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July 11, 2007 Wednesday Jamadi-us-Sani 25, 1428   SC declines to stay operation ISLAMABAD, July 10: The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to stay the Lal Masjid operation, saying that the court’s powers were curtailed when the armed forces were called in under Article 245 of the Constitution.... Musharraf blamed for talks failure ISLAMABAD July 10: Ulema and office-bearers of Wafaqul Madaris, led by Mufti Rafi Usmani, who took part in the last-ditch negotiations with Abdul Rashid Ghazi on Monday night, have held President Gen Pervez Musharraf responsible for the failure of talks.... Cabinet endorses military operation ISLAMABAD, July 10: Meetings of federal cabinet and the ruling PML policy planning council held here on Tuesday endorsed the swift military operation against the militants holed up in the Lal... MMA declares three-day mourning ISLAMABAD, July 10: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal has declared a three-day mourning for people killed in the Lal Masjid operation and blamed President Gen Pervez Musharraf for failure of efforts to end the standoff peacefully.... C.R. Aslam passes away LAHORE, July 10: Communist leader C. R. Aslam died here on Tuesday. He was 98. His funeral procession will be taken out from his Temple road residence at 2pm after Zohr prayers on Wednesday.... A chronology of Lal Masjid saga ISLAMABAD, July 10: Following is a chronology leading up to Tuesday’s raid of the Lal Masjid:... Lal Masjid crisis reopens madressah reforms issue ISLAMABAD, July 10: The bloody end to the Lal Masjid saga has once again brought the madressah reforms to the forefront raising queries whether the government would be able to achieve... How Umme Hassan was captured KARACHI, July 10: Umme Hassan, the woman said to be the brains behind the Lal Masjid burqa brigade, her daughter Asma and around 30 other women who had confined themselves to... HRCP wants probe into Lal Masjid operation LAHORE, July 10: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has demanded a high-level independent inquiry into the Lal Masjid operation, the clumsy manner in which it was carried out and the deaths of undisclosed number of people.... Qaim accuses EC of pre-poll rigging THATTA, July 10: The president of Sindh chapter of People’s Party Parliamentarians, Syed Qaim Ali Shah, said on Tuesday that the Election Commission of Pakistan had started pre-polls rigging by leaving thousands of genuine voters out of new electoral rolls.... Rape case hearing put off RAWALPINDI, July 10: Hearing in a rape case was deferred for seven days by Additional District and Sessions Judge Rana Nisar Ahmed Khan, as no under-trail prisoner was produced in courts... PMDC rules flouted in recognising institutions ISLAMABAD, July 10: The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) on Monday controversially recommended over 30 institutions for recognition, ignoring its own rules and regulations.... Judicial probe into mosque episode demanded ISLAMABAD, July 10: A civil society organisation has demanded a judicial probe into the Lal Masjid episode to investigate the causes of the eruption of the crisis as well as the way it was handled by the authorities.... 64 QAU teachers approved for TTS ISLAMABAD, July 10: After several years of struggle, the Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) teachers are set to enjoy hefty salaries under a new service structure introduced by the government to improve university level teaching in the country, Dawn has learnt.... Lawyers’ convention postponed ISLAMABAD, July 10: The Islamabad Bar Association (IBA) has postponed the lawyers convention scheduled for July 12 due to law and order situation after the Lal Masjid operation.... Maulana Abdul Rashid: A Ghazi who died a ‘Shaheed’ ISLAMABAD, July 10: Lal Masjid’s radical Maulana Abdul Rashid Ghazi had lived a life different from his mild elder brother, Maulana Abdul Aziz, and met a different end as well.... APNS hails minister’s resignation KARACHI, July 10: The All Pakistan Newspapers Society on Tuesday welcomed the resignation of Federal Minister for Housing Syed Safwanullah of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement.In a statement issued here on Tuesday,... Power bill deduction from salary rejected LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), July 10: About 1,100 personnel of the Khasadar force have refused to accept their salary in protest against deduction of electricity bill from it.... Students complain of irregularities in examination PESHAWAR, July 10: A large number of students have complained of irregularities in the practical examination for health technicians being conducted by the NWFP Medical Faculty in the province.... Increase in fertiliser prices criticised MARDAN, July 10: Growers have criticised the government for what they called its failure to bring down prices of fertilisers.... Number