July 22, 2002	Monday	Jamadi-ul-Awwal 11,1423

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CDA fails to recover over Rs18 million fine: Violation of building bylaws ISLAMABAD, July 21: The Building Control Section (BCS) of the Capital Development Authority has failed to recover over Rs18 million from violators of CDA laws, a source in the authority said...		Teachers’ associations join hands against move: Educational institutions’ privatization RAWALPINDI, July 21: A number of teacher associations will unitedly pressurize the government to withdraw its decision of privatizing educational institutions, Dawn has learnt....
Pakistani cultural show in Norway ISLAMABAD, July 21: A three-day festival, celebrating Pakistani art and culture, will be organized at Oslo, Norway, from September 6 to 8....		PAT chief to call on Musharraf tomorrow ISLAMABAD, July 21: A five-member delegation of the Pakistan Awami Tehreek led by the party chairman, Dr Tahirul Qadri, will call on President General Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday....
Prices of beef, mutton increase in Capital ISLAMABAD, July 21: Prices of beef and mutton have gone up by Rs15 and Rs5 per kg respectively, the residents of the capital said on Sunday....		MMA starts preparation for workers convention RAWALPINDI, July 21: Mutahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) has started preparations to make its July 25 Ulema and Workers Convention in Rawalpindi a success, a party spokesman told Dawn on Sunday....
Regulatory body on biomedical equipment needed RAWALPINDI July 21: The Pakistan Biomedical Electromedical Engineers Association (PBEEA) has emphasized the need for a regulatory authority in their field at federal level....		CBR official dies in road accident ISLAMABAD, July 21: A senior official of the Central Board of Revenue (CBR), who was critically injured in a road accident in H-8 sector on Saturday, died in hospital on Sunday,...
Naval chief returns from S. Africa, US ISLAMABAD, July 21: Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Abdul Aziz Mirza returned on Sunday from an official visit to South Africa and the United States....		Four injured in armed clash on Adiala Road RAWALPINDI, July 21: At least four persons were injured, one of them critically, when a quarrel among children led to an armed clash among adults on Adiala Road on Sunday evening....
Girl commits suicide, man drowns ISLAMABAD, July 21: An 18-year-old girl committed suicide while a man drowned in Soan river on Sunday....		Al Qaeda planning to attack embassies ISLAMABAD, July 21: The government has received intelligence reports that 24 Al Qaeda members and about 12 other terrorists have entered Pakistan in the last couple of days and are ...
Conservation of wildlife in Fata planned PESHAWAR, July 21: The NWFP wildlife department has initiated efforts for conservation of wild animals and their habitat in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas....		Role of education boards highlighted MARDAN, July 21: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has said the educational boards had an important role in ensuring that educational institutions were imparting quality education....
Haripur Tehsil budget approved HARIPUR, July 21: The Tehsil Council Haripur approved the annual budget with a total outlay of Rs78.544 million for the fiscal year 2002-2003 here on Saturday. The budget session was presided...		Man providing fake ID cards to Afghans held MANSEHRA, July 21: The Mansehra city police in a raid on a public call office (PCO) in front of the District Registration Office (DRO) here recovered 40 fake National Identity Cards...
Ulema moot on 24th MANSEHRA, July 21: All local leaders of religious parties and Ulema of the Mansehra district would attend the Ulema Convention being held in Islamabad on July 24....		Plans for 2 hospitals dropped SWABI, July 21: The attitude of non-governmental organizations and  welfare bodies has scuttled the establishment of two hospitals, sources said on Sunday....
Antique collector’s body found ABBOTTABAD, July 21: The beheaded body, of a renowned collector of antiques Riaz Afridi alias Qallo who was missing for the last 15 days, was found on Karala Bagh Road in...		Plan afoot to control maritime pollution ISLAMABAD, July 21: The environment ministry will soon launch the National Oil Spill Contingency Plan (NOSCP) to control the maritime pollution, sources said....
