DAWN - National; January 14, 2006

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January 14, 2006	Saturday	Zilhaj 13, 1426

Aziz urges peaceful end to Kashmir row MUZAFFARABAD, Jan 13: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Thursday reiterated Pakistan’s desire for a peaceful settlement of the long-running Kashmir dispute as he toured the devastated AJK capital to express solidarity with the earthquake-stricken people....		‘Kashmir overtures to be discussed with S. Arabia’ NEW DELHI, Jan 13: Pakistan is planning to discuss its peace initiatives on Jammu and Kashmir with Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz when he visits Islamabad after a historic trip to New Delhi, according to an Indian wire service report....
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PM reaffirms support to quake victims ISLAMABAD, Jan 13: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has reiterated the commitment of the government to continue the relief and rehabilitation work in the earthquake affected areas till the revival of normal life there....		Japan pledges $100m loan: Rebuilding ISLAMABAD, Jan 13: Japanese government has pledged 11.22 billion yen (approximately $100 million) loan on soft terms for rehabilitation and rebuilding in affected areas that were hit by the October last earthquake....

Response to quake to be evaluated ISLAMABAD, Jan 13: An Inter-agency Real Time Evaluation (RTE) of the humanitarian response to the October 8 quake is planned by the end of January or beginning of February 2006....		Warm clothing bring warmer smiles DANNA VILLAGE (Azad Kashmir), Jan 13: As winter piles up snow in the earthquake-affected mountainous areas, the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR has intensified its efforts to distribute warm clothing to vulnerable young earthquake survivors....


‘Global HR bodies be allowed in Dera Bugti’: Asma sees town in worst crisis MULTAN, Jan 13: Human Rights Commission of Pakistan chairperson Asma Jehangir has said the Red Cross and other international human right organizations should be allowed to visit Dera Bugti to take...		PPP urges govt to hold talks with Baloch leaders KHAIRPUR, Jan 13: A joint protest meeting of the Pakistan People’s Party, Pir Jo Goth and Kingri taluka, was held in Pir Jo Goth on Thursday....

Rallies against Kalabagh held SUKKUR, Jan 13: Awami Tehrik chief Rasool Bux Palijo has said that Kalabagh dam will render barren agricultural lands of Sindh. Speaking at a protest meeting at the Sukkur Clock Tower on Friday....		‘Politicians from Punjab misguiding president’ KOHAT, Jan 13: Former federal law minister Syed Iftikhar Hussain Gilani has said that politicians belonging to Punjab have surrounded President Pervez Musharraf and are misguiding him on important national issues....

14 injured pilgrims discharged ISLAMABAD, Jan 13: Some 14 Pakistani pilgrims who had suffered injuries in Thursday’s deadly stampede in Mina have been discharged from different hospitals, officials said on Friday....		President, PM condole with Bahrain ruler ISLAMABAD, Jan 13: President Gen Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz have sent messages of condolence to Sheikh Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa of Bahrain, expressing shock and grief over the death of his son in an accident....

PM names new finance division secy-general ISLAMABAD, Jan 13: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has appointed Nawid Ahsan as secretary-general of the finance division with immediate effect, according to a notification issued here on Friday....		3 mud-houses demolished in Waziristan MIRAMSHAH, Jan 13: Army and paramilitary troops in a crackdown against suspected militants demolished three mud-houses in Eisokhel village near Mirali, 25 kilometres east of the North Waziristan Agency headquarters, on Friday....

Gas supply restored JACOBABAD, Jan 13: A 20-inch portion of a pipeline supplying gas to Punjab and Dadu was blown up in Tangwani taluka on Thursday. However, the repairs took 32 hours and the supply has been restored....		Farming machinery shows 61pc growth ISLAMABAD, Jan 13: The agriculture machinery and implements recorded a substantial growth during the last 10 years, says an official report. The growth in agriculture machinery production in 1994-2004 resulted in...

‘Private hospitals lack quality control system’ ISLAMABAD, Jan 13: Private hospitals and nursing homes, which have mushroomed in every nook and corner of the country, are functioning without proper accreditation or any government’s quality maintenance mechanism to check delivery of quality health care to patients....		Senate body’s visit to Dera Bugti sought ISLAMABAD, Jan 13: The People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) Senator Farhatullah Khan Babar has asked Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights Chairman Senator S M Zafar to arrange a visit of the committee members to the troubled Dera Bugti area in Balochistan....

Islam prohibits irreversible contraceptive methods: experts ISLAMABAD, Jan 13: The participants of a workshop on Islamic Medical Ethics were told here on Friday that harmful or irreversible contraceptive methods were not permissible in Islam, which always laid emphasis on sanctity of life....		Drug smugglers held, 7.38kg heroin seized RAWALPINDI, Jan 13: The Anti Narcotics Force (ANF) arrested what it said a gang of smugglers who were trying to smuggle heroin out of the country....

Notorious police post reappears on G.T. Road ATTOCK, Jan 13: The notorious Attock Khurd police checkpost at the main GT road has reappeared after remaining closed for over two years. The checkpost had been closed by the Punjab...		Former envoy’s wife dies ISLAMABAD, Jan 13: Ms Farhat Hasan, wife of the late Ali Hasan, former Federal Secretary and Pakistan’s ambassador to Indonesia, died here on Friday, a press release issued here said....

Four arrested ISLAMABAD, Jan 13: The local police arrested four outlaws including a woman and seized weapons, drugs and liquor from their possession. During routine patrolling five kilogramme charas was seized from a...		Khuzdar rocked by two blasts QUETTA, Jan 13: Khuzdar town was rocked on Saturday night by two powerful bomb blasts targeting Pakistan Telecommunication Company buildings. According to police, the first explosion took place behind the PTCL customer service centre, spreading panic in the town....

