May 13, 2002	Monday	Safar 29, 1423

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Mother narrates Zafran’s ordeal KOHAT, May 12: The mother of Zafran Bibi whose sentence of stoning to death has recently been suspended by the federal Shariat court says that her daughter was the prettiest of...		11 medical college professors resign ABBOTTABAD, May 12: The tug of war between doctors and the government entered a crucial stage when at least 11 senior doctors of Ayub Medical Teaching Complex and Hospital resigned...
Body set up to investigate museum theft LARKANA, May 12: Archeology and Museums Director-General Saeedur Rehman has constituted a committee to initiate a probe into the recent burglary incident where 40 precious seals and copper tablets were stolen...		Irrigation officials blamed for water crisis LARKANA, May 12: The growers of Larkana division, depending on Warrah Barrage and some of its 15 other tributaries, have warned of a catastrophic situation and mass exodus in view of...
5 killed as jeep falls into ravine MANSEHRA, May 12: At least five people were killed and four others injured when a jeep carrying them to attend the funeral prayers of a local fell into a deep ravine...		Hindu sisters’ ‘killers’ arrested THATTA, May 12: Police claimed on Sunday that two persons had confessed to killing two Hindu sisters, Ms Durpati and Ms Hiramuni last week. Both the deceased were sisters of Dr...
Hearing in TNSM men’s appeal adjourned KOHAT, May 12: Additional Commissioner Syed Asmat Ali Shah Banoori adjourned on Saturday the hearing in an appeal of 26 members of the Tehrik-i-Nifaz-i-Shariat-i-Muhammadi, Malakand (TNSM), till May 29 against their...		Man wanted in DSP’s murder held LAKKI MARWAT, May 12: The police have arrested three alleged criminals, including one wanted in the murder case of DSP Haji Sultan Mehmud, in an operation against anti-social elements in the...
Boy burnt alive, 15 houses gutted SUKKUR, May 12: A child was burnt alive while 10 others sustained serious burns after a fire broke out in Piral Almani village, near Pano Aqil, on Friday night....		French expert sees domestic elements behind blast PARIS, May 12: If the suspected suicide-bomb blast in Karachi was the work of the Islamic extremists, it would have come from a number of domestic Pakistani movements....
Ministry seeks Rs9.5 billion for education ISLAMABAD, May 12: The education ministry has asked the finance department to allocate Rs9.5 billion in the forthcoming federal budget for the year 2002-03, an official source said....		Tax-free PPS won’t result in revenue loss: CBR ISLAMABAD, May 12: The Central Board of Revenue (CBR) has told the finance ministry that the proposed tax-free Private Pension Scheme (PPS) will not result in revenue loss....
20 teachers, 11 clerks dismissed QUETTA, May 12: Balochistan Government has dismissed 20 leaders and officer-bearers of the Government Teachers Association (GTA) and All Pakistan Clerks Association (Saqi-Group) from government service, with immediate effect....		Qamar likely to become principal secy to CE ISLAMABAD, May 12: Commerce Secretary Qamar Beg Mirza is likely to take over as principal secretary to the chief executive when the incumbent Tariq Aziz would retire from service the next...
Moot on South Asia, UN this month ISLAMABAD, May 12: An international conference on ‘The United Nations and South Asia’ will be held in Japan later this month to explore the potential for improvement in domestic and international...		WB chief arrives on evaluation mission ISLAMABAD, May 12: World Bank President James D. Wolfensohn arrived here on Sunday on a five-day official visit to Pakistan, to evaluate the impact of the bank’s work in Pakistan, effectiveness...
ADBP likely to announce relief package this week ISLAMABAD, May 12: The Agricultural Development Bank of Pakistan (ADBP) will announce a relief package for its borrowers from the calamity-declared areas across the country, an official source in the bank...		French doctors want DPs repatriation to be postponed PARIS, May 12: A Paris-based NGO, Medecins sans frontieres (MSF, The French Doctors) is demanding that the repatriation of the hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees in Pakistan and Iran be...
NA can’t bring democracy: PPP leader MIRUPURKHAS, May 12: Former federal minister and leader of Pakistan People’s Party, Nawab Mohammad Yousuf Talpur, has said creation of National Alliance cannot strengthen democratic process in the country....		PML women to contest on all seats QUETTA, May 12: Pakistan Muslim League (Q-A women wing) of Balochistan will contest on all women seats allocated in the National and Provincial Assemblies for the province....
