December 14, 2005	Wednesday	Ziqa’ad 11, 1426

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Pakistan effectively combating terror, says Musharraf QUETTA, Dec 13: President General Pervez Musharraf said on Tuesday that Pakistan had been effectively combating terrorism and addressing the menace in its strategic perspective....		‘Gas surcharge issue addressed by committee’ QUETTA, Dec 13: Provincial Chief Minister Jam Mir Mohammad Yousuf has expressed the hope that by implementing the recommendations of the parliamentary committee on Balochistan, Islamabad would be able to solve the longstanding problems of the province....
NWFP to take over tent villages: New service structure for paramedics approved PESHAWAR, Dec 13: The NWFP government will take over control of all tent villages set up in the province for earthquake-affected people and the federal government has been informed about the decision....		Opposition leaders blast Musharraf’s statement on dam ISLAMABAD, Dec 13: Opposition parties on Tuesday blasted President Gen Pervez Musharraf’s remarks on the controversial Kalabagh dam and accused him of trying to pit smaller provinces against the Punjab....
Health care staff put on alert: Congo virus scare ISLAMABAD, Dec 13: Federal and provincial health authorities have been put on high alert following reports of suspected Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) cases from Lahore, Rawalpindi and Abbottabad and Dengue...		Govt seeks technical help for rebuilding ISLAMABAD, Dec 13: The government sought technical support for rehabilitation and reconstruction of the earthquake-hit areas from international donor organizations here on Tuesday. Salman Shah, advisor to the prime minister on...
Pakistan now a robust economy: PM ISLAMABAD, Dec 13: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Tuesday that wide-ranging structural reforms, prudent macro-economic policies, fiscal discipline, consistency and continuity in policies have transformed Pakistan into a stable and resurgent economy....		SC summons girl on 16th to clear rape allegations ISLAMABAD, Dec 13: The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered a Kashmiri earthquake victim to appear before it and clear allegations about her rape by a Lahore surgeon....
MPA Balaach Mari rejects invitation QUETTA, Dec 13: Nawabzada Balaach Mari, son of Nawab Khair Bakhsh Mari, has rejected an invitation to attend President Gen Pervez Musharraf’s address to tribesmen in Kohlu on Wednesday and said...		Trust helping to enhance LGs capacity, says Daniyal ISLAMABAD, Dec 13: The Devolution Trust for Community Empowerment (DTCE) is assisting local governments in enhancing post earthquake response capacity, National Reconstruction Bureau (NRB) Chairman Daniyal Aziz told Dawn on Sunday....
Kalabagh dam during Musharraf rule: Rashid LAHORE, Dec 13: Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said here on Tuesday President Musharraf would construct Kalabagh dam to save the country from famine-like conditions in days ahead....		Altaf calls for consensus LAHORE, Dec 13: Muttahida Qaumi Movement leader Altaf Husain says the construction of Kalabagh dam without a national consensus will be a serious blow to the federation....
FIA gets list of 113 human smugglers GUJRANWALA, Dec 13: The interior ministry has provided a list of more than 113 human smugglers to the FIA’s Gujranwala chapter and directed the agency to arrest them at the earliest, deputy director Naeem Akram Bharooba told Dawn here on Tuesday....		UC nazim, 13 others booked KOHAT, Dec 13: Police booked a union council nazim and 13 other protesters on Tuesday for damaging an under-construction school building and blocking the main Indus Highway here....
STPP holds anti-dam protest in Nawabshah NAWABSHAH, Dec 13: Activists of the Sindh Taraqi Pasand Party staged a demonstration outside the press club on Tuesday in protest against government’s plan to build the Kalabagh dam....		Party leaders criticized Kalabagh dam JACOBABAD, Dec 13: A meeting of all political parties was held at the Shah Abdul Latif Library in Thul on Tuesday against the construction of Kalabagh dam....
‘Congo fever’ cases in Hyderabad HYDERABAD, Dec 13: Two suspected patients of Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever were admitted to the civil hospital on Tuesday. They were identified as Nazeeran, 12, resident of Bulri Shah Karim, Tando Mohammad Khan district, and Abdul Jabbar, 25, resident of Tharparkar....		Dutch marine raises 10,000 euros for survivors ISLAMABAD, Dec 13: An officer of the Dutch Marine Corps, 1st Lt Mien Heyman, ran 300 miles to raise money for the October 8 earthquake survivors....
CGH ordered to pay over Rs1m compensation to patient’s heirs RAWALPINDI, Dec 13: Civil Judge Amjad Iqbal Ranjha on Tuesday directed payment of Rs1.119 million as compensation to the heirs of a deceased patient in a medical negligence suit filed against a lady surgeon of the Cantonment General Hospital (CGH)....		Postal dept told to follow rule of merit ISLAMABAD, Dec 13: The Senate standing committee on communications on Tuesday said a strict merit policy should be observed for recruitments in the Pakistan Post Office (PPO) department....
Provinces’ consent must: Fazl LAHORE, Dec 13: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam President Maulana Fazlur Rehman says if construction of Kalabagh dam is started without consensus, the provinces will have to fight for their survival....		Ownership rights, other facilities in Sargodha: Pervaiz on bypoll campaign SARGODHA, Dec 13: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi announced here on Tuesday various development projects and emphasized that the government would bring the 64,000 primary schools in the Punjab on a par with private institutions, enabling the poor to get quality education....
Exporters, trade officers to work jointly FAISALABAD, Dec 13: The trade officers posted abroad and local industrialists have announced working jointly for diversification of exports and exploring new and non-traditional markets in the world....		Jewellers flay police BAHAWALPUR, Dec 13: Jewellers put their shutters down in protest against a broad daylight dacoity in the Sarafa Bazaar here on Tuesday. Reports said two employees of Sajjid Umer were opening...
Driver’s killing by dacoits sparks protest FAISALABAD, Dec 13: Hundreds of transporters and traders of Samundri Town blocked traffic on Tuesday to protest against the killing of a wagon driver in a dacoity bid....		‘Lashkar’ man held in raid SADIQABAD, Dec 13: Rahim Yar Khan police claimed to have arrested on Tuesday a member of a banned sectarian outfit, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, with a head money of Rs500,000....
Noted literati passes away OKARA, Dec 13: Muhammad Iqbal Salahuddin, a noted literary figure, died of illness here on Tuesday. He was 72. A research scholar in Punjabi, Persian and Urdu, short-story writer, poet and...		‘Outlaw killed by outlaw’ SHEIKHUPURA, Dec 13: An outlaw was killed in an exchange of fire between two groups of criminals near Sahoki Mallian village, some 15km from here, on Muridke Road on Tuesday....
Sherpao’s petition hearing adjourned: Wealth tax on Swiss account PESHAWAR, Dec 13: The Peshawar High Court on Tuesday adjourned hearing of a writ petition filed by federal Interior Minister Aftab Ahmad Sherpao seeking exemption from payment of wealth tax on his foreign currency account in Switzerland....		Afghan deported from Dubai PESHAWAR, Dec 13: The Dubai immigration authorities on Tuesday deported to Peshawar an Afghan national who was trying to travel to London on a forged British passport....
Ulema’s role in population planning stressed PESHAWAR, Dec 13: Peshawar University Vice-Chancellor Mumtaz Gul on Tuesday said that the population department should do more to spread awareness among people about the burden of growing population on resources....		College student kidnapped PESHAWAR, Dec 13: A first-year student was kidnapped for ransom here on Tuesday morning, police said. Inayat informed the Yakatoot police that his son Kamil, a first-year student of Benevolent Fund...