April 18, 2002	Thursday	Safar 4, 1423

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Multan paralyzed as public transport impounded MULTAN, April 17: Public transport system in Multan and its adjoining districts has been totally paralyzed ahead of Gen Musharraf’s public meeting here on April 19 as the police have impounded...		Power supply to farmers at 33pc discount OKARA, April 17: With the cooperation of the Punjab government, the Wapda has launched a three-month scheme to supply power to the agriculture sector at 33 per cent reduced rates....
Irrigation employee held for corruption SAHIWAL, April 17: The Anti-Corruption Establishment under the supervision of a magistrate in a raid arrested an employee of the Irrigation Department for taking illegal gratification....		PPP to approach lawyers, teachers: Anti-referendum drive FAISALABAD, April 17: The Pakistan People’s Party will approach all organizations of lawyers and teachers to muster their support for anti-referendum campaign and to ensure their participation in a public meeting...
‘Move to amend constitution to prove disastrous’ MULTAN, April 17: Any attempt to amend the constitution will deface its federal parliamentary character which can prove disastrous for the integrity of the country....		Over 500 vehicles seized in Vehari VEHARI, April 17: Thousands of commuters in the district and its adjoining areas like Kehror Pucca, Dunyapur and Khanewal faced problems as most of buses and wagons were impounded for April...
BISEs employees’ strike MULTAN, April 17: The employees of the boards of intermediate and secondary education in the Punjab observed on Wednesday strike against non-payment of salaries according to the revised pay scales....		Irrigation men hold demo against XEN SHEIKHUPURA, April 17: The Irrigation Department (QB link division) employees held a demonstration in front of XEN Upper Gojra branch office here on Wednesday....
Accountant embezzles nursing school fund SIALKOT, April 17: The accountant of the Government School of Nursing has allegedly misappropriated the school funds....		20 hurt in fireworks blast OKARA, April 17: Over 20 people sustained wounds, three of them critical, on Wednesday in a fireworks explosion in the city outskirts....
Musharraf ready to meet Vajpayee in Srinagar: Valley lawyers’ plan welcomed MUZAFFARABAD, April 17: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has appreciated the idea, floated by a four-member delegation of lawyers from occupied Kashmir, that a Pakistan-India summit should be held in Srinagar, one...		Chemists threaten strike if GST not withdrawn ISLAMABAD, April 17: The All Pakistan Chemists and Druggists Association (APCDA) has threatened to observe a strike throughout the country if the government fails to withdraw the 15 per cent general...
Qayyum meets APHC leaders ISLAMABAD, April 17: Kashmir Committee Chairman Sardar Abdul Qayyum has held discussions with Kashmiri leaders from across the Line of Control in the United Arab Emirates for finding a peaceful political...		Mengal launches grid station project QUETTA, April 17: Balochistan Governor Justice (retd) Amirul Mulk Mengal has said that the provincial government and Quetta Electricity Supply Company (Qesco) are taking concrete steps to promote the agricultural sector....
Five wounded in Indian shelling MUZAFFARABAD, April 17: At least five people, including four of a family, were injured in Azad Kashmir on Wednesday in unprovoked Indian shelling from across the Line of Control, an official...		No room for referendum in Constitution: Jamaat