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June 10, 2007 Sunday Jamadi-ul-Awwal 24, 1428   Allocation for law & order increased by 7 per cent ISLAMABAD, June 9: The government has allocated Rs24.5 billion for law and order and public safety in the budget 2007-2008.... Provinces to get Rs491 billion: Rs403bn from federal divisible pool ISLAMABAD, June 9: The federal budget for 2007-08 envisages Rs491.7 billion net transfers to provinces, including Rs403 billion in net proceeds from the federal divisible pool under the interim National Finance Commission Award.... Rs14.3 billion set aside for health sector development ISLAMABAD, June 9: A record Rs14.3 billion has been earmarked for health sector development in the 2007-08 federal budget, which means a 29.7 per cent increase over the outgoing year’s allocation of Rs11 billion.... Revenue collection target up by 22.37pc ISLAMABAD, June 9: The government on Saturday increased the revenue collection target by 22.37 per cent to Rs1,025 billion for the fiscal year 2007-08, as compared to the one for 2006-07 which was Rs837.61... Protest against journalist’s killing LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), June 9: Journalists held a demonstration here on Saturday in protest against the killing of their colleague in Bajaur Agency and curbs on media.... Man killed for ‘spying’ MIRAMSHAH, June 9: Pro-Taliban militants shot dead a tribesman who confessed on video to being a US informer, a witness and some officials in the North Waziristan tribal region said on Saturday.... Apex court seeks report on lawyers’ cases QUETTA, June 9: A single bench of the Supreme Court comprising Justice Javed Iqbal on Saturday ordered the Balochistan government to submit a report within a week about cases registered against lawyers in the province.... Scholar advocates ‘liberation theology’ ISLAMABAD, June 9: A noted South African scholar on Islam from Harvard has said that instead of trying to shield itself from “western moral corruption”, the Muslim world needs to hold dialogue with “the liberation social movements spawned by modernity”.... Rs378m allocated for culture projects ISLAMABAD, June 9: The government has allocated an amount of Rs378.131 million for various ongoing and new projects of the culture ministry in the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2007-08.... NAB arrests POF cashier in bank fraud case ATTOCK, June 9: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) investigation team has made a breakthrough in the probe into the recent Rs8.1 million bank fraud and arrested the cashier of the Pakistan... Heatwave to persist for 4-5 days ISLAMABAD, June 9: The current heatwave in the country is likely to persist for another four to five days, said the Pakistan Meteorological Department here on Saturday.... When the king of fruit bears no fruit RAHIM YAR KHAN, June 9: Up to 25 to 30 per cent of the mango yield worth Rs1 billion is wasted every year due to conventional harvest methods and flawed marketing... More funding for ‘inefficient’ community boards KHANEWAL, June 9: The Khanewal district government is allegedly violating its own policy by approving development projects for the Citizen Community Boards (CCBs) which could not complete their previous projects, Dawn has learnt.... $680m export mark but still wanting The Gujranwala city has acquired the export volume of $680 million by May 2007 despite poor infrastructure and misallocation of funds by respective departments.... New plantation drive next month MUZAFFARGARH, June 9: The Punjab Forest Department will begin a farmer-Forest Department partnership programme under which the department will grow plants on private lands.... ‘More words, little relief for farmers’ LAHORE, June 9: The federal budget of 2007-2008 speaks high of the farm sector but offers a little to farmers.... Private schools still open GUJRANWALA, June 9: Private schools are violating the directive of the Punjab government regarding summer vacation and continuing academic activities in the sweltering heat, it is learnt here.... Waterborne diseases increasing in Sialkot SIALKOT, June 9: Waterborne diseases (WBD) are spreading due to the use of the dirty water being supplied by the Sialkot Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMA).... Trains blocked to protest demolition of houses BAHAWALPUR, June 9: Angered by the demolition of over 50 houses at Bhutta Salahuddin in Shahdra Basti on Friday, hundreds of people blocked main railway track on Saturday, disrupting rail traffic.... Fire in multi-storey building TOBA TEK SINGH, June 9: Shopping bags and other goods worth more than Rs600,000 were reduced to ashes in a fire in a three storey building on Saturday at Kamalia.... Multan district nazim comes under fire MULTAN, June 9: District Nazim Mian Faisal Mukhtar wants to deprive more than 22,000 tonga, donkey cart, bull cart and hand carriage owners of their livelihood by banning slow-moving vehicles in... Okara officials quit MQM OKARA, June 9: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) office-bearers in Okara have resigned from their offices, according to a press release.... Free medical camp BHAKKAR, June 9: A free medical camp was held here at Mankera under the aegis of Allah Dad Foundation, says a press release.... Two arrested for killing five GUJRANWALA, June 9: The police on Saturday registered a case against 18 people in the wake of the murder of five people on Ferozewala Road.... Lahorites pray for early monsoon LAHORE, June 9: Braving 48 degrees Celsius after about 78 years on Saturday, Lahorites started praying for an early monsoon to find relief from the scorching heat.... Heatwave toll rises LAHORE: At least four more people died because of the ongoing heatwave in different parts of the city on Saturday.... PLF files intra-court plea LAHORE, June 9: The Pakistan Lawyers Forum on Saturday filed an intra-court appeal against the dismissal of its constitutional petition seeking action against the army corps commanders and principal staff officers... Crisis may hit PML in polls LAHORE, June 9: Important leaders of the ruling PML fear that the party may lose the upcoming general elections if the powers that be failed to extend an olive branch to... Rich-poor gap will widen: Sartaj LAHORE, June 9: Former federal finance minister and Beaconhouse National University Vice-chancellor Sartaj Aziz has said rich-poor gap will further increase despite the government effort to present a relief-oriented budget.... Welfare budget: Pervaiz LAHORE, June 9: Punjab Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi has said the federal budget is a welfare-oriented budget in the real sense in which effective steps have been taken for development of...

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