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June 13, 2007 Wednesday Jamadi-ul-Awwal 27, 1428   Govt, opposition agree to pass budget by 25th ISLAMABAD, June 12: The government and opposition in the National Assembly agreed on Tuesday to pass the Federal Budget 2007-08 by June 25 after holding a 55-hour general debate.... UAE to double investments ISLAMABAD, June 12: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has signed a number of agreements and Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) to double its investments in Pakistan, to $26 billion.... Discussion on Altaf’s role in House of Commons: May 12 carnage in Karachi LONDON, June 12: A short and sharp discussion ensued in the House of Commons here late Monday night on Pakistan with particular reference to President Gen Pervez Musharraf’s dual role as... Five injured in grenade attack QUETTA, June 12: Five people, two policemen among them, were injured in a grenade attack in the Golimar Chowk area here on Tuesday night.... Journalist apologises to apex court ISLAMABAD, June 12: The Supreme Court on Tuesday summoned a journalist and warned him for publishing a news item suggesting initiation of references by the government against four senior judges who... Hide and seek ahead of chief justice’s visit: Arrests illegal: LHC FAISALABAD, June 12: A hide and seek between the police and office-bearers and workers of political parties is on ahead of the visit of Chief Justice of Pakistan on June 16.... MQM reference a pack of lies, says PTI LAHORE, June 12: The reference filed by the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) in the National Assembly against Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan is a “pack of lies”, PTI leaders said on Tuesday.... JUI warns of stopping polio vaccination PESHAWAR, June 12: The Khyber Agency chapter of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (Fazl) on Tuesday warned the government that it would forcibly stop polio vaccination campagin if their demands for development of the area were not met.... Heat-related incidents claim two lives: Power breakdowns continue BANNU, June 12: Two people died and scores of others were affected by the unrelenting heatwave in the NWFP on Tuesday. Frequent power outages also forced the people to take to streets to protest against Pesco.... Families seek access to military prisons: Missing Indian soldiers ISLAMABAD, June 12: Family members of 13 missing Indian soldiers Tuesday sought access to military prisons and mental asylums after a futile search for their loved ones in different civilian jails in Pakistan.... Fate plays games with condemned men ATTOCK, June 12: Fate played different games with four condemned men on Tuesday as they waited in the death row of the Attock Jail to be hanged at dawn on Wednesday for their crimes.... Protesters block road against outages SWABI, June 12: People blocked the Swabi-Mardan road on Tuesday in protest against unannounced and prolonged loadshedding in their areas.... Councillors back June 14 grand jirga PESHAWAR, June 12: Expressing concern over lawlessness and terrorist activities in the tribal and settled areas, the Fata Agency Councillors’ Alliance has expressed the hope that the grand tribal jirga being... Opposition in Senate terms budget anti-poor ISLAMABAD, June 12: The opposition in the Senate on Tuesday criticised the government for claiming that the budget for 2007-08 was people-friendly.... PTI plans warm welcome for Imran Khan PESHAWAR, June 12: Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf chairman Imran Khan will be warmly received at the Islamabad airport upon his arrival from London on Thursday, his party announced.... Passengers robbed LAKKI MARWAT, June 12: The passengers of a Peshawar-bound bus were robbed on Khawjakhel road on Monday night, officials said.... Minor drivers on major roads KHANEWAL, June 12: City roads have become racing tracks for underage rickshaw drivers and traffic police have not taken any action against them.... Justice after nine years GUJRANWALA, June 12: Over a dozen accused involved in a quarrel case had to face court proceedings for nine years to get justice when a civil court acquitted them on Tuesday.... Judge tells NAB to present Double Shah GUJRANWALA, June 12: The anti-terrorism court No 2 on Tuesday took serious notice of the NAB’s failure to produce Sibtul Hasan Shah alias Double Shah in the court for the seventh... Stir in Muzaffargarh’s calm political scene: Murder case against Shahid Jameel MUZAFFARGARH, June 12: The nomination of former state minister Engineer Shahid Jameel Qureshi in the first information report of illegal detention of Kafila Siddiqi has stirred the otherwise calm political atmosphere in the district.... Drug addict murders fellow LAHORE, June 12: A drug addict allegedly stabbed to death his fellow over drug sharing issue in Harbanspura on