May 11, 2002	Saturday	Safar 27, 1423

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Breach in BS Canal inundates 15 villages OKARA, May 10: Punjab Governor Lt-Gen Khalid Maqbool (retired) on Friday visited Balloki Sulemanki Link One Canal to take stock of the breach the canal had developed on Wednesday....		Farmers allege extortion at procurement centres MIANWALI, May 10: Wheat growers are facing a host of problems due to the corruption and irregularities of food department staff....
Hunt for ‘militants’ continues GUJRANWALA, May 10: Police on Friday continued crackdown on the activists of banned outfits including Sipah Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), Jaish-i-Muhammad and Lashkar-i-Taiba....		Governor warns food officials FAISALABAD, May 10: Punjab Governor Khalid Maqbool has said the government would take stern action against all those food department officials found cheating growers during wheat procurement drive....
Gorchani alleges blackmail: Kidnapping of college girl MULTAN, May 10: Gorchani Sardar Pervez Khan has expressed concern over the ‘safety’ of his son Sher Ali who has been missing from Dera Ghazi Khan since being accused for kidnapping...		Kashmiris flay Indian atrocities SIALKOT, May 10: Kashmiris residing in Sialkot and Narowal districts on Friday protested against Indian atrocities in the occupied Jammu and Kashmir....
Teachers boycott classes from today MULTAN, May 10: The Pakistan Teachers United Front has announced boycott of educational activities in Punjab from Friday till the acceptance of their demands....		Efforts to make wheat purchase ‘transparent’ JHANG, May 10: The local district government is making all out efforts to make wheat purchase more transparent....
Education package for Multan MULTAN, May 10: The district government will complete development schemes worth Rs95.8 million under its education package by the end of the current fiscal....		Man, girl killed as car rams into truck GUJRAT, May 10: A man and a girl were killed and three other minor students sustained serious injuries in an accident near Samrala intersection in the limits of Kakrali police station....
TMA, Railway at odds over plaza FAISALABAD, May 10: No one would be allowed to violate Building Laws and develop plazas without fulfilling the requirements of the Tehsil Municipal Administration bye-laws....		Motorcycle taken away BAHAWALNAGAR, May 10: Unknown thieve(s) deprived a man of his motorcycle here on Friday....
Bombing due to French involvement, says paper PARIS, May 10: “Al Qaeda has (at last) set its sight on France,” in any case that’s become the firm conviction of several influential French officials, who say that “if we’re...		Nuclear war feared in South Asia, says report WASHINGTON, May 10: An op-ed article in The Washington Post, noting that the South Asia is the only part of the world where a nuclear war may break out, on Friday...
JUI holds demo against joint mly operations QUETTA, May 10: Workers and supporters of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam staged a protest demonstration against the coalition forces’ operations in religious schools in the tribal areas close to Afghan border, here on...		Sanitary conditions worsening in Quetta QUETTA: May 10: Sanitary conditions worsened here as the sanitary workers continued their strike along with the other government employees in the provincial capital....
Police told to zero in on terrorists RAWALPINDI, May 10: Inspector generals of police throughout the country have been directed to launch a massive crackdown against terrorist, and to prepare a new list of activists of the...		SC moved to seek 200 Jihadis’ release ISLAMABAD, May 10: The Supreme Court was approached on Friday by a former MNA from Kohat, seeking a direction that 143 Pakistani and 57 foreigner Jihadis, who were arrested when they...
Report about polo ground submitted to PAC ISLAMABAD, May 10: The audit department submitted a special audit report about the construction of a polo ground and stable sheds worth Rs52.297 million to the Federal Ad-hoc Public Accounts Committee...		Musharraf’s three-state tour to begin from 15th ISLAMABAD, May 10: President Pervez Musharraf will officially visit the three African countries — Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco — from May 15 to 21, an official announcement said....
Ariana begins flights to Islamabad tomorrow KARACHI, May 10: Pakistan and Afghanistan will resume air link after a gap of 23 years on Sunday when Afghanistan’s Ariana Airlines is scheduled to start regular civil air operations between...		4 Pakistanis beheaded in S. Arabia DUBAI, May 10: Saudi Arabia beheaded four Pakistani men on Friday for bludgeoning to death a Pakistani to steal his possessions, the official Saudi Press Agency reported....
Govt to buy wheat at Rs300 support price ISLAMABAD, May 10: The government has decided to purchase whatever wheat stock is offered by farmers at the support price of Rs300 per 40kg....		Intelligence network collapsed: ex-IB chief KOHAT, May 10: Masood Sharif Khattak, a former director-general of the Intelligence Bureau, has said that the Karachi blast and the deteriorating law and order situation is a proof that the...
