January 22, 2002	Tuesday	Ziqa’ad 7, 1422

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Amendment to FCR will raise status of Fata, says governor PESHAWAR, Jan 21: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has said the government will amend the Frontier Crimes Regulation (FCR) according to wishes of the people so that the new law...		More DPs shifted to new camps in Bajaur BAJAUR, Jan 21: Around 200 more Afghan refugees were shifted from Jalozai and Shamshatoo refugee camps near Peshawar to two new camps set up in the Bajaur Agency, on Monday....
Dist govt to provide books to students LARKANA, Jan 21: The district government of Larkana will provide textbooks free of cost to around 145,000 students from class one to five from the current year....		Illegal fishing continues in Malakand MINGORA, Jan 21: With the advent of winter season illegal fishing in the rivers and tributaries of the Malakand division is on the rise, with no checks by the authorities....
ANP pays tribute to Bacha Khan CHARSADDA, Jan 21: Bacha Khan stood like a mountain against each and every dictator of the country and never compromised on the rights of people, said Begum Nasim Wali Khan, provincial...		Skin disease hits Kohistan, Kachho DADU, Jan 21: Hundreds of inhabitants of hilly areas of Kohistan and Kachho have been infected by a skin disease called Cutaneous Leishmaniasis....
Workers without salaries for 22 months DADU, Jan 21: At least 330 employees of the On Farm Water Management working in different districts of Sindh have not been paid their salaries for the last 22 months....		Protest held against killing SUKKUR, Jan 21: The residents of Islam Colony, New Pind, Sukkur, staged a protest demonstration in front of the DCO office on Monday against the killing of a person by armed...
Fire destroys market in Nowshera NOWSHERA, Jan 21: Several shops were reduced to ashes and some were partially damaged as a huge fire broke out at a market in the Jehangira Town here on Monday....		Hunger strike observed MIRPURKHAS, Jan 21: About 40 candidates who succeeded in interviews, conducted for primary teachers, observed token hunger strike here on Monday....
Leaders of banned party held TIMERGARHA, Jan 21: The law-enforcement agencies arrested key figures of the banned Tehrik Nifaz-i-Shariat Mohammadi following threats of agitation by the organization to stop action against its activists in the Malakand...		Khairpur to get water from 26th KHAIRPUR, Jan 21: Vigilance committees, consisting taluka and UC Nazims, irrigation staff and representatives of growers. will be constituted to monitor the irrigation system in Khairpur district....
Unification attempts by factions worry PML ISLAMABAD, Jan 21: The PML (N) is in the process of convening a meeting of its central working committee as a last ditch effort to salvage the party unity which is...		800 KPP projects completed in NAs GILGIT, Jan 21: An education foundation would soon be established for monitoring the working of educational institutions in the Northern Areas, NAs Education, Health and Local Bodies Secretary Prof Khawaja Meherdad...
No more foreign consultants, says BOI ISLAMABAD, Jan 21: The board of investment (BOI) said on Monday that foreign consultants, who were employed under the trade, export promotion, industries (TEPI) programme loan of the Asian Development Bank...		Killings in Valley condemned MUZAFFARABAD, Jan 21: Muttahida Jihad Council, an alliance of Mujahideen groups, battling Indian rule in occupied Kashmir, on Monday condemned the massacre of 11 people in the Valley, and said the...
Ord to regulate newspapers soon RAWALPINDI, Jan 21: The government is in the process of promulgating an ordinance to check the wild growth of newspapers and news agencies....		4 killed in avalanche in Azad Kashmir MUZAFFARABAD, Jan 21: Two villagers were buried alive under the huge mass of snow in a remote village of Azad Kashmir last night, taking the number of such deaths in one...
Police urged to fulfil legal requirements QUETTA, Jan 21: The chief justice of Balochistan High Court, Raja Fayyaz Ahmed, has emphasized upon the police officials to fulfil all legal requirements and collect concrete evidences against suspects before...		Citizens asked to ensure names in voters list ISLAMABAD, Jan 21: The Election Commission on Monday asked the citizens who have attained the age of 21 years or more on Jan 1 to ensure that their name is in...
Anti-polio drive from today QUETTA, Jan 21: The three-day anti-polio vaccination campaign will be launch on Tuesday in five districts of the province with the collaboration of World Health Organization, Unicef and International Rotary Club,...		Lashkar chief Riaz Basra ‘arrested’ FAISALABAD, Jan 21: A local police team on Monday claimed to have arrested Riaz Basra, involved in series of sectarian killings, and took him to an unknown place for interrogation....
Heated debate over cotton crop size FAISALABAD, Jan 21: Amid heated debate and controversy, the special Crop Assessment Committee on cotton estimated 10.4 million bales this year....		Two POs killed in ‘encounter’ with police MULTAN, Jan 21: Two proclaimed offenders were killed in an encounter with police here on Sunday night....
