July 8, 2002	Monday	Rabi-us-Sani 26,1423

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Police action sparks off day-long violence: JSQM sit-in thwarted, 30 arrested LARKANA, July 7: An unspecified number of people and several policemen were injured when activists of the Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM) clashed with police on the eve of Dharna (sit-in)...		Politicians launch mass contact drive MINGORA, July 7: The politicians have launched a mass contact campaign in the Malakand division in connection with the coming election. The leaders of various parties have been paying frequent visits...
Chinese team arrives in Thar HYDERABAD, July 7: A 21-member Chinese team of experts from the Shenhua Group Corporation arrived in Mithi town on Saturday for carrying out an initial survey regarding Thar coal reserves....		JI chief criticizes presidential order NOWSHERA, July 7: The chief of Jamaat-i-Islami, Qazi Hussain Ahmad, has criticized the promulgation of presidential order, banning candidates to hold prime minister and chief minister offices for more than two...
Three more held for maligning army KOHAT, July 7: The local police arrested three more religious leaders during a hunt for the remaining 23 people charged in the FIR for maligning the role of Pakistan army in...		DPO orders inquiry into police torture DADU, July 7: A villager, Nazar Mohammed Birhamani, who was injured critically as a result of police torture in Johi town on Saturday, was handed over to his relatives in a...
‘Party election condition to create problems for PPP’ SUKKUR, July 7: President, PPP (Ladies Wing), Sindh, Yasmeen Shah, has rejected the proposed constitutional amendments regarding the condition of party election....		3 notorious criminals arrested LANDI KOTAL, July 7: The authorities in Khyber Agency arrested three notorious criminals in different raids during the last week....
Khyber political alliance formed LANDI KOTAL, July 7: Political parties belonging to the Khyber Agency formed an alliance in Bara on Sunday....		Man, wife shot dead, son injured NOWSHERA, July 7: A man and his wife were killed and their son was seriously injured when unidentified assailants forcibly entered their house and opened fire on them at the Kherabad...
Causeway washed away 3 days after completion SWABI, July 7: A causeway, completed at a cost of Rs3 million three days back, was washed away by the Saleem Khan Badri Nullah water on Saturday....		Growers flay ‘artificial’ water shortage SHIKARPUR, July 7: The tail-end growers of Sindh Canal staged a protest demonstration and blocked the National Highway at Sindh Wah Bridge here on Saturday against the ‘artificial’ shortage of water...
Five held for rape attempt MIRPURKHAS, July 7: Umerkot police have arrested five persons on Saturday allegedly for trespassing into a house with intention to rape a woman a few days back....		Rally urges fair distribution of Zakat NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, July 7: A large number of people, including women, from Talib Solangi village of this district staged a demonstration here on Sunday against the chairmen of local Zakat Committees....
Girl shot dead by her brother MARDAN, July 7: A teenage student of class 10 was shot dead by her brother on suspicion in the midnight of Thursday while she was asleep....		3 gunned down BAJAUR, July 7: A prominent tribal Malik his wife and minor son were shot dead in the Mandal village, some four kilometres from the Bajaur Agency headquarters, Khaar, on Saturday night....
Default on loans may lead USC to closure ISLAMABAD, July 7: The Utility Stores Corporation (USC), a subsidiary of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, has become prone to be wound up owing to fast falling financial position after...		US urged to adopt new approach on Kashmir issue NEW YORK, July 7: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States, Maleeha Lodhi, on Saturday called upon the international community and the United States to adopt a “new approach of conflict resolution...
Nepra to announce rate hike tomorrow ISLAMABAD, July 7: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) is expected to announce increase in the tariff of eight distribution companies of Wapda on Tuesday....		Pakistanis, Indians get along in London SOUTHALL (England), July 7: India and Pakistan may have come close to war over the occupied Kashmir, yet far away from the conflict people of both countries are living here side...
Two killed, 7 injured in road accidents MUZAFFARABAD, July 7: Two persons were killed and seven injured in three road accidents in Azad Kashmir on Sunday, police said....		PTCL Hazara collects Rs612m revenue ABBOTTABAD, July 7: The PTCL Hazara region has shown remarkable success, during the financial year ended on June 30, 2002, by collecting Rs612 million as against the target of Rs600 million....
AJK collects record power revenue MUZAFFARABAD, July 7: The AJK Electricity Department has generated a record revenue of Rs1,800 million during the just-ended financial year, the department’s top official said on Sunday....		Pakistani killed in accident KUWAIT CITY, July 7: A Pakistani identified as Akhtar Habibullah was killed on the spot in a jet-ski accident in Kuwait....
Kashmiris hold demo in Copenhagen LONDON, July 7: Kashmiris and Pakistanis held a demonstration in front of the Indian High Commission in Copenhagen on Saturday to condemn Indian oppression in the occupied Kashmir and urged the...		Protest against water shortage LANDI KOTAL, July 7: The tribal women and children from the Sheikhwal village in Landi Kotal tehsil had blocked the Peshawar- Landi Kotal road for several hours to protest against the...
