January 16, 2002	Wednesday	Ziqa’ad 1, 1422

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Order on arbitrators’ nominations stayed: SGS contract termination ISLAMABAD, Jan 15: The Lahore High Court, Rawalpindi Bench, on Monday stayed the order of Civil Court Islamabad ordering the Swiss company, SGS, and Pakistan government to nominate their arbitrators for...		Consultants being paid billions of rupees yearly ISLAMABAD, Jan 15: The Ministry of Finance is paying Rs42 million every year to its 23 consultants posted in various sections and attached departments besides $3.9m (Rs234m) a month to a...
Peace bodies call for de-escalation SYDNEY, Jan 15: In a letter faxed yesterday from Sydney, over 250 peace groups, environment groups, non-governmental organizations and parliamentarians worldwide have called on the governments of India and Pakistan, to...		Powell wants India to pull back troops to defuse tension WASHINGTON, Jan 15: The United States wants to see a situation where the Indian Army is no longer mobilized and moves back to its original positions, according to US Secretary of...
PRs seeks powers to get lands vacated QUETTA, Jan 15: The Pakistan Railways (PRs) has sought magisterial powers for its three divisional officers for tackling the problem of land encroachment by a land mafia in the city....		Fitrit made Afghanistan bank’s chief PESHAWAR, Jan 15: The interim-Afghan government appointed Abdul Qadir Fitrit on Tuesday as Afghanistan’s central bank governor....
JI claims speech made to appease India, US ISLAMABAD Jan 15: Jamaat-i-Islami Deputy Chief Prof Khurshid Ahmad has said that a careful reading and analysis of Gen Musharraf’s speech shows that it was more a step towards appeasing India...		Upcountry receives rain, snowfall ISLAMABAD, Jan 15: The upper parts of the country received rain and snowfall, while weather remained dry elsewhere on Tuesday....
NWFP AG issued notice on Qazi’s plea ISLAMABAD, Jan 15: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to the attorney-general and the NWFP advocate-general on an appeal of Jamaat-i-Islami Chief Qazi Hussain Ahmad, who has been in detention...		Recovery of kidnapped girl demanded QUETTA, Jan 15: The CAC in a meeting on Tuesday, demanded the recovery of a seven-year-old daughter of chief specialist Dr Pervez Yousaf and arrest of the youth shopkeeper’s killers....
PIA Haj flights from today ISLAMABAD, Jan 15: PIA will operate 238 flights to fly 91,685 intending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia from Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar and Quetta....		Singapore Airlines KARACHI, Jan 15: Singapore Airlines will resume its thrice-weekly flights between Karachi and Singapore from Feb 21, says a press release of the airlines....
Seven killed in shootout in district courts SIALKOT, Jan 15: Seven people were killed — four on the district courts premises and three in a shootout with police — while three constables sustained serious on Tuesday....		PR improving facilities in Quetta, Chaman zone LAHORE, Jan 15: Railway authorities have started improving the Karachi-Quetta-Chaman section expecting a great commercial activity on the route in the near future....
PTCL losing customers to cheap cell phones LAHORE, Jan 15: Cellular phones have become cheaper than the fixed ones making achievement of the target for new connections impossible for the Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited....		New courses for MPA programme LAHORE, Jan 15: The National Curriculum Revision Committee (NCRC) of the University Grants Commission has recommended introduction of courses on management skill development in the master of public administration programme....
Accounts of banned outfits’ being scrutinized FAISALABAD, Jan 15: The federal government has reportedly constituted special teams to collect details of the bank accounts, income and expenditure documents of the banned jihadi outfits so that the same...		Dacoits thrash cop, snatch gun FAISALABAD, Jan 15: A gang of dacoits snatched official rifle from a policeman after severely beating him in Jundwala village, Chak Jhumra, on Monday night....
Islamia University declares BA results BAHAWALPUR, Jan 15: The local Islamia University on Tuesday declared the result of Bachelor of Arts (BA), second annual examination, 2001....		Rs580m for Multan uplift MULTAN, Jan 15: The district government will spend Rs 580 million on development projects in Multan during the current year....
ASI hurt in shootout, expires BAHAWALNAGAR, Jan 15: The ASI, who received injuries in an encounter with culprits, expired here on Monday....		Two arrested; distilleries unearthed SAHIWAL, Jan 15: Noorshah police on Monday unearthed two running distilleries and arrested as many culprits....
