January 12, 2002	Saturday	Shawwal 27, 1422

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Darra merger with Kohat opposed KOHAT, Jan 11: All the elders from five main tribes of Darra Adam Khel on Thursday took out a procession to condemn the government decision to declare the tribal area as...		Shortage of water hits Mirpurkhas MIRPURKHAS, Jan 11: There is an acute shortage of drinking water in the district, following closure of the Nara canal for annual desilting....
Petition sent to referee judge after split verdict: Local bodies election dispute PESHAWAR, Jan 11: A writ petition challenging an order of the Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan was referred to a referee judge as split verdict was given by a division bench...		Two killed in water row SUKKUR, Jan 11: Two persons including a 15-year old boy were shot dead in an armed clash between two groups of Mahar clan in village Nawab Mahar, district Ghotki, on Thursday...
2 killed, 6 injured in road accident KARAK, Jan 11: Two people were killed and six others received serious injuries when a Datsun pick-up collided with a passenger coach on the Indus Highway near the Zarkhan village, here...		Smuggled drugs flood D.I. Khan DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Jan 11: Smuggled Iranian and Indian drugs have flooded Dera Ismail Khan making it an open market for the medicines of the two countries....
Four kids injured as classroom caves in KHAIRPUR, Jan 11: Four primary school students, including two girls, were injured when the roof of the Haji Khan Dharejo Primary School caved in the other day in a village near...		Man dies in tribal clash SHIKARPUR, Jan 11: One person was killed and a girl was injured in a clash between Jakhrani and Jafri tribesmen in village Azad Jafri on Friday....
Sectarian violence checked: SSP DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Jan 11: Senior Superintendent of Police Dera, Arif  Nawaz, has said that the district police  have   controlled the sectarian issue in the district, which had claimed at...		Two dacoits arrested LARKANA, Jan 11: The hunt against dacoits continues in Larkana as police in a raid arrested two more dacoits from Dokri on Friday....
318kg charas, opium seized from car PESHAWAR, Jan 11: The Customs special checking squad seized 318 kilograms of contraband from a car and arrested a drug carrier at Kund checkpoint, Khairabad, on Friday....		114,000 DPs moved to camps in border areas ISLAMABAD, Jan 11: The UNHCR has moved more than 114,000 out of 200,000 refugees who crossed into Pakistan after Sept 11 to ten newly-established camps situated in the NWFP and Baluchistan,...
Indian shelling kills teenager MUZAFFARABAD, Jan 11: A teenaged boy was killed and another was critically injured in Indian shelling from across the Line of Control in Poonch district of Azad Kashmir on Friday, officials...		US forces begin clean-up drive in Spin Boldak QUETTA, Jan 11: US Marines on Friday launched an operation clean-up in Spin Boldak town of Afghanistan to disarm armed groups, and recovered a large quantity of different kinds of weapons....
Appointments to SC: notice served on DAG RAWALPINDI, Jan 11: The Lahore High Court, Rawalpindi Bench, has served a notice on the federal government on a constitutional petition challenging two recent judicial appointments to the Supreme Court, contending...		NKC to seek conducive atmosphere: Qayyum ISLAMABAD, Jan 11: Kashmir Committee Chairman Sardar Abdul Qayyum has said that the committee will coordinate all the efforts being made to resolve the Kashmir issue at the domestic and international...
JKLF chief claims right to fight for freedom ISLAMABAD, Jan 11: Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front chief Amanullah Khan said on Friday he feared his group could be a target of raids by authorities on Islamic militants, but said...		Libyan envoy arrives ISLAMABAD, Jan 11: Dr Saleem Ibrahim Ben Amer, coordinator of International and People’s Organization, arrived here on Friday as special envoy of the Libyan Leader Col Muammer Qadhafi, said the foreign...
Probe into Ferozewala ‘encounter’ GUJRANWALA, Jan 11: A local court on Friday ordered probe into the killing of a youth in an encounter and deputed the special judicial magistrate as an inquiry officer....		Exporters hit by border tension SIALKOT, Jan 11: The mounting tension between India and Pakistan has caused heavy losses to local exporters....
Health dept yet to utilize ADP funds MULTAN, Jan 11: The Punjab health department has so far not utilized funds allocated under the annual development programme (ADP) for the ongoing fiscal year....		Arrest of Indians ordered FAISALABAD, Jan 11: The federal government has asked the law enforcement agencies to arrest all those Indians who are still in Pakistan despite expiry of their visas....
