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August 26, 2007 Sunday Sha’aban 12, 1428   Shujaat blocking deal, says Benazir WASHINGTON, Aug 25: Former prime minister Benazir Bhutto has accused PML-Q chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain of preventing President Pervez Musharraf from finalising a deal with her.... State organs working smoothly, says Aziz KARACHI, Aug 25: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that the government, the legislature and the judiciary are playing their respective roles.... ‘PML ready for talks with PML-N’ MULTAN, Aug 25: Pakistan Muslim Leage President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain on Saturday said that the government was in contact with the PPP and some other parties over the formation of the... Demand to abolish concurrent list PESHAWAR, Aug 25: The NWFP government and parliamentary leaders of various political parties in the provincial assembly have forged a consensus over abolition of the concurrent list to ensure complete financial, constitutional and administrative autonomy for the provinces.... 16 seminary students acquitted RAWALPINDI, Aug 25: Special Judge Anti-Terrorism Court No 1 Habibur Rehman here on Saturday acquitted 16 Jamia Fareedia students held on the charge of attempting to forcibly close down shops and ordered their release from the Adiala Jail.... Doctor eying presidency faces the music ISLAMABAD, Aug 25: The health ministry on Saturday barred a pathologist from performing his duties at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) in the face of his steadfast desire to run for the country’s president.... Helpless pin all hopes on judicial activism ISLAMABAD, Aug 25: Judicial activism being shown by the Supreme Court through public interest suo motu notices has let the neglected sections of society believe that the apex court is the... Markets closed on eve of Bugti anniversary: Security tightened QUETTA, Aug 25: All markets, shopping plazas and business centres were closed down by the local administration here on Saturday evening on eve of the first death anniversary of Baloch nationalist leader Nawab Akbar Bugti.... BADIN: Special assistant to CM accused of ransacking office BADIN, Aug 25: The district coordinator of Tawana Pakistan Project, Mohammad Qaiser Anis, on Saturday accused special assistant to chief minister and leader of Muttahida Qaumi Movement, Murtaza Memon, and his men of attacking the office and manhandling the staff.... LARKANA: 20 taken hostage by rival tribes LARKANA, Aug 25: Tension gripped Obauro and areas adjacent to it after kidnapping of 20 persons belonging to Shar and Chachar clans near Kamo Shaheed on Saturday.... KHAIRPUR: Chief aide to Pir Pagaro dies KHAIRPUR, Aug 25: Traders of Pir Jo Goth kept their businesses closed to mourn the death of Faqir Abdullah Mangrio, chief khalifa of Pir Saheb Pagaro, who died on Saturday morning in a hospital in Karachi.... ‘America wants democratic Pakistan’ LAHORE, Aug 25: Henry Kissinger senior fellow for US Foreign Policy at the Council of Foreign Relations Walter Russel Mead says America wants a stable and democratic Pakistan with rule of law.... PML body suggests new slogan LAHORE, Aug 25: The ruling PML’s manifesto committee has submitted draft of the new manifesto to party’s secretary-general Syed Mushahid Husain suggesting a fresh slogan of providing “rozgar, ilam and insaf” to people.... Call for end to class-based education ISLAMABAD, Aug 25: Speakers at a seminar Saturday called for restructuring of the country’s education system which at present was exclusivist, elitist and class-based.... CDA asked to relax rules to expedite development ISLAMABAD, Aug 25: Legislators on Saturday directed the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to relax its rules which they said were hampering private and cooperative housing societies in developing their schemes at a fast pace.... Seven more policemen punished ATTOCK, Aug 25: District Police Officer (DPO) Inayatullah Farooqui has punished seven more police officials on charges of misconduct besides awarding appreciation certificates to four for arresting court absconders.... Multi-sectoral approach to control AIDS stressed PESHAWAR, Aug 25: Terming the alarming spread of AIDS a threat to the country, NWFP Health Minister Inayatullah has underlined the need to adopt a multi-sectoral approach to control the menace.... JMC students seek transfer to recognised colleges