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September 03, 2008 Wednesday Ramazan 2, 1429   PPP govt will crumble on its own, says Nawaz NEW YORK, Sept 2: Pakistan Muslim League-N chief Nawaz Sharif has said that his party has no intentions to destabilise the present government because “it would soon crumble on its own.”... CM ‘buckles under’ millers’ pressure: Food secy transferred LAHORE, Sept 2: The never-ending flour crisis on Tuesday claimed third scalp in the last five months when Food Secretary Iftikhar Ahmad Rao was shown the door.... PML-N again asks PPP to quit cabinet LAHORE, Sept 2: The PML-N will not rejoin the federal cabinet nor will it stop asking the PPP ministers to quit the Punjab cabinet, a party spokesman said here on Tuesday.... Fruit, vegetable prices defy CDGL’s Ramazan plan LAHORE, Sept 2: The City District Government of Lahore could not devise a mechanism to control prices of vegetables and fruits in the wholesale markets that resulted either in non-availability or... PML-N meeting on 5th ISLAMABAD, Sept 2: Pakistan Muslim League-N chief Mian Nawaz Sharif has summoned a meeting of his party’s legislators at the Punjab House on... Profit comes first, piety second ISLAMABAD/RAWALPINDI, Sept 2: Prices of consumer items increased sharply in the markets of Islamabad and Rawalpindi on the first day of Ramazan, reflecting the helplessness of the price regulators and the lust for profit of the business community.... Daily use items prices go up by 50-100pc ATTOCK, Sept 2: The district administration’s Ramazan contingency plan aimed at providing relief to consumers and controlling price hike has turned out to be an exercise in futility.... 689 pass CSS exam ISLAMABAD, Sept 2: As many as 689 candidates qualified in the written part of the Central Superior Services (CSS) examination 2008.... ‘Northern Areas free of polio since 1998’ ISLAMABAD, Sept 2: The health department of Northern Areas has stated that the entire region under its control has remained free of polio since 1998.... Police seek equipment to combat terrorism ISLAMABAD, Sept 2: Police chiefs in the four provinces and the federal capital have sought modern equipment to combat terrorism, sources told Dawn here on Tuesday.... Allotment of land to outsiders in N.As opposed ISLAMABAD, Sept 2: An alliance of political organisations from Jammu Kashmir and Gilgit-Balitistan has expressed concerns over allotment of land in the Northern Areas to non-local people and companies by the government of Pakistan.... Missing man found dead in Lahore ISLAMABAD, Sept 2: The body of a man went missing from capital was found dead in Lahore, police said here on Tuesday.... Terror suspects’ remand extended by six days RAWALPINDI, Sept 2: An anti-terrorism court here on Tuesday extended the physical remand of three suspected terrorists arrested by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), and issued warrants for the arrest of... Nepra barred from raising tariff for industrial units LAHORE, Sept 2: Justice Hamid Ali Shah of the Lahore High Court restrained the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) and power distribution companies on Tuesday from increasing the tariff for industrial consumers till Sept 15.... PPP loyalists’ entry angers diplomats ISLAMABAD, Sept 2: The Foreign Office is these days gripped with intense discussion about the growing number of ambassadors-at-large appointed by the government.... Farmer killed in baton charge SUKKUR, Sept 2: The Pano Akil police have registered a case against three police officials, including an SHO, after death of a farmer in police baton charge on Monday.... Intensive polio vaccination urged HYDERABAD, Sept 2: The director-general of Health Services, Sindh, Dr Ghulam Nabi Memon, has urged parents to get children under five years of age vaccinated for polio.... Complaint centres nowhere in sight MIRPURKHAS, Sept 2: Ramazan has begun but market committee’s complaint centres have yet to be set up in the city while fruit sellers are overcharging as there is no price list anywhere in markets.... Police cordon off court to arrest suspects HYDERABAD, Sept 2: Personnel of CIA police picked up three suspects from the premises of sessions court as soon as they came out of a trial court after attending hearing in a kidnapping for ransom case here on Tuesday.... Many phone lines in Jacobabad out of order JACOBABAD, Sept 