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August 20, 2007 Monday Sha’aban 6, 1428   Govt pushing country into debt trap: PML-N ISLAMABAD, Aug 19: The Musharraf regime has broken all records of borrowing and is pushing the country into a debt trap, according to Ahsan Iqbal, information secretary of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz.... Red Crescent to the aid of flood-hit families ISLAMABAD, Aug 19: The Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) has decided to provide further relief assistance to 18,000 families in the flood-affected areas of Balochistan and Sindh.... Students’ UN conference concludes ISLAMABAD, Aug 19: Before a hall packed with students, the Saint Mary’s Academy Model United Nations (Smamun) 2007 conference concluded with the same energy and passion with which it had started four days ago.... Experts to discuss trade modalities today NEW DELHI, Aug 19: Experts from Pakistan and India will meet on Monday to discuss modalities of a system for trucks carrying cargo to cross each others'' country from the Wagah-Attari... Sale of govt firms through share markets urged ISLAMABAD, Aug 19: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has asked Pakistan to formulate a policy of privatising state-owned enterprises through share markets.... US interference makes matters worse: JI MARDAN, Aug 19: Jamaat-i-Islami general-secretary Syed Munawar Hassan has said that American interference in Pakistan’s internal affairs is increasing by the day, which is compounding crises facing the country.... United action needed to steer country out of crisis: Altaf HYDERABAD, Aug 19: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has asked the country’s political and religious parties to to seriously consider measures to pull the country out of the present crisis.... ‘Media violating law on juvenile offenders’ PESHAWAR, Aug 19: The print and electronic media have regularly been using pictures and names of juvenile offenders and children in need of protection, contrary to the code of ethics given under different laws and by national and international organisations.... PPP connection and rifts keep lawmakers away: President’s meeting BAHAWALPUR, Aug 19: The conspicuous absence of three ruling party MNAs and four MPAs belonging to Bahawalpur and Rahim Yar Khan districts from President Musharraf’s meeting here has exposed dissent within the PML ranks in south Punjab.... Aspirants push up efforts for party tickets GUJRANWALA, Aug 19: With the general elections are drawing nearer by the day, potential candidates of all political parties, predominantly the ruling PML and the PPP, have pushed up their efforts... MMA road caravan reaches Okara KASUR, Aug 19: Hundreds of MMA, JI and JUP workers led by MNA Liaquat Baloch and other local leaders commenced their road caravan from Mustafabad (Lahore) on Sunday and later reached here in the evening.... ‘Absence of PML MPs a democratic gesture’ LAHORE, Aug 19: Information Minister Muhammad Ali Durrani on Sunday termed the absence of some MNAs and MPAs from President Gen Pervez Musharraf’s meeting at Multan an indication of strengthening of... Non-functional mills may face ban this season: Wheat release in Punjab LAHORE, Aug 19: The Punjab government may ban wheat release to non-functional mills this season in a bid to control “run-away food inflation”.... Ex-CIA official, two accomplices charged with robbery ISLAMABAD, Aug 19: The local police have booked a former constable of the Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) and his two accomplices for robbing a woman after thrashing her and one of her relatives, an official said on Sunday.... Govt asked to check human smuggling ISLAMABAD, Aug 19: The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) has criticized the government for its failure to control the increasing number of human smuggling cases from Pakistan, to various countries abroad.... Demand for release of dowry funds RAWALPINDI, Aug 19: Destitute women of the Rawalpindi region have demanded immediate release of Rs2.4 million dowry funds lapsed during the last four years.... Girl dies in road crash CHAKWAL, Aug 19: A teenaged girl was killed on Sunday in a road accident near Rama village some 30km from Chakwal, police said.... Kidnapping of businessman condemned PESHAWAR, Aug 19: The business community has condemned the kidnapping of Dr Saeed Ahmed, a noted entrepreneur, and asked the government to ensure his safe and early recovery.... Rs2.6 billion spent on uplift, says ex-minister TIMERGARA, Aug 19: Former NWFP senior minister Sirajul Haq has said the MMA government is committed to providing basic amenities, including health and education facilities, to the people of far-flung areas of the province.... Trader chops down trees in park NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Aug 19: Two trees were chopped down in the only public park of the town adjacent to District Court and Civil Hospital here on Sunday.... Village comes under rocket attack LARKANA, Aug 19: Rockets were fired on the Balach Marri village in the jurisdiction of the Taluka police on Sunday. Five rockets were fired which damaged a power transformer.... Work on public park begins MARDAN, Aug 19: Mardan Nazim Himayatullah Mayar inaugurated work on a public park on the premises of the sports complex here on Sunday.... Lease of Tevta institutes opposed LAYYAH, Aug 19: Poly-technical institute staff welfare association president Allah Bux has opposed leasing out Tevta institutions to what he said inefficient and incompetent private managements.... 19 months on, constables’ killers not arrested GUJRANWALA, Aug 19: The families of two police constables who were killed in an encounter with criminals in Sodara Town on Jan 15, 2006 are still seeking justice as police have allegedly failed to arrest the culprits.... WB team, experts meet affected villagers: Taunsa barrage project MUZAFFARGARH, Aug 19: A World Bank team and the panel of social environmental experts paid a two-day fact finding visit to Taunsa Barrage and met villagers affected by the Taunsa Barrage Rehabilitation project.... Police arrest 11 criminals KASUR, Aug 19: The Kasur police have busted three gangs and arrested 11 robbers seizing snatched cars, valuables and unlicenced weapons from their possession, the district police officer said in a press conference here on Sunday.... Professor tries to kill self DERA GHAZI KHAN, Aug 19: Prolonged illness and domestic problems forced an assistant professor of the government degree college to commit suicide on Sunday. Even though he survived the bid, but according to doctors he was in critical condition.... No end to power crisis FAISALABAD, Aug 19: Residents and businessmen are facing acute hardships due to frequent power outages in this industrial hub of the country for the past many months and no respite is in sight in the near future.... Musharraf for motorway extension BAHAWALPUR, Aug 19: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has directed the National Highway Authority to extend Faisalabad-Kabirwala Motorway to Tarinda Muhammed Panah near Channigoth.... Ills in new drug rules LAHORE, Aug 19: The Wholesale Chemists and Druggists Association and the Chemists Retailers Association have voiced concerns over new drug rules, saying that their implementation will create problems for chemists.... Two plazas razed LAHORE, Aug 19: The Gulberg Town administration has sealed an under-construction building on Peco Road and demolished two plazas as part of its campaign against encroachments and illegal constructions....

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