January 4, 2002	Friday	Shawwal 19, 1422

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30 per cent Rabi crops destroyed: Water shortage NAWABSHAH, Jan 3: At least 13 water channels including Daro, Kandi, Sardarabad, Chotko, Jam Leghari, Dago, Kranghro, Khiyron, Dhoronaro, Panjo Chan, Jhemal, Nawaz Dahri, and Chan Babu have not been provided...		Bodies of martyrs reach Dadu DADU, Jan 3: The bodies of three soldiers of the Pakistan Army who were martyred at the Pakistan-India border near Sialkot were brought to Dadu in Pakistan Army ambulances...
12 Zakat committee chairmen suspended LARKANA, Jan 3: At least a dozen chairmen of the Zakat Committees, Larkana District, have been suspended due to providing Zakat funds to their favourites....		Growers hold protest demos DADU, Jan 3: Growers held protests in Johi and Dadu on Thursday to protest against the artificial water shortage....
Land mafia, wood thieves face action THATTA, Jan 3: The afforestation wing of Sindh forest department has recovered Rs1.7 million fine from wood thieves here in the last couple of months and intensified vigilance to avert wood...		Villagers flee tribal conflict SUKKUR, Jan 3: At least 25 families fled to Taj Muhammad Domki, near Kandhkot, from Heera Pur Jakhrani village when it was attacked by 20 Bugti tribesmen on Wednesday night....
‘Terrorists’ held, arms, explosives seized QUETTA, Jan 3: Police on Thursday arrested some suspected terrorists and seized a large quantity of arms and ammunition dumped in a house on the outskirts of the city....		US eases curbs on export of dual-use computers WASHINGTON, Dec 3: The United States has decided to raise the level above which the American exporters are required to notify the Commerce Department of proposed exports of dual-use computers to...
Wapda takes steps to protect installations ISLAMABAD, Jan 3: Wapda have taken all possible security measures to protect its water and power installations, including dams, generation plants, grid stations, distribution systems and transmission lines, for any emergency....		CDWP meets today to okay 35 projects ISLAMABAD, Jan 3: The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) is meeting here on Friday to discuss and approve 35 development projects at an estimated cost of Rs30 billion....
Crackdown on militants commended NEW YORK, Jan 3: The New York Times, in an editorial, has welcomed Gen. Pervez Musharraf’s crackdown on militant groups....		Govt asked to appoint service tribunal chief ISLAMABAD, Jan 3: The Lahore High Court, Rawalpindi Bench, on Thursday directed the Federal Government to immediately appoint a chairman of the Federal Service Tribunal....
Australia urges talks to defuse tension ISLAMABAD, Jan 3: Australia has asked Islamabad and New Delhi to continue talks to reduce the tension and the threat of military action....		28 AJK areas to get equal grant for development MUZAFFARABAD, Jan 3: The special grant provided by President Gen Pervez Musharraf for Azad Kashmir uplift will be equally distributed among 28 constituencies of the AJK....
CPNE meeting today ISLAMABAD, Jan 3: An emergency meeting of the editors based in Islamabad/Rawalpindi has been convened at the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors Secretariat at 11am on Friday to consider the ban...		Naval chief Discharged from hospital ISLAMABAD, Jan 3: The Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Abdul Aziz Mirza, was discharged from the Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology (AFIC) here on Thursday after ten days of admission for...
Car-lifters’ gang busted QUETTA, Jan 3: The Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) on Wednesday claimed to have busted a gang of car lifters and recovered four cars stolen from Karachi....		Govt spends Rs4.21 per person annually: Health care MULTAN, Jan 3: The district government spends only Rs4.21 per person annually while the public sector provides health cover to only 20 per cent population of the district....
Details about Jihadi outfits’ sponsors being collected FAISALABAD, Jan 3: The intelligence agencies have reportedly started collecting proofs and information about the people who are funding Jihadi organizations and sheltering their leaders....		No woman surgeon to perform autopsy SIALKOT, Jan 3: Heirs of the deceased females have to face ordeal in getting autopsy reports due to the absence of a lady surgeon at the Government Allama Iqbal Memorial (DHQ)...
Schools closed in border areas SIALKOT, Jan 3: All the government and private schools have been closed in border areas near the Sialkot working boundary due to mounting Pakistan-India tension....		Seniors Under juniors in health dept MULTAN, Jan 3: The Punjab health department has placed a number of grade 20 officials as subordinate to their juniors in various districts....
Arrested belong to SSP, TJP FAISALABAD, Jan 3: Over two dozen religious leaders and activists were arrested by the local police during a crackdown here on Thursday....		Eight bank employees arrested JHANG, Jan 3: Eight employees of both the National Bank and the Muslim Commercial Bank have been taken into custody for interrogation, it was learnt....
