November 17, 2005	Thursday	Shawwal 14, 1426

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Govt sets wind power target for 10 years ISLAMABAD, Nov 16: Pakistan has identified the potential of generating 50,000-mw wind-power and decided to generate five per cent of the total energy requirement through wind-power in the next 5-10 years....		Parliamentary body on quake to meet next week ISLAMABAD, Nov 16: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Wednesday that while all parliamentary leaders had been invited to the Nov 19 donors’ conference he would convene the first meeting of the proposed parliamentary body next week....
Benazir committed to democracy ISLAMABAD, Nov 16: Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has said that she won’t abandon her struggle for a democratic future for Pakistan for personal gains. “I am continuously told that the...		Govt assures compensation: survivors’ return begins ISLAMABAD, Nov 16: The quake survivors provided shelter in the federal capital have started returning to their homes after the district administration and AJK government assured them of proper compensation....
Minorities to mourn attack on churches today ISLAMABAD, Nov 16: Chris-tian educational institutions in the country will remain closed on Thursday in protest against attacks on churches in Sangla Hill, says a press release issued by the All-Pakistan Minorities Alliance here on Wednesday....		Sangla Hill incident condemned RAWALPINDI, Nov 16: President General Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday condemned the recent incident of violence in Sangla Hill and urged both Muslim and Christian communities of the area to show tolerance....
Cuban doctors to stay till needed, says minister ISLAMABAD, Nov 16: Over 1,000 Cuban doctors are working in the quake-hit areas of NWFP and Azad Kashmir since Oct 8 quake and providing medical assistance to victims....		779 foreigners held for drug smuggling ISLAMABAD, Nov 16: Federal Minister for Narcotics Control Ghous Bux Khan Mehar on Wednesday said that 799 foreigners had been arrested during 2003-04 on the charges of drug smuggling....
15th locomotive rolls out of Risalpur plant NOWSHERA, Nov 16: Federal Minister for Railways Shamim Haider has said that work is in full swing to lay a double track from Karachi to Peshawar while a similar track from Lodhran to Khanewal will be completed by June 2006....		Rocca meets Pervaiz LAHORE, Nov 16: US Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs Christina Rocca met Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi here on Wednesday and exchanged views on different issues....
PML MPA’s scathing attack on treasury LAHORE, Nov 16: The treasury again had to face embarrassment in the house on Wednesday when Najaf Sial from Jhang started criticizing cabinet members for showing least interest in house proceedings....		Track likely to be ready in a week: Khokhrapar-Monabao link LAHORE, Nov 16: Replacement of the existing meter gauge track with broad gauge on the Khokhrapar-Monabao section is in final stages and is likely to be completed within the next four or five days, it is learnt....
Wasim Haqqi appointed EDB chief ISLAMABAD, Nov 16: Chairman Board of Investment Wasim Haqqi was appointed Chairman Engineering Development Board on Wednesday. He replaces former Commerce Minister Abdul Razzak Dawood who resigned from his office due to his personal commitments last week....		HSSC supple exams results announced ISLAMABAD, Nov 16: The Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE) on Wednesday declared the result of the Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) supplementary examination held in the month of September/October, an official statement said....
PPP leaders demand fresh polls QUETTA, Nov 16: The Balochistan council of Pakistan People’s Party has demanded free, fair and transparent elections in the country and transfer of power to elected representatives....		China thanks Pakistan for support ISLAMABAD, Nov 16: Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing, telephoned Foreign Minister Khurshid on Wednesday and thanked him for Pakistan’s support and advocacy of China’s inclusion into the Saarc as an observer....
Removal of water project hurdles ordered QUETTA, Nov 16: Balochistan Chief Secretary K. B. Rind has said that the authorities concerned should remove all hurdles to the completion of the Quetta Water Supply and Environment project....		300 delegates expected at conference ISLAMABAD, Nov 16: At least 300 delegates from foreign countries, agencies and corporate sector are expected to attend the November 19 donors’ conference. The conference, to be addressed by President General...
Nazims vow struggle for rights KOHAT, Nov 16: District nazims of Karak, Kohat and Hangu have vowed to launch a joint struggle for the rights of the region. Speaking at a joint meeting held here on...		Markhor hunting permits auctioned PESHAWAR, Nov 16: The NWFP Wildlife Department has auctioned four permits for hunting markhor, a wild goat with long horns found in mountains, under the Trophy Hunting Programme at the rate of $52,500 per animal....
Call for effective strategy to combat Aids PESHAWAR, Nov 16: NWFP Health Minister Inayatullah Khan has asked for evolving an effective strategy in the light of Islamic teachings and cultural norms for effective training of society to control spread of HIV/Aids....		Murder convict gets death sentence CHITRAL, Nov 16: District and Sessions Judge Saleem Jan Khan has awarded death sentence to Mohammad Rafi of Garam Chashma on the charge of murder. Deciding the case in a record...
Foodstuff, drugs for quake-hit areas PESHAWAR, Nov 16: Pakistan army in collaboration with the World Food Programme has completed an operation to store foodstuff and medicines in the earthquake-hit areas of the NWFP....		EPA plans to save Swat River from pollution PESHAWAR, Nov 16: The Environment Protection Agency (EPA) of the NWFP is planning to construct a compost plant and septic tanks in Mingora to save River Swat from pollution by sewerage and effluent of hotels....