Railways close park in Toba TOBA TEK SINGH, Jan 21: Railway officials on Monday sealed two canteens, a hotel, stalls, shops and water pool boats in Teku Park after a court decision....		Execution of Lashkar man put off for a month MULTAN, Jan 21: Execution of an activist of a banned militant organization convicted of killing two policemen was postponed for month on the direction of President Gen Pervez Musharraf....
Traders resent raise in fares by truckers GUJRANWALA, Jan 21: Traders on Monday voiced their disquiet over 50 per cent increase in goods transportation fares by truckers....		People fret increase in crime SHEIKHUPURA, Jan 21: Alarming rise in incidents of dacoity and other crimes has made people’s lives miserable due to the negligence of police....
More fake currency notes found JHANG, Jan 21: More fake currency notes of Rs1,000 have been found in the district after the unearthing of a major fake currency scandal on Jan 2....		Businessmen to give funds for Sialkot development SIALKOT, Jan 21: The local business community and leading exporters have again agreed to donate funds for the uplift and beautification of the city....
Road accident GUJRANWALA, Jan 21: A bus driver was killed and 15 passengers injured in an accident near Nandipur Mor on Monday....		Political parties forced to change strategy FAISALABAD, Jan 21: Election reforms have forced almost all political parties to change their strategy of awarding tickets to contestants for the general election in October this year....
Afghan DPs to be shifted to border areas ISLAMABAD, Jan 21: The government has decided to shift all Afghan refugees from Islamabad to the border areas, sources told Dawn....		ADB for end to Capital’s waste water discharge into Leh drain RAWALPINDI, Jan 21: The Asian Development Bank has asked the Punjab government to approach federal authorities for stopping the discharge of Islamabad’s waste water into Leh drain....
Benazir for using electoral rolls of 1995 ISLAMABAD, Jan 21: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairperson Benazir Bhutto has asked the Election Commission to hold the forthcoming elections on the basis of computerized electoral rolls prepared in 1995....		Handing over of plots in Alipur Farash starts ISLAMABAD, Jan 21: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has started handing over of plots to the dwellers of Muslim Colony in Alipur Farash....
Complaint against contingent chief ISLAMABAD, Jan 21: As many as 29 police officers of Pakistani contingent, working under the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo, have complained of discrimination, favouritism and incompetency against their...		People concerned over increase in graduation period Parents, educationists and students have expressed serious concern over the decision of the government’s Task Force on Higher Education to increase the period of graduation from two to four years....
Sehwani case hearing put off till tomorrow RAWALPINDI, Jan 21: The Accountability Court No 1 on Monday adjourned the hearing of a corruption case against former Capital Development Authority (CDA) chairman Shafi Sehwani till January 23....		Japanese envoy bids farewell to students ISLAMABAD, Jan 21: Four students of Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore, are proceeding to Japan on Tuesday to participate in the South Asian High School Students Invitation Programme being held from...
Millat Party backs electoral reforms RAWALPINDI, Jan 21: The Millat Party supports the electoral reforms of the government, which were also a part of its manifesto, the party’s secretary-general, Mohammad Ali Durrani, said here on Monday....		Taxation, inspection to be privatized LAHORE, Jan 21: The taxation and inspection systems will be transferred to the private sector to protect the investors from undue botheration they have to face at the hands of government...
Wasa made responsible for surface drains LAHORE, Jan 21: The Water and Sanitation Agency of Lahore Development Authority will take over maintenance of surface drainage in the city district from the Solid Waste Management Department, it was...		Over 250,000 students in Punjab seminaries LAHORE, Jan 21: There were 253,125 students in the 2,715 seminaries belonging to various religious organizations in the Punjab before the latest crackdown....
Federal govt to purchase four million ton wheat LAHORE, Jan 21: The federal government will procure four million tons of wheat this year and is trying hard to export the present stocks, Federal Minister for Food and Agriculture Khair...		Private chain takes over PR schools LAHORE, Jan 21: A private schools chain has formally taken over all educational institutes of the Pakistan Railways under a 33-year-lease agreement signed about eight months ago....
Zaman critical of PONAM leaders LAHORE, Jan 21: World Punjabi Congress Chairman Fakhar Zaman has criticized PONAM leaders Mahmood Khan Achakzai, Sardar Akhtar Mengal, Jalal Mahmood Shah and Dr Qadir Magsi for their utterances against the...		Loan for farmers who clear debt LAHORE, Jan 21: The farmers returning their loans taken for one crop would be eligible to obtain credit for the next crop under one-window scheme, revolving agriculture loans from this year....
Unifying PML remains an uphill task LAHORE, Jan 21: Unification of various factions of the Pakistan Muslim League, efforts for which have already been launched with a meeting of a Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-i-Azam) delegation with Functional...		Restoration of joint electorate welcomed LAHORE, Jan 21: The Caritas Pakistan national director, Bishop Joseph Coutts, has welcomed the restoration of the joint electorate system and said it amounted to recognition of minorities as equal citizens...