March 31, 2002	Sunday	Muharram 16, 1423

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Musharraf interested in referendum: Omar ISLAMABAD, March 30: President Pervez Musharraf has said that he is very much interested in holding a referendum for himself to ensure continuity of his government’s reforms in the country....		CRCP opposes GST on drugs ISLAMABAD, March 30: The Consumer Rights Commission of Pakistan (CRCP), expressing partial satisfaction over the decision to withdraw the General Sales Tax (GST) on life-saving drugs, has impressed upon the government...
AJK party urges govt to recognize Israel MUZAFFARABAD, March 30: The newly-elected president of ruling Muslim Conference and Member of AJK legislative Assembly, Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan, the otherday called for recognition of Israel by Pakistan which, he...		Afghan consulate opened QUETTA, March 30: The Afghan national flag was hoisted at its consulate at an impressive but simple ceremony here on Saturday....
Smeda branch HUB, March 30: Small Medium Enterprise Development Authority Smeda has set up its branch office at Lasbela Industrial Estate Development Authority (LIEDA) to provide consultancy regarding loan collection from different loan...		Imambargah caretaker, son shot dead BAHAWALPUR, March 30: Caretaker of an imambargah and his son were reportedly shot dead by two motorcyclists near Sabzi Mandi here on Saturday night....
Relatives of Al Qaeda suspects worried FAISALABAD, March 30: Relatives are running from pillar to post to know the whereabouts of those picked up from the city for their alleged links with Al-Qaeda....		District council for property tax abolition GUJRANWALA, March 30: The district council unanimously demanded on Saturday that the property tax should be abolished....
Torture victim hospitalized JHANG, March 30: A man who allegedly opened fire on the Jhang city police station on Thursday, was admitted to the DHQ hospital in serious condition on Saturday....		Villager injured in Indian firing SIALKOT, March 30: A villager was seriously injured by Indian firing on a village in Sialkot Working Boundary’s Shakargarh sector on Saturday....
Cerebral malaria epidemic in Gujrat GUJRAT, March 30: Cerebral malaria has become an epidemic as the local municipality have failed to stop the growth of mosquitoes....		ASI, robber killed in shootouts SHEIKHUPURA, March 30: An ASI and a carjacker were killed in two shootouts in the district on Saturday....
Dist Council rejects canal project, GST on drugs LARKANA, March 30: The members of the Larkana District Council, through a resolution passed here on Saturday, unanimously rejected the Thal canal project and imposition of GST on medicines....		Four more protesters admitted to hospital NAWABSHAH, March 30: Four more sacked workers of the Habib Sugar Mills Limited Nawabshah, who were on fast unto death, fell unconscious and were admitted to People’s Medical College Hospital on...
Taluka council demands funds SHIKARPUR, March 30: The Taluka council of Shikarpur demanded of the Sindh government to earmark funds for it to implement development schemes on union councils level as well as sanction special...		Husband, wife killed in accident DADU, March 30: Two persons were killed while three others of a family were injured seriously in a road accident on the Indus Highway, near Chhachhar, on Saturday....
Water rotation programme announced NAWABSHAH, March 30: The executive engineer, Irrigation, Dadu division, on Saturday announced a rotation programme due to the shortage of irrigation water in main Rohro Canal....		Two injured MIRPURKHAS, March 30: Two villagers were injured in a clash over a dispute of agriculture land between people of Khaskheli and Magsi tribes on Saturday in Porho Khaskheli village....
PHC circuit bench in Swat demanded MINGORA, March 30: The demand for the establishment of the Peshawar High Court circuit bench in Swat has gathered momentum, as both the district Bar Association and district government have agreed...		100 Fata uplift plans in jeopardy PESHAWAR, March 30: Well over a hundred development schemes for tribal areas are in jeopardy as the authorities have not created some 2,000 posts required to implement them, official sources told...
Lawyers oppose referendum plan SWABI, March 30: As president Musahrraf’s intentions are quite clear that he would like to stay on as president even after the October election, he is likely to opt for a...		Gang nabbed with stolen goods ABBOTTABAD, March 30: Police arrested a gang that had committed many burglaries in the city during the last one year, and recovered a huge quantity of household goods from its possession....
Delimitation of Haripur criticized HARIPUR, March 30: Rejecting the delimitation of the district for the general election, Tehsil Nazim Iftekhar Ashraf Khan advocate and Naib Nazim Amin Khan Bodhra advocate have termed it part of pre-poll rigging by...		DPs issued ID cards HANGU, March 30: Hundreds of Afghan refugees have been successful in acquiring computerized identity cards by paying huge sums of money whereas local card seekers are facing a lot of problems....
PPP leaders get bail before arrest MINGORA, March 30: The leaders of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP Sherpao group) have obtained bail before arrest from the court of the district session judge Swat on Saturday in a...		Examination centre sought MINGORA, March 30: Lady Councillor Begum Ghani Raziq has criticized the authorities of the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Saidu Sharif, Swat, for not declaring the Manglowar Girls High School...
10 injured in accident LAKKI MARWAT, March 30: At least 10 passengers were seriously injured in a road accident here on Thursday near Ghazi Khel some 25 kilometres from here, police and hospital sources said....		Centre to offer more resources to provinces: Proposals for 6th NFC Award sought ISLAMABAD, March 30: The federal government has shown willingness to offer increased resources to the provinces under the 6th National Finance Commission (NFC) Award, including to consider lowering their debts....
Zakat for various hospitals suspended RAWALPINDI, March 30: The National Zakat Council suspended the grant of some health institutions after its misuse came into light, official sources told Dawn here on Saturday....		SCBA condemns Israeli attack ISLAMABAD, March 30: Participants of a peace conference on Saturday condemned Israeli attack on Yasser Arafat and the Palestinian Authority office by the Israeli government, terming it an international terrorist state....
270 doctors killed by terrorists: lawyers’ conference told ISLAMABAD, March 30: The legal fraternity should protest against the failure of the military government to protect the lives and properties of the people as they were living in a state...		Egypt lifts ban on wheat import ISLAMABAD, March 30: Egypt has lifted the ban on import of wheat from Pakistan this year. A senior food ministry official told NNI on Saturday that the removal of the ban...
OIC moot: Moin leaves for Malaysia ISLAMABAD, March 30: Federal Interior Minister Moinuddin Haider will represent Pakistan in the OIC Ministerial Conference on terrorism beginning in Malaysia from April 1....		DCO’s house damaged in rocket attack QUETTA, March 30: The house of the district coordination officer (DCO) was partially damaged in a rocket attack in Kohlu late on Friday nigh, about 450km east from here....
10 killed in Jammu grenade attack JAMMU, March 30: Four Indian soldiers and six others were killed and 20 wounded on Saturday in a grenade and gun attack near a temple in occupied Jammu....		President visits AJK PM RAWALPINDI, March 30: President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday visited the Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology to inquire about the health of AJK Prime Minister Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan and the Surgeon-General...
Transporters observe strike HUB, March 30: Transporters here also observed a complete strike on Saturday, and kept their coaches and buses off the roads, to express solidarity with their community in Karachi....		Attack on temple flayed ISLAMABAD, March 30: Pakistan said on Saturday it condemns terrorism anywhere and in all its forms and manifestation....