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August 11, 2007 Saturday Rajab 26, 1428   Death adds gloom to delay in completing underpasses ISLAMABAD, Aug 10: Two labourers were killed, and two others injured, when a “retaining wall” of the underpass being built at China Chowk collapsed on Friday around 11:30am.... Hiding of Bari Imam revenue baffles opposition ISLAMABAD, Aug 10: The government’s refusal to disclose the details of revenue generated at the famous Bari Imam shrine in the federal capital startled the opposition parliamentarians in the National Assembly here on Friday.... Computerisation comes at a price: Birth, death certificates ISLAMABAD, Aug 10: The fees for birth, death and marriage certificates in Rawalpindi district would go up by 900 per cent after the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) and Rawalpindi city district government agreed to computerise the documents.... Call to improve labourers’ skills ISLAMABAD, Aug 10: The government should take steps to improve skills of the labours to increase industrial production. Acting President Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) Jamal Abdul Nasir said... One killed in accident ATTOCK, Aug 10: A man died and eight others were injured in a road accident in the jurisdiction of Jand police station. The incident happened on Thursday evening when a coach,... Muslims facing challenges in US: scholar RAWALPINDI, Aug 10: American Muslims are facing new challenges at various levels in the post-9/11 era in the American society and struggling hard to portray the positive image of Islam, said a scholar here on Thursday.... Outlaws held ATTOCK, Aug 10: The district police claimed to have arrested 12 outlaws in separate attempts at different areas of the district during the last 24 hours.... Provincial minister’s nephew, driver kidnapped ATTOCK, Aug 10: Armed persons kidnapped the nephew of a provincial minister on Friday, sources told Dawn. Punjab Minister for Monitoring Sujah Khanzada confirming the incident to Dawn, said his nephew,... Christians living in agony, NA told ISLAMABAD, Aug 10: A minority MNA belonging to the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) has said Christians in Peshawar are living in great fear after receiving anonymous letters threatening suicide attacks on their localities if they did not convert to Islam.... Arif Mansur’s death condoled ISLAMABAD, Aug 10: Senate Chairman Mohammedmian Soomro, Deputy Chairman Jan Mohammad Khan Jamali and Leader of the House Waseem Sajjad have expressed grief over the death of Secretary Privatization Commission and... Lady councillors want say in decision-making ISLAMABAD, Aug 10: An organisation of female councillors based in Dir district of NWFP has alleged that their male counterparts are ignoring them both in the decision-making process and financial matters.... Opposition in Senate assails govt’s policies ISLAMABAD, Aug 10: The combined opposition in the Senate on Friday asked President Gen Pervez Musharraf, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and his cabinet to step down for “bringing the economy to... Proposal to import vintage cars turned down ISLAMABAD, Aug 10: The government has turned down a commerce ministry’s proposal seeking import of vintage and classic cars and sports motorbikes on the grounds that it ‘would not be viewed favourably by the common man’.... Boucher due next week WASHINGTON, Aug 10: US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher, Washington’s pointsman for South Asia, will visit Pakistan next week, shortly after President Pervez Musharraf backed away from declaring emergency rule... Aziz says polls after president’s re-election KARACHI, Aug 10: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that general elections will be held after the re-election of President General Pervez Musharraf from the present assemblies.... British media urge Musharraf to pave way for civilian government LONDON, Aug 10: Three major British newspapers in their editorials on Friday asked President Gen Pervez Musharraf to stop trying to cling to power by hook or crook and pave the... OPV may endanger children with medical conditions ISLAMABAD, Aug 10: Doctors termed unprofessional the practice of administering oral polio drops without taking into consideration the child’s medical background and said it might imperil the safety of children with medical conditions.... Militants vacate ‘Lal Masjid’ GHALANAI, Aug 10: Local militants have vacated the shrine of freedom fighter Haji Saheb Turangzai and the adjacent mosque in Lakaro tehsil, officials and residents confirmed on Friday.... Freed MNA hits out at Musharraf KARAK, Aug 10: MMA member of National Assembly from Karak Maulana Shah Abdul Aziz alleged on Friday that President Pervez Musharraf had led the army astray from its basic motto of... Three injured in explosion PARACHINAR, Aug 10: Three people were injured when an explosive device went off inside an arms shop in Dogar area of Central Kurram Agency on Friday, sources said.... PIA to lease A320-200s ISLAMABAD, Aug 10: The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has decided to replace its ageing fleet of Boeing 737s with leased Airbus A320-200 aircraft. Sources said that PIA’s board of directors had... US worried about Pakistan’s N-assets: report WASHINGTON, Aug 10: The US military is ‘urgently assessing’ the security of Pakistan’s nuclear weapons in the event that President Pervez Musharraf is