June 6, 2002	Thursday	Rabi-ul-Awwal 24,1423

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AJK govt demands uniform power tariff ISLAMABAD, June 5: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir government has refused to pay electricity tariff of higher bulk and disputed arrears of Rs1.2 billion to Wapda and has demanded uniformity in...		Tribesmen allow army to enter Shawal PESHAWAR, June 5: The tribesmen of North Waziristan Agency have said that army troops were allowed to enter Shawal area bordering with Afghanistan three days back to help Islamabad ensure vigilance...
Uplift projects in N. Areas launched SKARDU, June 5: The government is giving special attention to the socio-economic development of Northern Areas and a record number of projects have been launched during the past two years....		Efforts to unify PML hit snags ISLAMABAD June 5: The efforts for the unification of various PML factions have once again hit snags after PML(N) Chairman Raja Zafarul Haq’s refusal to sit with unification committee convener Gohar...
German FM urges India, Pakistan to reduce tension BERLIN, June 5: German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer on Wednesday said that both Pakistan and India should take steps to reduce tension on their borders....		Pakistan has right to use N-arms: Karamat ROME, June 5: Pakistan reserves the right to use nuclear weapons against India in an extreme case, a top Pakistani military envoy told an Italian newspaper in an interview published on...
Five die as coach rams into truck QUETTA, June 5: Five people were killed and 36 others injured, 12 of them seriously, when a coach rammed into a stationery truck on a main road near Kalat, some 200km...		ARD reiterates condition to meet Musharraf QUETTA, June 5: The president of the Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD), Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan, has announced that the alliance will not withdraw its demand of lifting the ban on...
Two shoot each other to death WANA, June 5: Two people were killed while one received serious injuries when they opened fire on each other while travelling in a pick-up vehicle near Ashkar Kot village in the...		Solar eclipse on 11th, not to be visible in Pakistan ISLAMABAD, June 5: There will be a solar eclipse on June 11 (Tuesday), but it will not be visible in the country, said the Meteorological Department here on Wednesday....
Crops damaged by hailstorm MANSEHRA, June 5: A hailstorm damaged tobacco and tea crop, vegetable farms and fruit orchards in four union councils of Pakhal area of the Mansehra tehsil on Wednesday....		Three killed in Peshawar PESHAWAR, June 5: Two people were killed on Tuesday night, while a 5-year-old boy was killed in a road accident on Wednesday....
ADBP announces relief package GILGIT, June 5: The Agriculture Development Bank of Pakistan (ADBP) has announced a relief package for the people of the drought-hit areas of Northern Areas....		Delimitation proposals for Fata finalized PESHAWAR, June 5: Delimitation proposals for the local government elections in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas have been finalized....
198 Afghan families repatriated: 12,615 listed households in 2 districts KOHAT, June 5: Of the 12,615 registered Afghan families living in Kohat and Hangu districts and the Orakzai Agency, only 198 have been repatriated by the United Nations High Commission for...		Two girls kidnapped LAKKI MARWAT, June 5: Two girls were kidnapped in Lakki Marwat and Serai Naurang on Wednesday....
Chitral EDO castigated CHITRAL, June 5: Members of the district council castigated the executive district officer for denying protocol to them during Health Minister Abdul Malik Kansi’s visit to Chitral the other day....		DIG dies of cardiac arrest KOHAT, June 5: Waseem Afzal Khan, DIG Kohat Range, died here of cardiac arrest on Tuesday at his official residence....
Varsity told to brace for competition PESHAWAR, June 5: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has said that Kohat University of Science and Technology would not lag behind in the relevant field and would compete with its...		Highway blocked as robbers go on looting spree SUKKUR, June 5: A large number of truckers blocked vehicular traffic at the Moro section of the National Highway on Wednesday in protest against the looting spree by highwaymen who robbed...
