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July 13, 2007 Friday Jamadi-us-Sani 27, 1428   Dead of the Lal Masjid buried quietly ISLAMABAD, July 12: Local authorities buried the civilian dead of the Lal Masjid battle in the darkness of night in a city graveyard, with only grave diggers and journalists as witnesses and no relatives of the dead in attendance.... Untraced students’ parents face anguish ISLAMABAD, July 12: Worried parents and families continued to arrive at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) on Thursday searching for their children missing from the start of the Lal Masjid conflict.... Maulana Aziz remanded in police custody RAWALPINDI, July 12: Special Judge of Anti-Terrorism Court No 2, Sakhi Mohammad Kahot here on Thursday remanded Maulana Abdul Aziz in police custody for seven days in the case of killing a Rangers personnel on July 3.... Rashid Ghazi booked in eight cases ISLAMABAD, July 12: Police have booked late Maulana Abdul Rasheed Ghazi for murdering personnel of SSG, army and Rangers one day after he was killed in Operation Silence on July 10, sources told Dawn on Thursday.... CNN team denied entry to Lal Masjid ISLAMABAD, July 12: The government on Thursday stopped the reporter and the cameraman of the US-based CNN (Cable News Network) television channel from entering the Lal Masjid complex, which was opened... Operation toll over 400, up to 1,000, say MMA leaders ISLAMABAD, July 12: Leaders of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal on Thursday disputed the government’s claims about the number of deaths in the Lal Masjid operation, and said that more than 400 and... Protest rallies against Lal Masjid operation MANSEHRA, July 12: Riots erupted on Thursday in the Allai tehsil of Battagram district against the Lal Masjid operation. Thousands of armed men ransacked the offices and establishments of non-governmental organisations... Talal Bugti says ‘hawks’ in army sabotaged negotiations QUETTA, July 12: Jamhoori Watan Party president Nawabzada Talal Akbar Bugti has alleged that Gen Pervez Musharraf was responsible for the bloodshed in Lal Mosque and Jamia Hafsa and said that... Lal Masjid raid a ‘positive’ step: US WASHINGTON, July 12: US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher told a congressional panel on Thursday that the raiding of the Lal Masjid (Red Mosque) in Islamabad was a “very positive” expression of the government’s desire to combat extremism.... Quake-hit areas: poverty cut must to protect environment ISLAMABAD, July 12: Environmental degradation is directly linked to poverty and lack of sustainable livelihood. Therefore, poverty alleviation is must to cope with increasing environmental problems in disaster-hit areas.... Manpower shortage hits flood relief operation ISLAMABAD, July 12: The health ministry is facing shortage of manpower for its relief operation in the flood and cyclone affected areas, a meeting held to review the official health response was informed on Thursday.... Mastermind of Christian hospital attack arrested TAXILA, July 12: The Taxila police have arrested the mastermind of August 8, 2002 attack on a Christian hospital chapel here in which six people mostly female nurses were killed and dozens injured.... Protests held, roads blocked against power outages: Nazims threaten to fell Pesco poles DIR/LANDI KOTAL, July 12: People of different localities and villages in the Dir Upper district and the Khyber Agency continued to hold demonstrations on Thursday in protest against the unscheduled loadshedding in their areas.... Three Lal Masjid students buried KHAR, July 12: Three seminary students killed in the Lal Masjid operation were buried in the Nawagai area near Afghan border on Thursday. A large number of people and militants from the Bajaur and Mohmand agencies attended the funeral, witnesses said.... Mianwali seminary raided MIANWALI, July 12: Law enforcement agencies raided the Jamia Khadija Tul Kubra seminary near Jano Khel village, Dher Umaid Ali Shah union council, some 25 kilometer from here.... Wifaqul Madaris to decide mode of protest drive MULTAN, July 12: The Wifaqul Madaris Alarabia Pakistan does not rule out action against more religious schools in the country in future. WMAP secretary-general Qari Muhammad Hanif Jalandhary was talking to... Judge freed against Rs4m ransom OKARA, July 12: Civil Judge Malik Nisar, who was kidnapped from Lahore on July 3, was freed on Wednesday after his family gave the kidnappers Rs4 million and a car in ransom.... Blast rocks healthcare centre in Landi Kotal LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), July 12: An explosion of moderate intensity damaged the main gate and boundary wall of a healthcare centre in Landi Kotal early on Thursday.... Calls for a probe into operation get louder: Lawyers’ strike tomorrow LAHORE, July 12: The Lahore High Court Bar Association has demanded a judicial inquiry into the Lal Masjid episode. A resolution adopted by a general house of the bar demanded that... Lawyers across Sindh boycott courts HYDERABAD, July 12: Lawyers observed complete boycott of courts across the province on Thursday in response to a call given by the Pakistan Bar Council and the Supreme Court Bar Association... Independent identity of MMA to stay LAHORE, July 12: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal’s Punjab president Liaquat Baloch has explained that the MMA has joined the All-Party Democratic Movement (APDM) as an alliance while retaining its independent identity.... Call to devise national policy on home-based woman workers ISLAMABAD, July 12: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Women Development on Thursday called for national policy on home-based women workers (HBWWs) to provide them social security and other benefits a