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August 04, 2007 Saturday Rajab 19, 1428   Minister comes under fire for defending NHA: 64 contractors blacklisted ISLAMABAD, Aug 3: The opposition members belonging to the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) on Friday gave a tough time to the federal minister for communications, Shamim Siddiqui, during the question hour, in... Opposition stages token walkout in NA: Stoppage of uplift funds ISLAMABAD, Aug 3: The opposition members on Friday staged a token walkout from the National Assembly (NA) to protest over the stoppage of development funds to them for the past two years terming it a discriminatory act to victimise the opponents.... Flood-hit people brave food, water shortage: 70 more villages inundated DADU, Aug 3: Floodwater continued to mount pressure along the western part of the main Nara valley (MNV) drain, inundating 70 more villages in Johi taluka of the Dadu district on Friday.... Maulana Aziz granted bail in another case RAWALPINDI, Aug 3: Anti Terrorist Court (ATC) No. 2 Special Judge Sakhi Mohammad Kahot on Friday granted bail to former Lal Masjid cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz in a case related to... Organs ordinance’s approval hailed ISLAMABAD, Aug 3: The Transplantation Society of Pakistan on Friday welcomed the approval of the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Ordinance 2007 by the federal cabinet, which had been pending for 15 years.... Task force for Chinese nationals’ security ISLAMABAD, Aug 3: Pakistan and China have decided to form a joint task force to ensure foolproof security for Chinese nationals working in Pakistan. Interior Ministry spokesman Brig Javed Iqbal Cheema... ‘Govt paid Rs10m to 12 lawyers in CJ case’ ISLAMABAD, Aug 3: The government has paid Rs10 million to 12 lawyers it had hired to assist Prime minister’s legal adviser Sharifuddin Pirzada and former attorney-general Makhdoom Ahmed Ali Khan in... PML-N celebrates Hashmi’s release LONDON, Aug 3: Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and PML-N president Shehbaz Sharif joined scores of party workers at their office here on Friday to celebrate the Supreme Court order to release on bail Acting PML-N president Javed Hashmi from jail.... ZTBL plans to expand borrowers base ISLAMABAD, Aug 3: President Zarai Taraqiati Bank (ZTBL) Mansur Khan has said that there was a greater need to expand outreach of the bank by identifying new borrowers and initiate new products and services.... Vacancies undermine cultural scene ISLAMABAD, Aug 3: Entrusted with the responsibility to promote a positive image of Pakistan, the Ministry of Culture and its two subordinate organisations are surprisingly functioning with 46 positions lying vacant.... Airport SHO put on notice for flouting court orders RAWALPINDI, Aug 3: Additional District and Sessions Judge Shaukat Mehmood here on Friday served a show-cause notice on the Airport police station SHO for harassing and threatening a government official.... Happy driving on 7th Avenue not elsewhere ISLAMABAD, Aug 3: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has promised to end the citizens’ long wait for the opening of the new 7th Avenue on Aug 7.... PM seeks report on Solangi’s murder ISLAMABAD, Aug 3: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has sought a report from the Sindh government on the murder of photo journalist Muneer Solangi and has assured the wife of the deceased that she would get justice.... Bomb disposal squad that moves on bicycle GUJRANWALA, Aug 3: The city of Gujranwala and its tehsils have the sole bomb disposal squad and that, too, without proper equipment and manpower. Absence of proper security measures and the... Parties not clear on post-Musharraf days LAHORE, Aug 3: What will happen in case the Supreme Court of Pakistan disqualifies President Musharraf to seek re-election, or disallows him to retain military uniform beyond his current term?... Relax policy on turncoats, says Rana Sana LAHORE, Aug 3: PML-N parliamentary party leader in the Punjab Assembly Rana Sanaullah has advised the party leadership to relax the policy and let such ‘turncoats’ return to the party fold... Pervaiz opens LGH’s new emergency LAHORE, Aug 3: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi inaugurated the new emergency block and laid a foundation stone of the postgraduate medical institute at the Lahore General Hospital here on Friday.... Punjab, ADB to finalise talks by October: $750m loan for reforms LAHORE, Aug 3: The Punjab government expects to finalise negotiations with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for a $750 million soft-term loan by early October for the second phase of governance reforms under the five-year Punjab Resource Management