Man shot dead by dacoits KASUR, Jan 3: Dacoits on Thursday shot dead a man and took away cash, gold ornaments and other valuables in two different strikes in and around the city....		Two ‘POs’ killed in encounter MULTAN, Jan 3: Two ‘proclaimed offenders’ were killed in an encounter with police in Jallalpur Peerwala, some 60km from here, on Thursday....
Guard killed MULTAN, Jan 3: A security guard, Naeem, was shot dead by some unidentified persons on Abdali Road here on Wednesday night....		Heaters, gas cylinders out of stocks GUJRANWALA, Jan 3: Sale of heaters and gas cylinders has picked up in just a couple of days as cold has gripped the city....
Tribesmen warned of stern action: Shelter to Taliban, Al-Qaeda men KALAYA, Jan 3: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has warned of stern action against all those tribesmen who are found involved in giving shelter to Al-Qaeda and Taliban fighters escaping...		Theft of Wapda wires on the rise PESHAWAR, Jan 3: Instances of Wapda’s distribution wires, transformers and other items’ stealing are on the rise in the NWFP, with the provincial police mostly failing to check the trend....
People hit by Barotha dam to sue NAB GHAZI, Jan 3: The people affected by the Ghazi Barotha Project have decided to take National Accountability Bureau to the court for alleged persecution and violation of the World Bank agreement....		Policemen flee court to avoid arrest PESHAWAR, Jan 3: To avoid arrest, two police officials, accused of killing a trader in a fake police encounter, escaped from the premises of sessions court, Nowshera, on Wednesday....
Hydel profit share of NWFP stuck up PESHAWAR, Jan 3: Over six months of the current financial year have elapsed without the NWFP government receiving anything out of its annual share of net hydel profit from Wapda, sources...		‘84pc juvenile offenders without legal help’ DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Jan 3: A one-day seminar on “international standards on juvenile justice” was held here the other day under the auspices of Dost Foundation, Peshawar....
500,000 ID cards to be issued ABBOTTABAD, Jan 3: The district registrar of Nadra, Abbottabad, has said that the district office would issue 500,000 computerized national identity cards to registered citizens in Abbottabad city....		39 cops penalized HANGU, Jan 3: Police in Hangu have launched a crackdown against anti-social elements and disciplinary action has been taken against 39 cops, Hangu SP Mohammad Idrees told a news conference....
Hospital building converted into college KOHAT, Jan 3: The Zanana Hospital building has been converted into a third degree college for women to overcome the shortage of seats in the existing two colleges where admissions will...		No election alliance with PML-N, PPP: Abida LAHORE, Jan 3: The PML(QA) will not make any election alliance with any faction of the PML and the PPP but was ready to embrace all Muslim League workers and leaders....
Fog Blankets Lahore again LAHORE, Jan 3: Thursday was another foggy day in Lahore with extreme chill in the air, especially in the morning....		Former MPA indicted LAHORE, Jan 3: An accountability court on Thursday framed charges against Ch Abdul Majid, ex-MPA, and his son Shahid Mahmood in a reference on alleged misappropriation of cooperative funds....
Minority councillors reject Nazim’s offer LAHORE, Jan 3: Minority councillors have rejected the offer of District Nazim Mian Aamir Mahmood to accept development grants of Rs1 million each from his discretionary quota....		Notice to AG in SC appointments case LAHORE, Jan 3: A division bench of the Lahore High Court issued notice to the attorney-general in a petition challenging four recent Supreme Court appointments....
JUP welcomes new election alliance LAHORE, Jan 3: The Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistan on Thursday welcomed the new election alliance of six major religio-political parties and termed it a good omen for the Islamic forces during the forthcoming...		Moin okays ‘food street’ project ISLAMABAD, Jan 3: Interior Minister Lt-Gen Moinuddin Haider has approved a plan of establishing a traditional “food and craft street” in the federal capital....
Students collect Rs10m relief goods for Afghan refugees ISLAMABAD, Jan 3: Students of different educational institutions of the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) on Thursday donated relief goods worth Rs10 million for the Afghan refugees....		Over 11.7m children suffer from stunting, wasting ISLAMABAD, Jan 3: Almost 11.7 million children in the country are suffering from stunting (less height for age) and wasting (low weight for height), officials reports revealed....
Postal service being improved ISLAMABAD, Jan 3: The government is taking every possible step to provide postal facilities of international standard to the people, said the communications secretary Iftikhar Rashid....		Prisoner escapes from police van RAWALPINDI, Jan 3: An under-trial prisoner escaped from police custody, while being shifted to the district courts from Adiala Jail on Thursday....
Quake jolts twin cities ISLAMABAD, Jan 3: An earthquake of moderate intensity jolted the twin cities of Rawalpindi-Islamabad at 12:05pm on Thursday....		PPP welcomes exchange of N-lists ISLAMABAD, Jan 3: A spokesman for the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has welcomed the decision of Pakistan and India to abide by the agreement under which the two countries are required...