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May 03, 2008 Saturday Rabi-us-Sani 26, 1429   Lawyers reluctantly welcome Nawaz’s statement ISLAMABAD, May 2: The executive committee of the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) on Friday welcomed, albeit in a subdued manner, PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif’s announcement that deposed judges would be reinstated... Sindh gets 20 more ministers KARACHI, May 2: Twenty members of the Sindh assembly -- 13 belonging to the Muttahida Qaumi Movement and seven to Pakistan People’s Party — were sworn in as ministers here on Friday.... JUI-F not consulted on judges issue: Fazl ISLAMABAD, May 2: Chief of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-F Maulana Fazlur Rehman said on Friday that PML-N Chief Nawaz Sharif had not held any consultation with him before announcing the date for judges’ reinstatement.... Fehmida says country’s image has improved BADIN, May 2: Speaker Natio-nal Assembly Dr Fehmida Mirza has said that after installation of a democratic government, country’s image has improved throughout the world.... Benazir termed new age’s Marvi MITHI, May 2: Sindh minister for culture and tourism, Sassui Palijo, has said that Thar-born Marvi was a towering personality as she did not bow to a wicked and cruel ruler.... Tehsil council removes ‘irksome’ acting nazim LAYYAH, May 2: The Chaubara tehsil council has passed a no-trust motion against acting tehsil nazim, Chaudhry Muhammad Husain, allegedly at the behest of his predecessor, who is now an MPA belonging to the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).... Five killings renew 30-year-old rivalry GUJRAT, May 2: A three-decade-old enmity claimed five people, including two brothers, in Karim Dad village near the Gujrat University on Friday.... Father throws three children into canal SHEIKHUPURA, May 2: A man threw his three children into a canal allegedly after failing to win his estranged wife over and they drowned in Gogera Branch Canal near Chak Watwan in Nankana Sahib district on Friday.... Lawyers’ Cautious optimism about 12th LAHORE, May 2: Lawyers welcomed the statement of Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) Patron Mian Nawaz Sharif that deposed judges would be reinstated on May 12 but they also sounded caution in... Sharifs doing it for their own cause, says Pervaiz LAHORE, May 2: National Assembly opposition leader Pervaiz Elahi says the Sharifs are trying to restore judges for their own sake.... Nawaz leaves for London today LAHORE, May 2: PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif is leaving for London on Saturday to join his ailing wife, Begum Kulsoom Nawaz, there.... Qazi says executive order only option LAHORE, May 2: Jamaat-i-Islami Asmir Qazi Hussain Ahmed has said that the judges should be restored by an executive order because the ruling coalition lacked two-thirds majority in the senate for the approval of a constitutional package.... ‘Classical music has healing effect on listeners’ RAWALPINDI, May 2: A certain type of emotion grips the listeners of classical music as they identify their feelings with that of the artist but being unable to express it enjoy the music as if they are singing.... Fire and fury of year 2007 ISLAMABAD, May 2: City police used huge quantity of ammunition in quelling religious militancy and street protests in the capital last year, Dawn has learnt.... OPF to set up 8 schools, medical college, says official ISLAMABAD, May 2: The Overseas Pakistanis Foundation (OPF) has decided to set up more educational institutions to promote the quality of education for the children of expatriates.... ‘Anti-labour laws to be abolished’ TAXILA, May 2: Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs Qamar Zaman Kaira has said the government will undo all the anti-labour laws and provide relief to the working class in the upcoming federal budget.... Cellphone towers get a warning signal ISLAMABAD, May 2: City fathers have woke to the dangers the mushrooming cellphone towers on rooftops pose and decided to remove those installed “illegally” or “without prior approval”.... Smuggling bid foiled RAWALPINDI, May 2: The Anti-Narcotics Force foiled an attempt to smuggle nine kilograms of heroin abroad from Islamabad airport and arrested three persons including an Airport Security Force (ASF) official and a private company loader, Dawn has learnt.... Employers, doctor booked for maid’s murder ISLAMABAD, May 2: The father of a housemaid who died in Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) last week has accused her employers, a PIMS doctor and an unidentified woman, who attended her of murder.... 60 Fulbright scholars given send-off ISLAMABAD, May 2: A farewell ceremony for 60 Fulbright award recipients of Batch-III was held at the Higher Education Commission (HEC) Secretariat here on Friday.... Insurance, training for reporters urged ISLAMABAD, May 2: None of the Pakistani journalists killed during the past year in the line of duty had been trained in reporting in dangerous environments, says the Pakistan Federal Union... Journalists working in face of ever increasing threats KARACHI: Media freedom remains a contentious issue in Pakistan as journalists, particularly those working in Fata, NWFP and Balochistan, discharge their professional responsibilities under increasing threats to their lives and liberty.... Newspaper prices KARACHI, May 2: The All Pakistan Newspapers Society has clarified its April 20 announcement about the cover price of newspapers.... Programme for hepatitis control to be resuscitated ISLAMABAD, May 2: The federal health ministry is working on a plan to revive the faltering Prime Minister’s National Programme for the Control and Prevention of Hepatitis.... Protest in Sukkur over power outage SUKKUR, May 2: Almost entire Sukkur city remained without electricity for seven hours on Friday after development of a major fault in the City Grid Station.... Ex-EDO faces