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July 29, 2007 Sunday Rajab 13, 1428   ‘Interim govt after poll schedule’ ISLAMABAD, July 28: Federal Information Minister Mohammad Ali Durrani said on Saturday that President Gen Pervez Musharraf would form an interim government and would decide on a timeframe for it as... Handlers would have blown up bombers: Experts’ opinion ISLAMABAD, July 28: Experts investigating the two suicide attacks in the city this month believe that if the bombers had got cold feet at the last moment their ‘handlers’ would have blown them up.... 65 Lal Masjid rioters given in two-day police remand RAWALPINDI, July 28: Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) No. 2 Special Judge Sakhi Mohammad Kahot here on Saturday remanded 65 people, mostly seminary students, in police custody for two days.... Islamabad: a capital possessed by fear ISLAMABAD, July 28: Jasmine Bibi, 40, was trying to coup with her disturbing memories of the first ever curfew clamped in her area during the Lal Masjid stand-off earlier this month which ended in bloodshed.... Opposition submits motion to Senate: Suicide attack, violence ISLAMABAD, July 28: An opposition member on Saturday submitted an adjournment motion to the Senate Secretariat seeking a discussion on the suicide attack and incidents of violence which took place in the capital on Friday.... US ambassador ISLAMABAD, July 28: US ambassador-designate to Pakistan, Ms Anne W. Patterson, will present her credentials to President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday, diplomatic sources said.... Asfandyar visits Swabi SWABI, July 28: Awami National Party president Asfandyar Wali Khan reached here on Saturday on a four-day visit to the district.... Punjab to computerise record of high-rises LAHORE, July 28: The Punjab government has decided to computerise the record of all high-rises in at least five big cities of the province to ensure implementation of new building bylaws.... Chaudhrys sidelined: MMA leader LAHORE, July 28: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal deputy secretary-general Liaquat Baloch has said the meeting between Gen Pervez Musharraf and People’s Party chairperson Benazir Bhutto is a meeting of two “self-seeking and unprincipled individuals in pursuit of personal ends”.... Security concern may affect flood relief operation RAWALPINDI, July 28: The security situation in certain areas of Sindh and Balochistan is likely to affect the relief operations in flood-affected areas.... Traders find policemen a risk, not protection ISLAMABAD, July 28: Representatives of traders want the government to move security forces away from markets because they feel the forces are more a security threat than protection to them.... Suicide attack hoax at school function ISLAMABAD, July 28: An annual function of a private school at H-8 Sector was on Saturday postponed due to a rumour that a suicide bomber had entered the premises, sources told Dawn.... ‘Steps taken for security of Chinese workers’ GILGIT, July 28: Foolproof security arrangements have been made to avert any attack on the Chinese workers at the Naltar hydroelectric project, according to a Northern Areas’ administration official.... Treason charges against BSO chief condemned QUETTA, July 28: President of the women’s wing of the Baloch Students Organisation on Saturday condemned the government for bringing treason charges against the organisation’s chief, stating that oppression, excesses and... ‘Terrorists may target ministers’ QUETTA, July 28: Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Mir Mohammad Yousuf says the targeted killing of Raziq Bugti indicates that terrorists may attack other important people too, including cabinet members. ... UN for making anti-polio drive a success PESHAWAR, July 28: The United Nations hopes that polio will soon be eradicated in Pakistan, but calls for more concerted efforts to do away with problems hampering smooth functioning of the campaign.... New Balakot City opposed MANSEHRA, July 28: Residents and land owners have refused to sell their properties on which the New Balakot City has been planned, saying that it would displace a large number of the 2005 quake survivors, it is learnt.... Construction of link road approved WANA, July 28: The political administration of South Waziristan Agency has approved the construction of Kanigoram link road and directed the highway authorities of SWA section to start work on the project immediately.... Man, wife die in accident, children hurt HARIPUR, July 28: A man and his wife were killed and four of their children suffered injuries in a road accident here on Saturday.... Resolution of land dispute sought HANGU, July 28: Residents of Thall observed a shutter-down strike and blocked the main highway for traffic on Saturday to protest against the lingering land dispute between the Paloseen Wazir tribe and locals.... Flood situation PESHAWAR, July 28: Kabul river at Warsak remained in low floods and Chitral river in high floods, discharging 34,110 and 22,200 cusecs, respectively, on Saturday.... SHO granted bail in Sialkot jail case GUJRANWALA, July 28: The anti-terrorism court-2 on Saturday accepted an interim bail plea of a police inspector, one of the main characters in the Sialkot jail case, till Aug 4.... Firdous says she is being harassed SIALKOT, July 28: MNA Dr Firdous Aashiq Awan, who recently defected to the Pakistan People’s Party, has accused the National Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Ameer Hussain of using arm-twisting tactics against her... Canal breach hits crops TOBA TEK SINGH, July 28: A breach occurred in Jhang branch canal on Friday night near Chak 306-JB, inundating crops over hundreds of acres of land.... Trader robbed of Rs1m SIALKOT, July 28: Two robbers snatched Rs1 million in cash from a trader and shot at him on resistance in the Ghalla Mandi locality on Saturday.... Wapda signs Rs8bn pact with 3 banks: Sukuk bonds LAHORE, July 28: An agreement between Wapda Second Sukuk Company and lead arrangers - National Bank of Pakistan (NBP), Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) and Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) Pakistan, was signed... ‘Musharraf, Benazir harming democracy’ LAHORE, July 28: The Labour Party Pakistan has described the ongoing ‘deal’ between Gen Pervez Musharraf and Pakistan People’s Party chairperson Benazir Bhutto as a move against the democratic forces and the people.... MQM selects candidates from Punjab LAHORE, July 28: The Punjab organising committee of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has said it has almost completed the work of selecting ‘suitable’ candidates for the National Assembly and the provincial legislature across Punjab....

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