October 10, 2001	Wednesday	Rajab 22, 1422

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Where there is a will... DERA GHAZI KHAN, Oct 9: A woman who runs the canteen of a girls schools has been elected councillor from the urban union council No 5 of the Dera Ghazi Khan...		Protest continues in Punjab FAISALABAD, Oct 9: Protests continued for the second successive day on Tuesday all over the Punjab to condemn the US attack on Afghanistan....
Call to increase food production FAISALABAD, Oct 9: Participants in a workshop on Pakistan’s food security and safety strategy development have suggested that focus should be on maximum food production, livestock management processing inclusive of poultry...		BZU declares BA, BSc results MULTAN, Oct 9: The Bahauddin Zakariya University on Tuesday declared the results of BA, BSc first annual examinations, 2001. The gazette was, however, not available to the general public....
PML-QA might face difficulties: Alliance with religious parties LAHORE, Oct 9: The PML-QA may have to face a number of difficulties in forming an alliance with religious parties as most of them are reluctant to sit with the Pakistan...		Running on donations GUJRANWALA, Oct 9: The Nazim of a union council and the tehsil city Naib Nazim expressed concern over “mismanagement” in a municipal school during a surprise visit here on Tuesday....
Meraj Khalid deprived of car LAHORE, Oct 9: Former caretaker prime minister Meraj Khalid was deprived of his car in Old Anarkali here on Tuesday....		Postmaster, three clerks suspended GUJRANWALA, Oct 9: Another postmaster and three clerks were suspended from service by postal authorities on Tuesday for selling fake and used stamps....
‘TJP leader giving false colour to accident’ MULTAN, Oct 9: “A Tehrik-i-Jafria leader is giving a false colour of terrorism to the accident in which his guard was killed and his son was injured.”...		UC Nazims to monitor sanitation operations LAHORE, Oct 9: Monitoring committees headed by union council Nazims have been set up to identify the areas which need more sanitary workers....
Two injured by Indian firing SIALKOT, Oct 9: Two villagers were injured by Indian firing in the Sialkot working boundary’s Sucheetgarh sector on Tuesday evening....		PO shot dead, father injured by rivals OKARA, Oct 9: A proclaimed offender was shot dead while his father sustained injuries over enmity here on Tuesday....
Three die, 14 hurt in accidents JHANG, Oct 9: Three persons were killed while 14 others sustained injuries in different road accidents in Chiniot and Jhang during the last 24 hours....		Fire claims two lives VEHARI, Oct 9: A man and his daughter were killed while another daughter sustained burn injuries when fire broke out in their house in Chak 541/EB, on Tuesday....
LPG companies asked to reduce prices by 20pc ISLAMABAD, Oct 9: The federal government has directed the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) companies to reduce consumers prices by at least 20 per cent and base future pricing on six monthly...		Ministries recommend 148 seats for FPSC ISLAMABAD, Oct 9: As many as 148 seats have been recommended for final allocation to the Federal Public Service Commission by different ministries through the establishment division, well-placed sources in the...
Ejaz calls for end to US strikes ISLAMABAD Oct 9: Senior vice president of Pakistan Muslim League (LM) Ejazul Haq has called for immediate halt to the US raids on Afghanistan and asked the OIC and government of...		Ties with Pakistan important: US envoy ISLAMABAD, Oct 9: The United States ambassador to Pakistan Wendy Chamberlin has said that the US attaches great importance to its relations with Pakistan....
EU pledges aid for Afghans ISLAMABAD, Oct 9: The European Union has pledged 316 million euro to provide humanitarian aid for Afghan people, according to local EU office statement....		Passenger plane evades collision over Pakistan FRANKFURT, Oct 9: A Lufthansa jumbo jet, en route from Bangkok, was forced to dodge two US fighter jets to avoid a collision in airspace south of Pakistan on Sunday, a...
PML-LM to hold seminar for creating consensus ISLAMABAD, Oct 9: The Pakistan Muslim League (like-minded) has planned to invite all the leading political parties to attend a seminar it is holding in the federal capital on Oct 16...		JUI denies activists’ involvement in violence QUETTA, Oct 9: The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam has denied the involvement of the party workers and supporters in the violent incidents occurred in the provincial capital on Monday and condemned these incidents....
