March 20, 2002	Wednesday	Muharram 5, 1423

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Importance of educating girls highlighted PESHAWAR, March 19: Speakers at a seminar on “Girls Education” have called for providing equal opportunities to girls so that they could effectively play their role in the development of the...		Canals’ closure hits agronomy THATTA, March 19: The closure of canals and acute shortage of water has created many problems for the people of Thatta district....
ADB to provide $380m for justice programme PESHAWAR, March 19: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has said the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide funds to the tune of $380 million for an Access to Justice Programme....		Govt employees’ protest continues HYDERABAD, March 19: A large number of professor, lecturers, teachers and government employees of Sindh, under the banner of the Sindh Employees Association, continued their hunger strike outside the press club...
JUI to contest polls DERA ISMAIL KHAN, March 19: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said that religious parties have always been the target of anti-Islam forces....		Strike against water shortage KHAIRPUR, March 19: A complete strike was observed on Tuesday in Saghayoon town, Khairpur District, against an acute shortage of water in Kharal, Gaknao, Tekno, Mehnai, and Siyal minors....
Inquiry into honour killing begins LARKANA, March 19: The SP of investigation, Larkana, Abdul Ahad Sangri, initiated an investigation into the murder of Asma Bhutto on Tuesday....		PHC summons senior police officials PESHAWAR, March 19: The Peshawar High Court on Tuesday summoned high-ranking police officers, including a Senior Superintendent of Police, Superintendent of Police, Assistant Superintendent of Police and a Deputy Superintendent of...
Three shot dead in revenge DADU, March 19: Three men shot dead three people including two brothers in Kakar town, about 30 kilometres from here, on Tuesday....		Student dies as pistol goes off accidentally LAKKI MARWAT, March 19: A college student lost his life when he accidentally pushed his pistol’s trigger here on Monday night....
Security tightened in Orakzai, Mansehra ORAKZAI, March 19: Political administration of Orakzai Agency has tightened security arrangements and deployed Frontier Corps at all sensitive spots of the agency....		Mujahideen groups reject polls in Valley MUZAFFARABAD, March 19: Muttahida Jihad Council (MJC), an alliance of Mujahideen groups fighting Indian rule in occupied Kashmir, on Tuesday rejected the proposed polls in the occupied territory as “drama” and...
SC judges appointed on CJ’s advice, says govt ISLAMABAD, March 19: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the federal government to produce the relevant record of the judges whose elevation to the SC has been challenged by the Supreme...		‘Church attack aimed at US’ WASHINGTON, March 19: Sunday’s terrorist attack on a church in Islamabad is being considered here directly aimed at both the United States and the government of Gen Pervez Musharraf....
Defaulters lock-up closed, LHC told RAWALPINDI, March 19: The Lahore High Court, Rawalpindi Bench, was informed on Tuesday by the officials of the Small and Medium Enterprise Bank that the lock-up, which the bank had established...		Changes in draft press laws rejected KARACHI, March 19: The APNS general council has rejected any arbitrary amendment to the agreed draft on press laws and expressed its dismay over the un-called for delay in the promulgation...
JI wants Benazir, Nawaz to return QUETTA, March 19: Jamaat-i-Islami Naib Amir Laiquat Baloch on Monday demanded that the government should lift the ban on political activities and stop arresting political leaders and workers....		Voluntary repatriation of Afghan refugees launched QUETTA, March 19: The voluntary repatriation of Afghan refugees to their country under the UNHCR repatriation programme has been launched in Balochistan on Wednesday....
Six being questioned about attack ISLAMABAD, March 19: The terrorist who attacked a church in the capital with hand grenades could had been among the worshippers and may had escaped with panicked people after the attack,...		Indian forces staging massacres in Kashmir: FO ISLAMABAD, March 19: The government has deplored the machinations of the Indian government to blame the Kashmiri freedom movement and Pakistan for the killings being carried out by the Indian occupation...
BDS graduates to protest against ‘discrimination’ MULTAN, March 19: House surgeons and internees of the dental section of the Nishtar Hospital will observe a strike on Wednesday (today) in protest against non-payment of house job allowance to...		Lawyers condemn Indian Muslims’ killings GUJRANWALA, March 19: The District Bar Association, Gujranwala, will take out processions on Thursday to protest against the carnage of Muslims in India....
ACE registers case against ASI SAHIWAL, March 19: The local Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) has registered a case of accepting illegal gratification against a police ASI here on Tuesday....		Fungal dieback threatens mango MULTAN, March 19: Former National Assembly Speaker Syed Fakhar Imam has expressed concern over the dieback disease’s devastation on mango orchards....
