December 15, 2002	Sunday	Shawwal 10, 1423

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Toba gets Rs32.6m cane cess TOBA TEK SINGH, Dec 14: After the abolition of the divisional sugar cane cess boards, the district government has received a share of Rs32.6 million sugar cane cess of Toba Tek...		PPP workers hold demo against MNA Yousafzai VEHARI, Dec 14: The PPP workers on Saturday took out a protest procession and staged a sit-in in front of the house of MNA Azhar Yousafzai to express their anger on...
Langah claims PPP support for NA-187 BAHAWALPUR, Dec 14: Seven more candidates filed nomination papers on Saturday for NA-187 (Bahawalpur five) by-polls. The seat was surrendered by PPP’s Aitzaz Ahsan who retained his Lahore seat....		MNA ‘grabs’ 50 acres of handicapped man SAHIWAL, Dec 14: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal will hold a protest rally at Chavan village against the highhandedness of Pakpattan MNA Muhammad Khagga who illegally acquired 50 acres that belonged to a...
17 in run for two provincial assembly seats in Gujrat GUJRAT, Dec 14: Seventeen candidates of different political parties filed their nomination papers for two vacant provincial assembly seats here on Saturday....		Robbers have a field day FAISALABAD, Dec 14: Unidentified bandits made off with thousands of rupees in cash, ornaments and hijacked five motorcycles and a car in eight different strikes in the city and its rural...
14 file papers for PP-61 FAISALABAD, Dec 14: Fourteen people filed their nomination papers for the by-elections of PP-61 here on the last date on Saturday....		6 nominations for PP-295 RAHIM YAR KHAN, Dec 14: Six candidates submitted their nomination papers for PP-295....
Councillors want development funds GUJRANWALA, Dec 14: A number of councillors including Naib Nazimeen of union councils have expressed resentment on district and Tehsil councils’ failure to resolve problems of the people and demanded funds...		Over 20,000 appear for 1,396 posts of ASIs FAISALABAD, Dec 14: Over 20,000 candidates appeared in the written examination for 1,396 posts of the assistant sub-inspectors of police throughout the province on Saturday....
Long duty hours affecting output: House job doctors PESHAWAR, Dec 14: Long duty hours have been badly affecting the performance of house job doctors and trainee medical officers at the city hospitals, because they remain in the wards for...		Irregularities in PSC membership alleged SWABI, Dec 14: The recommendation of seven names for the district public safety commission (PSC) has opened the floodgate of accusations and counter accusations as the people who were not selected...
Reshifting of BISE to Mingora opposed TIMERGARA, Dec 14: The people of Upper and Lower Dir districts have opposed the reshifting of the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education from Chakdara in Lower Dir to Mingora in...		Workshop held for women legislators PESHAWAR, Dec 14: Speakers at a training workshop for the women legislators have underlined the need for upholding the supremacy of Constitution and opposing all such measures which distort the very...
Snowfall cuts Chitral’s link with country PESHAWAR, Dec 14: The Lowari Pass, the only land route between Chitral and the rest of the country, is again closed for all sorts of traffic due to heavy snowfall on...		Haj training schedule MANSEHRA, Dec 14: The Rafique-i-Hujjaj Committee, Mansehra, has announced its Haj training schedule for the year 2003....
District bar elections two weeks away GUJRANWALA, Dec 14: With the district bar’s annual election two weeks away, the aspirants started electioneering here on Saturday....		13 candidates in Bhakkar BHAKKAR, Dec 14: Seven candidates have filed their nomination papers for by-election to NA-74 (Bhakkar-II) and six candidates to PP-47 (Bhakkar-I) here on Saturday....
Six to contest for PP-200 MULTAN, Dec 14: Six candidates have filed nomination papers for PP-200, the seat vacated by incumbent minister of state for food and agriculture, Sikandar Hayat Bosan, as he retained his National...		PPP activist shot dead by rivals SHEIKHUPURA, Dec 14: A PPP activist was gunned down by three of his rivals in Farooqabad on Saturday....
Seminar on afforestation FAISALABAD, Dec 14: A six-day seminar on “Afforestation and Sustainable Forest Management” begins at the University of Agriculture here on Monday....		Experiment termed successful: Contamination-free cotton harvesting MIRPURKHAS, Dec 14: The experiment of harvesting contamination-free cotton has been successful and it has been found that the growers can also increase their yield with lesser expenses....
Three bandits killed in ‘encounter’ SUKKUR, Dec 14: Three of the most wanted outlaws from Balochistan, Bhala Bajkani, Rehmat Hajwani Bugti and Raho Hajwani Bugti, were killed in an encounter on Friday....		Anti-polio walk held SUKKUR, Dec 14: Thousands of people participated in the walk, organized on Saturday by the EDO (health), to create awareness about saving the children from the crippling effects of polio....
Lawlessness attributed to tribal factor JACOBABAD, Dec 14: The Bugti factor is very much involved in the deteriorating law and order situation in Jacobabad....		SHO’s name included in murder case LARKANA, Dec 14: The police on Saturday arrested two more suspects in the Shamshad Kehar murder case and recovered a blood- stained sack near Agani graveyard, which may provide a clue...
Steps urged to avert diversion of Indus’ course THATTA, Dec 14: The irrigation department has recommended the construction of a J-type spur at the left bank of the River Indus near the Thatta-Sujawal bridge....		Students oppose rise in fees DADU, Dec 14: Students of the Government Degree Boys’ College, Dadu, staged a demonstration outside the local press club on Saturday against rise in the fees....
Protest against Hesco SDO NAWABSHAH, Dec 14: A large number of people of Qazi Ahmad observed a token hunger strike against the SDO, Hesco, on Saturday....		Excise officials booked SHIKARPUR, Dec 14: A case has been registered against six excise officials on charges of robbing foreigners on Thursday....
Farmers continue protest KHAIRPUR, Dec 14: Growers of five waterways continued protest against water shortage in Sobhodero on second consecutive day on Saturday....		Azhar fails to gain president’s backing ISLAMABAD, Dec 14: The parliamentary leader of Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-i-Azam), Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, has summoned the party top brass to Lahore on Sunday for consultations on the situation arising out...
Kashmir: S. Arabia reaffirms support ISLAMABAD, Dec 14: Saudi Arabia has reaffirmed its support to Pakistan on the core issue of Kashmir and stressed that it should be resolved through peaceful negotiations....		Lawyers protest magistrate’s abduction QUETTA, Dec 14: The lawyers in Balochistan strongly protested the kidnapping of a judicial magistrate Jafarabad here and Dera Murad Jamali, on Saturday....
Gilgit receives light rain GILGIT, Dec 14: Gilgit and its suburbs received light rain on Saturday that further caused to drop the temperature to 5 degrees below the freezing point. The peaks also received seasons...		Councillor killed by husband KOHAT, Dec 14: A member of Ustarzai union council, Wihaj Begum, was killed by her husband, Sikandar Khan, who surrendered before the police with the weapon on Friday....