June 29, 2002	Saturday	Rabi-us-Sani 17, 1423

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10 killed, 58 injured in accidents FAISALABAD, June 28: Ten people were killed while 58 others were injured in two road accidents on Friday....		4 transferred for pointing out use of poor material GUJRAT, June 28: Two SDOs and as many overseers of the highways department, who had raised objections over the use of unapproved and substandard material in three road projects, had been...
City tehsil council’s tax-free budget GUJRANWALA, June 28: The City Tehsil Council presented a tax-free budget for the year 2002-03 here on Friday....		Religious parties stage protest rally: Madaris ordinance FAISALABAD, June 28: Leaders and activists of religious organizations and students of various seminaries staged a protest rally to express their anguish over the proposed Madressah Education Ordinance here on Friday....
Rs1,666m Vehari distt council’s budget VEHARI, June 28: The district council on Friday presented a tax-free budget of Rs1,666.945 million for the financial year 2002-3....		Appointment of qualified MS recommended TOBA TEK SINGH, June 28: The committee formed by the district Nazim to probe into the affairs of the Gojra Eye-cum-General Hospital has recommended appointment of a qualified medical superintendent and...
Major shot dead by captain FAISALABAD, June 28: An army Major was reportedly shot dead on Thursday night by his subordinate Captain in Chak 60-GB in the limits of Buchiana police post, some 54 kms from...		Talks between tenants, mily farms admn OKARA, June 28: This was the second day of dialogue on Friday between the representatives of Anjuman-i-Muzareen and the district administration....
PML-N Names candidates for NA, PA BAHAWALPUR, June 28: Tehsil Nazim Syed Najibuddin Owaisi and Naib Nazim Syed Mueed Bokhari will be the PNL(N) candidates for the national and provincial assemblies seats....		Sargodha Nazim clarifies SARGODHA, June 28: District Nazim Malik Amjad Ali Noon has clarified a news item appeared in daily Dawn on Friday....
Seven held for Protesting water supply suspension DERA GHAZI KHAN, June 28: Civil Lines police arrested seven residents of Fareed Abad Colony on Friday for protesting against suspension of water supply to the area. The protestors were released...		Nazimeen’s quarrel: GIT starts inquiry LAHORE, June 28: The Governor’s Inspection Team has started an inquiry into the recent quarrels among the Nazimeen leading to unpleasant incidents at the Allama Iqbal Town office and the District...
Indian hackers block govt’s website ISLAMABAD, June 28: The website of the government, www.pak.gov.pk, has been blocked by Indian hackers using the elementary Denial of Service (DoS) attack....		Frontier announces PFC award PESHAWAR, June 28: The NWFP’s first Provincial Finance Commission award, unveiled here on Friday, envisages distributing the total provincial revenue resources between the provincial and district governments on a 40:60 basis,...
Chinese experts leave after dispute with NAPWD GILGIT, June 28: The three Chinese engineers whose services were borrowed in 1999 for the installation of Chinese machinery at a four megawatt hydro-power project in Guro, have reportedly left for...		ARD, JUI(F) reject amendments package QUETTA, June 28: Alliance for Restoration of Democracy, Balochistan, and Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (F) on Friday rejected the proposed constitutional package and observed that it was a violation of the mandate given...
One injured in Indian shelling MUZAFFARABAD, June 28: A man was injured as Indian troops shelled a village in Azad Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, breaking a considerable lull along the Line of Control, police said....		FC deployed to protect installations: official QUETTA, June 28: Frontier Corps has been deployed in Sui and Dera Bugti to protect the gas installations as these had constantly been under rocket attack and firing over the years....
Drug smuggler shot dead QUETTA, June 28: An Iranian national allegedly involved in drug smuggling was gunned down in the city late on Friday, police said....		Reforms backed QUETTA, June 28: A delegation of Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-i-Azam), led by its provincial president, Jam Mohammad Yousaf, called on Governor Amirul Mulk Mengal on Friday and assured that PML(QA) would...
Power supply to DP camps disconnected SWABI, June 28: The Peshawar Electricity Supply Company (Pesco) has cut off power supply to Afghan families living in the Gandaf and Gohati camps after some displaced persons left the camps...		Man beaten up by police for ‘selling liquor’ MANSEHRA, June 28: An alleged liquor dealer was severely beaten up and paraded on the streets by police with his face blackened with soot, which shocked the people here....
Destitute women face problems at Apwa house PESHAWAR, June 28: The decision to seal the assets and accounts of the All Pakistan Women Association (Apwa), NWFP, has added more to the miseries of the destitute women and children...		Power defaulters in Haripur warned HARIPUR, June 28: The Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco), Haripur division, has warned all the public sector departments of the district of snapping their power supply connections by the end of...
HRCP opposes proposed amendments PESHAWAR, June 28: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has opposed the draft constitutional amendments, stating that the proposals would have a lasting impact on governance in the country and...		Two awarded 10-year RI ABBOTTABAD, June 28: The Special Judge of the Anti-terrorism Court, Abbottabad, Shahjehan, on Friday sentenced two persons to 10-year rigorous imprisonment with a fine of Rs20,000 each....
Sri Lanka moving towards peaceful co-existence ISLAMABAD, June 28: After being ravaged by the decades old ethnic violence, Sri Lanka finally looks all set to seek a peaceful co-existence with separatist Tamil Tigers....		Over Rs5bn CDA budget approved ISLAMABAD, June 28: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Friday approved its Rs5.096 billion budget for the financial year 2002-03 in an unusual manner....
600,000 children under five die annually: expert ISLAMABAD, June 28: In Pakistan around 600,000 children under the age of five die annually....		Commission on child care to be set up ISLAMABAD, June 28: The National Steering Committee on Children has approved the setting up of a national commission on child care....
Women’s active role in politics can help bring about change ISLAMABAD, June 28: Women voters’ active participation in the forthcoming general elections can help bring about desired changes, as contemplated by the government for revival of democracy....		Somalian national acquitted ISLAMABAD, June 28: The additional district and sessions judge, Chaudary Mohammad Younas, on Friday acquitted a Somalian national of the charges of desecration of the Holy Quran....
OPF to start work on housing scheme ISLAMABAD, June 28: Overseas Pakistanis Foundation (OPF) will start development work on Housing Scheme Zone-V, Islamabad after clearance from the Capital Development Authority....		Civil servants to be trained in IT ISLAMABAD, June 28: The information technology and telecom division will launch an intensive training programme for the civil services probationers to develop skills for the operation of the e-government....
Another uphill struggle for ARD LAHORE, June 28: The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy is bracing for a new phase of struggle against the military government after failing to get any of its demands accepted in...		Marketing committee surplus budget LAHORE, June 28: The Lahore Marketing Committee has approved a surplus budget of Rs56.8 million for the next financial year with a provision for the establishment of a marketing information system....
Amendments ‘attack’ on federal system LAHORE, June 28: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has described the ‘sweeping changes’ proposed in the constitution a few months ahead of the general elections as a deliberate plan to...		Mian Azhar welcomes package LAHORE, June 28: The Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-i-Azam) president, Mian Muhammad Azhar, said on Friday the constitutional package given by the government would strengthen the institutions, not individuals....