of voters down in Chitral CHITRAL, July 10: The names of as many as 36,000 voters have not been included in the new voters’ list in Chitral district.... Businessmen reject law on agriculture, livestock PESHAWAR, July 10: The local business community has expressed reservation over the passage of the NWFP Agriculture and Livestock Produce Act, 2007, by the provincial assembly.... Seminary students take to streets MULTAN, July 10: Students of Jamia Khairul Madaris took out a protest rally here on Tuesday against the Lal Masjid operation.... UAF promotes 17 teachers against rules FAISALABAD, July 10: The syndicate of University of Agriculture on Tuesday promoted 17 associate professors (as professors) by superseding most-senior faculty members, it is learnt.... ‘Untouchables’ vaccinated MUZAFFARGARH, July 10: The ordeal of three members of a family came to an end on Tuesday after a health team administered them anti-rabies at Basti Fazil Karlo, 15km from here.... Ghazi’s seminaries in Rojhan under surveillance DERA GHAZI KHAN, July 10: Police have kept two seminaries in Rojhan, the hometown of Ghazi brothers, under a strict surveillance after a military operation at the Lal Masjid in Islamabad.... Rs1b projects to boost sport industry SIALKOT, July 10: The federal government on Tuesday launched three projects here worth Rs1 billion to boost Sialkot’s sport industry and help it face global trade challenges.... Two new faculties in Islamia varsity BAHAWALPUR, July 10: Two new faculties of management sciences and life sciences will be set up in the Islamia University for which the Punjab government has approved a sum of Rs500 million.... Work on garment city’s first block begins FAISALABAD, July 10: Work on the first multi-storey block of the Faisalabad Garment City (FGC) has begun.... 2 policemen manhandled by lawyers GUJRANWALA, July 10: Two police officers were manhandled and taken hostage by some lawyers for not releasing their colleague here on Tuesday.... Anniversary of Fokker crash observed MULTAN, July 10: The first anniversary of the Fokker crash in which at least 45 people were killed was observed here on Tuesday.... Results GUJRANWALA, July 10: The result of secondary school certificate examinations, 2007, would be announced on August 1, intermediate Part-II on August 15 and Part-I on August 25 at 9am.... Beg foresees a bigpolitical change LAHORE, July 10: Former army chief Gen Mirza Aslam Beg on Tuesday assailed the government for operation against the militants holed up in the Lal Masjid complex, saying all killings could have been averted by resolving the matter through talks.... Two more ministers in Punjab cabinet LAHORE, July 10: Two more ministers were inducted on Tuesday into the largest Punjab cabinet in the dying moments of the provincial government under, what sources said, political compulsions.... Security up to counter operation fallout LAHORE, July 10: Authorities alerted law-enforcement agencies in the city on Tuesday to the possibility of a reaction to the Lal Masjid operation in Islamabad.... ‘Fact-finding mission’ LAHORE, July 10: The Supreme Court Bar Association has formed a `fact-finding mission’ to probe the Lal Masjid operation.... Man kills brother LAHORE, July 10: A 35-year-old man was axed to death allegedly by his brother over a property dispute in Shahdara Town early on Tuesday.... 12 injured in roof collapse LAHORE, July 10: Twelve people were injured, six of them critically, in a roof collapse in Salamatpura, Baghbanpura on Tuesday.... AG’s Office computer lab burnt LAHORE, July 10: Computers and relating accessories were reduced to ashes when fire broke out in the computer laboratory of the Accountant General Office on Tuesday night.... Nawabshah dist govt fails to utilise uplift fund NAWABSHAH, July 10: District government Nawabshah had failed to utilise Rs319 million during last fiscal ending on June 31, while most of the group offices also failed to submit budget management forms to the Zila Council.... Four die of heatstroke NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, July 10: Four people died of heatstroke in Tharushah town and four others, including a child, were killed in separate incidents in different parts of the town on Tuesday.... Badin’s UC nazims seek CM’s intervention BADIN, July 10: A 13-member committee of UC Nazims and district council members have demanded intervention of the chief minister into Badin District Council budget affairs and the alleged attitude of district Nazim towards council members.... Protesting flood victims booked LARKANA, July 10: Police on Tuesday booked 150 flood victims on charges of instigating people living in relief camps to stage demonstrations.... Daily power outage in Mirpurkhas MIRPURKHAS, July 10: Power outage continues two to three hours daily by Hesco in Mirpurkhas division affecting business activities and people....

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