March 11, 2002	Monday	Zilhaj 26, 1422

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Balochistan seeks investment QUETTA, March 10: Balochistan Governor Justice (retd) Amirul Mulk Mengal has exhorted the business community and investors to play their effective role in the development of the province by investing their...		Economy on path of recovery: Shaukat ISLAMABAD March 10: Federal minister for finance Shaukat Aziz has claimed that the country’s economy had successfully been put on the path of recovery and it was now in a position...
Pakistanis, Indians in US protest Gujarat killings LOS ANGELES, March 10: Members of the American Federation of Muslims of Indian Origin (AFMI) and other Pakistanis and Indians held marches outside the Indian missions during the weekend throughout the...		Master drainage plan proposed ISLAMABAD, March 10: A committee constituted by the chief executive has suggested preparation of a master drainage plan for coordinated development of drainage schemes....
Aga Khan meets Musharraf ISLAMABAD, March 10: The spiritual leader of the Ismaili community, Prince Karim Aga Khan, held a detailed meeting with President Pervez Musharraf in Rawalpindi on Sunday....		Community trusts to be formed ISLAMABAD, March 10: The government has decided to set up community development trusts to carry out projects for the welfare of people within the framework of the local government, National Reconstruction...
Mobile phone service to be suspended in Kohat KOHAT, March 10: The local police have asked all cellular phone companies operating in the area to suspend their service between 5pm and 10pm daily in view of the increased incidents...		Gwadar port design finalized BEIJING, March 10: China and Pakistan have finalized a feasibility study on design and technical layout of Gawadar deep-sea port, phase-I, Chinese official sources told APP on Saturday....
Two killed in blast ABBOTTABAD, March 10: At least two persons were killed and 16 were injured when a blast occurred in a circus at Old GT Stand at on Sunday....		Sushma concerned over ban on Indian channels ISLAMABAD, March 10: Indian Information Minister Sushma Swaraj has expressed her extreme disappointment over the banning of Indian channels in Pakistan refuting at the same time the charge that her government...
ARD meeting today QUETTA, March 10: The provincial president of Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) Khudai Noor Khan has called the meeting of provincial heads of the ARD on Monday at his residence,...		Sharp increase in school drop-out rate registered PESHAWAR, March 10: The drop-out rate in public sector primary schools is increasing alarmingly, varying from one grade to another, while the enrolment ratio is only 39 per cent at the...
Old system of governance to be changed: Iftikhar LAKKI MARWAT, March 10: NWFP Governor Lt-Gen (retired) Syed Iftikhar Hussain has said the government wants to replace the centuries-old British system of governance prevailing in all the provinces as well...		Eight found illegally detained by police LARKANA, March 10: Two teams of the Sindh High Court recovered on Saturday night eight men illegally detatined by police in different parts of Larkana district....
155 uplift schemes okayed for Haripur PESAHWAR, March 10: The district planning & development (P&D) department, Haripur, has approved as many as 155 development schemes since the district government assumed power in August last year....		Tax on registration of marriage imposed SWABI, March 10: Swabi Local Government has imposed tax on marriage registration, and fine on registering birth and death after one month, councillors here on Sunday....
2 brothers killed in tribal clash SUKKUR, March 10: Two brothers were killed and 10 others including four women were injured in infighting between two groups of the Mirani tribe near Ghauspur, Jacobabad District, on Saturday night....		8 growers locked up on Tapedar’s complaint KHAIRPUR, March 10: Eight growers were locked up at the Ranipur police station on the complaint of Tapedar of the area on Saturday....
Crackdown on quacks to begin soon BAJAUR, March 10: An operation clean-up would be launched against quacks in the Bajaur Agency soon, said agency surgeon Mohammad Ali Chohan here the other day....		Call to reserve land for grazing MITHI, March 10: The Mithi Taluka Council through a resolution demanded of the authorities concerned to reserve the government land in the surrounding of various villages as Gaucher (grazing pastures) which...
Better education assured DERA ISMAIL KHAN, March 10: Improvement in present education setup and syllabus has been accorded top priority by the government and all available resources are being utilized for this purpose....		E&T dept staff working without salary DERA ISMAIL KHAN, March 10: Lack of coordination among the government institutions is adversely affecting the performance of the government offices, besides discouraging the civil servants....
Rural economy paralyzed by cotton crisis MULTAN, March 10: Cotton prices remain depressed despite government announcements that the Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) was going to act to stabilize the market....		Increase in benevolent fund rate proposed LAHORE, March 10: The Punjab Government Servants Benevolent Fund Board has proposed different rates of grants for gazetted and non-gazetted employees for replacing uniform rates for both categories in vogue since...
Hospitals yet to get emergency medicines MULTAN, March 10: EDOs (health) have failed in procuring emergency medicines and consumables in the Punjab for the ongoing fiscal year although the provincial health secretary had given them March 1...		Four cops booked for torturing Sui Gas man SAHIWAL, March 10: The Civil Line police on Sunday registered a case against two ASIs and as many constables for keeping a Sui Gas employee in illegal confinement and subjecting him...
Money dispute claims 3 lives FAISALABAD, March 10: Three people were killed and another was injured over a money dispute at Chak No 397 GB, Tandlianwala, on Sunday night....		New plaque after nine years DERA GHAZI KHAN, March 10: The district administration has removed the foundation stone and plaque place by PML-N leader Zulfiqar Ali Khan Khosa (when he was the provincial minister in 1992)...
Robbers strike five times GUJRANWALA, March 10: Robbers looted three houses and poultry farm of a Nazim of Ghakkhar union council and also took away a motorcycle in five strikes in and around the city...		Mechanic commits suicide KASUR, March 10: A motorcycle mechanic committed suicide by shooting himself on Haji Farid Road, Kasur city, here on Sunday....
Proposals to curb pollen allergy amassing dust ISLAMABAD, March 10: A set of recommendations submitted to the chief executive secretariat last year, suggesting measures to control the problem of pollen allergy in the federal capital is still lying...		Calibre needed to copy Nur Jehan: Faraz ISLAMABAD, March 10: A tribute to the Melody Queen Nur Jehan turned out to be a great disappointment for the hundreds of Nur Jehan lovers, who came to the National Library...
JI asks exiled politicians to return, face cases ISLAMABAD, March 10: The deputy chief of Jamaat-i-Islami (JI), Liaqat Baloch, has asked exiled politicians Nawaz Sharif, Benazir Bhutto and Altaf Hussain to return and face the cases pending against them....		Aga Khan discusses welfare plans with ministers ISLAMABAD, March 10: Prince Karim Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the Ismaili community, held separate meetings with Foreign Minister Abdul Sattar, Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz and Minister for Kashmir Affairs, Northern...
Qazi extends conditional support to PPP, PML LAHORE, March 10: Jamaat-i-Islami Amir Qazi Husain Ahmad extended on Sunday conditional support to the PPP and the PML in the next general elections....		Seven slain in Lahore LAHORE, March 10: Seven people, including two women and three children, were stabbed and killed in Chuhng on Sunday....
Maintain Muharram sanctity, ARD told LAHORE, March 10: Maintaining the sanctity of Muharram was the responsibility of every individual and group, including those in the ARD, Governor Khalid Maqbool said on Sunday....		Jamaat’s message of Islam drive begins LAHORE, March 10: The Jamaat-i-Islami launched on Sunday a month-long ‘message of Islam’ campaign throughout the country....