March 21, 2002	Thursday	Muharram 6, 1423

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Three killed, 11 hurt on road SAHIWAL, March 20: Three people were killed while 11 sustained injuries in different road accidents on Wednesday....		Nishtar doctors observe strike MULTAN, March 20: Doctors of the Nishtar Hospital observed strike on Wednesday against the initiation of disciplinary action against their 13 colleagues....
Water shortage puts crop pattern at stake FAISALABAD, March 20: Punjab Agriculture Minister Khurshid Zaman Qureshi has said the water shortage has put the entire agriculture infrastructure and crop pattern at stake....		Five prisoners escape, cop killed SARGODHA, March 20: Five under-trial prisoners on Tuesday escaped from police custody after killing a cop escorting them from court to Shahpur jail near Khushab....
Kenyan tea company for joint venture SIALKOT, March 20: Various Kenyan tea producing companies have shown interest in conducting joint venture with Pakistani companies to boost trade ties between the two countries....		Dentists put off protest MULTAN, March 20: House surgeons and internees of the dental section of the Nishtar Hospital observed complete strike on Wednesday in protest against non-payment of house job allowance to all BDS...
Ban on pillion riding TOBA TEK SINGH, March 20: The district Nazim has imposed a ban on pillion riding in the revenue limits of the district....		Motor vehicle tax, toll contracts cancelled GUJRANWALA, March 20: The district Nazim cancelled the contracts of motor vehicle and toll tax of Wazirabad tehsil here on Wednesday....
Union opposes privatization of NFC units MULTAN, March 20: Privatization of profitable units of the National Fertilizer Corporation will cause a huge loss to the exchequer....		Drug peddler held with 23kg heroin MULTAN, March 20: The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) has arrested a drug-trafficker and recovered 23 kilograms of heroin and six kg hashish from his car at Bosan Road....
Entry of 42 Ulema into Haripur banned PESHAWAR, March 20: Haripur district administration banned on Tuesday the entry of about 42 religious leaders into the limits of Haripur from Wednesday....		50 schools to adopt English as medium of instruction PESHAWAR, March 20: The NWFP government has decided to convert 50 high and higher secondary schools of the province to English medium schools....
PPP terms delimitations pre-election rigging PESHAWAR, March 20: The Pakistan People’s Party has termed the fresh delimitations made by the Election Commission all over the country a beginning of the pre-poll rigging by the government....		ANP opposes proposed taxes PESHAWAR, March 20: Awami National Party has criticized the Nazim of Peshawar Town Committee II for his plans to imposing taxes, saying it will add to citizens’ hardships....
Girl commits suicide MINGORA, March 20: A school girl, Hafsa, committed suicide in Rahimabad village on Wednesday....		JUP warns govt against postponing elections HARIPUR, March 20: The chief of Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistan and Milli Yakjehti Council, Maulana Shah Ahmed Noorani, has forewarned the military rulers of impending harm to the sovereignty of the country if...
Community’s role in uplift schemes urged MUZAFFARABAD, March 20: AJK President Sardar Mohammad Anwar Khan on Wednesday underlined the need for community participation in the uplift schemes and said that political people, nominated by the Legislative Assembly...		Expatriates’ help for uplift sought ISLAMABAD, March 20: Federal minister for labour, manpower & overseas Pakistanis, Owais Ghani has asked the expatriate Pakistanis to play a greater role in the development of their motherland....
Cops penalized for mishandling ‘attempted robbery’ MUZAFFARABAD, March 20: The AJK government has penalized two police officials, currently under suspension, on recommendation of an inquiry committee, for their handling of an alleged robbery attempt in Mirpur, where...		Govt teachers hold protest rally HUB, March 20: The Government Teachers Association, Lasbela, on Tuesday held a protest rally at Uthal district headquarter demanding better teaching facilities....
Graduation condition opposed ISLAMABAD, March 20: The Pakistan Muslim League (QA) on Tuesday demanded that pre-condition of being ‘graduate’ to contest elections should be removed....		APPNA appeals for protection of doctors NEW YORK, March 20: Expressing grave concern over the murder of scores of doctors, the Association of Pakistani Physicians of North American (APPNA) have appealed to President Pervez Musharraf to provide...
Referendum plan not discussed by cabinet ISLAMABAD, March 20: Minister for Information and Media Development Nisar Memon on Wednesday said no decision has been taken for holding referendum before October elections....		Chinese deputy PM due today ISLAMABAD, March 20: Chinese Vice Premier, Wu Bangguo, will arrive in Pakistan on Thursday on a four-day visit to attend the ground-breaking ceremony of the Gwadar seaport project....
Afghan envoy meets Leghari ISLAMABAD, March 20: Afghan Charge d’Affaires Rahmatullah Musa Ghazi on Tuesday visited the residence of former president and Millat Party chief Farooq Ahmed Khan Leghari and held his first meeting with...		Weapons, liquor seized MUZAFFARABAD, March 20: Police in the Bhimbher district on Wednesday raided a house at Sanwan village, Barnala Tehsil, and seized local liquor and illegal ammunition....
