June 4, 2002	Tuesday	Rabi-ul-Awwal 22,1423

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Fast-drying Indus Delta devastates lower Sindh THATTA, June 3: The non-release of water in the river downstream Kotri for about five years has destroyed agricultural lands, livestock and fisheries resources on which millions of people of the...		Partial strike observed in civil hospital DADU, June 3: A partial strike was observed by the paramedical staff at the Civil Hospital for the second consecutive day on Monday to protest against the arrest of four employees...
Patients forced to pay gratification MIRPURKHAS, June 3: The patients admitted to the gynaecology ward, Civil Hospital, Mirpurkhas, are forced to pay between Rs300 and Rs500 on various pretexts by the staff of the ward....		Water shortage hits Sanghar SANGHAR, June 3: An acute shortage of drinking water has hit the city as some of its areas like Zahid Town have not received water for the last five months. The...
Recovery drive intensified by PTCL LARKANA, June 3: The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited has mobilized its revenue officers in Larkana range for the recovery of Rs165 million dues outstanding against subscribers....		Police find no clue to hostage NAWABSHAH, June 3: The Sakrand police have failed to find any clue regarding the kidnapping of a cloth merchant of Sakrand, Ghulam Shabbir Lakho....
Five cops among 15 injured in clash SUKKUR, June 3: Fifteen people, five of them policemen, were injured in a clash between tribesmen and a police team in village Mirani, near Kandhkot, on Monday....		Listeners deprived of broadcasts KHAIRPUR, June 3: The Khairpur Radio Station is one of the major radio stations of the country but people of the Thar area of Nara taluka here are unable to listen...
Probe into corruption charges demanded LAKKI MARWAT, June 3: The Councillors Alliance, district Lakki Marwat, have demanded an investigation into the alleged corruption in the district government....		Major roads in bad shape PESHAWAR, June 3: Major roads in the NWFP and tribal areas are mostly in a bad shape....
STC rents its several chalets PESHAWAR, June 3: The NWFP Minister for Education and Information Syed Imtiaz Hussain Gilani has said that the government would do everything within its resources to promote tourism in the province....		Traders seek cancellation of exhibition ABBOTTABAD, June 3: The All Traders Federation, Abbottabad, has demanded the cancellation of industrial exhibition to be held here at the Lady Garden, in a protest meeting at the Cantt Chowk...
Substandard drugs doing a roaring business PESHAWAR, June 3: In the wake of sky-rocketing of drug prices manufactured by the multinational companies, substandard drugs made locally are doing a roaring business due to their low prices, doctors...		Two killed KOHAT, June 3: Two people, including a woman, were killed and two others were seriously injured when a Peshawar-bound truck collided with a Suzuki van on Kohat-Hangu Road, seven kilometres from...
Body set up to review proposed taxes MANSEHRA, June 3: In view of the strong protest lodged by traders, transporter and general public, the tehsil council Mansehra has constituted a 13-member committee, including four councillors, to review the...		Councillors want more powers and funds SWABI, June 3: The NWFP Minister for Local Government Athar Minnallah said on Monday that some amendments to the local government ordinance will be made....
One million Afghans return QARABAGH (Afghanistan), June 3: Some one million Afghans have now flocked back to their homeland this year in what is set to be the biggest return of refugees ever seen, according...		NHA wants Rs34bn to build roads, highways ISLAMABAD, June 3: The National Highway Authority has demanded of the finance ministry to allocate Rs34 billion in budget for building roads including reviving the motorway policy, which the Musharraf government...
US demand to be taken up during official visit ISLAMABAD, June 3: The demand consistently being made by the US that Islam-abad “should deliver on its promise” in order to de-escalate tension in the region, will be one of the...		Plan to train women councillors approved ISLAMABAD, June 3: The national steering committee on women has approved a work plan for the year 2002-2003 under the political participation project....
Two bodies found KARACHI, June 3: Two bodies were found in Korangi on Monday night Police said the bodies of a woman, aged around 27, and of a boy, aged around 2, were found in bags in Korangi No 4....		Speakers warn against policy shift on Kashmir ISLAMABAD, June 3: Speakers at a seminar have warned the government against striking any agreement, which is tantamount to retreating on the national stance on Kashmir, or which could bring the...
President for talks to settle disputes ALMATY, June 3: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has come to Almaty to search for lasting peace in the sub-continent, said Federal Information and Media Development Minister Nisar Memon at a news...		Rally held to protest violence against journalists MUZAFFARABAD, June 3: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir Union of Journalists held a rally here on Monday to protest unabated incidents of violence against newsmen in the held Kashmir....
