October 21, 2001	Sunday	Shaba'an 3, 1422

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DAC rejects CE’s claim of majority support ISLAMABAD Oct 20: Maulana Samiul Haq, the chief of his own faction of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam and the convener of the Defence of Afghanistan Council (DAC), has alleged that the CIA,...		Efforts on to recover kidnapped councillor KOHAT, Oct 20: The political authorities of Darra Adamkhel, frontier region of Kohat have conducted raids for the recovery of a councillor and his friend kidnapped last Wednesday from their guava...
Sikandar wants officials to work with dedication MUZAFFARABAD, Oct 20: AJK prime minister Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan on Saturday asked the government employees’ organizations to help the government enforce the rule of law and merit in every field...		PML leader flays Indian propaganda ISLAMABAD, Oct 20: Former foreign minister and a Muslim League leader Sartaj Aziz has said that Indians are making an abortive move to project Pakistan as an irresponsible state....
Dalbandin people witness US action ISLAMABAD, Oct 20: Helicopters shuttled in and out through the night, soldiers patrolled the streets and locals peeked from their windows....		Suspected Anthrax powder sent to UK ISLAMABAD, Oct 20: The British High Commission, which had received the suspected envelope containing contaminated powder with Anthrax have sent the samples of the material to a laboratory in London, an...
PTI leader set to win SCBA poll ISLAMABAD, Oct 20: Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf office-bearer Hamid Khan appeared to be all set to win the office of the president of the Supreme Court bar association (SCBA)....		Edhi to help run Jalalabad hospital KARACHI, Oct 20: The Central Hospital Jalalabad (CJH), Afghanistan, would appoint doctors, nurses and para-medical staff locally to run the hospital for which funds would be provided by the Edhi Foundation....
US to provide soybean oil ISLAMABAD, Oct 20: United States Ambassador Wendy Chamberlin and secretary of the Economic Affairs Division, Ministry of Finance, Nawid Ahsan, on Saturday signed an agreement under which the US would provide...		NAB recovers Rs71 billion ISLAMABAD, Oct 20: The National Accountability Bureau has recovered Rs71.84 billion since April 2000 after the institution of accountability courts....
Traders critical of Nepra: Power tariff hike GUJRANWALA, Oct 20: People from various walks of life have strongly protested against Nepra decision to allow Wapda to enhance electricity tariff....		77 primary schools to be upgraded MULTAN, Oct 20: The Punjab government will upgrade 77 primary schools to middle level besides setting up 10 new middle schools in various districts....
Call to fill in 100 posts of patwaris DERA GHAZI KHAN, Oct 20: The Anjuman-i-Patwarian has demanded that 100 sanctioned seats of patwaris which have been lying vacant since long should be filled in immediately....		192 prisoners released GUJRANWALA, Oct 20: The release of 192 prisoners of the Central Jail was ordered by District and Sessions Judge Asad Raza during a visit on Saturday....
Dacoit ‘in escape bid’ shot dead by police KASUR, Oct 20: Ilahabad police on Saturday shot dead an in-custody dacoit and injured another seriously when they reportedly tried to snatch arms from the policemen....		TCP urged to speed up cotton purchase MULTAN, Oct 20: The Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) has urged the Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) to avoid ‘negative’ tactics and come forward to procure cotton to stabilize the market....
Nazim held for making provocative speeches DERA GHAZI KHAN, Oct 20: Jamaat-i-Islami backed Union Council No 3 Nazim and district council member Abu Bakar Siddique was arrested late Saturday night on the charge of delivering provocative speeches...		Seminar on deregulation of farm prices FAISALABAD, Oct 20: Self-sufficiency in the agriculture sector could only be achieved by framing farmer friendly policies, said Shafi Niaz, adviser to the chief executive on food, agriculture and livestock....
Electricity shutdowns MULTAN, Oct 20: Maintenance work on main electricity lines these days has led to long-hour power shutdowns only to the dismay of the citizenry of Multan....		Rawa calls for uprising to get rid of Taliban PESHAWAR, Oct 20: The Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (Rawa) has underlined the need for mobilizing the Afghan people rather than renting out the services of old commanders to...
Qari Khalil’s apology rejected DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Oct 20: A delegation led by Maulana Alauddin called on the SSP of Dera Ismail Khan, Arif Nawaz on Friday and tendered an apology on behalf of Qari...		Girl gunned down DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Oct 20: A young girl was gunned down by two unidentified cattle thieves at village Kot Jai near Paharpur on Friday night....
Passengers looted at gunpoint MANSEHRA, Oct 20: bandits looted the passengers of a bus at gunpoint near Khawary, some 15 km from here on Saturday morning....		Drive for recruiting volunteers continues in NWFP, Fata PESHAWAR, Oct 20: Campaigns for recruiting volunteers and collecting donation for the Taliban are in full swing in the NWFP as well as the Federally-Administered Tribal Areas....
Indian firing condemned PESHAWAR, Oct 20: A leader of the Pakistan People’s Party (Sherpao), Sikandar Hayat Sherpao, on Saturday expressed concern over the unprovoked shelling of Indian forces on the border villages along the...		Cotton growers feel cheated by ginners, seek govt’s help MIRPURKHAS, Oct 20: Ginners are exploiting cotton growers of the division by paying them much less than the rates fixed by the government as a result of which the latter are...
One dies in clash SANGHAR, Oct 20: A 10-year-old girl died and three others injured in a clash between two groups of Bugti clan over a petty matter in village Kot Nawab near Bakhoro on...		JI pledges to lay siege to Jacobabad airport SHIKARPUR, Oct 20: A large number of activists of the Jamaat-i-Islami brought out a rally from the Hazari gate to Lakhai gate clock tower on Saturday evening to express solidarity with...
Motorcycle lifters gang busted SUKKUR, Oct 20: Sukkur police busted an inter-provincial gang of motorcycle lifters and arrested a key member of the gang and recovered three motorcycles from his possession here on Saturday....		Official told of water shortage in Nawabshah NAWABSHAH, Oct 20: During an open kutcheri organized by the Irrigation and Power Department here on Saturday, people made many complaints regarding non-availability of water....