December 27, 2005	Tuesday	Ziqa’ad 24, 1426

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Fudged data being given to president, say experts: Kalabagh dam ISLAMABAD, Dec 26: The Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) is providing fudged data to President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Kalabagh dam, that is technically, economically and politically unfeasible and poses a threat to the federation....		Asfandyar demands end to Kohlu action QUETTA, Dec 26: Senator Asfandyar Wali Khan, chief of the Awami National Party, has called for an end to the military operation in Kohlu and warned that if moderate Baloch leadership...
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Demand to shelve Kalabagh project DADU, Dec 26: A large number of people took out a procession and held a demonstration in Khairpur Nathan Shah on Monday in protest against the proposed construction of the Kalabagh dam....		Media told to play role on dams issue RAWALPINDI, Dec 26: Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said on Monday that President General Pervez Musharraf had directed the media to play an active role in creating public awareness about constructing Kalabagh dam and other water reservoirs....
Mini-golf course project in a legal hole: Supreme Court stays construction ISLAMABAD, Dec 26: The Supreme Court on Monday ordered an immediate stop to further work on a commercial mini-golf course being developed in a city park and asked the capital’s police chief to see that the order was obeyed....		Allocation to KU institute unjustified: PPP senator ISLAMABAD, Dec 26: People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP)’s Senator Dr Abdullah Riar on Monday criticized the Higher Education Commission (HEC) for making a huge allocation of Rs1.36...
ADB urges govt to reduce regulatory bodies ISLAMABAD, Dec 26: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has urged Pakistan to improve law and order situation and reduce the number of regulations and regulatory departments for ensuring better investment climate in the country........		Lab clears Congo virus suspicion ISLAMABAD, Dec 26: A WHO reference laboratory in South Africa has confirmed that a suspected case of Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) admitted early this month to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) was not suffering from the disease....
Govt advised to take up Bhasha dam SWABI, Dec 26: The government should focus on the construction of non-controversial Bhasha dam instead of the controversial Kalabagh dam and take steps which create unity among the people of four provinces....		TI asks Musharraf to invite Pagara for KBD opening LAHORE, Dec 26: The Tehrik-i-Istaqlal, one of the staunch supporters of the Kalabagh dam, has suggested President Gen Musharraf to invite PML (Functional) chief Pir Pagaro for laying the foundation-stone of the reservoir....
President has own interest in dam issue, says Tarar LAHORE, Dec 26: Former president Rafiq Tarar alleged that Gen Musharraf has raised Kalabagh dam issue to prolong his “illegal” stay in presidency. He was speaking at a ceremony organized by PML-N MPA Chaudhry Abdul Ghafoor at Raiwind here on Monday....		Reservoirs in national interest: Pervaiz LAHORE, Dec 26: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi says construction of big water reservoirs is in the best national interest and not any single province....
No let-up in fog LAHORE, Dec 26: There was no let-up for rail and air passengers as fog continued disrupting almost all the domestic and international flights besides delaying the arrival of all trains during the last 24 hours....		Govt teachers facing housing problems ISLAMABAD, Dec 26: A large number of federal government teachers have not been provided official accommodation, Dawn has learnt....
Sobia reunited with parents ISLAMABAD, Dec 26: Left unclaimed in the chaos of the October 8 massive earthquake for 11 weeks, a small girl was reunited with her parents here on Monday....		Report of Technical Commitee on Water Resources: Text ISLAMABAD, Dec 26: The Technical Committee on Water Resources, headed by A.N.G. Abbasi, presented its report to the president and the prime minister in August 2005....
Promotions, transfers ISLAMABAD, Dec 26: The Establishment Division on Monday notified promotion of Hafeezur Rehman, an officer of District Management Group, to BS-21....		‘Disregard for resolutions negation of federation’ HYDERABAD, Dec 26: The Sindhi Association of North America (Sana) has termed rejection of resolutions of three provincial assemblies by rulers against Kalabagh dam a clear negation of federation....
