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June 28, 2007 Thursday Jamadi-us-Sani 12, 1428   Rangers deployed near Lal Masjid ISLAMABAD, June 27: Tension mounted in the vicinity of Lal Masjid on Wednesday when over 1,000 Rangers armed with sophisticated weapons were deployed at Aabpara Community Centre, 200 yards from the mosque, suggesting possibility of a raid.... Senators find irregularities in OPF appointment ISLAMABAD, June 27: A Senate standing committee has found irregularities in the appointment of a retired brigadier as head of the Overseas Pakistanis Foundation’s education directorate.... Court sets free five bonded labourers NOWSHERA, June 27: A court has recovered and set free five bonded labourers, including four women confined illegally at a brick kiln located on Cherat road in Azakhel.... PPP concerned over record destruction ISLAMABAD, June 27: The People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) has expressed deep concern over the destruction of important records in the mysterious fire at the Service Branch of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) at the National Assembly building on Tuesday night.... Over 100 Chinese women flee to Lahore ISLAMABAD, June 27: More than a hundred Chinese women working in a dozen massage parlours in Islamabad and Rawalpindi have moved to Lahore, a reasonably safer abode, following threats to their... ‘NWFP opposed NFC award by Musharraf’: Akram spells out resource distribution formula PESHAWAR, June 27: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani on Wednesday said his government had not agreed to a proposal that President Pervez Musharraf should decide on the controversial National Finance Commission Award at the cost of provincial resources.... PML not to file references: More defections likely LAHORE, June 27: The ruling PML has no plans to file disqualification references against two of its legislators who defected to the PPP on Tuesday and will hold them accountable for... PA okays Rs69.11bn suppl budget Police come under fire LAHORE, June 27: The Punjab Assembly on Wednesday approved the Rs69.11 billion supplementary budget for the financial year 2006-07 by accepting 40 demands for grant. The house also approved a demand for grant of Rs3.16... Rain renders 210 villages inaccessible: Seven lives lost HYDERABAD, June 27: Seven people, including four children, were killed, more than 30 suffered injuries in different rain-related incidents and over 210 villages were cut off from the rest of the... Balochistan denied its rights, says opposition QUETTA, June 27: The budget for the fiscal year 2007-08 will not solve the problems being faced by the common people. Speaking at a general debate over the budget on Tuesday... Effective law urged to protect child rights ISLAMABAD, June 27: Speakers at a regional parliamentary seminar on child protection Wednesday urged for effective legislation to protect child rights across the boundaries and by doing away with harmful customs and traditions.... Research in social sciences stressed ISLAMABAD, June 27: Social scientists during a seminar on Wednesday stressed that research in social sciences could help in reducing poverty. The economics department of the Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) held the... Nigeria warns Pakistanis not to fall prey to extortion gimmicks ISLAMABAD, June 27: The Nigerian high commissioner, Senator Umer El-Gash Maina, warned Pakistani nationals to be ware of any unsolicited or suspicious-looking correspondence purportedly emanating from Nigeria, in the form of e-mails and letters offering jobs.... Minister asked to appear before NA body ISLAMABAD, June 27: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Government Assurances on Wednesday took serious notice of the absence of Federal Minister for Water and Power Liaqat Ali Jatoi, Wapda Chairman... Indus treaty blamed for poor quality of fish ISLAMABAD, June 27: The river systems in Pakistan have undergone major changes since the 1960s Indus Basin Treaty as the construction of dams on Mangla and Tarbela and the associated network... Fake cable technician robs man ISLAMABAD, June 27: A man knocked at the door of Mohammad Amir Wasim’s house in Shah Faisal Colony, introduced himself as a cable technician but Waseem ended up being deprived of cash, gold ornaments and mobile phones, worth Rs22,000.... Habeas corpus petition filed in high court PESHAWAR, June 27: A habeas corpus petition was filed in the Peshawar High Court on Wednesday