December 24, 2002	Tuesday	Shawwal 19, 1423

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Assembly discusses police behaviour PESHAWAR, Dec 23: The NWFP Assembly on Monday termed the overall law and order situation in the province satisfactory....		Quake victims allocated 670 acres of land GILGIT, Dec 23: A tribal jirga and political parties of Diamer district decided on Sunday to allocate over 670 acres of land at Gunloodass for the permanent rehabilitation of the quake...
Move to elect new Nazim abandoned SWABI, Dec 23: After the suspension of the election tribunal order, disqualifying Swabi district Nazim Sher Zaman Sher, the district councillors have abandoned the campaign for in-house election of the Nazim...		Jolts make people jittery in N. Areas GILGIT, Dec 23: The people of the quake-affected areas in Astore district are hit by depression, anxiety and other psychological disorders in the wake of the aftereffects of the tremors and...
Battered roads hit tourism in Swat PESHAWAR, Dec 23: Popular holiday resorts in the Swat valley like Kalaam, Malam Jabba, Mianadam and Madian, are in dire need of development. The dingy hotels, encroachments on both sides of...		Six killed in 2 accidents HARIPUR, Dec 23: Six people, including a cyclist were killed and five others sustained injuries in two road accidents here on Sunday night....
Sherpao asked to upgrade grid station LAKKI MARWAT, Dec 23: A delegation of the Pakistan People’s Party (Sherpao) workers, that called on the Federal Minister for Water and Power, Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao, in Peshawar on Sunday, demanded that  the grid stations in the district should be...		Tobacco growers SWABI, Dec 23: The Lakson Tobacco Company (LTC) and the Pakistan Tobacco Company (PTC) have warned the tobacco growers to stop cultivating   Virginia and White Patta tobacco because of a reduction in the purchase quotas...
Shariat enforcement in Malakand urged MINGORA, Dec 23: The Malakand Loya Jirga has demanded of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal government to enforce the Islamic system in the area, which they believe will pacify the people....		Body for DPs’ protection demanded PESHAWAR, Dec 23: Speakers at a seminar stressed the need for a joint Pakistan-Afghanistan committee to address legal, social and economic problems of the refugees living in the country....
Dispute over construction of college on RDA land RAWALPINDI, Dec 23: The controversy aroused over the construction of a women college at Jhanda the foundation stone of which had been laid by the Punjab chief minister on Sunday to...		Drug price cut decision not yet implemented ISLAMABAD, Dec 23: Some 20 life-saving drugs, prices of which were reduced by the government recently, are still being sold at old prices in the market....
Qayyum for formation of Kashmir body at FO level RAWALPINDI, Dec 23: The national Kashmir committee chairman, Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan, has said the government should discuss Kashmir issue with the Iranian president, Mohammad Khatami, during the later’s three-day visit...		Telecom sector to be deregulated from Jan 1 ISLAMABAD, Dec. 23: The federal minister for IT and Telecom, Awais Ahmed Leghari, said the telecommunication sector would be deregulated from January 1, 2003 and the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) will...
Man shoots himself to death RAWALPINDI, Dec 23: A man shot himself to death in a plaza on Murree Road, while a girl tried to commit suicide in Pirwadhai on Monday....		Histopathology lab’s closure proves costly for RGH RAWALPINDI, Dec 23: The decision of the Rawalpindi General Hospital (RGH) administration to close the histopathology department on November 28 has cost the hospital Rs103,500, a source said....
No buyer yet for Quaid’s London residence LAHORE, Dec 23: A house used by Mohammad Ali Jinnah in London in 1893 has been put on the market to be disposed off by the end of January 2003....		3 wounded in Indian firing MUZAFFARABAD, Dec 23: At least three civilians were wounded in Neelum valley in northeast of Muzaffarabad after being hit by unprovoked Indian firing on Monday, officials said. The Indian troops, an...
PM confident of securing vote of confidence ISLAMABAD, Dec 23: Prime Minister Zafarullah Jamali is confident of securing vote of confidence on Dec 30, sources told Dawn on Monday....		Qazi holds talks with Jamali ISLAMABAD, Dec 23: Vice-president of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal and chief of Jamaat-i-Islami, Qazi Hussain Ahmed, held a telephonic conversation with Prime Minister Zafarullah Jamali on Monday reportedly to request him to...
