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July 03, 2007 Tuesday Jamadi-us-Sani 17, 1428   ‘PML, Punjab govt to send relief goods’ QUETTA, July 2: PML chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has said the party and the Punjab government would send relief goods on daily basis to the flood affected people of Balochistan and... $120m deal finalised for power project ISLAMABAD, July 2: Two local banks and multilateral lenders have agreed to provide $120 million to a private firm for developing an 84MW hydropower project at the Mangla dam downstream in Azad Kashmir.... Dr Khan wants curbs lifted ISLAMABAD, July 2: Nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan has said that he remains under virtual house arrest since early 2004 and wishes the authorities ease the restrictions.... MQM donates Rs5 million LONDON, July 2: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has announced a donation of Rs 5 million to the President’s Relief Fund to support the relief rehabilitation work in the flood-affected areas of Balochistan, Sindh and NWFP.... Explosion rocks Khuzdar QUETTA, July 2: A powerful bomb explosion late on Monday night rocked Khuzdar township. Police sources said the local made bomb was planted close to Dr Khalil Ahmed’s house at the... EC urged to extend period for display of voter lists PESHAWAR, July 2: The Alliance for the Protection of Human Rights (APHR), a group of civil society organisations, has appealed to the Election Commission of Pakistan to extend the period for display of draft electoral rolls.... PML using govt tools for candidate hunt: PPP LAHORE, July 2: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has accused the Punjab government of using district administration and police for collecting data of “suitable candidates” to be pitched by the ruling... ‘Bureaucracy, feudals against devolution’ LAHORE, July 2: Bureaucracy, politicians and landlords were identified as common opponents to devolution plan in Pakistan and Punchayati Raj in India at a two-day symposium which began here on Monday.... MMA to wait for MPC outcome LAHORE, July 2: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal’s Supreme Council, which met here on Sunday, once again chosen not to rise above the political expediency by keeping major political issues undecided.... Together but poles apart LAHORE, July 2: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal is intact, but there are serious differences between the Jamaat-i-Islami and the Jamaiat Ulema-i-Islam (Fazl), two major constituents of the six-party coalition, on all important issues.... Merit-based teaching allowance favoured ISLAMABAD, July 2: The Senate’s standing committee on education on Monday suggested that the long overdue teaching allowance should be based on performance and qualifications, and not be dished out to everyone across the board.... Taunsa project-hit people seek say in policy-making ISLAMABAD, July 2: Sindhu Bachao Tarla has warned the Punjab Irrigation Department and the World Bank (WB) that people displaced and affected by the Taunsa Barrage remodelling project would start a... Cuban, Pindi chambers ink MoU on trade RAWALPINDI, July 2: The chambers of commerce and industry of Rawalpindi and Cuba inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) here on Monday for the promotion of trade and economic relations between the two countries.... Rs2.4m dowry funds for Pindi go to waste RAWALPINDI, July 2: The poor women of Rawalpindi city have been deprived of their share of dowry assistance as the Punjab Auqaf department has failed to distribute Rs2.4... Senate body questions CDA’s generosity ISLAMABAD, July 2: A Senate committee has asked the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to explain its gush of generosity in allotting more than 3,000 residential plots to its employees.... Dr Ishrat says qualified economists in short supply ABBOTTABAD, July 2: Dr Ishrat Hussain, former governor of State Bank and adviser to the prime minister, has said the country is facing a shortage of good economists.... Supply of oil to Afghanistan resumes LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), July 2: Oil supply to the Nato-led forces in Afghanistan resumed on Monday after a local transport union and the oil contractors agreed to resolve differences through a jirga.... Poor response to electoral rolls witnessed HARIPUR, July 2: Despite heavy spending on public awareness for bringing the people to display centres in large numbers by various NGOs and the Election Commission of Pakistan, only 1,100 claims... Swabi nazim presents budget amid opposition protests SWABI, July 2: The Swabi district nazim on Monday presented the district council budget of Rs1,452.38 million for the year 2007-08 amid strong protests by the opposition here.... PML leader accused of running private jails QUETTA, July 2: Elders of the Khetran tribe have accused a former provincial minister and leader of the ruling PML Sardar Abdur Rehman of running a private jail in the Barkhan district.... PU, FJWU