October 15, 2002	Tuesday	Sha'aban 8, 1423

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Teachers boycott classes against formation of governing bodies RAWALPINDI, Oct 14: The teaching staff of government schools and colleges on Monday boycott classes in protest against the proposed formation of governing bodies to run educational institutions in the city....		Ummat urged to strengthen economic base through S&T ISLAMABAD, Oct 14: Acting President Justice Sheikh Riaz Ahmed has stressed the need for finding ways and means to strengthen the economic base of the Muslim world through scientific and technological...
Nazim reprimands Wasa, PMU officials: Slow pace of work on Leh project RAWALPINDI, Oct 14: District Nazim Raja Tariq Kiani on Monday reprimanded the officials of Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) and Project Management Unit (PMU) for the slow pace of work on...		Implementation of quality standards stressed ISLAMABAD, Oct 14: The Consumer Rights Commission of Pakistan (CRCP) has emphasized the need for implementation of standards and conformity assessment schemes for reducing consumer cost of various essential items and...
Oath taking to be a test of political parties: PTI ISLAMABAD, Oct 14: If the parliamentarians opt to take oath under the Provisional Constitutional Order (PCO), instead of the original 1973 Constitution, it will mean that they have accepted the amendments...		Justice Munir A Sheikh sworn in as acting CJ ISLAMABAD, Oct 14: Justice Munir A. Sheikh, the senior most judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, was sworn in as the acting Chief Justice in a simple but impressive ceremony,...
Election results engineered, says Asif ISLAMABAD, Oct 14: Asif Ali Zardari, the jailed PPP leader, on Monday alleged that election results were engineered, which, he said, was evident from the fact that the results from Balochistan...		Bodies to review death cases in govt hospitals ISLAMABAD, Oct 14: All federal government hospitals will form health analysis committees to review the death cases and find the cause of death....
AIOU criticizes NTC ISLAMABAD, Oct 14: Allama Iqbal Open University has criticized the National Telecommunication Corporation (NTC) for failing to shift telephone lines to its new block....		Minor girl drowns in well ISLAMABAD, Oct 14: A minor girl was killed after falling in a well in Sihala on Monday, police said....
Education vital to enhance armed forces’ efficiency: Yusaf RAWALPINDI, Oct 14: Education and motivation training can play an important role in enhancing combat worthiness and battle efficiency of a soldier, said the vice chief of army staff, Gen Muhammad...		Musharraf calls for Afghanistan’s reconstruction ISTANBUL, Oct 14: President Pervez Musharraf has called for an accelerated reconstruction of Afghanistan and said this was necessary to ensure peace and stability in the region....
Parties allege rigging in Balochistan QUETTA, Oct 14: Balochistan National Party (Mengal) on Sunday accused the government of carrying out massive rigging in the election for keeping the nationalists away from parliament....		BNM loses seat to NA in recount QUETTA, Oct 14: The strength of Balochistan National Movement in the provincial assembly dropped to three when Syed Ehsan Shah of National Alliance was declared elected on PB-48, Kech-II, after recounting...
Sehba to lead delegation to US NEW YORK, Oct 14: Sehba Musharraf will head a delegation to the Microcredit plus 5 summit here from Nov 10 to 13, which will be attended by some 3,000 delegates from...		Mahathir due on 18th ISLAMABAD, Oct 14: Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir bin Mohamad will undertake a two-day visit to Pakistan from Oct 18....
Profit earned on Haj dues ISLAMABAD, Oct 14: The religious affairs ministry has earned a profit of Rs13.901 million from Haj deposits which were transferred by the banks to its accounts for the first time, Religious...		Four abducted men recovered QUETTA, Oct 14: The law-enforcement agencies have recovered the abducted assistant district officer and three other officials of Kohlu administration, on Monday evening....
Mashak plane’s demo today LAHORE, Oct 14: Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC), Kamra, will launch Mashak aircraft for private sale at a ceremony on Tuesday at Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry....		Bonus for PIA employees okayed RAWALPINDI, Oct 14: Pakistan International Airlines Chairman Hamid Nawaz Khan has approved a bonus of Rs200 million for its employees for Eidul Fitr....
New party launched to unite Pakhtoons CHARSADDA, Oct 14: A new political party has been launched in the NWFP to bring all the Pakhtoon nationalist forces on a single platform....		Party against street protests: PML(Q) MANSEHRA, Oct 14: The provincial secretary general of the PML(Q), Sardar Mohammed Yousaf has said that his party is against street protests....
Runner-up alleges rigging MARDAN, Oct 14: An independent candidate, who lost the elections from PF-32, Swabi-II, has alleged rigging by his opponent and claimed that he used unfair means....		Increase in college seats demanded ABBOTTABAD, Oct 14: Hundreds of students could not get admission to the Government Girls College No 1, Abbottabad, due to limited number of seats in the third year Arts and Science...
