November 29, 2005	Tuesday	Shawwal 26, 1426

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$85m soft loan, $5m grant for Balochistan QUETTA, Nov 28: The Asian Development Bank has provided a soft loan of $85 million to the Balochistan government that would be spent on improving social sector programmes in the province through district governments....		Centre takes preventive measures: Haemorrhagic fever ISLAMABAD, Nov 28: The federal government is taking preventive measures to control the outbreak of Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) in Karachi and has sent blood samples of five Congo patients to laboratories in South Africa for tests....
Action likely against PPP turncoats LARKANA, Nov 28: Pakistan People’s Party chairperson Benazir Bhutto has authorized Makhdoom Amin Fahim at a conference in London to take action against party turncoats. This was stated by Larkana PPP...		Unicef gives Rs493m for AJK sanitary system ISLAMABAD, Nov 28: The United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) and the Azad Kashmir government (AJK) have partnered to rehabilitate rural water supply system and improve sanitation in the earthquake-affected areas under a new agreement worth Rs493 million....
UAE offers to rebuild Balakot BALAKOT, Nov 28: The United Arab Emirates has offered Pakistan to rebuild the city of Balakot destroyed completely by last month’s earthquake. This was disclosed by UAE Army’s Colonel Abdullrahman Ibrahim...		Musharraf unveils hostel’s plaque LAHORE, Nov 28: President Pervez Musharraf on Monday unveiled plaque of a hostel for the poor and destitute children being built by the Child Protection and Welfare Bureau....
Pakistan, India to discuss rail link modalities: Team leaves for Delhi on 3rd LAHORE, Nov 28: A three-member delegation of the Pakistan Railways will be leaving for New Delhi on Dec 3, it is learnt. Sources said on Monday during the four-day tour, the...		Poor PTCL service in Vehari VEHARI, Nov 28: A large number of telephones are either out of order or not working properly in the district due to the alleged negligence of the PTCL officials and its technical staff....
No deal made: Sherpao ISLAMABAD, Nov 28: Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao said on Monday that no deal has been made for the return of Benazir Bhutto. “Neither any deal has been made, nor...		BNP protest rally against political arrests QUETTA, Nov 28: The Balochistan National Party (Mengal) organized a rally on Monday to protest against arrests of political workers and to demand that the government should stop harassing activists of political parties....
Sangla Hill incident probe begins NANKANA SAHIB, Nov 28: The district & session judge Sheikh Mohammad Yousuf, has begun inquiry into Sangla Hill incident. The probe is being held in Nankana Sahib....		Prisoner shot dead in court premises GILGIT, Nov 28: Police arrested a man for killing an under-trial prisoner in the premises of the Anti-Terrorism Court, Gilgit, on Monday, police said. Police said that the accused, Shamshad, son...
Temperature in Quetta drops to -7.2 QUETTA, Nov 28: The people of Quetta experienced the coldest night of the current winter season as temperature dropped to minus 7.2 degree centigrade on Monday....		Rally against ‘plan to bomb Al Jazeera’ ISLAMABAD, Nov 28: Journalists, lawyers and human rights activists staged a demo here on Monday in protest against a reported plan of US President George W....
Ali Gauhar Khuhro dead KARACHI, Nov 28: Rais Ali Gauhar Khan Khuhro, younger brother of Sindh’s former Chief Minister Ayub Khuhro and uncle of Provincial Education Minister Hameeda Khuhro, died in a hospital here on Monday....		Tribesmen told to install power meters, pay tariff PESHAWAR, Nov 28: NWFP Governor Khalilur Rehman has said that electricity in Fata areas will be provided only after installation of meters and payment of dues, adding, the government is ready...
Bodies at UC level for child rights urged SWABI, Nov 28: Welfare bodies have called for the establishment of union council-based committees for protec-tion of child rights in the district. The need for such committees was stressed at...		Awareness key to avoiding fatal diseases: experts HARIPUR, Nov 28: Lack of awareness about primary and reproductive health is one of the main facters behind minor problems developing into full-blown diseases like hepatitis, HIV, TB, tetanus and other complications, a workshop was told here on Monday....
Seminar on population growth THATTA, Nov 28: Speakers at a seminar on ‘population and development’ stressed the need for a comprehensive plan to help control the rate of population growth in the Thatta district....		Deadline for lining of watercourses BADIN, Nov 28: Federal Minister of State for Agriculture and Livestock Mohammad Ali Malkani has expressed displeasure over slow pace of work on lining of watercourses in Badin and Thatta districts....
Train fares being increased, says PR chairman SUKKUR, Nov 28: Pakistan Railways chairman Shakeel Durrani has said railway fares are being increased because of rise in petroleum prices. He was talking to journalists here on Sunday....		Nurses among 37 booked in Khairpur KHAIRPUR, Nov 28: Thirty-seven people, mostly employees of the health department, were booked for blocking a road and pelting police with stones on Sunday evening. Khairpur B-section police station SHO Abdul...
Concern over lawlessness JACOBABAD, Nov 28: The Jamaat-i-Islami has expressed dissatisfaction over deteriorating law and order situation in Sindh. A meeting of the Majlis-i-Shoora of the party held here on Sunday with Dr Mumtaz...		Fraud detected in revenue department DADU, Nov 28: The executive district officer revenue of the Jamshoro district has recommended registration of cases against seven mukhtiarkars and seven tapedars for making fake entries and tampering with the...
