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Third party to verify quake contracts: Audit arrangements put in place ISLAMABAD, Nov 21: The federal government has decided to put in place special audit arrangements and procurement guidelines for the Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (ERRA) to meet a demand of donors seeking transparency and accountability in the utilization of funds....		Patrolling in Dera Bugti routine matter: minister QUETTA, Nov 21: The Balochistan home minister on Monday informed the provincial assembly that the patrolling of Frontier Corps personnel in Dera Bugti was a routine matter while movement of militiamen...
Three miners killed QUETTA, Nov 21: Three labourers were killed when the portion of a coalmine they were working in collapsed in the Machh area on the Monday. Reports reaching here said that the...		Purchase of VVIP planes was overdue: minister ISLAMABAD, Nov 21: The Senate was informed on Monday that purchase of two planes for VVIPs, including the prime minister, had become overdue, as the two planes maintained by the PAF for this purpose had completed their design life....
MoU signed for improving legislative process ISLAMABAD, Nov 21: US Ambassador to Pakistan Ryan Crocker and Speaker of NWFP Assembly Bakht Jehan Khan have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to formalize cooperation between the assembly and the US Agency for International Development (USAID)....		Daily flights to Jordan RAWALPINDI, Nov 21: Pakistan and Jordan on Monday agreed to resume daily flights by designated airlines of the two countries. Delegations of the two countries met here on Monday....
Weapons seized QUETTA, Nov 21: Police have seized weapons from the suburbs of Quetta city and taken one person into custody. said that the law-enforcement agencies raided the Killi Qamrani area on...		Demo against unfair distribution of goods MUZAFFARABAD, Nov 21: Around 150 field workers of the AJK electricity department held a protest demonstration here on Monday, accusing their top officials of unfair distribution of tents and other relief materials....
Indonesian president due on 24th ISLAMABAD, Nov 21: President of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, will pay an official visit to Pakistan from November 24-25. During the visit he would hold talks with President Pervez Musharraf on enhancing bilateral relationship....		Call to improve health status of women PESHAWAR, Nov 21: NWFP Health Minister Inayatullah has said comprehensive and coordinated efforts by all stakeholders, both in public and private sectors, could improve the poor health status of women and children in developing countries....
Colleges asked to prepare lists of quake-hit students PESHAWAR, Nov 21: NWFP Health Minister Inayatullah Khan has directed principals of public sector medical colleges of the province to prepare lists of students affected by the earthquake to provide them financial support....		US quake relief efforts lauded PESHAWAR, Nov 21: NWFP Governor Khalilur Rehman has lauded the US government for providing “moral and material” support to victims of last month’s earthquake. The governor was speaking to US Ambassador Ryan C....
Hindko needs recognition, says minister PESHAWAR, Nov 21: State Minister for Human Resource Development Dr Nasim Ashraf said on Monday that Hindko language deserved due recognition and coverage in the print and electronic media on account of its glorious past....		Warning against boundary wall LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), Nov 21: Hundreds of tribesmen on Monday staged a demonstration on Shalobar Road in protest against the construction of a wall around the Hayatabad residential township....
Quake survivors vulnerable to trafficking ISLAMABAD, Nov 21: The director general International Organisation for Migration (IOM), Brunson McKinley, here on Monday said a large number of quake survivors were vulnerable to trafficking abroad....		NCHD workers to be involved in NVM activities ISLAMABAD, Nov 21: Over 100,000 volunteers of National Commission for Human Development would be involved in National Volunteer Movement (NVM) activities wherever and whenever required....
Two killed; policeman dies in accident RAWALPINDI, Nov 21: A doctor and his servant were killed by some unidentified persons in their house in F-11/2 sector on Monday, while a policeman died after being run over by a vehicle at Faizabad Chowk, police said....		CSS results in next 2 weeks ISLAMABAD, Nov 21: The Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) is expected to announce the results of the written portion of competitive examination within next two weeks, an official handout said on Monday....
AJK, NWFP told to ensure camp hygiene ISLAMABAD, Nov 21: Health Minister Mohammad Nasir Khan on Monday called upon the AJK and NWFP governments to ensure safe drinking water, sanitation, hygiene and immunisation coverage in the relief camps, saying his ministry will provide necessary support for the purpose....		IT firms asked to explore eastern markets ISLAMABAD, Nov 21: Minister of Information Technology Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari on Monday urged the country’s IT companies to expand its outreach to eastern markets, such as Australia and New Zealand,...
Fresh survey of dangerous school buildings LAHORE, Nov 21: A fresh survey to figure out the number of dangerous public school buildings has been initiated by the education department. The buildings of 4,891 public schools were found...		Search for constable’s killers intensified LAHORE, Nov 21: Police on Monday intensified search and frisking of motorcyclists and motorists following the killing of a constable by robbers on Sunday after midnight....
