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August 01, 2007 Wednesday Rajab 16, 1428   11 foreign channels get Pemra approval ISLAMABAD, July 31: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Tuesday granted licences to three more TV channels Waseb, TV One and Rung TV, a mobile TV licence to Mobilink and landing rights to 11 foreign channels.... Law to curb organs trade goes back to cabinet ISLAMABAD, July 31: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz’s insistence on routing the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Ordinance, 2007, through the cabinet instead of referring it to the president and its... Clues to Islamabad suicide blasts found ISLAMABAD, July 31: The interior ministry said on Tuesday that investigators had found important clues to two suicide blasts recently took place in Islamabad in which 33 people lost their lives.... Protest against Lal Masjid operation ISLAMABAD, July 31: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal president and Jamaat-i-Islami Amir Qazi Hussain Ahmed on Tuesday accused President General Musharraf of enforcing the US agenda of secularisation by eliminating madressahs.... US envoy presents credentials ISLAMABAD, July 31: The new American Ambassador to Pakistan Anne W. Patterson presented her credentials to President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday at a formal ceremony held here at the Aiwan-e-Sadr.... EC likely to set aside CNIC condition for voters LAHORE, July 31: The Election Commission may set aside the condition of presenting the computerised national identity cards for voter registration, Dawn has learnt.... PM vows help for flood victims QUETTA, July 31: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that the federal government would provide required resources to Balochistan for the rehabilitation of cyclone and flood affected people.... Medical stores barred from selling 145 vital drugs LAHORE, July 31: The new drugs rules have barred medical stores in Punjab, whose number is in thousands, from selling 145 life-saving and other vital medicines in order to promote ‘pharmacy culture’.... Al Qaeda praises Red Mosque ‘martyrs’ DUBAI, July 31: A senior Al Qaeda operative in an Internet video posted on Tuesday praised the Islamists who died in clashes with government forces during a raid on Lal Masjid earlier this month.... PML(F) backs Abu Dhabi meeting ISLAMABAD, July 31: The Pakistan Muslim League (Functional) fully supports the dialogue between President... PML can face all challenges: Pervaiz LAHORE, July 31: The Pakistan Muslim League is the strongest party of the country and is capable to face all challenges. Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi claimed this while addressing party parliamentarian and officer bearers from Sialkot district here on Tuesday.... Golden Arches in parks cast dark shadows ISLAMABAD, July 31: Tough time awaits the civic bodies of Islamabad and Rawalpindi in the Supreme Court which has asked them to explain the establishment of international fast food outlets in two public parks.... QAU syndicate endorses TTS ISLAMABAD, July 31: With the endorsement of Tenure Track System (TTS) by the Quaid-i-Azam University’s (QAU) syndicate, it has got a new performance-based high salaries service structure for the faculty, Dawn has learnt.... Hearing of plea against housing scheme put off ISLAMABAD, July 31: The Supreme Court has adjourned the hearing of a mercy petition, instituted by the residents of Selkhatar —a picturesque rural village located at the foot of the Murree... Cantonment area lacks modern traffic signals RAWALPINDI, July 31: A major part of the cantonment area has poor traffic signal system due to which vehicular movement on main roads in Saddar remains jammed from dawn to dusk.... Govt-PPP deal: actions speak louder than words ISLAMABAD, July 31: The government and the People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) may not be willing to confirm in words the reported last week meeting between President Gen Pervez Musharraf and former... ‘Nawaz briefed on Kargil before launch of operation’ ISLAMABAD, July 31: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif was briefed on the Kargil operation before it was launched, Gohar Ayub Khan, the son of Pakistan’s first military ruler, disclosed.... Lal Masjid probe: legal aid body ignored RAWALPINDI, July 31: Joint Investigation Team (JIT) constituted by Interior Ministry to probe into the Lal Masjid episode has not been cooperating with the Legal Aid Committee (LAC) formed by the... Blood Safety Project to be launched soon ISLAMABAD, July 31: The Ministry of Health will soon launch a “Blood Safety Project” in the country to ensure safe and rational blood transfusion. The project will be launched in collaboration... Medical centre sealed ISLAMABAD, July 31: District Health Officer (DHO) Dr Fazle Maula along with Drug Inspector Sardar Shabbir Ahmad sealed Ali Medical Centre in Golra Sharif area for utilising used syringes.... NBP refutes charges THE National Bank of Pakistan has rebutted charges made in a report published in Dawn on July 23 about the President’s Rozgar Scheme. The Haripur-datelined story, `President’s scheme termed faulty’,... Clarification THE Civil Aviation Authority has clarified a report headlined “CAA aircraft makes belly landing” published in Dawn on July 27. The report said an aircraft of the CAA had to make... Women can play crucial role, says ANP leader: Challenges facing Pukhtuns SWABI, July 31: President of the Awami National Party, Asfandyar Wali Khan, said on Tuesday that the role of Pukhtun women was extremely important if the serious challenges facing the nation were to be faced off successfully.... Fata alliance slams PPP petition PESHAWAR, July 31: The Fata Grand Alliance has criticised former prime minister Benazir Bhutto for filing a writ petition in the Supreme Court