December 16, 2002	Monday	Shawwal 11, 1423

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Over 70,000 throng ‘Lifestyles 2002’ show ISLAMABAD, Dec 15: The ‘All About Lifestyles 2002’ exhibition, organized by the Dawn Group of Newspapers at the Convention Centre, proved to be a magnet for the residents of the twin...		‘Disasters claim 55,000 lives yearly in S. Asia’ ISLAMABAD, Dec 15: As many as 55,000 people on an average are killed and 7.2 million affected per annum by disasters and conflicts in South Asia....
Private sector attracting teachers of public varsities ISLAMABAD, Dec 15: The government-funded universities are finding it hard to restrict their highly qualified teaching staff from joining the private sector institutions, which offer better salaries....		Students, teachers end boycott RAWALPINDI, Dec 15: Students and teachers of educational institutions of the Punjab government have ended their protests and boycott of classes after the chief minister constituted a committee to look into...
Two new judges to be appointed in dist courts ISLAMABAD, Dec 15: The government has decided to appoint two new judges and their staff at the district courts of the federal capital to overcome shortage of judges....		Opposition to launch drive for ‘true’ democracy FAISALABAD, Dec 15: PML-N Chief Makhdoom Javed Hashmi has said that a combined opposition in the National Assembly will launch campaign for the restoration of true democracy, revival of 1973 Constitution...
Chiniot furniture industry a potential forex earner CHINIOT, Dec 15: The people of Chiniot have been carving wood since long but their work became widely known when some of the artists constructed a wonderful wooden palace in the...		DBA demands lawyer’s release FAISALABAD, Dec 15: The Punjab Bar Council and the District Bar Association have condemned the illegal detention of a local lawyer and demanded his immediate release....
FAP for increase in wheat price MULTAN, Dec 15: Farmers have demanded that the support price of wheat be fixed at Rs400 per maund in the wake of the high cost of production....		Nawab opposes Gardezi’s candidature BAHAWALPUR, Dec 15: Nawab Salahuddin Abbasi, who has been elected to the National Assembly no less than five times, will vehemently oppose the candidature of Syed Tasneem Nawaz Gardezi, who is...
Road blocked to protest murder of PPP leader SHEIKHUPURA, Dec 15: PPP activists on Sunday blocked the Sargodha Road for two hours in protest against the murder of the party’s Farooqabad senior vice-president....		Tanneries zone approved SIALKOT, Dec 15: The Punjab government has approved the establishment of an industrial zone for tanneries at Sialkot....
Tenants take out processions MULTAN, Dec 15: Tenants in all the villages of Okara military farms took out processions against the arrest of their president, Khushi Muhammad, and the alleged kidnapping of the father of...		Six cops suspended SIALKOT, Dec 15: The Sialkot district police officer on Sunday suspended from service six Elite Force constables on the charge of misbehaving with an army officer....
Iran invites Pakistani investors to trade zone KISH (Iran), Dec 15: Iran is inviting Pakistani investors to come and invest in its latest trade free zone coming up fast in the island Kish, some 18 kilometres south of...		No differences in PML-Q: Jam QUETTA, Dec 15: Chief Minister Jam Mohammed Yousaf denying any differences within the PML-Q over the distribution of ministries said that there are some reservations regarding the allocation of portfolios....
Ban on overloaded vehicles from June 2003 ISLAMABAD, Dec 15: With road maintenance cost touching Rs8-10 billion per annum, the government has decided to ban the movement of overloaded vehicles on national highways with effect from June next...		Military govt promulgated 297 ordinances in three years ISLAMABAD, Dec 15: President Gen Pervez Musharraf, apart from issuing a plethora of Constitutional Amendments in the form of LFO, has issued 297 Ordinances during the last three years, starting with...
Two die of suffocation QUETTA, Dec 15: Two persons died of suffocation and two others fell unconscious in Killi Essanagri on Sunday....		Magistrate freed QUETTA, Dec 15: The unknown kidnappers released the Judicial Magistrate Jafarabad, Mohammad Ali Kakar and another person, in Chatar area of District Nasirabad, late on Sunday, official sources confirmed.—Staff Correspondent...
