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August 03, 2008 Sunday Rajab 30, 1429   Nine tariff bids opened for 1500MW projects ISLAMABAD, Aug 2: The government on Saturday opened tariff bids by nine private sector companies for establishing power projects having a combined generation capacity of 1,500MW.... JKLF to oppose N.As as fifth province GILGIT, Aug 2: Chairman Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Ammanullah Khan has said his party would strongly oppose if Gilgit-Baltistan was declared fifth province of Pakistan.... Three die, six hurt as heavy rain lashes Sindh LARKANA, Aug 2: A woman, a 10-year-old girl and a man died and six people, two among them minors, were injured in different rain-related incidents and an unspecified number of mud-thatched... Sindh to decide tariff on power produced by Thar coal: minister HYDERABAD, Aug 2: Sindh Irrigation Minister Jam Saifullah Dharejo said on Saturday that the Sindh government and not Wapda or Nepra would decide tariff on electricity to be produced by Thar coal.... Govt secure, says Mukhtar NEW YORK, Aug 2: Defence Minister Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar said on Friday that the PPP government was secure and was able to stay in power even without its coalition partners since it had the support of majority of Pakistanis.... Hill torrents wreak havoc in Taunsa, Rajanpur MULTAN, Aug 2: Two persons were reportedly swept away by gushing water of hill torrents in Vehoa villages in Taunsa Sharif tehsil, some 200kms from here, on Saturday.... Rally against ‘Talibanisation’ MULTAN, Aug 2: A demonstration organised by the Seraiki Lok Party, Sindhoo Bachao Tarla, Hali Sanjh and Taraimet Sanjh was held in Kot Addu in Muzaffargarh district, some 80km away from here, on Saturday to protest the ‘Talibanisation’ threat.... Explosives seized OKARA, Aug 2: Police on Saturday seized explosives, including a hand-grenade and detonators, on the disclosure of a robberies’ suspect.... PML-Q to defend ISI: Pervaiz LAHORE, Aug 2: Leader of Opposition in National Assembly Pervaiz Elahi says the PML-Q will fulfill its responsibilities like a patriotic political party by defending the ISI against the adverse criticism... ‘Five-year trade policy needed’ LAHORE, Aug 2: Trade Development Authority of Pakistan Chief Executive Officer Syed Mohibullah Shah has said the trade policy should be for five years because one-year policy can never produce the desired results.... AJK cabinet approves pension for PM’s family MUZAFFARABAD, Aug 2: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) cabinet here on Saturday decided in principle that the prime minister''s family would be entitled to pension but an official said details in... N. Areas health department bifurcated SKARDU, Aug 2: The Northern Areas health department has been divided into two regions by de-linking Baltistan from Gilgit.... Two IHC single benches for next week ISLAMABAD, Aug 2: Chief Justice of the Islamabad High Court has constituted two single benches for the next week starting from Monday.... SHO put on notice for releasing accused RAWALPINDI, Aug 2: An additional district and sessions judge here on Saturday served notice on the station house officer of Westridge for allegedly releasing a man arrested after registration of a criminal case against him on court orders.... PPP team to visit China ISLAMABAD, Aug 2: A delegation of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), headed by its secretary-general, Jehangir Badr, would visit China in September.... Protesters accuse Rangers of killing man SUKKUR, Aug 2: Hundreds of people, including women and children, staged a demonstration and sit-in at Qadria Mohalla Ghotki on Saturday against the killing of a young man.... Clerk not paid for 34 months NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Aug 2: An employee of Market Committee Kandiaro started a long march towards Chief Minister House in Karachi along with his seven sons to protest against non-payment of salary for 34 months.... Recruitment MIRPURKHAS, Aug 2: The DPO advised the candidates who had submitted applications for recruitment in police department to appear for physical test on Aug 11-13 in Police Lines at 8am.... Woman stands firm on charge against Mannu Bheel HYDERABAD, Aug 2: A hari woman, Meena, wife of Keval, who had lodged a case against Mannu Bheel and others for attempted sexual assault, staged a protest demonstration outside the press club demanding arrest of the culprits.... HEC chairman stresses faculty development HYDERABAD, Aug 2: Higher Education