November 2, 2002	Saturday	Sha’aban 26,1423

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Standard of English on the decline: Altaf ISLAMABAD, Nov 1: Pakistan is facing a dearth of quality English teachers due to the non-availability of required educational institutions in the country....		Seven Pindi colleges to get Rs30m grant: Governor advocates varsities BoGs RAWALPINDI, Nov 1: The Punjab governor, Lt-Gen Khalid Maqbool on Friday advocated self-governance in educational institutions and involvement of businessmen in running their affairs. He announced a grant of Rs30 million...
Three terrorists get death sentence RAWALPINDI, Nov 1: The judge of the Anti-Terrorist Court No 2, Safdar Hussain Malik, on Friday awarded death sentences to three terrorists and ordered confiscation of their movable and immovable properties....		Unveiling of visible ISLAMABAD, Nov 1: Why does one need to unveil what is visible? We may be aware of all the beauties of the world but how many of us are moved by...
Army’s role in govt to undermine state institutions, say experts ISLAMABAD, Nov 1: The role of state institutions will be undermined in a democratic setup wherein the military plays a pre-dominant role....		Asif develops eye infection ISLAMABAD, Nov 1: Jailed PPP leader Asif Ali Zardari has developed an eye infection and is being treated by a panel of specialists at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims),...
Abdullah Malik sees no transfer of power but change of govt ISLAMABAD, Nov 1: Renowned progressive intellectual and historian Abdullah Malik has said that there are no chances of transfer of power as a result of the October 10 elections, but there...		PWA stages rally against girl’s murder ISLAMABAD, Nov 1: The Progressive Women Association (PWA) on Friday arranged a demonstration to show solidarity with the people of Fatehjang against the rape and murder of a girl....
Two policemen shot dead in Quetta QUETTA, Nov 1: Two policemen, who were patrolling a busy Zarghoon Road, were gunned down by an unknown terrorist on Friday night....		PML-N candidate moves SC: NA-125 results ISLAMABAD, Nov 1: Mohammad Akram Zaki, a PML-N candidate for NA-125, Lahore, on Friday approached the Supreme Court, seeking reversal of the LHC verdict ordering the Election Commission to declare the...
Muttahida still undecided ISLAMABAD, Nov 1: Leading political parties are still engaged in consultations with smaller groups in an effort to form governments in the centre and the provinces....		Re-polling in 2 stations of NA-263 today QUETTA, Nov 1: The provincial Election Commission has completed all arrangements for holding re-polling in two polling stations of NA-263 Loralai on Saturday....
Gilgit-Baltistan martyrs remembered GILGIT, Nov 1: The people of the Northern Areas celebrated the 55th independence day of Gilgit-Baltistan by holding seminars, cultural events, processions and rallies in all the five districts of the...		Nasrullah wants govts to respect human rights ISLAMABAD, Nov 1: Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) Chairman Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan said on Friday that continuity of democratic values was necessary for the prosperity of the country....
PML-Q, MMA natural allies: Sheikh Rashid ISLAMABAD, Nov 1: A leader of Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-i- Azam) Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Friday said that PML-Q and Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal are like natural allies and his party will welcome...		MMA parties bickering over posts ISLAMABAD, Nov 1: Three weeks after its breathtaking gains in Oct 10 polls, cracks have emerged in the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) with the two main components of the alliance bickering over...
Jamali’s nomination stirs other parties LAHORE, Nov 1: After the predictable nomination of Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali as the PML-Q candidate for prime minister on Friday, cooperation talks among various parties have entered a decisive phase,...		Development bodies work to be reviewed MUZAFFARABAD, Nov 1: The Azad Jammu Kashmir cabinet, here on Friday, constituted a 6-member ministerial committee to look into the affairs of the development authorities and submit recommendations to improve their...
Nara UC reviews uplift plans ATTOCK, Nov 1: Members of the Attock district council urged different construction departments to consult members before awarding contracts....		Two brothers gunned down MUZAFFARABAD, Nov 1: Two brothers were gunned down by their opponents in the southern Mirpur district of Azad Kashmir on Friday allegedly over a land dispute, police sources said....
US tries to woo Muslims on advent of Ramazan WASHINGTON, Nov 1: Season’s greetings in Arabic calligraphy welcome the visitors to this site. Another corner displays 11 beautiful pictures of mosques in the United States. Yet another corner offers the...		Police claim arrest of six Lashkar men JHANG, Nov 1: Police claim to have arrested six members of the banned religious organization Lashkar-i-Jhangvi allegedly involved in terrorist activities....
Unrest may return to military farms LAHORE, Nov 1: Unrest may return to the Okara military farms as the law enforcing agencies have started hounding those booked during the tenants’ movement while the farm management prepares to...		Maj Akbar convicted in ZAB ouster plot dies FAISALABAD, Nov 1: Ex-MPA Maj Raja Sajjad Akbar (retired), one of the main accused involved in a bid to overthrow the ZA Bhutto government in 1973, died of heart failure on...
