October 13, 2001	Saturday	Rajab 25, 1422

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2,000 Afghans entering Pakistan daily: UNHCR ISLAMABAD, Oct 12: Pakistan on Friday rejected UNHCR’s claim of red tapism in preventing the field teams of the refugee agency from getting access to border areas....		Need stressed for broad-based govt in Afghanistan ISLAMABAD, Oct 12: The United Nations and the World Bank have committed support for the reconstruction of Afghanistan....
Cell phone, Internet subscribers face problems in Kohat KOHAT, Oct 12: Due to the indifferent attitude of the local PTCL authorities, U-fone and Mobilink cellular companies have been forced to stop giving fresh connections to the local population and...		Mujahideen group vows to step up operations MUZAFFARABAD, Oct 12: Kashmir’s dominant freedom fighter group, Hizbul Mujahideen, on Friday vowed to accelerate its operations against the Indian occupation forces, as Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee said his...
Pakistani may challenge deportation order LONDON, Oct 12: A Pakistan-born man is considering challenging the Thursday’s landmark rulling of the highest court of the land to deport him to Pakistan, suspected to be a threat to...		10 grid stations to be built in AJK MUZAFFARABAD, Oct 12: The Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) has agreed to construct 10 grid stations of 132 kilowatt each in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, an AJK official told a...
OIC flayed for not condemning US attacks PESHAWAR, Oct 12: Denouncing the joint statement issued by the OIC foreign ministers at the conclusion of their meeting in Doha, Qatar, opposing any contemplated attack on any Arab or other...		Morocco sends relief goods for refugees ISLAMABAD, Oct 12: Two C-130 aircraft with 28 tonnes of relief goods, including packed food items and blankets, for Afghan refugees arrived at the Chaklala air base here on Friday....
Presence of pro-Taliban policemen denied ISLAMABAD, Oct 12: Balochistan Governor Amirul Mulk Mengal has rejected reports about the presence of pro-Taliban elements in the provincial police force....		Pakistan mission in Zahedan attacked TEHRAN, Oct 12: Two people were hurt as police tried to stop a crowd of mainly Afghan refugees from attacking the Pakistan consulate in the southwestern Iranian town of Zahedan on...
Seven injured Afghans brought to Peshawar PESHAWAR, Oct 12: Seven Afghans, including three females, were brought here Friday morning after they received injuries during US bombing of Kabul and Jalalabad....		Mass protests in Punjab against US strikes MULTAN, Oct 12: Mass protests against US attack on Afghanistan continued throughout the Punjab on Friday....
Two held for preparing fake licences GUJRAT, Oct 12: The district traffic police on Friday claim to have arrested two outlaws involved in the preparation of fake computerized driving licences....		LHC issues verdict on tax payment by exporters LAHORE, Oct 12: If an importer having no other source of income has paid income tax at source on arrival of his consignment, the payment would be deemed full and final...
Teachers’ termination declared illegal MULTAN, Oct 12: The Lahore High Court, Multan bench, on Friday declared the orders of education departments of Khanewal and Multan debarring two teachers from entering school premises and stopping their...		‘Moral growth to keep country alive’ FAISALABAD, Oct 12: Former chief justice of Pakistan Ajmal Mian conferred degrees and awards on the Faisalabad Hamdard University’s students who passed out in 97....
Villager injured in Indian firing SIALKOT, Oct 12: A villager was seriously injured in firing by Indian troops on bordering Dhumalo village of the Sialkot working boundary’s Charwa sector....		People deprived of cash, gold KASUR, Oct 12: Dacoits looted cash and valuables worth hundreds of thousands of rupees in different parts of the district on Friday....
Student leader shot dead BAHAWALPUR, Oct 12: A former student leader of the Islamia University, Bahawalpur, was killed during an exchange of fire at the Old University Chowk, on Friday....		Villagers at mercy of outlaws GUJRANWALA, Oct 12: Three union councils of Ferozwala village have reportedly been in the grip of outlaws for the last couple of months....
Man killed by masked assailants SHEIKHUPURA, Oct 12: A man was shot dead by assailants in Chak No 4 near Nankana Sahib early on Friday....		Applications for adoption LAHORE, Oct 12: The Services Hospital administration has received 12 applications from issueless couples for adopting an abandoned newborn....
600 sanitary workers to be recruited GUJRANWALA, Oct 12: The tehsil city council has decided to recruit 600 sanitary workers on ad hoc basis and purchase waste containers and other machinery to improve sanitation....		Art Shart collective expression LAHORE, Oct 12: Some senior and some young artists gather at Art Shart, the art gallery sponsored by Prof Saleema Hashmi, on Sunday to express on their sentiments on the current...
Five tribes warn of flouting ban: Heavy weapons’ production DARA ADAMAMKHEL, Oct 12: Five major tribes here on Friday have announced that they would resume manufacturing of heavy weapons despite government’s ban and would supply these weapons to the Taliban...		Strike observed against US attacks on Afghanistan SUKKUR, Oct 12: A strike was observed in Sukkur and other towns on the call of the Pakistan-Afghanistan Defence Council as a result of which all trade and business centres remained...
Eight injured as protesters attack jail BAJAUR, Oct 12: Eight people were injured when the personnel of Bajaur Levies opened fire on enraged protesters who attacked the agency headquarters jail in Khar here on Thursday....		JI demands end to US bombing on Afghanistan SWABI, Oct 12: The chief of Shabab-i-Milli has said that Jamaat-i-Islami will apprise the nation about the secret agenda of United States....
Halani town without power for three days KHAIRPUR, Oct 12: The power supply to half of Halani town was cut off three days ago as the transformer developed a fault....		Hazara Varsity VC named PESHAWAR, Oct 12: Prof Ashraf Adeel, director, Institute of Education  and Research (IER), Peshawar University, has been appointed as vice-chancellor of the newly established Hazara University....
Protest rally held in Mansehra MANSEHRA, Oct 12: Despite a ban on rallies and demonstration imposed by district Nazim, a big protest rally was staged on the call of Defence of Afghanistan Council here on Friday....		Three Naushahro courts await judges NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Oct 12: People are facing great difficulty as two courts of Naushahro Feroze i.e. civil court and judicial magistrate court No.III are without judges for last one year while...
Trees cut to widen roundabout MARDAN, Oct 12: Century-old Shisham, Mulberry (Toot) and Eucalyptus trees were hewed down at Umara Khan Cannons in Mardan when the authorities decided to widen the roundabouts under the Khushal scheme....		Hotel owners seek damages MINGORA, Oct 12: All Swat Hotels Association (Asha) has urged the government to claim damages from the United States and its allies for paralyzing the hotel and tourism industries of Pakistan...