NALC to fight against Indian aggression GILGIT, June 3: The Northern Areas Legislative Council in its meeting on Monday discussed the current standoff with India and pledged that the people of Northern Areas would fight side by...		Smuggled cloth forces powerlooms’ closure GUJRANWALA, June 3: Around 95 per cent powerlooms and small units have been closed as the market has been flooded with smuggled cloth, an increase in power tariff and levy of...
Primary,middle schools handed over to UCs LAHORE, June 3: District Nazim Mian Amer Mahmood has announced the hand over of the primary and middle schools to union councils to promote the education at grassroots level....		Lawyers to stage ‘peace rally’ GUJRANWALA, June 3: The local district bar association will take out a ‘peace rally’ on Wednesday against the war hysteria created by India....
Rallies next month if Zardari not released FAISALABAD, June 3: Protest demonstrations, rallies and hunger strike camps will be set up in all big cities if former senator Asif Ali Zardari was not released in June....		PML unification vital: Pagaro BAHAWALPUR, June 3: The unification of different factions of the PML could only be confined to the province of Punjab....
Two fall prey to accidents in Vehari VEHARI, June 3: Two persons were killed in separate road accidents on the Vehari-Luddan Road on Monday....		Five polio cases found in Dera, Rajanpur DERA GHAZI KHAN, June 3: Five polio cases have been detected by the representative of World Health Organization during the last two months in Dera and Rajanpur districts....
Drainage problems exposed by storm SHEIKHUPURA, June 3: The city and its adjoining areas witnessed a thunderstorm on Sunday night....		Rs9.067bn co-op loans to farmers LAHORE, June 3: The Punjab Provincial Co-operative Bank Ltd (PPCBL) has granted over Rs9.067 billion worth loans to farmers on soft terms....
Banned outfit man gets death MULTAN, June 3: The Anti-Terrorism Court No. 2 awarded capital punishment on two counts to a terrorist belonging to the banned Lashkar-i-Jhangvi on Monday....		Arrested SIALKOT, June 3: Led by SHO Qaisar Mushtaq, Saddar police on Monday raided the outhouse of an inter-district gang of tractor lifters and arrested its ring leader Azeem and his accomplice...
Man catches dacoit SIALKOT, June 3: An old man on Sunday night caught one of the fleeing dacoits in a nearby Gujranwali village, Sialkot Saddar....		Crushed by wagon TOBA TEK SINGH, June 3: A villager was knocked down and killed on Monday by a speeding wagon on the Toba-Chichawatni Road....
Relatives reject encounter claim MULTAN, June 3: Relatives of the alleged ring leader of a dacoits gang killed along with his two accomplices in an ‘encounter’ on Sunday have contradicted the police story....		Youth shoots father TOBA TEK SINGH, June 3: A youth shot dead his father on Monday over a money issue in a nearby Chak 328-JB....
ARD’s white paper on referendum LAHORE, June 3: The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy on Monday issued a white paper which questions the validity of the April 30 referendum on constitutional, factual and political grounds....		PPP leaders advise govt to contact Benazir Bhutto LAHORE, June 3: Pakistan People’s Party leaders said here on Monday that the policies pursued by the military regime had failed to solve the thorny problems facing the country. There was,...
LHC issues warrants for two editors LAHORE, June 3: The Lahore High Court issued bailable warrants on Monday to ensure the presence of two newspaper editors on June 25....		Indus Basin Treaty to ‘continue smoothly’ LAHORE, June 3: The recent meeting of the permanent commissioners of the Indus Basin Water Treaty at New Dehli has ensured a smooth continuation of the treaty in spite of border...
JI plans to project Kashmir problem LAHORE, June 3: The Jamaat-i-Islami plans to hold at least 1,000 public meetings, seminars and rallies to prevent the government from taking a U-turn on Kashmir issue, party officials said on...		PML-QA tickets LAHORE, June 3: The Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-i-Azam) will start awarding party tickets for the October general elections immediately after the completion of hearing of the appeals against new delimitations, Mian...
Rs1bn to electrify villages LAHORE, June 3: The government plans to spend Rs1 billion to electrify villages during the next year, Punjab governor Khalid Maqbool said here on Monday....		MBBS results LAHORE, June 3: The Punjab University declared on Monday the results of its MBBS (re-organized scheme) second professional supplementary examination for 2001, held in March this year....
Road project inaugurated LAHORE, June 3: Governor Khalid Maqbool on Monday inaugurated the construction of a 6km-long-road passing through Jauhar Town from near the site of the proposed Expo Centre, connecting Thokar Niaz Beg...		Aitchison College teachers’pay raised LAHORE, June 3: The Punjab government has announced 40 per cent increase in the salaries of Aitchison College teachers and other staff....