September 9, 2002	Monday	Rajab 1, 1423

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4,000 unregistered schools in Pindi dist RAWALPINDI, Sept 8: About 4,000 schools functioning in the private sector are not registered with the district education directorate....		ROs to finalize list of polling stations tomorrow ISLAMABAD, Sept 8: Election Commission (EC) has directed all the returning officers (ROs) to prepare the lists of polling stations by Tuesday and submit it to the concerned district returning officers....
PRM holds rally in support of Okara tenants ISLAMABAD, Sept 8: The People’s Rights Movement (PRM), a confederation of social movements from across the country, held a protest demonstration near Bari Imam on Sunday....		Capital Madaris move ministry for provision of computers ISLAMABAD, Sept 8: Almost all major Madaris in Islamabad have requested the ministry of religious affairs to provide computers and introduce modern syllabus to help their students shoulder their responsibility in...
Is classical music dying in Pakistan? ISLAMABAD, Sept 8: Are classical singers in Pakistan on the way out? Are we, as it were, arranging a decent burial to a phenomenon that is supposed to be a living...		Kashmiris to hold demos in US, Europe MUZAFFARABAD, Sept 8: People’s Party Azad Kashmir will organize demonstrations in New York and European capitals to draw the world’s attention towards India’s denial of Kashmiris’ right to self-determination and the...
‘Al Qaeda men not to be pushed into Iran’ KARACHI, Sept 8: Interior Minister Moinuddin Haider said on Sunday he had told the Iranian leadership that any Al Qaeda member coming to Pakistan from abroad, if he is not carrying...		PPP urges Canada to send poll monitors ISLAMABAD, Sept 8: The Pakistan People’s Party has urged the Canadian government to take notice of the alleged undemocratic steps of the Musharraf government and send a team of observers to...
JKLF vows to resist imposed solution MUZAFFARABAD, Sept 8: The Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) has said that it would strongly resist attempts to impose a solution of Kashmir issue against the wishes of the Kashmiri...		Govt won’t be allowed to put off polls: MMA KARACHI, Sept 8: The leaders of Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal have said that no opportunity would be provided to the government to postpone elections despite provocations like the uncalled for arrest of the...
Rangers action against KU students flayed ISLAMABAD, Sept 8: The Pakistan Peoples Party condemns the action taken by Rangers against the teachers and students of Karachi University, the former Prime Minister, Benazir Bhutto, said in a statement...		Freezing of dist govts’ funds urged QUETTA, Sept 8: Balochistan National Party (Mengal) President Sardar Akhtar Mengal demanded on Sunday that functioning of the district governments should be suspended and their funds should be freezed for ensuring...
Verification of Madaris degrees sought QUETTA, Sept 8: Election tribunal of Balochistan, comprising Justice Amanullah Yasinzai and Justice Fazalur Rehman, has issued notice to the University Grants Commission to verify before the tribunal the degrees of...		Rajab moon sighted KARACHI, Sept 8: The moon marking start of Rajab has been sighted and the first of Rajab will fall on Monday, Ruet-i-Hilal Committee Chairman Mufti Muneebur Rehman announced on Sunday.—APP...
PML-QA men violate code of conduct SIALKOT, Sept 8: Political activities are gradually gaining momentum in both Sialkot and Narowal districts....		‘Assault’ victim seeks govt protection FAISALABAD, Sept 8: The ‘assault’ victim has appealed to the Punjab governor to save her life as the accused’s hirelings are threatening her with dire consequences....
Girl dies of acid burns MULTAN, Sept 8: A teenage girl died of acid burns at Nishtar Hospital on Sunday....		No pay for two months GUJRANWALA, Sept 8: Over 200 octroi employees of Wazirabad tehsil who were absorbed in various union councils under the local govt system have not been paid their salaries for the last...
Drug-pusher killed in encounter OKARA, Sept 8: An alleged drug-pusher was killed by Rangers while two others managed to escape under cover of darkness on the border with India at Khoi Muridwala village near Basirpur...		Three friends killed on road SAHIWAL, Sept 8: Three friends were killed on Sunday in a traffic mishap on the Noorshah-Sahiwal Road near Chak 50/GD....
24 NWFP district govts get 40pc salary budgets PESHAWAR, Sept 8: The district governments of the NWFP have been provided with 40 per cent of their total salary budgets for the financial year 2002-03, according to official sources....		Two officials suspended HARIPUR, Sept 8: Tehsil Nazim, Haripur, Iftikhar Ahmad Khan has suspended the municipal engineer and sub-engineer of TMA Haripur on charges of giving illegal approval for construction of shops on the...
JI, JUI fail to agree on seat adjustment LANDI KOTAL, Sept 8: Two major component parties of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal — Jamaat-i-Islami and Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (F) — have failed to agree on the seat adjustment formula reached for NA-45...		Medium of instruction changed KOHAT, Sept 8: The medium of instruction in three public government schools has been changed to English in line with the new literacy policy so as to improve the standard of...
Sabir thanks Saudi rulers for saving Nawaz’s life HARIPUR, Sept 8: NWFP Pakistan Muslim League (N) President Sahibzada Pir Sabir Shah said here on Saturday that had the Saudi rulers not intervened and taken former prime minister Nawaz Sharif...		PML (QA) okays names for six seats of Abbottabad ABBOTTABAD, Sept 8: The Pakistan Muslim League (QA) has finalized the names of its candidates for the two national assembly and four provincial assembly seats, while decision on the fifth provincial...
Cell for women planned HARIPUR, Sept 8: The Woman Voice, an NGO, has planned to set up a cell here for providing free-legal aid to the woman working in offices, facing trials in courts or...		PML-QA talks with Chattha fail LAHORE, Sept 8: The third rounds of talks between the PML-QA and the PML (Chattha) for seat adjustments failed to produce any results on Sunday as there was disagreement between the...
State moves LHC against Azam’s nomination for NA LAHORE, Sept 8: A Lahore High Court (LHC) election tribunal on Sunday issued notice to the banned Sipah-i-Sahaba (SSP) president, Maulana Azam Tariq, for September 12 on two appeals against his...		No marches, says Khalid LAHORE, Sept 8: Punjab Governor Khalid Maqbool has warned that legal action will be taken against political parties found violating the Election Commission’s code of conduct....