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October 21, 2005 Friday Ramzan 16, 1426   Over 12,000 tents distributed: ISPR: Rehabilitation of quake victims RAWALPINDI, Oct 20: Army is using all its resources to provide shelter to the quake-affected people before the winter sets in, said an ISPR press release on Thursday.... UN to seek $400m, helicopters for quake victims ISLAMABAD, Oct 20: The United Nations is seeking $400 million for the initial recovery of the October 8 quake victims and an adequate number of helicopters from the international community to... Please Visit our Sponsor (Ads open in separate window) US to support reconstruction: ambassador ISLAMABAD, Oct 20: The United States has assured it will firmly stand by Pakistan in the reconstruction efforts in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake. “We will remain an active partner... Quake-induced trauma likely to cripple children: expert ISLAMABAD, Oct 20: The head of the Moscow-based Clinical Research Institute of Emergency Surgery and Trauma Centre, Professor Lowinda M Rochel, has warned that thousands of children could become “abnormal and... Diplomats visit quake-hit areas ISLAMABAD, Oct 20: A group of 22 diplomatic heads of mission in Islamabad were taken to see some of the earthquake-hit areas in Azad Kashmir and the NWFP on Thursday.... AJK decides to involve local representatives in relief efforts MUZAFFARABAD, Oct 20: The AJK government’s official relief committee has decided to involve local people at union council level in the distribution of relief goods by the army, a state minister said here on Thursday.... ‘Anti-tetanus serum being procured thru Unicef’ ISLAMABAD, Oct 20: The Disaster Management Committee of the Ministry of Health was told here Thursday that 1.8 million doses of anti-tetanus serum (ATS) were being procured through Unicef and will be available by next Thursday.... Batal residents cry for tents BATAL, Oct 20: It’s the shortage of tents, suitable tents, which is haunting earthquake survivors with the government and private sector organizations coming nowhere near meeting the urgent need.... Opposition seeks debate on rescue operation: Towers collapse ISLAMABAD, Oct 20: Opposition members in the National Assembly and Senate have submitted a number of adjournment motions seeking debates on the failure of the government and other institutions in carrying... Review of UN method to deal with emergencies urged ISLAMABAD, Oct 20: British Secretary of State for International Development Hilary Benn on Thursday called for turning the money committed by the international community for relief activities in the quake-hit areas into practical help.... Survivors want camps set up near their ruined houses SHOHAL MAZULLAH (Balakot) Oct 20: Many villagers who survived the Oct 8 calamity in several remote villages of Balakot are reluctant to move to tent villages set up by NGOs and... Brigade HQ in Bagh badly damaged BAGH, Oct 20: The Pakistan Army’s brigade headquarters and its allied installations in Bagh and the military infrastructure at several forward and rear positions in different parts of Azad Jammu and Kashmir have been left devastated by the October 8 earthquake.... A generation lost but spirit survives in NWFP BATGRAM, Oct 20: A generation was lost in the parts of NWFP hit by the October 8 earthquake which took an incredible toll in human life and physical infrastructure.... Peace efforts resumed in Gilgit, jirga reactivated GILGIT, Oct 20: The Gilgit peace jirga comprising notables and public representatives has been reactivated to help the local administration and conflicting parties in their efforts to restore peace in the city.... IGP’s list of investigators rejected in Sonia case ISLAMABAD, Oct 20: The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected an investigation team constituted by Inspector General of Police Punjab (IGP) to probe into the alleged abduction and rape of Sonia Naz... Doctors refuse to work in damaged hospital ABBOTTABAD, Oct 20: The Ayub Medical Complex has started shifting patients, including those injured during the earthquake, to other private and public-sector hospitals in Abbottabad after doctors refused to work in the building due to its dilapidated condition.... Four Edhi staffers sacked for fraud GUJRANWALA, Oct 20: Edhi Welfare Trust head Abdul Sattar Edhi on Thursday terminated four employees of the Gujranwala centre for allegedly embezzling relief goods.... 200 houses in two weeks promised: Muzaffarabad and other areas SIALKOT, Oct 20: The Parliamentarian Doctors Forum (PDF) has announced construction of 200 houses in Muzaffarabad, Balakot, Rawalakot, Batgram, Abbottabad and Mansehra within two weeks.... Over 1,000 seeking to adopt orphans SIALKOT, Oct 20: Despite the government ban on adoption of the children orphaned in the recent earthquake, more than 1,000 people, including local traders, philanthropists and issueless couples, have formally contacted the district administration seeking these destitute boys and girls.... US magazine selects Mukhtaran for award DERA GHAZI KHAN, Oct 20: Meerwala gang-rape victim Mukhtaran Mai has been invited by a New York-based magazine to receive “Glamour Women of the Year Awards” in a ceremony on Nov 2, Dawn learnt on Thursday.... Occupants say govt buildings unsafe to live ISLAMABAD, Oct 20: Occupants of many government residential buildings in Islamabad have said the houses have become unsafe after the October 8 earthquake. They complained that the Capital Development Authority had... Court directs filing of comments in ex-MNA’s case ISLAMABAD, Oct 20: A two-member bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Attorney General for Pakistan and Advocate General Punjab to submit comments in Ghazanfar Gull case within four weeks.... JCSC chief visits quake-hit areas RAWALPINDI, Oct 20: Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Ehsan-Ul-Haq on Thursday visited the affected areas of Mansehra, Balakot and Batgram. At Balakot and Batgram, he visited facilities set up for the relief operation and treatment of injured persons.... Kidnapped man killed, another set free QUETTA, Oct 20: One of the two labourers of a construction company, who were kidnapped from the Behecha