August 14, 2002	Wednesday	Jamadi-us-Saani 4, 1423

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4 drown as rain lashes twin cities ISLAMABAD, Aug 13: The passengers of a car were swept away in floods when they were crossing a drain at Bhara Kahu on Tuesday morning....		Karakoram Express launched RAWALPINDI, Aug 13: Federal railways minister Lt-Gen Javed Ashraf Qazi (retired) on Tuesday morning inaugurated the new Chinese-made Karakoram Express....
UN launches new website for Pakistan ISLAMABAD, Aug 13: The United Nations on Tuesday launched a “UN Works” website for Pakistan....		Seven Sri Saral children granted bail RAWALPINDI, Aug 13: The judge of anti-terrorist court, Safdar Hussain Malik, on Tuesday granted bail to seven children, who had been booked during police action in village Sri Saral....
American school may be closed down ISLAMABAD, Aug 13: The administration of American International School has threatened to close down its institution, if the government fails to provide adequate security cover in the wake of recent terrorist...		Muslims, Christians hold solidarity march ISLAMABAD, Aug 13: The Muslims and Christians will have to stand vigil against the conspiracies being hatched by the forces working against the country’s interests....
Hearing in SGS case adjourned ISLAMABAD, Aug 13: Judge Accountability Court (AC), Rawalpindi, Mansoor Ali Khan on Tuesday adjourned the hearing in SGS case against Benazir Bhutto and Asif Zardari till September 10....		PPP demands ownership for military farms tenants ISLAMABAD, Aug 13: Pakistan People’s Party Chairperson Benazir Bhutto has expressed concern at the atrocities meted out to the tenants of military farms and asked the government to give them ownership...
Rails being upgraded to maximize trains’ speed ISLAMABAD, Aug 13: Pakistan is in the process of upgrading its railway tracks to maximize the speed of trains to reduce the travelling time....		Two foreigners among 94 conferred civil awards ISLAMABAD, Aug 13: The President of Pakistan, on the occasion of Independence Day, Aug 14, has conferred the following civil awards on 92 countrymen and two foreigners for excellence in various...
Nirmala calls for peace efforts RAWALPINDI, Aug 13: Nirmala Deshpande, former Indian legislator and human rights activist, called on President Pervez Musharraf at his residence here on Tuesday evening, says an official press release....		President reaffirms pledge of fair polls ISLAMABAD, Aug 13: Reaffirming commitment to hold free and fair elections in October, President Pervez Musharraf has appealed to the people to elect honest and dedicated people who would lead Pakistan...
Balochistan fishing sector to be computerized HUB, Aug 13: The Balochistan Coastal Development Authority (BCDA) has planned to modernize the fishing sector by introducing a computerized monitoring system....		23 French technicians conferred civil awards ISLAMABAD, Aug 13: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has conferred civil awards on 23 French nationals “in recognition of the supreme sacrifice” made by the 11 French nationals and serious injuries sustained...
Syrian FM due today ISLAMABAD, Aug 13: Farouk Al Shara, deputy prime minister and foreign minister of Syria, will be arriving in Islamabad from New Delhi on Wednesday as an special envoy of President Dr...		Imran opposes return of Benazir, Nawaz KHAIRPUR, Aug 13: The Chairman, Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf, Imran Khan, has said that the economic conditions of the country are critical and asked what impression the PML and PPP are trying to...
Search for Al Qaeda men launched: Tribesmen block road MANSEHRA, Aug 13: A search operation was launched on Monday in the tribal belt of Kala Dhaka by the law enforcement agencies for Al Qaeda men on the directives of the interior...		Nazim accused of misusing funds PESHAWAR, Aug 13: The Nazim of Azakhel Union Council, Nowshera district, has alleged the district Nazim was spending the funds meant for uplift schemes for the election campaign of his brother...
Water shortage continues MIRPURKHAS, Aug 13: Continuous shortage of water in the seven talukas of this district had rendered thousands of acres of land uncultivated, local growers told this scribe....		Govt-PML deal alleged NOWSHERA, Aug 13: PPP leader Asif Ali Zardari has said that the government has struck a deal with the former chief minister of Punjab, Mian Shahbaz Sharif, to counter PPP’s likely...
3 guards among 6 killed in shootout MIRANSHAH, Aug 13: Six people, three of them bandits and three security guards, were killed and eight others were injured in an encounter in the Mirali Bazaar on Tuesday morning....		2 women die, 5 injured in firing over Karo-kari LARKANA, Aug 13: Two women were shot dead and five persons, including a pregnant woman and two children, were injured near Mirokhan on Tuesday in two firing incidents related to a...
Japan to give Rs4bn for water supply FAISALABAD, Aug 13: The government of Japan will donate Rs4 billion to the local district government for completing water supply projects....		Desperado shot dead in ‘encounter’ VEHARI, Aug 13: The district police claimed on Monday night to have shot dead ‘most wanted’ dacoit-cum-kidnapper Riaz Rath in an encounter at 12/WB bridge near Pakpattan, some eight kilometres from...
Tenants willing to carry on research MULTAN, Aug 13: Tenants in the Punjab are willing to carry on research being under way on the lands under their tenancies even if the government gives them the proprietary rights....		5 prohibited TJP activists nabbed GUJRANWALA, Aug 13: Alipur Chattha police claimed on Tuesday having arrested five activists of the banned outfit Tehrik-i-Jaffaria Pakistan allegedly involved in attacking on a mosque in Rasoolnagar village....
Rs220 million scam unearthed in ABL GUJRANWALA, Aug 13: A scam of Rs220 million embezzlement in the local Allied Bank came to surface on Tuesday....		Banned LJ activist arrested VEHARI, Aug 13: The local police claim arresting an activist of the banned Lashkar-i-Jhangvi from Mailsi late on Monday....
PTCL office ransacked, linemen thrashed GUJRAT, Aug 13: Seven men allegedly sent by a PML (QA) politician ransacked the PTCL office and beat up its three linemen for not installing a telephone at the defaulted place,...		Police kill two in ‘shootout’ FAISALABAD, Aug 13: Police killed two youth in a staged encounter here on Tuesday....
One RO for two PA constituencies LAHORE, Aug 13: The Election Commission of Pakistan has placed every two provincial assembly constituencies under one returning officer appointed for the next general elections....		Will armymen be spared for poll? LAHORE, Aug 13: Will the army be able to spare soldiers for election duty on Oct 10, as required by the Election Commission to ensure the holding of peaceful elections? What...
Race against time LAHORE, Aug 13: Almost all political parties will have to make a race against time to be able to select their candidates for national and provincial seats if the Election Commission...		POL supplies to CDG officers suspended LAHORE, Aug 13: The Lahore District Transport Officer has suspended the POL supplies to the City District Government officers pending settlement of accounts of previous supplies....