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November 9, 2005 Wednesday Shawwal 6, 1426   Proposal to spend more on education, less on defence: Two-day conference opens ISLAMABAD, Nov 8: A two-day conference on ‘education as the basis for freedom and democracy’ opened here on Tuesday with its organizers calling for reduction in the country’s military budget and spending more on education.... PTCL criticized for denying bonus to workers ISLAMABAD, Nov 8: The People’s Rights Movement (PRM) and the Trade Union Rights Campaign (TURC) have criticized the Pakistan Telecommunication Company (PTCL) authorities for not giving workers bonuses and, in some cases, expected wages in advance before Eid holidays.... Political rivals sit together at Saudi dinner table ISLAMABAD, Nov 8: Some of the country’s bitter political rivals sat together at a Saudi dinner table with a brother of King Abdullah and earned the kingdom’s praise for putting aside mutual differences to face the earthquake disaster.... Hearing in parliament attack case tomorrow ISLAMABAD, Nov 8: The case against PPP activists accused of attacking the Parliament House in April 1998 will be heard in the court of senior civil judge Islamabad on Thursday.... PAEC to set up five more cancer hospitals ISLAMABAD, Nov 8: The Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) intends to establish five more cancer hospitals in addition to the 13 hospitals already providing services to more than 350,000 patients annually.... Ministry forms team to treat children in affected areas: Respiratory infections ISLAMABAD, Nov 8: The Ministry of Health is appointing a full-time focal person to head a team dedicated to prevention and treatment of respiratory tract infections among children in the quake-hit areas.... Emergency lifted in three Pindi hospitals RAWALPINDI, Nov 8: Emergency in three city hospitals has been lifted, which was imposed after the October 8 quake. After the lifting of emergency, regular patients have started visiting the Combined Military Hospital, Military Hospital and the Cantonment General Hospital.... President praises army for relief activities RAWALPINDI, Nov 8: President Pervez Musharraf has praised Pakistan Army troops engaged in round-the-clock relief work in quake-hit areas of the NWFP and Azad Kashmir for the last one month.... MQM decides to wind up relief camps KARACHI, Nov 8: The Central Coordination Committee of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement decided on Tuesday to close down the party’s relief camps and field hospitals in Azad Kashmir and the quake-affected... Firing in Muzaffarabad: rivals trade allegations MUZAFFARABAD, Nov 8: Two activists of Jamaat-i-Islami (JI), Azad Jammu and Kashmir, and Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) were injured here on Tuesday in incidents of firing blamed by rivals on each other.... Altaf hails opening of LoC MUZAFFARABAD, Nov 8: Mutahidda Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has welcomed the opening of the Line of Control (LoC), saying it will help people of the Himalayan region make a better decision about their future.... Court orders freezing of builders’ accounts: Margalla Towers ISLAMABAD, Nov 8: District and Sessions Judge, Islamabad, Mirza Rafiuzaman on Tuesday issued orders for freezing all bank accounts of Margalla Towers builder Ramzan Khokhar as well as those of his... SC adjourns Sonia Naz case till 14th ISLAMABAD, Nov 8: A three-member bench of the Supreme Court headed by the Chief Justice of Pakistan on Tuesday adjourned hearing in Sonia Naz case for Nov 14 on the written request of advocate general Punjab.... Three killed in road accidents RAWALPINDI, Nov 8: Three persons died in different incidents here on Tuesday, police said. In the first incident, a trader died after being hit by a stray bullet in Waris Khan.... BHC judge appointed ISLAMABAD, Nov 8: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has appointed Justice Mehta Kailash Nath Kohli as permanent judge of the Balochistan High Court. Justice Kohli is presently working as additional judge of the BHC.