October 23, 2001	Tuesday	Shaba'an 5, 1422

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Seeking more monuments on the heritage list LAHORE, Oct 22: The federal archaeology department has taken a significant step of sending a reference to Unesco for including six more 17th century monuments on its world heritage list....		Police clueless in high-profile murders MULTAN, Oct 22: Police in this part of the country are unable to either track down the culprits or to resolve the mysteries of somewhat nine high-profile murder incidents that claimed...
Citrus research institute soon SARGODHA, Oct 22: Citrus is produced in abundance in the district. This was stated by district Nazim Malik Amjad Ali Noon while addressing participants of a a seminar to review the export of citrus, its yield and preservation in Bhalwal on Monday.....		Shopkeepers fined for not possessing TV licences GUJRANWALA, Oct 22: At least 400 shopkeepers were fined on Monday by PTV raiding teams during their campaign to check commercial licences in various parts of the city....
Gang-raped victims’ family calls for security SIALKOT, Oct 22: The aggrieved family of two girl students, who were abducted and gang-raped, have appealed the Punjab governor, IGP and Gujranwala corps commander to provide them security....		Dispute over sugar cane market fee TOBA TEK SINGH, Oct 22: A dispute between the Gojra market committee and Chaudhry Sugar Mills (owned by the Sharif family) management has been brought to the notice of higher authorities...
Woman burnt to death SHEIKHUPURA, Oct 22: A man allegedly killed his wife with the help of his mother and sister in Goharpur near Mandi Faizabad on Monday....		Exhibition LAHORE, Oct 22: An exhibition of miniatures by Saira Waseem and Waseem Ahmad will be held at Art Shart Gallery in Model Town, from Tuesday....
11,000 Madaris to be registered, says minister QUETTA, Oct 22: About 11,000 religious seminaries (Madaris) have agreed to get themselves registered with the government and receive official assistance, Federal Education Minister Zubeda Jalal said at a press conference...		8th phase of Mangla dam project approved ISLAMABAD, Oct 22: The federal government has approved the construction of 8th phase of Mangla Watershed Management Project to reduce the sediment load flowing into the Mangla Reservoir so as to...
Exports to suffer after Jan 1: official ISLAMABAD, Oct 22: Pakistan’s export and business activity will be hit even beyond its official estimates as international insurance companies are unlikely to enter into fresh agreements after Jan 1 due...		Pakistani taxi driver murdered in London LONDON, Oct 22: A Pakistani taxi diver was murdered in the Bradford suburb of Little Horton Road. The victim, 34 year old Mohammad Basharat, a father of four children hailed from...
SGS move to seek compensation ISLAMABAD, Oct 22: The Swiss company, Societe Generale de Surveilance (SGS), has approached the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), a forum set up under UN Convention, to help...		ADC urges government to quit ISLAMABAD, Oct 22: The Afghan Defence Council (ADC) has demanded of President Musharraf to immediately step down after handing over power to a national interim government which could safeguard national interests....
Pakistani journalist beaten NEW YORK, Oct 22: A Pakistani journalist was beaten severely by some American youths in the Borough of Brooklyn and was admitted to an emergency room of Brooklyn Methodist Hospital with...		4 cops wounded KARACHI, Oct 22: Four policemen were wounded on Monday night when some explosives, lobbed into their mobile by unidentified motorcyclists, went off....
NWFP to allot 17,500 acres to army PESHAWAR, Oct 22: The NWFP government has decided to allot some 17,500 acres of state land, owned by various departments in Dera Ismail Khan district, to the Pakistan army, official sources...		Power failure creates problems in Sujawal THATTA, Oct 22: Unscheduled power breakdowns for the last about one-and-half month in Sujawal sub-division has made the lives of the people miserable, creating enormous problems for the population....
Nazim demands anti-snake bite vaccine for Thar MITHI, Oct 22: The Nazim District, Tharparkar, Arbab Attaullah demanded of the governor Sindh, minister, and secretary health on Monday to take serious notice of the shortage of anti-snake bite vaccine...		Private sector to be encouraged: Iftikhar PESHAWAR, Oct 22: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah on Monday said that the government would continue to focus on value-added education, making the service delivery system efficient and widening the base of...
Transport service to be modernized: minister PESHAWAR, Oct 22: The NWFP minister for transport Mohammad Abbas Khan has expressed his commitment to upgrade and modernize the transport system in the province by providing better facilities at all...		Ratodero police recover kidnapped man LARKANA, Oct 22: A heavy contingent of police that chased the kidnappers of three villagers from Ratodero on late Sunday night succeeded in tracing and recovering the third kidnapped victim Sardar...
Bus, minibus fare raised SUKKUR, Oct 22: Secretary of Regional Transport Authority, Sukkur, has announced revised fare rates for buses and mini buses....		Raise in power tariff rejected SWABI, Oct 22: Leaders of different political parties and consumers of Swabi district have opposed Nepra’s decision to allow 11 paisa raise in the power tariff and said the whole burden...
Nawabshah gets polluted water NAWABSHAH, Oct 22: The people of Nawabshah are facing a lot of difficulties due to non-availability of clean drinking water....		30 hospital employees suspended ABBOTTABABD, Oct 22: Chief executive Ayub Medical Complex Hospital Abbottabad Maj-Gen (retd) Pervez Akhter Butt has said that a number of improvements have been made to the hospital to provide better...
Routes leading to Jacobabad sealed SHIKARPUR, Oct 22: To maintain law and order, preventive measures have been adopted in the district....		Ghazi Tehsil budget presented HARIPUR, Oct 22: The Tehsil Nazim of Ghazi, Sahibzada Syed Qasim Shah, presented the first, Rs14.6 million budget for the fiscal year 2001-02 the other day....
Swat district council forms 17 committees MINGORA, Oct 22: In the first meeting of the Swat district assembly on Monday, 17 committees were formed for handling matters in different fields. The meeting was held at the Wadoodia Hall with Rafiful Mulk...		Four injured in clash KHAIRPUR, Oct 22: Four persons were seriously injured on Sunday evening near Jhalooji in an armed clash between two groups of villagers....