January 15, 2002	Tuesday	Shawwal 30, 1422

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Traders warned of action: Cash boxes of banned groups seized FAISALABAD, Jan 14: Local police teams removed on Monday signboards, posters, banners and flags from the offices of Jaish-i-Muhammad, Lashkar-i-Taiba, Sipah-i-Sahaba Pakistan, Tehrik-i-Jafaria Pakistan and Tanzeem Nifaz-i-Shariat-i-Muhammadi....		‘New gas pipeline to benefit exporters’ SIALKOT, Jan 14: Work on 46-kilometre long gas pipeline network on Sambrial-Sialkot Road and 15-km long pipeline network towards the Sialkot Export Processing Zone at a cost of Rs80.5 million has...
Hunters and conservationists on the same side MULTAN, Jan 14: Houbara bustard is falling a prey to ruthless hunting in the range lands of Balochistan, Sindh and southern Punjab under the cover of ‘sustainable hunting’ and diplomacy....		Closure of BHUs opposed TOBA TEK SINGH, Jan 14: The Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) of Jhang and Toba Tek Singh have expressed concern over the government’s decision of closing basic health units in various districts...
Drug trafficker freed by accomplices GUJRANWALA, Jan 14: An accused involved in a narcotics case was freed by his accomplices after attacking a police party at Sheranwala Bagh area here on Monday....		LCCI seeks cheap fuel for Wapda LAHORE, Jan 14: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Dr Khalid Javed Chaudhry called on the government on Monday to extend a special furnace oil and gas package to...
Farmer hurt in Indian firing SIALKOT, Jan 14: A villager was injured in firing by the Indian security forces in the Sucheetgarh sector of the Sialkot working boundary, here on Monday....		25 injured in chain collision KASUR, Jan 14: At least 25 people sustained critical injuries when four buses and a tractor-trolley collided with eachother near Pattoki on Monday....
Girls’ schools without teachers MULTAN, Jan 14: The local education department has failed to start classes in three girls’ primary schools the construction of which were completed 18 months ago....		Robbers strike six times FAISALABAD, Jan 14: Robbers during the last 24 hours injured a watchman and took away cash, gold ornaments and three motorbikes in six strikes....
Villager shot dead by dacoits CHINIOT, Jan 14: A villager was killed while another injured in exchange of firing with dacoits in different incidents here on Sunday night....		DBA election DERA GHAZI KHAN, Jan 14: The provincial joint secretary of PML (like-minded), Malik Iqbal Saqib, on Monday was elected president of the Dera District Bar Association....
Rs2.5m for uplift projects SADIQABAD, Jan 14: The Liaquatpur tehsil Nazim, Syed Masood Alam Shah, has earmarked a sum of Rs2.5 million for the uplift projects....		Pakistan expects more aid from US ISLAMABAD, Jan 14: Pakistan is expecting new financial support from the United States and the issue will be bilaterally discussed and finalized when US Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs...
Aitchison College decisions can be challenged in LHC: Supreme Court ruling ISLAMABAD, Jan 14:The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday held that decisions of Aitchison College Lahore could be challenged in the Lahore High Court (LHC) as it was not a private...		Six leaders of religious parties arrested QUETTA, Jan 14: Police arrested six leaders of religious parties here on Monday as part of the crackdown on activists of extremist organizations....
Banned groups’ offices sealed in Northern Areas GILGIT, Jan 14: The Northern Areas administration has decided not to arrest the leaders and activists of the five militant groups that the federal government banned on Saturday....		US team hails economic reforms efforts ISLAMABAD, Jan 14: A 10-member US congress delegation, led by Jim Kolbe, met here on Monday Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz. The delegation leader said his country looked forward to a sustained...
Japanese legislator calls for talks MUZAFFARABAD, Jan 14: A former Japanese prime minister expressed serious concern over the prevailing tension in South Asia due to massive troop build-up by India and Pakistan along their borders, and...		Liaquat joins PML-Q ISLAMABAD, Jan 14: Former Sindh chief minister Liaquat Jatoi met the President of the Pakistan Muslim League (Q), Mian Mohammad Azhar, and offered his services for the party....
Three killed in road accidents GILGIT, Jan 14: Three people were killed and five others injured in two road accidents here on Monday....		Women workers being exploited: survey HARIPUR, Jan 14: Despite the much-trumpeted measures announced by successive governments for ensuring the rights of the blue-collar community, particularly women, the owners of Hattar Industrial Estate seemed least bothered about...
EDOs urged to dispose of pending land reforms cases SUKKUR, Jan 14: The senior director, Board of Revenue, Sindh, Manzoor Hussain Bhutto directed all the revenue officers to issue assessment bill of revenue recovery of Kharif 2001 to the Khatedars...		Staff shortage at PR inquiry office NAWABSHAH, Jan 14: People of Nawabshah are facing various problems due to no service being provided at the railway station’s inquiry office (No117) after 10:00 pm....
