December 31, 2001	Monday	Shawwal 15, 1422

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Millers exploiting sugar cane growers FAISALABAD, Dec 30: Owners of sugar mills are exploiting cane growers by purchasing sugar cane at price less than fixed by the government....		Three fall prey to old enmity in Daska Kalan SIALKOT, Dec 30: Three persons, including a girl, were shot dead while a woman was injured over an old enmity in Daska Kalan late on Saturday night....
Girls college project stagnant for 9 years MULTAN, Dec 30: A tussle between two politicians and apathy of the officials concerned have hampered the construction of the Inter Girls College, Arifpura....		Three killed, 15 injured in accidents GUJRANWALA, Dec 30: Three people were killed, while 15 others were injured in fog-related accidents in and around the city on Sunday....
TMA to impose new taxes on 52 items FAISALABAD, Dec 30: The Tehsil Municipal Administration (Saddar) has decided to impose new taxes on 52 items and enhance fee on 43 others for augmenting its financial resources....		Move against illegal use of residential plots FAISALABAD, Dec 30: The Faisalabad Development Authority will launch an operation against the illegal use of residential plots as commercial sites from the next week....
13 houses damaged by Indian shelling SIALKOT, Dec 30: Two cows were killed and 13 houses damaged by Indian shelling on border village Thathi Laakhi in the Sucheetgarh sector of the Sialkot working boundary on Sunday....		Five caught stealing power GUJRANWALA, Dec 30: A joint raiding team of the army and the Gujranwala Electric Power Company caught five power thieves red-handed stealing electricity in the Sabzi Mandi area here on Sunday....
Commuters slam police extortion SHEIKHUPURA, Dec 30: Scores of commuters and transporter, plying their vehicles in the district, have expressed concern over the harsh attitude of the traffic police....		Tyres worth Rs500,000 taken away TOBA TEK SINGH, Dec 30: Dacoits on late Saturday took away motor tyres worth Rs500,000 from a shop in Pirmahal....
Probe into extortion GUJRAT, Dec 30: The district police, under the directives of the SSP, has started collecting details about those outlaws who are extorting money (Jagga) from transporters, it is learnt....		12-year-old boy attempts suicide MULTAN, Dec 30: A 12-year-old boy on Sunday tried to end his life by setting himself ablaze to blink the hardships in life....
PO killed in ‘encounter’ FAISALABAD, Dec 30: A notorious proclaimed offender was killed while his accomplice was arrested on Saturday night during an encounter at Chak 482-GB, some 50 kilometres from here....		Haripur tehsil council rejects tax proposals HARIPUR, Dec 30: Tehsil council Haripur unanimously rejected on Thursday all the 23 new taxes proposed by the TMA....
Awareness campaign about AIDS launched SWABI, Dec 30: The federal and the provincial governments should initiate a comprehensive programme to create awareness among people about the menace of AIDS....		Swabi council warns govt against interference SWABI, Dec 30: Opposition members in the Swabi tehsil council have warned the government against bringing in ready-made formulae to run the house, saying any such decision would not be acceptable...
Al-Qaeda member admitted to hospital KOHAT, Dec 30: One of the three sick Al-Qaeda prisoners was admitted to a local hospital on Saturday amid tight security, it is learnt....		Proclaimed offender killed in ‘encounter’ LAKKI MARWAT, Dec 30: A proclaimed offender was killed in an encounter with police some 25 kilometres from here in the early hours of Sunday....
Tax officials accused of harassment DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Dec 30: The local excise and taxation staff has started conducting a property survey for the assessment of property tax in violation of the government’s self-assessment property tax...		Fog claims three lives in D.I. Khan DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Dec 30: Thick fog claimed three lives and causing injury to many on Sunday morning. Traffic was almost non-existent and a number of accidents were reported from all...
Crime rate declining in Kohat KOHAT, Dec 30: The crime situation showed slight improvement as compared to previous years in the Kohat district which is surrounded by tribal areas, including the gun-manufacturing town of Darra Adam...		Work on voter list begins tomorrow HARIPUR, Dec 30: Work on electoral rolls for the general election scheduled to be held in October next year will begin on Jan 1 in the Haripur district....
