November 21, 2001	Wednesday	Ramazan 5, 1422

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Wapda seeks 10pc increase in tariff from Dec 1 ISLAMABAD, Nov 20: Wapda is seeking at least 10 per cent (37 paisa per unit) increase in electricity tariff with effect from Dec 1, 2001, provided that a major chunk of...		Three more Pakistanis detained in America WASHINGTON, Nov 20: Three more Pakistani nationals have been detained by US authorities, bringing the total number of Pakistanis in custody so far to nearly 70....
Humanitarian response to offer of surrender urged ISLAMABAD, Nov 20: President Pervez Musharraf has urged a humanitarian response to offers of surrender by Afghan forces in Kunduz province of Afghanistan....		Taliban rule out talks on Kandahar SPIN BOLDUK, (Afghanistan) Nov 20: The Taliban have ignored the call for holding negotiations with any tribal delegation for surrendering Kandahar, and said Mulla Omar that has not authorized Haji Bashar...
Power failures hit life in Gilgit GILGIT, Nov 20: With the onset of winter in the Northern Areas, the Northern Areas Public Works Department (NAPWD) has started suspending the supply of power for many hours daily, and...		Changes in police Ord to be announced shortly ISLAMABAD, Nov 20: The government is set to announce amendments to the police ordinance making the relationship of the Nazim and the district police officer(DPO) more transparent....
Sit-in staged against likely retrenchment HUB, Nov 20: About 50 workers of Ismail Industries (Pvt) Ltd, Hub, fearing retrenchment staged a sit-in in front of the Tehsil Nazim office here on Monday....		Musharraf’s visit to China vital, says envoy ISLAMABAD, Nov 20: Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Lu Shulin has said that his country is looking forward to the forthcoming visit of President Gen Pervez Musharraf to China, and hoped that...
German help sought to set up institute of technology ISLAMABAD, Nov 20: Federal Minister for Science and Technology Prof Atta-ur-Rahman has said that Western countries need to adopt a more balanced approach towards investing in the basic and higher education...		Law, order situation at DPs camp averted ISLAMABAD, Nov 20: A law and order situation was created in the Roghani camp when several armed men pulled down some 70 tents on Monday, temporarily halting the shifting of refugees...
Attack on newsman condemned GILGIT, Nov 20: The office-bearers of Gilgit Press Club, Ghizer Press Club, Broushal Press Club, Diamer Press Club, Gilgit Union of Journalists, Gilgit Association of Environmental Journalists, Ghizer Association of Environmental...		Utility stores’ new timings ISLAMABAD, Nov 20: All utility stores throughout the country will remain open from 9am to 9pm daily without any holiday during Ramazan....
Proposals for tax sharing formula soon: Qureshi MULTAN, Nov 20: The Multan district government will finalize its recommendations in a couple of weeks regarding the tax sharing formula between the provincial and local governments....		Geneva experts to inquire into wild virus polio cases MULTAN, Nov 20: A team of the Global Alliance for Vaccination and Immunization (GAVI) has arrived in Rajanpur to ascertain the reasons behind incidence of wild virus polio there....
Fresh Indian bid to raise pillars SIALKOT, Nov 20: The Chenab Rangers thwarted three major Indian attempts of fencing Chhumb Joriyaan, Bajwat and Shakargarh sectors here late Monday night and destroyed two of its defensive pillars near...		‘Poor Iftar-o-Sehr arrangements in jail’ BAHAWALPUR, Nov 20: The district organization of the Sipah-i-Sahaba Pakistan on Tuesday protested against serving of substandard meals to the prisoners and inadequate arrangements for Iftar-o-Sehr inside the new central jail....
Six get life in drugs case FAISALABAD, Nov 20: Local additional district and sessions judge Manzoor Husain Dogar has awarded life imprisonment and a fine of Rs1 million each to six people in a narcotics case, here...		Killers of expatriate arrested GUJRANWALA, Nov 20: District police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested the dacoits who shot dead a trader and looted valuables from his house in Chianwali village, Eminabad....
