December 9, 2002	Monday	Shawwal 4,1423

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Eight killed; five robberies committed during Eid RAWALPINDI, Dec 8: Eight persons, including a woman, were killed in the twin cities while five robbery incidents were reported in Rawalpindi during the Eid holidays....		Workers deprived of pension, old-age benefits, says report ISLAMABAD, Dec 8: A large section of the country’s population has not been paid pension or old-age benefits, says the Pakistan Human Condition Report 2002....
Process to set up LG system in Capital halted ISLAMABAD, Dec 8: The arrangements for establishing local government system in the federal capital have been halted due to some anomalies in the LG Ordinance promulgated recently by President Gen Pervez...		Upgradation of soil sciences dept of agri varsity approved ISLAMABAD, Dec 8: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has approved a project amounting to Rs39.990 million for the upgradation of the Department of Soil Sciences to Institute of Soil and Environmental...
300 sentenced to death in Punjab this year: report RAWALPINDI, Dec 8: About 300 people were sentenced to death in the first nine months of the current year in the Punjab province, a report released by International Human Rights Monitor...		MMA to decide support to govt on 17th: Naqvi TAXILA, Dec 8: Central Vice President of Muttahida Majlis-e- Amal (MMA) Allama Sajid Naqvi said the alliance was in tact with the government and support to Jamali cabinet or otherwise will...
Smuggled cloths worth Rs1m seized ISLAMABAD, Dec. 8: The Customs mobile squad deputed at Tarnol customs check post foiled an attempt to smuggle a huge quantity of imported cloth, which was being brought from Peshawar in...		Secretariat’s branch to be set up at Bannu PESHAWAR, Dec 8: The NWFP Chief Minister, Akram Khan Durrani, announced the establishment of a branch office of the provincial secretariat at his native Bannu....
Re-registration of DPs completed PESHAWAR, Dec 8: The United Nations High Commission for Refugees has completed its re-registration of Afghans living in nine refugee camps in the NWFP, a press release issued on Sunday said....		Markhor hunting quota enhanced PESHAWAR, Dec 8: Pakistan’s annual quota for trophy hunting of Markhor, a rare wild goat with beautiful horns, has been doubled from existing six animals to 12 animals....
Bandits kill two HARIPUR, Dec 8: A man and a child were killed and four others injured by bandits on Chappar Road near village Chakhai, some 35km from here, on Saturday evening....		4 of a family killed in landmine explosion PESHAWAR, Dec 8: Four persons of a family were killed and nine injured when a Toyota pick-up hit a landmine in Sam Ghakhe area of Shah Kas village in Jamrood, Khyber...
Rs80m for DHQ hospital sanctioned MANSEHRA, Dec 8: The NWFP chief minister, Akram Durrani, has sanctioned a Rs80 million grant to upgrade the new wards and the for the provision of equipment to the DHQ teaching...		Arrest warrants for project director PESHAWAR, Dec 8: An accountability court here has issued arrest warrants of the project director of a Swiss-funded project, Fasihuz Zaman, as he has been evading arrest....
Government considering expansion in cabinet ISLAMABAD, Dec 8: The government is considering a proposal for creating over 100 federal cabinet and cabinet-level slots ostensibly to clamp down what seems to be a simmering rebellion among the...		600 Pakistanis seek asylum in UK in 3 months LONDONDERRY (Ireland), Dec 8: More than 600 Pakistanis applied for asylum in the UK between July and September on various grounds, including allegations of inhumane treatment by Pakistan government, the official...
Religious activists disrupt Eid festival QUETTA, Dec 8: A group of religious activists attacked and ransacked a circus and stalls established for the entertainment of people in connection with an Eid festival organized in Loralai, some...		Afghan official due on Wednesday ISLAMABAD, Dec 8: The Afghan Minister for Refugees and Repatriation is scheduled to visit Islamabad and Peshawar from Dec 10 to 14....
Two Eids in N. America SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 8: A large number of Muslims living in North America celebrated Eidul Fitr on Thursday following the example of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Yemen and Jordan....		Jam directs police to check crimes QUETTA Dec 8: Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Jam Mohammed Yousuf has expressed displeasure over growing incidents of burglaries, robberies, car, and motorcycle lifting and snatching in different parts of the province...
US policy criticized BEIJING, Dec 8: Sino-Pakistan strategic relations and China’s policy of non-interference have greatly helped promote peace and stability in South Asia....		Rs13.7m distributed among flood victims PESHAWAR, Dec 8: The NWFP government distributed over Rs13.7 million among the families that had suffered casualties and financial losses because of flash floods that hit parts of 11 districts recently, according to official...
2.3 tons hashish, morphine seized QUETTA, Dec 8: Anti Narcotics Force and Frontier Corps have seized over 2.3 tons of drugs including morphine and Hashish from three areas of Balochistan....		Brahvi poet passes away QUETTA, Dec 8: A prominent writer and poet of Brahvi language and station director of the Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation, Loralai, Ghulam Haider Hasrat, died after prolonged illness here on Saturday night....
