August 5, 2002	Monday	Jamadi-ul-Awwal 25,1423

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Monks to start peace march tomorrow ISLAMABAD, Aug 4: Led by Japanese Buddhist Monk Reverend Terasawa Junsei, monks from Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Kyrgystan will start the Pakistan-India Prayer March for Peace on August 6 — the...		CDA paid Rs400m on 895 ‘fake’ claims: Sector D-12 compensation issue ISLAMABAD, Aug 4: The Capital Development Authority has made a payment of Rs400 million in compensation on 895 fake claims in D-12 sector, a CDA source told Dawn on Sunday....
Pindi faces shortage of over 11mgd RAWALPINDI, Aug 4: The city areas are facing a shortage of about 11.1 million gallons of water per day, official sources told Dawn....		Pemra not to extend time for EoI submission ISLAMABAD, Aug 4: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has set August 5 as the last date for the submission of applications to obtain licenses for broadcast stations....
PML-Q elects women wing office-bearers ISLAMABAD, Aug 4: The women wing of the Pakistan Muslim League Quaid-i-Azam group has elected Ms Nilofar Bakhtiar as the wing’s president....		Food park to be inaugurated on 7th ISLAMABAD, Aug 4: The ‘food park’ at Melody Market will be inaugurated on August 7....
MKP to cooperate with leftist parties ISLAMABAD, Aug 4: The newly elected president of the Mazdoor Kissan Party, Fatehyab Ali Khan, has said that his party will cooperate with the leftist and progressive parties in the forthcoming...		Two girls go missing ISLAMABAD, Aug 4: The police of the twin cities are trying to solve the mystery behind the disappearance of two teenaged girl students of class 9....
No Al Qaeda men in AJK, says Sikandar ISLAMABAD, Aug 4: Azad Kashmir Prime Minister Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan has vehemently denied rumours about the presence of Al Qaeda elements, Osama Bin Laden or his men in Kashmir....		Balochi as medium of instruction demanded QUETTA, Aug 4: The Balochi Academy, Quetta, has demanded the introduction of Balochi language as a medium of instructions in primary schools....
PPP to file papers for registration today ISLAMABAD, Aug 4: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) will face a crucial test on Monday when it applies for registration after defying new electoral laws by re-electing exiled leader Benazir Bhutto as...		4 foreigners among 16 injured in accident LAKKI MARWAT, Aug 4: Sixteen people, four of them foreigners, received injuries when a pick-up rammed into a coach in Ghaznikhel here on Sunday....
PIA to launch boeings from Gwadar, Turbat QUETTA, Aug 4: Pakistan International Airline (PIA) is scheduled to launch Boeing flights from Gwadar and Turbat with the completion of expansion work and repair of these airports....		11 trawlers seized for illegal fishing HUB, Aug 4: A team of Balochistan Fisheries Department has seized 11 Karachi-bound fishing trawlers between the night of Friday and Saturday near Gadani, and arrested their crew members on the...
Fata village shelled PESHAWAR, Aug 4: A village in Kurram agency was shelled by unidentified men from Afghan border on Sunday afternoon....		Army officer laid to rest MUZAFFARABAD, Aug 4: A Pakistan army officer, who died in Indian shelling along the Line of Control in Azad Kashmir, was buried in a local graveyard here on Saturday with military...
Quetta taxpayers assured of woes’ redressal QUETTA, Aug 4: Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) Justice (retd) Salim Akhtar has said that he will frequently visit Quetta to redress the grievances of tax payers in Balochistan until a local...		Regulatory levy on sugar likely ISLAMABAD, Aug 4: The government may impose a regulatory duty on the import of raw sugar in view of highly depressed international prices....
WB terms audit reports commendable ISLAMABAD, Aug 4: The World Bank has appreciated the quality of audit reports, prepared by the audit department, with an aim to improve the management and performance of the ministries, divisions...		Omani FM due today ISLAMABAD, Aug 4: Omani Foreign Minister Yousuf Alawi bin Abdullah as an special envoy of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said was scheduled to visit Pakistan on Aug 5, foreign office...
