December 28, 2005	Wednesday	Ziqa’ad 25, 1426

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Rs22bn released for quake-hit areas: PM ISLAMABAD, Dec 27: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that Rs22 billion has so far been released by the federal government for quake-hit areas of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and the North Western Frontier Province....		Health workers falling sick: Poor residential facilities in quake-hit areas PESHAWAR, Dec 27: Workers engaged in relief activities in quake-hit areas of the province are increasingly falling ill due to severe cold and lack of residential facilities, doctors and health workers told Dawn....
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PSM privatization process to start in March: minister ISLAMABAD, Dec 27: Federal Minister for Industries and Production Jehangir Khan Tareen said on Tuesday the government was not in a hurry to privatize the Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) and the...		Report of Technical Commitee on Water Resources: Text-2 ISLAMABAD : The following is the second part of the text of the background, logistics and procedures and the summary of conclusions and recommendations by the chairman of the Technical Committee on Water Resources for the president and the prime minister....
552 Aids/HIV cases in Islamabad ISLAMABAD, Dec 27: Federal Minister for Health Mohammad Nasir Khan on Tuesday informed the Senate that there were a total of 3,072 Aids patients and HIV carriers in the country out of which 552 were in Islamabad....		WB vets credentials of shortlisted firms: Reformation of CSS exams ISLAMABAD, Dec 27: The World Bank (WB) is vetting the credentials of the firms shortlisted for reforming the competitive examinations. The Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) had shortlisted a couple of...
3 soldiers injured in explosion WANA (South Waziristan), Dec 27: Three soldiers were wounded when an army vehicle hit a landmine in the Shakai valley, officials said on Tuesday. The landmine exploded when the vehicle was...		HRCP asks govt to resolve Kohlu issue QUETTA, Dec 27: Asma Jehangir, Chairperson of Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), has asked the government to stop military operation in Kohlu and resolve the issue through political dialogue....
Khost gas field’s first well opened QUETTA, Dec 27: Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani has formally inaugurated the first well of a new gas field in the Khost area of Ziarat district....		91 foreign students to be deported LAHORE, Dec 27: The Punjab government has prepared a list of 91 foreign students of seminaries in the province, who are required to be deported to countries of their origin before Dec 31....
Musharraf blamed for promoting regional politics LAHORE, Dec 27: Opposition leader in the National Assembly Maulana Fazlur Rahman alleges that Gen Musharraf is using the “stunt” of Kalabagh dam to promote regional political parties....		UAE to set up hospital in Islamabad ISLAMABAD, Dec 27: United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan announced $50 million for the construction of a modern hospital in Islamabad. A statement issued by the UAE ambassador...
Private law college told to get PU affiliation ISLAMABAD, Dec 27: Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) has asked a Pindi-based private law college to get affiliation with Punjab University as the council has not recognised the college....		ARD’s demo postponed ISLAMABAD, Dec 27: The Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD) on Tuesday announced postponement of its meeting and a protest demonstration against Balochistan operation, scheduled to be held in Islamabad on Thursday....
Ex-naib nazim given more time for DNA test ISLAMABAD, Dec 27: A three-member bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday granted more time to Syed Abbas Raza Rizvi, a former district Naib Nazim, Okara, to undergo a DNA test over allegation that he fathered an illegitimate child....		5 PML-backed naib nazims return unopposed RAWALPINDI, Dec 27: Five of the seven candidates backed by Pakistan Muslim League (PML) have been elected unopposed as tehsil naib nazims, while a tough competition is expected for the slots...
PML-N candidate kidnapped RAWALPINDI, Dec 27: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidate for the slot of district naib nazim, Ziaullah Shah, was kidnapped from Khana police chowki area (Islamabad) on Tuesday night, police said....		Documentary highlights inhuman Swara custom ISLAMABAD, Dec 27: Swara custom is not only un-Islamic but also inhuman and must be abolished to bring to end the ordeal of helpless girls paying price for the crimes they never committed....
Six unclaimed bodies buried ISLAMABAD, Dec 27: Six unclaimed bodies of earthquake victims lying in the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) were buried in the CDA graveyard on Tuesday....		AIOU asked to simplify paper rechecking procedure ISLAMABAD, Dec 27: National Assembly standing committee on education Tuesday directed two distanced learning universities of the country to devise programmes for and facilitate students belonging to far-flung areas....
Envoys to Norway, Turkmenistan ISLAMABAD, Dec 27: Pakistan has appointed Rab Nawaz Khan its new envoy to Norway. Mr Khan joined Foreign Service in August 1975 and has held various diplomatic assignments abroad....		MLA held for brawl with agency staffers MUZAFFARABAD, Dec 27: Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly member Syed Ghulam Murtaza Gillani on Tuesday handed himself over to police at his residence here for allegedly manhandling staffers of intelligence agencies....
