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October 17, 2005 Monday Ramzan 12, 1426   Shujaat’s proposal for APC rejected: It should have come from Musharraf: Fahim LAHORE, Oct 16: ARD chairman Makhdoom Amin Fahim has rejected as ‘unworkable and non-serious’ the ruling PML president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain’s proposal to convene an all party conference to discuss relief... Over 5m affected by quake in AJK, NWFP ISLAMABAD, Oct 16: The 8th October earthquake has affected 5.1 million people living in 665,795 housing units in seven districts of Azad Kashmir and NWFP.... Bagh in chaos amidst looting of relief goods BAGH, Oct 16: Absence of local and district administration has added to the burden on the army in its ongoing rescue and relief efforts in the quake-ravaged area, while unruly behaviour... PM tells trekker’s family her memory will be kept alive ISLAMABAD, Oct 16: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Saturday assured the family of 35-year-old trekker Raheela Gul, who was preparing to cross the Amazon rainforest on foot but died in the Margalla Towers tragedy, that her memory would be kept alive.... Patient-tracking database being introduced at Chaklala air base ISLAMABAD, Oct 16: A patient tracking database is being introduced at the Chaklala Air base to catalogue in which hospitals the patients airlifted from the quake-ravaged areas are being shifted for necessary treatment.... Musharraf lauds Iranian relief team’s efforts ISLAMABAD, Oct 16: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Saturday lauded the efforts and services of the Iranian relief and rescue team. The president spoke to the Iranian team during his visit to Chaklala air base on Saturday.... SCBA polls postponed ISLAMABAD, Oct 16: Elections of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), scheduled on October 22, has been postponed till November 26. According to a spokesman this decision was taken in the executive committee meeting.... Protest against Gilgit killings GILGIT, Oct 16: Thousands of people staged demonstrations here on Sunday to condemn the killings in Gilgit. In Thursday’s incident, 12 people, including two personnel of the Rangers and four women,... JI to set up three tent villages in AJK LAHORE, Oct 16: The Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) will donate 25,000 tents and set up three tent villages in the quake-affected areas of Azad Kashmir. The party’s Amir, Qazi Hussain Ahmed, made the... PM will attend Saarc summit next month ISLAMABAD, Oct 16: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that Pakistan will not seek postponement of the 13th Saarc summit despite the devastation caused by the country’s worst-ever earthquake.... Thousands may die without help: Anwar KARACHI, Oct 16: Tens of thousands of Kashmiris will die in the expected cold snap following the outbreak of rains if food is not provided to them at the earliest.... Donated tents being sold? ISLAMABAD, Oct 16: Tents donated by private individuals and organisations to a big relief camp set up at the Race Course Park in Rawalpindi are being sold by an officer, it is learnt.... CAA helped 235 relief flights KARACHI, Oct 16: Some 235 flights carrying relief goods from various countries and donor agencies have so far arrived at the Islamabad airport. CAA spokesman Pervez George said that only five... MQM activist killed KARACHI, Oct 16: An activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) was killed and a shopkeeper injured in sniper fire in the Lines Area on Sunday.... Families seek shelter in Abbottabad ABBOTTABAD, Oct 16: A large number of families leaving quake-hit zone have started coming to Abbottabad to take shelter in various government buildings.... Providing tents and food main challenge: Haq PESHAWAR, Oct 16: NWFP Senior Minister Sirajul Haq visited the Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar on Saturday where he inquired about the health of those people who were injured in the earthquake.... Over 100,000 apply for 200 Hesco jobs DADU, Oct 16: Over 100,000 candidates who had applied for different posts in Hesco for about 200 vacancies of ALM, LM, meter readers and other posts are waiting for jobs.... Aid campaign gathers pace in Mardan MARDAN, Oct 16: The district witnessed generous donations in cash and kind for the quake-affected people of the northern parts of the country. omen have been particularly active in the campaign to collect donations.... Karo-kari: man and woman killed KHAIRPUR, Oct 16: A man and a woman were killed on the pretext of karo-kari in the Arbab Shaikh village, Gambat taluka, on Saturday evening. Sadaruddin gunned down his wife Yasmin and Mohammad Ali Shaikh.... 11-year-old in hospital after rape DADU, Oct 16: A minor girl was criminally assaulted by two people in the Madina colony area of Mehar town on Saturday. Sanam, 11, daughter of Munir Channa, was coming from her neighbourhood when, Rameez Chandio and Naseer Chandio, kidnapped her.... Kidnappers want Rs4m ransom QUETTA, Oct 16: Tribal elders of the Baraich tribe have urged the provincial government to take immediate steps to recover a man from his kidnappers who were demanding Rs4 million for his release.... Protesting drivers block road NAWABSHAH, Oct 16: Protesting against the parking fee imposed by contractors, truck drivers blocked the Nawabshah-Sanghar link road after a clash here on Sunday.... Transfer of three Jhang tehsil UCs rejected JHANG, Oct 16: A proposed transfer of three union councils of Jhang tehsil to Sahiwal tehsil in Sargodha district is rejected by a