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August 16, 2007 Thursday Sha’aban 2, 1428   Cyclone caused Rs24bn damage in Balochistan ISLAMABAD, Aug 15: Balochistan suffered economic losses of Rs24 billion due to Cyclone Yemyin and subsequent flooding that severely affected large areas in the province, according to an official report.... Opposition assails govt over poor security situation ISLAMABAD, Aug 15: Opposition lawmakers in the Senate urged the government on Wednesday to admit having failed in maintaining law and order and resign.... Opposition politicians meet Boucher ISLAMABAD, Aug 15: Representatives of some opposition parties held a meeting with the visiting US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher here on Wednesday.... Demand in Senate to help Quaid’s family ISLAMABAD, Aug 15: Opposition members in the Senate on Wednesday referred to press reports about some family members of the Quaid-i-Azam living in dire poverty in one of the most neglected localities of Karachi.... Negroponte due next month WASHINGTON, Aug 15: US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte is expected to visit Islamabad in the first week of September.... Refugees protest against India, observe ‘black day’ MUZAFFARABAD, Aug 15: Dozens of Kashmiri refugees staged a demonstration here on Wednesday as part of programme to observe India’s Independence Day as ‘black day.’... Sindh passing through critical phase, says Mumtaz LARKANA, Aug 15: The chairman of Sindh National Front (SNF), Sardar Mumtaz Ali Khan Bhutto, has said the ‘killers’ are ruling Sindh whose only purpose is to inflict losses to the sons of soil.... Two dead, 8 hurt in hotel fire RAWALPINDI, Aug 15: Two persons were killed and eight others were badly burnt in a fire, apparently caused by a gas explosion, in a hotel at the Faizabad bus stop on Wednesday morning, police and eyewitnesses said.... ‘Musharraf ditched Hafsa students, Wafaqul Madaris’ PESHAWAR, Aug 15: The Wafaqul Madaris Arabia Pakistan (WMAP) seeks registration of an FIR against President Gen Pervez Musharraf for “getting scores of students holed up in the Lal Masjid-Jamia Hafsa complex killed”.... Paramedics on strike in Mansehra MANSEHRA, Aug 15: The paramedical staff of Mansehra went on strike on Wednesday against the termination of services of four of their representatives, according to sources.... Varsity teachers given 70pc raise in salary: Tenure Track System ISLAMABAD, Aug 15: The government has given a further 70 per cent increase in the salaries of university teachers who have been hired under a new service structure mainly to lure back expatriate Pakistanis serving in foreign universities.... PIA suffered Rs12.7bn loss in 2006-07: Senate told ISLAMABAD, Aug 15: The Senate was on Wednesday informed that the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) had suffered an all- time high loss of Rs12.76 billion during the year 2006-07.... Pims admin spent Rs1.9bn in three years: minister ISLAMABAD, Aug 15: The federal minister for health, Muhammad Nasir Khan, informed the National Assembly on Wednesday that the administrative expenditure of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) during the last three years was Rs1.9... Crime in Jhelum rising at 6pc annually JHELUM, Aug 15: The Jhelum district recorded a surge in crimes during the last five years with an average increase of six per cent over the period.... CM to launch Rescue 1122 on 25th RAWALPINDI, Aug 15: Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi will formally inaugurate the central station of the Rescue 1122 emergency service located on Rawal Road on August 25, a statement said on Wednesday.... Telecom sector ows its growth to ‘true privatisation’ ISLAMABAD, Aug 15: The telecom sector owed its phenomenal growth and popularity to “true privatization”, said Ali Salman at the launch of his study Telecom Liberalisation in Pakistan: Implications for a Common Man here on Wednesday.... Mobile firms told to speed up verification of consumer data ISLAMABAD, Aug 15: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Wednesday directed mobile phone operators to speed up the process of streamlining the mobile phone users’ data and take strong measures against the franchises and sub-agents violating these instructions.... Kashmiris observe ‘black day’ RAWALPINDI, Aug 15: The All Parties Hurriyet Conference (APHC) marked the Independence Day of India on Wednesday as ‘black day’ and led a big demonstration in front of the offices of... 3 Pakistanis in Irish prison: govt ISLAMABAD, Aug 15: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Khusro Bakhtiar on Wednesday informed the National Assembly that there were three Pakistanis presently in Irish prison, but they had asked the... Boys outshine girls in HSSC exam RAWALPINDI, Aug 15: Boys clinched the top two positions in the Higher Secondary School Certificate annual examination of the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Rawalpindi, according to the results announced here on Wednesday.... Two killed in separate incidents ISLAMABAD, Aug 15: Two persons, including a police official, were killed while two others injured in separate road accidents in Islamabad on Tuesday, police said.... Protest against ‘wrongdoing in project’ MANSEHRA, Aug 15: Hundreds of farmers and peasants took to the streets on Wednesday in protest against the alleged embezzlement of Rs420 million in the Plantation for Food Programme (PFP), launched in Mansehra by the World Food Programme (WFP).... AJK board announces intermediate results MUZAFFARABAD, Aug 15: The AJK Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education on Tuesday announced the results of intermediate (part I and II) annual examinations 2007, with many of the positions going to girls.... Directive to speed up recruitment process PESHAWAR, Aug 15: The Public Accounts