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September 13, 2007 Thursday Sha'aban 30, 1428   Musharraf’s speech likely next week ISLAMABAD, Sept 12: President Gen Pervez Musharraf is likely to address the nation next week. Sources said the president might say something in the speech about the ongoing dialogue with PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto.... Time for Musharraf to leave army, says NYT NEW YORK, Sept 12: “If the general won’t listen to his own people, Washington needs to tell him the facts of Pakistan’s increasingly precarious political life.... Pakistan participates in defence exhibition LONDON, Sept 12: Pakistan recorded its biggest ever participation in an International Defence Exhibition (DSEi) which started here on Tuesday. Previously, only Pakistan Ordinance Factories used to participate in the exhibition.... ‘Zia remnants misguiding Ghinwa’: Benazir estate manager’s charge LARKANA, Sept 12: Riaz Ahmed Phulpoto, estate manager of Ms Benazir Bhutto, on Wednesday blamed ‘remnants of Gen Zia’ for misguiding Ms Ghinwa Bhutto about property issues at a time when the general elections were just round the corner.... Quake survivors protest compensation withholding MANSEHRA, Sept 12: More than 1,000 survivors of the 2005 earthquake in Balakot tehsil blocked the Mansehra-Balakot road for more than five hours on Wednesday to protest against the withholding of housing compensation.... 16-hour outage irks villagers JACOBABAD, Sept 12: The 16-hour long electricity breakdown affected 20 villages of Tangwani taluka, Kashmore district on Wednesday, according to reports.... APDM observes black day, blasts deportation of Nawaz QUETTA, Sept 12: The Balochistan chapter of the All Parties Democratic Movement on Tuesday observed a black day and took out a procession in the city to condemn deportation of PML-N... Education dept comes under fire on ghost centres issue ISLAMABAD, Sept 12: Speakers at a seminar here on Wednesday criticised the Punjab literacy department for existence of thousands of ghost literacy centres in the province.... Ministries join hands to fight human trafficking ISLAMABAD, Sept 12: The ministries of interior, labour, manpower and overseas Pakistanis; foreign affairs; information and broadcasting and provincial governments on Wednesday agreed to jointly counter the menace of human trafficking.... Suicide attack on president: accused woman granted bail RAWALPINDI, Sept 12: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) here on Wednesday granted bail to a woman who was arrested in January 2004 for her alleged involvement in suicide attacks on President Gen Pervez Musharraf.... Sharif issue: opposition submits motion in Senate ISLAMABAD, Sept 12: The representatives of almost all the opposition parties have submitted an adjournment motion to the Senate Secretariat seeking a discussion on the preventive measures taken by the government... Lawyers vow to stand in the way: Musharraf’s passage to re-election LAHORE, Sept 12: Lawyers will observe a complete strike and surround the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) building on the day when it will scrutinise Gen Pervez Musharraf’s nomination papers for the president’s office.... General election likely before presidential poll: Rashid on deal with PPP LAHORE, Sept 12: General elections will be held before the presidential election if an understanding is not reached with the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), says Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid.... Notice to Pervaiz in land case LAHORE, Sept 12: Justice Muhammad Muzammal Khan of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday issued a notice to Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi after 17 farmers challenged his order regarding acquisition of their land for a housing society.... HEC criticised for collective punishment LAHORE, Sept 12: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has started stopping funding for different individual research projects and academic pursuits in the Punjab University on the pretext of the crime committed by their colleagues.... AJKU to advertise 124 vacancies MUZAFFARABAD, Sept 12: The AJK University will shortly advertise 124 vacant posts to make permanent appointments for 44 teaching and 80 non-teaching staff based on merit.... Militants asked families to vacate Buddha site MINGORA, Sept 12: Militants who tried to blow up rocks engraved with Buddha’s images at the archaeological site of Bhutgarh Jehanabad on Tuesday had warned people living in the area to... Security for Wapda dam staff sought ISLAMABAD, Sept 12: The government has decided to