October 25, 2002	Friday	Sha’aban 18,1423

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PML-Q to prefer MMA in coalition setup: Shujaat RAWALPINDI, Oct 24: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) is a more feasible choice for the Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-i- Azam) in the coalition government at the centre, the PML-Q parliamentary leader, Chaudhry...		Ministry wants protection of old drug-pricing system ISLAMABAD, Oct 24: The health ministry has asked the Chief Executive Secretariat to protect old drug-pricing system instead of taking ad hoc initiatives that can damage the entire system itself....
Steps for wildlife conservation may be finalized today ISLAMABAD, Oct 24: The government is likely to take a number of decisions regarding conservation of wildlife across the country in a meeting scheduled on Friday, a reliable source said....		Options open for govt formation: NA ISLAMABAD, Oct 24: National Alliance (NA) can join hands with any political party for restoration of democracy and strengthening of national integrity, the alliance deputy secretary-general, Allah Bachaio Leghari, said on...
Banned outfit member gets 10-year RI RAWALPINDI, Oct 24: The judge of Anti-Terrorist Court no 1, Manzoor Ahmad Mirza, on Thursday, awarded 10-year rigorous imprisonment to a member of a banned outfit....		United Nations advised to redefine its role ISLAMABAD, Oct 24: The UN has failed to assert its role as an international body, said the director-general of Institute of Strategic Studies (ISS), Shireen Mazari, while speaking at a seminar...
Nazim asks for list of prisoners awaiting release RAWALPINDI, Oct 24: The district government has asked the jail authorities to compile a list of prison inmates, who have completed their sentences, but are languishing in jail because of non-payment...		Majlis-i-Amal demands LG polls in cantonments RAWALPINDI, Oct 24: Mutahidda Majlis-i-Amal has called upon the authorities to announce local government elections in cantonment areas as early as possible....
Confiscation ISLAMABAD, Oct 24: Senior Special Judge of Capital Development Authority (CDA), Arshad Mehmood Chaudhry, on Thursday, issued confiscation orders against owners of several residential units at Blue Area and Sector G-10...		Removal of mud houses ordered ISLAMABAD, Oct 24: The interior ministry has directed the Islamabad Capital Territory Administration to remove all settlements of gypsies, mud houses and tents located in isolated areas of the federal capital,...
Policy for bridging power gap unveiled ISLAMABAD, Oct 24: The government on Thursday announced Power Policy 2002, aimed at bridging the supply-demand gap of around 800mw in the short term and over 5,500mw in the long term....		Better prospects seen in trade with C. Asia GILGIT, Oct 24: The Northern Areas possess tremendous potentials in tourism, minerals and water resources that needed exploitation through foreign investment and provision of opportunities should be ensured to boost tourism...
Indian shelling force villagers to migrate SKARDU, Oct 24: Hundreds of people living in Gultary sector have been forced to migrate to Skardu due to unprovoked and continuous shelling by the Indian forces....		PIA plans direct flights to Chicago KARACHI, Oct 24: PIA will start a direct flight to Chicago from next summer as part of its plan to attract new passengers, airlines officials told Dawn....
PTI urges leaders to evolve consensus ISLAMABAD, Oct 24: Pakistan Tahreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan has said that all the politicians should sit together and evolve a consensus for the success of democratic process....		Demo held against murder of journalist QUETTA, Oct 24: A large number of journalists, workers of various NGOs and activists of citizen action committees staged a protest demonstration against the murder of a young journalist Shahid Soomro...
BNP-M to form nationalist alliance QUETTA, Oct 24: The Balochistan National Party (BNP-Mengal) will form a democratic alliance of nationalist progressive parties for protecting rights and resources of Balochistan....		AJK an ideological state: Qayyum MUZAFFARABAD, Oct 24: Kashmir Committee chairman Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan has said that the merit in the Azad Kashmir should be based on the ideology, and those who are anti-Pakistan have...
Short-term financing for KESC granted ISLAMABAD, Oct 24: A syndicate of country’s three major banks have provided a Rs four billion short-term financing facility to the Karachi Electricity Supply Corporation (KESC) to help meet its working...		Doctors to protest at surgeon’s arrest ISLAMABAD, Oct 24: Pakistani doctors threatened on Thursday to launch a hunger strike over the detention of a surgeon by American FBI and local intelligence agents for alleged links to Al...
‘Work on port project to be finished on time’ ISLAMABAD, Oct 24: Minister for Communication and Railways Javed Ashraf Qazi said on Thursday the work on Gwadar port will be completed before the scheduled time....		Pakistani files suit against employer LOS ANGELES, Oct 24: A Pakistani from Houston has filed a lawsuit with the US federal court accusing his employer of adopting a discriminatory attitude....
Sindh JUI finalizes names of candidates: Senate, minority seats SUKKUR, Oct 24: The executive committee of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam met in Jamia Madina, Jacobabad, on Thursday to discuss matters relating to the formation of a government in Sindh....		Deputation of teaching staff to be cancelled LARKANA, Oct 24: District Nazim Khursheed Ahmad Junejo has asked the EDO, education, to cancel the deputation orders of the teaching staff notified from July 1 to Oct 23....