Tenants’ plea against sealing of shops GUJRAT, Nov 1: Nineteen tenants have filed a petition in a local sessions court against sealing of their shops by a judicial magistrate without what they alleged any ‘justification’....		Lawyers boycott courts SIALKOT, Nov 1: On the appeal of Sialkot District Bar Association, local lawyers on Friday observed a strike and boycotted the courts as a protest against the arrest of bar member...
Sarwar Kakar’s nephew dies after fall from Tezgam SAHIWAL, Nov 1: Munir Ahmed Kakar, nephew of Balochistan former minister Ghulam Sarwar Kakar, died here on Friday after falling from Tezgam...		Students clash NAROWAL, Nov 1: A third-year student of the local Government Islamia Degree College was injured in a clash between two student organizations here on Friday....
Doctors’ protest continues GUJRANWALA, Nov 1: The Pakistan Medical Association and the PML-N women’s wing staged a joint protest rally here on Friday against the arrest of Dr Amir Aziz and Dr Ghairat Beheer....		Truckers’ strike on 6th FAISALABAD, Nov 1: The Goods Transport Association, Faisalabad, has announced that a wheel-jam strike will be observed on Nov 6 against the government decision to impose new income tax on truckers...
Show of support for acid attack victims MULTAN, Nov 1: The family members of two victims of acid attack led a demonstration here on Friday to protest against the highhandedness and apathy of the local police....		Tehsil members stage walkout HARIPUR, Nov 1: The convener of the Haripur Tehsil council had to postpone the session for an indefinite period when the members staged a walkout against what they called despotic attitude of the  Tehsil Nazim here...
Homage paid to Allama Iqbal PESHAWAR, Nov 1: A special event was organized by the Iqra University, Peshawar, in order to pay homage to Allama Mohammad Iqbal’s poetry and political philosophy....		‘Witness can’t file papers after evidence is closed’ PESHAWAR, Nov 1: The Peshawar High Court, partially accepting a petition of former senator Haji Gul Sher here on Friday, ruled that a court witness could not submit additional documents when...
Passenger killed, five injured by bandits SUKKUR, Nov 1: A bus passenger was killed and five men, including an SHO and a police constable, were injured in bandits’ firing near Baberloi on Friday....		Probe into woman’s death demanded PESHAWAR, Nov 1: Two sisters of Sardar Begum, who died in mysterious circumstances on Oct 9, have demanded of the government to initiate a fresh investigation into the death of their...
High school staff suspended KOHAT, Nov 1: The Chairman of Kohat Education Board has suspended the whole staff of Nandarka High School, Shakarddara, for allegedly allowing cheating during the SSC examination during surprise raids on...		Re-polling today SANGHAR, Nov 1: Arrange-ments have been finalised for re- polling in PS-83 Shahdadpur at the Government Degree College polling station to be held on Saturday....
Delay in crushing season resented MIRPURKHAS, Nov 1: Local growers have expressed resentment over the decision of the sugar mills in the district to delay the crushing of sugarcane by a month....		Seven injured in tribal clash Larkana, Nov 1: Seven persons were injured on Friday night in a clash between the Magsi and the Brohi tribes in Shahdadkot....
PIA clarifies report KARACHI, Nov 1: A PIA spokesman has clarified a report which appeared in Dawn on Nov 1....		Kabul needs $10m for textbooks PESHAWAR, Nov 1: The Afghan transitional government requires some $10 million for printing textbooks for schoolchildren for the next academic year, concerned NGO officials said here....
Judges should ‘decide’ on increase in retirement age LAHORE, Nov 1: Supreme Court Bar Association president Hamid Khan has said the judges of the superior courts should take a clear position whether or not they would accept the increase...		Minister slams BoGs’ raising parchi fee LAHORE, Nov 1: Punjab Health Minister Prof. Dr. Mahmood Ahmad Chaudhry has said that he will tell boards of governors of autonomous health institutions that they did wrong by increasing the...
Musharraf told to indemnify his acts thru’ parliament LAHORE, Nov 1: Makhdoom Javed Hashmi said on Friday that it was in the personal interest of Gen Pervez Musharraf to have all his acts indemnified by new parliament or Article...		Kirmani urges Bar to exercise restraint LAHORE, Nov 1: Former Lahore High Court Bar Association president Syed Ahmad Saeed Kirmani, in an appeal to the present leaders of the Bar, has requested to exercise observe restraint and...
Doctor shot dead LAHORE, Nov 1: A doctor was shot dead at his clinic on Wazeer Ali Road near the Race Course on Friday....		Truckers’ protest rally LAHORE, Nov 1: The All-Pakistan Goods Transporters Association held a protest rally from Ravi Link Road to Ravi Chowk on Friday as a heavy contingent of police did not allow them...
PPP calls for convening assemblies immediately LAHORE, Nov 1: District information secretaries of the PPP from all over the Punjab on Friday demanded that the National Assembly and the provincial legislatures should be convened immediately to transfer...		Former coop chairman to be indicted on 8th LAHORE, Nov 1: An accountability court fixed Nov 8 for indictment of a former chairman of the defunct Milli Cooperative Multipurpose Society Ltd (MCSL), Chaudhry Wali Mohammad, who was given copies...