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May 27, 2007 Sunday Jamadi-ul-Awwal 10, 1428   Hundreds deprived of kidneys in Punjab LAHORE, May 26: The number of kidney removal victims (both willing and unwilling) in Punjab can be in hundreds, police investigators told Dawn on Saturday. They said they were interrogating the... 4 tribesmen killed in Quetta ambush QUETTA, May 26: Four tribesmen were killed and two others injured seriously in an ambush by unknown armed men in Shahbaz Town area on Saturday. According to police, five tribesmen... 2 suspected BLA men arrested QUETTA, May 26: Police have arrested two suspected members of the banned Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) in Khuzdar and seized arms and ammunition. Deputy Inspector-General Police Kalat Ghulam Shabir Sheikh... MQM activists protest against Imran ISLAMABAD, May 26: Activists of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement from Azad Kashmir on Saturday held a demonstration outside the press club in protest against Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf chairman Imran Khan for allegedly using abusive language against MQM chief Altaf Hussain.... Lawyers, political activists stage demo ISLAMABAD, May 26: A large number of emotionally-charged lawyers, political and social activists on Saturday held protest demonstration on Constitution Avenue for more than five hours and then saw Chief Justice... Several poultry farms unwilling to cull birds ISLAMABAD, May 26: A number of poultry farms operating in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad have shown their unwillingness to cull their birds infected by avian influenza after facing... Students suffer as teachers exam boycott continues RAWALPINDI, May 26: Students continued to suffer as teachers observed their boycott of the ongoing primary-level examinations for the second day on Saturday. Majority of the students did not turn up... Haripur lawyers hold protests during premier’s visit HARIPUR, May 26: To express solidarity with Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, lawyers here on Saturday organised a protest during Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz’s visit to the city.... PM announces Rs100m for development: Rally in Haripur HARIPUR, May 26: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Saturday said the Pakistan Muslim League government was trying to provide basic amenities to the people. Speaking at a public rally on the... Demonstration against Erra MANSEHRA, May 26: Thousands of earthquake survivors from Garhi Habibullah, Boi, Kukmung and Dalola union councils organised a protest demonstration here on Saturday against what they termed the faulty policies of... Teachers’ strike shrinks to four districts: Class-V examinations MIANWALI, May 26: Protesting teachers did not let the Education Department conduct the class five examination on Saturday for the second consecutive day in four districts of the province.... PTI asks MQM to account for killings LAHORE, May 26: Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf’s Lahore president Muhammad Shabbir has asked the MQM to account for the blood of innocent people of Karachi before criticising chairman Imran Khan.... New relations possible if CJP is reinstated: Zafar LAHORE, May 26: Prominent lawyer and ruling PML Senator S M Zafar says in case of reinstatement of Chief Justice of Pakistan “a new relationship can be developed on mutual respect for institutions.”... Prisoner shot dead in court compound ISLAMABAD, May 26: An under-trial prisoner was shot dead by his rival in the district courts compound here on Saturday as police was taking him back to jail after his appearance in a court.... Study group celebrates lively year ISLAMABAD, May 26: Exuberant Dhol beats, folk dance and delicious meal marked the end of year-long activities of the Asian Study Group (ASG) on Friday evening.... PIA service to Chitral hailed ISLAMABAD, May 26: Diplomats, foreign as well as domestic tourists and local people have appreciated the launching of direct air service between Islamabad and Chitral, describing it a step forward in the promotion of tourism.... Houbara bustard conservation plan to be prepared RAWALPINDI, May 26: The National Council for Conservation of Wildlife has been directed to prepare community development and conservation plans in the areas of houbara bustard hunting.... Punjab police constable electrocuted ISLAMABAD, May 26: A constable of the Punjab police, who had come to strengthen the capital police, was electrocuted on Friday night. Ghulam Qasim was staying in the police lines Rawat... Security, jobs for special persons sought ISLAMABAD, May 26: Pakistan Association of Visually Handicapped Persons has sought 100 per cent employment for special persons in the upcoming fiscal budget and demanded payment of a minimum of Rs3,000... Revised education policy soon, says minister ISLAMABAD, May 26: Federal Education Minister Lt Gen (retd) Javed Ashraf Kazi said on Saturday that the draft of the revised education policy had been finalised and was being submitted to the federal cabinet for final approval.... Opposition assailed for ignoring Balochistan issue Quetta, May 26: National Party chief Hayee Baloch has criticised the multi-party conference, which was held in Islamabad on Friday, for not including the Balochistan issue on the agenda.... Moderates asked to get united ISLAMABAD, May 26: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has called for unity of moderate people to defeat extremist and obscurantist elements in the country. Addressing participants of War Course and National Defence... Two Kashmiris handed over to India LAHORE, May 26: Pakistan on Saturday handed over two Kashmiris to India who were arrested while illegally trying to cross Pakistan-Iran border in June last year.... Clarification RAWALPINDI, May 26: The Inter Services Public Relations has disputed comments made in a section of the press accusing officials of the armed forces of involvement in shady business activities and misusing plots of land acquired for defence purposes.... One more