August 10, 2002	Saturday	Jamadi-ul-Awwal 30,1423

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Comprehensive changes needed in education system: Zobaida ISLAMABAD, Aug 9: Less than 50 per cent children complete their primary education in the existing education system in the country, which needs comprehensive changes both in terms of teaching methodologies...		‘UN resolutions only solution to Kashmir issue’ RAWALPINDI, Aug 9: The only peaceful and acceptable solution to Kashmir issue is to implement the UN resolutions in the held valley....
‘Police kept firing at fleeing villagers for half an hour’: D-12 incident ISLAMABAD, Aug 9: A deputy director of the CDA informed the commission probing the July 29 incident in Sri Saral that police kept firing at fleeing villagers for some half an...		QJP opposes inclusion of serving army chief in NSC ISLAMABAD, Aug 9: Qaumi Jamhoori Party (QJP), while supporting the idea of forming National Security Council (NSC), opposed the inclusion of any serving Chief of Army Staff in it....
Minister for transparent Zakat distribution ISLAMABAD, Aug 9: The religious affairs minister, Owais Ghani, has directed the Zakat and Ushr wing officials to ensure transparent disbursement of funds meant for the poor....		‘Women literacy to help check population growth’ ISLAMABAD, Aug 9: The government can check the population growth rate by adopting participatory approach and enhancing literacy among women....
Politics of confrontation must end, says Azhar ISLAMABAD, Aug 9: The Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid-i-Azam (PML-Q) is fully prepared to contest forthcoming general elections on October 10, and will end the politics of confrontation in the country....		Rain lashes twin cities ISLAMABAD, Aug 9: It rained heavily in the twin cities on Friday....
CRCP shows concern over hike in gas tariff ISLAMABAD, Aug 9: The Consumer Rights Commission of Pakistan (CRCP) has voiced its concerns over the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority’s (OGRA) decision to allow Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL)...		FBI launches probe into Taxila attack ISLAMABAD, Aug 9: The FBI experts launched their own investigation into Christian hospital chapel terrorist attack in Taxila on Friday, which left three nurses and one assailant killed and 25 others...
Anwar stresses role of opposition MUZAFFARABAD, Aug 9: AJK President Sardar Mohammad Anwar Khan on Friday assured a delegation from People’s Party that his role regarding the upraising of Mangla Dam will be “people friendly.”...		Benazir condemns hospital attack ISLAMABAD, Aug 9: The former premier and front-runner for the coming elections Benazir Bhutto has condemned the grenade attack on the Christian hospital in Taxila on Friday morning which left four...
Anti-terror role of govt exacting a price: Nisar ISLAMABAD, Aug 9: Information Minister Nisar Memon has said that “we are paying the price” for joining the international fight against terrorism, describing men who attacked a chapel in Taxila as...		Rs1.22 billion Quetta budget presented QUETTA, Aug 9: District Nazim Mohammed Rahim Kakar has presented a budget of Rs1.22 billion for Quetta district for the year 2002-03 in the district council....
Corporatization of ADBP stayed ISLAMABAD, Aug 9: The Lahore High Court, Rawalpindi Bench, on Friday stayed the operation of finance ministry’s directive for the corporatization of Agriculture Development Bank of Pakistan....		Three wounded in Indian shelling MUZAFFARABAD, Aug 9: At least three persons were injured in Kotli district as Indian troops resorted to heavy shelling from across the Line of Control on Friday without any provocation, police...
Attacker linked with banned outfit RAWALPINDI, Aug 9: The police claimed to have identified the alleged terrorist who was killed during an attack on a Protestant chapel in Taxila on Friday, a source said....		Election Commission allows CBR men’s transfers ISLAMABAD, Aug 9: The Election Commission on Friday allowed the Central Board of Revenue to carry out transfers of its employees after the department assured that the transfers would not impact...
Newspaper industry meeting ISLAMABAD, Aug 9: Information and Media Development Minister Nisar A. Memon presided over a meeting here on Friday of the representatives of All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS), All Pakistan News-paper Employees...		‘Dictatorships cause militancy’ ISLAMABAD, Aug 9: Former prime minister Benazir Bhutto said on Friday dictatorships in Muslim countries were responsible for rise in militancy and urged the world community to support democracies in these...
Hunger strike called off GILGIT, Aug 9: The Northern Areas Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NACCI) called off its three-day hunger strike on Friday and said that the administration has assured them that the taxation...		Cadet honoured at Sandhurst LONDON, Aug 9: Cadet Officer Ahmad Omar received Overseas Sword from the Queen’s representative, Gen Sir Sam Cowan, at the 139th Sovereign Parade held at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst on...
Official vehicles MUZAFFARABAD, Aug 9: AJK government on Thursday asked all the departments and semi-government organizations to furnish details within 10 days about the official transport in their possession....		Mission to observe polls: Cushnahan ISLAMABAD, Aug 9: Chief of the 164-member European Union election observers mission, John Cushnahan, said on Thursday that his mission was to observe, evaluate and report the electoral process....