38 activists arrested, 52 offices sealed DERA GHAZI KHAN, Jan 15: At least 52 offices of the banned militant groups were sealed in four districts of Dera Ghazi Khan division while 38 activists were arrested after the...		Mice chew up Rs31,000 currency notes KHARIAN, Jan 15: Mice chewed up savings of a local trader amounting to Rs31,000....
TMA accused of favouritism: Promotion of teachers, award of contracts RAWALPINDI, Jan 15: The Tehsil assembly on Tuesday accused the municipal administration (TMA) officials of favouritism and violation of rules in the award of contracts and promotion of the teachers of...		TCP asked to buy 1m cotton bales ISLAMABAD, Jan 15: The government has directed the Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) to get into the market and purchase one million bales of cotton, informed Advisor to the Chief Executive...
Wapda fails to replace faulty meters RAWALPINDI, Jan 15: A group of Commercial Market traders have criticized the Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) for not replacing the faulty electricity meters and imposing heavy fines on them....		FDE directors misuse official vehicles ISLAMABAD, Jan 15: Most of the directors of the Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) are unduly enjoying double financial privileges on account of conveyance, investigations by this scribe revealed....
Benazir asks govt to free Narejo ISLAMABAD, Jan 15: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairperson, Benazir Bhutto, has expressed her shock over the kidnapping of prominent political activist and leader of the Movement for Restoration of Democracy...		Mediamen urged to work with dedication ISLAMABAD, Jan 15: Federal Information Secretary Anwar Mehmood has called upon the professionals in electronic media to continue their efforts with dedication so as to meet the challenges of modern era....
CDA receives partial funds ISLAMABAD, Jan 15: Capital Development Authority (CDA) has received less than half of the total development funds allocated by the government for the current fiscal year, a well-informed source from the...		US Congress team welcomes CE’s address ISLAMABAD, Jan 15: A visiting US Congress delegation warmly welcomed President Musharraf‘s address to the nation, and termed it an historic one....
Cancer screening centres being set up at Pims ISLAMABAD, Jan 15: A screening centre for cancers of the cervix and breast is being set up at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) at the cost of Rs5 million,...		Baitul Mal management meets today ISLAMABAD, Jan 15: The Pakistan Baitul Mal’s (PBM) Board of Management (BoM) will hold meetings on Wednesday and Thursday at the State Life Building in Blue Area....
Oman gives $3.3m for IT project ISLAMABAD, Jan 15: Oman has provided $3.3 million funds to Pakistan to create IT chair for higher education, research and development in the field of information technology, Minister for Science and...		Promotions, recruitment in police on cards: Finance department releases Rs500m LAHORE, Jan 15: A large number of police officers up to the rank of SP can be promoted and ASIs recruited now that the Finance Department has made available the funds...
Senior judges ignored on CJP’s advice: AG: Elevation to Supreme Court LAHORE, Jan 15: A division bench of the Lahore High Court admitted on Tuesday a writ petition challenging the appointment of junior LHC judges to the Supreme Court and issued notices...		BISEs asked to affiliate afternoon schools LAHORE, Jan 15: The education department has directed all the eight boards of intermediate and secondary education to affiliate afternoon schools and defer the recovery of security deposits from them for...
New CEC seen as controversial: PPP welcomes appointment LAHORE, Jan 15: Except for the Pakistan People’s Party, which cautiously welcomed the announcement, almost all major political parties expressed reservations on Tuesday to the appointment of Justice Irshad Hasan Khan...		Steps against seminaries to be protested LAHORE, Jan 15: The Lahore chapter of the Pak-Afghan Defence Council announced on Tuesday that a protest movement against the steps being taken against jihadi outfits and religious seminaries would be...
Maqbool to see civil servants LAHORE, Jan 15: Punjab Governor Khalid Maqbool is scheduled to meet civil servants in the province at the Governor’s House here on Wednesday....		Punjab exceeds wheat sowing target LAHORE, Jan 15: The Punjab has crossed its wheat sowing target, set by the Federal Committee on Agriculture (FCA), of 15.272 million acres by 200,000 acres....
Held ‘militants’ to remain in custody for three months LAHORE, Jan 15: All the arrested activists of the four outlawed religious militant groups would remain in custody for three months under an administrative order issued by the Punjab government on...		Auqaf Dept yet to get directive on Madaris LAHORE, Jan 15: The Punjab Auqaf Department has so far received no direction to implement the decisions announced by President Gen Pervez Musharraf to register the mosques and to regulate the...
Plan for online property trading LAHORE, Jan 15: District Nazim Mian Amer Mahmood has announced a plan for the introduction of an online property trading in the district and directed the town Nazims to launch operations...