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	Bhakkar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bhakkar (Urdu: بھکر) is city in Punjab, Pakistan.
		Bhakkar is district headquarter with a population of almost a million.
		Bhakkar is an old city, named after great Baloch sardar Bhakkar Khan Some historical resources state his name as Bhake Khan Baloch.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bhakkar (90 words)

	Bhakkar District - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bhakkar District is one of the districts in the province of Punjab, Pakistan.It is situated in the desert of Thal But water is available in abundance.
		The Indus River traverse the Bhakkar from north to south.
		Famous tribes of Bhakkar are Magsi, Nawani, Shahani, Khanan Khail, Dhandla, Rawn, Chheena, Jhammat and Awan.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bhakkar_District (124 words)

	Legislators from BHAKKAR (PP-40 to PP-42) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Mr Saeed Akbar Khan, son of Mr Ghulam Akbar Khan, was born on June 8, 1960, at Bhakkar; and is a graduate.
		PP-41 (Bhakkar): PML(N) Mr Najeeb ullah Khan Niazi, son of Mr Zafar Ullah Khan Niazi, was born on October 3, 1964 in Mianwali; and, is an M.A. (Political Science).
		PP-42 (Bhakkar): PML(N) Sardar Naeem Ullah Khan Shahani, son of Sardar Aman Ullah Khan Shahani (former MPA and MNA), was born on February 22, 1957 in Lahore; and, is a graduate.
	www.pap.gov.pk /legislators/last/dist8.htm (223 words)

	Niazi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Niazi people currently live mainly in the Mianwali and Bhakkar districts of Punjab (Pakistan), as well as in parts of Afghanistan and the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan.
		Most Niazis speak the mianwali language which is mixup of pushto and local mianwali language totally different from other languages like saraikee and hindko rather than their ancestral Pashto but nevertheless strictly observe Pashtunwali, the Pashtun code of honor.
		Tribes man related to kharotha khel mainly live in Gulbazwala, Tehsil Kalurkot, distt bhakkar, are famously known in poilitical circles of Mianwali and Bhakkar equally.People from the Sultankhel community work in the fisheries industry.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Niazi (259 words)

	..:: District Govt. Bhakkar DCO::..
		The district Bhakkar derives its name from the district headquarters town probably named after Bhakkar Khan alias Bhako, one of the early settlers.
		The Bhakkar district was created in 1982 after slicing the area from district Mianwali of which it was a part as sub division.
		From 1st of July,1982 with fourTehsils at Mankera,Kallurkot, Bhakkar, and Darya Khan district was a part of Sargodha Division.
	www.bhakkar.gov.pk /profile.htm (987 words)

	PPF - Details
		With a population of over one lakh people, Bhakkar is a semi rural town but is fast growing with appearance of new buildings, roads and princely private bungalows.
		The last segment of the program was about importance of maintaining reference records on subjects of interest to the writers.n open discussion followed in which participants gave their feedback about the workshop.
		Ms.Fareeha Sarwar, Lecturer in Government Degree Collge for Women, Bhakka r said that the workshop had helped her acquire the skill and ability to write for newspapers.This skill was important for all but more specially for women and should be included in the educational curriculum at the graduation level.
	www.pakistanpressfoundation.org /useractivitiesdetails.asp?uid=995 (777 words)

	BHAKKAR: 12 Shia women and children killed in Bhakkar bomb blast during Majlis-i-Aza
		BHAKKAR April 25: At least 12 people including seven women and five children died, while 25 others were injured after a bomb exploded in the women's section of a religious ceremony at Bhakkar on Thursday.
		The bomb exploded at the Shia congregation of "Yahri Bahri" at Qadeem Imambargah, Bahir Wala Qabrastan in Bhakkar city.
		Bhakkar is known as a centre ofShia activities, a witness said while elaborating the event of Yahri Bahri.
	www.geocities.com /sipahisahaba/2002/25042002.htm (728 words)

	Online edition of Daily News - World
		Local police officer Mohammad Altaf told AFP the attack occurred in Bhakkar district of central Punjab province, where 10,000 devotees were mourning the death of the Prophet Mohammad's grandson, Imam Hussain.
		Altaf said the worshippers, who had trekked from all over Pakistan, were staying in tents and the bomb exploded around midnight (1800 GMT Thursday) in an area segregated for women and children.
		Bhakkar district hospital official Mohammad Javed said at least 10 people were killed by the explosion.
	www.dailynews.lk /2002/04/27/wor01.html (354 words)

