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Rs180bn will be disbursed in 4 months: ERRA ISLAMABAD, Dec 31: Chairman of the Earthquake Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Authority, Lt-Gen Mohammad Zubair, has said Rs180 billion will be disbursed for reconstruction and rehabilitation in the quake-hit areas in four months....		Tense calm prevails in Dera Bugti, Kohlu QUETTA, Dec 31: The situation in Dera Bugti was calm but tense, as official sources said that there was no untoward incident reported, whereas the Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP) alleged that security forces on Saturday resorted to firing for 30 miniutes....
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Govt’s relief distribution mechanism termed faulty ISLAMABAD, Dec 31: The government relief distribution mechanism in Mansehra district was faulty as the government had paid only Rs25,000 to all the families living inside a single boundary wall though in separate houses....		Pindi govt to support 500 affected families RAWALPINDI, Dec 31: The city district government on Saturday announced that it would sponsor 500 quake-affected families under the Punjab chief minister’s “Support A Family” programme....
USC cuts prices of 300 daily use items by 3-10pc ISLAMABAD, Dec 31: Utility Stores Corporation (USC) on Saturday announced 3-10 per cent discount on prices of different daily use items for Eidul Azha....		Omani team visits agri university depts, lab FAISALABAD, Dec 31: A 27-member delegation of Sultan Qaboos University’s college of agriculture and marine sciences, Oman, on Saturday arrived at University of Agriculture to visit various departments, laboratories and review the ongoing research....
PR ‘adjusts’ fuel surcharge: Fares further up LAHORE, Dec 31: The Pakistan Railways has further ‘adjusted’ the fuel surcharge added some two weeks ago to its fares, raising the ceiling from Rs30 to Rs35 per ticket....		Six-year rule total failure, claims ARD LAHORE, Dec 31: The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) says the country has achieved nothing but animosity among federating units, worsening law and order, rising unemployment and poverty during the six years of Gen Musharraf’s rule....
Dam opponents baton-charged LAHORE, Dec 31: Police baton charged participants in a rally held by progressive parties to protest against the construction of the Kalabagh dam here on Saturday....		Killer of 16 killed in ‘encounter’: Rs1m head money SHEIKHUPURA, Dec 31: Syedwala police killed a proclaimed offender involved in killing of 16 people, including an SHO and a constable, in an ‘encounter’ in Thatha Runera village, some 90kms from here on Saturday....
Boy commits suicide after killing girl RAWALPINDI, Dec 31: A Christian boy shot dead his girl friend and then committed suicide by shooting himself with the same pistol in Chowki Tariqabad area on Saturday, police said....		160 killed in accidents during 2005 ISLAMABAD, Dec 31: Reckless driving, speeding, signal violations and lack of adequate road safety standards claimed around 160 lives in the federal capital during the year 2005....
Housing shortage for rising population RAWALPINDI, Dec 31: Influx of migrants, especially students and job-seekers, to Rawalpindi city has created severe shortage of accommodation....		Imports outpace exports, says minister ISLAMABAD, Dec 31: Senators on Friday criticized the government’s trade policy and expressed their concern over the constant increase in the trade deficit....
Karafilm Festival comes to Capital ISLAMABAD, Dec 31: Dawn Group of Newspapers, in collaboration with Karafilm Society, is organizing the Select Screening of the 5th Karafilm festival on January 7 and 8 at the NIC Auditorium, Islamabad....		Snow forecast ISLAMABAD, Dec 31: The Pakistan Meteorological Department has forecast heavy snowfall in the earthquake affected areas during the next two days....
Rs195m fund for science projects ISLAMABAD, Dec 31: The ministry of science and technology has approved a Rs195 million project for research and fabrication of scientific devices by application of nanotechnology....		Demand to abandon Kalabagh project SUKKUR, Dec 31: Hundreds of activists of the Sindh Taraqqi Pasand Party took out a procession and staged a sit-in on the Rohri bypass near Kandhra for two hours on Saturday against the Kalabagh dam and the army operation in Balochistan....
Villagers protest against police NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Dec 31: Area people and relatives of the deceased Jamaluddin Gopang took out a procession on the National Highway near the Jam Noorullah village on Saturday against the Mohabbat Dero police....		Man shot dead, son injured JACOBABAD, Dec 31: Three people shot dead Ghaloo Mal and injured his son, Chandar Lal, at the Munir Rice Mill in the Tangwani police area, Kashmore, on Saturday....
Employees booked for corruption DADU, Dec 31: Many government officials belonging to various departments were booked on corruption charges on Saturday. The Dadu Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) registered seven FIRs against eight officials including deputy director, inspector, district food controller and six ASIs of police....		Two killed during robberies KHAIRPUR, Dec 31: Two people were killed during separate robbery incidents on Saturday. About eight armed men attacked the Miandad Joyo village in the jurisdiction of Pir-jo-Goth police station and entered...
Sukkur Barrage to be closed for inspection SUKKUR, Dec 31: All canals of the Sukkur Barrage will remain closed from Jan 6 to 27 for necessary repairs and inspection of the barrage. This was announced by the chief engineer, irrigation, Sukkur Barrage, on Saturday....		Probe into death of woman begins KARACHI, Dec 31: The district and sessions judge of Hyderabad, Mr Zaheeruddin Leghari, has been appointed as inquiry officer to conduct judicial inquiry into death of Indian national Kanwal Devi....
