January 7, 2006	Saturday	Zilhaj 6, 1426

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Relief activities in quake-hit areas resume ISLAMABAD, Jan 6: Relief activities in the quake-affected areas have resumed after remaining suspended in the wake of inclement weather, said Federal Relief Commissioner Maj-Gen Farooq Ahmad Khan while speaking at a press conference here on Friday....		UNHCR to give 40,000 stoves, kerosene to survivors ISLAMABAD, Jan 6: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) would begin distribution of 40,000 stoves and kerosene in both planned and spontaneous camps of earthquake survivors from Saturday, a UNHCR spokesman said on Friday....
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Rehabilitation top priority not Hisba bill, NWFP minister ISLAMABAD, Jan 6: The October 8 earthquake shifted the focus of Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) government in the NWFP more towards rehabilitation of the victims than enforcing the Hisba ordinance in the province....		China gives more relief goods ISLAMABAD, Jan 6: Chinese government has donated more relief goods worth 20 million yuan (about $2.5 million) for the October 8 earthquake survivors. Chinese ambassador Zhang Chunxiang handed over the documents...
Senate body requisitioned to discuss DHAs ISLAMABAD, Jan 6: Three members of the Senate standing committee on defence have submitted a requisition notice to convene a meeting of the committee to discuss the issue of defence housing...		Altaf seeks talks on Balochistan issue: Kalabagh dam opposed HYDERABAD, Jan 6: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain on Friday reiterated the MQM’s opposition to the Kalabagh dam and called for an immediate end to the military action in Balochistan saying the matter should be resolved through negotiations....
Govt urged to honour assemblies’ resolutions on KBD PESHAWAR, Jan 6: Speakers at a seminar urged people of the smaller provinces to launch a move for the re-determination of their political status in the country because Punjab is not ready to accept their rights....		Transfer of promised money slow: relief chief ISLAMABAD, Jan 6: The visiting APHC delegation headed by Mirwaiz Umer Farooq on Friday lauded the Pakistani people and the army for their courage and dedication to deal with the aftermath of the devastating Oct 8 earthquake....
Cold weather to persist in country ISLAMABAD, Jan 6: The Meteorological Department on Friday forecast cold and dry weather for most parts of the country, including Islamabad, during the next 24 hours....		Turkish aid to continue ISLAMABAD, Jan 6: Turkey’s aid efforts to Pakistan are still continuing as a total of 32 trucks carrying aid goods were on way to Pakistan. The trucks left for the quake-stricken...
Role of society in uplift highlighted PESHAWAR, Jan 6: Social mobilization can play an effective role in development process, especially in the areas hit by a disaster like earthquake, as it enables developmental organizations to understand problems of the community....		Uniform ‘threat’ to democracy, national unity, PML-N ISLAMABAD, Jan 6: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Khawaja Saad Rafiq, MNA, has said President Gen Pervez Musharraf’s military uniform has become a “serious problem” for democracy, constitution, national unity and for Pakistan Army itself....
Benazir meets Maktoum’s widow ISLAMABAD, Jan 6: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairperson Benazir Bhutto on Friday met Shaikha Aalya, the widow of Dubai ruler Shaikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, to condole the death of her husband....		Three children killed by tent blaze MUZAFFARABAD, Jan 6: Three children were killed on Friday after a tent caught fire in an earthquake survivors’ camp, health officials said. The shelter caught fire as the family was burning...
Students farewell party attacked PESHAWAR, Jan 6: Activists of the Islami Jamiat Tulab (IJT) attacked students at an annual farewell dinner gathering at the Khyber Law College in the Peshawar University campus on Thursday night....		Women councillors to quit over funds distribution GILGIT, Jan 6: Women members of the Ghizer district council in the Northern Areas have threatened to quit the district council if equal development funds are not provided to them....
Saudi Arabia donates $95,000 to Comstech ISLAMABAD, Jan 6: Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Islamabad donated US $95,000 to Comstech as part of Kingdom’s contribution towards Comstech budget and programmes. Comstech thanked the Saudi government for its...		Iran hands over 17 Pakistanis to Levies CHAGHI, Jan 6: Iranian authorities handed over 17 Pakistanis to Levies Force Taftan, District Administrative Officer Chaghi said here on Friday. The arrested people had entered Iran without legal travelling documents...
More relief goods sent to quake-hit areas FAISALABAD, Jan 6: Punjab Governor Khalid Maqbool dispatched 75 trucks of relief goods to Rawalakot, Mansehra and Muzaffarabad for the earthquake victims on Friday. The relief goods, comprising 15,000 sets of bedding, were arranged by local industrialists, businessmen and philanthropists....		Elite Force tasked with raiding drug dens ATTOCK, Jan 6: District Police Officer (DPO) Malik Zafar Iqbal Awan has tasked the Elite Force with launching a crackdown on the gambling dens and distilleries operating in different areas with...
Two sentenced in Hudood case TAXILA, Jan 6: Additional Session Judge Abdul Kareem Langah on Thursday sentenced two persons to three years imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs10,000 on each of them on charges of assaulting a married woman....		Raise in hill allowance demanded QUETTA, Jan 6: All Pakistan Clerks Association (Apca) has demanded of the government to enhance hill allowance of government employees from Rs100 to Rs500 in view of frequent increase in the prices of petroleum products, gas and electricity....
