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July 07, 2007 Saturday Jamadi-us-Sani 21, 1428   Balochistan blames Sindh for flood in Jaffarabad QUETTA, July 6: Floodwater has stopped flowing downstream submerging a large area of the Jaffarabad district as the Sindh government has blocked surging torrents by constructing an embankment to save Shahdadkot, a town on the Balochistan border.... 30 villages inundated as water enters Dadu DADU, July 6: Floodwater coming from Balochistan via Qambar-Shahdadkot district entered Mehar taluka of the Dadu district on Friday inundating 30 more villages in Fareedabad-Mado area.... Rally against university act QUETTA, July 6: The Pakhtunkhwa Students Organisation has taken out a procession against the Balochistan University Model Act and alleged that it was aimed at depriving Pakhtun and Baloch students of educational facilities.... Rs4.4bn budget for AJK council ISLAMABAD, July 6: A Rs4.4 billion budget of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Council for 2007-08 was presented here on Friday. The budget session of the AJK Council was presided over... Bail plea rejected in Manu Bheel case HYDERABAD, July 6: Justice Zia Pervaiz of the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad-circuit bench, on Friday rejected a bail application of the principal accused in the kidnapping case of Manu Bheel’s nine family members.... Frustration growing in G-6: Lal Masjid stand-off ISLAMABAD, July 6: Patience of the people in curfew-bound G- 6 Sector has started running thin after living in fear for their lives for three days.... Khalid Khawaja remanded for seven days RAWALPINDI, July 6: Special Judge Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) No 2 Sakhi Mohammad Kahot here on Friday remanded Khalid Khawaja, chief of an NGO working for the cause of missing persons, for his alleged connections with Lal Masjid administration.... Relaxation in curfew comes at a price ISLAMABAD, July 6: Three armed men deprived a resident of Sector G-6/2 of cash and valuables on Friday when he was returning home after withdrawing cash from a bank during the... Five missionary schools closed amid reprisal fear in Murree MURREE, July 6: Five Christian missionary schools were closed amid fears of reprisal from religious extremists in the wake of the prevailing Lal Masjid crisis. Simon Javed Malik, member town committee... Heart-wrenching agony in curfew zone ISLAMABAD, July 6: The extended operation against the militants holed up in the Lal Masjid has brought double-misery to those who unfortunately lost their loved ones during the last four days, and were not even allowed to have proper funeral processions.... Arrest warrants issued against chief editor, two others: Defamation case RAWALPINDI, July 6: Additional District and Sessions Judge (ADSJ) Chaudhry Imtiaz here on Wednesday issued warrants for the arrests of three journalists for writing and publishing derogatory remarks against lawyers and their ongoing movement in favour of the chief justice.... Curfew passes issued to govt officials ISLAMABAD, July 6: The Islamabad administration on Friday issued passes to government officers and employees living in G-6 Sector to enable them to attend their offices during curfew hours.... US university to help develop IMU faculty ISLAMABAD July 6: Colorado University will work very closely with the proposed Islamabad Media University (IMU) for its faculty development on a 10-year programme basis.... Flour price all-time high LAHORE, July 6: Taking a cue from the surging international wheat prices on account of tight global supplies, traders in Punjab have increased the rate of the product to around Rs495-500... Police clueless about judge’s kidnappers LAHORE, July 6: Police have found no clue to the kidnappers of a civil judge so far. Narowal civil judge Malik Nasir was kidnapped by three car riders from Ferozepur Road here on July 3.... Mother seeks release of son QUETTA, July 6: The mother of a labourer, Pati Bibi Marri, has sought the help of the Supreme Court, Balochistan High Court, Human Rights Commission and Amnesty International for the release... Arms, drugs seized QUETTA, July 6: Frontier Corps’ personnel on Friday seized huge quantity of arms, ammunition and drugs from Landhi area of Nokundi.... ‘Honour killing’ victim fighting for life MIANWALI, July 6: An 18-year-old girl, who survived an “honour killing attempt” on Wednesday, is