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October 03, 2006 Tuesday Ramazan 9, 1427   Drug regulatory body to be set up ISLAMABAD, Oct 2: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has approved the setting up of an autonomous Drug Regulatory Authority (DRA) with a view to ensure supply of quality drugs to people and streamline the registration of drugs.... PPP seeks probe into Sust Dry Port scam ISLAMABAD, Oct 2: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has sought a probe into the alleged bungling and malpractice in the Silk Route Dry Port Trust (SRDT) to redress the grievances of stakeholders... NA debate on Kargil sought ISLAMABAD, Oct 2: Opposition members belonging to the Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD) on Monday submitted an adjournment motion in the National Assembly Secretariat seeking a debate on the... Baloch not against Pakistan, says Jam QUETTA, Oct 2: Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Mir Mohammad Yousuf has said that the Baloch are not against Pakistan as they had played an important role in its creation.... Three sisters of Pakistani origin killed in Norway OSLO, Oct 2: A man shot dead his three younger sisters in an Oslo suburb, police said on Monday. The sisters, aged 13, 24 and 27, were killed late Sunday in... F-16: letter of acceptance signed ISLAMABAD, Oct 2: The ongoing negotiations for the purchase of F-16s jets have culminated in the signing of a letter of acceptance between the governments of Pakistan and the United States.... Parliament told to hold debate on education policy ISLAMABAD, Oct 2: The Centre for Peace and Development Initiatives (CPDI) Pakistan Monday demanded a thorough discussion on the National Education Policy in the Senate and the National Assembly.... Survey completed in rural areas: Quake-affected houses MUZAFFARABAD, Oct 2: A survey of some 194,631 quake-affected houses in the rural areas has been completed and 27 per cent people have started reconstruction work in these areas.... Interpol help to be sought for human smugglers’ extradition ISLAMABAD, Oct 2: The government on Monday decided to seek Interpol help for extradition of high-profile Pakistani human smugglers hiding in foreign countries.... Arbab says he was not informed about allotment: Land for foreign firms HYDERABAD, Oct 2: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Rahim said on Monday that he had not been consulted or informed about allotment of land in Karachi to some foreign firms by the federal government.... Hafiz Saeed case referred to LHC CJ LAHORE, Oct 2: Justice Mian Najamuz Zaman of the Lahore High Court on Monday declined to hear a petition challenging the detention of Hafiz Muhammad Saeed and referred it to the LHC chief justice to place it before any other bench.... Balakot residents against moving to another site BALAKOT, Oct 2: From bricks to wood and plastic sheets, anything goes in the reconstruction of the earthquake-hit Balakot, despite official plans to move the entire city 30 kilometres to the south.... WB team calls on Sukkur nazim SUKKUR, Oct 2: A two-member World Bank delegation of civil service reforms specialists consisting of Martyn Ambury and Jaipa Patel called on the Sukkur district nazim here on Monday.... Fresh date for Briton’s execution sought ISLAMABAD, Oct 2: The Adiala Jail administration on Monday requested the court of law to fix the execution date of British national Mirza Tahir Hussain who has been on the death row for killing a taxi driver.... Man sets himself on fire ISLAMABAD, Oct 2: A man tried to commit self-immolation on the Supreme Court premises apparently due to distress here on Monday.... Over Rs268m Arid varsity budget okayed ISLAMABAD, Oct 2: The syndicate of the University of Arid Agriculture (UAA) has approved a record Rs268.84 million budget for the current financial year with a surplus of Rs6.800... People asked to launch drive against govt ISLAMABAD, Oct 2: Religious scholars and ulema have dubbed President General Pervez Musharraf security risk, and asked the people to wake up and launch movement against him.... Zaffar Abbas joins Dawn as Resident Editor ISLAMABAD, Oct 2: Mr Zaffar Abbas has joined Dawn as the Resident Editor in Islamabad. He replaces Mr M. Ziauddin, who has been posted to London as special correspondent.... SC disposed of 1,027 cases in September ISLAMABAD, Oct 2: The Supreme Court disposed of 1,027 cases in September 2006 as against institution of 926 new cases leaving a total backlog of 13,831 cases.... Convict’s relatives back in US SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 2: Two American citizens related to a California man who was convicted of supporting terrorists flew home from Pakistan on Sunday, five months after they were barred from... SC directs check on drug production ISLAMABAD, Oct 2: The Supreme Court on Monday extended the deadline for another two months to allow the health ministry to check the production and sale of spurious drugs in the country.... Japanese aid worker hurt in accident MUZAFFARABAD, Oct 2: A vehicle carrying two Japanese aid workers rammed into a roadside hill in Zaminabad village, 20km off here on Monday. This caused injuries to one of the aid workers and their Pakistani driver.... Police office damaged in bomb blast QUETTA, Oct 2: A bomb blast in the Khuzdar civil colony on Monday