March 28, 2002	Thursday	Muharram 13, 1423

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Delimitation puzzles politicians FAISALABAD, March 27: Despite ban on political activities, almost all political and religious parties accelerated their motivation campaign after the announcement of delimitation of national and provincial assemblies’ seats....		Fund doubled for kutcha abadis uplift MULTAN, March 27: The Punjab government is likely to allocate Rs300 million for the development of kutcha abadis in the next fiscal year....
‘GST puts lives of diabetes, heart patients at risk’ TOBA TEK SINGH, March 27: Diabetes and angina patients are at high risk these days as they have failed to find all important medicines since imposition of 15 per cent general...		Seven gangs of dacoits busted SIALKOT, March 27: The district police have arrested seven gangs of dacoits operating inter-district and recovered booty worth over Rs1.5 million and illegal weapons during special raids....
Islam Garh Fort out of sorts RAHIM YAR KHAN, March 27: Situated 100km north of Rahim Yar Khan in the heart of Cholistan desert, the famous Islam Garh Fort is fast fading into a shadow....		Potable water shortage SARGODHA, March 27: Residents of College and Club roads and adjoining areas have been suffering for the last five days after the closure of the Lower Jhelum Canal and failure of...
Gepco achieves over 100pc recovery target GUJRANWALA, March 27: The Gujranwala Electric Power Company (Gepco) claimed to have achieved over 100 per cent recovery target besides reducing line losses during the last eight months....		Medical board confirms torture SAHIWAL, March 27: A medical board on Wednesday examined the deranged person who killed a Chichawatni city police constable and injured the ASI....
17 villages without power for 3 months SIALKOT, March 27: Around 20,000 residents of 17 villages in Bajwat along the working boundary have been without electricity for the last three months....		Girl injured in Indian firing SIALKOT, March 27: A girl sustained serious injuries in firing by Indian troops on Wednesday night in Silma-Bajragarhi village in the Sialkot working boundary’s Charwa sector....
Human rights situation bleak, says HRCP ISLAMABAD, March 27: The Human Right Commission of Pakistan on Wednesday released its report on the state of human rights in Pakistan, stating that overall the picture of the human rights...		AJK govt accused of ignoring opposition MUZAFFARABAD, March 27: The AJK Legislative Assembly witnessed a heated debate and rumpus here on Wednesday after the opposition members accused the government of ignoring them in consultations for approval of...
PIA increasing flights frequency to London KARACHI, March 27: The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will enhance the frequency of its flights to London to nine, besides reintroducing twice-a-week Islamabad-Birmingham flights in the new summer schedule, with effect...		US paper blasts surveillance of Muslim immigrants WASHINGTON, March 27: The Washington Post came down heavily in an editorial on Wednesday on the Bush administration’s surveillance of Muslim immigrants, saying it almost appeared as if the administration believed...
PPP leader opposes referendum MIRPURKHAS, March 27: Former Federal Minister Nawab Mohammad Yousuf Talpur has said the plan of holding referendum for continuing to stay as president, Gen Pervez Musharraf has proved that he is...		Youth ready to take on rivals in e-business LOS ANGELES, March 27: GlobalTek Solutions Inc., a company founded nearly three years ago in the Carrollton suburb of Dallas, Texas, posted six-figure earnings last year, and with multi-year contracts coming...
Madaris facing financial crisis in AJK MUZAFFARABAD, March 27: The Tajweedul Quran Trust, Azad Kashmir, is facing severe financial crunch following the non-provision of an annual grant of Rs3 million by the AJK Council and a grant...		JKLF seeks intervention of Red Cross SRINAGAR, March 27: The Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) on Wednesday called upon the Red Cross to intervene over the arrest of its chairman, Yasin Malik, as a one-day protest...
Democracy victim of ‘families’: Azhar KOHAT, March 27: President of Pakistan Muslim League (Q), Mian Mohammad Azhar has said the involvement of Mian Nawaz Sharif and Benazir Bhutto in corruption and criminal activities and their pursuance...		Encroachers block pedestrians’ path PESHAWAR, March 27: Free movement of pedestrians has become a Herculean task in the cantonment area, as vendors, hand-cart pushers and double car parking leave no or little space to passers-by...
Forest officer awarded RI PESHAWAR, March 27: An accountability court here on Wednesday found a divisional forest officer of Forest Department, Noorul Haq, guilty of corruption and sentenced him to five years’ rigorous imprisonment with...		Transformers’ parts theft on the rise SWABI, March 27: Electricity transformer thefts are on the rise; five were stolen last week....
