November 8, 2001	Thursday	Shaba’an 21, 1422

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Arrest of trader, religious leaders ordered: Wheeljam FAISALABAD, Nov 7: The Punjab government has directed heads of the law enforcement agencies to arrest religious and traders’ leaders involved in provoking the people for observing a wheeljam and shutter-down...		Water shortage creates crisis in Bahawalpur division BAHAWALPUR, Nov 7: The shortage of canal water has created a crisis in the south Punjab, particularly in Bahawalpur division, it is learnt....
Three cops held on governor’s order GUJRANWALA, Nov 7: Three police officials, including an SHO, were arrested and as many others dismissed from service on the orders of the governor for abetting criminals in an abduction case...		Arrangements for Friday strike reviewed TOBA TEK SINGH, Nov 7: The Pak-Afghan Defence Council has decided that the district administration would not be allowed to force the people to open their shops on Friday....
Sialkot dist council budget approved SIALKOT, Nov 7: The Sialkot district council on Wednesday approved a tax-fee surplus budget of Rs567.048 million for the period from August 15, 2001 to June 30, 2002....		360kg hashish seized at Sialkot dryport GUJRAT, Nov 7: The district police on Wednesday thwarted an attempt to smuggle 360 kilogramme hashish, concealed in cutlery packs, to Belgium via Sialkot dryport....
Man murders sister, her ‘lover’ KASUR, Nov 7: A man allegedly killed his sister and her paramour with the help of his two accomplices in Sanda village, Ganda Singh Wala, on Wednesday....		Vehari traders to join strike VEHARI, Nov 7: Local traders and transporters will join the wheeljam strike on Nov 9....
Trader’s house looted VEHARI, Nov 7: Dacoits looted cash, gold ornaments and valuables worth Rs1 million from the house of a trader here on Wednesday....		Govt to consider EPZ in Gujranwala GUJRANWALA, Nov 7: The government will sympathetically consider the establishment of an export processing zone, an industrial display centre and expo centre in the city....
Bombing hampering relief work ISLAMABAD, Nov 7: The United Nation on Tuesday said that the incessant bombing in Afghanistan was not only resulting in increased civilian casualties but also seriously hampering its relief operations....		5m Afghans on brink of starvation, warns UN LONDON, Nov 7: Britain and France will table an emergency resolution at the UN Security Council on the future of Afghanistan after the conflict is over, to help millions of starving...
SC issues notice to SBP in loan-default case ISLAMABAD, Nov 7: The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a notice to the State Bank to explain why it was intervening in a loan-default dispute between UBL and Redco Textile Mills...		President to discuss economic situation with world leaders ISLAMABAD, Nov 7: Pakistan’s increasing economic and financial difficulties arising out of the Sept 11 events will come up for discussion during President Gen Pervez Musharraf’s visit to US, France and...
Former post office head faces charges of corruption ISLAMABAD, Nov 7: The ad-hoc Public Accounts Committee (PAC) took a serious notice of misappropriation of government money by the former post master general, Hyderabad, to the tune of Rs40.585 million....		‘US should not lose Pakistan support’ NEW YORK, Nov 7: Saying that no Islamic political leader has risked as much as Pakistan’s General Pervez Musharraf in support of the US war effort in Afghanistan, the New York...
Pakistan, Indian FMs meeting likely WASHINGTON, Nov 7: The foreign ministers of Pakistan and India are likely to meet when the two are in New York during the United Nations General Assembly session beginning on 10th....		JI will not repeat past mistakes, says Qazi KOHAT, Nov 7: Jamaat-i-Islami chief Qazi Hussain Ahmed, who has been shifted to Kohat and put under house arrest in the Tanda Dam Rest House, has vowed that his party will...
PPP denies accounts report ISLAMABAD, Nov 7: Swiss Law firm Messers Poncet and Associates representing the three Swiss companies under investigation has denied that the frozen bank accounts belonged to Ms Benazir Bhutto, a PPP...		American forces shy of facing Taliban, says Afghan ambassador ISLAMABAD, Nov 7: Afghan ambassador in Islamabad Abdus Salam Zaeef on Wednesday said, rule under which he has been banned for holding press conferences should also be applied to the United...
