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October 18, 2005 Tuesday Ramzan 13, 1426   Criticism partially correct: relief chief ISLAMABAD, Oct 17: Chief Relief Commissioner Major General Farooq Ahmad Khan has conceded that criticism about gaps in needs of the earthquake-stricken people and the relief activities was partially correct.... Relief mission resumed: ISPR ISLAMABAD, Oct 17: Relief and rescue operations, briefly hampered due to bad weather on Sunday, resumed fully on Monday, providing life-saving assistance and medical treatment to the quake victims at several places of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and the NWFP.... President vows to help victims ISLAMABAD, Oct 17: President General Pervez Musharraf has said that the government stands resolute to help alleviate the sufferings of quake victims. The president on Monday was speaking to the managing... India is a good neighbour: PM WASHINGTON, Oct 17: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Monday that cooperation with India on earthquake relief is strengthening relations between the two countries.... Karamat says US to send more choppers WASHINGTON, Oct 17: The US government is sending 24 helicopters to Pakistan for relief operations in the earthquake-hit areas, ambassador Jehangir Karamat told Dawn on Monday.... Unicef warns against child survivors’ exploitation ISLAMABAD, Oct 17: Unicef has expressed concern over reports that the earthquake-affected children were being taken from health facilities by individuals or NGOs.... Help arrived for Balakot survivors late BALAKOT, Oct 17: The October 8 earthquake almost destroyed this once thriving town but what pains the survivors more is that help arrived too late. Had rescue operations begun sooner, the... Garhi Dopatta: no rest for the weary GARHI DOPATTA, Oct 17: Long queues of both men and women desperately looking for relief goods could be seen in still inaccessible Jhelum valley, where 100 per cent of houses had collapsed in the October 8 earthquake.... Quake-hit families get Rs130m cash aid PESHAWAR, Oct 17: The NWFP government has distributed about Rs130 million in cash among families stricken by last week’s earthquake in the province. Speaking at a press conference here on Monday,... Relief work in full swing MANSEHRA, Oct 17: The commander of the Army Relief Camp, Mansehra, Major Gen Syed Shakeel Hussain Shah, has said that relief operation is being carried out with vigour in the quake-stricken... 10,000 injured being shifted to Punjab LAHORE, Oct 17: The federal government has informed Punjab that it will be shifting over 10,000 earthquake injured to the province’s tertiary care and district headquarters’ hospitals.... Nazims take oath of office QUETTA, Oct 17: The newly-elected nazims and members of district, tehsil and town councils and union councils took oath of office on Monday. They were administered oath by returning officers.... District, taluka nazims take oath HYDERABAD, Oct 17: District, taluka and union council nazims and councillors of 23 districts of interior Sindh were administered oath of office on Monday. District returning officers administered the oath to the district nazims and members of the district councils.... 19 district nazims take oath PESHAWAR, Oct 17: District nazims and councillors took oath of office in 19 districts of the NWFP on Monday. Councillors and nazims-elect in the quake-hit districts of Abbottabad, Battagram, Mansehra, Shangla and Kohistan will take oath on Oct 19.... Centre urged to share aid with NWFP PESHAWAR, Oct 17: The NWFP assembly unanimously adopted a resolution on Monday, calling upon the federal government should allocate a fair share of the donations, given by the national and international... No curfew break in Gilgit on fifth day GILGIT, Oct 17: Curfew remained in force in Gilgit city for fifth consecutive day, with authorities not letting any relaxation. The curfew had been imposed on Thursday following clashes between mobs and security forces....rts of Pakistan.... Foreign aid pouring in ISLAMABAD, Oct 17: Several planes carrying relief goods and machinery for earthquake-stricken areas in Azad Kashmir and Hazara Division, landed at Chaklala Airbase on Monday.... SC orders probe into rape case ISLAMABAD, Oct 17: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Punjab government to constitute an inquiry committee comprising three senior police officers to investigate the allegations of abduction and rape of Sonia Naz.... Cement price up by Rs30 ISLAMABAD, Oct 17: Local manufacturers have increased cement price by Rs30 to 50 per bag as its demand has shot up following massive reconstruction in quake-affected areas.... SCBA chief resigns as PBC member ISLAMABAD, Oct 17: The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president, Hafiz Abdur Rehman Ansari, on Monday resigned in protest from the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) membership after an altercation with a... Focus supports quake victims ISLAMABAD, Oct 17: Focus Humanitarian Assistance (FOCUS), an agency affiliated with the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), has mobilized volunteers and resources in response to the widespread destruction following the earthquake which struck several parts of Pakistan.... EU ministers to review quake assistance BRUSSELS (Belgium), Oct 17: European Union foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg on Tuesday will review the bloc’s post-quake rescue and relief operations in Pakistan but officials said no new aid was likely to be announced.... Minfal says no compromise on quality: Wheat import against policy MULTAN, Oct 17: Specifications regarding wheat quality will strictly be observed while encouraging the private sector to import wheat to bridge the demand and supply gap.... Factory buildings vulnerable after quake, warn workers SIALKOT, Oct 17: Scores of labourers are compelled to work in factory buildings damaged by the earthquake in the district. Talking to newsmen, several industrial workers identified over a dozen units... Apca protests against delay in salaries GUJRANWALA, Oct 