November 14, 2005	Monday	Shawwal 11, 1426

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Farm sector revival to cost Rs26.8bn ISLAMABAD, Nov 13: The agriculture sector of the AJK and the NWFP suffered a loss of Rs24.5 billion due to the October 8 earthquake, and an amount of Rs26.8...		Growth rate forecast lowered to 6.2pc ISLAMABAD, Nov 13: Multilateral donor agencies have lowered Pakistan’s growth forecast to 6.2 per cent (instead of budgeted seven per cent) on the basis of an estimated substantial adverse impact of the devastating Oct 8 earthquake on its overall economy....
Women MPs want defence budget reduced ISLAMABAD, Nov 13: Women parliamentarians from ruling and opposition parties on Sunday emphasized the need for setting up a disaster management system and sought greater role for women MPs in it....		Aziz convenes meeting on Nepra dispute ISLAMABAD, Nov 13: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has convened a meeting here on Monday to settle a dispute over the administrative control over the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) and review its role....
JWP to invite nationalists to form single party QUETTA, Nov 13: The Jamhoori Watan Party has decided to formally invite Baloch nationalist leaders to form a single political party to launch a collective struggle for the rights of the people of Balochistan....		PPP to back national languages bill in parliament: Fahim HYDERABAD, Nov 13: The president of the People’s Party Parliamentarians, Makhdoom Amin Fahim, has said that the PPP will not oppose the Language Bill of MNA Mujeeb Pirzado in the National...
Radio station resumes work from tent studio PESHAWAR, Nov 13: Muzaf-farabad radio station which went off the air after the Oct 8 earthquake has resumed regular transmission from a tent studio, the radio station’s director Sardar Ali said here....		Police seal Edhi centre, seize ambulances: Relief goods’ scam GUJRANWALA, Nov 13: The local Edhi centre which was closed down by police last month, after a quake relief goods scam was unearthed there, has now been sealed and its ambulances and records were forfeited on Sunday....
Sikhs call for visa restrictions waiver NAROWAL, Nov 13: Visa restriction should be waived for Sikh pilgrims and they should be allowed an open entry to Pakistan as their most of the holy places are here....		No transport arranged for stranded Hindus LAHORE, Nov 13: The authorities concerned could not make arrangements for the transportation of Hindu pilgrims to Chakwal for the second day on Sunday. Some 28 women and six children were...
Call for probe into Sangla incident LAHORE, Nov 13: Bishop Dr Alexander John Malik has demanded a probe by a high court judge into burning of churches and the Holy Bible in Sangla Hill....		Coming few weeks important, says Azhar LAHORE, Nov 13: Former PML-Q president Mian Azhar on Sunday exchanged views with Begum Abida Husain and Syed Fakhr Imam on the prevailing political situation in the country....
Shujaat receives Indian goods LAHORE, Nov 13: PML president Shujaat Husain has said the relief goods sent by Indian businessmen for quake victims will help improve friendly ties between the two countries....		More aid sought ISLAMABAD, Nov 13: Donors’ conference being organized by the government will help create awareness among major donors regarding the needs of people affected by the Oct 8 earthquake....
Getting local communities involved KARACHI: As the death toll in the October 8 earthquake continues to mount, the government’s decision to give Rs20 billion in compensation to the affected families may sound magnamanous, but will...		Exclusion of Sindhi opposed JACOBABAD, Nov 13: Cent-ral chairman of the Sindh Graduates Association, Altaf Gorar and vice-chairman Rehman Soomro at a press conference here on Saturday urged that the Language Act 1972 should not be amended....
Sana backs language bill WASHINGTON, Nov 13: The Sindhi Association of North America has welcomed a constitutional amendment bill presented by MNA Mujeeb Pirzado in the National Assembly to declare Sindhi, Punjabi, Seraiki, Pushto and Balochi as national languages of Pakistan....		Faisalabad new towns face hiccups FAISALABAD, Nov 13: Certain flaws in the distribution of staff, vehicles and other resources have landed the four newly-created towns in the city district in an outlandish situation....
PO killed in ‘encounter’ LAHORE, Nov 13: A proclaimed offender was killed in an encounter with Kasur police on Sunday. Kasur DPO Ahmad Mobin said a police patrol signalled three men riding a motorcycle to stop in Bedian but they sped away....		SDO among 3 Lesco men suspended OKARA, Nov 13: Three Lesco officials, including an SDO, were suspended from service on charges of negligence which allegedly caused deaths of two linemen on Oct 27....
Mother’s threat to commit suicide FAISALABAD, Nov 13: The mother of a child threatened to commit suicide in front of the DIG police office in a protest against the department’s failure to trace the boy even nine months after he was kidnapped....		Youth drowns HAFIZABAD, Nov 13: A youth drowned and his friend injured when their motorcycle fell into a canal near Sukheke Mandi on Sunday. Reports said Chand Masih and his friend Sunny were...
Paddy farmers fear huge losses LAHORE, Nov 13: As paddy price is sliding in the open market, farmers fear huge losses. Hamid Malhi of the Basmati Growers Association apprehends that the crisis will have a cyclical effect on other Rabi crops like wheat....		US envoy briefed on PITB projects LAHORE, Nov 13: US Embassy’s Political and Economic Officer Victoria Taylor met with Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) Chairman Rizwan Amin Sheikh here on Sunday....
Arts festival focuses on quake victims LAHORE, Nov 13: The proceeds of 1,000 VVIP seats a day during the World Performing Arts Festival 2005 will go towards the earthquake victims’ cause....		Relief efforts LAHORE, Nov 13: District Nazim Mian Amer Mahmood has said that the city district government is continuing its efforts for providing relief to earthquake victims and had dispatched 660 truckloads of goods till date....
Work suspended on Regi Lalma housing project PESHAWAR, Nov 13: Work on the multi-billion Regi Lalma housing project has been stopped after a group, having a land dispute with the NWFP government, expelled contractors and staff of the executing agency from the site....		Rs1.32b paid in affected areas PESHAWAR, Nov 13: About 18,000 people have received Rs1.32 billion compensation in the quake-affected areas of the NWFP, says an official handout issued here on Sunday....
NWFP lacks doctors to deal with psychological cases PESHAWAR, Nov 13: The North-West Frontier Province does not have sufficient number of psychiatrics and support staff to take care of people suffering from psychological disorders because of the trauma they underwent as a result of last month’s earthquake....		CAR to supervise camps PESHAWAR, Nov 13: The NWFP government has handed over responsibilities to the Commissionerate for Afghan Refugees to oversee camps set up for survivors of the Oct 8 earthquake in the NWFP....