November 7, 2002	Thursday	Ramazan 1,1423

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Punjab govt refuses to take back MS transfer order RAWALPINDI, Nov 6: The Punjab government as a snub to the chairman board of governors, autonomous hospitals, has refused to take back the transfer orders of Medical Superintendent of Holy Family...		Heated debate mars Tehsil council session RAWALPINDI, Nov 6: Tehsil council session was again marred by hullabaloo and accusations against the Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMA) officials for bypassing the elected members while making important decisions....
ICT admin to fix rates of consumer items ISLAMABAD, Nov 6:. Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration will fix prices of consumer items on daily basis during Ramazan, City Magistrate Islamabad Farasat Ali Khan told Dawn on Wednesday....		President greets nation on the advent of Ramazan ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: President General Pervez Musharraf has greeted the nation on the commencement of Ramazan....
Politicians need to give concessions to govt: Faisal ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: Politicians have to give concessions to the military regime for early transition to democracy, the PPP leader, Faisal Saleh Hayat, said on Wednesday....		Number of proclaimed offenders on the rise RAWALPINDI, Nov 6: The number of proclaimed offenders (POs) has risen to 1,445 in the last 10 months, and the police have failed to meet the deadline to arrest them....
Biodiversity fund to be set up ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: Ministry of environment is setting up an “Endowment Fund” of $5 million under the Mountain Areas Conservancy Project (MACP) to meet the ongoing costs of conservancy management and...		Rabbani flays intimidation of PPP legislators ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: The acting secretary-general of PPP, Mian Raza Rabbani, has condemned the continued hounding, harassment and intimidation of the legislators-elect of PPP by the sleuths of the military regime...
RTA urged to check wanton hike in fares RAWALPINDI, Nov 6: The commuters have urged the Regional Transport Authority (RTA) to display the official fare list at Peer Wadhai Mor bus station and discourage wanton increase in the fares...		Khanpur, Rawal dams filtration plants expanded RAWALPINDI, Nov 6: The district government has expanded the filtration plant capacity of supply pipelines of Rawal and Khanpur dams to provide clean drinking water to the citizens....
Four smaller parties offer mediation ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: A new group of smaller parties has offered mediation to the major political parties on Wednesday to resolve the present stalemate created due to their inability in forming...		Imran fears 1971 like crisis ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Wednesday expressed fears that doctoring the democratic process would lead to a major political catastrophe reminiscent of the 1971 crisis....
PML-N flays NA session’s delay ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: The parliamentary party of Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) at its meeting on Wednesday condemned the government’s decision of postponing the inaugural session of the National Assembly by a...		Cabinet okays NRB relocation at PM office ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: The Federal Cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal to re-locate the National Reconstruction Bureau as part of the would-be Prime Minister’s Secretariat....
No amendment to People’s Representation Act: Ranjha ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: Federal Law Minister Khalid Ranjha has denied the rumours that government was amending the clause in the Representation of People’s Act which relates to defection of changing party...		Qayyum calls for unity on Kashmir ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: The chairman of National Kashmir Committee, Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan, on Wednesday called for creating an intellectual unity of the people concerned on the Kashmir issue, and stressed...
US praises Pakistan’s economic reforms ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: US Under Secretary of State Alan Larson appreciated the progress Pakistan made during the last three years and hoped for the continuity and consistency of the economic reforms...		PTV may file suit against US company ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: The Pakistan Television has incurred a loss of over $1 million after signing a contract with a United States company for rallying PTV transmissions in the US, and...
GTA calls off hunger strike QUETTA, Nov 6: The Government Teachers Association called off the hunger strike after successful negotiation with the government....		‘ARD-MMA decision soon’ ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: Chairman of Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD), Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan, on Wednesday said consultations for the formation of ARD-MMA coalition government “is in progress”, and in this...
Mahi Wassan wins election ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: The Election Commission of Pakistan notified on Tuesday that Mahi Khan Wassan has returned as a member to the Sindh Assembly from PS-83, Sanghar-VI.—APP...		NGOs need to be continuously monitored MULTAN, Nov 6: The alleged suicide of a teenaged runaway in the custody of an NGO has highlighted the need for an authority to monitor the activities of such organisations....
Dera Tehsil Nazim is corrupt, says deputy DERA GHAZI KHAN, Nov 6: The Naib Nazim of Dera Ghazi Khan tehsil has levelled charges of corruption against his immediate boss....		Protest against BoGs continues FAISALABAD, Nov 6: Students and teachers blocked traffic on the Faisalabad-Jaranwala road on Wednesday to express their resentment against formation of boards of governors in the schools and colleges....
