May 7, 2002	Tuesday	Safar 23, 1423

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Governor announces package for farmers SARGODHA, May 6: Punjab Governor Khalid Maqbool has said the people were least interested in the politics as they wanted facilities of health and education besides peace and harmony in the...		Nazim stops draw for plots’ allotment TOBA TEK SINGH, May 6: Owing to undeserving applicants, the district Nazim has stopped the draw for the allotment of 800 residential plots of various low income housing schemes....
‘Clean cotton’ scheme to be extended BAHAWALPUR, May 6: The government will extend its scheme of marketing cotton free from contamination to Bahawalpur....		Villagers shoot bandit in foiled robbery FAISALABAD, May 6: An alleged bandit was killed late Sunday night during an encounter with villagers at Chak 612-GB in the limits of Tandlianwala police station....
Ginners threaten hunger strike MULTAN, May 6: The Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association has threatened to go on hunger strike till death to press the government to activate the Trading Corporation of Pakistan to procure the...		DCO defies health secretary GUJRAT, May 6: The Gujrat district coordination officer (DCO) has appointed DHQ hospital’s additional principal medical officer (APMO) Dr Abdul Sami as acting district health officer in defiance of health secretary’s...
Economy class fares on some trains raised GUJRANWALA, May 6: Pakistan Railways issued a notification on Monday enhancing economy class fare and seasonal ticket between Gujranwala and Lahore as well as some other sectors....		Millers see wrongdoings in wheat procurement DERA GHAZI KHAN, May 6: The Flour Mills Association has demanded judicial probe into the purchase of substandard wheat at the procurement centres....
Councillors’ protest against Nazim GUJRANWALA, May 6: The Naib Nazim and all other members boycotted on Monday the monthly meeting of Union Council 49/13 to protest against the Nazim....		Rajanpur SP summoned MULTAN, May 6: The Lahore High Court, Multan bench, on Monday directed the Rajanpur SP to appear in person on May 21 on illegal detention of two persons who, police claimed,...
Youth axed to death KASUR, May 6: A youth was murdered on Monday by his rivals over a land dispute at a nearby Mir Muhammad village, Raja Jang....		Wheat purchase exceeds target GUJRANWALA, May 6: Around 350,000 metric tons of wheat has been procured from the farmers of Sialkot, Narowal, Gujrat, Gujranwala and Mandi Bahauddin districts against the target of 250,000 metric tons....
Couple crushed FAISALABAD, May 6: A couple was crushed to death on Sunday night by a speeding bus on the Khurrianwala-Jaranwala Road....		Indian firing continues SIALKOT, May 6: Indian security forces continued intensified shelling on Pakistani border villages in Chhumb Joriyaan (Gujrat), Bajwat, Charwa, Bajragarhi, Charpar, Harpal, Sucheetgarh, Jammu, Akhnoor, Saamba and Shakargarh-Narowal sectors of the...
Hottest day BAHAWALPUR, May 6: The people of Bahawalpur experienced the hottest day on Monday as the mercury shot up to 45.5 degrees Celsius. Most of the people preferred to stay indoors....		President unhappy with LHC CJ’s recommendations ISLAMABAD, May 6: President Pervez Musharraf has expressed displeasure over recommendations of Chief Justice of Lahore High Court, seeking extension of 10 additional judges of the LHC for one more year...
Mass sacking of govt employees condemned ISLAMABAD, May 6: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has condemned the mass sacking of civil employees in Balochistan and demanded immediate reversal of the decision....		US hand in referendum decision denied QUETTA, May, 6: The United States has nothing to do with the decision of holding referendum in Pakistan and it was President Musharraf’s own decision....
SC to hear Omar’s petition on 9th ISLAMABAD, May 6: The Supreme Court decided on Monday to hear the petition filed by Ahmad Omar Saeed Shaikh, principal accused in the murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl, on Thursday....		PPP advises Musharraf to return to barracks ISLAMABAD, May 6: The Pakistan People‘s Party has apprised the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights (UNHCHR) of ‘rigging’ in the April 30the referendum and reiterated the party’s stand that...
Three cops wounded in attack MUZAFFARABAD, May 6: Three police constables were wounded when some outlaws, whom they had gone to arrest in a case, attacked them in a village in the southern Poonch district of...		Moin leaves for US ISLAMABAD, May 6: Interior Minister Moinuddin Haider left for Washington on Monday to discuss the war on terror with US officials, a spokesman said....
Ex-Sindh CM may be among needed people WASHINGTON, May 6: Former Sindh chief minister Abdullah Shah is believed to be among persons whose extradition is sought by the government of Pakistan from the United States....		Woman dies of heatstroke NAWABSHAH, May 6: One person died and more than 40 others were admitted to different hospitals here due to heatstroke....
Seven child victims of roof collapse buried SUKKUR, May 6: Combined funeral prayers for seven children, who died on Sunday night’s roof collapse incident, was held here on Monday at Jamia Mosque....		Cash looted, car hijacked NAUSHARO FEROZE, May 6: Five dacoits looted Rs 5,94,500 and snatched a Corolla car on the bypass near Bhirya town on Sunday night....