Jihadi activists interrogated MINGORA, May 10: Dozens of workers of the banned Tanzim Nefaz Shariat-i-Muhammadi (TNSM) were arrested in Malakand for their alleged links with terrorist organizations....		College approved for Serai Naurang LAKKI MARWAT, May 10: The NWFP governor has approved the establishment of a boys degree college at Serai Naurang....
Govt help sought for Haripur HARIPUR, May 10: District Nazim Haripur Dr Raja Amir Zaman has said the district government is in constant touch with the provincial government and making all-out efforts to get Haripur declared...		Govt assured of Ulema’s help in hunt for outlaws MIRANSHAH, May 10: Religious scholars of North Waziristan Agency have assured the government of their full support in nabbing anti-social and criminal elements in the agency....
Businessman robbed KOHAT, May 10: A businessman from Islamabad was robbed of his Suzuki car and Rs100,000 by some unknown gunmen at gunpoint on Rawalpindi Road near Gumbat police station, on Thursday....		Workers of banned groups held BANNU, May 10: The district administration of Bannu on Thursday arrested many workers and leaders of some banned extremist organizations....
Body set up to ensure sectarian harmony CHITRAL, May 10: The district government has constituted a coordination committee to monitor the development activities of the NGOs aimed at arresting the mounting sectarian tension in the area....		Medicines stolen from hospital KOHAT, May 10: The administration of KDA hospital has ordered an inquiry into the theft of costly medicines and other equipment from a cupboard in the operation theatre, it has been...
Plea admitted MANSEHRA, May 10: The Pehsawar High Court (PHC), Abbottabad circuit bench, has admitted for regular hearing a writ petition of transporters against the Traffic Ticketing System Ordinance, 1999....		Man dies in clash WANA, May 10: A man, Baidar Khan, was killed in a clash between clans of the Betani tribe over the ownership of a mountain in Khesarai area of Jandola in South Waziristan...
Need for media campaign against AIDS stressed ISLAMABAD, May 10: The minister for environment, local government and rural development, Barrister Shahida Jamil has underlined the need for pro-active media campaign against the HIV/AIDS in the country....		Crackdown on militants to continue: Nisar ISLAMABAD, May 10: Information Minister Nisar Memon has said that law enforcement agencies, in the current crackdown on the banned militant organizations, are concentrating on arresting their second and third-tier leadership...
Govt-druggists talks on 16th: GST on medicines ISLAMABAD, May 10: The government has invited chemists and druggists on May 16 for negotiations on the issue of general sales tax (GST) on medicines, an official source told Dawn on...		PAEC adopts ‘support industry’ approach: Butt ISLAMABAD, May 10: The chairman, Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, Pervez Butt, said a balanced approach between theoretical research and practical application was necessary for prosperity under the present socio-economic condition....
Security tightened around all major hotels ISLAMABAD, May 10: The Inspector General of Police, Maj (Rtd) Mohammad Akram Chaudhry, has directed the capital police to beef up security around all the major hotels here to counter any...		Legal advisers appointed on political grounds to be fired: Ijaz RAWALPINDI, May 10: The government plans to terminate the services of lawyers appointed as legal advisors on political grounds by the past governments, said Rana Ijaz Ahmad Khan, Punjab Law Minister...
People thrash Wasa tanker driver RAWALPINDI, May 10: Some residents of Khayaban-i-Sir Syed beat up a tanker driver of the Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) on Thursday evening for not supplying water out of turn to...		Ukrainian, Iraqi envoys meet minister ISLAMABAD, May 10: Iraqi ambassador Dr K A Rawi and Charge‘d Affaires of Ukraine Vladimir Panomarenko called on the federal minister for petroleum and natural resources, Usman Aminuddin, here on Friday....
Teachers boycott classes RAWALPINDI, May 10: Like in other parts of the country, the local chapter of the Punjab Teachers Union boycotted the classes here on Friday, on the call of the Muttahida Mahaz-i-Asatiza...		Remand of bank fraud accused extended LAHORE, May 10: An accountability court on Friday extended the physical remand of two of the accused involved in two cases of the Emirates Bank fraud up to May 15....
Dr Ghulam Murtaza’s funeral LAHORE, May 10: Funeral prayers for noted religious scholar Prof Dr Ghulam Murtaza Malik were offered here in the Defence Housing Authority on Friday....		LDA’s investment becomes a liability LAHORE, May 10: The multi-million rupee parking plaza built by the Lahore Development Authority at the Shah Alam Market D-Point has become a liability for it due to the reluctance of...