February 15, 2002	Friday	Zilhaj 2, 1422

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‘Construction of small dams to begin soon’ HANGU, Feb 14: The district government will soon start work on the construction of small dams to resolve the long-standing problems of irrigation and drinking water....		40 TNSM men shifted to Haripur prison BAJAUR, Feb 14: The political administration of Bajaur Agency shifted around 40 detained leaders and workers of the banned Tehrik Nifaz-i-Shariat-i-Muhammadi to Haripur central jail....
Protesters block road against loadshedding MARDAN, Feb 14: Residents of Mardan blocked the road in front of district courts on Wednesday in protest against overbilling and loadshedding by the Water and Power Development Authority and Sui...		Increase in industrial plots prices decried HARIPUR, Feb 14: The executive body of Haripur Chamber of Commerce & Industry has condemned increase in the prices of industrial plots at Hattar Industrial Estate and described the decision taken...
US mly team briefed on border security PESHAWAR, Feb 14: A US delegation, led by commanding general of Coalition Forces Land Component Command, Lt-Gen Mikolashek, was on Thursday informed about the deployment of troops along the border with...		2 children die at new refugee camp BAJAUR, Feb 14: Two Afghan children died at the new refugee tent-village set up at the Barkili area of Bajaur Agency on the first day when the last batch of around...
Smuggling bid KOHAT, Feb 14: The Kohat customs foiled an attempt to smuggle 586kg of charas in an official car on Thursday and arrested the driver....		Habeas corpus power to district courts GUJRANWALA, Feb 14: The power of hearing habeas corpus cases has been devolved to the district and sessions judges to facilitate the aggrieved at the district level....
Allocation for shrines repair embezzled KASUR, Feb 14: A federal agency has started a probe into the alleged embezzlement of funds allocated to the construction and repair of three city shrines....		IT centre admin violates contract MULTAN, Feb 14: The Education department inquiry reveals the administration of the IT Centre in the Government College, Bosan Road, did not follow the agreement....
Another landmine victim expires BAHAWALPUR, Feb 14: The number of landmine victims in Cholistan desert rose to seven when the driver of the ill-fated jeep died at the BVH on Thursday....		Traffic SP dies of cancer MULTAN, Feb 14: The local traffic SP, Mubarak Iftikhar Warraich, died of cancer at Nishtar Hospital on Wednesday night....
Two killed, 10 hurt on road SADIQABAD, Feb 14: Two persons were killed while 10 others sustained injuries in a wagon-tanker collision near Malikpur, KLP Road, some six kilometres from here, on Wednesday....		Brig Cheema says Omar misleading investigators ISLAMABAD, Feb 14: The statement by Sheikh Omar that Daniel Pearl is dead may well be a message for the kidnappers to kill the Wall Street Journal reporter, senior officials in...
Decision on second tranche next month: Poverty Reduction Growth Facility ISLAMABAD, Feb 14: The IMF Board may meet in late March or early April to approve the second tranche of $110 million out of $1.3 billion Poverty Reduction Growth Facility (PRGF)...		CNG prices raised by 10-12pc ISLAMABAD, Feb 14: CNG station owners increased fuel gas prices on Thursday, by an average of 10 to 12 per cent, attributing the raise to the BTU system....
APNS meeting tomorrow KARACHI, Feb 14: The executive committee meeting of All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) is scheduled to be held at hotel Holiday Inn, Lahore, at 10.30am on Saturday, Feb 16, says a...		President shocked ISLAMABAD, Feb 14: President Pervez Musharraf has expressed his shock and grief over the Riyadh road accident in which 37 Pakistani pilgrims died....
Rs4.8m to be spent on schools, colleges SUKKUR, Feb 14: The district government of Sukkur will spend Rs4.8 million to carry out the development work in 18 schools and colleges of the district under the non-social-action programme....		Ombudsman’s regional offices soon LARKANA, Feb 14: Three regional offices of the provincial ombudsman would be established in Larkana, Hyderabad and Mirpurkhas....
12 IOs appointed in seven talukas DADU, Feb 14: The superintendent, investigation, Dadu, Chaudhry Haji Mohammad Sadiq, said that 12 investigation officers (IOs) have been appointed in the seven talukas of the district....		Water supply in Nara head decreases MIRPURKHAS, Feb 14: The caretaker director of Nara canal area water board, Zafar Leghari, has advised the growers to use the available water first for drinking and then for irrigating their...
Insecticide spray demanded MITHI, Feb 14: The Nazim of taluka council, Mithi, and the council members have expressed their concern over the discontinuation of insecticide spray for a couple of years in Mithi....		11 injured in clash over children’s dispute KHAIRPUR, Feb 14: Eleven people were injured in a clash which started over a petty issue in village Hashim Gopang taluka Thari Mirwah on Wednesday....
Corruption alleged HYDERABAD, Feb 14: Twenty members of the Hyderabad District Bar Association, in a joint statement, have expressed grave concern over the alleged corruption in the office of the sub-registrar of Hyderabad...		All set for Basant celebrations