regarding the disappearance of a citizen Shah Zaman 13 days back.... Rs1.074bn budget for Karak KARAK June 27: Karak District Nazim Rehmat Salam Khattak presented a Rs1.07 billion budget for the district on Wednesday. Presenting the budget at a district council meeting, the nazim said Rs862.4... Storm didn’t claim any life, says Jam Yousuf QUETTA, June 27: Chief Minister Jam Mohammad Yousuf has said that storm and heavy rains damaged houses and destroyed standing crops, but no human loss was reported from any part of Balochistan.... Three killed in Haripur HARIPUR, June 27: Three people, including a woman, were killed and four children were injured seriously in different incidents in Haripur on Wednesday. Police said a couple, Abdul Hameed and his... Suicide attacks un-Islamic, says banned group BARAWAL (Upper Dir), June 27: The proscribed Tehrik Nifaz-i-Sharia-i-Muhammadi (TNSM) has denounced suicide attacks and called them un-Islamic.... Two shot dead in Quetta QUETTA, June 27: Unknown assailants killed two people belon to Mandi Bahauddin and police dubbed the incident a terrorist act. Amir Hussain Mughal and Rizwan had come to Quetta from Mandi... Mardan budget proposes Rs47m new taxes MARDAN, June 27: Mardan Nazim Himayatullah Khan Mayar presented a budget of Rs2.325 billion for 2007-8 here on Wednesday amid boycott of the district council session by 25 union council nazims.... Girl dies in blast PARACHINAR, June 27: A seven-year-old girl was killed and seven other members of her family were wounded in an explosion in a mud house in Qamar Mila near the Afghan border in Kurram Agency on Tuesday night, officials said.... CDG disallows PPP public meeting in Gujranwala GUJRANWALA, June 27: The city district government refused to allow the Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians to organise a public meeting at the Sheranwala Bagh on Friday (tomorrow) at 4pm while party... Rs5.14bn tax-free budget for Sialkot SIALKOT, June 27: The Sialkot district government on Wednesday unanimously passed its Rs5.14 billion tax-free surplus budget for fiscal 2007-08 in its budget session held at Anwar Club Auditorium.... Bahawalpur surplus budget proposed BAHAWALPUR, June 27: The district government’s surplus budget of Rs3,683.201 million for the next financial year has been placed before the district council which began its two-day budget session at Rashadia Hall on Wednesday.... Murdered in mosque, buried near seminary FAISALABAD, June 27: Sadar police exhumed the body of a man on Tuesday who was allegedly killed in the compound of a mosque and buried outside a girls’ seminary in Tandlianwala.... Kidnap bid foiled TOBA TEK SINGH, June 27: Police foiled an attempt to kidnap a married woman by her parents from outside the court of senior civil judge on Wednesday.... EPD seals mills for causing pollution LAHORE, June 27: Punjab Environment Protection Department on Wednesday sealed a board-making mills located on Hudiara drain for causing pollution. The environment protection order issued by district officer Tariq Zaman Khan... Storm havoc: HRCP deplores govt apathy LAHORE, June 27: Accusing the authorities concerned of showing negligence in handling the natural calamity which caused colossal loss of life and damage to property in Karachi, the Human Rights Commission... GCU’s former vice-principal passes away LAHORE, June 27: Prof Javeed Ahmed Sheikh, a former vice-principal of the Government College Lahore, passed away after brief illness at a local hospital on Wednesday.... PHA examines billboards LAHORE, June 27: The structural strength of all the 1,100 or so big publicity billboards, especially those erected on the roofs of multi-storey buildings and near the main power-supply wires, are being evaluated on a priority basis.... Fisherman drowns near Kajhur Creek THATTA, June 27: Braving gigantic waves of the Arabian Sea a fisherman identified as Abdul Rasheed Nohrio drowned near Kajhur Creek in the early hours of Wednesday.... Water level at Sukkur, Guddu barrages rising KHAIRPUR, June 27: Water level in the Indus River at Sukkur and Guddu barrages was rising after pre-monsoon rains. The upstream flow of water at Guddu barrage was recorded 196,806 cusec whereas downstream was 174,282 cusec.... Man kills wife, sisters over karo-kari UBAURO, June 27: A man killed his wife and sister on the pretext of karo-kari in a village near here on Wednesday. According to reports received here, Shahu Bugti gunned down...

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