June 20, 2002	Thursday	Rabi-us-Sani 8, 1423

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Hundreds of cops reach Peerowal MULTAN, June 19: Hundreds of police and Elite Force personnel arrived Peerowal on Wednesday evening reportedly with orders from the Punjab government to take possession of some 7,000 acres of state...		Staff shortage at BHUs, RHCs MIANWALI, June 19: The district headquarters hospital remain crowded with patients from across the district because of lack of staff and facilities at the basic health units (BHUs) and rural health...
Opposition to publish white paper against Nazim FAISALABAD, June 19: The opposition group has announced to publish a white paper which will highlight the corruption, misuse of powers and other wrong-doings of district Nazim Zahid Nazir....		Sikh pilgrims due tomorrow NANKANA SAHIB, June 19: At least 500 Sikh yatrees will arrive in Pakistan on June 21 for a 10-day visit to observe the 162nd death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the...
1,320 teachers to be appointed in Gujranwala GUJRANWALA, June 19: Around 1,320 teachers would be posted in Gujranwala district after lifting of ban on recruitments....		Sargodha Transport Network launched SARGODHA, June 19: The Sargodha Transport Network (STN) was launched on Wednesday to provide people cheap transport facility....
TMA opposition threatens hunger strike FAISALABAD, June 19: The tehsil municipal administration opposition has announced it will observe hunger strike and take to roads over what they called corruption by tehsil Nazim....		Bus stand to be reshifted GUJRAT, June 19: The district administration will shift the municipal bus and wagon stand to its previous site on the orders of the district council....
Dacoits target eight houses VEHARI, June 19: Dacoits on Tuesday night took away cash, gold ornaments and valuables worth hundreds of thousands of rupees in eight strikes in a locality....		Engineers want NAPWD split into four depts GILGIT, June 19: The Northern Areas Engineers Forum has asked the government to split the Northern Areas Public Works Department (NAPWD) into four autonomous departments like construction and works, electricity board,...
Modern banking closer to Islamic concept: counsel ISLAMABAD, June 19: Justice Munir A. Sheikh, senior member of the Supreme Court Shariat Appellate Bench hearing review petition seeking reversal of Riba judgment, observed on Wednesday that the Pakistani society...		Strike against taxes in Gilgit today GILGIT, June 19: Traders, politicians and religious leaders in Northern Areas have given a wheel-jam strike call for Thursday to protest against the imposition of new taxes and alleged misbehaviour of...
PML reunification body dissolved ISLAMABAD, June 19: A three-member committee constituted for reunification of different factions of the Pakistan Muslim League has been dissolved as all hopes to reunify the party have been dashed, a...		18 murder convicts sentenced to death QUETTA, June 19: Special courts for suppression of terrorism have awarded death sentence to 18 people in 12 murder cases registered in different areas of Balochistan in the past two-and-a-half months....
Debate on Azad Kashmir budget marred by rowdyism MUZAFFARABAD, June 19: AJK Legislative Assembly witnessed pandemonium for quite some time as it met here on Wednesday to initiate debate on the AJK budget for the fiscal year 2002-03....		BNP leaders booked for speaking against army QUETTA, June 19: Police have registered cases against the acting president of Balochistan National Party (BNP) and its three other leaders for making speeches against the provincial government....
Former AJK chief engineer arrested MUZAFFARABAD, June 19: AJK Ehtesab Bureau on Wednesday arrested a senior government officer for inflicting losses on the national exchequer in an official procurement involving Rs12.06 million....		US woman goes missing in Karachi WASHINGTON, June 19: A young US woman has gone missing in Karachi, US officials said on Tuesday....
Journalist beaten up QUETTA, June 19: The Anti-Terrorist Force (ATF) personnel deployed at Manan Chowk manhandled the bureau chief of Online, a news agency, here on Wednesday....		Virtual varsity MUZAFFARABAD, June 19: The AJK government has approved handing over of the building of the College of Education, Afzalpur, Mirpur district, to the federal science.....
88 Afghans deported ISLAMABAD, June 19: Pakistan on Wednesday deported 88 Afghan nationals who arrived in the country after being expelled from the Gulf states, reports said....		Victims were ‘most wanted’, says AIG: Jatoi-Mehar clash SUKKUR, June 19: Following a fierce battle between Mehar and Jatoi tribesmen on Tuesday night, police have come out with the claim that all the 10 killed during the fighting were...
Tillers plug canal breach SANGHAR, June 19: Hundreds of farmers joined a small team of irrigation staff to plug successfully a 150-feet breach at RD-80 section of Khipro Canal near Rajpar Mori of Bakhoro sub-division...		Two women kidnapped SUKKUR, June 19: Two women were kidnapped from the Dubli village, near Ubaro, on Wednesday....
Growers injured in police action: Rally against water-theft THATTA, June 19: Several growers, who were protesting against the water shortage and water theft, were injured when the Sujawal police resorted to aerial firing and lathi charge to disperse them...		Jacobabad strike takes political turn SUKKUR, June 19: A complete shutter-down strike was observed on the second consecutive day in Jacobabad on Wednesday to protest against the anti-encroachment drive....
