January 9, 2002	Wednesday	Shawwal 24, 1422

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US lawmakers visit Afghan DPs’ camps NOWSHERA, Jan 8: Member of the US Congress, Frank Wolf has said that Pakistan vindicated its principled stance by siding with the international coalition in its fight terrorism and establish lasting...		Teachers stage demo, boycott classes: Non-payment of salaries DADU, Jan 8: A large number of primary teachers of taluka Dadu staged a demonstration here on Tuesday to protest against non- payment of the salaries of around 6,000 primary teachers...
Absenting DC members warned of disqualification HARIPUR, Jan 8: All those members of the district council, who fail to turn up to the council session for three consecutive days will stand disqualified under the Local Bodies Ordinance...		Computer labs in schools inaugurated SWABI, Jan 8: Provincial Education Minister Syed Imtiaz Hussain Gilani said on Tuesday that without introduction of computer in our education sector our education system would remain incomplete....
Three killed in accident NAWABSHAH, Jan 8: Three persons were killed and another was seriously injured as a speedy oil tanker hit a parked tanker on the National Highway near Kandiaro on Monday night....		Passengers robbed KHAIRPUR, Jan 8: Seven unknown armed men blocked the traffic on the National Highway near Rasoolabad and deprived passengers of cash, gold ornaments, watches and other articles....
Newsmen slam police action against Kawish editors in rallies HYDERABAD, Jan 8: Hundreds of working journalists and employees of different newspapers took out a protest rally to condemn the registration of a case against the editor and executive editor of...		ANP rejects politics of ‘deals’ CHARSADDA, Jan 8: ANP rejects the politics of ‘deals’, Awami National Party President (Charsadda District) Sangeen Wali Khan, son of Khan Abdul Wali Khan....
Two cops killed in encounter MARDAN, Jan 8: Two police officials were killed and another was injured in an encounter between police and an outlaw in the Peepal village, some 48km from here, on Tuesday....		Two die, 18 hurt in road accidents SWABI, Jan 8: Two people died and 18 others received serious injuries in three road accidents here during the past 24 hours....
PPP calls for change in govt policy MIRPURKHAS, Jan 8: Nawab Mohammad Yousuf Talpur, a central leader of the Pakistan People’s Party, has urged the government to stop ‘personal vendetta’ against the PPP before it was too late,...		Cases against two NGOs MANSEHRA,  Jan 8: The anti-corruption police  have registered criminal cases against the staff of two NGOs over their alleged misappropriation of funds of development schemes in the Mansehra district....
Shoe store gutted DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Jan 8: A fire broke out in a shoe store in main Commissionary bazaar on Sunday night, destroying shoes worth half a million rupees....		District safety body set up TIMERGARA, Jan 8: A new district safety committee has been constituted in district Dir Lower. In a circular issued from the office of convener of district council, Haji Mohammad Rasool Khan,...
Afghanistan set to become tourist attraction: minister KABUL, Jan 8: Afghanistan will in a few months become a trendy new tourism destination for intrepid travellers, predicts Afghan Tourism Minister Abdul Rahman....		Centre gives Rs1.33bn to Balochistan QUETTA, Jan 8: The federal government has granted Rs1.33 billion for the drought affected areas and for implementing the schemes pertaining to the Khushal Pakistan Programme in Balochistan....
Drought management plan okayed ISLAMABAD, Jan 8: The federal government has approved the construction of Three Storage Dams project in Gwadar district of Balochistan, and Drought Management Plan in the desserts of three provinces at...		Poverty due to failure of governance: ADB ISLAMABAD, Jan 8: The widespread poverty in Pakistan is due to the failure of governance, believes country director of the Asian Development Bank, M. Ali Shah....
AJK PM approves police reforms MUZAFFARABAD, Jan 8: AJK Prime Minister Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan on Monday approved provision of Rs9.867 million to the police department in the ongoing financial year for the implementation of police...		One killed in encounter with ANF QUETTA, Jan 8: An alleged drug smuggler was killed and another injured in an armed encounter with the anti-narcotics force near Turbat in Makran division on Tuesday....
Accords to be implemented, Bugti assured QUETTA, Jan 8: The chief of Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP), Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, has denied signing of any agreement with the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources for exploration of...		AAG Punjab to assist court in Sufi’s case RAWALPINDI, Jan 8: The Lahore High Court on Tuesday directed the Assistant Advocate General of Punjab to assist the court on the constitutional petition seeking registration of cases against Sufi Mohammad,...
Four die in accident GILGIT, Jan 8: At least four people were killed and three were seriously injured on Monday near Heramoush, 60km from here, when a Toyota pick-up fell into a ravine on the...		Two POs, cop killed in shootout KASUR, Jan 8: Two proclaimed offenders and an Elite Force constable were killed in an encounter with police at Pakki Haveli village, Mustafabad, late on Monday night....
