The News tntcnational, Karachi, Saturday, Suty 25,2008

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9  killed  in  rain-related |
incidents: NDMA
lives, while 241 others were significant damage to infra:

“Tat TabaT               :
a       °           injured in incidents linked structure and livelihoods.
ISLAMABAD:  The National. to the monsoon season. The Since the start of the mon-
Disaster Management falatitics incude3S chiktren, soon season, 387 houses
Authority (NDMA) has 27menand19women* ~~ have been damaged, 207
released its latest assess- Provincial data showed livestock animals have per-
ment  of  casualties 2  and that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ished, and approximately
property damage caused by recorded the highest death toll 6.7 kilometres of roads have
the ongoing monsoon rains  with 4? fatalities, followed by been affected by flooding
-actoss Pakistan. «                 Punjab with 21, Azad Jammu and heavy rainfall.
 According to the NDMA,  and Kashmir with seven, and = Authorities have urged
Hine people were Killed and Balochistan with six. Punjab residents in vulnerable and
64 others injured in rain-re- reported 154 injured people, low-lying areas to remain
lated incidents across the followed by Khyber Pakh- alert, follow official weather
country during the past 24 tunkhwa with 70, Balochistan advisories, and avoid unnec-
hours. The authority said with 15, and AzadJammu and essary travel during periods
that between June 26 and Kashmirwithtwo.      of intense rainfall as mon-
duty 23, 81 people lost their - The NDMA reported soon conditions continue.

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IHC reserves verdict
on Rind’s PNIL plea

ISLAMABAD: The Islama-
bad High Court (IHC) on
Friday reserved its verdict
on a petition filed by former
federal minister Sardar Yar
Muhammad Rind challeng-
ing the travel restrictions
imposed on him

- Justice Inaam Ameon
Minhas heard the peti.
tion. Barrister Zafarultah
appeared for the petitioner,
while the assistant attomey
general, along with offi-


represented the respond. still not been removed?” the
ents, On the court's direc.         asked.
tion, Zafarullah read out a

Police stating that the peti. was not on the Exit Control

trav el restriction list,

that the police no longer The court asked how long a
required the petitioner's person’s name could legally
name on the list and that remain on the PNIL and
the FIA had also stated It when the prescribed period
did not require him. “Ifthe hadexpired.  «
cials of the Federal Inves- authorities that requested = The FIA ‘officials replied
tigation Agency (FLA) and the restriction no longer that aname could remain on
immigration authorities, need it, why has the name the list for one month, after
. which a one-month exten-
Sion was required,


Sardar Mukhtar Abbasi, Syed Bazil Ali Naqvi

urge AJK Election Commission to stop alleged    ip


pre-poll rigging and e ensure free, fair elections  =

By Asim Yasin
the election code of conduct. | #

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples He urged the Chief Election
Party (PPP) candidates for Commissioner of AJK to lake

(AIK) Legislative Assembly on and ensure impartial elections. |")

Friday accused the Pakistan Separately, PPP candidate
Mustim League Nawaz (PML-N) from Muzaffarabad and AJK
of altempting to influence the government minister Syed Baal
electoral process through the  ur Nagi termed the Punjab] :

alleged use of Punjab gover government's announcement   &


ment resources, and called on of buses, a blatant misuse of KARACHI:  President Asif “All Zardatl holding 2 meeting with a delegation of
the AJK Election Commission state resources and a clear| Balochistan provinclal ministers at the Bilawal House here on Friday.—APP

to ensure we froe, fair and trans:  breach of the election code of
conduct. He also called on the
PPP peanteate from Muzaf Chief Election Commissioner
farabad City, Sardar Mukhlar to immediately intervene, pre-
Abbasi, alleged that the PML-N vent all forms of alleged pre-
‘was trying to affect the elcce poll rigging and provide a level
toral process by using official playing field to all potitical par-
resources from Punjab. He tics. Naqvi reiterated that the
claimed that the Punfb Chief PPP betieved in transparent,
Minister's announcement of impartial and constitutional
providing 10 buses to AJK dur- elections and said the electoral
ing the election campaign was proccss should not be allowed
an attempt to influence voters tobecome controversial.


THC reserves verdict on
Tnaintainability of Imaan.
Mazari’s appeals

ISLAMABAD; The Islamabad tioners, Faisal Siddiqui, told
High Court (IHC) on Friday the court that he was ready to
reserved its verdict on the argue the maintainability tsoue
maintainability of petitions tmediately, 2.

filed by Imaan Macari and Hadi *     “They ane socking dismissal
Ali Chattha, secking suspension of the sentence suspension
of their sentences in the contro. petitions. Both matters may be
versial tweets case, a3 well as heard together,” he argued.
ona miscellancous application Justice Azam Khan, how.
fited by the National Cyber ever, advised Siddiqui to take
Crime Investigation Agency sufficient time to prepare,
&XCCIA) raising objections to  observing that it would be in

the petitions.                             the best interest of his clients”
Justice Muhammad Azam  legal rights.
Khan heard the ease, -            Siddiqui responded that

During the hearing counsel he was prepared to proceed
for the NCCIA argued that the and was willing to waive any
sentence suspension petitions such right.
had been filed prematurely. After hearing arguments.
and requested the court to first  from both sides, the court
decide the agency's miscells- "reserved its verdict on the ques-

FIA officials informed | neous apptication challenging tion of maintainability.
letter issued by the Quetta the court that Rind’s name | their maintainability,

‘Justice Azam Khan
“If the other miscellancous observed that the court would

tioner's name was no longer List (ECL) but on the Provi-  application is heard first, our Grst pass an order on the pros-
required to remain on the sional National Identifica-| application will become inef- ecution's opptication reganting
. tion List (PNIL) where it had | fective,” the NCCIA counsel  the maintainability of the peti-
Justice Minhas observed been placed on March 28, | submitted,

Hons before proceeding further
The counsel for the peti inthe case—APP

. FIA arrests drug: -trafficking

gang leader
“By curcorespondent  fcom Jaranwala, were

arrested in Saudi Arabia
FAISALABAD: The Federal after drugs were allegedly


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Justice Minhas pointed | Investigation Agency (FIA) recovered from their higgage   JWORKFORSI SINDHES
out that more than five|has arrested the principal and were subsequently sen-| | Rar eres
months had elapsed since | absconding suspect in a tenced by Saudi authorities.


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placed on the list. Question: | ing Uneah pilgrims.
ing the legal basis for retain-} According to FIA offi-
ing the name for such an|cials, Gul Nawaz was
extended period, the Judge | arrested in Peshawar. Inves-
remarked, “Under which|tigators alleged that he
law can you keep someone's | headed a gang, along with
name on the list for this| previously.arrested suspects
long? Many such cases are | Saddam Hussain and Israr
coming before this court. «| Khan, which hured fina