to strengthen academic ties PESHAWAR, July 2: University of Peshawar’s Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Haroon Rashid has urged the students to concentrate on research to be able to compete for jobs.... PA demands removal of controller of exams PESHAWAR, July 2: The NWFP Assembly, while showing dissatisfaction over the formation of an inquiry committee against the Peshawar University’s controller of examinations, on Monday unanimously demanded of the governor to... Balakot traders protest after shops gutted MANSEHRA, July 2: About 20 shops were gutted after a fire broke out due to short circuit in a market in Balakot on Monday morning, police said.... The king can ‘cure asthma’ RAHIM YAR KHAN, July 2: Mango is known as the king of fruit around the world because of its taste and aroma but a variety of this fruit found in an... Heavy rains sweep away newly-laid sewer lines BAHAWALPUR, July 2: Most of the newly-laid sewer lines, built allegedly with substandard material in one of the biggest katchi abadis of Tibba Badar Shair, were swept away in the two-day rain over the week end.... MMA rally reaches Multan MULTAN, July 2: The Istehkam-i-Pakistan Road Caravan of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) arrived here on Monday from Sahiwal. Local leaders and workers of the six-party religious alliance warmly welcomed the rally... Doctors protest against robberies OKARA, July 2: Protesting against rising number of robberies, doctors in the public and private sectors in the district continued their three-hours strike. Hit by a `spate of robberies’ at... Riverine belt of Layyah flooded LAYYAH, July 2: Water from the Indus has flowed into different areas of riverine belt of the district while river erosion is also on the rise at Sumra Nashaib Sumali, it is learnt here.... Four killed JHANG, July 2: Four members of a family were killed and three others injured after their car caught fire following a head-on collision with a truck at Kuli Faqir, 9km from here on Faisalabad Road on Monday.... Extension granted LAHORE, July 2: The governor has granted extension to Prof Dr Muhammad Arif Butt for his tenure as dean faculty of chemical engineering and technology, Punjab University, till his retirement on April 23, 2008.... Vehari gets gas VEHARI, July 2: The supply of Sui gas to the city began on Monday. Ruling party MNA Aftab Khichi inaugurated the supply at a ceremony held at the Old Bus Stand.... Man crushed under transformer LAHORE, July 2: Residents of Makka Colony, Naseerabad, on Monday staged a demonstration against the Lahore Electric Supply Corporation after a young labourer died when a transformer fell on him.... Relatives of detained Pakistanis hold protest LAHORE, July 2: Relatives of Pakistani prisoners (still languishing in Indian jails) have appealed to President Musharraf to direct the Foreign Office to take up the matter (of their detention) with... Passco stops wheat buying LAHORE, July 2: The Pakistan Agricultural Storage and Services Corporation (Passco) has closed its wheat procurement campaign after meeting a 97.6 per cent target. In a statement issued here on Monday,... When the story has no meat LAHORE, July 2: The first day of the Pakistan-India Symposium on Local Governance on Monday was marked by two unusual requests. The first came from the chief Indian guest, while the other complaint-cum-request was from a Pakistani.... Punjab health team leaves for Quetta today LAHORE, July 2: A 100-member emergency health team from Punjab will leave here for Quetta on Tuesday (today) to assist the Balochistan government in overcoming the outbreak of flood-related epidemics.... Two hurt by kite string LAHORE, July 2: Two people sustained injuries when string of stray kites cut their nose and arm in different incidents on Monday. Adeel Asghar was going on a bicycle when... Swelling drains pose danger to two towns NAWABSHAH, July 2: With continuous rise in the levels of sim nullahs and drains in the wake of province-wide heavy rains Daur and Jam Saheb towns face danger of being inundated in the event of breaches.... Cases pile up as medical board remains non-functional NAWABSHAH, July 2: Loads of cases pertaining to medico-legal, medical reimbursement, age relaxation and retirement have been heaping up as the medical board at the Nawabshah Medical College Hospital (NMCH) has... Army called out in Thatta THATTA, July 2: Army and Rangers have been called out in Thatta district to cop with any emergency as the district was hit by heavy rain coupled with strong winds on Monday.... Officials summoned over breaches LARKANA, July 2: The sessions court on Monday issued notices to the Shahdadkot-Qambar DCO, irrigation department chief engineer, mukhtiarkars of Qambar and taluka nazims of Qubo Saeed Khan and Shahdadkot to... Three brothers, woman killed in attack KHAIRPUR, July 2: Four persons of a family were killed and two injured in Darya Khan Rind village late on Sunday night. According to reports some eight to 10 armed...

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