Governor suspends Badshahi mosque administrator: Relics theft LAHORE, Aug 4: Punjab Governor Khalid Maqbool on Sunday suspended the administrator and other officials concerned of the Badshahi Mosque due to the theft of the slippers of Holy Prophet Muhammad...		Cash prizes for 11 scientists FAISALABAD, Aug 4: The Pakistan Council of Science and Technology (PCST) has given cash awards of productivity allowance to 11 selected scientists of the University of Agriculture for the financial year...
18 bodies fished out from canal VEHARI, Aug 4: The bodies of 18 people out of 20, who drowned in the Thingi Canal on Saturday after a Mailsi-bound wagon fell into it, were fished out from different...		Maqbool denies meeting Shahbaz LAHORE, Aug 4: Punjab Governor Khalid Maqbool has denied that he met Mr Shahbaz Sharif or any member of his family in Saudi Arabia....
PML team calls on JI leaders LAHORE, Aug 4: A high-level Pakistan Muslim League delegation met the Jamaat-i-Islami leaders here on Sunday to explore the possibility of electoral cooperation....		12 rapists booked after 25 days FAISALABAD, Aug 4: The local police on Saturday registered another rape case on the report of the victim against a dozen people after 25 days of the incident....
PML-QA sees no change LAHORE, Aug 4: The Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-i-Azam) says the election of Mian Shahbaz Sharif as president of the rival faction will not affect it anyway....		Five killed, 12 injured on road GUJRANWALA, Aug 4: At least five people were killed while a dozen others, including four policemen, sustained injuries in road accidents in and around the city here on Sunday....
‘Progress linked to freedom of judiciary’ MANSEHRA, Aug 4: District Nazim of Mansehra Mohammad Azam Khan Swati has said that progress and prosperity of a country lie in the independence of the judiciary and strong and powerful...		Canal banks soon to be repaired: Soomro DADU, Aug 4: Sindh Governor Mohammedmian Soomro has said that repair of canals, bunds and waterways will be initiated soon and the construction of water-lift pump schemes at Aral Wah and...
Murdered Spaniard’s servant found dead CHITRAL, Aug 4: One of the three servants of the slain Spanish national, Jody, who was killed by unidentified assailants on Saturday, was also found dead in the bathroom of his...		Landlord held for helping bandit flee SANGHAR, Aug 4: A landlord, Meer Hasan Keerio, and his two kamdars , Devo Kolhi and Pehelwan Keerio, were arrested by the Jhol police on Sunday for helping bandit Mumtaz Mari...
One dies, 40 injured in accident THATTA, Aug 4: One person was killed and 40 others were injured, 25 of them critically, when the truck they were travelling in turned turtle on the National Highway, some 24km...		Power supply remains cut for a week MIRANSHAH, Aug 4: The local tribesmen and the official machinery, including the political administration and military and paramilitary forces stationed in different parts of the North Waziristan Agency, have been facing...
Boy kidnapped SUKKUR, Aug 4: Ghoto tribesmen kidnapped a seventeen-year-old boy, Shabbir Ghoto, from Lodhra, Ghotki District, over an enmity on Sunday....		Two sisters drown KHAIRPUR, Aug 4: Two sisters identified as Saeeda Kalhoro (12) and Fareeda Kalhoro (10) drowned while trying to take a dip in the Rohri Canal in the Kalhoro village near Halani...
Policy shift on extra-judicial killing? LAHORE, Aug 4: More people have been killed in the past seven months in ‘shootouts’ between police and alleged criminals than over the preceding two years....		Protest by workers’ unions on 12th LAHORE, Aug 4: The Pakistan Workers Confederation and its affiliated trade unions will observe a countrywide protest day on Aug 12 to express resentment against the failure of the government to...
PTI forms body to allocate tickets LAHORE, Aug 4: Punjab chapter of the Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf formed here on Sunday a nine-member provincial parliamentary board to grant party tickets to the candidates to the National and Punjab Assembly...		Foodgrain costlier in July LAHORE, Aug 4: Foodgrain prices showed a general upward trend in July. The price trends were less clear for fruits and vegetables as early arriving varieties sold at high prices and...