Millers call for more subsidy, wheat supply QUETTA, Jan 6: The Balochistan chapter of the Pakistan Flour Mills Association urged the provincial government to provide wheat on basis of population to provide relief to the people....		CEC takes notice of kidnapping ISLAMABAD, Jan 6: Acting Chief Election Commissioner Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar on Friday took strong notice of abduction of tehsil naib nazim candidate Tasawar Hayat in Sargodha and ordered the chief secretary Punjab to submit a detail report of the incident....
Sen Kerry due on 14th WASHINGTON, Jan 6: Senator John Kerry, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and a prominent Democratic party leader, will visit Pakistan on January 14 and 15....		Rs1.8m robbery at currency exchange GUJRANWALA, Jan 6: Armed bandits looted Rs1.8 million in cash from a currency exchange in GDA Plaza here on Friday. Reports said that outlaws entered Shaheen Mini Currency Exchange office, held...
Minister criticizes lawlessness in Punjab SARGODHA, Jan 6: Law and order situation in the Punjab is not satisfactory despite provision of all facilities to the police, according to Provincial Minister for Chief Minister’s Inspection Team Shuja Khanzada....		Three workers succumb to burn injuries GUJRANWALA, Jan 6: Three of the six workers who had sustained burns in a furnace explosion in a steel mills some three days ago died in the Mayo Hospital, Lahore, on Friday....
Citizens suffer water paucity: TMA yet to pay Gepco dues SIALKOT, Jan 6: Water supply to city’s almost all congested, residential, commercial and industrial areas remained suspended for the 11th consecutive day on Friday as the Tehsil Municipal Administration failed to clear Gepco’s outstanding dues of Rs360 million....		Madina Town ahead in budget approval FAISALABAD, Jan 6: The Madina Town in Faisalabad district took lead in the province for preparing and approving the annual budget for the year 2006 here on Friday....
Shortage of IT graduates LAHORE, Jan 6: Shortage of IT graduates in the country may hamper rapid growth of IT industry in the upcoming years. This was stated by CEO of a software developer firm Salim Ghauri at a press conference on Friday....		DBA observes strike against killing of lawyer OKARA, Jan 6: The District Bar Association observed a complete strike on Friday against the killing of a lawyer at the hands of dacoits. Advocate Mubashir Mumtaz, the grandson of former...
Three dacoits held after ‘encounter’ SHEIKHUPURA, Jan 6: The CIA police claimed to have arrested three members of an inter-district dacoits gang after a brief encounter here on Friday. DPO Muhammad Aslam Khan Tareen told reporters...		Four of family killed as car hits bicycle OKARA, Jan 6: Four family members were killed in an accident on the GT Road near railway level-crossing at Chak 3/4L on Friday. According to reports, Javid Masih along with his...
Rain damages phone lines in Kasur KASUR, Jan 6: As score of phones have been silent in this town since the first winter rain earlier this week, affected subscribers say that local PTCL staff were not entertaining their complaints....		SKMCH’s hide collection drive LAHORE, Jan 6: The Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre is launching a hide collection campaign on Eidul Azha. According to a news release issued here on Friday,...
NA body seeks PR lease, sale record LAHORE, Jan 6; The National Assembly standing committee on railways has ordered production of complete record of sales and leasing of railways land in its next meeting....		Stage set for Lahore bar polls LAHORE, Jan 6: As many as 6,300 lawyers will go to polls on Saturday (today) to elect their leadership for the Lahore Bar Association, which is said to be the biggest bar in Asia, for 2006....
Co-op Stores c Supermarket closure protested LAHORE, Jan 6; The All Pakistan Federation of Trade Unions and Punjab Co-op Employees Union staged a demonstration outside the Lahore Press Club here on Friday to protest against the closure...		Rs50m given to SCBA LAHORE, Jan 6: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi announced on Friday a grant of Rs50 million for the Supreme Court Bar Association, urging the lawyer community to play its role in providing social justice to the deprived classes....
ARD rally tomorrow LAHORE, Jan 6: The ARD will hold a rally from the Lahore Press Club to the Punjab Assembly secretariat on Sunday to protest against what it calls the army operation going on in Balochistan....		HRCP LAHORE, Jan 6: A team of the HRCP (Human Rights Commission of Pakistan) is visiting Dera Bugti on Sunday in connection with the current affairs of Balochistan....
Health workers’ role crucial in fight against TB: experts PESHAWAR, Jan 6: Experts involved in disease control and prevention said on Friday that health workers had a major role to play in the eradication of tuberculosis from the province....		Regional languages to get more time on TV, radio: Rashid PESHAWAR, Jan 6: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said on Friday that more time would be given to regional language programmes on radio and TV to project and highlight the culture and heritage of the region....
Use of force against poppy growers sanctioned PESHAWAR, Jan 6: The government has designated several parts of the NWFP and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) as “principal areas of concern” as far as poppy cultivation is concerned....		Officials urged to strengthen vaccination programme PESHAWAR, Jan 6: NWFP Health Minister Inayatullah Khan has urged the officials concerned to strengthen the vaccination programme to cope with vaccine-preventable diseases, including polio. “We have recorded only five cases in 2005....