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July 17, 2007 Tuesday Rajab 01, 1428   Breaches inundate 18 more Sindh villages DADU, July 16: The Main Nara Valley drain has developed three breaches inundating 18 more villages and about 800 acres of cultivated land in Johi and Khairpur Nathan Shah talukas.... Ministry calls for report on crop damage ISLAMABAD, July 16: The federal ministry for food, agriculture and livestock (Minfal) has asked the agriculture departments of Sindh and Punjab to immediately submit assessment reports on the damage to crops due to the ongoing monsoon season and floods.... 44 PML-Q youth wing activists resign QUETTA, July 16: Forty-four office-bearers of the youth wing of the PML-Q Balochistan have tendered their resignations from party offices in protest against the attitude of the party’s provincial general-secretary, Saifuddin Kabzai.... Vulnerability of Al Qaeda leaders has risen: report WASHINGTON, July 16: The Lal Masjid operation has increased the vulnerability of Al Qaeda’s top leadership by increasing the conflict between the Pakistani establishment and religious extremists, says a leading US security agency.... UN seeks $38m for flood-hit provinces ISLAMABAD, July 16: The United Nations is launching a flash appeal for $38 million to help Sindh and Balochistan recover from the devastation caused by cyclone Yemyin and recent floods.... Dawa distances itself from Lal Masjid management ISLAMABAD, July 16: Jamaat-ud-Dawa, a prominent religio-political organisation, has distanced itself from the beliefs or activities of the group that was managing the Lal Masjid affairs, and has, in no uncertain... AJK ex-president refuses to return official car MUZAFFARABAD, July 16: Authorities seem helpless in recovering an official vehicle from former AJK president Sardar Mohammad Anwar Khan who has kept it in violation of rules for around a year, it is learnt.... Peshawar police call for more FC platoons PESHAWAR, July 16: Police have requested for an additional deployment of five FC platoons to help the force in averting any untoward incident in the provincial capital, a senior police official said on Monday.... Khar opposes return of ‘defectors’ to PPP LAHORE, July 16: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Malik Ghulam Mustafa Khar on Monday disapproved of the party’s policy of causing defections in the ruling party, saying this was part of... Punjab varsity goes for closure, merger: Failure of new programmes LAHORE, July 16: The Punjab University (PU) has wound up its two academic programmes and merged 22 centres and projects into its different departments, institutes and colleges as they failed to... Important records maintained in antiquated manner RAWALPINDI, July 16: The judicial and revenue record of the entire district is housed in a 147-year-old building and maintained manually, in this computer age, by an insufficient number of staff,... Hearing of references against Imran put off ISLAMABAD, July 16: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday put off the hearing of the disqualification references against Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan till July 25, asking the... Court orders SHO to register kidnapping case RAWALPINDI, July 16: The additional district and sessions judge (ASJ), Shaukat Mehmood, here on Monday directed the Saddar Berooni SHO to register a case against alleged kidnappers and proceed according to law.... SC summons PMDC chief ISLAMABAD, July 16: The Supreme Court has summoned chairman of the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) on July 31 to explain the criteria used in recommending over 30 institutions for recognition.... American professor warns US of collapse ISLAMABAD, July 16: A prominent American professor on Monday warned the United States that it would collapse if its self-centred policies of disrupting world peace continue to rule.... Kafila case: police seek opinion on booking Pims staff ISLAMABAD, July 16: The capital police have sought legal opinion on the possibility of registering a case against the medico legal staff of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims), who... Plan to revive tourism in quake-hit areas chalked out ISLAMABAD, July 16: A plan has been chalked out to revive tourism activities in earthquake-affected areas. A Memorandum of Understanding in this regard was signed between USAID-funded NGO Improving Livelihoods and... Minister seeks joint strategy against extremism ISLAMABAD, July 16: Terming the law and order situation alarming following suicide attacks in Miramshah, Swat and Dera Ismail Khan, federal minister for information and broadcasting Mohammad Ali Durrani on Monday... Security cameras at shrine suggested ISLAMABAD, July 16: The Senate Standing Committee on Housing and Works has suggested installing close circuit cameras and other security-related equipment at the shrine of Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar at Sehwan Sharif to ensure safety of visitors.... Ban slams attacks on security forces UNITED NATIONS, July 16: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday condemned the terrorist attacks in Pakistan over the weekend and applauded President Gen Pervez Musharraf for “taking a strong stand against extremism.”