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May 6, 2006 Saturday Rabi-us-Sani 7, 1427   MMA pledges support to Iranians in case of US attack QUETTA, May 5: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) leaders have assured the Iranian people that their Muslim brethren in Pakistan would firmly stand by them against any US aggression and vowed to struggle for enforcement of Islamic system in the country.... Altaf calls for ‘Latif Day’ national holiday KHAIRPUR, May 5: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has demanded that the president and the prime minister should declare ‘Latif Day’ as a national holiday and establish Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai libraries in the four provinces.... Opposition panel fine-tunes ‘charter of democracy’ ISLAMABAD, May 5: A four-member committee of the Pakistan People’s Party and Pakistan Muslim League (N) met here on Friday to give final touches to the “charter of democracy” to... SC sets aside Punjab CM’s directive: Shops’ construction on college land CHAKWAL, May 5: A three-member bench of Supreme Court on Friday set aside a directive of Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Ellahi to construct 180 shops on the premises of Government Postgraduate College Chakwal.... MNA alleges HR violations in Adiala Jail ISLAMABAD, May 5: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) MNA Khwaja Saad Rafiq on Friday drew the attention of the National Assembly towards alleged violation of human rights in Adiala Jail and asked human rights organizations to take notice of the situation.... Water shortage hits crops in Sindh SUKKUR, May 5: The severe water shortage at three barrages of Sindh is getting worse with every passing day as the shortage has reached 56 per cent at Sukkur and Guddu barrages.... Khosa pledges to resist turncoats’ return to PML-N TOBA TEK SINGH, May 5: Punjab PML-N president Zulfiqar Khosa has said that he will resist turncoats’ return into the party. He was speaking at a PML workers convention at the residence of district president Amjad Ali Javed on Friday afternoon.... Thousands of chickens in Sialkot, Kasur: Bird flu panic grips localities SIALKOT, May 5: Thousands of chickens have died in different parts of Punjab over the last two days, creating panic among people in the localities near the affected poultry farms.... Punjab to create one million jobs each year LAHORE, May 5: Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has said his government is carrying out an extensive reforms agenda in the province under his Vision 2020 to sustain an annual... Hottest day in Lahore LAHORE, May 5: Friday was the hottest day of the current summer so far in the plains of Punjab, as almost all its cities recorded over 40 degrees Celsius temperature.... Australia to provide 500 scholarships ISLAMABAD, May 5: The Australian government will provide 500 scholarships worth $39 million for Pakistani citizens over the next five years to study in Australia, said a press release.... Railways factory moving towards self-reliance RAWALPINDI, May 5: As the Pakistan Railways Carriage Factory (CFI) near Islamabad is in the process of upgradation, it is rapidly moving towards self-reliance in the manufacturing of passenger coaches.... Domestic violence forum calls for protective laws ISLAMABAD, May 5: A three-day learning forum on Gender Equality Project (GEP) concluded here on Friday by calling for repealing discriminatory laws and framing protective laws to end violence against women in the country.... Erra involves local traders in rebuilding RAWALPINDI, May 5: The Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (Erra) on Friday invited local traders, transporters and manufacturers to supply construction materials to quake-hit areas.... German orientalist honoured ISLAMABAD, May 5: Pakistani intellectuals joined the world- wide surge in appreciating the work of Annemarie Schimmel (1922- 2003) by arranging a literary evening in memory of the great German orientalist here on Friday.... Bushfire on Margalla light up Islamabad ISLAMABAD, May 5: Flames leapt up and down the capital on Friday as another bushfire erupted on the Margalla Hills and a freak fire consumed wooden crates in the vegetable market in I-11.... Drive against unregistered vehicles urged ATTOCK, May 5: Social circles have demanded that the district administration should launch a drive to check unregistered vehicles plying illegally on the roads with ‘applied for’ plates.... PPP seeks probe into power crisis ISLAMABAD, May 5: People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) Senator Mian Raza Rabbani on Friday demanded formation of a parliamentary committee to probe into prevailing power crisis in Karachi and held the federal government’s privatisation policy responsible for this situation.... Rs469m project for Mehran varsity okayed ISLAMABAD, May 5: The Central