PA has ‘failed’ to ensure supremacy of Constitution LAHORE, Nov 21: Opposition leader in the Punjab Assembly Qasim Zia says the house has failed to ensure supremacy of the Constitution, law and elected representatives and instead served as a...		Ombudsman orders case against SI, moharrar LAHORE, Nov 21: Punjab Ombudsman Abdur Rashid Khan has ordered registration of a criminal case and initiating a departmental inquiry against a Kahna Nau CIA sub-inspector and a Kot Lakhpat Organized...
Anti-polio drive from today LAHORE, Nov 21: The Punjab Health Department is launching a three-day anti-polio campaign as part of national immunization campaign from Tuesday. Health Minister Dr Tahir Ali Javed will inaugurate the campaign at the Children’s Hospital in the afternoon....		Court to decide legality of warrants for Zardari LAHORE, Nov 21: A special court will decide on Tuesday if non-bailable arrest warrants for former federal minister Asif Ali Zardari were issued within the parameters of legal provisions....
Inspection of PR tracks LAHORE, Nov 21: The General Manager (Operations) of the Pakistan Railways, Saleemur Rahman Akhoond, will be inspecting tracks and various stations in the Lahore division from Tuesday (today)....		Students give Rs2 million LAHORE, Nov 21: Students of the Sadiq Public School, Bahawalpur, have donated Rs2 million to the president’s relief fund. A delegation led by principal Prof Mohammad Yousaf called on the governor...
Pervaiz takes notice of quorum problem LAHORE, Nov 21: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi has taken notice of quorum problem during the ongoing session of the Punjab Assembly. At a parliamentary party meeting of the ruling PML here...		Police crackdown on bootleggers: Tainted liquor toll four MULTAN, Nov 21: The death of some people allegedly due to the consumption of tainted liquor has woken up police to launch a crackdown against bootleggers in various parts of the city....
One-to-one contest for dist naib nazim FAISALABAD, Nov 21: Two candidates are in the run for the slot of city district naib nazim. Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi has fielded former MNA Mian Amjad Yaseen, husband of sitting MNA Rifaat Amjad, for the slot....		Security at Sialkot jail made foolproof SIALKOT, Nov 21: A foolproof security system has been established in the district jail with scores of surveillance cameras have also been installed to avert tragedy similar to that of July 24, 2003....
Kharian PML president quits party GUJRAT, Nov 21: PML’s Kharian city president Chaudhry Nasir Chapar advocate has quit the party owing to his differences with some top politicians. At a press conference here, Mr Chapar announced...		Cargo flights from Sialkot next year SIALKOT, Nov 21: The first cargo flight will takeoff from the under-construction airport next year while regular passengers flights by the year-end. Sialkot International Airport Limited (SIAL) chairman Babar Iqbal told...
Three die in roof collapse MULTAN, Nov 21: Three people, including two children, were killed when the roof of their house collapsed in Khajjiwala locality on Monday morning. Haram Gate police said due to reconstruction in...		Man kills wife over trifle GUJRANWALA, Nov 21: A man killed his wife over a trifle in Nizamabad, Wazirabad on Monday. Reports said Farzana Bibi, the mother of three children, quarrelled with her husband Shehzad Ahmad over expenses....
PML wins PP-97 bypolls GUJRANWALA, Nov 21: Ruling party candidate Chaudhry Muhammad Nasir Cheema, brother of former MPA Chaudhry Azam Cheema, won the PP-97 byelection here on Monday. According to unofficial result, Cheema got 27,542...		Parents ready to surrender assets to save daughters: Mianwali ‘vani’ case MIANWALI, Nov 21: Parents of five girls belonging to Chidroo are ready to surrender their assets to save their daughters from falling victim to notorious tribal custom called vani....
PHC adjourns case hearing: Appointment of Fazl’s brother PESHAWAR, Nov 21: The Peshawar High Court on Monday adjourned hearing in a writ petition challenging the appointment of Leader of the Opposition Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s brother as project director in the Commissionerate of Afghan Refugees (CAR)....		Geographic Info System developed PESHAWAR, Nov 21: The Pakistan Army Survey Group has developed a Geographic Information System (GIS) containing relevant data and information about the magnitude of disaster caused by the earthquake in the NWFP and Azad Kashmir, according to an ISPR press release....
MPs criticize LB system, corruption PESHAWAR, Nov 21: The local body elections, especially its final phase, came under scathing criticism from the opposition benches in the NWFP Assembly on Monday, alleging that selling and purchasing of votes was reported in the Oct 6 elections....		Admission of Fata students under old policy ordered PESHAWAR, Nov 21: The ministry of state and frontier regions (Safron) has directed the NWFP Governor’s Fata Secretariat to restore the old policy of selecting students from the Federally-Administered Tribal Areas...