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July 28, 2007 Saturday Rajab 12, 1428   Relief work likely to be affected in flood-hit areas: Donors’ poor response ISLAMABAD, July 27: The relief operation in cyclone and flood affected areas of Sindh and Balochistan is likely to be scaled down with the United Nations agencies left with money only... Judiciary yet to win full independence: Munir ISLAMABAD, July 27: Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Munir A Malik, who led the lawyers’ fight for the restoration of Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, on Friday said the country’s judiciary is “still not completely independent”.... 1m-years-old footprints found at Margalla Hills ISLAMABAD, July 27: In what appears to be a major discovery, archaeologists have found two over one million years old human footprints preserved on a sandstone at the Margalla Hills.... President’s dash may be a climbdown ISLAMABAD, July 27: President Pervez Musharraf''s dash to Abu Dhabi on Friday could mark a big climbdown by him if he had met self-exiled former prime minister Benazir Bhutto there to... 3 brothers ‘involved’ in Peshawar blasts held PESHAWAR, July 27: Police on Friday claimed to have busted a terrorist gang of three brothers and seized explosive devices. Addressing a press conference, City Police chief Abdul Majeed Marwat said... People await help as floodwater recedes DADU, July 27: Floodwater started to recede on the western side of the dyke and between the dyke and the Main Nara Valley drain in Dadu district on Friday.... Water off course in Muzaffargarh MUZAFFARGARH, July 27: Travelling on Muzaffargarh-Mahmoodkot Road one comes across in the middle of deserts a farm having a watercourse surrounded by trees. It immediately catches one’s attention for it is... Civil society groups seek observer status: Saarc meetings LAHORE, July 27: The Saarc Secretariat must grant civil society organisations observer status for all its meetings as being done by the United Nations to promote people’s perspective on all policy issues and decisions.... MA candidates given ‘strange’ Urdu paper LAHORE, July 27: Candidates appearing for MA Urdu part-I paper ‘Iqbal Ka Khasoosi Mutalia’ on Friday had to attempt ‘out-of-course’ questions, Dawn has learnt. Candidates said when they protested against the... Billboards back before end of monsoon RAWALPINDI, July 27: Billboards are back in almost the entire cantonment area in defiance of the authorities’ decision that these will remain off during the monsoon season.... Death in lock-up: ex-cop’s family seeks justice TAXILA, July 27: Family members of a former police constable, who was found dead in mysterious conditions in a lock- up, have sought justice from the Supreme Court.... HEC to provide Rs65m for Karakurum varsity ISLAMABAD, July 27: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has approved Rs65 million to enhance facilities at the University of Karakurum. This project envisages construction of a language laboratory, seminar hall, common rooms for students and early childhood development centre.... Court on holidays: murder case put off RAWALPINDI, July 27: Anti Terrorist Court (ATC) No. 2 Special Judge Sakhi Mohammad Kahot on Friday deferred till August 29 the hearing in a sodomy and murder case of a teenaged boy with the commencement of summer holidays for judges.... Arid varsity registrar dies ISLAMABAD, July 27: Aslam Farooq Butt, registrar of the University of Arid Agriculture Rawalpindi (UAAR), died here on Friday. He was 70. He is survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter.... Students be promoted on internal assessment: Class V to VIII ATTOCK, July 27: All students of class-V to VIII will be promoted to the next grade on the basis of internal assessment and without appearing in annual examinations, which were earlier... Man shot at after resisting robbers ISLAMABAD, July 27: A man was shot at and injured during a robbery here on Friday, police said. According to details, two gunmen riding a motorcycle intercepted Waqas Ahmad, near the National Institute of Health (NIH).... Emergency in Islamabad hospitals ISLAMABAD, July 27: An emergency was declared in the government hospitals including Poly Clinic, CDA Hospital and Pims after bomb blast at Aabpara Chowk here on Friday.... Japan may restore Pakistan’s annual assistance ISLAMABAD, July 27: Japan is likely to restore Pakistan’s annual $500 million official development assistance (ODA) before the end of this year to help the country achieve sustainable economic development.... Swabi roads in a shambles SWABI, July 27: Roads in Swabi district are in a dilapidated condition, creating problems for people, residents said. The ratio of accidents has increased due to the bad condition of roads.... 