probe over recruitment SUKKUR, May 2: The education authorities are conducting a high-level departmental enquiry against the former EDO of education Abdul Ghaffar Mahar, who faces charges of appointing 72 lower-cadre staff who were... Death of Nirmala Deshpande condoled HYDERABAD, May 2: The Association of Peoples of Asia, Pakistan chapter, at a meeting held here on Friday, expressed sorrow over the sad demise of Ms Nirmala Deshpande, the chairperson of... Gastroenteritis takes child’s life NAWABSHAH, May 2: A child died of gastroenteritis and dozens of others suffering from the disease approached the Nawabshah Medical College Hospital and other medical centres of the district during last 24 hours.... Thatta DPO office peon seeks salary THATTA, May 2: A peon of DPO office Thatta, Mohammad Hanif Dandal, here on Friday threatened to commit self-immolation if the department failed to pay his outstanding salaries for the last four years and ten months.... Open drain kills girl NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, May 2: A girl died when she fell in an open drain in Kandiaro on Friday.... Rally over kidnapping of children JACOBABAD, May 2: A large number of people and political leaders set up a hunger strike camp against the kidnapping of three children from city area of Kandhkot at Library chowk on Friday.Engineer... Unauthorised promotions to be annulled DADU, May 2: Illegal promotions in education department across Sindh made by the PML-Q-led and caretaker governments will be cancelled and directives in this regard have been issued.... Nazims boycott council session NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, May 2: Union council nazims backed by the National People’s Party boycotted the district council session in protest here on Friday when it began it’s four-day session.... Housing scheme for flood victims launched LARKANA, May 2: The Marie Adelaide Leprosy Centre (MALC) in coordination with Caritas Austria, an NGO, has launched a scheme for construction of 100 houses in flood-hit areas of Qambar-Shahdadkot.... Innocent sisters pay price for father’s debt MIANWALI, May 2: Cashing in on the helplessness of a poor farmer, a landlord has ‘held hostage’ his two minor daughters for the last few months for his failure to return the loan (plus interest) advanced to him two years ago.... Doctors’ Absence costs child life SIALKOT, May 2: Dozens of Shabab-i-Milli activists on Friday demonstrated outside the district nazim office to protest the death of a minor child due to the absence of doctors at the newly-established trauma centre here.... Police claim killing three criminals SIALKOT, May 2: The Saddar police claimed on Friday to have shot dead three proclaimed offenders in an ‘encounter’ at Dargaanwali village.... PPP’s likely candidate for PP-258 MUZAFFARGARH, May 2: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has decided to field Akhtar Gopang for the PP-258 by-polls.... Iranian envoy wants Iqbal Manzil restored SIALKOT, May 2: Iranian Consul General in Pakistan Saeid Kharazi has expressed concern over the deteriorating condition of Iqbal Manzil (the birthplace of poet-philosopher Allama Iqbal) and urged the Pakistani government to take steps to preserve and protect this heritage.... Wheat – more input, little output KAHNEWAL, May 2: Growers in Pakistan get the lowest wheat price against the highest rates of outputs like fuel, fertilisers, seeds, electricity and pesticides as compared to other countries, according to wheat cultivators.... Man held for ‘desecrating’ Quran TOBA TEK SINGH, May 2: A man was arrested by Gojra city police on Friday on charges of desecrating Quran.... Patrol force to check wheat smuggling MIANWALI, May 2: The Punjab government has tasked the Punjab Highway Patrolling (PHP) police with checking wheat and flour smuggling to other provinces, PHP Deputy Inspector General Mian Muhammad Asif told reporters at Police Lines on Friday.... 21 booked for attacking mosque OKARA, May 2: Dozens of men attacked a mosque and the adjacent seminary and thrashed the prayer leader and students busy reciting the Holy Quran in Ghafoor Colony at 27/2-L on Friday night.... Class-conscious convict! TOBA TEK SINGH, May 12: Police registered a case on Friday against four people for presenting a bogus graduate degree of their on death row relative to get Class B facility for him in the district jail.... ‘Businessmen’s problems will be solved’ LAHORE, May 2: The government will solve businessmen’s all problems relating to taxation, law and order, environmental hazards and effluent treatment plants on a priority basis, a provincial minister said on Friday.... Girl killed by robbers VEHARI, May 2: A 10-year-old girl was killed while her uncle sustained bullet wounds after they caught in firing by robbers on a motorcyclist who tried to resist at Chak 40/KB on Friday night.... Family cases’ backlog cut drastically: LHC quarterly report LAHORE, May 2: The Lahore High Court has disposed of 15,000 cases besides taking steps for dispensation of justice, said an official report for the first quarter of the current year.... Lahore Compost, WWF ink MoU LAHORE, May 2: The Worldwide Fund for Nature, Pakistan, and Lahore Compost have signed a memorandum of understanding to join hands for promoting non-chemical interventions for sustainable livelihood development among farming communities for two years.... NGOs want protection for home-based workers LAHORE, May 2: Home-based workers must be given protection under the law and the forthcoming national census, to be held in October, should include home-based workers, according to non-governmental organisations Aurat Foundation and HomeNet Pakistan.This... Imran’s advice to students’ wing LAHORE, May 2: Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf chief Imran Khan has urged the Insaaf Students Federation to work for the welfare and stability of Pakistan and avoid prejudices....

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