Hesco orders inquiry against line officials MIRPURKHAS, March 20: The executive engineer, Hesco, Mirpurkhas operation division, Bashir Ahmed Baloch, has taken serious notice of the report regarding the engaging of private persons by Hesco officials in the...		Nazim accuses irrigation officials of stealing water SANGHAR, March 20: The taluka Nazim Khipro and 7 Nazims of UCs accused the irrigation authorities of stealing water from the Khipro canal....
Four men found in illegal detention LARKANA, March 20: The raiding party of the Sindh High Court, circuit bench Larkana, on Wednesday discovered four people in illegal detention at the Mehar police station....		Setting up of schools, wells in Thar demanded MITHI, March 20: A session of the Tharparkar district council held here on Tuesday has demanded digging of wells, installation of tubewells and construction of school buildings in different villages of...
PPP activists hold rally against SHO DADU, March 20: The workers of the Pakistan People’s Party, Johi Taluka, took out a protest rally against the SHO, Johi town police station, on Wednesday. The PPP activists were led...		Privatization of Pak-Saudi Fertilizer opposed SUKKUR, March 20: Workers of Pak-Saudi Fertilizer, Mirpur Mathelo, staged a sit-in outside the main gate of the factory after marching through the main places of the city for the third...
Action against fake exporters demanded LARKANA, March 20: The Sindh Balochistan Rice Millers and Traders Association (SBRMTA) has expressed concern over the government’s apathy towards the fake rice exporters and its failure to protect the rice...		Construction of small dams under study LARKANA, March 20: The District Development Working Party (DDWP) has approved development schemes of Rs170.00 million for the drought-hit areas....
‘Terrorism cases won’t be put off’: Maqbool chairs law and order meeting LAHORE, March 20: Governor Khalid Maqbool said on Wednesday that no adjournment of terrorism cases would be allowed at any special terrorist court and those found employing delaying tactics would be...		Two flaws in police ordinance: Punjab LAHORE, March 20: The Punjab has pointed out two significant constitutional and legal flaws in the draft Police Ordinance, 2002, besides questioning it’s status as a federal law, leading to the...
PPP to thwart referendum move LAHORE, March 20: Taking exception to reports that Gen Musharraf plans to hold a referendum in May to have himself elected president, the PPP decided here on Wednesday to mobilize the...		Canal water for border villages LAHORE, March 20: Governor Lt-Gen Khalid Maqbool (retired) will inaugurate shortly a Rs360 million canal water irrigation scheme for Lahore’s the border villages, city district Nazim Amer Mahmood disclosed on Wednesday....
Theatre rebounds after raids LAHORE, March 20: After a nearly 70 per cent drop in gate money as a consequence of the police raids and arrest of several artistes earlier this month, the city’s commercial...		HRCP condemns fresh wave of terrorism LAHORE, March 20: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan condemned on Wednesday the new wave of terrorism in the country, especially the attack on the church congregation in Islamabad....
RCB tax issue resolved amicably RAWALPINDI, March 20: The sit-in scheduled to be staged by the suspended members of Rawalpindi Cantonment Board on March 21 was averted on Wednesday after the RCB authorities accepted some of...		Installation of TV cameras in churches ordered ISLAMABAD, March 20: In wake of a recent attack on Protestant International Church, the capital administration has directed the installation of TV cameras outside all the churches in Islamabad and deployment...
CRCP opposes GST on drugs RAWALPINDI, March 20: The Consumer Rights Commission of Pakistan (CRCP) has criticized the proposed imposition of general sales tax on medicines....		CDA warns action against illegal cable operators ISLAMABAD, March 20: The Capital Development Authority on Wednesday warned the illegal cable channel operators to get No Objection Certificates (NOC) from the authority otherwise action would be taken against them....
Charas concealed in footballs seized ISLAMABAD, March 20: Customs authorities at Islamabad International airport on Wednesday, foiled an attempt of smuggle huge quantity of charas concealed in footballs, said the collector customs, Mehmood Alam....		Church attack: 5 injured, two bodies flown to US ISLAMABAD, March 20: Five American nationals, who were injured in Sunday’s grenade attack on a church, were flown to the US by a special plane on Wednesday, the airport authorities said....
Benazir condemns attack on PPP activist ISLAMABAD, March 20: Former prime minister and PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto has condemned murderous assault on a party activist, Akhlaq Guddo, on Wednesday in Lahore in which two persons were killed....		Arrest warrants issued to 70 PPP activists ISLAMABAD, March 20: The judicial magistrate, Sayed Muzaffar Ali Shah, issued non-bailable arrest warrants to 70 local leaders and activists of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) for ignoring court orders....
Registration of false case decried MIRPURKHAS, March 20: Scores of people, including workers of the Pakistan Human Rights Foundation, staged a demonstration in front of district and sessions court here on Tuesday to protest against the...		Akram Zaki made PML-N vice-president ISLAMABAD, March 20: The president of the Pakistan Muslim League (N), Nawaz Sharif, has appointed former chairman of the Senate’s standing committee on external affairs, M. Akram Zaki, as the central...