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July 15, 2007 Sunday Jamadi-us-Sani 29, 1428   Nine killed in religious groups’ clash LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), July 14: At least nine people have been killed and five injured in renewed fighting between two rival religious factions in the remote Tirah valley of Khyber Agency.... Six foreigners among 160 rescued in flood-hit areas of Sindh: ISPR ISLAMABAD, July 14: Army personnel with the help of helicopters have rescued 160 people, including six foreigners, in flood-hit areas of Sindh. According to a relief and rescue update released by... Many Jaffarabad villages inundated QUETTA, July 14: Dozens of villages were inundated in Jaffarabad district on Saturday as floodwaters were not finding their way to the Manchhar Lake. And several thousand mine workers remained stranded... Arms cache seized, 16 held in raid QUETTA, July 14: Security forces on Saturday arrested 16 people from the Lanjo Seghari area in an operation along the Balochistan-Sindh border and seized a large quantity of illegal arms and ammunition.... ‘MMA lawmakers should quit Balochistan govt’ QUETTA, July 14: The vice-president of the provincial chapter of Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, Sahibzada Pir Abdur Rahim Naqshbandi, has said that for the greater unity of the opposition the MMA ministers should resign from the coalition government in Balochistan.... Army deployment in Dir assailed TIMERGARA, July 14: Political parties have expressed concern over the movement of army troops in the Lower Dir district and urged the government to expel Afghan refugees from the area.... EC brushes aside PPP’s concerns over voter lists ISLAMABAD, July 14: The Election Commission on Saturday shrugged off concerns expressed by Pakistan People’s Party chairperson Benazir Bhutto over millions of names said to be missing from voter lists.... Five injured in Lyari gang war KARACHI, July 14: Five people, including three members of a family, were shot at and wounded in Lyari gang war here on Saturday. The fresh wave of gang war, which began on Friday, has claimed three lives.... Renovation of Lal Masjid starts ISLAMABAD, July 14: The Capital Development Authority has started renovation work on Lal Masjid that would be completed within 15 days, an official of the Authority said here Saturday.... Mosque cordoned off to maintain peace: police ISLAMABAD, July 14: The Lal Masjid complex needs to be barricaded so that no organisation could rally around it to provoke public protests over the recent bloody operation, the capital police said on Saturday.... Four sent to jail in Lal Masjid case RAWALPINDI, July 14: Special Judge Anti-Terrorist Court No 2 Sakhi Mohammad Kahot here on Saturday sent four persons, arrested in connection with Lal Masjid dispute, to Adiala Jail on judicial remand for fourteen days.... SSC exams: Islamabad, Pindi students excel ISLAMABAD, July 14: Students from Rawalpindi and Islamabad clinched four of the top six positions in the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) Examinations 2007 conducted by the Federal Board of Intermediate and... PPP not banking on US, says Qureshi OKARA, July 14: Pakistan People’s Party Punjab president Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that the PPP is not banking on the support of the US or the establishment.... Medic fresh victim of kidnap spree LAHORE, July 14: A 20-year-old medical student is the latest victim of the ongoing kidnap-for-ransom spree in the city and elsewhere in Punjab. Sher Afgan of the Allama Iqbal Medical College... Blood parasite kills zoo tigress LAHORE, July 14: The deadly blood parasite trypanosomiasis hit the Lahore Zoo once again on Saturday, killing a tigress. Earlier on Friday, the parasite had killed a Bengal tiger which... MMA countrywide protest schedule LAHORE, July 14: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) on Saturday announced countrywide protest against the killing of students in the Jamia Hafsa-Lal Masjid operation.... Early wheat release likely LAHORE, July 14: Federal Food Minister Sikandar Hayat Khan Bosan has said the government is considering early release of wheat stocks to mills to ease the prices of flour in the market.... Altaf, Aziz discuss situation KARACHI, July 14: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain on Saturday praised the efforts made by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and members of the federal cabinet for trying to resolve the issue of Lal Masjid and Jamia Hafsa peacefully.... Deployment of troops in NWFP criticised PESHAWAR, July 14: The Awami National Party and the Pakistan People’s Party on Saturday expressed concern over the deployment of troops in various parts of the NWFP.... Call for arrest of former minister QUETTA, July 