Asif denies he sought parole ATTOCK FORT, June 19: Former PPP senator Asif Ali Zardari has denied that he himself or his sister has applied for parole to visit his ailing mother....		‘Govt employees ignored in budget’ SWABI, June 19: All Teachers Association President Abdul Latif on Wednesday termed the federal budget disappointing and said the  government employees had been ignored in it....
Probe into Patwaris’ working ordered PESHAWAR, June 19: NWFP governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah, and the provincial minister for revenue, excise and taxation have ordered inquiry against some Patwaris and other staff who have been accused...		NGOs’ help sought to improve environment CHITRAL, June 19: District Nazim Shahzada Mohyuddin has said that under the devolution plan, the district government is making all efforts to protect and rehabilitate the environment and develop the agriculture...
Law to check quackery soon PESHAWAR, June 19: The government would soon promulgate an ordinance to take action against the mushrooming quackery in the province, said the NWFP Health Minister Dr Mehir Taj Roghani....		Efforts on to revive sick industries: minister ABBOTTABAD, June 19: NWFP Industries and Labour Minister Mohsin Aziz has said that efforts are being made on priority basis for the revival of closed industrial units....
Commuters fed up with congestion PESHAWAR, June 19: The nexus between the bus drivers and traffic police has become a source of embarrassment and humiliation for the commuters, many people told Dawn on Wednesday....		Former official kidnapped KOHAT, June 19: Unidentified armed persons kidnapped former zonal chief of the National Bank from the posh KDA locality on Tuesday night, police said on Wednesday....
Two killed in explosion WANA, June 19: Two people were killed and another was seriously injured when an explosive device went off at a scrap dealer’s godown in the Angoor Adda area in the South...		Towns for blanket taxes on factories, businesses LAHORE, June 19: The six town administrations in the provincial metropolis have decided to levy blanket licence fees on 120 kinds of factories and 75 kinds of businesses from July 1....
Chemists for tighter regulation of trade LAHORE, June 19: The Pakistan Chemists Retailers Association urged the government on Wednesday to take note of the unchecked sales of smuggled drugs and physicians’ samples at unlicensed medical stores operating...		Tenants again demand state land ownership LAHORE, June 19: The Anjuman Mazareen Punjab has reiterated its demand for ownership rights for farmers cultivating state land for the last 100 years....
Punjab districts to get Rs12bn for development LAHORE, June 19: The 34 districts in the Punjab will get a share of Rs12 billion out of Rs24 billion annual development programme for 2002-03....		GC to get new building LAHORE, June 19: The Punjab government has decided to hand over a building along with movable assets in New Muslim Town to the Government College, Lahore, for establishing a mathematical sciences...
Prosecution witnesses summoned in Hashmi case on 29th LAHORE, June 19: An accountability court on Wednesday summoned the first four prosecution witnesses for June 29 in a reference against PML-N acting president Makhdoom Javed Hashmi....		Meeting of sectoral body on clothing LAHORE, June 19: The sectoral committee on clothing will meet in Karachi in the next three or four days for finalizing its proposals for inclusion in the trade policy for the...
All varsities to have boards of governors: Khalid RAWALPINDI, June 19: All universities will have boards of governors to run their affairs, the Punjab governor, Lt-Gen (Rtd) Khalid Maqbool, said at a meeting held at the University of Arid...		Suicide cases go up despite Rs5bn funds for the poor ISLAMABAD, June 19: The people are committing suicides and dying miserably despite the fact that Rs5 billion, meant for the welfare of destitute, needy and the poor, are available in the...
Rs14.2m allocated for accreditation council: IT institutes ISLAMABAD, June 19: The government has earmarked an amount of Rs14.2 million under the public sector development programme (PSDP) for the year 2002-03 for the national accreditation council for IT institutes....		13,000 petitions pending with FST ISLAMABAD, June 19: Over 13,000 petitions of government and corporation employees, who have been suspended, dismissed, transferred or compulsorily retired, are pending with the Federal Services Tribunal (FST) for more than...
Budget to benefit investors rather than consumers: CRCP ISLAMABAD, June 19: The Consumer Rights Commission of Pakistan (CRCP) said the federal government’s budget for 2002-03 had failed to provide any relief to consumers because its whole thrust was on...		Rs25 million earmarked for control of TB ISLAMABAD, June 19: The government has allocated Rs25 million for the year 2002-03 to control tuberculosis (TB) under the national tuberculosis control programme....
Restoration of minorities seats urged ISLAMABAD, June 19: The Christian Liberation Front (CLF) Pakistan has asked President Gen Pervez Musharraf to restore reserved minorities seats in the national and provincial assemblies before the October general elections....		NEAS to help in better assessment of students, says Zobaida ISLAMABAD, June 19: Federal Education Minister, Zobaida Jalal has expressed satisfaction over the newly evolved National Education Assessment System (NEAS) and said the new system would help in assessing the students...