November 25, 2005	Friday	Shawwal 22, 1426

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Time to repay Pakistan for refugee help: UNHCR MUZAFFARABAD, Nov 24: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Antonio Guterres has said that the UNHCR will continue to extend every possible assistance for rehabilitation of quake survivors....		Ministers come under fire for ‘wrong’ replies in Senate ISLAMABAD, Nov 24: Ministers on Thursday faced criticism from both the treasury and the opposition senators for, what they said, giving incomplete and wrong replies to questions on the floor of the house....
Active role of women in politics sought ISLAMABAD, Nov 24: Speakers at a workshop on Thursday called for various measures to increase the active participation of women in politics in South Asia. The third international conference on “Women...		JI urges civilian control of relief work MUZAFFARABAD, Nov 24: Jamaat-i-Islami’s secretary general Syed Munawwar Hassan has said that the control of relief work in quake-affected areas should be handed over to the civilian government and the army should only assist them in the task....
Probe into poor performance allegations: Senate divided over PMDC issue ISLAMABAD, Nov 24: The Senate on Thursday decided to refer the issue of the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) to the house standing committee to probe allegations that its performance...		Three held from court premises QUETTA, Nov 24: Two people, who had been acquitted by a trial court in the Gwadar bomb blast case, were arrested from the high court premises here on Thursday under the Maintenance of Public Order-3....
Fazl calls for end to regional conflicts PESHAWAR, Nov 24: Countries in the region should resolve mutual conflicts through negotiations to be free from big powers’ interference, said Maulana Fazlur Rehman, leader of Opposition leader in the National Assembly and Amir of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (F)....		WTO regime termed harmful to interests of developing states HYDERABAD, Nov 24: Speakers at a seminar held here on Thursday said that WTO policies were aimed at converting the world into a single economic unit to control economies of developing countries by the private sector of the developed world....
Privatization fetches Rs290bn: minister LAHORE, Nov 24: Minister for Investment and Privatization Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh has said the country had attracted a record Rs290 billion foreign investment during the past two years and half...		Zardari’s review petition dismissed LAHORE, Nov 24: A special court on Thursday dismissed a petition filed on behalf of Asif Ali Zardari seeking a review of its earlier decision of issuing warrants for his arrest....
PPP seeks NAB probe into oil firms’ affairs ISLAMABAD, Nov 24: Pakistan Peoples Party on Thursday demanded NAB inquiry into the OCAC oil price mechanism, and said that the task of fixing oil price should be withdrawn from the...		South Asia vulnerable to natural calamities ISLAMABAD, Nov 24: Speakers at an international conference on impact of weather and climate on society affairs here on Thursday sketched a grim picture of the future of South Asia where the frequency of natural calamities would increase....
Doctor’s fight for promotion ends in dismissal ISLAMABAD, Nov 24: A senior doctor of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) lost his decade-long battle with the authorities for promotion when the health ministry dismissed him from service on Thursday....		Rs3.6bn paid to AJK victims: minister ISLAMABAD, Nov 24: Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas Faisal Saleh Hayat has said that the government has so far paid over Rs3.6 billion in compensation to quake victims in Azad Kashmir....
Probe into warning of attacks in China, Hong Kong ISLAMABAD, Nov 24: Pakistan is investigating a threat to carry out attacks on hotels in Hong Kong and the rest of China ahead of a World Trade Organisation conference, officials said on Wednesday....		ICCI seeks permission to generate power ISLAMABAD, Nov 24: The ICCI has asked the government to allow industrialists to generate cheap electricity. The committee of the economic relations of parliament had allowed the industrialists for generating cheap electricity but the decision has not been implemented yet....
Over 100,000 Pakistanis deported in two years ISLAMABAD, Nov 24: Federal Minister for Interior Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao on Thursday informed the Senate that a total of 104,075 Pakistanis had been deported by different countries in the past two years....		Counselling of survivors stressed ISLAMABAD, Nov 24: Health experts and psychologists here on Thursday called for extended psychological counselling of the earthquake survivors in order to make them spend normal lives again....
MMA to boycott by-election KARACHI, Nov 24: Muttahida Qaumi Movement candidate for Sindh Assembly’s PS-106 seat, Khalid Bin Wilayat, returned unopposed on Thursday after rival candidates Arbab Ali Khan and Syed Athar Zaidi withdrew from the contest....		US official’s visit led to increase in quake aid WASHINGTON, Nov 24: Karen Hughes, the woman handpicked by President Bush to boost America’s image in the Islamic world, played a key role in increasing US assistance to the earthquake victims from $180 million to $510 million, officials said....
Hurriyat team to visit AJK NEW DELHI, Nov 24: The All Parties Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umer Farooq is expected to lead a 15-member delegation to Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) to undertake relief work in quake-hit areas....		Arbab Rahim calls on PM ISLAMABAD, Nov 24: Sindh Chief Minister Arbab Ghulam Rahim called on Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz here on Thursday and congratulated him on the success of the donors conference....
Dental camp PESHAWAR, Nov 24: The Sardar Begum Dental College and Hospital, a component of the Gandhara University, will hold a day-long free dental camp in Sufed Dheri village on the outskirts of the city on Saturday....		Poll delay adversely affects functioning of local govt bodies KOHAT, Nov 24: Delay in setting a date for district and tehsil nazim elections has given the bureaucracy extended control over policy and decision-making affairs at the expense of elected representatives....
Man dies of suffocation in Skardu SKARDU, Nov 24: A man died of suffocation and two others fell unconscious when fumes from burning coal filled after their room near Benazir Chowk here, sources said....		Call for talks with Baloch leaders QUETTA, Nov 24: Balochistan National Congress chairman Dr Hakim Lehri has called upon the government to initiate a dialogue with the Baloch leadership to resolve political issues....