Tuesday.... Five killed, 24 injured in accident TOBA TEK SINGH, June 12: Five people were killed and more than two dozen injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck near Pirmahal, some 30 kilometres from here, on Tuesday.... Inter-dist robbers’ gang busted LAHORE, June 12: The Cantt CIA claimed on Tuesday to have arrested five members of an inter-district dacoits’ gang and recovered looted property and illegal weapons from them.... Seminar on mountain conservation LAHORE, June 12: The Punjab University Centre for Integrated Mountain Research (CIMR) organised a seminar on ‘Mountain Conservation and Sustainable Management’ in the auditorium of Institute of Bio-Chemistry and Bio-Technology at New Campus on Tuesday.... About food and feed security LAHORE, June 12: The World Trade Organisation’s Quality Control Lab and the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences’ Institute of Continuing Education and Extension arranged a five-day workshop on “Food and... Girl killed by mother, her boyfriend LAHORE, June 12: A woman with the help of her lover killed her four-year-old daughter after subjecting her to torture in South Cantonment on Tuesday.... Farmer dies at 127 OKARA, June 12: The oldest agriculturist of Thatta Kalason village died here on Sunday after a short illness. He was over 127.... Teachers to present demands to chief secy LAHORE, June 12: A meeting of the Punjab Teachers Union (PTU) executive body was held on Tuesday to form a committee to determine an agenda for teachers’ demands and problems to... Couple die in road accident SAHIWAL, June 12: A lawyer and his wife were killed in a road accident here on Tuesday.... 10-year jail for private money lenders LAHORE, June 12: Private money lending, individually or collectively, will be a non-bailable offence in Punjab and the violator will get up to 10 years of imprisonment with a Rs500,000 fine or both.... No decision on resignation: Fahim LAHORE, June 12: The PPP-Parliamentarians and the PML-N, two major parties of the 16-party Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy, have expressed divergent views about the government’s offer for talks on... Fresh drive against activists LAHORE, June 12: Police have started on Monday night a fresh drive for the arrest of activists and Khaksar Tehrik chief Hameedudin Al-Mashriqi is the most prominent of those taken in custody.... HRCP for release of political workers LAHORE, June 12: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has demanded immediate release of political workers held with the obvious purpose of preventing the rallies and warned the government that such... Mill urged to recruit local people MIRPURKHAS, June 12: About hundred villagers protested outside the Mirpurkhas Sugar Mills for anti-labour policies in recruitment process. They condemned the administration of sugar mills and Unikool Plant for ignoring locals in employment.... Tribal chiefs to hold reconciliation meeting: Clashes in Shikarpur SHIKARPUR, June 12: In order to seek an amicable solution to the ongoing tribal clashes, Sindh Home Secretary Ghulam Mohammad Mohtaram, presided over a meeting of the tribal chieftains, notables, elected representatives and police officers here on Tuesday.... Budget offers no relief to the poor: ex-nazim KHAIRPUR, June 12: Former district nazim Nafisa Shah has said that annual increment in salaries and pension was a routine matter and the budget contained nothing new for the low income group of the society.... Lack of facilities at library drives away readers KHAIRPUR, June 12: The Sachal Sarmast Library, with its lack of facilities for readers, is discouraging the few knowledge-seekers who still keep up the tradition of visiting libraries in this age... Tribal chiefs meet in Jacobabad JACOBABAD, June 12: A meeting of tribal chiefs held at Adam Khan Sarai here on Monday sought the settlement of ongoing tribal disputes in Shikarpur district.... Larkana chamber rejects budget LARKANA, June 12: Rejecting the federal budget for 2007-08, the Larkana Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) termed it pro-rich and sought further enhancement in salaries and pensions of the working class.... PR to start e-ticketing soon SUKKUR, June 12: The Pakistan Railways (PR) intends introducing e-ticketing soon in an effort to run it on modern lines, said the State Minister for Railways Khalid Ahmed Lund.... Four more die of heatstroke DADU, June 12: At least four persons died and 20 fainted owing to scorching heat in different parts of the district on Tuesday as mercury rose to 49ºC.... Child workers complain of intimidation SUKKUR, June 12: Children working in auto workshops are paid very low wages and are sometimes subjected to even corporeal punishment by their ‘ustads’ for minor mistakes, complain children working at workshops in the interior of Sindh....

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