July 26, 2002	Friday	Jamadi-ul-Awwal 15,1423

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Development work at D-12 stopped: Villagers stage sit-in ISLAMABAD, July 25: The development work at Sector D-12 was stopped on Thursday after the residents of Siri Saral and Pind Sangrial villages put up resistance to seek compensation for their...		IDBP, ADBP fraught with bad loans: PAC ISLAMABAD July 25: The public sector banks and Development Financial Institutions (DFIs) set up to help promote small farmers and industry are faced with fraud, bad loans and staff politics, thus...
Only quality products to survive in market: Atta ISLAMABAD, July 25: The Minister for Science and Technology Prof Dr Attaur Rehman emphasized the need for producing quality products to face the future challenges as within two years time markets...		Rs550 million RCB budget presented RAWALPINDI, July 25: The Rs550 million non-development financial budget 2002-2003 of the Rawalpindi cantonment was presented before its mini-board on Thursday....
Teachers unhappy with working environment ISLAMABAD, July 25: Teachers serving in Islamabad public sector universities are not happy with the service conditions and the working environment, which is adversely affecting the profession....		‘Educated manpower needed for nation-building’ ISLAMABAD, July 25: To overcome the existing difficulties, we as a nation must concentrate on building reliable and efficient manpower and seriously take up the challenge of building Pakistan....
Trade policy lauded ISLAMABAD, July 25 : The trade policy of 2002-03 would not only help boost the exports but also increase the use of local items....		Bomb scare at airport ISLAMABAD, July 25: An abandoned bag triggered a security alert at Islamabad International Airport on Thursday....
MMA chief for implementing Shariat RAWALPINDI, July 25: The president of Muttahida Majlis-i- Amal (MMA), Maulana Shah Ahmad Noorani, on Thursday said, if voted to power, they would implement Islamic Sharaiat in the country....		Arrest of leader’s killers demanded: Strike observed on BNP(M)’s call QUETTA, July 25: A shutter down strike was observed here and in some other parts of the province on Thursday on the appeal of Balochistan National Party (Mengal) to demand arrest...
Powell urged to address violence against women NEW YORK, July 25: US Secretary of State Colin Powell should address violence against women and the government’s proposed changes to the constitution during his visit to Pakistan, the Human Rights...		Increase in Mangla Dam height after compensation ISLAMABAD, July 25: The government on Thursday constituted two committees to deal with the problem of resettlement and compensation before taking up the project for increasing the height of Mangla Dam...
Terrorism in Kashmir continues, says Powell WASHINGTON, July 25: US Secretary of State, Colin Powell, said on Thursday that there has been a reduction in infiltrations across the line of control in Kashmir but unfortunately “terrorist violence”...		Plea for adjournment of hearing upheld RAWALPINDI, July 25: The Lahore High Court, Rawalpindi bench, on Wednesday directed the accountability court, Rawalpindi, to wait for Raja Anwar, senior counsel for former senator Asif Ali Zardari, till Aug...
President opens FM-101 network ISLAMABAD, July 25: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Thursday inaugurated the FM-101 network of Radio Pakistan....		Nisar holds talks with newspaper employees ISLAMABAD, July 25: A joint delegation of Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists and All Pakistan Newspapers Employees Confederation met minister for information and media development, Nisar A. Memon, here on Thursday....
Chinese envoy calls on navy chief ISLAMABAD, July 25: The ambassador of People’s Republic of China Zhang Chunxiang called on Admiral Abdul Aziz Mirza, Chief of the Naval Staff here today....		Power tariff revised 11 times since military takeover ISLAMABAD, July 25: The electricity prices have increased by 10 per cent to 47 per cent since the military takeover in October 1999, official figures suggest....
Pakistani beheaded RIYADH, July 25: A Pakistani convicted of trafficking in heroin was beheaded by the sword here on Thursday, an interior ministry statement said....		NWFP wants hydel share uncapped PESHAWAR, July 25: NWFP received Rs 83 billion less than the projected amount jointly under the heads of direct federal transfer and net hydel profit during the five-year term of the...
Tribesmen demand vote right in polls PESHAWAR, July 25: The Tribal Political Alliance(TPA) has asked the government to facilitate the residents of Federally-Administered Tribal Areas to exercise their right of franchise in the next general election....		Teachers threaten to boycott Oct polls CHARSADDA, July 25: The All Teachers Association (ATA) has threatened to boycott the October election duties and observe a hunger strike if the government did not withdraw it rationalisation policy immediately....
Young girl killed over old enmity PESHAWAR, July 25: A young girl was killed over an old enmity in the limits of Badhber Police Station here on Thursday morning....		Malakand council wants more funds for public welfare PESHAWAR, July 25: The District Council of Malakand approved Rs 530 million surplus budget for the year 2002-2003 in its session on Thursday. No new tax has been levied in the...
