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July 24, 2007 Tuesday Rajab 08, 1428   Peace talks enter critical phase PESHAWAR, July 23: Negotiations between the government and the militants from North Waziristan Agency have entered a critical phase, with both sides sticking to their demands.... Human organs law redrafted for approval ISLAMABAD, July 23: The draft Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Ordinance, which was earlier sent from the cabinet to the government’s top legal brains for vetting and removal of anomalies, has been reformulated.... Swat tourism hit hard by militants, terror attacks SWAT, July 23: The tourism industry in Swat is reeling from the recent spate of suicide attacks and the standoff between the government and militants led by Maulana Fazlullah, crippling most money-making activities.... Police station, FC checkpoint targeted SWAT, July 23: A bomb went off near a police station in the Matta area on Monday, partially damaging its boundary wall and windowpanes of nearby houses, officials and eyewitnesses said.... Altaf vows to fight ‘conspiracy’ KARACHI, July 23: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has said that his party and the entire Urdu-speaking community would fight every ‘conspiracy being hatched’ against them and would not give up their struggle against feudalism.... UK foreign secretary to visit Pakistan LONDON, July 23: Britain’s foreign secretary David Miliband in his first outing after taking over the new post in Gordon Brown’s government will be visiting Pakistan this week on his way to Afghanistan.... Disaster management body for Balochistan QUETTA, July 23: The Balochistan Disaster Management Authority has been established and Islamabad has so far given Rs600 million for providing immediate relief to people affected by recent floods.... Supreme Court takes up public causes ISLAMABAD, July 23: People who were given farmland on the outskirts of Islamabad by the Capital Development Authority (CDA) for growing farm products but turned them into farm houses may lose it all.... 11 killed as van plunges into canal GUJRANWALA, July 23: Eleven members of a family, including women and children, drowned in Lower Chenab Canal near Qadirabad, 35km from here, on Monday night. According to reports reaching here, Riasat... Tribal psyche cannot be allowed to rule: Maqbool LAHORE, July 23: Punjab Governor Khalid Maqbool has said that all religious, political and cultural means will be used to root out extremism and terrorism from society.... Manu Bheel hopes for family’s recovery HYDERABAD, July 23: Manu Bheel is disappointed but he sees a ray of hope in Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, who has now assumed his office.... MQM’s role criticised QUETTA, July 23: The Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf would not allow terrorist organisations and extremist forces to impose their will on political parties. Speaking at a press conference at the local press club... Lawyers mark the day with prayers, jubilation PESHAWAR, July 23: Lawyers observed Yaum-i-Tashakur (thanksgiving day) here on Saturday and vowed to continue their struggle till the removal of President Gen Pervez Musharraf.... MNV drain develops more breaches DADU, July 23: Five more breaches occurred in the Main Nara Valley (MNV) drain in Khairpur Nathan Shah and Johi talukas and another breach in Sim Nala in Mehar taluka on Monday.... Four more bodies found in Dir UPPER DIR, July 23: Rescuers retrieved four more dead bodies, including three children, from the rubble of houses in the Banria area on Monday that had collapsed in the recent spell of lightning and flash floods in the region.... Pistols, drugs seized from policemen PESHAWAR, July 23: At least 32 policemen sent to Punjab Regiment Centre in Mardan for special training have been returned to their districts after arms, ammunition and contraband were seized from them.... ‘US conspiring against Pukhtuns’ MARDAN, July 23: The Awami National Party provincial president, Afrasiab Khattak, has said that the only way out from the country’s present crisis is that the armed forces should go back to their barracks and stop interfering in political affairs.... Police keep five boys in illegal confinement MIRPURKHAS, July 23: A medical board on Monday examined five under-15-year boys of a scheduled caste community who had been kept in illegal confinement and tortured by the Phuladiyoon police.... Protest against MQM job quota KHAIRPUR, July 23: Activists of the Sindh National Party observed token hunger strike at a camp on the Court Road on Monday to protest against the allocation of 50 per cent job quota to the Muttahida Qaumi Movement.... Three killed as van ploughs into rickshaw LARKANA, July 23: Three persons were killed and four others injured when a high-speed van rammed into an auto rickshaw on the outskirts of Ratodero on Monday night.... Two leaders of JUI-F resign SWABI, July 23: Two local leaders of the Jamait Ulema-i-Islam (Fazl) on Monday tendered their resignation from the party in protest against silence of their party leaders on the Lal Masjid operation.... Traders demand security BANNU, July 23: Traders on Monday urged the government that in the wake of the deteriorating security situation, they should be allowed to keep weapons at their business places for self-protection.