Jamaat to support JUI-F’s candidate LAKKI MARWAT, Nov 24: The Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) has decided to support the JUI-F candidate in the upcoming by-polls for the PF-75 provincial assembly seat (Lakki-Marwat The decision was taken in a...		Students put on notice over admissions panel’s plea PESHAWAR, Nov 24: The Peshawar High Court on Thursday put on notice 23 student petitioners in an application filed by the joint admissions committee of public sector medical colleges requesting the court to vacate the stay order against the admissions process....
Work speeded up to build shelters for survivors PESHAWAR, Nov 24: Pakistan Army engineers working in cooperation with NGOs have stepped up construction of shelters for in quake-affected areas of the NWFP to complete a large number of units before snow starts falling and the weather becomes severely cold....		Project to improve health facilities PESHAWAR, Nov 24: A high-level meeting has approved a plan for improving maternal and neo-natal health facilities in districts of the province to ensure availability of 24-hour emergency health services in these areas....
OGDC asked to release pledged funds for uplift KOHAT, Nov 24: District Nazim Seth Gohar has asked the Oil and Gas Development Corporation (OGDC) to release its pledged amount for the development of Shakardarra as early as possible....		Windmill plan put into cold storage, says adviser HYDERABAD, Nov 24: The adviser to the Sindh chief minister on environment and alternate energy (E&AE), Noman Saigal, has blamed the federal government’s Alternate Energy Development Board (AEDB) for ignoring his department....
Draft manifesto of nationalists’ alliance ready HYDERABAD, Nov 24: The advisory committee of the newly-formed alliance of nationalist parties concluded its three-day meeting here on Wednesday. The committee drafted the manifesto and code of conduct of the alliance....		Schemes for coastal belt prepared THATTA, Nov 24: The Asian Development Bank in collaboration with provincial and district governments has prepared Rs48.689 million development schemes for the coastal belt. The schemes are for health and education sectors and for creating job opportunities....
Former Indian judge visits Moenjodaro LARKANA, Nov 24: The former acting chief justice of the Calcutta High Court, Mr Nure Alam Chaudhry, his wife Dr Mumtaz and daughter Dr Shabana visited Moenjodaro on Thursday....		Demand for pension payment NAWABSHAH, Nov 24: The Nawabshah chapter of the Sindhi Adabi Sangat has criticized the administration of the Quaid-i-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology for not issuing pension and gratuity to...
STPP ready to follow People’s Party: Magsi SUKKUR, Nov 24: The chairman of the Sindh Taraqi Pasand Party, Dr Qadir Magsi, has said that his party is ready to work under the PPP leadership if it joins the alliance of nationalist parties....		Murder case registered SHIKARPUR, Nov 24: A man and a woman were killed on the pretext of karo-kari in the Waqarabad village of the Khanpur taluka on late Wednesday night....
Five shot dead in Jacobabad SUKKUR, Nov 24: Five people were killed and four others were injured in two incidents in the Jacobabad district on Thursday. In Budhal Shah Mohalla of Garhi Khairo, Mujahid Hussain Shaikh...		Private clinic looted NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Nov 24: Five armed men took away expensive surgical equipment and other items worth Rs500,000 from a private hospital in Kandiaro town, after confining three employees in a room, on Wednesday night....
Punjab govt claims record legislation in three years LAHORE, Nov 24: Law Minister Basharat Raja on Thursday said the Punjab Assembly had done record legislation during its three-year tenure, alleging that the opposition’s interest in law making was declining...		Volunteers for relief teams LAHORE, Nov 24: Punjab PML general-secretary Chaudhry Zaheerud Din Khan has announced a minimum of three volunteers will be selected from each union council to develop a team that will work during disasters, calamities or in case of major accidents....
Shish Mahal’s millennium returns LAHORE, Nov 24: The roof of the historic Shish Mahal has been stabilized for at least 100 years, says Richard Hughes, a heritage conservationist from the UK....		Premium payment to farmers assured: Contamination-free cotton RAHIM YAR KHAN, Nov 24: The payment against per maund premium to farmers for producing contamination-free cotton will soon be started. This was stated by Federal Textile Minister Mushtaq Ali Cheema...
Pledge to keep soccer ball industry afloat SIALKOT, Nov 24: Various trade organizations have pledged to work in liaison for pulling the local football industry out of stagnation. The hand-stitched soccer ball manufacturers have been facing a tough...		Ban imposed on NOCs for hoardings FAISALABAD, Nov 24: Madina Town Nazim Chaudhry Ali Akhtar Khan has imposed a ban on the issuance of No Objection Certificates (NOCs) for installation of large publicity boards within the town’s limits....
Narowal DHQ hospital without labour room NAROWAL, Nov 24: The DHQ hospital here has been working without a labour room and related facilities for the last ten years, compelling the pregnant women to go to private clinics being allegedly run by the hospital doctors....		Four cases of polio found in Fata, NWFP PESHAWAR, Nov 24: Officials said on Thursday that they had detected at least four polio cases in the NWFP and Fata this year. “Surprisingly, all the four cases reported so far...
Assembly passes 16 resolutions PESHAWAR, Nov 24: The Thursday’s session of the NWFP assembly proved to be quite unusual for the current parliamentary year, as the house passed 16 resolutions in one sitting....		Stationery reduced to ashes LAHORE, Nov 24: Stationery and valuables worth over Rs2 million were reduced to ashes when a godown caught fire at Urdu Bazaar in Anarkali on Thursday. Police said the godown and an adjacent shop owned by Haider Ali caught fire, which spread in minutes as a large number of stationery had been stored there.