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September 06, 2007 Thursday Sha'aban 23, 1428   Musharraf may declare emergency: Shujaat WASHINGTON, Sept 5: President Gen Pervez Musharraf, boxed into a political corner by his rivals, may declare a state of emergency to salvage himself, ruling PML chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain told the Washington Post.... Benazir plans to return in weeks, not months ISLAMABAD, Sept 5: Former premier Benazir Bhutto said on Wednesday she wanted to meet President Pervez Musharraf face-to-face after making progress in talks on a power-sharing deal between them.... Red carpet dusted off for Benazir LARKANA, Sept 5: The carpet smells, the air-conditioning has collapsed and the pool has been dry for years. Government spies skulk in the lobby, snooping on the trickle of guests.... Nawaz’s stand against Musharraf carries serious risks: WSJ NEW YORK, Sept 5: A major US newspaper warned on Wednesday that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s tough stand against President Gen Musharraf carried political risks, adding that a confrontation with... Seminary student allowed to go home RAWALPINDI, Sept 5: Police here on Wednesday informed the Lahore High Court that a seminary student held during the Lal Masjid operation and admitted to a hospital was free to go home.... Capital bomb blasts suspect sent to Adiala jail RAWALPINDI, Sept 5: An anti-terrorism court here on Wednesday sent a suspect in the two bomb blasts in Islamabad to Adiala jail on a 14-day judicial remand.... PML-N activists protest against crackdown RAWALPINDI, Sept 5: Women activists of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Wednesday staged a protest demonstration outside the Rawalpindi-Islamabad Press Club against the crackdown on fellow workers across the Punjab province.... Drugs scam rocks Pims ISLAMABAD, Sept 5: Major changes in the administration of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences are expected as federal health ministry embarked on an inquiry into alleged irregularities at the city’s mega... Rs790m PARC budget approved ISLAMABAD, Sept 5: The board of governors (BoG) of the Pakistan Agriculture Research Council (PARC) here on Wednesday approved Rs790 million budget for the financial year 2007-08, saying the main thrust... NWFP urged to expedite work on power project ISLAMABAD, Sept 5: Federal Minister for Water and Power Liaquat Ali Jatoi has asked the NWFP government to remove all bottlenecks and resolve the community issues which have delayed completion of... BHC issues notices in missing persons’ case QUETTA, Sept 5: A division bench of the Balochistan High Court, hearing two separate petitions about the missing people, has issued notices to the interior ministry, officers of the Military Intelligence... Aged former film editor slain; two die on road ISLAMABAD, Sept 5: The body of a former film editor, whose throat had been slit, was found in his house under mysterious circumstances here on Wednesday, the police said.... No additional holidays, says APNS KARACHI, Sept 5: The All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) has warned the Akhbar Farosh Union (AFU) of Multan that it will devise a new paper distribution system in the region if the union insists on additional holidays for newspapers.... Benazir wants cases withdrawn: Akram PESHAWAR, Sept 5: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has said that former prime minister Benazir Bhutto is going to strike a political deal with President Pervez Musharraf to get cases against herself withdrawn and her bank accounts unfrozen.... Crackdown on PML-N workers continues LAHORE, Sept 5: Police raided houses and offices of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leaders and activists on the second consecutive day on Wednesday and took dozens of them into custody, it is learnt.... It’s premature to say anything, says Aziz: Govt-PPP talks’ outcome LAHORE, Sept 5: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz says it is premature at the moment to say anything about the (possible outcome of the) continuing dialogue between President Gen Pervez Musharraf’s emissaries... Literacy rate among adult women 25pc less than men RAWALPINDI, Sept 5: The adult female illiteracy rate in the country is over 25 percentage points higher than that of males, according to a report released by the International Labour Organization (ILO).... Parents to pay for security in schools ISLAMABAD, Sept 5: The administrations of private schools in the federal capital have decided to pass on the expenditures to be incurred on purchase of security equipment to the students.... Policeman faces inquiry for illegal confinement RAWALPINDI, Sept 5: An additional district and sessions judge here on Wednesday directed the city police officer (CPO) to initiate an inquiry against a sub-inspector (SI) for his alleged highhandedness against a retired naval official.... A unique school in parha likha Punjab RAWALPINDI, Sept 5: The Government Primary School, Harwan, is unique among institutions of its kind: it is co-educational, has five rooms for 500 students, 200 of whom sit on benches while 300 squat on mats.... Unattended bag along VVIP route stirs panic RAWALPINDI, Sept 5: Panic gripped security officials after they spotted an unattended suspicious bag lying along the VVIP route near Gulzar-i-Quaid moments before the prime minister’s motorcade drove to the airport on Wednesday, Dawn has