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August 30, 2007 Thursday Sha'aban 16, 1428   Respect of judiciary restored, says CJ ISLAMABAD, Aug 29: Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry has said that “full implementation” of the Constitution is necessary for a prosperous and progressive Pakistan.... Minister, legislators oppose deal ISLAMABAD, Aug 29: A federal minister, three MNAs, a senator and a senior leader of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League on Wednesday held a meeting with party president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain... Houses raided, 30 youths held, allege Marri women QUETTA, Aug 29: A group of women of the Marri tribe has accused law-enforcement agencies of raiding their homes in the Kahan village and harassing them and appealed to the apex... Post offices in 16 cities to sell railway tickets from 6th RAWALPINDI, Aug 29: Pakistan Railways has decided to facilitate passengers by linking the post office network with its electronic system for issuing railways tickets. Starting from Sept 6, people in 16... Police arrest ‘militant’ in Buner BUNER, Aug 29: Police arrested on late Tuesday night an alleged militant and seized five hand-grenades and two Kalashnikovs found in his house here at Cheena Deri.... Six taken into custody in Swara case TIMERGARA, Aug 29: Police on Wednesday arrested six people, including three jirga members, in Chakdara for giving away a three-year-old girl in Swara to a rival family.... Quake survivors move SC on compensation MANSEHRA, Aug 29: The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of various political and regional parties, constituted to fight for the rights of earthquake survivors, on Wednesday filed a writ petition in the... Legal experts seek changes to LG Ord: Walled City project LAHORE, Aug 29: Legal experts of the Punjab government have reportedly declared that it first requires to amend the Punjab Local Government Ordinance of 2001 to make legislation for the Punjab... Two BLA suspects held QUETTA, Aug 29: Security personnel on Thursday arrested two suspected members of the banned Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) from the border town Chaman. According to official sources, Habibullah and Ismail... Call for church protection QUETTA, Aug 29: The Christian Action Committee, Balochistan, has urged the government to provide security to churches and demanded arrest of all people who attacked a church in Quetta on Aug 26.... Education a must for development: speaker ISLAMABAD, Aug 29: Education is a must to properly capitalise the country’s existing human resources for a better and prosperous Pakistan. “We have to educate our people if we want to... CDA chief wins the day for McDonald’s ISLAMABAD, Aug 29: Capital Development Authority Chairman Kamran Lashari on Tuesday turned the tables on the lawmakers who demanded an explanation from him for allowing a fast food outlet to open... Pindi to get more water through tubewells RAWALPINDI, Aug 29: The Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) is all set to embark on a Rs200 million plan to supply an additional four million gallons per day (mgd) water to... Independence of judiciary urged GUJAR KHAN, Aug 29: Only an independent judiciary can guarantee a bright future of Pakistan and the masses should gear up their efforts to defend the new found freedom of judiciary.... Tortured woman seeks divorce, protection ISLAMABAD, Aug 29: A woman, who is receiving death threats from her violent husband, on Wednesday sought the help of President Pervez Musharraf, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry in seeking justice and protection for her family.... PM for skill development of PTCL staff ISLAMABAD, Aug 29: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said highly skilled and technically competent human resources of Pakistan Telecommunications (PTCL) would develop further when exposed to world markets.... Team leaves for Wullar Barrage talks LAHORE, Aug 29: Pakistan’s eight-member delegation on Wednesday left Lahore for New Delhi to hold fourth round of composite dialogue, which included 22-year-old Wullar Barrage dispute.... Quake victim dedicates life to educating the poor MUZAFFARABAD, Aug 29: Sajila Begum, a 50-year-old survivor of the earthquake that hit Azad Kashmir in 2005 killing 74,000 people, says the word ‘impossible’ is not in her vocabulary.... Body formed QUETTA, Aug 29: Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Mir Mohammad Yousuf has constituted a committee comprising members of the Balochistan Assembly from both treasury and opposition benches for resolving the issue of local and domicile certificates.... US made mistakes in Afghanistan, Iran: scholar PESHAWAR, Aug 29: Washington is engaged in negotiations with Tehran in order to normalise relations, says Walter Russell Mead, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.... Lashkar activists pick up alleged kidnapper LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), Aug 29: Activists of Lashkar-i-Islam on Tuesday picked up another outlaw involved in a number of kidnappings from Tirah valley, sources said.... ‘Special zones law to be tabled soon in US Congress’ PESHAWAR, Aug 29: Legislation for establishing Reconstruction Opportunities Zones in Pakistani tribal areas will be tabled in United States Congress by Sept 4 for final approval, according to representatives of a US lobbying firm visiting Pakistan.... Musharraf must be re-elected: Arbab LARKANA, Aug 29: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim on Wednesday stressed that the president must be re-elected by the present assemblies for the sake of continuity of present policies.... Strike in protest against kidnapping MARDAN, Aug 29: Transporters’ unions at a meeting held here on Wednesday decided to observe a strike in the district on Thursday in protest against the kidnapping of a son of