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November 7, 2005 Monday Shawwal 4, 1426   UN gets only $135 million for quake victims; ‘25pc suffer from ARI’ ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: United Nations flash appeal has so far got a poor response from the member countries and has been able to get pledges and donations worth $135 million only, a UN official said here on Sunday.... Country heading for another disaster: Insufficient health care, cold weather ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: The country is heading for another disaster, as hundreds of amputees and critically injured quake victims are vulnerable to death not only in Azad Kashmir but also in... PM promises quake-hit children normal life ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Friday promised normal life to children who had become disabled in the October 8 earthquake, saying the government would do whatever it could to ensure a bright future for them.... ICRC still bringing injured people MUZAFFARABAD, Nov 6: The scale of devastation caused by the 8th October quake is still unfolding, as the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is still bringing down the injured... Ministry offers rehabilitation of quake-hit town TAXILA, Nov 6: The ministry for labour and manpower has offered to completely rehabilitate a town devastated by the October 8 earthquake. Federal Minister for Labour and Manpower Ghulam Sarwar Khan... Proposal to build model cities: High-level meeting today ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: The government is considering basing its entire reconstruction plan on a ‘comprehensive soil testing and investigation’ that may lead to building Azad Kashmir’s capital Muzaffarabad slightly away from its present location.... Qazi leads main Eid prayer in Muzaffarabad MUZAFFARABAD, Nov 6: Thousands of people offered Eid prayer in Muzaffarabad on Friday in a sombre atmosphere, in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake.... US pledges help in rebuilding phase WASHINGTON, Nov 6: The US would not only continue to participate in relief operations but will also work closely with Pakistan in the reconstruction of areas destroyed in the earthquake.... Saudi prince discusses relief work with Aziz ISLAMABAD, Nov 7: Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Interior Minister Prince Ahmed bin Abdul Aziz arrived here on Sunday a three-day official visit to Pakistan, Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao said.... Gaps in govt’s relief operation MUZAFFARABAD: There was no let-up here in the rattle of giant helicopters engaged in the massive relief and rescue operation mounted by the military in collaboration with international forces and agencies,... Govt drugs found in private hospital GUJAR KHAN, Nov 6: A team formed by the deputy district health officer (DDHO) sealed a private hospital after it recovered a huge consignment of government medicines from there during a raid.... Musharraf, Sehba present gifts to couple BALAKOT, Nov 6: President Gen Pervez Musharraf and the First Lady met on Eidul Fitr a newly-wed couple in the earthquake-wrecked town, whose marriage a few days back had kindled hopes for the future among the local people.... Eidi, gifts distributed among child survivors ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: Capital Development Authority (CDA) Chairman Kamran Lashari on Sunday distributed Eidi (cash), sweets and gifts among earthquake-affected people of Kashmir admitted to different camps in the capital.... PM directs swift distribution of compensation BALAKOT, Nov 6: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Saturday directed swift distribution of compensation among people affected by the earthquake and asked the governments of AJK and the NWFP to provide a daily summary of the payments made.... 8,000 acres of land rendered barren: Water shortage SANGHAR, Nov 6: Farmers from the tail-end area of the Dil Shakh branch of the Sanghar irrigation sub-division have said that more than 8,000 acres of land have been rendered barren due to non-availability of water for the last three years.... MQM and IJT trade allegations after report of clash MUZAFFARABAD, Nov 6: Activists of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and the Islami Jamiat Talba (IJT) clashed at a makeshift camp of earthquake survivors in the AJK capital on Thursday evening but there was no report of any casualty.... Survivors determined not to leave mountain homes KAGHAN VALLEY, Nov 6: Barely a house is still standing in earthquake-shattered Kaghan Valley and in a few week time it will lie under a blanket of deep snow.... Balakot survivors remain in trauma PESHAWAR, Nov 6: Most of the earthquake survivors, especially children, are suffering from psychological disorders in Balakot and adjoining villages and they immediately need trauma centres for early recovery.... 