—APP... Report puts NWFP reconstruction cost at over Rs61bn PESHAWAR, Nov 8: Multilateral donor agencies have estimated that the NWFP government will need more than Rs 61 billion for reconstruction and rehabilitation in parts of the province affected by last month’s earthquake.... Donors’ meeting in Abbottabad today PESHAWAR, Nov 8: The NWFP Health Department is organising a donors’ conference in Abbottabad on Wednesday to coordinate relief activities in health sector and avoid duplication of work by the agencies in the quake-hit areas, officials told Dawn.... NWFP reiterates stand on net hydel profit PESHAWAR, Nov 8: The NWFP government has reiterated its stance on the issue of net hydel profit. In a press statement issued here on Tuesday, a spokesman for NWFP Chief Minister... Gilgit jirga approves peace proposals GILGIT, Nov 8: A grand jirga at a meeting here on Monday approved a number of proposals for promoting peace in the area which has been in grip of violence for 17 months.... Fund shortage hits hospital project HARIPUR, Nov 8: Shortage of funds has put the project of the District Headquarters Hospital in doldrums, sources at the Work and Services Department told Dawn on Tuesday.... Relief for college students PESHAWAR, Nov 8: The NWFP education department has decided to accommodate college students of quake-hit areas in other colleges of the province. These students will not be required to pay admission fee and other charges.... UC nazim shot dead, three injured FAISALABAD, Nov 8: Uniden-tified gunmen shot dead a union council nazim and seriously injured three others in Chak 67 JB in the Thikriwala police limits on Tuesday night.... Alliances face split ahead of naib nazim polls DERA GHAZI KHAN, Nov 8: Local political scene after the district and tehsil nazim elections may change ahead of the naib nazim elections. There are chances that sons of rival Leghari... Nine-man gang of robbers busted LAHORE, Nov 8: Kasur police claimed on Tuesday to have busted a nine-man gang of robbers allegedly responsible for two murders. Kasur DPO Ahmad Mobin said Ali Ahmad and Yousaf were... Welfare projects’ delay creates problems FAISALABAD, Nov 8: As various development projects have yet to be launched in the district despite take-over by elected nazims of the city district and towns administration, the contractors and the general public are facing numerous problems.... Iqbal Manzil: another year, another pledge SIALKOT, Nov 8: The ageing Iqbal Manzil, the birthplace of Allama Muhammad Iqbal, has still received nothing but another verbal commitment of saving it from collapse.... School buildings in bad shape SIALKOT, Nov 8: The education department has taken no steps to repair the buildings of six girls primary schools in bordering villages Bajwat, Papeen, Jog, Khanu Bhau, Beli Minhaasa, Bheince and Ghazipur.... Anti-govt drive strategy this month: JI LAHORE, Nov 8: Contacts among opposition parties for an anti-government drive are likely to mature this month, expects the Jamaat-i-Islami, a larger constituent of the MMA.... Mills blame food dept for flour price hike LAHORE, Nov 8: The Pakistan Flour Mills Association (Punjab chapter) on Tuesday increased the price by Rs4 per 20 kilogrammes and blamed the food department for delaying wheat release which caused the hike.... Hospital in cargo containers LAHORE, Nov 8: The Punjab government will establish a 50-bed hospital at Balakot in cargo containers and send 1,000 teachers for revival of educational activities in the schools in earthquake-hit areas.... Legal opinion sought on Nusrat’s sentence LAHORE, Nov 8: A local accountability court on Tuesday sought legal opinion on the question as to what would be the status of the sentence awarded in absentia to an accused,... Pranksters keep Rescue 1122 lines busy LAHORE, Nov 8: The Punjab Emergency and Ambulance Service, commonly known as Rescue 1122, has claimed to have saved the lives of 12,974 people during 14,614 rescue operations in one year after its existence in Lahore.... Massive relief operations needed, says Canadian MP LAHORE, Nov 8: Canadian Parliament Member Jim Kerry Jiannes has called upon the world community to move for the rescue of quake victims immediately