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September 15, 2007 Saturday Ramazan 2, 1428   IFAD okays $35m loan for Pakistan’s rural poor: Micro-finance sector RAWALPINDI, Sept 14: International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has approved a loan of $35 million for a programme, giving poor rural people in Pakistan greater access to financial services by promoting the micro-finance sector.... Voting right for holders of dual nationality likely ISLAMABAD, Sept 14: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has called for an appropriate proposal, to be forwarded to the Election Commission, to give voting right to overseas Pakistanis holding dual nationality.... Nine drown as trolley slips into Sutlej: Six go missing BAHAWALPUR, Sept 14: Nine people drowned and six went missing when a tractor trolley carrying farm workers slipped into deep waters while crossing the Sutlej river bed on Friday evening near Chishtian, more than 100km from here.... Lawyers observe strike against colleague’s detention PESHAWAR, Sept 14: Lawyers observed complete strike here on Friday against the alleged thrashing and illegal detention of an advocate of the Peshawar High Court by personnel of an intelligence agency.... PML-N MNA gets bail in two cases BAHAWALPUR, Sept 14: PML-N MNA and a defector of ruling party Makhdoom Syed Ali Hasan Gillani was bailed out in two criminal cases by District and Sessions Judge Maqsood Ahmad here on Friday.... PPP workers rejoice LAHORE, Sept 14: The news conference (in Lahore) where PPP Secretary-General Jahangir Badr announced the schedule of party chairperson Benazir Bhutto’s return turned out to be a public meeting as hundreds of workers had thronged the venue.... 10 universities to get land for sub-campuses LAHORE, Sept 14: The Punjab government has committed to allocating 3,396.62 acres to 10 public universities to set up their sub-campuses in 15 cities in the province.Of... Crackdown on wheat hoarders LAHORE, Sept 14: The Punjab government has planned a severe crackdown on the unlicensed stockholders of wheat with immediate effect, says an official handout.... Two killed in accident MUZAFFARABAD, Sept 14: Two people were killed and nine others, including a woman and three brothers, were injured in a road accident near here on Friday.... Pakistanis grow more frustrated with choices NEW YORK, Sept 14: Lamenting that there is a dearth of fresh leadership in Pakistan, an American newspaper however, said “as long as (Gen Pervez) Musharraf clings to control of the... Reopening of Lal Masjid demanded ISLAMABAD, Sept 14: Hundreds of people staged a protest rally outside the Lal Masjid and at the Aabpara market against the government over closure of Lal Masjid and detention of Maulana Abdul Aziz.... JI activists protest Karachi killings MURREE, Sept 14: Activists of Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) and its students’ wing, Islami Jamiat Tulaba (IJT), on Friday protested against the killing of seven people, including four IJT workers, in Karachi the previous night.... Court seeks report on suspected bombers RAWALPINDI, Sept 14: An anti terrorism court (ATC) here on Friday directed the deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Aabpara circle to submit a report on the present status of three suspected... Bureaucracy wants computers to run at its own pace ISLAMABAD, Sept 14: Bureaucratic hurdles raised by the government and state institutions themselves have slowed the implementation of the e-government programme, and other IT projects initiated by the information Technology ministry, to a snail’s pace.... Court hands back girl to mother RAWALPINDI, Sept 14: A bailiff, appointed by the district and sessions judge, here on Friday recovered a girl from the custody of her father and handed the minor to her mother.... Teachers accused of fleecing students NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Sept 14: Teachers are compelling students to pay Rs20 for books of primary classes which are to be distributed free on behalf of the government.... Fair distribution of funds among UCs sought KHAIRPUR, Sept 14: An Awam Dost Panel Union Council Nazim, Abdul Qayoom Shaikh, has demanded equal distribution of funds for new development schemes among 76 union councils of Khairpur district.... Oxygen cylinders stolen MIRPURKHAS, Sept 14: At least nine oxygen cylinders have been stolen from the Mirpurkhas Civil Hospital.... Doctors not being paid stipend NAWABSHAH, Sept 14: Dozens of doctors doing post graduation from the Nawabshah Medical College took a rally out and demonstrated outside the press club on Friday against non-payment of stipend for last four months.... The forgotten palace, graveyard of Durrani dynasty KOHAT, Sept 14: The ancestral graveyard and the palace of the Durrani princes, who ruled Kohat from the 19th to the 20th century, is among the most neglected historic sites in the country.... Additional flight KARACHI, Sept 14: Cathay Pacific Airways has announced an increase in its services to Pakistan by adding a flight on its route from Karachi to Bangkok and Hong Kong.... Traders voice for new police force SIALKOT, Sept 14: Businessmen have expressed concern over the deteriorating security situation in the district and have urged Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi to establish a special police force in the district besides enhancing the number of existing police personnel.... Hurdles to quick disposal of cases GUJRANWALA, Sept 14: The police have failed to sent back more than 25 per cent cases to the district public prosecution branch in the stipulated time after removing objections, causing delay in the disposal of cases by courts.... Girl prefers immolation to marriage against will KASUR, Sept 14: A girl committed suicide after her parents set her marriage against her consent in Bulleh Shah Colony in B-Division police precincts on Thursday night.... 12-year-old molested LAYYAH, Sept 14: A 12-year-old girl was allegedly molested when she was on her way to school in Nowshehra Nashaib locality in Sadar police precincts on Friday.... Plan to build carriageway MULTAN, Sept 14: District Nazim Mian Faisal Mukhtar has said a dual carriageway would be constructed from Aziz Hotel to Cantt Railway Station with the collaboration of Pakistan Railways and a... Highways: corruption complaints pile up NAROWAL, Sept 14: There are several complaints of embezzlements in construction of roads by the Highway department officials which are going on unnoticed by the authorities concerned.... Protest follows TMA assault on cabman KASUR, Sept 14: Several taxi drivers gathered in front of Chunian Police Station on Friday to protest what they called “cruelty” of the TMA officials who allegedly beat up a driver... Complaints against utility store TOBA TEK SINGH, Sept 14: After an announcement by the government that utility stores will give subsidy on several daily use items in Ramazan, the local utility store is facing a shortage of commodities.... Killer harasses people MUZAFFARGARH, Sept 14: People from Sanawan have started shifting to undisclosed locations after an alleged killer of five people sent them a message that he would kill them sooner or later.... Computerised census of govt employees LAHORE, Sept 14: The Punjab government has launched computerised census of all its employees from Faisalabad district to place their service record and personal information on a central database available in the Civil Secretariat, official sources told Dawn on Friday.... Three killed LAHORE, Sept 14: Three people were killed in road accidents in the city.Waseem of Raiwind Road was playing in front of his house when a donkey cart hit him, leaving him injured.... IJT demo against Karachi killings LAHORE, Sept 14: The Islami Jamiat Tulaba (IJT) on Friday staged a protest demonstration and blocked the Punjab University Campus canal bridge against killing of their five activists in Karachi University by MQM activists.... GCU botanical garden the oldest LAHORE, Sept 14: The Government College University has a distinction of having the first botanical garden among campuses in the country. In a press release, GCU spokesman Prof Muhammad Iqbal Anjum,...

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