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August 24, 2008 Sunday Sha'aban 21, 1429   Angry lawyers defy PBC, unveil protest plan ISLAMABAD, Aug 23: As the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) convened a meeting of provincial bar councils on Sept 12 to review the progress made in the lawyers’ movement, a significant number... Taseer mounts efforts for Asif’s unopposed election ISLAMABAD, Aug 23: Governor of Punjab Salmaan Taseer on Saturday met Pakistan Muslim League-Q president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and leader of opposition in the National Assembly Chaudhry Pervaiz Illahi to seek... Diplomats in US hopeful of judges’ reinstatement WASHINGTON, Aug 23: The first official work that Asif Ali Zardari plans to do as president will be to reinstate the judges, according to diplomatic sources in Washington.... 282 deportees arrive from Turkey RAWALPINDI, Aug 23: Another group of 282 Pakistanis deported from Turkey arrived at Islamabad airport on a PIA flight on Saturday.... Long arm of law shortens for bigwigs in AJK MUZAFFARABAD, Aug 23: It appears that the long arm of the law reaches only the lowly. It runs short of line where a big fish is involved.... N. Areas’ uplift fund slashed by 8 per cent GILGIT, Aug 23: The federal government has made an eight per cent reduction in the first installment of development funds for Gilgit-Baltistan.... Judicial panel seeks release of prisoners NEW DELHI, Aug 23: Indian and Pakistani prisoners languishing in each other’s jails by oversight or absence of travel documents should be sent home by the end of September, a bilateral judicial panel recommended here on Saturday.... ‘Al Libi’s killers’ executed MIRAMSHAH, Aug 23: Militants executed two people in North Waziristan on Saturday for their alleged involvement in the assassination of Al Qaeda commander Abu Laith Al Libi.... Govt urged to take up issue with India: Food supply to Kashmiris LAHORE, Aug 23: The Kashmir Action Committee, Pakistan, has called upon Pakistan to approach India to allow it to send food and other goods to the Kashmir valley across the Line... Floods in parts of Sahiwal and Okara SAHIWAL, Aug 23: The medium-level flood in Ravi River swamped a vast area of its dried-up bed near Qutab Shahna in the Sahiwal area after six years.... Sindh to take back reclaimed land, says minister HYDERABAD, Aug 23: Sindh Revenue Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah said on Saturday that his ministry had suggested amendments to law to take back the reclaimed land, which was at present... Islamabad to have modern jail ISLAMABAD, Aug 23: To ease the burden on Adiala Jail, which is housing 6,000 prisoners against its capacity of 2,000, a modern prison of international standard will be constructed shortly in the federal capital.... Pall of gloom persists over Wah Cantt TAXILA, Aug 23: The entire city of Wah Cantonment presented a deserted look on the third consecutive day after the twin suicide attacks at the Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) on Thursday... MNAs spare one-month salary for Bajaur DPs ISLAMABAD, Aug 23: The MNAs would deposit one-month salary in the Speaker’s Relief Fund established for the support of displaced people of Bajaur and Mohmand Agency.... Call to amend 3 articles of Constitution ISLAMABAD, Aug 23: A Senate body on Saturday directed the law ministry to include proposed amendments in three articles of the Constitution in its constitutional package.... Flats occupied KARACHI, Aug 23: Tension gripped the Gulshan-i-Maymaar area on Saturday after activists belonging to a nationalist party occupied a 1,000-flat project of the Sindh labour ministry near the Northern Bypass.... Kidnapped minor’s body recovered KASUR, Aug 23: Chunian police on Saturday recovered the body of one of the two minor boys who had been kidnapped some days back from Bhasserpura.... Grower hurt in clash with urea dealers ARIFWALA, Aug 23: A grower was injured in a clash between fertiliser dealers and landlords over black-marketing of urea here on Saturday.... ‘Encounter’ SAHIWAL, Aug 23: The City police claimed to have arrested six members of two dacoits’ gangs after a brief encounter near Kanan Park on Friday night.... Bulleh Shah’s Urs begins tomorrow KASUR, Aug 23: Preparations are in full swing for Hazrat Baba Bulleh Shah’s 251st Urs which is being celebrated here from Aug 25-27.... Need to focus on human capital LAHORE, Aug 23: Need for focusing attention on human capital for progress and nurturing it for progress was stressed at the International Human Resource Conference organised by the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry here on Saturday.... Man robbed of Rs3.9m LAHORE, Aug 23: Robbers deprived a man of Rs 3.9 million in Defence B police limits on Saturday.... Bakhtawar visits Garhi LARKANA, Aug 23: Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari, daughter of Benazir Bhutto, laid floral wreaths on the graves of her mother, grandfather and uncles in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh Bhutto amid tight security being overseen by Sindh Home Minister Dr Zulfikar Mirza himself.... Governor not being replaced, says Qaim DADU, Aug 23: The Sindh Chief Minister has dismissed speculations about the removal of Governor Ishratul Ibad and that the local bodies system was being scrapped.... Jirga settles karo-kari dispute JACOBABAD, Aug 23: A jirga was held at Hafizullah Khoso village in Kandhkot on Saturday to resolve a karo-kari dispute between two parties of Khoso clan.... NGO accused of embezzlement BADIN, Aug 23: A large number of villagers, activists of different social welfare organisations and members of the Badin Bachayo Action Committee took out a protest rally on Saturday to protest... Woman killed over karo-kari KHAIRPUR, Aug 23: A woman has been allegedly killed by her family and her body thrown into the Indus River. Reports said the 24-year-old woman was killed some days back.... Girl dies, mother injured in accident JACOBABAD, Aug 23: A minor girl was killed and her mother was seriously injured when a tractor hit the motorcycle rickshaw they were travelling in near the main bus stop in the limits of Ghouspur police station in Kandhkot on Saturday.... Man freed from police detention MIRPURKHAS, Aug 23: A young man was released by the Sessions Court, Umerkot when produced before it on Friday after enduring police torture.... Irrigation employees seek quota in jobs SANGHAR, Aug 23: A large number of Irrigation Department employees protested outside the press club on Saturday for acceptance of their demands.... Two die KHAIRPUR, Aug 23: Two people died in separate incidents here on Saturday.... Boy searches for parents MITHI, Aug 23: A 15-year-old boy belonging to Bheel community, who has forgotten the names of his father and mother and was reportedly kidnapped and kept in unlawful confinement by a... Teachers receive cheques DADU, Aug 23: Sindh Minister for Education Pir Mazharul Haq on Saturday commended teachers who completed training and urged them to show good performance by availing facilities provided by the government.... Prosecutors hired against rules: Record placed before LHC LAHORE, Aug 23: Punjab Advocate-General Khwaja Haris has placed evidence before the Lahore High Court to show that the appointments of the sacked prosecutors were made in deviation of rules and on the recommendations of several ministers in the last government.... Turbines on Tarbela’s tunnel four LAHORE, Aug 23: Wapda is considering various options for installation of power turbines on tunnel four of Tarbela Dam in a bid to fully tap the potential of the reservoir.... Girls keep the graduation edge intact LAHORE, Aug 23: Education standards being on the decline, the Punjab University’s Bachelor of Arts and Science (BA/BSc) annual examinations 2008 results declared on Saturday showed a plunge in the pass percentage, that is, 24.67... The failure story! LAHORE, Aug 23: Six colleges in Lahore, including a private institute, have shown less pass percentage than the Punjab University’s success rate of 24.67. While, in the Punjab University jurisdiction, six colleges have shown zero per cent results....

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