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December 17, 2006 Sunday Ziqa'ad 25, 1427   ANF gets $850,000 equipment from US RAWALPINDI, Dec 16: The US government delivered counter- narcotics equipment worth $850,000 to Pakistan to fight against narcotics and to block the influx of opiates coming from Afghanistan.... Six killed as religious groups clash: Fighting in Khyber enters fourth day LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), Dec 16: Six more people were killed as the fighting between rival religious groups in the Tirah valley of Khyber Agency intensified on Saturday.... Rallies held in Quetta against government QUETTA, Dec 16: Two separate demonstrations were held outside the Quetta Press Club on Saturday to highlight two different issues.... Two ‘missiles’ found near Sports Complex ISLAMABAD, Dec 16: The federal capital was put on high alert after the security agencies found two abandoned bags, one of them containing two live missiles, lying near the Sports Complex Helipad, Dawn has learnt.... People affected by Diamer dam to get more benefits ISLAMABAD, Dec 16: Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas Tahir Iqbal has assured that maximum benefits would be provided to the affected people of Diamer-Basha Dam.... JUP MPs to boycott parliament: Anas: Row over Protection of Women Act HYDERABAD, Dec 16: Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistan (JUP) President Anas Noorani has said that JUP parliamentarians will boycott parliament and not accept perks and privileges until the supreme council of Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) takes a final decision on resignations.... Musharraf urged to consider Ulema’s viewpoint HYDERABAD, Dec 16: Roet-i-Hilal Committee Chairman Mufti Muneebur Rehman has urged Gen Pervez Musharraf to pay heed to ulema’s viewpoint on the Women’s Protection Law and get their proposals incorporated in the law through parliament.... Rs2.9bn for students from Balochistan QUETTA, Dec 16: The federal government is launching an eight-year programme under which more than 5,000 meritorious students from Balochistan will be provided admissions to prestigious educational institutions in other three provinces of the country.... Seraiki Party opposes proposal on autonomy BAHAWALPUR, Dec 16: The proposed bill for the provincial autonomy will be a futile attempt without the establishment of a Seraiki province.... It’s all about lifestyles LAHORE Dec 16: The fifth annual All About Lifestyles exhibition organised by the Dawn Group of Newspapers began at the Fortress Stadium Expo Centre with traditional pomp and liveliness here on Saturday.... Traders, education dept stick to guns: Textbook printing contracts LAHORE, Dec 16: As Urdu Bazaar publishers and printers have been protesting for the last one week against government’s policy of getting textbooks printed through contractors, the Punjab education department is... Scientists for ensuring quality of food RAWALPINDI, Dec 16: Food scientists warned here on Saturday that provision of low quality food products to the consumers was undermining their confidence in eatables available in the market.... Doctor kidnapped CHAKWAL, Dec 16: A doctor was allegedly abducted from village Mureed in the area of Saddar Police Station.... Priority to higher education: Aurakzai PESHAWAR, Dec 16: NWFP Governor Ali Mohammad Jan Aurakzai has said that it is essential to have a sound educational structure at all levels to keep pace with the technological advancement.... 2,300 Levy men denied pension since 1982 PESHAWAR, Dec 16: About 2,300 personnel of the Levy force in Kurram and Orakzai agencies have been denied pension and gratuity benefits since 1982 despite directives by the competent authorities to regularise their services, sources said.... Peshawar University to support Pico research PESHAWAR, Dec 16: Peshawar University vice-chancellor Dr Haroon Rasheed has extended support to the Pakistan Institute of Community Ophthalmology (Pico) in the area of academic research.... Woman says she did not kill ex-husband PESHAWAR, Dec 16: A woman, who allegedly killed her former husband in police custody at the Nowshera district court on Friday, was sent to the judicial lock-up by a local court on Saturday after she declined to confess the crime.... Rs1bn gas projects launched PESHAWAR, Dec 16: Federal Minister for Political Affairs and provincial president of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League, Amir Muqam has said that the government is taking concrete steps to provide basic facilities to people at their doorstep.... Growers seek flat water rates LARKANA, Dec 16: Sindh Chamber of Agriculture (SCA) demanded on Saturday equal flat rate of water throughout the country and end of agriculture tax.... Private force raised to face bandit KHAIRPUR, Dec 16: A private force has been raised in the kutcha area of the district after notorious bandit Nazroo’ Narejo’s recent threat to attack Kharalabad, native town of People’s Party Parliamentarians MPA Naeem Kharal.... Teacher kidnapped SUKKUR, Dec 16: A high school teacher was reportedly kidnapped on Saturday while returning home from Sangi in the jurisdiction of Pano Akil police station near here on Saturday.... 3 sugar mills fire boilers MIRPURKHAS, Dec 16: Three out of the five sugar mills in the district lit boilers and started receiving sugarcane from growers on Saturday.... Man killed SUKKUR, Dec 16: Three unknown armed people shot dead Abdul Wahid Jakhrani on Saturday when he was keeping watch at a fish farm in Malguzar in Risaldar police station’s area near Kandhkot on late Saturday night, reports reaching here said.... A convention of ‘their’ own Multan, Dec 16: Eunuchs are dervish, who spend their lives in a world of their own, holding no grudges, says recently-nominated octogenarian guru Chach Saadi, who organised a four-day country wide... Education dept bends rules: Teachers’ hiring in Vehari VEHARI, Dec 16: The district education authorities seem bent on dampening whatever anti-corruption efforts are there as the incidence of all sorts of irregularities, including nepotism, has assumed despicable proportions.... Woes of veterinary hospitals SIALKOT, Dec 16: Most of veterinary hospitals and dispensaries in the district are faced with hosts of problems, including the shortage of staff, crumbling buildings and absence of required facilities to treat animals.... Mango, orange processing plants MULTAN, Dec 16: An Italian firm will help establish mango and orange processing plants in Multan.... Seminar on Urdu language MULTAN, Dec 16: A seminar on `Research on Urdu language in universities — orientation and reforms’, organised by Urdu Department of Bahauddin Zakariya University, was held here.... 3 highwaymen injured in firing SHEIKHUPURA, Dec 16: Villagers fired and injured three highwaymen who were robbing the passengers of a van near Chak 42 on GT Road, 40 km from Sheikhupura, on Saturday.... Dosti Bus collides with police jeep SHEIKHUPURA, Dec 16: Two constables of police convoy were injured when their jeep struck Amritsar-bound Dosti Bus near Bhikki on Faisalabad Road on Saturday.... Outlaw killed in encounter FAISALABAD, Dec 16: A proclaimed offender was killed in an encounter with the police in Sammundri area on Saturday.... 37 injured in wall collapse: Cultural complex LAHORE, Dec 16: At least 37 students of a private college were injured when a demarcation wall of the Alhamra Cultural Complex collapsed during a musical event on Saturday evening.... 500 acres for Chinese investor LAHORE, Dec 16: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi on Saturday directed the Faisalabad Industrial Estate Development Company to provide 500 acres to a Chinese firm at government rates to establish a 500-megawatt power plant.... ‘Sharifs still popular’ LAHORE, Dec 16: Local leaders of the PML-N held power-hungry elements responsible for the dismemberment of Pakistan on this day in 1971 and said lessons should be learnt from the tragedy to avert such a situation in the future.... LDA officials to face NAB LAHORE, Dec 16: Officials of the Lahore Development Authority responsible for making bogus allotments in the former regime are being referred to the National Accountability Bureau.... Hingol project LAHORE, Dec 16: The Water and Power Authority (Wapda) signed on Saturday a consultancy service agreement for the Hingol Dam project’s planning, engineering design and tender documents with four firms. —Reporter...

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