Programme (PRMP).... Panel suggests recovery of provincial taxes from cantt areas, Pata: Provincial autonomy move PESHAWAR, Aug 3: The NWFP government will include collection of professional tax from cantonment areas and extension of tax net to the Provincially-Administrated Tribal Area (Pata) in its recommendations for provincial autonomy to be forwarded to the Centre, officials said.... Proposals sought for solving water issue KOHAT, Aug 3: The Oil and Gas Development Company on Friday sought proposals from union council nazims of Shakardarra for solving the problem of water supply on permanent basis and providing jobs to local people.... Four of a family drown as boat capsizes KHAIRPUR, Aug 3: Three girls and an elderly woman, all belonging to a family, drowned when their boat capsized in Kheerthar Canal near Sukkur on Thursday evening.... Power outage continues to hit Sindh cities NAWABSHAH, Aug 3: Many areas of interior of Sindh continue to face power breakdowns on Friday after a 500kv grid station caught fire in Dadu on Thursday.... Three killed as rival groups clash LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), Aug 3: Three people were killed and a woman was injured in fresh fighting between rival groups in Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency, sources said on Friday.... Traders’ strike today TIMERGARA, Aug 3: A complete strike will be observed to protest against what traders termed police inaction after they failed to arrest bandits who had deprived local traders of Rs20 million almost a month ago.... Some roads drive you crazy MULTAN, Aug 3: The construction of Sarwar and Tareen roads has been going on at a snail’s pace for the last eight months, creating a lot of problems for the residents... Hashmi’s release welcomed MULTAN, Aug 3: Political leaders belonging to the opposition and the ruling party have welcomed the release of Makhdoom Javed Hashmi, acting president of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), who was jailed in 2004 on treason charges.... Woman, lawyer beaten in court: Love marriage TOBA TEK SINGH, Aug 3: A dozen people tortured a love-marriage bride and their lawyer in Kamalia courts on Friday. Salma, of Mauza Chah Shamoonwala, married Farooq without her parents’ consent.... A girl with bomb replica GUJRANWALA, Aug 3: The Saddar police claimed to have taken into custody a girl suspected to be a suicide bomber at Wapda Town on Friday. City Police Officer Khadim Husain Bhatti... Doctors protest murder FIR MIANWALI, Aug 3: Doctors of the District Headquarters Hospital, Mianwali, went on strike on Friday to protest the registration of a murder case against their medical superintendent Dr Muhammad Farooq Khan and medical officer Dr Zafar Iqbal Khan.... A suicide bomber or just a passenger? BAHAWALPUR, Aug 3: A man scared the hell out of passengers of a Lahore-bound bus by appearing in the garb of a suicide bomber and threatening to blow up the coach early on Friday.... SMEs vital to Pakistan’s economic progress LAHORE, Aug 3: Punjab Industries and Investment Minister Sohail Zafar Cheema said on Friday that development of small and medium enterprises was key to industrial and economic progress.... Funeral of Riffat Amjad today FAISALABAD, Aug 3: The funeral of Federal Parliamentary Secretary Riffat Amjad will be taken out from her Abdullahpur residence at 5:15pm on Saturday (today).... Not a single student at govt school in C-grade TOBA TEK SINGH, Aug 3: All students of the Government Jinnah Public School have passed the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) annual examination for 2007 and this is a record in the... Three children burnt KASUR, Aug 3: Three children sustained burn injuries when the oil of a transformer fell on them in Ismail Town, Pattoki, here on Friday.... Suicide GUJRANWALA, Aug 3: A jobless youth committed suicide by taking poison in Wazirabad on Friday. Reports said Muhammad Akhtar demanded pocket money from his parents, but they admonished him.... Jeep rally LAHORE, Aug 3: A jeep rally from London to Kuala Lumpur, in connection with the 50th independence celebrations of Malaysia, arrived here on Friday for one-day stopover.... Nominations: PTI banks on district bodies LAHORE, Aug 3: The Punjab leadership of the Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf on Friday empowered its district bodies to recommend candidates for the National and Punjab assemblies with an assurance to them that their nomination would be fully honoured.... 23 units start production LAHORE, Aug 3: As many as 23 factories at the Sundar Industrial Estate (SIE) have started production with an investment of Rs12 billion, while the number of under-construction industrial units has reached 77....

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