June 24, 2002	Monday	Rabi-us-Sani 12, 1423

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Foreigners won’t be allowed to make searches KOHAT, June 23: Tribal elders and Ulema of Miranshah have agreed to give access to army, accompanied by women inspectors, to check their houses and other suspicious areas provided no foreigner...		Growers advised to wait for water SUKKUR, June 23: The irrigation department has clarified that the growers of kutcha areas would receive a sufficient quantity of water when water flow at Sukkur and Guddu will cross 250,000...
NA to expedite poll campaign ISLAMABAD June 23: The Central Executive Committee (CEC) of the six party pro-Musharraf National Alliance has decided to speed up preparations for the October polls, alliance’s General Secretary, Mohammad Ali Durrani,...		‘ADBP not providing loan relief to growers’ BADIN, June 23: The representatives of growers’ associations of Badin district have condemned the Agricultural Development Bank of Pakistan for its negative attitude towards growers and said the ADBP had made...
Al Qaeda is US phantom, says JUI PESHAWAR, June 23: The NWFP Jamiat Ulama-i-Islam (F) Deputy General Secretary, Mufti Kifayat Ullah, has said that there is no Al Qaeda network in the world....		1,200 trees cut down in Gilgit GILGIT, June 23: Timber mafia, taking the undue advantage of poor surface communications, has cut down around 1,200 trees in the Alpine forests belt of Ghasu and Jaglote Sai in Gilgit...
Deltaic ecosystem fast deteriorating THATTA, June 23: The primary productivity of Pakistan’s oceanic waters due to perennial flow of the Indus water into the Arabian Sea has periodically been declined following the construction of dams...		Artificial shortage of water condemned MIRPURKHAS, June 23: The Sindh Abadgar Board (SAB), Mirpurkhas chapter, has condemned the irrigation authorities for creating an artificial shortage of water by sticking to the rotation programme....
Need stressed for peace in Afghanistan PESHAWAR, June 23: The international community, especially the neighbouring countries should play their role in the reconstruction and development of the war-ravaged Afghanistan as durable peace was not only vital for...		Call to stop construction of Thal canal NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, June 23: The chief of the Awami Tehrik and Sindh Water Committee, Rasool Bux Palejo, has demanded of the government to immediately stop construction of the disputed greater Thal...
Rally staged against Hesco in Johi DADU, June 23: A large number of the activists of the PPP, JSQM, SNF, AT, PPP (SB) and citizens staged a rally against Hesco officials in Johi town on Sunday....		Jirga soon to settle tribal rows: Nazim SHIKARPUR, June 23: The Zila Nazim of Shikarpur, Muhammad Arif Khan Mehar, said here on Sunday that he was trying to persuade the chieftains of different tribes and notables of the...
Sathangali rest-house in a shambles MANSEHRA, June 23: The rest- house of Sathangali, which was built in 1964 to facilitate the stay of inspection teams, has turned into a haunted house owing to the negligence of...		Leghari calls on Sherpao PESHAWAR, June 23: The former President of Pakistan and Chief of Millat Party, Sardar Farooq Ahmed Khan Leghari on Sunday called on the former NWFP Chief Minister, Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao...
Amendments to be approved by parliament: minister QUETTA, June 23: Punjab Law Minister Rana Ejaz Ahmed Khan has said that the proposed constitutional amendments the government wants to introduce before the general election, will be presented in new...		Israel helped India against Pakistan, says report ISLAMABAD, June 23: Israel has provided help to India against Pakistan and recently its spy satellites assisted India in tracing movements of the Pakistani forces on the borders....
No change in situation, says Bugti QUETTA, June 23: The Jamhoori Watan Party chief, Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, has said the situation at Dera Bugti has not changed and the township is still under the siege of...		Envoy urges world to play peacemaker WASHINGTON, June 23: Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States, Dr Maleeha Lodhi, has called on the international community to play “peacemaker, not just crisis manager.”...
Riaz to be appointed ambassador to China ISLAMABAD, June 23: Riaz Mohammad Khan, a seasoned diplomat, will soon be occupying the strategically significant ambassadorial position in China, sources told Dawn on Sunday....		Condition of graduation to harm democracy: politicians QUETTA, June 23: The condition of graduation for the candidates of the general election scheduled to be held in October is not in the interest of the country and democracy....
