December 25, 2005	Sunday	Ziqa’ad 22, 1426

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No more talks with govt, says Bugti QUETTA, Dec 24: Chief of Jamhoori Watan Party Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti has ruled out any more negotiations with the government, saying it had broken the ceasefire agreement....		Balochistan assembly session requisitioned QUETTA, Dec 24: The opposition in the Balochistan Assembly has requisitioned a special session of the house to discuss the military action in Kohlu. Opposition leaders Kachkol Ali, Abdur Rahim Ziaratwal,...
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Leaders call for rights struggle ISLAMABAD, Dec 24: Pakistan People’s Party Chairperson Benazir Bhutto and Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) chief Nawaz Sharif have urged the people to forge unity to launch a struggle to regain their democratic and political rights....		Musharraf, Aziz greet Christians ISLAMABAD, Dec 24: President General Pervez Musharraf has greeted the Christian community the world over, including Pakistan, on Christmas and stated that all rights of minorities are fully protected in the country....
Call to end action in Balochistan PESHAWAR, Dec 24: The NWFP assembly has demanded that Islamabad should immediately end the ongoing military operation in Balochistan and initiate talks with genuine Baloch leaders for a political solution to the problem....		Task force on Pakistanis jailed abroad soon RAWALPINDI, Dec 24: The government has decided to constitute an inter-ministerial task force to deal with the cases of thousands of Pakistanis imprisoned in various countries for crimes raging from links with Al-Qaeda to breach of trust, Dawn has learnt....
Six private varsities get recognition ISLAMABAD, Dec 24: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has allowed six private institutions to collaborate with international universities and has recognized their degree programmes. According to official documents, the institutions allowed...		SC to take up two petitions tomorrow: Mini-golf course in park, abduction issues ISLAMABAD, Dec 24: The Supreme Court will take up from Monday two petitions, one against rising incidents of abduction of women and the other against the conversion of a five-acre public...
Kalabagh dam’s life less than 15 years: expert ISLAMABAD, Dec 24: Former chairman of the Indus River System Authority (Irsa) Engineer Fatehullah Khan Gandapur has said the life of the proposed Kalabagh dam will be less than 15 years...		Kalabagh in country’s interest, says Jamali Dera Murad Jamali, Dec 24: Former prime minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali on Saturday said that the construction of Kalabagh dam was in the interest of the national economy and the issue should not be politicized....
Altaf greets Christians KARACHI, Dec 24: Chief of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, Altaf Hussain, on the eve of Christmas, has conveyed greetings to the Christian community of the world, particularly those living in Pakistan....		‘Islam: religion of tolerance’ RAWALPINDI, Dec 24: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Saturday highlighted the need for projecting Islam in its true perspective as a religion of peace and tolerance....
Bomb blast damages pylon at Fort Munro DERA GHAZI KHAN, Dec 24: A powerful bomb explosion on Friday night partially damaged a pillar of the tower supporting the main transmission line at Teerki Kandh near Fort Munro in tribal area tehsil....		PML-N, PPPP fail to field candidates for naib nazim FAISALABAD, Dec 24: The PML-N and the PPPP have failed to field joint candidates for the seats of naib nazims in the city district and its eight towns due to differences....
Naib nazim nomination divides Sahiwal PML SAHIWAL, Dec 24: Serious differences have developed among the supporters of the district nazim over the nomination of naib nazim candidate of Sahiwal from Chichawatni tehsil....		‘Dam issue a conspiracy against Musharraf’ LAHORE, Dec 24: Exiled MQM leader Altaf Husain says raising of the Kalabagh Dam issue at this time is a conspiracy against Gen Musharraf. He was speaking to reporters by phone...
Imran urges MPs to resign LAHORE, Dec 24: Tehrik-i-Insaaf chairman Imran Khan urges all opposition MPs to resign from assemblies in protest against Kalabagh dam and army operations in Balochistan and Waziristan....		Problems be solved in phases: Hashmi LAHORE, Dec 24: ARD President Makhdoom Javed Hashmi has proposed dialogue between the rulers and the opposition parties to find a solution to various problems facing the country and bring an...