WHO team begins inquiry into skin disease LARKANA, May 6: A six-member team of the World Health Organization has started studying the trends of spreading the skin disease, Leishmaniasis, in Larkana and Dadu district by setting up a...		Head money for bandits proposed SANGHAR, May 6: The Sanghar police have asked Sindh police authorities to announce over Rs10 million head money for 28 bandits, DPO Ghulam Qadir Thebo told newsmen here the other day....
Jamaat wants constitution of new election commission NOWSHERA, May 6: Jamaat-i-Islami chief Qazi Hussain Ahmed has said that the executive committees of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal and JI will decide whether they should contest the forthcoming general elections under...		Construction of jail begins at Jalozai PESHAWAR, May 6: The government has decided to shift the  over 150-year old Central Prison to Jalozai, once famous for hosting millions of Afghan refugees, to cater to the needs of...
Transporters flout fare deal KOHAT, May 6: The transport mafia is fleecing the commuters for the last five months by violating the agreement reached with the Kohat Transport Authority which had fixed the fare at...		People resent property tax MARDAN, May 6: Residents of Mardan have expressed concern over the imposition of property tax in the district and termed it a cruel and unfair practice....
Villagers face water shortage HARIPUR, May 6: Around two dozen villages in three union councils of the district are facing the worst shortage of potable water, a survey revealed....		Musharraf has been rejected: ex-minister MARDAN, May 6: The low turnout of voters in the presidential referendum is ample proof that people don’t repose trust in Gen Pervez Musharraf’s policies, who should resign to pave the...
Pakistani kidnapped in Afghanistan LANDI KOTAL, May 6: A resident of Shiekmal Khel village, Baz Mohammad, has appealed to the government to help trace his son, Jamshed, who was kidnapped in Afghanistan two weeks ago....		Bhakkar bomb blast suspect arrested DERA ISMAIL KHAN, May 6: The prime suspect of Bhakkar bomb blast, allegedly an Al Qaeda member, was arrested in Bhakkar on Sunday....
Grilling leaves prayers leader in a shock MIRAN SHAH, May 6: Shattered by intense questioning for five hours by Pakistani interrogators pursuing international coalition’s agenda to detect elements linked with the Al Qaeda network, Qari Noor Zaman has...		‘Crucial’ PML-QA meeting today LAHORE, May 6: Important PML(QA) leaders are meeting here on Tuesday to take stock of the prevailing political situation, specially after the referendum, and decide the strategy to prepare the party...
LHC issues notices to 24 parties on NAB plea LAHORE, May 6: The Lahore High Court chief justice on Monday issued notices to 24 parties for May 20 and 22 on an application filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB)...		23pc shortfall in tax collection LAHORE, May, 6: Punjab’s property tax collection is 23 per cent short of the target during the first nine months of the current fiscal year, as most of the assessees wait...
Demolition of gypsies’ shanties stayed LAHORE, May 6: The Lahore High Court on Monday while staying demolition of around 100 make-shift houses of gypsies residing in Neelam Block, Multan Road, directed the Kutcha Abadis director to...		Professional beggars all around LAHORE, May 6: The number of professional beggars is increasing steadily in the provincial metropolis due to absence of any mechanism to check the menace....
Ramay slams SYC LAHORE, May 6: Former Punjab chief minister and speaker of the Punjab Assembly Hanif Ramay has termed the Sindh Yakjehti Council demand for entrusting the supervision of river water distribution between...		1,500 highway officials being trained LAHORE, May 6: The National Highways and Motorway Police will take charge of the National Highway from Karachi to Peshawer next year, the Communications Division secretary, Iftikhar Rashid, said on Monday....
21 schemes approved for Capital’s rural areas ISLAMABAD, May 6: The District Development Committee, Islamabad, approved 21 new schemes (Phase-I) under the Khushal Pakistan Programme (KPP) for the development of the capital’s rural areas....		Technical education from next academic session ISLAMABAD, May 6: The government will introduce technical and vocational education parallel to science and arts at secondary level from next academic session for which Rs492 million have already been distributed....
Turkish team due today ISLAMABAD, May 6: A three-member Turkish delegation is arriving here on Tuesday to hold negotiations on cooperation and mutual assistance in customs matters....		Tripartite labour bodies at dist level to be formed ISLAMABAD, May 6: The government is trying to put in place tripartite labour committees at district level to sort out labour-related disputes at micro level as part of the devolution plan....
PR to build underpass on IJ Principal Road ISLAMABAD, May 6: Pakistan Railways is constructing an underpass at a cost of Rs9 million on the railway crossing at I-J Principal Road to avoid the frequent traffic-jams, a CDA official...		Fruit nursery project launched ISLAMABAD, May 6: The ministry of science and technology has launched a Rs25 million project for the establishment of a modern nursery of certified citrus fruit plants through sanitation techniques....