	Legislators from BHAKKAR (PP-47 to PP-50 )
		PML(Q) Mr Saeed Akbar Khan son of Mr Ghulam Akbar Khan was born on June 8, 1955 at Bhakkar.
		PML(Q) Mr Mureed Hussain Shah son of Mr Ghulam Sarwar Shah, was born on April 23, 1947 at Bhakkar.
		Mr Hafeez Ullah Khan son of Khan Habib Ullah Khan, Advocate was born on July 7, 1959 at Bhakkar.
	www.pap.gov.pk /legislators/present/dist8.htm (354 words)

	Bhakkar accident death toll rises to 62 -DAWN - Top Stories; 10 January, 2004
		MULTAN, Jan 9: The death toll in the Bhakkar bus accident has reached 62 as the rescuers resumed operation on Friday to recover bodies from the Thal Canal.
		The rescuers could save only five people, while 29 casualties were recorded at the Bhakkar district headquarters hospital when the search operation had to be suspended due to darkness on Thursday.
		He said 57 bodies were handed over to the relatives of the deceased and five were recovered by the families of the victims themselves.
	www.dawn.com /2004/01/10/top8.htm (203 words)

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		District Bhakkar, the area of operation of the NGO, was established as a District on 1
		Presently District Bhakkar is under administrative jurisdiction of Sargodha Division.
		Bhakkar town, the Headquarter of Bhakkar District is situated at a distance of about 375 kilometers from Lahore in the West.
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	PPF - Details
		Darya Khan is an important business center of Thal area, located 45 kilometers north of district town of Bhakkar.
		Rao Mohammad Shabbir, a veteran journalist from Bhakkar.
		Fazal Qureshi in his opening remarks informed the participants about the role of PPF in the defence of freedom of press in Pakistan in collaboration with national and international media organizations.
	www.pakistanpressfoundation.org /useractivitiesdetails.asp?uid=996 (541 words)

	WWW.OPPRESSION.ORG
		According to AFP, hundreds of angry Shia youths took to the streets of Bhakkar in protest at the attack, shouting anti-Sunni slogans.
		The latest incident is the most serious since an attack on a Shia mosque in the city of Rawalpindi earlier this year.
		The mayor of Bhakkar town, Khalid Hanif, described the latest attack as an act of terrorism, which, he said was aimed at creating unrest and sectarian friction.
	www.oppression.org /cgi-bin/viewnews.cgi?category=6&id=1019839088 (434 words)

	Bhakkar: PPP, PML ally against Shujaat -DAWN - National; September 11, 2002
		In Bhakkar district, having four tehsils — Bhakkar, Darya Khan, Kallur Kot and Mankera — there are two seats for national assembly, NA-73 and NA-74, and four for the provincial assembly, PA-47, PA-48, PA-49 and PA-50.
		Dr Muhammad Afzal is a nephew of Ghulam Husain Dhandla who was elected MNA from Bhakkar tehsil on the ticket of PML (Convention) and he was among the two elected nominees of PML (Convention) from West Pakistan.
		NA-73 comprises Kallur Kot tehsil, Darya Khan, Goharwala, qanungo halqa of Mankera tehsil, Khansar qanungo halqa of Bhakkar tehsil, while NA-74 comprises Bhakkar tehsil excluding Khanser qanungo halqa, and Mankera tehsil excluding Goharwala qanungo halqa of Bhakkar district.
	www.dawn.com /2002/09/11/nat37.htm (688 words)

	Paksitan Journal of Medical Sciences
		To study the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder among the survivors of a bomb blast which occurred in a religious gathering at Bhakkar.
		A bomb blast occurred at Bhakkar in April 2002 in a religious gathering.
		A team comprising of two psychiatrists and a psychologist was sent by the Government of Punjab from Lahore to Bhakkar to provide psychiatric assessment and treatment of survivors.
	www.pjms.com.pk /issues/julsep03/article/article2.html (1354 words)

