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May 09, 2007 Wednesday Rabi-us-Sani 21, 1428   PPIB issues letter of intent for Thar power project ISLAMABAD, May 8: The Private Power and Infrastructure Board (PPIB) on Tuesday decided to issue a letter of interest (LoI) to sponsors of a $1.5 billion 1,000-megwatt coal-fired project in Thar.... ‘Judicial crisis has united people of four provinces’ LONDON, May 8: One of the most positive outcomes of the current movement for supremacy of the Constitution and establishment of rule of law had been the coming together of people... Altaf warns against plot to topple government LONDON, May 8: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has said that if conspiracies are hatched to end the present elected government, all workers and supporters of the MQM will stand to defend democracy.... Allotment of plots under NA scrutiny ISLAMABAD, May 8: The National Assembly on Tuesday ordered a probe by one of its standing committees into allotment of plots by the government in the Islamabad capital territory after opposition... Traders claim 80pc drop in sales LAHORE, May 8: Shopkeepers claim 80 per cent drop in their sales due to the closure of shops at 8pm.... PML plans record crowd with a ‘realistic look’: May 12 rally in Islamabad LAHORE, May 8: Cautioned by the `watchful eye’ of the media which captured the participation of government employees in the May 5 rally of the ruling PML and its two earlier... Medical college in Khuzdar soon, says governor QUETTA, May 8: Balochistan Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani has announced that Khuzdar would soon get a medical college and plans were underway to give Bolan Medical College the status of a university.... Vehari areas without power for a week VEHARI, May 8: The residents of Chak 31-WB and adjoining areas protested against the city sub-division Mepco for their failure to restore electricity for the last one week.... 400 shops reduced to ashes SHEIKHUPURA, May 8: More than 400 shops, most of them makeshifts, were reduced to ashes when a fire broke out at the vegetable market of Narang Mandi on Tuesday.... Deviant PMC gets dose from govt FAISALABAD, May 8: The Punjab Medical College (PMC) administration has violated merit in the postings of medical officers in the District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital and the Allied Hospital thus inviting the wrath of the Punjab government, sources said on Tuesday.... Environmental agency to go after individual polluter ISLAMABAD, May 8: The Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EAP) will soon start 24-hour monitoring of the quality of air in the city’s industrial area with the help of high-tech laboratories.... Dawn’s Art for Charity show opens in capital ISLAMABAD, May 8: The travelling “Art for Charity” exhibition featuring coloured and black and white photographs of international photographers opened at the Khaas Art Gallery here on Monday.... Non-functional FST puts over 7,000 cases on hold ISLAMABAD, May 8: The fate of more than 7,000 aggrieved civil servants and pensioners hangs in the balance because the Federal Service Tribunal (FST) that is to decide their cases has been non-functional since April 12.... Decomposed body found near Banigala ISLAMABAD, May 8: A decomposed body, probably of a man of African origin, was found near Banigala Monday night, police said.... Three injured in incidents ATTOCK, May 8: Three persons were injured in two separate incidents here on Tuesday.... Ministries to launch weekly briefings ISLAMABAD, May 8: The government has decided to launch an aggressive media policy under which different ministries have been asked to hold weekly briefings to give maximum coverage to the its policies, sources said on Tuesday.... Hayee lauds nationwide support for CJ QUETTA, May 8: National Party’s chief Dr Hayee Baloch has said that people had warmly welcomed Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhary during his visit to Sukkur, Hyderabad, Peshawar and Lahore, supported... Qureshi predicts ‘patch-up’ between govt, judiciary HYDERABAD, May 8: The Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz Chairman Bashir Khan Qureshi on Tuesday expressed his belief that the appearance of a confrontation between the government and the judiciary would subside... Couple die, son in serious condition HYDERABAD, May 8: A couple died, while their son and a close relative were injured in a road accident near Jamshoro by-pass, on Tuesday.... Council wants Rangers to curb water theft DADU, May 8: The district council on Tuesday demanded that the Sindh government should deploy Rangers along waterways and canals to curb water theft and take measures to help people facing water shortage in the district.... 3 men found illegally detained in Hesco official’s house HYDERABAD, May 8: The civil judge and judicial magistrate-I Raja Habibur Rehman found three persons illegally detained for more than a month and a half after a raid on Monday on... JUI calls for transfer of DCO KHAIRPUR, May 8: The Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) has call upon the Sindh government to immediately transfer the DCO of Khairpur district, says a press release. The decision to call for the... Protest against harassment of old woman MIRPURKHAS, May 8: Dozens of residents of Baloch Para and Pak Colony, including women, staged a demonstration outside the press club on Tuesday to protest against Town police for deliberately delaying action against armed thugs.... Mumtaz urges struggle for Sindh’s rights LARKANA, May 8: The Chairman of Sindh National Front (SNF), Mumtaz Ali Bhutto, has urged the Sindhis to wake up and protect themselves and snatch their rights.... Summons issued for blocking road NAWABSHAH, May 8: The Judicial Magistrate Nawabshah on Tuesday, issued summons to the District Nazim and Naib Nazim Nawabshah, District President PPP and 150 others, including PPP activists and Awam Dost... Encroachers, addicts rule Sialkot Fort SIALKOT, May 6: The provincial archaeology department and the tehsil municipal administration have left the historical Sialkot Fort to rot as among many ills plaguing it is growing number of encroachments which have become a blot on its face.... Nazim’s office ransacked by naib GUJRANWALA, May 8: A UC naib nazim along with his armed men attacked his nazim’s office on Jinnah Road and took away all the record, besides ransacking the furniture over some political row here on Tuesday.... Three killed, two injured in accident GUJRANWALA, May 8: Three people, including a medicine company employee, were killed while two others injured in a collision between a car and a truck near Sadhoki on GT Road on Monday night.... Traders upset at new plan BAHAWALPUR, May 8: Local traders and shopkeepers have demanded that the government should withdraw its decision to close their establishments by 8pm.... Man dies fighting fire FAISALABAD, May 8: A firefighter was killed while another sustained injuries when the roof of a factory which caught fire, caved in on Tuesday.... Judicial remand FAISALABAD, May 8: A court rejected the police request for physical remand of PPP leader Ijaz Virk and sent him on judicial remand on Tuesday.... Ishrat on governance reforms LAHORE, May 8: The National Commission for Governance Reforms is concentrating on improving social sector, health, education, water and police delivery mechanism, which affects the quality of life of the common man, Chairman of the Commission Dr Ishrat Hussain said.... LCCI wants all trades taxed LAHORE, May 8: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has proposed that tax registration of all the businesses and education up to matriculation be made compulsory for high quality vocational training.... Slain youth’s kin protest against police LAHORE, May 8: At least 200 people staged a protest demonstration in front of Baghbanpura police station on Tuesday against the police for not arresting two killers of a 22-year-old man and releasing a suspected woman, relative of the accused.... How nationalism cropped up in Pakistan LAHORE, May 8: Political leaders and advocates of Sindhi nationalism on Tuesday pleaded for sovereignty and autonomy to all provinces with the authority to write a new social contract with the objective of redefining their relationship with the federation.... 50 JI workers sent to jails LAHORE, May 8: Jamaat-i-Islami Punjab amir MNA Liaquat Baloch said on Tuesday that about 50 district chiefs and workers of the party who were arrested before May 5 reception of the...

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