November 14, 2001	Wednesday	Shaba’an 27, 1422

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Ginners, growers denied premium: Contamination-free cotton RAHIM YAR KAHN, Nov 13: Local ginners and farmers are concerned over non-payment of premium on contamination-free cotton by millers....		Overhead bridge at the expense of exchequer: Cost almost doubled in 13 years SAHIWAL, Nov 13: Huge amount of government exchequer went down the drain as the construction of an overhead bridge in Chichawatni took 13 years....
New cotton seeds examined SAHIWAL, Nov 13: Punjab agriculture minister Khurshid Zaman Qureshi and Faisalabad agriculture (research) director general Dr Ghulam Muhammad on Tuesday examined new varieties of cotton in the Sahiwal research station....		Call to set up mini fruit markets FAISALABAD, Nov 13: The Fruit and Vegetable Vendors Association, Faisalabad, has dem-anded the Punjab government to set up mini-fruit and vegetable markets in some parts of the city....
B.Com part-I results MULTAN, Nov 13: The Bahauddin Zakariya University on Tuesday declared the results of B.Com, part-I, first annual examinations, 2001....		Police told to register suspects’ detention GUJRANWALA, Nov 13: Police officials have been warned against keeping suspects in custody without registration of cases and torturing them....
Low Sui gas pressure in T T Singh TOBA TEK SINGH, Nov 13: Residents of various localities of the city have complained about the low pressure of Sui gas, specially in the morning....		JI leader on govt’s failure DERA GHAZI KHAN, Nov 13: The division of Afghanistan is a part of game plan, Jamaat-i-Islami Naib Ameer Liaquat Baluch said here on Tuesday....
Trader released from lock-up MULTAN, Nov 13: The Lahore High Court, Multan Bench, on Tuesday ordered to release trader Afraz Khan after his recovery from Daira Deen Panah police station, Kot Addu, Muzaffargarh....		Cash, gold, valuables taken away in four hits GUJRANWALA, Nov 13: Dacoits took away cash, gold ornaments and valuables in four strikes in and around the city on Tuesday....
Rs158 million for uplift projects BAHAWALPUR, Nov 13: The Bahawalpur district council on Tuesday approved Rs158 million development projects to be carried out in the current financial year....		Wheat area likely to decline OKARA, Nov 13: The area under wheat crop in the district is likely to decline this year by 10 to 15 per cent....
Finance secy attitude caused rowdyism: BZU MULTAN, Nov 13: Rowdyism and later boycott of the syndicate meeting of the Bahauddin Zakariya University on Saturday last was an outcome of the authoritative attitude of a civil bureaucrat....		Pakistan for deployment of peacekeepers ISLAMABAD, Nov 13: Pakistan on Tuesday called for deployment of peace-keeping forces in Kabul for establishing a demilitarized zone till the formation of a broad-based and multi-ethnic government in Afghanistan....
Jihad Council rejects APHC’s ceasefire call MUZAFFARABAD, Nov 13: The Mutahidda Jihad Council (MJC) on Tuesday termed “untimely, unnecessary and unwise,” the ceasefire call by the All Parties Hurriyat Conference....		100 Taliban soldiers killed: UN ISLAMABAD, Nov 13: United Nations on Tuesday said 100 Taliban soldiers were killed by Northern Alliance troops in Mazar-i-Sharif as the law and order situation deteriorates with reports of summary executions,...
Appointment of acting AJK PM questioned MUZAFFARABAD, Nov 13: The opposition in the AJK legislative assembly on Tuesday threw the government on the defensive by raising a technical point regarding the appointment of the acting prime minister....		UNHCR complains of hurdles ISLAMABAD, Nov 13: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on Tuesday accused the Frontier Corps of interrupting its operations in the Killi Faizo refugee camp at the Chaman border....
Power-sharing formula yet to be finalized PESHAWAR, Nov 13: The eastern zone Shoora, a military platform of the anti-Taliban commanders from Laghman, Nangarhar, Nooristan and Kunar provinces, has been tipped as the main component of the future...		ADB okays $20.8m loan for NWFP ISLAMABAD, Nov 14: The Asian Development Bank has approved a soft loan of $20.8 million for basic infrastructure and improvement of urban services in 24 urban centres in the NWFP....
Lasbela dist Council criticizes bureaucracy HUB, Nov 13: The Lasbela District Council on Tuesday criticized the role of bureaucracy for not coordinating with the elected representatives and held it responsible for the problems faced by people....		Sweden reschedules $51m debt ISLAMABAD, Nov 13: Pakistan and Sweden on Tuesday signed a debt rescheduling accord worth $51.320 million for repayment in 30 semi-annual instalments, from Nov 1, 2004....
Musharraf rules out interim govt NEW YORK, Nov 13: Presi-dent Pervez Musharraf has quashed speculation that he is planning an interim political government or changes in his cabinet....		Situation still normal in Jalalabad, say Taliban TORKHAM, Nov 13: Despite their tall claims of defending the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, the Taliban have started surrendering each and every post along the Pak-Afghan border to unknown future rulers....
Sindh govt urged to resist shifting of lands to Punjab SUKKUR, Nov 13: Former MNA Mian Abdul Haq, the president, Sindh Hari Committee, Mandal Shar, PPP general secretary, Ghotki District, Jam Mehtab Khan Dahar, and STPP leader Jam Abdul Fateh Samejo...		60 suction pumps impounded SUKKUR, Nov 13: Irrigation officials and the SIDA staff in a raid the other day disconnected at least 60 suction pumps which had been illegally installed by landlords to irrigate their...
Domestic violence forcing children to flee homes MANSEHRA, Nov 13: Cases of runaway students, mostly due to the family circumstances, are on the rise in Mansehra district, a survey shows....		4 children killed in road accidents SWABI, Nov 13: Four children were killed in road accidents, and a man was shot dead by his son here on Tuesday....
US wants to keep a close eye on nukes, claims SSP DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Nov 13: Khalifa Abdul Qayyum, senior vice-president of Sipah-i-Sahaba Pakistan, has said that the US was exploiting the Pakistan government on Afghan issue and could, at a later...		Growers want compensation for damaged crops, lands BADIN, Nov 13: Around 50 farmers observed token hunger strike in front of the Golarchi press club on Monday, against an oil exploration company for non-payment of the compensation for their...
30 SAP uplift schemes to be completed in Mansehra MANSEHRA, Nov 13: About 30 pending development schemes of the district will be completed under the Social Action Programme (SAP) during the fiscal 2001/2002, official sources told Dawn ....		Woman dies of snake-bite DADU, Nov 13: A woman, Ms Hawa (45), wife of M Khaskheli, died when she was bitten by a snake in Gul Muhammad village in Dadu Taluka on Tuesday....
SHO dismissed for extortion SANGHAR, Nov 13: The ex SHO Ghulam Sarwar Panhwar has been dismissed from service. It was alleged that he had arrested a US national from Kotri and implicated him in a...		Weevils attack wheat stocks lying in godowns LARKANA, Nov 13: The trend to purchase wheat of Punjab by the flour mills at comparatively lower rates has worried the Sindh food department about the disposal of its 1.1 million...