August 9, 2002	Friday	Jamadi-ul-Awwal 29,1423

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Cabinet okays Postal Service Board ISLAMABAD, Aug 8: The federal cabinet has approved the constitution of a high-powered Postal Service Board (PSB) for giving final authority to Pakistan Post Office Department (PPOD) in framing the independent...		Railways has curtailed losses to Rs1.82bn, PAC told ISLAMABAD, Aug 8: The ad-hoc Public Accounts Committee (PAC) was informed on Thursday that the Pakistan Railways had come out of the phase of non viability by curtailing its annual losses...
Pindi TMA to complete 12 abandoned water schemes RAWALPINDI, Aug 8: Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMA) would complete all the water supply schemes planned between 1985 and 1995 which were abandoned due to lack of resources....		D-12 incident: CDA chief was informed about tense situation, IO told ISLAMABAD, Aug 8: The Capital Development Authority chairman was intimated about the tense situation at the site of sector D-12 before demolishing the village there on July 29, a CDA official...
PRM supports drive against privatization of schools, colleges ISLAMABAD, Aug 8: The People’s Rights Movement (PRM), a confederation of NGOs across the country, on Thursday held a meeting with the representatives of students and teachers organizations to discuss the...		Restrictions on visitors entering airport RAWALPINDI, Aug 8: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has restricted the entry of visitors to the Islamabad International Airport premises in view of the security alert, officials said here on Thursday....
Two bodies found; man shot by highwaymen ISLAMABAD, Aug 8: Two bodies were found while a man was shot and injured by highwaymen....		Food Park leaves a lot to be desired ISLAMABAD, Aug 8: The first food park of the capital, inaugurated with much fanfare by the interior minister on Wednesday evening, left a lot to be desired in terms of management,...
Fertilizer plant ISLAMABAD, Aug 8: Minister for Commerce, Industries and Production Abdul Razak Dawood will perform the inaugural ceremony of NPK Fertilizer Plant at Port Qasim in Karachi on Friday. According to a...		What lies ahead for PPP, PML in the Oct polls? RAWALPINDI, Aug 8: The various local factions of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) came together as it geared up to face a divided Muslim League in the general elections....
Benazir, Nawaz’s return to harm country, says PML(QA) leader KOHAT, Aug 8: Syed Iftikhar Hussain Gilani, senior vice-president of the Pakistan Muslim League (QA) and former federal law minister, has said that the government’s efforts to introduce “real” democracy will...		NAB summons Nazim for probe KOHAT, Aug 8: National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Azad Kashmir, served a notice on District Nazim of Kohat, Malik Asad, on Wednesday when he was presiding over budget session, asking him to...
Issue of ghost schools taken up DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Aug 8: Education Deputy Director Salahud Din Khan held a meeting with the officials of district education department, during his visit to D.I.Khan, to discuss ghost schools here....		Man held: missiles seized PESHAWAR, Aug 8: Khyber Agency authorities seized 16 Russian-made missiles and cartridges from the house of a tribesman and arrested him in Bara Tehsil on Thursday....
Two religious scholars abducted HANGU, Aug 8: Two religious scholars were kidnapped on Thursday by some unidentified men in the Khadizai area of Orakzai Agency....		Landi Kotal students seek admissions LANDI KOTAL, Aug 8: Over 50 students who have passed their matriculation examination and their parents have demanded the NWFP governor to increase the number of seats at the Government Degree...
‘Drive against criminals in Bajaur has succeeded’ BAJAUR, Aug 8: The Political Agent of Bajaur Agency, Pirzada Khan, has said the joint operation launched by the tribesmen and the political administration against the anti-social and criminal elements in...		Man shot dead by son HARIPUR, Aug 8: A man was shot shot dead by his son, in Soha on Wednesday evening, family sources said....
Packages rejected SWABI, Aug 8: Speakers at a seminar held here on Tuesday rejected the proposed constitutional amendments and said the power to amend the Constitution should rest with the parliament....		Banned channels DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Aug 8: Cable operators are violating the instructions of the Pakistan  Electronic  Media Regulatory  Authority, it was observed the other day....
Stolen car recovered DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Aug 8: Yarik police recovered a stolen vehicle and arrested a man in this regard on Tuesday evening....		JI leaders critcize govt policies HARIPUR, Aug 8: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) will emerge as the single largest force in the country as it has decided to revive the same ideology on the basis of which...
EC issues code of conduct for PTV, PBC ISLAMABAD, Aug 8: The Election Commission on Thursday issued code of conduct for government controlled electronic media for “balanced” coverage of political activities in the general elections....		Railways at loggerheads with Sindh government ISLAMABAD Aug 8: The Pakistan Railways has been unable to launch at least four high-priority development projects in Karachi due to the unresolved disputes with the government of Sindh, this was...
