May 6, 2002	Monday	Safar 22, 1423

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Govt warned against US operation in Fata KOHAT, May 5: Javed Ibraheem Paracha, former PML MNA and leader of Muttahida Majlis-i-Ammal, has asked the army to play its constitutional  role of safeguarding the  geographical  and ideological boundaries of...		Teachers’ shortage at girls college ABBOTTABAD, May 5: The future of at least 350 students of the Government Girls College Nawansher, Abbottabad, appears bleak because of teachers’ shortage....
D.I. Khan power station catches fire DERA ISMAIL KHAN, May 5: Electric supply remained suspended in the entire district and its adjacent tribal areas of South Waziristan Agency for more than two hours on Sunday when a...		Convicted under Zina Ordinance MINOGRA, May 5: The court of additional sessions judge, Matta, Swat, has convicted an accused to 18 years rigorous imprisonment under the Zina Ordinance here on Saturday....
In-laws kept Zafran Bibi in detention KOHAT, May 5: The woman sentenced to death by stoning at a public place by a court of law under the Hudood Ordinance was tortured by her in-laws for four days...		Electricity to remain suspended in Darra KOHAT, May 5: With the temperature reaching maximum 40-42 degree Celsius and a dry forecast for the next one week the Wapda announced on Sunday that the electricity supply will remain...
Seminar on IT held ABBOTTABAD, May 5: Dr Syed Altaf Hussain, Vice-Chancellor Allama Iqbal Open University, has said the coming era is to be dominated by IT technology, and only those equipped with the latest...		Concern over lack of hospitals WANA, May 5: A tribal jirga of three major tribes of the South Waziristan Agency, held here on Sunday, has voiced concern over the lack of hospitals and clinics in their...
Widow’s appeal PESHAWAR, May 5: A widow, Riffat Yasmin, wife of late Mohammad Yousaf of Landi Arbab, has appealed to the higher authorities to get her property vacated from an illegal occupant....		Inflated electricity bills VEHARI, May 5: Scores of residents in the district have complained that Multan Electricity Power Company (a subsidiary of Wapda) officials have been extorting money in the shape of arrears for...
Minor girl killed in Indian shelling SIALKOT, May 5: A minor girl was killed and two villagers received serious injuries late Saturday night in shelling by Indian armymen on villages in the Sialkot working boundary’s Shakargarh-Narowal sectors....		Two-way cable system on the cards: Paknet technology package FAISALABAD, May 5: The facility of two-way cable system in the district is a matter of seeing and believing....
Farmers for provision of gunny bags GUJRANWALA, May 5: Farmers have protested against the food department for not providing them gunny bags for wheat supply....		SSP ordered to register criminal case SAHIWAL, May 5: The Lahore High Court, Multan bench, judge on Sunday directed the local SSP to register a criminal case against the five accused involved in firing and ransacking a...
Dacoit killed in ‘encounter’ SADIQABAD, May 5: A dacoit was killed and his two accomplices made good their escape during an encounter reportedly with police at Bangla Ichha....		Hottest day in Multan MULTAN, May 5: It was the hottest day of current season in the district on Sunday when temperature soared to 45.7 degree Celsius....
3 Rwandans found dead ISLAMABAD, May 5: Three Rwandan nationals were found dead under mysterious circumstances in an apartment at the Diplomatic Enclave on Sunday, police and hospital authorities said....		Over 4,400 juveniles languish in 82 jails ISLAMABAD, May 5: More than 4,400 juveniles are languishing in 82 prisons of the country for the past many years as the Juvenile Justice System Ordinance (JJSO), promulgated in July 2000,...
Two customs officials held with 95kg charas RAWALPINDI, May 5: Two customs officials were arrested for possessing 95kg of charas near Golra, on Sunday....		Fire destroys forest on Margalla Hills ISLAMABAD, May 5: Fire broke out on Margalla Hills on Sunday, destroying a vast area of forest and timber worth millions of rupees....
