May 28, 2002	Tuesday	Rabi-ul-Awwal 15,1423

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Windstorm, rain cause electricity breakdowns LAHORE, May 27: A strong windstorm, followed by downpour, lashed the provincial metropolis on Monday night at a speed of 130km per hour, bringing down several trees and billboards besides causing...		Five murdered, three hurt as rivals clash SAHIWAL, May 27: Five people were murdered and three others sustained injuries in a clash between two rival groups at Chak 113/12-L....
Procedures still hinder drugs’ purchase: 30pc funds utilized so far MULTAN, May 27: Owing to procedural flaws, the provincial Health Department has failed to procure medicines proportionate to the budgetary allocation for the fiscal year 2001-2002....		Four killed, 13 injured in Lahore LAHORE, May 27: Four people were killed and 13 others sustained serious injuries when fences and a cell-phone booster on rooftop of a plaza fell in Samanabad late on Monday night....
Three children, woman killed in house fire FAISALABAD, May 27: Four people, including three minor children, were killed and as many others sustained burn wounds on Monday when a house caught fire due to gas leakage in Ilyas...		Survey report of cultivated land sought TOBA TEK SINGH, May 27: Revenue EDO Nazir Ahmad has been directed to prepare a detailed survey report of the district’s cultivated land and its irrigation water requirement so that the...
Certification of citrus plants stressed FAISALABAD, May 27: University of Agriculture vice-chancellor Prof Dr Riaz Husain Qureshi said on Monday Pakistan was among the countries which produced the best citrus fruit in the world....		Roop, her husband extended bail MULTAN, May 27: The Multan bench of Lahore High Court on Monday extended the interim bail of Roop Karim and her husband till June 10 in a hudood case lodged by...
Auction of defaulters’property ordered GUJRANWALA, May 27: The banking court No 1, Gujranwala, ordered on Monday the auction of the properties of three defaulters besides issuing warrant for the arrest of 15 others....		SHO, five cops hurt on road BAHAWALNAGAR, May 27: An SHO and five constables were injured when a wagon hit their mobile van here on Sunday....
Schools closed in Sialkot SIALKOT, May 27: All the government and private schools on border areas of Sialkot and Narowal districts have been closed due to the Indian heavy mortar and artillery shelling....		Resolution of Kashmir issue urged SWABI, May 27: Unless the issue of Kashmir is resolved, there will be no peace in the volatile South Asian region. With a peaceful settlement of this issue, not only the...
Potable water shortage HARIPUR, May 27: As many as 264,000 children below the age of five years fall ill to dysentery as they do not have access to safe potable water and a large...		No hike in power tariff SWABI, May 27: Pesco Chief Executive Khalid Khan has dispelled the impression that power rates are being increased next month....
Senior artistes unhappy with TV bosses PESHAWAR, May 27: Mismanagement on the part of Peshawar TV top brass is affecting the performance of the Peshawar centre, as many senior artistes allege that they are being ignored, insiders...		No infiltration across border, says Musharraf WASHINGTON, May 27: President Gen Pervez Musharraf declared on Sunday that infiltration into held Kashmir had stopped, but demanded a response from New Delhi, including the renewal of direct talks between...
Law ministry objects to NRB’s jurisdiction: Police Ordinance ISLAMABAD, May 27: The Ministry of Law has disputed the jurisdiction of National Reconstruction Bureau (NRB) to promulgate the Police Ordinance 2002 on the grounds that the Constitution and the Supreme...		Sealing of funds for car, house ordered QUETTA, May 27: The Balochistan’s Finance Minister, Jalil Khan Dotani, has ordered sealing of funds allocated in the current budget for extending car and house building advances to the government employees....
Attack on gas field airport foiled QUETTA, May 27: Security forces foiled an attack on Uch Gas Field Airport late on Sunday injuring two of the armed men and arresting six culprits, a senior officer of the...		Two die as Indians shell AJK areas MUZAFFARABAD, May 27: Heavy shelling by Indian forces continued on several villages of Azad Kashmir on Sunday and Monday killing two civilians and injuring at least nine others....