Raid leads to 4 officials’ recovery: Illegal detention DADU, June 5: Four employees of the health department were found in illegal detention at Dadu town police station during a raid by the judicial magistrate on Tuesday night....		SU announces exam schedule HYDERABAD, June 5: The controller of examinations (annual), University of Sindh, announced on Wednesday that the practical examinations of BSc Home Economics (pass) Part-I and Part-II for the annual examinations of...
Detection bills irk Hesco consumers HYDERABAD, June 5: Hyderabad City Taluka Naib Nazim Abdul Qadeer Naghar has expressed concern over the issuance of detection bills by Hesco without meter reading....		Water supply suspended SANGHAR, June 5: The irrigation authorities, who had restored the water supply in the Toori Minor on Tuesday, closed it on Wednesday....
Accident NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, June 5: One person died and 16 others were injured when a van collided with a Datsun pickup on Tuesday.—Correspondent...		Dist council seeks water for Kotri HYDERABAD, June 5: The Hyderabad District Council on Wednesday expressed concern over the shortage of filter water in the district and demanded of the government to release water at Kotri downstream...
List of units polluting environs sent to highups GUJRANWALA, June 5: A list of industrial units which are adding to the environmental pollution was forwarded on Wednesday by the Environment Protection Department to higher authorities for shifting them out...		450,000 tons of wheat procured BAHAWALPUR, June 5: Local food department Deputy Director Rana Waris has said at least 450,000 tons of wheat have been procured in three districts....
Breach in Gogera Canal plugged SHEIKHUPURA, June 5: The irrigation staff has within 38 hours plugged the 75-foot breach which was developed in the Upper Gogera Branch canal near Chak 5, Shahkot, on Tuesday....		Four cyclists killed in ‘encounter’ MULTAN, June 5: Four alleged dacoits were gunned down in an ‘encounter’, Multan police claimed on Wednesday....
Rivals kill two in Sargodha SARGODHA, June 5: Two persons were killed by their rivals in different parts of the district on Wednesday....		War exercises in many cities GUJRANWALA, June 5: Various organizations on Wednesday held exercise in many cities of the Punjab to prepare themselves to face any aggression from the enemy....
Filtration plants for potable water GUJRANWALA, June 5: The City Tehsil Council will install about half a dozen filtration plants in various parts of the city for providing clean drinking water to citizens....		Shot dead FAISALABAD, June 5: A boy was shot dead on Wednesday by his relatives in Chak 105-GB....
‘Only loyal workers to get PPP tickets’ FAISALABAD, June 5: Tickets for national and provincial assemblies’ seats will be awarded to loyal party workers after minutely scrutinizing the applications of interested candidates....		Progress in adjustment talks, says PML-QA LAHORE, June 5: Talks for electoral adjustments with the Jamaat-i-Islami, the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam, the Awami National Party and the Pakistan People’s Party (Sherpao group) have made progress, Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-i-Azam)’s...
Govt may allow local assembly of electronics LAHORE, June 5: The federal government is likely to encourage local assembly of all electronic goods including cellular phones by giving an incentive package in the budget for the financial year...		Water shortage for Kharif declines LAHORE, June 5: River water shortage in the country has declined by 13 per cent as a result of recent rains and high temperatures....
Freemasons Lodges rightfully taken: DAG LAHORE, June 5: The Freemasons Lodges were rightfully taken over by the government, a deputy attorney-general submitted before the Lahore High Court on Wednesday....		Committees to monitor water, pesticides supply LAHORE, June 5: The Punjab government plans to form committee for monitoring water distribution and check adulterated pesticides in the province, Lt-Gen Khalid Maqbool (retired), the Punjab governor, said on Wednesday....
Cargo businesses LAHORE, June 5: About 250 goods forwarding agencies are operating illegally from inside the Walled City despite having been allotted land in Sabzazar Colony in 1993....		Property tax case verdict LAHORE, June 5: The Lahore High Court will decide on June 10 a plea by the Punjab government for vacation of stay granted by it to the petitioners who have challenged...