Exhibition ISLAMABAD, May 5: An artist from Karachi, Shehla Rehman, will have her paintings displayed at Alliance Francaise, 15-Sector F- 7/2, on May 7 and 8, at 6pm....		Prices of apartments being revised: Mera Ghar Housing Scheme ISLAMABAD, May 5: The Pakistan Housing Authority (PHA) has revised the prices of apartments built in four major cities under Mera Ghar Housing Scheme, an authority official told Dawn on Sunday....
Five members of a family die in road accident RAWALPINDI, May 5: Five members of a family were killed while another was injured in a road accident on Kahuta Road, on Sunday....		Tributes paid to N. Areas liberation hero ISLAMABAD, May 5: War of liberation in Gilgit and Baltistan has proved that battles are not won by weapons, but by courage and fortitude of the people....
Govt wants to broaden tax net, says Shaukat ISLAMABAD, May 5: Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz on Sunday received several delegations who had come to congratulate him on the President Musharraf’s success in the April 30 referendum....		PPP suspects rigging in October elections ISLAMABAD, May 5: President Gen Musharraf‘s announcement on Saturday that the polling arrangements in the October election should be similar to those that were made in the referendum was a clear...
Wapda sacks six geologists GILGIT, May 5: The sacked geologists of the Diamer dam project have said that the policy of recruiting local people is not being followed in the Northern Areas....		EC to set up control rooms for polls ISLAMABAD, May 5: The Election Commission of Pakistan is planning to establish control rooms which would be used to collect results elections results from the district and tehsils....
AJK traffic ticketing yields Rs6.5m MUZAFFARABAD, May 5: Introduction of traffic ticketing system in Azad Kashmir in August 2001 is adding hundreds of thousands of rupees to the state exchequer every month, most of which was...		Construction of embassy in Kuwait delayed KUWAIT CITY, May 5: The construction of Pakistan embassy in Kuwait has been delayed due to the objection raised by Capital Development Authority regarding the annual lease amount in Kuwait....
Two burnt alive QUETTA, May 5: An aged woman and a nine-year-old boy were burnt alive, when a truck carrying a nomad family caught fire near Bakhtiarabad, some 220km from here on the Quetta-Sukkur...		Commanders’ conference ISLAMABAD, May 5: President Gen Pervez Musharraf will preside over the two-day annual conference of formation commanders, commencing at the General Headquarters on Monday....
Pakistan seeks end to war-risk surcharge ISLAMABAD, May 5: Pakistan is seeking immediate and complete removal of War-Risk Surcharge (WRS) on its cargo containers besides full refund of amount so collected since October last by foreign insurance...		Five doctors dismissed: Medicine purchase scam LAHORE, May 5: Governor Khalid Maqbool dismissed from service five doctors and a clerk of the Punjab Employees Social Security Institution on Sunday....
Hailian kidnapped for Rs50m ransom LAHORE, May 5: An Hailian was kidnapped reportedly for a Rs50 million ransom somewhere between his Allama Iqbal Town house and the university campus on Sunday....		Qadri vows to replace education system LAHORE, May 5: The Pakistan Awami Tehrik will replace the present education system which it says is producing a generation devoid of any independent thinking, says party chairman Tahirul Qadri....
Nawabzada for polls under interim govt LAHORE, May 5: The large-scale rigging in the presidential referendum has shattered people’s confidence and they can’t expect free and fair general elections in the presence of Gen Musharraf and the...		Facilities for tourists at Wagah border LAHORE, May 5: The Wagah border will be made a tourist resort for the people who come to see the flag-lowering ceremony there....
JUI endorses MMA manifesto LAHORE, May 5: The central advisory council (Majlis Shoora) of the JUI has endorsed the proposed constitution and manifesto of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal....		Growers vow to fight for dues LAHORE, May 5: Growers will swarm the sugar mills which have yet to clear their dues....
‘Crackdown’ on tenants LAHORE, May 5: Police have launched a crackdown against tenants of state land across the Punjab to curb the Anjuman Mazareen drive for ownership rights....		Plaza stands erected over monument land LAHORE, May 5: A plaza, illegally built over the land of the historic Chauburji Gardens, stands erected despite orders by a court of law and an army team’s recommendations....