March 3, 2002	Sunday	Zilhaj 18, 1422

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Slain outlaws worked for ‘politicians’ SARGODHA, March 2: Influential politicians and policemen used to patronize the four criminals who were killed in an encounter at Chak 40-SB on Wednesday last, Dawn learnt on Saturday....		India can’t revoke water treaty ‘unilaterally’ LAHORE, March 2: Expressing grave concern over India’s threat to revoke the Indus Waters Treaty, irrigation experts at a seminar have said that India wants to render Pakistan into a desert...
PML-F, PML-N draw closer LAHORE, March 2: The Pakistan Muslim League (Functional) headed by Pir Pagara and the PML faction led Mian Nawaz Sharif drew closer to each other on Saturday as a result of...		‘Rawalpindi killings a test case for police’ LAHORE, March 2: Governor Khalid Maqbool reiterated on Saturday his government resolve to combat terrorism....
Italy backs Pakistan peace efforts LAHORE, March 2: The Italian government supports the steps being taken by Pakistan to keep peace in the region, especially the measures taken after movement of armies on the both side...		Five prisoners escape GUJRANWALA, March 2: Five accused involved in a murder case escaped from police lock-up after throwing chilies in the eyes of guards at Saddar police station here on Saturday....
Truck Drivers block road DERA GHAZI KHAN, March 2: Protesting the torture of a driver allegedly by a Frontier Works Organization employee, truckers blocked the Dera-Multan Road by parking their vehicles on the Ghazi Ghat...		SSP activist shot dead SHEIKHUPURA, March 2: An activist of the banned Sipah-i-Sahaba, Hafiz Irshadullah, was shot dead on Saturday by two motorcyclists in Farooqabad, some 14 kilometres from here....
SSP leader arrested BAHAWALNAGAR, March 2: Maulana Jalil Ahmed Akhund, former district chief of the banned SSP, was arrested by local police on Friday night....		Fair allocation of funds promised: Governor announces judicial complex for Kohat PESHAWAR, March 2: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has dispelled the impression that there is a partial allocation of development funds and maintained that to remove the sense of deprivation...
DPs not ready to return HARIPUR, March 2: As the voluntary repatriation of Afghan refugees has formally started, the Afghan refugees settled in Haripur are still undecided about leaving for Afghanistan....		Govt-backed private practice begins CHITRAL, March 2: The institutional-based practice in the DHQ Hospital, Chitral, started functioning with the abolition of private practice by the government-employed doctors. District Naib Nazim Saleem Khan inaugurated the IBP....
Man robbed of over 250 cattle heads BAJAUR, March 2: Four armed men took away around 250 goats and lambs, worth more than Rs700,000, at gunpoint from a herdsman at the Dabbar area here....		Centenary programme MINGORA, March 2: The All Swat Hotels Association has decided to take an active part in the proposed NWFP’s hundreds years celebrations....
7-day water left in Indus SUKKUR, March 2: A meeting of the officials of Irrigation department, Sindh, was told here on Friday that water in Indus River was left only for seven days....		Heavy rain disrupts civic life DADU, March 2: The city of Dadu and its surrounding areas received rain with thunderstorm on Friday night, resulting in failure of electricity and telephone systems....
Movement against Thal canal to be launched LARKANA, March 2: The Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM), rejecting the construction of the greater Thal canal project, has announced to hold province-wide protests and rallies....		Azhar favours small dams MIRPURKHAS, March 2: The leader of the PML (QA) Mian Mohammad Azhar said that the allegation levelled against Punjab for stealing water from Sindh share was not correct and termed it...
Section 144 imposed KHAIRPUR, March 2: Khairpur District Nazim Nafisa Shah has imposed section 144 PPC during the annual examination of ninth and tenth classes being held from March 4 to 14 in the...		Unesco may preserve 12 cultural sites ISLAMABAD, March 2: Unesco is considering bringing 12 more cultural sites of Pakistan to the World Heritage List for enhancing the cultural importance of the country....
LB polls in tribal areas to be held in August PESHAWAR, March 2: The government has planned to hold local bodies elections in the tribal areas in the last week of August under the devolution plan, preliminary delimitation for which has...		Bumpy road seen in US-Pakistan ties WASHINGTON, March 2: Saying that the US-Pakistan relationship may have a bumpy road ahead, a leading think-tank here believes that Washington will need to find the right balance between encouraging Gen...
ANP chief opposes electoral reforms PESHAWAR, March 2: Reiterating demand for an independent election commission, the Awami National Party (ANP) has expressed dismay over the recently-introduced electoral reforms, particularly the new scheme of distribution of seats...		‘Appointment of judges according to law’ ISLAMABAD, March 2: A spokesman for the Ministry of Law and Justice termed ‘misleading and unfounded’ the contents of a news item appearing in a section of the Press giving an...
Govt voices concern over APC’s stance ISLAMABAD, March 2: A government spokesman has expressed surprise over the decision of the APC to seek world support for the restoration of democracy in the country....		Indian inaction in anti-Muslim riots flayed ISLAMABAD March 2: Motamar-Al-Alam Al-Islami (world Muslim congress) General Secretary Raja Muhammad Zafarul Haq has condemned inaction of the Indian government in the ongoing anti-Muslim riots in which a large number...