January 2, 2002	Wednesday	Shawwal 17, 1422

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Additional levy on natural gas likely ISLAMABAD, Jan 1: Pakistan is likely to include a fixed amount in the natural gas levy, on the pattern of petroleum levy being collected on petroleum products, in addition to the...		25pc accused penalized: Corruption, inefficiency ISLAMABAD, Jan 1: The military authorities could penalize only 25 per cent of the over 15,000 employees against whom disciplinary action had been initiated since October 1999, official sources told Dawn....
AJK lawmakers call for UN resolutions’ implementation MUZAFFARABAD, Jan 1: The AJK Legislative Assembly on Tuesday warned the world community of the “jingoism of Indian leaders” and called for the implementation of the UN resolutions to settle the...		Defence needs being fully met: Shaukat ISLAMABAD, Jan 1: The government is meeting the defence requirements of the armed forces to frustrate any external aggression, Minister for Finance Shaukat Aziz said on Tuesday....
PR financial restructuring under way, says minister ISLAMABAD, Jan 1: Efforts are being made to provide modern facilities to the commuters of the Pakistan Railways, said Federal Minister for Communications and Railways Lt-Gen (retd) Javed Ashraf Qazi at...		Gul Agha warns Herat ex-governor QUETTA, Jan 1: The Governor of Kandahar, Gul Agha Sherzai, has warned the former Governor of Heart, Tooran Ismail Khan, to take appropriate measures for ensuring safe travel of traders and...
China urges utmost restraint BEIJING, Jan 1: China on Monday urged Pakistan and India to show “utmost restraint” to keep border tensions from spinning out of control....		Demo held against LBs’ negligence HUB, Jan 1: Residents of Hub staged a protest demonstration on Tuesday in front of Tehsil Nazim office, against the local bodies’ representatives for their negligence....
One dies in earthquake SKARDU, Jan 1: A man was killed in earthquake in Kondos valley some 150 kilometres from here, sources told Dawn here on Tuesday....		French defence team arrives ISLAMABAD, Jan 1: A 3-member French defence delegation led by Alian Richard, Defence Minister of France, arrived on a short visit here on Tuesday night....
Qayyum hurt in accident MUZAFFARABAD, Jan 1: Muslim Conference chief and AJK former prime minister Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan and his son, Sardar Attique Ahmed, had a narrow escape on Tuesday afternoon when a bus...		Three gunned down in Wadh KHUZDAR, Jan 1: Three people were gunned down over old enmity in Wadh, about 55km of here, on Tuesday....
D.G. Khan’s tribal area still neglected DERA GHAZI KHAN, Jan 1: Despite rich in mineral resources, the tribal area of Dera Ghazi Khan is still backward due to the negligence of authorities concerned....		Officer gets notice for greeting Musharraf MULTAN, Jan 1: The Health Department secretary has served a show cause notice on a senior official under the Removal From Service Ordinance, 2000, for writing a letter of felicitation to...
Agri varsity awaits academics FAISALABAD, Jan 1: The academic activities in the local Agriculture University have been suffering for want of requisite teaching staff for the last couple of years....		Contractors abandon projects GUJRANWALA, Jan 1: The entire development schemes of the district council, which were suspended following introduction of new government system, could not be restored as contractors demanded that their earnest money...
Frailty, thy name is woman MULTAN, Jan 1: Crime against women assumed horrid proportions during 2001 as at least 228 females were killed in various parts of the southern Punjab....		Rally against hike in college fee OKARA, Jan 1: Students of the local degree college held a protest procession against hike of tuition fee....
Five prayer leaders held FAISALABAD, Jan 1: A local police team on Tuesday claimed to have arrested five prayer leaders for flouting ban on use of loud-speakers and making provocative speeches....		LPG shortage in Gujrat GUJRAT, Jan 1: Dealers and agency holders have created an artificial shortage of the liquefied petroleum gas throughout the district to sell the same reportedly at high rates....
PO killed in ‘shootout’ with police KASUR, Jan 1: A proclaimed offender was shot dead in a shootout with police in Chak 45, Sarai Mughal on Tuesday....		New govt setup brings discord VEHARI, Jan 1: The local government system has failed to rescue people in distress due to lack of coordination among union councils’ Nazims and councillors in the district, Dawn learnt here...
Rs100m released for seed research THATTA, Jan 1: The government has released Rs100 million for carrying out research on various varieties of seeds aimed at introducing the best varieties for future bumper crops....		Drive to collect data on terrorists begins NOWSHERA, Jan 1: The federal government has launched a countrywide “Sectarian Terrorist Activity Record” programme for collecting data about sectarian and terrorist organizations to weed out terrorism from society....
Strike observed in four towns over water shortage MIRPURKHAS, Jan 1: Hundreds of growers took out a protest rally from Jhuddo town to Digri against the acute shortage of water in the town on Tuesday while on the call...		UN team visits Al Qaeda men KOHAT, Jan 1: A team of UN observers accompanied by senior military officials from Peshawar visited on Monday the Kohat jail, where 139 Al-Qaeda members have been detained, to apprise themselves...
