December 17, 2005	Saturday	Ziqa’ad 14, 1426

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ARD seeks political moves to end Balochistan row LAHORE, Dec 16: The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy on Friday added its voice to calls that Balochistan should be given its due rights to prevent a situation that led to separation of East Pakistan on this day 34 years ago....		SC orders three girls to leave madressah hostel ISLAMABAD, Dec 16: The Supreme Court on Friday ordered three girls, who recently converted to Islam from Hinduism, to vacate a local madressah and shift to the Edhi Centre in Karachi...
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SC exonerates doctor in rape case ISLAMABAD, Dec 16: The Supreme Court on Friday disposed of a Kashmiri earthquake survivor rape case when she exonerated a Lahore surgeon from the charges in a statement she volunteered before a magistrate....		10 women left in lurch as mahrams disappear RIYADH, Dec 16: These women, 10 as per the report, came to Saudi Arabia from Pakistan to perform Umrah, and now are stuck in Jeddah with nothing to fend for themselves....
New GHQ will be functional, not luxurious: ISPR RAWALPINDI, Dec 16: A military spokesman on Friday rejected as “ludicrous propaganda” the Opposition’s criticism of the new General Headquarters complex to be built in the federal capital....		Tough day for state minister for water ISLAMABAD, Dec 16: It was a humiliating day for Minister of State for Water and Power Amir Muqam in the National Assembly on Friday as he was the target of admonition from all sides....
PPP wants change in government policies QUETTA, Dec 16: PPP-P Balochistan President Nawabzada Lashkari Khan Raisani has criticized the policies of President Musharraf about Waziristan, Gilgit and Balochistan. He also opposed any decision on Kalabagh dam construction without creating consensus....		PPP leader fears mly operation in Balochistan ISLAMABAD, Dec 16: Senior Vice-President of the People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) Mir Baz Mohammad Khan Khetran has said recent rocket attack on Gen Pervez Musharraf during his visit to Kohlu is...
Sheikh Ayaz blazed trail of intellectual freedom ISLAMABAD, Dec 16: The government has neither placed any restriction on literary expressions nor has it stopped intellectuals from creative writing, National Assembly Deputy Speaker Sardar Yaqub Khan said here on Thursday....		Altaf warns against suppressing provinces KARACHI, Dec 16: Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) leader Altaf Hussain has said December 16 was a grim reminder of the fact that suppressing the voice of smaller provinces would have disastrous results, according to a statement issued here....
‘French aircraft to fly on Chitral route’ PESHAWAR, Dec 16: Advanced French aircraft will replace ageing turboprop planes on Chitral route in March, says a tehsil nazim. Tehsil nazim of Mastooj, Shehzada Sikandarul Mulk said eight new aircraft...		2 policemen killed, three injured in shootout KARACHI, Dec 16: Two policemen were killed and three other suffered injuries in a shootout during a raid on a hideout of criminals’ gang in Hub town, a bordering area of Sindh and Balochistan provinces....
Youth’s murder prompts calls for security CHINARI, Dec 16: Relatives of a Kashmiri student who was brutally murdered in the town of Havellian on Thursday have appealed to federal and provincial authorities to take stringent security measures for the protection of earthquake victims....		Protest rallies held in districts of Sindh: Kalabagh dam HYDERABAD, Dec 16: Three demonstrations were held on Friday in the city in protest against proposed construction of the Kalabagh dam. Activists of the Sindh National Party took out a procession from the Hyder chowk to the press club....
Farmers demand relief package BADIN, Dec 16: Representatives of agriculture organizations have appealed to President Gen Pervez Musharraf to fulfil his promise of special agriculture package made to farmers of Badin and Thatta districts during farmers’ conference in Islamabad....		Seminar on honour killing held SHIKARPUR, Dec 16: A seminar on “How we can end honour killing” was organised by the Oxfam-Pakistan in collaboration with the Human Rights Education Forum Shikarpur on Friday....
11 officials of food industries arrested HARIPUR, Dec 16: The judicial magistrate Haripur on Friday arrested 11 senior officials of different food manufacturing industries of Hattar Industrial Estate for violating food laws and spreading infection by not maintaining cleanliness....		Cult leader, followers sent to jail FAISALABAD, Dec 16: Self-proclaimed Imam Mehdi Shahbaz Ahmad and his 25 cult members were sent to the district jail on a four-day judicial remand by the local anti-terrorism court on Friday....