2: Hundreds of telephone lines are out of order in Jacobabad causing problems to subscribers.... RBOD poses threat to Shahdadkot: official LARKANA, Sept 2: The Right Bank Outfall Drain (RBOD) posed serious danger to Shahdadkot town as it would cause waterlogging and salinity, said Sindh Irrigation Secretary Mir Mohammed Parhyar on Tuesday.... Shortage of staff renders ICU non-functional LARKANA, Sept 2: Shortage of doctors and skilled hands had rendered the Intensive Care Unit of the Chandka Medical College Hospital non-functional, the DCO learnt during a visit to the hospital on Tuesday.... Arrangements for Sachal’s Urs KHAIRPUR, Sept 2: A meeting of Sachal Yadgar Committee was held here on Tuesday to discuss the arrangements of 187th annual Urs of renowned Sufi poet Sachal Sarmast.... Woman, two girls killed NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Sept 2: An elderly woman and two minor girls were killed when some armed men allegedly belonging to their rival tribe trespassed into their house and opened fire on... Documentary on Shah Latif planned HYDERABAD, Sept 2: A documentary film on the life of great Sufi saint Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai will be made to make people aware of his stature.... Dist nazim orders filling of teachers’ vacancies by Oct 20 MULTAN, Sept 2: District Nazim Mian Faisal Mukhtar has directed the authorities concerned to fill the 570 vacant posts of teachers in the district by Oct 20.... PTCL cable theft goes unnoticed NAROWAL, Sept 2: An employee of the Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited (PTCL) along with some daily wagers has stolen underground telephone cables.... 80 grain market shops gutted MULTAN, Sept 2: Eighty shops were gutted in a fire at Grain Market here on Tuesday morning.... Two perish SHEIKHUPURA, Sept 2: Two people were killed in separate road accidents here on Tuesday...Abdul Rauf, who was travelling by a van from Lahore to Nankana Sahib, fell from the roof.... Consumers pay dearly for bad governance SAHIWAL, Sept 2: The district price control committee (DPCC) and the special price magistrate committee have failed to control the prices of kitchen items in Sahiwal, Dawn has learnt.... Robbery SHEIKHUPURA, Sept 2: Four robbers deprived a woman of cash, gold ornaments and other valuables in Sharqpur.... Clerk flouts eviction notices by EDO KHANEWAL, Sept 2: The district administration has failed to get a local government rest house vacated from a clerk to set up the office of the community organisation DO in that building, Dawn has learnt.... Three shot by rivals GUJRAT, Sept 2: Three people were shot dead and four others injured when rivals sprayed their vehicles with bullets near Dhal Bangash village in Dinga police precinct, about 45 kilometres away from here, on Tuesday morning.... Chicken price rise ominous trend MULTAN, Sept 2: As with every consumer product, the chicken price has registered an upward trend with the advent of Ramazan, with many poultry experts expecting further increase in the rates in the next few days.... Schoolteachers move to other institutes: Post-flood situation LAYYAH, Sept 2: The teachers and other staff of 11 primary, five middle and four high schools have been shifted to other institutions in the wake of post-flood measures.... Wanted man arrested OKARA, Sept 2: Police have claimed the arrest of a proclaimed offender carrying head money.... Flour piling up at mills LAHORE, Sept 2: Flour supply crisis worsened in the city on Tuesday with the government directing millers not to supply flour straight to dealers and retailers for the fear of hoarding but failed in establishing a parallel distribution mechanism.... Aviation policy engulfed in uncertainty LAHORE, Sept 2: The federal cabinet has yet to approve the National Aviation Policy despite its clearance by the defence ministry about a year ago.... Work on Shalamar flyover begins LAHORE, Sept 2: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Tuesday opened the construction work of Shalamar flyover in Mughulpura here.... JAH for delay in presidential election LAHORE, Sept 2: Jamaat Ahle Hadith (JAH) President Senator Prof Sajid Mir has said the Pakistan People’s Party should postpone the presidential election to end the growing political instability and fulfill the promises made to the people....

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