Iftikhar calls for measures to protect forests: Tree-plantation drive opens KOHAT, Aug 9: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has stressed the need for a multi-dimensional approach to promote and protect the forests and to make them an unconventional source of...		N. Areas forest dept reshuffled GILGIT, Aug 9: The department of forests and wildlife, in Northern Areas has initiated reshuffling of the department following criticism by people over large-scale tree cutting in Sai Jaglote, 25km from...
Hotels in Galyat seek tax exemption ABBOTTABAD, Aug 9: Restaurant and hotel owners of Galayt have demanded that the excise tax on the hotel industry, which, they said, was withdrawn by Sardar Mehtab Ahmed Khan’s government, should...		Former NHA Patwari convicted PESHAWAR, Aug 9: An accountability court here on Friday sentenced a former patwari of National Highway Authority (NHA), Sani Gul, in absentia to three years’ rigorous imprisonment for evading arrest....
Shifting of BISE office opposed MINGORA, Aug 9: Student leaders belonging to various organizations have expressed concern over the lack of facilities in the educational institutions in the Swat district and decided to launch a protest...		D.I.Khan people want NBP office established DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Aug 9: A move has been launched to shift the regional head quarter of National Bank of Pakistan from here....
Haripur Jirga vows to field honest candidates HARIPUR, Aug 9: Expressing their resolve to weed out corruption from the politics and electing honest people as future representatives of Haripur, the leaders of Awami Jirga, have decided to field...		Recovery of Kidnapped JAH leaders demanded PESHAWAR, Aug 9: The Jamiat Ahl-i-Hadith has demanded of the government to immediately recover its central leader Sheikh Abdul Aziz Nooristani, who was kidnapped on Aug 4 from Orakzai Agency....
Citizens bureau proposed HARIPUR, Aug 9: To ensure maximum empowerment of the citizens, a Citizen Empowerment Bureau (CEB) was proposed for Haripur as a pilot project at a consultation workshop arranged by Human Rights...		PML(QA) to ensure rights of provinces PESHAWAR, Aug 9: Provincial President of PML(QA) Salim Saifullah Khan has said his party would not allow anyone to usurp provincial rights instead it would ensure protection of these rights....
Six killed in various accidents BAJAUR, Aug 9: Six persons were killed in four different incidents of electrocution and firing in sub-division Mamond of Bajaur Agency the other day....		Outstanding dues recovered ABBOTTABAD, Aug 9: The tehsil municipal administration has recovered the outstanding dues from its defaulters, especially from the tenants in Lawyer Plaza and Sabzi Mandi....
Policy to save snow leopards planned PESHAWAR, Aug 9: The World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Pakistan will introduce a livestock insurance policy in the high-altitude areas of Chitral District to protect the snow leopard from extinction....		Free eye camp PESHAWAR, Aug 9: The Asha Welfare Society, a non-governmental organization, will arrange a free medical camp on Tuesday for the poor patients at Dah Bahadar of Achar here....
Women urged to continue efforts for rights SWABI, Aug 9: Speakers at a seminar here urged the womenfolk to continue their struggle for achieving their rights and independent status in the society....		Gang-rape accused plead not guilty MULTAN, Aug 9: The defence in Meerwala gang-rape case will submit a list of people to whom it wants to call as witnesses before the DG Khan anti-terrorism court on Saturday....
Councillors walk out of tehsil meeting: No funds for development GUJRANWALA, Aug 9: Several Naib Nazimeen and councillors on Friday walked out of the tehsil council meeting to protest non-provision of funds for development projects....		Minister orders police to help rape victim GUJRAT, Aug 9: The provincial law minister directed the district police officer to extend help to a complainant whose daughter was gang-raped by three people in Theekarian, Dawn learnt here on...
Revival of dist price committees ordered SAHIWAL, Aug 9: The Punjab government has asked the district governments to revive district price control committees....		Three motorcyclists perish in accident SHEIKHUPURA, Aug 9: Three motorcyclists were killed on Friday in an accident near Barkatpura on the Jaranwala Road, some 38 kms from here....
68 farmers granted bail TOBA TEK SINGH, Aug 9: The district and sessions judge on Friday granted pre-arrest bail to 68 farmers of Chak No 387 JB (Bara Allahar) till Aug 13 who were booked...		Wattoo still not eligible to contest elections: Acquittal by LHC LAHORE, Aug 9: The acquittal of Mian Manzoor Wattoo by the Lahore High Court in two references on Thursday does not enable him to contest October elections....
Pre-poll rigging plan ‘exposed’ LAHORE, Aug 9: Munir Ahmad Khan of the Pakistan Peoples Party on Friday wrote a letter to the chief election commissioner, exposing what he called a pre-poll rigging plan....		Grenade attack on hospital condemned LAHORE, Aug 9: Various organizations and parties condemned on Friday the grenade attack on a Taxila missionary hospital earlier in the day that killed and injured innocent people....
Galleries for performing arts approved LAHORE, Aug 9: Governor Lt-Gen Khalid Maqbool (retired) gave formal approval on Friday to the establishment of performing art galleries in Lahore and Rawalpindi....		Revenue officials’ plea dismissed LAHORE, Aug 9: An accountability court dismissed an application moved by three officials of Bahawalpur revenue department pleading the court to place the complainant of the reference as accused....