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♦ Earthquake left trail of devastation in Turkey and Syria; death toll exceeds 5,000; Efforts are on to save the survivors trapped in the debris; 10-year-old girl, newborn rescued after several hours; Turkish government announced a week of mourning
♦ Quake victims afraid to go into the ruined houses; spent night under the open sky; everyone is saddened; lifetime savings lost
♦ Prime Minister's Fund established for Turkey earthquake victims; Cabinet members' to give one month's salary to the fund; An appeal to the nation to contribute to the Prime Minister's Fund; Troops of the armed forces, C-130 aircraft with supplies off to help quake victims in Turkey; army medical team will set up a 30-bed mobile hospital
♦ International community expresses solidarity with Turkey and Syria; Teams arrived from France, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Romania; Bulgaria, Croatia, and Greece order rescue teams to prepare immediately
♦ Peshawar suicide attacker identified; Terrorists killed 2 people in Mohmand; Jirga did not refer to the security forces; He fled to Afghanistan; his brother turned out to be an active worker of a banned outfit
♦ All-parties conference date changed again; moot postponed due to the Prime Minister's departure to Turkey; a new date will be announced later, says info minister
♦ Sheikh Rasheed will stay in confinement as bail is rejected; Bad words are used for ministers; the ex-minister might repeat the crime if freed.
♦ Toshakhan case hearing in Islamabad; Imran's request for exemption from attendance approved; February 21 date set for indictment
♦ Holding elections again and again will lead to chaos; says Saad; Imran dissolved assemblies under pressure
♦ Pervez Musharraf was laid to rest with military honours; the funeral was held at Polo Ground in Malir Cantt, Karachi
♦ Electricity tariff to go up Rs8 per unit; IMF will be assured; Government is likely to make important decisions in a couple of days; Gas prices will also be increased
♦ Prices of raw materials surge as dollar value goes up; Fear of shortage of life-saving medicines in the country; Companies a left with only one-week stock
♦ White meat price going up; will be sold at Rs552 per kg in Lahore; rates of ghee is Rs615
♦ Decision to declare major highways of Lahore as role models; Gulberg, Mall Road, Jail Road, Ferozpur Road included; Helmet rule to be enforced on model roads; CM orders putting an end to unnecessary challans;’ issues directives to make licence process easy
♦ Gold price goes down by Rs4,300, per tola price is Rs200,000
♦ Of five, three gang rape accused were nailed by capital police; Relatives of the accused woman living in the same house
♦ Gas leak deaths in Karachi; IGP Advocate General and other officials appear in the Sindh High Court; court orders registration of case after contacting the victim families.
♦ Zionist forces continue to persecute innocent Palestinians; 5 more Palestinians were martyred in the West Bank
♦ Thailand's largest gathering of martial arts athletes; 3 thousand 660 boxers gathered at one place to register record
♦ Exciting matches in the FIFA Club World Cup; The first semi-final will be between Flamingo and Al Hilal, and Real Madrid and Al-Ahli will join in
♦ A new system of rains and snow will enter the country tomorrow; Heavy rains are expected on Thursday and Friday; Chance of rain in Lahore, Faisalabad, Jhang,