Four police officials suspended: Fake encounter GUJRANWALA, Jan 8: Four police officials were suspended from service on Tuesday on the charge of killing a man in a fake encounter and a case was registered against them....		50 hurt as bus overturns SAHIWAL, Jan 8: As many as 50 people sustained injuries on Tuesday when a bus overturned on the Lahore-Multan Road....
Plea against Elevations ‘disowned’ LAHORE, Jan 8: Proceedings on a petition challenging the recent Supreme Court appointments came to a sudden halt in the Lahore High Court on Tuesday when the petitioner disowned it as...		Sunflower Cultivation inaugurated VEHARI, Jan 8: Federal Minister for Agriculture and Food Khair Muhammad Junejo has said the government is giving priority to agriculture....
Inquiry into ‘fake’ encounter demanded MULTAN, Jan 8: Judicial inquiry should be conducted against the fake police encounter in which two innocent citizens were shot dead on Monday....		‘Nazims to hire medical officers’ BAHAWALPUR, Jan 8: The Punjab Governor, Lt-Gen Khalid Maqbool (retired), on Tuesday delegated powers to district government for the appointment of medical officers....
Crime rate dropped in 2001, claim police GUJRAT, Jan 8: The local police on Tuesday claimed to have brought a decline in crime graph in 2001 with the help of latest techniques....		Choked sewers irk people SHEIKHUPURA, Jan 8: Improper drainage and sewerage facilities have become a constant nuisance for the residents of the Jhang Road....
Dacoits kill trader SIALKOT, Jan 8: A trader was shot dead by five dacoits on resistance at his shop in Warsaalkey village, Daska tehsil on Monday night....		Nazim waives taxes in border villages LAHORE, Jan 8: District Nazim Mian Amer Mahmood has waived all the district city government taxes including the land revenue and water cess in border villages besides announcing relief in payment...
Husband comes to ‘cheating’ wife’s rescue MIANWALI, Jan 8: An ‘obedient’ husband stormed into a female examination hall and hurled abuses at the centre in-charge after his wife was ejected for cheating....		Concern over piling up of cotton stocks MULTAN, Jan 8: The Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association has expressed concern over the piling up of stocks across the country....
CDA may remove 69 illegal Madaris ISLAMABAD, Jan 8: Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration has detected some 69 unauthorized mosques and Madaris in the Capital that are likely to be removed soon....		High court likely to be set up in Islamabad ISLAMABAD, Jan 8: The government is likely to establish a federal high court (FHC) for the Capital in near future to minimize load of cases on Lahore High Court, Rawalpindi bench,...
Japanese lawyers for defusing tension ISLAMABAD, Jan 8: A delegation of Japan Lawyers League for Freedom (JLLF) on Tuesday termed the India occupation of Kashmir contrary to the international laws....		Crime rate rises in Rawalpindi in 2001 RAWALPINDI, Jan 8: Police “success stories” provided to the press turned out to be a farce when compared with the original statistics available with the police department, showing a considerable rise...
Benazir asks govt to use relief money for debt retirement ISLAMABAD, Jan 8: Former prime minister and chairperson of Pakistan People’s Party Benazir Bhutto has demanded to use debt deferment money for debt retirement....		US diplomat meets Asif Zardari ISLAMABAD, Jan 8: A US diplomat on Tuesday met Asif Ali Zardari at the premises of the accountability court after attending the hearings in the ARY Gold and SGS references....
SC Bar to challenge out-of-turn elevations LAHORE, Jan 8: The Supreme Court Bar Association would challenge the out-of-turn elevation of three Lahore High Court judges to the Supreme Court and boycott their swearing-in on Jan 10, SCBA...		No PPP policy yet after Nawabzada LAHORE, Jan 8: The Pakistan People’s Party has no yet spelled out its policy after the resignation of Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan as ARD president....
Pakistan wants peace with dignity: Leghari LAHORE, Jan 8: Pakistan wants peace with dignity. Once war is imposed on it, the nation will fight it with traditional valour, bravery and national solidarity....		Action ordered against 250 Wasa officials LAHORE, Jan 8: The Water and Sanitaion Agency managing director has ordered strict disciplinary action against 250 inspectors and meter readers for failure to report the existence of over 43,500 illegal...
‘PTDC doing its part of the job’ LAHORE, Jan 8: The Pakistan Tourism Develop-ment Corporation sent a bus to Wagah on Tuesday to “receive the Pakistanis stranded in India,” despite a message received from the Delhi Transport Corporation...		Wapda saved $6bn from PPA revision LAHORE, Jan 8: The Water and Power Development Authority saved $6 billion from the revision of its power purchase agreements with the independent power producers, Himayatullah Khan, the Wapda secretary and...
Graffiti, a cognizable offence LAHORE, Jan 8: On November 24, 1998, the defunct Punjab Assembly voted in favour of an amendment to the Punjab Prohibition on Expressing Matters on Walls Act, enabling the provincial government...		Banker held in Rs3.6m fraud LAHORE, Jan 8: The National Accountability Bureau, Punjab, on Tuesday arrested a grade one officer of Habib Bank on corruption charges under the NAB Ordinance, 1999....