May 20, 2002	Monday	Rabi-ul-Awwal 7, 1423

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Female offenders can’t be jailed: Juvenile Justice System Rules notified PESHAWAR, May 19: The NWFP government has ordered that a female juvenile offender should not be kept in a police lock-up or prison....		Shifting of machinery from GAIE banned SWABI, May 19: The district government has banned, under section 144, shifting of machinery for repairing from the Gadon Amazai Industrial Estate (GAIE) for two months, an official informed Dawn here...
Ayubia chair-lift idle for 9 months ABBOTTABAD, May 19: Ayubia, the most attractive tourist spot, is losing its charm due to closure of country’s oldest chair-lift which is out of order for the last nine months....		Governor satisfied with IBP progress PESHAWAR, May 19: The NWFP Governor, Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah, has said there should be no deficiency in the facilities being offered to the patients under the institution-based private practice programme,...
Woman killed in attempted dacoity KOHAT, May 19: A woman, Kausar Parveen, was killed and her husband and son, Arif and Mohsin, were seriously injured when three armed, masked men attempted a dacoity at the family’s...		Robbery bid foiled DERA ISMAIL KHAN, May 19: The local police foiled an attempted robbery and forced bandits to flee, leaving behind the looted belongings of Saif-ur-Rehman, resident of Tariqabad, on Saturday....
UC Nazims rewarded KOHAT, May 19: The convener of Kohat district council, Haji Sardar Khan, has announced a reward of Rs30,000 for the Nazimeen of Ustarzai and Sherkot union councils, in recognition of their...		Pipeline politics intensifies ISLAMABAD, May 19: A high-level delegation of Russian energy firm Gazprom arrives here on May 22 to sign a “protocol” for laying of $3.2 billion trans-Pakistan gas pipeline from Iran to...
Withdrawal of rangers from Sost border urged GILGIT, May 19: In a press conference, the Northern Areas Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NACCI), demanded that the government withdraw the Qasim Rangers from the Sost border. The troops have...		Demolition of houses condemned QUETTA, May 19: The central joint secretary of Pakistan Muslim League (PML-QA), Mir Zarak Khan Zehri, has condemned the demolition of Kutcha houses in the Railway colony and demanded that railway...
Rapid repatriation of DPs foreseen ISLAMABAD, May 19: Rapid repatriation of displaced Afghans is being predicted in the coming days in due to the heatwave sweeping across the NWFP, and the tensions mounting on the...		PPP hails C’wealth’s criticism of referendum ISLAMABAD, May 19: Former prime minister and PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto has appreciated the Commonwealth’s statement describing the referendum as ‘deviation from democracy’....
Transport strike continues QUETTA, May 19: The Balochistan province remained cut off with the rest of the country through road link on second consecutive day on Sunday as transporters continued their strike....		Two killed by Iranian border guards QUETTA, May 19: The Iranian border security forces killed two Pakistanis inside their border in the early hours of Sunday, official sources said....
PTI flays Indian shelling ISLAMABAD, May 19: Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf has condemned the killing of innocent civilians by Indian shelling and termed the threats of war by the New Delhi leadership part of a conspiracy to...		Too many non-professionals on autonomous hospital BoGs MULTAN, May 19: Most members of the board of governors (BOGs) for the three autonomous hospitals of the south Punjab are retired military officers, pro-government Muslim Leaguers and ‘influential’ people....
Employment exchanges work best for low-paid skills: IT, business management not covered LAHORE, May 19: Of the 14,623 professionals and skilled people in 70 categories registered at the 34 one-man employment exchanges in the Punjab since their revival in August last year, 4,878...		Illegal digging of Shorkot mound LAHORE, May 19: The Jhang District government has reportedly started digging the historic Shorkot mound concealing the remains of an ancient fort, for a park at its site which the federal...
‘Medical education on the decline’ LAHORE, May 19: The College of Physician and Surgeons Pakistan president, Prof Khalid Farooqui, said on Sunday standard of medical education in Pakistan was deteriorating. He said the syllabus was 50...		Cinema gutted MULTAN, May 19: A local cinema was almost gutted when a fire engulfed it here early Sunday....
Growers still being fleeced SAHIWAL, May 19: Supervisory committees constituted by the district government to look after the interests of wheat growers at the purchase centres have bitterly failed in their task....		Teachers to march on Islamabad tomorrow RAWALPINDI, May 19: Schoolteachers from all over the country, including Azad Kashmir, will march on the capital on Tuesday to press the government to accept their demands....
Discrepancies in Capital’s voters list detected ISLAMABAD, May 19: Discrepancies have been detected in the electoral rolls prepared by the National Database Registration Authority (Nadra) for the federal capital, a source informed Dawn....		Adiala Jail becomes overcrowded RAWALPINDI, May 19: The number of prisoners in the already overcrowded Adiala jail has increased by almost 19 per cent, following the recent crackdown on illegal Afghan immigrants....
CRCP criticizes hike in power, oil prices ISLAMABAD, May 19: The Consumer Rights Commission of Pakistan (CRCP) has expressed concern over the recent increase in prices of electricity and petroleum products....		Minor girl killed in accident ISLAMABAD, May 19: A minor girl was killed on Sunday when a speeding car hit her in the limits of Golra police station....
‘Pakistan to help rebuild Afghanistan’ ISLAMABAD, May 19: Pakistan will cooperate with the world community to ensure early reconstruction of Afghanistan, Minister for Communications and Railways Lt-Gen (Rtd) Javed Ashraf Qazi said on Sunday....		Afghan national stabs policeman RAWALPINDI, May 19: Two persons, including a policeman, were attacked and injured in separate incidents on Sunday, police said....
Shujaat for conf on regional crisis ISLAMABAD, May 19: Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid-i-Azam (PML-QA) leader Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has urged upon President Gen Pervez Musharaf to convene a national conference on the current Indo-Pakistan crisis....		23 districts ‘excluded’ from April referendum LAHORE, May 19: Votes from 23 districts across the country were not included in the overall referendum results for fear of an unrealistic ‘turnout,’ Jamaat-i-Islami’s white paper, likely to be made...