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August 18, 2007 Saturday Sha’aban 4, 1428   Sharifs going back on promise: AG LAHORE, Aug 17: Attorney-General Malik Muhammad Qayyum said on Friday that accountability cases against the Sharifs were reopened because they had abandoned their part of the deal with the government.... 22 Lal Masjid detainees freed RAWALPINDI, Aug 17: Ms Isma, daughter of Maulana Abdul Aziz, former khateeb of Lal Masjid, and 21 other madressah students were released late on Friday night, sources told Dawn.... Nawaz warns Benazir on deal ISLAMABAD, Aug 17: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has warned PPP leader Benazir Bhutto against cutting a deal with embattled President Pervez Musharraf, saying it would dent her credibility.... I qualify for another term: Musharraf LAHORE, Aug 17: President Pervez Musharraf says he is contesting the election for another term not because he wants power for himself but to save the country from the challenges ahead.... Khar warns Benazir, welcomes Sharif LAHORE, Aug 17: Former Punjab governor Malik Ghulam Mustafa Khar on Friday threatened Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairperson Benazir Bhutto with creating a “Bhutto group” within the party if she did not abrogate her “deal” with Gen Pervez Musharraf.... Opposition to devise strategy this month: Presidential election LAHORE, Aug 17: While President Pervez Musharraf has started his campaign for another term in office by holding meetings with the ruling party legislators, major opposition parties have still not decided... Afgan sees problems in judicial system LAHORE, Aug 17: Federal Parliamentary Affairs Minister Dr Sher Afgan Niazi said on Friday the government desired free and fair elections and political parties were making deals with it because of its ability to form a strong parliament.... LG system strengthens democracy: Pervaiz LAHORE, Aug 17: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi says the local government system has strengthened the democratic system at the grass roots and a dynamic and effective leadership has emerged.... Doctor, ASI arrested in kidney sale scam ISLAMABAD, Aug 17: Police have arrested a doctor, an Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police and their two accomplices, on the charge of selling the kidney of a jobless person for Rs1 million and pocketing the money.... Bureaucracy acts slowly on Senate body’s advice: Promotion of officers ISLAMABAD, Aug 17: The Establishment Division is yet to implement the recommendations of a Senate special committee that call for striking a balance between the role of Punjab and other provinces... Govt criticised for apathy to flood victims ISLAMABAD, Aug 17: Opposition and treasury lawmakers in the Senate on Friday criticised the government’s apathy towards flood-hit areas in Sindh, Balochistan and the NWFP.... Nato asked to review policy in Afghanistan ISLAMABAD, Aug 17: The Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Relations has urged the Northern Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) to find out alternate means of conflict resolution instead of total reliance on... Accord signed for cooperation in research, training: Nuclear power plant safety SWABI, Aug 17: The School for Nuclear and Radiation Safety (SNRS) of the Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority (PNRA), Islamabad, and the Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology have... Notices to CBR, finance ministry: Sugar mills case LAHORE, Aug 17: The Lahore High Court on Friday issued notices to the Central Board of Revenue (CBR) and the Federal Finance Ministry on a petition by former prime minister Nawaz... Musharraf may impose martial law: Fazl RAHIM YAR KHAN, Aug 17: President Pervez Musharraf can impose martial law to save his rule. MMA leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman said this while talking to reporters at the residence... MPs asked to help end Bugtis’ ordeal LAHORE, Aug 17: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed concern over the “continuous targeting” of the Bugti tribe and appealed to parliamentarians to raise the issue in parliament to end “physical abuse” of the tribe by government forces.... Pests pose threat to cotton yield: Spurious pesticides abound in market LAHORE, Aug 17: Farmers claimed on Friday that more than 25 per cent of the cotton crop was under attack of different pests, pleading for availability of genuine pesticides and an effective campaign against the spurious ones.... Access to information a must for accountability ISLAMABAD, Aug 17: Panelists observed on Friday that timely access to reliable and authentic information was vital for good governance, as it ensures transparency and accountability in matters of public administration.... Draft of youth policy put on website RAWALPINDI, Aug 17: Ministry of Youth Affairs, on the 60th Independence Day of Pakistan, released the first-ever National Youth Policy which is aimed at mainstreaming youth, harnessing their talent and energies and addressing challenges being confronted by them.... State looks after former presidents well ISLAMABAD, Aug 17: That heads of state have to live in style is known to all, but few in Pakistan know the privileges that our presidents get after they leave the office — and their dependents after they leave the world.... ECP works out strategy to register missing voters ISLAMABAD, Aug 17: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has worked out a strategy to include names of missing voters in the updated electoral rolls. A meeting of the Election Commission... 