Rush in banks to avoid Zakat deduction TOBA TEK SINGH, Nov 6: Extraordinary rush has been witnessed in various branches of scheduled banks during the last few days ahead of Ramazan....		Exporter’s house looted SIALKOT, Nov 6: Dacoits looted the house of an exporter in Malkay Kalan, Sialkot city, on Tuesday night....
SHO suspended for negligence of duty SARGODHA, Nov 6: Saddar SHO Mehr Atta Muhammad Luk was suspended on Wednesday for showing negligence in arresting ex-MPA Chaudhry Farrukh Javed Ghuman after the rejection of his bail....		Woman strangled SHEIKHUPURA, Nov 6: A woman was strangled by her husband over domestic issue in Dupsari village near Ferozewatwan, some 25 kms away from here on Wednesday....
Road blocked to protest against police KASUR, Nov 6: The students of the Government Technical Training Centre, Kasur, blocked the Raiwind-Kasur Road for traffic for about an hour on Wednesday....		Transporters observe strike in Faisalabad FAISALABAD, Nov 6: Goods transporters and oil-tanker owners observed a complete strike here on Wednesday while the Gujranwala truckers called off their strike after a meeting with the Punjab governor....
Teachers demand promotion DERA GHAZI KHAN, Nov 6: Senior elementary school (SES) teachers have accused the district education officer of delaying their promotion....		Rs1.5m for water filtration plants GUJRANWALA, Nov 6: The City Tehsil Council has allocated Rs1.5 million to install filtration plants in various parts of the city for the provision of clean drinking water to citizens....
Abducted man found dead SIALKOT, Nov 6: A man, abducted a week ago, was recovered dead from fields near Sunggarwali village (Satrah) in Daska tehsil on Wednesday....		Livestock export to Afghanistan begins PESHAWAR, Nov 6: Ahead of a harsh winter, cattle are being exported to Afghanistan in bulk to meet the growing food demand there....
LPG shortage in Swabi persists SWABI, Nov 6: Despite the advent of Ramazan, the shortage of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) continues unabated in the district and its suburbs while the fuel wood dealers have got an...		Women LB members slam bureaucracy DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Nov 6: Women councillors complained at a workshop here that they are not being given development funds....
People in parts of Swabi fast SWABI, Nov 6: Ramazan was partially observed in some localities of the district here on Wednesday but majority of the people opted to fast on Thursday....		Seven killed in D.I. Khan DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Nov 6: Seven people, including four of a family, were killed in two incidents here on Monday....
Death sentence MARDAN, Nov 6: The additional district and sessions judge of Mardan on Wednesday sentenced a murder accused to death.—Correspondent...		Compensation demanded PATTAN, Nov 6: The first Pakistani released from US detention at Guantanamo Bay has appealed for compensation over his detention. “I appeal to the International Red Cross to help me secure...
Iqbal against concentration of wealth in few hands LAHORE, Nov 6: Alleviation of poverty and welfare of people are the major themes of Allama Iqbal’s economic thought which is as valid today as it was in his times....		MMA facing a dilemma LAHORE, Nov 6: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) is in a dilemma with regard to the election of chiefs of some of its six component parties to the parliament....
Students turn violent at JAC rally LAHORE, Nov 6: Police showed restraint on Wednesday when students of different city colleges pelted them with stones during a protest rally held by teachers and doctors near Nasser Bagh....		No payment to depts if accounts not verified LAHORE, Nov 6: The Punjab accountant-general directed on Wednesday to stop payment including that for the utility bills of all those departments failing to get 100 per cent verification of their...
Session put off for ‘fear of defeat’ LAHORE, Nov 6: Ousted prime minister and patron of the PML-N Mian Nawaz Sharif says the MMA-PPP-PML-N alliance is giving sleepless nights to the generals who have decided to postpone the...		Legal notice served on Siddiq LAHORE, Nov 6: PML-N leader Siddiqul Farooq has been served with a legal notice by a consortium of foreign and local investors and developers to tender an unconditional apology and retract...
Counsel tells court LFO has suppressed Constitution LAHORE, Nov 6: The Legal Framework Order, 2002, is a self-validating piece of legislation which has suppressed the 1973 Constitution and created a new one in its place and validated it....		Bar tributes to Hamid today LAHORE, Nov 6: The Lahore High Court Bar Association has decided to hold a meeting at 10:30am at its Karachi Hall on Thursday (today) to pay tributes to Supreme Court Bar...