December 20, 2002	Friday	Shawwal 15, 1423

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Arithmetic of political families in national, provincial assemblies ISLAMABAD, Dec 19: The Chaudhrys of Gujrat, having dominated the political arena in general elections 2002, also outnumbered various political families who have made it to the national and provincial assemblies....		Ministry consultant to check prices of drugs ISLAMABAD, Dec 19: Health minister Mohammad Nasir Khan on Thursday said his ministry intended to hire the services of a consultant to maintain a constant vigil on the prices and quality...
Governor for enhancing agri varsity grant RAWALPINDI, Dec 19: Governor Lt-Gen Khalid Maqbool (retired) here on Thursday said he would ask the Punjab government to enhance the annual grant for the University of Arid Agriculture (UAA)....		Hospital firing case: doctor’s brother dies RAWALPINDI, Dec 19: Nasir Iqbal, the victim of a clash and brother of Dr Ifran, expired here at district headquarter (DHQ) hospital on Thursday, the police said....
BISE workers dismissal shelved despite orders RAWALPINDI, Dec 19: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) has dismissed its six employees on corruption charges, however, the dismissal orders have not been implemented due to pressure on...		Man gets death sentence in murder case RAWALPINDI, Dec 19: The additional district and sessions judge, Mohammad Sarwar Sidhu, on Thursday, awarded death sentence to a convict for killing a man inside a police station....
No national consensus on N-issue: study ISLAMABAD, Dec 19: The whole nation has no unanimous view over the nuclear programme while the establishment often harps on its cherished theme of national consensus exploiting it to justify its...		NCSW gives donation for quake-hit people ISLAMABAD, Dec 19: The National Council of Social Welfare has donated Rs200,000 to the earthquake affected people of Astore Valley....
Faisal to visit CDA offices today ISLAMABAD, Dec 19: Interior Minister Makhdoom Faisal Saleh Hayat will visit the Capital Development Authority (CDA) headquarters here on Friday, a source in the ministry said....		Death sentence to 3 Kashmiris flayed MUZAFFARABAD, Dec 19: AJK Jamaat-ud-Dawa Amir Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi has flayed the death sentence handed down to three Kashmiris by an Indian court in connection with the last year’s dubious...
FTA with Sri Lanka likely next month ISLAMABAD, Dec 19: Pakistan is likely to sign a free-trade agreement (FTA) with Sri Lanka next month, a senior official has said....		Tender policy abolished: Textbooks publication QUETTA, Dec 19: Provincial Education Minister Abdul Wahid Siddiqui has abolished the tender policy for publication of textbooks in the province....
Exemptions on toll tax withdrawn ISLAMABAD, Dec 19: The government has withdrawn all the exemptions on toll tax, said Federal Communications Secretary Iftikhar Rashid on Thursday....		Jamali tells NHA to build road in N. Areas ISLAMABAD, Dec 19: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali has directed the National Highway Authority (NHA) to construct an alternative road at the site of the quake-affected area at the Karakoram...
3 pacts during Khatami’s visit: envoy ISLAMABAD, Dec 19: The Iranian President, Mohammed Khatami, will pay a visit to Lahore as well during his first ever official visit to Pakistan next month....		First snowfall of season in Muzaffarabad MUZAFFARABAD, Dec 19: Muzaffarabad received first snowfall of the season and, as a result, mercury went down from 18.5c to 10 c....
Musharraf’s visit QUETTA, Dec 19: President Gen Pervez Musharraf will pay a visit to Rojhan Jamali on Friday to condole with Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali and other family members on the...		Cases registered against three sugar mills NAWABSHAH, Dec 19: Three separate cases were registered against the Habib Sugar Mills, Sakrand Sugar Mills, and the Al-Noor Sugar Mills under the Sugarcane Act, 1950, on Thursday....
Pakistan to coordinate between OIC and UN UNITED NATIONS, Dec 19: Pakistan was appointed First Coordinator of the Islamic nations on the issues of international peace and security at the United Nations on Thursday following a meeting of...		Judge frees eight illegal detainees LARKANA, Dec 19: The district and sessions judge, Larkana, on Thursday released eight villagers who were found illegally detained at the Mahota and Taluka police stations in connection with the investigation...
No horse-trading in SA: Governor JACOBABAD, Dec 19: Sindh Governor Mohammedmian Soomro has said the question of appointment of MQM’s Dr Ishratul Ibad as the governor should be put to the president....		Tail-enders without water for 3 years KHAIRPUR, Dec 19: The tail-end growers of the Faiz Wah staged a protest demonstration at Derb Mehar Shah on Thursday against the irrigation department for not providing them water since the...
Police torture leaves suspect paralysed MIRPURKHAS, Dec 19: The Jhuddo police tortured a peasant, Long Machi, a resident of Kunri Taluka, as a result of which his right arm has been paralyzed....		Principal attacked NAWABSHAH, Dec 19: The principal of the Government Degree College, Nawabshah, Mehmood Ahmad Khand, was attacked by six men when he refused to give 75 per cent attendance to some students...
