January 14, 2003	Tuesday	Ziqa'ad 10, 1423

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S. Asia be made nuclear arms-free zone: summit ISLAMABAD, Jan 13: The participants of the third South Asia People Summit have called for making South Asia a nuclear weapons-free zone and putting complete restriction on nuclear and missile programmes...		Rs640m plan to upgrade 377 FG schools ISLAMABAD, Jan 13: The government has approved a Rs640 million project to upgrade 377 federal government (FG) institutions and bring them on a par with 19 Islamabad model colleges....
Close contest between PML-Q, MMA in Rawalpindi by-polls RAWALPINDI, Jan 13: The strongly-placed PML-Q expects a tough fight from the six-party religious alliance, MMA, for the by-polls in NA-56 and PP-8 constituencies....		Man shot at and injured; houses looted RAWALPINDI, Jan 13: One person was shot and injured, while cash and other valuables were looted in two robberies on Monday, police said....
JI chief for supremacy of parliament, Constitution RAWALPINDI, Jan 13: The parliamentary leader of Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA), Qazi Hussain Ahmad, on Monday reiterated his stand that he would resign if the sovereignty of parliament and Constitution were not...		Man gets death in kidnapping reference RAWALPINDI, Jan 13: The judge of anti terrorists court No. 2, Safdar Hussain Malik, on Monday awarded death sentence to a man for kidnapping three persons for ransom....
Minister warns RDA, Wasa officials against negligence RAWALPINDI, Jan 13: The Punjab housing and physical planning minister, Syed Raza Ali Shah, here on Monday warned the RDA and Wasa officials against laxity and negligence towards duty, sources said....		Pharma firm denies news report ISLAMABAD, Jan 13: The Werrick Pharmaceuticals company on Monday denied that it had been black-listed by the health ministry calling a press report in this regard as totally baseless and “intriguing”....
SP office at Diplomatic Enclave inaugurated ISLAMABAD, Jan 13: Interior Minister Faisal Saleh Hayat on Monday inaugurated the office of the superintendent of police set up at the Diplomatic Enclave....		Rs40m allocated for drought victims HUB, Jan 13: The provincial government has allocated Rs40 million for the drought-affected areas of Balochistan....
President asks cops to improve quality: Motorway police honesty praised ISLAMABAD, Jan 13: President Pervez Musharraf on Monday appreciated the performance of the Motorway Police stating that the force is contributing vitally to bringing discipline into the nation and urged other...		Hujjaj advised to complete papers ISLAMABAD, Jan 13: The intending Hujjaj have been urged to get acquainted with the arrangements both in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia to avoid difficulties during Haj....
PIA urged to waive tickets duty for AJK MUZAFFARABAD, Jan 13: The government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) has called upon the PIA to abolish the excise duty on air tickets for the two AJK stations and to...		Provinces asked to declare local holiday ISLAMABAD, Jan 13: The chief election commissioner has asked the provincial governments to declare Wednesday as a local holiday for the educational institutions in the districts where polling will be held...
Justice Iftikhar sworn in as Acting CJ ISLAMABAD, Jan 13: Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, after taking an oath on Monday as Acting Chief Justice of Pakistan, said he was sworn in under the 1973 Constitution, but declined to...		Pakistan to take part in Dubai festival DUBAI, Jan 13: The emirate is expected to see unprecedented rush of tourists from all over the world during the next few weeks for its retail cum entertainment extravaganza where the...
PML-N warns against US designs ISLAMABAD, Jan 13: Information secretary and chairman national anti-corruption committee of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) Mohammad Siddiqul Farooq has warned the nation against the true American designs about Pakistan....		US-based team to visit Muzaffarabad MUZAFFARABAD, Jan 13: A two-member delegation of Washington-based International Centre for Religion and Diplomacy will pay a day-long visit to the AJK capital on Tuesday, it was learnt here on Monday....
Jam Yousuf calls on Jamali ISLAMABAD, Jan 13: Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Muhammad Yousuf called on Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali on Monday at the Prime Minister’s House and discussed with him matters of national...		Australian being quizzed for Al Qaeda links ISLAMABAD, Jan 13: An Australian man believed to have trained with Al Qaeda in Afghanistan has been arrested in Pakistan and is being probed for links to the terrorist network, officials...
Four doctors suspended in Dadu DADU, Jan 13: The EDO, Health, has suspended four senior medical officers on the charges of negligence in duty on Monday....		Grower tries to immolate himself: Protest against sugar mills NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Jan 13: The growers and Nazimeen here on Monday foiled a self-immolation attempt by a farmer and Muttahida Qaumi Movement leader, Ghulam Asghar Abbasi....
Narcotics being sold openly NAWABSHAH, Jan 13: Drugs are being openly sold in all the three talukas of the Nawabshaw district, a survey conducted by this correspondent revealed....		Rise in fees slated LARKANA, Jan 13: A large number of students of the Chandka Medical College staged a protest demonstration outside the press club here on Monday against the increase in tuition fees....
