June 11, 2002	Tuesday	Rabi-ul-Awwal 29, 1423

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Verdict reserved in case challenging CEC powers PESHAWAR, June 10: The Peshawar High Court here on Monday reserved its judgement in a petition challenging the powers of the Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan to hear election disputes....		OGDC to supply gas to Punjab instead of Frontier areas KOHAT, June 10: The Oil and Gas Development Corporation (OGDC) in violation of the original plan approved by the federal government, has decided to supply gas from the Shakardarra Oil and...
Wapda wants quick decision in land acquisition cases: Swabi salinity control project PESHAWAR, June 10: Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) has asked the NWFP government to decide land acquisition cases pertaining to multi-billion-rupees Swabi Salinity Control and Rehabilitation Project (SSCRP) without further...		Charsadda tenants demand removal of police force PESHAWAR, June 10: The affected tenants of various villages in Charsadda  have appealed to NWFP governor to intervene and  order immediate removal of the police force from their villages set up...
Tribesmen vow to defend border PESHAWAR,  June 10: The people of the South Waziristan Agency and the Frontier Region Tank have vowed to help the country’s armed forces against any Indian aggression....		New project for Hazara varsity launched ISLAMABAD, June 10: Ministry of Science & Technology will strengthen Departments of Microbiology and Biochemistry at Hazara University. The project will be completed in a period of 24 months at a...
Man killed; two houses burgled PESHAWAR, June 10: More than Rs 300,000 worth gold ornaments and valuables were robbed and burgled in two separate incidents in the city on Sunday night....		Sherpao to contest polls from Chitral CHITRAL, June 10: Former NWFP chief minister Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao is likely to contest the general elections for the National Assembly seat from Chitral....
Magistrate court demanded LAKKI MARWAT, June 10: District lawyers have requested NWFP authorities to establish a judicial magistrate court at Serai Naurang, as 55 per cent cases of the area are in pending or...		Protest against water shortage LANDI KOTAL, June 10: Tribesmen of Jamrud in Khyber Agency blocked the main Landi Kotal-Jamrud Road the other day, in protest against the disconnection of power supply to various government tube...
Change in Kashmir policy opposed ISLAMABAD, June 10: The Defence Council of Pakistan and Afghanistan on Monday called upon all the political forces to mobilise public opinion for preparation to defend the country’s solidarity and to...		Girl killed, 18 wounded in Indian shelling MUZAFFARABAD, June 10: A girl was killed, and 18 others, including women and children, were injured in different areas of Azad Jammu and Kashmir on Monday in unrelenting Indian shelling from...
Blackout exercise GILGIT, June 10: The government has decided to carry out blackout exercise here on June 13 from 9.30pm to 10.00pm....		Strike observed in Quetta QUETTA, June 10: A shutter down strike was observed here on Monday in support of striking government employees and teachers of the district, who are demanding 40 per cent special allowance....
MJC flays Geelani’s arrest MUZAFFARABAD, June 10: Muttahida Jihad Council (MJC) on Monday condemned the arrest of senior executive member of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference, Syed Ali Shah Geelani, and his son-in-law by the...		President to visit Dubai ABU DHABI, June 10: President Gen Pervez Musharraf will undertake a brief visit of Dubai on Tuesday....
‘Stakeholders should have a say in decision-making’ MULTAN, June 10: Voice of all the stakeholders in higher education — the government, teachers, students and the community — should be heard properly at all the decision-making fora for transparency...		Relief package demanded for cottage industry FAISALABAD, June 10: The government should announce a package of incentives for cottage industries and small shopkeepers instead of imposing huge taxes on them in the next budget....
PPP to launch mass-contact campaign soon FAISALABAD, June 10: The Pakistan People’s Party will launch a countrywide mass contact campaign soon to make a solid ground for the return of Benazir Bhutto and muster masses’ support in...		Two killed in accident FAISALABAD, June 10: Two boys were crushed by a speeding truck on the Canal Road here on Monday....
