April 4, 2002	Thursday	Muharram 20, 1423

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Restoration of canal supplies demanded TOBA TEK SINGH, April 3: Farmers of Khikha and Chuttiana areas of the district will be forced to take out protest processions if canal water supplies are not restored....		Inquiry against SP, SHO initiated: Illegal detention GUJRANWALA, April 3: An inquiry was initiated on Wednesday against the CIA SP and Ghakkhar SHO for detaining four people and taking away their three vehicles and valuables....
600,000 wheat bags to be procured from Sialkot SIALKOT, April 3: The Punjab government has fixed the wheat procurement target for the district to 600,000 bags which will be enhanced to 800,000 with time....		Employees with fake certificates to be sacked SHEIKHUPURA, April 3: All those who got appointment in the Education department through fake documents would be sacked....
Killer gets life term FAISALABAD, April 3: An Anti-Terrorism Court of Faisalabad awarded on Wednesday life imprisonment to Liaquat Gill of Nagaan (Chak No 272/RB) for killing driver Abdus Salam and injuring Constable Irshad in...		5 of family axed to death LEIAH, April 3: Five members of a family were axed to death on Tuesday night in their house in Chak 280/TDA, some 20km from here....
Six Jaish activists arrested GUJRANWALA, April 3: Six activists of banned jihadi outfit Jaish-i-Muhammad were arrested from Teheri Sansi on Wednesday....		Nine fainted MULTAN, April 3: Nine beverage factory workers were fainted owing to leakage of chlorine here on Wednesday....
Lawyers seek protection for doctors LAHORE, April 3: The Lahore High Court Bar Association urged the government on Wednesday to provide due protection to the members of medical profession and give compensation to the dependents of...		Power supply to Sahiwal MC severed SAHIWAL, April 3: The power supply to tubewells, disposals and streetlights of the local municipal committee was disconnected on Wednesday due to the non-payment of bills of Rs5 million....
13 houses destroyed by Indian shelling SIALKOT, April 3: More than 13 houses were badly damaged by Indian shelling on Pakistani border villages Jhumat, Anwala, Stima, Umranwali, Charwa and Joyiaan along working boundary’s Charwa sector on Wednesday....		Bandits injure trader FAISALABAD, April 3: A gang of bandits on Tuesday night shot at and injured a trader and took away Rs75,000 in cash from him on the Millat Road....
Shootout victim identified as offender BAHAWALNAGAR, April 3: One of the two robbers, shot dead by the police in a three-hour long encounter in Minchanabad on Tuesday, was identified as an offender, police claimed on Wednesday....		Ex-MPA’s son kills two, kidnaps three OKARA, April 3: Two people were shot dead while three others were kidnapped allegedly by the son of a former MPA from Fatehpur village, some 25 kilometres from here, near Gogera...
37 villages to be electrified DERA GHAZI KHAN, April 3: District Nazim Jamal Khan Leghari on Wednesday approved a number of uplift projects, including the provision of electricity to 37 villages....		Robbers have their day LAHORE, April 3: Robbers struck nine times on Wednesday and made off with cash, gold, valuables, two cars and three motorcycles in different parts of the city....
75 corrupt officers sacked in Balochistan: Workshop informed QUETTA, April 3: At least 75 officers of grade 17 and above have been dismissed in the Balochistan, while many officials and former ministers are facing corruption cases, provincial Information and...		JWP rejects proposed referendum QUETTA, April 3: The central committee of Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP) dismissed the government’s announcement to hold a referendum seeking support for General Pervez Musharraf to stay in president’s office for...
No increase in oil prices for political reasons ISLAMABAD, April 3: The government has asked the oil industry to put on hold any price increase in petroleum products for the time being in view of emerging political consideration....		Validity sought for referendum ISLAMABAD, April 3: The Supreme Court was approached on Wednesday to declare that there was no bar in the Constitution to prevent Gen Pervez Musharraf from holding referendum to fill up...
Violations of LoC by India slammed ISLAMABAD, April 3: The federal minister for Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas, Abbas Sarfaraz Khan, has called upon the international community to take notice of the Indian armed forces atrocities in...		Strike observed against dacoity QUETTA, April 3: Complete shutter down strike was observed in Chaman on Wednesday in protest against the grenade attack on a house by dacoits claiming two lives and injuring 35....
Pakistan sends relief goods to Afghanistan ISLAMABAD, April 3: The second consignment of 150 metric tons of relief goods was dispatched to Kabul from here on Tuesday for the victims of the devastating earthquake that jolted northern...		Qayyum flays US support to Israel ISLAMABAD, April 3: National Kashmir Committee Chairman Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan has condemned the policy of the United States to support the Israeli incursion into the Palestinian territories and the genocide...
