June 27, 2002	Thursday	Rabi-us-Sani 15, 1423

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Signing of anti-terror conventions okayed : Cabinet condoles Omar’s death ISLAMABAD, June 26: Salaries of chairman and deputy chairman of the Senate and speaker and deputy speaker of the National Assembly have been increased by 100 per cent....		Dera Bugti crisis to be resolved by committee QUETTA, June 26: Balochistan government is constituting a committee to find a solution to the situation in Dera Bugti after deployment of forces there, Governor Amirul Mulk Mengal told a delegation...
Former minister’s appeal rejected PESHAWAR, June 26: An accountability bench of the Peshawar High Court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal of a former NWFP minister, Ghaniur Rehman, challenging his conviction by an accountability court....		Nisar calls for struggle against extremism KHARTOUM, June 26: Nisar A. Memon, Minister for Information and Media Development, has called upon Islamic countries to work for the eradication of extremism and terrorism from “within our societies” and...
AJK police special branch short of staff MUZAFFARABAD, June 26: The special branch of the AJK police, regarded as “ears and eyes” of the state government, has been short of staff and resources since long, notwithstanding the sensitivity...		Wapda waives govt depts’ surcharge ISLAMABAD, June 26: The Water and Power Development Authority has decided to waive late payment surcharges of the public sector consumers who clear their principal outstanding amounts by June 29....
Thai PM due on July 1 BANGKOK, June 26: Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will visit Pakistan and Bangladesh next month to discuss bilateral cooperation, Thai Foreign Minister Surakiart Sathirathai said....		Graduation condition supported GHAZI, June 26: Supporting the condition of graduation for contesting National and provincial assemblies elections, the provincial president of Pakistan Muslim League (N), Pir Sabir Shah said here that the introduction...
Boycott of Israel, India by OIC urged MUZAFFARABAD, June 26: Muttahida Jihad Council on Wednesday asked the foreign ministers of Muslim states, meeting in Sudan, to announce a trade boycott against India and Israel for denying implementation of...		Move to sell SSGC plant challenged QUETTA, June 26: A division bench of the Balochistan High Court has issued pre-admission notices to federal petroleum secretary and other officials on a petition filed by an employee of Sui...
Effective code of conduct demanded: Women’s harassment at workplaces PESHAWAR, June 26: Terming sexual harassment one of the major impediments to the way of women joining different organizations, participants at a consultation here on Wednesday proposed that an effective code...		Students’ release from Afghan jails urged PESHAWAR, June 26: Parents of the Pakistani students have expressed concern over the arrest of their sons in Afghanistan, asking President Musharraf to contact Karzai-led administration in Kabul to release them....
Action against drug peddlers in Mansehra soon: Nazim MANSEHRA, June 26: The District Nazim of Mansehra, Mohammad Azam Khan Swati, has said the drug smugglers will not be allowed to play havoc with the lives of the young generation....		Committee formed to run Apwa affairs PESHAWAR, June 26: The All Pakistan Woman Association, Karachi, has appointed a six-member ad hoc policy advisory committee here on Wednesday to run and manage Apwa affairs....
Bajaur elders oppose graduation condition BAJAUR, June 26: The elders of Bajaur Agency have asked the government to exempt the tribesmen from the graduation condition and allow under-graduates to contest national and provincial assemblies elections....		Shelterless woman refuses to leave jail KOHAT, June 26: A 22-year-old shelterless woman arrested by the police on suspicion of being a prostitute last year and still awaiting a court decision, has refused to leave the district...
Withdrawal of police force demanded DARGAI, June 26: A large number of workers of various political and religious parties took out a procession and held a demonstration here the other day to protest against the abolition...		Microbiology depts set up in two varsities PESHAWAR, June 26: NWFP Minister for Information and Education Syed Imtiaz Hussain Gilani has said departments of microbiology have been opened in two of the three recently-established public universities in the...
Omar’s death: family disputes police claim ABBOTTABAD, June 26: Family of Omar Asghar Khan has raised a number of questions about the death of Omar Asghar Khan....		Thunderstorm, rain paralyze life in Larkana LARKANA, June 26: Thunderstorm, coupled with heavy rains in this district on Wednesday, claimed the life of a minor girl and caused injuries to at least seven people besides uprooting a...
Tribesman, child killed in revenge attack SUKKUR, June 26: A group of tribesmen raided agricultural lands near Ubaro and shot dead two of their rival Panhwar tribesmen in the wee hours of Wednesday. Three other members of...		Tampering leads to breach, flooding SANGHAR, June 26: Despite a strict check and intensive patrolling by the irrigation authorities, unknown people succeeded in damaging the RD-2 section of Samaro Shakh (distributary) near Khundo Khan Chandio village...
Duststorm turns power off for 12 hours KHAIRPUR, June 26: A heavy duststorm, followed by light rain, which started at 4:00am and continued till 8:00am on Wednesday morning, affected Gambat, Kingri and Khairpur talukas of the district....		10 injured in land dispute DADU, June 26: Ten people were injured in an armed clash between two groups of businessmen over a dispute over a plot in Sita Road town on Wednesday....
