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October 09, 2006 Monday Ramazan 15, 1427   It’s mere rhetoric, say frustrated survivors MUZAFFARABAD, Oct 8: Earthquake survivors on Sunday criticised President Gen Pervez Musharraf’s speech which he delivered at the ceremonial service to mark the first anniversary of the region’s worst-ever natural disaster and said it contained nothing new.... Gloom, anger fill memorial meeting: Body set up to resolve towers issue ISLAMABAD, Oct 8: Sadness filled the air as survivors of the Margalla Towers tragedy gathered on Sunday to remember the loved ones the massive earthquake killed a year ago.... Quake-affected people seek compensation ISLAMABAD, Oct 8: Quake-affected people from Kotli Sathian and Murree staged a demonstration in the federal capital and blocked Kashmir Road on Sunday against the government’s failure to provide them compensation.... Operation continues to find rockets ISLAMABAD, Oct 8: The combing operation in Islamabad will continue till Monday to look for rockets in the green areas, said Interior Secretary Syed Kamal Shah on Sunday.... Nawaz lashes out at Musharraf’s memoir NEW YORK Oct 9. Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday hit out at President Pervdez Muharraf and said his book contained only ‘lies and and fabrications’.... Jihad only means to liberate Kashmir: Hizb TIMERGARAH (Lower Dir), Oct 8: Leaders of the Hizbul Mujahideen have said that jihad is the only means to liberate Kashmir from Indian occupation.... Gilani claims he rejected all govt offers LAHORE, Oct 8: PPP leader Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, who arrived here from Islamabad on Sunday, told various party leaders the kinds of offers he was made by the government... Safma flays violence against journalists LAHORE, Oct 8: The South Asian Free Media Association (Safma) on Sunday condemned the surge in violence against journalists in the country over the past few months, calling it a “serious deterioration” in the security environment for media.... ‘Nazimuddin was removed for rejecting US aid’ LAHORE, Oct 8: Federal minister Mahmood Ali has said Pakistan’s second prime minister Khwaja Nazimuddin was removed from his office for refusing to accept the American wheat aid under PL-480 programme.... ‘APHC can’t be suppressed’ ISLAMABAD, Oct 8: The convener of All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), Azad Jammu and Kashmir chapter, Syed Yousaf Nasim, on Sunday said that the Indian government’s propaganda could neither malign the freedom struggle nor suppress the spirit of Hurriyat.... Power supply to North Waziristan remains cut MIRAMSHAH, Oct 8: Electricity supply to North Waziristan remained disconnected for the third day on Sunday as a jirga of local tribes and the political administration failed to resolve the issue of repair of transmission line.... 49 Afghans remanded QUETTA, Oct 8: A judicial magistrate here on Sunday sent 49 Afghans, detained on suspicion of being Taliban, to different police stations on three-day remand. Police had arrested the suspects on Saturday in Pashtoonabad, Kuchlak, Saddar and Brewery areas.... Relatives of missing people stage sit-in ISLAMABAD, Oct 8: Families of 30 missing people reportedly picked up by security personnel staged a demonstration and sit-in in front of the headquarters of an intelligence agency on Sunday and demanded information about their loved ones.... US pledges support for rebuilding efforts ISLAMABAD, Oct 8: Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker on Sunday said that the United States government and the people of his country were one with the people of Pakistan to help them rebuild a better life in quake-hit areas.... Man killed over dispute LAKKI MARWAT, Oct 8: A man was killed over a minor dispute in the Karmukhel village, police said on Sunday. Lodging a report at the Darra Pezu police station, Akram Khan... Bandit shot dead by police KARACHI, Oct 8: Police on Sunday shot dead an alleged bandit while his two accomplices fled in Clifton area. Police said that three armed bandits barged into the house of Mohammad Iqbal in Boat Basin area.... US expert to help Erra strengthen emergency plan ISLAMABAD, Oct 8: An American expert on disaster management, William S Berger arrived in Islamabad on Friday to help the Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (Erra) develop its programme to enhance emergency response (PEER).... Benazir calls for end to political victimisation ISLAMABAD, Oct 8: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairperson Benazir Bhutto has welcomed the release of Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani, the party’s vice-chairman, after a five-year ordeal following his bail by the Lahore High Court.... SC full bench to hear case: Child’s death at DHQ Hospital CHAKWAL, Oct 8: A full bench of the Supreme Court on Monday will hear the case of a minor child’s death allegedly due to negligence of a doctor at the District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital chakwal.... Documentary depicts courage, sacrifices ISLAMABAD, Oct 8: When the mountains moved on October 8 2005, the world saw the unshakable strength of humanity. In a world bitterly divided, rose a sense of brotherhood defying boundaries of the entire world and humanity became the religion.... 