May 30, 2002	Thursday	Rabi-ul-Awwal 17,1423

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Wapda move to raise tariff opposed LAHORE, May 29: Wapda’s demand for 24.65 per cent tariff increase from Nepra would bring it Rs52 billion during 16 months whereas its projected loss during the same period is only...		Arab states refuse to accept hijackers ISLAMABAD, May 29: Pakistan on Wednesday informed the Lahore High Court, Rawalpindi Bench, that no Arab country, including the Palestinian Authority, was willing to accept the four Palestinian hijackers of a...
Emissaries set to visit US, Europe ISLAMABAD, May 29: Amid tremendous pressure from the international community on the issue of cross-border infiltration, Islamabad is sending special emissaries to American and European capitals to explain Pakistan’s position....		Recalling diplomats — a no-confidence vote? ISLAMABAD: A growing number of Pakistanis are questioning if the rapid withdrawal from its territory of diplomatic personnel representing major nations is a vote of no-confidence against Pakistan’s ability and commitment...
Edhi centres ISLAMABAD, May 29: Abdul Sattar Edhi, chief of the Edhi Foundation, has established two welfare centres near Rawalakot (Azad Kashmir) and Kotla in view of the deteriorating situation arising out of...		India, Pakistan intellectuals urge restraint KARACHI, May 29: The governments of Pakistan and India have been asked to exercise restraint in the current charged atmosphere and work hard on economic development and cultural enrichment with a...
Govt urged to recover seals and artefacts LARKANA, May 29: The current session of the district council (SC), Larkana, on Wednesday in an unanimous resolution urged the government to arrest the burglars and recover 40 original seals and...		Dusty winds damage crops SANGHAR, May 29: The dusty winds, coupled with shortage of irrigation water and persisting hot weather, have damaged cotton, chilies, sugar-cane and orchards....
Water shortage affects agriculture DADU, May 29: The shortage of irrigation water has adversely affected 30 per cent of agriculture in the current season. Besides, if the situation continues, the agricultural system will be destroyed...		Six outlaws arrested SHIKARPUR, May 29: The police arrested six outlaws after an encounter in Rakhiyal Ji Wandh village, Garhi Yasin taluka, on Wednesday....
Attack on grid station: inquiry ordered SUKKUR, May 29: The Sukkur Range, AIGP, Nayyar Hussnain on Wednesday took serious notice of an armed attack by a group of dacoits at the Wapda Grid Station near Thul, Jacobabad...		PTCL centre without facilities NAWABSHAH, May 29: The people of the city were facing many problems due to non-availability of high-tech telecom facility at the PTCL customer service centre....
Train crushes two girls to death SANGHAR, May 29: Two minor girls were crushed to death by a train in Khudabad village, near Tando Adam, on Tuesday....		Two killed over Karo-kari SUKKUR, May 29: A man and a woman were gunned down in Thul, Jacobabad District, on the pretext of Karo-kari on Tuesday....
TB spreading fast in south NWFP: People demand immediate action LAKKI MARWAT, May 29: Tuberculosis is spreading very rapidly in the southern parts of NWFP, but no concrete steps have been taken by the authorities concerned to control it, despite the...		Varsities asked to uphold quality: Convocation at GIK SWABI May 29: The NWFP Governor, Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah, has said that universities must excel in imparting modern scientific education to the youth so as to find solutions to problems...
Concern at plan to deregulate drug prices PESHAWAR, May 29: The Pakistan Chemists and Druggists Association (PCDA), Peshawar chapter, has expressed concern over the government’s plan to deregularize the prices of drugs, saying that it will pave the...		Three held in DSP murder case KOHAT, May 29: The newly-created police investigation cell has solved the murder case of DSP Serai Naurang, Bannu, who was assassinated by criminals last year, police sources said here on Wednesday....
People urged to forge unity MARDAN, May 29: District Nazim Haji Raza Khan has called upon the people to maintain unity in their ranks at this hour of need when the country is faced with security...		Art week at Hazara varsity opens MANSEHRA, May 29: The Vice-Chancellor of Hazara University, Dr Ashraf Adeel, has said that youth possess a lot of artistic talent and the role of Hazara University is to encourage creative...
Call to curb drug menace HARIPUR, May 29: District Nazim Dr Raja Amir Zaman has stressed the need for unified efforts to get rid of the drug menace, and asked people to identify narcotics pushers and...		Heavy rains kill 15 in Punjab BAHAWALPUR, May 29: Fifteen people were killed in Tuesday night’s rain in different cities of the Punjab....
