December 15, 2005	Thursday	Ziqa’ad 12, 1426

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Millions of children suffer exploitation: Unicef ISLAMABAD, Dec 14: Hundreds of millions of children are suffering from severe exploitation and discrimination and have become virtually invisible to the world, Unicef said on Wednesday in a report that explores the causes of exclusion and abuses....		GHQ to be built after seismic survey ISLAMABAD, Dec 14: Defence Minister Rao Sikandar Iqbal on Wednesday told the National Assembly that construction of the new GHQ in Islamabad would be undertaken after receiving seismic survey reports from teams of foreign experts....
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Ties with Iran to be strengthened: Aziz: Talks held with Mottaki ISLAMABAD, Dec 14: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that Pakistan was committed to strengthening relations with Iran, besides boosting both the countries’ shared interests for the regional peace and prosperity....		PML-N slates US envoy’s remarks ISLAMABAD, Dec 14: The Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) on Wednesday criticized the US ambassador for his observations on the democracy run by a general in Pakistan and asked him to stop playing the role of a viceroy....
Forward bloc active, growing: Pirzada ISLAMABAD, Dec 14: The forward bloc in the ruling PML continued to be active and growing, its leaders Riaz Hussain Pirzada and Malik Allahyar told newsmen in the parliament house lobby on Wednesday....		Rulers blamed for Balochistan’s backwardness ISLAMABAD, Dec 14: Speakers at a conference here on Wednesday held the establishment and the sardars (tribal chiefs) responsible for the abject poverty and backwardness of Balochistan....
Swiss case: PPP rejoinder to minister’s remarks ISLAMABAD, Dec 14: The Pakistan People’s Party says that the Swiss case against Benazir Bhutto is a matter of life and death for the government in its campaign to politically eliminate the PPP chairperson....		Princess Salimah visits quake-hit areas MUZAFFARABAD, Dec 14: A group of an SOS delegation led by Princess Salimah Aga Khan called on Azad Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan here on Wednesday....
‘Pakistan must stick to Kashmir stand’ LAHORE, Dec 14: Pakistan must stick to its principled stand of granting right to self-determination to the people of Jammu and Kashmir in accordance with the UN resolutions....		Dam issue political in nature, says Mubashar LAHORE, Dec 14: PPP(SB) leader Dr Mubashar Hasan has opposed construction of Kalabagh dam until a consensus among people and leaders of all the provinces is evolved on the issue....
Kalabagh Dam: Rabbani rejects constitutional guarantees ISLAMABAD, Dec 14: The Pakistan People’s Party has rejected the assurance of constitutional guarantees offered by President Gen Pervez Musharraf to allay the misgivings of the people of Sindh about the construction of Kalabagh Dam....		Pakistan, Nepal seek broader cooperation RAWALPINDI, Dec 14: Pakistan and Nepal have stressed the need for broader cooperation in different areas particularly in the defence field, says a ministry of defence press release....
Verdict on poll plea reserved QUETTA, Dec 14: A Balochistan High Court bench on Wednesday reserved its judgement on petitions filed by two candidates who contested the by-polls in BP-12 (Qila Abdullah)....		PM praises Shujaat’s efforts ISLAMABAD, Dec 14: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and PML President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, who met at the Prime Minster’s House on Wednesday evening, discussed matters relating to expediting the relief and rehabilitation operations in the earthquake-hit areas....
Nazims plan campaign for fiscal powers PESHAWAR, Dec 14: Nazims of the 24 districts of the province have agreed to launch a joint struggle to get fiscal and administrative powers as envisaged in the Local Government Ordinance....		Five dams planned for Kohat KOHAT, Dec 14: Five small dams have been planned in Kohat district under the second phase of the Drought Emergency Relief Programme (Dera-2) with the assistance of the Asian Development Bank....
Hari Committee to launch movement: Kalabagh dam issue HYDERABAD, Dec 14: The Sindh Hari Committee has not accepted an invitation of President Gen Pervez Musharraf for discussion on the issue of Kalabagh dam. Speaking at a news conference at...		Girl sent to Darul Aman LARKANA, Dec 14: Responding to a girl’s request for protection, judge of civil court-I Shahdadkot sent Ms Fauzia Mastoi to Darul Aman, Larkana, on Wednesday and ordered that her father, Ali Jan Mastoi, be handed over to police on seven-day remand....
No funds, no staff for Jamshoro district govt HYDERABAD, Dec 14: Despite a lapse of one year since the creation of Jamshoro district on Wednesday, no significant development has taken place in the district....		Protest against load-shedding SUKKUR, Dec 14: People of the Abad Lakha village, Sukkur, staged a protest demonstration and sit-in in front of the Superintendent Engineer Hesco’s office and at the press club, Sukkur, on Wednesday, against detection bills and unannounced load-shedding....
Drive against encroachments launched HYDERABAD, Dec 14: The city Taluka Municipal Administra-tion (TMA) on Wednesday launched an anti-encroachment drive amidst altercation with encroachers during the campaign....		Primary exams in Landi Kotal held ahead of schedule LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), Dec 14: All government primary schools in the Landi Kotal area have conducted their annual examination three months ahead of the schedule....
Delay in polls for naib nazims criticized SWABI, Dec 14: Delay in the election of tehsil and district council naib nazims is affecting the local governments’ performance. According to some elected representatives, local governments are non-functional without the naib nazim and are facing a constitutional crisis....		Man to die for double murder LAKKI MARWAT, Dec 14: District and Sessions Judge Lakki Marwat Anwar Ali Khan on Wednesday sentenced to death a man accused of double murder. Mohammad Shoaib, son of Gul Mohammad, resident...
