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October 11, 2006 Wednesday Ramazan 17, 1427   Difficult for AJK girls to pursue studies in quake-hit areas MUZAFFARABAD, Oct 10: Nazia Bibi has had hard times in pursuing her studies because ofof financial constraints and absence of a separate middle school for girls in or around her mountain village, south of the AJK capital.... Peace process should continue: Sayeed NEW DELHI, Oct 10: Former chief minister of occupied Jammu and Kashmir Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has said that despite obstacles and occasional hiccups, the peace process between Pakistan and India should continue.... Land owners seek compensation: Ghazi-Barotha power project ATTOCK, Oct 10: About 6,000 people affected by Ghazi Barotha Hydropower Project (GBHPP) have not yet been given compensation amounts of Rs295 million for their land despite the passage of 12 years.... Steps to check spurious medicines reviewed ISLAMABAD, Oct 10: The government is developing uniform guidelines to streamline the issuance and renewal of drug sale licences in order to eradicate spurious and expired medicines from the country.... SC orders probe against delinquent police officials ISLAMABAD, Oct 10: A two-member bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the district police officer (DPO) Rawalpindi to hold inquiry and take strict action against delinquent police officials of Ganjmandi police station, and submit report.... Easy credits to quake survivors stressed ISLAMABAD, Oct 10: The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has called for easy access to credits to the people living in the earthquake-hit areas.... Annulment of Afzal’s death sentence sought LONDON, Oct 10: An extraordinary meeting of Britain-based Kashmiri leaders of the All Parties Coordination Committee and the Justice Foundation Advisory Counsel has called for the annulment of the death sentence... Rashid Rauf’s relative approaches LHC ISLAMABAD, Oct 10: A relative of London terror plot accused Rashid Rauf on Tuesday invoked writ jurisdiction of the Lahore High Court (Rawalpindi bench) against his arrest and detention by secret agencies.... Shujaat pledges to solve people’s problems ISLAMABAD, Oct 10: The government is taking all possible measures to resolve people’s problems and providing them basic necessities of life at their doorsteps, according to president of the ruling PML Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain.... ARY flat owners assured of allotment ISLAMABAD, Oct 10: The Dubai based-ARY Group has pledged to allay worries of people who had booked apartments in its Dubai scheme and said it would hand over flats to them in a few days.... Fresh probe against former immigration personnel PESHAWAR, Oct 10: An inquiry against former immigration staff deputed at the Peshawar International Airport in the year 2002 has been reopened to find officials responsible for letting over a... Full-day debates on prices, law & order LAHORE, Oct 10: The Punjab Assembly will hold full-day debates on price hike and law and order in the province on Thursday and Friday, respectively.... Women’s bill: NA body draft to go to house LAHORE, Oct 10: Parliamentary Secretary for Law and Human Rights in National Assembly Farooq Amjad Mir has said only the Women Protection Law draft approved by the NA select committee will be presented in parliament for approval.... ISI offered help in 2002 polls: Ghinwa LAHORE, Oct 10: Ghinwa Bhutto says her differences with Benazir Bhutto are political in nature and can’t be resolved unless there is a change in the mindset on either side.... Senate committee for steps to project culture ISLAMABAD, Oct 10: The Senate standing committee on culture, sports, youth and tourism has directed the ministry of culture to redouble its efforts for proper maintenance, upkeep and preservation of the... Capturing beauty of movement ISLAMABAD, Oct 10: Inspired by mood, soul and movement, Tabassum Rizvi’s first solo show of impressionistic oil paintings opened at the Nomad Art Gallery on Tuesday.... Three ‘quack’ policemen transferred RAWALPINDI, Oct 10: Three policemen, who were practising quackery in their barrack in the Police Lines, have been transferred on the orders of District Police Officer (DPO) Rawalpindi Saud Aziz.... ANF seizes heroin, charas ISLAMABAD, Oct 10: Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) seized heroin and charas and arrested the alleged carriers in separate attempts, an ANF spokesman said here on Tuesday.... Father, son axed to death ISLAMABAD, Oct 10: A man and his son were axed to death by his relative over a family dispute at Rawalpindi on Tuesday night.... High-energy biscuits for students ISLAMABAD, Oct 10: The World Food Programme will distribute high-energy biscuits originally meant for people of the war-torn Iraq to nearly 270,000 schoolchildren in the earthquake-hit