March 18, 2002	Monday	Muharram 3, 1423

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Transporters observe strike against fare cut LAKKI MARWAT, March 17: All Flying Coach Transport Union observed a wheel jam strike against the new fare schedule issued by the district government authorities after the decrease in petroleum products’...		14 doctors not joining duty MITHI, March 17: All 14 doctors recently transferred to Thar hospitals and basic health units from different parts of the province have not turned up to join duty here....
Jamaat demands ‘impartial’ EC NOWSHERA, March 17: The Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) has expressed no confidence in Chief Election Commissioner Irshad Hassan Khan, saying that all the religious and political parties have rejected the appointee of President...		Passengers braving harsh weather CHITRAL, March 17: Following the closure of Kunar route for Chitralis by the interim Afghan administration shortly after the Eid-ul-Azha and the frequent cancellation of flights, the residents of Chitral see...
Sugarcane growers’ payments delayed MIRPURKHAS, March 17: The managements of Al-Abbas Sugar Mill and Mirpur Sugar Mill owe a huge amount to sugarcane growers for the last one month while sugar mills are bound to...		Opposition to Thal canal continues HYDERABAD, March 17: The Water and Agriculture Conference, organized by the Awami Tehrik at Qasimabad on Sunday, condemned the tyrannical attitude of Punjab and the construction of the greater Thal canal....
Eight criminals held, arms seized KOHAT, March 17: The Kohat police arrested eight criminals and seized weapons in a raid on a den of proclaimed offenders on the outskirts of the city on Saturday....		Over 300 get HBFC loans CHITRAL, March 17: More than 300 people got loan from the House Building Finance Corporation within a short period after the establishment of its office here....
Two killed in separate accidents KHAIRPUR, March 17: Two men died in two separate accidents in different parts of Khairpur district on Sunday....		Private clinics sealed HARIPUR, March 17: Following government’s campaign against quacks in the province, the Haripur drug inspector has raided and sealed a number of private clinics under Section 24 of Drug Act, 1969....
Carpet exporter awarded medal PESHAWAR, March 17: A carpet exporter has received the first prize in the Atlanta Show in the United States for manufacturing and exporting best quality carpets....		Christians condemn Gujarat massacre QUETTA, March 17: A large number of Christians staged a demonstration here on Sunday in protest against the killings of Muslims in Gujarat and other parts of India....
Suspension of J-1 visa major blow to doctors Los Angeles, March 17: Pakistani and Indian medical bodies have criticized US Department of Agriculture (USDA) decision for discontinuing issuance of J-1 visas to international medical graduates....		Politicians slam church attack ISLAMABAD March 17: Country’s religious and political leaders have condemned the grenade attack on a church in which five worshippers were killed and many others injured on Sunday....
PML-QA leaders meet EU delegation ISLAMABAD March 17: A Pakistan Muslim League (QA) team, led by its Secretary-General Gohar Ayub Khan, met the visiting European Union pre-polls observers’ delegation here at party secretariat on Sunday....		AJK govt seeks funds to protect forests MUZAFFARABAD, March 17: AJK Minister for Finance Shah Ghulam Qadir has called upon Wapda and the provincial governments to allocate funds from their budgets for the protection of forests and prevention...
SC hears judges’ elevation case today ISLAMABAD, March 17: A special bench of the Supreme Court on Monday will take up eight constitutional petitions questioning the elevation of three judges from Lahore High Court to Supreme Court....		ANP says US not to stay long in Afghanistan Quetta, March, 17: Awami National Party President Asfandyar Wali Khan has expressed his confidence that military operation of the United States was near to completion in Afghanistan, and said that he...
Jamaat fears elections won’t be fair ISLAMABAD March 17: The Jamaat-i-Islami has expressed its reservations about the government’s claim to hold fair and free polls in October in the absence of what it called “an independent election...		Coalition wins Quetta UCs Naims’ seats QUETTA, March 17: All the five candidates of the coalition penal were elected Nazims of the five union councils of the Quetta district in the by-election on Saturday....
Security tightened ISLAMABAD, March 17: Pakistan has ordered heightened security for churches across the country after Sunday’s deadly grenade attack on a church in Islamabad’s diplomatic enclave, a senior official said....		Wapda awaits govt response: Subsidy to growers MULTAN, March 17: Wapda had agreed to reduce electricity tariff for wheat growers in the Punjab but the government has yet to response to the question of sharing the cost of...
Pakistan to be linked to computer grid system LAHORE, March 17: Pakistan will be connected to a computer grid system in the next couple of years to make it possible for institutions as well as individuals to use countless...		PML conventions FAISALABAD, March 17: The Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) will hold workers’ conventions in all big cities and tehsils of the province soon after 10th of Muharram to start its election campaign....
Medical college in Toba demanded TOBA TEK SINGH, March 17: The Punjab government has been urged to construct the proposed medical college on 50 acres of land at a nearby Chak 323-JB, Trandi, some five kilometre...		Mepco staff lambasted in open kutchery MULTAN, March 17: Scores of people in an open kutchery of the Wapda chairman on Sunday complained about malpractice and corruption of the Multan Electric Power Company (Mepco) officials....
Seraiki forum blasts PPP MULTAN, March 17: The Seraiki Democratic Forum (SDF) has criticized the Pakistan People’s Party leadership for ignoring rights of Seraiki people while launching protest campaign in Sindh over water issue....		Bucha laid to rest LAHORE, March 17: The former agriculture minister in the Ayub Khan cabinet, Malik Khuda Bakhsh Bucha, 96, who died here on Saturday, was buried in the Marraka Graveyard on Sunday....
Dist govt slammed for not giving new payscales to lecturers RAWALPINDI, March 17: The Punjab Professors and Lecturers Association (PPLA) has expressed resentment over the failure of the district government to grant new payscales to contractual lecturers of eight women degree...		IJT holds demo against Muslims’ massacre RAWALPINDI, March 17: More than 100 activists of the Islami Jamiat-i-Tulaba, the student wing of Jamaat-i-Islami (JI), held a protest demonstration at Tench Bhata against the anti- Muslim riots in India...
‘Commission to review Hudood Ord thoroughly’ ISLAMABAD, March 17: The first annual report of National Commission on Status of Women (NCSW) has been completed and would be presented to the President soon, said Chairperson, National Commission on...		Worshipper shot, injured in Pindi RAWALPINDI, March 17: Two motorcycle riders on Saturday shot and injured a man outside a mosque in Dhok Hafiz in the jurisdiction of Airport Police Station....
City govt funds meant for neglected areas LAHORE, March 17: Development funds of the city government will be spent on under developed and less privileged areas of the city....		Millat Party decision LAHORE, March 17: The Millat Party is willing to join hands with any party believing in the restoration of the 1973 Constitution, except the two former ruling parties. Party information secretary...
ARD to pose challenge to dictators: Nawabzada LAHORE, March 17: The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy is holding a public meeting on the Pakistan Day to challenge dictators like Hazrat Imam Husain did, Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan said on...		‘Black day’ LAHORE, March 17: Doctors will observe Monday (today) as a black day in all city hospitals against increase in incidents of violence against doctors....