Oil depot in Baltistan demanded SKARDU, Nov 7: The people of Skardu and Chenche districts are facing great hardships, as there is no oil depot in Baltistan....		Killer hanged in Mach Jail QUETTA, Nov 7: A convict found guilty of genocide was hanged to death in Central Prison of Mach on Wednesday morning....
Mine blasts maim two children KOHAT, Nov 7: Two schoolchildren were maimed and six others seriously injured in two separate incidents when anti-personnel mines exploded in a village near the Pakistan-Afghan border town of Parachinar in...		Polio vaccination teams face hurdles in tribal areas KOHAT, Nov 7: The external monitor of World Health Organisation for EPI has said that the polio vaccination teams are facing immense problems in the Orakzai Agency due to the constant...
Transporters in Swabi oppose strike call SWABI, Nov 7: All transporters of district Swabi have decided on Wednesday that they will not observe wheel-jam strike on Friday on the call of Defence Council of Afghanistan and Pakistan...		Rs440m budget for Malakand presented PESHAWAR, Nov 7: The Zila Nazim of Malakand, Humayun Khan, on Wednesday presented Rs440 million budget for 2001-02....
Naib Nazims set up body to safeguard rights BUNER, Nov 7: The Naib Nazims of 27 union councils of Buner district at a meeting at Daggar here on Wednesday formed a six-member committee to protect their rights....		Authorities summon car-lifters’ protectors DARRA ADAMKHEL, Nov 7: Political administration here has issued notices to  members of a ring of car-lifters and their tribal protectors following the murder of a Peshawar dentist and arrest of his murderer....
UC Nazim disqualified on charges of desertion MARDAN, Nov 7: District tribunal judge Swabi, Abdul Matin Khan on Tuesday disqualified the Nazim of Union Council Anbar on the charge of desertion from the Pakistan Navy and announced the...		Risalpur Cantt residents facing hardship MARDAN, Nov 7: Residents of Risalpur Cantonment have spoken of “harsh attitude” of the cantonment board officials....
Man crushed to death DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Nov 7: A young man was killed and three others received injuries in a traffic accident on Chashma Road on Tuesday....		Rs290.79m Mardan budget presented MARDAN, Nov 7: District Nazim of Mardan Haji Raza Khan presented Rs290.792 million annual budget for 2001-2002 at the district assembly session here on Tuesday....
Lakki council discusses budget LAKKI MARWAT, Nov 7: The Lakki Marwat district council, which resumed its session here on Tuesday, discussed the budget of Rs527.61 million for 2001-02....		Body urged to check price hike PESHAWAR, Nov 7: Taking serious notice of high prices of various commodities, the Chitral administration decided on Wednesday to approach the district council to constitute a price-review committee of elected representatives...
Swabi Hospital complex work to resume SWABI, Nov 7: The construction work on 200-bed Swabi Hospital complex (SHC) may be resumed in the next few days after a lapse of over five years....		Thousands attend Marvi Mela MITHI, Nov 7: The annual mela of one of the legendary figures of Thar, Marvi, was commemorated with traditional zeal and enthusiasm on Tuesday and Wednesday near her native village Bhalwa,...
Thar needs donors, govt’s attention: WFP MITHI, Nov 7: Chief of the World Food Programme, Sindh, Aslam Khan, has said that Thar lacks healthcare, education, communication and potable water and it needs the attention of government and...		Honour for Public School Hyderabad HYDERABAD, Nov 7: The students of Public School, Hyderabad, have won as many as 40 medals in the international arts exhibition held at Tokyo, Japan, recently....
12 passengers kidnapped SUKKUR, Nov 7: Dacoits hijacked a passenger wagon with 12 passengers from the Indus Highway near Bailpet in Balochistan on Tuesday night....		14 gamblers held KHAIRPUR, Nov 7: The CIA police, Khairpur, and the Gambat police arrested 14 gamblers in two separate raids on Wednesday....
Pests attack cotton crop SUKKUR, Nov 7: ‘Lashkary Sundi’ has attacked thousands of acres of cotton crop in Daharki and caused huge damage as the agriculture department did not come to help the growers when...		One killed in accident DADU, Nov 7: A man, Abdul Khaliq (24), was killed and two others were injured when a car overturned on the Piaro link road on Tuesday night....