July 11, 2002	Thursday	Rabi-us-Sani 29, 1423

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Sharifs won’t contest polls: MJAH chief LAHORE, July 10: The Sharif family will neither return nor contest elections as long as the incumbent government or its stooges remain in power in the country, says Prof Sajid Mir,...		AJK ombudsman’s appointment upheld: No bar on SC judges’ employment: AJK HC MUZAFFARABAD, July 10: The AJK High Court on Wednesday dismissed two petitions challenging the appointment of Basharat Ahmed Sheikh as Ehtesab Bureau chairman and subsequently as acting ombudsman of Azad Kashmir....
Indigenous Kashmiri struggle stressed MUZAFFARABAD, July 10: A former head of the Muttahida Jihad Council on Tuesday called for changing the “militancy’s culture” to reap the benefits of the sacrifices rendered by the Kashmiris for...		Baitul Mal given role in poverty reduction ISLAMABAD, July 10: The cabinet on Wednesday approved the restructuring of Pakistan Baitul Mal (PBM) and assigned it a major role in the poverty reduction programme and the social welfare sector....
Database for 21.7m people prepared: Nadra ISLAMABAD, July 10: The National Database Registration Authority is making strenuous efforts to gather and document vital information about every citizen, including those living abroad and holding dual nationality, Nadra Chairman...		Pakistani gold baron in US faces investigation LOS ANGELES, July 10: A Pakistani-American gold baron, Arif Rajan, has become the latest focus of federal investigators, who are digging for a possible link between him and Al Qaeda....
Shortage of funds hinders PSC selection MUZAFFARABAD, July 10: Azad Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (PSC) on Tuesday expressed its inability to conduct interviews, due to lack of funds, of candidates who had cleared the written...		UN honours deceased armymen ISLAMABAD, July 10: Pakistan’s ambassador to the United Nations, Munir Akram, received medals in a ceremony on Wednesday, on behalf of 57 army personnel who died while serving in the United...
Nasrullah sees 1971-like situation SUKKUR, July 10: Convener of the ARD, Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan, has said that the nation was facing a 1971-like situation when the country was dismembered due to the wrong policies of...		Minister inaugurates PIA facility QUETTA, July 10: Balochistan Information and Social Welfare Minister Roshan Khurshid Barucha inaugurated PIA’s city check-in facility counter here on Tuesday....
Rulers warned against abuse of powers THATTA, July 10: The president, Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA), Sindh, Maulana Asadullah Bhutto said that the abuse of state power on issues like the greater Thal canal, six miles of which had...		Rs367m will be spent on uplift plans: D.I. Khan annual budget DERA ISMAIL KHAN, July 10: The budget of Dera Ismail Khan district council for 2002-2003 was presented with an opening balance of Rs 62.8 million here on Wednesday. The budget was...
Power failure vexes people MIRPURKHAS, July 10: Disruption in the power supply to some parts of Lower Sindh continues causing hardships to the people....		Army can’t run civil affairs: Sherpao ABBOTTABAD, July 10: Chief of his own faction of the Pakistan   People’s Party  and former NWFP chief Minister, Aftab Ahmed  Khan  Sherpao has  said the proposed constitutional amendments should  not...
Farmers want action against SDO NAWABSHAH, July 10: The growers of Jheemal minor, Nawaz Dahri minor, Dhoro Naro minor, Khiyaryon minor, Panjochan minor, and Chan Babu distributary have demanded the Sindh governor to take action against...		Changes in BBA, MBA syllabi likely HYDERABAD, July 10: A meeting of the Board of Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration, University of Sindh, held on Tuesday, discussed in detail the courses and syllabi of the Business...
Power supply to tubewells discontinued PESHAWAR, July 10: The Peshawar Electricity Supply Company (Pesco) has disconnected power supply to tubewells and industrial units in Mohmand agency after the expiry of deadline for installation of electricity meters....		SHO dismissed on custodial killing charge LARKANA, July 10: The DPO, Larkana, Ghulam Nabi Memon has dismissed former SHO of the Civil Lines police, Ghulam Abbas Gadhi, who is nominated in the murder case of Mukhtiar Brohi...
Encroachments hamper work SUKKUR, July 10: The completion of N-5 road between Sakrand and Moro towns has been badly hampered due to the unlawful encroachments....		School building record seized MITHI, July 10: The anti-corruption circle officer, Mithi, Mohammad Hassan Sehto, has seized the record of the construction work of the Same-ji-Veri Boys Primary School, Nagarparkar taluka....
