September 15, 2002	Sunday	Rajab 7, 1423

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Lacklustre election campaign in Haripur HARIPUR, Sept, 14: With only 27 days left before the national polls are held, the electioneering in Haripur still lacks the charm and colour of the occasion for a variety of...		44 withdraw in Swabi, more to follow SWABI, Sept 14: Forty-four candidates have withdrawn their nomination papers from the two national assembly and six provincial assembly seats of district Swabi, and a dozen independent candidates may opt to...
7 Haripur candidates go out of contest HARIPUR, Sept 14: Seven candidates withdrew their nomination papers in Haripur on Saturday, the last day set by the Election Commission for withdrawal of candidatures....		Four kidnapped children return MINGORA, Sept 14: The four minor children, who were kidnapped along with their mother in Mingora city some five months back, have reached their home without their mother, Dawn has learnt....
Four killed in Lakki incidents LAKKI MARWAT, Sept 14: Four people, including a woman and a young girl, were killed in different incidents in Lakki Marwat on Saturday....		PAT, HQM agree on electoral adjustment ABBOTTABAD, Sept 14: Hazara Qaumi Mahaz and Pakistan Awami Tehrik have agreed on seats adjustment in the Hazara division and Islamabad....
Importance of Lowari tunnel stressed CHITRAL, Sept 14: A PML(QA) leader has said that construction of Lowari tunnel is vital to the progress and prosperity of Chitral....		Colleges being set up in Charsadda CHARSADDA, Sept 14: The district government was determined to take steps in the setting up of educational institutions and vocational centres for women in the district....
PML-QA leaves PF-68 for Sherpao’s candidate DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Sept 14: The Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-i-Azam) has decided to withdraw its candidate from PF-68 constituency in favour of Makhdoomzada Murid Kazim Shah of the PPP-S....		Nominations withdrawn CHARSADDA, Sept 14: An independent candidate for PF-18, Nasrullah Khan, announced his decision to withdraw his papers in favour of Saeed Khan, a tripartite alliance candidate....
PML-QA vows to serve people BANNU, Sept 14: The PML-QA provincial president and a candidate for PF-75, Salim Saifullah Khan, has said that his party would compensate the excesses meted out to the people of Bannu...		MMA to tackle unemployment CHITRAL, Sept 14: The Amir of Jamaat-i-Islami, NWFP, Prof Mohammad Ibrahim, has said that MMA will utilize the national resources for the eradication of unemployment, poverty and all social ills....
ADB to help generate pro-poor growth ISLAMABAD, Sept 14: The visiting vice-president (operation) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Myoung-Ho Shin, has said that the bank will support various programmes of the government to help generate pro-poor...		Pakistan, Afghanistan to set up anti-terror hotline NEW YORK, Sept 14: President Pervez Musharraf said on Friday that Pakistan and Afghanistan had decided to establish an anti-terror hotline to share information with each other about Al Qaeda and...
KESC allowed to raise tariff, says Nepra ISLAMABAD, Sept 14: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) officially announced here on Saturday that it had allowed an average 6.5 per cent increase in consumer tariff to the Karachi...		Kuwait shows interest in Pan-Islamic Fund KUWAIT CITY, Sept 14: Federal Minister for Science and Technology Dr Attaur Rehman on Saturday called on Kuwaiti States Minister for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammad Sabah Al Salem Al Sabah and...
EU observers assured of free polls QUETTA, Sept 14: A two-member team of European Union observers mission comprising Ms Margrade Alwais and Jerard Limrous, called on provincial election commissioner, Abdullah Khan here on Friday....		Directive to provinces ISLAMABAD, Sept 14: The Ministry of Interior has issued instructions to provincial governments to ensure adequate security to election observers who may be visiting various parts of the country, a press...
