October 7, 2001	Sunday	Rajab 19, 1422

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DMG officers to get upper hand LAHORE, Oct 6: The district management group (DMG) officers are set to regain an upper hand in affairs related to the law and order as the police is being made answerable...		Hekmatyar backs Taliban LAHORE, Oct 6: Hizbe Islami Afghanistan Amir Engr Gulbadin Hekmatyar supports the Taliban government’s point of view on the issue of Osama bin Laden and says the US must provide evidence...
Irrigation staff accused of corruption FAISALABAD, Oct 6: About 500 Samundri farmers on Saturday staged a sit-in in front of the irrigation department offices, blocked roads and marched on various city roads in protest against the...		Indian-made anti-tank mine defused SIALKOT, Oct 6: The local Civil Defence bomb disposal squad on Saturday defused a high-intensity Indian-made anti-tank mine, weighing four pounds, in Bajwat sector’s Sukhiyaal village near the Sialkot working boundary....
Exporters for upgrading airport MULTAN, Oct 6: The All Pakistan Mango Exporters Association has urged the authorities concerned to increase PIA’s space quota for the export of fresh fruit and vegetables from Multan....		Cotton growers demand Rs1,200 support price VEHARI, Oct 6: Cotton growers announced on Saturday that they would observe a wheel-jam strike from Oct 10 if the government failed to alleviate their sufferings....
Woman killed, daughter abducted GUJRANWALA, Oct 6: A woman was shot dead while her daughter was abducted by four men in Aroop area on Saturday....		Software competition LAHORE, Oct 6: The two-day seventh annual SOFTEC 2001 software competition, hardware exhibition and book fair started at the FAST-National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, Lahore campus, on Saturday....
Afghan DPs told to leave areas near airport QUETTA, Oct 6: The administration has ordered the Afghan nationals living in the localities around Quetta airport to vacate their houses immediately....		‘Pakistan ready for humanitarian role’ GENEVA, Oct 6: Minister for Kashmir Affairs, Abbas Sarfaraz Khan has expressed the hope that the suffering of the Afghan people will be alleviated speedily by the generous support of the...
List of Taliban leaders whose bank accounts are frozen PESHAWAR, Oct 6: The following is the list, provided to all the banks operating in Pakistan through an SBP circular in January 2001, of the Taliban leaders whose bank accounts and...		Plea seeking proof about US attacks filed in SC ISLAMABAD, Oct 6: The Supreme Court was approached on Saturday for a direction to the military government to disclose all the evidence it had pertaining to alleged involvement of “any Muslim”...
WTC victims’ relatives advised to file reports ISLAMABAD, Oct 6: Consulate General of Pakistan in New York has asked the relatives of Pakistani victims of the World Trade Centre (WTC) disaster who have not filed reports with the...		448 primary schools closed in Larkana LARKANA, Oct 6: Around 448 out of 2,674 primary schools have been closed due to various reasons in the Larkana district....
Three wounded in attack SUKKUR, Oct 6: Three persons including two army personnel were injured when eight armed men attacked them over a Karo-kari dispute in Qazi Bachal Bhayo the other day....		Day-long power failure hits Mirpurkhas MIRPURKHAS, Oct 6: The people of Mirpurkhas division braved on Saturday 13-hour long power breakdown which adversely affected the business and routine life activities....
15 injured as pickup overturns SHIKARPUR, Oct 6: Fifteen people, including five women, were injured when a Datsun pickup overturned near Shikarpur Bypass Road on Saturday....		Three cops jailed for negligence LARKANA, Oct 6: An assistant sub-inspector of police along with two police constables have been put in police lock-up after a motorcycle robber escaped from their custody on Saturday....
Raise in cotton price demanded NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Oct 6: Hundreds of cotton growers of taluka Moro have threatened to block road in case the cotton price was not increased....		Karo-kari claims four lives SUKKUR, Oct 6: Four people were killed in the name of Karo- kari in Sukkur and Larkana in the past 36....
Body recovered from canal BADIN, Oct 6: The body of Ghulam Ali Khaskheli (25), a victim of Badin police excesses, was recovered from the Rohri Canal, near Sarari village, Nawabshah District, on Friday....		Tribesmen resist setting up of refugee camps ISLAMABAD, Oct 6: The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) is facing resistance in setting up refugee camps in the tribal areas....
Outbreak of malaria in Afghanistan feared PESHAWAR, Oct 6: The expected mass movement in Afghanistan (7.5 million people) may significantly increase the occurrence of malaria in many areas and it is expected that focal epidemics will occur....		CE’s talks with Blair welcomed PESHAWAR, Oct 6: A leader of Pakistan People’s Party (Sherpao), Sikandar Hayat Sherpao, said on Saturday that the broader understanding between London and Islamabad would bring about economic and political stability...