5 freed from illegal police detention LARKANA, July 27: A civil judge of Qambar, in a surprise raid on Nasirabad police station on Friday, recovered five men kept in illegal confinement in the lock-up.... Prisoners agitate to seek rights LARKANA, July 27: The inmates of Larkana Central Prison on Friday launched protest and made two policemen hostage to pressurise the authorities to accept their demands, including timely production in courts and proper medical care.... Protest over woman’s death NAWABSHAH, July 27: A demonstration was held inside the medical unit-II NMC Hospital against doctors’ negligence resulting in the death of a patient, Ms Jannat, 30, here on Friday.... Another victim of factory blast dies HYDERABAD, July 27: A person who was severely injured in an oxygen plant factory blast in Site area died in Civil Hospital here on Friday. The manager of the Maan Enterprises,... Bar chief quits peace committee LAKKI MARWAT, July 27: Lakki Marwat District Bar President Mohammad Yaqoob Khan has resigned from his membership of a district peace committee, only a day after it was formed.... Soldier hurt in rocket attack HANGU, July 27: A paramilitary soldier was injured and a house and a canteen in the Thall Scouts fort were damaged when the area came under rocket attacks on Friday morning, officials and witnesses said.... Pests enjoying cotton feast in Vehari farms VEHARI, July 27: The cotton crop in Vehari district is under a severe pest attack and farmers allege the Agriculture Department has no plans at hand to counter it, Dawn has learnt.... Blank cheque a bane of poor money borrowers LAYYAH, July 27: Private moneylenders, also known as commission agents, are scaring the hell out of the poor by recovering much more amounts from them than they offer in the hour of the need.... Operation clean-up in Jhang JHANG, July 27: The Jhang district administration has launched an operation to demolish illegal structures on the state land around Ayub Chowk for smooth flow of traffic.... Benazir stands to lose: Qazi GUJRANWALA, July 27: Muttahidda Majlis-i-Amal president Qazi Hussain Ahmed warned Benazir Bhutto that her party would not be able to get public support for Gen Musharraf’s `sinking ship’.... Life term for man claiming to be prophet GUJRANWALA, July 27: A man claiming to be a prophet was sentenced to life imprisonment and a fine of Rs100,000 by the additional district and sessions judge on Friday.... ‘Economic stability due to better policies’ LAHORE, July 27: The prevailing economic stability is the result of revolutionary initiatives taken by the Punjab government in the business and finance sectors. This was stated by provincial Zakat... IG orders escapee’s arrest LAHORE, July 27: Punjab Inspector General of Police (IG) Ahmad Nasim has taken note of the escape of an accused from the Shahdara police’s custody and told the deputy superintendent of police to arrest him within a week.... Absconder killed in encounter OKARA, July 27: A proclaimed offender was shot dead while an ASI sustained bullet injuries in an `encounter’ near Renala Khurd , 20km from here, on Friday.... Computerisation of record LAHORE, July 27: The record of four medical and health institutions is being computerised at a cost of Rs353 million. Punjab Information Technology Minister Abdul Aleem Khan said on Friday.... Public defenders in August LAHORE, July 27: The Punjab government has planned to recruit public defenders by the end of the next month to run the country’s first-ever public defender service created under an ordinance to provide free legal aid to the poor prisoners.... ‘Lal Masjid opened too early’ LAHORE, July 27: Democratic Women’s Association General Secretary Tahira Mazhar Ali on Friday expressed concern at fresh disturbance outside Lal Masjid and the bomb explosion in a market....

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