DAWN - National; August 12, 2008

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August 12, 2008	Tuesday	Sha'aban 9, 1429

Balochistan coalition readies draft resolution against Musharraf QUETTA, Aug 11: Balochistan coalition parties have included some provincial issues in the proposed resolution to be moved in the provincial assembly against President Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday....		Impeachment move will do no good to economy: report ISLAMABAD, Aug 11: The move to impeach President Pervez Musharraf will do no good to economy whether the move succeeds or fails, according to a leading international investor guide....

‘Safe exit’ decision after resignation: Nawaz LAHORE, Aug 11: PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif is reported to have declined to say anything about providing “safe exit” to President Pervez Musharraf even if he tenders his resignation....		Govt wants to repatriate Aafia, NA told ISLAMABAD, Aug 11: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi told the National Assembly on Monday that the government’s was trying to help Dr Aafia Siddiqi, who was being tried in the United States, by seeking her repatriation....

All we want is to work, says SC ISLAMABAD, Aug 11: The Supreme Court has said that it is not hostile to anyone and no one should be hostile to it because “all we want is to work.”...		Birthday, henna parties at President’s House ISLAMABAD, Aug 11: President Pervez Musharraf celebrated on Monday his 65th birthday at the President’s House along with his family and friends, in what observers here said was message that he was not scared of the threat of impeachment....

Two beheaded for ‘spying’ KHAR, Aug 11: Militants beheaded two men in Charmang area of Bajaur Agency on Monday accusing them of being American spies....		4 lawyers got lion’s share of Rs38m fee: Musharraf related cases in SC ISLAMABAD, Aug 11: Four lawyers, two of whom were holding offices of benefit in the previous government, received the major share in the Rs37.7 million paid to 26 lawyers from the...

PML-Q forward bloc’s pro-Nawaz show LAHORE, Aug 11: For the first time publicly showing its support to PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif, the forward bloc of the PML-Q on Monday announced its support for the move to impeach President General Pervez Musharraf (retired)....		PPP’s ‘go Musharraf’ show on 14th LAHORE, Aug 11: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), Punjab chapter, has decided to hold a ‘Go Musharraf public meeting’ on Aug 14 in the provincial metropolis....

‘Resolution adoption to bury dictatorship’ LAHORE, Aug 11: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said the adoption of resolution by the Punjab Assembly will “bury the dictatorship, Pervez Musharraf and his allies.”...		No action against rebels under law: Voting for resolution LAHORE, Aug 11: The PML-Q forward bloc members who voted in favour of a government-sponsored resolution in the Punjab Assembly on Monday cannot be proceeded against by their party as they...


Gilgit bridge on verge of collapse GILGIT, Aug 11: A bridge on Gilgit River linking China with the Gilgit-Baltistan region and rest of the country is about to collapse as one of its pillars has been damaged extensively....		11 recovered from brick kiln RAWALPINDI, Aug 11: A bailiff appointed by the Lahore High Court (LHC) Rawalpindi bench on Monday recovered 11 persons from a brick kiln in Pindi Ghaib, Attock, and the court let the recovered persons go....

Govt refuses to provide grant to NCHD ISLAMABAD, The fate of about 80,000 employees of the National Commission for Human Development (NCHD) stands completely sealed, with the Government refusing to provide budgetary grant to the Commission....		Call to redeploy army in Orakzai ISLAMABAD, Aug 11: Former MNA from Orakzai Agency Syed Munir Syed and some elders from the restive Kurram Agency on Monday warned that the militants might take control of the two...

‘N. Areas police short of manpower’ GILGIT, Aug 11: The Inspector General of Police Northern Areas Khurshid Alam has said his department was performing remarkably despite shortage of personnel....		Man injured in grenade attack QUETTA, Aug 11: One person was injured in a hand-grenade attack in the Satellite Town area on Monday night, according to police sources....

Mystery shrouds officers’ suspension MULTAN, Aug 11: The status of suspended officers of Rajanpur district is yet unclear as they are performing their duties even five days after their suspension from service was ordered by...		13 key administrative posts lying vacant in Rajanpur DERA GHAZI KHAN, Aug 11: At least 13 key administrative posts are lying vacant in Rajanpur district since long and this scarcity of officers has indeed affected the performance of the district government when it encountered the flood calamity....

Revenue staff strike MIANWALI, Aug 11: A pen-down strike by patwaris which is in its second week is causing inconvenience to people seeking various deeds from the revenue department....		Relief goods sent to Rajanpur LAHORE, Aug 11: At least 28 trucks of relief items have been dispatched to the Rajanpur district for their onward destination through helicopters and land routes to the flood-hit areas....

16 Bajwat villages inundated SIALKOT, Aug 11: At least 16 villages of Bajwat were inundated by floodwaters of rivers Chenab and Tavi on Monday after heavy rains in their catchment areas, destroying standing crops over thousands of hectares of land....		Robber killed in gunplay GUJRANWALA, Aug 11: A robber, who killed a woman during a dacoity bid, was killed in an encounter with police while his accomplice believed to be drowned in a nearby pond...

Sewerage, rainwater make a mess SIALKOT, Aug 11: The sewerage and rainwater entered houses and shops in most of the congested localities of the city after a heavy rainfall on Monday....		Punjab withholds development funds BAHAWALPUR, Aug 11: The Punjab government has withheld development funds approved by the district council after the district council refused to include development schemes recommended by the members of the Punjab Assembly (MPAs), Dawn has learnt....

‘No question of US aid misuse’: War on terror LAHORE, Aug 11: A PML-Q leader on Monday refuted the PPP co-chairman''s allegation that $700 million coming from the US for war on terror had been squandered by President Musharraf or somebody else....		Two accused gunned down in ‘staged’ encounter: Kidnap for ransom LAHORE, Aug 11: Two alleged members of a kidnappers’ gang were killed in an ‘encounter’ with the Crimes Investigation Agency (police) of the City division, while three others were apprehended near...

Prison rules for non-Muslims amended LAHORE, Aug 11: The Punjab government has amended the prison rules to allow remission in sentence to non-Muslim prisoners learning their religious books successfully....		Rs600,000 looted LAHORE, Aug 11: Robbers looted Rs600,000 from a man near Shadman Fountain Chowk on Monday....

Munawwar LAHORE, Aug 11: Jamaat-i-Islami Secretary-General Munawwar Hasan has opposed a safe passage for President Musharraf and called for his open trial after impeachment....		Transporters’ warning LAHORE, Aug 11: The All-Pakistan Goods Transport Owners Federation has threatened to start an indefinite country-wide strike in case the government does not control ‘highhandedness’ by National Highway and Motorway Police and ‘extortion’ of toll....

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