4 Lashkar activists arrested in Jhang ISLAMABAD, July 21: Four leading members of an outlawed terror group accused of bombing a US consulate and several other attacks have been arrested in Jhang, police said here on Sunday....		Tax Ombudsman terms special zone at Lahore unjust ISLAMABAD, July 21: The Federal Tax Ombudsman has termed the decision to choose Lahore as the base of specialized zone for textile and cement industries in Punjab and the NWFP, as...
Kashmiri expats urged to highlight freedom fight BERLIN, July 21: Leader of the opposition in the AJK Legislative Assembly, Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry, has called upon the Pakistani and Kashmiri expatriates to play their due role in highlighting...		Truckers’ strike creates food shortages in Afghanistan CHAMAN, July 21: Food shortages are gripping Afghanistan’s southern provinces as truck drivers continue their strike protesting extortion by Afghans, officials said here on Sunday....
Remittances from Kuwait increase KUWAIT CITY, July 21: Remittances from Pakistanis living here have doubled during the last fiscal year (2001-02) that ended last month....		Guidelines for polling agents ISLAMABAD, July 21: The Election Commission (EC) of Pakistan has recommended guidelines for polling agents of the candidates in the forthcoming general elections, which would soon be sent to political parties...
JKLF slams re-arrest of Yasin Malik NEW YORK, July 21: The Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), North American Chapter, on Saturday condemned the re-arrest of its chairman Mohammed Yasin Malik under Public Safety Act, saying the...		Musharraf to meet army friends in BD DHAKA, July 21: President Pervez Musharraf is to meet his old army buddies during his first-ever visit to Bangladesh later this month, a report said on Saturday....
Tubewell irrigation no more affordable MULTAN, July 21: Nepra’s decision of allowing the Wapda for unprecedented hike in power tariff has come under severe criticism by people from all walks of life....		New transfer policy devised for policemen GUJRANWALA, July 21: The Punjab police has evolved a new transfer policy for its officials from the rank of inspector to head constable, it was learnt....
Transporters protest ‘extortion’ GUJRANWALA, July 21: Transporters have protested against the toll tax extortion on the GT Road at Ghakkhar and Wazirabad by the tehsil council without any lawful authority....		Five commit suicide over domestic issues GUJRANWALA, July 21: At least five people, including a woman, committed suicide by taking poisonous pills over domestic issues in and around the city here on Sunday....
Shortage of potable water VEHARI, July 21: Shortage of potable water due to the alleged negligence of tehsil municipal administration has become a nuisance for people....		Exhibition in Kenya GUJRAT, July 21: Two fan manufacturers of Gujrat will represent Pakistan at the single country exhibition in Kenya in the last week of August....
Teachers’ protest VEHARI, July 21: The Punjab Teachers’ Union has condemned denationalization plan and termed it an anti-education drive....		WB threatens to withdraw funding for PIDA LAHORE, July 21: The World Bank is threatening the Punjab Irrigation and Drainage Authority with withdrawing finances unless it sticks to the agreed working model....
PCST on productivity allowance to Dr Ata ISLAMABAD, July 21: The Pakistan Council of Science and Technology (PCST) said on Sunday Federal Minister for Science and Technology Dr Ataur Rehman had not accepted the research productivity allowance admissible...		Protest day by workers on Aug 12 LAHORE, July 21: A countrywide protest day will be observed by the workers on August 12 to condemn the policies resulting in continuous hike in the cost of living without corresponding...
Attack on SC: convicts want to contest elections LAHORE, July 21: Three PML(QA) leaders, who remained behind the bars for one month each after being convicted by the Supreme Court, have approached the apex court with the request they...		Benazir to remain party chief: PPP LAHORE, July 21: The PPP on Sunday dismissed as disinformation reports that Ms Benazir Bhutto would step down as party chairperson to clear way for Makhdoom Amin Faheem....