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August 01, 2008 Friday Rajab 28, 1429   Asif and Nawaz in no hurry to meet ISLAMABAD, July 31: The heads of the Pakistan Muslim League-N and Pakistan People’s Party appear to be in no hurry to meet to resolve a crisis in the coalition that has kept the government in limbo.... PM’s visit marred by incompetence, says PML-Q ISLAMABAD, July 31: The Pakistan Muslim League (PML-Q) has described the prime minister’s four-day visit to the United States as the most mismanaged foreign tour by any Pakistani head of government... 700 Pakistanis in Turkish jails, says ambassador ISLAMABAD, July 31: Pakistan’s Ambassador to Turkey Lt-Gen (retd) Iftikhar Hussain Shah has said that more than 700 Pakistanis are in Turkish jails on the charge of entering the country illegally.... NAB okays reference against consulate employee ISLAMABAD, July 31: The National Accountability Bureau has approved a reference against an employee of the Pakistani consulate in Houston for his alleged involvement in a case of bogus passports.... Outside FBR members shown the door ISLAMABAD, July 31: The government has terminated the contracts of the three corporate members of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) appointed from the private sector, and replaced them with officers from the regular cadre.... Big projects with private partners on the cards ISLAMABAD, July 31: Four development projects for Rawalpindi and Islamabad included in the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) might be executed under the Public Private Partnership (PPP) programme as the federal government lacks funds.... Disbandment of Thar coal board urged MITHI, July 31: Mineral resources legally are provincial subject and the federal government has no right to abolish the Sindh Coal Authority and instead constitute Thar Coal and Energy Board, said an official of the Thar Coal Action Committee.... 72-hour power outage tests people’s nerves JACOBABAD, July 31: The people of Kashmor-Kandhkot district, including areas of Tangwani, Ghouspur, Karampur, braved a 72-hour power breakdown making their lives hell in the hot season.... PP-10 result in Shahbaz case stayed LAHORE, July 31: A full bench of the Lahore High Court on Wednesday stayed the result of election in PP-10 (Rawalpindi) in identical petitions, challenging Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif’s eligibility to hold office.... STP slams govt for failing to deliver HYDERABAD, July 31: Chairman, Sindh Taraqqi Pasand Party, Dr Qadir Magsi criticised the government’s refusal to reduce the prices of petroleum products and asked it to come to the rescue of masses as price hike has left people in total disarray.... Implementation of youth policy stressed ISLAMABAD, July 31: The national youth policy should be implemented to ensure participation of the younger generation in policy development.... British climber missing on Whitehorn Peak in Shimshal HUNZA, July 31: A 28-year-old mountaineer, Ben Cheek, from West Didsbury, Manchester, is missing on 20,000-foot Whitethorn peak in the Shimshal valley of Hunza since July 11 and is now feared dead, a tour operator said.... 2 Pakistani climbers scale Nanga Parbat SKARDU, July 31: Two Pakistani climbers scaled the Peak of Nanga Parbat (8125 meter) in the Himalayan mountain ranges, sources told Dawn here on Thursday.... Slain trader’s body found in Mangla Dam MUZAFFARABAD, July 31: Hectic efforts initiated on Monday morning to retrieve the body of Alhaj Ashraf Qureshi, slain chairman of Traders Joint Action Committee, bore results on Thursday evening when his... Woman searches for missing husband RAWALPINDI, July 31: A poor woman along with her three kids has been running from pillar to post to find her husband who had disappeared about three months ago from a village in Gujar Khan.... Rs1.38m looted from bank GUJAR KHAN, July31: Five armed men looted Rs1.38 million from the Bewal branch of HBL on Thursday after detaining the crew and customers into strong room of the bank.... Lawyers boycott courts QUETTA, July 31: Lawyers here boycotted court proceedings on Thursday and took out a procession in protest against delay in reinstatement of the deposed judges.... ‘SIM verification system flawed’ ISLAMABAD, July 31: The Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology has described as flawed the system introduced by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) for verifying new cellphone connections and rejected it.... Protest against Wasa, SSGC in Quetta QUETTA, July 31: Activists of the Balochistan National Party (Mengal) held a demonstration outside the offices of the Water and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) and Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) on Thursday... Malaysia withdraws visa on arrival facility ISLAMABAD, July 31: Malaysia has withdrawn visa-on-arrival facility for 27 countries, including Pakistan, India, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka, according to an official statement issued by the Malaysian government on Thursday.... Concern expressed over price hike QUETTA, July 31: Speakers at a seminar held here on Thursday called upon the government to take effective measures to overcome the growing economic crisis.... SC wants APNS petition disposed of expeditiously The Supreme Court of Pakistan has disposed of a leave petition filed by the employees’ union of Javed Press against Sindh High Court’s May 30 order staying the Implementation