Committee of the provincial assembly has directed the NWFP Public Service Commission to expedite its recruitment process.... Gilgit journalists complain of mistreatment GILGIT, Aug 15: Presidents of the Gilgit Union of Journalists and the Gilgit Press Club have condemned the treatment meted out to over a dozen journalists by the officials of the Northern Areas administration on Tuesday in the Babusar Valley.... Man gets death sentence in murder case QUETTA, Aug 15: The Anti-Terrorism Court of Quetta on Wednesday awarded death sentence to a man in a murder case and sentenced five people to life imprisonment in a kidnapping case.... Dispute among officials leads to delay in case registration KOHAT, Aug 15: The Ustarzai police registered a case of kidnapping after a delay of 24 hours due to a dispute over jurisdiction with the authorities of the Orakzai Agency, Dawn learnt here on Wednesday.... Two killed SWABI, Aug 15: Two people, including a 13-year-old boy, were killed in two separate accidents here on Wednesday.... Erosion opens jaws to old locality LAYYAH, Aug 15: Erosion caused by river Indus threatens to eliminate centuries-old locality of Khokharwala. The boys’ high school of the area has already been submerged.... PML-N, MMA counter grim prospects in Jhang JHANG, Aug 15: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA), the two major opposition parties, have just about no candidate to field in any of the six constituencies of the district.... Muzaffargarh budget LG commission team examining documents MUZAFFARGARH, Aug 15: A five-member team of the Punjab Local Government Commission reached here on Wednesday for investigation of the district council’s budget session which was held on July 18.... Girls maintain supremacy in FA, FSc examination GUJRANWALA, Aug 15: The Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education throughout Punjab declared the annual results of intermediate on Wednesday.... Divers yet to recover six bodies MUZAFFARGARH, Aug 15: Divers of civil defence and locals failed on Wednesday to recover six bodies from the river Chenab.... Pesticide traders observe strike MULTAN, Aug 15: Pesticide importers observed a countywide token strike against, what they said, improper use of section 21-A of the Pesticide Ordinance of 1971 by government institutes.... One murder leads to another GUJRANWALA, Aug 15: A man who allegedly refused to compound the murder of his brother was shot dead allegedly by the murder suspects in Qila Dedar Singh on Wednesday.... Three mill workers die on road SAHIWAL, Aug 15: Three employees of a textile mill were killed and another was injured in a road accident here on Wednesday.... Three of a family die under wall OKARA, Aug 15: Three of a family were killed and two minor girls injured when the boundary wall of their house collapsed in 34/2-RA village.... Breach damages crops SAHIWAL, Aug 15: Standing crops on large area were damaged after a breach occurred in 12-L distributary near Chak 34/12-L on Tuesday night. Chichawatni Saddar police registered a case against 12 farmers for creating the breach.... Dacoit killed LAHORE, Aug 15: A dacoit was killed in an encounter with Faisalabad police on Tuesday night.... PML-N need not be complacent LAHORE, Aug 15: Amid favourable opinion polls questions are being asked as to just how strong Mian Nawaz Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League is in his own city, Lahore.... Irrational ‘rationalisation’: Teacher-student ratio LAHORE, Aug 15: The transfer of three women teachers to a boys’ school in Lahore exposes the tall claims of the provincial education department regarding introduction of a scheme aimed at rationalising teacher-student ratio at all public sector institutions.... Bungling in arts council fund LAHORE, Aug 15: Financial bungling to the tune of Rs2,086,500 has been detected in the Punjab Arts Council after many years.... 72.67pc sail through FA, FSc exams LAHORE, Aug 15: A record 70,713 candidates, out of the 97,301, have been declared successful in the intermediate Part-I and -II annual examinations for 2007, showing a percentage of 72.67.... 50,000 vacancies to be filled by Sept 30 LAHORE, Aug 15: All provincial departments and district governments have started recruitment process to fill around 50,000 vacancies amid claims that it was part of the ruling party’s preparations for the next general elections.... All steps to check crime: governor LAHORE, Aug 15: Governor Khalid Maqbool said on Wednesday the police, now having enough resources, should work dedicatedly to curb crimes with an ultimate objective to win the confidence of the masses.... Position holder faints LAHORE, Aug 15: Position holder Anum Hashmi fainted while standing in the scorching heat as all position holders were lined up for a group photo with education minister Imran Masood.... Accused remanded for another day: Mannu Bheel case MIRPURKHAS, Aug 15: Police produced Raju Bheel, arrested in high profile Mannu Bheel case, in the court of civil judge and judicial magistrate of Digri on Wednesday and sought extension of his remand.... Tail-end growers demand water NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Aug 15: Hundreds of growers from Padidan Kalhora, Ghair Gajo and other areas staged sit-in outside the district nazim office here on Wednesday to protest against shortage of water in Chaheen minor canal.... Villagers run for life after seeing crocodile DADU, Aug 15: Residents of Qubbo Qalandar village, 30 kilometre from Johi taluka, were sent running for their lives on Wednesday after reports that a stray crocodile had killed and eaten up their dogs.... Two killed by robbers SHIKARPUR, Aug 15: Wagon driver and a passenger have been killed while five others, including a woman injured in firing by outlaws near Lakhi Railway Crossing No.1,...

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