April 2, 2002	Tuesday	Muharram 18,1423

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Teams to collect details about Al Qaeda men FAISALABAD, April 1: Special teams have been constituted to find out details about the alleged Al-Qaeda leaders....		‘True technocrats be allowed to contest polls’ MULTAN, April 1: Only those technocrats should be allowed to contest elections who have the membership of councils constituted under parliamentary act....
Mango orchards face ‘destruction’ MULTAN, April 1: The Mango Growers Association (MGA) has voiced its disquiet over the prevailing water shortage fearing it may be destructive for the mango orchards....		BISE employees to go on strike from today GUJRANWALA, April 1: The employees of the Gujranwala Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education refused on Monday to call off their strike from Tuesday (today)....
Police hunting Kanju’s killers BAHAWALPUR, April 1: Saddar police are hunting two alleged terrorists involved in Siddiq Khan Kanju murder case after the arrest of a man who reportedly provided them shelter....		Physical punishment banned SIALKOT, April 1: District Nazim Mian Naeem Javaid has imposed a ban on physical punishment to students in government and private educational institutions in the district....
PO ‘escapes’ from custody SAHIWAL, April 1: A proclaimed offender wanted in a number of murder and dacoity cases allegedly escaped from the custody of Harappa police here on Sunday night....		Concern over shifting of C&W wing SARGODHA, April 1: District Nazim Muhammad Saleem has expressed concern over the proposal to shift the architecture wing of the C&W department from Sargodha to Lahore....
Health centres devoid of equipment MULTAN, April 1: Working of 27 municipal medical and health centres is badly hampering in the city in the absence of basic diagnostic equipments....		Landlord, brother-in-law murdered TOBA TEK SINGH, April 1: A Nawan Lahore landlord and his brother-in-law were killed by unidentified people on Monday....
Bail of qanoongo rejected GUJRANWALA, April 1: A qanoongo of Hafizabad was arrested and sent to jail after the rejection of his bail application by an Anti-Corruption Court here on Monday....		Brothers Sugar Mills closed after farmers’ demonstration KASUR, April 1: The Brothers Sugar Mills, Chunian, was closed down after some people fired shots in the air during a protest demonstration by the farmers on Monday....
Indian firing continues SIALKOT, April 1: The Chenab Rangers thwarted another Indian attempt of fencing near the Jammu sector of Sialkot’s working boundary here on Monday....		Strike in fruit market SARGODHA, April 1: The Anjuman Tajran Fruit Market observed a complete strike on Monday to protest against the police failure to nab the killers of three merchants....
Allahabad SHO suspended LAHORE, April 1: The Sheikhupura range DIG suspended an SHO from service for misbehaving with some villagers in Talvandi, Kasur....		Compulsory retirement TOBA TEK SINGH, April 1: Three policemen were compulsorily retired from service on Monday....
16 new AD&SJs appointed LAHORE, April 1: Sixteen lawyers were on Monday approved for appointment as additional district and sessions judges in Grade-19 by the Lahore High Court administrative committee....		Boy dies LAHORE, April 1: A 15-year-old boy died after falling from a merry-go-round at Mela Chiraghan on Monday....
Suicide FAISALABAD, April 1: A man allegedly committed suicide by taking poison over some domestic dispute in Chak 30-JB on Monday....		Provinces’ objections to draft ord ignored: NRB recommends unbridled powers for police ISLAMABAD, April 1: The National Reconstruction Bureau (NRB) bulldozed more than 350 objections of the provincial governments and the federal ministries to incorporate provisions in the draft police ordinance, 2002, which...
5 Sudanese trainee pilots arrested ISLAMABAD, April 1: Pakistan on Monday confirmed the arrest of five Sudanese trainee pilots suspected of links with Osama bin Laden’s Al Qaeda network....		PML(QA) divided over referendum ISLAMABAD, April 1: Decision to hold referendum, and elect Musharraf as the president for five-year term has reportedly been taken following the credible reports of agencies that the politicians and political...
Moin calls for united Muslim stand KUALA LUMPUR, April 1: Interior Minister Moinuddin Haider on Monday said the tragedy of Palestine and Kashmir must end and the issues must be resolved in accordance with international norms and...		‘Superseded judge must be informed of reason’: SC told ISLAMABAD, April 1: Justice Deedar Hussain Shah, a member of the Supreme Court’s special bench hearing constitutional petitions, challenging recent appointments to the apex court, on Monday observed that it was...
