October 27, 2002	Sunday	Sha’aban 20,1423

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Kashmiris to continue struggle: Qayyum ISLAMABAD, Oct 26: Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan, President of the National Kashmir Committee, in his message marking the observation of Oct 27, said here on Saturday that it was the blackest...		Musharraf asks govt depts to assist Kabul ISLAMABAD, Oct 26: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has directed the ministries of finance, commerce and communications to extend all possible financial and technical support to Afghan government....
Trade ties with China discussed ISLAMABAD, Oct 26: Pakistan and China on Saturday discussed the possibilities of further enhancing their economic relations....		Dialogue to finalize strategy soon: PPP ISLAMABAD, Oct 26: President of People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP), Makhdoom Amin Fahim, on Saturday said a final round of talks with various political leaders would be held after Sunday to finalize...
Eleven arrested protesters freed MUZAFFARABAD, Oct 26: The administration of Mirpur, a southern AJK city, on Saturday released 11 persons who were arrested on Sept 30 for protesting against the upraising of Mangla Dam....		Budgetary injustice be undone: AJKPP MUZAFFARABAD, Oct 26: Former Azad Jammu and Kashmir minister and Azad Jammu and Kashmir People’s Party’s secretary information Khwaja Farooq Ahmed has called upon President Gen Pervez Musharraf to undo the...
Parliament will be sovereign: Naqvi ISLAMABAD, Oct 26: National Reconstruction Bureau chairman Syed Tanvir Hussain Naqvi has said that the parliament could make amendments according to articles 238 and 239 of the Constitution....		JI MNA vows to work for prosperity PESHAWAR, Oct 26: Shabbir Ahmad Khan, a leader of Jamaat-i-Islami and MNA-elect from the MMA platform, has pledged that he will work to get due share of Swabi in revenue generated...
US envoy’s views on premiership slammed DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Oct 26: MMA general secretary and its nominee for prime minister’s slot Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said that painting one or the other leader as a “hot favourite”...		No headway in probe into pilot’s death LANDI KOTAL, Oct 26: The political administration of Khyber Agency  has failed to make any headway in the aeroplane firing case, in which a co-pilot was killed before the election....
Run-off polls for acting Nazim on 29th MARDAN, Oct 26: The run-off election for the slot of acting Nazim of Mardan Tehsil Council will be held on Tuesday as the polls held for the post on Thursday ended...		Scholarships awarded PESHAWAR, Oct 26: Four students of Home Economics College were awarded scholarships for their outstanding performance in different disciplines by Iqra University....
Mineral development plan for tribal areas okayed PESHAWAR, Oct 26: The policy and action plan for mineral development in Fata has been approved which is in keeping with the National Mineral Policy 1995, Governor NWFP Syed Iftikhar Hussain...		LB polls in Fata postponed ISLAMABAD, Oct 26: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has decided to postpone the holding of local government elections in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas for an indefinite period....
Absconder elected MNA from Fata LANDI KOTAL, Oct 26: The MNA-elect from NA-46 (Khyber Agency), Maulana Khalilur Rehman, is an absconder and could face disqualification if found guilty of the charges framed against him....		Strike in Balochistan against poll rigging QUETTA, Oct 26: Normal life remained suspended in Quetta and other parts of Balochistan as complete shutter-down strike was observed on Saturday following a call of Pakistan Oppressed Nations Movement (PONAM)....
Contestants must file returns: EC ISLAMABAD, Oct 26: The Election Commission has asked the contestants of the general elections to submit the details of their polls’ expenses....		BHC verdict set aside in Khalil reference QUETTA, Oct 26: A division bench of the Supreme Court, setting aside a Balochistan High Court’s decision, on Friday remanded Dr Dad Mohammed Khawaja Khalil in the police custody....
