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August 24, 2006 Thursday Rajab 28, 1427   Opposition’s charge-sheet against PM ISLAMABAD, Aug 23: Opposition members on Wednesday submitted a 500-page resolution as a charge-sheet against Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz with their notice of no-confidence motion.... NA plunges into chaos over bill ISLAMABAD, Aug 23: The National Assembly plunged into a prolonged chaos on Wednesday as the ruling coalition and opponents of a government bill on women’s rights accused each other of un-Islamic conduct and breaching the privileges of the lower house.... Women’s rights bill as tabled in National Assembly ISLAMABAD: The following is the text of the women’s rights bill as tabled in the National Assembly on Monday. The bill has been referred to a select committee.... Govt rejects opposition’s charge-sheet ISLAMABAD, Aug 23: The government on Wednesday rejected as baseless the opposition’s “charge-sheet” submitted along the no-trust motion. “The so-called charge sheet is nothing but a pack of lies,” Minister of... Pakistan, India told to stop missile race ISLAMABAD, August 23: Pakistan and India were Wednesday urged to work for strategic stability in South Asia. Speakers at an international seminar on “Ballistic Missiles and South Asian Security” suggested that... Five killed in bus accident at Nuttal DERA MURAD JAMALI, Aug 23: At least five people were killed and 21 injured, when a bus skidded off the road and overturned at Nuttal, Balochistan, on Wednesday, police said.... Govt urged to hold talks with Baloch leaders QUETTA, Aug 23: The Awami National Party and its students’ wing have called for an end to what they called extra-constitutional methods being used by the government in the province and... Singh, Musharraf may meet in NY ISLAMABAD, Aug 23: President General Pervez Musharraf may meet Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New York next month on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly session.... Hafiz Saeed planned to disrupt peace: Police inform LHC LAHORE, Aug 23: The capital city police on Wednesday deposed before Justice Muhammad Akhtar Shabbir of the Lahore High Court that Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, the chief of the Jamaatud Dawa Pakistan,... Housing units insufficient in Punjab, says ADB RAWALPINDI, Aug 23: The sluggish growth in the number of housing units has led to increased crowding of houses in the Punjab province despite somewhat faster growth in income, says a report of the Asian Development Bank (ADB).... Unesco charter violated in conservation of Taxila sites TAXILA, Aug 23: The Federal Department of Archaeology has committed violation of a Unesco charter in the restoration of Dharmarajika Stupa and Sirkap located in Taxila, it has been learnt.... Ban on cement export supported ISLAMABAD, Aug 23: The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) has asked the government not to withdraw the restriction on export of cement. In a statement on Wednesday, ICCI President... Education dept to lift ban on inter-dist transfers RAWALPINDI, Aug 23: Punjab Education Department has decided to lift ban on inter-district transfer of all employees and teachers. Sources said that the ban would be lifted only for two or three days.... Support to war against terror reaffirmed ISLAMABAD, Aug 23: Federal Interior Minister Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao on Wednesday reaffirmed support to war against terror and said that a peaceful Afghanistan was in Pakistan best interest.... Baghwandas acting CJP ISLAMABAD, Aug 23: Justice Rana Baghwandas, the senior most judge of the Supreme Court, took oath as acting Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) here on Wednesday.... Australia to invest in energy sector ISLAMABAD, Aug 23: Australia on Wednesday expressed interest to invest in the energy sector particularly in the wind power generation and hydel power projects in Pakistan.... Two prayer leaders booked ISLAMABAD, Aug 23: Two prayer leaders (imam masjid) were booked on charges of violating the ban on use of loudspeakers in the federal capital territory, police said on Wednesday.... CPNE, APNS plan meetings in Quetta KARACHI, Aug 23: The Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors and the All Pakistan Newspapers Society will hold separate meetings on the Balochistan issue in Quetta on Aug 28 and Aug 29 respectively.... ‘Victimised because of appearance’ LONDON, Aug 23: One of two Muslim students, pulled off a British charter flight at gunpoint because other passengers feared they were terrorists, said on Wednesday they were victimised because of their appearance.... Post of doctor in cardiac ward vacant for 3 years PESHAWAR, Aug 23: Inordinate delay in holding interview for a post of assistant professor in the cardiology ward of the Khyber Teaching