October 19, 2002	Saturday	Sha'aban 12, 1423

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Mahathir praises stability, economic revival ISLAMABAD, Oct 18: Malaysian Prime Minister, Mahathir Mohammad, has said that the reforms introduced by the present government have brought stability and economic revival in the country, and restored investor’s confidence....		MC terms troops withdrawal wise, bold MUZAFFARABAD, Oct 18: Leader of the Muslim Conference, Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan, on Friday welcomed India’s decision regarding the phased withdrawal of its troops from its border with Pakistan, describing it...
Hand-cuffing, shackling may go under CII advice ISLAMABAD, Oct 18: If the recommendations of the Council of Islamic Ideology are introduced in the country, as promised by the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, the banking sector would have to be changed...		JWP to follow ARD’s policy QUETTA, Oct 18: Jamhoori Watan Party President Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti on Friday made clear to the Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-i-Azam) leadership that his party will abide by the decision of...
Political parties urged to struggle against PCO QUETTA, Oct 18: The Pakistan Oppressed Nations Movement (PONAM) has rejected the legal framework and Provisional Constitutional Order and urged the political parties and democratic forces to jointly struggle against it....		Indian troops in offensive posture along LoC: FO ISLAMABAD, Oct 18: Foreign Office spokesman Aziz Ahmad Khan has said that Pakistani troops are deployed on the Line of Control in a defensive condition while the Indians are in an...
Balochistan MMA to choose leader in PA QUETTA, Oct 18: A two-day meeting of Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, Balochistan, concluded on Friday without electing provincial parliamentary leader of the alliance....		Cantt areas get local govts ISLAMABAD, Oct 18: The president on Friday promulgated Cantonments Local Government (Elections) Ordinance, providing the establishment of local governments in the Cantonment areas in the country....
MPA joins PPP(S) ISLAMABAD, Oct 18: Sardar Ayub Khan, an independent MPA-elect from PF-63, Kohistan-III, on Thursday met Chairman of PPP (Sherpao) and announced his decision of joining the party.—Staff Reporter...		6 new faces elected from Swabi SWABI, Oct 18: Among the eight legislators elected from the district, only two have the previous experience of parliament and the rest are elected for the first time....
Treasury officials refuse to pass salary bills LARKANA, Oct 18: The fate of around 300 employees of the Education department, of grade one to 16, hangs in balance as the local treasury office has refused to pass their...		Poverty alleviation discussed KOHAT, Oct 18: Speakers at a seminar organised by the United Nations Development Programme, on the world  poverty day, here on Thursday identified lack of skills and capital as the core problem of the poverty...
Bilour to head ANP in NWFP Assembly PESHAWAR, Oct 18: The acting president of the NWFP chapter of Awami National Party Bashir Ahmed Bilour, MPA-elect from PF-3, was elected as the leader of the ANP’s parliamentary party in...		Re-election in NA-195 demanded SUKKUR, Oct 18: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal workers staged a demonstration against the allegedly rigged results of NA-198 (Sukkur) here on Friday....
180,000 children to be given polio drops TIMERGARA, Oct 18: About 180,000 children below five years of age will be given anti-polio drops and vitamin-A capsule coverage in Lower Dir district during the 3-day National Immunization Campaign, beginning on Oct...		Independent MPA-elect joins PML(Q) ABBOTTABAD, Oct 18: The Pakistan Muslim League(Q) strengthens its position in the NWFP Assembly when an independent candidate from PF-58 Kala Dhaka (Battagram), Zareen Gul joined it at a meeting of...
Eight municipal workers held DADU, Oct 18: Police arrested eight municipal employees during a meeting of the Dadu Taluka Municipal Employees’ Association....		Jail authorities foil escape bid SUKKUR, Oct 18: Sukkur jail authorities on Friday foiled three prisoners’ bid to escape....
Telephone exchange DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Oct 18: A telephone exchange at Naiwala has been converted into 400-line digital exchange on Friday morning....		Gujrat police did frame the innocent: probe GUJRAT, Oct 18: The probe into the affairs of Gujrat B-Division police station has been completed, Dawn learnt here. The inquiry officer told this scribe that the police had indeed implicated...