areas of the NWFP and Azad Jammu and Kashmir.... Saifullah wants royalty system reviewed ISLAMABAD, Oct 10: Federal Minister for Inter-Provincial Affairs Saleem Saifullah has stressed the need for a review of the inter-provincial royalty system.... Balochistan situation termed satisfactory ISLAMABAD, Oct 10: Interior Minister Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao has said the overall law and order situation in Balochistan is satisfactory.... Two teachers suspended QUETTA, Oct 10: The Balochistan education department has suspended teachers for involvement in ‘anti-state activities’. A handout issued on Tuesday stated that science teachers Abdul Nabi of Mastung and Zafar Iqbal... ‘Test more worrying than S. Asian blasts’ ISLAMABAD, Oct 10: Eight years ago it was India and Pakistan who shocked the world with their underground atomic blasts, but North Korea’s nuclear test on Monday is far more alarming, analysts said.... High court stays DCK district nazim poll PESHAWAR, Oct 10: The Peshawar High Court on Tuesday stayed the polls for the office of Dera Ismail Khan district nazim scheduled for Oct 30.... PPP asks MMA to quit Balochistan government PESHAWAR, Oct 10: The Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians has denied having reached any backdoor deal with the government and vowed not to compromise on the question of restoration of democracy, rule of law and sovereignty of the country.... People urged to lodge complaints against profiteers HYDERABAD, Oct 10: Members of the district council on Tuesday urged people to lodge complaints about exorbitant prices at ‘complaint centres’ set up by the district administration.... Missing girl found dead, criminally assaulted NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Oct 10: A three-year-old girl missing since Friday was found dead in the Allah Bux Tanwari village on Tuesday.... Nazim seeks transfer of education official LARKANA, Oct 10: The District nazim of Larkana, Mohammad Bakhsh Arjio, is reported to have approached the provincial government to post a suitable person as the Executive District Officer (education)... Publication of Sachal’s poetry urged KHAIRPUR, Oct 10: Renowned research scholar Dr Nabi Bux Baloch has said that publication of Sachal’s manuscripts is the need of the hour.... Company urged to undertake development projects DADU, Oct 10: The district council demanded on Tuesday that the BHP Billiton president and the federal minister for petroleum ask officials of the Zamzama gas field to undertake development projects in the affected areas of Kachho belt.... Mob damages buses, shops: Youth’s death in custody BAHAWALPUR, Oct 10: Scores of people on Tuesday blocked Bahawalpur-Yazman Road, damaged buses, shops, police station and THQ Hospital in protest against `custodial killing’ of a youth by police.... Oslo killings raise many questions GUJRAT, Oct 10: Why a mentally unsound family member was not admitted to any asylum, and why `in a fit of anguish’ he chose to kill only the female members, are... Residents want hassle-free road FAISALABAD, Oct 10: Residents of Ghulam Muhammadabad, Faizabad and adjoining areas are facing a great deal of inconvenience as Baba Qaim Sain Road has completely been turned into a filth depot where TMA vehicles are regularly disposing of garbage.... Captives get poor quality food in Ramazan GUJRANWALA, Oct 10: The Punjab task force on prisons chairperson paid a surprise visit to district jail and expressed her dissatisfaction over the quality of meal being provided to women and... Kites, twine worth Rs9m seized in raids KASUR, Oct 10: Police have seized chemical string, kites and the related machinery worth Rs9 million during a grand operation.... Desecration case chargesheet today FAISALABAD: Oct 10: Police will on Wedneday (today) submit the challan of two accused booked on desecration charges in Munir Abad in an anti-terrorism court, sources said on Tuesday.... Three of a family perish TOBA TEK SINGH, Oct 10: Three members of a family were killed in an accident near Gojra on Tuesday morning.... Another arrest in blast probe GUJRAT, Oct 10: Security agencies with the help of police on Monday conducted a raid in connection with the Rawalpindi Ayub Park blast at Bhullar village near Malikwal (Mandi Bahauddin district) and arrested an army absconder, it is learnt.... Cane price TOBA TEK SINGH, Oct 10: District PPP general secretary Saeed Akhtar has urged the government to fix the sugarcane price equal to the price fixed for Sindh.... Fahim in London LAHORE, Oct 10: ARD chairman Makhdoom Amin Fahim reached London on Tuesday on a private visit.... Iram’s mother wants to join proceedings LAHORE, Oct 10: The Lahore High Court on Tuesday adjourned for Nov 2 the hearing of a writ petition filed by Louise Anne Fairley, the mother of Misbah Iram Rana, that...

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