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Nationalization led to stagnation: Iftikhar MARDAN, June 30: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah on Saturday termed the nationalization policy the root-cause of economic stagnation and deterioration of industries in the country....		Larkana jail plagued with disease LARKANA, June 30: Prisoners suffer from various diseases including gastroenteritis and eczema at the Central Prison, Larkana, during the summer. Kidney-related diseases are also common. And the major reason cited for...
8,000 vie for 30 constable posts DADU, June 30: As many as 8,000 candidates appeared in the written test, held in the police line here on Sunday, for 30 posts of constable in the police department in...		JUI opposes amendments PESHAWAR, June 30: The Jamiat-i-Ulema Islam (F) has opposed the proposed constitutional amendment package, stating that the present government intends to turn elected parliament into a rubber stamp....
Rally staged against Thal canal project NAWABSHAH, June 30: A big protest rally was staged in Sakrand on Sunday by the Jeay Sindh Mahaz (Z) against construction of the greater Thal canal....		Historical building converted into library KOHAT, June 30: The spacious and luxurious Mughal-cum-French-style Cavagnari House, which used to be the official residence of commissioners, was constructed in 1862 for the first British political in-charge of Kohat,...
Breaches in two canals flood crops BADIN, June 30: A 30-foot-wide breach occurred at right bank of the Ghaar Wah on Saturday evening, bringing a huge area of sugarcane and other corps under water....		PSCC bags top nine positions in SSC exams MANSEHRA, June 30: Students from the Pakistan Scouts Cadet College, Batrasi, Mansehra, have clinched the top nine positions in the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations, 2002, breaking all the previous records...
Haripur dist council resumes session today HARIPUR, June 30: The district council could not approve its revised budget for the year 2002-03, as pandemonium prompted prorogation of the council session here the other day....		1,000 Afghan families leave NOWSHERA, June 30: The departure of the Afghan refugees from different camps in the Frontier province has picked up momentum as around 1,000 families have left the Jalozai camp in the...
Cadet college fares well KOHAT, June 30: Cadet College, Kohat, grabbed five out of 20 top positions in the SSC examination 2002, according to the results, announced by the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education...		Rs208m to be spent on uplift schemes MIRPURKHAS, June 30: The Mirpurkhas District Council, after a short debate, unanimously approved its budget for fiscal year 2002-2003 here on Saturday....
Two brothers shot dead SHIKARPUR, June 30: Ten armed men shot dead two brothers, Bandah Ali Chandio and Liaquat Ali Chandio, in Dakhan town on Sunday....		NWFP, AJK agree to improve road link MUZAFFARABAD, June 30: The NWFP government has agreed to improve the condition of the road linking Mansehra district with Muzaffarabad, acting prime minister of AJK, Syed Mumtaz Ali Gillani, said on...
PPP demands end to ISI’s interference in politics ISLAMABAD, June 30: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has taken serious notice of the alleged interference of an intelligence agency in the political affairs of the country and harassment of party...		Karzai vows to curb Warlordism WASHINGTON, June 30: Afghanistan’s newly-elected president, Hamid Karzai, has said he will resign if he fails to eradicate armed factions run by powerful regional warlords, who often defy the government. ...
Eight more wounded in LoC shelling MUZAFFARABAD, June 30: Eight more persons, including two teenaged girls, were injured in overnight Indian shelling in Neelum valley in northeast of Muzaffarabad, police said on Sunday....		FC men end siege to Bugti’s residence QUETTA, June 30: The siege to Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti’s fort-like residence in Dera Bugti came to an end on Sunday when the government withdrew its forces, deployed around the fort...
China backs Islamabad’s stance on Kashmir BEIJING, June 30: China has reiterated its full support to Pakistan in the latter’s efforts to resolve its disputes with India, including Kashmir, through negotiations and other peaceful means....		Kashmiris struggle lauded MUZAFFARABAD, June 30: Azad Jammu and Kashmir acting prime minister Syed Mumtaz Ali Gilani has said that the unprecedented sacrifices being offered by the Kashmiri people will promise them freedom....
Gen Yousuf leaves for Turkey, Dubai ISLAMABAD, June 30: Vice Chief of Army Staff Gen Mohammad Yousaf Khan left for a week-long visit to Turkey and Dubai, says a press release issued here on Sunday....		Qazi flays US troops presence ISLAMABAD, June 30: Jamaat-e-Islami Amir Qazi Hussain Ahmed has said that presence of United States troops in the country was a threat to the sovereignty of Pakistan....
