October 30, 2002	Wednesday	Sha’aban 23,1423

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Essential drugs missing from market ISLAMABAD, Oct 29: Patients are facing tremendous difficulties due to non-availability of a number of essential drugs, claimed a civil society organization working for the consumer rights here on Tuesday....		Students protest against proposed educational reforms RAWALPINDI, Oct 29: Scores of students from Asghar Mall College on Tuesday held a protest demonstration against the proposed formation of Board of Governors (BoGs) in the educational institutions....
Pakistan, BD to cooperate in telecom sector ISLAMABAD, Oct 29: The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) and Bangladesh Telecom (BT) have agreed to exchange expertise in telecom sector....		HIV positive prisoner in critical condition: Laxity of jail administration RAWALPINDI, Oct 29: The laxity of the Adiala Jail administration has resulted in worsening of the condition of a Nigerian HIV positive prisoner, doctors told Dawn on Tuesday....
Body formed for smooth functioning of courts ISLAMABAD, Oct 29: District and Sessions Judge Sheikh Farooq Ahmed has formulated a Bench and Bar Liaison Committee (BBLC) to address the problems being faced by the litigants, court staff and...		Mukhtaran Bibi nominated for HR award RAWALPINDI, Oct 29: The Human Rights Society of Pakistan (HRSP) has decided to give human rights award for the year 2002 to Mukhtaran Bibi, who was molested on the orders of...
Minister for using composite material to boost exports ISLAMABAD, Oct 29: Commerce minister Abdul Razak Dawood has urged the country’s sports goods industry to switch to structured materials, from traditional use of wood, to advance composite materials and to...		Dowry main cause of domestic violence: study ISLAMABAD, Oct 29: The custom of dowry has become an ever increasing cause of violence against women making this institution a permanent stigma on the face of our society....
PTCL spent $13m on optic fiber system, says official ISLAMABAD, Oct 29: The Pakistan Telecommunication Company (PTCL) has spent $13 million to complete the second phase of up-gradation of the 10-GB submarine optic fiber cable system....		Democracy to boost ties between Pakistan, Japan: Numata ISLAMABAD, Oct 29: Japan has a keen interest in seeing a democratic transition in Pakistan which will have a positive bearing on the Japanese assistance to the country, says the outgoing...
WB calls for steps to fight corruption ISLAMABAD, Oct 29: Lack of accountability can be addressed by increased democratization, decentralisation and transparency, says the World Bank....		Kashmiri DPs to get more facilities MUZAFFARABAD, Oct 29: The AJK government on Monday announced more facilities and privileges for the refugees who migrated into Azad Jammu and Kashmir after 1989 due to Indian repression in the...
Kashmir solution lies in dialogue: Akram UNITED NATIONS, Oct 29: India’s hope that it can succeed in imposing a political fait accompli in occupied Kashmir — without a dialogue with Pakistan and without responding to the wishes...		JI wants assemblies sessions called ISLAMABAD, Oct 29: Prof Khurshid Ahmed, deputy chief of Jamaat-i-Islami, has said that Oct 10 elections have paved the way for the restoration of the democratic institutions in the country and...
Man killed in tribal clash SUKKUR, Oct 29: A man was killed in an armed clash between two groups of Soomro tribesmen in the Manik village, near Naushahro Feroze, on Monday night....		Five die in accidents QUETTA, Oct 29: At least five people, including two women and a child, were killed and 12 others injured in two traffic accidents in Mach and Nokundi areas on Tuesday....
Transfer of murder case to ATC demanded QUETTA, Oct 29: The Balochistan Union of Journalists has demanded that the case against the murderers of journalist Shahid Soomro be shifted to an anti-terrorism court....		Sikhs seek permission to visit Pakistan ISLAMABAD, Oct 29: Harpai Bhuliar, President of the International Bhai Mardana Yadgari Kirtan Darbar Society, has made yet another attempt to persuade the Indian government to allow Sikh jathas (congregations) to...
Air varsity Ord issued ISLAMABAD, Oct 29: President Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday promulgated an ordinance to establish the Air University....		Musharraf performs Umra MAKKAH, Oct 29: President General Pervez Musharraf, accompanied by members of his brief entourage, performed Umra in the early hours of Wednesday....
Official convicted QUETTA, Oct 29: Special judge anti-corruption, Atiqur Rehman, on Tuesday awarded eight years rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs7.6 million to an assistant food controller, Punal Khan, in a corruption...		Parks to be managed by industrialists FAISALABAD, Oct 29: The Punjab government has decided in principle to establish recreational places and wild-life parks in major cities in collaboration with industrialists and hand over the control of parks...
Prisoner attempts suicide MULTAN, Oct 29: A man accused of dacoity set himself to fire in a suicide attempt at the lock-up of Haram Gate Police Station here on Tuesday....		Doctors continue protest GUJRANWALA, Oct 29: Doctors continued their strike throughout the Punjab on Tuesday to protest against the arrest of orthopaedist Dr Amir Aziz....