	Bhakkar Earthquake, 10 October 2005
		Mongabay.com Abbottabad, Afghanistan, Ahal, Akhnoor, Arja, Attock, Baffa, Bagh, Bagot, Banda, Baramula, Bhakkar, Chakwal, Chaman, Charsadda, Chichawatni, Dadu, Danna, Daska...
		Daily Times, Lodhran, Sahiwal and Bhakkar, one from Bahawalnagar and two each from Jhelum, Rahimyar Khan and Muzaffargarh were sent to the assistance of earthquake victims.
		The mission of the Pakistan Red Crescent Society as the leading non-governmental humanitarian organization, is to ameliorate the suffering of the most vulnerable people in distress without discrimination of nationality, race, religious belief, class, or political opinion.
	danger.mongabay.com /earthquake/pakistan/Bhakkar.html (446 words)

	PAKISSAN.com; Six new wheat varieties approved
		The new varieties are Bhakkar 2001, Marvi 2000, Marvat J-01, Wafaq 2001, Saleem 2000 and Zarlashta 1999.
		According to official sources, the varieties have been developed by Arid Zone Research Institute, Bhakkar; Nuclear Institute for Agriculture, Tandojam; Agri Research Station, Sarai Naurang; Wheat Programme NARC Islamabad, Cereal Research Crop Institute, Pirsabak and Agri Research Institute Sariab Quetta, respectively.
		The varieties approved for release are high yielding, disease-resistant with superior quality traits and tolerance against various abiotic stresses prevalent in the area.
	www.pakissan.com /english/news/newsDetail.php?newsid=209 (158 words)

	PAKISSAN.com; Proper procedure a must before releasing variety for cultivation
		He was speaking at a seminar on "Present Activities and Achievements of Arid Zone Research Institute, Bhakkar" delivered by Sheikh Maqsood Ahmed, Director of the Institute.
		He drew the attention of agricultural scientists towards the plight of earthquake victims and asked to come forward and donate generously to the President's Relief Fund.
		He said that wheat variety Bhakkar-2002 developed by the Institute is high yielding and consequently gained the confidence of farming community in short period of time.
	www.pakissan.com /english/news/newsDetail.php?newsid=7695 (256 words)

	Pakistan Times \| Metro: Rs 50,000 each for families of Bhakkar road accident Victims
		LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Ch Pervaiz Elahi Monday announced financial assistance of Rs 50,000 each for the families of those killed in a bus accident near Bhakkar.
		As many as 62 passengers got killed when a bus fell into a canal near Bhakkar on Thursday last.
		Chairing a meeting of Punjab Cabinet here, CM Pervaiz Elahi said that fitness certificates should be issued to the buses and trucks vigilantly.
	pakistantimes.net /2004/01/13/metro.htm (128 words)

	CNN.com - Bomb kills at least 8 people near Pakistan mosque - April 26, 2002
		BHAKKAR, Pakistan (CNN) -- A bomb exploded near a Shiite mosque Thursday night, killing at least eight people and wounding at least 19 others, five of them seriously, police and hospital sources said.
		The bomb, which was connected to a timing device, detonated at 11:30 p.m.
		No one immediately claimed responsibility for the explosion, which took place in the south of Punjab province 200 miles south of Islamabad.
	archives.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/asiapcf/south/04/25/pakistan.bomb/index.html (193 words)

	imamianews
		The prime suspect of Bhakkar bomb blast, in which at least 12 Shia women and children were killed, was arrested in Bhakkar on Sunday.
		The Wahabi terrorist had been serving at the Qadeem Imambargah Qasr-e-Zainab in Bhakkar for the last six months in the guise of a malang.
		Later, the suspect was handed over to the district Nazim of Bhakkar who took him to the police.
	uk.msnusers.com /imamianews/alqedamaybeinvolved.msnw (250 words)

	ONLINE - International News Network
		He said that the pre-feasibility study had to be completed by the consultant within six months of signing a contract with the gas utility.
		They said that the project covers establishing coal gasification plant, a more efficient and less costly process, at Bhakkar to produce gas.
		Methanol or synthetic gas can be produced from Thar coal, which can easily be transported by the pipeline to demand centers, they said.
	www.onlinenews.com.pk /details.php?id=88721 (378 words)

