January 3, 2006	Tuesday	Zilhaj 2, 1426

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Aziz inaugurates new high-speed telecom link: $4-5bn FDI expected over the next five years KARACHI, Jan 2: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Monday inaugurated PTCL’s high-capacity and high-speed SMW-4 international cable, linking South-East Asia, Middle East, and Western Europe....		330 human traffickers detected ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) detected 330 agents in 2005, who were involved in smuggling Pakistanis to Greece on forged documents, FIA Director-General Tariq Pervez said here on Monday....
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Pure Food Ordinance to be updated ISLAMABAD, Jan 2: The government plans to update the existing Pure Food Ordinance 1960 to access the international market by keeping pace with the changing world, an official source told Dawn on Monday....		Working of Senate body on education criticized ISLAMABAD, Jan 2: A non-profit organization has criticized working of the Senate Standing Committee on Education and called for its more proactive role instead of just taking briefings from various education departments....
JI, JUI call for political activities in tribal areas LAHORE, Jan 2: The Jamaat-i-Islami and Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam urged the government on Monday to govern the tribal areas under Pakistani laws besides allowing political activities there....		Pervaiz orders amendments to law on kite flying LAHORE, Jan 2: Punjab Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi has ordered amendments to the law governing kite flying to ensure implementation of the ban on the dangerous sport, as directed by the...
Omani students offered training FAISALABAD, Jan 2: Students of Oman have been offered training in new agricultural research techniques particularly in the discipline of biotechnology....		Islamabad police to be made role model: IGP ISLAMABAD, Jan 2: Inspector General of Police (IGP) Iftikhar Ahmed has pledged to solve the local traffic related problems and make Islamabad traffic police a role model for the police of the other parts of the country....
Ramay’s death widely condoled ISLAMABAD, Jan 2: Political leaders and federal ministers have condoled the death of former Punjab chief minister and ex-speaker of the provincial assembly Mohammad Hanif Ramay....		14 patients return from UAE after treatment ISLAMABAD, Jan 2: A group of 14 survivors of the October 8 earthquake returned from the United Arab Emirates on Monday after getting treatment in several civil and military hospitals for more than two months....
Tourist resorts to be developed in coastal areas ISLAMABAD, Jan 2: Federal Minister for Tourism Ghazi Gulab Jamal has said the government in collaboration with Pakistan Navy will establish and develop tourist resorts in the coastal areas from Karachi to Gwadar covering around 960 kilometres....		EC announces schedule for Jacobabad bye-election ISLAMABAD, Jan 2: The Election Commission of Pakistan on Monday fixed February 25 for holding bye-election in the National Assembly constituency NA-210 Jacobabad-III....
Moenjodaro site gets new director LARKANA, Jan 2: The director of southern circle of archaeology, Qasim Ali Qasim, was entrusted with new responsibility of national site director of Moenjodaro, replacing Safdar Khan Pathan....		AIDS patients can live normal lives, says expert PESHAWAR, Jan 2: The anti-retroviral therapy centre has started offering treatment to HIV/AIDS patients in September. ‘‘We have received 78 patients of which 45 have been diagnosed with HIV/AIDS,” said...
SSC exam results announced LARKANA, Jan 2: The Larkana Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education on Monday declared the result of supplementary examinations of Secondary School Certificate part-II of science and general group....		Man killed in clash SHIKARPUR, Jan 2: One villager was killed and another seriously injured in a clash between Odho and Marfani tribesmen in the Darya village of Garhi Yasin taluka on Monday morning....
Information Dept displays ad arrears on web portal PESHAWAR, Jan 2: The Directorate of Information, Govt of NWFP, has displayed advertisement arrears against government departments and local government institutions on the NWFP official web portal www.nwfp.gov.pk...		Tribute paid to Shaikh Ayaz LARKANA, Jan 2: Writers and intellectuals paying tributes to Shaikh Ayaz called for translating his works in other languages of the world....
Hesco office in Mirpurkhas demanded MIRPURKHAS, Jan 2: Hesco consumers of Tharparkar, Umerkot, Sanghar and Mirpurkhas districts are suffering due to non-existence of Hesco circle office in Mirpurkhas....		Cold wave grips upper Sindh KHAIRPUR, Jan 2: The upper Sindh, including Jacobabad, Shikarpur, Sukkur besides Khairpur districts, was hit by severe wave of cold which is increasing with every passing hour....
Man killed RAWALPINDI, Jan 2: A man was killed after being hit by a vehicle near Zero Point on Monday, police said. Ghulam Jilani, a resident of Azad Kashmir, was crossing the road when a speeding vehicle knocked him down and sped away....		Haneef Ramay laid to rest LAHORE, Jan 2: Former Punjab chief minister and ex-speaker Muhammad Haneef Ramay, who died here on Sunday, was laid to rest in the Defence Housing Society’s main graveyard on Monday....
PU syndicate approves TTS LAHORE, Jan 2: The Punjab University syndicate has approved the Tenure Track Statues in principle in its 1665th meeting. According to a release issued here on Monday, the syndicate appreciated the...		Flights cancelled LAHORE, Jan 2: Several flights were cancelled and delayed due to bad weather on Monday. The Karachi and Multan bound flights (PK-405 and PK-385) which were scheduled to leave for their destinations at 4.45am...
