December 2, 2005	Friday	Shawwal 29, 1426

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Senate draw likely by month-end: Retirement of about 50 senators ISLAMABAD, Dec 1: The Election Commission is likely to hold a draw at the end of December to decide which of the members among half of the 100-seat Senate will retire...		German envoy links peace to investment in Balochistan QUETTA, Dec 1: German Ambassador to Pakistan Dr Gunter Mulack has stressed the need for maintaining peace and order for attracting foreign investment in Balochistan. Speaking at a dinner hosted by...
Pakistan, Iran to establish optic fibre link: Working groups set up ISLAMABAD, Dec 1: Pakistan and Iran on Thursday decided to establish a working group to address any operational problems ahead of building an optic fibre link between the two countries within the next one year....		Asian jurists for independent, accountable judiciaries ISLAMABAD, Dec 1: Jurists and chief justices of superior courts from Asian and Pacific countries have called for independent, accountable and effective judiciaries in the region and beyond....
PIA introduces e-tickets KARACHI, Dec 1: The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has introduced e-ticketing at major domestic stations, Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar, Quetta, Multan, Sukkur and Faisalabad, says a press release....		Death penalty for teacher’s murderers restored ISLAMABAD, Dec 1: The Supreme Court on Thursday overturned remissions granted by a high court to students convicted of murdering a Faisalabad professor and restored capital punishment for two and life terms for five of them....
Production of unwed mother, accused in court ordered ISLAMABAD, Dec 1: The Supreme Court Thursday ordered an unwed mother, her child and former naib nazim of Okara Abbas Raza Rizvi to submit to DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) test to settle whether Mr Rizvi had fathered the child....		Conf pledges cooperation to solve population issues ISLAMABAD, Dec 1: The participants of an international conference on population that concluded here on Thursday pledged enhanced cooperation to address population issues at the regional level....
Movies connect people across border, say Bollywood boys: KaraFilm opening ceremony held KARACHI, Dec 1: Opening ceremony of the fifth KaraFilm Festival was held on the lawns of the Mohatta Palace Museum on Thursday with local and international film-makers and stars in large attendance....		Islam protects rights of women: UK judge ISLAMABAD, Dec 1: Islam is the true guardian of women rights, a Judge from Liverpool, United, Ms Marilyn Morington, said here on Thursday. She was speaking at a seminar on...
Thousands forced by freeze to leave Allai SHANGLA, Dec 1: Quake survivors in the Allai valley of Battagram have been forced to leave the area because of the chilly weather and they have started coming down to settle in the Maira camp in Shangla district....		More judges at LHC soon: CJ: Five take oath LAHORE, Dec 1: Chief Justice Iftikhar Husain Chaudhry on Thursday expressed the hope that more judges would soon be appointed to fill in the vacancies in the Lahore High Court....
No PAC action against top officials LAHORE, Dec 1: Proper working of the Anti-Corruption Establishment and the National Accountability Bureau can effectively check corruption by state officials, says Punjab Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman Azeem Nuri Ghumman....		Protests in Gwadar over house demolition QUETTA, Dec 1: Police on Thursday demolished over four dozen kutcha houses ‘illegally constructed on state land’ in Gwadar, triggering protests. Two leaders of the protesters were arrested....
BHC asks FC to help find kidnapped man QUETTA, Dec 1: A division bench of the Balochistan High Court has directed the commandant of Pishin scout wing of the Frontier Corps to cooperate with the Levies in their efforts to recover a kidnapped man....		Engineers from Italy due ISLAMABAD, Dec 1: Italian engineers will arrive at Chaklala Air Force Base on Friday to help expand Nato’s capability to conduct relief operations in the mountainous Bagh area Italian Ambassador Roberto...
Widow seeks help to get property back NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Dec 1: A widow and her sons have appealed to the superior judiciary, the president and the Sindh chief minister to help them get possession of their 43.05...		Policemen held for taking boy to Lahore MIRPURKHAS, Dec 1: The Satellite town police, Mirpurkhas, have detained three police officials of Lahore’s Badami Bagh police station who brought back a boy taken to Lahore by the Badami Bagh police....
Probe official accused of harassing nurses KHAIRPUR, Dec 1: Nursing staff of the Khairpur Civil Hospital have accused a member of an inquiry team formed by the Sindh secretary for health of harassing and threatening them during the inquiry....		Darra, Orakzai mining hit by unsettled disputes: Local investors complain of neglect KOHAT, Dec 1: The mining industry in Darra Adamkhel and Orakzai Agency is suffering because of royalty disputes and problems among tribes on the issue of land ownership....
Aids control programme launched in Fata LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), Dec 1: The Fata Health Directorate on Thursday launched the first HIV/Aids Control and Awareness Programme in the seven tribal agencies....		Nazim booked DADU, Dec 1: Union Council Bothro Nazim and his four relatives were booked in the murder case of PPP leader of the Mehar taluka on Thursday....
Aids awareness walk in Sukkur SUKKUR, Dec 1: District Nazim Nasir Hussain Shah has stressed the need for awareness among general masses about disease of Aids. He was speaking at a walk organized by the Sukkur...		Girls’ plea for stipend GILGIT, Dec 1: More than 40 girl students of the Gilgit Women College have complained that the education department has not yet sunctioned stipend for them....
Book fair held at GIK Institute SWABI, Dec 1: The Oxford University Press (OUP), Pakistan, organized a book fair/exhibition at the Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology. A press release issued on Thursday said that between 1,200 and 1,400 titles on engineering, I.T,...		Metal strings for kites banned NAWABSHAH, Dec 1: District Nazim Faryal Talpur imposed on Thursday a ban on using metal strings, sharp manjha and nylon cords for kites. She also imposed a ban on aerial firing and misuse of speakers....
