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August 15, 2007 Wednesday Sha’aban 1, 1428   Talal seeks SC’s help over agency’s threats QUETTA, Aug 14: Nawabzada Talal Akbar Bugti, chief of his own faction of Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP), has said that he had refused to leave Quetta and settle in Karachi as... Bill seeking declaration of assets tabled in Senate ISLAMABAD Aug 14: The Leader of opposition in the Senate, Mian Raza Rabbani, on Monday tabled a private bill in the upper house seeking declaration of assets and liabilities by civil, military and judicial officers of grade 20 and above.... Benazir to brief party leaders on contacts NEW YORK, Aug 14: The chairperson of the Pakistan People’s Party, Benazir Bhutto, has convened a special meeting of PPP leaders in New York to chalk out the party’s course of... Jirga to resolve Afghan crisis: Owais QUETTA, Aug 14: Balochistan Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani has said that the jirga in Kabul has decided to hold talks with the warring factions after realising that the military solution alone could not bring peace to the war-torn country.... Distribution of relief funds in Sindh urged ISLAMABAD, Aug 14: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has urged the Sindh government to speed up disbursement of compensation money to flood victims and release the federal government’s additional grant for Dadu district.The... Three blasts rock Quetta QUETTA, Aug 14: Three powerful explosions shook Quetta on Tuesday night while rockets were fired at security check-posts in Kohlu.... India releases 70 Pakistani prisoners LAHORE, Aug 14: About 70 Pakistani prisoners released by India reached Wagah on Tuesday. They were handed over to officials of the Pakistan Rangers (Punjab) at the Wagah border crossing.... 137 Pakistanis, 17 foreigners get civil awards ISLAMABAD, Aug 14: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has conferred civil awards on 154 citizens of Pakistan and 17 foreign nationals for excellence in various fields of activities.... Five revellers die, 180 injured: Freedom day ‘celebration’ LAHORE, Aug 14: At least five young revellers died and more than 180 injured on Tuesday while doing wheelie and driving recklessly on city roads on the eve of Independence Day.... 28 prisoners released from Attock jail ATTOCK, Aug 14: Twenty-eight prisoners were released from the district jail on Monday after President Pervez Musharraf awarded remission to them on the occasion of the country’s 60th Independence Day.... Police on high alert after pylons blown up KARACHI, Aug 14: Police went into a state of high alert on Tuesday after three power pylons of the Water and Power Development Authority were blown up in different parts of Gadap Town.... Foundation stone for cardiac centre laid GUJRANWALA, Aug 14: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi announced different development projects for Wazirabad tehsil on the eve of inauguration ceremony of a cardiology centre here in Wazirabad on Tuesday.... Passengers decry raises in PR fares NAROWAL, Aug 14: Passengers have strongly opposed the recent raise in Pakistan Railways (PR) fares on the Lahore-Narowal-Sialkot Section.... Protest against ‘deadly’ surgery MUZAFFARGARH, Aug 14: Heirs to a patient who died at a private hospital in Alipur on Tuesday protested against the doctor and blocked the road. They alleged the patient was “murdered”... Many miss train to Faisalabad: Karachi traffic jam FAISALABAD, Aug 14: Scores of passengers failed to catch Faisalabad-bound Millat Express owing to a massive traffic jam in Karachi on Monday.... Four killed, 15 hurt in road accident SAHIWAL, Aug 14: Four people were killed and 15 sustained injuries in an accident on Sahiwal-Pakpattan Road here on Tuesday near Chak 81/D.... Military farm tenants hold rally OKARA, Aug 14: Hundreds of tenants of Kulana Estate (an army welfare project) took out a procession to celebrate the 60th Independence Day of Pakistan.... Fort Munro needs attention DERA GHAZI KHAN, Aug 14: Fort Munro, a hill resort in Sulaiman range, lacks civic facilities, including drinking water, Dawn has learnt.... Man arrested for ‘incest’ MULTAN, Aug 14: Khanewal police have arrested a man who had allegedly been having sex with his 17-year-old daughter for the last two years.... Three perish in Gujranwala doing wheelie GUJRANWALA, Aug 14: At least three youths were killed while over hundred injured doing wheelie on the city roads to mark the Independence Day on Tuesday.... Centre, provinces at odds over filling of vacant Irsa seats ISLAMABAD, Aug 14: The five-member Indus River System Authority (Irsa) has lost two of its members and another two would retire this week, leaving the lone member from Balochistan to run the country’s irrigation matters and meet provincial water requirements.... I’ve seen govt-Nawaz exile deal, says AG ISLAMABAD, Aug 14: Attorney General Malik Mohammad Qayyum on Tuesday claimed that he had seen the document of the controversial deal signed between the government and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif for the latter’s exile.... Education suffers as bureaucracy fails to fill vacancies ISLAMABAD, Aug 14: About 700 teaching posts are lying vacant in the schools and colleges situated in the federal area because cumbersome bureaucratic procedures are a hurdle in filling them.... Chilling surge in child sex abuse ISLAMABAD, Aug 14: A country-wide surge in child sexual abuse has been witnessed during the last three months with the daily toll of cases now standing at 7 over the first quarter’s 5.... Call for suo motu action to recover two women ISLAMABAD, Aug 14: Progressive Women Association (PWA) Chairperson Shahnaz Bokhari has urged Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry to take suo motu action to recover two women allegedly kidnapped by a policeman.... TB control: Pakistan moving in right direction RAWALPINDI, Aug 14: Pakistan is increasingly improving its pace towards the goal of halting and reversing the incidence of tuberculosis (TB), and has achieved global target of 70 per cent case detection rate (CDR) during the last quarter of the year.... NGO to give opinion to SC tomorrow: Veracity of voters’ list ISLAMABAD, Aug 14: The Free and Fair Election Network (Fafen) has been made a party by the Supreme Court of Pakistan to a petition regarding the new, computerised voters’ list and... Dil se Dil breaks many hearts LAHORE, Aug 14: Thousands of the people who thronged Wagah on Tuesday were disappointed at the cancellation of the star-studded concert to be held at the India-Pakistan border to mark the 60 years of the creation both the countries.... Traffic mess LAHORE, Aug 14: As the traffic police publicised no special plans for the public, almost all the major city arteries remained choked because of an unusual number of vehicles coming on the roads in connection with the celebrations.... No conspiracy can weaken Pakistan: CM LAHORE, Aug 14: Punjab Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi has said that no internal and external conspiracy can weaken Pakistan and future of homeland is bright.... Data on stolen or snatched vehicles to go online LAHORE, Aug 14: The anti-vehicle lifting staff (AVLS) of the Lahore capital city district police will computerise data on stolen or snatched vehicles.... The Wagahbond LAHORE, Aug 14: Sixty years ago, Haji Barkat Ali would cross Wagah at least once a week to reach Pul Kunjrian near Dhanoi Kalan village where a market was arranged on a weekly basis.... Man ‘shoots’ mother LAHORE, Aug 14: A 65-year-old woman was shot dead allegedly by her son over a minor issue in Kot Lakhpat on Tuesday.... Trader found hanged LAHORE, Aug 14: A 42-year-old businessman was found hanged with a ceiling fan at his house under mysterious circumstances at CC-Block in Defence on Tuesday....

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