January 11, 2002	Friday	Shawwal 26, 1422

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Violence by India led to terrorism, says Maleeha ISLAMABAD, Jan 10: Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States, Maleeha Lodhi, has said that India’s violence in occupied Kashmir gave birth to terrorism and cycle of brutality....		Judges’ salaries increased by 30pc ISLAMABAD, Jan 10: President Pervez Musharraf has increased salaries of Supreme Court and high courts’judges by an average 30 per cent, official sources told Dawn....
India’s list of 20 most-wanted men WASHINGTON, Jan 10: India’s Home Minister L.K. Advani listed the 20 most-wanted men his country wants Pakistan to hand over to New Delhi....		AJK president, PM felicitate Qayyum MUZAFFARABAD, Jan 10: AJK President Mohammad Anwar Khan and Prime Minister Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan on Thursday welcomed veteran politician Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan’s appointment as National Kashmir Committee chairman and...
Eveningers to avoid sensationalism: resolution ISLAMABAD, Jan 10: A resolution was adopted by the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors, All Pakistan Newspapers Society and the information ministry here on Thursday saying the evening newspapers would avoid...		Wheat bound for Kabul held back ISLAMABAD, Jan 10: Pakistan has disallowed transportation of around 50,000 tons of imported wheat to Afghanistan by the World Food Programme, due to its bad quality....
‘No peace until issue of Kashmir resolved’ MIRPUR, Jan 10: Jammu and Kashmir Liberation League (JKLL) President Abdul Majeed Malik has said that there can be no peace in the region without the solution of the Kashmir problem....		Musharraf’s peace efforts lauded GILGIT, Jan 10: Northern Areas Chief Executive Fida Muhammad Nashad, NALC Speaker Sahib Khan, advisers Saifur Rahman Khan, Imran Nadeem, Sheikh Haider Najfi and other members lauded on Thursday friendly gestures...
Three killed GILGIT, Jan 10: At least three persons were killed and one was injured in two incidents in Gilgit district on Wednesday....		Mushaira held at Japanese university TOKYO, Jan 10: A charity show and Mushaira were arranged by Daito Bunka University of Japan in cooperation with the Cultural Promotion Forum of Japan and Pakistan Association of Japan at...
Hariri due tomorrow ISLAMABAD, Jan 10: The president of the Council of Ministers of Lebanon, Rafic Hariri, is scheduled to arrive here on Jan 12 to express solidarity and support to Pakistan, the Foreign...		Plea in Al Qaeda men detention illegal, PHC told PESHAWAR, Jan 10: NWFP Advocate-General Qazi Rasheedul Haq informed the Peshawar High Court on Thursday that the petition challenging the detention of suspected Al-Qaeda men here is not maintainable and should...
Uplift plans worth Rs128m for Peshawar planned PESHAWAR, Jan 10: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah said here on Thursday that various development projects would be carried out in Peshawar, costing Rs128 million....		Judicious allocation of resources pledged KOHAT, Jan 10: The NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has pledged judicious distribution of the resources while assuring expeditious development and welfare of the people....
100-year RI awarded to killer MANSEHRA, Jan 10: Mansehra District and Sessions Judge Jehangeer Khan on Wednesday sentenced Mudaser Shah to 100-year imprisonment and fined him Rs200,000 for killing four persons....		3 health projects for women to be launched in Swabi SWABI, Jan 10: District Naib Nazim Mohammad Jamil said on Thursday that three women health projects (WHPs) would be launched in the current year in district Swabi with the financial assistance...
LB system to be made successful: Nazim LAKKI MARWAT, Jan 10: Allout efforts will be made to make the district government system a success and no one will be allowed to put obstacles to the smooth and successful...		APA suspended for inefficiency KOHAT, Jan 10: The NWFP home secretary has suspended the assistant political agent of frontier region of Darra Adam Khel with immediate effect for his failure to curb kidnappings, carjacking, drug...
10 Al Qaeda men sent to prison KHAR BAJAUR, Jan 10: The tribal administration sent to prison here on Wednesday for a term of three years ten suspected Al-Qaeda members and 52 officials of the Taliban who had...		Pick-pocketing on the rise in Charsadda CHARSADDA, Jan 10: Pick-Pocketing in the district is on the rise as it is the sugar-crushing season and the villagers bring gur to the city markets for selling. They, specially the...
Walkout staged against DEO’s transfer KOHAT, Jan 10: Nazimeen, Naib Nazimeen and women councillors staged a walkout from Kohat District Council to protest against the transfer of District Education Officer (DEO) Qamar Zaman Shinwari and non-compliance...		Land settlement opposed CHITRAL, Jan 10: The leaders of PPP, Chitral, Ahmed Saeed and Gul Nawaz Khaki, have opposed the land settlement in the district which is scheduled to commence from next month....
Councillors Threaten to resign CHARSADDA, Jan 10: The councillors of all the union councils of Charsadda have threatened to resign if they were not given their proper status and assigned duties in the new...		‘Govt plans to revamp education’ FAISALABAD, Jan 10: The Punjab government is all set to revamp the education system in the province with the help of latest equipment and development to date....
