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June 08, 2008	Sunday	Jamadi-us-Sani 03, 1429

PPP package will deepen judicial crisis: HRCP LAHORE, June 7: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Saturday declared that the Pakistan People’s Party’s proposed constitutional amendment “will lead to a worse judicial crisis”....		A. Q. Khan asked not to speak against Musharraf ISLAMABAD, June 7: Presi-dent Pervez Musharraf’s close aides called on Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan on Saturday and asked him to avoid giving statements against the president....

Ex-servicemen seek judicial trial of Musharraf ISLAMABAD, June 7: The Ex-Servicemen Society (ESS) on Saturday sought the judicial trial of President Pervez Musharraf for the Kargil debacle....		‘Musharraf is ‘de facto’ president’ KARACHI, June 7: Minister for Ports and Shipping Qamar-uz-Zaman Kaira has said the government has to maintain a certain level of working relationship with President Pervez Musharraf to run its routine business....

Terrorism suspects remanded in custody RAWALPINDI, June 7: An anti-terrorism court on Saturday remanded six suspected terrorists in police custody for ten days. They were arrested recently from a densely populated locality in Sadiqabad area along with three explosive laden vehicles....		Shamshad lauds CBOs role in NA uplift HUNZA, June 7: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Shamshad Akhtar has applauded the efforts of community-based organisations (CBOs) to impart skills and develop income generating opportunities for local women and other disadvantaged segment of the society....

Concern expressed over jails’ condition ISLAMABAD, June 7: The National Judicial (policymaking) Committee (NJPMC) on Saturday expressed concern over the situation in jails and miserable condition of inmates and asked sessions judges to visit jails to...		Poor states hit hard by rising prices: SBP ISLAMABAD, June 7: The surge in global inflation has affected developing economies more than developed economies, because the share of food in consumption baskets of the former is significantly bigger than the latter....

Mengal wants military operation halted QUETTA, June 7: Balochistan National Party chief Sardar Akhtar Mengal has reiterated that without ending the military operation, recovery of missing persons and rehabilitation of displaced people, there will be no positive outcome of the government’s reconciliation move....		CM tells lawyers long march will go against govt HYDERABAD, June 7: The Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has asked the lawyers of Sindh to refrain from destabilising the government by taking part in long march....

‘JUI-F has reservations on some clauses’ SUKKUR, June 7: Secretary General of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (F) Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri has said that they have received a copy of the proposed constitutional package and their committee is going through it....		AG trying to get details about missing persons HYDERABAD, June 7: Advocate General of Sindh Yusuf Leghari has said that he is trying to get complete details of missing persons in the province to be able to bring actual facts before the court....


Rashid pledges he won’t join ‘future autocrats’ MULTAN, June 7: Newly-formed Awami Muslim League president Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said he supported Gen Musharraf (retired) in the past as he had no other option, pledging that his party would not cooperate with undemocratic forces in future....		‘Rape victim’ tries to end her life MULTAN, June 7: A 13-year-old girl allegedly raped by six people tried to commit suicide by setting herself ablaze to protest against what she called the refusal of Khanewal police to...

Punjab govt to stay away from march: Shahbaz LAHORE, June 7: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz president Shahbaz Sharif has distanced himself and the provincial government from the lawyers’ long march....		Overdose of boos for opposition The session began an hour behind the scheduled time of 10am during which the treasury members raised slogans “Go Musharraf Go.” They raised the slogans every time an opposition member, including...

Six killed in Muzaffarabad road accidents MUZAFFARABAD, June 7: Four men and two women, including a Nazim, were killed and three others were injured in two road accidents in and on the outskirts of the AJK capital on Saturday, police and witnesses said....		1,321 cases of violence against women in three months: NGO ISLAMABAD, June 7: As many as 1,321 incidents of violence against women occurred in the four provinces of Pakistan and in the capital between January and March....

Balochistan lawyers to join march in Sukkur QUETTA, June 7: Balochistan lawyers have decided to join the long march from Sukkur on June 9 and to boycott court proceedings in the province from June 9 to 15....		Girls’ school blown up in Timergara TIMERGARA, June 7: Un-identified militants blew up a portion of a girls’ high school building with a bomb in Barkalay area on Saturday morning. No casualties were reported in the blast....

Travel advisory for US citizens ISLAMABAD, June 7: The United States embassy has warned its citizens of a threat of violence in Islamabad and surrounding areas and advised them to limit non-essential movements....		Self-immolation MITHI, June 7: A man of Mashori community here on Saturday committed self-immolation by sprinkling petrol on his body and setting himself on fire....

Police claim busting robbers’ gang LARKANA, June 7: Larkana police had busted a gang of motorcycle robbers, extortionists and the killers of Dr Dharmo Mal, ASP Muhammed Nasir Muneef Qureshi claimed on Saturday....		Consumers in agony amid power outages LARKANA, June 7: Larkana and Qambar-Shahdadkot districts face the worst power outage at this time of summer season when mercury normally touches 49 to 50 degree Celsius in the districts and their adjoining areas....

Agricultural scientists urged to produce disease-free fruits MIRPURKHAS, June 7: The government has launched a programme with the cooperation of Australian government to control mango diseases....		Three killed over enmity DADU, June 7: Three men belonging to Bhand tribe were shot dead reportedly over an old enmity near the offices of excise and taxation department here on Saturday....

Traders, political workers to join long march MUZAFFARGARH, June 7: So far 200 lawyers, besides traders, political activists and members of public have got registered their names for participation in long march which will start from Multan on June 11....		Two of a family, robber killed in shootout FAISALABAD, June 7: Three people -- a man, his son and a robber -- were killed and a girl injured in a shootout between locals and robbers in Khurrianwala on Friday night....

Rural health centre needs attention SADIQABAD, June 7: The Allahabad Rural Health Centre, which is meant to cater to the needs of more than 30,000 people, is short of medical equipment, medicines and doctors....		Three brothers perish in accident KASUR, June 7: Three brothers died when a speeding van hit a motorcycle on Ferozpur Road on Saturday....

Evicted ones seek land for houses BAHAWALPUR, June 7: Residents of Bhatta Sheikh Salahuddin locality staged a protest demonstration here on Saturday on the completion of one year of their eviction from their houses....		DCOs apprise CS of their ‘limitations’ LAHORE, June 7: At their first meeting with Chief Secretary Javed Mahmood, the district coordination officers on Saturday expressed their ‘legal limitations’ in managing affairs in their districts and also complained...

Lawyers to hold bike, car rallies tomorrow LAHORE, June 7: The lawyers have planned to hold car and motorcycle rallies on Monday in the city in run up to the June 10 long march in protest against the delay in the restoration of the deposed judges....		Lahore suffers ‘all-time high’ air pollution LAHORE, June 7: Air pollution levels in the city of Lahore have reached an all-time high since records began, Environment Protection Agency officials told Dawn on Saturday....

Role not being recognised: Pervaiz LAHORE, June 7: The PML-Q will boycott the election of the Punjab chief minister on the ground that its existence and role as the opposition party in the province is not being recognised....		Pro-judiciary posters LAHORE, June 7: Students from universities across Lahore fixed 1,000 posters all over the city, which urge the restoration of the judiciary to its pre-Nov 3 status and ask the people to join in the lawyers’ long march on June 12....

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