December 13, 2002	Friday	Shawwal 8, 1423

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Uniform stipend structure for trainee doctors to be devised ISLAMABAD, Dec 12: The government has decided to fix a uniform stipend structure for the trainee doctors serving both at the provincial and federal hospitals, sources in the health ministry told...		Court rejects bail of alleged terrorist RAWALPINDI, Dec 12: The judge of the anti-terrorist court No 1, Manzoor Ahmad Mirza, on Thursday rejected the bail application of one of the co-accused in the Shah-i-Najaf Imambargah terrorism case....
Need for independent judiciary, EC stressed ISLAMABAD, Dec 12: The participants of roundtable conference here on Thursday opposed the Legal Framework Order (LFO), NSC, and urged the democratic forces to join hands for establishing the rule of...		Two prisoners die in hospital RAWALPINDI, Dec 12: Two jail inmates including a condemned prisoner died at the District Headquarters Hospital, doctors said on Thursday....
Operation theatres in RGH casualty ward creating problems RAWALPINDI, Dec 12: The haphazardness shown by the Rawalpindi General Hospital (RGH) administration in making the operation theatres in the casualty ward operational, following the chief minister’s directives, has upset the...		US satisfied with progress in education sector: Nancy ISLAMABAD, Dec 12: US Ambassador to Pakistan Nancy Powell has said the United States is satisfied with the progress made by Pakistan in education sector....
Cattle to be removed from Capital ISLAMABAD, Dec 12: The capital territory administration has decided in principle to herd all buffaloes and cows present in the capital towards Rawalpindi....		Danyal Aziz takes charge as NRB chairman ISLAMABAD, Dec 12: The newly-appointed chairman of the National Reconstruction Bureau (NRB), Danyal Aziz, assumed charge of his office on Thursday....
Aid for polio eradication ISLAMABAD, Dec 12: The Government of Japan will provide funds to Pakistan for eradication of polio....		Meeting ISLAMABAD, Dec 12: A two-day meeting of the Governing Board of the Saarc Human Resource Development Centre (SHRDC) will commence here on Friday, says a press release on Thursday....
Police asked to produce Iraqi doctor in court QUETTA, Dec 12: A division bench of the Balochistan High Court comprising Chief Justice Raja Fayyaz Ahmed and Justice Akhtar Zaman Maghani has ordered the police to produce an Iraqi-born doctor,...		No marketing plan made for Paksat ISLAMABAD, Dec 12: Pakistan’s first communication satellite Paksat, which will reach the 380 orbital slot on Dec 20, has been launched without a prior marketing strategy to sell 34 transponders and...
MNA asked to file rejoinder to plea ISLAMABAD, Dec 12: The Election Commission of Pakistan on Thursday directed Riffat Javed, MNA from NA 117, Narowal, and Col (retd) Javed Safdar, the district Nazim Narowal, to file rejoinders if...		Balochistan to get increased gas price QUETTA, Dec 12: The federal government has promised to increase the price of gas produced in Balochistan from Rs26 to Rs126 per cubic feet in the next National Finance Commission Award...
Japanese envoy calls on JI chief ISLAMABAD, Dec 12: The ambassador of Japan called on Jamaat-i-Islami Amir Qazi Hussain Ahmad on Wednesday and discussed the issue of Kashmir, Pakistan-India relations, the political scenario and bilateral relations....		More ministers to join cabinet, says Jam QUETTA, Dec 12: Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Mir Mohammad Yousaf said on Wednesday that more ministers will be inducted into the provincial cabinet soon and it will comprise 25 to 27...
Two kidnapped from highway QUETTA, Dec 12: Highway robbers after looting several vehicles on National Highway near Shoori, some 280km east of here, kidnapped Nasirabad judicial magistrate and a passenger on Wednesday night....		Four killed in road accident QUETTA, Dec 12: Four persons were killed on Thursday evening in a head-on collision between a passenger bus and a car near Killi Samli some 25 km from here....
Blast rocks Kohlu QUETTA, Dec 12: A powerful explosion rocked Kohlu township, some 500km northeast of here, on Thursday....		‘Defence of motherland supreme’ ISLAMABAD, Dec 12: Defence of the motherland is supreme and the government will work to ensure that no one could dare cast an evil eye towards it, Defence Minister Rao Sikandar...
Naib Nazim joins UAE Air Force without intimation SWABI, Dec 12: Absence of Tehsil Naib Nazim Ali Yar Khan for the last three-and-a-half months from his office has created a rivalry between the opposition and nazim group as the...		Dist govts to get funds on a quarterly basis PESHAWAR, Dec 12: The provincial government has decided to release funds to the district governments on quarterly basis to help them avoid the financial difficulties they used to face under the...
Substandard drugs flood market PESHAWAR, Dec 12: Owing to the sky-rocketing prices of the drugs manufactured by multinational pharmaceutical companies, local manufacturers and substandard drugs have been doing a roaring business due to their low...		Two die in Swabi SWABI, Dec 12: Two people, including a schoolboy, were killed when some armed men opened fire on a car here on Tuesday....
