November 1, 2001	Thursday	Shaba’an 14, 1422

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No lessons learnt from jail-break GUJRAT, Oct 31: The Mandi Bahauddin jail-break, which made the Punjab government transfer its Prisons chief, Brig Tauqir Qamar, and suspend 13 jail officials, has not resulted in any measures aimed...		ST officials urged not to harass yarn dealers FAISALABAD, Oct 31: The Pakistan Yarn Merchants Association has urged sales tax officials not to harass yarn dealers by issuing notices because they are already facing financial problems due to a...
Toba tehsil council surplus budget TOBA TEK SINGH, Oct 31: Local tehsil council on Wednesday approved a surplus budget of Rs56.4 million....		Case against five policemen: Death in custody KASUR, Oct 31: On the order of the Lahore High Court, a case has been registered against the Ilahabad SHO and four others for killing an alleged criminal in custody and...
Bandits on the loose SHEIKHUPURA, Oct 31: Highwaymen deprived dozens of people of cash and valuables on the Hafizabad Road near Jandiala Sher Khan on Wednesday....		Investigation widened to other dists: Church carnage BAHAWALPUR, Oct 31: The investigation of church massacre has been widened to other districts of the Punjab in a bid to track down the assailants....
Laws soon to set up depts under district government LAHORE, Oct 31: Legislation for constitution of various departments under the new district government system would be completed in November, Minister for Local Bodies Hamid Saeed Akhtar said here on Wednesday....		Five deaths: minibus conductor arrested SHEIKHUPURA, Oct 31: Khanqah Dogran police on Wednesday arrested the conductor of a mini-bus which led to an accident on Tuesday that had killed five people and injured as many on...
Samundri’s Rs28.57m tax-free budget FAISALABAD, Oct 31: Samundri tehsil council’s tax-free budget of Rs28.57 million has been presented before the house for approval....		Robbers kill trader on resistance GUJRANWALA, Oct 31: Robbers killed a trader on resistance near Alipur Chattha on Wednesday....
Two killed, 10 hurt in wagon crash VEHARI, Oct 31: Two persons were killed while 10 others sustained injuries in an accident on the Burewala-Lahore Road on Wednesday....		DCOs seek power to purchase medicines MULTAN, Oct 31: The district coordination officers have reportedly asked the Health Department to make them its principal procurement officers under the finance rules so that the district governments can buy...
Bar chief for release of scientists MULTAN, Oct 31: The government should immediately release the two scientists who were arrested a few days back....		Opposition rejects education tax GUJRANWALA, Oct 31: The opposition members on Wednesday rejected the proposal to levy new taxes in the district council budget....
Registration at refugee camp suspended ISLAMABAD, Oct 31: Pakistan has suspended registration at the Killi Faizo refugee camp near Chaman as it has been filled to capacity by the newly arrived Afghan refugees....		Taliban, UN make conflicting claims: Meeting with Brahimi ISLAMABAD, Oct 31: The UN secretary-general’s special representative for Afghanistan, Lakhdar Brahimi, and the Taliban authorities on Wednesday made contradictory claims of declining each other’s request for a meeting....
Law & order situation affects work on NAEP GILGIT, Oct 31: An official of the Northern Areas Education Project (NAEP) on Wednesday told Dawn that work on the various NAEP projects had suffered due to the uncertain law-and-order situation...		Parties warned against violence in demos QUETTA, Oct 31: Balochistan government has improved security arrangements to tackle pro-Taliban and anti-American demonstrations in the province, the provincial police chief said on Wednesday....
Five JKLF leaders arrested in Valley SRINAGAR, Oct 31: Five front-rank leaders of an anti-India group in occupied Kashmir were arrested by police on Wednesday, the All Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC) said....		Indonesia expresses solidarity with Pakistan ISLAMABAD, Oct 31: Indonesia has expressed its solidarity with people and government of Pakistan and supported it’s decision to help in the international campaign against terrorism, said M. Jusuf Kalla, Indonesia’s...
Govt asked to study service law’s extension to NAs ISLAMABAD, Oct 31: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the federal government to consider the desirability of extending service law to Northern Areas and establishment of service tribunal there within three...		Debt relief sought from Japan ISLAMABAD, Oct 31: Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz has expressed gratitude to the Japanese government for lifting economic sanctions against Pakistan and providing it assistance to help offset the negative effects of...
Applications under Open Haj scheme from today ISLAMABAD, Oct 31: All Haji camps established at Islamabad, Peshawar, Lahore, Karachi and Quetta will start receiving applications under the Open Haj Scheme 2002, from November 1....		Pindi corps commander calls on AJK president MUZAFFARABAD, Oct 31: The new corps commander of Rawalpindi Lt-Gen Arif Hassan held a meeting with the AJK president Sardar Mohammad Anwar Khan here at the Aiwan-i-Sadar on Wednesday....