Islam advocates moderation, says Musharraf ISLAMABAD, Oct 9: President General Pervez Musharraf said on Tuesday that Islam advocates moderation and peaceful co-existence....		Pollution hits Gilgit GILGIT, Oct 9: Stench and smoke that comes from open dumped garbage at the abandoned sites along the University Road, Gilgit (Old College Road) and poses serious threats to health, environment...
Thousands attend anti-US demo in Bajaur BAJAUR, Oct 9: Thousands of tribal people staged a protest demonstration at the Mamond area of Bajaur Agency on Tuesday against the US aggression on Afghanistan....		13 injured in clash with agencies HANGU, Oct 9: At least 13 people were injured, four of them seriously, when thousands of violent protesters clashed with law enforcement agencies and damaged public and private property here on Tuesday to condemn the air attacks...
Religious, political leaders demand end to US strikes SWABI, Oct 9: Local leaders of religious and political parties have described the US-led attacks on Afghanistan as an act of terrorism and said the fate of Washington will not be...		Governor wants police to be more efficient PESHAWAR, Oct 9: The NWFP Governor Lt-Gen Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has underscored the need for making the law enforcement agencies, efficient and responsive to the public demands....
Attack on Taliban condemned MINGORA, Oct 9: Thousands of people flocked to the roads on Tuesday in favour of the Taliban and condemned the United States and its allies for attacking the war-torn Afghanistan....		Al Qaeda hideout bombed LANDI KOTEL, Oct 9: The US and British forces fired three cruise missiles on Taliban’s military installations in the eastern city of Jalalabad last night....
‘Tribal areas vulnerable to attacks’ KOHAT, Oct 9: In view of the immense similarity between the map of the targets (the terrain and the structure of buildings) in Afghanistan and the adjoining Pakistani tribal areas which...		Kohat traders observe strike KOHAT, Oct 9: The local business community on Tuesday observed a complete strike, and the Council for Defence of Pakistan and Afghanistan organized a big rally to express solidarity with the...
Rallies banned in Abbottabad ABBOTTABAD, Oct 9: The district Nazim of Abbottabad, Mustafa Khan Jadoon, imposed section 144 under the Local Government Amended Order, 2001, and the Police Act (Amendment), 2001, for 10 days, banning...		Transfers affect teachers DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Oct 9: Frequent transfers and adjustments in the Education Department are under way in breach of the NWFP district government rules of business, 2001, and guidelines on posting/transfer...
Four Sindh judges made permanent ISLAMABAD, Oct 9: The President has appointed four additional judges of the Sindh High Court to be permanent judges of the court with effect from the date their present term expires....		4000 acres of forest land occupied in Larkana LARKANA, Oct 9: Around 4000 acres out of 50,000 forest land had illegally been occupied in Larkana forest range allegedly by the influential in connivance with the revenue staff who are...
Security around oil fields intensified THATTA Oct 9: Intensified security measures have been adopted along the Thatta-Badin coastal belt to have a vigil on 13 oil exploration and producing fields as well as the scattered settlements...		Case against ex-Hesco official registered MIRPURKHAS, Oct 9: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), Hyderabad, lodged a case against a former line superintendent of construction and renovation, Hesco, Mirpurkhas, on the charges of misappropriation of material at...
28 held for anti-US demonstration KHAIRPUR, Oct 9: The Pir jo Goth police have booked some 150 workers of Jamiat Ulama-i-Islam (JUI) following a demonstration against the US attack on Afghanistan on Monday in the town....		Telephone installation target met, says official DADU, Oct 9: The General Manager, Southern Telecommunication Region-V (STR-V) of PTCL, Syed Mureed Ali Shah, said on Tuesday that STR-V with its headquarters at Sukkur had a total capacity of...
Two women shot dead SUKKUR, Oct 9: A married woman, Zeenat (21), was shot dead on the pretext of Karo-kari by her husband, Akbar Chachar, in Ubaro village on Monday night....		Clarification KARACHI: Apropos a news item “Reverted police offices occupy coveted posts”, published in Dawn on Oct 3, Imam Bux Chachar Tagar, additional superintendent of police, West, has claimed Chachar that he...
Two babies drown BADIN, Oct 9: Two minor children were drowned to death in an earthen vessel in ward No 4 here on Tuesday early morning....		Car lifters’ gang busted LARKANA, Oct 9: Nasirabad police on Tuesday busted a gang of car lifters and recovered four cars, two Datsun pickups from their possession....