Torture of peasants: inquiry completed DADU, Jan 1: A team of senior police officials has completed inquiry into the conflict between a landlord and his peasants over the alleged kidnapping of the former’s daughter and subsequent...		Four injured in ambush SUKKUR, Jan 1: Four persons were injured when their rivals opened fire on them in Lakhi Ghulam Shah, some 20 kilometres from Sukkur, on Monday night....
Swabi leaders seek world powers help to avert war SWABI, Jan 1: Leaders of various political parties on Tuesday called upon the United States, Britain, Russia, China and the United Nations to play their due role to avoid a conflict...		Man strangles wife SANGHAR, Jan 1: A man killed his wife by strangulating her and buried the body claiming that it was a natural death....
Three held for firing on New Year eve HYDERABAD, Jan 1: The city police arrested three people on the New Year eve for resorting to aerial firing....		Jamaat chief put under house arrest KOHAT, Jan 1: Jamaat-i-Islami chief Qazi Hussain Ahmed was again put under house arrest at the Tanda Dam Rest House late on Sunday night, informed sources told Dawn on Monday....
Urdu version of Osama videos in market KOHAT, Jan 1: The recent and earlier video films of Osama bin Laden, released by the Al Jazeera TV channel, have been made available in the market with Urdu dubbing by an...		Doctors defying transfer orders BAJAUR, Jan 1: The doctors of the Bajaur Agency Headquarters Hospital, Khar, who were transferred from the agency due to the repeated complaints received from several quarters, are unwilling to neither...
Health dept launches anti-TB programme Khar (Bajaur), Jan 1: For eradication of Tuberculosis from the agency the NWFP health department, in collaboration with World Health Organization (WHO), will start DOTS (Direct Observe Treatment System) programme from...		Shortage of funds hits police reform plan MUZAFFARABAD, Jan 1: The Azad Kashmir police are facing a host of problems in improving the standard of its services mainly because of severe resource crunch, Dawn learnt from reliable sources...
PPP to consult other ARD parties: Nawabzada’s resignation LAHORE, Jan 1: PPP Senior Vice-Chairman Makhdoom Amin Faheem has informed party chairperson Benazir Bhutto about the resignation of Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan as ARD President. However, the PPP will take a...		Lawyer allowed to amend petition: Ban on Lashkar-i-Taiba, Jaish LAHORE, Jan 1: Justice Karamat Nazir Bhandari of the Lahore High Court allowed a petitioner-lawyer to amend his petition against ban on the Lashkar-i-Taiba and the Jaish-i-Muhammad to confine it to...
‘Dist govts fail to kick off uplift projects’ LAHORE, Jan 1: A crisis of sorts looms large on the horizons because of the failure of district governments to kick off development projects in the first half of the current...		Conviction, punishment of Indian upheld LAHORE, Jan 1: The Lahore High Court upheld the conviction and capital punishment of Manjeet Singh, an Indian national, for causing an explosion that killed nine people and injured 59 others...
Ramay fears India may occupy part of AJK LAHORE, Jan 1: Punjab Assembly former speaker Hameef Ramay on Tuesday ruled out the possibility of a war between Pakistan and India but said New Delhi could occupy a part of...		‘PTCL earned record profit in 2000-01’ LAHORE, Jan 1: The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited earned Rs18 billion net profit during the year 2000-2001 and with a record revenue of Rs62.04 billion....
Women’s jail needed in Lahore, Rawalpindi LAHORE, Jan 1: There is a dire need to construct a jail for women at Lahore and Rawalpindi in addition to one existing at Multan....		Verification of electoral rolls begins LAHORE, Jan 1: Preparations for general elections kicked off in the province on Tuesday with the Election Commission launching a door to door verification campaign for electoral rolls prepared recently by...
TMO admits corruption in sanitation dept RAWALPINDI, Jan 1: The Tehsil Municipal officer has attributed the poor sanitation condition in the city to large-scale corruption in the sanitation department....		Quality education must for progress: PAEC chief ISLAMABAD, Jan 1: Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) chairman Pervez Butt on Tuesday emphasized the need for state-of-the-art educational institutions in the country, saying national development depended on the quality of...
PPP condemns baton-charge on peace activists ISLAMABAD, Jan 1: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has denounced baton-charge on a peace rally by Rangers at Wagah check post on Monday....		CAA to incur Rs1m loss during Haj season RAWALPINDI, Jan 1: Islamabad International Airport will suffer a loss of Rs one million during the haj season this year, Dawn learnt here on Monday....
Civil defence carries out drill RAWALPINDI, Jan 1: The Civil Defence Organization (CDO) on Tuesday conducted a civil defence drill at its office here at the district courts premises....		Zafar asks Nawabzada to take back resignation ISLAMABAD, Jan 1: Chairman Pakistan Muslim League(N) Raja Zafarul Haq said that he would try to convince Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan to take back his resignation from the chairmanship of Alliance for...