Youth hurt in Indian shelling SIALKOT, March 19: A youth on Tuesday sustained grievous injuries in Indian security forces’ shelling in Ghayoor village, Charwa sector, Sialkot working boundary....		Call for population control FAISALABAD, March 19: The representatives of local bodies should play a pivotal role in creating awareness among people about the advantages of living within means....
Many apply for 4 seats of safety commission TOBA TEK SINGH, March 19: A large number of lawyers, retired army officers and educationists have applied for four independent seats of district public safety commission which will be finalized by...		Killer of two cops executed MULTAN, March 19: The killer of two constables of the Multan police station was executed in the New Central Jail here Tuesday morning....
Bank manager succumbs to head injuries SHEIKHUPURA, March 19: A bank manager who sustained serious injuries in an accident about two days ago, died in the Lahore General Hospital late on Monday night....		Three die in bikes’ collision DERA GHAZI KHAN, March 19: Three people were killed while another sustained grievous injuries when their motorbikes collided near cement factory mor, Indus Highway on Tuesday....
Tax collection in twin cities registers 11pc increase ISLAMABAD, March 19: The federal tax collection in Rawalpindi and Islamabad grew at an average of 10.8 per cent despite the low growth of economy during financial year 1995-96 and 2000-01....		Offering of prayers on roadside banned ISLAMABAD, March 19: District Magistrate Tariq Mehmood Khan has banned offering of prayers on roadside in the Capital to avoid any untoward incident....
Quackery being practised at PRCS medical centre RAWALPINDI, March 19: Quackery is being practised at the medical centre set up at the Pakistan Red Crescent Society’s (PRCS) Rawalpindi office, where a blood bank technician, Allah Bux, attends to...		Local firms to construct M-1 ISLAMABAD, March 19: The National Highway Authority (NHA) has decided to restart construction work on Islamabad-Peshawar Motorway Project....
Peace activists call for end to terrorism ISLAMABAD, March 19: Citizen’s Peace Committee (CPC) held a demonstration at Aabpara Chowk to register its concern over extremism and incidents of terrorism in the country....		Security to be provided to oil exploring units: Usman ISLAMABAD, March 19: Federal Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Usman Aminuddin has said the government will make every effort to provide satisfactory and adequate security arrangement to the companies so...
Hepatitis-B vaccination drive from April 1 RAWALPINDI, March 19: The Punjab health department is starting the Hepatitis-B vaccination campaign in 15 districts including Rawalpindi for the children below the age of one year from April 1, officials...		Water reserves enough: CDA ISLAMABAD, March 19: The existing water reserves in Islamabad are sufficient for the residents till the coming monsoon season, a senior official of Capital Development Authority (CDA) told Dawn on Tuesday....
Punjab industries dept renamed LAHORE, March 19: The Punjab Industries and Mineral Development Department was renamed as Industries, Mines and Mineral Development Department (IMMDD) here on Tuesday....		Villager injured SIALKOT, March 19: A villager was injured in a landmine blast in Malley Chak Purana of Sialkot working boundary’s Sucheetgarh sector here on Tuesday....
Bodies of two kidnapped men recovered SANGHAR, March 19: The bodies of two kidnapped people were recovered from a sugarcane field, near Rahimabad, on Tuesday....		By-election in Haripur by mid-April HARIPUR, March 19: By-elections on 69 local bodies seats of the district would be held by mid-April, sources told Dawn here on Monday....
Problems in NIC delivery system LAHORE, March 19: The arrangement made by the National Database and Registration Authority with the Postal Service for delivering computerized identity cards to the applicants is creating problems for the citizens....		No plan yet to ban pillion riding: CS LAHORE, March 19: Punjab Chief Secretary Imtiaz Masrur said on Tuesday that directions had been given to police and other law enforcement agencies to further tighten security during Muharram in view...
Maqbool orders action against 11 doctors LAHORE, March 19: Punjab Governor Lt-Gen Khalid Maqbool (retired) has ordered initiation of disciplinary action, under the Punjab Removal from Service (Special Powers) Ordinance 2000, against 11 doctors, a nurse and...		FIR filing by internet soon: DPO LAHORE, March 19: District Police Officer Javed Noor told the district council on Tuesday that the facility to lodge a first information report by internet would become available soon....
Salaries of Christian staff LAHORE, March 19: The Punjab government decided here on Tuesday to disburse in advance the March salaries and pension to all its serving and retired Christian employees on March 26 in...		Terrorism: JI suspects govt agencies’ hand LAHORE, March 19: Jamaat-i-Islami’s Punajb amir Hafiz Muhammad Idrees suspects involvement of government agencies in the current wave of terrorism in the country....