Fresh wave of encounter killings in Punjab LAHORE, Jan 10: The Punjab police, it seems, have again chosen the course adopted by the Sharifs to control law and order by killing hardened criminals in ‘staged’ encounters....		PTCL takes note of agreement violation GUJRANWALA, Jan 10: The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has taken a serious note of agreement violation by M/s International Contract Management (Pvt) Limited, Karachi....
SSP, JUI-F leaders let on bail TOBA TEK SINGH, Jan 10: An additional district and sessions judge released on bail district Sipah-i-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) president Maulana Muhammad Awais and Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (F) leader Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Rabbani...		Outlaws on the loose in Gujranwala GUJRANWALA, Jan 10: Outlaws on Thursday looted two houses, a poultry farm and a general store and also injured its owner on resistance in four strikes in and around the city....
PAF jet drops fuel tanks SHEIKHUPURA, Jan 10: A Pakistan Air Force jet reportedly dropped two fuel tanks which fell on different places near Sangla Hill, some 70 kilometres from here, on Thursday afternoon....		Dacoit shot dead, cop hurt in crossfire FAISALABAD, Jan 10: A dacoit was shot dead while a constable sustained injuries in a shootout with police in Liaquatabad on Thursday....
Desiltation campaign in full swing OKARA, Jan 10: The desiltation campaign initiated by the district government is in full swing in the Okara district....		‘Culture plays key role in resolving conflicts’ ISLAMABAD, Jan 10: The Unesco director-general, Koichiro Matsuura, has said that his organization places great emphasis on the role of culture in resolving conflicts....
Probe against customs men ordered: Falcons’ export case ISLAMABAD, Jan 10: The Central Board of Revenue (CBR) has initiated an inquiry against custom officials allegedly involved in facilitating foreigners in exporting falcons....		PPP holds peace rally RAWALPINDI, Jan 10: Hundreds of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) workers and supporters took out a rally here on Thursday against Indian war hysteria....
Ticket system for vehicles introduced in Pindi RAWALPINDI, Jan 10: The Punjab government has introduced “ticket system” from Thursday to streamline traffic flow and root out corruption from the traffic department, the authorities concerned said....		Tenants for ownership rights to military farms ISLAMABAD, Jan 10: The tenant farmers, living on military farms in Punjab, have demanded ownership rights to the land they have been cultivating for the last 100 years....
Supply from Simly Dam cut by 4MGD ISLAMABAD, Jan 10: Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Thursday reduced water supply to Islamabad from Simly Dam by four million gallons per day (MGD), a senior Authority official told Dawn....		Civil defence drill ISLAMABAD, Jan 10: The Civil Defence Organization (CDO) held a fire-fighting demonstration at the Government Model School for Boys in Sector F-8/3....
Nawabzada back as ARD chief LAHORE, Jan 10: Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan resumed presidency of the Alliance for Restoration of Democracy on Thursday after a 90-minute meeting at his residence with a two-man Pakistan People’s Party delegation...		Jaish, Lashkar chiefs in preventive custody LAHORE, Jan 10: The Punjab government admitted having detained the Jaish and former Lashkar chiefs only after the federal government informed the Lahore High Court on Thursday that they were in...
ARD and APC to co-exist LAHORE, Jan 10: The all-party conference (APC) and the Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) will co-exist and struggle for a representative system in the country from their respective platforms, knowledgeable...		25pc beds in govt hospitals vacated LAHORE, Jan 10: The Punjab government on Thursday got vacated 25 per cent beds in hospitals in Lahore, Chunian and Kasur to meet any eventuality....
Railway auditor remanded LAHORE, Jan 10: Senior auditor of Pakistan Railways Khalid Mahmood Tariq was remanded in the NAB custody till Jan 22 by an accountability court on Thursday....		PAC calls for report on misuse of funds LAHORE, Jan 10: The Punjab Adhoc Public Accounts Committee has directed the Local Government and Rural Development Department to submit a report on misuse of funds released for the construction of...
Federal cabinet approves track upgrade plan LAHORE, Jan 10: The federal cabinet has approved the PC-I of a five-year plan (2001-2006) for the rehabilitation and improvement of railway track....		No state control over prices of essential items LAHORE, Jan 10: There has been no state control over the prices of the essential commodities since the induction of the district governments into office on August 14 last year....
Youth theatre festival LAHORE, Jan 10: The Rafi Peer Theatre Workshop is organizing a 10-day youth theatre festival, starting from Jan 19, on the theme of ‘Peace and Harmony’....		Fire in LHC record room LAHORE, Jan 10: A fire in a Lahore High Court office partially destroyed the record of about 2000 civil cases early on Thursday....
Punjab Public Library needs assistance IN all civilized societies, libraries are considered an essential tool for social, political and economic development and a source of intellectual enlightenment. They play a decisive role in the overall progress...		Detention: Fazl seeks SC help LAHORE, Jan 10: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam amir Maulana Fazlur Rehman has appealed to the Supreme Court to declare his detention and those of all other religious leaders, illegal....