10 employees suspended for absence MUZAFFARABAD, April 3: AJK Finance, Revenue, Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Shah Ghulam Qadir has ordered suspension of 10 employees who were found absent during his surprise visit to the relief and...		Woman dies in Indian shelling MUZAFFARABAD, April 3: A woman was killed on Wednesday in the Poonch district when Indian troops heavily shelled the area from across the Line of Control (LoC), officials said....
Fund increased MUZAFFARABAD, April 3: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir government has increased an endowment fund from Rs10 million to Rs30 million to provide treatment to the patients of cancer.—Staff Correspondent...		Transfer of case sought QUETTA, April 3: Former additional chief secretary, planning and development, Balochistan, Nadir Ali on Tuesday filed a petition in the accountability court No.1 for transfer of his case on the ground...
Judges may think of right connection if seniority ignored: counsel ISLAMABAD, April 3: The Supreme Court was informed on Wednesday that if the appointments continued to be made in violation of rule of seniority, the judges would start feeling that contacts...		Nursing students complain of CNS high-handedness PESHAWAR, April 3: Scores of first year students of Khyber Teaching Hospital College of Nursing have complained of the improper attitude of the chief nursing superintendent, saying they were unable to...
Gomal Zam Project Ord amended to help farmers PESHAWAR, April 3: The provincial government has amended the NWFP Gomal Zam Project (Control and Prevention of Speculation in Land) Ordinance, 2001, to incorporate rectifications removing in-built lacunae from it, official...		People’s help in uplift sought NOWSHERA, April 3: The District Nazim, Pervaz Khattak, has called upon the people to participate in the socio-economic structure of local communities so that overall economic development can take place....
Students join doctors’ protest campaign ABBOTTABAD, April 3: After doctors, students of the Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad, have also joined the on-going protest campaign of doctors against the institutional-based practice and decided to expedite the protest....		Politicians oppose destruction of poppy crop in Dir MINGORA, April 3: Some political leaders have strongly criticized the administration for its plan to forcefully destroy poppy crop in Dir, and warned to retaliate if any of the farmers was...
PML-N to take part in polls, says Sabir HARIPUR, April 3: The president of the NWFP PML (N), Pir Sabir Shah, has said pro-democracy parties, which are not in the B team of the military regime, may enter into...		18 outlaws arrested, arms seized KOHAT, April 3: The Kohat police on Wednesday arrested 18 outlaws, including five proclaimed offenders, who were allegedly planning to kidnap a businessman....
Bus-stand remains unused CHITRAL, April 3: The general bus-stand constructed by the defunct municipal committee, Chitral, has not been in use since its construction some eight years ago. Situated at a far place of...		Dist Council wants Thal canal project be withdrawn SUKKUR, April 3: On the last day of its session, the District Council, Sukkur, called upon the government to withdraw the Thal Canal project in view of its ill effects on...
Armed men injure three in Dadu DADU, April 3: Six unidentified armed men barged into the house of Abdul Karim Qureshi, advocate, in Najam colony, Dadu town, on Tuesday night and looted Rs5,000 cash, gold ornaments and...		NPP demands canal project be shelved SHIKARPUR, April 3: The president of the National Peoples Party (NPP), Sindh, Dr Mohammad Ibrahim Jatoi, has opposed the greater Thal canal project....
Malaria spreading in villages and towns NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, April 3: Malaria and gastro-enteritis are spreading fast in several towns and villages due to the supply of contaminated water....		Wheat procurement centres demanded MIRPURKHAS, April 3: Wheat growers are compelled to sell their produce at less than the rate fixed by the government due to non-procurement by the provincial food department as a result...
Talks held NAWABSHAH, April 3: A meeting of the sacked workers and Habib Sugar Mills management was held here under the chairmanship of EDO (revenue) Qazi Shahid Pervez....		25 children die of measles BADIN, April 3: At least 25 children died of measles in the coastal villages of Golarchi taluka in recent days....
Thar faces acute water shortage MITHI, April 3: The Taluka Council Mithi urged the government to take notice of the severity of the problem of non-availability of potable water in Thar and sanction schemes regarding tube-wells,...		Traders postpone strike SHIKARPUR, April 3: A strike which was scheduled to be observed by the traders union of Shikarpur here on Thursday was postponed....
Benevolent Fund allocation doubled LAHORE, April 3: Benevolent Fund grant allocations for the Punjab government employees have been increased to Rs1,055 million this year against Rs550 million disbursed last year....		Probe ordered into delay in treatment LAHORE, April 3: Punjab Health Minister Prof Mahmood Ahmad Chaudhry on Wednesday ordered an inquiry into the delay in extending medical treatment to the elder son of Dawn’s special political correspondent...
‘Lodge protest with India over killings’ LAHORE, April 3: Speakers at a meeting of Hamdard Thinkers Forum have vehemently condemned the anti-Muslim riots in India and urged the Pakistan government to lodge a strong protest with India...		Proposed police law defended LAHORE, April 3: The proposed police ordinance is much more effective than any other previous dispensation, removing all hurdles in the independent handling of crime while making violation of code of...