September 23, 2002	Monday	Rajab 15, 1423

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LG polls in cantts by October end RAWALPINDI, Sept 22: Local government elections in the cantonments will be held in the last week of October, it has been learnt....		Troops to be deployed in Capital during elections ISLAMABAD, Sept 22: Troops will be deployed in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad during general elections for maintenance of law and order, a senior police official of capital police...
PML-N leader urges people to reject ‘king’s party’ ISLAMABAD, Sept 22: The Pakistan Muslim League-N candidate from NA-48, Syed Zafar Ali Shah, has urged the people to reject the “king’s party” in elections as it represented the usurpers of...		Cells set up at CE secretariat to rig polls, says Rabbani ISLAMABAD, Sept 22: People’s Party Parliamentarian (PPP) leader Mian Raza Rabbani has alleged that the government has set up special cells at the Chief Executive Secretariat and the governor houses to...
M.A. Bhatti’s wife dies ISLAMABAD, Sept 22: Mrs Fatima Maqbool Bhatti, wife of former Pakistan ambassador to China and columnist Dr Maqbool Ahmed Bhatti, died at Al-Shifa Hospital here on Sunday, family sources said....		PML-Q for cohesion between govt, armed forces ISLAMABAD, Sept 22: The Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid-i-Azam (PML-Q) has pledged to continue the policies of Gen Pervez Musharraf, if voted to power in the coming general election....
EC begins distribution of election material ISLAMABAD, Sept 22: The Election Commission (EC) has started dispatching election material to different parts of the country to ensure smooth and orderly conduct of general elections....		Parliament to decide Musharraf’s future: PPP ISLAMABAD, Sept 22: People’s Party Parliamentarians Chairman Makhdoom Amin Fahim has said that his party would form the next elected government....
Govt officials barred from private jobs ISLAMABAD, Sept 22: The federal government has restricted government employees from working with private firms, donor agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) by availing long leave from the government service....		Japan to give $200m for poverty eradication TOKYO, Sept 22: Japan will provide $200 million to Pakistan till next year as second part of the $300 million pledged last year....
Eight rockets explode in Kohlu, Barkhan QUETTA, Sept 22: Kohlu and Barkhan were rocked on Saturday night when eight rockets exploded near government offices and residential areas....		Canvassing picks up in Lasbela HUB, Sept 22: Electioneering is gaining momentum in Lasbela district after the announcement of the final list of candidates and arrival of the president of Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-i-Azam), Balochistan, Jam...
Blasphemy convict’s case sent by LHC bench to CJ ISLAMABAD, Sept 22: The Lahore High Court, Rawalpindi bench, has sent the case of Dr Mohammad Younas, a lecturer of a homeopathic college who was awarded death sentence on blasphemy charge,...		Delhi would begin talks, hopes Nisar LONDON, Sept 22: Information and Media Development Minister, Nisar A Memon, hopes India would withdraw its troops from the borders and open dialogue with Pakistan for de-escalation over Kashmir dispute....
Tribesmen oppose devolution PESHAWAR, Sept 22: Elders of the seven tribal agencies of Fata called upon the government here the other day to take the tribesmen into confidence before extending the devolution plan to...		President greets Fahd, Abdullah ISLAMABAD, Sept 22: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has greeted the Khadim Al Harmain Al Sharifain, King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia and Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdul...
Singapore simplifies visa procedures KARACHI, Sept 22: The Singapore government has further simplified visa procedures by introducing letter of introduction by local sponsor for the visitor....		Bomb explosion SKARDU, Sept 22: A bomb explosion in the garage of a house destroyed a jeep at the Keris village, Ghanche district, 32kms east of here. No casualty was reported....
Mercy plea of woman on death row under consideration ISLAMABAD, Sept 22: The fate of Rubina Ansari, the 25-year-old woman who is on death row, will be known some times next week, when the president is expected to give his...		Nazim wants polls in Thar postponed MITHI, Sept 22: The Thar-parkar district Nazim on Saturday urged the government to take stock of drought in Thar and take measures to stem migration of the local population....
