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Musharraf vows rehabilitation of the weak RAWALPINDI, Nov 1: President Gen Pervez Musharraf said on Tuesday the government was committed to rehabilitation of vulnerable earthquake victims — including orphaned children, widows and disabled persons — through an...		Relief agencies perform disappearing act ISLAMABAD, Nov 1: Scores of ‘relief camps’ which had sprung up in Rawalpindi and Islamabad in the immediate aftermath of the earthquake are disappearing fast. And that too at a time...
Steps under way to check human trafficking ISLAMABAD, Nov 1: Aftab Ahmed Kahn Sherpao has expressed concern over increase in human trafficking and stated that it posed serious threat to country’s image. A spokesman for the ministry said...		Education to empower the poor: Mukhtaran WASHINGTON, Nov 1: “Teach our men to respect women,” Mukhtaran Mai told a large gathering at Amnesty International’s Washington office on Tuesday when asked how to end violence against women....
Pakistan ratifies Saarc protocol on terrorism ISLAMABAD, Nov 1: Pakistan announced on Tuesday that it had ratified the “Saarc Additional Protocol on the Convention on Suppression of Terrorism”. The formal announcement was made eleven days ahead of...		$167m needed for immediate relief ISLAMABAD, Nov 1: The coordination committee on food, nutrition and early recovery of agriculture sector has suggested $167 million for immediate relief in the quake-hit areas of the NWFP and Azad Kashmir....
Kashmiri students to study in Islamabad ISLAMABAD, Nov 1: Students of the earthquake affected areas of Azad Kashmir would be accommodated in schools and colleges of the Islamabad Capital Territory, the Federal Ministry of Education announced on...		UN to use world’s biggest copters in relief operations MUZAFFARABAD, Nov 1: The United Nations will be using the world’s biggest cargo helicopters in its relief operations in the quake-affected zone of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, a UN official said on Tuesday....
Mayo’s department preparing artificial limbs LAHORE, Nov 1: The Punjab’s only state-of-the-art physical medicine and rehabilitation department in the Mayo Hospital has started manufacturing artificial limbs and braces on a war footing to facilitate the earthquake victims....		Call to hand over relief operation to UN council RAWALPINDI, Nov 1: All Parties National Alliance (APNA) has sought handing over of the relief operation in earthquake-hit areas of Azad Kashmir to United Nations Security Council to make sure the transparent and equal distribution of the relief in affected areas....
SC disposed of 2,156 cases in October ISLAMABAD, Nov 1: The Supreme Court disposed of 2,156 cases as against institution of 720 new cases in October 2005. Working at full strength, the ratio of disposal has been three times higher as compared to fresh cases....		3 killed in separate incidents RAWALPINDI, Nov 1: Two persons were killed and one was injured in a road accident in Islamabad while in another incident one person was murdered and another injured in a clash between the two groups in Westridge on Tuesday, police said....
Two officers made OSD ISLAMABAD, Nov 1: The Establishment Division on Tuesday notified transfer and posting of two senior officers of District Management Group (DMG). Naseer Ahmad, a BS-21 officer of DMG, presently additional secretary...		Delhi blasts condemned ISLAMABAD, Nov 1: The Pakistan Peace Coalition (PCC) has condemned the act of terrorism in New Delhi which claimed innocent lives. However, the PCC had termed the decision of the two...
Kalabagh fault: Wapda’s view LAHORE, Nov 1: Commenting on the news item “Dams plan may be reviewed” published in Dawn on October 31, a Wapda spokesperson has said a comprehensive study involving the world’s top-class...		‘Pakistan consulate official out of status’ NEW YORK, Nov 1: An official at the Pakistan consulate in New York who was arrested last week is out of status since his request for the renewal of work permit has been denied, US immigration authorities said on Tuesday....
Quetta children hold rally for release of detainees QUETTA, Nov 1: About a hundred children protested in front of the main gate of the Governor’s House on Tuesday demanding release of two men who were in the custody of the Federal Intelligence Agency (FIA)....		Benazir heads for Dubai NEW YORK, Nov 1: Former prime minister Benazir Bhutto has left for Dubai after a three-week stay in New York where she was visiting her husband Asif Ali Zardari, a source close to Ms Bhutto said....
Mild tremors jolt Hazara, Peshawar PESHAWAR, Nov 1: An earthquake of mild intensity jolted Peshawar and Hazara division at noon on Tuesday, the meteorological department said here. The earthquake measuring 4.7...		Lashkar denies involvement in Delhi bombings SRINAGAR, Nov 1: Lashkar-e-Taiba denied on Tuesday any involvement in the weekend bombings in New Delhi saying it does not target civilians. A spokesman for Lashkar-i-Taiba told local media in a telephone conversation that allegations of involvement were “baseless and false”....
TI offers help to ensure accountability LAHORE, Nov 1: The Berlin-based anti-corruption body, Transparency International, has offered all help to the Pakistan government in ensuring transparency and accountability in the ongoing relief and reconstruction efforts....		Pakistani jailed in Kosovo PRISTINA (Serbia-Montenegro), Nov 1: A former UN refugee agency (UNHCR) official in Kosovo was jailed for three years after being found guilty of sexually abusing a minor, his lawyer said on Tuesday....
Peace panels in Gilgit finalize recommendations GILGIT, Nov 1: Committees constituted by the peace jirga for defusing tension and brokering reconciliation among sectarian groups here are reported to have finalized their recommendations after holding meetings with leaders and clerics of both the sects....		Court stops inquiry against nazim PESHAWAR, Nov 1: The Peshawar High Court on Tuesday restrained the Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) and the Peshawar Board of Secondary Education from conducting an inquiry against Hangu District Nazim Ghaniur Rehman regarding the genuineness of his school certificate....