Banking seminar HYDERABAD, Dec 1: The chief manager of the State Bank, Hyderabad, Sher Alam Khan, has said the banking sector is performing a key role in the import and export financing and in promoting industrial development of the country....		Probe into Wasa uplift projects continues GUJRANWALA, Dec 1: An inquiry committee continued probing the use of substandard material in uplift projects and financial irregularities by Wasa here on Thursday. The inquiry team comprises Punjab Housing...
Teachers’ demands endorsed GUJRANWALA, Dec 1: District Nazim Fiaz Ahmad Chattha on Thursday forwarded a memorandum to the Punjab government for release of funds to pay conveyance allowance and additional house rent to teachers in all towns of the district....		Breach inundates crops BAHAWALNAGAR, Dec 1: A wide breach occurred at Jalwah near Choghata Arain inundating over hundreds of acres of standing crops. Villagers alleged that the breach occurred owing to the negligence and indifference of canal staff....
Baton-charge leaves nine students hurt: Protest over exam issue FAISALABAD, Dec 1: Nine students, including two girls, of the Government College University Faisalabad suffered injuries owing to police baton-charge of the protesting students on Thursday....		Nazim-TMO tussle blow to system FAISALABAD, Dec 1: The tussle between the opposition-backed nazim of Jinnah Town and its TMO has marred the working of the nascent local government institution meant for resolving civic and other problems of the people....
Wheat sowing delayed for want of water TOBA TEK SINGH, Dec 1: Most of the farmers in dozens of villages in the district have failed to sow wheat in November due to non-availability of irrigation water....		Constable held for selling prize bond chits TOBA TEK SINGH, Dec 1: City police arrested on Thursday an Elite Force constable for allegedly selling prize bond chits. Police said city constable Shahid Iqbal and his accomplice Saeed of...
729 buildings get notices FAISALABAD, Dec 1: The Lyallpur Town Administration has issued legal notices to 729 multi-storey buildings for not meeting codal requirements. Notices, distributed by the town staff on Thursday, asked owners of...		Sharaqpur uplift plan SHEIKHUPURA, Dec 1: Punjab Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi has sanctioned a dual carriageway from Lahore to Mandi Faizabad besides announcing the carpeting of a 32-kilometre stretch of road between Sharaqpur and Sheikhupura....
XEN held for taking bribe SARGODHA, Dec 1: A raiding team of the Anti-Corruption Establishment, Khushab, on Thursday caught red-handed a highway XEN while taking Rs15,000 as bribe from a contractor The raiding team, headed by...		Former MPA, nazim appear before ATC today GUJRANWALA, Dec 1: Former MPA Mian Mazhar Javaid and UC Nazim Khalid Khan would be produced before the anti-terrorism court No 1 on Friday (today) following expiry of their physical remand, a police official said here on Thursday....
Child labour SIALKOT, Dec 1: The Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry has urged the Federation of International Football Association and the World Federation of Sporting Goods Industry to launch a media campaign to eliminate child labour from the soccer-ball industry....		SCBA to challenge ad hoc postings LAHORE, Dec 1: Supreme Court Bar Association president Malik Mohammad Qayyum has said the association will move the apex court against the appointment of additional judges in the Lahore High Court....
EOBI closure to affect hundreds LAHORE, Dec 1: Closure of 10 zonal and eight regional offices of the Employees Old Age Benefit Institution on Dec 31 is likely to create immense problems for hundreds of thousands...		Samjhota Express without guards LAHORE, Dec 1: The Samjhota Express has been running between Wagah and Atari stations without any guards for the last two months or so, it is learnt....
PPP MPAs celebrate Benazir’s acquittal LAHORE, Dec 1: PPP MPAs distributed sweets in the Punjab Assembly on Thursday to celebrate acquittal of party chairperson Benazir Bhutto in a reference by a NAB court in Karachi the other day....		Trade ties with India on equal terms LAHORE, Dec 1: Federal Industries, Production and Special Incentives Minister Jehangir Khan Tareen has said business relations with India will be settled on equal terms. Speaking at a meeting held at...
Pharmaceutical units LAHORE, Dec 1: The Federal Health Ministry has given the site approval for the establishment of another 41 pharmaceutical units at the Sundar industrial estate. An industrial estate spokesman disclosed this...		Varsity incentive for students to join faculty PESHAWAR, Dec 1: The University of Peshawar will sponsor and provide incentives for five years to academically sound students who take up teaching as profession. Vice-Chancellor Lt-Gen (Retd) Mumtaz Gul said...
Kalabagh will divide nation, warns ANP PESHAWAR, Dec 1: The president of the anti-Kalabagh Front, Haji Ghulam Ahmed Bilour, has described the Kalabagh dam as a ‘dead issue ’ and asked the government to avoide reviving a plan that has been rejected by three provinces....		‘Pakistan in grip of HIV scourge’ LAHORE, Dec 1: Pakistan can no longer be classified as a low prevalence country as concentrated HIV-positive cases are being reported from injecting drug users (IDUs) for the last year....
Qazi calls for steps to heal rifts in MMA PESHAWAR, Dec 1: President of Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal Qazi Hussain Ahmad said here on Thursday that the six-party alliance had suffered a setback in the local government elections owing to differences between the Jamaat-i-Islami and Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (Fazl group)....		Government urged to take up Aids issue seriously PESHAWAR, Dec 1: Acting South African High Commissioner M. M. Mesatywa has urged the government to take the issue of HIV/Aids seriously to avert a South Africa like situation....