December 30, 2002	Monday	Shawwal 25, 1423

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Butchers threaten to go on strike ISLAMABAD, Dec 29: The Jamiatul Quresh Meat Welfare Association on Sunday threatened the government of launching a countrywide strike if it failed to arrest the scarcity of livestock....		Muslim world urged to unite against US imperialism ISLAMABAD, Dec 29: Speakers paid glowing tribute to poet of the East Allama Mohammad Iqbal and urged the governments of the entire Muslim world to follow his principles to face the...
Man shot dead; another commits suicide RAWALPINDI, Dec 29: A man was shot dead in Naseerabad Mohallah while another committed suicide in G-6/1 here on Sunday....		Entrance test for medical colleges held RAWALPINDI, Dec 29: As many as 1,952 candidates took the entrance test for admission to MBBS and BDS programmes in seven medical colleges of Punjab here on Sunday....
Paintography: an innovation in the field of art RAWALPINDI, Dec 29: A relatively new, but none the less innovative branch of art caught the attention of the visitors at the fourth annual day of the Fatima Jinnah Women University...		Need for maintaining marine beauty stressed ISLAMABAD, Dec 29: On government directives, the ministry of communications is undertaking effective measures to beautify marine life and avoid pollution....
Minister asks CDA to improve working ISLAMABAD, Dec 29: Interior Minister Makhdoom Faisal Saleh Hayat has given a weeks time to the administration of Capital Development Authority (CDA) for improving its performance....		10 tubewells to be installed in Capital ISLAMABAD, Dec 29: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has decided to install 10 new tube wells in different sectors to cope with water shortage. The project would cost Rs39 million....
Islamabad Bar elections on Jan 11 ISLAMABAD, Dec 29: The elections of Islamabad Bar Association (IBA) have been scheduled to be held on January 11....		A woeful story of child scavengers ISLAMABAD, Dec 29: More than 560 child scavengers collect 28,000 kilogramme solid waste daily with an average of 50 kilograms from different roads, streets and houses in the twin cities of...
Paksat-1 reaches orbital position ISLAMABAD, Dec 29: The country’s first commercial satellite, Paksat-1, has reached its orbital position at 38 degrees east and has completed its initial manoeuvres to lock itself in a geosynchronous orbit,...		Only SC can hear Muslims’ lawsuit: US WASHINGTON, Dec 29: The US Justice Department has declared that the lawsuit filed against Attorney General John Ashcroft and the Immigration and Naturalization Service can only be heard by the Supreme...
AJK HC reinstates four employees MUZAFFARABAD, Dec 29: A single member bench of the AJK High Court on Saturday ordered the reinstatement of nine junior grade employees of the Development Authority Muzaffarabad after declaring their termination...		Jamali holds meetings on eve of confidence vote ISLAMABAD, Dec 29: Mir Hazar Khan Bajarani, a People’s Party Parliamentarians National Assembly member from Sindh, called on Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali on Sunday....
Qayyum not for conversion of LoC into border MUZAFFARABAD, Dec 29: Presidential Kashmir Committee chairman Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan has never called for conversion of the Line of Control into permanent border between India and Pakistan, his spokesman said...		Indian troops continue shelling MUZAFFARABAD, Dec 29: Indian troops shelled several villages along the Line of Control in Azad Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, but officials said no casualties were reported from anywhere....
Five die of suffocation QUETTA, Dec 29: Five persons of an Afghan refugee family died of suffocation in Killi Omar area when gas from a heater accumulated in their room, hospital sources said on Sunday....		Army govts accused of weakening democratic institutions QUETTA, Dec 29: Establishment of a national army having representation of all nationalities and re-determination of the relations between military and the people according to the Constitution is the only way...
PM reiterates support for Afghan reconstruction ISLAMABAD, Dec 29: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali said on Sunday that Pakistan was committed to the reconstruction of Afghanistan and would continue to contribute whatever it could in this...		Graduation ceremony QUETTA, Dec 29: The Commandant Command and Staff College, Quetta, Maj-Gen Mohsin Kamal, has urged the graduating officers of staff course to continue their hard work in future professional pursuits....
Powerloom owners to hold rallies on Jan 12 MULTAN, Dec 29: Powerloom associations of various parts of the country will take out protest processions in their respective domains on Jan 12....		Water supply project in jeopardy FAISALABAD, Dec 29: A foreign-funded water supply project could not be launched due to the intervention of farmers of Chiniot....
Three found butchered, one shot dead LAHORE, Dec 29: Three people were found slaughtered and another was shot dead in the city on Sunday....		Police withdrawn from Masood house BAHAWALPUR, Dec 29: Police deployed outside Maulana Masood Azhar, the former chief of the banned Jaish Muhammad, were withdrawn on Sunday night....