23 notified for appointment as headmasters, vice-principal ISLAMABAD, Oct 8: The Federal Public Service Commission has recommended 23 candidates for appointment against 24 posts of vice-principals, headmasters (male) in BS-18 in the federal government schools under Federal Directorate of Education, said a notification issued here Sunday.... Rehabilitation claims contested RAWALPINDI, Oct 8: The People’s Rights Movement (PRM) on Sunday criticised what it said the lack of political will shown by the government and international donors in addressing the problems of the earthquake-affected people.... Motorcyclist killed ISLAMABAD, Oct 8: A motorcyclist was killed in a traffic accident on Sunday, police said. Imran Akhter was going home on his bike (GAK-6499) when a truck (TKB-603) driven by Qaisar Nawaz hit him at 7-up Chowk in sector I-10.... Quake-hit town making slow recovery PESHAWAR, Oct 8: With his native Garhi Habibullah, a semi-urban locality in the Hazara region, making a slow recovery from the disaster which hit the region on October 8 last year,... Revival of economic activity a daunting task ISLAMABAD, Oct 7: One of the most challenging jobs being faced by the government and donor agencies is to ensure revival of economic activities in the earthquake-hit parts of Azad Kashmir and North West Frontier Province.... Aziz lauds role of donors BAGH, Oct 8: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Sunday visited a 60-bed hospital built with Chinese help and appreciated the role of all foreign countries and donor agencies that played a key role in rebuilding the devastated health facilities.... College girls told to wear scarves KOHAT, Oct 8: The administration of the Government Postgraduate Girls’ College here has made it compulsory for students to wear scarf and veil while in the institution.... Family feud claims two lives MARDAN, Oct 8: Two people were killed in a shootout folowing a family feud here on Saturday. Amanat and Faqir Taj were allegedly shot dead by their rivals Fayyaz, Dilzada and Mohammad Sher in the Qamargai area.... 178 children rescued in Rahim Yar Khan RAHIM YAR KHAN, Oct 8: The Child Protection Welfare Bureau is playing a significant role in the rehabilitation of the neglected children.... Dera police, BMP in the dock again DERA GHAZI KHAN, Oct 8: Turning a deaf ear to the interior ministry’s directive, the Border Military Police on Sunday failed to record the movement of four foreigners who set foot in the district in violation of a ban.... Jhang branch canal not to be closed TOBA TEK SINGH, Oct 8: Ruling party MNA Mian Farhan Latif claimed here on Sunday that solid steps were being taken to overcome the irrigation water shortage in villages at tail-ends of the Jhang and Gogera canal branches.... Mango growers demand incentives MULTAN, Oct 8: A meeting of the strategy working group of Mango Growers Association, Pakistan has demanded incentives for better production and exports.... Action pledged against bogus NGOs BAHAWALPUR, Oct 8: Punjab Chief Minister’s adviser on Social Welfare Saba Sadiq has said that the government will take action against bogus NGOs.... Probe into newborn’s ‘murder’ SAHIWAL, Oct 8: The president’s secretariat has directed Punjab IG to hold an inquiry into the alleged murder of a newly-born baby at a private clinic.... Motorway TOBA TEK SINGH, Oct 8: District Nazim Chaudhry Abdul Sattar has urged Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz to restore the already-approved route of the Faisalabad-Multan motorway through Gojra, Toba Tek Singh, Shorkot and Khanewal.... Emergency services academy set up LAHORE, Oct 8: Offering training facility to the other provinces, Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi on Sunday announced the establishment of a Rs800 million international standard emergency services academy to produce an... Qazi for relief fund report before PAC LAHORE, Oct 8: The military junta is responsible for all the miseries and mess persisting in the quake-hit areas even after a year of the natural calamity, MMA president and JI amir Qazi Husain Ahmad said here on Sunday.... Trailer kills policeman LAHORE, Oct 8: A traffic police official was run over and killed by a speeding trailer in Gulberg on Sunday evening....

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