Tough fight on PS-18 likely SUKKUR, Jan 13: The Kashmor by-elections will be closely contested between Imtiaz Shaikh, president, Sindh Democratic Alliance, and an independent candidate, Ghalib Domki, on PS-18....		Two men injured in accident MIRPURKHAS, Jan 13: Two motorcyclists were injured here on Sunday as their motorcycle was hit by a car....
6 policemen, two villagers kidnapped SUKKUR, Jan 13: Bandits on Monday night kidnapped eight persons, including six police officials, in the jurisdiction of Durrani Mehar police station....		Sida workers demand salary BADIN, Jan 13: The employees of the Lower Sindh Mechanical Division, Sida, Badin, held a protest demonstration against Sida authorities for not paying their salaries for the last eight months....
Any change in LB system opposed HARIPUR, Jan 13: The District Haripur Nazim Dr Raja Aamir Zaman said here on Sunday that the district government system, introduced by the military government, had proved to be most effective...		Al Qaeda hunt leaves Chitralis stranded KARACHI, Jan 13: The ongoing hunt for Al Qaeda has become a humanitarian disaster for half-a-million people of Chitral. This winter they are not allowed to use the alternative Kunar-Nawa pass...
Asfandyar to file papers for Senate PESHAWAR, Jan 13: The Awami National Party has decided to field its former central president, Asfandyar Wali Khan, for the scheduled Senate elections after the Supreme Court allowed two losing candidates...		MMA govt planning to reverse IBP PESHAWAR, Jan 13: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal government is all set to do away with the institution-based practice (IBP) of doctors, official sources said....
Change in school timings demanded PESHAWAR, Jan 13: Parents of the government schoolchildren have demanded of the MMA government to restore the old school timings in the province....		3 Uzbek women, Afghan man nabbed in Wana WANA, Jan 13: Army troops and paramilitary forces picked up three Uzbek women and an Afghan man here on Sunday during an operation against the Al Qaeda and Taliban suspects, official...
Three in run for PP-147 bypolls LAHORE, Jan 13: The Punjab Assembly’s constituency PP-147 (Lahore XI) comprises half portions of union councils 31, 32 and 33 and complete union councils of 54, 75, 76, 78 and 96....		Light rail project from March LAHORE, Jan 13: Work on $400 million Light Rail Transit project is expected to begin in March with the laying of 34km rail track from Shahdara to Lahore airport’s new terminal...
Pakistan’s offer for INS exemption LAHORE, Jan 13: Pakistan will be willing to extend any cooperation to the United States to help the Immigration and Naturalization Service achieve its targets provided the Pakistanis living in the...		Discrimination in corruption probe LAHORE, Jan 13: The Punjab bureaucracy has absolved two of its grade-20 officers of corruption charges but axed another officer of the same grade on identical charges....
Byelection campaign concludes LAHORE, Jan 13: The campaign for the byelections came to an end on Monday night, with the candidates claiming that they would defeat their rivals with big margins....		Dar among three file papers for Senate LAHORE, Jan 13: Three PML-N candidates, including former finance minister Ishaq Dar, submitted their nomination papers for Senate polls on Monday....
Daska a neglected town SIALKOT, Jan 13: Daska is one of the few towns in the Punjab which has completed several community welfare projects amounting to millions of rupees on self-help-basis....		Cattle die due to cold, fodder shortage SIALKOT, Jan 13: Dozens of cattle have killed in border villages of both Sialkot and Narowal districts along 220km long working boundary due to chilly and foggy weather and acute...
Sillanwali Nazim, Naib voted out SARGODHA, Jan 13: A no-confidence motion was moved against Sillanwali Tehsil Council Nazim Rana Munawwar Ghaus and Naib Nazim Allah Ditta Noon on Monday....		Industries to be closed if robberies not stopped: GCCI GUJRANWALA, Jan 13: All industrial units and business centres in Gujranwala will be closed down if immediate measures were not taken to stop incidence of dacoities and robberies on highways....
Polio vaccination programme in jeopardy DERA GHAZI KHAN, Jan 13: The Dera Ghazi Khan polio vaccination programme is in jeopardy due to the irresponsible behaviour of the Health administration and managers of the vaccination programme....		SHO injured in 10-hour long shootout RAJANPUR, Jan 13: Umarkot SHO sustained serious injuries on Monday in a 10-hour long shootout with proclaimed offenders in the Kutcha area at Chak Umrani....
Youth affairs dept realizes injustice MULTAN, Jan 13: The Punjab Information, Culture and Youth Affairs Department has realized the injustice it has been subjecting to D.G Khan for the last eight years by posting the Dera...		Terrorists foes of Muslims, Christians: Kasuri KASUR, Jan 13: Terrorists are the mutual enemies of Muslims and Christians who earlier targeted mosques and Imambargahs....
Shift in Kashmir policy ‘suicidal’ TOBA TEK SINGH, Jan 13: Shift in Kashmir policy by the Pakistan government on foreign pressure is a political suicide....		Dacoits on the rampage FAISALABAD, Jan 13: Dacoits and robbers took away cash, gold ornaments, hijacked a car and two motorcycles in eight strikes in the city and its adjoining areas during the last 24...