13 motorbikes, 4 cars lifted in Sukkur SUKKUR, Nov 6: At least 13 motorcycles and four cars were snatched during the second day of Eid in separate incidents in Sukkur City amid tight security and high alert.... Kashmiris observe Jammu Martyrs Day MIRPUR (AJK), Nov 6: Glowing tributes were paid to martyrs of Jammu on the 58th Jammu Martyrs Day on Sunday. The day is observed every year to commemorate supreme the sacrifices... One killed, two injured in armed clash SUKKUR, Nov 6: A man was killed and two others were injured in an armed clash between bandits and villagers in the Pano Akil district on Sunday.... Woman electrocuted JACOBABAD, Nov 6: A woman was electrocuted in Ali Moham-mad Khoso village in the Kashmore taluka on Saturday. Raheem Khatoon, 40, had taken her buffaloes to the canal.... Power outage on Eid night MIRPURKHAS, Nov 6: A big area was plunged into darkness on the night of Eid as the city’s Hesco feeder remained closed. A large number of people in Khisakpura and Shahi... Man shot dead LARKANA, Nov 6: A man was shot dead in Bunguldero village in the Ratodero police area on Saturday. According to police reports, one Shahid Hussain Shaikh was killed when his friends... Girl dies in stampede PESHAWAR, Nov 6: A minor girl was killed in an stampede after a bomb hoax in Parda Bagh on Saturday evening, police said. A large number of women and children... Man ends his life after poisoning wife, 3 kids GUJRANWALA, Nov 6: A man hanged himself after poisoning to death his wife and three minor children for his failure to arrange for them Eid clothes in Qudratabad, Wazirabad.... Punjab has given Rs1bn aid so far, says minister LAHORE, Nov 6: The Punjab government has provided assistance of over Rs1 billion to the earthquake victims and its 40 medical teams, comprising 240 professionals, are engaged in providing healthcare facilities to the affected people.... Case against 50 for harassing labourer SAHIWAL, Nov 6: Police registered a case against 50 people, including a prayer leader, for taking out an ‘illegal’ procession and allegedly harassing a labourer on Eid day (Friday) in Kamir Town.... Leaguers lauded for relief work LAHORE, Nov 6: PML President Shujaat Husain said here on Sunday that the office-bearers and workers of the party were playing a commendable role in relief and rehabilitation activities in quake-hit areas.... One killed, 49 injured in mosque roof collapse FAISALABAD, Nov 6: One person was killed while 49 others sustained injuries when the roof of a mosque caved-in during Eid prayers in Bashirabad in the limits of Sadar police station.... Affected people visited LAHORE, Nov 6: District Nazim Mian Amer Mahmood visited Muzaffarabad, Balakot and Mansehra on Eid day to inquire about the condition of the earthquake victims and distribute gifts among them.... Disabled man burnt alive SHEIKHUPURA, Nov 6: A disabled passenger was burnt alive while six others suffered burn wounds when a bus caught fire near Gajiana Nao in the limits of Khanqah Dogran motorway police on Sunday.... Two brothers, cousin shot dead GUJRAT, Nov 6: Two brothers and their cousin were shot dead allegedly by their rivals over an old enmity in Chak Buddha village of Karrianwala on Saturday.... Three drown as car falls into canal GUJRANWALA, Nov 6: Three friends drowned while three others were rescued when their car plunged into a canal in Kasoki, Hafizabad, on Friday. Reports said five friends — Allah Rakha Butt,... Lahorites win hearts of quake victims LAHORE, Nov 6: Hundreds of people turned up in hospitals with gifts — toys, eatables and money — on Eid and it was certainly much more than what we had hoped for, quake-hit children in different city hospitals said on Sunday.... PR division LAHORE, Nov 6: The Pakistan Railways has decided, in principle, to increase the number of its divisions to 10, it is learnt. With the creation of a new division at the... Notices to developers of housing societies LAHORE, Nov 6: The Punjab Environment Protection Tribunal has issued notices to developers of six housing societies of Rawalpindi-Islamabad for violation of environment laws.... Roohi Bano’s lone son shot dead LAHORE, Nov 6: Artiste Roohi Bano’s only son was found murdered near his residence in Gulberg III here on Friday evening. Rafique Akhtar, the bother-in-law of Roohi Bano, told police that he visited Bano’s house on Eid day....

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