November 16, 2002	Saturday	Ramazan 10, 1423

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Varsities ord receives mixed response from academia ISLAMABAD, Nov 15: The promulgation of the Federal Universities Ordinance, 2002, which has made seven universities autonomous, received a mixed response from academia on Friday....		Rs3.46m for construction of judicial officers houses ISLAMABAD, Nov 15: The federal government has paid Rs3.466 million to the Public Works Department for the construction of residential accommodation for judicial officers and staff of the district courts of...
Zeba, Adnan agree to end row over son ISLAMABAD, Nov 15: The long judicial battle between showbiz celebrities Zeba Bakhtiar and her former husband Adnan Sami Khan, over the possession of their son, Azaan, is now about to end....		Four out of 11 slums to be shifted to Alipur Farash ISLAMABAD, Nov 15: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has decided to shift four out of the eleven slum settlements under the ambitious project of Modern Shelter Urban Programme, while the remaining...
Nadra develops database of 42m people ISLAMABAD, Nov 15: The National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) has developed a database of 42 million people, including 25 million adults and 17 million minors, for issuance of computerized identity...		Strong govt likely to emerge, says Leghari ISLAMABAD, Nov 15: The six-party National Alliance (NA) in its parliamentary party meeting on Friday expressed the confidence that a strong government will emerge from the new National Assembly to complete...
British HC seeks permission for blast wall ISLAMABAD, Nov 15: The British High Commission has sought permission of the interior ministry for construction of a “blast wall” around residential compound in the diplomatic enclave, an official source said...		Rs0.146m fine imposed on shopkeepers for adulteration RAWALPINDI, Nov 15: The district health department has imposed a fine of Rs14,600 on some shopkeepers for selling adulterated edibles, says a press statement of the district government here on Friday....
FDE asked to set up 4 colleges for rural area students ISLAMABAD, Nov 15: MNA-elect Syed Nayyar Hussain Bokhari has asked the Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) to set up four colleges to facilitate students of the capital’s rural areas....		Section 144 imposed in federal capital ISLAMABAD, Nov 15: The district magistrate has issued six orders under Section 144 CrPC according to which, blasting in district Islamabad, carrying of fire arms, rallies/demonstrations, publication and distribution of objectionable...
Lawyers to stage sit-in in front of parliament RAWALPINDI, Nov 15: The Lahore High Court Bar Association would stage a sit-in on Saturday in front of parliament on the occasion of the inaugural session of the National Assembly and...		Girl handed over to mother ISLAMABAD, Nov 15: A girl was recovered on the directives of the district and sessions judge, Chaudhary Asad Raza, through bailiff and handed over to her mother....
Govt to curb smuggling of POL products ISLAMABAD, Nov 15: The federal government here on Friday decided to curb smuggling by giving necessary powers to the provincial governments....		Jamali meets Leghari ISLAMABAD Nov 15: Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali PML-Q’s nominee for prime minister met the Millat Party president and parliamentary leader of the six-party National Alliance, Sardar Farooq Ahmed Khan Leghari, to...
Youth protest Kasi’s execution QUETTA, Nov 15: A partial shutter-down strike was observed in the city to protest the execution of Mir Aimal Kasi who was executed in the US on Friday morning....		Kasi is a martyr, says his brother QUETTA, Nov 15: The brother of Mir Aimal Kasi hailed him as a martyr on Friday as thousands of troops patrolled his native city amid fears of reprisals after he was...
GNA, MMA fail to meet ISLAMABAD, Nov 15: The Grand National Alliance and the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, who were expected to meet on Friday evening failed to do so for their own reasons....		Pakistan seeks help for Afghan refugees UNITED NATIONS, Nov 15: Pakistan on Wednesday sought assistance from the international community to help it facilitate millions of Afghan refugees and said that “it should not relent in its support...
Musharraf’s son injured BOSTON, Nov 15: Bilal Musharraf, son of President Pervez Musharraf, was slightly injured in a road accident here on Friday....		New entrants among PPP forward bloc BAHAWALPUR, Nov 15: The districts of Rahim Yar Khan and Bahawalpur have a major share in the PPP forward bloc....
Case against three cops, seven others: Escape from courtroom OKARA, Nov 15: The DSP (Legal) has got registered a case against 10 people, including three Cantonment policemen and the father of the killer, who escaped from courtroom on Thursday....		FIR lodged against 12 prisoners SAHIWAL, Nov 15: Civil Lines police on Friday registered a case against 12 Central Jail prisoners for rioting, setting ablaze gallows, attempting jail break, pelting stones and making hostage five jail...