Haj training programme announced SWABI, Dec 12: The district Haj committee has announced the training schedule for district Hujjaj and said necessary vital training will be imparted to them before leaving for Saudi Arabia....		Saifullah’s nomination criticized MANSEHRA, Dec 12: The Pakistan Muslim League (Q), Mansehra, has denounced any action against party chief Mian Azhar and termed the nomination of Salim Saifullah Khan as party secretary-general unconstitutional....
Nazim resigns to contest by-election DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Dec 12: The Tehsil Nazim of Kulachi, Sardar Israrullah Khan Gandapur, has resigned to contest for provincial seat, PF-67, in the forthcoming by-election....		District Council opposes sugarcane zoning system NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Dec 12: The district council of Naushahro Feroze has opposed the zoning system imposed by the sugar mills for the sale of sugarcane and demanded that cane be purchased...
Revenue officials suspended DADU, Dec 12: The Mukhtiarkar, Thana Bula Khan, Qadir Bux Bhatti, and a Tapedar, Mohammad Moosa Solangi, of the revenue department were suspended on Thursday on the report of the DCO,...		Five civil hospitals upgraded KHAIRPUR, Dec 12: The Sindh government has upgraded five civil hospitals in the province, officials of the health department said on Thursday....
Three men shot dead in ambush SUKKUR, Dec 12: Three persons were killed in an ambush in village Gul Beg, near Thul, on Wednesday evening....		Mahota SHO suspended for covering girl’s murder LARKANA, Dec 12: The DPO, Larkana, suspended on Thursday Mahota SHO Abdul Nabi Rind and ordered registration of an FIR against him for hushing up murder of a girl, Shamshad Kehar,...
Robber killed in encounter SANGHAR, Dec 12: A robber, Bashir Khoso, was killed in an encounter with the police behind Rahat Hotel here on Thursday....		Five policemen booked in self-immolation case THATTA, Dec 12: An ASI and four policemen here on Thursday were booked in the murder case of Farooq Shidi, who committed self-immolation here on Eid day to protest against the...
Protest MIRPURKHAS, Dec 12: The local chapters of Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) and the Paramedical Staff Association (PSA) observed Black Day on Thursday to protest against the kidnapping of the medical superintendent,...		Azhar to call meeting of general council LAHORE, Dec 12: The PML-Q internal crisis worsened on Thursday with Mian Azhar declaring that he would call a ‘constitutional’ meeting of the party’s general council ahead of the ‘unconstitutional’ one...
Punjab again claims sole water rights: Mangla Dam LAHORE, Dec 12: The Punjab on Thursday again insisted on its exclusive legal and historic rights over the Mangla Dam water and claimed that the assertions of the Indus River System...		JAC charter of demands LAHORE, Dec 12: The Joint Action Committee of teachers, doctors and students on Thursday announced seven-point charter of demands to be presented to the Chief Minister at a meeting scheduled on...
‘Better prospects’ of foreign investment LAHORE, Dec 12: With the revival of democracy and installation of an elected government, Pakistan has better chances to attract foreign investment....		PPP leaders likely to meet Azhar today LAHORE, Dec 12: Two PPP leaders visited the residence of PML-Q president Mian Azhar on Thursday only to be informed that he was not at home....
No funds for Civil Defence yet LAHORE, Dec 12: Civil Defence Organisation continues to be denied its due priority and necessary funds for updating its machinery and equipment....		Govt urged to educate women to be earning partners LAHORE, Dec 12: Speakers at a workshop on “Economic empowerment for women” has demanded that the government should create opportunities and educate women to become earning partners and lead more balanced...
Pre-arrest bail granted to NAB accused LAHORE, Dec 12: An appellate bench of the Lahore High Court on Thursday granted bail before arrest to NAB accused Muratib Ali Shah of Faisalabad till Dec 19....		Notice to NAB on KTL directors’ plea LAHORE, Dec 12: An accountability court on Thursday issued notice to the NAB on the applications of two executive directors of the Khyber Tractor Ltd (KTL) for their pre-mature acquittal in...
CM discusses candidates for bypolls LAHORE, Dec 12: Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi on Thursday held consultations with his party leaders about candidates for byelections to PP-142 and 147 (Lahore)....		Ban on new power connections for tubewells lifted SIALKOT, Dec 12: The Gujranwala Electric Power Company (Gepco) has lifted a ban imposed on the installation of new power connections for tubewells in the Gujranwala division....
JAC plans protest processions FAISALABAD, Dec 12: The Faisalabad chapter of the Joint Action Committee of teachers, doctors and students announced on Thursday their future course of action....		HBFC files 31 cases for dues recovery FAISALABAD, Dec 12: The House Building Finance Corporation has filed 31 cases before the local banking court for the recovery of disputed dues pending for the last couple of decades against...
‘Killer’ of PPP leader remanded in police custody GUJRANWALA, Dec 12: The local Anti-Terrorism Court No 2 judge granted on Thursday physical remand for seven days of the main accused involved in the killing of PPP city president Chaudhry...		Road accidents claim five lives GUJRANWALA, Dec 12: Five people were killed and 20 others sustained injuries in different road accidents in and around the city here on Thursday....