Costly power, POL termed disastrous GUJRANWALA, Oct 18: The increase in power tariff and POL prices would spell more disaster for the cottage industry....		BZU to organize Urdu conference MULTAN, Oct 18: The Bahauddin Zakariya University is organizing a two-day ‘Urdu conference’ from Oct 28....
Three students killed as bus overturns TOBA TEK SINGH, Oct 18: Four people, including three students, were killed and 30 injured on Friday when a bus overturned on the Kamalia-Sindhilianwali Road, some 45 kms from here....		Woman ‘paraded half-naked’ VEHARI, Oct 18: A landlord and his accomplices reportedly shaved the head and eyebrows of a woman off, blackened her face, dragged her half-naked in the streets and beat her up...
JI protest against police inaction SARGODHA, Oct 18: The Jamaat-i-Islami will stage a sit-in in front of the SSP office here in protest against the police failure to arrest the nominated accused....		Increase in petrol price condemned BAHAWALPUR, Oct 18: The people from all strata of society have given their vent to discontent over the increase in petrol price....
Model university ordinance opposed BAHAWALPUR, Oct 18: The model university ordinance is against the interest of students, parents and teachers....		Explanation sought MULTAN, Oct 18: The provincial information secretary has sought explanation from the executive director of Punjab Council of Arts (Pucar) regarding the posting and place of duty of the programme officer...
Revival of EPA being considered LAHORE, Oct 18: The Punjab government is considering to revive the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and disbanding the Environmental Protection Department (EPD) because of its unsatisfactory performance since its establishment in...		All powers to CM, says Maqbool LAHORE, Oct 18: Governor Khalid Maqbool said on Friday that all powers would be transferred to chief minister....
JAC’s fresh drive against govt policies LAHORE, Oct 18: The Joint Action Committee on Friday launched its fresh campaign of un-announced protests all over the province against government’s negative policies and vindictive actions against teachers. In...		Nazim orders tight security for Raiwind congregation LAHORE, Oct 18: District Nazim Mian Amer has ordered foolproof security arrangements for the five-day Raiwind “Tableeghi Ijtimaa” commencing from Oct 23....
PML-N letter LAHORE, Oct 18: The Pakistan Muslim League (N) has sent details of poling-day rigging by the military regime to Mr. Romano Prodi, President of the European Union, in Brussels....		HEC revises curricula of 74 disciplines ISLAMABAD, Oct 18: The higher education commission (HEC) has revised the curricula of around 74 disciplines since the year 2000, says an official announcement here on Friday....
Licences given for setting up 22 FM radio stations ISLAMABAD, Oct 18: The government on Monday awarded licences to successful bidders for establishment of 22 FM radio stations in 17 cities across the country....		Demo staged against killing of Afghans by US-led forces ISLAMABAD, Oct 18: The Pakistan Professional Forum (PPF) held a protest demonstration here on Friday to observe the first anniversary of the US attacks on Afghanistan and to express solidarity with...
‘Code of conduct needs to be imposed in future polls’ ISLAMABAD, Oct 18: Pattan Development Organization has called for strict enforcement of code of conduct to ensure free, fair and transparent elections in future....		MMA to work with other parties RAWALPINDI, Oct 18: Mutahidda Majils-i-Amal would work side by side with other political forces to run the country in a smooth way....
Bureaucracy bypassing TMA hierarchy RAWALPINDI, Oct 18: The Rawalpindi Tehsil Administration (TMA) is in an imbroglio owing to frequent bypassing of the hierarchy and loosening of Tehsil Nazim’s grip on the bureaucracy, sources told Dawn...		Imran, Ejaz to maintain independent status ISLAMABAD, Oct 18: The chief of the Pakistan Muslim League- Zia (PML-Z), Ijazul Haq, met the chairman of the Pakistan Tehrik- i-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan, at the PTI chief’s residence here...
Body to help solve students, teachers problems RAWALPINDI, Oct 18: The students, teaching and non-teaching staff of Government College, Satellite Town, have agreed to establish a forum through which they will try to solve their problems on self-help...		Instructions on drug packs not clear ISLAMABAD, Oct 18: The health ministry has taken note of complaints about some drug packs on which the expiry date and batch number are not clearly printed....