June 19, 2002	Wednesday	Rabi-us-Sani 7, 1423

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GIKI seeks Rs300m to get out of crisis SWABI, June 18: The Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering, Sciences and Technology has approached the federal government for a grant of Rs100 million a year for the next three years...		Growers stunned by recovery drive: Revenue officials face trouble SANGHAR, June 18: The jubilations of farmers, in the areas declared recently as calamity-hit, were marred on Tuesday when revenue officials launched a vigorous campaign to recover land tax, drainage cess,...
Five killed in windstorm BAJAUR, June 18: Five people, including two women, were killed and three others were injured in roofs collapse incidents in the upper parts of Bajaur Agency as a severe windstorm accompanied...		13-man robbers gang busted DERA ISMAIL KHAN, June 18: A 13-member inter-province gang of robbers have been tracked down here at Dera Ismail Khan by Cantt. police, last night....
Protesters resent inflated power bills LARKANA June 18: A big rally was held in Ratodero town on Tuesday against the inflated power bills....		3 medical colleges of NWFP recognized ISLAMABAD, June 18: The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) on Tuesday recognized three medical and dental colleges of the NWFP....
Police fail to arrest murder suspects HARIPUR, June 18: Even after a lapse of one month the police have failed to arrest the suspects involved in the killing of Naseema Jan by allegedly setting her on fire...		Relief package termed ‘peanut’ THATTA, June 18: The Sindh Chamber of Agriculture, Small Growers Association, Sindh Hari Front and a number of other growers’ representative forums have termed the president’s relief package for growers of...
PEC opens branch in Northern Areas GILGIT, June 18: The Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) has extended its branch to Northern Areas by appointing a liaison officer, informed sources told Dawn on Sunday....		Traders observe strike against Hesco in Khairpur KHAIRPUR, June 18: The citizens observed shutter-down strike in Khairpur against Hesco on Tuesday....
Govt departments told to pay power bills monthly ISLAMABAD, June 18: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday directed all the public sector organizations to ensure payment of electricity bills every month, otherwise the finance ministry would make at source...		Govt urged not to compromise Kashmir cause MUZAFFARABAD, June 18: Speakers at a function on Tuesday called upon the international community to differentiate between terrorism and freedom movement, calling upon the Musharraf government not to take any decision...
EC orders declaration on finality of Prophethood: New voters, objections’ entry ISLAMABAD, June 18: The Election Commission on Monday issued instructions to the Revising Authorities, appointed for preparation of electoral rolls, asking them that if an objection was filed till June 27,...		US asked to ensure talks on Kashmir MIRPUR (AJK), June 18: The leader of opposition in the AJK Legislative Assembly, Sultan Mahmood Chaudhry, has called upon the world community, especially the US, to convince India to move to...
Ulema a hurdle in Islamization process, says counsel ISLAMABAD, June 18: The Supreme Court was informed by the federal government’s counsel on Tuesday that Pakistan’s religious scholars were, in fact, main hurdle in the Islamisation process in the country....		Strategic balance restored: president ISLAMABAD, June 18: President Pervez Musharraf reiterated on Monday that Pakistan’s policy was characterized by restraint and responsibility....
180kg hashish seized, six smugglers held QUETTA, June 18: The Anti-Narcotics Force seized 100kg of hashish and arrested six alleged drug smugglers, including four women, here on Monday evening....		Three killed in tribal clash QUETTA, June 18: Three people were killed and three others wounded in a tribal clash in the Dhadar area of the Kachhi district, some 160km of here, on Tuesday evening....
Musharraf trying to reverse support for militants: paper SAN FRANCISCO, June 18: President Gen Pervez Musharraf is attempting to reverse more than a decade of institutional and public support for Islamic militants, reports Christian Science Monitor....		Transparency in uplift schemes stressed ISLAMABAD, June 18: Federal Minister for Communications and Railways Javed Ashraf Qazi has stressed on the quick implementation of the directives received from the Chief Executive Secretariat and Cabinet Division....
Funeral participants create rumpus MULTAN, June 18: Participants in the funeral of three young men who were killed on Monday night created rumpus on Tuesday during the procession....		Three killed in downpour, windstorm in Sahiwal SAHIWAL, June 18: Three people were killed while scores were injured, five of them seriously, as heavy rain accompanied with windstorm hit Sahiwal on Tuesday....
PBC demands LHC bench in Faisalabad FAISALABAD, June 18: The executive committee of the Punjab Bar Council has demanded President Pervez Musharraf to direct the authorities concerned for the implementation of his orders about setting up a...		ETOs asked to continue recovery of property tax GUJRANWALA, June 18: The Punjab Excise and Taxation Department ordered its ETOs to continue recovery of property tax and outstanding dues from property owners and defaulters without any hesitation on the...