arrested in Japanese rape case LAHORE, May 26: The Japanese embassy has approached the Lahore police with a complaint on behalf of two women that they had been subjected to rape.... NWFP forced to revise ADP PESHAWAR, May 26: The NWFP government will not be able to complete 34 development projects by the June 30 deadline because of the poor performance of the various executing agencies.... PPP calls for joint struggle against govt PESHAWAR, May 26: The People’s Party Parliamentarians has called upon “genuine” political forces to join hands with the Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD) in order to launch a decisive struggle against the military regime.... French presentation on disaster management GILGIT, May 26: A group of French volunteers from the International Emergency Team on Saturday made a presentation here on how to deal with a disaster situation.... Alliance to debate new name for NAs GILGIT, May 26: The Gilgit-Baltistan Democratic Alliance, which represents nationalist and progressive parties of the region, has decided to initiate a debate on Sunday on a new name for Gilgit-Baltistan, which is administratively known as the “Northern Areas”.... Quake survivors asked to vacate camp MANSEHRA, May 26: The NWFP government has asked the displaced families living in the Jabba tent village to vacate it before June 4, sources have told Dawn.... AG, prison officials summoned in remission case PESHAWAR, May 26: The Peshawar High Court has asked the NWFP advocate-general and some prison department officials to appear in a writ petition dealing with the remission allowed to a prisoner who was transferred from Punjab to a prison here.... ANP leaders’ bail extended: Qamar Abbas murder case PESHAWAR, May 26: A court on Saturday extended until may 30 the pre-arrest interim bail granted to Awami National Party’s senior vice-president Haji Ghulam Ahmad Bilour, his brother MPA Bashir Bilour... PTI plans to get cases against Ibad reopened PESHAWAR, May 26: The Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf, NWFP chapter, has said it will move the Supreme Court to reopen 23 cases registered against Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad.... Women councillors call for ‘just distribution of funds’ SWABI, May 26: The lady councillors of Swabi said on Saturday that they would continue with their protests against the unjust distribution of development funds by the district government.... Grand jirga discusses anti-crime measures KOHAT, May 26: Local tribal administration officials and elders of six tribes of the Frontier Region of Kohat on Saturday held a grand jirga to discuss steps to deal with crime in the area.... Work on Mirwala crisis centre from June 1: EDO MUZAFFARGARH, May 26: The district administration has decided to start work on Mirwala Crisis Centre from June 1 and in this regard tenders to purchase furniture and other items have been called.... DDO defying dist nazim’s orders KASUR, May 26: Another government official has defied the authority of the ARD-backed district nazim. It was learnt that District Nazim Rana Muhammad Hayat directed Pattoki tehsil DDO (R)... Kiln workers torture robber to death SHEIKHUPURA, May 26: An alleged robber was tortured to death while two others were taken into custody by the kiln workers near Kot Pindi Das in the wee hours of Saturday.... Protest against death in custody SAHIWAL, May 26: Residents of Chak 89/6-R staged a protest demonstration at Katchery on Saturday against what they said custodial killing of a youth. Reports said Farid Town police on... Musharraf due in Choti DERA GHAZI KHAN, May 26: Former president Farooq Ahmed Khan Leghari will host a lunch for President Pervez Musharraf at Choti Zaireen on Sunday. Prominent political figures will also participate in it.... A dozen activists quit MQM VEHARI, May 26: Around a dozen office-bearers of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) have quit the party due to its ‘wrong’ policies. Talking to reporters in Mailsi on Saturday, Sheikh Anwar... Kidney trade accused in judicial custody LAHORE, May 26: A judicial magistrate on Saturday remanded six accused including, four doctors in judicial custody, who were rounded up on Friday on charges of illegal kidney trade.... Body on teachers’ issue LAHORE, May 26: The Punjab chief secretary has constituted a committee to discuss the problems of teachers, according to APP. The committee will meet at the Civil Secretariat on Monday.... 124 more LPG traders arrested LAHORE, May 26: As many as 124 more shopkeepers were taken into custody on Saturday as the LPG distributors association threatened to suspend the business from May 30 if the ongoing campaign against decanting was not stopped.... Mill worker robbed of cash LAHORE, May 26: Two robbers deprived an employee of a textile company of Rs200,000 in cash in Garden Town here on Saturday. Nadeem, manager of AA Cotton Mills, told police that... Examinations PESHAWAR, May 26: The NWFP Public Service Commission will hold examinations for the posts of Tehsildars and Naib Tehsildars from June 11 to 15 in Peshawar, D.I.... Missile seized, suspect held LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), May 26: Local authorities have seized a missile in the Loe Shalman area and arrested a suspect. An official of the Landi Kotal administration, Haji Meenadar, told... Galyat to get more projects PESHAWAR, May 26: Adequate funds will be allocated in the provincial budget for the Galyat area for initiating scores of new development projects that have been included in the new annual... Health facilities being improved MARDAN, May 26: The Mardan district government renovated several health facilities with the help of the Unicef in 2006-2007 while the local government was focusing on improving them further.... Work on metal testing centre under way SIALKOT, May 26: The construction of ‘Cast Metal Technology Testing and Training Centre’ at Daska Small Industrial Estate is briskly under way under the supervision of Pakistan Council for Scientific Industrial Research (PCSIR)....

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