of a security guard went off accidentally in Factory Area on Tuesday.... Strike in Badin BADIN, June 5: A partial strike was observed here on Tuesday against the Karachi police for killing Pakistan People’s Party (Shaheed Bhutto) activist Ghulam Hyder alias Dodo Ansari in a ‘fake’ encounter.... 6 freed from illegal police detention NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, June 5: A court official on Tuesday recovered six people from illegal confinement of the Kandiaro police.... Journalists protest across Sindh HYDERABAD, June 5: Journalists across Sindh protested on Tuesday against blocking of transmission of two private TV channels and amendments to Pemra Ordinance....

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