LDA approves uplift projects LAHORE, Jan 2: The Lahore Development Authority governing body approved a number of uplift projects at its meeting held here on Monday with District Nazim Mian Amer Mahmood in chair....		Security plan for cricket series LAHORE, Jan 2: Some 2,200 policemen will be deployed during forthcoming Indo-Pak cricket matches in the provincial capital for ensuring security of players....
‘Emergency service saves 14,269 lives’ LAHORE, Jan 2: The Punjab Emergency and Ambulance Service, Rescue 1122, has claimed it conducted 16,191 successful operations and rescued 14,269 victims of accidents, emergencies and disasters in 2005....		Opposition parties to cooperate in Senate polls LAHORE, Jan 2: The ruling coalition and the opposition parties have started preparing their strategies for the elections to the Senate seats vacated as a result of a draw on Monday....
Two buses, rickshaw burnt LAHORE, Jan 2: Two buses, a motorcycle-rickshaw and goods worth millions of rupees were burnt when a fire broke out in a workshop at Data Nagar, Badami Bagh, in the early hours of Monday....		Increase in gas price condemned LAHORE, Jan 2: National Labour Federation president Mirajuddin has said the government is forcing people to commit suicides by raising the prices of utilities....
ARD to hold rally on 8th LAHORE, Jan 2: The Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy will hold a rally in the city on Jan 8 to condemn the ‘military action’ going on in Balochistan and to seek a political solution to the problem....		Groom among three killed for resisting robberies: Crime on rise in Sheikhupura SHEIKHUPURA, Jan 2: A groom was shot dead while a man and his son were killed for putting up resistance during two robbery bids on Monday....
Five of family die of gas suffocation MANDI BAHAUDDIN, Jan 2: Five persons of a family, including three children, were died of suffocation at Mangat village, some 10kms away from here, on Monday....		Three perish in car-bus collision GUJRANWALA, Jan 2: Three people were killed in a collision between a car and a bus at Cantt Morr on GT Road here on Monday. Reports said a car was going...
Raise in gas tariff widely condemned GUJRANWALA, Jan 2: People belonging to various sections of society, including politicians, protested against the increase in gas tariff and termed it a government’s gift of price hike on the eve of the new year....		PML given walk-over in Toba TOBA TEK SINGH, Jan 2: Opposition parties had left the field almost open for the ruling party candidates as they avoided fielding candidates in the elections for slots of district and tehsil naib nazims on Wednesday last....
Four killed on road HAFIZABAD, Jan 2: Four people were killed when a car collided with a truck on Pindi Bhattian Road near Chhani Karimdad village on Monday....		Dacoits shoot woman KASUR, Jan 2: Dacoits killed a woman and injured her husband in Faisal Colony here on Monday morning. Five armed men forced their entry into the house of Yousaf and started collecting valuables....
Govt asked to reverse gas, POL prices: NWFP Assembly adopts resolution PESHAWAR, Jan 2: The provincial assembly, through a unanimously adopted resolution, has demanded that the federal government withdraw gas and POL price increases immediately....		No decision taken as yet on Kalabagh dam: CM PESHAWAR, Jan 2: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has denied claims that a decision to construct Kalabagh dam or any other water reservoir at a disputed place had been taken by the relevant quarters....
University teachers to begin strike today PESHAWAR, Jan 2: Teachers of Hazara University have said they would begin a hunger strike unto death on Tuesday in front of the Prime Minister’s Secretariat in protest against the alleged insolence and “corrupt practices” of the acting vice chancellor (VC)....		Police clash with smugglers, seize weapons & drugs KOHAT, Jan 2: Police seized a large quantity of weapons and drugs following an encounter with smugglers near the Darwezi area on Sunday night, officials said....
CCI can decide about dams: PPP PESHAWAR, Jan 2: The Pakistan People’s Party has said that the Council of Common Interests is the only competent forum which can take any decision about Kalabagh dam’s construction....		Heavy rain, snowfall lash quake-hit areas ABBOTTABAD, Jan 2: Earthquake survivors in Balakot, Battagram and other areas who are living in tent villages are once again battling against the elements as heavy rain and snowfall continued to lash the quake-hit areas for the second day....
Heaters, ovens confiscated LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), Jan 2: Authorities here confiscated hundreds of electric heaters and ovens from shops selling electronic goods in raids conducted in the Landi Kotal bazaar....		Industrial growth linked to collaboration with academia SWABI, Jan 2: Speakers at a seminar said collaboration between academia and industry is critical for industrial growth. The cooperation could boost the country’s economy while enabling it to meet new...
FC personnel praised for securing border PESHAWAR, Jan 2: Federal Interior Minister Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao has praised the Frontier Corps for securing the country’s western border and executing its tasks in the war against terrorism, according to an official statement issued on Monday....		Mud-house collapses: 4 die, 5 hurt LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), Jan 2: Four members of a family died and five suffered injuries as the roof of their mud-house caved in on Monday owing to heavy rain in Alladhand village of Qamarkhel area in Bara tehsil....
Govt plans to improve health care system PESHAWAR, Jan 2: The provincial health department is reviewing the autonomy status of all teaching and district headquarter (DHQ) hospitals to improve health care facilities....		Wapda package LAHORE, Jan 2: Wapda on Monday extended a relief package for permanently disconnected consumers up to June 30. The defaulting steel furnace consumers can also avail the facility....