Couple killed HARIPUR, Dec 14: A newly-wed couple were killed in a road accident near village Panian, some four kilometres from here, on Monday evening. Officials of Kot Najibullah police station said that...		Plea for small dams in Sindh’s hilly areas KHAIRPUR, Dec 14: The president of People’s Lawyers Forum, Sukkur division, Mr Liaquat Ali Shar, has said that the Kalabagh dam is a dead issue and President Gen Musharraf had launched...
‘Swabi hospital complex may be completed in 3 months’ SWABI, Dec 14: The completion of the 200-bed Swabi Hospital Complex (SHC), already delayed by seven years, will be completed in the next two to three months at a cost of Rs1.16...		PSMA’s plea to govt LAHORE, Dec 14: The Pakistan Sugar Mills Association predicted on Wednesday a shortage of up to 700,000 ton sugar if the government failed to provide industry a level playing-field....
PTDC chief says trial run successful: Lahore-Amritsar bus LAHORE, Dec 14: An eight-member delegation of the Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation on board the Lahore-Amritsar returned after inspecting facilities for passengers en route as well as at the bus terminal....		Dirty water still being supplied to Ravi Road LAHORE, Dec 14: The supply of contaminated water to the Ravi Road areas (union councils 67 and 68) is still continuing, say residents. At least eight people had been killed after consuming contaminated water in the last week of this June....
Banks asked to finalize plans for loans to kite traders LAHORE, Dec 14: District nazim Mian Amer Mahmood on Wednesday asked the representatives of banks and financial institutions to finalize their plans for advancing soft loans to people related to kite flying business within three days....		‘Academic year change to bring in uniformity’ LAHORE, Dec 14: Governor Khalid Maqbool says change in the academic year will create no problem for anyone rather it will bring in uniformity. Speaking at the fourth convocation of the...
Haemorrhagic fever victim LAHORE, Dec 14: A patient with suspected haemorrhagic fever died in the South Medical Ward of the Mayo Hospital on Monday morning. Mushtaq Ahmad, 24, was brought to the hospital unconscious on late Saturday night....		AIDS cases rise in Pakistan LAHORE, Dec 14: The National AIDS Control Programme, in collaboration with the Unicef and UNDP, organized an orientation workshop for electronic media on HIV and AIDS here on Wednesday....
Nishter doctor case in doldrums MULTAN, Dec 14: A somehow ‘timid’ punitive action by the provincial health department against a Nishter Medical College senior faculty member, charged with professional and moral misconduct, has now been the victim of judicial logjam for the last seven months....		Three-year RI for canal water thieves: Pervaiz: Seeks vote for official candidate BAHAWALNAGAR, Dec 14: Visiting Bahawalnagar district as part of election campaign, Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi on Wednesday spelt out several initiatives for the welfare of people....
Dispute erupts over toll collection SAHIWAL, Dec 14: A dispute has erupted between the district governments of Sahiwal and Faisalabad over toll collection from the Boat Bridge at Qutub Shahana Pattan....		Three of a family die of suffocation BAHAWALPUR, Dec 14: Three members of a family died of suffocation in their house in Noor Shah Bokhari here on Wednesday. Asif, 26, wife Zille Huma, 25, with their two and...
‘Kalabagh dam with provinces’ consent only’ GUJRANWALA, Dec 14: Kalabagh dam issue has been raised to divert the public attention from major problems like corruption, lawlessness and price-hike. This was stated by Alliance for Restoration of Democracy...		‘Rape attempt’ on two student nurses VEHARI, Dec 14: The students of local nursing school boycotted their classes to protest against an alleged rape attempt on two on-duty under-training nurses by a former peon and his three accomplices at the DHQ hospital on Tuesday night....
Lawyer’s wife, baby injured during robbery GUJRANWALA, Dec 14: A couple took away cash and jewellry from the house of a local lawyer on Wednesday and injured his wife and baby on raising an alarm in Wahdat Colony....		Case against 2 constables ordered SHEIKHUPURA, Dec 14: The DPO on Wednesday ordered registration of a case against two constables for allegedly kidnapping a landlord. Reports said Hafiz of Maloowal had filed a Hudood case with Bheki police station some time back....
Korea to provide technical aid for science institute PESHAWAR, Dec 14: The Myongji University of Korea will provide technical assistance to the NWFP UET for setting up the “Pakistan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (PAIST)” on the pattern of Korean Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)....		Court reserves verdict in entrance test case PESHAWAR, Dec 14: The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday reserved its judgment on six identical writ petitions challenging the holding of admission test by the Education Testing and Evaluation Authority (ETEA) for public sector medical colleges in the province....
PPP leader calls for building Bhasha dam PESHAWAR, Dec 14: The Pakistan People’s Party will never sacrifice people’s interests for coming into power, nor will it allow anyone, including General Pervez Musharraf, to harm the interests of any...		Plan to develop farming in Fata PESHAWAR, Dec 14: A programme has been launched in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) to develop agriculture and help farmers to increase their income. “A three-pronged plan has been launched...
Get-together planned at university PESHAWAR, Dec 14: The history department of the University of Peshawar will hold an Alumni Association get-together on Monday. A university press release said that around 120 graduates of the department...		Donkey-carts banned in Peshawar PESHAWAR, Dec 14: District Nazim Haji Gulam Ali on Tuesday banned donkey-carts in Peshawar and said that campaign to remove encroachments from the Circular Road would continue....
3 killed in Peshawar suburbs PESHAWAR, Dec 14: Three persons were killed in different incidents in suburbs of the city on Wednesday, police officials said. Fazle Amin, a resident of Sardar Ghari, told Faqirabad police that...		New Afghan TV channel PESHAWAR, Dec 14: Afghanistan is launching a new satellite channel for the Pushto and Dari speaking people. “Three satellite channels have have been launched in Afghanistan since Hamid Karzai came to...