100 outposts being built along border ISLAMABAD, June 23: The government is constructing 100 outposts (OPs) for the Punjab Rangers to maintain better vigilance along the border with India....		Black day against siege to Dera Bugti observed QUETTA, June 23: A black day was observed in Quetta and other areas of the province on Sunday on the appeal of Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP) against the deployment of law-enforcement...
Six-year-old girl wins world contest BEIJING, June 23: A six-year-old Pakistani girl, Summiya Zafar, set a record at an international painting competition and secured first position among 3,200 contestants from over 100 countries of the four...		Mango show opens today LONDON June 23: The Pakistan High Commission, to promote export of mangoes to the United Kingdom, has arranged a week-long show of the fruit at the world-famed store, Harrods, here....
Resumption of trade thru Sost urged GILGIT, June 23: The office-bearers of Northern Areas Customs Clearance Association on Sunday called for resumption of trade through the Sost border, where the business activities have been halted owing...		Hizb opposes visit of APHC leaders MUZAFFARABAD, June 23: A leading Muslim Mujahideen group battling Indian rule in Kashmir on Sunday said the region’s main separatist alliance would give a “wrong message” if it crossed the de...
Oct polls will be disastrous, warns Qazi: Bid to postpone FAISALABAD, June 23: Jamaat-i-Islami Amir Qazi Husain Ahmed has warned that if people were not allowed to cast vote in the October elections according to their will, it would lead to...		Peerowal tenants to challenge governor’s order MULTAN, June 23: Tenants of Peerowal farms of the Punjab Seed Corporation have decided to challenge before a court of law the June 7 directive of the Punjab governor requiring that...
Brothers kill sister, her husband SADIQABAD, June 23: Two men shot dead on Sunday their sister and her husband and injured their minor daughter over suspicion of morals....		Misuse of official vehicles alleged TOBA TEK SINGH, June 23: All Pakistan Federation of Trade Unions, local chapter, alleged vehicles of scheduled banks’ officials and government departments are being misused during office hours....
Seven labourers faint in heat VEHARI, June 23: At least seven labourers fainted on Sunday in different parts of the district as the mercury shot up to 47 degrees Celsius....		Two youths drown in Chenab CHINIOT, June 23: Two youths were drowned on Saturday in river Chenab, some five kilometres from here....
Mill worker burnt to death SHEIKHUPURA, June 23: A local paper mill’s worker was burnt to death when he fell into the mixing plant while repairing its part here on Sunday....		Private candidates sweat for result cards FAISALABAD, June 23: Scores of private candidates have been moving from pillar to post to get their matriculation result cards for getting admissions to colleges....
1,100 teachers to be recruited JHANG, June 23: Around 1,100 teachers will be recruited in various schools of the district in the next couple of months....		Ghee, edible oil prices up by 20pc ISLAMABAD, June 23: The prices of vegetable ghee and edible oil have been increased by 20 per cent in the capital....
PTDC yet to get a managing director ISLAMABAD, June 23: The government has not yet appointed a managing director of the Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) after the retirement of Masood Ali Khan....		Water supply to Capital increased by 6MGD ISLAMABAD, June 23: Water supply to the Capital has been increased by six million gallons per day, a CDA spokesman told Dawn....
Sanitation contracts likely to be revoked ISLAMABAD, June 23: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is considering to revoke the contracts of sanitation service given to two private firms for five most thickly populated sectors of Islamabad....		RCB officials accused of harassing ex-members RAWALPINDI, June 23: The suspended members of the Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) have accused the board’s management of harassing them into accepting the increase in property tax....
Man stabbed to death RAWALPINDI, June 23: A young man was stabbed to death by his brother in Saddar while a married woman hanged herself in the City police area on Sunday....		Prices of essentials raised LAHORE, June 23: Industrialists were swift in raising the prices of essential commodities taxed in the federal budget but are reluctant to reduce the rates of the items allowed tax concessions....
FML sending invitations for merger talks LAHORE, June 23: The Functional Muslim League is extending invitations to leaders of various factions of the Pakistan Muslim League for participation in its June 30 meeting here. Pir Pagara is...		Old wine in new bottle! LAHORE, June 23: Under a package of constitutional amendments being hammered out by the National Reconstruction Bureau, the president will be empowered to appoint a non-MNA as prime minister. He will...