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September 02, 2007 Sunday Sha'aban 19, 1428   Lawyers will mull plan to block re-election: Action committee meets today ISLAMABAD, Sept 1: The National Action Committee of lawyers will meet here on Sunday to formulate a strategy to block the re-election of President Pervez Musharraf.... Over 400 need-based scholarships okayed ISLAMABAD, Sept 1: The National Scholarship Management Committee (NSMC) of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) on Saturday approved the cases of 487 candidates from 26 different universities for the award of Rs1.1... New small dam to irrigate 5,000 acres in Attock RAWALPINDI, Sept 1: The Punjab government has decided to build a small dam at Kot Fateh Khan in the Attock district to give a boost to the social and economic development... JUI-F parts ways with JI in Upper Dir UPPER DIR, Sept 1: The Upper Dir chapter of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (Fazl) has announced that it will not form an electoral alliance with the Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) for the upcoming general elections due to its “unbecoming attitude” towards their party.... Gridlock mars Qalandar’s Urs SEHWAN, Sept 1: Thousands of devotees were left stranded on Saturday in a massive traffic jam that gridlocked Sehwan-Bhan Syedabad section of the Indus Highway and Moro-Dadu bridge, leading to the shrine of Qalandar Lal Shahbaz.... Women have to wait for justice: Mai HYDERABAD, Sept 1: Rape survivor turned rights activist, Mukhtaran Mai, says on Saturday that women in other countries, too, face excesses sometimes but they are sure the perpetrators can never get... Mumtaz advocates clean politics LARKANA, Sept 1: Political landscape for today’s generation particularly after General Zia is plagued by lawlessness, corruption, dishonesty and deception, said Mumtaz Bhutto Chairman Sindh National Front (SNF).... Former MNA, four others join PML-N OKARA, Sept 1: A former member of the National Assembly (MNA), his brother, two union council nazims and a female member of the district council on Saturday quit the ruling Pakistan Muslim League (PML) and joined the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).... Talks failure won’t affect PPP: Nafees LAHORE, Sept 1: A Pakistan People’s Party leader from Sindh defended the stalled talks between the party’s chairperson, Ms Benazir Bhutto, and President Gen Pervez Musharraf, rejecting the notion that it... Sharifs plan to revive Jati Umra LAHORE, Sept 1: Exiled former prime minister Nawaz Sharif along with his family will stay at his Jati Umra, Raiwind, residence, family sources say.... Sajid sees right-wing electoral alliance LAHORE, Sept 1: An electoral alliance of right-wing political parties is likely to take a practical shape by the end of this month or early next month, believes a central MMA leader.... Farmers stage demo against loadshedding QUETTA, Sept 1: The members of the Balochistan Zamindar Action Committee staged a demonstration against electricity loadshedding in rural areas of the province. They said that daily loadshedding of about 18 hours had badly affected standing crops.... ‘Musharraf looking at other options’ WASHINGTON, Sept 1: President Pervez Musharraf may declare a state of emergency in the country if his efforts to reach a deal with his political opponents failed, The Washington Post warned on Saturday.The... Man gets death sentence QUETTA, Sept 1: The additional sessions judge, Quetta, Jamil Ahmed, awarded death penalty to Mohammad Ismail for killing a man three years ago in Quetta.... Vietnam-Pakistan ties to see new heights ISLAMABAD, Sept 1: Friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and Pakistan have strengthened since they established diplomatic ties in 1972. They have closely coordinated and supported each other on various regional and international issues at world forums.... ‘Rawalpindi under threat of terrorist attack’ RAWALPINDI, Sept 1: Rawal Town Nazim Sheikh Rashid Shafique on Saturday said there were threats of subversive activities by miscreants targeting public offices in the city.... Workers threaten to block Musharraf route QUETTA, Sept 1: The Employees’ Union of the Public Works Department, Balochistan, has warned that hundreds of low-paid employees of the Washak district will block roads during President Gen Pervez Musharraf’s... APDM rally put off PESHAWAR, Sept 1: The All Parties Democratic Movement (APDM) has called off its public meeting scheduled for Sept 6 on the request of the PML-N which is preoccupied with the return to the country of the Sharif brothers.... Governor says Balochistan is the most stable province Quetta, Sept 1: Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani has said that investment of foreign companies in Balochistan proves that it is the most stable province of the country.... Need for early disposal of cases underlined MARDAN, Sept 1: District and Sessions Judge Syed Yahya Zahid Gilani on Saturday said that remedial steps should be taken to curb delays in disposal of cases.... Controversy over forest land MANSEHRA, Sept 1: A controversy has developed over the transfer of more than 150 kanals of forest land, with people here resisting their takeover by one Mohammad Qalandar and his family members.... Eye camp in Khyber Agency PESHAWAR, Sept 1: A one-day eye camp was set up in the Surkamar village of Khyber Agency under the supervision of the directorate of health services, Fata.... More cases of power theft detected PESHAWAR, Sept 1: The monitoring teams of the Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco) detected 57 cases of power pilferage in the Gujar Garhi sub-division of Mardan on Saturday.... Protesters scuffle with police NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Sept 1: Three persons, including two policemen were injured when police and protesters clashed on National Highway near Jam Noorullah village, taluka Kandiaro, on Saturday.... Three freed from illegal detention MIRPURKHAS, Sept 1: The Police Vigilance Team Mirpurkhas Division raided 12 police stations of Mirpurkhas, Umerkot and Sanghar districts, and freed three illegally confined persons from lock-ups.... ‘People should be aware of rights’ MIRPURKHAS, Sept 1: Speaker Sindh Assembly Syed Muzaffar Hussain Shah has advised contacting Ombudsman’s office against administrative injustices and advised educated and notables to create awareness among the people of their rights.... Protesters block road HYDERABAD, Sept 1: A large number of people on Saturday blocked the Hyderabad-Kotri road in protest against doctors who conducted post-mortem on their relative.... Appointments challenged LARKANA, Sept 1: Mumtaz Ali Shaikh, a subject specialist working in government pilot higher secondary school Larkana, challenged the recent appointments of assistant controller/assistant secretary examinations made in the Board of... 13 injured THATTA, Sept 1: Thirteen people were injured, five critically, when a Karachi-bound van collided head-on with a truck near Thatta Sugar Mill on the Badin-Karachi road on Saturday.... Two ruling MPAs may switch loyalty MUZAFFARGARH, Sept 1: Two members of the Punjab Assembly from the ruling Pakistan Muslim League (PML) are ‘interested’ in joining the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Nawaz Sharif’s call, a local PML-N leader said on Saturday.... Workers of Okara ‘unite’ OKARA, Sept 1: `Frustrated by their traditional political lords’, people belonging to all castes except ‘Rajput’ and ‘Arain’ have decided to field a joint candidate for a provincial assembly seat.... ‘Musharraf to take off uniform by Nov 17’ OKARA, Sept 1: Former chief minister and PML central vice-president Mian Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo says Gen Pervez Musharraf will shed his uniform by Nov 17.... Three injured in bank robbery CHINIOT, Sept 1: Four robbers looted Rs200,000 in cash from a bank and injured a gunman and two customers here on Saturday.... Couple killed by robbers SHEIKHUPURA, Sept 1: Four dacoits killed a couple on offering resistance on Saturday at Dera Rohiwala village, some 12km away from here.... Teachers to attend convention today GUJRANWALA, Sept 1: Schoolteachers will participate in teachers’ convention being held in Lahore on Sunday (today) in which Punjab Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi will announce a special package for them.... ‘Thief’ shot dead CHINIOT, Sept 1: Three people shot dead a man for suspecting them of theft.... SC shows displeasure over EPA DG’s posting LAHORE, Sept 1: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has expressed “surprise and... Lawyers stage sit-in LAHORE, Sept 1: In what could be dubbed as a prelude to the second phase of lawyers’ movement, due to be initiated from Sept 3 (tomorrow), when their representatives will court...

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