PPP doubts Musharraf’s sincerity ISLAMABAD, May 27: The Pakistan People’s Party on Monday responded to President Musharraf’s declaration of holding elections between Oct 7 and 10, with scepticism that he might not renege from his...		LJ activist held KARACHI, May 27: An activist of the outlawed Lashkar-i-Jhangvi was arrested with a huge quantity of explosives and arms in Orangi Town on Monday....
The Armageddon predicted by Nostradamus? ISLAMABAD, May 27: The best of exotic cuisine and culture was exhibited by the member states of the Organization of African Unity here on Monday....		Civic agencies told to update contingency plans RAWALPINDI, May 27: The civic agencies have been asked to update their contingency plans and release funds required by the Civil Defence Organization (CDO) so that it could make arrangements to...
Urbanization causes ecological disaster: Kasi BHURBAN, May 27: Demographic changes due to unchecked urbanization and heavy influx of refugees have caused ecological disaster in various cities of the country....		Industrial information project to be launched tomorrow ISLAMABAD, May 27: United Nations Industrial Development Organization is launching the Industrial Information Network project on May 29....
Water charges likely to be doubled RAWALPINDI, May 27: Water charges are likely to be doubled in the forthcoming budget of the Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB), sources told Dawn....		Pindi dist not being given required paramedical staff RAWALPINDI, May 27: The Rawalpindi district will get half of the paramedical staff required by government-run health care facilities, sources in the health department said here on Monday....
Federal Treasury ISLAMABAD, May 27: Federal Treasury has been establised near the Estate Office to facilitate petitioners and lawyers in Islamabad, an official told Dawn here on Monday....		Judge injured as grenade explodes in his hand ISLAMABAD, May 27: A civil judge was injured on Monday after a hand grenade, that he was examining as “case property”, went off in his hand, police and witnesses said....
JI waiting for direct contact from Nawaz LAHORE, May 27: The Jamaat-i-Islami is waiting for a direct contact by Nawaz Sharif for giving a practical shape to a political cooperation between the JI and the PML-N....		Pakistan, India urged to desist from war LAHORE, May 27: Speakers at a seminar have urged both Pakistan and India to desist from going to war and settle their disputes through a dialogue, besides withdrawing their troops from...
12 killed in robberies in five months LAHORE, May 27: At least 12 people have been killed this year and scores injured on resisting robbers....		No orders yet to lay off NFML staff LAHORE, May 27: The National Fertilizers Marketing Ltd (NFML) has not yet received any directions from the federal government to lay off its employees who would become “surplus” after the Pak...
209 remain in jails after serving out terms LAHORE, May 27: Two hundred and nine convicts are languishing in jails after serving out their sentences and a lawyer argued on Monday that the State was responsible to pay up...		‘Raise tax exemption ceiling’ LAHORE, May 27: The Pakistan Workers’ Confederation has proposed raising the income tax exemption ceiling to Rs100,000 in the federal budget 2002-2003 and increasing the pays and allowances in accordance with...
Demand for full time army chief ‘untimely’ LAHORE, May 27: Qaumi Jamhoori Party’s president-elect Omar Asghar Khan says the country will ultimately need a full time chief of army staff. At present, however, the demand is untimely....		Invitation be extended to Benazir,says PPP LAHORE, May 27: The PPP said on Monday that its position with respect to holding a meeting with President Pervez Musharraf remained unchanged....
PML unity talks ‘inconclusive’ LAHORE, May 27: Representatives of six factions of the Pakistan Muslim League met on Monday to explore the possibility of unifying their groups, but the meeting concluded without any agreement on...		Rivers flow improves further LAHORE, May 27: The rising temperature helped further improve water in-flow at the principal dams on Monday. Indus at Tarbela touched 112,500 cusecs and Jhelum at Mangla 56,500 cusecs....
20 in illegal custody of PR police LAHORE, May 27: Over 20 people have been “languishing in illegal custody” of the railway police for four days....		Chenab spurs increase flooding risk for Wazirabad LAHORE, May 27: Wazirabad is threatened due to construction of 11 spurs between Head Marala and Alexandria Bridge on the Gujrat side of the Chenab....