Greek FM due today ISLAMABAD, Oct 31: Greek Foreign Minister George A. Papandreou will arrive here on Thursday on a two-day visit to discuss current situation and developments in the region after Sept 11 attacks...		Former DC convicted for corruption QUETTA, Oct 31: Accountability Court No.2, presided over by Judge Nadir Khan Durrani on Wednesday convicted and awarded three years rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs10 million to former Lasbella...
Taliban take over UNHCR field office QUETTA, Oct 31: Armed Taliban soldiers on Wednesday took over a field office run by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in the southern Afghan border town of Spin...		Man kills son GILGIT, Oct 31: An estranged father axed his son to death and injured his daughter-in-law in Nasirabad, Lower Hunza the other day, police sources in Aliabad said....
Future Afghan setup discussed ISLAMABAD, Oct 31: United Nations secretary general’s special representative for Afghanistan, Lakhdar Brahimi, met National Islamic Front of Afghanistan leader Pir Sayed Ahmad Gilani at his residence here on Tuesday....		Women councillors boycott proceedings: Non-allocation of welfare funds KOHAT, Oct 31: Lady councillors of Abbottabad staged an en bloc walkout from the assembly hall as a mark of protest against the non-allocation of funds in the approved 834 million...
Scavengers exposed to dangerous diseases PESHAWAR, Oct 31: Hundreds of Afghan child scavengers, wandering in the city, are exposed to dangerous diseases, a survey conducted by Dawn reveals....		Farm services centres soon, says minister HARIPUR, Oct 31: The provincial agriculture minister, Mr Obeaidullah Jan, has said that the government is taking drastic measures to ensure wheat autarky by providing attractive credit package to the farmers....
Four killed in Mardan MARDAN, Oct 31: Four persons including one committed suicide were killed in different incidents in Mardan and Dargai areas in the last 24 hours....		Two Swabi youths die in US bombing SWABI, Oct 31: Two youth belonging to district Swabi have been killed by the US led international coalition forces while fighting on the side of Afghanistan ruling Taliban....
Wasington flayed for considering N-option SWABI, Oct 31: Leaders of religious and political parties have castigated the US defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld’s  plea for using nuclear weapons against Taliban to achieve their objectives....		Swabi council opposition boycotts budget SWABI, Oct 31: The opposition in the district Swabi council staged a walkout against the non-availability of funds for the development projects in their respective areas here on Wednesday....
Airstrikes on Afghanistan condemned PESHAWAR, Oct 31: The continuation of US ground and air offensive against Afghanistan and the US declared intention to remain there for a long time to come is not only ominous...		Budget for Karak presented KARAK, Oct 31: The district Nazim Karak presented budget for the financial year 2001-02 at the district council meeting held at Town Hall here on Wednesday....
Power supply to tubewell cut off KARAK, Oct 31: The executive engineer of Peshawar Electric supply Company Karak division has suspended the power supply to a tubewell recently installed at Tappi Algadi....		Coach hijacked LAKKI MARWAT, Oct 31: Carjackers snatched a flying coach at gunpoint in the Tajir area on Monday night....
13 gamblers arrested HARIPUR, Oct 31: The Khanpur police raided a gambling den in Khanpur area and arrested 13 gamblers along with stake money and a car. However, the owner of the den managed...		Sakhirani freed after 110 days’ captivity DADU, Oct 31: Vocalist Manzoor Ali Sakhirani alongwith his four colleagues Mehboob Sakhirani, Nisar Sial, Nazakat Maghanhar and Mehboob Maghanhar, was released after 110 days captivity....
Thatta schools need subject specialists THATTA, Oct 31: Nine higher secondary schools, upgraded from high schools in 1993-94 during the PPP era, keeping in view the growing admission load on the only three degree and one...		ADBP arrests nine more defaulters NAWABSHAH Oct 31: The Agricultural Development Bank of Pakistan (ADBP) arrested nine more defaulters during the ongoing operation against the defaulters. According to an official of the ADBP Nawabshah Zone, the...
Dacoits kidnap three from Kashmore SUKKUR, Oct 31: A group of dacoits kidnapped three persons and also looted dozens of vehicular traffic on the Indus Highway, near Kashmore, on Tuesday night....		Panels to remove encroachments to be formed NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Oct 31: The Taluka council Naushahro Feroze has decided to remove encroachments without any discrimination, and for this purpose, committees will be formed....