November 11, 2002	Monday	Ramazan 5, 1423

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Wapda asks PHA to pay infrastructure charges ISLAMABAD, Nov 10: Wapda has asked the Pakistan Housing Authority (PHA) to pay infrastructure charges for providing connections to the residents of G-6 sector after its re- development, sources in the...		Kasuri advocates continuity of policies for development ISLAMABAD, Nov 10: The PML-Q vice-president and MNA-elect, Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri, has said Pakistan needs continuity of its policies for a 10 years period to ensure a steady growth in GDP...
Former PTV MD dies ISLAMABAD, Nov 10: The former managing director of Pakistan Television and famous compere, Anwar Hussain, died here on Saturday night....		MMA calls for early sessions of NA, PAs RAWALPINDI, Nov 10: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) has demanded early sessions of the National and provincial assemblies to choose speakers and leaders of the houses....
Rickshaw driver shot dead; boy commits suicide RAWALPINDI, Nov 10: A rickshaw driver was shot dead in a robbery at Tarnol, while a boy committed suicide in the Waris Khan police area on Sunday, police said....		MMA a challenge to the US, says Qazi ISLAMABAD, Nov 10: Amir of Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) Qazi Hussain Ahmed has said the political force of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) is a challenge to the US....
Cable operators warned ISLAMABAD, Nov 10: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has asked the cable TV operators to stop televising vulgar films....		Amin Fahim for national unity ISLAMABAD, Nov 10: People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) president Makhdoom Amin Fahim has called for national unity and reconciliation to steer the country out of political crisis....
Aitzaz denies reports about forward block ISLAMABAD, Nov 10: Former federal minister and MNA-elect of People’s Party Parliamentarians Aitzaz Ahsan has denied reports regarding formation of forward block in the party....		Exercise begins to find new jobs for ministers PESHAWAR, Nov 10: If anyone thought the incumbent ministers would go just like that, he needs to think again, for an exercise has already begun to find them new jobs in...
Skardu hospital finds hard to handle patients’ rush SKARDU, Nov 10: The doctors and patients of district headquarters hospital here are facing great difficulties owing to lack of paramedic staff and other facilities....		Parties in final round of talks ISLAMABAD, Nov 10: Political parties would start a decisive round of talks on formation of government from Monday and finalize their future strategy....
Grade-21 officers await promotion ISLAMABAD, Nov 10: Some 18 officials of grade 21 are waiting for the issuance of their promotion orders by the establishment division despite the fact that approval in this regard has...		PML-Q should prove strength in NA: JUI QUETTA, Nov 10: If Pakistan Muslim League has a majority in the National Assembly, it should prove it and we would accept it, said Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Hydri, the general secretary...
Iqbal termed a poet of the Muslim world DHAKA, Nov 10: Allama Mohammed Iqbal’s literary works and philosophic idea inspire the Muslims and the oppressed humanity to achieve their goal....		Afghani falls sharply at forex market PESHAWAR, Nov 10: Afghanistan’s old currency Afghani, still legal tender, touched its lowest-ever rate in the exchange markets in the city on Sunday which serve Afghan refugees and traders in Afghanistan,...
Politicians consult Nasrullah ISLAMABAD, Nov 10: Leaders of various political parties continued their consultation with the president of the Alliance for Restoration of Democracy, Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan, on Sunday, and discussed their parties’ point...		Road to protect KKH planned SKARDU, Nov 10: Force Commander, Northern Areas, Maj-Gen Nadeem Ahmad, has said that a ten-kilometre-long road portion would be constructed with a bridge near Dadang village to protect the Karakoram Highway...
Security tightened as execution of Kasi nears QUETTA, Nov 10: The provincial government has alerted the police, Balochistan Reserve Police and Frontier Corps ahead of the execution of Aimal Kasi for killing two CIA agents in Langley, Virginia....		PPP leader calls for national govt ISLAMABAD, Nov 10: People’s Party Parliamentarians leader Makhdoom Faisal Saleh Hayat has said that a government of national unity should be formed by taking along the PML-Q....
Couple falls unconscious QUETTA, Nov 10: A man and a woman fell unconscious due to suffocation here Saturday night....		Principal secretary to governor QUETTA, Nov 10: The provincial government has appointed Shoaib Mir Memon (DMG/BS-19) as principal secretary to Balochistan governor, an official notification said....
Tribal leaders demand direct polls for Senate BAJAUR, Nov 10: The political leaders of different parties in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas have criticized the old procedure for the Senate elections and urged the government to introduce the...		Women teachers’ plea LAKKI MARWAT, Nov 10: Women teachers recently appointed on a contract basis in schools have demanded that the education department should review the policy of appointment of women against CT (certificate of teaching) posts....
