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August 09, 2007 Thursday Rajab 24, 1428   Benazir hurls threat of boycott, resignation from parliament: Re-election before polls NEW YORK, Aug 8: Former prime minister Benazir Bhutto warned on Wednesday that if General Pervez Musharraf sought his own re-election before general elections her party might resign from parliament or boycott the elections.... MQM, MMA walk out of NA over KESC issue ISLAMABAD, Aug 8: The National Assembly on Wednesday witnessed two walkouts, one by members of the ruling coalition partner Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and the other by the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA)... Hillary slams moves to destabilise Pakistan WASHINGTON, Aug 8: Senator Hillary Clinton, the leading Democratic candidate for the 2008 presidential elections, warned the US administration not to make statements that could destabilise the Pakistan government.... Khasadars deprived of rifles by Taliban LAKKI MARWAT, Aug 8: Taliban militants snatched rifles from personnel of the Khasadar force in the tribal belt of the Frontier Region Lakki Marwat on Tuesday night, sources said.... Constitutional provisions on emergency ISLAMABAD, Aug 8: Constitutional experts say that controversy about motives behind the imposition of emergency notwithstanding, the president has been given powers in the Constitution to promulgate such an order to suspend fundamental rights.... Plot to attack Peshawar airport foiled PESHAWAR, Aug 8: The police on Wednesday foiled a terrorist plot to hit the Peshawar International Airport and seized five missiles aimed at the airport. The missiles had been placed on... IPPs seek increase in electricity tariff ISLAMABAD, Aug 8: With the power crisis worsening, new independent power producers (IPPs) — six of them leading business houses — have come up with fresh demands asking the government to... Mohsin Hamid’s novel shortlisted for Booker LONDON, Aug 8: The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Pakistan-born Mohsin Hamid is among the 13 books the judges have shortlisted for this year’s £50,000 Man Booker Prize.... Experts see no justification: State of emergency LAHORE, Aug 8: Three former law ministers and a former Supreme Court Bar president say there is no justification for the declaration of a state of emergency in the country under... US paving way for incursion: Fazl LAHORE, Aug 8: Maulana Fazlur Rehman, the opposition leader in the National Assembly, has alleged that the US wants to promote unrest in the region to justify its military presence in the area.... Nationwide composite SSC exams still a far dream ISLAMABAD, Aug 8: The government has failed to achieve uniformity of examination system at the secondary school certificate (SSC) level, as the provincial educational authorities have refused to toe the federal government’s line on examination reforms.... Adiala jail: prison life a living hell RAWALPINDI, Aug 8: Prison population in Pakistan has doubled in the last few years, turning the jails for their 89,546 inmates into hell rather than reformatories.... Two more SHOs asked to submit comments: Public complaints against police RAWALPINDI, Aug 8: Courts here on Wednesday directed two station house officers (SHOs) to submit their written comments for not registering first information report (FIR) to the satisfaction of the complainants,... Strategy to train SC staff soon ISLAMABAD, Aug 8: Supreme Court Registrar Dr Faqir Hussain on Wednesday said a comprehensive strategy would be devised to impart technical and professional training to the officers and staff of the apex court.... American scholar advocates religious harmony ISLAMABAD, Aug 8: A visiting American academician says there is space for thinking and practising religion of one’s choice in the post-modernism era. “Post-modernism means to open up space for... ICCI for more industrial zones ISLAMABAD, Aug 8: The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) has demanded establishment of more industrial zones to control increasing unemployment in the country.... 68pc Pindi population registered with Nadra RAWALPINDI, Aug 8: About 68 per cent of people living in the Rawalpindi district have registered themselves with the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) and received their computerised national identity cards (CNICs).... First batch of lady officers call on CGS RAWALPINDI, Aug 8: The first batch of lady officers which joined Pakistan Army Wednesday met Chief of General Staff, Lt-Gen Sallahuddin here at the General Headquarters (GHQ).... Govt disowns Maj Tanveer’s statement ISLAMABAD, Aug 8: The government moved swiftly on Wednesday to distance itself from the startling assertions made by the parliamentary secretary for defence during the National Assembly debate on foreign policy... Call for end to visa restrictions: Friendly relations among South Asian nations sought PESHAWAR, Aug 8: The national steering committee of the Sustainable Development Policy Institute, an NGO, has demanded an end to visa restrictions among South Asian countries, a parliament on the pattern... Protest against arrest of political workers: Govt urged to stop military operation QUETTA, Aug 8: Family members of Khair Jan Marri and activists of the Baloch Women Panel (BWP) on Wednesday jointly organised a protest demonstration against extra-constitutional arrests of political workers by security forces.... PAC resents delay in working papers PESHAWAR, Aug 8: The Public Accounts Committee of the NWFP Assembly on Wednesday censured government departments for delaying their working papers and directed them to present the papers at least 15 days before the PAC meeting.... President’s re-election opposed HARIPUR, Aug 8: High Court Bar Association (Abbottabad bench) general-secretary Javed Qureshi Advocate has warned that lawyers