Exporters Denied German visas FAISALABAD, Dec 29: German embassy in Islamabad has refused to issue visas to 250 exporters who have been allocated stalls in Heimtextil Frankfurt Fair being held from Jan 8 to 12....		Meddling of agencies harmful to democracy MULTAN, Dec 29: Democracy cannot take root in the country without doing away with the meddling of intelligence agencies in the political affairs....
Food dept pays off Rs12bn loans LAHORE, Dec 29: The Punjab Food Department has retired Rs12 billion debt taken from commercial banks for the current year’s wheat procurement....		National science conference ends FAISALABAD, Dec 29: Agriculture experts have recommended that laboratories be established in the country for estimating drug residues in livestock and poultry products so that excessive use of antibiotics and other...
Arif Chattha gets PPP ticket to PP-103 GUJRANWALA, Dec 29: A trilateral contest is expected between the PML-Chattha, the PML-QA and the PPP in the by-election on PP-103 (Wazirabad), as the PPP has allotted its ticket to former...		Five injured in accident SHEIKHUPURA, Dec 29: Five people, including a son and two daughters of PML-Q MPA Rai Ijaz Ahmad, sustained injuries on Sunday in a road accident near Morr Joyanwala, some six kilometres...
Five killed on road GUJRAT, Dec 29: Five people were killed and 13 others injured in a head-on collision between two buses on Mandi Bahauddin Road near Kot Allah Bakhsh, Kunjah, on Sunday....		Probe against doctor, paramedics SIALKOT, Dec 29: The Health Department has started a departmental probe against the Satrah RHC doctor and paramedical staff who were absent from duty at the time of arrival of Church...
Two held with 4kg heroin LAHORE, Dec 29: The Anti-Narcotics Force, Punjab, on Sunday seized four kg heroin of fine quality worth Rs40 million and arrested two Africans....		MMA to oppose non-democratic steps: Asadullah SHIKARPUR, Dec 29: MMA Sindh president and MNA Maulana Asadullah Bhutto has criticized Gen Pervez Musharraf, federal ministers, and PML-Q leaders for their direct interference in the formation of the Sindh...
PM to get 4 additional votes today, claims Ijaz SWABI, Dec 29: Central president of the PML-Z, Ijazul Haq, has said Prime Minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali will get four more votes on Monday to his tally of 170 votes that...		Four kidnapped in Kohat KOHAT, Dec 29: Four people were kidnapped by seven armed men from Ustarzai town and whisked away to unknown place in the Orakzai Agency on Sunday....
MSF urges ban on drug trade in Malakand PESHAWAR, Dec 29: The narcotics business is thriving and the number of drug addicts in Malakand agency are multiplying by the day....		Larkana’s history discussed LARKANA, Dec 29: The speakers at Larkana Centenary Conference have underscored the need for writing history of Sindh’s cities and villages and preserving its relics....
Two killed, 10 injured in clash SUKKUR, Dec 29: Two men were killed and 10 were injured in an armed clash between Jagirani and Chachar tribesmen in Kutcho Bindi area, Ghotki district on Sunday....		Carjacker shot dead BADIN, Dec 29: A robber, Razi Leghari, was shot dead after an hour-long encounter near the Sim-Nullah, Kario road bypass near here on Friday....
Wapda ready to forego partly sum from Fata LAHORE, Dec 29: The Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) said on Sunday that it was ready to forego the partly sum it received for supplying power to the Federally Administered...		Wapda offers to further cut tariff LAHORE, Dec 29: Wapda has offered to the federal government that it is prepared to reduce further power tariff from 50 to 88 paisa per unit from Jan 1 next provided...
Test held for entry to medical colleges LAHORE, Dec 29: The test for admission to seven medical and dental colleges was held peacefully in five cities of the province on Sunday....		Faisal intends no action against NAB LAHORE, Dec 29: Interior Minister Faisal Saleh Hayat said here on Sunday that if he were to file a case, he would file it against the bank which had implicated him...
New PML-Q chief thru’ election LAHORE, Dec 29: Commerce minister Humayun Akhtar said on Sunday the new PML-Q president would be elected by the party through a democratic process, and at present Chaudhry Shujaat Husain was...		Sharifs alone to decide Azhar’s fate: Raja LAHORE, Dec 29: The exiled Sharifs alone are in a position to decide whether to resolve differences with former PML-Q president Mian Azhar and join hands with him, the PML-N chief...
Food dept retires Rs12bn loans of banks LAHORE, Dec 29: The Punjab Food Department has retired Rs12 billion debt taken from commercial banks for the current year’s wheat procurement....		Ordeal of people visiting mortuaries LAHORE, Dec 29: Lack of facilities and cooperation among different departments is causing immense problems for people visiting health facilities for autopsy on the bodies of their dear ones in the...
PPP, PML-N workers join PML-Q LAHORE, Dec 29: Over four dozen workers and lower tier office-bearers of the PPP and the PML-N joined the PML-Q on Sunday....		Driver killed NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Dec 29: A truck driver, Mumtaz Ali Lashari, was shot dead by highwaymen at Mithiani bypass of the National Highway on Sunday....