	Gram crop under pest attack in Bhakkar -DAWN - National; December 13, 2001
		BHAKKAR, Dec 12: Gram crop in the Bhakkar district, the largest gram producing district in the province, is under severe ‘Heliothis’ attack.
		Growers have urged the Agriculture secretary and district Nazim Hameed Akbar to direct the agriculture authorities to send field staff in the area for guiding growers to control the pest attack.
		They also asked the government to declare the Bhakkar district as a calamity-hit area like the last season and not to force farmers for the recovery of outstanding dues.—APP
	www.dawn.com /2001/12/13/nat4.htm (189 words)

	rediff.com: Twelve killed in bomb blast in Pakistan
		At least 12 persons were killed and 30 injured in bomb blast at a meeting of Shiite Muslims in Pakistan, officials in Islamabad said on Friday.
		The incident occurred around midnight in Bhakkar town in central Punjab province, they said.
		Most of the dead were women as the bomb fell in an area segregated for women and children, they added.
	www.rediff.com /news/2002/apr/26pak.htm (97 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| South Asia \| Pakistan bus crash toll hits 56
		The overloaded bus plunged into the Thal canal near Bhakkar, 300 kilometres west of Lahore, on Thursday.
		The bus was travelling from Bhakkar to nearby Goharwala when its front axle broke, police said.
		Most of the crash victims were students who were returning home from schools and colleges.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/south_asia/3384247.stm (124 words)

	Tahuffaz-e-Azadari conference Bhakkar
		Bhakkar congregation vows to extend any sacrifice on Agha Moosavi's beck
		Bhakkar: 5 September, 2001: All Pakistan conference being held in Bhakkar under the management of Tehreek Tahaffuz-e-Azadari Pakistan while supporting anti-terrorism ordinance being issued by government, has termed it the voice of whole nation.
		Hundreds of ulema, zakireen, waizeen, organizers of majalis and more than two lakh people attended the conference which ended last night afer the declaration was approved.
	www.jafariyanews.com /azadariconference.htm (678 words)

	BHAKKAR: Police nab three involved in killings of Shias
		BHAKKAR July 9: The Bhakkar police on Wednesday claimed to have resolved the mysteryshrouding the killing of nine persons at Khairpur Tamewali and the murder of DC Khanewal Capt Raza Ali, by smashing a gang involved in sectarian terrorism.
		According to the SP, the main accused in the Darya Khan incident, Hafiz Shafiqur Rahman, also had a major role in the firing incident at the Iranian Cultural centre in Multan in which several persons, including director of the centre were killed.
		He told newsmen that the IG Police, Punjab had promoted to the next ranks all the police officials concerned for showing bravery and excellent performance in this case.
	www.geocities.com /sipahisahaba/1997/09071997.htm (261 words)

	The Nation
		THOUGH the present government and the senior police officials have been showing complacency over the law and order situation in the province after the Police Order 2002 reforms, but citizens are still as insecure as ever because the reforms are no more than skin deep.
		A particularly nasty example came to light when on April 3, this newspaper's Bhakkar correspondent was penalised for publishing a news item against the anti-encroachment drive going on in Bhakkar.
		The journalist had to pay the price of doing his duty by being thrashed and robbed of his mobile and wallet.
	www.nation.com.pk /daily/april-2006/6/editorials4.php (194 words)

	Pakistan Water Gateway - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		LAHORE: The Punjab Flood Relief Committee (PFRC) has declared 110 villages ‘disaster stricken’ after a survey of three flood-affected districts carried out by their district coordination officers (DCOs), said a PFRC statement on Thursday.
		In a PFRC meeting chaired by Relief Commissioner Safdar Javed Syed, DCOs of Layyah, Khushab and Bhakkar said that 80 villages in Layyah, six in Khushab and 16 in Bhakkar were affected by floods.
		The DCOs said that the recovery of revenue, agricultural and other taxes, and bank loans would be postponed in these villages.
	www.waterinfo.net.pk /a_Detail.cfm?ID=3310 (164 words)

	The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Main News
		A bomb killed 12 women and children in a mosque in central Pakistan overnight at a gathering of thousands of Shi’ite Muslims, hospital officials said today.
		It was not immediately clear who planted the bomb, which also wounded 23 persons in the mosque in Bhakkar town in the central Pakistan province of Punjab, but residents said tension between Shi’ite and Sunni Muslims was most likely to blame.
		Twelve Pakistani bunkers were destroyed and an unknown number of Pakistani regulars killed when Indian soldiers opened retaliatory artillery fire on frontier Pakistani positions across the Line of Control (LoC) in the Nowshera sector of Rajouri district on Friday.
	www.tribuneindia.com /2002/20020427/main5.htm (538 words)

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