Rs34 million loan for farmers announced GUJRANWALA, June 18: A district agricultural advisory committee will lend Rs34 million to farmers for paddy crop by June 30....		‘Traders impede drives against encroachment’ SARGODHA, June 18: Traders are a main hurdle in removing encroachments in the district as they allegedly accept illegal gratifications from encroachers....
Lawyer shot dead FAISALABAD, June 18: A lawyer was shot dead by some unidentified assailants on the Faisalabad-Satiana Road here on Tuesday....		Children among 50 held for selling bond numbers VEHARI, June 18: Police claimed on Tuesday to have arrested 50 people, including some schoolchildren, on the charge of selling prize bond numbers in various parts of the district....
The tallest woman BAHAWALPUR, June 18: Zainab, 40, of Rajana town in Toba Tek Singh district claims to be the tallest woman of the world....		Two killed OKARA, June 18: Two persons were killed in road accidents in different parts of the district on Tuesday....
Body found LAHORE, June 18: The decomposed body of a woman was found in a Defence house here on Tuesday. Mussart Bibi had been residing alone in the lower portion of a house...		Zobaida seeks fund from G-7, G-8 states for EFA ISLAMABAD, June 18: Federal education minister Zobaida Jalal has started lobbying to acquire funds for the education for all (EFA) programme by writing letters to the leaders of G7 and G8....
CDA faces Rs180m shortfall in taxes ISLAMABAD, June 18: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has failed to meet the targets of property and water tax collection for the fiscal year 2001-02, a source in the revenue directorate...		RCB management willing to give contract to ex-members: Property tax issue RAWALPINDI, June 18: The Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) has expressed its willingness to award the contract for property tax collection to its suspended members....
PML-N activists sent to 10-day jail remand RAWALPINDI, June 18: The special judge of anti-terrorist court, Safdar Hussain Malik, here on Tuesday sent the five PML-N leaders to Adiyala Jail on a 10-day judicial remand....		Rs340 million earmarked for water supply plan ISLAMABAD, June 18: An allocation of Rs340 million has been made for supplying water to the residents of Rawalpindi from Khanpur Dam under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP)....
US embassy suspends non-immigrant interviews ISLAMABAD, June 18: To review the security procedures at the US embassy, the consular section will suspend non-immigrant visa interviews from Thursday until further notice, says a press release....		Ghazi-Barotha affected people stage protest ISLAMABAD, June 18: The affected people of Ghazi-Barotha Hydropower Project staged here on Tuesday a protest in front of the World Bank and Asian Development Bank against the indifferent attitude of...
Motorway cops asked to rejoin ICT police RAWALPINDI, June 18: The inspector general of police, Islamabad, has requested the interior ministry to direct 105 Motorway police personnel to rejoin the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) police, an official...		Punjab seeks Irsa probe into Sindh’s water losses LAHORE, June 18: About 58 per cent of the water flowing between Sukkur and Kotri barrages during the early Kharif — from April 1 to June 10 simply disappears every year,...
PML-QA, PAT might form alliance LAHORE, June 18: The PML-QA and the Pakistan Awami Tehrik say they might cooperate with each other in the present political scenario of the country though they cannot set any modalities...		Budget allocations for railways LAHORE, June 18: A sum of Rs6.922 billion has been allocated for the Railway Division in the budget for financial year 2002-2003 to complete 18 ongoing projects and undertake two new...
APC on border situation, Kashmir proposed LAHORE, June 18: President Gen Musharraf should call another all-party conference on Kashmir and the situation on Pakistan-India borders to take political leaders into confidence....		River flows sustain the trend LAHORE, June 18: The river flows maintained the trend on Tuesday reaching 369,732 cusecs, further improving the dams level and maintaining healthy irrigation supplies....
BISE employee’s plea to philanthropists LAHORE, June 18: A junior employee of the Lahore Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education has appealed to philanthropists to come forward and save his 26-year-old wife from jaws of death....		Witness heard against Badar LAHORE, June 18: An accountability court recorded the statement of a prosecution witness in a corruption case against Pakistan People’s Party secretary general Jehangir Badar....
Wheat price policy LAHORE, June 18: The federal government policy of cascading wheat pricing is not being followed by three provinces....		Nadra offices in 3 districts to be closed HANGU, June 18: The National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) has decided to wind up its registration offices in three districts of the Frontier province, including Hangu, and merge them with...
Call to register case against TPO NAWABSHAH, June 18: The activists of the Sindh Chandio Welfare Organization continued their token hunger strike opposite the Nawabshah press club demanding that the killers of Ms Peerani Chandio be arrested...		25 Chachar tribesmen arrested SUKKUR, June 18: The Ghotki police in a crackdown on Chachar tribe arrested more than 25 persons and took away three motorcycles, four tractor-trolleys, three cycles and other valuables from three...