Inter-varsity liaison to promote Urdu MULTAN, Oct 29: An Urdu conference concluded on Tuesday with the unanimous adoption of seven-point resolution meant to strengthen inter-university relationship among students, academics and researchers to promote Urdu language while...		Boeing flights for Multan urged MULTAN, Oct 29: The All Pakistan Bedsheets and Upholstery Manufacturers Association (Apbuma) has urged the PIA management to restore Boeing flights from the local airport....
Hoarders raise prices of kitchen articles FAISALABAD, Oct 29: The hoarders have enhanced the prices of ghee, sugar, gram-powder and other kitchen articles by 15 to 20 per cent by creating artificial shortage before the start of...		Sarwar Mai allowed to go with brother VEHARI, Oct 29: Sarwar Mai of Mailsi was given in the custody of her brother on Tuesday by the Vehari district and sessions judge....
Remand of madad body patron extended MULTAN, Oct 29: A local civil court extended for the third time the remand of the madad committee patron in police custody on Tuesday....		Pensioners GUJRANWALA, Oct 29: District council pensioners have not been paid their dues during the last three months....
PCGA to check lint sale to defaulter mills MULTAN, Oct 29: The Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association will look into the matter that who are supplying lint cotton to textile mills which owe heavy amounts to be paid under the...		Consumers in NWFP assured of CNG supply ISLAMABAD, Oct 29: The Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) will provide Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) to the domestic consumers of far-flung areas of Punjab and NWFP, said SNGPL Managing Director...
Soomro may contest for Senate seat SUKKUR, Oct 29: Sindh Governor Mohammedmian Soomro has said that he will consider contesting for a Senate seat if asked by President Gen Pervez Musharraf....		Dist Council demands transfer of DCO MIRPURKHAS, Oct 29: A meeting of the District Council on Tuesday demanded the immediate transfer of the district coordination officer, Mohsin Qureshi....
Growers slam water shortage BADIN, Oct 29: The growers of various areas of the district held a protest demonstration and observed sit-in outside the office of the director, Left Bank Canal, and the superintendent engineer,...		Sindh to have dual carriageway, says governor HYDERABAD, Oct 29: Sindh Governor Mohammedmian Soomro has said that Sindh will soon have a complete dual carriageway from Sindh to Punjab....
Plea to stop mill sell-off LARKANA, Oct 29: The PPP’s MNAs-elect and MPAs-elect from Larkana district have demanded the government to stop privatization of the Shahdadkot Textile Mills....		Gems show from Nov 2 PESHAWAR, Oct 28: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah will on Saturday inaugurate 9th Pakistan Gems and Minerals Show, being organized by the Export Promotion Bureau in collaboration with All Pakistan Commercial Exporters Association at...
Taj Sehrai passes away DADU, Oct 29: A renowned writer, historian and archaeologist, Taj Sehrai, 81, died of a heart attack at his house here on Monday night....		MMA can run govt: MNA-elect KOHAT, Oct 29: Mufti Ibrar Sultan, the MNA-elect from Kohat, said that Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal would respect people’s mandate and added that their electoral success was the result of a democratic process...
LPG being supplied at exorbitant rates KOHAT, Oct 29: Taking an undue advantage of the government’s deregulatory policy on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and the closure of all the gas producing plants at the same time for...		IGP won’t get status of secretary LAHORE, Oct 29: The Punjab government has decided in principle to retain the office of home secretary and not to give the IGP the ex-officio status of a secretary, official sources...
Petition for Hafiz Saeed’s recovery withdrawn LAHORE, Oct 29: The writ petition for the recovery of Jama’at al-Da’awat leader Hafiz Muhammad Saeed and setting him at liberty was withdrawn from the Lahore High Court on Tuesday....		Govt delaying session to strengthen PML-Q: PPP LAHORE, Oct 29: The first Punjab parliamentary party meeting of the PPP was held here on Tuesday with acting secretary-general Raza Rabbani alleging that the government was deliberately delaying sessions of...
ANP for 5-year presidency for Musharraf LAHORE, Oct 29: The Awami National Party (ANP) has argued that political parties should offer a five-year presidency to Gen Pervez Musharraf to facilitate re-introduction of civilian rule....		Amendment to floor-crossing law to be ‘disastrous’ LAHORE, Oct 29: Amendment to the floor-crossing law will lead to a turmoil, says Pakistan Awami Tehrik chief and MNA-elect Dr Tahirul Qadri....
Governor says education not being privatized LAHORE, Oct 29: Punjab Governor Khalid Maqbool said on Tuesday that his government’s policies were related to public welfare and had nothing to do with privatization....		Teachers, students boycott classes LAHORE, Oct 29: Teachers and students under the banner of the Joint Action Committee boycotted their classes on Tuesday and held protest demonstrations outside their institutions....
Call to fill reserved seats thru direct election LAHORE, Oct 29: The All-Pakistan Masihi Mazdoor Markaz has demanded filling of the seats reserved for women and minorities in the National and provincial assemblies...		FAP for increase in support price LAHORE, Oct 29: The Farmers Associate Pakistan says sugar cane and wheat support prices be fixed at Rs50 per maund and Rs350 per 40 kilograms, respectively....