Govt to distribute 800,000 tea saplings PESHAWAR, Dec 31: The NWFP government will distribute 800,000 saplings of tea among growers in 2006 and will also provide farmers interest-free loans amounting to Rs60,000, provincial Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Qari Mehmood said on Saturday....		‘DTCE to boost local govt’ TIMERGARA, Dec 31: The Devaluation Trust for Community Empowerment aims at strengthening the local government system and its sustainability....
A national pride in Mailsi VEHARI, Dec 31: Sardarpur Jhandeer Town continues to attract people for its admirable peculiarities, a private library with a vast collection of books and rare Quranic manuscripts, besides civic planning....		Girl loses life owing to ‘negligence’ of doctor FAISALABAD, Dec 31: A two-year-old girl died due to alleged negligence of the Allied Hospital’s Intensive Car Unit in charge and other staff....
Wazirabad to have filtration plant GUJRANWALA, Dec 31: A filtration plant will be installed in Wazirabad to provide clean potable water to citizens while such facility will also be made available at the union council level....		Rs11m theft at jewellery shop TOBA TEK SINGH, Dec 31: Thieves in probably one of town’s biggest theft incident took away cash, gold and ornaments worth Rs11 million from a jewellery shop here on Friday night....
Cell phone traders’ strike BAHAWALPUR, Dec 31: Cell phone shop owners kept their business close for about two hours on Saturday to protest against Rs1.4 million theft in mobile market....		Sadiqabad degree college in crisis SADIQABAD, Dec 31: The local degree college for boys is facing multiple problems owing to lack of human resources and facilities. Crying out for immediate attention of the authorities concerned, the...
Time not ripe for KBD: JUI SIALKOT, Dec 31: Although the country needs water reservoirs, the time selected for the announcement of building Kalabagh dam is not suitable as the country is faced with several other burning issues which are required to be addressed on priority....		Daultana’s kin slain VEHARI, Dec 31: A relative of PML-N leader Tehmina Daultana was clubbed to death by his six employees on Friday night in Brali area. Landlord Chaudhry Shaukat Wahla was present in his outhouse when his employees, including two women, came there....
Tezgam escapes accident GUJRANWALA, Dec 31: An express train narrowly escaped head-on collision with a tractor-trolley at Kamoki station on Saturday....		Two weapon smugglers arrested SIALKOT, Dec 31: The Sialkot police have arrested two alleged smugglers and foiled their bid to smuggle a big quantity of automatic weapons in the district of Friday evening....
Two brothers injured GUJRANWALA, Dec 31: Two brothers were shot at and injured over a local body election rivalry in Lohianwala on Saturday. Shahid Bashir and Zafar Bashir were riding a motorcycle when accused...		Police denies gang-rape BAHAWALPUR, Dec 31: Police on Saturday denied that one Ms Shamshad Bibi of Uch Sharif was gang-raped. Investigation SP Muhammad Saleem claimed in a handout that Shamshad Bib had eloped with...
Election of MT Society stayed LAHORE, Dec 31: A civil judge on Saturday stayed the election for the office of the president of Model Town Cooperative Society scheduled to be held on Sunday (today)....		Institutes for juvenile, women prisoners LAHORE, Dec 31: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi said on Saturday that technical training institutions were being established for juvenile and women prisoners so that they could become useful citizens after their release....
Judges’ transfer LAHORE, Dec 31: Chief Justice Iftikhar Husain Chaudhry of the Lahore High Court has sent on a three-year deputation district and sessions judge Mohammad Arif to head the Lahore Development Authority tribunal....		PBC’s meeting deferred till Jan 22 LAHORE, Dec 31: Attorney-General Makhdoom Ali Khan has deferred the maiden meeting of the Pakistan Bar Council till Jan 22 as 16 of total 22 members of lawyers’ apex statutory body...
11kg heroin seized from passenger LAHORE, Dec 31: A passenger was arrested for trying to smuggle 11kg heroin at the airport here on Saturday. Officials said that on a tip-off the Anti-Narcotics Force checked the luggage...		EPA to reactivate district ecology bodies PESHAWAR, Dec 31: The NWFP Environmental Protection Agency will reactivate district environmental protection committees in all 24 districts of the province, officials said....
‘Quake-zone children living on a razor’s edge’ PESHAWAR, Dec 31: Children in the quake-ravaged areas are living on a razor’s edge and can face serious health problems if timely measures are not taken, said Dr Abdus Samad, chief executive of the Lady Reading Hospital (LRH)....		5,000 enrolled in adult literacy plan CHITRAL, Dec 31: Learning for All (LFA) project has enrolled about 5000 adult males and females to make them literate in its second batch and doubled the number of literacy centres keeping in view the growing number of learners....
Protesters injured in tear-gas shelling PESHAWAR, Dec 31: A member of National Assembly and several other people were injured when Peshawar police fired tear-gas shells and baton-charged residents of Badhber, who had assembled at the Jinnah...		MQM to support ANP on Kalabagh issue PESHAWAR, Dec 31: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) will cooperate with the Awami National Party in its struggle against the proposed Kalabagh Dam....
Free hepatitis treatment PESHAWAR, Dec 31: The NWFP Health Department has approved free treatment facility for poor hepatitis patients from the endowment fund at the Lady Reading Hospital....		Bus looted near Adamzai NOWSHERA, Dec 31: Five bandits robbed a bus at gunpoint near Adamzai on GT Road here on Friday night and deprived the passengers of about Rs2 million cash, ornaments, mobile phones and other valuables....