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July 21, 2007 Saturday Rajab 05, 1428   Iraq-like scenario haunts Pakistan ISLAMABAD, July 20: After dinner at the Islamabad Club, a private hangout for the capital’s elite, an intelligence officer leant across to speak in a low voice of a nightmare haunting the country’s security agencies.... 300 Chinese workers return home GILGIT, July 20: Over 300 Chinese engineers and workers who had been taking part in the upgradation work of the Karakoram Highway have returned to China due to uncertain law and order in the Northern Areas.... Supreme Court short order: text ISLAMABAD, July 20: Following is the text of a short order issued by the Supreme Court in Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaduhry’s case, here on Friday.... Even detractors beginning to admire Iftikhar Chaudhry ISLAMABAD, July 20: With his rambling, legalistic speeches and his lazy eye, Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry has become an unlikely hero for opponents of President Gen Pervez Musharraf.... MMA condemns killings, calls for judicial inquiry: Lal Masjid operation RAWALPINDI, July 20: The Muttahida Majlas Amal (MMA) has condemned the operation against the Lal Masjad and Jamia Hafsa at a protest rally and demanded a judicial inquiry into the killings, here on Friday.... 38 more students sent to jail RAWALPINDI, July 20: Anti Terrorist Court (ATC) No. 2 Special Judge Sakhi Mohammad Kahot on Friday sent 38 students of Jamia Fareedia to Adiala Jail on judicial remand in different cases related to the Lal Masjid episode.... Probe confirms suicide blast at CJ’s convention: Death toll rises to 19 RAWALPINDI, July 20: Investigators examining evidence of the blast in Islamabad’s upmarket F-8 sector last Tuesday have declared that it was a suicide bombing with possible connections with the Lal Masjid, Dawn learnt on Friday.... Verdict termed victory for nation ISLAMABAD, July 20: Lawyers, politicians, traders and people from all walks of life on Friday applauded the Supreme Court ruling reinstating Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and termed the verdict a historic victory for the entire nation.... Worsening law and order costs Islamabad its glitter ISLAMABAD, July 20: Islamabad, once famous for its peaceful environment and beautiful landscape, is no more a desired destination for tourists and job-seekers in the aftermath of the Lal Masjid carnage... Mobile users warned of fake prize schemes ISLAMABAD, July 20: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Friday cautioned cellphone users to be aware of hoax calls and false messages luring subscribers to buy scratch cards and then notify... Ruling sends sweets sales up ISLAMABAD, July 20: Dramatic increase in sale of sweets was witnessed on Friday after the Supreme Court reinstated Chief Justice Mr Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry.... Lawyers call it a partial success LAHORE, July 20: Local lawyers’ community, civil society activists and political workers celebrated the Supreme Court decision by raising slogans, dancing to the drum beat and distributing sweets at the LHC... Sharifs may move SC against banishment LAHORE, July 20: Important PML-N leaders have advised the exiled former prime minister Mian Nawaz Sharif to move a petition in the Supreme Court to have the banishment of his family declared illegal.... Thanksgiving day today LAHORE, July 20: The Punjab Bar Council (PBC) has decided to observe Saturday as thanksgiving day across the province. A decision to this effect was taken at a PBC meeting here on Friday.... No Friday prayers at LHC mosque LAHORE, July 20: Heightened security was witnessed in the Lahore High Court on Friday as law-enforcers strictly monitored movement of people on the premises.... Election strategy finalised: Pervaiz LAHORE, July 20: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi says the existing assemblies will re-elect President Pervez Musharraf which will further strengthen the national economy. In a handout issued here on Friday,... Opposition, lawyers rejoice MULTAN, July 20: Lawyers and politicians celebrated the reinstatement of suspended Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry and setting aside of the presidential reference against him here on Friday.... Nazim urges autonomy for districts CHITRAL, July 20: Chitral Nazim Maghfirat Shah has urged autonomy for districts, instead of provinces, for