November 28, 2005	Monday	Shawwal 25, 1426

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Autonomous Kashmir not a solution, says Rashid LAHORE, Nov 27: Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed says an autonomous Kashmir is ‘not’ the solution to the long standing dispute between Pakistan and India, although Islamabad will accept any settlement which satisfies the Kashmiri people....		Chaos, walkouts mark PA proceedings QUETTA, Nov 27: Chaos prevailed in the Balochistan Assembly on Sunday as the opposition walked out three times during the question hour and the tabling of two bills....
US urged to keep helping Pakistan WASHINGTON, Nov 27: US relief flights in the earthquake-hit areas should continue even if militants attempt to disrupt it, says Congressman Joseph Crowley....		Effective system to handle crisis urged QUETTA, Nov 27: A consultative meeting here underlined the need for adopting measures to cope with natural calamities, observing that at present no disaster management system (DMS) exists in the country....
Need stressed to make ECO more dynamic ISLAMABAD, Nov 27: President Gen Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz have said Pakistan is committed to the principles and objectives of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO)....		Call for free movement across LoC MUZAFFARABAD, Nov 27: Azad Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister Sikander Hayat Khan has called upon India and Pakistan to allow free movement of Kashmiris across the LoC to facilitate meetings of relatives....
Body formed to resolve yarn market crisis FAISALABAD, Nov 27: The bankruptcy of a leading yarn merchant has hampered the business transactions in the local market as a result of which placement of orders for the sale and purchase of yarn and cloth is at the lowest ebb....		Woman seeks recovery of husband, money: Human trafficking up in Gujrat GUJRAT, Nov 27: Human trafficking is flourishing in the district despite the establishment of Federal Investigation Agency’s divisional office in Gujranwala....
Farmers question costly urea import MULTAN, Nov 27: The Trading Corporation of Pakistan’s decision to award contracts for the import of 300,000 tons of urea reportedly at higher rates has prompted the farming community to know...		Preparations for special OIC session ISLAMABAD, Nov 27: Pakistan is preparing vigorously for the upcoming extraordinary session of the 57-member Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) summit in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, next week....
Case against JI man, 30 others TOBA TEK SINGH, Nov 27: City police registered on Sunday a case, after four months delay, against a Jamaat-i-Islami leader and former UC 54 councillor and his 30 accomplices for allegedly attacking the house of tehsil municipal officer....		Rs520m uplift package for Bahawalnagar BAHAWALNAGAR, Nov 27: Punjab Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi has announced a development package of Rs520 million for the district. Addressing a big public meeting at Sutlej Park here on Sunday, he...
Penniless man quietens son for good SHEIKHUPURA, Nov 27: A penniless man on Sunday slapped to death his 18-month-old child for demanding milk in Muridke. Reports said that Ali Haider was crying for milk, but his poor father could not arrange it....		Two held for chopping off girl’s legs BAHAWALPUR, Nov 27: Sadar police claimed to have arrested the two accused out of six, who had chopped off legs of a girl for contracting marriage of her own will at Mauza Naseerabad....
Attempt to take control of Eidgah: two injured DERA GHAZI KHAN, Nov 27: Two persons, including a policeman, were injured when some armed men, including a Jamiat Tulba-i-Islam leader, tried to take control of the central Eidgah here on Thursday night....		Teachers warn of strike FAISALABAD, Nov 27: Punjab Government Schools Senior Staff Association has threatened to launch a province-wide protest movement if the government fails to accept teachers’ demands....
33 POs held in Sahiwal SAHIWAL, Nov 27: Sahiwal police claimed to have arrested 33 proclaimed offenders, eight court absconders and three army deserters during the general hold-up here on Saturday night....		Power ‘outages’ to cover line losses SAHIWAL, Nov 27: Mepco has allegedly started two to three hours of unscheduled loadshedding from every feeder of Sahiwal to cover its line losses which have swelled to Rs10 million per month....
Volunteer students BAHAWALPUR, Nov 27: A batch of 20 students of Islamia University on Saturday left for Lahore en route to Azad Kashmir to join the national volunteer movement for the relief work at Muzaffarabad and other earthquake-hit areas....		Campaign SAHIWAL, Nov 27: Revenue officers have launched an operation against 1,941 defaulters to recover from them an outstanding amount of Rs90 million under the heads of irrigation water charges....
HEC okays criteria for affiliation of colleges ISLAMABAD, Nov 27: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has approved a uniform criteria for affiliation of government and private colleges with public-sector universities and degree- awarding institutions....		Nadra bill machines start functioning next week ISLAMABAD, Nov 27: The National Database and Registration Authority’s bill payment machines will start receiving bills from next week. In this connection, Nadra is likely to announce opening of their bill...
Ex-SP, old man shot dead RAWALPINDI, Nov 27: Armed men shot dead a retired police officer and a senior citizen in two separate incidents in the city on Sunday which also saw five other persons killed in accidents and robbers having a field day....		Govt to fund telecom firms to expand operations ISLAMABAD, Nov 27: Information Technology Minister Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari on Saturday said each year Rs1.5 billion would be provided from the Universal Service Fund to telecom companies as financial assistance...
Robbers bring police to their knees LAHORE, Nov 27: An increase of Rs151 million has been recorded in the spoils taken away in house dacoities, robberies and burglaries in the city this year....		Wapda line losses ‘decline’ LAHORE, Nov 27: Line losses within the power distribution system all over the country have decreased considerably, says Wapda chairman Tariq Hameed. “We have reduced line losses by 0.8...
JUP wants end to rule of establishment LAHORE, Nov 27: Saleemullah Khan, president of his own JUP faction, has said the country will remain in crisis unless the nation unites itself to end the rule of the establishment for good....		13,000 hospital beds for victims LAHORE, Nov 27: The Punjab health minister says 13,000 beds have been reserved in the public sector hospitals for the treatment of the people injured during the earthquake....
Millers for early release of wheat LAHORE, Nov 27: Flour millers on Sunday denied any upheaval in the market but asked the food department to start releasing wheat at the earliest to keep the market stable....		Families moving out of affected areas MIRPUR, Nov 27: Hundreds of families, whose houses were destroyed in the Oct 8 quake, have reached here and other parts of Mirpur district from Muzaffarabad to take refuge in homes of their relatives or in rented houses....
Shortage of doctors, trained staff PESHAWAR, Nov 27: A shortage of doctors in the quake-affected areas is affecting patients, volunteers and health workers said. A surgeon, who returned after working at a field hospital in Balakot,...		Six killed as bus falls into ravine GILGIT, Nov 27: At least six people were killed and nine injured when a passenger wagon plunged into a ravine on Saturday night near the Bonar Farm Bridge, 100kms south of here, police sources said....
Minorities’ alliance condemns attacks on churches PESHAWAR, Nov 27: The All Pakistan Minorities Alliance (APMA) has condemned recent attacks on churches and homes of two priests in Punjab. The APMA organized a rally in front of the press club on Sunday to protest against the attacks....		2 held for stealing donated money PESHAWAR, Nov 27: The city police have arrested two people for stealing Rs400,000 donated by people of Sufaid Dheri for earthquake victims, says an official statement issued here on Sunday....
Over Rs2.35bn distributed ABBOTTABAD, Nov 27: Cheques for over Rs2.35 billion have been distributed among earthquake victims in District Mansehra, said the district revenue officer at a press briefing on Saturday....		Man dies in accident HARIPUR, Nov 27: A man was killed and another was injured when their motorcycle crashed into a tree on Khanpur Road on Sunday. Police said that Tajamul Hussain and his cousin...