December 12, 2005	Monday	Ziqa’ad 9, 1426

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Congo virus scare grips Islamabad, Rawalpindi RAWALPINDI, Dec 11: A woman died of suspected Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) in the Rawalpindi General Hospital (RGH) on Sunday while another suspected case was admitted to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) the same day....		No major threat of epidemics: WHO chief MUZAFFARABAD, Dec 11: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday said there was no major threat of epidemics in the earthquake-stricken areas of Azad Kashmir as the situation had been brought under control by an effective immunization campaign....
Education for all: $140m Dutch help pledged ISLAMABAD, Dec 11: The Netherlands will provide an assistance of $140 million for Pakistan’s ‘education for all’ (EFA) programme in the next four years. The Netherlands Minister for Development Cooperation, Agnes...		Govt blamed for financial woes of Balochistan QUETTA, Dec 11: Opposition parties in the Balochistan Assembly have accused the federal and provincial governments of creating serious financial crisis in the province and urged them to support the opposition’s...
Efforts urged to improve quality of education HYDERABAD, Dec 11: Reno-wned educationist and scholar Dr N. A. Baloch has called for joint efforts by the ruling and opposition parties to improve the quality of education....		Legislators, MMA ministers urged to rein in terrorists QUETTA, Dec 11: The Balochistan Jafari Alliance, has urged members of the provincial assembly, particularly ministers of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal in the coalition government, to play their role in curbing terrorists...
Opposition welcomes some terms: Parliamentary quake body LAHORE, Dec 11: The opposition parties have presented their comprehensive point of view on the terms of reference of the parliamentary committee set up to deal with the post-earthquake situation....		India ‘inflexible’ on Kashmir LAHORE, Dec 11: Former foreign minister Sardar Assef Ahmad Ali has said India has not budged an inch from its stated position on Kashmir in response to the extreme flexibility shown...
‘Media help Pakistan, India to hold talks’ LAHORE, Dec 11: Senator Muhammad Ali Durrani, an adviser to the prime minister, said on Sunday the open media policy had forced India and Pakistan to hold dialogue on every outstanding issue....		Beheaded body of man found RAWALPINDI, Dec 11: The beheaded body of a man was found near F-9 park, while a 13-year-old boy was killed in a road accident in Islamabad on Sunday, police said....
US sends more supplies for quake-hit people ISLAMABAD, Dec 11: The US Agency for International Development (USAID) on Sunday said it had brought in additional plastic sheeting sufficient to winterize the shelters of an additional 17,500 families in quake-hit areas of Pakistan....		Tremors QUETTA, Dec 11: An earthquake of mild intensity jolted coalmine towns of Mach, Abb-i-Gum and its surrounding areas in Bolan district, some 75 km south-east of here late on Sunday evening....
PML wins Kahsmore by-election JACOBABAD, Dec 11: Acc-ording to the unofficial results, ruling PML candidate Mir Ghalib Domki won the by-election for NA-210 Kashmore seat. The result was announced by the returning officer and additional district and sessions judge Kashmore, Jan Mohammad Khayali, on Sunday....		Call to give national status to all languages HYDERABAD, Dec 11: Spea-kers at a conference which concluded here on Sunday called for declaring all languages spoken in the country national languages and said the languages should not be considered only regional....
Two killed, 10 injured in accidents SUKKUR, Dec 11: Two people were killed and 10 others injured in road accidents near Sangi and at the Sukkur bypass on Sunday. Three persons, Hafiz Hamadullah, Rana Imran and Farman...		Mountains Day observed GILGIT, Dec 11: People of Northern Areas observed the World Mountains Day on Sunday to highlight the plight of mountain people, the ecosystem, natural heritage and challenges posed by uneven development to their societies....
Peshawar nazim seeks Durrani’s help PESHAWAR, Dec 11: District Nazim Peshawar Haji Ghulam Ali is planning to arrange a visit of Chief Minister NWFP Akram Khan Durrani to the interior of the city to apprise him about civic and traffic problems being faced by people....		Man kills daughter-in-law and relative LAKKI MARWAT, Dec 11: A man shot dead his daughter-in-law and injured his son and wife in Achukhel village on Sunday, following a domestic dispute. Later the man also gunned down a distant relative....
Benefits of modern farming explained BANNU, Dec 11: Speakers at a seminar urged farmers on Saturday to adopt modern farming techniques to boost agricultural output. The seminar, organized by the agriculture department in collaboration with Agro...		Statements recorded HYDERABAD, Dec 11: Abdul Raees, a brother-in-law of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s MPA Asma Sherani, appeared on Saturday before the Jamshoro District and Sessions Judge Mohammad Ishaq Memon, who is conducting...
Jeweller’s kin for early arrest of killers GUJRANWALA, Dec 11: Heirs of the slain jeweller on Sunday protested against the police for not finding a clue to killers even after a week. Reports said Muhammad Nadeem was on...		BHUs fail to serve purpose SIALKOT, Dec 11: As many as 73 basic health units (BHUs) in the district have failed to provide better medical and health facilities to the rural population owing to non-availability of medical and paramedical staff....
Newsman’s death: police yet to make headway FAISALABAD, Dec 11: The district police have yet to find any clue to the ‘mysterious’ death of a local journalist here late Saturday night. According to reports, Shahbaz Ahmad Chauhan, the...		PTCL subscribers face tough time OKARA, Dec 11: Around 100 telephones have been inoperative for the last more than six months, causing a great deal of inconvenience to subscribers. Reports said a road was being constructed...
Court orders probe against buildings official JHANG, Dec 11: A local court has directed the Anti-Corruption Establishment to conduct an inquiry into allegations levelled against a buildings official in a petition filed by the citizens community board, union council 76, Pirkot Sadhana....		Seven held after encounter SHEIKHUPURA, Dec 11: The Safdarabad police claimed on Sunday to have arrested seven men involved in henious crimes following an encounter. Reports said the gangsters were fleeing towards Bairwala village after looting valuables on road when a police team stopped them....
No magistrate in Ferozewala SHEIKHUPURA, Dec 11: The post of special magistrate in Ferozewala tehsil has been lying vacant for the last six months causing great inconvenience to the people....		Action likely against slack officers LAHORE, Dec 11: Punjab Agriculture Minister Arshad Khan Lodhi on Sunday warned of action against those agriculture officers who failed to get wheat sowing completed in their areas by Nov 30....
Medicos’ strike hits Peshawar hospitals PESHAWAR, Dec 11: Some 300 trainee medical officers on Friday began a strike in the city’s hospitals in protest against failure of the authorities to solve their problems....		Opposition plans to requisition PA session PESHAWAR, Dec 11: The combined opposition in the NWFP Assembly has decided to submit requisition for an assembly session on Monday. The decision was taken at a meeting of the joint...
Not enough tents for schools in quake-hit areas PESHAWAR, Dec 11: Because of shortage of funds, the education department is finding it difficult to buy school furniture and textbooks in the five quake-hit districts of the province, according to officials....		Steps urged to prevent malaria PESHAWAR, Dec 11: Health experts have advised people to use mosquito nets and spray stagnant water pools in their areas with insecticides before the beginning of the mosquitoes breeding season....
City court entrance swamped by garbage PESHAWAR, Dec 11: Piles of garbage and sewage have been lying all around the premises of the judicial complex in Peshawar for more than a year as a result of which all people who pass through the area feel nauseous....		Whereabouts of Choto, aides a mystery: family PESHAWAR, Dec 11: The authorities have not yet disclosed the whereabouts of Asif Choto, chief of the outlawed Lashkar-i-Jhangvi and his four associates who were arrested some 75 days ago, family members said on Sunday....