Another NAP leader resigns BAJAUR, Oct 14: After the defeat of the National Awami Party (NAP) in the Oct 10 polls in Bajaur Agency, the president of its Mohmand chapter, Bacha Gul, has also resigned from the party office....		Chashma engineers ‘overworked, underpaid’ MIANWALI, Oct 14: Engineers at Chashma Nuclear Power Project (Chasnupp) are being made to work for 77 rather than the normal 40 hours a week without adequate remuneration....
PTCL employees continue strike GUJRANWALA, Oct 14: The PTCL employees continued their strike for the fifth day on Monday....		Winners preparing fake documents: Election expenses FAISALABAD, Oct 14: Winning candidates of national and provincial assemblies have started preparing fake documents and accounts pertaining to their election expenses....
Chattha accused of massive rigging GUJRANWALA, Oct 14: PPP’s Ms Shah Nawaz Cheema alleged that PML-C chief Hamid Nasir Chattha had won the elections through massive rigging....		Tough task ahead for Bahawalpur Nazim BAHAWALPUR, Oct 14: The post-election scenario can pose a serious challenge to district Nazim and PPP leader Tariq Cheema in handling the district government affairs....
Man kills wife, sister, niece over suspicion OKARA, Oct 14: A man reportedly slaughtered his wife, sister and niece over suspicionof loose morals with the helpof his friend late on Sunday night....		Three labourers buried alive SAHIWAL, Oct 14: Three labourers were buried alive on Monday when a heap of earth fell on them while boring a tubewell in nearby Rakh Chavly village....
36 MMA activists booked SARGODHA, Oct 14: Saddar police have registered a case against three dozen MMA activists including the defeated candidate for NA-67, Shams Naveed Cheema, and his elder brother, ex-MNA Chaudhry Javed Iqbal...		2 boys die in roof collapse MULTAN, Oct 14: Two minor brothers died when the roof of their house caved in in a slum area near Chungi No 14....
PPP worker shot dead by PML-Q men VEHARI, Oct 14: A PPP worker was shot dead allegedly by PML-Q activists over an election row in Chak 217/EB Gago on Monday....		World Blind Day walk MULTAN, Oct 14: A walk to observe the World Blind Day will be held here on Tuesday (today)....
No ‘secure’ place to dump poll material: DRO informed LAHORE, Oct 14: The District Returning Officer (DRO) was informed on Monday that no “secure place” was available to dump the used election material, including bags stuffed with ballot papers and...		Qazi warns of uprising if denied right to rule LAHORE, Oct 14: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal vice-president Qazi Hussain Ahmad on Monday warned the authorities that they would face a popular uprising if they denied the MMA its “right to rule the...
Teachers threaten to launch march on Islamabad LAHORE, Oct 14: The Joint Action Committee of teachers, doctors and students on Monday threatened that they would march on Islamabad if the government did not stop implementing it’s ‘anti-people’ policies....		President has ‘violated’ timeframe LAHORE, Oct 14: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has violated the three-year timeframe given to him by the Supreme Court despite holding the general elections before Oct 12....
Rivers’ flow further drops LAHORE, Oct 14: The combined rivers flow kept low trend on Monday with total supplies dropping down to 77,800 cusecs — less than 24 per cent of the total requirements of...		Four get bail in corruption reference LAHORE, Oct 14: An accountability court on Monday granted a pre-arrest bail to four accused in a Rs80.51 million corruption reference upon furnishing Rs1,00,000 worth bail bonds. Seth Nisar and his...
Notice to local govt dept on intra-court appeal LAHORE, Oct 14: A division bench of the Lahore High Court comprising Mr.Justice Hamid Farooq and Mr.Justice Pervez Ahmed on Monday issued a notice to the Punjab Local Government Department on...		Farmers to be facilitated in installing tubewells LAHORE, Oct 14: The government is committed to provide maximum incentives to farmers for installation of tubewells, specially in Balochistan....
CJ suspends labour court orders LAHORE, Oct 14: Chief Justice Iftikhar Husain Chaudhry of the Lahore High Court suspended on Monday the orders of the Punjab Labour Court No 3, Ferozewala, in respect of stopping the...		Bar urges Musharraf to resign LAHORE, Oct 14: Lahore High Court Bar Association president Chaudhry Muzammal Khan has called upon President Pervez Musharraf to tender his resignation and let the newly-elected parliament to run the country...
PU employs 252 teachers in 3 years LAHORE, Oct 14: The Punjab University has employed 252 teachers through 87 selection boards meetings during the last three years....		Ombudsman’s directive to C&W department LAHORE, Oct 14: Taking serious notice of what he called negative tendency among officers of the C&W department of shifting the liability of making payment of any amount pertaining to the...
Need to change police ‘attitude’ LAHORE, Oct 14: There is a need to change police attitude towards the poor and weaker segments of society....		NA meets today LAHORE, Oct 14: National Alliance chairman Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi has called a meeting of NA’s executive council on Tuesday in Islamabad to discuss the prevailing political situation....