area of Turbat district on Wednesday, was killed on Thursday.... Three killed in accident QUETTA, Oct 20: Three persons were killed and three others injured in a head-on collision between a car and a truck at the western bypass here on Thursday night.... Ponam to hold protests QUETTA, Oct 20: Pakistan Oppressed Nations Movement (Ponam) will hold demonstrations in Karachi, Quetta and all districts of Balochistan on Oct 22 in protest against the attack on the residence of Baloch politician Sardar Ataullah Mengal.... Three get bail in test paper case PESHAWAR, Oct 20: Additional district and sessions judge Shahid Khan on Thursday granted bail to three accused charged in a case about admission test paper leakage.... Faisalabad local govt system in disarray FAISALABAD, Oct 20: The creation of four new towns in the City District Faisalabad under the devolution of power plan without doing proper planning and homework has landed the newly-elect functionaries in a difficult situation.... Kamalia forest purged of bandits: DPO TOBA TEK SINGH, Oct 20: After the busting of two gangs of dacoits operating on both banks of the river Ravi, the largest forest in Punjab near Kamalia, the area is almost completely purged from hideouts of criminals.... Computer purchase probe DERA GHAZI KHAN, Oct 20: The Dera tehsil nazim has formed an inquiry commitee to probe into illegal purchase of computers and other electronic items by the tehsil administration caretaker.... Money changer robbed of Rs8m MULTAN, Oct 20: Four armed dacoits on Thursday looted around Rs8 million in cash from a money exchange at Mian Channu. Police official Yousaf said Mushtaq and Rasheed, employees of Waheed Traders, received minor injuries when they tried to offer resistance.... Minister under fire for evading queries: Environment issues LAHORE, Oct 20: Deputy Speaker Shaukat Husain Mazari on Thursday snubbed Punjab Environment Minister Makhdoom Ashfaq when the latter could not satisfy the house about the performance of his department during the question hour.... Action against jail officials ordered: Torture of prisoner LAHORE, Oct 20: Justice Sheikh Abdur Rashid of the Lahore High Court on Thursday ordered prosecution against three personnel of the Central Jail, Faisalabad, including the superintendent and deputy-superintendent, who were held responsible for severely torturing an inmate.... JUI-F regrets attending NSC meeting LAHORE, Oct 20: The JUI-F admits that it has got nothing by allowing NWFP chief minister Akram Durrani to attend the National Security Council (NSC) meeting against the MMA stance.... Imran for organized relief operation LAHORE, Oct 20: Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has suggested that all civil society organizations should divide tremor-hit areas among themselves for swift and more organized relief activities.... Pervaiz due today LAHORE, Oct 20: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi is expected to arrive here on Friday morning after an around 15-day stay in the UK and the US.... Case against UC nazim’s killers LAHORE, Oct 20: The house was told on Thursday that a murder case had been registered against a hired assassin and three unidentified people, who had killed Durkhana (Kabirwala) UC nazim on Oct 3.... High Court frees Haji Kabir on bail LAHORE, Oct 20: The Lahore High Court on Thursday ordered the release of former MNA from the NWFP, Haji Kabir Khan, on bail and suspended the sentence announced in his absence.... Slight fall in sugar price LAHORE, Oct 20: Sugar price marginally came down by Rs10 per 100kg bag in open market on Thursday. The market watchers maintain that it is a routine fluctuation rather than a result of any official effort to bring the price down.... 100 health workers sent to AJK LAHORE, Oct 20: The Punjab government has sent 100 health workers to Azad Kashmir in a bid to check epidemics spreading due to decomposition of bodies.... Nazim stresses need for standard construction MIRPURKHAS, Oct 20: District Nazim Dr Kaneez Sughra Junejo has directed officers to prepare development schemes with appropriate designs. She said that construction material be properly checked so that development schemes met the required standard and specification.... FIR against SHO ordered LARKANA, Oct 20: The division bench of the Sindh High Court, Larkana circuit, on Thursday ordered registering of an FIR against the SHO of Mehar on the charges of torturing Aghar Ali Khoso and keeping him in confinement.... Hesco seeks district govt’s help to recover dues DADU, Oct 20: Officials of the Hyderabad Electricity Corporation, Hesco, have sought help of the district government, Dadu, to recover outstanding dues and reduce line losses in the district which is reported to have shot up to 45 per cent.... Comments on cancellation of promotions sought HYDERABAD, Oct 20: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, on Thursday directed the Sindh additional advocate general to file comments of the additional chief secretary local government and the... Judge acquits boy in drug case PESHAWAR, Oct 20: A court on Thursday acquitted a boy in a case of drug peddling. Additional District and Sessions Judge Jamal Khan pronounced that the prosecution could not prove its... Woman hit by tractor, dies PESHAWAR, Oct 20: A woman and her two children were seriously injured when a tractor hit them on the outskirts of the city on Thursday. Nahida, wife of Aqil Khan, a... Plea for tents, equipment SWABI, Oct 20: Providing tents and recovering dead bodies from the rubble in Balakot and Batagram are the main demands of quake survivors in the towns.... Condolence reference PESHAWAR, Oct 20: The University of Peshawar will nominate the late Dr Hameedullah , who died in a helicopter crash while on a relief mission in Bagh area, for national awards.... Fake drugs PESHAWAR, Oct 20: Fake medicines worth millions of rupees were confiscated in Faqirabad area by the Health and Police department on Thursday. Police in collaboration with the health department on... Child killed in crossfire BANNU, Oct 20: A five-year-old boy was killed and three others were injured when two rival groups exchanged fire in the Jando Khail village on Thursday....

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