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July 06, 2007 Friday Jamadi-us-Sani 20, 1428   Maulana Aziz appears on TV, asks students to surrender ISLAMABAD, July 5: The captured leader of Lal Masjid on Thursday urged his followers to surrender. Abdul Aziz, who was seized on Wednesday trying to flee the complex in a woman’s... ‘Surrender only option for cleric’ ISLAMABAD, July 05: Interior Ministry spokesman Brig E Javid Iqbal Cheema on Thursday ruled out any negotiation with Naib Khateeb of Lal Masjid Abdul Rashid Ghazi saying he is a criminal and has to surrender before security forces.... HRCP seeks judicial probe into madressah activities ISLAMABAD, July 5: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called for a judicial probe into the functioning, financing and activities of religious seminaries all over the country.... Ashes may hold something for environment ministry ISLAMABAD, July 5: As the Lal Masjid standoff continues, the environment ministry officials keep their fingers crossed — whether they would be able to retrieve something from their gutted offices or have to restart from square one.... Diseases break out in flood-hit areas of Balochistan QUETTA, July 5: Rains and floods have given rise to gastroenteritis, malaria and skin diseases in the calamity-stricken areas of Balochistan. The authorities, confirming the outbreak of these diseases, said medical teams had been sent to the affected areas.... Coastal highway opened to light traffic ISLAMABAD, July 5: Personnel of the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO), after an exhaustive effort of one week, have reopened the Coastal Highway for light traffic, an ISPR press release said on Thursday.... Gas supply to Quetta, four districts restored QUETTA, July 5: Gas supply to Quetta and the four other districts of Balochistan was restored on Thursday after a week’s suspension.The supply was suspended on June 27 when a portion... MPC an initiative to remedy political situation: PML-N LONDON, July 5: Pakistan’s opposition politicians will meet in London this weekend to try to agree on a strategy for general elections expected to be held later this year.... PBC, SCBA propose four points ISLAMABAD, July 5: The Pakistan Bar Council and the Supreme Court Bar Association have decided not to attend the two-day multi-party conference opening in London on Saturday due to the prevailing situation in Pakistan.... Independence of judiciary main theme LONDON, July 5: Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has termed the independence of judiciary as “the cornerstone” of objectives of the multi-party conference saying the time has come for the nation to bury the doctrine of necessity forever.... Fazl leaves today for London MPC ISLAMABAD, July 5: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman will leave for London on Friday morning to lead a three-member team of his party at the multi-party conference, convened by PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif.... Parents of seminary students face humiliation ISLAMABAD, July 5: Nawaz, 65, may not have imagined he would ever be stripped off completely naked for being father of a student of a controversial Madressah.... Changing colours of Lal Masjid ISLAMABAD, July 5: Little would have the founders of Lal Masjid ever thought in 1965 when they named it Lal (red), departing from the usual tradition of giving Islamic names to... Lawyers’ children join protest RAWALPINDI, July 5: Lawyers here on Thursday brought their children to the court premises to involve them in their ongoing protest against the presidential reference and in solidarity with the chief justice of Pakistan.... India pays Rs45.8m for Samjhota victims ISLAMABAD, July 5: India on Thursday paid Rs45.8 million in compensation to heirs of the 29 Pakistani victims of the Feb 18 Samjhota Express bombing. Compensation cheques were handed over to... Threat to Qambar and Shahdadkot over: CM LARKANA, July 5: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim said on Thursday the swelling sim nullahs no longer posed any threat to the Qambar and Shahdadkot towns, as the floodwaters coming from Balochistan were still 12km away from them.... Govt won’t talk to Lal Masjid people, says Shujaat DADU, July 5: Pakistan Muslim League (Q) President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain on Thursday reiterated the government’s resolve that no “talks will be held with Lal Masjid administration neither will operation be stopped but innocent girls’ lives will be protected”.... Undercover: burqas become tools of disguise ISLAMABAD, July 5: When the leader of a besieged Pakistani mosque was caught trying to flee wearing a burqa, he joined a growing list of Islamists, security forces and journalists to use the garment as a disguise.... ECP sets deadline to submit account statements ISLAMABAD, July 5: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has asked political parties to submit statements of accounts by August 29. Chief Election Commissioner Justice (retd) Qazi Muhammad Farooq reminded the... Judges to protest till arrest of lawyers LAHORE, July 5: Judges of lower courts continued their protest for the fourth consecutive day on Thursday, vowing that they would not end their protest till the arrest of the lawyers who manhandled their colleague in Cantonment courts.... Governor reverses CM’s decision: Change in exam body LAHORE, July 5: Governor Khalid Maqbool has reversed a Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi’s decision to allow a student of the Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore, to change his examination body in violation of rules and regulations.... Govt preparing national social protection strategy RAWALPINDI, July 5: The government is actively mulling a national strategy to develop an integrated and comprehensive social