Development of farm sector top priority JHANG, Jan 11: Pakistan is an agricultural country and without developing this sector, the country cannot make progress in other fields....		Municipality, registrar’s office record seized FAISALABAD, Jan 11: A member of the Governor’s Inspection Team has reportedly taken into custody the record of Tehsil Municipal Administration and registrar’s offices for investigation about the overcharging of transfer...
‘Pakistan, Iran next targets’ LAHORE, Jan 11: Tanzim-i-Islami amir Dr Israr Ahmad said here on Friday that after destroying Afghanistan through America, Israel now wanted to target Pakistan and Iran....		50pc work on Thal canal complete MIANWALI, Jan 11: Nearly 50 per cent work on the remodelling of Thal canal has been completed, project chief executive told Dawn....
Official data negate SSP’s claims SIALKOT, Jan 11: Police department’s statistics negate Sialkot SSP’s claims that there has been a considerable decrease in the heinous nature crimes in the district during the year 2001....		LHC disposes of petition after boy’s recovery RAWALPINDI, Jan 11: The Lahore High Court, Rawalpindi bench, on Friday disposed of a habeas corpus petition after the recovery of a 14-year-old boy from Race Course Police Post, indicating that...
Illegal occupants of govt houses to be evicted: Ministry sets February 1 deadline ISLAMABAD, Jan 11: The Ministry of Housing and Works has directed all government employees, who have been allotted houses by the Estate Office, to remove illegal constructions by February 1, sources...		CDA asked to complete work in D-12 sector ISLAMABAD, Jan 11: The interior ministry has taken serious note of delay in the development of sector D-12, and directed the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to complete it during the current...
Solar energy costlier than electricity RAWALPINDI, Jan 11: The two solar energy-lit parks in Rawalpindi Cantonment have become white elephants for the civic body since they cost ten times more than electricity, sources told Dawn....		Speakers pay tribute to Shahnawaz Siddiqui ISLAMABAD, Jan 11: Speakers paid glowing tributes to Shahnawaz Siddiqui for his services in the field of journalism at a reference arranged in his memory by the Rawalpindi-Islamabad Union of Journalists...
Declare border areas calamity-hit: city govt LAHORE, Jan 11: The city government has recommended to the federal government to declare the border areas of Lahore a calamity stricken zone in view of the Indian war build up....		US urged to stop rights violations LAHORE, Jan 11: The Jamaat-i-Islami has asked the US and its coalition partners to stop human rights violations in the name of eliminating terrorism....
Delay increases cost of child health project LAHORE, Jan 11: Delay in the construction of the Institute of Child Health and Children’s Hospital (ICH&CH) has increased its estimated cost as it needs around Rs1 billion more for completion....		ARD to meet in Karachi on 19th LAHORE, Jan 11: Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) president Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan has convened a meeting of the alliance in Karachi on Jan 19....
Lawyers’ suggestions welcome: Maqbool LAHORE, Jan 11: Punjab Governor Lt-Gen Khalid Maqbool (retired) said here on Friday that the government was taking concrete measures to ensure the provision of easy, inexpensive and speedy justice to...		Projects for minorities’ benefit LAHORE, Jan 11: The federal government has taken up 95 development schemes involving an expenditure of Rs18.996 million for the benefit of minorities, Punjab Law and Minority Affairs Minister Dr Khalid...
Reply India in same coin: JI LAHORE, Jan 11: The Jamaat-e-Islami hoped that President Pervez Musharraf’s speech would not be an attempt to please US and India but to protect national interest that laid in replying Indian...		PPMA to stock drugs for any emergency LAHORE, Jan 11: The Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers’ Association (PPMA) has said that all its members are ready to supply medicines in abundance in case of any emergency....
US military presence in Pakistan challenged LAHORE, Jan 11: The US military presence in Pakistan has been challenged in the Lahore High Court as an infringement of national sovereignty....		Qadri’s plea to opinion leaders LAHORE, Jan 11: Pakistan Awami Tehrik Chairman Dr Tahirul Qadri said on Friday that by creating a war-like situation India wanted to sabotage chances of the revival of Pakistan’s economy....
JUP leader against policy revision LAHORE, Jan 11: Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistan (Nifaz-i-Shariat) president Engr Salimullah Khan urged the government on Thursday to reject dictation from the United Sates and India and continue the policy on Kashmir and...		Haj training begins LAHORE, Jan 11: The Auqaf Department secretary, Syed Shafiq Husain Bukhari, inaugurated on Friday the first training session for Haj pilgrims at Quran Academy, Gulberg....