May 19, 2002	Sunday	Rabi-ul-Awwal 6, 1423

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PPP to oppose constitutional amendments, says Asif PESHAWAR, May 18: Castigating the government plans to bar election of a person as a prime minister for third stint, central leader of Pakistan People’s Party, Asif Ali Zardari said on...		Fata not getting uplift funds on population basis PESHAWAR, May 18: The Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) have been receiving funds for development activities much less than their proportionate basis share in the total population of the special areas...
Appointments of teachers demanded MANSEHRA, May 18: The members of the district council, at its monthly session on Friday, strongly criticized the government agencies for not solving the problems of the people.  ...		LB polls in tribal areas to be held on adult franchise JAMRUD, May 18: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has said the populace of tribal agencies will elect their union, tehsil and agency councils’ representatives on the basis of adult franchise...
Nasir Bagh refugee camp closed PESHAWAR, May 18: The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) formally closed down on Saturday the Nasir Bagh refugee camp situated on the outskirts of Peshawar....		70 families leave for Afghanistan HARIPUR, May 18: Over 70 Afghan families left for their country during the last two weeks, official sources told Dawn here on Saturday. However, independent sources claim that 200 families left...
Reasons behind JI’s failure enlisted PESHAWAR, May 18: Lack of financial resources, no coordination among the religious parties and less exposure among the masses have kept the Jamaat-i-Islami out of power right from its inception till...		Some areas of Haripur declared calamity-hit HARIPUR, May 18: Responding to the request of district Nazim of Haripur, the NWFP government has declared certain areas of Haripur as calamity-hit for a period of one year commencing from...
Cop dies in road accident DERA ISMAIL KHAN, May 18: A police mobile driver was crushed to death by a speeding truck here on Saturday....		Kidnapped boy not yet recovered DERA ISMAIL KHAN, May 18: Police have failed to recover a child, who was kidnapped one year ago....
FC man killed in encounter LANDI KOTAL, May 18: A member of the law enforcement agency was killed during a raid on the house of an outlaw in Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency on Friday, officials...		Pace of power sector reform disappointing: World Bank letter LAHORE, May 18: The World Bank is ‘very disappointed’ by the limited progress achieved in the power sector reform programme, including the corporatization of Wapda, John W Wall, the WB country...
Special squads for witnesses, ATCs security LAHORE, May 18: Governor Khalid Maqbool announced on Saturday the constitution of district-level special squads for the security of witnesses in terrorism cases and anti-terrorism courts in the Punjab....		India not in a position to wage war, say ex-FMs LAHORE, May 18: Two former foreign ministers are of the opinion that India is not in a position to go for any military action against Pakistan, its belligerent mood and bellicose...
Uplift funds lapse DERA GHAZI KHAN, May 18: Most of the development funds in the district are likely to be lapsed owing to improper allocation by the authorities....		Bus driver shot at, injured by bandits MIANWALI, May 18: A bus driver was shot at and injured by two bandits while his helper, conductor and some passengers sustained minor injuries in the accident that ensued on the...
PML-N to redraft Article 6 LAHORE, May 18: The PML(N) said on Saturday that in cooperation with other political forces it would redraft Article 6 of the constitution to ward off military interventions in future....		Fresh bid to unify PML LAHORE, May 18: Three factions of the Pakistan Muslim League at a meeting here on Saturday decided to approach heads of six other factions of the party with a view to...
Kutcha abadi ownership unlikely this year TOBA TEK SINGH, May 18: The awarding of property rights to dwellers of Kutcha Abadis will be rather impossible on Aug 14 this year, as it was announced earlier by the...		APC to discuss post-referendum situation today LAHORE, May 18: An all-party conference is due to be held at the Lahore Press Club on Sunday to discuss in particular the situation after the April 30 referendum and tensions...
Border area farmers under ADBP fire SIALKOT, May 18: The Agriculture Development Bank of Pakistan recovery team on Saturday held more than 60 farmers of the border areas near the Sialkot working boundary for not depositing their...		Show-cause notices issued to sanitary workers in Sukkur SUKKUR, May 18: The provincial chief secretary took serious notice of the employees’ strike which was also being observed by the 400 sanitary workers of the Taluka Council, Sukkur, and discussed...
Power supply to 10 govt offices cut MIRPURKHAS, May 18: The power supply to some 10 offices of the government departments was disconnected by Hesco, Mirpurkhas division, here on Saturday for non-payment of the dues amounting Rs53.3 million....		Entry of illegal land allotments urged LARKANA, May 18: The committee, holding inquiry into the eradication of forests in Larkana district, has recommended in its findings that the illegal allotments of forest land and forged and fake...
Bandits kill ‘police informer’ KHAIRPUR, May 18: A resident of Nohani village, Kingri taluka, was killed by eight bandits on Friday night....		Young girl kidnapped SHIKARPUR, May 18: A young girl was abducted by three persons from a house in Truck Stand Mohalla here on Friday....
People of four states exempted: Immigrants data ISLAMABAD, May 18: Afghans, Sri Lankans, Bangladeshis and Burmese have been exempted from the data of “immigrants population” which the police have begun collecting throughout the country, official source said on Monday....		Mohammad Shah to stay in PML ISLAMABAD, May 18: Shah Mohammad Shah, an estranged leader of PML(N) Sindh has said that he would stay in the party after getting assurances from the party chairman Raja Zafarul Haq...
Lasbela gets Rs10m for schools HUB, May 18: Lasbela district has received Rs10 million for providing drinking water, electricity and other basic facilities to 135 schools....		Hadd penalty needs FSC’s confirmation: PLC recommends law against child exploitation ISLAMABAD, May 18: Pakistan Law Commission (PLC) on Saturday suggested that the prison authorities should not confine the convicts under Hudood Ordinance in the death cells unless the Federal Shariat Court...
Bribery charges tarnish Loya Jirga election SAN FRANCISCO, May 18: Bribery allegations tarnish election process of the Loya Jirga in Afghanistan while Pakhtoon leaders demand postponement of the Jirga for 18 months, US press reports said....		Benazir declared PO in SGS case ISLAMABAD, May 18: PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto was on Friday declared proclaimed offender for her failure to appear in the accountability court in connection with the SGS case....
1,000kg hashish seized QUETTA, May 18; Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) seized 1,000kg of hashish following an encounter with drug smugglers in Hotchah area, some 70km west of Turbat, on Saturday....		Political change must for peace: PPP ISLAMABAD, May 18: Former premier and chairperson of the Pakistan People‘s Party Benazir Bhutto has said that the latest tensions on the border and the threats of a potentially nuclear war...
June 1 last date for voters’ enrollment ISLAMABAD, May 18: All the young Pakistanis who have attained the age of 18 and their names have not been included in the voters list have been given a last chance...		Transport strike in Balochistan QUETTA, May 18: The Balochistan transporters observed a complete strike on Saturday against an increasing number of robberies on national highways linking Quetta with the rest of the country, rising petrol...
One killed in firing KARACHI, May 18: A 26-year-old man was killed and his younger brother wounded in a late night shooting incident near Dalmia Road in Aziz Bhatti police station area....		Chattha calls for unanimous stand ISLAMABAD, May 18: Pakistan Muslim League (Junejo) President Chaudhry Hamid Nasir Chattha on Friday called upon President Gen Pervez Musharraf to take all the political parties into confidence with a view...