Mega-projects cleared for Peshawar PESHAWAR, Nov 1: NWFP Governor Khalilur Rehman has said that federal and provincial governments will jointly carry out mega-projects in the city. Talking to Peshawar District Nazim Haji Ghulam Ali here...		Siraj welcomes arbitration tribunal PESHAWAR, Nov 1: Prov-incial Senior Minister Sirajul Haq has welcomed the formation of arbitration Tribunal to resolve the row between the NWFP and Wapda over net hydel profits. ...
Building code to be enforced: Nazim QUETTA, Nov 1:City District Nazim Mir Maqbool Lehri has said that the ‘building code’ will be strictly implemented in Quetta owing to its seismic sensitivity. Speaking at the ‘Face to...		PPP workers to celebrate Eid with quake victims PESHAWAR Nov 1: The Pakistan People’s Party has advised its workers to spand Eid with quake victims and provide them food and relief goods. The party’s provincial president Rahimdad Khan said...
6,000 houses will be ready in Alai before winter: CM PESHAWAR, Nov 1: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has said that 6,000 low-cost houses, sponsored by some philanthropists, will be built for the affected people of tehsil Alai in Battagram,...		Plan for alternative bridge at Machni discussed PESHAWAR, Nov 1: NWFP Minister for Zakat, Ushr and Social Welfare, Hafiz Hashmat called on NWFP Governor Khalil-ur-Rehman on Tuesday and discussed with him problems and difficulties being faced by people because of destruction of Machni bridge....
Sheikhupura hospitals well short of doctors SHEIKHUPURA, Nov 1: There is an acute shortage of doctors and paramedical staff in the district’s 138 government hospitals, dispensaries and basic health units. Only 454 doctors and paramedical staffers are...		Two jail officials lose job for taking petty bribe MIANWALI, Nov 1: Two jail officials were suspended on Tuesday from service for taking bribe from inmates to provide them certain facilities. Central Jail Superintendent Abdul Rauf Rana took the action...
Kidnap case against four policemen SAHIWAL, Nov 1: On the orders of the Lahore High Court, the police on Tuesday registered a kidnap case against Garden town SHO, three constables and their four accomplices....		Banker’s killer held in Karachi GUJRANWALA, Nov 1: Police claimed to have arrested from Karachi a man allegedly involved in killing of a bank manager during a dacoity bid in Eminabad....
Lyallpur Town ‘ghost’ workers shown doors FAISALABAD, Nov 1: Lyallpur Town Nazim Rana Zahid Mehmood on Tuesday terminated the services of 60 ‘ghost’ employees, including a computer operator and sanitary supervisor, during search of the record and distribution of monthly salary....		Drive against spurious drugs ordered JHANG, Nov 1: The district nazim has directed the EDO (Health) to launch an operation against spurious drugs and intoxicants being sold openly on medical stores....
Plan to increase production of artificial limbs PESHAWAR, Nov 1: The NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has said that the artificial limbs workshop in the city would be strengthened by putting in place more facilities and making...		Faisalabad GCU announces results FAISALABAD, Nov 1: The Government College University, Faisalabad, has announced the results of MBA first and second semester, and Bio-Informatics first semester (fall) examinations, 2005....
Eviction of FC College tenants stayed LAHORE, Nov 1: An additional district and sessions judge on Tuesday restrained the Punjab government from ejecting five tenants of the FC College on the grounds that such an action could...		Bumper kinno yield likely this year LAHORE, Nov 1: Pakistan has exported over 100,000 ton mango this year against 77,000 ton last year, says Shamoon Saqid of the Pakistan Horticulture Develop-ment and Export Board (PHDEB)....
Accommodation for 120 families LAHORE, Nov 1: District nazim Mian Amer Mahmood has said 120 families ejected from the FC College in compliance with the court orders would be provided alternative accommodation....		Causes of slump in property business LAHORE, Nov 1: Real estate business is in deep slump as it seems hard to find potential buyers, who even, in certain cases, can offer half the rates investors have been earlier demanding for their pieces of land....
CM urged to stay neutral in Ghotki elections SUKKUR, Nov 1: MNA Khalid Ahmed Khan Lund has urged Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim to remain neutral during the local body elections in Ghotki district claiming that his...		JSMM calls for alliance on issues of Sindh HYDERABAD, Nov 1: Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz chairman Shafi Mohammad Burfat has stressed the need for forming an alliance on issues of Sindh such as expulsion of outsiders from the province,...
Protest against Zakat official JACOBABAD, Nov 1: Students of the Jacobabad Technical College took out a protest procession here on Tuesday against the chairman of the local Zakat and Ushr committee for non-payment of MORA scholarships to deserving students....		Amrita kidnapping dispute resolved NAWABSHAH, Nov 1: A dispute relating to kidnapping of a girl by a primary school teacher in Sakrand was resolved here on Tuesday and the teacher and his accomplices were fined Rs300,000....
Probe urged into university affairs KHAIRPUR, Nov 1: Former District Nazim Nafisa Shah has expressed grave concern over the deplorable condition in Shah Latif University and appealed to the Sindh governor to take notice of the...		Closed schools to be made functional LARKANA, Nov 1: District Nazim Mohammad Bakhsh Arijo has asked education officers to make maximum number of closed schools functional in the district and monitor distribution of school management committees’ funds....
Diwali celebrated SUKKUR, Nov 1: The Hindu community celebrated Diwali with simplicity in Sukkur, Shikarpur and Ghotki districts on Tuesday. Gatherings were organized in temples....		Inflated power bills being issued in Larkana LARKANA, Nov 1: A large number of complaints have been received here about Hesco issuing inflated and incorrect bills. Sources in the local Hesco office told Dawn on Tuesday that...