September 26, 2002	Thursday	Rajab 18, 1423

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Action against manufacturers of substandard ghee soon ISLAMABAD, Sept 25: The government has decided to take strict action against the manufacturers and wholesalers of substandard ghee which is dangerous for human health....		$125m being spent on Haj arrangements: official ISLAMABAD, Sept 25: The government will spend $125 million on arrangements being made for Pakistani pilgrims for the forthcoming Haj-2003, the joint secretary (Haj), Ministry of Religious Affairs, Zakat and Ushr,...
PTCL reduces tariff on int’l calls ISLAMABAD, Sept 25: The Pakistan Telecommunication Limited has decided to reduce its tariff for international calls with special concession for South Asian Association for Regional Countries (Saarc) countries....		Military regimes harmed country’s interests: Zafar ISLAMABAD, Sept 25: The chairman of Pakistan Muslim League (N), Raja Mohammad Zafarul Haq, has said military regimes in Pakistan have always harmed the country’s interests, leading it to isolation on...
‘Pharmaceutical policy may lead to price hike’ ISLAMABAD, Sept 25: The draft approval of pharmaceutical policy by the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) was pro- industry and would provide an opportunity for the manufacturers to seek price hike, said...		270,000 literacy centres to be set up ISLAMABAD, Sept 25: The secretary education, Mr Tariq Farook, has disclosed that some 270,000 literacy centres will be established in the country under the government’s literacy programme to educate common man....
Election staff training starts today ISLAMABAD, Sept 25: Some 2,000 election staff appointed to conduct polling in two constituencies of Islamabad are scheduled to obtain one day training at FG Boys Secondary School on Thursday....		Redevelopment plan of G-6 Sector okayed ISLAMABAD, Sept 25: The federal cabinet on Wednesday approved in principle the redevelopment plan of G-6 Sector and directed the CDA to complete the project in a span of six to...
MMA for new labour policy RAWALPINDI, Sept 25: The Mutahidda Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) while showing severe reaction over the recently announced labour policy has said that instead of providing protection, the policy was tended towards exploitation of...		Tressler flays attack on Christians in Karachi ISLAMABAD, Sept 25: The minister for minorities and culture Col Tressler (retired) condemned the attack on charity organization in Karachi....
HRCP chief concerned over reduction in Afghan aid ISLAMABAD, Sept 25: The Afghan refugees after their return to Afghanistan will act as goodwill ambassadors of Pakistan and the better treatment given to Afghan refugees will further enhance the ties...		More motorways to be constructed: Tenders being issued ISLAMABAD, Sept 25: The government, after reviewing its policy about the motorway, has decided to construct more similar motorways as it no longer considered the motorway as ‘luxury road’....
US to provide $47m for law enforcement ISLAMABAD, Sept 25: The United States will provide a grant of $47 million for the development of the Federally-Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) and for launching high-tech projects in the field of...		PTV, PBC asked to ensure balanced coverage ISLAMABAD, Sept 25: The Election Commission (EC) has asked the government electronic media to ensure balanced coverage to the political parties during their polls drive....
Former CM allowed to contest election QUETTA, Sept 25: The full bench of the Balochistan High Court has allowed former provincial minister Mir Mohabbat Khan Marri to contest the general election from Kohlu and has rejected the...		People urged to cast vote QUETTA, Sept 25: The Development Research Institute of Pakistan (DRIP) was making an all-out effort for moblizing people to cast vote in the October general elections....
Most of Fata voters yet to obtain ID cards LANDI KOTAL, Sept 25: With Wapda plan to install meters in the tribal areas postponed till the holding of the local bodies elections in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, another electricity...		Customs court ruling set aside PESHAWAR, Sept 25: The customs appellate bench of the Peshawar High Court on Wednesday ruled that the special judge customs had no jurisdiction to try a narcotics accused under the Control...
Ord okayed to establish management institute PESHAWAR, Sept 25: The NWFP cabinet on Wednesday approved the promulgation of an ordinance for the establishment of Institute of Management Sciences, having autonomous charter and affiliated with Peshawar University....		High court upholds death sentence PESHAWAR, Sept 25: Dismissing a criminal appeal, a two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court on Wednesday upheld the death sentence awarded to a convict by an anti-terrorism court in the...
PML-QA denies rigging allegations KOHAT, Sept 25: Brushing aside the allegations of pre-poll rigging, Syed Iftikhar Hussain Gilani, senior vice president of Pakistan Muslim League (QA), has said that the government and some political parties...		Nazimeen accused of violating poll rules HARIPUR, Sept 25: Pakistan Muslim League-N candidate for PF-49, Haripur-I, Raja Sheeraz Haidar, on Wednesday accused District Nazim Raja Aamir Zaman of interfering in the election process in his constituency  and influencing the voters....
Police-people relations committees soon PESHAWAR, Sept 25: A high-level meeting held here on Tuesday directed the concerned authorities to finalize and complete the process of the constitution of the Provincial Public Safety Commission, Provincial Police...		17 villagers rewarded DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Sept 25: Seventeen residents of the Jandi village were awarded cash prizes and certificates of appreciation here on Wednesday for their services to the police....