provide sufficient security to the revenue staff of the Water and Power Development Authority and the NWFP government has been requested to deploy... Drugs, illegal arms seized; 20 arrested in Lakki Marwat LAKKI MARWAT, Sept 12: Police seized some narcotics and illicit weapons in Tajazai and arrested 20 alleged drug traffickers on Wednesday.... Japan vows higher education support PESHAWAR, Sept 12: Japan’s ambassador Seiji Kojima on Wednesday assured of his country’s support in enhancing higher education in Pakistan.... Telephone subscribers facing problems HARIPUR, Sept 12: Frequent faults, cross-lines and constant disturbance in telephone lines were the problems hundreds of subscribers of Haripur have been exposed to for the last six months, subscribers and official sources told Dawn here on Wednesday.... Three NGO men kidnapped HANGU, Sept 12: Two officials and a driver of Sarhad Rural Support Programme (SRSP), a non-governmental organisation, went missing along with their vehicle in the Doaba area on Tuesday.... Price control body fails to check rise in prices HYDERABAD, Sept 12: Failure to implement price control mechanism has steadily increased the prices of daily use items from flour to pulses and fruits with sellers expecting more as Ramazan is a day away.... Doctors’ strike paralyses Pims ISLAMABAD, Sept 12: Medical services were severely affected at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Science (Pims) on Wednesday when its Post-Graduate (PG) and House Officers (HO) staff went on an indefinite... Plan to stabilise prices unveiled ISLAMABAD, Sept 12: The capital administration on Wednesday unveiled the ‘price control plan’ for the month of Ramazan so as to provide maximum relief to the consumers.... Four killed in separate incidents RAWALPINDI, Sept 12: Two persons suspected to have been poisoned died at the District Headquarters Hospital here on Wednesday.... CNG technical training institute to be set up RAWALPINDI, Sept 12: All Pakistan CNG Association in collaboration with Punjab government will establish ‘CNG Technical Training Institute’ in Rawalpindi to train workers in handling CNG-related equipment.... 140 APDM activists released RAWALPINDI, Sept 12: Around 140 leaders and activists of the All Parties Democratic Movement (APDM), who were detained on the eve of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s arrival at Islamabad airport,... One dies as car overturns HAZRO, Sept 12: One person was killed and two others were injured when a car overturned at a sharp turn near the Burhan interchange on Wednesday, police said.... Woman killed on road TAXILA, Sept 12: A woman was killed in a road accident here on Wednesday.... 25pc cut in rail fares till 15th of Ramazan LAHORE, Sept 12: All rail passengers, opting to travel between Ramazan 1 and 15 in any class, will get a 25 per cent concession in fares of all trains, except Pakistan and Khushaal Khan Khattak expresses.... Referendum for Wapda bargaining agent LAHORE, Sept 12: Pakistan Wapda Hydro-Electric Central Labour Union (PWHECLU) on Wednesday retained its CBA status by winning the fourth countrywide referendum for collective bargaining agent for Wapda held by the National Industrial Relations Commission.... JWP rips to shreds army rulers LAHORE, Sept 12: Jamhoori Watan Party’s (JWP) provincial chief Madni Baloch has criticised the army rulers for violating the Supreme Court ruling by deporting former prime minister Nawaz Sharif.... Reply sought on sale of Indian sugar LAHORE, Sept 12: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday sought a reply from the Pakistan Standard Quality Control Authority (PSQCA) for Oct 17 on a petition by the Pakistan Sugar Mills... Woman, minor son killed on road FAISALABAD, Sept 12: A woman and her minor son were killed in an accident on Wednesday near Khanuana. Reports said Zulfiqar Ali of Chak 77-GB along with his wife Sarwar Bibi... Two lawyers thrashed OKARA, Sept 12: Fifteen men thrashed two lawyers at the district courts on Wednesday. Lawyer Shaukat Ali was on his way to the court when accused Muhammad Iqbal, Shaukat Ali, Fazlur... Home is where the justice is SIALKOT, Sept 12: “Provide me justice or I will leave the country”.... Constable among three slain GUJRANWALA, Sept 12: Three people, including a constable and two women, were gunned down and a motorcycle-rickshaw driver was injured in and around the city on Wednesday.... JWP LAHORE, Sept 12: Jamhoori Watan Party’s (JWP) provincial chief Madni Baloch has criticised the army rulers for violating the Supreme Court ruling by deporting former prime minister Nawaz Sharif.—Reporter...

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