Sanitary staff hold demo against councillor BADIN, Dec 19: The sanitary staff of the Taluka Municipal Council, Shaheed Fazil Rahu, observed a strike on Thursday to protest against the manhandling of the Taluka chief officer, Qasim Shaikh,...		‘US operations hinder refugees repatriation’ HANGU, Dec 19: Most of the Afghans living in camps here are reluctant to return to their country because of the activities of American forces there, Ustad Abdur Rehman Niazi, a leader...
Officials told to change attitude CHITRAL, Dec 19: MMA MNA from Chitral Maulana Abdul Akbar Chitrali has asked the government officers to change their attitudes to bring about a tangible change in the governance under the...		Cinema owners struggle PESHAWAR, Dec 19: Cinema owners in the NWFP are struggling to survive as Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (a coalition of religious parties) government pushes ahead with a campaign to remove obscenity — or...
Urdu as medium of instruction opposed PESHAWAR, Dec 19: National Awami Party Pakistan has flayed the statement of Jamaat-i-Islami chief Qazi Hussain Ahmad in which he proposed to declare Urdu as the medium of instruction in public...		Timber smuggling on the rise MANSEHRA, Dec 19: The illegal cutting of trees in the forest of Allai in Batgram district and in the tribal belt of Kala Dhaka of Mansehra district continues unabated which has...
Minister visits IT park PESHAWAR, Dec 19: The NWFP Minister for Science & Technology and Information Technology, Hussain Ahmed Kanju, has said that the framework of the newly-created Science & Technology and Information Technology Department...		Funds sought for Landaki project PESHAWAR, Dec 19: Jamal Khan, Nazim, Tehsil council Batkhela and Azizur Rehman, Nazim, union council Thana Khas, have appealed to the NWFP government to provide funds for the Landaki irrigation scheme...
PPP-S hopeful of retaining PA seat PESHAWAR, Dec 19: Pakistan People’s Party (Sherpao) MPA, Sikandar Hayat Khan Sherpao, has claimed that his party would retain PF-20, vacated by party Chairman, Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao, in the by-elections....		Defectors’ haste ‘changed situation’ LAHORE, Dec 19: A PPP-led government of national consensus could have been set up if 10 MNAs of the party had not formed a forward bloc to join hands with the...
Power sharing to cause confrontation: Fazl LAHORE, Dec 19: MMA secretary-general Maulana Fazlur Rehman said on Thursday that those who had been wielding power for the last three years were still not prepared to transfer it to...		600,000 ID cards lying undelivered: Wrong address LAHORE, Dec 19: Around 600,000 computerized national identity cards are lying undelivered at various National Database and Registration Authority offices due to wrong addresses given by the applicants....
Notice to Wasim in damages suit LAHORE, Dec 19: A civil judge on Thursday issued notice to cricketer Wasim Akram for Jan 7 on a damages suit filed against him for having appeared in a liquor commercial....		PML-N’s body meeting LAHORE, Dec 19: A meeting of the PML-N central working committee will be held in Islamabad on Dec 31, a day after Prime Minister Jamali is scheduled to seek a vote...
Pakistan must slow down population growth LAHORE, Dec 19: The United Nations secretary-general’s adviser and special envoy for HIV/AIDS in Asia, Dr Nafis Sadik, has said Pakistan must put slower population growth at the head of its...		Democracy not allowed to flourish, says Rafiq LAHORE, Dec 19: PPP leader Shaikh Rafiq Ahmad said on Thursday that democracy had not been allowed to function in Pakistan....
Heated debate on education reforms LAHORE, Dec 19: There was a heated debate on higher education reforms at a seminar organized by the Centre for Policy and Development Alternatives here on Thursday....		SHO held for scuffling with lawyer LAHORE, Dec 19: The SHO of Haveli Lakha Police Station was arrested on Thursday for scuffling with a lawyer on LHC premises....
Irregularities found in Jhang PTCL JHANG, Dec 19: Irregularities of the PTCL high-ups posted here are causing problems for new connection seekers....		12 killed, 41 injured in accidents in Punjab CHINIOT, Dec 19: Twelve people, including three family members, were killed and 41 others sustained injuries on Thursday in three road accidents in the Punjab....
Cholistan mini-dam near completion BAHAWALPUR, Dec 19: The first-ever mini-dam in Cholistan is likely to be completed some time next week....		Pakistanis in Malta jail seek govt help GUJRANWALA, Dec 19: Pakistan nationals languishing in Malta jail under the immigration act have sought help from the government for their early release....
Corporate farming LAHORE, Dec 19: The future of corporate farming may not be as rosy as expected by some analysts due to lack of unity in society....		Papers of 5 aspirants accepted in PP-245 DERA GHAZI KHAN, Dec 19: Nomination papers of five aspirants were accepted for PP-245 seat and papers of one aspirant were rejected while the remaining two candidates withdrew their papers here...
Nadra to set up ‘swift centres’ in tehsil HQs SIALKOT, Dec 19: The Nadra has decided to expand its network of centres for swift issuance of computerised National Identity Cards (NICs) at tehsil headquarters level....		Transporter shot dead by robbers SHEIKHUPURA, Dec 19: A transporter was shot dead by robbers on Khanqah Dogran-Sukhaki Road, some 36 kilometres away from here, on Thursday....