January 19, 2002	Saturday	Ziqa'ad 4, 1422

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175 schools closed due to teachers’ shortage NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Jan 18: About 175 primary and 10 middle schools are closed in the district for shortage of schoolteachers or non-implementation of transfer/posting orders....		New electoral rules to affect most ex-MPs TIMERGARA, Jan 18: A majority of the former parliamentarians from upper and lower Dir districts, who returned to the National Assembly in general elections held from 1970 to 1996, has become...
‘Pro-US policies’ criticized PESHAWAR, Jan 18: The Hizbut Tahrir has blamed capitalism for the poverty and hunger in the world....		Eight activists detained NAWABSHAH, Jan 18: Around 8 leaders and activists of banned extremist parties have been detained under the Maintenance of Public Ordinance (MPO) 1960, for 30 days, police sources told Dawn on...
3 water reservoirs to be built HANGU, Jan 18: Zila Naib Nazim Bismillah Jan has said that the government would soon construct three water reservoirs in the Hangu district at a cost of Rs310 million....		Women’s education top priority: governor PESHAWAR, Jan 18: The NWFP governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has reaffirmed that education, particularly female education, would continue to rank high in the provincial government’s policies....
Anti-polio drive SWABI, Jan 18: Polio vaccination drops would be administered to some 227,775 children in the district during the three-day campaign beginning on Tuesday. More than 500 teams have been set up...		3 missiles land in village BAJAUR, Jan 18: Fear gripped the residents of Bajaur Agency as three US-made missiles fired from the Afghan territory across the border hit Chamarkand village near Nawan Pass here on Wednesday...
Students resent computer fee SUKKUR, Jan 18: Hundreds of students belonging to Sukkur, Ghotki, and other parts of upper Sindh held protests on Friday against colleges for demanding extra money in the name of computer...		Nazim asks police not to detain women KHAIRPUR, Jan 18: District Khairpur Nazim Syeda Nafeesa Shah has directed police not to detain women in lieu of wanted accused....
2,100 apply for 41 posts of constable DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Jan 18: More than 2,100 candidates have submitted applications for recruitment against 41 seats of regular police constables with SP Office Dera Ismail Khan....		Wapda losing Rs4.5bn in Fata annually: Non-payment of dues PESHAWAR, Jan 18: Water and Power Development Authority is losing over Rs375 million every month (Rs4.5 billion annually) due to non-payment of electricity charges by the power consumers in the Federally...
Wapda asked not to indulge in oil trade ISLAMABAD, Jan 18: The Pakistan State Oil (PSO) has asked Wapda to concentrate on producing energy on cost effective basis instead of indulging in oil business....		PADC strike call receives lukewarm response QUETTA, Jan 18: The shutter-down strike call given by the Pakistan-Afghan Defence Council (PADC) received a lukewarm response from the traders and business community in Balochistan on Friday....
SC forms body to check delay in filing appeals ISLAMABAD, Jan 18: The Supreme Court has formed a committee headed by the attorney general for suggesting ways and means to check delay by the government departments in filing appeals in...		Health project to be launched for Balochistan QUETTA, Jan 18: The Balochistan government and the World Health Organization signed an accord on Friday under which a two-year health project would be launched in the province for providing basic...
One dies as vehicle hits landmine SUKKUR, Jan 18: Two Dubai nationals, whose names could not be ascertained, were seriously injured and their driver was killed when the four-wheel drive vehicle exploded when it ran over a...		Donors urged to fund HR efforts ISLAMABAD, Jan 18: The world donors’ meeting in Tokyo on Jan 21-22 should fully fund human rights initiatives for Afghanistan, the Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged on Friday....
Punjab gives autonomy to hospitals, colleges LAHORE, Jan 18: The Punjab government on Friday promulgated the ‘Punjab Medical and Health Institutions Ordinance, 2002’, giving autonomous character to medical and health institutions....		Residents of border areas start returning LAHORE, Jan 18: Border area people have started returning homes, though at a slow pace....