Thai PM due today ISLAMABAD, June 30: Thai Prime Minister Dr Thaksin Shinawatra is arriving on a two-day visit here on Monday, the foreign office said....		BNP leader attacked QUETTA, June 30: Malik Abdul Wali Kakar, acting President Balochistan National Party (Mengal), escaped attempt on his life near Kuchlak on Sunday....
Amendments to violate SC verdict: PTI ISLAMABAD, June 30: Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) on Sunday rejected the proposed constitutional amendments package, terming it violative of the Supreme Court’s verdict and aimed at subordinating elected institutions to the unelected...		Christian cemetery victim of ‘neglect’ DERA GHAZI KHAN, June 30: The district government has yet to get constructed the boundary wall of the Christian cemetery despite allocation of funds....
60 policemen sacked for corruption in six months GUJRANWALA, June 30: The district police authorities dismissed 60 policemen and 15 others were retired compulsorily on the charges of corruption and inefficiency during the last six months....		3 BZU construction officials suspended MULTAN, June 30: A committee of the Bahauddin Zakariya University has suspended from service three top officials of its construction section for alleged irregularities in the under-construction convocation hall....
Police detect ‘forced labour’ camp SHEIKHUPURA, June 30: Bhekhi police claimed on Sunday to have detected a forced labour camp set up at a mills on the Faisalabad Road, some 25km from here....		Task force men caught for power theft SARGODHA, June 30: Members of a task force set up by the Faisalabad Electric Supply Company have been involved in power theft it was found on Sunday....
Vet training for jobless youths SARGODHA, June 30: The local Livestock department will launch a three-month veterinary training programme for the educated unemployed youths in rural areas from July 1....		Syndicate approves BZU budget MULTAN, June 30: Syndicate of the Bahauddin Zakariya University approved budget for the fiscal year 2002-2003 on Sunday with an estimated deficit of Rs7.817 million....
Two commit suicide in Faisalabad FAISALABAD, June 30: Two persons committed suicide by taking poisonous pills here on Sunday....		Reprobe into canal breach demanded RAHIM YAR KAHN, June 30: Residents of Chak No 48/P have demanded reprobe into the Aab-i-Hayat canal breach....
Shopkeeper run over by tanker OKARA, June 30: A shopkeeper was run over by a rashly-driven tanker on the Okara-Deepalpur Road on Sunday....		Two Wapda employees die on road BAHAWALNAGAR, June 30: Two Wapda employees were killed on Saturday night in a road accident near Chishtian....
New faces in race for parties’ tickets: Graduation condition FAISALABAD, June 30: The graduation condition has forced central leaders of all the political parties to award tickets to new faces and associates of old pundits....		Bifurcation of RCB hangs in the balance RAWALPINDI, June 30: Uncertainty continues to prevail over the issues of local government polls in the cantonment and bifurcation of the Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB), Dawn has learnt....
Applicants may lose over Rs12m in housing scheme ISLAMABAD, June 30: A large number of people, who have submitted applications and deposited a substantial amount for plots in a private housing scheme, may lose their hard-earned money as the...		Pakistan sends relief goods for Iran quake victims ISLAMABAD, June 30: Relief assistance, comprising tents, blankets and medicines, was dispatched to Iran for earthquake victims here on Sunday....
Minister calls for transparency in foreign contracts ISLAMABAD, June 30: All international contracts should be transparent and the entire preparation of documents be entrusted to experts, Law Minister Dr Khalid Ranjha said here on Sunday....		CE’s Inspection Commission closed down ISLAMABAD, June 30: The establishment division has closed down the Chief Executive’s Inspection Commission which functioned as the Prime Minister’s Inspection Commission prior to the military takeover on October 12, 1999....
ATC judges await protected houses LAHORE, June 30: Judges of Lahore’s four anti-terrorism courts have not been provided the protected official residences required under the rules despite filing an application with the Home Department three months...		Musharraf govt on way out, says Pagara LAHORE, June 30: Functional Muslim League President Pir Pagara claimed on Sunday that the Musharraf government was on its way out because of which there was no possibility of the general...
6,000 Punjab villages declared calamity-hit LAHORE, June 30: The Punjab government has declared 6,000 villages of various districts as calamity hit on account of drought, virus attack on crops and deployment of army during 2001-02, a...		PML meeting LAHORE, June 30: A meeting of the Pakistan Muslim League central working committee will be held here on July 2 under the chairmanship of Raja Zafarul Haq....
Development authorities to continue function LAHORE, June 30: All development authorities in the province will continue to function as such even after their planned merger with the district government concerned, sources said here on Sunday....		Robberies outside banks baffle police LAHORE, June 30: Police have failed to arrest incidents of dacoity and robbery, especially outside banks and commercial centres....