a local transporter.... Mother tongue should be medium of instruction in schools: scholars HYDERABAD, Aug 29: Most of the scholars who presented papers at a conference on education on Wednesday were unanimous in their opinion that the medium of instruction for students at the primary level should be mother tongue.... Man seeks CJ’s help for brother’s release TIMERGARA, Aug 29: Nazir Muhammad of Darmal district in Dir Lower has appealed to Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry to take suo motu action for release of his brother, allegedly kidnapped by security agencies.... JUI-F calls for sacking Kohat tehsil nazim KOHAT, Aug 29: Office-bearers of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (F) have urged Chief Minister Mohammad Akram Durrani to sack the tehsil nazim of Kohat who, they alleged, was involved in corruption.... Traders asked to reduce prices MARDAN, Aug 29: District Nazim Himayatullah Mayar has asked traders to voluntarily reduce prices of essential commodities keeping in view the advent of Ramazan and implement rates fixed by the district price review committee.... Father, son shot dead SWABI, Aug 29: A man and his son were shot dead in their house in village Pabini of the Gadoon Amazai belt on Wednesday. The victims have been identified as Imran Khan and Hakeem Khan.... Campaign in Karak for school enrolment KARAK, Aug 29: The National Commission for Human Development (NCHD) will observe an enrolment week and will organise awareness walks with the help of the district government in the district.... BISE urged to restore Sindhi monogram DADU, Aug 29: The Dadu District Council in a resolution adopted on Wednesday criticised BISE, Hyderabad, for replacing on its papers a monogram in Sindhi with one in Urdu.... Awareness drive about SMEs launched ABBOTTABAD, Aug 29: MNA and parliamentary secretary Dr Rozina Tufail has said the Higher Education Commission has launched a campaign to create awareness among people about small and medium entreprises.... Lawyer and aides thrash shopkeepers: Traders observe strike MANDI BAHAUDDIN, Aug 29: Traders on Wednesday observed a complete shutter down and staged a demonstration to protest against the former head of the district bar association and his 25 armed... Bajwat residents decry govt apathy towards erosion SIALKOT, Aug 29: Residents of Bajwat and nearby villages during a demonstration on Wednesday protested the government’s apathy to protect them from River Chenab’s fast-paced erosion.... Breach in Bhawana minor TOBA TEK SINGH, Aug 29: A breach in Bhawana minor of Jhang Branch Canal on Tuesday night inundated crops standing on hundreds of acres near Gojra.... MPA Qaisrani reposes trust in PPP DERA GHAZI KHAN, Aug 29: Mir Badshah Qaisrani, the tribal chief of Qaisrani tribe and MPA-cum-parliamentary secretary, has sent his resignations from both posts to PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto after joining the party as a confidence-building measure.... Rickshaw union raps heavy fines GUJRANWALA, Aug 29: The Auto-rickshaw Union on Wednesday protested against impounding of three-wheelers over minor traffic violations and slapping of heavy fines by the Road Transport Authority (RTA) officials.... JUP to observe Friday as protest day LAHORE, Aug 29: The Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistan (JUP) has decided to observe Friday (tomorrow) as a protest day in condemnation of the blasphemous caricatures now published in Sweden.... 12 villages eroded by Indus MIANWALI, Aug 29: Erosion on the left bank of the Indus river due to flood has wreaked havoc on 12 villages in Mianwali tehsil. Torrential rains upstream have led to a... Boy killed in roof collapse MULTAN, Aug 29: A six-year-old boy was killed and 11 others injured in a roof collapse on Aurengzeb Road here on Wednesday. Reports said the marriage ceremony of Saba, daughter of... Peace moves bearing fruit: Dr Nirmala LAHORE, Aug 29: Dr Nirmala Deshpande, a prominent Indian peace activist, says the efforts to bring peoples of the two neighbouring states closer have started bearing fruit.... MMA won’t back Musharraf: Fazl LAHORE, Aug 29: Maulana Fazlur Rehman says the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) will neither vote for nor support Gen Pervez Musharraf in his re-election from the existing assemblies if he does not take off his uniform.... MQM rapped for ‘drive against Asma’ LAHORE, Aug 29: The Labour Party Pakistan has criticised the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) for launching a propaganda campaign against the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) for presenting a report on May 12 incidents in Karachi.... ECP urged to update voter lists transparently LAHORE, Aug 29: The Consumer Watch Pakistan (CWP) on Wednesday urged the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to take immediate steps to ensure that the vote registration process included effective checks to eliminate chances of fake entries.... Lawyers’ pleas sent to PBC LAHORE, Aug 29: Justice Hamid Ali Shah of the Lahore High Court on Wednesday sent petitions by 35 lawyers to the Punjab Bar Council for deciding the matter pertaining to the issuance of show-cause notices for termination of their licences.... ‘Why I boycotted Musharraf’s rally’ LAHORE, Aug 29: One of the two MPAs, who refused to attend the rally of President Pervez Musharraf at Pind Dadan Khan, revealed that he did it because of local politics dominated by a federal minister.... Protesters block road for hours SHEIKHUPURA Aug 29: The traffic on Lahore-Sargodha Road within the city limits remained suspended for four hours on Wednesday when scores of ARD and Jamaat-i-Islami activists staged a sit-in to protest... Five arrested OKARA, Aug 29: Okara city police have arrested Tariq, Nadeem, Sarfraz, Anwar and Manzoor for selling fireworks in various city bazaars....

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