Efforts urged to resolve population growth issue QUETTA, Nov. 16: Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Mir Mohammad Yousuf has urged members of parliament, women, ulema and NGOs to jointly strive for the development of the province, irrespective of their...		Churches protest today LAHORE, Nov 16: All mainstream churches in the country will observe a token protest and prayers day on Thursday (today) to invite government’s attention to the insecurity of minorities and stressing...
Psychiatric help provided to 225 victims LAHORE, Nov 16: The King Edward Medical College’s department of psychiatry has provided counselling and psychological assessment service to 225 quake victims admitted to the Mayo Hospital and found that 50...		Railways men seek release of colleagues LAHORE, Nov 16: Officers and employees of the Pakistan Railways’ signal department have appealed to President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz to order release of their two colleagues....
Four-day congregation in Raiwind begins today LAHORE, Nov 16: Four-day annual congregation of Tableeghi Jamaat begins at Raiwind on Thursday (today) with hundreds of thousands of people from all parts of the country and a large number of delegates from all over the world participating in it....		Embarrassment caused by a ‘loyalist’ LAHORE, Nov 16: There may not be a ‘forward bloc’ in the ruling PML, as Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi claims, but a member of his party effectively blocked the provincial legislature’s...
Fund-raising strategy LAHORE, Nov 16: The city district government’s Fund Raising Committee will organize charity shows, plays and door-to-door campaigns to collect Rs50 million for relief and rehabilitation of the quake victims....		LPG dealers, users plan protest drive LAHORE, Nov 16: The LPG Joint Action Committee has announced a protest programme to press for lifting of undue restrictions on the liquefied petroleum gas business....
UET holds convocation PESHAWAR, Nov 16: NWFP Governor Khalilur Rehman on Wednesday said that the standard of construction of government buildings in quake-affected areas was not up to the mark and they had failed to withstand the quake while many other buildings remained unaffected....		Awareness about disasters stressed PESHAWAR, Nov 16: An American expert on Wednesday emphasized the need for safe construction and awareness about earthquakes to avert large-scale casualties and damage in future....
NALC endorses jirga proposals GILGIT, Nov 16: The Northern Areas Legislative Council (NALC) has endorsed the 16-point peace proposal worked out by a grand jirga for maintenance of peace in Gilgit....		Team from Germany briefed on extent of devastation PESHAWAR, Nov 16: NWFP Governor Khalilur Rehman has said that the massive destruction caused by earthquake in the NWFP and Azad Kashmir warranted large-scale relief and rehabilitation work....
Ill-planned development projects MIANWALI, Nov 16: Development projects are designed for the betterment of communities, but ill-planning and non-coordination between the interlinked systems involved in the development work coupled with malpractices of the contractor...		Plan to divide Faisalabad district opposed FAISALABAD, Nov 16: Trade organizations, the lawyers community and elite of the town have rejected a proposed plan of dividing the Faisalabad city district into two parts by giving the district status to Jaranwala town....
Demand for judicial probe into Sangla violence BAHAWALPUR, Nov 16: Christian community leaders while condemning the Sangla Hill incident demanded the government to appoint a high court judge to probe the matter so that the culprits involved in it could be arrested....		SC bars Piplan tehsil nazim from working MIANWALI, Nov 16: The Supreme Court has stopped Malik Feroz Joya to perform his duties as Piplan tehsil nazim from Wednesday and summoned the record of the election on Nov 26....
‘Gujranwala Edhi centre not sealed’ GUJRANWALA, Nov 16: Police on Wednesday informed the Edhi Foundation chief that his centre in Gujranwala was not sealed but a constable was deployed there to protect relief goods....		SHC summons police officials LARKANA, Nov 16: Admi-tting a petition, Justice Maqbool Baqar of the Sindh High Court, Larkana circuit bench, on Tuesday issued notices to 36 policemen, including the Qambar-Shahdadkot district police officer, ...
1,300 watercourses planned for Dadu: Work to be completed by June ’08 DADU, Nov 16: About 1,300 watercourses would be constructed in saline water areas and barren land areas of the district by June 2008 under the National Programme for Improvement of...		Two sugar mills yet to start crushing NAWABSHAH, Nov 16: The Al-Noor Sugar Mills in Shahpur Jehanian started crushing on Tuesday while the Habib and Sakrand sugar mills had not started crushing till Wednesday afternoon due to non-supply of sugarcane by growers....
Construction of Kalabagh dam opposed JACOBABAD, Nov 16: Awami Tehrik chief Rasool Bux Palijo has said that Kalabagh dam is a threat to Sindh where 30 million people will be affected by it....		Man kills sister, relative LARKANA, Nov 16: Two people were gunned down here on Wednesday on the pretext of karo-kari in Shahbaz colony. One Ghous Bakhsh Langah shot dead his unmarried sister Mehnaz, 22, and his relative Maqsood Langah on the pretext of karo-kari....
Salesman killed in road accident KHAIRPUR, Nov 16: A salesman of a medical company was killed in an accident involving his motorcycle and a truck at the Chatti chowk on the Mall road here on Wednesday....		SDO kidnapped JACOBABAD, Nov 16: An SDO for irrigation and his driver were kidnapped from the Indus Highway near the Raees Abdul Ghani Bhutto village in the jurisdiction of A-section police station of Kandhkot on Wednesday....