Assistant curator suspended: Theft of artefacts LARKANA, Dec 15: The assistant curator of the Moenjodaro Museum, Zaheeruddin Shar, has been suspended in the wake of the findings of the inquiry committee probing the theft of 40 artifacts...		Wapda hints at adjusting hydel profit against dues PESHAWAR, Dec 15: The Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) has indicated that it might adjust NWFP’s Rs6 billion net hydel profit share for the 2002-03 financial year against the multi-billion...
Shifting of minibus stand urged PESHAWAR, Dec 15: The Local Minibus Owners Association (LMOA) has asked the government to get them rid of the servitude of the bus stand owners, “who eat up millions of rupees...		Attempt to kidnap newsman foiled THATTA, Dec 15: A man, Riaz Shirazi, and his armed accomplices reportedly tried to kidnap a reporter, Mehboob Ali Brohi, here on Saturday....
18 colleges affiliated with Kohat IT varsity KOHAT, Dec 15: All the 18 degree and post-graduate colleges of Kohat, Karak and Hangu districts have been affiliated with the information technology university Kohat which will conduct the Bachelors’ and...		Man kidnapped KHAIRPUR, Dec 15: Seven armed men kidnapped the son of a local landlord, Chaudhry Arshad, and one of his friends, Asif, on Sunday near Guhran Khan village near Sobhodero....
PPP to be reorganized in NWFP MARDAN, Dec 15: Vice president of NWFP PPP, Farooq Khan Hoti has said that the party would be reorganized in the wake of its weak performance in the recent elections....		Demo against rise in crime BADIN, Dec 15: The people of Matli town held a demonstration and observed token hunger strike on Sunday in protest against the killing of a man, Habib Kashmiri, and the rise...
Man held for killing wife SUKKUR, Dec 15: A man, Mohammad Hassan Noonari, was arrested on Sunday for killing his wife, Ghafooran, in Thul about a month back....		Rs2bn for farmers in Punjab: Interest rate reduced LAHORE, Dec 15: The Bank of Punjab will disburse an agriculture loan of Rs2 billion among farmers at a concessional rate during the year 2003....
Jamali was ‘ready’ to give PPP chance in Sindh LAHORE, Dec 15: Defence Minister and P-5 chairman Rao Sikandar Iqbal claimed on Sunday that Prime Minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali was willing to give the PPP a chance to form its...		ARD flays army role in Sindh govt formation LAHORE, Dec 15: The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) has condemned “interference of army generals” in the formation of Sindh government....
Export potential to be fully ‘exploited’ LAHORE, Dec 15: The government will make efforts to exploit the country’s export potential by laying greater emphasis on regional trade....		Future of democracy ‘dark’ in Pakistan LAHORE, Dec 15: Speakers at a Justice and Peace Commission workshop on democracy and human rights on Sunday did not see much hope for democracy in a country which was directly...
PWC’s protest threat LAHORE, Dec 15: The Pakistan Workers Confederation announced on Sunday that it would launch a protest campaign if the government did not repeal anti-worker and anti-trade union provisions in the Industrial...		PML-Q finalizes strategy for 20th LAHORE, Dec 15: The PML-Q general council meeting will be held as scheduled on Dec 20 to remove Mian Muhammad Azhar as president and elect Chaudhry Shujaat Husain as his successor,...
Stop acquiring more loans to ‘preserve’ independence LAHORE, Dec 15: Federal Minister Mahmud Ali has said that Pakistan, which is already under heavy foreign debt, should now stop raising further loans from the World Bank and the IMF...		Saarc ENT moot begins today LAHORE, Dec 15: The three-day Saarc ENT congress is starting in the city from Monday (today)....
Symposium LAHORE, Dec 15: The two-day 22nd joint symposium of the King Edward Medical College and the KEMC Alumni of North America will begin here from Monday (today)....		Efforts to divide MMA will fail, says Noorani LAHORE, Dec 15: Governments in the NWFP and Balochistan will be model religious governments, says the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal president....