January 19, 2003	Sunday	Ziqa'ad 15, 1423

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30 robberies in 48 hours in Faisalabad FAISALABAD, Jan 18: Dacoits, robbers and thieves made off with thousands of rupees and gold, besides hijacking 13 motorcycles and three cars in 30 strikes in the city and its adjoining...		Youth kills four sisters FAISALABAD, Jan 18: A young boy gunned down his four sisters and a youth in Chak No. 644 GB, about 52 kilometres from here, on Saturday....
1,300 teachers unable to draw salaries DERA GHAZI KHAN, Jan 18: As many as 1,300 female teachers of primary schools have not been able to draw their salaries because of the “cumbersome” new procedure adopted by the...		PVMC told to review merger of courses LAHORE, Jan 18: Justice Syed Zahid Hussain of the Lahore High Court, taking up a plea against the merger of two academic courses, directed the Pakistan Veterinary Medical Council (PVMC) to...
NWFP to start interest-free banking LAHORE, Jan 18: The NWFP government will write off the interest on loans issued to the people....		Three of a family killed as coaster overturns GUJRANWALA, Jan 18: Four people, including three family members, were killed and 15 others sustained injuries on Saturday in an accident on the Hafizabad Road....
Cracks on newly-built road GUJRANWALA, Jan 18: Cracks have appeared within a month on a road built with an expenditure of Rs2 million by the Kamoke district council....		Four bank dacoity accused arrested BAHAWALPUR, Jan 18: The local police on Saturday claim to have arrested four accused, including a cashier, a lawyer, a teacher, and recovered unlicensed arms and half the cash amount they...
President visits field formation LAHORE, Jan 18: President Musharraf visited a field formation on the second day of his visit to Lahore Garrison on Saturday....		Two crushed MULTAN, Jan 18: Two motorcyclists were crushed to death on Saturday near Peerowal in the Khanewal district....
More water in Maira canal may cause breaches SWABI, Jan 18: The 1,000 cusec water of Pehur High Level Canal (PHLC), which is expected to be released into the Maira Branch of the Upper Swat Canal, already running with...		War no solution to conflicts: Durrani PESHAWAR, Jan 18: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has urged the international community to comprehend the ground reality and pursue a solution to the international conflicts instead of involving in...
Operation against criminals delayed BARA (Khyber Agency), Jan 18: Cleanup operation against anti- social elements in the Bara Tehsil of Khyber Agency was again postponed by the authorities on Saturday after an appeal by local...		Row over transfer of resources: Dist govt versus Town-1 PESHAWAR, Jan 18: The Peshawar city district government and Peshawar’s town-1 administration have apparently locked horns over the question of transferring financial resources from the former to the latter, according to...
Four die in bus-coach collision LAKKI MARWAT, Jan 18: Four people were killed and eight others injured when a bus rammed into a coach near Shahbazkhel on Indus Highway, some 40km from here, on Saturday....		Irrigation channel destroying orchards PESHAWAR, Jan 18: Valuable orchards and crops of thousands of farmers of the five union councils in Malakand Agency are being badly affected due to the bad state of the Landaki...
Students protest against Bara action PESHAWAR, Jan 18: Over 100 of students, belonging to different villages in Khyber Agency, staged a demonstration in front of the Peshawar Press Club on Saturday against the closure of vehicular...		Countrywide protest against UMO on 22nd PESHAWAR, Jan 18: The Federation of All Pakistan University Academic Staff Association (FAPUASA) has decided to hold countrywide protest demonstrations against University Model Ordinance on Jan 22 and 29 respectively....
Kohat Press Club elections KOHAT, Jan 18: The first-ever elections of Kohat Press Club were held here on Friday at the Jinnah Library....		Jirga to settle tribal dispute next week SUKKUR, Jan 18: The Jirga between Mehars and Jatois will be held next week, chieftains of the Jatoi and the Mahar tribes confirmed here on Saturday....