Developmental Working Party (CDWP) has approved a project worth Rs469 million submitted by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) to strengthen and develop the Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro.... MNA’s car stolen ISLAMABAD, May 5: The car of a member of the National Assembly was stolen here on Friday, police said. MNA Haji Khuda Bux from Sindh complained to the Secretariat police that... ‘Quake victims’ houses to be rebuilt by winter’ ABBOTTABAD, May 5: Deputy Chairman of the Earthquake Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Authority (Erra) Lt-Gen Nadeem Ahmed has said that the authority will complete reconstruction of houses before September so that quake survivors return to their areas before winter.... Team raids blood banks, labs LARKANA, May 5: A team of Sindh Blood Transfusion Authority (SBTA) on Friday conducted raids on several blood banks and laboratories and found nine in breach of SBTA rules and regulations.... Minister meets PML leaders in Gilgit GILGIT, May 5: A proposal to restore regional offices of the Zarai Tarraqiyati Bank and House Building Finance Corporation would be considered, chief executive and federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas Tahir Iqbal said.... Teachers seek job regularisation GILGIT, May 5: Hundreds of teachers belonging to community schools established under the Social Action Programme staged a protest rally on Friday to press their demand for regularisation of their service.... Power supply remains suspended to 25 villages GHALANAI (Mohmand Agency), May 5: People from 25 settled villages have been forced to move to other areas because electricity supply there remains suspended for more than two months.... ‘Clean Indus campaign’ launched SUKKUR, May 5: The district government launched the “Clean Indus Campaign” on Friday with a fleet of 10 boats, which will clean selected parts of the river of garbage and other refuse.... Women’s role stressed in development HARIPUR, May 5: Speakers at a workshop on Friday said that unless women were encouraged to take active part in national life the goal of sustainable development in the country would remain unachievable.... Bodies found seven months after quake ABBOTTABAD, May 5: Five bodies were retrieved from Garhi Habibullah and Balakot on Thursday, seven months after the earthquake devastated parts of the NWFP and Azad Kashmir on Oct 8, 2005.... Road blocked by villagers LARKANA, May 5: A large number of people on Friday blocked the Motorway in Ratodero to press for their demand for the arrest of a former taluka police officer and two... CM offers Rs2.7bn to Gujranwala: Lavish expenditure on visit GUJRANWALA, May 5: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi announced on Friday a Rs2.7 billion package for Gujranwala and promised that more funds would be sought from the federal government for completion of uplift projects in district.... Water shortage in kharif feared BAHAWALPUR, May 5: Around 15 to 20 per cent canal water shortage is expected in the coming kharif season in Bahawalpur irrigation zone owing to a drop in the water level at Mangla and Tarbela dams.... Growers cry out against govt wheat policy MULTAN, May 5: Farmers belonging to various parts of South Punjab staged a rally here on Friday to protest against what they described as the anti-grower policies of the government.... Call to shift Mandi courts to judicial complex MANDI BAHAUDDIN, May 5: The district courts should be shifted to the judicial complex to save massive funds of the Lahore High Court from being wasted.... Conference on dialogue for peace MULTAN, May 5: An international conference will be held here on Sunday (tomorrow) to highlight the emerging need for involving civilisations in dialogue for peace in the world.... Faisalabad ‘a textile capital’ FAISALABAD, May 5: British High Commissioner Mark Lyall Grant says the colonisation of Faisalabad (Lyallpur) and world’s largest irrigation system in the Punjab were among the important and correct decisions the British had taken during their 200 years rule.... Suitable raise in wages stressed LAHORE, May 5: International Labour Organisation Policy Planning director Dr Rashid Amjad has proposed linking of wages to productivity for maintaining the momentum of economic growth.... Indefinite rickshaw strike from today LAHORE, May 5: The All Punjab Rickshaw Drivers Federation has announced an indefinite strike from Saturday (today) to protest against government plans for phasing out the two-stroke rickshaws and pressing for release of drivers arrested during the protest on Thursday.... Proposals on police reforms sought LAHORE, May 5: A committee set up to review the chief minister’s police reforms programme on Friday directed senior police officers to submit their suggestions and recommendations....

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