Major firms refuse to buy surplus tobacco SWABI, Sept 22: The general-secretary of the NWFP Anjuman-i-Kashthkaran and member of the Pakistan Tobacco Board (PTB), Ismail Jan Khan, has said that he will resign in protest if tobacco companies...		Minister, Nazim accused of backing candidates NAWABSHAH, Sept 22: Some party contestants, while briefing the Commonwealth’s election observers group, accused the district Nazim and the Sindh education minister of supporting their rival candidates ....
Iftikhar promises balanced uplift LAKKI MARWAT, Sept 22: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah declared on Sunday that the government has embarked upon a policy to ensure balanced development of the province, providing resources to the respective institutions subject...		Proposals for forest conservation suggested CHITRAL, Sept 22: A three-day seminar on “Role of market forces in depletion of forest resources in Chitral” has formulated a number of recommendations for effective conservation of forest resources in...
222 polling stations declared sensitive SUKKUR, Sept 22: The police and the district administration of Ghotki have declared 222 polling stations sensitive in view of the ongoing feud between Lund and Bozdar tribes....		MMA faces tough contest in Bajaur BAJAUR, Sept 22: A tough contest is expected between the nominees of Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal and other parties and alliances for the two National Assembly seats of Bajaur Agency....
Madani orders preparation of list for Zakat distribution PESHAWAR, Sept 22: The Minister for Auqaf and Religious Affairs, Qari Roohullah Madani, has directed the Zakat Committee to prepare a list of needy patients for funds distribution....		Three injured in clash between activists LARKANA, Sept 22: Three people were injured in a clash between the workers of the PPP and the Sindh National Front (SNF) in the Bagh Ali Gopang village, near Naudero, on...
Dissidents pose a challenge to ANP in Swabi SWABI, Sept 22: Though the district is considered to be a stronghold of the Awami National Party (ANP), the party’s dissidents...		Clans continue to hold sway on Sargodha politics SARGODHA, Sept 22: The district which has five National and 11 provincial assembly seats has been, and still is, at the mercy of old clans. The graduation bar and accountability drive...
More police raids in Chak 66-JB FAISALABAD, Sept 22: Police raided the houses of PPP supporters and rounded up over a dozen men from Chak No 66 JB and its adjoining areas on Sunday....		Feudals ‘dodge’ graduation bar MULTAN, Sept 22: The graduation bar which did hit some individuals has failed to keep traditional feudal clans in southern Punjab away from politics....
Musharraf needs no Parliament nod: Ranjha LAHORE, Sept 22: Gen Pervez Musharraf needs no ratification by parliament of his election as president by virtue of the April 30 referendum nor is he required to seek a fresh...		Chattha Vs Asma in Wazirabad GUJRANWALA, Sept 22: A close fight is expected between Jat Cheema and Chattha biradaris for NA-101, Wazirabad, where PML-C chief Hamid Nasir Chattha is a strong aspirant....
1,894 POs arrested GUJRAT, Sept 22: The Mandi Bahauddin district police claim arresting 1,894 proclaimed offenders, including court and army fugitives, during the last six months....		Locals disapprove of ‘imported’ candidates BAHAWALPUR, Sept 22: A majority of local residents disapprove of “imported” candidates for the three National Assembly seats from Bahawalpur district....
PPP to oust rulers, says Qasim Zia LAHORE, Sept 22: Punjab PPP chief and a candidate from PP-155 Qasim Zia says the masses will get rid of the rulers who have left the people at the mercy of...		NA-118: Fazl’s letter to Hafiz Idrees LAHORE, Sept 22: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal’s secretary-general and JUI-F president Maulana Fazlur Rahman has written a letter to Punjab MMA chief and JI leader Hafiz Muhammad Idrees, asking him not to violate...
TI further divided LAHORE, Sept 22: The already fragmented Tehrik-i-Istiqlal has been divided further because of what dissidents say deviation of its leaders from the 30-year-long party policy....		PML-N media office LAHORE, Sept 22: The Punjab PML-N set up its media office on Jail Road on Sunday. Information secretary Zaeem Husain Qadri, Mian Asad Muhammad, Nasir Iqbal Khan, Ijaz Hafeez and others...