protection system covering the entire population, especially the poorest and the most vulnerable segments, it has been learnt.... Ex-minister’s bail plea to be heard on 9th ISLAMABAD, July 5: Senior Civil Judge Islamabad Abid Rizwan Abid will hear the bail petition of former state minister for communications Mohammad Shahid Jamil Qureshi in Kafila Siddiqui case on July 9.... Afghan killed QUETTA, July 5: Iran’s border security force on Wednesday evening killed an Afghan refugee who was trying to cross into Iran illegally. According to official sources, the Iran border authorities... ADB to restrict loans to 4 sectors ISLAMABAD, July 5: Dissatisfied with under-utilisation of loans, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) plans to restrict its lending to four sectors in Pakistan — namely agriculture, irrigation and water resource management, roads, and power transmission and generation.... ‘Bid to postpone polls will be opposed’ NEW YORK, July 5: No party has struck any deal with the government, including the PPP, and all political parties will oppose any attempt to postpone the elections, according to Makhdoom Amin Fahim, president of the Pakistan People’s Party (Parliamentarians).... 27 die in two accidents MANSEHRA, July 5: Twenty people were killed and three others injured on Thursday when a jeep fell into a 3,000-foot ravine in the Manor Valley in the Balakot tehsil, about 150 kilometres from here.... Embankments’ reinforcement ordered MIRPURKHAS, July 5: District Nazim Dr Sughra Junejo on Thursday directed the irrigation officers to strengthen weak embankments of spinal drain, carry out desilting and remove illegal encroachments from Dhoro Puran.... Breach in canal floods 8 villages JACOBABAD, July 5: The K.K. Canal on Thursday developed a 30-foot-wide breach at RD-21 near Kashmore, inundating eight villages and standing crops on hundreds of acres.... College that’s just building of bricks LAYYAH, July 5: The government college for girls, Kot Sultan, has been ‘functioning’ without any teacher right from its inception on Sept 1, 2004. Under “Education-for-all” programme, the college was... Two traffic signals in order at Sialkot SIALKOT, July 5: Only two of the 62 traffic signals in the city are working while the remaining are out of order for the last several months due to the slackness of Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMA) and traffic police.... Brothers kill sister to grab farmland SAHIWAL, July 5: Two women were killed by their brothers in separate incidents. In the first incident, Bahawal Sher and Shahmand murdered their sister Ghulam Fatima in Chak Murad Kay Kathia... Peace committee reviews security MUZAFFARGARH, July 5: The district peace committee met on Thursday to discuss the Lal Masjid operation and review security steps here. Muzaffargarh is sensitive because two clerics of the Lal... A crown without jewel GUJRANWALA, July 5: The Jinnah Library, which was once the only state-run facility providing books to the students and scholars in the city, today presents a picture of neglect.... SC urged to take notice of judge’s kidnapping OKARA, July 5: The Okara District Bar Association (DBA) demanded on Thursday that the Supreme Court and Lahore High Court take suo motu notice of kidnapping of first class civil judge Malik Nisar Ahmad, who is currently posted in Pasrur.... Police van kills constable MIANWALI, July 5: One constable died while another was injured on Thursday when their motorcycle they were travelling on collided head on with the police van of their police station.... Lock-up break accused still at large FAISALABAD, July 5: Police have failed to arrest five under-trial accused who escaped from the Sadar police station lock-up on June 28. Among the absconders also includes the alleged killer... Lal Masjid operation condemned MUZAFFARGARH, July 5: Like other parts of the country, various political and religious parties condemned the Lal Masjid operation with the PPP taking a cautious stance on the issue here on Thursday.... ‘Rapists’ of disabled woman remanded KASUR, July 5: Phoolnagar police have sent two rape accused on a two-day remand. The police registered a case against Rana Bilal alias Billa and Sadique on Wednesday, two days after... Lawyers take out weekly rally GUJRANWALA, July 5: The district bar association completely boycotted courts on Thursday and took out a rally on GT Road to express their solidarity with Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry.... Nazim writes against his deputy TOBA TEK SINGH, July 5: District Nazim Chaudhry Abdul Sattar has written to provincial government on Thursday against District Naib Nazim Chaudhry Khalid Sardar over a controversial district council resolution.... PPP to discuss poll tickets from 23rd LAHORE, July 5: The central parliamentary board of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) will meet in London in the fourth week of this month to consider, and possibly finalise, the party’s candidates from Punjab for the general elections.... Robbers shoot railway officer LAHORE, July 5: The divisional superintendent of the Railways’ Mughalpura Workshops was shot dead by robbers at his residence in the Batapur area on early Wednesday morning.... EPA action against 18 concerns LAHORE, July 5: The environment department of the city district government sealed 14 industrial units and four telecom towers on various environmental offences during the last month.... Two PPP lawmakers join govt LAHORE, July 5: In a tit-for-tat response, the ruling Pakistan Muslim League has managed to break one of Pakistan People’s Party’s sitting member of the Punjab Assembly, Ehsan Elahi, a former army major, from Mandi Bahauddin.... Man kills wife LAHORE, July 5: A man allegedly shot dead his wife in Raiwind City here on Thursday....

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