Mirpurkhas taluka budget presented MIRPURKHAS, June 26: Mirpurkhas Taluka Nazim Syed Inayat Ali Shah presented Rs96.218 million budget, with a surplus of Rs0.367 million, before the taluka council here on Wednesday for fiscal year 2002-2003....		Protest rally held against Hesco DADU, June 26: A large number of citizens along with activists of the PPP, PML (N), PPP (SB), STPP, Awami Tehrik, and JSQM took out a procession against the attitude of...
Hostage freed THATTA, June 26: A landlord, Abdul Salam Arain, returned home here on Wednesday after remaining in captivity of his kidnappers for 40 days....		Three killed HYDERABAD, June 26: Two women and a girl were killed while 15 others injured in a head-on collision between two coasters on Tando Mohammed Khan road, near the Cattle Colony, Hyderabad,...
LHC grants status quo to Peerowal tenants MULTAN, June 26: The Lahore High Court, Multan Bench, has granted status quo to tenants of Peerowal farms on a petition challenging the office move to change their status as lessees....		Sargodha Nazim forced to delay budget session SARGODHA, June 26: A rift between the district Nazim, Nazim Malik Amjad Ali Noon, and his allies in the district council, including the Naib Nazim, the Bhalwal tehsil Nazim and over...
Warrants for doctors for not paying professional tax VEHARI, June 26: The Excise and Taxation Department on Wednesday issued arrest warrants for 48 doctors, including 18 specialists, for not paying the professional tax....		Candidates for October polls: Wanted! BAHAWALPUR, June 26: The ordinance making graduation mandatory for the candidates for the national and provincial legislatures has forced political parties to review the lists of their prospective candidates for the...
Two awarded life-term in murder case VEHARI, June 26: Local additional district and sessions judge on Wednesday awarded life-term to two persons in a murder case....		Death on seven counts for 15 POs GUJRANWALA, June 26: The Anti-Terrorist Court No 1 handed down on Wednesday death sentence on seven counts each to 15 proclaimed offenders and fined Rs15 million collectively for killing seven people...
Arrested BAHAWALNAGAR, June 26: Mandi Sadiq Ganj police claimed on Wednesday to have arrested a peddler with one kilogram of hashish....		Child abuse, a tragedy on a large scale LAHORE, June 26: A child, about 10, was found sitting on a footpath by a family in the Defence Housing Society on June 20....
PAC decides to review aircraft purchase LAHORE, June 26: The Adhoc Public Accounts Committee turned down on Wednesday a request by the additional chief secretary to drop from its agenda the discussion on the special audit report...		World day against drug abuse observed LAHORE, June 26: The International Day against Drug Abuse and Illegal Trafficking was observed on Wednesday with all outdoor activities cancelled due to rain....
About 20 ‘militants’ released LAHORE, June 26: The Punjab police on Wednesday released about 20 of the 100 people arrested on Sunday on suspicion of being activists of the banned militant organizations....		‘Rs60 billion charity fails to make a difference’ LAHORE, June 26: People of Pakistan give away more than Rs60 billion in alms every year without achieving any concrete results, National Commission for Human Development chairman, Dr Nasim Ashraf claimed...
Maqbool orders arrests for adulteration LAHORE, June 26: Governor Lt-Gen Khalid Maqbool (retired) ordered on Wednesday the arrest of all those known to be dealing in spurious and substandard drugs and pesticides, and adulterating food and...		Commissioning of new airport terminal delayed LAHORE, June 26: The commissioning of the new passenger terminal complex of the Lahore International Airport has been delayed till Nov 9 owing to delay in rescheduling of loans and suspension...
Woolly flying squirrel facing extinction ISLAMABAD, June 26: Woolly flying squirrel, a shy human friendly animal, is threatened with extinction, as it is facing several dangers. The fast degradation of its habitat and vulnerability to human...		TMA all set to cope with expected floods in Leh RAWALPINDI, June 26: The Tehsil municipal administration (TMA) has taken precautionary measures to cope with the expected floods in Nullah Leh....
Irregularities detected in CDA directorate ISLAMABAD, June 26: The large-scale irregularities have been detected in Machine Pool Organisation (MPO), a directorate of the Capital Development Authority (CDA), which has caused a loss of Rs100.076 million to...		Withdrawal of wheat subsidy criticized RAWALPINDI, June 26: The Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) has criticized the Punjab government’s decisions to withdraw the subsidy on wheat and impose new taxes on various professions....
Railways’ assets to be commercialized ISLAMABAD, June 26: The management of Pakistan Railways has decided commercialization of Railways’ assets throughout the country, official sources said here on Wednesday....		Omar’s death widely condoled ISLAMABAD, June 26: The untimely death of Omar Asghar Khan, ex-federal minister for labour, manpower, overseas Pakistanis and local government, was widely condoled by the government officials and non- governmental organizations...
Handing over of forest dept to district govt demanded RAWALPINDI, June 26: The District Mushawarat Committee (DMC) has demanded of the provincial government to devolve the forest department to the district government so that it can be effectively managed....		14 bonded labourers freed ISLAMABAD, June 26: A bailiff appointed by the District and Sessions Judge Islamabad, Sheikh Ahmed Farooq freed 14 bonded labourers working at a brick kiln in village Tarlai after a raid...