Doctor shot dead SWABI, Sept 25: A doctor was gunned down over a property dispute in the main bazaar here on Tuesday....		Murder trial stayed PESHAWAR, Sept 25: A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court on Tuesday stayed the trial in the murder case of Anwer Ali Akhundzada, the then secretary-general of the banned Tehrik-i-Jafria...
Election momentum gears up in Dadu DADU, Sept 25: The momentum for the October election has geared up in Dadu district with the contenders of various political parties, including the PPP, PML (N), PML (Q), MQM, PPP...		Education uplift plan initiated MIRPURKHAS, Sept 25: The provincial education department is initiating a 15-year development plan for primary, elementary, non-formal and adult education....
SDA blames major parties for ‘waning’ political situation SHIKARPUR, Sept 25: The president of the Sindh Democratic Alliance, Imtiaz Shaikh, has blamed major political parties for the deteriorating political situation and destruction of the country’s economy....		Governor reviews preparations for election SANGHAR, Sept 25: Governor Sindh Mohammedmian Soomro visited Tando Adam on Wednesday and presided over a meeting of district officers at the irrigation rest house where he reviewed preparations for the...
Altaf calls for resolving water problem NAWABSHAH, Sept 25: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has urged Sindhi feudal lords to distribute their lands among peasants....		Boy tortured to death SUKKUR, Sept 25: A six-year-old boy, Saeed Thahim, was killed after being tortured by a gang of criminals in Jacobabad on Wednesday....
4 PTI candidates join PML (Q) KHAIRPUR, Sept 25: Four candidates of the Pakistan Tehrik-i- Insaf (PTI), Abdul Qayoom Shaikh for NA-215, Nisar Lakhani for PS-31, Nisar Ahmad Mehar for PS-32, and Ghulam Hussain Bhayo for PS-33,...		17 injured in road accident NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Sept 25: At least 17 passengers were injured, five of them seriously, in a road accident near New Jatoi on Wednesday....
P3-wild polio virus found in Mominpura LAHORE, Sept 25: Though international donor agencies have given a deadline to celebrate 2002 as a year of polio eradication, another confirmed wild polio case has been reported from the provincial...		Graduates under semester system still have an edge LAHORE, Sept 24: Thousands of graduates from colleges affiliated with the Punjab University cannot compete with their peers from institutions which enjoy a degree awarding status for admission to MA/MSc classes...
Plea seeking minister’s dismissal dismissed LAHORE, Sept 25: A writ petition seeking dismissal of Punjab Auqaf and Religious Affairs Minister Dr Mufti Ghulam Sarwar Qadri for making pampering remarks about the United States was on Wednesday...		Ex-collector of CBR arrested by NAB LAHORE, Sept 25: A former excise collector of the CBR was arrested on Wednesday by the Punjab NAB on fresh charges of abetting in a Rs850 million corruption case....
Judges directed to observe working hours LAHORE, Sept 25: Chief Justice Iftikhar Hussain Chaudhry of the Lahore High Court has directed the district and sessions judges to ensure strict observance of punctuality by their subordinate judicial officers...		42 colleges go to education varsity LAHORE, Sept 25: The Punjab education department has notified integration of all the education and elementary teachers colleges, Directorate of Staff Development (DSD), Provincial Institute of Teachers Education (PITE) and Provincial...
Expansion of community schools programme LAHORE, Sept 25: The Punjab government has decided to extend the community schools programme to colleges, technical institutions and non-functional schools....		Rivers ebb further LAHORE, Sept 25: Rivers’ flow on Wednesday maintained its low trend with total supplies touching down to 114,900 cusecs — almost 35 per cent of the total national consumption of over...
Wapda scraps oil purchase tender LAHORE, Sept 25: Wapda has cancelled a tender for the furnace oil purchase participated by the PSO earlier this month....		DCOs directed to recruit teachers by end-month LAHORE, Sept 25: The Punjab education department has directed all the district coordination officers to complete the recruitment of teachers by the end of this month....
Azam Tariq’s detention extended LAHORE, Sept 25: The Lahore High Court Review Board on Wednesday extended the detention of Maulana Azam Tariq till Oct 30....		Benazir, Nawaz joined hands for democracy: PPP LAHORE, Sept 25: Ms Benazir Bhutto has joined hands with Nawaz Sharif for restoration of democracy, says ARD deputy information secretary and PPP nominee for PP-154 Munir Ahmad Khan....
Pakpattan has lost almost all its bigwigs PAKPATTAN, Sept 25: Almost all political heavyweights in the land of Ganjshakar have been disqualified from the upcoming general election due to the graduation condition....		Punjab told to regularize 500 ad hoc lecturers ISLAMABAD, Sept 25: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Punjab government to start the process for regularization of services of 500 lecturers through the Public Service Commission within a period...
PPP leader refutes DPO’s allegations FAISALABAD, Sept 25: PPP district president and ex-MNA Ch Muhammad Ilyas claims that his enmity with the clan of DPO Zafar Abbas Luk is dated back to 1959 and since then...		Ex-MPs in better position in NA-185 BAHAWALPUR, Sept 25: Nine candidates are in run for NA-185 (Bahawalpur V)....