Scuffle in EDO office MANSEHRA, Oct 26: A contractor and an engineer of the Tehsil Council Balakot scuffled in the office of EDO (finance) over the release of outstanding bills....		Lawyers condemn Panjgur incident QUETTA, Oct 26: A large number of lawyers on Saturday staged a demonstration in front of the press club protesting against the killing of two persons in Panjgur by the Makran...
PPP president calls on CEC ISLAMABAD, Oct 26: The People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) president, along with his team, on Saturday called on the chief election commissioner (CEC) and discussed with him matters regarding the party’s reservations...		Pakistani writer mesmerises Californians LOS ANGELES, Oct 26: If playwright Shahid Nadeem had things his way, the history books taught in Pakistani schools would be thoroughly revised....
Qayyum meets Nisar Memon ISLAMABAD, Oct 26: National Kashmir Committee Chairman Sardar Qayyum and the president of the All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference, Sardar Attique Ahmad, called on Federal Minister for Information and Kashmir...		Closure of B. Ed College criticized LARKANA, Oct 26: The district government has taken an exception to closure of the Education College’s Larkana branch and demanded of the government to reverse the decision, knowledgeable sources said....
‘Nikahnama signed under duress’ NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Oct 26: A Nikahkhwan, Mohammad Moosa alias Roshan Ali, son of Mohammad Bachal Memon, has stated that he was made to sign a Nikahnama under duress....		Bandit killed LARKANA, Oct 26: A five-member gang of highwaymen had tried to snatch bikes from Qurban Jhatyal and Sajid Rahoo, near Arija Town....
Growers stage demo against water shortage SUKKUR, Oct 26: Hundreds of growers of Mubarikpur and Dhandi union councils staged a protest demonstration in front of the press club here on Saturday against the shortage of irrigation water....		Powerloom owners seek cut in power tariff FAISALABAD, Oct 26: The All-Pakistan Powerloom owners Association and other organizations of textile ancillary units have threatened to hold countrywide demonstrations to protest against the frequent hikes in power tariff....
JI protests ‘biased’ police attitude SARGODHA, Oct 26: Activists of Jamaat-i-Islami held a sit-in near the DPO office here on Friday to protest against the “biased” attitude of police, who, according to them, were favouring former...		PTCL players injured by army team FAISALABAD, Oct 26: Two players of the PTCL sustained serious injuries when Pakistan Army team attacked on them in a row cropped up due to misbehaviour and rash attitude of the...
Sarwar Mai produced in Lahore High Court VEHARI, Oct 26: The father of landlord Jahangir Tareen, Faiz, produced the woman whose head and eyebrows were shaved off in Mailsi, Sarwar Mai, before the Multan bench of the Lahore...		Govt urged to declare Yazman calamity hit BAHAWALPUR, Oct 26: The Yazman Tehsil Council has asked the Punjab government to declare the area as a calamity affected....
Environ inspectors end strike MULTAN, Oct 26: Inspectors of the local office of Environment Protection Department (EPD) ended their strike on Friday on the intervention of All Pakistan Clerks Association (APCA)....		Exporter’s son kidnapped SIALKOT, Oct 26: Four men kidnapped the 13-year-old son of an exporter for ransom from the city on Saturday....
Kashmiris observe black day today LAHORE, Oct 26: Kashmiris all over the world will observe ‘black day’ on Sunday (today) to condemn the landing of Indian troops in Kashmir on Oct 27, 1947 and their atrocities...		Dist council session on 29th FAISALABAD, Oct 26: Convener of the district assembly has summoned a three-day session from Oct 29 at Jinnah Hall, Zila Council....
JI ready to cooperate with PML-Q LAHORE, Oct 26: The Jamaat-i-Islami is against any deadlock in the government formation and is ready even to cooperate with the PML-Q, if need be, in this regard....		UPE Programme SIALKOT, Oct 26: Following the ‘success’ of the Universal Primary Education (UPE) Programme in Sialkot district, the Punjab government and Unicef have decided to extend the UPE programme to all the...