PESHAWAR, Aug 25: The students of Jinnah Medical College (JMC) on Saturday called upon the provincial government to adjust them in medical colleges approved by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC).... Tax collection from CNG stations suspended PESHAWAR, Aug 25: The NWFP government on Saturday suspended the city district government’s decision of levying one per cent tax on CNG filling stations, according to official sources.... Talal warns govt against abduction QUETTA, Aug 25: Nawabzada Talal Akbar Bugti, chief of his own faction of the Jamhoori Watan Party, claimed on Saturday that 15 personnel of the law enforcement agencies were killed in... ‘Decision on AJK PM’s treatment not made yet’ MUZAFFARABAD, Aug 25: Apropos of a news item about the treatment abroad of Azad Jammu and Kashmir President Raja Zulqarnain Khan, which appeared in the August 24 issue of Dawn, an... THQ hospital on deathbed LAYYAH, Aug 25: The Tehsil Headquarters (THQ) Hospital, Choubra, is in a derelict state and bemoans neglect by health authorities as it is running short of all basic facilities including medicines to doctors and water supply to surgical equipment.... Farmers at tail-end forced to pay cess MUZAFFARGARH, Aug 25: Farmers at the tail-end of the Ghazi Ghat union council are still deprived of canal water despite releasing of water in a minor canal 13 years after its completion.... Panjnad bridge closure clarified BAHAWALPUR, Aug 25: The executive engineer (highways) said here on Saturday that Panjnad headworks bridge was not closed for heavy traffic.... JACOBABAD: Traders threaten strike JACOBABAD, Aug 25: A rally was taken out here on Saturday against the deteriorating law and order in the city. The president of the local chamber of commerce led the rally which was started from the Sarafa bazaar.... Water festival highlights Indus role LAYYAH, Aug 25: Indus is the lifeline of Pakistan as 85 per cent of the population is directly or indirectly dependent on its waters.... Human smugglers held GUJRANWALA, Aug 25: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) claimed on Saturday to have arrested four “most wanted human smugglers” in a raid and seized 23 passports from them.... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Villagers protest against landlord NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Aug 25: A large number of people from Molhen village demonstrated against a landlord opposite the press club here on Saturday.... Automobile battery price hike hits motorists OKARA, Aug 25: Motorists are suffering as country’s major automobile battery manufacturing companies have raised the prices of their products on the pretext of hike in prices of lead, a metal vitally used in the manufacturing of the batteries.... THATTA: Four freed from illegal custody THATTA, Aug 25: Second civil judge Thatta, Sattar Abbas, under the directives of district and sessions judge Thatta, in a surprise raid on Keenjhar police station, recovered four persons illegally confined in the police lockup on Saturday.... Three die in train-car crash VEHARI, Aug 25: An unmanned level crossing on Saturday became yet another death trap when three members of a family were killed by the Fareed Express near Chak 19/WB, about 10 kilometres from here.... Land record missing SHEIKHUPURA, Aug 25: Around 114 files containing urban and rural land records have gone missing from the Revenue Department’s record room here.... Better call it wasteland MUZAFFARGARH, Aug 25: Smoke billowing out of burnt heaps of garbage in every street deprives the passers-by of fresh air and creates pollution in residential and commercial areas.... Gold worth Rs3m taken away: Robbers on gold hunt LAHORE, Aug 25: Robbers continued targeting jewellery traders on Saturday, plundering impure gold bars worth Rs2.95 million from a gold test and refine laboratory situated at Soha Bazaar in Rang Mahal.... SMEs not quality conscious: UNIDO LAHORE, Aug 25: A large number of small and medium entrepreneurs neither realise the importance of investment in quality culture nor employ qualified staff for testing and calibration, says a survey report.... Warm welcome awaits Sharifs LAHORE, Aug 25: The Punjab PML-N has formed reception committees at provincial, division and district level to make arrangements for according a befitting welcome to the Sharifs on their return home from almost seven years of exile....

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