December 31, 2005	Saturday	Ziqa’ad 28, 1426

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‘Over Rs1.2m paid to PIA chief as reward’: Outstanding performance ISLAMABAD, Dec 30: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Chairman Tariq Kirmani was paid over Rs1.2 million by the airline as a reward for his outstanding performance during the period he was not associated with the national flag carrier....		Foreign seminarians told to leave ‘soon’ ISLAMABAD, Dec 30: Pakistan backtracked on Friday on a demand for foreign students enrolled in Islamic schools to leave the country by the end of the year but urged the hundreds remaining to go as soon as possible....
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Over 2,000 foreigners held on drug charges, Senate told ISLAMABAD, Dec 30: Federal Minister of Narcotics Control Ghous Bux Khan Mehar has said 2,037 foreigners have been arrested on charge of drug smuggling from 2001 to October 2005....		‘Leaguers to take country forward’: PML centenary celebrations begin ISLAMABAD, Dec 30: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Friday that the Pakistan Muslim League government would take the country forward in line with the “unity, faith and discipline” principles laid down by Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah....
Minister accused of misstatement: Compensation to Fauji Foundation ISLAMABAD, Dec 30: People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) Senator Farhatullah Babar on Friday asked Senate Chairman Mohammadmian Soomro to refer a motion to the privilege committee against education minister for “giving a...		Perks and privileges of MNAs reviewed ISLAMABAD, Dec 30: The finance committee of the National Assembly on Friday reviewed the working of the assembly secretariat and discussed issues related to improve its working....
‘Govt doing politics on relief work’ ISLAMABAD, Dec 30: The Jamaat-e-Islami has accused the government of doing politics on relief work for the earthquake stricken people of the country....		Shujaat calls for PML unification LAHORE, Dec 30: Pakistan Muslim League president Chaudhry Shujaat Husain has urged all PML factions to unite and bring back all those workers and leaders who had left the party....
PPP terms 2005 year of failure LAHORE, Dec 30: The PPP has declared 2005 the year of failure of the government, economic instability in the country and vindictive actions against political leadership....		PWC rejects dam without canal LAHORE, Dec 30: The Punjab Water Council (PWC) on Friday refused to accept Kalabagh dam without a left bank canal. Speaking at a Press conference, PWC President Farhatullah Khan, flanked by...
Announcement on reservoirs soon: Rashid LAHORE, Dec 30: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said on Friday that an announcement regarding the construction of new water reservoirs in the country was expected to be made soon....		‘KBD to have over 100-year lifespan’ LAHORE, Dec 30: The Kalabagh dam will have a lifespan of more than 100 years, says a press release issued by the Water and Power Development Authority here on Friday....
Car lifters gang busted RAWALPINDI, Dec 30: The Pindi DPO on Friday said the police had busted an eight-member gang of vehicle lifters and recovered 14 vehicles stolen from different parts of Rawalpindi and Islamabad....		Altaf asks nazims to serve people KARACHI, Dec 30: Founder of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, Altaf Hussain, has directed party members elected as nazims and naib nazims, from Karachi to Sukkur, to decide every case on merit...
When schools become cattle shed SIALKOT, Dec 30: The Government Girls Primary School, Olakh Awan in Sialkot, now virtually turns into a cattle shed, has been lying closed for the last three years due to absence of teachers....		Closure of sugar mills criticized FAISALABAD, Dec 30: The Pakistan Sugar Mills Workers Federation, the Farmers Association Faisalabad and the Crescent Sugar Mills Workers Association have criticized the mills management to close factories after a tug...
GCCI supports Kalabagh dam GUJRANWALA, Dec 30: The local chamber of commerce and industry has supported the president’s stance on the Kalabagh dam. Participants in the meeting, held under the chair of GCCI president Akhlaq...		Clock Tower greenbelt illegally occupied FAISALABAD, Dec 30: A handpicked group having association with the Sindh-based political party — Muttahida Qaumi Movement — has allegedly grabbed the precious greenbelt inside the boundary wall of the Clock Tower Intersection, disfiguring the monument....
Vehari politics sees change of guard VEHARI, Dec 30: Political balance of power has tilted towards Burewala tehsil from Mailsi with the election of Muhammad Yousaf Kaselia as Vehari district naib nazim....		Arts council auditorium opposed GUJRANWALA, Dec 30: The plan to construct an arts council auditorium at the Gulshan-i-Iqbal Park is a conspiracy to destroy the sole recreational park in the city by the administration....
Dacoits on the rampage GUJRANWALA, Dec 30: Dacoits looted a house, an insurance company area manager and took away two cars and a motorcycle in different strikes in and around city on Friday....		Couple shot dead on resistance SAHIWAL, Dec 30: Cash and valuables worth Rs1 million were looted and a couple was shot dead in four different incidents here during the last 24 hours....
Worker killed in cylinder blast GUJRANWALA, Dec 30: A factory worker was killed when a gas cylinder exploded in the Small Industries Estate No 2 here on Friday. Waris Masih was busy in work when the...		Infant burnt alive OKARA, Dec 30: One-year-old son of a trader was burnt alive in a fire erupted in his house in Rehmatullah Town due to a short-circuit on Friday....
Ban on two-stroke rickshaws gradually LAHORE, Dec 30: The Punjab Transport Department will ban two-stroke rickshaws on important roads in Lahore gradually for controlling environmental pollution as two manufacturing companies have started selling four-stroke CNG rickshaws on easy terms....		Rescue 1122 deliberates upon local call rates LAHORE, Dec 30: The Punjab Emergency and Ambulance Service (PEAS), commonly known as Rescue 1122, is planning to change the status of its toll-free call to local call charges in view of 99 per cent prank calls....
Encroachments to be removed in 15 days LAHORE, Dec 30: District Coordination Officer Mian Muhammad Ijaz on Friday ordered removal of encroachments on all major roads and bazaars within a fortnight and a ban on construction of plazas without proper parking....		Bishop condemns honour killings LAHORE, Dec 30: The Church of Pakistan Moderator, Bishop of Lahore Dr Alexander John Malik, has condemned honour killings and described the acts as indicative of a barbaric attitude towards life....
‘NWFP did not empower president on Kalabagh’ PESHAWAR, Dec 30: The NWFP government has denied that it has empowered President Gen Pervez Musharraf in writing to make a decision about construction of water reservoirs in any part of the country....		Workshop on heat equipment begins SWABI, Dec 30: A three-day workshop on “Heat Exchangers: Installation, Operation and Maintenance” began in Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology here on Friday....
Govt warned against Dera Bugti operation PESHAWAR, Dec 30: Chief of Awami National Party Asfandiar Wali Khan has expressed concern over artillery shelling on civilian population in Dera Bugti (Balochistan) and has warned the government of its serious repercussions....		Better facilities for police urged KOHAT, Dec 30: Deputy Inspector-General of Police of Kohat Region Abdul Majeed Marwat termed it vital to equip the NWFP police with modern telecommunication system, arms and an increase in salaries and said it has become necessary for curbing high-profile crimes....
‘Huge funds being spent on training of teachers’ LAKKI MARWAT, Dec 30: District Officer (female) of the Schools and Literacy Department Naheed Ghazal has said that the present government is spending huge funds on in-service training workshops to improve professional skills of teachers and develop education sector....		Bodies of avalanche victims recovered PESHAWAR, Dec 30: Bodies of avalanche victims were recovered from a gemstone quarry in the Sput Mali area of the Kohistan district on Friday, officials said....