Only 7.5pc pass CSS exams ISLAMABAD, Nov 28: Only 276 of the 3,678 candidates who sat the competitive examination held by the Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) in August for recruitment to posts in BPS-17 could...		Musharraf’s help sought for arrest of boy’s kidnappers ISLAMABAD/GUJAR KHAN, Nov 28: The parents of a Kashmiri boy whose alleged kidnapping for ransom triggered a tussle between the Azad Kashmir and the Punjab police have sought President Gen Pervez Musharraf’s intervention to see that the kidnappers are arrested....
Financial aid for needy students ISLAMABAD, Nov 28: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has announced a need-based scholarship programme for the students that could not pursue their education because of financial constraint, says a press release issued here on Monday....		350 capsules, 2.75kg heroin recovered RAWALPINDI, Nov 28: The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) on Monday seized 2.75kg heroin concealed within shoes and 350 heroin-filled capsules from the possession of six China-bound passengers at the Islamabad airport....
Pakistani team to take part in US seminar ISLAMABAD, Nov 28: Eminent scholar and president National Forum of Thinkers Prof A.K. Shams has been invited to US to preside over a seminar titled “Pak-American Friendship As A Bulwark of Higher Objective For Peace In South East Asia”....		Two awarded death sentence CHAKWAL, Nov 28: Additional District and Sessions Judge Mohammad Akram Awan awarded death sentence to Mohammad Irfan and Arshad alias Master for killing two brothers in the year 2003....
Senate body finalizes proposals ISLAMABAD, Nov 28: The sub-committee of the senate standing committee on health has finalized its recommendations on accreditation/registration of private medical colleges/universities by Pakistan Medical and Dental Council....		Afghan commander calls on VCOAS RAWALPINDI, Nov 28: Commander Combined Forces Command Afghanistan Lt-Gen Karl Eiken Berry, who arrived here on a day-long official visit to Pakistan on Monday, called on Vice Chief of Army Staff Gen Ahsan Saleem Hyat at the Gen Headquarters....
Screening of students’ eyesight LAHORE, Nov 28: The Punjab Institute of Preventive Ophthalmology in collaboration with the Sight Savers International, UK, is launching a school students’ eyesight screening and teachers training programme in Narowal and Sheikhupura districts from next month....		Flour price set to rise further LAHORE, Nov 28: The flour price is set to rise further in the province as the Punjab government has decided to release wheat to millers at an ‘exorbitant’ price of Rs440 per 40kg....
Reasons for poor book sale identified: ‘PTB patronizing piracy’ LAHORE, Nov 28; Low readership, high prices and commission rates were cited as the major problems affecting book publishing business in Pakistan at a discussion held at the Quaid-i-Azam Library here on Monday....		Livestock policy being finalized LAHORE, Nov 28: The livestock and poultry development policy is being given a final shape for presentation to the cabinet and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz for approval....
Bar committee to look into constitutional amendments LAHORE, Nov 28: Supreme Court Bar Association president Justice Malik Mohammad Qayyum (retired) said here on Monday that superior courts had shown their inclination towards the government over the past few years which was bad for the independence of judiciary....		Teaching jobs LAHORE, Nov 28: The City District Government Lahore has received 11,500 applications for 887 vacancies of teachers in its schools. District Nazim Mian Amer has ordered selection of teachers on merit and their posting near their homes....
First women varsity opens in Multan MULTAN, Nov 28: The first women university of south Punjab formally started functioning, initially with four disciplines, at Government College for Women, Katchery Road here on Monday....		Withdrawal of hike in cargo fare urged FAISALABAD, Nov 28: Pakistan Textile Exporters Association (PTEA) has apprehended that 12 per cent increase in cargo fare by shipping lines will not only make exports costlier but also render them uncompetitive in western markets....
Highway needs dualizing GUJRANWALA, Nov 28: The road from Gujranwala to Sialkot is in immediate need of dualizing because it is causing a great deal of inconvenience to motorists while the ratio of road accidents has upped alarmingly as well....		Committee for education complex formed PESHAWAR, Nov 28: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has said he has constituted a committee to find a suitable place for construction of an education complex....
Children facing epidemics threat, govt warned PESHAWAR, Nov 28: The Pakistan Paediatric Association (PPA) has warned the government of outbreak of epidemics among children in quake-hit areas of the province. The PPA is providing treatment to children in Battagram....		Minister pledges to solve problems of workers PESHAWAR, Nov 28: The NWFP Minister for Industries, Labour, Law and Parliamentary Affairs, Malik Zafar Azam, has said that the labour community plays a key role in the overall development of...
Community hit by social boycott PESHAWAR, Nov 28: A social boycott of members of a minority community in the village of Achini Payan near here are almost in a state of siege following a social boycott enforced by the Majlis-i-Tahfuz-i-Khatme Nabuwwat about three weeks ago....		Girl tortured by exorcist dies SIALKOT, Nov 28: A 13-year-old girl who was brutally tortured by a Pir (spiritual healer) five days back, succumbed to her injuries at an Uggoki hospital late on Sunday night....
Aiwan-i-Iqbal in Sialkot demanded SIALKOT, Nov 28: Prof Asghar Saudai, the creator of slogan ‘Pakistan ka matlab kia’, has urged the government to establish ‘Aiwan-i-Iqbal’ in Sialkot on the pattern of Lahore....		Drive against encroachment to continue FAISALABAD, Nov 28: Lyallpur Town Nazim Rana Zahid Mehmood has vowed to continue an anti-encroachment drive despite the protest threats from traders and some of vendor organizations....