Balochistan PMA chief elected QUETTA, May 12: Dr Mazar Khan Baloch of the United Raising Group and Dr Aziz Leghari have been elected as president and general secretary of the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA), Balochistan,...		Changes soon in media team ISLAMABAD, May 12: Top level changes in the media management team of the government are in offing, bringing a new Principle Information officer....
Four more polio cases reported in DG Khan DERA GHAZI KHAN, May 12: Four more cases of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) have been reported from Dera Ghazi Khan district, having the dreadful P1 strain....		DSP defies order of governor BAHAWALNAGAR, May 12: A local DSP has refused to take action against his counterpart on the application recommended by the Punjab governor, it is learnt....
Forest dept ordered to retrieve land from grabbers TOBA TEK SINGH, May 12: The district council sub-committee has submitted its report to the district Naib Nazim (district council convener) regarding the dispute of possession on 1,491 acres farmland of...		Minor girl dies in Indian shelling SIALKOT, May 12: A minor girl was killed on Sunday when Indians stepped up shelling on Sialkot working boundary’s Sucheetgarh sector....
Two POs shot dead in ‘encounter’ GUJRAT, May 12: Two murderers of as many policemen were shot dead by Karrianwala police in an encounter near Hajiwala on Saturday night....		Three robbers held after ‘shootout’ TOBA TEK SINGH, May 12: Police after an encounter arrested three alleged members of an inter-district robbers gang on Saturday night from Chak 250-GB, some 45 kilometres from here....
Registered opium addicts ill at ease DERA GHAZI KHAN, May 12: Registered opium addicts have been suffering at the hands of local excise department’s negligence in dispensing opium pills....		Spurious cotton seed being marketed TOBA TEK SINGH, May 12: The Federal Seed Certification and Registration Department has received a number of complaints about the marketing of unregistered and spurious cotton seed in small towns....
Five killed in road accidents GUJRANWALA, May 12: Five people, including two brothers, were killed while over two dozen others sustained injuries in road accidents in and around the city here on Sunday....		Auto market shopkeepers go on strike GUJRANWALA, May 12: Shopkeepers of the auto market on Sialkot Road on Sunday kept shutters of their shops down to condemn assault on their colleague by rivals....
Primary school needs upgradation BAHAWALPUR, May 12: A government primary school for boys has not been upgraded ever since its establishment in 1903....		Two brothers shot dead VEHARI, May 12: Unidentified robbers on Saturday night gunned down two brothers at Dokota area....
Security plan for Diplomatic Enclave approved ISLAMABAD, May 12: The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration has approved a security plan for Diplomatic Enclave costing over Rs33 million....		Relief package for poultry farmers soon, says minister ISLAMABAD, May 12: Federal Minister for Food and Agriculture Khair Mohammad Junejo said the government would take effective steps to save the crippling poultry industry....
FGCTA to support teachers rally ISLAMABAD, May 12: Federal Government College Teachers Association (FGCTA) has announced that it would support the protest campaign launched by the Punjab Teachers Association for better working conditions and higher wages...		Simly Dam water supply increased ISLAMABAD, May 12: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has decided to provide an additional two million gallons of water from Simly Dam daily to the city....
Margalla fire rages on ISLAMABAD, May 12: The fire-fighting operation on Margalla hills continued for the fifth consecutive day on Sunday....		Consequential legislation be completed by June 30: Chief secretary’s directive LAHORE, May 12: The Punjab chief secretary has finally fixed June 30 as deadline for the completion of the consequential legislation the ratio of which is below than 50 per cent...
No alliance with PPP: JUP LAHORE, May 12: The Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistan has ideological differences with the PPP so it will not form an electoral alliance with it, says party chief Maulana Shah Ahmad Noorani....		PML-QA meeting in Islamabad today LAHORE, May 12: The central working committee of the PML (QA) is meeting in Islamabad on Monday (today) to discuss the efforts so far taken for the unification of various factions...
Circular Gardens eaten up by encroachers LAHORE, May 12: The historic Circular Gardens around the Walled City have been vandalized by the state and the citizens alike destroying their traditional beauty,...		Lahore sizzles at 45.4oC LAHORE, May 12: The blazing sun and hot winds further increased the temperature almost all over the country on Sunday, making it the hottest day of the current summer....
Uch Sharif shrines to be documented LAHORE, May 12: The Punjab Information Department has reportedly agreed to allow the Conservation and Rehabilitation Centre of Lahore (CRC) to carry out research and documentation of the Uch Sharif shrines...		Decaying gardens at monuments LAHORE, May 12: The gardens at Lahore’s Mughal monuments which spread over 164 acres of land are rapidly decaying because of neglect and lack of gardeners and caretakers....