Teachers reject denationalization FAISALABAD, July 10: The Punjab Professors and Lecturers Association has rejected privatization and denationalization of educational institutions....		84 buildings declared dangerous GUJRANWALA, July 10: After a detailed survey, the city tehsil council declared 84 buildings as dangerous and issued notices on Wednesday to their owners to get them repaired immediately or face...
Stoning case ready for trial FAISALABAD, July 10: Chak Jhumra police claim they will submit the challan of stoning to death case before court for trial during the next 24 hours as they have reportedly completed...		Meerwala: sodomy accused arrested MULTAN, July 10: One of the accused in the sodomy case that led to gang-rape of victim’s sister in Meerwala on June 22 was arrested on Wednesday....
Minor’s rapist granted pre-arrest bail MULTAN, July 10: Additional district and sessions judge Raja Muhammad Akhlaq of Layyah on Wednesday granted pre-arrest bail to his guard constable in a rape case....		University offers early results facility MULTAN, July 10: The Bahauddin Zakariya University has decided to disclose a candidate’s results ahead of schedule on payment of Rs30,000....
Jaranwala accused remand extended FAISALABAD, July 10: All the three main accused including the prayer leader, involved in attack on an American national in Jaranwala, were remanded to police for another two days by the...		Nazim gives up canvassing for PPP BAHAWALPUR, July 10: District Nazim Tariq Cheema has reportedly given up canvassing for PPP’s potential candidates ahead of preparation of final lists....
Semester system in BZU MULTAN, July 10: The Bahauddin Zakariya University will go for the semester system from the next academic session saying goodbye to the old annual examination system....		District governments’ autonomy curtailed: DCOs to report on performance LAHORE, July 10: Several amendments have been made to the Local Government Ordinance, 2001, authorizing the provincial governments to instruct any district government in any matter in the “best public interest.”...
Punjab’s population growth rate higher LAHORE, July 10: As Pakistan is struggling to bring down the population growth rate from existing 2.1 per cent to 1.9 per cent by July next year, the world observes World...		Maqbool for private sector role in forestry LAHORE, July 10: Governor Lt-Gen Khalid Maqbool (retired) asked the Forests Department on Wednesday to make tree plantation in public buildings and educational institutions mandatory and initiate projects in collaboration with...
NA to select candidates after polls’ schedule LAHORE, July 10: The National Alliance will seek applications from intending candidates for the October elections after announcement of the election schedule....		Land developers for lifting restrictions LAHORE, July 10: Private land developers have demanded lifting all restrictions imposed on them to guarantee the development of private housing schemes in accordance with the plans submitted by them to...
Two teams to probe killing of Nazim LAHORE, July 10: The Punjab government has constituted two teams for investigation of the murder of Ravi Town Nazim Aftab Asghar Dar....		Seth Nisar’s remand extended LAHORE, July 10: An accountability court on Wednesday extended Seth Nisar’s remand after the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) brought out fresh allegations of Rs 720 million import duty evasion against the...
ARD meeting permission ‘unofficial’ LAHORE, July 10: Punjab Governor Lt-Gen Khalid Maqbool (retired) said here on Wednesday there was a ban in the country on political activities. He said the permission granted by the district...		Poverty alleviation linked to family planning: Musharraf’s message on World Population Day ISLAMABAD, July 10: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said that population planning and poverty alleviation are high on the government’s list of priorities....
House registry, transfer letter must for 50pc rebate: Property tax ISLAMABAD, July 10: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has decided that the incentive of 50 per cent rebate on property tax will not be given in those self-occupancy cases wherein the...		CDA’s computerization project in doldrums ISLAMABAD, July 10: The project of computerisation of Capital Development Authority (CDA) is in doldrums due to the negligence of the staff, a source told Dawn here on Wednesday....
‘Drugs import to check increase in prices’ ISLAMABAD, July 10: Deregulating pharma industry by keeping minimum number of molecules under the government control will definitely bring the prices of medicines down due to fair market competition, claimed Zafar...		Three degree colleges to be privatized soon RAWALPINDI, July 10: Three degree colleges in the city will soon be privatized, Dawn has learnt....
India ruled by extremists, says Nisar ISLAMABAD, July 10: Speakers at a dialogue on “Peace in South Asia” slated the policy of coercive diplomacy adopted by the Indians by amassing troops on borders....		World bodies to help Pakistan achieve EFA ISLAMABAD, July 10: The international organizations like Unesco, Unicef, World Bank and CIDA have joined hands to help Pakistan to qualify for additional resources for Education For All (EFA)....