Wheat purchase target enhanced GUJRANWALA, June 10: The food department has enhanced the wheat procurement target from 250,000 to 302,000 metric tons....		aBailiff recovers landlord, son from illegal detention GUJRANWALA, June 10: A bailiff of the local court on Monday recovered a landlord and his son from the illegal custody of Naushera Virkan police lock-up....
Workshop on ‘democracy, human rights’ TOBA TEK SINGH, June 10: Most participants in a workshop expressed satisfaction over the performance of political leaders while some held them responsible for the present crisis....		Inter-district car-lifters’gang busted SAHIWAL, June 10: The local police on Monday busted an inter-district car-lifter gang and arrested its ring leader and his four accomplices....
Hairdresser, his worker found dead SAHIWAL, June 10: A hairdresser and his worker were found dead at the upper story of their house here on Monday....		Bar calls for recovery of kidnapped youth SARGODHA, June 10: The Sargodha District Bar Association voiced its concern on Monday over the abduction of Muhammad Imran, an MA student, for ransom and the failure of the police to...
Loadshedding cripples life in Gambat Taluka KHAIRPUR, June 10: All the main towns of Gambat Taluka including Khuhra, Drib, Mehar, Shah, and Saghiyoon, and some 30 villages were hit by unscheduled loadshedding from early morning till afternoon...		Wrongful confinement: eight recovered in raid LARKANA, June 10: Eight people were found detained illegally at the Mahota police station when a court official conducted a raid on Monday to recover two persons....
SSC results announced SUKKUR, June 10: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE), Sukkur, announced the results of the Secondary School Certificate Part-II (Class X) Annual Examinations 2002 for science and general groups...		Forests hit by water shortage DADU, June 10: The shortage of water and apathy of the department concerned have affected forests along eastern and western banks of the Indus River....
Six bandits held SHIKARPUR, June 10: Six dacoits were arrested by the Lakhi and Humayoon police on Monday....		Arrest of Hesco official decried MIRPURKHAS, June 10: The Pegham Union of Wapda, Mirpurkhas division, has strongly protested against the arrest of a line superintendent and registration of a case against the SDO of Hesco, Mithi...
19 injured in accident SANGHAR, June 10: At least 19 people were injured, nine seriously, when a Hyderabad-bound van collided head-on with a bus coming from the opposite direction on the Tando Adam-Hyderabad road on...		Defaulters BADIN, June 10: The cooperative registrar and chairman of the Sindh Cooperative Bank, Shamsuddin Jafrani, at a meeting held at the circuit house here with cooperative officers, issued directives for action...
Reduction in voting age costs EC over Rs100m LAHORE, June 10: The government decision to reduce the voting age from 21 to 18 years for the upcoming general elections has cost over Rs100 million to the Punjab Election Commission....		164 school buildings declared dangerous LAHORE, June 10: The Lahore city district government has declared buildings of 164 schools controlled by it as dangerous and decided to merge them with other schools....
Memon invites MMA leaders LAHORE, June 10: The government has invited the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal leaders for a consultative meeting on border situation with Gen Pervez Musharraf on June 18....		Indian left wingers agree to peace rallies LAHORE, June 10: Responding to a call from the left wing parties of Pakistan, the Communist Party of India, the Socialist Unity Centre of India, the CPIML (Red Flag) and the...
LHC seeks property tax assessment record LAHORE, June 10: The Lahore High Court asked the Excise and Taxation Department on Monday to produce on Tuesday the record of the survey conducted by it to assess and determine...		Bar condemns Ali Gilani’s detention LAHORE, June 10: The Lahore High Court Bar Association has condemned the arrest of Kashmiri leader Syed Ali Gilani by Indian authorities under the Prevention of Terrorism Act. In a...
Pucit to start PhD programme LAHORE, June 10: The Punjab University College of Information Technology announced on Monday it was launching a three-year PhD programme from October this year. Initially, the college would admit eight to...		Housing advance counters LAHORE, June 10: Wazir Ahmad Qureshi, the Punjab accountant general, has set up two special counters and appointed additional staff for allocating budget for house building advances to the government servants....