Two freed hostages reach home HYDERABAD, Jan 13: Two out of more than one dozen missing people of Karachi are said to have reached their homes on the eve of Eid-ul-Azha after they were released by their tormentors somewhere in Hyderabad or Matiari district....		Judgment reserved in rape case PESHAWAR, Jan 13: The Federal Shariat Court on Friday reserved its judgment on an appeal filed by a convict in a rape case. Earlier an FSC bench comprising Justice Dr...

Two gangsters held QUETTA, Jan 13: Police have arrested two members of the Rehman Dakait gang from the Jinnah road area and seized arms and ammunition. Sources said that a police party raided a...		Tortured woman seeks justice DADU, Jan 13: A married woman, Ms Sadori, resident of the Sonhari village of Amri area, along with her husband Khuda Bux Birhamani and mother Waziran, staged a demonstration outside the...

‘All sources being used to rehabilitate victims’ SHINKIARI, Jan 13: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sheikh Rashid Ahmad has said that government was utilizing all its resources to ensure complete rehabilitation of quake victims and relief operation would continue till the objective was achieved....		Asfandyar urges talks on Balochistan MARDAN, Jan 13: Awami National Party (ANP) president Asfandyar Wali Khan has warned that unrest in Balochistan will be fatal to the country’s integrity and said that political dialogue is the only way to resolve the crisis....

Two killed, four injured in tribal clash SUKKUR, Jan 13: Two persons were killed and four others injured in an armed clash between Chachar and Sundrani tribesmen in the Sodho Sundrani village of the Ghotki district on Friday....		Institute for teachers may open in May PESHAWAR, Jan 13: The Provincial Institute for Teacher Training in Education is likely to be inaugurated in May. An official of the Second Science Education Project, NWFP, told APP that teachers could get training in science subjects in the institute....

Quake jolts Sehwan DADU, Jan 13: An earthquake of a low-intensity hit Sehwan Sharif and surrounding villages at 11:55am on Friday. As a result, glasses of windows and doors of some houses were smashed in Sehwan....		Ruling party divided: Naib nazim’s election on 19th FAISALABAD, Jan 13: The election campaign for the office of Faisalabad City District naib nazim is in full swing amid differences among the ruling party parliamentarians....

Uncertainty prevails in Sargodha bar election SARGODHA, Jan 13: Unidentified people stealthily entered the District Bar Association room during the Eid holidays allegedly to get hold of the ballot papers to tamper with the results....		‘500 hepatitis cases in Sialkot jail’ SIALKOT, Jan 13: As many as 350 and 150 prisoners are infected with hepatitis-C and B respectively in the district jail. This was said by Jail Superintendent Muhammad Yousaf Ghouri while...

Insanitary conditions GUJRANWALA, Jan 13: Insanitary conditions have worsened after the Eid as the newly-created towns are facing shortage of workers. After closure of the tehsil municipal administration of city, the authorities concerned had sacked 1,800 daily-wagers two months ago....		Sahiwal police performance SAHIWAL, Jan 13: The district police claimed to have recovered during the past 10 weeks booty worth Rs18 million. The recovery includes cars and motorcycles, cattle and weapons in quantity....

Railways to lease out six acres FAISALABAD, Jan 13: Pakistan Railways has decided to lease out its six acres of land in front of the railways station for a period of 99 years and called invitations from noted national and international firms....		MA student shot dead in Okara OKARA, Jan 13: An MA student was shot dead by two unidentified armed motorcyclists on Akhtarabad Road on Eid night. Osama, the Punjab University student, was on way from Lahore to his village 34/1-AL by his motorcycle....

Nine lose life in Eid days SHEIKHUPURA, Jan 13: Nine people were killed, three of them by rivals, during the last three days in Sheikhupura and Nankana Sahib districts. In an accident on the Hiran Minar Road,...		Three more die of cold SIALKOT, Jan 13: Three more people, including two women, died of severe cold in various parts of the district here on Friday while the mercury dropped to -3 degree Celsius....

Prosecution dept to help arrest crime: Pervaiz LAHORE, Jan 13: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi said on Friday the separate prosecution department would play an important role in getting the criminals punished through proper prosecution of cases in courts....		American doctors treat 900 quake survivors LAHORE, Jan 13: An eight-member medical team from the USA, which accompanied former Pakistan Engineering Congress vice-president Syed Anwaar Hasnaat, has treated some 900 earthquake survivors in Abbotabad, Balakot and Muzaffarabad....

Contract ‘without approval’: Power supply at Sundar LAHORE, Jan 14: The Punjab Industrial Estates Development and Management Company (PIEDMC) chairman is alleged to have awarded Rs754 million contract for laying underground power supply system at the under-construction Sundar...		Dist govt may propose venue for ARD rally LAHORE, Jan 13: The ARD has not yet approached the City District Government Lahore for a permission to hold a rally on Jan 16, nazim Mian Amer Mehmood said on Friday....

Multan moot without Benazir’s approval: Zia LAHORE, Jan 13: Has PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto given the party a green signal to hold a workers convention in Multan on Jan 19, as announced by Ghulam Mustafa Khar? If...		35 poachers held during Eid days LAHORE, Jan 13: Mobile teams of the Punjab Wildlife Department arrested 35 poachers in different prohibited areas across the province during the Eid days. Punjab Wildlife and Parks Director Abdul Qadeer...

Indian cricket team visits cancer hospital LAHORE, Jan 13: The Indian cricket team on Eid day (Wednesday) visited the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre met cancer patients and saw state-of-the-art treatment facility....		Positive impact of major dams to be highlighted PESHAWAR Jan 13: PML workers will be briefed about the necessity of building big dams and their positive impact on the country’s socio-economic development, says Minister of State for Overseas Pakistanis Tariq Azim....