—Correspondent... Injustice termed main cause of violence ISLAMABAD, July 23: Speakers at a discussion here on Monday were of the consensus opinion that interference of the army in politics, inconsistency in education system and the inability of judicial... Operation to demolish Jamia Hafsa begins ISLAMABAD, July 23: Demolition of the bullet-riddled building of Jamia Hafsa started on Monday amid tight security, a senior government official said. On the first day, about 30 per cent of... Qazi becomes 17th MNA to resign ISLAMABAD, July 23: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) President Qazi Hussain Ahmed on Monday became the first parliamentary party leader and the 17th MNA to resign from the present graduate National Assembly, which came into being after the October 2002 elections.... $6.3m for flood-hit children sought RAWALPINDI, July 23: The United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) is seeking $6.3 million for the children and women affected by the widespread floods in Balochistan and Sindh.... Norway gives $2.5m for flood victims ISLAMABAD, July 23: Norway, thorough its ministry of foreign affairs, has allocated US $2.5 million for flood relief efforts in Pakistan. At least 340 people have died in the floods, and $2.5... 13 seminary students sent to Adiala jail RAWALPINDI, July 23: Anti-Terrorist Court (ATC) No 2 Judge Sakhi Mohammad Kahot on Monday sent 13 students of Jamia Fareedia to Adiala jail on judicial remand for 12 days in the... NAB issues notice to PPP leader ISLAMABAD, July 23: People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) chief whip in the National Assembly Syed Khursheed Shah has decided to cut short his London visit after receiving notices from National Accountability Bureau... Nust rector calls on PM ISLAMABAD, July 23: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Monday said that the government was focusing on higher education to enable Pakistan compete in the knowledge-based world.... 106 houses around Shalamar to be demolished LAHORE, July 23: The Punjab Archaeology Department will demolish 106 houses built around the Shalamar Gardens after payment of compensation to the affected people. Punjab Archaeology DG Shehbaz Khan made the... Prosecution service launched: Work on coordination between investigators, prosecutors LAHORE, July 23: The Punjab government is working on reforms for establishing coordination between police investigation officers (IOs) and the prosecution service. This was stated by provincial law minister Basharat Raja while formally launching the Punjab Prosecution Service here on Monday.... Baloch for ‘firm’ foreign policy LAHORE, July 23: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal deputy secretary-general Liaquat Baloch has said America is looking for an excuse to launch an attack on Pakistan, but Gen Pervez Musharraf has yet to adopt any firm policy on the defence of the motherland.... Citizens hostage to men with arms LAHORE, July 23: Three robbers took away cash, including Canadian dollars, and other valuables worth over Rs300,000 in Sattukatla on Monday. Agha Ahsan told the police that three armed men barged... ‘DAP price hike costs farmers Rs16bn’ LAHORE, July 23: Some 37 per cent increase in the price of DAP fertiliser in the last six months has cost farmers Rs16 billion, which can damage the kharif crop beyond redemption, say farmers’ bodies.... Prof Chughtai laid to rest LAHORE, July 23: Former Punjab University vice-chancellor and Pakistan Movement worker Prof Dr Muniruddin Chughtai, who died here on Sunday, was buried at the Cavalry Ground graveyard on Monday.... Two men held for forgery LAHORE, July 23: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) claimed on Monday to have arrested two people for preparing fake documents. FIA (crime circle) inspector Ahmar Naeem Sindhu told Dawn that... ‘Benazir may land in Lahore on her return’ LAHORE, July 23: Punjab People’s Party Secretary-General Ghulam Abbas, former party MPAs Abdul Qadir Shaheen and Dr Ziaullah Bangash and other leaders said on Monday that Benazir Bhutto was likely to land in Lahore on her return to the country.... Thanksgiving day observed LAHORE, July 23: The Lawyers’ community observed Monday as a thanksgiving day as announced by the action committee. Nawafil and special prayers were offered by members of the Supreme Court Bar... LHCBA for Justice Jawad’s elevation LAHORE, July 23: The Lahore High Court Bar Association on Monday demanded, through a unanimous resolution, appointment of Justice Jawad S Khwaja as judge of the Supreme Court.... Chinese team arrives today LAHORE, July 23: A six-member delegation of the Supervision Ministry, People’s Republic of China, will reach Lahore on Tuesday (today) on a two-day visit. The delegation, led by minister level... Hospital head mocks probe on technical grounds MIANWALI, July 23: The medical superintendent (MS) of the District Headquarters (DHQ) hospital has refused to cooperate with an inquiry team appointed by the district government to ascertain the alleged negligence... District nazim to move LHC: Opposition’s budget session MUZAFFARGARH, July 23: PPP-backed District Nazim Qayyum Jatoi and his supporters have decided to move the Lahore High Court, Multan bench, once again against the holding of session by the opposition... Police know jurisdiction, dacoits don’t MUZAFFARGARH, July 23: A truck driver had to suffer from deep mental agony when police and an Emergency 15 squad did not come to his rescue during a robbery because of jurisdiction.... Waris Shah’s Urs begins SHEIKHUPURA, July 23: The 209th urs of Waris Shah, a famous Punjabi poet, begun in Jandiala Sher Khan, 14 kilometres from Sheikhupura, on Monday. District nazim Sahibzada Mian Jalil Ahmed... Farmer, son shot dead in Sheikhupura SHEIKHUPURA, July 23: A farmer and his son were shot dead while three others suffered injuries in an attack and later retaliatory action at Ucha Pind village, about 65 kilometres from here, in Narang Mandi police station area.... Cylinder blast lands four in hospital MIANWALI, July 23: In yet another case of crime against humanity, a gas cylinder blast at an illegally-built filling outlet on Mianwali-Talagang Road on Monday evening left four people injured.... Three die of gastroenteritis GUJRANWALA, July 23: Three children died of gastroenteritis on Monday. Three-year-old Kiran, eight-year-old Mureeb and 10-year-old Marryam died of gastroenteritis at the Civil Hospital. The disease has erupted in the city...

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