Passenger, cop killed in tribal clash SUKKUR, Oct 24: A police constable and a passenger of a Sehwan-bound train were killed in a clash between Jatoi and Maher tribesmen near Habibkot here on Thursday....		Lal Shahbaz’s Urs begins today DADU, Oct 24: The 750th annual Urs of Hazrat Qalandar Lal Shahbaz will be observed from Oct 25 to 27 at Sehwan Sharif....
Journalist’s murder condemned MIRPURKHAS, Oct 24: Local journalists on Thursday held a protest meeting to condemn the murder of the Kandhkot journalist, Shahid Soomro....		Two accused surrender SHIKARPUR, Oct 24: The main accused in the murder of the Kandhkot journalist, Waheed Ali, son of Sardar Sher Mohammad Khan Bijarani, and his gunman, Mohammad Siddique Bajkani, surrendered before the...
Fata MNAs resent ban on joining parties BAJAUR, Oct 24: The federal government’s decision to restrict the MNAs-elect from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) from joining any political party has created deep resentment among the tribal population...		UN apathy towards Muslims slammed SWABI, Oct 24: The United Nations’ apathy towards Muslims is deplorable as it has failed to resolve the disputes confronting them....
‘Jamaat to ban co-education’ PESHAWAR, 24 Oct: The Jamaat-i-Islami, a major component of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, has vowed to bring about far-reaching changes in the society, empowering womenfolk in all walks of life, including imposition...		Zari Sarfaraz appointed NWFP Apwa chairperson PESHAWAR, Oct 24: The All Pakistan Women’s Association (Apwa)-National has appointed former MNA and women’s rights activist, Begum Zari Sarfaraz as provincial chairperson of the association....
Gold seized PESHAWAR, Oct 24: The customs authorities recovered 4.345 kilograms of gold jewellery worth Rs2.5 million from an Afghan national here at Peshawar International Airport on Thursday, officials said....		PML-N loses PA seat in re-polling ABBOTTABAD, Oct 24: Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) lost one of  its provincial assembly seats to an independent candidate, Qalandar Khan Lodhi, by 119 votes, after re-polling at a polling station of PF-46 here on Wednesday....
Poppy sowing banned TIMERGARA, Oct 24: District Nazim of Dir Lower, Alamzeb Khan advocate, in pursuance of the provincial government’s decision, on Thursday imposed ban on the sowing of poppy during the season in...		Funding through local govts urged HARIPUR,  Oct 24: District Nazim Dr Raja Amir Zaman has urged the donor countries and agencies to make funding for development schemes in  rural areas through local government representatives....
Call for unity to save independence, sovereignty LAHORE, Oct 24: Federal Minister Mahmud Ali has urged the people of Pakistan to forge unity among their ranks to save their independence and sovereignty....		Thousands hold demo to protest BoGs, MUO LAHORE, Oct 24: Thousands of students, teachers and doctors held a demonstration at the New Campus of Punjab University here on Thursday to protest against the boards of governors in educational...
Punjab bureaucracy would like NRB consigned to oblivion LAHORE, Oct 24: Relieved to hear about resignation of Lt-Gen Tanvir Hussain Naqvi (retired), the bureaucracy in Punjab is now anticipating dissolution of the National Reconstruction Bureau or at least marginalization...		Man sentenced to life imprisonment LAHORE, Oct 24: An anti-terrorism court awarded on Thursday life imprisonment and Rs50,000 fine to a man for severely injuring a police constable....
Move to amend anti-terror law opposed LAHORE, Oct 24: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has expressed its concern over the government’s reported move to amend the anti-terrorism law to grant the authorities sweeping powers to detain...		Raiwind congregation begins LAHORE, Oct 24: Around a million people from Pakistan and abroad thronged Raiwind, 35 kilometres from here, as the four-day annual ‘tableeghi ijtima’ (congregation) started on Thursday afternoon....
PML(Q) to decide leader in PA tomorrow LAHORE, Oct 24: Elected PML-Q members will meet here on Saturday to decide their leader in Punjab Assembly....		Notices to candidates, CEC on PML-Q plea LAHORE, Oct 24: Chief Justice Iftikhar Husain Chaudhry of the Lahore High Court issued on Thursday notices to the Chief Election Commissioner and all the candidates who contested the election of...
Nazim’s assurance LAHORE, Oct 24: District Nazim Mian Amer Mahmood on Thursday ordered ejectment of land-grabbers from the government schools and colleges and constitution of committees for improving the atmosphere of the educational...		SCBA meeting LAHORE, Oct 24: The annual general meeting of the Supreme Court Bar Association will be held at 11 am on Oct 26 (Saturday) at the Karachi Shohada Hall of the Lahore...
Dacoits injure six policemen SIALKOT, Oct 24: Daska Tehsil Nazim’s driver and official gunman (a constable) and the SHO of Begowal police station and four other constables were injured in separate encounters with a group...		Governor’s claim rejected: Role of BoGs FAISALABAD, Oct 24: The Punjab Professors and Lecturers Association and the Joint Action Committee of students and doctors have rejected the claim of the Punjab governor and other government officials about...
Landlord escapes arrest: Sarwar Mai case VEHARI, Oct 24: The main accused in Sarwar Mai case of Mailsi, landlord Jahangir Tareen, made good his escape when police raided his hideout in Goth Shah Muhammad, Bahawalpur district, on...		Teachers strike in Punjab MULTAN, Oct 24: The teaching staff of all government schools, colleges and technical education institutions observed strikes in the Punjab on Thursday against the privatization of the education....