14: The Balochistan Secretariat Officers and Staff Coordination Council has demanded that former provincial minister, Sardar Abdur Rehman Khetran, be arrested for his alleged involvement in manhandling of population and welfare secretary Anis Ahmed Gola.... Protest against non-supply of power LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), July 14: Angry people blocked the Peshawar-Torkham road for several hours on Saturday for a second time in three days in protest against non-supply of electricity to the tehsil.... Rs28m budget for Dir approved UPPER DIR, July 14: The tehsil council Dir unanimously approved its budget for the fiscal year 2007-08 with a total outlay of Rs27.9 million on Saturday.... Encroached forest land reclaimed MUZAFFARABAD, July 14: The AJK forest department has evicted a gang of land grabbers in an anti-encroachment drive in the Leepa valley and recovered more than 125 acres of forest land.... Marriage dispute claims life ATTOCK, July 14: A man was shot dead over a matrimonial dispute in Jand on Friday night. Zafar Iqbal reported to the police that he along with his brother Mulazim Hussian... Pindi district to get 175 filter clinics RAWALPINDI, July 14: The city district government would set up 175 filter clinics in the district at a cost of Rs210 million this fiscal year. The fund in this regard has... Economic ties with Brazil underlined ISLAMABAD, July 14: Leader of the House in the Senate Wasim Sajjad has underlined economic and trade ties with Brazil saying that Pakistan values its relations with the South American country.... Revised pay scale notified ISLAMABAD, July 14: The government on Saturday issued notification with regard to revision of pay scales of government servants from grade one to 22 with effect from July, 1.... Taxi driver killed in accident ISLAMABAD, July 14: A taxi driver was killed after a speedy truck rammed into his vehicle here on Saturday, police said. The dumper (PKR-936) was going to Peshawar from Rawalpindi when... Death sentence RAWALPINDI, July 14: Additional District and Sessions Judge (ASJ) Malik Mohammad Iqbal here on Saturday handed down death sentence to a man in a murder case.... Cultivation of BT cotton not allowed MULTAN, July 14: The cultivation of BT cotton, which has more output potential and requires far less pesticide sprays, has not yet been allowed by the government.... Where there is a will there is a way RAHIM YAR KHAN, July 14: In an exemplary display of patriotism, a poor disabled man has made a commitment to cover a 900-kilometre distance on his tattered wheelchair to give a message of forging solidarity and promoting fraternity in the country.... Roof collapse kills two of a family MUZAFFARGARH, July 14: Two family members were killed and another three sustained injuries when the roof of their house collapsed on them at Odewala on Friday night.... Consumer court issues notice to mobile firm GUJRANWALA, July 14: The district consumer court on Saturday issued notices to a multinational cell phone company and highways department for providing defective services.... Girl falls prey to joy fire LAHORE, July 14: Aerial fire at a wedding ceremony near the Lahore General Hospital claimed the life of a 10-year-old girl on Saturday night. The Kot Lakhpat police said that Rukhsar,... Ex-zakat & ushr chief shot dead SAHIWAL, July 14: A former Zakat and Ushr chairman was gunned down by his rivals in a mosque at Chak 103/7-R on Saturday. Reports said that deceased Abdul Aziz and Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)’s Harappa leader Ghulam Hussain had an enmity.... One kidnapped, two injured by highwaymen DERA GHAZI KHAN, July 14: The highwaymen kidnapped a truck driver and injured a trailer driver and his colleague when they did not stop the vehicle on the Indus highway, some 250 kilometre from here on Saturday.... New temple found locked SIALKOT, July 14: Some unidentified men locked the newly established Jaggan Nath Temple situated at Paris Road here on Saturday. They also removed the nameplate of minorities MPA Joseph Hakim Din from the wall of the temple.... Three minors recovered OKARA, July 14: Okara police have recovered three children kidnapped from Sahiwal and arrested an abductor. A police team was on routine patrolling when it found two children — Shahbaz... Governor on ‘white revolution’ LAHORE, July 14: The government’s efforts to promote the dairy sector will bring about a ‘white revolution’ in the country, Governor Khalid Maqbool said on Saturday.... Man shot at after resistance LAHORE, July 14: Two men allegedly shot at a citizen on resistance in Mozang on Saturday. A police source said the accused, riding a bike, stopped Muzaffar at gunpoint near Bhondpura Chowk and demanded his cell phone....

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