April 17, 2002	Wednesday	Safar 3, 142

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PIAC burdened by accumulated losses ISLAMABAD, April 16: The accumulated losses of Pakistan International Airline Corporation (PIAC) stood at Rs10,923 million in the year 2000, shooting up from Rs5,669 million in the preceding year 1999, and...		24 employed in CAA against rules, PAC told ISLAMABAD, April 16: The Ad hoc Public Accounts committee was informed on Tuesday that the ministry of Defence had re- employed 24 persons on regular-basis in the Civil Aviation Authority instead...
3 injured in Indian shelling, explosions MUZAFFARABAD, April 16: Two people were injured in landmine explosions and another was wounded in Indian shelling in Azad Kashmir villages along the Line of Control on Tuesday....		Memon says press is free; CPJ, APNS express concern: Faisalabad incident regretted ISLAMABAD, April 16: The press in Pakistan has never been as free and independent as it has been during two-and-a-half years of this government; even national and international media has acknowledged...
Team to visit Guantanamo ISLAMABAD, April 16: Federal Interior Secretary Tasneem Noorani has said a team will visit Guantanamo Bay to meet Pakistani prisoners....		Medical colleges SC upholds verdict against quotas ISLAMABAD, April 16: The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld its judgment that no quota will be allowed to the armed forces and doctors’ children in medical colleges admissions, however, the students...
Mediation on Kashmir by Carter suggested LOS ANGELES, April 16: Pakistanis and Indians exchanged hot words at the University of California on Sunday in a conference on the Kashmir issue....		Russian team meets president ISLAMABAD, April 16: A Russian parliamentary delegation on Tuesday praised President Gen Pervez Musharraf’s efforts and plans to bring stability and improve Pakistan’s image as a forward-looking state....
Govt rejects PML allegations ISLAMABAD, April 16: An amount of Rs7 billion advanced to a Turkish firm in foreign exchange for the construction of the Islamabad-Peshawar Motorway by the PML(N) government remains a mystery to...		Over 100 NPB employees sacked GUJRANWALA, April 16: Over 100 senior employees of National Bank of Pakistan were relieved of their duties on Tuesday....
Tehsil council enhances taxes SIALKOT, April 16: The local tehsil council has decided that it will enhance various taxes from 20 to 50 per cent....		All set for Musharraf’s public meeting GUJRANWALA, April 16: Arrangements for the public meeting to be addressed by President Gen Pervez Musharraf at Jinnah Stadium on Wednesday (today) have been finalized....
Two women among six murdered FAISALABAD, April 16: Six people, including two women, were murdered in separate incidents in various parts of the district....		‘Country divested of constitution’ MULTAN, April 16: Gen Musharraf had made the country devoid of the constitution, ARD chief Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan said on Sunday night....
Two dacoits shot dead in encounter JHANG, April 16: Two dacoits were shot dead while another sustained injuries in an encounter with police following a strike in Bagh Town, some 10km from here, on Tuesday afternoon....		Villagers nab 11 wire thieves SAHIWAL, April 16: Residents of Bihari Colony caught on Monday night 11 of the 25 thieves who removed three transformers and wire electrifying six villages and their area....
Two of a family die in grenade attack VEHARI, April 16: A man and a woman were killed while six people of the same family sustained injuries when alleged dacoits attacked their house with hand grenade in Chak 145/WB,...		Man kills wife over suspicion SHEIKHUPURA, April 16: A man allegedly strangled his wife over suspicion of bad character in Syedwala on Tuesday....
Autonomy to college opposed DERA GHAZI KHAN, April 16: The All-Pakistan Professors and Lecturers Association has condemned the decision to give autonomous status to the Government College, Dera Ghazi Khan....		Chaudhrys to bring people to rally today GUJRAT, April 16: Chaudhris Shujaat Husain and Pervez Elahi have been asked by the government to bring at least 25,000 people to President Gen Pervez Musharraf’s public meeting at Jinnah Stadium,...
Three killed in court firing HARIPUR, April 16: Three people were killed and two were injured, at the District & Sessions court, here on Tuesday, when the opposing party opened fire on them....		NWFP forestry body proves ineffective PESHAWAR, April 16: Forestry Round Table constituted more than three years back under the NWFP Forestry Commission Act, 1999 to perform as a think-tank apparently failed to deliver the desired results...
Ex-NHA official’s conviction upheld PESHAWAR, April 16: Dismissing an appeal, an appellate bench of the Peshawar High Court on Tuesday upheld conviction of a former general manager of National Highway Authority Hamid Maghfoor Shah....		Governor urges masses to vote for Musharraf KHAIRPUR, April 16: Sindh Governor Mohammedmian Soomro has urged the people to cast votes in referendum if they wanted end of unemployment, stability of economy and continuation of the present system....