Dacoits break through police checkposts MULTAN, Nov 20: At least five dacoits on Sunday night escaped police chase following three unsuccessful attempts to loot people and leaving two persons injured....		Fair price shops set up SARGODHA, Nov 20: Some 42 fair price shops have been set up in the district and 16 in the city to ensure availability of edibles at subsidized rates....
One killed, four injured in collision SHEIKHUPURA, Nov 20: One person was killed while four others, including two women, were injured in a road accident on the Faisalabad Road on Tuesday....		Attack on newsman condemned SHEIKHUPURA, Nov 20: The Pakistan Journalists Council has condemned the physical assault on Dawn’s staffer Faraz Hashmi by an army officer in Islamabad the other day....
Three injured on road MUZAFFARGARH, Nov 20: Three persons, including the wife of the Muzaffargarh tehsil Nazim, were injured in a road accident near the Chenab Bridge on Tuesday....		Looted MULTAN, Nov 20: Four dacoits on Monday looted cash and valuables from a house, police said....
Rs100 million withdrawn to avoid Zakat deduction SWABI, Nov 20: Account-holders withdrew about Rs100 million from bank branches in the Swabi district a couple of days before the commencement of Ramazan to avoid the Zakat deduction, insiders told Dawn...		PHC acquits appellant in double murder case PESHAWAR, Nov 20: Accepting a criminal appeal, the Peshawar High Court on Tuesday set aside the death penalty awarded by a Qazi Court to an accused in a honour-related double murder...
Re-opening of colleges demanded SWABI, Nov 20: College students have demanded immediate reopening of their institutions and said that the mid-session closure of colleges was badly affecting their career....		Smuggled goods, vehicles seized PESHAWAR, Nov 20: The customs mobile squad, Mardan and Kund, intercepted and seized five non-custom paid Toyota Corolla motor cars and a Hiace van valuing Rs4.2 million and smuggled goods worth...
Motorcycle stolen LAKKI MARWAT, Nov 20: Unidentified thieves stole a motorcycle from the parking lot of the district headquarters hospital, here on Tuesday....		Religious parties leaders’ role criticized DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Nov 20: Chairperson of Tehrik-i-Masawat and former film actress Musarrat Shaheen on Tuesday criticized the role played by religious elements in the recent Afghan conflict, saying that these...
Leopard kills one MANSEHRA, Nov 20: One person was killed and five others, including four women, were seriously injured when a leopard attacked them in the Kalda village of Battagram district, on Monday, villagers...		APCA MINGORA, Nov 20: The president of All Pakistan Clerks Association, Haji Fazal Mabood, has expressed concern over delay in the payment of salaries to surplus employees. In a statement, he urged...
Transporters block road in protest NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Nov 20: Transporters blocked the Tharushah-Naushahro Feroze road on Tuesday morning against the bad attitude of students travelling in their buses....		Three die, 18 injured in accident SUKKUR, Nov 20: Three persons were killed and 18 others got injured in an accident on Ubauro-Kashmore link road on Tuesday....
End to forest land occupation urged HYDERABAD, Nov 20: Sindh minister for agriculture, food, forests and wildlife, Hassan Ali Chanhio has directed the officials of the forest department not to allow anyone to occupy forest land and...		Wildlife officials trap peacocks, threaten villagers MITHI, Nov 20: The Nazim, union council Manjhthi, Mithi Taluka, and several villagers complained that three personnel of the game warden’s office, Mithi, trapped five peacocks in Dhanoro village....
Internet users face trouble in Larkana LARKANA, Nov 20: The Internet facility in Larkana has become tortuous for the small number of modems had left the users to wait for hours to get connected. Presently against about...		Sons kill father over land dispute DADU, Nov 20: A landlord, Syed Soomar Shah (80), was shot dead by his two sons and their three accomplices over ownership of a piece of land in deh Chejapur, about...