1,130kg morphine seized QUETTA, Dec 23: Balochistan Anti-Narcotics Force seized 1,130kg of morphine and 4kg of opium after an encounter with drug traffickers near the Afghan border in Chaghai district, said a press release...		UK hails PM’s stance on terrorism LONDON, Dec 23: Britain welcomed on Monday Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali’s pledge to continue Pakistan’s support in war against terrorism....
Israeli aggression condemned ISLAMABAD, Dec 23: The government has strongly condemned the continuing relentless escalation of Israel’s military aggression against the people of Palestine and its recent military raids on the densely populated cities...		Quake jolts Chitral PESHAWAR, Dec 23: A moderate earthquake shook northern Pakistan on Monday along border with Afghanistan, although there were no immediate reports of any casualties, officials said....
AJK govt asked to step down MUZAFFARABAD, Dec 23: The main opposition Peoples Party in Azad Kashmir (PPAJK) has asked the Muslim Conference government to step down or else “the people of the state would do it...		Students suffer for want of teachers FAISALABAD, Dec 23: Over 40,000 students (girls and boys) of local colleges are suffering for want of teachers in vital subjects despite 130 posts of professors, associate professors, assistant professors and...
4,000 Cholistanis allotted land for cultivation BAHAWALPUR, Dec 23: Twelve-and-a-half acres of state land for cultivation have so far been allotted to each 4,000 applicants in Cholistan....		Mailsi police fail to arrest ‘rapist’ VEHARI, Dec 23: Mailsi police failed on Monday to arrest the alleged rapist of a married woman who also shaved her head and eyebrows....
Held Kashmir issue little known in US SARGODHA, Dec 23: The Kashmir issue should be resolved in accordance with the UN resolutions....		Minorities enjoy religious freedom SIALKOT, Dec 23: Minorities are enjoying a complete religious freedom in the country and the government is making efforts to protect their rights....
Mega project for water supply FAISALABAD, Dec 23: A mega project for water supply will be started in the district next month with the financial assistance of a Japanese organization....		Case against tehsildar, patwari SAHIWAL, Dec 23: A case was registered against a revenue tehsildar, a patwari and a headman on the charges of corruption and fraud....
Man murders two relatives VEHARI, Dec 23: A man allegedly shot dead two of his relatives with the help of four accomplices over a domestic dispute in Chak 99/10-2 near Jahanian on Sunday night....		Verdict on sanitation tax reserved LAHORE, Dec 23: The Lahore High Court on Monday reserved judgment on a petition challenging the levy of sanitation tax after hearing arguments from the petitioner....
Preparations for Khatami’s visit LAHORE, Dec 23: The Punjab government on Monday gave final touches to the arrangements to welcome Iranian President Khatami who is due in the city on Dec 25....		Ties with Pakistan to strengthen: Iran envoy LAHORE, Dec 23: Pakistan-Iran friendship has withstood the test of time and would get strengthened with the passage of time, so said Ali Naimiti, Iranian counsel-general in Lahore....
First requisitioned PA session today LAHORE, Dec 23: The first requisitioned session of the Punjab Assembly is due to begin here on Tuesday morning. Agenda for two days has been issued....		MMA attack on show fascism, says ANP LAHORE, Dec 23: Awami National Party (ANP) president Ehsan Wyne has declared the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal MPs attack on the musical show organized by the Pakistan Medical Association in Gujranwala as a...
Airport opening delayed again LAHORE, Dec 23: The commissioning of the new Allama Iqbal International Airport has been delayed further — from the first week of January to March 19, next year....		Jamali, Chattha meet LAHORE, Dec 23: Prime Minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali has asked PML-C President Hamid Nasir Chattha to propose some formula for the unification of various factions of the Pakistan Muslim League....
Light rain expected LAHORE, Dec 23: Partly cloudy weather in Lahore on Monday dropped the temperature and the local Met office forecast light rain during the next 24 hours....		Workers to protest on Jan 14 LAHORE, Dec 23: Workers will observe a countrywide protest on Jan 14 against the promulgation of the Industrial Relations Ordinance, 2002, and press for the repeal of its provisions contravening the...