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May 21, 2008 Wednesday Jamadi-ul-Awwal 15, 1429   Acceptance of Sharifs’ papers challenged RAWALPINDI, May 20: Two appeals have been filed against the acceptance of the nomination papers of Pakistan Muslim League-N leaders Mian Nawaz Sharif and Shahbaz Sharif for the June 26 by-elections.... 49 elders of rival groups arrested for refusing to hold peace talks PESHAWAR, May 20: Members of a peace jirga from the Kurram tribal region were arrested on Tuesday and sent to the central jail Peshawar after they refused to hold peace talks.... 96 Indian fishermen to be released ISLAMABAD, May 20: The government announced on Tuesday it would release 96 Indian fishermen as a gesture of goodwill.... New national health policy soon: minister GENEVA, May 20: Health Minister Sherry Rehman said on Tuesday that the new government accorded priority to strengthening key elements of health systems at all levels and it would soon announce a national health service.... Swat militants hopeful of breakthrough MINGORA, May 20: Muslim Khan, the spokesman for the Swat chapter of Tehrik-i-Taliban and a close aide of Maulvi Fazlullah, has said the third round of talks with the government, to be held on Wednesday, will be decisive.... Sindh AG resigns KARACHI, May 20: Sindh advocate-general Dr Farogh Nasim has resigned.... Performance of embassy in Spain criticised ISLAMABAD, May 20: The Senate Standing Committee on Labour, Manpower and Overseas Pakistanis has criticised Pakistani embassy officials in Spain for their refusal to bear the transportation cost of the body of a Pakistani citizen.... Head of Iran’s Council of Guardians calls on NA speaker ISLAMABAD, May 20: Head of Iran’s Council of Guardians Ayatullah Janati called on Speaker of the National Assembly Dr Fehmida Mirza on Tuesday and praised Pakistan’s stand on regional issues, including his country’s peaceful nuclear programme.... 25,000 tons of wheat seized KARACHI, May 20: Sindh Food Minister Mir Nadir Magsi led a raid on a godown in Shershah and “recovered and confiscated” 20,000 to 25,000 tons of wheat, says an official press release issued here on Tuesday.... Boycott violators to face bar suspension LAHORE, May 20: The Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) has decided to cancel membership of the lawyers who violate Pakistan Bar Council’s boycott calls by appearing before judges appointed under Nov 3 Provisional Constitution Order (PCO) on Thursdays.... Islamabad to produce its own electricity ISLAMABAD, May 20: City managers plan to make Islamabad self-reliant in power generation.... Govt asked to restore deposed judges ISLAMABAD, May 20: Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) co-chairman and former law minister Syed Iqbal Haider Tuesday asked the PPP-led coalition government to show magnanimity by accepting lawyers’ demand of... Compulsory vote system in specific areas proposed ISLAMABAD, May 20: The Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights on Tuesday proposed introduction of compulsory vote system in areas where women generally do not come out to vote owing to social and cultural taboos.... Missing girl found dead ATTOCK, May 20: A missing girl was found murdered at Dhoke Mochian village, the Attock Saddar police said on Tuesday.... Gas leak suspected: blast rocks Hamza Camp RAWALPINDI, May 20: A mighty explosion followed by fire suspected to be caused by a leak in gas pipeline at Hamza Camp sent a wave of panic in the city on Tuesday.... Two ‘robbers’ escape police raid ISLAMABAD, May 20: Two persons allegedly members of a robbers’ gang managed to escape while their three accomplices were arrested during a raid on G-11/3 Monday night, police said.... Cuba a model for defying superpower ISLAMABAD, May 20: Cuban ambassador Gustavo Machin Gomez said here on Tuesday that despite its political, military and economic might the United States had not been able to subdue or isolate his country.... Ticking bomb on the roll in Pindi RAWALPINDI, May 20: Security agencies have started a search for an explosive-laden vehicle which according to intelligence reports has entered the city and might strike any sensitive building in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, Dawn has learnt.... Kashmiris to gain nothing from talks: UJC leader MUZAFFARABAD, May 20: A militant Kashmiri leader said on Tuesday the so-called peace process between Pakistan and India was based on an unnatural and unrealistic approach which held no hopes for the people of Kashmir.... LPG price increased LAHORE, May 20: Retail price of liquefied petroleum gas went up by Rs2 per kg on Tuesday after an increase in ex-plant price by the marketing companies.... Senate body slams PTA’s process of Sim verification ISLAMABAD, May 20: A Senate committee has asked the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority to ensure proper monitoring of mobile companies.... Power failure outrages shopkeepers HYDERABAD, May 20: Hundreds of people took to the streets in