as there is a possibility of more deaths in case of delay.... Earthquake victims remembered LAHORE, Nov 8: Workers of an NGO lit candles at the Racecourse Park on Tuesday in memory of those who died in the devastating earthquake on Oct 8.... Two LEA men held, arms seized DADU, Nov 8: Two personnel of a law-enforcement agency were arrested by Mehar town police during checking at two separate places at the Mehar bypass on Tuesday.... Man shot dead, woman injured: Karo-kari NAWABSHAH, Nov 8: A man was killed and a woman was injured on the pretext of karo-kari in the Badaruddin Zardari village of the Nawabshah taluka on Tuesday.... Birds found dead in Thatta lakes BADIN, Nov 8: Around 100 migratory and some local birds were found dead in Jabho and Shah Mehro lakes of Zero Point near the Karoo Ghoonghro Drain in Thatta district.... HSC-II exams from Nov 14 SUKKUR, Nov 8: Supplementary HSC-II examinations of the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Sukkur, will start from Nov 14. According to the controller of examinations, candidates of the Ghotki district... Police fail to arrest bandits GUJRANWALA, Nov 8: A police party led by an ASP and SHO failed to arrest six outlaws who looted a house and escaped after an encounter on GT Road near Ghakkhar on Monday night.... Committees to monitor cable operators SARGODHA, Nov 8: A group of various NGOs has decided to launch a special campaign against cable operators, who are not only promoting obscenity but also riding rough with the customers.... Demand for probe into sale of costal land LARKANA, Nov 8: Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz chairman Bashir Qureshi has criticized the Shirazi group of Thatta and demanded an inquiry into the alleged sale of coastal land.... Sugarcane crushing from 15th NAWABSHAH, Nov 8: The three sugar mills in Nawabshah district will start cane crushing from Nov 15. These sugar mills are: the Habib Sugar Mills Limited Nawabshah, Sakrand Sugar Mills, Qazi Ahmed and Al-Noor Sugar Mills, Shahpur Jehanian.... Benazir offers condolences on Jiji’s death HYDERABAD, Nov 8: Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has sent a telegram to Rasool Bux Palijo, the Awami Tehrik chief, and his son Ayaz Latif Palijo, expressing her heartfelt condolences on the passing away of renowned folk artiste Jiji Zarina Baloch.... APC on language issue opposed KHAIRPUR, Nov 8: The former provincial minister and Pakistan Muslim League leader, Mr Imtiaz Shaikh, has said that summoning an all-parties conference on the Sindhi language issue is unnecessary.... HDA, Wasa officials booked HYDERABAD, Nov 8: Police on Tuesday lodged a case against the director general of the Hyderabad Development Authority and the managing director of the Water and Sanitation Agency on the compliant... Rs15.15bn infrastructure damage in NWFP PESHAWAR, Nov 8: The Oct 8 earthquake has caused a loss of Rs15.152 billion to the provincial government’s infrastructure in the six affected districts of the Frontier province.... Psychiatric camp set up in Balakot PESHAWAR, Nov 8: A four-day free psychiatric camp was opened on Tuesday in the earthquake-ravaged town of Balakot. The camp, established by the Health Promotion Welfare Society, is manned by a seven-member team headed by Dr Mian Iftikhar Hussain.... Performance of field hospitals praised PESHAWAR, Nov 8: The establishment of field hospitals and presence of scores of voluntary surgeons and physicians in earthquake-hit regions of the NWFP have brought a rare opportunity of improving health facilities for people of these areas.... Govt failed to handle situation: Benazir MANSEHRA, Nov 8: Pakistan People’s Party chairperson Benazir Bhutto has said that the nation’s response to sufferings of the quake-affected people is commendable, but the government failed to handle the situation effectively.... Fires rage in two forests SWABI, Nov 8: Arsonists set alight trees covering mountains of Maneri Bala and Maneri Payan and Bamkhel graveyard. Two such incidents have been reported. Fires raging in the area have reduced a large number of trees into ashes....

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