... Taliban set drug shops on fire DARRA ADAMKHEL, July 16: Local Taliban on Sunday night set charas shops on fire and detained 18 shopkeepers for violating a ban on the sale of drugs in the Akhorwal area of Darra Adamkhel.... Balochistan gets Rs300m for flood relief work QUETTA, July 16: The federal government has given a grant of Rs300 million to Balochistan for providing immediate relief to the flood victims in the province, according to provincial Home Secretary Tariq Ayub.... PA body seeks probe into alleged misuse of funds PESHAWAR, July 16: The provincial assembly’s standing committee on sports and culture has demanded an inquiry into alleged embezzlement in the construction work on the grounds of Nishtar Hall which was reportedly undertaken without approval of the department concerned.... Governor condemns suicide attacks PESHAWAR, July 16: The NWFP Governor, Lt-Gen (retd) Ali Muhammad Jan Aurakzai, has strongly condemned the suicide attacks in Swat and Dera Ismail Khan. While expressing his heartfelt sympathies with the... Toll tax on link road bridge abolished PESHAWAR, July 16: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani on Monday announced that the Frontier Highway Authority’s toll tax on the Kashi Bridge on the Bannu link road had been abolished.... IT diploma exams from Aug 30 PESHAWAR, July 16: The NWFP Board of Technical Education, Peshawar, has notified that examinations for the one-year diploma in information technology/higher diploma in computer science (second term) of the board will commence on August 30.... Construction work on hospital PESHAWAR, July 16: Construction work on the new Services Hospital, Peshawar, is in full swing. When ready, the hospital will help reduce load on the Lady Reading Hospital, the Khyber Teaching Hospital and the Hayatabad Medical Complex.... Cadet colleges bag top positions KOHAT, July 16: Students of the Cadet College, Kohat (CCK), and the Garrison Cadet College, Kohat (GCCK), clinched top ten positions in the secondary school examinations, according to the results announced... Telecom network restored ISLAMABAD, July 16: The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd has restored almost the entire telecom network damaged in recent floods in Balochistan and elsewhere.... When classrooms become ‘dangerous’ points GUJRANWALA, July 16: The lives of 1,600 students of the Government Girls’ High School, Rahwali, are at risk as the school’s administration has declared the school building dangerous, Dawn has learnt.... MMA rally against Lal Masjid raid GUJRANWALA, July 16: Over 500 women activists of MMA staged a rally on Monday and threw traffic out of gear on the GT road in protest against the Jamia Hafsa and Lal Masjid operation.... Poverty forced sisters to commit suicide MIANWALI, July 16: The three sisters, of neighbourhood of Hashim Shah, who had allegedly committed collective suicide, were buried on Monday. Their bodies were found on Sunday in the Thal canal near Jhanbra, two kilometres from the Mianwali city.... Three children buried under mound of sand SARGODHA, July 16: Three children were buried under a mound of sand in a pit in Mubarey, 30 kilometres from Sargodha, on Monday.... Four of a family drown in Indus DERA GHAZI KHAN, July 16: Four members of a family, including three brothers, drowned in the river Indus in the jurisdiction of Taunsa Sharif tehsil, some 110km from here, on Monday.... ACE arrests roads DO, his deputy SHEIKHUPURA, July 16: The Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) on Monday took into custody a district officer and deputy district officer (roads) on charges of involvement in misappropriation of funds.... Textbooks face threat from rain TOBA TEK SINGH, July 16: About 100,000 textbooks sent by the provincial government for distribution among students of government schools free of cost under the Chief Minister’s “Parha Likha Punjab Programme” are feared to be destroyed due to the rainy season.... Driver killed VEHARI, July 16: A taxi driver was killed on offering resistance here on Monday at Pakhi Mor Stop in Machiwal police precincts.... ‘Constabulary to be expanded’ LAHORE, July 16: The Punjab police are focusing on expansion and strengthening of the Punjab Constabulary (PC) to make it a specialized force to deal with growing challenge of law and order duties.... Long-term policy for garments urged LAHORE, July 16: The Pakistan Readymade Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PRGMEA) has urged the government to announce a long-term policy for the garment sector.... Plagiarism: GCU hits back at PU’s remarks LAHORE, July 16: The Government College University has taken a strong exception to the Punjab University’s claim that the latter is following in the footsteps of the former in dealing with plagiarists.... Baloch concerned at attacks on soldiers LAHORE, July 16: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal’s Punjab president Liaquat Baloch on Monday expressed his concern over attacks on security forces in the NWFP and tribal areas, and said such a situation arose... Sabakzai Dam’s opening this month LAHORE, July 16: Wapda Chairman Tariq Hamid says Sabakzai Dam is nearing completion and will be inaugurated by the end of this month. After presiding over a meeting held here on... Girl found murdered LAHORE, July 16: An unidentified girl was found murdered under mysterious circumstances in fields near Motorway in Sherakot on Monday evening. Sherakot SHO Tariq Pervez told this reporter that owner of... JI to discuss resignations on 19th LAHORE, July 16: The central executive committee of the Jamaat-i-Islami is scheduled to discuss here on July 19 if more Jamaat legislators should resign from the national and provincial legislatures.... Split AC buyer wins court battle LAHORE, July 16: Accepting the claim of a split air-conditioner buyer, Lahore District Consumer Court Judge Syed Maruf Ahmed Ali on Monday issued a Rs52,000 ex-parte decree in his favour.... NGOs to get aid for AIDS awareness LAHORE, July 16: The Punjab government will provide financial support to NGOs for launching an awareness campaign against HIV\AIDS. Health Minister Chaudhry Iqbal said this while presiding over a meeting...

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