July 3, 2002	Wednesday	Rabi-us-Sani 21,1423

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Transporters observe strike:: ‘Extortion’ by bus-stand management SARGODHA, July 2: Transporters plying buses and wagons on Sargodha-Bhalwal route observed a strike on Tuesday to protest excessive bus-stand charges....		Canal XEN, SDO served with notices:: Water theft SAHIWAL, July 2: Judicial Magistrate Rai Liaquat Ali has served notices on the Lower Bari Doab Canal XEN, SDO, sub-engineer and two baildars accused of water theft....
Govt set to punish NGOs: Evasion of audit FAISALABAD, July 2: The federal government is set to take action against non-government organizations allegedly evading in annual audits details of income and huge funds they receive from international donors, it...		Govt up to promote Islamic culture SHEIKHUPURA, July 2: The government is playing its due role for the promotion of Islamic culture and values in Punjab....
Wapda staff accused of tampering with meters MIANWALI, July 2: The local Wapda authorities have devised a new method to cover up line losses — issuing huge detection bills....		‘Nadra to set up special booths’ OKARA, July 2: National Database and Registration Authority will set up special booths to expedite provision of computerized national identity cards....
One killed, 3 injured in landmine blast BAHAWALNAGAR, July 2: A man was killed while three members of his family sustained injuries in a landmine explosion in a border village in Fortabbas tehsil on Tuesday....		Three die as wagon rams into tree MULTAN, July 2: Three people were killed and eight others injured when a wagon rammed into a roadside tree near Shujabad on Monday night....
Surplus budget of Khanpur tehsil SADIQABAD, July 2: A surplus budget of Rs105,685,000 for Khanpur tehsil council for the fiscal 2002-03 was approved unanimously on Monday....		Highway blockade continues SARGODHA, July 2: A transporter on Jhang-Sargodha route has been blocking the road for three days now to stop the vehicles of a rival transporter....
Two get death GUJRANWALA, July 2: The Anti-Terrorism Court No 1, Gujranwala, on Tuesday handed down death sentence to two convicts for kidnapping a boy for ransom. The court also awarded three-year imprisonment each...		Contaminated mineral water still being supplied: S&T secretary tells PAC ISLAMABAD, July 2: Eleven out of 21 mineral water brands, even having been declared unsafe for human consumption, are still being supplied to the country markets....
Private sector to be invited to invest in telecom project ISLAMABAD, July 2: The government has decided to invite private sector investment in the Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) project after spending an amount of Rs647 million out of the approved...		SC bar rejects proposed changes ISLAMABAD, July 2: The Supreme Court Bar Association has rejected the proposed constitutional amendments and decided to organise lawyers of the country against the proposed amendments by holding protest demonstrations and...
NTC signs Rs100m deal with TelcoNet ISLAMABAD, July 2: The National Telecom Corporation (NTC) has signed a Rs100 million contract with a private company to deliver high-speed multi-service data services to its customers....		Balochistan recruits 100 finance officials QUETTA, July 2: The Balochistan government is recruiting 100 expert officers in the finance department through the provincial public service commission to overcome shortage of accounts and finance officers....
One killed in ‘encounter’ KARACHI, July 2: One bandit was killed and another injured in, what the police termed, an “encounter” in district East late Tuesday night....		PPP to observe ‘black day’ on 5th ISLAMABAD, July 2: The acting PPP secretary-general, Mian Raza Rabbani, has said the party will observe black day on July 5 to mark the removal of the first Pakistan People’s Party...
California legislature passes Halal Food Bill LOS ANGELES, July 2: The California state legislature on Monday passed the Halal Food Bill. The bill was passed by both the assembly and the senate without any opposition....		Normal rains predicted ISLAMABAD, July 2: The preliminary forecast by the Meteorological Department suggests normal monsoon rains this year....
26 forest officers transferred GILGIT, July 2: The Northern Areas Forest and Wildlife Department (NAFWD) has transferred at least 26 range forest officers (RFOs), stationed at various forest belts, reportedly on the charges of inefficiency...		Parties, unions oppose package ISLAMABAD, July 2: Over 20 political parties and social organizations have issued a declaration, saying that society rejects the so-called sustainable federal democracy plan proposed by the government....
Funds demanded for Balochistan QUETTA, July 2: A central leader of the PML-Q (woman wing), Robina Irfan, has demanded that Balochistan should be given funds according to its area and requirement to bring it at...		Cabinet to discuss satellite plan today ISLAMABAD, July 2: The Paksat satellite project would be presented before the Federal Cabinet for approval here on Wednesday....