the success of the local government system. Talking to Dawn here on Friday, he... Pesco’s Hazara circle ahead in dues’ recovery HARIPUR, July 20: The Peshawar Electricity Supply Corporation, Hazara circle, has excelled among other circles of the province in terms of achieving targets set for recovery of dues and controlling line-losses for 2006-07, sources in Pesco told Dawn here on Thursday.... Over Rs840m Upper Dir budget okayed UPPER DIR, July 20: The district council of Upper dir unanimously approved the budget for the fiscal year 2007-2008 with a total outlay of Rs.840.471 million here on Friday.... Teachers’ poor performance criticised SWABI, July 20: The education department should not grant annual increment and transfer poor performing teachers from the area, according to the some parents of students who failed in the Secondary... Security tightened in Attock ATTOCK, July 20: Security has been beefed up in the district after a series of bomb blasts in different parts of the country. A meeting in this regard was held on... One killed TAXILA, July 20: One person was killed over land dispute in Kolian village of Hassanabdal on Friday. Ishaq reported to the police that his family had a land dispute with Khursheed and his sons.... Court orders DNA test after dispute GUJRANWALA: In an out-of-the-ordinary matrimonial case, Additional District and Sessions Judge Mustafa Tanveer Safwaat on Friday ordered the DNA test of the plaintiff and the defendant to verify their relationship as both have been making contradictory claims.... An account of zakat recipients’ ordeal LAYYAH, July 20: Getting an account opened with a bank to draw subsistence allowance is a hazardous task for the recipients, Dawn has learnt. The Zakat and Ushr Department distributes cheques... Haj applicants’ plea to Nadra SIALKOT, July 20: Haj applicants have urged the National Database and Registration Authority to provide them with computerised national identity cards on a priority basis at all its Swift Registration Centres in the district.... Traffic police propose facilities along roads LAHORE, July 20: The city traffic police have sought offices and parking places for 10 traffic circles to deal with road-related emergencies and provide help to motorists, Dawn has learnt.... Tent cloth price up after floods FAISALABAD, July 20: Weaving units and merchants have increased the prices of grey cloth made for tents from Rs5 to Rs15 per meter because of an increase in the demand for tents after floods in Sindh and Balochistan.... Study on mental illness LAHORE, July 20: Mental illness is the most common non-communicable disease in the world, affecting more than 450 million people, says a newsletter of the International Medical Corps.... Shaukat Ali compiles Punjabi poetry LAHORE, July 20: Folk singer Shaukat Ali’s book titled ‘Takoran’ — a collection of Punjabi poetry — was launched at a ceremony held here on Friday.... DCO on flood fighting measures SARGODHA, July 20: District Coordination Officer Hamid Amjad Warraich has said the district administration has dispatched two truckloads of food articles to the flood-hit areas.... Autonomy for worker body sought LAHORE, July 20: The Muttahida Labour Federation has demanded autonomy for the Workers Welfare Board (WWB) and nomination of representatives of employers and workers as heads of the Social Security Institution and the Employees Old Age Benefits Institution instead of bureaucrats.... Gujranwala awaits water filtration plants GUJRANWALA, July 20: The government has yet to execute its plan regarding installation of water filtration plants in 188 union councils of Gujranwala, while five such plants installed in various parts... Youth commits suicide SHEIKHUPURA, July 20: A youth committed suicide in Allama Mashriqi locality on Friday. Abdul Razzaq took poisonous pills and ended his life due to financial constraints.... Wattoo’s request to chief justice LAHORE, July 20: Former Punjab chief minister Mian Manzoor Wattoo, appreciating the Supreme Court’s verdict, requested Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry to pay a courtesy call on President Musharraf to show his greatness.... Action against LPG decanting LAHORE, July 20: The district coordination officer (DCO) has given a one-week notice to shopkeepers to stop decanting and sale of substandard Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders....

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