April 24, 2002	Wednesday	Safar 10, 1423

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Project to Check tanneries pollution KASUR, April 23: A project has been prepared to resolve the problem of poisonous effluent discharged from tanneries along the Lahore-Ferozepur Road in Kasur....		PPP terms referendum a ‘farce’ FAISALABAD, April 23: The Pakistan People’s Party has termed the referendum a “drama which will be staged to befool the international media” ....
No classrooms for 1,400 girl students SIALKOT, April 23: There is no classroom for about 1,400 students of the Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Sialkot Cantt....		Rustam Fateh Ali alleges harassment LAHORE, April 23: Rustam Fateh Ali Khan, a prominent Patiala Gharana vocalist, said on Tuesday he was being harassed and threats had been made to his life....
Musharraf due in Bahawalpur today BAHAWALPUR, April 23: President Pervez Musharraf will distribute ownership deeds among over 3,000 landless Cholistanis during his visit here on Wednesday....		‘Press portal to social reforms’ SARGODHA, April 23: The press can play a significant role in the restoration of democracy and social reforms in the country....
Traders want to be heard MULTAN, April 23: President Gen Pervez Musharraf should hold talks with traders to resolve their problems....		‘Criminal shot dead in encounter’ SHEIKHUPURA, April 23: A criminal was shot dead in an encounter with CIA in the Ferozewala police jurisdiction, Chukook Road Monday night....
Worry for growers BAHAWALPUR, April 23: Money-starved wheat growers are finding it hard to deposit security to get gunny bags from the food department....		House looted SAHIWAL, April 23: Dacoits on Monday night looted the house of a farmer, Manzoor Husain, in Chak 57/5-L and escaped with valuables worth Rs200,000....
Irsa may delay Thal Canal project LAHORE, April 23: The Punjab has expressed fears that Sindh, Balochistan and the NWFP, may succeed in blocking water certification for the Greater Thal canal on, what it called, “flimsy grounds.”...		Less than 50pc uplift funds spent in AJK MUZAFFARABAD, April 23: Despite repeated warnings by Prime Minister Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan, less than half of the development budget was utilized in Azad Jammu and Kashmir by the end of...
Expats to give $20m to improve literacy rate ISLAMABAD, April 23: Overseas Pakistanis will contribute $50 million to improve literacy rate and considerably alleviate poverty during the next three-year period....		Mujahideen won’t end struggle: MJC MUZAFFARABAD, April 23: The Muttahida Jihad Council (MJC), an alliance of Kashmiri Mujahideen groups fighting against Indian rule in held Kashmir, on Tuesday said the Mujahideen would not end armed struggle...
Referendum termed lawful QUETTA, April 23: Balochistan Governor Amirul Mulk Mengal has said the presidential referendum is not unconstitutional, as 1973’s Constitution allows holding of referendum....		Pakistani couple held in US SAN FRANCISCO, CA, April 23: An American couple of Pakistani origin, Mirza Ali and Sameena Ali, is among more than two dozen Silicon Valley residents arrested on suspicion of pirating $75...
ARD, MMA ask people to boycott referendum DERA ISMAIL KHAN, April 23: The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy and Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal have appealed to the people to boycott the referendum....		Nazim warns opponents of referendum MANSEHRA, April 23: The District Nazim of Mansehra, Mohammad Azam Khan Swati ,has warned the Ulema to stop their anti-referendum campaign....
Dam to be built to meet water crisis HARIPUR, April 23: To overcome water shortage and bring unused land under cultivation, a small dam will be constructed near village Chapra of Union Council Rehana here....		Passing-out parade of mly police held DERA ISMAIL KHAN, April 23: Provost Marshal of Pakistan Army and Commandant Corps of Military Police, Maj-Gen Tariq Hamid has said that during all periods of peace and war, the Military...
Nadra issuing cards with mistakes MARDAN, April 23: People are complaining that the identity cards being issued by the National Database and Registration Authority carry a lot of mistakes....		Disruption of cable TV service resented MARDAN, April 23: The residents of Hoti, Par Hoti and Tariq Colony and Shamsi Road have criticized religious elements and elders who are using their influence to disrupt the transmissions of...
Students face admission problems SWABI, April 23: Students of various government schools here have been facing problems in getting admission to science group because of non-availability of science teachers, while admission to secondary schools has...		Polling stations to be set up at weekly bazaars, bus stops ISLAMABAD, April 23: Polling stations will be set up at weekly Tuesday Bazaars at G-9/4 and I-9, at all high rise buildings located at Blue Area commercial centre and at the...
Referendum unconstitutional, say speakers ISLAMABAD, April 23: Attempts to link referendum with election to the office of the president are unconstitutional and in violation of the laws of the land....		Illegal building being constructed at F-11/4 ISLAMABAD, April 23: An illegal building, ostensibly to house a mosque and a religious institution, is coming up fast at a green belt in the immediate neighbourhood of a residential area...
Participatory approach vital to socio-economic reconstruction: Tanwir ISLAMABAD, April 23: Citizen’s participation in monitoring and decision-making process will enhance the quality of service of the state institutions and efficiency of the government as a whole....		PTCL earns over Rs47bn revenue during 9 months ISLAMABAD, April 23: The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has shown a growth of 6.4 per cent in net profit of the company, which stood at Rs13,086 million as compared to...
Anti-Islam propaganda flayed ISLAMABAD, April 23: Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) vice-chancellor Prof Dr Altaf Hussain has flayed the post-9/11 Western propaganda which seems to equate Pan-Islamism with terrorism....		NAB can probe disputes between private parties, rules LHC LAHORE, April 23: The National Accountability Bureau can probe a civil dispute between two private parties, according to a Lahore High Court judgment....
Nation held at gunpoint: Asma LAHORE, April 23: Speakers at a seminar here on Tuesday termed the presidential referendum against the national interest....		LHC Bar seeks expulsion of President’s collaborators LAHORE, April 23: The Lahore High Court Bar Association on Tuesday called for cancellation of practising licences of the lawyers ‘strengthening President Gen Pervez Musharraf’s hands to achieve their personal ends.’...
Information about anti-govt politicians LAHORE, April 23: The Punjab police are collecting information about the Nazimeen, politicians and other people who can influence voters in their respective areas for or against the April 30 presidential...		Police torture confirmed in 80 cases LAHORE, April 23: The medico legal surgeon has confirmed 80 cases this year in which Lahore police tortured citizens....