Highway blocked in protest: Construction of shopping centre at park NAWABSHAH, July 2: The people of Sakrand blocked the National Highway on Tuesday in protest against the construction of a shopping centre at Latif Park....		UNHCR lays off 87 employees PESHAWAR, July 2: The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has laid off some 87 employees at its Peshawar office in one week, according to sources....
Key politicians visit Swabi SWABI, July 2: The district Swabi has become a hub of political activities. In the last 15 days a numbers of leading politicians had visited here and in the next few...		Haripur dist council budget approved HARIPUR, July 2: The Haripur district council approved its revised budget of Rs14.193 million on Monday....
Mansehra budget revised MANSEHRA, July 2: The Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMA), Mansehra, has unveiled its revised budget of Rs62.46 million for 2002-2003....		Re-elections announced LAKKI MARWAT, July 2: The election tribunal for Lakki Marwat has announced its judgment to hold re-election in the union council Abdul Khel....
Badin growers demand water BADIN, July 2: More than 300 growers staged a sit-in and blocked the Karachi-Badin section of the National Highway for several hours on Tuesday in protest against the shortage of water...		Bid to settle immolation case put off again SANGHAR, July 2: The Panchayat meeting, scheduled on Tuesday at Tando Adam to settle the immolation case of a woman, Shanti, was again postponed as her relatives, including her brother, Gangoo,...
8 outlaws surrender KHAIRPUR, July 2: Eight bandits, belonging to three gangs, surrendered before the police on Tuesday, following a ten-hour encounter at a village near Ahmedpur....		Bereaved sisters seek body of bandit SUKKUR, July 2: Bereaved sisters of Qadu Junejo, a notorious dacoit burnt alive during Monday’s encounter with police, have complained that police were not handing over body of their brother despite...
Closed clinic made functional MIRPURKHAS, July 2: The district health officials have aborted transfer of possession of a closed SESSI dispensary to an NGO for its office use and made the dispensary functional....		Two die of cholera HARIPUR, July 2: At least two people died and several were hospitalized as cholera broke out in Jab and Tarar villages near Khanpur....
Proposed amendments rejected PESHAWAR, July 2: National Awami Party Pakistan has rejected the proposed constitutional package and termed it a threat to the parliamentary system....		NLI deployed GILGIT, July 2: Informed sources told Dawn on Monday that the Qasim Rangers deployed at Sost border were being replaced by 15th Regiment of Northern Light Infantry (NLI); they have formally...
Over Rs323m irregularities detected in MoST ISLAMABAD, July 2: Financial irregularities to the tune of Rs323.182 million have been detected in the accounts of the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) and its subsidiary departments, audit report...		Dist govts allowed to levy more taxes RAWALPINDI, July 2: The district governments have been empowered by the provincial government to levy some more taxes in the area under their jurisdiction....
Deregulation of drug prices opposed ISLAMABAD, July 2: Five organizations have appealed President Gen Pervez Musharraf not to allow further deregulation of pharmaceutical sector, as return on investment in this sector is already high and the...		NGOs’ working to be streamlined ISLAMABAD, July 2: The government has decided to streamline the functioning of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) with a view to improving their efficiency....
12 ‘terrorists’ arrested in Rawalpindi RAWALPINDI, July 2: The police on Tuesday arrested 12 suspected terrorists who were allegedly planning attack on worship places in Rawalpindi and seized a huge quantity of weapons....		Unsterilized instruments spread hepatitis RAWALPINDI, July 2: Most of the dental clinics in private and public hospitals do not follow the sterilization protocol for disinfecting the equipment and thereby cause spread of diseases like hepatitis,...
PMDC earns Rs30m profit, says MD ISLAMABAD, July 2: Pakistan Mineral Development Corporation (PMDC) has earned a profit of Rs30 million during the financial year 2001-2002 through increased production and record sales....		AJK JI leader flays govt’s Kashmir policy RAWALPINDI, July 2: The newly-appointed Amir of Jamaat Islami, Azad Kashmir, Sardar Ijaz Afzal Khan, has severely criticised the government’s Kashmir and foreign policies....
SC urged to take suo motu notice of gang rape ISLAMABAD, July 2: The Supreme Court’s chief justice has been asked to take notice of the gory incident in a village of Muzaffargarh where a teenaged girl was gang-raped on the...		PWC chides opposition to Thal canal LAHORE, July 2: The Punjab Water Council on Tuesday slated what it called political opposition to the Greater Thal canal from some parties from Sindh....
‘PPP candidates being pressed not to contest polls’ LAHORE, July 2: The PPP alleged on Tuesday that top officials of the Punjab government were visiting various cities to pressure PPP candidates not to take part in the elections....		Commission for higher education formed LAHORE, July 2: An inter-provincial committee has been constituted to finalize the proposed higher education commission aimed at increasing the scientific manpower for the standard education in subjects like bio-technology, genetic...