February 9, 2002	Saturday	Ziqa’ad 25, 1422

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Afghan DPs to be shifted to Haripur camps HARIPUR, Feb 8: The local administration has decided to shift all the refugees residing in different parts of Haripur to refugee camps situated at the outer fringes of the district, a...		Skin disease spreads to Khairpur district NAWABSHAH, Feb 8: The skin disease leishmaniasis, which earlier attacked Dadu and Larkana districts, has now spread to Khairpur district as its six patients from village Bhango Behan, taluka Faiz Ganj,...
Four killed in road accidents KOHAT, Feb 8: Three employees of Brinks security agency were killed and five others were seriously injured when their vehicle collided with a Karachi-bound coach on the Indus Highway near Shakardarra,...		Closed health centres offered to NGOs LARKANA, Feb 8: Larkana district government is ready to hand over the non-functional and closed health centres to NGOs if they want to run them....
Emergency declared in Swat after heavy snowfall MINGORA, Feb 8: The Swat valley is in the grip of severe cold, and two-day’s snowfall has created problems for the people....		Plan for Benazir’s return okayed DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Feb 8: Pakistan People’s Party Central Executive Committee has approved the programme for the return of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, who is expected to end her self-exile...
PPP rejects polls sans Benazir NAUSHAHARO FEROZE, Feb 8: Sindh PPP president Nisar Ahmed Khuro has said that the Pakistan Peoples Party will not accept the national and provincial assembly elections without Benazir....		Rs250,000 given for medicines DADU, Feb 8: The health department, Dadu, has provided Rs250,000 from Zakat fund for purchasing the medicines of a skin disease cutaneous leishmaniasis to be provided in the villages of Johi,...
ANP wants Ehtesaab of religious leaders HARIPUR, Feb 8: ANP President Asfandyar Wali Khan has supported government’s stand on Kashmir issue, and has said that Pakistan was not in a position of affording full scale war with...		Shopkeepers protest against power meters BAJAUR, Feb 8: Tribesmen observed strike on the second consecutive day against the installation of electricity meters in various  parts of Bajaur Agency on Friday. The  political authorities arrested eight shopkeepers...
Bank dacoity bid foiled MARDAN, Feb 8: An official of the Bank of Khyber (BoK) foiled an attempt by bandits to loot cash from bank here on Friday....		Hunger strike observed in Diplo MITHI, Feb 8: The residents of the Diplo town observed a shutter down and token hunger strike on Friday to protest against the shabby condition of Diplo-Mithi road, and the faulty...
Zakat distribution MIRPURKHAS, Feb 8: About Rs470 million was being distributed from Zakat fund under rehabilitation package in Sindh while Rs18.8 million would be disbursed among the deserving people in Mirpurkhas district....		Protest against recruitment of non-locals held SUKKUR, Feb 8: Several organizations, including JSQM, MQM, PML (F) and Samaji Sangat, started their hunger strike on Thursday against the recruitment of non-locals by the Mari Gas Company....
No nation-state to rebuild in Afghanistan PESHAWAR, Feb 8: “Why are you letting them in,” screamed an Afghan refugee. Her burqa hid her age but not her anger: “The Americans are not good. They are hurting our...		LB polls in AJK to be delayed: Law for devolution not ready MUZAFFARABAD, Feb 8: Holding of the local bodies elections in Azad Kashmir in April, as announced by the government, has become impossible for want of