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June 16, 2007 Saturday Jamadi-ul-Awwal 30, 1428   Call to freeze defence spending rejected ISLAMABAD, June 15: The Senate concluded its four-day budget debate on Friday after adopting a resolution to forward 90 recommendations to the National Assembly for incorporation into the budget.... Niazi supports use of force in Balochistan ISLAMABAD, June 15: Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Dr Sher Afgan Niazi on Friday supported the use of force in Balochistan for eliminating terrorism from the province.... Arrests not to affect lawyers’ movement, says Benazir ISLAMABAD, June 15: Lawyers’ movement cannot be crushed by arresting political activists and ordinary people, according to chairperson of the Pakistan People’s Party Benazir Bhutto.... Autopsy report be provided to ex-minister, orders court ISLAMABAD, June 15: A court here on Friday ordered the executive director of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences to provide to former minister of state for communications Mohammad Shahid Jamil... Journalists observe Global Action Day KARACHI, June 15: Journalists on Friday set up protest camps and held demonstrations to mark the Global Action Day for press freedom in Pakistan, on the first death anniversary of tribal... Amendments to labour laws to benefit low skilled workers ISLAMABAD, June 15: The government has proposed a range of amendments in the labour laws to ensure maximum benefits to low skilled workers in the budget 2007-08.... Civil society criticises education budget ISLAMABAD, June 15: Civil society representatives, academics, economists and analysts criticised the meagre allocation for education in the federal budget 2007-08, changing the basis and fudging of numbers.... Is academia a zero-sum game? LONDON, June 15: The International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) held the book launch of my latest publication, ‘Military Inc: Inside Pakistan’s Military Economy’, last Wedneday.... Rally held against Quetta killings QUETTA, June 15: The Pakistan Workers Party (PWP) held a protest demonstration here on Friday against Thursday night’s attack on security personnel.... 55pc rise in ADP for agriculture: Sindh budget KARACHI, June 15: Agriculture sector will receive Rs 1,725 million in Annual Development Plan (ADP) for 2007-2008, which is 55 per cent higher than the allocation of Rs 1,113 million under the same head in 2006-07.... PPP sees pre-poll rigging in reduced number of voters THATTA, June 15: Deputy leader of opposition in Sindh Assembly Makhdoom Jamiluzzaman and PPP MPA Sassui Palijo have alleged that under a plan of pre-poll rigging, the names of over five... Police reject lawyers’ route plan: CJP due in Faisalabad FAISALABAD, June 15: A route plan of local lawyers to bring the motorcade of Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry to the Faisalabad District Bar Association premises was reportedly rejected by the police on Friday due to `security reasons’.... 10 lawyers to reach Multan on foot BAHAWALPUR, June 15: Ten local lawyers will reach Multan on foot to join the reception of Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry on June 23.... Govt to raise Rs6b thru’ municipal bonds LAHORE, June 15: The Punjab government proposes to issue municipal bonds to raise Rs6 billion during the next financial year, says Punjab Planning and Development Board Chairman Suleman Ghani.... Mubashir’s formula to end stalemate LAHORE, June 15: Dr Mubashir Hasan, Punjab president of the PPP-SB, says the presidential reference against Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry should be withdrawn after which he should step down immediately.... Pre-monsoon rain brings relief LAHORE, June 15: The first pre-monsoon rain broke the one-week-old spell of extraordinarily hot and later sultry weather on Friday, dropping temperatures by at least 10 degrees Celsius in the length and breadth of the province.... Bar to lodge murder case against CM LAHORE, June 15: Lahore High Court Bar Association office bearers say the bar will get a murder case registered against the Punjab chief minister, IGP and the Kot Lakhpat jail superintendent for the death of Gujrat PPP leader Sarmad Mansoor.... Wapda claim ISLAMABAD, June 15: The Water and Power Development Authority has claimed that only six machines (generating units) are under maintenance and not 25 as reported in a section of the press.... Telecom regulation termed best in region ISLAMABAD, June 15: Pakistan has a better regulatory environment for mobile telecommunications than India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and the Philippines.... Lawyers