23 Afghan suspects held KOHAT, Dec 30: The military authorities arrested 23 suspicious Afghan nationals who were trying to cross into Pakis-tan without valid travelling documents and handed them over to the local police....		Invitation to Sami Haq withdrawn NOWSHERA, Dec 30: The federal government withdrew on Sunday the invitation extended to the central leader of Pakistan Afghan Defence Council, Maulana Samiul Haq, for a meeting with President Gen Pervez...
Indian firing across LoC continues MUZAFFARABAD, Dec 30: Indian forces continued intermittent firing from across the Line of Control in some sectors of Kashmir on Sunday, but no major loss was reported from anywhere, officials here...		Pakistan wants to defuse tension: FO ISLAMABAD, Dec 30: Pakistan wants to defuse tension and resolve all issues with India through talks, said Foreign Office Spokesman Aziz Ahmad Khan....
President turns down request for politicians’ release ISLAMABAD, Dec 30: The consultative meeting between President Pervez Musharraf and politicians on Sunday appeared ill-represented as almost all the major parties either remained away from it or were kept out....		HR bodies call for Indo-Pakistan dialogue QUETTA, Dec 30: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan and Pakistan-India People’s Forum for Peace and Democracy have demanded of India and Pakistan to refrain from war of words which could...
Rs2.18 billion Quetta budget approved QUETTA, Dec 30: Quetta District Council has approved revised annual budget of Rs2.18 billion, without any new tax, of the city government....		Bush wants peace in region: Sattar ISLAMABAD, Dec 30: Foreign Minister Abdul Sattar on Sunday said US President George W. Bush has urged India and Pakistan to exercise effective intercession to halt and reverse the momentum of...
Islamabad against war: Musharraf ISLAMABAD, Dec 30: President General Pervez Musharraf on Sunday said Pakistan wanted to defuse the brewing crisis with India, but was prepared to respond vigorously to any attack....		Kashmiri DPs worried over border tension MUZAFFARABAD, Dec 30: The displaced persons living in an impoverished makeshift camp near here are worried over the tension between India and Pakistan and crave for a peaceful settlement of Kashmir...
Prof Andrabi passes away SRINAGAR, Dec 30: The former director of Kashmir University’s Iqbal Institute, Prof Mohammad Amin Andrabi expired after a brief illness. He was 61 and is survived by his wife and two...		ISPR offices in NAs demanded GILGIT, Dec 30: Journalists in Gilgit and Baltistan have called upon the Northern Areas force commander to set up Inter Services Public Relations offices in Gilgit and Skardu so that they...
Two killed in clash over matrimonial dispute DADU, Dec 30: Two men were shot dead and another was critically injured in a clash over a matrimonial dispute at link road near village Basheer Arain, some 14km away from...		Jirga fines DSP, SHO for killing woman SUKKUR, Dec 30: A Jirga in Rohri on Sunday imposed a Rs12-lac fine on the DSP, Rohri, Tahir Noorani, SHO Qalandar Bux Soomro and other policemen for killing a woman, Shadan,...
Anti-dacoit operation launched THATTA, Dec 30: The Thatta police launched an anti-dacoit operation in the Khadi and Jurrar forests along the left bank of the Indus River on Sunday....		Demos against water shortage KHAIRPUR, Dec 30: Two separate demonstrations were held in Khairpur and Faiz Ganj talukas on Sunday against shortage of irrigation water in Faiz Wah and George Minor....
Lack of tolerance deplored LARKANA, Dec 30: A one-day workshop titled ‘media and human rights’ was held under the auspices of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Sunday....		Larkana hotel reopened LARKANA, Dec 30: A team headed by Sindh secretary, culture and tourism, Ashfaq Memon, is arriving here on Tuesday to witness the reopening of Sambara Inn hotel constructed in the days...
Assistance for artiste urged THATTA, Dec 30: The Thatta Cultural Society has invited the attention of the Sindh Government, particularly the Ministry of Culture, to help an ailing vocalist, Ustad Hafiz Faiz Mohammed Baloch, who...		Water spreading diseases in Thar MITHI, Dec 30: The people of Thar are not only deprived of amenities such as roads, communication, education and health care but also potable water....