Education dept told to register private institutes GUJRAT, Jan 18: The Education department has been directed to get registered all private educational institutions throughout the district before March 21....		Paying for SAF Games organizers’ folly MULATN, Jan 18: Telephone bills for the month of December have surprised the people who participated in the ‘SAF Star Quiz’ in September and October last through what then was said...
A unique way to mint money MULTAN, Jan 18: A group of health officials is minting money by establishing a firm to conduct third party evaluation of the achievements of various programmes in the health sector....		Literacy centres in Shujabad MULTAN, Jan 18: Twelve literary centres will start functioning in Shujabad tehsil from February under the Early Childhood Education (ECE) programme....
Two villagers injured in Indian firing SIALKOT, Jan 18: Two villagers sustained serious injuries in firing by Indian troops on bordering villages near the Sialkot working boundary early Friday morning....		Ulema oppose electroal reforms ISLAMABAD, Jan 18: President General Pervez Musharraf has taken notice of mass arrests made by police on various religious organisations, including mosques and madaris, despite instructions to arrest only banned extremist...
DHQ hospital likely to be downgraded RAWALPINDI, Jan 18: The District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital will be downgraded to a secondary health care centre and over 300 of its employees made redundant if district Nazim succeeds in his...		Rally supports govt steps RAWALPINDI, Jan 18: About 100 people gathered near Liaqat Bagh to hold a rally in support of President Gen Pervez Musharaf while the Ulema in their Friday sermons lambasted the government...
Minorities upbeat on joint electorate LAHORE, Jan 18: Overwhelmed by the government’s decision to reintroduce the joint electorate system, non-Muslim minorities are now flexing their muscles to test their political potential and the impact they can...		‘Make mosques centres for learning’ LAHORE, Jan 18: Punjab Governor Khalid Maqbool has asked ulema, mashaikh and people to support the government to make mosques centres for education and learning....
Plea against Irshad’s appointment dismissed LAHORE, Jan 18: A writ petition challenging the appointment of former chief justice Irshad Hasan Khan as the chief election commissioner was dismissed in limine by a single bench of the...		‘Govt has no mandate for electoral reforms’ LAHORE, Jan 18: JUP and Muthida Majlis-i-Amal Chief Maulana Shah Ahmad Noorani said here on Friday that the government had no mandate to introduce joint electorate for minorities and reserve seats...
Rally welcomes joint electorate MITHI, Jan 18: A big rally was taken out here on Thursday to welcome the government decision to abolish the system of separate electorate and reintroduce joint electorate....		Woman shot dead SWABI, Jan 18: Two people were killed in different incidents here on Friday....
Three held, hostage freed SUKKUR, Jan 18: The Sukkur police arrested three kidnappers — Ghani Mirbahar, Arbelo Langa, and Rafi Memon — and released their hostage, Munawwar Rajput, a transporter, after an ‘encounter’ in the...		Girl, boy die in accidents SANGHAR, Jan 18: Two persons died while two others were injured in two separate accidents on Thursday....
Kidnapped boy recovered HANGU, Jan 18: The district police recovered a kidnapped student on Wednesday, arrested the accused and seized the motorcycle used in  the kidnapping....		Banned groups’ offices sealed GILGIT, Jan 18: The Ghizer police have sealed the offices of the banned militant groups, including the Jaish-i-Mohammad and the Lashkar-i-Taiba, in various parts of the Ghizer district, 70km west of...
Canadian FM due today ISLAMABAD, Jan 18: Canadian Foreign Minister John Manley is arriving here on Saturday on a two-day official visit to Pakistan, a Foreign Office official said on Friday....		Overseas call charges cut ISLAMABAD, Jan 18: The Pakistan Telecommunication Limited (PTCL) on Friday has announced reduction in the international call charges ranging from 11 per cent to 60 per cent.—APP...
Lawyers strike against police SAHIWAL, Jan 18: Lawyers of the local Bar association on Friday observed a strike against the partial attitude of the officials of Fateh Sher police station....		Shot dead FAISALABAD, Jan 18: A boy was shot dead allegedly by his father-in-law in Chak 153-RB, Chak Jhumra, on Friday....