Tribunal for... Legislators to attend CPA conference ISLAMABAD, July 31: National Assembly speaker Dr Fehmida Mirza will lead a delegation to the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association’s conference to be held in Kuala Lumpur from August 4 to 10.... Imdad Awan laid to rest in Shikarpur SHIKARPUR, July 31: A leader of lawyers movement for restoration of deposed judges, Imdad Ali Awan, was laid to rest in his ancestral graveyard here on Thursday morning.... Aitzaz says victory in sight SUKKUR, July 31: Supreme Court Bar Association president Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan said here on Thursday that the lawyers’ movement for the restoration of judges was “very near” to achieve its goal... Water dispute settled: official LARKANA, July 31: Irrigation chief engineer Agha Aijaz Pathan has claimed that Sindh and Balochistan are receiving the agreed share of irrigation water from Grang Regulator and water shortage issue has been resolved.... Protest HYDERABAD, July 31: Employees of Sindh Agriculture University (SAU) Tandojam staged a protest demonstration and sit-in outside the press club here on Thursday to press the university administration for acceptance of their demands.... Sindh govt to disburse Baitul Maal funds KHAIRPUR, July 31: Sindh Minister for Zakat and Ushr Sajid Ali Jokhio has said that to control misappropriations of Baitul Maal funds two Ameens will be appointed on honorary basis and... Makli to get a new look soon, says Sassui THATTA, July 31: Sindh Minister for Culture and Tourism Sassui Palijo has said that there is an urgent need to preserve and save the cultural and historical heritage of Sindh under a comprehensive plan.... Two women, brother shot dead SUKKUR, July 31: Two young sisters and their brother were gunned down by armed people over a matrimonial dispute in the jurisdiction of the “C” section police here on Thursday.... Missing baby’s body found SUKKUR, July 31: The body of a five-year-old girl was found in the outskirts of Kandhkot on Thursday.... Labourers protest police inaction FAISALABAD, July 31: A large number of labourers of Sadhar industrial area on Thursday protested against the police for its failure to arrest an MPA who was booked for killing a labourer.... ‘Applicants being humiliated’: Food Stamp Scheme TOBA TEK SINGH, July 31: A Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader has criticised the district government for ‘humiliating’ the Food Stamp Scheme applicants recommended by PPP assembly members, being probed about their financial status in open courts.... Demo against police for ‘torturing’ man to death FAISALABAD, July 31: Scores of people on Thursday staged a demonstration in Gaoshala against police after a man, allegedly tortured by Jhang Bazaar police, died at a hospital.... Traders to besiege Wapda offices OKARA, July 31: Local traders have threatened to go on strike and besiege Wapda offices in protest against long spells of loadshedding across the district.... Kidnapper killed, captive boy recovered GUJRANWALA, July 31: A kidnapper was killed in an encounter with the police at Noshehra Road while a kidnapped minor boy was recovered safely here on Thursday.... Kachhi Canal workers face threats DERA GHAZI KHAN, July 31: `Baloch insurgents’ have told Mazari tribesmen and Sindhi and Pashtoon people to keep at a distance from government troops deployed at the under-construction Kachhi Canal in Rajanpur district.... Rs70m worth of rice looted from bank HAFIZABAD, July 31: Rice bags worth Rs70 million mortgaged with a bank have been ‘plundered’, according to reports.... Robbers shoot passerby SHEIKHUPURA, July 31: One person was killed while his friend sustained critical bullet injuries when five highway robbers intercepted them near Kiampur village in the jurisdiction of Saddar police on Thursday evening and opened fire.... Free education LAHORE, July 31: District Nazim Mian Amer Mahmood said on Monday the city district government would bear the expenses of position holders in primary and middle school examinations up to their university education.... Bajwat’s seven villages flooded SIALKOT, July 31: A spate in Tavi inundated seven villages and standing seasonal crops on hundreds of acres in Bajwat on Thursday.... Seven hurt FAISALABAD, July 31: Seven workers were injured when the boiler of a textile mills located on Khurrianwala Road caught fire early on Thursday.... Two convicts executed GUJRANWALA, July 31: Two condemned prisoners involved in separate murder cases were hanged in the central jail here on Thursday.... Addition of home appliances adds to loadshedding LAHORE, July 31: Power supply in the country has dropped by merely two per cent this year compared to last year, but loadshedding has gone up by 25 per cent because of massive demand resulting from addition of home appliances.... LHC orders stay against prosecutors’ termination LAHORE, July 31: The Lahore High Court on Friday issued stay against the Punjab government’s decision to terminate more than 400 prosecutors.... Prisoners to get better diet from today LAHORE, July 31: The Punjab government has decided to improve the diet of all prisoners with effect from August 1 (today), allocating an additional one billion rupees for the purpose.... Not a polio-free state LAHORE, July 31: The confirmation of a polio case in Nankana Sahib means that the province cannot be declared the disease-free in next three years....

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