November 2, 2001	Friday	Shaba’an 15, 1422

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Import of cotton banned: Long staple allowed MULTAN, Nov 1: The government has decided to ban the import of cotton except the long staple which the country is unable to produce so far....		Cancer on the rise in Faisalabad FAISALABAD, Nov 1: Cancer is on the rise in Faisalabad owing to environmental pollution, chemical effluent of dyeing and processing mills, adulterated food, use of tobacco etc....
Jhang council’s surplus budget JHANG, Nov 1: Jhang district council approved a tax-free budget of Rs741.5 million for the year 2001-2002....		Gujrat GPO gets two envelopes: Anthrax scare GUJRAT, Nov 1: Local GPO authorities claim to have received two envelopes containing suspected anthrax powder, it is learnt....
More arrests in Church probe BAHAWALPUR, Nov 1: CIA police on Thursday lifted three activists of Jaish Muhammad in a crackdown against suspects of the church carnage, it is learnt....		Police torture: doctors, Paramedics strike work GUJRANWALA, Nov 1: Medical officers and paramedical staff of Wazirabad THQ Hospital on Thursday went on a token strike after policemen thrashed an MO and two dispensers reportedly for not attending...
Jail officer arrested for taking bribe SAHIWAL, Nov 1: An assistant superintendent of Sahiwal central jail was arrested while taking bribe from the relative of a condemned prisoner....		Seven hurt in fireworks blasts FAISALABAD, Nov 1: Seven persons, including three minor children, sustained burns on Thursday in fireworks blasts on Shab-i-Baraat in different parts of the city....
CE sees Zahir, OIC, UN role in Afghanistan ISLAMABAD, Nov 1: President General Pervez Musharraf has said that the new Afghan government should be “self- determined by the people.”...		Death sentences of 10 changed into life term ISLAMABAD, Nov 1: The Supreme Court on Friday converted the death sentence of 10 persons, who were convicted on charges of killing 34 persons in three incidents of sectarian violence, into...
UNMOGIP chief says sorry to India NEW DELHI, Nov 1: The chief of the United Nations observers in Kashmir apologized on Thursday to the Indian army for his blunt remarks this week in which he had described...		Pakistan loan deal soon, hopes IMF WASHINGTON, Nov 1: The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday it hopes to wrap up negotiations on a new poverty reduction loan for Pakistan soon....
Blockade of KKH enters second week GILGIT, Nov 1: The blockade of Karakoram Highway at Chilas continues on the eighth day on Thursday. There is no progress in negotiations going on between the local administration and armed...		Osama asks Pakistanis to confront ‘crusade’ DOHA, Nov 1: Osama bin Laden has called on Muslims in Pakistan to “confront the crusade against Islam”, Qatar’s satellite TV channel Al-Jazeera reported on Thursday....
No new refugee allowed in Killi Fiazo camp QUETTA, Nov 1: The authorities did not allow hundreds of Afghan refugees to cross into Pakistan on Thursday as there was no more capacity in the temporary protection camp established by...		Musharraf to meet Chirac PARIS, Nov 1: Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf will hold talks and have dinner with President Jacques Chirac here next week, the presidential press service said on Thursday....
Shahida arrives in Dhaka DHAKA, Nov 1: Federal Law, Justice, Parliamentary Affairs and Human Rights Minister Barrister Shahida Jamil arrived here on a three-day visit on Thursday. She was received by state minister for foreign...		Japanese to resume work in safe areas only KOHAT, Nov 1: The Japanese embassy has told its citizens engaged in various developmental projects that they can go to their cities of work as soon as the Pakistani defence ministry...
Malaria epidemic may hit eastern Afghanistan PESHAWAR, Nov 1: Malaria epidemic is feared to break out in the eastern Nangarhar and Laghman provinces of Afghanistan as the number of this malady-stricken patients keep rising in these parts...		D. I. Khan budget approved DERA  ISMAIL KHAN, Nov 1: District government budget for the year 2001-02 was unanimously approved here on Thursday morning in the budget session held at district auditorium. No cut motion was...
Abbottabad council condemns US attacks ABBOTTABAD, Nov 1: District assembly of Abbottabad in its introductory session passed two resolutions and then adjourned till November 5 when budget will be presented before the members....		Afghan varsity may reopen, says official MARDAN, Nov 1: The recent crisis in Afghanistan has not only brought untold miseries for the people in that country, but also for the students of the Afghan University in Peshawar...
Jamaat says country passing thru critical phase HARIPUR, Nov 1: The JI’s district amir and secretary-general Difah-i-Afghanistan and Pakistan Council, Haripur, Maulana Abdul Haq, has said that the country was passing through a very critical phase in history...		Transporters asked to abide by traffic rules HARIPUR, Nov 1: The judicial magistrate, Haripur, Hafiz Naseem Akbar, has asked the transporters to abide by the traffic rules and stop paying ‘monthlys’ (protection money)....
Govt urged to change Afghan policy ABBOTTABAD, Nov 1: Sahibzada Pir Sabir Shah, provincial president of PML(N), has asked the government to change its Afghan policy. This he said while speaking at a protest rally organized by...		TNSM still discussing jihad with Taliban KHAR, Nov 1: The amir of Tehrik Nifaz-i-Shariat Mohammadi, Maulana Sufi Muhammad, is still in Afghanistan discussing with the Taliban authorities the possibility of his volunteers assisting them in their fight...
Red Crescent Week organized ATTOCK, Nov 1: The district coordination officer, Attock, Muhammad Asif Khan, has said that the Red-Crescent was playing an important role in mitigating the suffering of the people and asked for...		1bn saplings to be planted in NWFP PESHAWAR, Nov 1: The NWFP Minister for Forests, Wildlife and Environment, Mohammad Abbass Khan on Thursday unveiled a forest development programme, “NWFP Forest Vision-2025”....
Patrolling by FC men intensified in Kandhkot SUKKUR, Nov 1: Bugti Colony Police Station, Jacobabad, was handed over to the Frontier Constabulary and patrolling of FC men on Sindh-Balochistan border intensified....		Prices of essential items rise sharply BADIN, Nov 1: The prices of essential items have risen sharply during last six months, making it difficult, for the middle and lower classes to make ends meet....
Teams leave for Sui to recover arms LARKANA, Nov 1: Different police parties had gone into Balochistan with the task to trace out the outlaws who had stormed Bugti colony police station in Kandhkot, Jacobabad....		CJ lauds lawyers’ services SHIKARPUR, Nov 1: The Chief Justice of Sindh High Court, Saiyed Saeed Ashhad, has lauded the services of the lawyers in helping the judiciary to provide due justice to the people...
Tuberculosis spreading fast in Dadu DADU, Nov 1: Tuberculosis is spreading fast in several parts of Dadu district as 450 TB patients including women and children have been hospitalised to 16 TB centres of the district...		Two drug pushers held, charas seized NAWABSHAH, Nov 1: Two drug pushers were arrested and 250 grams of charas was recovered from their possession by the Nawabshah police here on Thursday....
Sakhirani narrates ordeal DADU, Nov 1: Popular vocalist Manzoor Ali Sakhirani has said that he was kidnapped by a gang of 13 dacoits in a very organized way some 111 days ago....		Five cops booked as UTP escapes MIRPURKHAS, Nov 1: Five constables of Samaro police have been booked on Wednesday following the escape of an under trial prisoner (UTP) from their custody in the premises of the judicial...