will lay siege to the National Assembly, if the present government tried to amend the Constitution in a bid to re-elect the ‘uniformed president’.... Mansehra, Battagram, Kohistan rocked MANSEHRA, Aug 8: An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale jolted three districts of the NWFP — Mansehra, Battagram and Kohistan — on Wednesday morning, the Met office said.... Miramshah salary cash sent by air MIRAMSHAH, Aug 8: The government has transferred cash amount for salaries of its employees to Miramshah, North Waziristan Agency, by a helicopter due to insecurity on roads.... UK asked to withdraw troops from Afghanistan PESHAWAR, Aug 8: The British Pukhtuns Association on Wednesday appealed to the United Kingdom to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan and stop spending huge amount on military activities in the embattled country to bring a durable peace to the region.... SHO summoned on arrest of Mehsud’s aides QUETTA, Aug 8: A division bench of the Balochistan High Court on Wednesday issued notices to the station house officer and investigation officer of Zhob for Aug 13, ordering the SHO... Two killed in clash LAKKI MARWAT, Aug 8: Two people were killed when two rival groups clashed over a land dispute in the Shamoni Khattak village here on Wednesday, officials said.... Three DHQ hospital doctors resign: ‘Dirty politics’ MIANWALI, Aug 8: As many as three doctors of the District Headquarters Hospital tendered their resignations to protest against what they called improper attitude of medical superintendent and the `filthy politics’ of some of their colleagues.... ‘Wafaqul Madaris aided govt in Lal Masjid operation’ MULTAN, Aug 8: Two office-bearers of the Wafaqul Madaris Al Arabia Pakistan (WMAP) provided the government a pretext for Lal Masjid operation by cancelling the affiliation of Jamia Hafsa and Jamia... Two dacoits killed TOBA TEK SINGH, Aug 8: The Gojra police on Wednesday claimed to have killed two dacoits in an encounter near Pucca Anna, some 40 kilometres from here.... Outages enrage textile mills FAISALABAD, Aug 8: Pakistan Textile Exporters Association (PTEA) chairman Zahid Aslam has said that unscheduled loadshedding and frequent power fluctuations are immensely hampering the business activities.... ‘NIS beacon for youth’ SARGODHA, Aug 8: The National Internship Scheme (NIS) will prove a beacon for the highly educated youth, Governor Khalid Maqbool said at a ceremony to give appointment letters to the postgraduates of the University of Sargodha under the NIS.... A 94km stroll! DERA GHAZI KHAN, Aug 8: A number of Qaisrani tribesmen on Wednesday hailed a sexagenarian who, they claimed, had covered a 94-kilometre distance on foot in a record 13 hours.... Eight of a family hurt in LPG blast KASUR, Aug 8: A woman, her six daughters and a son sustained serious burn injuries on Wednesday when an LPG cylinder exploded in the kitchen of their house at Habibabad, Pattoki.... Notices to LPG dealers DERA GHAZI KHAN, Aug 8: The Consumers’ Protection Council served notices on six dealers of liquid petroleum gas (LPG) dealers on Wednesday for refilling or decanting of gas into substandard cylinders against Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority’s code.... Khar roars against deal LAHORE, Aug 8: Former Punjab governor Malik Ghulam Mustafa Khar criticised Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairperson Benazir Bhutto on Wednesday over what he called her efforts to strike a deal with Gen Pervez Musharraf.... Road blocked to protest police inaction LAHORE, Aug 8: Around 150 workers of Shabab-i-Milli threw traffic out of gear for some 45 minutes at Thokar Niaz Baig Chowk in protest against the misbehaviour and non-cooperation of the Sattokatla investigation in charge on Wednesday.... 8,000 UC secretaries face dismissal LAHORE, Aug 8: More than 8,000 employees of former local councils working as union council secretaries in Punjab face dismissal after being declared part of the union council schedule of establishment by the Punjab Local Government Department.... Investigation wing seeks more hands LAHORE, Aug 8: The investigation wing of the capital city district police, realising the need to reduce burden of pending as well as fast adding investigation cases, has submitted a proposal... Accused beats petitioner on LHC premises LAHORE, Aug 8: A daredevil accused on Wednesday tortured the petitioner on the premises of the Lahore High Court after Justice Hasnat Ahmad Khan cancelled his bail in an earlier case of beating up the same complainant.... No chance of fair polls under Musharraf: SNF LARKANA, Aug 8: There are no chances of transparent polls in the presence of President Pervez Musharraf, said Chairman Sindh National Front (SNF) Mumtaz Ali Bhutto.... Absence of DDOs creating problems BADIN, Aug 8: Posts of Deputy District Officers (DDOs) Revenue in five talukas are lying vacant due to which people are facing difficulties in resolution of their problems from relevant departments working under the district government.... Flood-hit people take to streets DADU, Aug 8: Two groups of flood victims took to streets in Mehar on Wednesday to protest against irregularities in aid distribution and the thrashing of flood-affected women by the police... British diplomat meets Magsi HYDERABAD, Aug 8: The first secretary (political) of the British High Commission in Islamabad, Mr James Revell, met Chairman Sindh Tarraqi Passand Party (STP) Dr Qadir Magsi at the Tarraqi Passand House on Wednesday evening.... Two die as restaurant roof caves in NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Aug 8: Two persons were killed and 14 others injured when roof of a restaurant collapsed in Bhirya Road Town on Wednesday. People were enjoying tea in a restaurant on Bhirya Road Station when the roof caved in....

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