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June 29, 2007 Friday Jamadi-us-Sani 13, 1428   Govt’s response to May 12 killings assailed ISLAMABAD, June 28: The National Public Safety Commission (NPSC) on Thursday expressed concern over what it called the lenient response of its chairman Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao to the bloodbath in Karachi on May 12.... Measles mass immunisation campaign to be launched ISLAMABAD, June 28: The health ministry is launching a nation- wide measles mass immunisation campaign from July 2, targeting 63 million children, the federal health minister, Nasir Khan said on Thursday.... UK to give Rs2 billion to Pakistan for devolution reforms ISLAMABAD, June 28: The UK government will provide over Rs2 billion to support the ongoing devolution reforms in Pakistan by promoting citizens’ engagement in the process.... US demand for access to Dr Khan opposed HARIPUR, June 28: Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) chairman Raja Zafarul Haq has said that all the seven states possessing nuclear weapons had sought assistance from other powers for developing the capability... Rain-hit people yet to receive assistance THATTA, June 28: Thousands of villagers were marooned after windstorm and heavy rains in the coastal belt of Thatta district as the administration failed to reach then till Thursday.... SHC orders police to get victims released: Under-age marriage LARKANA, June 28: The Larkana circuit bench of the Sindh High Court has ordered the taluka police officer of Kashmore to recover and produce in court on July 11 Ms Kazbano,... Rains, cyclone indications of global warming impacts RAWALPINDI, June 28: The heavy rains in Sindh and the cyclone that lashed the coastal areas of Balochistan have been cited by the United Nations as “indications of what might happen more frequently and severely due to global warming.”... Seven bidders put on notice in PSO’s privatisation ISLAMABAD, June 28: The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to seven bidders participating in the privatisation of the Pakistan State Oil (PSO) on a challenge moved by the Attock Group against its disqualification from the bidding process.... Treasury against PSO sale LAHORE, June 28: Voices against the proposed privatisation of the Pakistan State Oil echoed in the Punjab Assembly from treasury benches on Thursday, urging the house to adopt a resolution against the move but the chair kept it pending.... SC suspends four LDA officials: Abetment in illegal construction ISLAMABAD, June 28: The Supreme Court on Thursday suspended four officials of the Lahore Development Authority for abetting the construction of a 10-storey building in violation of building by-laws.... Canal Road EIA review process challenged LAHORE, June 28: The civil society has challenged in the Lahore High Court the environment impact assessment (EIA) review process for remodelling of Canal Road. Justice Fazl-e-Miran Chauhan will take... Ruling party MPA joins PPP in ‘absentia’ LAHORE, June 28: Another Pakistan Muslim League (PML) member of the Punjab Assembly, Dr Tasnim Rasheed, resigned from her party on Thursday to join the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP).... ‘Lawyers drive about to bear fruit’ LAHORE, June 28: Thousands of lawyers, political workers and civil society organisations’ activists took part in a rally on The Mall for the seventh consecutive week on Thursday to register their protest against the presidential reference against Chief Justice of Pakistan.... Three CD shops blown up PESHAWAR, June 28: Three CD shops were blown up in the Matani locality late on Wednesday night, police said. The shops, located in different markets of the Mattani Bazaar, were completely destroyed in the blasts.... Five killed in Mardan incidents MARDAN, June 28: Five people were killed in different incidents here on Thursday.... Lawyers boycott courts HYDERABAD, June 28: Lawyers boycotted courts on Thursday on the call of Pakistan Bar Council and Supreme Court Bar Association in support of Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry.... UAA adopts new HEC criteria for hiring faculty RAWALPINDI, June 28: The University of Arid Agriculture (UAA) has adopted a new criteria for the up-gradation of teaching posts, in line with the directives of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) to the universities.... Bars playing in hands of politicians, says minister RAWALPINDI, June 28: Federal Law Minister Wasi Zafar on Thursday accused that bar associations in the country were playing in the hands of politicians. “The ongoing judicial issue can not... Heavy rain aggravates public woes ISLAMABAD, June 28: Heavy rain ended the weeks-long heatwave in the sister cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad on Thursday afternoon, bringing the mercury down considerably and making the weather pleasant and the night cool.... Over Rs1.6bn to be spent on environmental projects RAWALPINDI, June 28: The Ministry of Environment will spend Rs1,618.794 million on 48 environmental projects during 2007-08 under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP).... Abduction case registered after two months ISLAMABAD, June 28: A woman, whose two teenaged daughters were abducted in April, has succeeded in getting a case registered after a period of more than two months.... Father kills sons CHAKWAL, June 28: A father allegedly killed two of his sons while the third managed to escape. The incident took place at village Murali, some 50 kilometres from here in the jurisdiction of Saddar police station, Talagang.... A rare meeting of minds at PA LAHORE, June 28: Neither opposition nor treasury paid heed to MMA representative Arshad Baggu’s suggestion on Thursday that their salary should be reduced to pay a Rs1,000 allowance to each schoolteacher.... One killed in rain-related incident LAHORE, June 28: A man was killed and four others injured in rain-related incidents in the city on Thursday. Rescue 1122 sources said the shade of a jewellery shop situated... MMA’s second phase of caravan LAHORE, June 28: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal’s Punjab President Liaquat Baloch on Thursday announced the schedule for the MMA’s second (two-day) phase of the caravan for democracy starting on July 2.... House looted LAHORE, June 28: Four robbers took away cash, foreign currency, jewellery and prize bonds worth Rs2 million from a house in Garden Town on Thursday. Tahir told police four armed men... Villagers at the mercy of quacks FAISALABAD, June 28: About 12,000 dwellers of Chak 58-GB, Jaranwala, have been left at the mercy of quacks and subsequently are suffering from hepatitis B and C because of these illegal doctors’ conventional methods of treatment, Dawn has learnt.... Filth depots thrive in all weathers GUJRANWALA, June 28: Advent of monsoon has compounded problems of several localities in interior parts of the city especially those around an all-season filth depot — a storehouse of dirt, vermin and disease.... Doctor, clinic staff called in rape case SAHIWAL, June 28: Additional District and Sessions Judge Mahmood Shakir Jajja has summoned for June 30 (tomorrow) the in-charge doctor of a private clinic, a lady doctor and a dispenser in a rape case.... Kasur budget presented amid controversy KASUR, June 28: The Kasur district budget for 2007-08 was presented on Thursday amid yet another controversy. An unprecedented situation was seen during the budget session at the district assembly... Ameena Jaafar offered PPP membership DERA GHAZI KHAN, June 28: Former caretaker prime minister Mir Balakh Sher Mazari has invited Ameena Jaafar Leghari and her spouse to join the Pakistan People’s Party after she resigned from... Two dacoits killed in ‘encounter’ KASUR, June 28: Police killed two dacoits in an encounter on Thursday while as many constables also sustained serious injuries. This was claimed by SP (investigation) Syed Ali Mohsin in a press conference here.... Alleged killer of driver, four others escape FAISALABAD, June 28: A man who allegedly killed a driver in a Tandlianwala mosque the other day escaped from Saddar police station lockup on Wednesday along with four others accused involved in heinous crimes.... Bahawalpur gets tax-free budget BAHAWALPUR, June 28: The district council on Thursday approved the tax-free surplus budget of Rs3,683.201 million for 2007-08. Winding up the two-day general discussion on the budget, District Nazim Tariq Cheema...

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