December 4, 2005	Sunday	Ziqa’ad 1, 1426

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Hizb asks EU to reverse its decision MUZAFFARABAD, Dec 3: Occupied Kashmir’s dominant fighter group Hizbul Mujahideen on Friday asked the European Union to reverse its decision regarding the organization by realising the ground realities in the disputed region....		Guards of political leaders withdrawn GILGIT, Dec 3: The administration of Northern Areas has decided to withdraw police guarding politicians and religious scholars who were provided with guards amidst tension in Gilgit....
Soomro for stronger ties with Turkey ISLAMABAD, Dec 3: Pakistan and Turkey enjoy closer ties which will grew stronger and stronger with the passage of time. This was observed by the acting President Mohammedmian Soomro while talking...		Students protest against campus shifting MUZAFFARABAD, Dec 3: Students demonstrated here on Friday in protest against a reported plan to move the AJK University out of the state capital. The demonstration, held at a busy junction...
NGOs admit to uneven distribution of relief BATAGRAM, Dec 3: Many non-governmental organizations taking part in relief work in the quake-hit areas faced lack of coordination, duplication of work and disproportionate distribution of relief items....		Farmers’ body opposes Kalabagh dam HYDERABAD, Dec 3: The general council of the Sindh Abadgar Board at a meeting held here on Saturday opposed the proposed construction of the Kalabagh dam....
Body formed to standardize exam system LAHORE, Dec 3: The Punjab Examination Commission (PEC) has been set up to standardize the annual examination system from primary to intermediate level in the province....		‘Congo virus patient’ dies in Lahore LAHORE, Dec 3: Ali Shan, infected reportedly with Congo virus, died in the early hours of Saturday in the Lahore General Hospital. The body of the patient was taken away from the hospital by an Edhi ambulance at around 5am....
Rally for special persons LAHORE, Dec 3: Punjab chief minister’s adviser on social welfare Saba Sadiq has said that rehabilitation of disabled earthquake victims was the top priority of the government....		Illegal telephone exchange seized ISLAMABAD, Dec 3: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) along with FIA and PTCL officials conducted a raid and seized an illegal telephone exchange arresting three persons here on Saturday....
Lifestyles bloom to disperse the gloom ISLAMABAD, Dec 3: Thousands of people thronged the two-day ‘All About Lifestyles’ exhibition which opened at the Jinnah Convention Centre here on Saturday. Organized by the Dawn Group of Newspapers the...		Sikh pilgrims seek removal of visa restrictions TAXILA, Dec 3: Sikh pilgrims have urged the governments of Pakistan and India to remove visa restrictions on senior citizens and relax immigration laws to facilitate ordinary people of both the countries....
Salesmen’s visits to hospitals banned QUETTA, Dec 3: The provincial directorate of health has imposed ban on the visits of representatives of pharmaceutical companies to doctors in government hospital during working hours....		Judicial use of uplift funds in varsities urged QUETTA, Dec 3: Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani has directed vice-chancellors of the universities of Balochistan to ensure proper use of development funds in the varsities. Speaking at the vice-chancellors’ joint council...
Kotli road reopened KOTLI, Dec 3: The road between Kotli and Rawalpindi has been reopened for routine traffic. According to details, land sliding blocked the Kotli-Rawalpindi road on Thursday, suspending traffic for one day and night.—Online...		Protest rally against dam LARKANA, Dec 3: Protesting against proposed construction of the Kalabagh dam and other anti-Sindh projects by the federal government, activists of the Sindh People’s Students Federation (Shaheed Bhutto group) and its youth wing took out a procession here on Saturday....
Rs600m set aside for barani areas project KOHAT, Dec 3: The Barani Area Development Project has allocated Rs600 million under its six-year plan for poverty reduction, construction of roads and improvement of health services in the rural areas of Kohat district....		Water rotation plan announced HYDERABAD, Dec 3: The sup-erintending engineer of the Pin-yari circle, Hyderabad, has anno-unced the water rotation programme. He said old Phuleli, Pinyari feeder (lower) and its system channels, Pinyari branch and...
Two get life imprisonment NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Dec 3: The additional district and sessions judge of Moro awarded life imprisonment to two persons on Saturday in a murder case and acquitted one person....		Truck driver, helper meet watery grave BAHAWALPUR, Dec 3: A truck driver and his helper drowned while another helper was injured when the loaded vehicle plunged into the Bahawal link canal after its damaged bridge collapsed...
PR reforms highlighted SHEIKHUPURA, Dec 3: National Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Ameer Husain said on Saturday the democratic process in the country was going in the right direction. “The political institutions are functioning democratically,” he...		Hoardings in Faisalabad to be removed from 15th: Fresh agreements sought FAISALABAD, Dec 3: The city district administration has cancelled all the agreements signed between the multinational and national companies and the defunct Tehsil Municipal Administration (City) for the installation of huge publicity boards....
Protest against girl’s killing SIALKOT, Dec 3: A large number of people, including women and children, on Saturday took out a protest rally against the killing of a girl by a self-proclaimed spiritual healer a few days ago....		Two brothers get life term in murder case GUJRANWALA, Dec 3: Two brothers were awarded life imprisonment and fine in a murder case here on Saturday. Reports said Muhammad Khalid and M Abid had killed Muhammad Azim at Sadhobi over an old enmity in June 2004....
Rail link may open before schedule LAHORE, Dec 3: The replacement of the meter gauge track with broad gauge on the Khokhrapar-Monabao section has been completed, it is learnt. A three-member delegation of the Pakistan Railways will...		Bypolls to NA, PA seats on 17th LAHORE, Dec 3: Byelection to four National Assembly and two Punjab Assembly seats will be held on Dec 17. This was announced by the chief election commissioner, Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar, at a high-level meeting here on Saturday....
PPP flayed LAHORE, Dec 3: Punjab Special Education Minister Qudsia Lodhi has criticized the PPP for its opposition to the Kalabagh Dam. In a press statement here on Saturday, she said the PPP had no interest in solving national problems....		Man held with fake travel papers PESHAWAR, Dec 3: The immigration staff of the Federal Investigation Agency on Saturday arrested a person at the Peshawar airport when he allegedly tried to board a Dubai-bound flight on fake documents....
Ex parte hearing against Nazim: Disqualification PESHAWAR, Dec 3: An election tribunal on Saturday began ex parte proceedings against Peshawar City District Nazim Haji Ghulam Ali after he failed to turn up before it in a petition seeking his disqualification....		Call for enrolment of newborns: Govt concerned about children’s rights: CM PESHAWAR, Dec 3: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has said that the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal government is concerned about children’s rights and established two centres where street children are being trained in various skills....
Tribal leader arrested KHAR, Dec 3: Political authorities in the Bajuar Agency arrested chairman of Tribal Peace Jirga and leader of the Awami National Party Shahabuddin Khan on Saturday....		Court orders treatment of UK national PESHAWAR, Dec 3: The Peshawar district and sessions judge, Shahjehan Khan Akhundzada, on Saturday ordered the provincial health department to conduct corneal grafting of a British national, Zeeshan Siddiqui, charged with illegally entering Pakistan and possessing fake Pakistan identity card....