seeking extension of the Political Parties Act, 1962, to the Federally Administered Tribal Areas.... BHC asks students to shun politics QUETTA, July 31: A division bench of the Balochistan High Court here on Tuesday ordered members of the Academic Staff Association and students of the Balochistan University not to indulge in political activities.... Police criticised NAWABSHAH, July 31: Members of the Mallah community took out a rally and staged a demonstration here on Tuesday to protest against delay in the arrest of killers of a councillor.... Aziz lauds flood relief activities LARKANA, July 31: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said all out efforts are being made to provide relief to the flood- affected people in Sindh and Balochistan.... Diseases spread as flood recedes DADU, July 31: Various waterborne diseases were spreading among the flood victims while over 400 cases of waterborne diseases from Mado, Faridabad, Gozo, Chhore areas were reported at government and private hospitals of taluka Mehar and Khairpur Nathan Shah on Tuesday.... JSQM plans hunger strike HYDERABAD, July 31: Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz chairman Basheer Qureshi has said that ‘apathetic’ attitude of the government towards the flood victims was condemnable and announced that his party activists would... Protest as job test postponed NAWABSHAH, July 31: A large number of candidates for the post of primary school teacher observed protest here on Tuesday after the IBA Sukkur postponed the test for the jobs.... Ex-DIG to file reference against govt functionaries MIRPURKHAS, July 31: Former DIG Mirpurkhas Salimullah Khan has said that he would file a reference before the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) against the Sindh government’s functionaries, including the chief secretary,... Doctors held responsible for trader’s death MIANWALI, July 31: Medical officer Dr Zafar Iqbal Khan and MS Dr Muhammad Farooq Khan of the DHQ Hospital were held responsible for the death of trader Haji Rustam Khan, an inquiry report said on Tuesday.... PPP candidates from Okara OKARA, July 31: The PPP ticket awarding board, after its meeting under Benazir Bhutto in London, has short-listed party candidates for national and provincial assembly seats from the district.... ATC orders Double Shah’s production GUJRANWALA, July 31: The local anti-terrorism court No 2 on Tuesday took note of police failure in producing Sibtul Hassan Shah alias Double Shah in the court and ordered jail authorities to produce him on Wednesday (today).... Conjoined twins referred to Lahore MULTAN, July 31: Doctors of Nishtar Hospital referred on Tuesday six-day-old conjoined twin boys to Children’s Complex in Lahore for further treatment. The twins who share a heart were born on... Shalamar fountains coming to life LAHORE, July 31: After 35 years or so, fountains and water channels at the third terrace of Shalamar Gardens will come to life. The Shalamar Gardens or Shalamar Bagh are a Mughal monument built in 1642 by Emperor Shah Jahan.... Row over industrial estate CVT FAISALABAD, July 31: The Faisalabad Industrial Estate Management and Development Company (FIEMDC), declaring itself a state-owned body, has refused to pay Rs1.6 millions capital value tax (CVT) to the district government.... Notices to workers for renting out flats SIALKOT, July 31: The district labour department has issued show-cause notices to over 28 allottees of Allama Iqbal Labour Colony for renting out their flats. Sialkot Executive District Officer (Community... Fate of ZC budget hangs in balance MUZAFFARGARH, July 31: The fate of the Muzaffargarh district council budget hangs in the balance as the provincial government has not approved it so far. The budget was presented on... Grid station catches fire SHEIKHUPURA, July 31: Hundreds of Sheikhupura and Nankana Sahib villages went on darkness when the Bhikhi grid station caught fire on Tuesday night. The fire damaged transformers and other installations worth millions of rupees.... PEF head awarded gold medal LAHORE, July 31: The City District Government’s Shalamar Town Nazim (UC-34) Chaudhry Abdul Jabbar on Tuesday presented a gold medal to Punjab Education Foundation (PEF) managing director Dr Allah Bakhsh Malik... CM pacifies Toba groups TOBA TEK SINGH, July 31: Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi had to intervene once again to pacify two PML groups in the district council ahead of the disputed budget meeting held here on Tuesday.... Sewage makes Multan life miserable MULTAN, July 31: Sewage gushing out of choked pipelines has inundated roads and streets in several area of the city and created a great deal of inconvenience for the locals.... Drive against tinted-glass vehicles ordered LAHORE, July 31: District Coordination Officer Mian Ijaz has ordered launching of a campaign against the motor-vehicles with tinted glasses from Friday. The DCO, who is also the chairman of the... Diverting drivers’ attention LAHORE, July 31: The trend of getting installed LCDs on car dashboards is increasing in the absence of any action or awareness campaign by the traffic police.... Lawyers urged to throng apex court in vital cases LAHORE, July 31: Supreme Court Bar Association President Munir A Malik has urged the lawyers’ community to throng the apex court when it takes up important national and constitutional matters like... Lesco consumers bemoan outages LAHORE, July 31: Unscheduled, persistent and long spells of loadshedding have been keeping the Lahorites on their nerves’ edge for the last one week, ever since heat and humidity took control of the city.... Two more PML MPAs join PPP LAHORE, July 31: Ruling PML MPA Rai Ijaz on Tuesday joined the Pakistan People’s Party along with another colleague, Sheikh Asif Jillani. Addressing a press conference here, Rai Ijaz, the...

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