Hostage returns home NAWABSHAH, Nov 10: A doctor, Sanwal Kumar, who had been kidnapped by some unidentified armed men a few months back, returned home on Sunday....		SHO suspended after anti-police strike DADU, Nov 10: A strike by the shopkeepers, followed by a demonstration, against the police failure to check rising crime rate in the city, led to suspension of an SHO here...
Profiteering goes unchecked MANSEHRA, Nov 10: The overcharging by shopkeepers on items of daily use is going unabated but the authorities here have restricted themselves only to taking action against the poor pushcart and...		Two killed, 13 injured in accidents SUKKUR, Nov 10: Two persons were killed and 13 others were injured in two separate accidents on the National Highway near here and Ghotki on Saturday....
Power breakdown hits upper Sindh SUKKUR, Nov 10: A major power break down occurred on Sunday in Sukkur, Jacobabad, Ghotki, Thul, Kandhkot, Kashmor, Pano Aqil and other parts of the interior parts of Sindh....		Clarification PESHAWAR, Nov 10: Pakistan Telecommunication Company has clarified a news item about failure of the ZTE system to run the Internet smoothly in Mingora....
Abolition of marriage ordinance criticized GUJRANWALA, Nov 10: A majority of people have expressed disappointment over the abolition of Marriage Ordinance 1997, saying that the Punjab government should promulgate alternative laws to prohibit wasteful expenses on...		No room for peaceful living MULTAN, Nov 10: Illegal tanneries and poultry farms have turned the peaceful environs of a local residential area into hell leaving no option for the dwellers except to abandon their sweet...
Dacoits strike eight times FAISALABAD, Nov 10: Outlaws shot dead a wagon driver, looted thousands of rupees in cash, hijacked a car, a wagon and three motorcycles in eight different strikes in and around the...		Imran promises private schools in his constituency MIANWALI, Nov 10: Pakistan Tehrik Insaf (PTI) chairman MNA-elect Imran Khan has said that he would help set up exemplary educational institutions in the private sector to provide modern and purposeful...
Political deadlock affects dist govt system BAHAWALPUR, Nov 10: The prevailing political deadlock in the formation of governments in the centre and provinces has adversely affected the functioning of the district government system here....		Accidents claim 5 lives GUJRANWALA, Nov 10: Five people were killed and 24 others injured in separate road accidents in and around the city on Sunday....
Shifting of railway station alienates passengers GUJRANWALA, Nov 10: The railways has had a significant decrease in revenue since the shifting of the main railway station away from the city some six months ago....		Electrocuted GUJRANWALA, Nov 10: A landlord was electrocuted in Aroop village here on Sunday....
Withdrawal of Amin baffles MMA LAHORE, Nov 10: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) is apprehensive about the reported withdrawal of Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) president Makhdoom Amin Faheem from the race for the office of prime...		JAC to protest at ‘police tactics’ LAHORE, Nov 10: The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of doctors, teachers and students announced on Sunday that it would observe Monday (today) as a “condemnation day” against “police harassment”....
Decrepit DPI building dangerous for staff LAHORE, Nov 10: Catastrophe awaits employees of the Punjab Directorate of Public Instruction (DPI) which is still functioning in the building declared dangerous for human use a decade ago....		Encroachments a goldmine for staff concerned LAHORE, Nov 10: Temporary encroachments in the form of vendors’ stalls in commercial areas and merchandize display spaces in front of shops have become a goldmine for the officials responsible for...
‘No’ to early hearing in Zardari case LAHORE, Nov 10: The prosecution in a drug trafficking case against ex-senator Asif Ali Zardari is stated to have turned down the proposal for early hearing of an application seeking his...		Four graveyards to be set up LAHORE, Nov 10: District Nazim Mian Amer Mahmood has announced the establishment of four big graveyards in the provincial metropolis for meeting the burial requirements for a long time in future....
94 Sikhs arrive from London LAHORE, Nov 10: First batch of 150 Sikh pilgrims arrived here from England on Sunday to take part in the 553rd birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak at Nankana Sahib....		NA to elect PM if parties fail: Ranjha LAHORE, Nov 10: Law minister Dr Khalid Ranjha said on Sunday the next prime minister would be elected by the National Assembly in case political parties failed to agree on one...
Batoncharge of doctors, teachers condemned LAHORE, Nov 10: The All Pakistan Trade Unions Federation condemned on Sunday the recent baton-charge of doctors and teachers, urging the government to take action against those responsible for it....		Brother’s plea for recovery of sisters LAHORE, Nov 10: A brother has appealed to the government to recover his four sisters who were abducted on Aug 3 last from Jampur, Rajanpur district....
Fazl not ‘acceptable’ to PML-Q LAHORE, Nov 10: PML-Q information secretary Anwarul Haq Ramay says his party will not accept Maulana Fazlur Rehman as a candidate for prime minister....		Customers being overcharged HARIPUR, Nov 10: Like always, the shopkeepers are asking higher prices for things of daily use during the holy month of Ramazan despite frequent warnings against it by the district administration....