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May 06, 2008 Tuesday Rabi-us-Sani 29, 1429   Brahamdagh’s JWP sets tough terms for talks QUETTA, May 5: The Jamhoori Watan Party (Brahamdagh) has declined to hold talks with Senator Babar Awan, secretary of the Balochistan committee set up by Pakistan People’s Party, saying that negotiations... Shujaat says no pressure to quit PML-Q post LAHORE, May 5: Pakistan Muslim League-Q chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has said that a controversy over the party’s leadership will not affect its policies or relationship with the presidency.... Sheikh Rashid announces to contest by-election RAWALPINDI, May 5: Former federal minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Monday announced that he would contest by-election from Rawalpindi.... Ban on allotment goes: Govt accommodation ISLAMABAD, May 5: Ban on allotment of official accommodation to government employees has been lifted and houses are being allotted on the basis of new policy framed on the directives of... New management wins first round: Sost Port Trust ISLAMABAD, May 5: The government has ordered to maintain status quo in the affairs of the Sost Dry Port Trust. It, however, allowed the new management of the Trust to continue... Bill seeking to restrict foreign tours withdrawn ISLAMABAD, May 5: The government on Monday withdrew a bill moved by a treasury lawmaker seeking to restrict parliamentarians’ foreign tours when opposition demanded that it be put to vote.... Sindh declines centre’s help for polio programme ISLAMABAD, May 5: Sindh, the new polio hotspot in the country, has refused to accept federal government’s help in controlling the new outbreak and wants to handle the situation on its own.... Police break up protests by job seekers, 5 hurt DADU, May 5: Five demonstrators suffered injuries on Monday when police used batons to break up protests against irregularities in interviews for lower-cadre jobs in health department.... CM vows inquiry into April 9 killings LARKANA, May 5: Impartial inquiry into the incident of this April 9 and last year’s October 18 will be conducted and those found responsible whether belonging to any party will be... Two POs bumped off in ‘encounter’ GUJRANWALA, May 5: Two proclaimed offenders were killed in an ‘encounter’ while police arrested three of their accomplices in People’s Colony here on Monday.... Nazim ‘kidnapped’ for ransom BAHAWALPUR, May 5: A union council nazim, who was allegedly kidnapped for a Rs2 million ransom about four days ago, could not be recovered.... PM opens two BZU projects MULTAN, May 5: Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani on Monday inaugurated the Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Gilani Law College on the Bahauddin Zakariya University premises.... Youngest PhD holder in maths LAHORE, May 5: A 25-year-old gold medalist from Punjab University Ms Shaheen Nazir became country’s youngest PhD holder in mathematics as GCU’s Abdus Salam School of Mathematical Sciences declared the results... LPG decanting banned LAHORE, May 5: Banning the de-canning of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in Lahore, the city district government has directed the companies and distributors to replace substandard cylinders of their customers with the company-filled four-kilo approved ones.... Experts warn of recession amid rampant price hike ISLAMABAD, May 5: Aggravating price hike is pushing Pakistan towards a long-term recession, which may end up in increased poverty, food insecurity and cut in the purchasing power of financially crumbling consumers.... People walk to save energy ISLAMABAD, May 5: A walk organised to create awareness of conservation among the energy starved citizens in the city on Monday proved to be a real eye-opener as Federal Minister for... Robbers on rampage in city RAWALPINDI, May 5: Robbers and thieves struck at eight different places in the city and escaped with cash, gold ornaments and four vehicles in the last 24 hours, police said.... Pims doctors reinstated ISLAMABAD, May 5: A former head of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) pathology department, who was removed from the post for announcing to contest the presidential election, was reinstated on Monday.... Hearing in bail plea of ex-minister put off RAWALPINDI, May 5: Chief Justice Islamabad High Court (IHC) Sardar Muhammad Aslam here on Monday adjourned hearing in the bail petition of former federal minister Engineer Shahid Jamil for his alleged... BBC Urdu bulletin on FM resumes today ISLAMABAD, May 5: BBC Urdu is re-launching its live five-minute news bulletins on local Pakistan FM partner stations Mast FM and Radio Awaz FM on Tuesday.... Media centre set up in PA building QUETTA, May 5: Balochistan Assembly Speaker Mohammad Aslam Bhootani inaugurated on Monday a media centre set up in the assembly building by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under its Pakistan Legislative Strengthening Project.... Draft of youth policy finalised ISLAMABAD, May 5: The Ministry of Youth Affairs has finalised the draft of the national youth policy which makes it mandatory for all public and private organisations, companies and enterprises to... Man burns three girls to death, torches himself HYDERABAD, May 5: A man committed self-immolation after burning three young girls to death in a boys school’s hostel in Hala taluka of district Matiari on Monday.... Ex-MPA, others booked under ATA NAWABSHAH, May 5: The Daulatpur police on Monday booked 400 people, including a former MPA of Pakistan Muslim League-Q, under section 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act and 324 and 427 of the PPC.... Faryal angry over postponement of by-election LARKANA, May 5: Condemning the Election Commission decision to postpone by-elections in the country, the District Nazim of Nawabshah, Faryal Talpur, termed it an attempt to keep the voters of NA-207 unrepresented.... Veterinary hospitals planned NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, May 5: Modern hospitals for treatment of livestock will be established in different parts of the province including Naushahro Feroze, said Sindh Minister for Livestock Abdul Haq Bhurt.... Nazim voted out of office DADU, May 5: The taluka nazim of Johi was removed through a vote of no-confidence tabled against him here on Monday.... quits as nazim NAWABSHAH, May 5: District Nazim Faryal Talpur has resigned from her office on Monday.... Sewerage contractor flees without carpeting road FAISALABAD, May 5: Motorists especially those who intend to reach Allied Hospital are facing a great deal of inconvenience after a contractor abandoned the dual carriageway’s single wing without carpeting it after laying sewerage pipelines.... Lyallpur Town nazim, naib nazim join ruling parties FAISALABAD, May 5: The acting town nazim and the naib nazim of Lyallpur Town switched over their loyalties to the Pakistan Muslim League-N and Pakistan People’s Party from the PML-Q here on Monday.... Demonstrations against police highhandedness DERA GHAZI KHAN, May 5: Tight security arrangements and the presence of a number of policemen due to the presence of the chief minister in the city have paralysed the city life.... Strike against trader’s murder MIANWALI, May 5: A complete shutdown strike was observed at Wan Bhachran, 20km from here, on Monday in protest against the cold-blooded murder of ice factory owner Nur Zaman, who was... 64 more deportees arrested by FIA GUJRANWALA, May 5: Around 64 people deported from Turkey were arrested by the federal investigation agency (FIA) from the Islamabad airport and were brought back to Gujranwala here on Monday.... Labour courts face backlog LAHORE, May 5: The pending cases before labour courts in Lahore have gone up drastically after the Supreme Court decided that the employees of autonomous bodies, corporations and organisations will not... Police torture man to death: Third case in a month LAHORE, May 5: An alleged criminal was tortured to death by some personnel of Jiya Bagga checkpost (City Raiwind police station) on Monday.... JI to observe black day on May 12 LAHORE, May 5: The Jamaat-i-Islami has issued directives to party leaders and workers for observing a black day on May 12 to condemn alleged MQM terrorism during the visit of the...

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