One killed, five injured in court premises QUETTA, Aug 8: One person was killed and five others were injured, two of them critically, when armed tribesmen opened indiscriminate fire on their opponents in Kharan Session Court premises, on...		NRB rectifies typographical error ISLAMABAD, Aug 8: The National Reconstruction Bureau (NRB) on Thursday corrected the electronic version of the Political Parties Order, 2002....
Five feared dead in accident GILGIT, Aug 8: At least five people were feared dead on Wednesday when a car (RIG-0187), headed for Skardu, fell into the Indus River near the village Shingush, 79kms east of...		SC directs US firm to submit bank guarantee ISLAMABAD, Aug 8: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed Westinghouse Electric Corporation, US firm, to furnish bank guarantee of US$1 billion for allowing it the right of defence in a suit...
Artificial water shortage turns 3,000 acres of land barren MIRPURKHAS, Aug 8: About 3,000 acres of land, irrigated by Khai Distributary of Khipro Canal, have turned barren due to water shortage caused by water theft by influential landlords with connivance...		Council okays desert land grant policy MITHI, Aug 8: The district council of Tharparkar, at its session held on Wednesday, unanimously approved a revised land grant policy for the desert (Barani) lands of the district....
Eunuch’s body with slit ears, nose found SUKKUR, Aug 8: The Ghotki police recovered the body of a eunuch, Fakir Khando alias Fatma, on Thursday....		Rally staged against loadshedding DADU, Aug 8: Over 600 people, including activists of political parties and NGOs, took out a protest rally here on Thursday against the unannounced load-shedding in different towns of the district....
Water rotation begins in Sanghar SANGHAR, Aug 8: The Irrigation Department has started rotation programme due to the low flow of water in the Nara Canal....		Development plans approved LARKANA, Aug 8: The District Council, Larkana, in its session on Thursday, unanimously approved a package of development schemes worth Rs441.8 million to be completed within three years against the block...
Badin councillors feel ignored by Nazims BADIN, Aug 8: On the call of the Badin Councillors’ Ittehad, more than 60 councillors of different councils took out a rally against the district, taluka and union council Nazims for...		Abolition of magistrates boon for encroachers LAHORE, Aug 8: Abolition, under the devolution plan, of the post of magistrate authorized to conduct field operations for removal of encroachments has resulted in their mushroom growth over the past...
Wattoo acquitted in two references LAHORE, Aug 8: A division bench of the Lahore High Court on Thursday set aside two judgments of accountability courts convicting Mian Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo on corruption charges....		No public transport outside airport LAHORE, Aug 8: The Lahore Airport has been declared a prohibited area for public transport since 1980’s leaving visitors and passengers at the mercy of rickshaw and taxi drivers....
Call for labs to develop food, water standards LAHORE, Aug 8: A three-day workshop on “Food, Water and Family Health” organized by the Institute of Environmental Engineering and Research (IEER), UET, in collaboration with the World Health Organization, ministry...		Nawaz, Bhutto assurance LAHORE, Aug 8: Both Nawaz Sharif and Benazir Bhutto have assured the Alliance for Restoration of Democracy chief Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan of their continued cooperation for the restoration of democracy, the...
PHRC for review of children’s cases LAHORE, Aug 8: The Punjab Human Rights Commission recommended on Thursday that the district and sessions judges in the province should reconsider the cases of juveniles detained for possession of illicit...		‘No reference against Shahbaz’ LAHORE, Aug 8: No reference is pending against new PML(N) president Shahbaz Sharif while the earlier references have been filed on court orders....
Politicians playing US game, says Beg LAHORE, Aug 8: Politicians had been consciously or unconsciously playing the US game to topple various governments in Pakistan....		Cross-examination of PWs complete: Jatoi RHC MO summoned MULTAN, Aug 8: Cross-examination of the prosecution witnesses was completed on Thursday as former SHO of Jatoi police station, inspector Nazeer Ahmed Babber (PW16), concluded his statement. Besides 16 PWs, five...
Denationalizationpolicy reversed LAHORE, Aug 8: Governor Khalid Maqbool said on Thursday that no public school or college would be denationalized in the Punjab....		Tenants, mly farms admn ‘reach agreement’ OKARA, Aug 8: Military Farms administration and the tenants have reached an agreement that will be implemented after its approval by the GHQ and the chief of army staff, Brig Muhammad...
Robbers strike 11 times in Faisalabad FAISALABAD, Aug 8: Robbers took away cash, gold ornaments, household articles and other valuables worth Rs4 million in 11 strikes in the city and its adjoining areas during the last 24...		Four killed on road GUJRANWALA, Aug 8: Four people, including an elderly woman, were killed while two dozen others injured in separate road accidents in and around the district on Thursday....
Under-trial accused shot dead by rivals SHEIKHUPURA, Aug 8: An under-trial accused in police custody was shot dead by his three rivals while one of the attackers was also killed when the police returned firing in front...		35,842 apply for 1,300 posts of teachers FAISALABAD, Aug 8: The district government has received 35,842 applications from highly qualified candidates for 1,300 vacant posts of teachers in the district....