Goods train attacked QUETTA, April 1: Unknown men attacked a goods train near Panir railway station with automatic weapons, including rockets, in the early hours of Monday, suspending train service between Quetta and Sibi...		Two convicted QUETTA, April 1: Accountability Court No 2 on Monday, awarded rigorous imprisonment and fine to Tehsildar Lal Mohammad and Patwari Shahnawaz in a corruption case....
Decision about ATCs challenged ISLAMABAD, April 1: Another constitutional petition was filed in the Supreme Court on Monday, challenging the government decision of inducting military officers as members of anti-terrorism courts....		Grenade attack QUETTA, April 1: One person was killed and 19 were injured, three of them seriously, in a grenade attack at a house in a village near Chaman on Monday....
Provinces to get money from Workers Welfare Fund: Draft ILO-2002 to be ready by June: Owais ISLAMABAD, April 1: The Conference of Inter-Provincial Labour Ministers held here on Monday decided to send draft labour laws to the provincial governments and concerned stakeholders before presenting it to the...		Warrant issued for ex-CBR chief’s arrest in SGS case ISLAMABAD, April 1: An accountability court on Monday issued arrest warrant against the former chairman, Central Board of Revenue (CBR), A.R. Siddiqui, one of the accused in the SGS reference, for...
Lawyer kills two sons, wife before shooting himself dead RAWALPINDI, April 1: A man shot dead his wife, two teenaged sons and committed suicide at his house in Westridge on Monday, police and relatives said....		Tributes paid to Nazia ISLAMABAD, April 1: A large number of Nazia Hasan’s admirers in the Capital gathered to acknowledge the greatness of this prodigy, who in addition to singing made a mark in a...
SC orders release of former MPA ISLAMABAD, April 1: The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the release of former Muslim League (Nawaz) MPA from Rawalpindi Chaudhry Tanvir Khan....		Pakistan to help Afghanistan in women education ISLAMABAD, April 1: Pakistan ready to assist Afghanistan on multi-dimensional issues with a focus on rehabilitation of women, girls and children, who were the worst sufferers of the long drawn conflict...
FST admits pensioners petitions ISLAMABAD, April 1: The Federal Services Tribunal (FST) on Monday admitted the petitions of about 30 pensioners and issued notice to the finance secretary, to explain as to why the Tribunal’s...		Ex-servicemen to be inducted in hospital BoGs RAWALPINDI, April 1: The Punjab government would induct retired military and civil servants into the boards of governor (BoGs), to be constituted in various autonomous hospitals in the province, sources in...
Benevolent fund haj grant abolished LAHORE, April 1: Governor Khalid Maqbool has ordered immediate abolition of the benevolent fund haj grant and acquisition of the services of noted financial experts for profitable investment of Rs4.5 billion...		JUI rejects referendum LAHORE, April 1: The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam has rejected the proposed referendum for it thinks that it will change the character of the constitution and make the presidency above the elected parliament....
Increase in water rates disallowed LAHORE, April 1: Punjab Governor Khalid Maqbool on Monday rejected the proposal for an increase in water rates by the Water and Sanitation Agency....		25pc staff of govt depts to be axed LAHORE, April 1: Axing of at least 25 per cent staff of all government departments is being planned at present in view of the devolution of powers at district level....
PML-Q discusses new constituencies LAHORE, April 1: PML-QA leaders from Lahore at a meeting here on Monday discussed the impact of the new constituencies for their candidates and decided to file appeals where there were...		Employees of NSC can’t have CBA, rules LHC LAHORE, April 1: The National Savings Directorate is an attached department of the federal finance ministry and its employees being civil servants cannot form a union for collective bargaining, the Lahore...
PPP CWC to discuss referendum LAHORE, April 1: The central working committee of the PPP, scheduled to meet in Larkana on Wednesday, will discuss the political situation in the country, specially...		Nusrat refused passport renewel LAHORE, April 1: Pakistan’s consulate in the UAE has refused to renew Begum Nusrat Bhutto’s passport despite completion of all formalities, a PPP leader alleged on Monday....