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| November 17, 2005 | Thursday | Shawwal 14, 1426 |
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 Pervez Musharraf, would discuss the long-term reconstruction and humanitarian needs in the wake of widespread death and destruction in Azad Kashmir and the NWFP due to Oct 8 earthquake. Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz will wrap up the day-long conference
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, high-ranking representatives from the donor countries, presidents of Asian Development Bank, Islamic Development Bank, Vice President South Asia World Bank, UNDP administrator and heads of a number of international institutions would attend the meeting.
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