learnt.... Politicians obtain graduate degrees to contest polls PESHAWAR, Sept 5: Senior politicians and member of religious parties in the NWFP, who did not qualify for the 2002 general elections due to the graduation condition, have now become eligible for the contest after obtaining the required degrees.... Jirga to hold talks with Taliban GHALANAI, Sept 5: A local jirga headed by MNA Maulana Ghulam Mohammad Sadiq will hold talks with Taliban on Thursday to secure release of two kidnapped personnel of a secrete agency.... PAF plane crashes; pilot killed QUETTA, Sept 5: An F-7 PG fighter jet crashed in the Belili area on the outskirts of Quetta on Wednesday, according to the Pakistan Air Force sources.... Concern over state of child rights PESHAWAR, Sept 5: The state of child rights in the NWFP in general and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) in particular is alarming as non-implementation of laws ensuring these rights and... Two smugglers held SWABI, Sept 5: Police arrested two alleged smugglers on Wednesday and seized five kilograms of heroin from their possession.... Blast in factory LANDI KOTAL, Sept 5: A labourer was killed and his brother injured in a blast in an iron scrap factory in Sheikhan area of Bara on Wednesday.... Rs2.1m robbery: DSP injures colleague in ensuing argument SARGODHA, Sept 5: A police official from the operations wing on Wednesday injured his counterpart from the investigations wing following an argument over a major robbery in which two traders were deprived of Rs2.1million... Imran urges parties to unite against Musharraf SIALKOT, Sept 5: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf chairman Imran Khan has urged the political parties to shun their mutual differences and unit against the re-election of Gen Pervaiz Musharraf as president.... Two suspects held in quintuple murder GUJRANWALA, Sept 5: The Aroop police have registered a case against nine people for allegedly killing five people over political rivalry near Lohianwala Bypass and arrested two suspects on Wednesday.... Robbers target textile workers FAISALABAD, Sept 5: Thousands of workers associated with the textile industry of Khurrianwala industrial area are suffering at the hands of robbers who are depriving them of their salaries and valuables.... Maid makes fortune in Defence LAHORE, Sept 5: A maid along with accomplices allegedly stole cash, jewellery and other valuables worth Rs1 million from a house in Defence on Wednesday.... Bank staff to go on strike against robbery SAHIWAL, Sept 5: The staff of the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) in Sahiwal, Okara, Bahawalnagar and Pakpattan would go on strike from Sept 12 in protest against a robbery at a top NBP official’s house.... Villagers vow to fight for market price: Land for industrial estate FAISALABAD, Sept 5: Scores of villagers of Chak Jhumra whose thousands of acres of land had been acquired for the establishment of a Value Addition City and the Textile Industrial Estate... ATC moved against Shahbaz LAHORE, Sept 5: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) was moved on Wednesday against former chief minister Shahbaz Sharif, who was declared absconder in a case of fake police encounter in Sabzazar.... 70 villagers suffering from gastro NAROWAL, Sept 5: More than 70 people, including 20 children, suddenly fell ill due to gastroenteritis in Chanderke Rajputan on Wednesday.... Model ginning facility to be re-engineered LAHORE, Sept 5: The Ministry of Industries, Production and Special Initiatives has directed the Technology Upgradation and Skill Development Company (TUSDC) to reengineer a model ginning facility, a top TUSDC official said here on Wednesday.... ‘Cure’ for mango disease MULTAN, Sept 5: Scientists of the Bahauddin Zakariya University College of Agriculture have achieved 70 per cent success in finding a cure to of a disease causing sudden withering of mango... Software to jam stolen cellphones FAISALABAD, Sept 5: The local Citizen Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) has developed a software to jam stolen and snatched cell phones and now phone jamming service is available in the district.... Work on road begins GUJRANWALA, Sept 5: The construction work on Kamoki-Nangal Doona Singh Road has started after District Nazim Fayyaz Chattha laid down the foundation stone on Wednesday.... Bhawan Chak: A nightmare then and now LAHORE: Haji M Ashraf was among the 400 or so residents of a Wagah border village who were captured by the Indian army during the 1965 war for an hour or so.... Provincial high-ups on tenterhooks LAHORE, Sept 5: Perhaps the most mind-boggling issue being faced these days by the provincial authorities is the possible return of the Sharifs to the city and their reaction to it.... Light rain in Lahore LAHORE, Sept 5: Light rain in Lahore on Wednesday morning rid people of the extremely hot and humid weather they had been braving for the past over three days.... Lawyers to stage rallies LAHORE, Sept 5: Representatives of lawyers on Wednesday said they would boycott courts across the country on Thursday (today) and stage rallies to oust Gen Pervez Musharraf and restore democracy.... LHC seeks report on arrests LAHORE, Sept 5: Justice Syed Zahid Husain of the Lahore High Court (LHC) told the Punjab government on Wednesday to submit a report and comments on a petition challenging a ‘crackdown’ on PML-N leaders and workers by Sept 7....

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