registered worker gets from a company.... Lawyers demand judicial probe RAWALPINDI, July 12: Lawyers on Thursday demanded judicial probe by a Supreme Court judge into Lal Masjid operation that claimed several people’s life. The demand came at a general body meeting... Senate body accused of ignoring opposition ISLAMABAD, July 12: The Senate Standing Committee on Rules of Procedure and Privileges on Thursday considered and approved various amendments to the Senate rules with consensus while Opposition Leader Raza Rabbani... BSO holds demo against arrests QUETTA, July 12: The Baloch Students Organisation (BSO) on Thursday staged a demonstration outside the Quetta Press Club in protest against the arrest of Baloch leaders and activists and army operation in the province.... Salaries to consume lion’s share of Haripur budget HARIPUR, July 12: District Nazim Yusaf Ayub Khan here on Thursday presented a Rs1.314 billion budget of Haripur for the fiscal year 2007-8. In the budget, a big chunk of Rs 998.054... Five peace committees set up LAKKI MARWAT, July 12: The Lakki Marwat district government on Thursday formed five peace committees at the police station-level to help the law-enforcement agencies curb the activities of armed groups and criminals.... Call for more provinces QUETTA, July 12: Former federal minister and Pashtun Province Movement Balochistan chairman Mir Haji Tareen has said that formation of new provinces will promote harmony among different ethnic groups and strengthen the federation.... Funds released for police plans LAKKI MARWAT, July 12: The federal government has released a sum of Rs120 million for construction of district police office, police lines, police stations and check posts in the Lakki Marwat district.... Rs743m lying unused with CCBs GUJRANWALA, July 12: The citizen community boards (CCBs) could not use Rs743 million during the last several years because of a lack of awareness among people about the objectives of CCBs... Power suspension decried VEHARI, July 12: Residents of Chak 15-WB and adjoining areas have protested against the Multan Electric Power Company (Mepco) after facing a four-day power suspension. The locals said two transformers were burnt four days ago due to overloading.... Schools told to remove objections GUJRANWALA, July 12: The City District Government Gujranwala (CDG-G) has started audit of educational institutions and departments while auditors have raised over-all 155 objections regarding misuse of powers and funds without any approval from the respective authorities.... 90pc work on library completed MULTAN, July 12: District Nazim Mian Faisal Mukhtar says 90 per cent construction work on the Rs18.6 million Langay Khan Public Library Project has been completed.... Two wildlife men killed by ex-colleague VEHARI, July 12: A district wildlife officer and his colleague were shot dead by an employee of the department over a salary dispute here on Thursday.... Litigants being deprived of sheds MIANWALI, July 12: The district administration is converting the sheds reserved for litigants in the district courts to a car parking lot for its officials. Reports said that these sheds were erected decades back for the convenience of litigants.... Two held for beating child bureau team LAHORE, July 12: Police on Thursday arrested two men for thrashing a Child Protection Welfare Bureau team in Shafiqabad. According to the first information report, a bureau team on its... PMDC’s recognition no longer a Herculean task LAHORE, July 12: It is no longer a ‘Herculean task’ to obtain recognition from the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) as almost all private medical institutions will be no more ‘unrecognised’ by next month.... Lawyers’ weekly show LAHORE, July 12: Lawyers, civil society organisations and political parties continued their weekly exercise of taking out a rally on The Mall to protest presidential reference against the Chief Justice of Pakistan.... Man shot dead on resistance LAHORE, July 12: Two robbers allegedly shot dead a 32-year-old man over resistance at his house in Wasanpura early on Thursday.... Operations put off due to power shutdown NAWABSHAH, July 12: The unannounced power shutdown in the city on Thursday not only irked the people but also affected number of operations in the Nawabshah Medical College Hospital.... Larkana taluka council passes surplus budget LARKANA, July 12: Larkana Taluka Nazim Qurban Ali Abbasi on Thursday presented a surplus budget of Rs196,457,251 for 2007-08, which the council passed the same day with majority vote.... Primary teachers’ interviews by IBA criticised MITHI, July 12: The decision of the Education Department to conduct interviews for post of primary teachers through the IBA Sukkur has been termed unjustified by the aspirant candidates of Thar.... Teachers’ strike enters 11th day MIRPURKHAS, July 12: Action committee for the rehabilitation of teachers who were sacked in 1998 continued their token hunger strike outside the local press club on 11th day running on Thursday.... Growers seek notification on loan waiver MITHI, July 12: Growers have appealed to President Pervez Musharraf to direct issuance of notification in regard to waiving off loans up to Rs100,000 of the Zarai Taraqiati Bank Ltd (ZBTL)... Motorway policemen booked NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, July 12: Two Motorway policemen have been booked following sit-in by villagers and blockage of the National Highway near Kandiaro, on Thursday.... Police kill two bandits JACOBABAD, July 12: Police shot dead two alleged robbers in an encounter in Bakhshapur on the National Highway on Thursday. Reports reaching here said that a gang of robbers robbed trucks carrying relief goods for flood victims....

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