Sacked PTCL employees seek reinstatement GUJRANWALA, July 7: At least 57 sacked employees of the Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited have threatened to set up a hunger strike camp outside the PTCL headquarters in Islamabad if they...		Anjuman-i-Mazareen threatens to boycott talks: Peerowal tenants release two PSC men MULTAN, July 7: The Anjuman-i-Mazareen Punjab has threatened that they will boycott the ongoing talks with the government if police do not end siege to Peerowal farms....
The tale of chief juror’s surrender MULTAN, July 7: The surrender by the chief juror in the Meerwala gang-rape at the offices of a local daily on Saturday is a mystery for newsmen covering the case....		Ordeal of acid attack victim LAHORE, July 7: Narrating her ordeal, the acid attack victim from Layyah, Zareena, says she was married to Ramzan in exchange for his (Ramzan’s) sister’s marriage with her father Rasheed, 45,...
Sargodha dist govt curtails budget to avoid deficit Sargodha July 7: In the pre-budget session, the district government has decided to curtail the 2002-2003 budget to Rs350 million from Rs462.5 million to avoid deficit of Rs110 million....		Municipal bus stand back to private sites GUJRAT, July 7: The district administration has reshifted the municipal bus stand to private sites....
Bid to occupy state land thwarted LAHORE, July 7: The Sargodha district administration has issued the following press note:...		Boy shot dead FAISALABAD, July 7: Highwaymen shot dead a boy on resistance on the Faisalabad-Jaranwala Road on Saturday night....
SP to probe trader’s murder BAHAWALPUR, July 7: On the application of the Markazi Anjuman-i-Tajran, SSP Sikandar Hayat on Sunday deputed the CIA SP to probe the murder of a Circular Road trader who was shot...		Man chops off daughter, servant’s heads BAHAWALNAGAR, July 7: A man on Sunday chopped off the heads of his daughter and former servant on suspicion in Faqir Wali....
Amends to admission rules recommended BAHAWALPUR, July 7: The local Islamia University admission committee has recommended some amendments to the rules for admission to various disciplines....		Over Rs38m irregularities detected in PSEB ISLAMABAD, July 7: The Auditor General’s office has detected “financial irregularities of serious nature,” including corruption, fraud and thefts amounting to Rs38.549 million in a subordinate organization of the Ministry of...
Police baton charge, book 50 villagers: Rally against power breakdown ISLAMABAD, July 7: Police baton charged and booked over 50 villagers, who wre protesting against power breakdown in Sihala on Sunday....		PPLA demands more colleges for boys in Rawalpindi RAWALPINDI, July 7: Educationists have asked the government to establish more colleges for boys in Rawalpindi to cater to the growing needs of increasing population....
Delay in consultation hampers promulgation: Gender code ISLAMABAD, July 7: Inordinate delay by the ministry of women development to convene a national consultation is hampering the promulgation of Code of Practice for Gender Justice at the Workplace to...		Ata to open DSL services tomorrow ISLAMABAD, July 7: Federal Minister for Science and Technology Prof Dr Ataur Rehman will inaugurate the first Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) services on Tuesday, says a press release of the Micronet...
Ministry seeks information about Ghana nationals ISLAMABAD, July 7: The interior ministry has directed the provincial governments to collect data about nationals of Ghana studying in Pakistan and inform the ministry about them, an official source said...		Court recovers Rs40m from 800 defaulters ISLAMABAD, July 7: The special senior magistrate of Capital Development Authority (CDA), Arshad Mehmood Chaudhry, said that he had recovered Rs40 million outstanding dues from 800 defaulters....
Busy roads turned into parking lots LAHORE, July 7: Many busy roads in the provincial metropolis are being used as parking lots without any let or hindrance....		Dawood leaves for Sri Lanka LAHORE, July 7: Commerce Minister Abdul Razak Dawood proceeded on a two-day visit to Sri Lanka here on Sunday to what he said pave way for a trade agreement between the...
Newsmen urged to follow code of ethics LAHORE, July 7: Punjab Information Minister Prof Dr Mahmood Ahmad urged journalists on Sunday to support the “government efforts for the promotion of responsible and positive journalism in the country and...		‘PML-QA won’t let polls postponed’ LAHORE, July 7: The PML-QA will resist any move to postpone the elections, party president Mian Muhammad Azhar said on Sunday....
Amendments aim to strengthen dictatorship: seminar LAHORE, July 7: Politicians, legal experts and human rights activists speaking at a seminar on Sunday unanimously rejected the proposed constitutional amendments package on grounds that one single person could not...		A bird market LAHORE, July 7: Beautiful birds of foreign and local origin and several varieties of colourful ornamental fish are being offered for sale at the Dharampura bird market....