Hospital has been causing unrest among candidates.... Role of civil society groups stressed: Women empowerment PESHAWAR, Aug 23: A provincial consultation meeting was told on Wednesday that the civil society groups could play an important role for political empowerment of women and that the group had... Restaurants raided, employees held PESHAWAR, Aug 23: The city’s traders on Wednesday threatened to go on strike against the attitude of the NWFP food minister if the restaurant employees arrested during a raid on the University Road on Tuesday were not released.... Plan to set up hospital for disabled SWABI, Aug 23: The Khidmat-i-Maazooran Organisation would establish a hospital for disabled in the Swabi district. President of the organisation Sher Rehman said here on Tuesday that a two-kanal piece of... Blood screening of kitchen staff of big hotels LAHORE, Aug 23: The City District Government Lahore (CDGL) has decided to take a start from five-star hotels and known restaurants for blood testing of their kitchen staff as authorities are formulating a schedule for the purpose.... Ten DPOs asked to pursue high-profile cases LAHORE, Aug 23: As many as 10 district police officers have been asked to personally monitor and pursue 18 high-profile cases of sectarian killings in Punjab to ensure conviction of the accused in league with the prosecution service department.... FIA official testifies in Qazf case LAHORE, Aug 23: FIA deputy director Mushtaq Ahmad Sukhera has stated in the court of an additional district and sessions judge that he is not aware of any legal proceedings in... Recruitment of prosecutors LAHORE, Aug 23: Recruitment for the independent prosecution service had been started and it would formally be launched from next month, said Law Minister Basharat Raja here on Wednesday.... Three killed in two accidents LAHORE, Aug 23: Three people were killed in two accidents in the city on Wednesday. Two friends - Younas, 32, and Ishfaq, 35 - were going on a motorcycle when a... Scattered rain causes mugginess LAHORE, Aug 23: Downtown Lahore received rain on Wednesday which later made weather muggy in the rest of the city. The rain lashed areas in and around the Walled City and... Two killed as bus plunges into canal GUJRANWALA, Aug 23: Two people were killed and seven others injured as a bus fell into Upper-Chenab canal at Fareed Town here on Wednesday. Near Chacharwali bridge, a speeding Sialkot-bound bus... Membership of DBA lawyers restored OKARA, Aug 23: The disciplinary committee of Punjab bar council (PBC) on Wednesday restored the DBA membership of three lawyers on their appeal. Reports said some weeks back, Okara bar former... Shrine caretaker murdered JHANG, Aug 23: Former member of Jhang district council and Mahni Sharif’s Sajjada Nashin Sahibzada Fakhar Jehan was murdered and his companion seriously injured on Wednesday while on their way home on a motorcycle.... Two robbers held after shootout SHEIKHUPURA, Aug 23: The Khanqah Dogran and patrol police teams claimed on Wednesday to have arrested two robbers who were looting cash and valuables from the passengers on the Sargodha Road.... UC official, companions beat up farmer KASUR, Aug 23: The district police have registered a case against a union council naib nazim and his accomplices for beating up a farmer and threatening him with dire consequences at Lohrt Jhugian village on Tuesday evening.... Case against family head VEHARI, Aug 23: The Burewala city police have registered a case against the husband of a woman who along with her two children was found dead at their house in Amjad Town.... Gor Khattree monument to be restored PESHAWAR, Aug 23: The monument of Gor Khattree, located inside the old city, would be restored at a cost of Rs36.25 million including $35,000 provided by the US government, officials said.... ‘FPSC paper out of course’ GILGIT, Aug 23: Candidates appearing in the Northern Areas competitive examinations held here on Tuesday to fill seven posts of deputy superintendent of police have alleged that the Urdu General paper... Exhibition of handicrafts QUETTA, Aug 23: An exhibition of embroidery and handicraft by women here on Tuesday. Provincial Chief Secretary K. B. Rind inaugurated the exhibition, organised by the provincial social welfare and women development department.... Equitable distribution of funds ordered SWABI, Aug 23: The NWFP Local Government Commission has asked the district government to equitably distribute among union councils the Rs100 million announced by President Gen Pervez Musharraf and the Rs30 million allocated for development.... PHC CJ visits judicial complex SWABI, Aug 23: Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court Justice Tariq Pervez Khan has said that the planned judicial complexes in various districts would have modern facilities....

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