January 20, 2002	Sunday	Ziqa’ad 5, 1422

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JI flays crackdown on religious groups PESHAWAR, Jan 19: The Jamaat-i-Islami on Saturday condemned the banning of religious organisations and their workers and said that attempts to turn the country into a secular state would be fiercely...		Nine arrested for electricity theft PESHAWAR, Jan 19: Nine people were arrested trying to steal electricity from the main supply lines in the Shabqadar and Daudzai sub-divisions of the Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco) a couple...
Food programme in schools demanded KOHAT, Jan 19: The members of councillors’ alliance have demanded of the government to include Kohat district in the food programme in the primary schools so that a large number of...		Man kills nephew SADDA, Jan 19: A young Afghan refugee was shot dead by his uncle near the Tendo refugee settlement in the Kurram Agency here on Sunday....
Offices of two outfits sealed in Chitral CHITRAL, Jan 19; Chitral Police sealed the offices of two banned extremist organisations, Jaish-i-Mohammad and Sipah-i-Sahaba Pakistan, and arrested two more workers of the organisations, raising the number of arrested ones...		TNSM men shifted to D. I. Khan, Haripur jails TIMERGARA, Jan 19: Around 57 detained workers of the Tanzim Nefaz Shariat-i-Muhammadi (TNSM) were shifted under tight security from Timergara jail to district prisons in Dera Ismail Khan and Haripur on...
Four killed in Haripur HARIPUR, Jan 19: Four people were killed and nine others sustained injuries in different accidents in the district here....		Campaign to register newborns launched ABBOTTABAD, Jan 19: The birth registration campaign is gaining momentum in Abbottabad district as people throng the union council offices to get their newborns registered....
3 shot dead LAKKI MARWAT, Jan 19: A young man was killed by his elder brother over a minor dispute....		World Bank to provide Rs2 billion: Remodelling of canals TOBA TEK SINGH, Jan 19: The World Bank will provide a Rs2 billion loan for the remodelling of Gogera and Jhang branches of irrigation system divisions for which the government departments...
Terrorists killed 150 in Vehari last year VEHARI, Jan 19: The year 2001 saw a spate of terrorist incidents in the district....		Five prayer leaders held in Bahawalpur BAHAWALPUR, Jan 19: Five prayer leaders were arrested on the charge of misusing loudspeakers here on Saturday....
Torture case against SHO, SI registered GUJRANWALA, Jan 19: The Range DIG on Saturday got registered a case against former Kamoke Sadar SHO and an investigating officer for torturing and keeping in detention an innocent man....		Dist govt plans university in Faisalabad FAISALABAD, Jan 19: The district government has planned to establish a university in Faisalabad....
Two POs arrested GUJRAT, Jan 19: The district police on Saturday claim to have arrested two proclaimed offenders involved in a number of murder, dacoity and robbery incidents in various parts of the division....		Youth kills two minors over land dispute FAISALABAD, Jan 19: Two minor children fell prey to a property dispute between their father and cousin in Ali Town here on Saturday....
21 canals to be desilted in Multan MULTAN, Jan 19: At least 0.7 million cubic feet silt will be removed from 21 canals of 70 miles length in the Multan district....		George Clement held in visa ‘fraud’ FAISALABAD, Jan 19: Former state minister George Clement was arrested by a special team of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in a visa fraud here on Saturday....
Liquor claims three lives GUJRAT, Jan 19: Three people died after taking poisonous liquor in Burj Ghansian on Saturday....		PPP meeting to discuss return of Benazir ISLAMABAD Jan 19: PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto has called a joint meeting of party central executive and federal council in Islamabad on Sunday to review and advice her on what she...
Principal escapes attack MARDAN, Jan 19: The principal of the Fazl-i-Haq College escaped narrowly when his son opened fire at him following a dispute here on Saturday....		Teachers threaten agitation movement HUB, Jan 19: The Government Teachers Association of the Lasbela district on Saturday threatened to launch an agitation movement if the government did not fulfil their demands....
894 challans CHITRAL, Jan 19: Chitral Police submitted challans of 894 cases of different nature to the courts last year, of which 825 were disposed of....		Environmental damage reduces birds’ migration THATTA, Jan 19: The environmental disturbance, acute shortage of sweet water, and war in Afghanistan have resulted in a decline in the numbers of migratory birds visiting Pakistan via Central Asia....
Teachers ordered to wear uniform MITHI, Jan 19: The teachers of Tharparkar district have been directed by the district education officials to wear a white Shalwar qamiz, black boots, a waist coat, and cap as their...		Fair distribution of water urged BADIN, Jan 19: The Sindh Governor Mohammedmian Soomro has asked the provincial irrigation department officers to ensure judicious and transparent distribution of irrigation water to farmers....
Man killed SUKKUR, Jan 19: A man was killed and three motorcycles were snatched in separate incidents on Friday....		PMA unit NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Jan 19: The Naushahro Feroze chapter of the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) was constituted by doctors in the civil hospital here the other day....
Body set up to focus on education, health, poverty alleviation ISLAMABAD, Jan 19: A national body was created on Saturday for augmenting human resource development to focus on, and provide input for, primary education and health sectors, besides poverty alleviation....		SC enrolls seven new advocates ISLAMABAD, Jan 19: The Supreme Court on Saturday enrolled seven new advocates, after interview, to practice with it....
Govt to form Ulema commission soon ISLAMABAD, Jan 19: Minister for Religious Affairs, Ushr and Zakat , Dr Mehmood Ahmad Ghazi said on Saturday the government would soon form an Ulema commission for an end to factional...		Issuance of inflated phone bills criticized GILGIT, Jan 19: The subscribers and PCO owners in the Northern Areas have flayed the issuance of false inflated bills by the Special Communication Organization (SCO), sources told Dawn on Saturday....
Karzai praises Saudi role in Afghan crisis RIYADH, Jan 19: The head of Afghan interim government, Hamid Karzai, reached Jeddah on Friday evening, on his first visit abroad....		Relatives of Saudi detainees seek trial at home RIYADH, Jan 19: Relatives of the Saudis being detained in areas along the Pakistani-Afghan border have said they want the detainees to be handed over to Saudi security authorities for investigation,...
US team commends peace initiatives ISLAMABAD, Jan 19: A nine-member delegation of the Washington-based Aspen Institute on Saturday called on President Gen Pervez Musharraf and lauded his initiatives for peace in the region....		Pakistan wants de-escalation, says Musharraf ISLAMABAD, Jan 19: President General Pervez Musharraf said on Saturday morning Pakistan did not want war....
Peaceful solution to Kashmir issue demanded MUZAFFARABAD, Jan 19: The Helping Hand for People Equality (Hope), an NGO, had demanded immediate and peaceful solution of the Kashmir dispute....		Balochistan to get Rs1.75bn for uplift projects QUETTA, Jan 19: In all an amount of Rs 1.75 billion has been allocated to district governments for development schemes and it is now up to district administration to devise projects...
Rs28 million earmarked for Kashmir Centre MUZAFFARABAD, Jan 19: AJK Public Works Department has earmarked Rs28.166 million for the construction of the building of Kashmir Centre in Lahore under the special directives of Prime Minister Sardar Sikandar...		AJK PM appoints adviser MUZAFFARABAD, Jan 19: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday appointed AJK former education secretary Chaudhry Mohammad Yousaf adviser with the rank and status of a minister....