the city’s busiest commercial area to protest against the several hour long power outage on Tuesday.... Plea to increase Thar allowance MITHI, May 20: Government employees serving in Tharparkar district have urged the authorities to increase their salary and, particularly, the allowance they receive for working in a remote area.... Society held responsible for ‘suicidal tendencies’ LARKANA, May 20: Unemployment, illiteracy, injustice, peer pressure, inequality and sense of deprivation give rise to suicidal tendencies among our youth, opined speakers of a seminar titled ‘Suicide: causes and prevention’ on Monday.... Mirani accuses rivals of bogus voting: Shikarpur repolling SHIKARPUR, May 20: PPP’s unofficially elected candidate for NA-202 Shikarpur-I Aftab Shahban Mirani has alleged his rival NPP candidate Dr Ibrahim Jatoi and NPP candidate for PS-12 Abid Jatoi of being... Warning bells sounded over impending wheat crisis SUKKUR, May 20: Chairman Flourmills Association Sindh Chapter Iqbal Dawood Pakwala has warned against depleting stock of wheat flour at the Utility Stores Corporation Sukkur. He said the Utility Stores were... Remand THATTA, May 20: The court of First Civil Judge Thatta remanded Moulvi Nazeer Jarejo, a mosque prayer leader, for two-day custody to Thatta police for attempting to criminally assault a six-year-old girl student, on Monday.... Reopening of primary school urged NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, May 20: A demonstration demanding opening of the boys’ primary school in Koro Khan Madd village was held in Kandiaro, on Tuesday.... Buffalo recognises master among many THATTA, May 20: A domesticated buffalo in an unusual scene of affection broke all barriers of cattle-pen and identified its master among many claimants by licking his face and hands.... Four Nadra employees kidnapped JACOBABAD, May 20: Four Nadra employees were kidnapped from Moula Dad area here on Monday.... Woman seeks protection KHAIRPUR, May 20: A woman has appealed to the authorities and the HRCP to provide her protection as she fears that she might be killed for marrying a man of her own choice,.... Cockfight gambling: police prove ultimate winner MIANWALI, May 20: Police arrested eight people on Tuesday for allegedly gambling tens of thousand rupees on cockfight. Police also confiscated four cocks from the fighting arena.... LG bypoll drive yet to pick momentum BAHAWALPUR, May 20: Political parties have started weighing their potential candidates for by-elections to the slots of Bahawalpur district naib nazim, and Ahmedpur East tehsil nazim in the district.... Putting the hands of clock back LAYYAH, May 20: Several primary schools in this district are in an utter state of neglect --- lacking basic infrastructure and facing shortage and absence of staff.... Kulana Estate tenants slate ‘intimidation’ OKARA, May 20: Hundreds of Kulana Estate tenants on Tuesday protested against alleged firing by “goons hired by the allottees of agricultural land” at Chak 28-A/2R.... Petrol dearth MIANWALI, May 20: The district is facing an acute shortage of petrol due to strike by carriage contractors for the last three days.... Wattoo’s son quits nazim slot OKARA, May 20: Mian Khurram Jehangir, a son of former chief minister Manzoor Wattoo, on Tuesday resigned from the Deepalpur tehsil nazim’s office to contest the election in NA-147.The... Robbers be warned! KHANEWAL, May 20: Perhaps taking a cue from recent public reaction against criminals in Karachi and Lahore, the crew and passengers of a bus on Tuesday thrashed two would-be robbers before handing them over to police near Mianchannu bypass.... Iqbal takes uplift wand to home dist KASUR, May 20: Punjab Assembly Speaker Rana Muhammad Iqbal during his maiden visit to his home district on Tuesday announced mega development projects as “compensation for inordinate delay in the uplift.”... Cylinder blast at school JHANG, May 20: Two teachers and four students received minor burn injuries in a gas cylinder blast at a school in Jhang Sadar on Tuesday morning.... Ajoka’s Festival concludes LAHORE, May 20: Ajoka’s three-day festival concluded at Alhamra Art Centre on Tuesday.... Food dept told to go soft on seed firms LAHORE, May 20: Lahore High Court Judge Justice Syed Asghar Haider on Tuesday directed the Food Department not to take any coercive measure against the seed corporations, complaining against what they called unjustified, unlawful and damaging raids at their stores.... Body to mobilise people for long march LAHORE, May 20: The coordination committee of lawyers, doctors, professors, civil society workers, political workers, clerics and students has formed a 17-member subcommittee to mobilise the general public to participate in... PPP, PML-N committee to sort out differences LAHORE, May 20: The Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) and the Pakistan People’s Party have formed a high-level committee to sort out differences between the allies....

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