boycott court proceedings QUETTA, June 15: Lawyers boycotted the proceedings of courts in the city and other district headquarters of the province on Thursday on the call of the Pakistan Bar Council to express... Minister opens electricity scheme LAKKI MARWAT, June 15: Federal Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination Salim Saifullah Khan on Friday said that due to prudent economic policies of the government, the volume of foreign reserves swelled to... One killed, two injured over land dispute LAKKI MARWAT, June 15: A man was killed and two others, including a woman, sustained bullet injuries when two groups exchanged fire over a land dispute in village Mela Mandrakhel, officials said.... JSQM blames tribal chiefs for feuds KHAIRPUR, June 15: Pro-government tribal chiefs and waderas are responsible for bloody tribal feuds in the province as they don’t want it to be resolved, says Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz Chairman Basheer Khan Qureshi.... Botched operation by midwife NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, June 15: A woman was brought in a serious condition to private medical centre here on Friday after being operated upon by a midwife posing as doctor.... Police break rally JACOBABAD, June 15: The railway police broke a rally taken out by the activists of Sindh Taraqi Passand Party and Tanga Labour Union here on Friday.... PHC CJ visits Chitral CHITRAL, June 15: Chief Justice of the Peshawar High Court Justice Tariq Pervez Khan on Friday visited the Chitral Bar Association.... Two die in road accident MANSEHRA, June 15: Two persons were killed in a road accident in Balakot on Wednesday, police said.... Two die in accident LARKANA, June 15: Two pedestrians were killed and 10 passengers injured when a Larkana bound passenger coach ploughed into a wagon in Wagan town, on Friday.... Agreement signed KARACHI, June 15: Mr Farooq Rahmatullah, Director General, Civil Aviation Authority & Mr M. Shoaib Khan, Country Sales Executive, IBM signed an agreement here on Friday for the consultancy of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementation in CAA. “This... A mother’s cry in the wilderness FAISALABAD, June 15: Ayan, a six-moth-old baby, might never be able to fully participate in the physical activities the boys of his age love to indulge in during their school years,... History repeats itself DERA GHAZI KHAN: In February 1918, Sardar Jamal Khan Leghari accompanying then assistant superintendent of police Andrews along with police and rangers inspected a crowd from his locality and conscripted the youths for the World War I.... Rain exposes civic bodies’ performance GUJRANWALA, June 15: The first pre-monsoon rain which lashed the city on Friday exposed the performances of highway and other departments when newly constructed People’s Colony underpass and other roads were inundated.... Robberies panic traders GUJRANWALA, June 15: The rising number of robberies have panicked businessmen, especially jewellers, of the city and suburbs, while the police have failed to address the problem.... Demand for level crossing MUZAFFARGARH, June 15: The absence of a railway level crossing at the Budh Railway Station is creating problems for the people of Budh, Basira and Nawan villages because they have to... Nazim vs bureaucracy MUZAFFARGARH, June 15: District Nazim Sardar Qayyum Khan Jatoi has alleged that the district administration is not cooperating with him in the preparation of the budget.... How governor sees power crisis MULTAN, June 15: Governor Khalid Maqbool said on Friday the government was taking emergency measures to overcome power shortage and end loadshedding all over the country.... Activists freed MULTAN, June 15: The Lahore High Court’s Multan bench on Friday termed the detention of 15 political workers illegal and ordered their release.... ‘PPP undeterred by arrests’ LAHORE, June 15: Punjab PPP President Shah Mahmood Qureshi says his party leaders and workers will receive CJP Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on his visit to Faisalabad on Saturday despite large-scale arrests.... IJT’s demo against Wasif’s killing LAHORE, June 15: The Islami Jamiat Tulaba (IJT) held a protest demonstration in front of the Lahore Press Club on Friday against the killing of IJT’s central shoora member Wasif Aziz, what they called, at the hands of MQM activists.... Teachers reject budget LAHORE, June 15: The Punjab Teachers Union (PTU) has rejected the provincial budget saying the 15 per cent increase in the salary package was nowhere in line with the ever-increasing price hike and inflation....

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