Course on onion crop concludes PESHAWAR, July 25: The season-long training on onions in eastern region of the NWFP concluded at Potato Research Centre, Abbottabad, on Thursday....		Importance of national database highlighted PESHAWAR, July 25: A seminar on National Database Management and Registration was held at the Greenwich University campus here, says a press release issued here on Thursday....
Royalty demanded GILGIT, July 25: Leaders of Pakistan People’s Party North-ern Areas have demanded that the royalty of the Indus water, Sost customs and tourism should be given to the Northern Areas....		Course for LHVs concludes PESHAWAR, July 25: A three-month course in primary health care organization for LHVs under the Women Health Project of NWFP concluded at the Provincial Health Services Academy here on Wednesday....
Abbottabad dist council budget passed ABBOTTABAD, July 25: The Abbottabad district council budget was passed in the absence of opposition, and 43 members in the 82-member house attended the meeting, including the district Nazim and Naib...		Terrorists blow up Wapda tower PESHAWAR, July 25: Two towers of the Water and  Power Development Authority (Wapda) were blown up by saboteurs at Jangoo Ghari, 40km from here, on Wednesday night....
Meerwala case trial from today MULTAN, July 25: A Dera Ghazi Khan anti-terrorism court will start trial of the Meerwala gang-rape case from Friday (today)....		Teachers threaten boycott of election duties FAISALABAD, July 25: The Punjab Professors and Lecturers Association and other teacher organizations have announced that they will boycott election duties in protest against denationalization of educational institutions....
‘PPP will not boycott polls’ GUJRANWALA, July 25: The Pakistan People’s Party will not boycott the forthcoming general elections....		‘PPP only political party in country’ GUJRAT, July 25: There is no other political party in the country except the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP)....
Court orders case against DSP, two inspectors BAHAWALPUR, July 25: Local Civil Judge Zaigham Abbas on Thursday ordered the Samasatta police to book a DSP and two inspectors who allegedly implicated a man in a dacoity case and...		Families ignore incentive: Child labour SARGODHA, July 25: Free schooling and stipends offered for working children joining the schools have failed to convince most of the their families here....
Protest against police excesses MULTAN, July 25: A family of Makhdoom Rasheed area took out a protest demonstration against the police excesses here on Thursday....		PML-QA’s party election in Okara OKARA, July 25: The party election of the PML (QA) was completed in three tehsils of the district here on Thursday....
Death for killer JHANG, July 25: Additional District and Sessions Judge Amjad Pervaiz awarded on Wednesday death sentence to a Harkatul Mujahideen activist who sodomized and killed a teenaged Sipah-i-Sahaba Pakistan worker in the...		Stoning case adjourned FAISALABAD, July 25: An additional district and sessions judge on Thursday adjourned the hearing on bail applications of 30 people of Chak Jhumra for August 2 on the request of the...
‘Marriage for reconciliation be made an offence’ LAHORE, July 25: The Punjab Human Rights Commission has condemned the decision of a panchayat in Mianwali to give away eight young girls in marriage to settle a murder case between...		NGOs to plead Peerowal tenants’ case at all levels LAHORE, July 25: A delegation of various NGOs will meet the president and the Punjab governor in a couple of days to raise the state-land tenants’ issue, especially the police siege...
Applications for Kinnaird, FC Colleges with govt: Denationalization LAHORE, July 25: Punjab Governor Lt-Gen Khalid Maqbool (retired) said on Thursday the government had already received an application from the Presbyterian Church to return the Government Forman Christian College and...		Johannesburg summit to review progress: Eco-friendly technologies LAHORE, July 25: The World Summit on Sustainable Development, only a month away, will review the progress made by the members countries, Pakistan included, for their adoption of environment friendly technologies,...
Bar for election schedule LAHORE, July 25: The Lahore High Court Bar Association called on Thursday for announcement of an election schedule, replacement of the chief election commissioner and induction of a caretaker government to...		Trade-off of eight girls in Mianwali protested LAHORE, July 25: The ASR Resource Centre has protested against the trade-off of eight young girls in a tribal settlement arrived at a gathering of religious scholars, politicians and the public...
Population growth nullifies development LAHORE, July 25: Punjab Governor Khalid Maqbool has said the shortage of educational and health facilities as well as food and water can never be overcome till the rate of population...		Dist council demands reversal of transfers LARKANA, July 25: The Larkana District Council has demanded of the Sindh government to reverse the transfers of the government officials, made without consulting the district Nazim, and warned the provincial...
Hesco launches recovery drive SUKKUR, July 25: The Sindh Governor, Mohammedmian Soomro, has issued orders to all provincial departments to clear their outstanding power arrears to Hesco, amounting to Rs400 million....		Ten high schools without labs NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, July 25: Ten high schools, including two higher secondary schools, in the district were running without science laboratories....