February 23, 2002	Saturday	Zilhaj 10, 1422

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Thousands rendered jobless in NWFP PESHAWAR, Feb 22: The closure of hundreds of industrial units has rendered thousands of people jobless, indicating an alarming rise in the level of unemployment in the NWFP....		Growers hold rallies against water shortage DADU, Feb 22: The growers of Johi Taluka held a demonstration in front of the Johi Press Club on Friday to protest against the artificial shortage of irrigation water in all...
Work on motorway may begin in April MARDAN, Feb 22: Work on Islamabad-Peshawar Motorway (M-1) may well start in April if an accord between the National Highway Authority (NHA) and the SKB, a private construction company, is reached....		Snowfall in Abbottabad ABBOTTABAD, Feb 22: Thandiyani, Nathiagali, Ayubia, Mira Jani and surrounding hilly areas of Abbottabad have received another chunk of snowfall resulting in chilly weather here....
Foreign investment welcomed THATTA, Feb 22: The Thatta district government will cooperate with investors for the exploration of minerals and industrialization in the district....		Water resources decreasing fast PESHAWAR, Feb 22: By the next 15 years the per capita water availability in the country would go down to less than subsistence level in view of the decreasing sub-soil water...
19 injured in two accidents NAWABSHAH, Feb 22: Nineteen people were injured, two of them seriously, in two different accidents on the National Highway, near Qazi Ahmed, on Friday....		Telephone subscribers complain of inflated bills HARIPUR, Feb 22: A number of telephone subscribers of Haripur have complained against the apathetic attitude of the PTCL authorities for sending them inflated bills with bogus entries of calls and...
Councillors flay HIE for exploiting labourers HARIPUR, Feb 22: Two women members of the Haripur Tehsil council have accused the owners of Hattar Industrial Estate (HIE) of violating labour laws by paying the factory workers less than...		Nurseries occupy state land ABBOTTABAD, Feb 22: Private flower and plant nurseries have occupied the Jinnah Bagh and started using the place to plant saplings as the sale of plants is expected to rise in...
Overseas Pakistanis not to get voting rights ISLAMABAD, Feb 22: The Election Commission has shelved the plan of allowing 1.5 million overseas Pakistanis to cast their votes....		Afghans celebrate Eid, worry about future KABUL, Feb 22: Afghans gathered in mosques and at the homes of relatives to celebrate Eidul Azha on Friday, with many welcoming the freedom that came with the fall of the...
DPs celebrate Eid QUETTA, Feb 22: The Afghan refugees, living in various camps set up in Balochistan, observed Eidul Azha on Friday....		Gillani threatens to sue minister on allegations of links with India ISLAMABAD, Feb 22: Shaikh Mubarik Shah Gillani, the man Daniel Pearl had sought to meet before being kidnapped and who was released on the intervention of the High Court, is now...
Murderers to get harshest punishment: Musharraf ISLAMABAD, Feb 22: President Gen Pervez Musharraf said on Friday that he and all Pakistanis were grieved over the death of United States journalist Daniel Pearl and that “the murder has...		PFUJ submits memorandum over Pearl’s murder ISLAMABAD, Feb 22: A two-member team of the Pakistan Federal Union Journalists (PFUJ) on Friday submitted a memorandum to the US Ambassador over the killing of Daniel Pearl....
Police teams formed for ex-MPA’s recovery QUETTA, Feb 22: Three police teams have been formed for the recovery of former minority MPA and minister Abadan Faridon Abadan who is missing since Sunday last....		Construction of bridge delayed GILGIT, Feb 22: Delay in payments by the Northern Areas Public Works Department (NAPWD) has slowed down the pace of work on a 850-feet-long bridge at the Indus River in Thalichi,...
14 policemen suspended for killing councillor SIALKOT, Feb 22: Local SSP Muhammad Tahir has suspended SHO, two sub-inspectors and 12 other policemen for killing the councillor and injuring his wife in Miani Pathaanan Di village, Head Marala...		Lashkar-i-Jhangvi activist arrested BAHAWALPUR, Feb 22: CIA police on Friday claimed they had arrested an activist of the Lashkar-i-Jhangvi, a banned sectarian outfit....
PO shot dead, cop hurt in shootout GUJRAT, Feb 22: A proclaimed offender was shot dead while a constable sustained injuries in an hour long encounter near Nihal, Sarai Alamgir, some 55km from here, on Friday....		Woman among 4 hurt in exchange of fire GUJRANWALA, Feb 22: A woman was among the four injured in an exchange of firing between two groups over a minor issue in Kamoki on Friday....
250 English teachers denied salaries OKARA, Feb 22: Around 250 English teachers have been denied salaries for the last two months due to the negligence of two education officials....		Pearl case: no clue to Farooqi TOBA TEK SINGH, Feb 22: The district police and investigating agencies have failed to find any clue to Amjad Hussain Farooqi involved in kidnapping of Daniel Pearl....