2 die in separate incidents RAWALPINDI, Aug 17: A watchman was murdered in Chaklala while a labourer died after falling from the rooftop of an under- construction building in Fatima Jinnah Park on Friday, police said.... Rashid sees coalition with PPP ISLAMABAD, Aug 17: Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has said that the ruling Pakistan Muslim League, the People’s Party Parliamentarians and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement could be partners in the future ruling setup after the general elections.... Tribesman, 5 Afghans arrested GHALANAI, Aug 17: Political authorities arrested a tribesman and five Afghan nationals at a checkpoint here in Mohmand Agency on Friday, and taken them to an unknown place for interrogation.... 22 released from police captivity KHAIRPUR, Aug 17: Twenty two people, including three teenagers, detained at the Sobhodero police station, were released on Friday on the order of the Sindh High Court, Sukkur bench, comprising Justice Azizullah Memon and Justice Syed Sajjad Ali Shah.... SHC tells RPO to produce detained man on 24th LARKANA, Aug 17: Regional Police Officer (RPO) Sukkur Mohammad Bachal Sangri has expressed his ignorance on whereabouts of Ali Akbar Khokar who disappeared after his arrest and sought time to trace and produce him before Sindh High Court, Circuit Bench, Larkana.... Proxy teachers hurting student interests CHITRAL, Aug 17: More than 400 teachers, mostly women, posted to the district’s remote areas have hired local proxies for teaching on their behalf. The practice is affecting the students’... Firing in air claims girl’s life PESHAWAR, Aug 17: A 17-year-old girl died and her mother received injuries following firing in the air during a wedding ceremony here on Friday. Police in Banat Killey, where the incident... Explosive device MINGORA, Aug 17: Police on Friday detonated harmlessly an explosive device planted on the main Matta Road in the Bedara area. Matta police officials had been tipped off about the presence... Police not registering fir: villagers NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Aug 17: Residents of village Arbab Rajpar staged a demonstration outside the press club against the Padidan police here on Thursday for refusing to register a kidnapping case.... Three die in traffic accident HARIPUR, Aug 17: Three factory workers were killed while two others were seriously injured when their van collided on Thursday evening with another van near the Labour Colony in Hattar, about 12km from here.... Woman seeks protection DADU, Aug 17: A woman Rubina Bhurgari, resident of village Lakhmir, district Nawabshah, here on Friday reached Dadu town police station and demanded protection from her husband.... Students protest against teachers NAWABSHAH, Aug 17: Scores of students of class six and seven in the Government High School, Sath Meel, blocked the Nawabshah-Sath Meel road by staging a demonstration on it on Friday.... Tenders for Rs60m projects cancelled RAHIM YAR KHAN, Aug 17: The tehsil nazim has cancelled the award of millions of rupees tenders by Tehsil Municipal Administration officials after contractors took a strong exception to the procedure and termed it a violation of the rules.... Public-private unison key to economic gain LAHORE, Aug 17: A liaison between the public and private sectors at all stages of projects — from inception to materialisation — is the gateway to economic development.... ‘DG Khan a polio-free district’ DERA GHAZI KHAN, Aug 17: The district has been declared polio-free by the World Health Organization surveillance team, claims the executive district officer (health). A WHO team, headed by Dr Khwaja... Gas kills two sanitary workers SARGODHA, Aug 17: Two sanitary workers died from poisonous gases when they were opening a choked sewer line on Chaudhry Zahoor Elahi Road.... Power thief detains raiding team MANDI BAHAUDDIN, Aug 17: A power thief allegedly kidnapped Wapda officials and confined them in his house in Ladhar Kalan on Friday. Wapda officials, led by Phalia Sub-Division Officer Akhtar Abbas,... Jobless man commits suicide KASUR, Aug 17: Poverty and joblessness forced a man to commit suicide in Burj Kala village in Ganda Singhwala on Friday. Hanif had been jobless for some time and facing financial problems.... Fakhr asks govt to wake up MULTAN, Aug 17: Former National Assembly speaker Syed Fakhr Imam has deplored that the cotton growers in Pakistan are facing several challenges in production this season, including cotton leaf curl virus and mealybug attack.... Two killed in road accident TOBA TEK SINGH, Aug 17: A woman and her four-year-old daughter were knocked down and killed by a speeding car while her husband and minor son sustained serious injuries on Toba-Faisalabad Road near Janiwala railway station on Friday.... Execution FAISALABAD, Aug 17: After rejection of mercy petitions and deferring of the hanging five times, Abdul Ghafoor, Mamoora, Mohammad Husain, Fazal Husain and Saleem convicted in triple murder case at Lundianwala will be executed on Aug 21.—APP... LHC asks police to produce detenus LAHORE, Aug 17: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday ordered Kahna police to produce two women in the court on Aug 20, who were, according to the petitioner, in the custody of police.... Man shot dead CHARSADDA, Aug 17: Some unidentified men opened fire killing a man and injuring another near Kuladher on Friday, police sources said. Mohammad Ayaz was killed on the spot while Zubair was injured....

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