Commission Chairman Professor (Dr) Attaur Rehman has said that only education provides strong base for development of a nation and faculty development is the main achievement in higher education.... Sukkur TMA gets notice for tax default SUKKUR, Aug 2: Income Tax Department has issued show cause notice to the Taluka Municipal Administration of Sukkur city on account of non-payment of income tax by the contractor, assigned the... 20-hour outage sparks protest in Gari Khata HYDERABAD, Aug 2: People took to streets in Gari Khata area on Saturday and blocked different roads after their areas remained without electricity for 20 hours due to some fault in a transformer.... Bridge proposed over Indus HYDERABAD, Aug 2: The district council on Saturday proposed to the federal government to build a new bridge over the River Indus to connect Hyderabad and Kotri as the existing one, which was built in 1887, was in a shambles.... Successful candidates seek job letters HYDERABAD, Aug 2: A large number of IBA test passed candidates of Hyderabad and Latifabad talukas staged a protest demonstration outside the press club here on Saturday demanding of the Sindh... Sukkur board announces SSC results SUKKUR, Aug 2: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Sukkur announced the results of Annual Examination 2008 of Secondary School Certificate Part-I (Class-IX) Science & General Groups on Saturday.... Robbers caught HYDERABAD, Aug 2: Police caught three armed robbers following an encounter in Saddar area on Saturday.... Rain brings misery BAHAWALPUR, Aug 2: The sanitation and emergency staff of the tehsil municipal administration (TMA) could not drain out rainwater when another downpour hit the city and suburbs on Saturday afternoon, intensifying the problems of the people living in low-lying areas.... Another victim of human traffickers buried SIALKOT, Aug 2: Twenty-one-year-old Khurram Shahzad, one of the several victims of human traffickers’ apathy, was buried in his native graveyard in Daska city along with his dreams of a bright future.... Modalities of cotton moot discussed MULTAN, Aug 2: A global cotton village will be established at Qila Kuhna Qasim Bagh and a seminar will be held at the historical Clock Tower in connection with the world cotton conference to be held here in December.... Nine tricksters picked up from parking lot GUJRANWALA, Aug 2: A district administration team raided a parking lot established in the old municipal corporation building and caught nine people, including a senior clerk of the taxation branch, on charges of collecting parking fee against fake receipts.... Cotton burnt SHEIKHUPURA, Aug 2: Cotton bales worth Rs1.5 million were reduced to ashes near Kot Abdul Malik on Saturday.... Shot dead SHEIKHUPURA, Aug 2: A man shot dead his gunman for interfering in his ‘business’ in Fatehpur village. Tariq’s gunman Irfan used to persuade him to vacate the land he had occupied illegally.... Farmers for drive against fertiliser hoarders LAHORE, Aug 2: Farmers on Saturday requested the Punjab government to launch a drive against hoarders and stockists of urea fertiliser, who created supply and price crisis in the market.... Faulty ATMs irk NBP customers LAHORE, Aug 2: As usual, all the 12 automated teller machines (ATMs) of the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) in Lahore have stopped dispensing cash with the start of the new month.... Self-regulation panacea for media ills: Sherry LAHORE, Aug 2: Federal information minister Sherry Rehman joined senior journalists in calling for a unified code of conduct for both electronic and print media, together with a greater emphasis on self-regulation at an international journalism summit here on Saturday.... ‘Food dept officials creating confusion’: Millers pull out of price talks LAHORE, Aug 2: Flour millers on Saturday pulled out of price negotiations with the Punjab government, accusing the latter of cheating and going back on words.... Teacher strangled LAHORE, Aug 2: A 65-year-old retired schoolteacher was found strangled in her house in Gulberg’s B-Block on Saturday morning.... Thieves take away cash, valuables LAHORE, Aug 2: Thieves took away cash and valuables worth Rs900,000 from a house in Racecourse police precincts on Saturday.... Shahbaz all praise for disabled student LAHORE, Aug 2: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that provision of quality education to people is the basic responsibility of the government and measures are being taken in this regard....

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