November 5, 2001	Monday	haba’an 18, 1422

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Cancer to be one of the leading causes of death in Pakistan: Experts for preventive steps FAISALABAD, Nov 4: Cancer will soon be one of the leading causes of death in Pakistan unless concerted preventive measures are adopted immediately, speakers at the eighth Biennial Cancer Conference, warned...		Lahore’s increasing Afghan burden LAHORE, Nov 4: Among the Afghans in Lahore, there is mixed reaction about the continuation of US air strikes against their homeland. Some are petrified, others prepared. And for the post-war...
Polio vaccine wagon looted SHEIKHUPURA, Nov 4: A wagon of the Health department carrying polio vaccine was looted on Sunday by four armed robbers near Qila Mir Zaman on Khanqah Dogran Road....		ASI dies, cop injured in encounter SIALKOT, Nov 4: An ASI was shot dead and a constable sustained serious injuries in an encounter with a proclaimed offender in Kutcha Shahabpura here on Sunday....
Paddy growers’ plea to govt SIALKOT, Nov 4: Growers have once again lamented delay on the part of the government in announcing support price for paddy....		Matric exams to be split up from 2003 MULTAN, Nov 4: The examination of ninth and 10th classes will be conducted separately throughout the Punjab from the year 2003....
Christians attend Sunday service BAHAWALPUR, Nov 4: Christians held their Sunday service on the premises of St. Dominican Church as its main prayer hall was closed after last Sunday’s incident....		MoUs on exchange of engineering services LAHORE, Nov 4: Pakistan has signed memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with a number of foreign countries for exchange of expertise and export of engineering services....
Timber worth millions of rupees seized HARIPUR, Nov 4: A joint team comprising Khalabat police and forest department officials seized high quality timber in Khalabat township. The team also arrested the smuggler and a heavy fine was...		Murderer hanged at Timergarah TIMERGARAH, Nov 4: Ali Sher, 21, was hanged for murder at the district prison here early on Saturday morning....
3 carjackers arrested in D.I. Khan DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Nov 4: Police arrested three carjackers and seized two vehicles from their possession on Saturday....		Ex-Afghan PM arrives to unite opposition PESHAWAR, Nov 4: Former Afghan prime minister Abdus Samad Hamid has arrived in Pakistan as part of the efforts to bring anti-Taliban factions on a single platform, Afghan sources said....
US bid to block arms supplies to Taliban KOHAT, Nov 4: United States fighter planes are continuing attacks and reconnaissance missions in the Aryub Jaji area in the Paktia province of Afghanistan, 260km west from here, with six-hour pauses...		Man seeks help for daughter’s treatment MARDAN, Nov 4: Nazir Gul, a resident of Hoti (Mardan), has appealed to the President of Pakistan for the proper treatment of his ailing daughter, whose condition is very critical....
Lowari Pass closed due to snowfall CHITRAL, Nov 4: Due to a heavy snowfall in the Northern Areas for the last two days, the Lowari Pass was closed to vehicular traffic on Saturday....		CE to tour US, Britain, France from 8th ISLAMABAD, Nov 4: President Gen Pervez Musharraf is to leave for a five-day visit to the United States, Britain and France on Thursday, Information Secretary Anwer Mehmood said here on Sunday....
Afghans warned of unexploded bombs ISLAMABAD, Nov 4: The United Nations on Saturday warned Afghans to keep away from the unexploded ordinance of which 30 per cent accumulated during the recent US attacks....		Freezing of Lashkar accounts condemned MUZAFFARABAD, Nov 4: Mutahidda Jihad Council (MJC), an alliance of Mujahideen groups battling the Indian rule over the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, on Sunday condemned the US for freezing the...
Son of tribal chief among five shot dead QUETTA, Nov 4: At least five persons, including father-in-law and four-year-old son of Rind tribe chieftain, were gunned down and one was injured by unknown assailants near Dhadar on Sunday, police...		Karzai denies reports of evacuation QUETTA, Nov 4: The former Afghan deputy foreign minister, Hamid Karzai, has denied Taliban’s claim that he was taken away by the United States helicopters from Afghanistan and said that he...
Taliban claim opposition commander’s defection ISLAMABAD, Nov 4: Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban claimed that an opposition commander defected to the Islamic militia along with his 40 fighters in the country’s northern Takhar province, the Afghan Islamic Press...		24 Pakistanis detained in US for Sept 11 attacks WASHINGTON, Nov 4: The largest groups of people picked up by United States law-enforcement agencies following the Sept 11 attack reportedly come from Pakistan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia....
Indian troops killing civilians, says Hizb MUZAFFARABAD, Nov 4: The Hizbul Mujahideen on Sunday disputed Indian claims of killing 20 Mujahideen, and said the Indian troops were killing unarmed civilians in the name of freedom fighters....		Muttahida’s move against Afghans’ influx soon THATTA, Nov 4: Deputy Convener of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s (MQM’s) Coordination Committee, Mr. Aftab Ahmed Shaikh, has said except the agenda of ‘Independent Sindhu Desh’ his party has an understanding...
Tribal row resurrects as village attacked KHAIRPUR, Nov 4: A ten years old tribal dispute between Kalhora and Nareja tribes has re-surfaced in kutcha area of the district....		Loadshedding sparks protest in Shahdadkot LARKANA, Nov 4: Protesting over the unscheduled loadshedding in Shahdadkot and around, some 20 workers of Shahri Itehad on Sunday staged a hunger strike under he leadership of Farooque Soomro. The...
Sugar mill causes pollution NAWABSHAH Nov 4: Pollution level in Nawabshah city is set to cross the safe limits due to the ashes being released by a sugar mill operating here....		Sukkur to face water shortage SUKKUR, Nov 4: Sukkur Barrage authority has said that the River Indus would be mostly flowing on the left side from Thursday due to which there would be shortage of water...
Anti-polio vaccination teams in Thar set up MITHI, Nov 4: The district coordination officer, Tharparkar, Pir Abdul Haque Sarhandi has urged people from a cross-section of life to come forward and get their children vaccinated against polio....		Four injured in clash over land DADU, Nov 4: Four peasants were injured in an armed clash between two groups of peasants over a dispute over land in Dost Muhammad village in Khairpur Nathan Shah Taluka on...