Qadiani’s killer courts arrest FAISALABAD, Nov 15: The man who allegedly stabbed to death a Qadiani in Mustafa Abad on Thursday, courted arrest at the Civil Lines Police Station here on Friday morning....		Corruption in excise office SARGODHA, Nov 15: Corruption in the Directorate of Excise and Taxation has made it impossible to get a work done without the assistance of agents sitting outside the offices....
SDOs beaten up for detecting power theft SIALKOT, Nov 15: A man and his armed sons allegedly beat up two SDOs of Wapda who had detected theft of electricity at their factory in Padalli village, Daska Tehsil, on...		Hunting of houbara allowed DERA GHAZI KHAN, Nov 15 : The federal government has allowed a dignitary from the United Arab Emirates and his entourage to hunt endangered houbara bustards in Dera Ghazi Khan and...
SHO summoned GUJRANWALA, Nov 15: A local court on Friday summoned an SHO and issued him a show-cause notice for keeping a shopkeeper in an illegal confinement....		UC Nazim sent to jail MULTAN, Nov 15: A local court on Friday sent a Nazim of union council No 48 to jail on judicial remand in a case pertaining to the killing of a man...
Police still groping in the dark: Theft of Moenjodaro seals LARKANA, Nov 15: Police remain clueless regarding the whereabouts of the culprits involved in the burglary at the Moenjodaro Museum even after five months....		Bilqis Zardari’s Soyem held NAWABSHAH, Nov 15: The Soyem of the late Bilqis Zardari, wife of Hakim Ali Zardari and mother of Asif Ali Zardari, was largely attended on Friday by a large number of...
88 tribal elders, growers arrested: Drive against poppy cultivation BAJAUR, Nov 15: The political administration of Bajaur Agency arrested 88 tribal elders and poppy growers in the Salarzai subdivision as a result of fresh major campaign against the eradication of...		Three kidnapped SUKKUR, Nov 15: Three persons, including two young boys, were kidnapped from the Airport Road in Sukkur the other day....
600 Pakistanis still languishing in Afghan jails MINGORA, Nov 15: Despite a lapse of one year since the ouster of the Taliban regime, a number of Pakistanis are still languishing in different jails of Afghanistan....		3 oil firm engineers kidnapped SUKKUR, Nov 15: Three employees of a multinational oil and gas company were kidnapped by armed dacoits, near Salehpat, Sukkur district, on Friday....
Rally against municipal authorities MIRPURKHAS, Nov 15: A rally was staged by the Citizens’ Action Committee here on Friday against unhygienic conditions in the city....		Education system needs ‘rehash’ LAHORE, Nov 15: The education system in Pakistan is creating jingoism and class conflict, and is, therefore, required to be rehashed to give humanist colour to the present hatred based contents...
LHC for induction of DSJs into ATCs LAHORE, Nov 15: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has proposed to induct 11 district and sessions judges (DSJs) into Punjab anti-terrorism courts (ATCs)....		Court orders cases against five cops LAHORE, Nov 15: Two additional district and sessions judges on Friday ordered registration of cases against five police officials who had allegedly harassed and tortured innocent people....
Children’s Hospital to get Rs150m LAHORE, Nov 15: Governor Khalid Maqbool has announced the release of around Rs150 million to the Institute of Child Health and Children’s Hospital for the construction of in-patient block, a parents’...		Revival of Constitution may take up to one year LAHORE, Nov 15: Federal Law Minister Dr Khalid Ranjha has said the power would be transferred to the elected representatives completely but the revival of constitution could take up to one...
Governor admits failure in controlling quackery LAHORE, Nov 15: Governor Khalid Maqbool has admitted that the government has failed in prevention of diseases and creating awareness about it, and controlling quackery....		Lahore ‘mosquitoed’ in absence of sprays LAHORE, Nov 15: The City District Government has failed to check the breeding of mosquitoes in the provincial metropolis by carrying out insecticide sprays for the past two years....
Kasi: security beefed up to counter reaction LAHORE, Nov 15: Tight security arrangements have been made to counter any reaction to the Aimal Kasi’s execution in the city and elsewhere in Punjab....		Dentist faints at governor’s Iftar party LAHORE, Nov 15: Senior dental Dr.Talibullah Shah on Friday fainted during an Iftar party hosted by the Punjab governor in honour of doctors of local public hospitals at the Governor’s House....