killed or deposed, CNN reported on Friday.... Talks with militants remain inconclusive PESHAWAR, Aug 10: Reconciliatory efforts on part of parliamentarians from the restive Darra Adamkhel town remained without success on Friday after militants refused to stop detonating houses of Qasimkhel tribesmen.... Three die in roof collapse, two from snakebite: Another rain spell hits Sindh JACOBABAD, Aug 10: Rain continued to lash different parts of Sindh, including Thatta, Mirpurkhas, Dadu and Naushahro Feroze districts, on Friday as three children died in a roof collapse and two from snakebite on Thursday.... PPP will oppose emergency: Khuhro BADIN, Aug 10: The leader of opposition in the Sindh Assembly, Nisar Ahmed Khuhro, has said that the government is contemplating to impose emergency in the country because it is too weak to control the prevailing situation.... Three freed from illegal police confinement JACOBABAD, Aug 10: Civil Judge and Judicial Magistrate Hafiz Attaullah Shaikh raided City Police Station here on Friday and got released three people. Tillan Jakhrani, cousin of arrested persons, filed... PAC puts off debate PESHAWAR Aug 10: The Public Accounts Committee of the NWFP Assembly here on Friday deferred debate on financial statements of the finance and planning and development departments in protest against delay in presentation of the working papers on time.... Strike observed in Tando Ghulam Ali BADIN, Aug 10: A complete strike was observed in Tando Ghulam Ali on Friday to protest against the police for implicating PPP MPA Mir Babu Talpur, his manager Mir Fayaz and nine others in criminal cases.... Four robbers killed in encounter TOBA TEK SINGH: Aug 10: Police on Friday morning killed four robbers in an encounter, who had shot dead a passenger and injured two others when the motorcycle-rickshaw they were travelling in did not stop on their signal on Thursday night.... Villagers kill two dacoits BAHAWALPUR, Aug 10: Villagers killed two of the eight fleeing dacoits who shot dead the son of a pen owner at Sonak Baila village near Uch Sharif, about 70 kilometres from here on Friday.... Anti-polio drive hits drug-supply mechanism: Pasrur THQ hospital SIALKOT, Aug 10: Patients are being denied medicines at Pasrur tehsil headquarters hospital for the fourth day as the staff concerned has been engaged for the anti-polio campaign going on in the district.... SC suspends two DHQ doctors LAHORE/MIANWALI, Aug 10: A division bench of the Supreme Court ordered suspension of Dr Farooq Niazi, Mianwali District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital medical superintendent, and medical officer Dr Zafar Iqbal for their negligence leading to the death of patient Rustam Khan.... Girls outdo boys in BA/BSc exams MULTAN, Aug 10: Girls outshone boys as they grabbed eight of the top 10 positions in BA/BSc examinations 2007 announced by the Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU) here on Friday.... Woman, son killed in train-car crash CHINIOT, Aug 10: A woman and her son were killed and their driver was critically injured when a train hit their car at an unmanned railway crossing here on Friday.... Buildings around fort demolished SHEIKHUPURA, Aug 10: The district administration demolished dozens of houses and shops around a historic fort here on Friday.... Powerloom workers stage demo KASUR, Aug 10: Over 250 powerloom workers on Friday staged a protest demonstration at Kasur Garden, demanding raise in wages and other benefits for them. The workers, who were holding... Hepatitis lab awaits pathologist TOBA TEK SINGH, Aug 10: The federal government has inducted Toba Tek Singh district in its national hepatitis control programme. DHQ Hospital Medical Superintendent Dr Sikandar Khan Mujahid told reporters here... Murder case against MPA FAISALABAD, Aug 10: Tandlianwala police have registered a murder case against a ruling party MPA and 19 others. MPA Khalid Wattoo’s group had, over a land dispute, opened fire on Tarhana... PML reiterates stand on uniform LAHORE, Aug 10: The parliamentary party of the Pakistan Muslim League (PML) on Friday praised President Pervez Musharraf for “his role in stability of democracy and completion of constitutional term of assemblies despite unfavourable circumstances and opposition by undemocratic forces”.... ‘Deal’ a political suicide: Khar LAHORE, Aug 10: Pakistan People’s Party veteran leader Malik Ghulam Mustafa Khar has said fair elections were not possible as long as Gen Pervez Musharraf was in power.... 27 kiln workers rescued LAHORE, Aug 10: The Lahore High Court on Friday set at liberty 27 persons, including nine children and four women, who were illegally detained by a brick kiln owner of Samundri, Toba Tek Singh district.... Court seeks reply from law ministry: Ord during PA session LAHORE, Aug 10: A division bench of the Lahore High Court on Friday asked the Punjab Law Ministry to explain whether the governor could issue an ordinance when the assembly was in session.... PU notices to hostel students LAHORE, Aug 10: The Punjab University administration on Friday served notices on a number of students on charges of misconduct and violation of hostel rules. The students who belong to the... Wall collapse kills two LAHORE, Aug 10: A gypsy boy and his sister were buried alive under the debris of a wall in Badami Bagh on Friday. Several gypsy families have been living near Husainabad for sometime....

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