Opposition groups issue strike call QUETTA, Dec 26: Opposition parties have given a call for a wheel-jam and shutter-down strike in the province on Tuesday in protest against the military operation in Kohlu, besieging of Dera...		Need stressed for infrastructure development PESHAWAR, Dec 26: Vice Chancellor of the University of Peshawar Mumtaz Gul has said that infrastructure development in the province is not reasonably proportionate to the population growth due to which human development is being hindered....
Petitions against re-polling dismissed PESHAWAR, Dec 26: The Peshawar High Court on Monday dismissed two writ petitions challenging re-polling at two female and a male polling stations in a union council of Nowshera district....		Three killed in road accident HARIPUR, Dec 26: Three people were killed and two others injured when a coach collided with a stationary taxi near village Darvesh here on Sunday evening....
Cylinder explosion accused bailed out LAHORE, Dec 26: The Lahore High Court on Monday granted bail before arrest to an accused of cylinder blast case. Petitioner Ehsan, a gas cylinder dealer, submitted that an FIR had...		PML men declared winner unopposed: Lyallpur, Chak Jhumra towns FAISALABAD, Dec. 26: Naib nazims for the Lyallpur and Chak Jhumra towns have been elected unopposed while contest for the remaining six towns and city district would be held on Dec 28....
Accused’s buffalo roughs up SI GUJRANWALA, Dec 26: A charging buffalo roughed up a sub-inspector who along with a raiding party ventured to enter the house of the accused on College Road here on Monday....		Mianwali EDO-R held for corruption SARGODHA, Dec 26: An anti-corruption establishment team, led by Additional Director Muhammad Aftab, on Monday arrested Mianwali EDO (revenue) Ejaz Husain Baloch on charges of fake allotment of 105 acres of state land....
Split in Toba PML TOBA TEK SINGH, Dec 26: The district nazim group is in disagreement over the issue of the ruling party’s support to the district naib nazim slot....		4 naib nazims elected unopposed in Bahawalpur BAHAWALPUR, Dec 26: Four of six tehsil naib nazims belonging to PML-backed Bahawalpur Ittehad headed by District Nazim Tariq Cheema were unofficially elected unopposed on Monday....
All Multan candidates return unopposed MULTAN, Dec 26: All seven naib nazims of the Multan city district and six towns, who filed their nomination papers on Monday, returned unopposed. They are said to be PML-supported candidates....		Rao Atif is Okara naib nazim OKARA, Dec 26: Defence Minister Rao Sikandar’s son Rao Atif Sikandar has been elected unopposed district naib nazim. For Renala Khurd tehsil, Malik Zahid Javid Zain was also elected unopposed....
Environment polluting chemicals identified PESHAWAR, Dec 26: The presence of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), a set of toxic chemicals having adverse effects on human health, in the NWFP is causing environmental nuisance....		Students injured in clash with police PESHAWAR, Dec 26: Five police officials and at least ten students belonging to the Bara tehsil were injured in a clash between followers of a tribal religious leader and city police during a protest demonstration in Pishtakhara on Sunday....
Students to hold demos against Kalabagh dam PESHAWAR, Dec 26: The Pakhtunkhwa Students Organisation (PSO) will hold countrywide demonstrations against the construction of Kalabagh dam. PSO’s central secretary general Hameed Ali Shah made this announcement at a press conference here on Monday....		UC nazim elected unopposed KOHAT, Dec 26: The nazim of union council Nasratkhel, Arif advocate, has been elected unopposed for the slot of district naib nazim, according to unofficial result here....
UET attains universal recognition PESHAWAR, Dec 26: Vice-Chancellor of the University of Engineering and Technology NWFP Syed Imtiaz Gillani on Monday said during the past two years, the UET had attained universal recognition because of...		Minister visits relief camp PESHAWAR, Dec 26: State Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Anisa Zeb on Monday said world community rendered invaluable services for the people of the quake-hit areas....
Man kills wife KOHAT, Dec 26: A woman was killed by her ex-husband in Shakardarra town, while a councillor allegedly murdered a man in Togh Bala here on Monday....		Man shot dead ISLAMABAD, Dec 26: A man was shot dead during a scuffle, police said here on Monday. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Qasim, a resident of Abbottabad....