17: All Pakistan Clerks Association (Apca) has protested against the district accounts office for not releasing their GP fund and salaries in time. At a meeting held here on... Police claim arresting train robbers MULTAN, Oct 17: The railways police claimed on Monday to have tracked down the bandits who had robbed the passengers of Karachi-bound Tezgam near Sahiwal last month.... GCCI sends goods for quake victims GUJRANWALA, Oct 17: The local chamber of commerce and industry has donated relief goods worth Rs15 million to the Punjab governor’s relief fund besides sending 10 truckloads to the affected areas during the last one week.... Dist nazim’s victory celebrations SHEIKHUPURA, Oct 17: District Nazim Mian Jalil Ahmad Sharqpuri’s victory celebrations here on Monday stunned the local public who were not expecting lavish spending, especially by a spiritual leader, at a time when the nation mourns the quake tragedy.... Nazims, councillors take oath FAISALABAD, Oct 17: Elected nazims and councillors of union councils, town administrations and the city district government took oath in different meetings here on Monday.... Garments training institute in Sialkot SIALKOT, Oct 17: The Punjab government will soon establish a garments training institution and a textile laboratory in Sialkot under the supervision of Tevta for providing trained and skilled labour to the garments industry.... Special children donate money FAISALABAD, Oct 17: Special children housed in Sir Syed Special Education Complex (SSSEC) are also donating their pocket money for the earthquake victims.... Rs1.7m robbery GUJRANWALA, Oct 17: Four dacoits looted Rs1.7 million from a local industrialist near the Judicial Colony here on Monday. Rana Mohammad Arshad was on his way home when two motorcyclists signalled him to stop near the Judicial Colony.... Govt urged to invite former PMs to APC PESHAWAR, Oct 17: The parliamentary leader of the People’s Party Parliamentarians in the NWFP Assembly, Mr Abdul Akbar Khan, has demanded that the government should invite PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto and... 3 newsmen died in quake, 5 missing KARACHI, Oct 17: Three journalists were killed in the October 8 earthquake in Muzzafarabad and Bagh areas of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir while at least five newsmen are missing, according to information received by the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists.... Upper Dir nazim’s election challenged PESHAWAR, Oct 17: The Peshawar High Court on Monday admitted for full hearing a writ petition filed by provincial secretary general of People’s Party Parliamentarian, Najmuddin Khan, challenging the election of district Upper Dir nazim.... Arms smugglers held PESHAWAR, Oct 17: The city police arrested two armed smugglers after shoot-out and also defused a home-made bomb in a separate incident in the suburb of the city on Monday, said a press release.... Village mapping for census begins PESHAWAR, Oct 17: The Population Census Organization of the Federal Ministry of Population has started village mapping in the NWFP as a part of preparations for the upcoming country-wide census.... Home-made bomb defused PESHAWAR, Oct 17: Badhber police with the help of a bomb disposal squad defused a home-made bomb on Monday. The SHO of Badhber police station was informed about the bomb in the fields of Mashugagar village.... Notice issued on election petition PESHAWAR, Oct 17: A two-judge bench of the Peshawar High Court on Monday issued notice to the Election Commission and Awam Dost Group’s candidate Ahmad Hassan Khan on a writ petition... Punjab PA debates relief activities LAHORE, Oct 17: Relief activities for the quake victims remained a bone of contention in the Punjab Assembly on Monday with the opposition and the treasury desperate to score points.... Malaysian medical mission in Balakot LAHORE, Oct 17: A 10-member medical mission of the Islamic Party of Malaysia (PAS) reached Balakot on Monday to provide medical services at the field surgical hospital set up by the Jamaat-i-Islami there.... Get sterilized and win Rs250 LAHORE, Oct 17: Ms Nasim Lodhi, the minister for population welfare, is one of the few eloquent members of the Punjab cabinet. Her conversation is simply engaging, absorbing.... Campaign to save Indus Delta soon THATTA, Oct 17: The Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum has decided to launch a vigorous campaign to save the Indus Delta with the active support of the people living in the tail-end of the Indus River.... SHC orders arrest of jirga members SUKKUR, Oct 17: A two-judge bench of the Sindh High Court, Sukkur circuit, directed police to arrest 22 people, including Sardar Khamiso Khan Shar, Latif Dino Shar and Ghulam Nabi Shar, and produce them in the court on Tuesday morning.... Sachal’s urs from tomorrow KHAIRPUR, Oct 17: The 184th urs of the Sufi saint, Hazrat Sachal Sarmast, will commence from the 14th of Ramazan at Daraza Sharif. Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad will inaugurate the... 400 more trucks sent LAHORE, Oct 17: The Punjab government with the cooperation of people, sent 400 more trucks of relief items to the quake-hit areas on Monday. Out of these, 200 trucks were sent... 2,000 candidates for 600 seats PESHAWAR, Oct 17: Hundreds of students who passed the test for admission to the four public sector medical colleges in the province will not get admission as over 2,000 have qualified while there are about 600 seats.... Relief goods sent by varsity teachers PESHAWAR, Oct 17: Peshawar University Teachers Association has so far sent relief goods worth Rs10.5 million to the earthquake-hit areas of the province. This was stated by Dr Hameed Jan, president... Truck fares fixed LAHORE, Oct 17: The District Regional Transport Authority on Monday fixed maximum fares of trucks for transportation of relief goods from Lahore to the earthquake affected areas.... Charity show LAHORE, Oct 17: The Singers Association will hold charity shows to raise funds for the quake affected....

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