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October 19, 2005 Wednesday Ramzan 14, 1426   Providing tents top priority, says Aziz ISLAMABAD, Oct 18: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has made it clear that there would be no permission to adopt children presently admitted to hospitals or those who have lost their parents.... Roads reopened to reach survivors SANGHAR, Oct 18: The army tore through landslides on Tuesday to reopen an earthquake-ravaged road, the latest route to be restored to remote villages such as Sanghar, cut off from supplies by land for 10 days.... Quake-hit children’s health at risk: Unicef ISLAMABAD, Oct 18: Unicef has shown its concern over the deteriorating health conditions of children in Dandai, Bisham, Shung, Miragai and other earthquake-affected areas of Shangla district and asked the government... Towers collapse: a botched rescue operation ISLAMABAD, Oct 16: Anger, anguish and disillusionment. These were the sentiments expressed by various volunteers conducting the search and rescue operations at the site of capital’s ill- fated Margalla Towers here in the last three days.... Italy to participate in rehabilitation work ISLAMABAD, Oct 18: Italian Ambassador Dr Roberto Mazzotta on Tuesday said his country and the international community were committed to participate in the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the earthquake devastated areas in the northern Pakistan.... ‘Punjab govt placed 200 doctors at centre’s disposal’ RAWALPINDI, Oct 18: Punjab Health Minister Tahir Ali Javed said the provincial government had sent 150 doctors, 125 nurses and 32 vaccinators to the quake-affected areas of Azad Kashmir.... Thousands flee Gilgit during curfew break GILGIT, Oct 18: Thousands of passengers and tourists stranded here left the curfew-stricken city of Gilgit on Tuesday as authorities lifted curfew for three hours from 9:30 am to 12:30pm after five days.... 6 battalions of army engineers engaged MUZAFFARABAD Oct 18: The director general of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Shaukat Sultan said on Tuesday that six battalions of army engineers were engaged in relief and rescue operations in parts of NWFP and Azad Kashmir.... Aid continues to pour in ISLAMABAD, Oct 18: International donors continued to fly in emergency relief assistance for quake victims on Tuesday bringing the total number of foreign aircraft landings at Chaklala airbase to 118.... Move to tent villages, Aziz asks survivors MANSEHRA, Oct 18: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has advised earthquake victims in Mansehra to move from mountains to tent villages set up by the government so that they may be provided with food and health facilities.... UK provides two helicopters: Relief activities LONDON, Oct 18: British Defence Secretary John Reid said on Tuesday that the UK had committed two Puma helicopters to Pakistan which the Royal Air Force had airlifted from Spain.... Call to pool resources for rehabilitation LAHORE, Oct 18: Speakers at a meeting on Tuesday called for making concerted efforts by all the institutions of the civil society and the people to pool their resources for relief and rehabilitation of the earthquake victims.... Sonia case accused SP surrenders LAHORE, Oct 18: The superintendent of police accused of abduction-cum-rape in the Sonia Naz case on Tuesday surrendered before Lahore police. A senior police officer told Dawn that SP Khalid Abdullah... The Buddhist sanctuary treasure LAHORE, Oct 18: Scores of articles, including a gold coin, of early Kushan period (first century AD) have been discovered during the excavation of a Buddhist sanctuary of Badalpur in Haripur district.... PRCS to set up hospitals, tent villages in quake-hit areas ISLAMABAD, Oct 18: Pakistan Red Crescent Society chairman Lt-Gen (retd) Jahan dad Khan has directed the PRCS officials to establish tent villages, mobile hospitals and expand volunteers’ network in the quake-stricken areas.... HR organization alleges dumping of bodies in Neelum river ISLAMABAD, Oct 18: A Kashmiri human rights body on Tuesday criticized the rescue teams for allegedly throwing bodies into Neelum river along with debris. Speaking at a press conference here at... Soomro, Wasim condole with Nisar Memon ISLAMABAD, Oct 18: The Chairman Senate, Mohammedmian Soomro has expressed his deep sense of shock and grief over the demise of a renowned journalist Mushtaq Memon, elder brother of Senator Nisar... Over 100,000 feared dead, says Qazi: ‘Army lost 3,000 personnel in quake’ ISLAMABAD, Oct 18: President of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) and Ameer Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) Qazi Hussain Ahmed has claimed that some 3,000 Pakistan Army troops, including one brigadier and five colonels, have... ADB to give $75m to Balochistan QUETTA, Oct 18: The government of Balochistan and the Asian Development Bank will sign an agreement in Manila for improving the social sector programme in the province.... Elegy for scenic Dharra village KARACHI, Oct 18: Dharra, a small village facing the morning sun and climbing a small hillock in Agrore valley, residents say, is no more. As a young boy when I travelled... Farooq says army toll 450 so far ISLAMABAD, Oct 18: Chief Relief Commissioner Maj-Gen Farooq Ahmad Khan has hinted at deployment of additional troops to speed up the relief and rescue operation in the quake-affected areas.... APNS’ ad contribution for relief work KARACHI, Oct 18: The All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) has decided to contribute advertisement space worth Rs10 million towards relief efforts for earthquake victims.... Jirga members produced in court SUKKUR, Oct 18: Nine people, who were responsible for holding a jirga which declared Ms Nooran as kari, were produced in the double bench of the Sindh High Court, Sukkur on Tuesday.... Closure of blood banks criticized LARKANA, Oct 18: Children suffering from thalassaemia and their parents staged a demonstration outside the press club on Tuesday in protest against closure of blood banks in the city.... High court disqualifies legislator PESHAWAR, Oct 18: The Peshawar High Court on