Telephone subscribers complain of wrong billing TOBA TEK SINGH, Feb 22: Scores of subscribers on Friday protested against the wrong billing of Sept 2001 by the Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) for the calls made by the...		Two killed, 26 injured as bus overturns SHEIKHUPURA, Feb 22: Two passengers were killed while 26 others were injured, four of them seriously, when a bus overturned near Faisalabad bypass, some 3km away from here, on Friday....
Concern over rise in snake-bite cases MITHI, Feb 22: The members of the district council, Tharparkar, have expressed concern on the death of snake-bitten Tharis every year, besides an alarming rise in snake-bite cases during the last...		14-year-old girl, man killed over ‘Karo-kari’ SUKKUR, Feb 22: Two person were killed on the pretext of karo kari in Raunti, Ghotki district, on Thursday....
NAs dist councils’budget raised GILGIT, Feb 22: The district councils’ budget in Northern Areas has been enhanced from Rs60 million to Rs180 million in the current financial year for the execution of development schemes in...		ATCs to work as usual till March 11 RAWALPINDI, Feb 22: For the smooth working of the courts, the law ministry has issued a notification that the anti- terrorism courts (ATCs) will continue to function as usual till March...
Govt urged to resettle evicted slum dwellers RAWALPINDI, Feb 22: The People’s Rights Movement on Friday demanded of the government to resettle those families who had been evicted from Kutcha Abadis in Rawalpindi and other cities....		Pakistan offers vast trade potential, says Razzaq ISLAMABAD, Feb 22: Pakistan is expected to earn $2,600 million from the export of fruits and vegetable this year, said Commerce Minister Abdul Razzaq Dawood on Thursday....
PPP condemns Pearl’s murder ISLAMABAD, Feb 22: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has condemned the murder of the Wall Street Journal reporter Danny Pearl....		Sost dry port accord signed ISLAMABAD, Feb 22: Pakistan and China on Thursday signed an agreement for construction of a dry port at Sost, Gojal upper Hunza at the cost of Rimimbi 7.5 million....
Groups step up efforts for hide collection ISLAMABAD, Feb 22 : The religious parties, welfare organizations, seminaries and charitable institutions have launched an intense campaign for collection of hides during Eidul Azha....		PPP informs UN body of HR abuses ISLAMABAD Feb 22: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has complained to the UN Human Rights Commission against human rights violation in Pakistan....
Benazir asks people to be ready for any sacrifice ISLAMABAD, Feb 22: Former Prime Minister and PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto has greeted the Muslims throughout the world on the eve of Eidul Azha....		Control rooms set up to ensure cleanliness RAWALPINDI, Feb 22: The Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMA) has set up control rooms to supervise the removal of offal of sacrificial animals and maintain cleanliness in the city on Eidul Azha,...
Dacoit injured in ‘encounter’ VEHARI, Feb 22: A dacoit sustained serious injuries while one of his accomplices was arrested on Thursday night after a brief shootout at Chak 27-WB....		Dawn staffer grieved FAISALABAD, Feb 22: Misbahuddin Khan, father of Dawn staff correspondent, Shamsul Islam Naz, died of protracted illness here on Friday. He was 84....
PPP to contest polls even if Benazir barred: Applications for ticket sought LAHORE, Feb 22: The Pakistan People’s Party has decided to contest the October general elections even if its chairperson Benazir Bhutto is not allowed to participate....		‘People must help fight drug menace’ LAHORE, Feb 22: Governor Khalid Maqbool said on Friday that besides the government, people would have to play their role in eliminating the drug menace....
Bishop greets Muslims LAHORE, Feb 22: Lahore bishop Dr Alexander John Malik has extended greetings to the Muslim brethren on the occasion of Eidul Azha....		Sacrificial animals sale picks up LAHORE, Feb 22: Sale of sacrificial animals peaked on Friday night following a significant reduction in prices during the day....
HRCP warns against ‘managing’ democracy LAHORE, Feb 22: Gen Pervez Musharraf’s self-assigned role of arbiter of a future political set-up threatens to ensure another era of flawed democracy in the country, a statement issued by the...		International Women’s Day on March 8 LAHORE, Feb 22: Scores of Lahore-based women organizations will observe the international women’s day on March 8 in a befitting manner....
Rain makes weather pleasant LAHORE, Feb 22: Lahore and several other cities in the Punjab, the NWFP and the Northern Areas received rain on Friday....		Old enmity claims life LAHORE, Feb 22: A shoe-shining man was shot dead over an old enmity in Sabzazar on Friday....
LDA asked to improve civic facilities LAHORE, Feb 22: The Lahore Development Authority has been instructed by the district Nazim to provide best civic facilities to the people in order to make the provincial metropolis a centre...		Josh’s death anniversary observed ISLAMABAD, Feb 22: The writers and poets of the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad laid floral wreath on the grave of legendary poet Josh Malihabadi on the occasion of his...