PM holds talks with politicians in Jacobabad JACOBABAD, Dec 8: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali and Sardar Farooq Ahmed Khan Leghari visited Jacobabad on Sunday and met politicians separately....		Qazi vows to help Iraq in case of attack PESHAWAR, Dec 8: The Muttahida Majli-i-Amal (MMA) vice-president vowed on Sunday that the religious bloc would disrupt the President Musharraf’s government and assist Baghdad if Iraq was attacked by the United...
Jam shifts to official residence QUETTA Dec 8: Balochistan chief minister Jam Mohammad Yousaf has shifted to the Chief Minister House at Zarghoon road....		Pakistan pledges assistance to Afghanistan UNITED NATIONS, Dec 8: Pakistan on Friday urged the international community to expand the size and mandate of the International Security Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan so that the writ of Karzai...
NA urged to take up PEC issue MULTAN, Dec 8: The Pakistan Engineers Forum (PEF) has urged the National Assembly to immediately restore the pre-Nov 15 status of the Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC)....		11 killed on roads in Punjab MULTAN, Dec 8: Eleven people were killed and five others sustained injuries in different road accidents in the Punjab during Eid holidays....
Villagers protest closure of bank TOBA TEK SINGH, Dec 8: Villagers of Mouza Rajjowal and other villages on Sunday protested against the closure of another Habib Bank branch in the district from Dec 21....		CM asks MPs, councilors to act in harmony GUJRAT, Dec 8: Provincial and district governments will work together for the welfare of citizens while his government will make all-out efforts for the stability and success of the district government...
Drive to rebuild Afghanistan to continue: Kasuri KASUR, Dec 8: Pakistan will continue its efforts for the re-construction of Afghanistan and will donate $100 million for the purpose, says Foreign Affairs Minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri....		Faisal for Jhang’s bifurcation JHANG, Dec 8: Shah Jewna will be made a Tehsil in near future to save the people living on the right bank of Chenab the trouble of crossing the river and...
Rivals kill two brothers on Eid day SIALKOT, Dec 8: Two brothers were shot dead allegedly by their rivals in Qazi Chowk village (Uggoki) on Friday....		Another trader kidnapped for ransom SIALKOT, Dec 8: Unidentified persons kidnapped city’s leading exporter of garments, Mohammad Aslam Shaikh, for ransom from Muridke on Eid day....
ARD to launch protest drive MUZAFFARGARH, Dec 8: The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) will launch a peaceful protest campaign against the “unconstitutional steps” of the government....		Horse & cattle show from today FAISALABAD, Dec 8: The National Horse and Cattle Show will begin here from Monday (today)....
1,300 bottles of liquor seized CHINIOT, Dec 8: At least 1,300 bottles of liquor were recovered late Friday night from a house in Muhallah Moazzam Shah....		Man murders 2 daughters FAISALABAD, Dec 8: A man shot dead his two daughters in Herkechoke, in the jurisdiction of Lundianwala police station. The motive behind the double murder was not yet known....
PU shifting sport dept to New Campus LAHORE, Dec 8: The Punjab University will shift its department of sport sciences and physical education to the New Campus from the Old Hailey College building....		PML-N, PPP & MMA talk about by-polls LAHORE, Dec 8: The PML-N held talks with the PPP and the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) to explore the possibility of fielding joint candidates in the forthcoming by-polls for the national and...
Ramazan bazaars checked prices LAHORE, Dec 8: Ramazan and Sunday Bazaars helped in keeping the prices of essential commodities in the Punjab lower during the holy month of fasting this year as compared to last...		Uproar over screening of Bollywood movies LAHORE, Dec 8: The film industry is up in arms against reported screening of Indian films in some Pakistani theatres in clear violation of Motion Picture Ordinance and the policy of...
Punjab to have 13 ministers initially LAHORE, Dec 8: The new Punjab cabinet would be small initially, comprising 12 or 13 ministers, according to official sources....		PAT declares 2003 ‘year of the masses’ LAHORE, Dec 8: The Pakistan Awami Tehrik has declared the year 2003 as the year of the masses and decided to set up public complaint cells all over the country....
Lahorites throng recreational places LAHORE, Dec 8: All the places of recreation drew large crowds during Eid holidays....		MMA criticizes Musharraf LAHORE, Dec 8: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal has criticized Gen Pervez Musharraf for safeguarding US interests as a dictator....
Saudi stance on Iraq hailed LAHORE, Dec 8: Markazi Jamiat Ahle Hadith Amir Prof Sajid Mir has hailed Saudi Arabia for its courageous stance on Iraq issue, saying it will send a new wave of awareness...		JAC holds demo outside Badshahi Mosque LAHORE, Dec 8: The Joint Action Committee of teachers, doctors and students held demonstrations outside the Badshahi Mosque and Data Darbar after Eid prayers to protest against boards of governors, Model...