damaged a police wireless office. No casualty was reported. Police sources said that the home-made bomb fitted with... MQM lashes out at Shujaat KARACHI, Oct 2: The Coordination Committee of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement has severely criticised the remarks made against the party by the president of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain.... Marri tribesmen ‘surrender’ ISLAMABAD, Oct 2: Over 35 commanders of the Marri tribe running fugitive camps surrendered before authorities in Kohlu, a Balochistan, on Monday.... New police system fails to check crime rate MULTAN, Oct 2: The crime rate has increased after the posting of supervisory police officers (SPO) in urban police stations contrary to the expectation of top police hierarchy.... Land of 60 shrines grabbed GUJRANWALA, Oct 2: The land of about 60 shrines and mosques under the control of Auqaf department is occupied by the land mafia in collusion with the officials and the trustees.... Substandard stuff at higher prices SIALKOT, Oct 2: Sale of substandard daily use items, that too at exorbitant rates, in Ramazan bazaars has led to a sharp decline in the number of shoppers.... How Toba DPO became an OSD TOBA TEK SINGH, Oct 2: An MNA from Toba Tek Singh has got the DPO transferred to settle an old score.... Two killed as rivals clash on land SHEIKHUPURA, Oct 2: Two people were killed in an armed clash between two groups over a land dispute here on Monday at Hichkipura village in Sharaqpur police precincts.... Man abducted, killed over money row GUJRANWALA, Oct 2: A trader was kidnapped and later killed by his rivals over a monetary dispute on Khokherki-Sialkot Road on Monday.... Anti-venom available: DHQ MS NAROWAL, Oct 2: DHQ Hospital medical superintendent Dr Zulafqar Ali said on Monday that anti-venom was available with the hospital and that the duty doctor had administered the dose to the... Pesticides case accused on judicial remand MULTAN, Oct 2: As many as 17 accused involved in the trade of expired pesticides were sent to jail on judicial remand by the area magistrate here on Monday.... Dacoit killed in ‘encounter’ FAISALABAD, Oct 2: An alleged dacoit was killed in a shootout with police in Kurrianwala area here on Monday.... Tax on private medical labs under study LAHORE, Oct 2: The Punjab Assembly was told on Monday that a proposal to bring private medical laboratories and other facilities under the tax net was under consideration of the provincial government.... Teachers boycott classes LAHORE, Oct 2: The Punjab Teachers Union on Monday observed academic boycott in all schools in the province and announced that it will observe black day instead of Salam Teachers Day on Oct 6.... Disease inescapable, drugs unaffordable LAHORE, Oct 2: God bless Sheikh Alauddin of the ruling party who came up with a people-friendly proposal on the third day of the 26th session of the Punjab Assembly on Monday.... Dengue fever: no case in Punjab LAHORE, Oct 2: Punjab Health Minister Tahir Ali Javed said here on Monday that the health department was fully alert to some reported cases of Dengue Fever in Sindh.... Nepalese TB team due LAHORE, Oct 2: Following the immense success of DOTs programme introduced by the Pakistan government, a five-member health delegation from Nepal will visit the country in the first week of November to study the TB treatment programme.... No deal with PPP, says Shujaat LAHORE, Oct 2: PML President Shujaat Husain says no deal is being negotiated with the PPP, nor there is need for any.... Mills to start cane crushing after Eid NAWABSHAH, Oct 2: None of the three sugar mills in the district have started cane crushing in accordance with a notification issued by the Sindh government.... Irregularities detected in purchase of medicines SUKKUR, Oct 2: An inquiry committee headed by the Executive District Officer Health, Sukkur, has submitted a report to the Sindh health ministry regarding purchase of sub-standard medicines by the health authorities of Khairpur.... Khyber Agency clash leaves three dead LANDI KOTAL, Oct 2: At least three people were killed when activists of religious groups detained by their rivals in Tirah Vally tried to escape.... Revised exam policy to be enforced next year LARKANA, Oct 2: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Larkana, would enforce in 2007 that a decision about allocation of marks and question papers, announced the controller of examination in a circular.... Six killed in truck-coach collision TIMERGARA, Oct 2: Six people, two of them brothers, were killed and four others sustained injuries in a head-on collision between a coach and a truck near Ouch here on Monday.... Corruption cases against policemen likely SUKKUR, Oct 2: The Sukkur anti-corruption committee has decided to register cases and initiate departmental action against 30 policemen, jailers and revenue officials on charges of corruption.... Doctors, nurses not paid salary for 3 months LARKANA, Oct 2: All the 50 doctors and trainee nurses at the Public Health School have not received their salaries since three months.... Cooperation urged BANNU, Oct 2: Cooperation between police and people is imperative to eliminate crimes from the society, the deputy inspector general of police, Bannu said. This was stated by DIG Abid Ali...

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