May 23, 2002	Thursday	Rabi-ul-Awwal 10,1423

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Villagers slam Gepco ‘highhandedness’ SIALKOT, May 22: Hundreds of residents of Bajwat sector villages held a demonstration on Wednesday in front of the Sialkot district government offices against the highhandedness of Gepco....		List of PPP candidates to be finalized in London FAISALABAD, May 22: Pakistan Peoples Party Chairperson Benazir Bhutto has invited local and central leaders to London on June 2 to discuss present political situation and finalize the list of candidates...
Police register case after 13 days of arrest: Illegal detention DERA GHAZI KHAN, May 22: The Darama police on the SSP’s orders on Wednesday registered a case against an accused 13 days after his arrest to save their skin against illegal...		Outlaws have a field day FAISALABAD, May 22: Outlaws looted hundreds of thousands of rupees in cash, ornaments and took away five motorcycles, a wagon and a car after killing its owner besides injuring two shopkeepers...
Community schools face closure VEHARI, May 22: The project of community schools, started by the education authorities a few years back, is nearing end due to decline in number of students....		Rs60m for uplift projects in Multan MULTAN, May 22: The provincial government has approved Rs60 million grant to enhance productivity of agriculture sector, women development and improvement of rural health centres in the Multan district....
Police inspector ‘extorts’ money SHEIKHUPURA, May 22: Scores of transporters have complained against what they called extortion by traffic police (headquarters) inspector....		Wheat target enhanced to 100,000 tons SARGODHA, May 22: The wheat procurement target has been enhanced to 100,000 tons in the district to relieve growers of financial worries....
Two die, three hurt on road KASUR, May 22: Two persons were killed while three others suffered injuries on Wednesday in a road accident in the vicinity of Pattoki....		Tenant’s death: 13 mily farm officials arrested OKARA, May 22: Deepalpur police registered a case on Wednesday against 24 farm officials, including three retired army officers, on the complaint of the brother of Muhammad Tufail Cheema and arrested...
Convict hanged GUJRANWALA, May 22: A condemned prisoner was hanged in the district jail on Wednesday....		Grocer stabbed to death GUJRANWALA, May 22: A grocer was stabbed and killed by two men over a money dispute in Thatta village, Kamoki, on Wednesday....
Lone’s killing to undermine peace process: Powell WASHINGTON, May 22: The assassination of APHC leader Abdul Ghani Lone has been widely condemned here both by the Kashmiri community and the United States government, which viewed him as a...		Governors asked to regularize Kutcha Abadis ISLAMABAD, May 22: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has directed all the four governors to regularize those Kutcha Abadis where it was not possible to provide alternative accommodations to the poor residents....
Emergency services law to be finalized ISLAMABAD, May 22: The federal government has invited the representatives of the provincial governments on Friday to finalize the preliminary draft on Emergency Services Ordinance-2002, which proposes to amalgamate civil defence...		Prosecutor issued notice ISLAMABAD, May 22: The Supreme Court issued a notice on Wednesday to the accountability prosecutor-general on the petition of Makhdoom Javed Hashmi, who sought transfer of his case from the accountability...
Qazi tells Leghari he won’t meet Musharraf ISLAMABAD, May 22: Millat Party Chief Sardar Farooq Ahmed Khan Leghari made on Wednesday a last-ditch effort in vain to persuade Jamaat-i-Islami Chief Qazi Hussain Ahmed to attend the politicians’ conference...		US expects early start of political activities: envoy ISLAMABAD, May 22: The US is looking forward to the forthcoming October elections in Pakistan with a lot of positive interest and it hopes that outdoor political activities would start soon...
President condoles with Lone’s son ISLAMABAD, May 22: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday condoled the tragic murder of prominent Kashmiri leader, Abdul Gani Lone with his son Sajjad Ahmed Lone....		Benazir, Nawaz slam Lone’s murder ISLAMABAD, May 22: Former prime minister and chairperson of Pakistan People’s Party Benazir Bhutto has condemned the brutal murder of All Parties Hurriyat Conference leader Abdul Gani Lone in Srinagar on...
Provinces differ over levels of expenditure under NFC PESHAWAR, May 22: Difference of opinion prevails among the provincial governments over the vital issue of determining the current expenditures’ benchmarks for the five-year term of the new National Finance Commission...		Hazara a stronghold of PML-QA: Saifullah MANSEHRA, May 22: The provincial president of the PML (Quaid-i-Azam Group), Salim Saifullah Khan, has claimed that Hazara is the stronghold the party and no other party can win election there....
Drought-hit areas get Rs5m from WB, ADB LAKKI MARWAT, May 22: The World Bank and Asian Development Bank have released a grant of Rs5 million for the rehabilitation of the drought-affected areas of Lakki Marwat district, said Zila...		Man shot dead in Hangu HANGU, May 22: One person was shot dead by unidentified assailants at Bagtu on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Abdul Rauf. The police have registered the case....