majority of the population living in that area.... ‘Wheat import in violation of policy’ MULTAN, Oct 16: Authorities may ‘soften’ rules governing wheat import to oblige an influential firm as a ship carrying its consignment of the commodity is scheduled to anchor Port Qasim in... Contaminated water supply SAHIWAL, Oct 16: The potable water being supplied to residents of Scheme No 2 in Farid Town from the water supply tank is containing germs and insects.... Christians give relief package GUJRANWALA, Oct 16: The Christian community donated flour, dry milk, sugar, blankets, warm clothes and 150 bags of blood for the quake-hit people on Sunday.... Govt criticized for corporal punishment policy GUJRANWALA, Oct 16: Scores of people have criticized the Punjab Education Department for displaying signboards in schools against corporal punishment.... 54 trucks sent from Bahawalpur BAHAWALPUR, Oct 17: As many as 54 truckloads of relief goods have so far been sent to Muzaffarabad, Mansehra and other quake-hit areas from here. District Coordination Officer Muhammad Ashraf told... More goods dispatched for victims SHEIKHUPURA, Oct 16: The district police teams took six trucks of eatables, clothes, tents, blankets and other necessary goods to the quake-hit areas on Sunday.... Rajanpur DHO ‘embezzles’ Rs9.7m RAJANPUR, Oct 16: A raiding team of the regional directorate audit has unearthed a financial scam of Rs9.7 million in the local health department. In its report, the audit team revealed that Rajanpur DHO Dr Shehnaz Naeem had misappropriated Rs9.7... Blood donor camp LAHORE, Oct 16: The Lahore College for Women University will organize the first-ever night blood collection camp for the earthquake victims on its campus on Jail Road on Monday (today).... Contractors’ body officials LAHORE, Oct 16: Engineer Ahmed Ghazal Usmani has been unanimously elected chairman of the All Pakistan Contractors Association on Sunday.... Cotton waste factories get notices LAHORE, Oct 16: The Punjab Environment Protection Tribunal on Saturday issued notices to the EPA director-general, Multan DCO and management of four cotton waste factories.... Appeal LAHORE, Oct 16: The Pakistan Young Council has appealed to big construction companies to send their heavy machinery for removal of debris in the earthquake affected areas.... Woman shot dead, daughter injured HAFIZABAD, Oct 16: A woman was shot dead and her teenaged daughter was injured in Ramkey Chattha village, about 16 kilometres from here on Sunday. Reports reaching here said that deceased’s... CDGL unable to control essential items’ prices LAHORE, Oct 16: Essential commodities’ prices have gone up further during the past fortnight after the arrival of Ramazan as shopkeepers continue to fleece the consumers.... Farmers dismiss wheat price raise as meagre LAHORE, Oct 16: Farmers’ bodies have rejected the Rs15 per 40kg increase in the wheat support price as meagre compared to the production cost. Sadique Ahmad Khan Kanju of the Kissan Board Pakistan ... Drive to collect blankets starts LAHORE, Oct 16: Governor Khalid Maqbool launched a five-day campaign to collect blankets and quilts for the quake-hit people by receiving them from a number of Lahore councillors at the Jinnah Hall here on Sunday morning... 57pc Khokhropar rail track broad gauged LAHORE, Oct 16: Two-and-a-half kilometres existing line is being replaced daily on an average with broad gauge on the Mirpurkhas-Khokhropar section, it is learnt... PM, cabinet failed to deliver: Fakhar LAHORE, Oct 16: President Pervez Musharraf should personally supervise the relief and rehabilitation work in the quake-stricken areas. World Punjabi Congress chairman Fakhar Zaman told newsmen at a press... Indian doctors not given visa LAHORE, Oct 16: The government has not yet issued visas to several Indian doctors who want to take part in relief activities here. The doctors who have formed their teams for an organized relief work... Three die in building collapse LAHORE, Oct 16: Three people were killed when a building collapsed on the Railway Road in Gowalmandi on Sunday. Police said Mrs Farhat Javed had rented out the third floor of her house to Javed... 75 more bodies retrieved PESHAWAR, Oct 16: Information Minister Asif Iqbal Daudzai said on Sunday that 75 more bodies had been recovered from different parts of Mansehra, Battal and Battagaram, where foreign and local teams were engaged in rescue works.... Quake damaged 80pc health units: officials PESHAWAR, Oct 16: About 80 per cent of health facilities have been destroyed in the quake-hit areas, health officials said on Sunday. “We do not have any data about the... Mong attackers may go unpunished, says Amnesty PESHAWAR, Oct 16: Amnesty International has voiced fears that perpetrators of the Oct 7 attack on a place of worship in a village near Mandi Bahauddin may go unpunished and that... Nazim’s oath stalled KOHAT, Oct 16: Election Tribunal Judge Mah Talat has stopped Lachi union council nazim, Fawad Khan, from taking oath of his office after the preliminary hearing of a writ petition filed by the runner-up candidate here.... Three killed HARIPUR, Oct 16: Three persons were killed in three shooting incidents within the city the other day. In the first incident, one Dilfaraz sprayed his close relative Tahir Islam with bullets within the precincts of Sadr police station.... Arms seized MARDAN, Oct 16: Police arrested a number of ‘proclaimed offenders’ and recovered weapons in raids in Rurya town in the Hoti area on Saturday. A police party raided the houses of...

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