Mamnoon, 69 other PML men arrested SUKKUR, April 16: The Jacobabad police on Monday arrested 70 activists of the PML (N), including its Sindh chief, on the charges of making speeches against referendum and passing indecent remarks...		Swat hospital to be upgraded PESHAWAR, April 16: The Saidu Group of Teaching Hospitals will be upgraded to 950 beds to provide better health services to the people....
First phase of Kohat Tunnel excavation completed KOHAT, April 16: The first phase of the excavation of 1.889 kilometre long Kohat Tunnel has been successfully completed three months ahead of the stipulated time period, project director Pervez Gul...		Khyber phone exchange goes digital PESHAWAR, April 16: Telephone numbers of the Khyber Exchange, with EMD prefixes 40 through 45, will convert to a digital system starting Thursday, April 18, 2002....
Kidnapped SANGHAR, April 16: A grower was kidnapped by a gangs of bandits in Ali Mohammad Talpur village in the jurisdiction of the Jhol police late Monday night....		Teachers to observe hunger strike RAWALPINDI, April 16: The teachers community will observe three-day hunger strike from April 18 in all the districts of Azad Kashmir and Pakistan to press for their demands....
TMA to levy Rs37m new taxes RAWALPINDI, April 16: Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMA) is likely to levy a number of new taxes while the existing rate of some other taxes will also be revised, sources said here...		‘Increase in taxes leads to brain drain’ ISLAMABAD, April 16: Multiple increases in taxes without any desirable benefits has led to brain drain....
Will our art, crafts survive WTO challenges? ISLAMABAD, April 16: The role of modern technology and techniques in preserving and promoting the age-old arts and crafts is a fact acknowledged by most of the Lok Mela artisans, but...		Dilapidated govt houses worry residents ISLAMABAD, April 16: The residents of government apartments in Sector G-9/2, better known as Karachi Company, have expressed their concern over the dilapidated condition of the buildings and lack of maintenance...
Korean artists visit PNCA ISLAMABAD, April 16: Pakistan has rich cultural heritage and the people are the custodian of the world’s most indigenous civilizations, including Mehrgarh, Moenjedharo, Harrapa and Ghandhara....		Population growth rate to be cut to 1.9pc ISLAMABAD, April 16: About 35 family welfare centres (FWC) would be set up to provide facilities like literacy and income generating skills to the people on experimental basis with the commitment...
Rs11.8m Zakat to be disbursed among 5,307 needy people ISLAMABAD, April 16: The District Zakat Department will disburse Rs11.85 million among 5,307 needy and poor people from Zakat fund in Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) upto June 30, sources said here...		7 of a family killed in road accident CHAKWAL, April 16: Seven members of a family were killed in a car-coach collision on Tuesday....
Wattoo warned against adjournment LAHORE, April 16: The Lahore High Court warned former chief minister Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo on Tuesday against further adjournment of the hearing of his appeal in a misappropriation case....		Seminaries to be closed for teaching militancy LAHORE, April 16: The federal government has decided to close down the religious institutions whose administration or students are found involved in militant activities....
Wheat procurement policy unveiled LAHORE, April, 16: The Punjab Food Department on Tuesday unveiled its procurement policy for the year 2002 which, according to Food Director Javed Akhtar, was aimed at “stabilizing price by ending...		Ex-MNA Rana Tanvir convicted LAHORE, April 16: Former MNA Rana Tanvir Husain was on Tuesday sentenced by an accountability court to five years’ rigorous imprisonment and fined Rs6.9 million for acquiring assets disproportionate to his...
45,000 polling stations in Punjab LAHORE, April 16: Over 45,000 polling stations will be set up throughout the Punjab to facilitate voters in the April 30 presidential referendum....		ARD meeting LAHORE, April 16: Although the government is yet to allow the ARD to hold a public meeting at the Minar-i-Pakistan on April 27, the alliance is making arrangements to make the...
‘Awareness’ drive LAHORE, April 16: All state-owned colleges will be launching an ‘awareness campaign’ from Wednesday (today), apprising their students of the significance of casting vote in the April 30 referendum....		Sanitation fee challenged LAHORE, April 16: A notice has been served on the district nazim of Lahore seeking withdrawal of ‘the sanitation fee’ of Rs 50 per month or face legal action....
ADBP to produce machinery for farmers TOBA TEK SINGH, April 16: The Agriculture Development Bank of Pakistan (ADBP) will produce machinery and implements with the technical assistance of Japan, Holland, Italy and Turkey....		Dacoits injure lawyer CHINIOT, April 16: Dacoits on Tuesday took away cash and gold ornaments worth Rs250,000 and injured a lawyer in two strikes in Satellite Town....