Experts asked to chalk out strategy: Conservation of forests, watersheds MUZAFFARABAD, Sept 14: The federal minister for environment, local government and rural development, Barrister Shahida Jamil, has called upon the experts to look into the causes of large-scale deforestation and degradation...		Govt wants selected assembly: BNP-M HUB, Sept 14: The president of Balochistan National Party (Mengal) and ex-chief minister, Sardar Akhtar Mengal, has voiced concern over the rejection of nomination papers of some key politicians of the...
PSEB to participate in Bahrain exhibition ISLAMABAD, Sept 14: The Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) will participate in the 2nd Vision and Technology Exhibition 2002, Bahrain, from September 17....		Accord with ADB to be signed tomorrow ISLAMABAD, Sept 14: The government and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will sign a Poverty Reduction Partnership Agreement on Monday. This will make the Bank’s Country Strategy Programme operational and utilize...
Pregnant women won’t be allowed to perform Haj ISLAMABAD, Sept 14: The ministry of religious affairs, Zakat and Ushr has decided not to allow pregnant women, disabled persons and patients suffering from fatal diseases, including hepatitis and tuberculosis, to...		Musharraf meets Alfred UNITED NATIONS, Sept 14: President Pervez Musharraf called on his Albanian counterpart M. Alfred Moisiu here on Friday at the UN headquarters....
Students boycott classes in Dadu: Murder of colleague DADU, Sept 14: Students of the Government Degree Boys College, Pilot High School, Talibul Maula High School and primary schools of Dadu town on Saturday boycotted their classes and staged a...		Two councillors resign in protest LARKANA, Sept 14: A councillor couple of union council-9, Dr Tanvir Gaad and Dr Sakina Gaad, here on Saturday resigned from counsillorship in protest over rejection of nomination papers of the...
Growers hold rally KHAIRPUR, Sept 14: The tail-end growers of Mohabbat Wah, Mahar Shakh and Sanhro Wah continued to protest against the water shortage in Chodako, near Kotdiji, for second consecutive day here on...		Two killed in accident SUKKUR, Sept 14: A brother and sister were killed in a road accident on the National Highway, near Kernal More, bus stop, in Ghotki district, on Friday....
Blind dolphin rescued SUKKUR, Sept 14: A young male blind dolphin of the Indus, who was found stranded in a tributary canal in Dadu district, was rescued and released into its natural habitat in...		16 candidates withdraw papers NAWABSHAH, Sept 14: Sixteen candidates withdrew their nomination papers in Nawabshah on the last day of withdrawal of papers till the filing of this report....
Road damaged by sewage SHIKARPUR, Sept 14: Shikarpur-Sukkur Road has developed ditches near Rustam and Khanpur roads roundabouts, which is causing traffic disturbance....		Cotton movement in jute bags banned MULTAN, Sept 14: Punjab has banned the use of jute bags for the cotton transportation from farms to ginneries in order to reduce contamination in the silver fibre....
Rana Nazir, Azam Tariq withdraw papers JHANG, Sept 14: Maulana Azam Tariq, head of the banned Sipah-i-Sahaba (SSP) withdrew his nomination papers for PP-77 here on Saturday....		Benazir rules out adjustment with PML-N in Dera MULTAN, Sept 14: People’s Party chairperson Benazir Bhutto has reportedly directed the Punjab leadership of her party to not to concede any constituency in Dera Ghazi Khan district in the name...
Maulana Masood’s bail plea filed DERA GHAZI KHAN, Sept 14: The counsel of Maulana Muhammad Azhar Masood, the chief of banned Jaish-i-Muhammad, on Saturday filed his bail application with an additional district and sessions judge after...		State moves LHC against acquittals in Meerwala case MULTAN, Sept 14: The state on Saturday filed an appeal with the Lahore High Court, Multan Bench, against the acquittal of eight accused in the Meerwala gang-rape....
Case against ex-MNA SIALKOT, Sept 14: Daska police on Friday registered a case against ex-MNA Muhammad Akram Khan and his younger brother Munawar Khan for keeping illicit Kalashnikovs....		Three shot dead FAISALABAD, Sept 14: Three people were killed in separate incidents on Saturday....