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President, PM seek world help: Children’s rehabilitation ISLAMABAD, Nov 19: President Gen Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Saturday reiterated their appeal to the international community asking it to come forward and held restore the livelihood of the children who survived the October 8 earthquake....		Victims returning back to Islamabad ISLAMABAD, Nov 19: The quake survivors after getting compensation from the Azad Kashmir government are returning to the federal capital to regain accommodation in the tented villages they had left a...
Cuba deplores quantum and pace of relief ISLAMABAD, Nov 19: Cuba’s Deputy Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez stirred the world conscience with his powerful and moving statement as the leader of the Cuban delegation at the international donors conference here on Saturday....		Probe procedure against judges approved ISLAMABAD, Nov 19: The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) on Saturday approved a procedure of inquiry against judges of the apex and high courts for their removal on misconduct....
EU urges parliament’s approval for Erra: LGs for rebuilding ISLAMABAD, Nov 19: European Union (EU) has urged Pakistan to seek approval of the parliament on establishing the Earthquake Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Authority (Erra) besides determining its period of duration....		Pindi board reverts to combined system: Class IX, X exams RAWALPINDI, Nov 19: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Rawalpindi, following Punjab government directives, has abolished the part-wise examination system for classes 9th and 10th and reverted to the old combined examination system, official sources told Dawn....
Task force to revive tourism formed ISLAMABAD, Nov 19: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has constituted a task force to oversee revival of tourism infrastructure in the quake-hit areas of Azad Kashmir and NWFP....		‘Progress made in missile technology’ SWABI, Nov 19: Pakistan has made impressive headway in the field of nuclear and missile technology and scientists and engineers have enabled the country to achieve deterrence....
Indian Punjab CM to place gold palki in Nankana Sahib LAHORE, Nov 19: Indian Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Amarinder Singh is bringing a gold palki, which he will place in Nankana Sahib on Nov 30. The pure gold palki is stated to be worth Indian Rs15 million (Rs17.05...		Nazims assured of govt support QUETTA, Nov 19: The Balochistan government has assured districts nazims of its cooperation in strengthening the devolution of power programme to resolve problems being faced by the people in the province....
Annan leaves ISLAMABAD, Nov 19: UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan left here on Saturday after addressing the international donors conference with an impassioned plea to the world to generously donate for the ‘unprecedented earthquake’ that killed over 73,000 people.—APP...		PMA calls for restructuring quake-affected areas PESHAWAR, Nov 19: The Pakistan Medical Association has called for restructuring of the destroyed infrastructure in quake-hit areas to provide medical relief to people on consistent basis....
FIA teams in disaster region PESHAWAR, Nov 19: Two teams of anti-human trafficking unit of the Federal Investigation Agency directorate here have reached Balakot, Battagram and Battal to search for human traffickers suspected to have infiltrated the areas hit by the October 8 earthquake....		Man alleges harassment by policemen PESHAWAR, Nov 19: A man of Gulbahar colony has accused Faqirabad police of harassing him and implicating him in false cases. Speaking at a press conference at the press club...
Notice issued on election plea PESHAWAR, Nov 19: An election tribunal on Saturday issued notice to Peshawar District Nazim Haji Ghulam Ali on a petition seeking his disqualification. The tribunal, presided over by the Charsadda District...		Rehabilitation plans ready, says CM PESHAWAR, Nov 19: Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has said that the government has made short- and long-term plans for the rehabilitation of quake victims and reconstruction of the infrastructure in the province....
Tent fire leaves 2 children dead PESHAWAR, Nov 19: Two quake-hit children were killed and three people suffered injuries when a fire broke out in a tent village at Batgram early on Saturday....		Man killed in encounter LAKKI MARWAT, Nov 19: A man who was alleged to have killed a constable and a retired policeman on Friday, was killed in an encounter with the police near Abakhel village the same day....
Nazim vows to revive Peshawar’s glory PESHAWAR, Nov 19: Peshawar Nazim Haji Ghulam Ali has said that the district government will bring drastic changes with the help of the citizens to revive the past glory of the city....		Buses, wagons impounded for PP-97 bypolls GUJRANWALA, Nov 19: A large number of public transport vehicles were impounded on Saturday by the district administration and police to carry the polling staff and election materials to polling stations for by-election on PP-97 (Gujranwala)....
ASI attacks police, gets two POs released GUJRANWALA, Nov 19: An assistant sub-inspector attacked a police party and got freed his two cousins (proclaimed offenders) with the help of his men at Lohianwala near Rawalpindi Bypass Intersection on Saturday....		Five car-lifters held, 22 vehicles seized SARGODHA, Nov 19: Sargodha police on Saturday claimed to have arrested five members of an inter-provincial gang of car-lifters, including their ringleader, and recovered 22 cars from them....
Train smashes car NAROWAL, Nov 19: A car was badly damaged when 18 Down passenger train hit the vehicle at a level-crossing near Baddomalhi on Saturday. The driver saved his life when he left the car at the last moment....		SC rejects DPO’s mediation plea GUJRANWALA, Nov 19: The Supreme Court on Saturday rejected DPO Dr Arif Mushtaq’s plea regarding mediation between a woman, who was recovered after her abduction, and the accused....
Demo against laying off Pak-Arab staff MULTAN, Nov 19: Employees association of the Pak-Arab Fertilizers factory staged a demonstration here on Saturday to protest against the laying off the staff on ‘large scale’ since privatization of the plant in July this year....		Two children die in wall collapse BAHAWALNAGAR, Nov 19: Two children of a labourer were buried alive when the wall of a mud house collapsed here on Saturday in Farooqabad locality. Reports said Zahoor Ahmed’s two sons,...
Human trafficker 7 youths arrested GUJRANWALA, Nov 19: A team of the Federal Investigation Agency’s passport cell took into custody seven youths from Lala Musa railway station, who were allegedly being smuggled to Greece, and later arrested a human smuggler in a raid on Saturday....		Man dies in bid to escape ticket checker SHEIKHUPURA, Nov 19: A man was crushed under the wheels of a train near Shahdara while trying to flee the ticket checker on Saturday. Shabbir Husain of Ahmadabad, Narang Mandi, was reportedly travelling in a Lahore-bound train without ticket....
CMIT to check prices at Sunday bazaars LAHORE, Nov 19: Chief Minister’s Inspection Team members will check prices and quality of merchandise at the 16 Sunday bazaars in the city and take on-the-spot action against traders found charging high prices and under-weighing the goods....		Consignment of tents LAHORE, Nov 19: Punjab Housing and Urban Development Minister Syed Raza Ali Gilani dispatched a consignment of 6,849 tents for earthquake victims on 48 trucks from Jinnah Hall here on Saturday....