Tuesday disqualified an MPA of the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz), Malik Imran, from holding any public office for having used a forged graduation certificate of Karachi University while filing his nomination papers.... Minor girl killed by food poisoning LARKANA, Oct 18: A minor girl died and seven other villagers were hospitalized after consuming contaminated food in Wasayo Bhutto village, some 30 kilometres off here on Tuesday.... Demand for university fund probe NAWABSHAH, Oct 18: Teachers, employees and students of the Quaid-i-Awam University of Engineering Science and Technology have demanded that the Sindh governor and the Higher Education Commission should conduct an inquiry into alleged misappropriations of university funds.... Prisoners escape from AJK jail MUZAFFARABAD, Oct 18: Dozens of hardened criminals awaiting execution escaped during the deadly earthquake earlier this month. Local people and officials say at least 15 prisoners were killed and around 40... 2 women killed in missile attack KHAAR (Bajaur Agency), Oct 18: Two tribal women were killed in a missile attack in Siddiqabad locality near Naway Kalli here in the early hours of Tuesday.... Mandi carnage: ATC acquits seven accused GUJRANWALA, Oct 18: The Anti-Terrorism Court No 1 acquitted on Tuesday seven people of attacking a worship place of Ahmadis in Mandi Bahauddin and killing eight people when the prosecution failed to establish the charges.... Habeas corpus plea admitted: Naib nazim kidnapping TOBA TEK SINGH, Oct 18: District and sessions judge Shabbir Husain Chattha on Tuesday admitted for hearing a habeas corpus petition filed by Mohammad Amjad, the son of kidnapped Gojra Union... Blanket target raised to 1.5m BAHAWALPUR, Oct 18: The blanket collection target has been increased from 0.8 million to 1.5 million. This was said by Punjab Governor Khalid Maqbool while talking to the press here on Tuesday.... IGP hints at sectarian motive MULTAN, Oct 18: Punjab IGP Ziaul Hassan said on Tuesday 16 people were being interrogated in the carnage at Mong village in Mandi Bahauddin. He, however, declined to comment further on... Two African women convicted in drug case PESHAWAR, Oct 18: Two African women were found guilty of drug trafficking by additional district and sessions judge Nasrullah Khan Ghandapur on Tuesday and were sentenced to four years’ rigorous imprisonment with a fine of Rs50,000 each.... Bandits on rampage in Balakot BALAKOT, Oct 18: Even ten days after the earthquake hit the country on October 8, no relief aid has reached the Sanghar village near Balakot. Thousands of injured, including women and... Wapda suffers Rs322m loss PESHAWAR, Oct 18: Wapda suffered losses amounting to Rs322 million in the earthquake-hit areas, an official said. Chief Executive of Pesco Brig Sakhi Marjan while speaking at a press conference here... MPAs stage walkout PESHAWAR, Oct 18: Lawmakers unanimously staged a walkout against the behaviour of the NWFP Assembly staff, who allegedly switched off the microphone when an MPA was about to speak on the beating of her husband by an employee on Tuesday.... Captive tortured in jail FAISALABAD, Oct 18: A condemned prisoner was shifted to the Allied Hospital after being tortured by the Central Jail staff here on Tuesday. Ramzan of Chak 142-GB, Samundri, the brother of... Courts to try, punish hoarders on spot LAHORE, Oct 18: Chief Justice Iftikhar Husain Chaudhry of the Lahore High Court has ordered the establishment of summary courts to try and punish hoarders and blackmarketeers on the spot.... Food reserves’ damage may force wheat import LAHORE, Oct 18: The destruction of local food reserves in the quake-hit areas may force the federal government to import wheat — a decision it has been delaying for the last few months despite requests from Punjab.... Rights body urges coordinated action LAHORE, Oct 18: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has stressed complete coordination among government and civil society organizations to cope with the gigantic relief and rehabilitation after massive earthquake.... ‘Destruction much more than shown’ LAHORE, Oct 18: Pakistan Red Crescent Society chairman Altaf M. Salim has said the magnitude of destruction caused by the earthquake is much worse than what is being shown on the television.... Two-room homes to be built LAHORE, Oct 18: The Jamaatud Daawa will construct two-room homes for a maximum of earthquake victims.... Hurdles greet Indian MPs at Wagah LAHORE, Oct 18: A three-member delegation of Indian parliamentarians, together with three truckloads of relief goods, arrived here through the Wagah border.... Welfare homes not yet operational: Quake survivors in disarray PESHAWAR, Oct 18: Welfare homes for displaced earthquake survivors are still not operational due to lack of coordination among the concerned government departments, causing distress to those who are being discharged from hospitals after treatment.... Rs32bn needed to cover quake losses: CM PESHAWAR, Oct 18: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has said that almost Rs32 billion are required to overcome the losses caused by the earthquake of Oct 8.... Lawmakers laud volunteers’ role in quake-hit areas PESHAWAR, Oct 18: Lawmakers on Tuesday lauded the role of welfare wings of various religious and political parties, carrying out relief work in badly affected remote and inaccessible areas.... Six killed in firing incidents PESHAWAR, Oct 18: Six people were killed and three others injured in incidents of firing between rival groups in the Badhber locality on the outskirts of the city on Monday evening, locals and police said.... Another freight train arrives from India LAHORE, Oct 18: Another freight train carrying around 378 tons of relief supplies arrived here from India on Tuesday. Some 1,000 packets of fortified biscuits, polyester sheets, medicines and tents in... WHO sends doctors to affected areas PESHAWAR, Oct 18: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday sent 40 teams of medical specialists, surgeons and environment experts to the affected areas in Mansehra, Bagh and Muzaffarabad....

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