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ADB okays $204m loan for reforms in Punjab ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Thursday approved a loan package of $204 million to assist the government of Punjab in its reform programmes....		Rs1bn approved for 18 health projects: Nasir ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: The government has approved 18 projects costing Rs1 billion in the health sector which will be implemented from next year, Health Minister Mohammad Nasir Khan told reporters here...
Senate to take up questions regarding army, NAB ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: Some important questions regarding armed forces and the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) will come up in the Senate on Friday, sources told Dawn here on Thursday....		Education a must to stop terrorism: Sub-regional meeting on EFA ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: Education Minister Zobaida Jalal has said Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan should root out major causes of terrorism, sectarianism, mutual misunderstanding and poverty in the region by declaring jehad...
Smuggling of Afghan poppy produce to Europe feared ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: The German ambassador, Dr Christopher `, on Thursday said the bumper produce of poppy in Afghanistan would be smuggled to Europe and the rest of the world via...		38.1pc people living below poverty line: report ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: Pakistan Human Condition Report, 2003, launched on Thursday, reports a further increase in the proportion of people living under the official national poverty line to stand at 38.1...
UK embassy to issue more visas soon ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: UK embassy in Pakistan has decided to increase its visa issuing capacity in the near future, said British High Commissioner Mark Lyall Grant here on Thursday....		8 cities provided NWD facility ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL), since November 2003 has provided nationwide direct dialling (NWD) facility to eight new cities and towns of the country, said a press...
Peoples’ right to resources be valued in WTO: experts ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: The process of globalization should value environmental and social contributions of communities and peoples’ right to their resources and labour....		MMA accused of playing double game ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) Senator Enver Baig has accused the Muttehida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) leadership of playing a double game, as it has already reached an understanding with the...
Hearing of Naqvi’s plea adjourned RAWALPINDI, Dec 4: The judge of the anti-terrorism court, Manzoor Ahmed Mirza, here on Thursday adjourned till December 9 the hearing of a plea of the banned Islami Tehrik Pakistan (ITP)...		Chinese team visits Faisal Mosque ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: The visiting chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, Jia Qinglin, along with his delegation visited Shakarparian and Faisal Mosque on Thursday....
Plans nearing completion for Chashma power plant ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: Plans by China to build a second nuclear plant in Pakistan for civilian use, on the table since March, are nearing completion, officials said on Thursday....		Rs1.46 billion AJK schemes approved MUZAFFARABAD, Dec 4: Azad Jammu and Kashmir Development Working Party here on Thursday approved development schemes worth Rs1468.235 million besides recommending 10 other projects to be sent to the Cabinet Development...
Judges should be men of integrity: Supreme Court ruling ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the judges must not only possess profound knowledge and deep insight but also be men of integrity and capable of holding...		Qazi wants transparent PTCL sale ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: Jamaat-i-Islami chief and parliamentary leader of Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal Qazi Hussain Ahmed has written a letter to President Gen Pervez Musharraf asking him to ensure transparency in privatization-cum-restructuring of...
BNP-M strike tomorrow QUETTA, Dec 4: The central executive committee of the Balochistan National Party-Mengal has decided to observe a wheel-jam strike on Saturday to protest against the arrest of Rashid Azam and other...		ICSID registers Turkish firm’s claim ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: The International Chambers for Settlement of Investment Disputes has registered the request of Turkish company Bayinder, seeking damages of about US $400 million from Pakistan for its alleged...
Faisal, UK team discuss security situation ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: The government wants the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) to keep Afghanistan high on its priority list as a stable Karzai government is in the best interest of...		Gwadar Nazim slams govt for cancelling allotments KARACHI, Dec 4: Gwadar District Nazim Babu Gulab has criticized the Balochistan government’s decision to cancel allotment of plots in Sanghar Housing Project....
Court to start functioning in N. Areas soon ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: Attorney-General Makhdoom Ali Khan on Thursday informed the Supreme Court that summary for establishing a court of appeal for the Northern Areas had been approved, and the court...		Fuel smugglers held TEHRAN, Dec 4: Iran’s intelligence service has busted a massive network smuggling subsidised local fuel to Afghanistan and Pakistan, the Iran newspaper reported on Thursday....
Patriots to get more share in cabinet: minister ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: More members of the PPP (Patriots), a splinter group of the People’s Party Parliamentarians, will become ministers when the federal cabinet will be expanded, hinted Defence Minister Rao...		Greater share in water proposed: Irrigation of barren land in Balochistan, NWFP PESHAWAR, Dec 4: Issues relating to large dams like their negative impact on environment, biodiversity, displaced people and flood management practices came under discussion at a workshop on Wednesday....