Journalists protest ‘press intimidation’ ISLAMABAD, Dec 27: The journalists covering the Senate proceedings on Tuesday staged a token walk out from the press gallery in protest against the burning of a Sindhi newspaper in Sukkur and demanded protection to the press against harassment....		Legal proceedings against ‘abduction’ ATHENS, Dec 27: Five Pakistani immigrants on Tuesday initiated legal proceedings against Greek and British agents whom they allege illegally abducted and interrogated them following the London terrorist attacks in July, their lawyer said....
4 municipal officers put on notice MUZAFFARABAD, Dec 27: The administrator of the municipal corporation has issued notices to four officers of the civic body and directed them to immediately report back to their parent organisation....		Musharraf to visit Norway next month OSLO, Dec 27: President Pervez Musharraf is scheduled to visit Norway from Jan 23 to 25, according to a newspaper report. President Musharraf will have talks with Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg,...
Saudi king due in Pakistan next month RIYADH, Dec 27: King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia is to make a tour of China, India and Pakistan in January, his first trip outside the region since taking office in August, diplomatic sources told AFP on Tuesday....		Arms seized QUETTA, Dec 27: Kharan Rifles on Tuesday seized a huge quantity of drugs and arrested nine alleged smugglers from a village close to the Pakistan-Afghan border....
New IGP Sindh named KARACHI, Dec 27: The federal government on Tuesday issued a notification for posting of Jehangir Mirza as Inspector General of Police, Sindh. Mr Mirza was discharging duties as IG Railways.—PPI...		Over 8,700 paramedics regularized PESHAWAR, Dec 27: The NWFP cabinet has regularized the services of 8,790 paramedics by merging 57 different cadres into 14 categories. Briefing journalists after the cabinet’s weekly meeting on Tuesday, provincial...
Threat to block roads MIRAMSHAH, Dec 27: Harmaz Dawar tribe has warned to block the Miramshah-Bannu road if a kidnapped journalist was not recovered in the next 48 hours. The warning came after a Jirga...		Volunteers sent to help in relief work HARIPUR, Dec 27: The district government has dispatched a batch of 94 volunteers to help the Pakistan army in reconstruction and rehabilitation activities in Mansehra. District Nazim Yousuf Ayub Khan told...
Three killed QUETTA, Dec 27: Unidentified gunmen shot dead three passengers of a Sadiqabad-bound bus on Monday night near Aab-i-Gum area in Bolan district. The gunmen intercepted the bus on the National Highway and killed three of its passengers....		Chitral LG polls CHITRAL, Dec 27: Nominees fielded by the Jammat-i-Islami and the PPP alliance were elected unopposed as district naib nazim and Chitral tehsil naib nazim, while a tough contest was expected for the seat of naib nazim of tehsil Mastuj....
Dist, town naib nazim elections today LAHORE, Dec 27: Elections of district and town naib nazims will be held by show of hands at the special sessions of relevant councils in the province on Wednesday (today)....		Bhatti named inspector of railways LAHORE, Dec 27: A full-time Federal Government Inspector of Railways (FGIR) was named after over three months on Tuesday. Ministry of Railways director stores Imam Din Bhatti will be the new FGIR, according to a notification....
FIA man shot by human traffickers GUJRANWALA, Dec 27: An FIA constable was shot dead by a human smuggler and his seven men in Machine Mohallah in Kharian on Monday night. Reports said an FIA (passport cell)...		PR cancels high-rise contract FAISALABAD, Dec 27: The Pakistan Railways cancelled an agreement with a consortium for construction of a high-rise on the PR rest house land for not fulfilling some codal requirements and non-payment...
Three of family killed SAHIWAL, Dec 27: Three family members were killed in a road accident near Chak 3412-L on Tuesday. Akram along with his mother Niamat Bibi and sister Fauzia was on his way by motorcycle....		Use of force for completion of project demanded: Regi Model Town PESHAWAR, Dec 27: The City Development and Municipal Department (CDMD) has asked the provincial government to use force against the so-called land owners who had stopped construction work on Regi Model Town project, sources said....
Major parties to attend anti-Kalabagh dam rally PESHAWAR, Dec 27: Various political parties and groups have assured their participation in the anti-Kalabagh rally of the Awami National Party at Jehangira, Nowshera, on December 29....		WB concerned over schools’ shortage PESHAWAR, Dec 27: The World Bank has attributed governance related problems to serious shortage of schools in rural areas and poor quality of public sector education across the NWFP....