PIA service to Swat may be stopped MINGORA, Jan 14: The Fokker service to Swat is likely to be stopped in the near future on account of the losses it is incurring on the route....		Teachers stage demo for salaries DADU, Jan 14: A large number of the primary teachers staged a demonstration in front of the press club here the other day to protest against the non-payment of salaries to...
Two kidnapped near Larkana LARKANA, Jan 14: Two men, Hussain Bakhsh Narejo and Manthar Solangi, were kidnapped by eight armed dacoits at Wassan Shakh, some 25 kilometres from here, on late Sunday night....		Activists of banned groups arrested LAKI MARWAT, Jan 14: To eliminate sectarianism from society the police started nabbing alleged terrorists on Sunday night....
Discharge position of Indus KARACHI, Jan 14: The Irrigation Department on Monday issued the water discharge position for the Guddu, Sukkur and Kotri barrages....		Water rotation in Jacobabad, Shikarpur SHIKARPUR, Jan 14: The executive engineer, Irrigation, Begari Division, Jacobabad, announced water rotation for all the canals, watercourses and drains which were provided water from the Begari irrigation division in Jacobabad...
15 religious activists arrested KHAIRPUR, Jan 14: Khairpur police have arrested 15 activists of two recently banned religious organizations and sealed their four offices during last 24 hours in different parts of the district....		Councillors resent being ‘ignored’ CHARSADDA, Jan 14: Alamzeb Umerzai, Naib Nazim, district Charsadda, has said the new local bodies system would give a fillip to development activities across the country....
Lawari Road closed after snowfall CHITRAL, Jan 14: The Lawari Road has been closed for all kinds of vehicular traffic after the Lawari Top received four feet of snow....		NGOs to be included in uplift work CHITRAL, Jan 14: District Naib-Nazim and convener of district council Saleem Khan has said that NGOs will be included and encouraged in the development process by the present district government....
Two arrested on charge of sedition NOWSHERA, Jan 14: Two people were arrested on the charge of sedition on Sunday....		Robbers hijack jeep in D.I. Khan DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Jan 14: Four unidentified armed men snatched a Potohar Jeep from its owner on Daraban Road. Although all roads were blocked the police failed to recover the vehicle....
Growers want interest-free loan MITHI, Jan 14: The growers of Thar have appealed to President Gen Pervez Musharraf, governor, Sindh, and chairman, Agriculture Development Bank, to grant free of interest loan to the tenants of...		11 rounded up in Mirpurkhas MIRPURKHAS, Jan 14: Eleven absconders were rounded up in raids by the police during campaign against absconders within 24 hours in the district....
Seminar on agriculture CHARSADDA, Jan 14: Kisan Board Pakistan would organize a national agriculture seminar on the problems faced by the growers of sugarcane and sugar mills in the country at Lahore on Jan...		PML(QA) to move court for getting registered as PML ISLAMABAD Jan 14: Pakistan Muslim League-QA has decided to move Supreme Court in case the Election Commission refuses to register it as the PML....
PPP for lifting ban on political activities ISLAMABAD, Jan 14: The acting general secretary of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), Mian Raza Rabbani, has stressed the need for lifting a ban on political activities in the country....		Mountaineers to get 50pc concession: Tressler kicks off International Year of Mountains ISLAMABAD, Jan 14: The government on Monday announced 50 per cent concession in all expenses to foreign mountaineers visiting the country in 2002....
CDA projects rife with irregularities ISLAMABAD, Jan 14: Mismanagement, inordinate delay, misuse and wastage of funds, kickbacks and commissions have been detected in mega development projects of the Capital Development Authority (CDA), the auditor general report...		Uplift schemes to get priority in LG budget RAWALPINDI, Jan 14: Launching of development projects and adopting austerity in all matters will be given top priority in the preparation of budget for the Tehsil and district level governments....
AIOU starts admissions from Feb 1 ISLAMABAD, Jan 14: The admissions to Allama Iqbal Open University’s matric to PhD courses for the Spring-2002 semester will start on February 1 throughout the country....		Man killed in road accident ISLAMABAD, Jan 14: An unidentified man was killed in a road accident near Tarnol on Monday....
Pakistan, China to run joint research projects ISLAMABAD, Jan 14: Engineering Science, biotechnology, pharmaceutical sciences and IT are the major sectors in which Pakistan-China cooperation will be aggressively pursued....		Security plan for Powell’s visit reviewed ISLAMABAD, Jan 14: An advance party of the US security force on Monday held a meeting with the deputy commissioner, Islamabad, Tariq Mehmood Khan, to review a security plan for the...
QJP wants Indian response ISLAMABAD, Jan 14: Qaumi Jamhoori Party has called upon Indian leadership to respond positively to the measures announced by President Musharraf....		Maternal mortality rate high in Pakistan ISLAMABAD, Jan 14: Pakistan is one of the few countries in the world where mother mortality rate is almost 890 for every 100,000 births with the highest fertility rate....