Cement plant poses health hazard KOHAT, Dec 4: A large number of people living in about eight villages and towns in the surrounding of Kohat Cement Company (KCC) have complained of increased dust in the air,...		19 injured in accident HARIPUR, Dec 4: At least 19 passengers, including three women, were injured, three of them seriously, when a van hit a roadside tree on the Khanpur road on Thursday....
‘Work on gas project soon’ DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Dec 4: The work on the gas project in six south districts of the NWFP including D.I. Khan will commence by the end of this month....		Fare hike leads to quarrels SWABI, Dec 4: Quarrels between commuters and transporters were witnessed at various places in the city after the latter unilaterally increased fares on Wednesday....
Performance of MMA govt criticized PESHAWAR, Dec 4: Criticizing the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal for failing to honour its public commitments, Pakistan People’s Party (Sherpao) leader Sikandar Hayat Sherpao on Thursday described the one-year performance of the NWFP...		Five armymen hurt GHALLANAI (Mohmand Agency), Dec 4: Five army troops were wounded, two of them seriously, on Thursday when an unexploded ordnance went off in Mohmand Agency, officials and witnesses said....
Unicef asked to speed up activities PESHAWAR, Dec 4: The United Nations Children’s Fund should support efforts to improve maternity and child healthcare facilities in the NWFP, says NWFP Senior Minister Sirajul Haq....		Flower show gets cold response PESHAWAR, Dec 4: The 10-day chrysanthemum exhibition at the Islamia College received a cold response from the people on its first day on Thursday....
Governor to inaugurate varsity block DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Dec 4: Governor NWFP Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah will inaugurate a new block at the Gomal University here on Saturday....		Stay order on HRCP’s plea issued NOWSHERA, Dec 4: Civil judge Mohammad Naeem Anwar on Thursday issued stay order on a petition filed by the Human Rights Commission against recruitment in the education department....
Police reforms discussed PESHAWAR, Dec 4: A meeting of the cabinet committee on police reforms was held here on Thursday at the civil secretariat under the chairmanship of NWFP Minister for Excise and Taxation...		Hesco disconnects power supply to 148 villages LARKANA, Dec 4: In a drive against defaulters, the management of Hesco, Larkana circle, has disconnected the power supply to 148 villages....
Wheat cultivation badly affected: Shortage of water DADU, Dec 4: The shortage of irrigation water has affected cultivation of wheat crop in Dadu, Sehwan, Johi Bhan, Pat and Sita sub-division of the southern irrigation division....		UN to implement programmes to combat disasters BADIN, Dec 4: A two-day workshop on “Disaster Preparedness and Management”, organized by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), was held at Cantonment here on Wednesday....
Drug shortage in hospitals SHIKARPUR, Dec 4: Patients are suffering as there is shortage of medicines in district hospitals, this correspondent learnt here on Thursday....		Sit-in against sacking of employees held NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Dec 4: A large number of Hesco employees under the banner of Pakistan Wapda Hydro-Electric Central Labour Union staged a protest sit-in on Thursday outside the executive engineer’s office...
Bandit escapes MIRPURKHAS, Dec 4: A bandit managed to flee during an encounter with the Satellite town police in Gharibabad here on Wednesday....		PCGA worried over lint cotton robberies MULTAN, Dec 4: The Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) has expressed concern over the rising incidence of theft of lint cotton during its transportation from ginneries to the spinning and textile...
Vacant ETO post creating problems GUJRAT, Dec 4: The locals have been facing a lot of problems in matters related to property tax for the last one year due to the vacant post of the Gujrat...		Faisalabad jail inmates ‘being tortured’ FAISALABAD, Dec 4: A brother of a convict has alleged that the Faisalabad Central Jail inmates were being tortured, harassed and victimized by the superintendent and other staff....
BZU syndicate’s crucial meeting tomorrow MULTAN, Dec 4: The Bahauddin Zakariya University syndicate will meet on Saturday to discuss a wide agenda, including appointment of Professor Emeritus, substandard construction of the university’s convocation hall, decisions taken...		Ahmad Fraz speaks on asylum controversy BAHAWALPUR, Dec 4: Eminent poet Ahmad Fraz has denied seeking political asylum either in India or the UK during the regime of Gen Ziaul Haq....
Dist council imposes various taxes SARGODHA, Dec 4: The district council decided on Thursday that it would charge a number of taxes under the Punjab Local Government Ordinance 2001 on the recommendations of the finance and...		Sialkot uplift package amount increased SIALKOT, Dec 4: The allocation for development package announced by the chief minister for Sialkot has been increased from Rs2 billion to Rs 2.5 billion by the Punjab government....
Two recovered from illegal custody of police FAISALABAD, Dec 4: A judicial magistrate recovered on Thursday two men who were illegally detained at the investigation cell of the Nishatabad police station....		Another crash at unmanned crossing GUJRANWALA, Dec 4: A mini-bus was smashed by an express train at the unmanned Atawa railway crossing on Thursday....