fighting for life at the surgical ward of the District Headquarters Hospital.... Consumers pay price for govt ‘efficiency’ MUZAFFARGARH, July 6: Three price lists are under circulation in Muzaffargarh and every list has different price of every item. There is no consumer court in the district to redress the grievances of consumers, Dawn has learnt.... A city without traffic signals GUJRANWALA, July 6: Gujranwala is the fifth largest city of Punjab and has a population of two million, but all its major roads are without traffic signals.... Two UAF officials at odds over power FAISALABAD, July 6: The registrar and acting treasurer of the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (UAF), have developed differences over the issue of employees’ ‘selection’ for extra duty honorarium, Dawn learnt on Friday.... ‘Criminal’ flees from custody TOBA TEK SINGH, July 6: An alleged proclaimed offender managed to escape from police custody in Kamalia tehsil courts on Friday afternoon. Police said Azhar alias Mazhari Chandiana, wanted in dozens... Prisoner escapes SHEIKHUPURA, July 6: A prisoner, involved in heinous crimes, escaped from the district jail here on Friday. B-Division police said that accused Irfan of Mansoorabad locality managed to escape after scaling the boundary wall of the prison.... 75 beggars held in ongoing swoop LAHORE, July 6: Police on Friday claimed to have arrested 75 beggars from different city roads. A police spokesman said the city division arrested three, Ravi six, Cantonment one, Civil Lines 32, Mughalpura 20, Sadar one and Iqbal Town 12 beggars.... Powerloom workers’ demo KASUR, July 6: Powerloom workers staged a protest demonstration outside the Kasur Press Club on Ferozepur Road on Friday, demanding an increase in their salaries. Over 150 powerloom workers, led... Thar Express LAHORE, July 6: The Thar Express which was scheduled to run between Karachi and Monabao (India) on Friday night at 2300 hours has been delayed for 24 hours.... Workshop ends MULTAN, July 6: A two-day capacity building workshop for town monitoring committees, organised by the National Commission for Human Development (NCHD), was concluded here on Friday.... Two boys drown SIALKOT, July 6: Two minor sons of a landlord drowned in a pound in Jethikey village, Sambrial, on Friday.... NA body seeks details of principal’s foreign trips: Pakistan School of Fashion Design ISLAMABAD, July 6: A National Assembly sub-committee on Friday sought details of foreign visits by the principal of Pakistan School of Fashion Design, Lahore, and the third consecutive extension in her... USC provides edibles to residents in curfew area ISLAMABAD, July 6: Twenty-four mobile vans of Utility Store Corporation (USC) on Friday provided edible items to the residents of curfew areas of G-6 sector. Huge rush of the customers was... Risky events underline mediamen’s safety cover ISLAMABAD, July 6: The killing of a journalist in Lal Masjid’s recent shootout has raised questions about personal safety of mediamen covering high-risk events in the country.... Co-operatives Day today RAWALPINDI, July 6: The International Day of Co-operatives is being observed on Saturday with “Co-operative values and principles for corporate social responsibility” as its theme which highlights the fact that cooperatives... Accreditation services being upgraded ISLAMABAD, July 6: Secretary ministry of science and technology Pervaiz Butt said on Friday that government was giving special attention to up-grading the accreditation, testing and certification as well as standardization and meteorology services in the country.... Sugar millers seek govt help LAHORE, July 6: The Pakistan Sugar Mills Association has urged the government to build buffer stocks of 600,000 tons by purchasing sugar at the already agreed price of Rs31 per kilogram... Nespak told to revise proposals: Building regulations LAHORE, July 6: The under-consideration model building and zoning regulations were rejected here on Friday by a high-level meeting which also declared that the tehsil municipal administrations did not have the capacity to enforce them.... Vast scope in wind energy sector LAHORE, July 6: Pakistan can produce 346,000 Mega Watt electricity through wind energy projects, says Ms Robyn McGuckin, regional coordinator and programme manager, South Asia Regional Initiative for Energy, Usaid....

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