December 18, 2002	Wednesday	Shawwal 13, 1423

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Provinces told to prepare housing projects ISLAMABAD, Dec 17: The centre has directed the provinces to prepare their separate housing action plans to meet the shortage of housing units in the country, a reliable source from the...		Customs collector told to decide fake transaction case soon ISLAMABAD, Dec 17: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has directed the collector, customs, to decide the question of fraudulent transaction at the earliest, as alleged against a complainant following an issuance...
Transporters, CDA staff clash over bus stands removal: Private company buses damaged ISLAMABAD, Dec 17: Transporters and the staff of Capital Development Authority (CDA) clashed on Tuesday after the latter demolished four bus stands at Faizabad....		German embassy to donate water-proof tents to quake victims ISLAMABAD, Dec 17: The German embassy has decided to provide water-proof tents with floor mattings to at least 600 quake- affected families of Astor Valley....
Private varsity asked not to make fresh enrolments ISLAMABAD, Dec 17: Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has warned Hamdard College of Medicine and Dentistry (HCMD) against making fresh enrolments for the Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) for the...		Patient gets tabletless strip from FGSH pharmacy ISLAMABAD, Dec 17: A heart patient entitled to official medical treatment missed a couple of heart beats with shock after failing to find any medicine on a strip of tablets issued...
Non-bailable arrest warrants of 10 police officials issued RAWALPINDI, Dec 17: Additional District and Sessions Judge Syed Pervez Ali Shah on Tuesday issued non-bailable arrest warrants of ten police officials for not recording their statements as witness in different...		2 acquitted of adultery case RAWALPINDI, Dec 17: Additional District and Sessions Judge Mian Mohammad Shafi on Tuesday acquitted two persons of the charges of adultery on account of contradictory statements of the prosecution/police witnesses....
Sherpao for resumption of talks on Kashmir ISLAMABAD, Dec 17: Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao has called upon Indian leadership to resume dialogue for resolving all disputed issues between Pakistan and...		Hearing in case against ex-CIA man begins RAWALPINDI, Dec 17: Special Judge Central, Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Saqi Mohammad, on Tuesday started hearing in a corruption case in which a former inspector of CIA was charged with blackmailing some officials...
Govt seeking funds for water projects ISLAMABAD, Dec 17: As apprehensions about the ‘acute water shortage’ by year 2012 are growing, the government may ban shortly the ground-water drilling in some areas, remove subsidies on tubewells...		Gas pipeline plan to be completed by 2005 ASHKHABAD, Dec 17: A plan to lay a gas pipeline across Afghanistan from Turkmenistan to Pakistan is to be agreed in Ashkhabad at a summit at the end of December, Turkmen...
Judgment in Miani land case reserved ISLAMABAD, Dec 17: The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its judgment on the claims regarding the land under Miani Saheb graveyard in Lahore....		Islamabad, Moscow hold talks on UNSC ISLAMABAD, Dec 17: A consultative meeting between Pakistan and Russia on the UN Security Council was held here on Tuesday in a frank and cordial atmosphere, a spokesman of the Foreign...
India planned twice to attack Pakistan, says report NEW DELHI, Dec 17: Indian leadership had planned twice to attack Pakistan this year — first on Jan 14 and later on June 10 — but was deterred by the prospect...		Legislation is assembly’s business, says Jam QUETTA, Dec 17: Chief Minister Jam Mohammed Yousaf has said that legislation is the prime responsibility of the political assembly....
SC summons AC judge, censures IO ISLAMABAD, Dec 17: The Supreme Court on Tuesday summoned a judge of the accountability court Lahore and censured the investigation officer for rearresting a petitioner released on bail by the apex...		3 of a family shot dead QUETTA, Dec 17: Armed men killed three people of a family in Baghbana area of Khuzdar district on Tuesday....
Sherpao takes oath ISLAMABAD, Dec 17: Federal Minister for Water and Power Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao took oath as chief executive of the Northern Areas....		New runway at Bahawalpur airport BAHAWALPUR, Dec 17: The city airport can now also serve Boeings instead of just Fokkers with the construction of a 9,000-foot runway....
Another Panchayat verdict MULTAN, Dec 17: Details of another shameful incident of disgracing a woman on the orders of a Panchayat surfaced in Mailsi tehsil of Vehari district on Tuesday....		Shopkeepers protest against dacoities SHEIKHUPURA, Dec 17: Various shopping centres, markets and bazaars remained closed for many hours on Tuesday in protest against the deteriorating law and order situation in the city....
Girl injured resisting rape bid TOBA TEK SINGH, Dec 17: A girl was shot and injured allegedly by the son of a rich farmer in Chak 385-JB, Salahrian Wala, after she resisted his rape bid on...		Villagers nab dacoit TOBA TEK SINGH, Dec 17: Residents overpowered a dacoit after exchange of fire in a Gojra village on Tuesday....