Two brothers kidnapped MINGORA, March 27: Two brothers were kidnapped from the Shahi Bagh Mohallah near Saidu Sharif airport on Monday, allegedly by the business partners of their father, Badiuzza-man....		‘WTO accords to establish MNCs’ hold’ ABBOTTABAD, March 27: All the international agreements being signed under the World Trade Organization (WTO) regime intend to establish the monopoly of multinational corporations in every field of economy....
JI wants serving judge to head EC CHITRAL, March 27: Amir of Jamaat-i-Islami, NWFP, Professor Mohammad Ibrahim Khan has demanded of the government to make the Election Commission an autonomous body by appointing a serving judge in order...		Service held for church blast victims KOHAT, March 27: A large number of local Christian community participated in special services for the victims of Islamabad church blast here at the St. Augustan and Catholic churches amidst tight...
Two killed in missile attack BAJAUR, March 27: Two people were killed and three others were seriously injured when unidentified assailants attacked the house of an Afghan refugee with missiles at the Tarkho village along the...		Plan to hire teachers on contract flayed LANDI KOTAL, March 27: The Jamaat-i-Islami, Khyber Agency, has criticized the government for its plan to employ teachers in FATA on the contract basis....
No increase in Mansehra seats MANSEHRA, March 27: No National or Provincial Assemblies seats has been increased for the Mansehra district, whose population is 1.4 million, under the delimitation of constituencies announced by the Election Commission...		Three shot dead in Charsadda CHARSADDA, March 27: In two separate incidents three people including two brothers were killed here on Tuesday, police sources said....
CDA rejects ministry’s downsizing proposal ISLAMABAD, March 27: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has rejected the interior ministry’s directives of abolishing 254 additional posts, an official source told Dawn on Wednesday....		Govt refuses to give new pay-scale to health staff RAWALPINDI, March 27: The Punjab government has refused to pay salaries to the staff of autonomous hospitals under the revised pay structures, sources told Dawn here on Wednesday....
TV serial on mysteries of science from 30th ISLAMABAD, March 27: The Science Education Group is launching a 13-episode television serial Asrar-i-Jahan based on the mysterious world of atoms and genes, colonization of Mars and the search for Black...		Edhi donates relief goods for Afghans RAWALPINDI, March 27: Edhi Foundation International has donated 100 tons of relief goods for the rehabilitation of people displaced by earthquake and war in Afghanistan....
Benazir grieved over loss of life in Afghan quake ISLAMABAD, March 27: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairperson and former prime minister, Benazir Bhutto, has expressed grief over the loss of life and property caused by the recent earthquake in...		Better working environment for women advocated ISLAMABAD, March 27: A number of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have demanded of the government to ensure friendly environment where they can work for the human cause freely and fearlessly....
World help to protect historical sites sought ISLAMABAD, March 27: The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) is providing only “moral and intangible technical assistance” to Pakistan for the preservation of world heritage sites, said the federal...		Drive begins against traffic violators ISLAMABAD, March 27: Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration on Wednesday kicked off a drive against transporters who violate traffic rules in the capital....
Computer specialists for 2,500 schools LAHORE, March 27: The Punjab government decided on Wednesday to recruit computer laboratory and specialist teachers in 2,500 public schools by June this year....		Govt reply sought in Nawabzada’s case LAHORE, March 27: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday issued notices to the advocate-general and the attorney-general in a writ petition moved by ARD leader Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan against his externment...
World urged for democracy restoration LAHORE, March 27: The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy has urged democratic forces in the world to exert pressure on the army government for restoration of democracy and Constitution and holding...		Creation of literacy dept ordered LAHORE, March 27: Governor Khalid Maqbool ordered on Wednesday the creation of a literacy department so as to educate 38 million illiterate people in the province....
Land donated for public welfare lying unused LAHORE, March 27: The purpose for which about one acre of land in the thickly populated Singhpura-Bhogiwal area where a garden and grave of Mian Khan, the Lahore governor of Shah...		Boy escapes gang holding a dozen children SAHIWAL, March 27: Abid, a boy who claimed to have escaped from the clutches of kidnappers who apparently smuggle children out of the country, was handed over to his father Nazir...
Two dacoits, villager killed in shootout RAHIM YAR KHAN, March 27: Two dacoits and a villager were killed while six others sustained serious injuries on Wednesday in a shootout near Zahirpir....		Education dept posts lying vacant TOBA TEK SINGH, March 27: There are five district and deputy district education officers posts lying vacant in the district as a result of which teachers had to face a lot...
Wapda stops PCSIR study on corrosion LAHORE, March 27: Wapda authorities have withdrawn a project from the PCSIR Laboratories for the protection of its installations from corrosion....		MP calls for withdrawal of GST on drugs LAHORE, March 27: Millat Party central vice-president and former health minister Malik Abdul Qayyum has urged the government to withdraw imposition of 15 per cent GST on medicines at it will...