Haj flights also disrupted by fog LAHORE, Dec 24: Intending Haj pilgrims have to wait at least 10 hours at the Allama Iqbal airport as thick fog delayed the take-off of the four special flights to the holy land during the last 24 hours....		CPNE meeting KARACHI, Dec 24: An emergent meeting of the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) will be held at the CPNE secretariat, at 11am on Monday, says a press release issued here on Saturday....
NCHD launches health programme for students PESHAWAR, Dec 24: The National Commission for Human Development (NCHD) has launched a health program in schools of Mansehra district. In this connection, a refresher course for deputy and assistant district officers of the education department was held here on Saturday....		Bara tense as rival groups warn of using force LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), Dec 24: Authorities in Bara have deployed hundreds of paramilitary and Khasadar force to avert clashes between two religious groups in Malikdinkhel Sipah area....
Civil groups criticize dam plan PESHAWAR, Dec 24: Teachers, students, doctors and political organizations have rejected the Kalabagh dam plan and termed it an organized destruction of the Pukhtun nation. In separate meetings held here on...		‘Education budget will be raised up to 4pc of GDP’ KOHAT, Dec 24: Federal Education Minister Lt-Gen (retired) Javed Asharf Qazi said on Saturday that the government had decided to increase school education budget from 2.7...
Increasing child labour linked to illiteracy KHAAR (Bajaur Agency), Dec 24: Speakers at a seminar attributed the increasing child labour in the Bajaur tribal agency to lack of education facilities and employment opportunities....		Three die in accident KHAAR (Bajaur Agency), Dec 24: Three members of a family died and one suffered injuries when their car fell into a ravine after colliding with a coach near Qadhafi area, 15 kilometres off here on Saturday....
Jamaat opposes exclusion of Namaz from syllabus PESHAWAR, Dec 24: The Jamaat-i-Islami has expressed its dismay over the government’s move to exclude the way to perform Namaz from the syllabus. According to a press release issued here on...		Nazim’s bail plea rejected ABBOTTABAD, Dec 24: A local court rejected bail application of the nazim of Phulra union council of Mansehra district, Badeeuzzaman, on Saturday and sent him to police custody....
WTO moot ended with modest progress: experts ISLAMABAD, Dec 24: The sixth WTO Hong Kong ministerial conference, which addressed only a fraction of the major issues, was mainly an effort to avoid another Cancun-style failure....		PPP seeks polls under army, judiciary ISLAMABAD, Dec 24: People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) leader and a candidate for the National Assembly seat from Jacobabad Imran Bijarani has demanded that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) should hold...
Security tightened ISLAMABAD, Dec 24: Security in the capital has been tightened on the occasion of Christmas. Additional police personnel have been deployed on churches and busy places, while special police squads and commandos would patrol the city....		Killers of constable held SARGODHA, Dec 24: Sar-godha police on Saturday claimed to have arrested two outlaws involved in the killing of a constable about a month ago. DPO Muhammad Naeem Khan told reporters that...
Girls primary schools still not re-opened SIALKOT, Dec 24: The education department has failed to take any step for re-opening of government girls primary schools in border villages of Bajwat despite instructions given by the provincial government some two months ago....		Four-member gang of robbers smashed GUJRANWALA, Dec 24: The Satellite Town police claimed to have smashed a four-member gang of robbers following an encounter here on Saturday. Police said the robbers were fleeing after looting cash...
‘Hike in gas tariff to hit exports’ FAISALABAD, Dec 24: The Pakistan Textile Exporters Association (PTEA) apprehends that the recent increase in gas tariff will have a negative impact on exports. At a meeting of textile exporters here...		Daska hit by power breakdown SIALKOT, Dec 24: Daska remained without power for 13 hours — from 12 midnight to 1pm — on Saturday. Electricity supply to Daska city’s residential, industrial and commercial areas, including Islampura,...