NWFP wants land back from army PESHAWAR, May 22: The NWFP government wants the GHQ to help it get back over 2,600 acres in Dera Ismail Khan district from the army authorities concerned for distributing the land...		Imran lauds Musharraf’s decision about terrorism HANGU, May 22: Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf chairman Imran Khan said on Tuesday that a timely decision by President Pervez Musharraf to join the global campaign against terrorism had saved the country from...
Woman commits suicide LANDI KOTAL, May 22: A young woman, Fatma Bibi, committed suicide by hanging herself in her house on Wednesday in Dargai village in Khyber Agency.  ...		Four die in accident BAJAUR, May 22: Four people, including a subedar of the Bajaur Levies, were killed, while two others were seriously injured in a road accident here on Tuesday night....
Revised budget approved KOHAT, May 22: The district council on Tuesday approved revised budget for year 2001-2002, which showed 100 per cent increase in the non-developmental expenditure of Tehsil Municipal Administration over the initial...		Blaze plays havoc in two villages SUKKUR, May 22: More than a dozen people sustained injuries when a devastating fire gutted 26 houses in two adjacent villages near Kashmor late Tuesday....
Shutdown observed in Sukkur: Traders seek cleanliness SUKKUR May 22: A complete strike was observed in Sukkur on the call of Sukkur Small Traders (SST) on Wednesday against unhygienic conditions, lack of basic amenities and the ill-conceived policies...		SHC punishes SIDA official SUKKUR, May 22: The Sindh High Court, Sukkur Bench, has awarded a five-day imprisonment to the director, Sindh Irrigation Development Authority (SIDA), Zafar Leghari and ordered to send him to jail...
Killed dacoits identified LARKANA, May 22: The Larkana police in an armed encounter with dacoits killed five dacoits including their leader, Durro Mughiri, in the limits of the Nasirabad police station on late Tuesday...		Teachers boycott classes DADU, May 22: Teachers of the Pilot High School, Dadu, boycotted classes and staged a demonstration outside the office of the EDO (education) on Tuesday to protest against the indifferent...
Power supply to Moenjodaro cut LARKANA, May 22: Wapda on Wednesday disconnected the power supply to the archaeological site of Mohenjodaro due to the nonpayment of bills....		Youth’s body recovered KHAIRPUR, May 22: Body of a youth, identified as Asif Ali (12) son of Raheem Dad Laghari, a resident of village Shah Muhammad Laghari, was fished out from Mirwah Canal here...
Growers stage sit-in for water KHAIRPUR, May 22: Growers of Samaj Minor, Hingorja, along with the elected members of Union Council Rasoolabad, staged a sit-in on Hingorja-Deparja link road here on Wednesday to protest against non-availability...		Heatstroke KHAIRPUR, May 22: Amanullah Chakrani, a constable of Sobhodero police station, died due to heatstroke here on Tuesday during his duty at a Madressa. —Correspondent...
Civil defence arrangements reviewed LAHORE, May 22: The Punjab government reviewed on Wednesday civil defence arrangements in view of the war threats by India and constituted a provincial coordination committee for overall defence planning....		Punjab can’t afford new taxes, says Tariq LAHORE, May 22: The Punjab cannot afford any new tax and the only way to improve its finances is better collection of the already imposed taxes....
Notice of ‘misconduct’ to Multan dist Nazim LAHORE, May 22: The Punjab local government department has served a show-cause notice on Multan district Nazim Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi for misconduct by proceeding abroad without the government permission....		Three leaders forced MMA to boycott APC LAHORE, May 22: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal decided to boycott the all-parties conference, convened by the army government in Islamabad on Wednesday, on the insistence of three leaders of the six-party alliance....
Rs5 million for civil defence LAHORE, May 22: District Naib Nazim Farooq Amjad Mir on Wednesday ordered immediate release of Rs5 million for the civil defence organization....		Plea against NAB power admitted LAHORE, May 22: A division bench of the Lahore High Court admitted an intra-court appeal challenging the National Accountability Bureau’s power to investigate a civil dispute between two private parties pending...
TEVTA to revamp system LAHORE, May 22: The Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA) has resolved to revamp the existing system for better management of mega technical and vocational educational institutions set-up in the...		CDO lacks funds to meet emergencies RAWALPINDI, May 22: The district government, Tehsil municipal administrations and the cantonment board have not yet provided funds to the Civil Defence Organization (CDO) to prepare itself for emergencies, sources told...
Record being shared with agencies, says Nadra chief ISLAMABAD, May 22: The particulars of citizens in the records of the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) are being shared with the intelligence and investigation agencies, said the Nadra chairman,...		CDA declares 28 govt depts defaulters: Property tax, water charges ISLAMABAD, May 22: About 28 government departments and semi-government organizations/ corporations have been declared defaulters of property tax and water charges, sources told Dawn on Wednesday....
Kashmiris hold demo against Lone’s murder RAWALPINDI, May 22: The All Jammu and Kashmir Youth Council on Wednesday held a demonstration in front of the UN office here to protest against the murder of All Parties Hurriet...		MoU signed for promotion of IT industry ISLAMABAD, May 22: The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Pakistan Software Houses Association (Pasha) signed a memorandum of understanding to help the industry build a better IT-enabled Pakistan....