Bar elections HAFIZABAD, Dec 17: Four groups of lawyers announced their support for a candidate for the presidency of the District Bar Association, Hafizabad. The Rand, Sheikh, Friends and Azad Lawyer’s Forum lent...		90-year-old woman languishing in jail SAHIWAL, Dec 17: The oldest woman prisoner of the country is currently undergoing 25 years of rigorous imprisonment in the Central Jail here....
SC grants bail to company’s ex-director LAHORE, Dec 17: A three-member bench of the Supreme Court granted bail to a former director of the Raja Enterprises on Tuesday....		Participatory approach to forestry urged FAISALABAD, Dec 17: Replantation with fast-growing trees is a must for sustainable forestry and rehabilitation of Asian ecosystem....
PU results LAHORE, Dec 17: The Punjab University on Tuesday declared the results of diploma in child health, diploma in tuberculosis and chest diseases and diploma in laryngology and otology part-II examinations held...		People urged to play role for women’s emancipation LAHORE, Dec 17: Punjab social welfare and women development department secretary Kazi Afaq Husain has urged the people to play their role to save women from injustice and social pressures....
Nazimeen told to highlight women’s issues PESHAWAR, Dec 17: Expressing concern over non-launching of women development projects by the local councils, a workshop on Monday urged Nazims and councillors to highlight these issues at their respective sessions....		Order to shift DIG offices criticized KOHAT, Dec 17: The people of Kohat, including elected representatives, businessmen, lawyers and social organizations have criticized the executive order issued by the NWFP chief minister, Akram Durrani, shifting the regional...
MMA may face combined rivals DERA ISMAI KHAN, Dec 17: Various political parties and groups are trying to join hands with each other to give the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal a tough time in the by-polls in NA-25...		Anti-polio drive in Bajaur begins BAJAUR, Dec 17: More than 150,000 children of up to five years age will be administered polio vaccine during a three-day campaign which opened in the agency on Tuesday....
Relief goods for Afghan DPs arrive PESHAWAR, Dec 17: In order to provide relief to refugees living in tents and protect them against harshness of winter, Save the Children (UK) in collaboration with European Commission Humanitarian Aid...		Four killed in D.I. Khan DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Dec 17: Four people were killed and two others injured in different incidents the other day....
Police staff suspended KOHAT, Dec 17: DIG Kohat region suspended the whole staff of Lachi police station during a surprise visit of the area on Monday....		ASP transfer a routine matter: DIG DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Dec 17: Clarifying a news report published in Dawn on Dec 15 under headline “ASP transferred on complaints”, the Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Dera Ismail Khan, on Tuesday...
PPP concerned at ‘rigging’ PESHAWAR, Dec 17: The PPP has expressed concern over the alleged rigging in the election of the Sindh Assembly speaker and deputy speaker....		Federal health minister opposes BoGs LAHORE, Dec 17: Federal health minister Naseer Khan has expressed his dissatisfaction over the working of the boards of governors (BoGs) in autonomous health institutions and recommended that the powers of...
Cabinet formation delayed LAHORE, Dec 17: Formation of the Punjab cabinet has been delayed for a few days because of the intra-PML-Q differences....		Wapda’s view on delay in Ghazi Barotha project LAHORE, Dec 17: A financial crunch, re-settlement of Tarbela Dam sufferers and environmental issues have delayed the Ghazi Brotha Hydel Project (GBHP) for more than three years....
India pollutes Ravi water: UNIDO study LAHORE, Dec 17: The River Ravi is extremely polluted when it enters Pakistan from India and its pollution gradually decreases as it flows towards the Guddu Barrage, according to a UNIDO...		Concern at BJP success LAHORE, Dec 17: Former Federal Shariat Court chief justice Mian Mahboob, expressing concern over the success of BJP in Indian state of Gujarat, has said it is the beginning of the...
MMA critical of Rocca’s statement LAHORE, Dec 17: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) has criticized US assistant secretary of state Christina Rocca’s statement in which she had urged Pakistan to put its nuclear programme under American supervision....		Plea against Wapda adjourned LAHORE, Dec 17: The Lahore High Court adjourned for Jan 30 the proceedings on a petition filed by a foreign construction company against Wapda....
Private sector to manage solid waste disposal LAHORE, Dec 17: The city government will entrust the lifting of solid waste from Walled City and its transfer to the Mahmood Booti Bund landfill site to the private sector....		Construction of Zafar Ali Khan’s tomb ordered LAHORE, Dec 17: The chief minister has directed to construct the mausoleum of Pakistan Movement leader, journalist, poet and orator Maulana Zafar Ali Khan and transform the offices of daily Zamindar...
Rs20m for Khanna Road RAWALPINDI, Dec 17: Punjab chief minister Chaudhry Pervez Illahi has ordered the reopening and widening of Khanna Road and announced a Rs20 million grant for the purpose, Tehsil Nazim Raja Hamid...		Security beefed up for Faisal’s visit to a village ISLAMABAD, Dec 17: Special security arrangements are being made to prevent any ‘trouble’ during a visit of the interior minister on Wednesday to a local village....