Five of family shot dead over minor issue GUJRANWALA, May 29: Rivals shot dead five members of a family, including a woman, and injured four others over a minor issue in neighbouring Jandiala Baghwala village here on Wednesday....		Balloting for allotment of land in Cholistan BAHAWALPUR, May 29: The Punjab government’s allotment committee has approved 4,056 applications out of 5,784 for allotment of land in Cholistan....
Shops, kiosks bulldozed for ‘non-payment’ of dues SAHIWAL, May 29: The local municipal committee on Tuesday evening bulldozed hundreds of kiosks and shops in the local Grain Market for the ‘non-payment’ of dues....		Death on two counts in murder case FAISALABAD, May 29: The local Anti-Terrorism Court on Wednesday handed down capital punishment on two counts, three years’ RI, Rs20,000 as compensation money and fined Rs20,000 to a convict in a...
Three killed, 29 injured on road KASUR, May 29: Three people were killed while 29 others sustained injuries in road accidents in various parts of the district on Wednesday....		Farmers not getting gunny bags GUJRANWALA, May 29: The food department officials of Alipur Chattha are not providing gunny bags to farmers who have deposited earnest money....
Two murdered in Sheikhupura SHEIKHUPURA, May 29: Two people were murdered on Wednesday in different parts of the district....		Benevolent Fund still unutilized TOBA TEK SINGH, May 29: The provincial government has yet not transferred powers of spending or utilizing the Benevolent Fund money of its employees to district governments....
No clue to abducted student SARGODHA, May 29: Police have failed to control crime in the city, social worker Khalid Iqbal Mussarat alleged while talking to newsmen on Wednesday....		‘Timber sold at throwaway price’ BAHAWALNAGAR, May 29: The district forest officer has allegedly sold timber worth millions of rupees at a throwaway price....
‘Defence of Pakistan in good hands’ SIALKOT, May 29: Defence of Pakistan is in strong hands and its armed forces and people are fully prepared to combat any Indian aggression....		Canal breach wreaks havoc SADIQABAD, May 29: Scores of houses were inundated on Wednesday when a 40-foot breach occurred in Sanghi minor near Rukanpur....
Maqbool admits faults in crisis management LAHORE, May 29: Governor Khalid Maqbool admitted on Wednesday faults in the crisis management of the civil defence, giving a week to the authorities concerned to remove them....		Education dept seeks funds for new projects LAHORE, May 29: The education department plans to seek funds for launching new projects from Punjab’s annual development programme (ADP) for the next fiscal year....
PR to try corporate management for six months LAHORE, May 29: The Pakistan Railway will start working as a corporation from July 1 on an experimental basis, PR chairman Lt-Gen Saeeduz Zafar (retired) told reporters on Wednesday after chairing...		Housing dept to auction its stores, equipment LAHORE, May 29: The Housing Department expects to raise Rs30 million in the next three months by auctioning its stores and equipment in Lahore, Rawalpindi and Bahawalpur, Lt-Gen Muhammad Tariq (retired),...
All Rangers’ needs to be met: Moin LAHORE, May 29: Interior Minister Lt-Gen Moinuddin Haider (retired) said on Wednesday the government would take all measures necessary to equip the Pakistan Rangers with the latest equipment it needed....		Ghaus’s Urs LAHORE, May 29: The Punjab Auqaf and Religious Affairs Minister, Dr Mufti Ghulam Sarwar Qadri, inauguarted the annual Urs of Hazrat Shah Muhammad Ghaus here on Wednesday....
Lecture on TV LAHORE, May 29: Muneeza Hashmi, Pakistan Television’s Lahore general manager, delivered a special lecture on Wednesday at Government Fatima Jinnah College for Women, Chuna Mandi....		Irregularities detected in RMC Complex project RAWALPINDI, May 29: Irregularities have been noticed in the Islamic Development Bank-financed Rawalpindi Medical College Complex project, sources in the hospital said here on Wednesday....
CDA wants direct land sale for prompt revenue ISLAMABAD, May 29: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) asked the government to give relaxation in the regulations, empowering the board to dispose of its land through balloting and direct sale....		UNIDO launches industrial info network ISLAMABAD, May 29: United Nations Industrial Development Organization has launched Industrial Information Network (IIN) in Pakistan in collaboration with SME bank, Comsats and SMEDA as project partners, here on Wednesday....
IDB likely to finance health projects RAWALPINDI, May 29: The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) is likely to finance the Punjab health department’s programme for the uplift of the peripheral health care facilities and setting up of a...		27pc teenagers are smokers: report ISLAMABAD, May 29: As many as 27 per cent of Islamabad children of 14 to 18 years of age are smokers, a study has shown....