DAWN - National; June 30, 2007

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June 30, 2007	Saturday	Jamadi-us-Sani 14, 1428

Dyke breach inundates 50 villages LARKANA, June 29: Gushing waters from eight breaches in the flood protective bund near Khudadad Khoso in Shahdadkot, some 70 kms from here, submerged more than 50 villages on Friday....		Heavy rain, severe storm forecast LAHORE, June 29: The weather system which caused torrential rains in Punjab, NWFP and Northern Areas has weakened and the deep monsoon depression moving towards Sindh and Balochistan is losing its...

NP leader criticises delay in launching relief work QUETTA, June 29: National Party president Dr Abdul Hayee Baloch has criticised the government for delays in launching relief operations in areas hit by cyclone and rains....		Govt claims about flood relief disputed QUETTA, June 29: Opposition leaders have disputed government claims about relief and rescue operations in the flood-hit areas of Balochistan. Addressing separate press conferences here on Friday, leader of the opposition...

5 swept away in Diamer village GILGIT, June 29: Five people were swept away by floodwater in the Raikote Valley’s Batcholi village, Diamer district, some 110kms southeast of Gilgit, on Friday, police officials said....		Madressah reforms funds put on hold ISLAMABAD, June 29: The freshly-allocated Rs500 million for madressah reforms will not be released until the revised PC-I of the project is accepted, as the government has decided to put it on a hold, Dawn has learnt on authority....

‘Sindh Vision 2030’ warns of water scarcity KARACHI, June 29: The population of Sindh is likely to swell by 2030 to about 90 million from 40 million now and water availability per person will fall to 700 cubic...		Lawyers’ struggle to meet logical end: SHCBA chief RAWALPINDI, June 29: Sindh High Court Bar Association (SHCBA) President Abrar Hassan was expressed his optimism about the ongoing movement launched by the lawyers for the supremacy of the rule of law and independence of judiciary....

Slow work leads CDA to court ISLAMABAD, June 29: As all roads and events lead to the Supreme Court these days, the daily traffic mayhem on the city’s underconstruction roads has also reached the haloed steps....		SC asks capital police chief to submit reports on July 3: Kafila case ISLAMABAD, June 29: The Supreme Court has ordered the police to submit report on Kafila Siddiqui case as well as that of former minister of state for communications Mohammad Shahid Jamil Qureshi’s health on July 3, sources told Dawn....

LHC seeks reply in two weeks: Plea against canal EIA review LAHORE, June 29: Justice Fazl-i-Miran Chohan of the Lahore High Court on Friday directed the relevant department to submit within 15 days its comments on a petition filed by some civil...		Motor vehicle bill defeated in PA: Buses for women pledged LAHORE, June 29: The treasury benches in the Punjab Assembly on Friday defeated the opposition’s Provincial Motorvehicles (Amendment) Bill 2007 which sought reservation of seats for women in public transport, as...

Balochistan budget approved QUETTA, June 29: The Balochistan Assembly approved the provincial budget for 2007-08 here on Thursday night, rejecting all cut motions moved by the opposition. Finance Minister Syed Ehsan Shah presented 55 demands for grants....		TV channel’s petition disposed of KARACHI, June 29: The Sindh High Court disposed of as infructuous a petition moved by a television channel as the impugned order for freezing its bank accounts for non-payment of sales tax has been withdrawn....

Subsidised LPG being provided to N. Areas GILGIT, June 29: Following the depletion of forests in Northern Areas, the government has decided to provide liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) at subsidised rates as alternative fuel to the people of...		Transporters resent rise in fines for violations GUJRANWALA, June 29: Transporters strongly protested against increasing fines for violation of traffic laws by the Punjab government without providing better facilities to them....

Experts called to check hepatitis in Multan MULTAN, June 29: The district government is taking emergency measures to help check Hepatitis in Multan and Shujaabad and a team of specialist doctors is being hired to determine reasons for...		Five hurt in Jinnah Town ‘brawn show’ FAISALABAD, June 29: A clash between the members of the ruling and opposition parties of Jinnah Town left five people injured when the house was in session for budget approval on Friday....

Major power breakdowns follow rain SIALKOT, June 29: The monsoon rain spell which began on Thursday night caused flooding and paralysed life in several districts of central and southern Punjab on Friday....		Wall collapse: case against contractor, others MUZAFFARGARH, June 29: A case has been registered against the contractor, the building department SDO and a sub-engineer for using substandard material in construction of wall of Alipur Ghalwan Girls Primary School....

Not much for uplift in Okara budget OKARA, June 29: The district council approved a Rs3.694 billion tax-free budget for 2007-08 on Friday, with Rs2.393 billion for non-development expenditure. The district council also eliminated toll tax from the district on the recommendation of house members....		Doctors to go on strike OKARA, June 29: The Pakistan Medical Association (PMA), Okara, has decided to go on strike in protest against robberies at doctors’ houses. At a meeting with PMA district president Dr...

Minor girl raped, killed SAHIWAL, June 29: A grade four student of Binnatul Islam High School was kidnapped, raped and killed. Fateh Sher police said Iqra, 8, was coming home on Thursday when Salim, 45,...		Kidnappers kill victim’s father OKARA, June 29: Alleged abductors of a girl killed her father after calling him to a village on the pretext that they would hand him over his daughter....

Thorough audit of NCHD account sought ISLAMABAD, June 29: The Pakistan People’s Party has demanded thorough audit of the accounts of National Commission for Human Development (NCHD) and the institution of reference against corrupt....		23 deported Pakistanis arriving in capital today RAWALPINDI, June 29: A batch of 23 Pakistani illegal immigrants, arrested by authorities in Mauritania, will reach Islamabad on a chartered flight on Saturday, official sources said....

Man sentenced to death in murder case RAWALPINDI, June 29: Additional District and Sessions Judge Rana Masood Akhtar on Friday handed down death sentence to a man for killing an army personal about two years ago in Kotli Sattian....		Dacoits gang busted RAWALPINDI, June 29: City Police Officer, Rawalpindi, Syed Murawat Ali Shah on Friday said Police had succeeded in arresting a three-member dacoit gang. He was speaking at a news conference here on...

Child rights violations on the rise: report LAHORE, June 29: The issues and challenges facing Pakistan’s children were discussed here in a seminar here on Friday. According to this report (launched at the seminar) by the Society...		Trains way behind schedule LAHORE, June 29: All trains arrived here on Friday several hours behind their schedule owing to bad weather. An official told Dawn that Karakuram Express, Awam Express, Karachi Night Coach, Nishter...