Project office not shifted despite CM’s order: South Punjab development MULTAN, Dec 16: The coordination office of the Southern Punjab Basic Urban Services Project has yet to be shifted to Multan from Lahore despite the fact that Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi...		UC nazims ‘one against tehsil administrator’ DERA GHAZI KHAN, Dec 16: A lack of coordination between the Dera Ghazi Khan tehsil nazim and urban union councils’ nazims of the rival group over the anti-encroachment campaign and allotment...
Tension mounts in district courts JHANG, Dec 16: Tension gripped the district courts as lawyers boycotted work for the second day on Friday in protest against the demolition of chambers of some of their colleagues by the district administration....		Labourer’s daughter gang-raped SIALKOT, Dec 16: Young daughter of a labourer was allegedly gang-raped at gun point by four people in her house at Ranjhai-Daska village on early Friday morning....
FIA official penalized GUJRANWALA, Dec 16: An assistant director of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) was transferred for his involvement in irregularities in passport cell on Friday. The FIA authorities directed Gujranwala passport cell to prepare a list of human smugglers and arrest them....		Pervaiz starts preparing party for elections LAHORE, Dec 16: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi has started preparing the party for the 2007 general elections by organizing all its wings at all tiers, warning all concerned that their performance will remain under constant check....
Cases of suspected haemorrhagic fever surface LAHORE, Dec 16: More cases of suspected haemorrhagic fever have surfaced in the Punjab after media carried reports of two cases from the Lahore General and Mayo hospitals....		Commercial court plan opposed LAHORE, Dec 16: The Lahore High Court Bar Association decided on Friday to hold a national convention of lawyers to oppose the establishment of a federal commercial court, saying it would be unconstitutional....
SC to give ruling on justice of peace LAHORE, Dec 16: A Supreme Court bench is to give its ruling on the legal question whether the order of a justice of peace can be treated as a court order...		IJT threatens to launch protest drive LAHORE, Dec 16: The Islami Jamiat Tulba warned the Punjab University administration on Friday that they would launch a protest campaign if it did not take back the decision of expelling students....
DCO, local govt secy replaced LAHORE, Dec 16: The Punjab government on Friday appointed a new local government secretary and the Lahore district coordination officer. Housing Secretary Akhlaq Tarrar has been transferred and posted as the...		Unicef launches cleanliness drive: Awareness walk held in Balakot PESHAWAR, Dec 16: The United Nations Children Fund (Unicef), in collaboration with partner organizations and the Pakistan Boy Scouts Association, launched a week-long cleanliness drive in quake-hit Mansehra, officials said on Friday....
Two hit men, ringleader arrested PESHAWAR, Dec 16: The city police have arrested three hired assassins wanted by the Peshawar and Lahore police in several murder cases, said a senior official here on Friday....		Orphanage needs govt attention PESHAWAR, Dec 16: Children in the welfare home located in Hayatabad have been living in unhygienic condition with their health put at risk. Some 50 children are lodged in the orphanage...
Govt urged to ensure journalist’s recovery PESHAWAR, Dec 16: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Friday expressed concern over mysterious disappearance of North Waziristan-based journalist Hayatullah Khan and urged the government to fulfil its obligations and ensure his early and safe recovery....		Training at school level vital: scholar PESHAWAR, Dec 16: German scholar Prof Dr Karin Wagner on Friday emphasized the need for vocational training at school level and said it was because of this practice that Germany had...
Earthquake survivors given tents, blankets PESHAWAR, Dec 16: The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has stepped up efforts to distribute shelter material, winterized tents and makeshift structures in the quake-hit areas to help victims survive the winter chill....		Three acquitted in murder case HARIPUR, Dec 16: Additional Sessions Judge Haripur Zamurud Hussain Qadri on Friday acquitted three accused in a murder case and ordered their immediate release if they were not required in any other case....
16 classrooms to be built SWABI, Dec 16: The communication and works department will construct 16 classrooms in three primary schools and Rs7 million has been allocated for the purpose. Sources said six classrooms would be...		Office-bearers elected HARIPUR, Dec 16: Maqbool Hussain and Khurshid Azhar were elected president and general secretary, respectively, of the Haripur District Bar Association on Friday. They were elected unopposed....
Condolence PESHAWAR, Dec 16: NWFP Senior Minister Sirajul Haq has expressed grief over the demise of a nephew of local journalist Syed Bukhar Shah in an accident....		Land grabbing decried PESHAWAR, Dec 16: Islamia College’s Senior Alumni Association has expressed concern over occupation of college’s land by unknown people and called for its retrieval to strengthen the institution’s financial position....