Oil firms urged to recruit local youth DADU, Jan 18: Multinational oil and gas exploration companies are reluctant to employ Sindhi youth and do not pay compensation to local landowners for their land....		37 new sugarcane varieties developed THATTA, Jan 18: The National Sugar Crops Research Institute (NSCRI) has so far developed 37 new sugarcane varieties while research has been carried out to introduce 20 more varieties within the...
Registration of vehicles decentralized NAWABSHAH, Jan 18: The registration of vehicles has been decentralized and owners of vehicles can now register their vehicles in their respective cities while other excise and taxation matters will also...		Involvement of Hurs in violence denied SUKKUR, Jan 18: The Khalifa of the Pir Pagaro’s Hur Jamaat, Pir Baksh Gaho, Wadero Fateh Mohammad Aradin, and Wadero Baksh Ali Aradin, have strongly denied the involvement of the Hur...
Field days for growers to be organized HYDERABAD, Jan 18: The Technology Transfer Institute of Pakistan, Agricultural Research Council, Tando Jam, in collaboration with the Sindh Agriculture Extension and Research Department, will organize field days at potato and...		‘Nine polio cases in Larkana detected’ LARKANA, Jan 18: Speakers at a seminar on “Advocacy on Eradication of Polio”, organized here on Saturday, expressed concern over the finding of nine polio case in the district....
Nespak signs pacts for 124 construction projects LAHORE, Jan 18: The National Engineering Services Pakistan (Nespak) has signed contracts for 124 new construction projects, including 50 foreign projects, during the last one year and a half....		Condemned prisoner gets salary arrears LAHORE, Jan 18: The Punjab Revenue Department has paid the withheld salary arrears to the tune of Rs96,351 to a condemned prisoner on the intervention of Provincial Ombudsman Justice Sajjad Ahmed...
Old woman strangled LAHORE, Jan 18: A 65-year-old women was strangled at her house in Muslim Colony, Samanabad....		Man shot dead by brothers-in-law LAHORE, Jan 18: Two men allegedly shot dead their brother-in-law in Misri Shah on Saturday....
BHC reserves verdict on loser’s contest plea: Senate elections QUETTA, Jan 18: A single bench of the Balochistan High Court here on Saturday reserved the judgment on a petition filed by Arbab Mohammed Hashim, secretary-general of the Pakistan Millat Party,...		Economy has improved, Jamali tells IMF team ISLAMABAD, Jan 18: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali here on Saturday assured the visiting IMF mission that there would be continuity of reforms to achieve greater macroeconomic stability....
Extension in INS deadline sought WASHINGTON, Jan 18: Pakistan has asked the United States to extend the registration deadline for Pakistanis to June 2004 so that all those needed to register can do so without any...		Bank okays guarantee for three Boeing 777 KARACHI, Jan 18: The Board of Exim Bank has approved $351 million as 85 per cent guarantee towards the cost of purchase of three Boeing 777 aircraft along with the spares....
US senators to visit Pakistan, Afghanistan WASHINGTON, Jan 18: A delegation of 10 US senators led by John Warner of Virginia will be visiting Pakistan, Afghanistan and some Mideastern countries in the next few days....		President’s Moscow visit opposed ISLAMABAD, Jan 18: Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Chairman Amanullah Khan has opposed the president’s three-day visit to Moscow on the grounds that Pakistan will not get any support from...
Sherpao defends party defeat in by-poll ISLAMABAD, Jan 18: The minister for water and power and Kana, Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao, defending his party defeat in the by-election on a provincial seat, attributed the loss mainly to...		Gwadar master plan being finalized QUETTA, Jan 18: Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Mir Mohammad Yousuf has said that interests of the local population would be given due protection while preparing the master plan for Gwadar....
NLC begins service to Iran QUETTA, Jan 18: The National Logistic Cell (NLC) has started operations beyond Pakistani borders up to Iran and the first consignment of six trawlers carrying 175 tons of rice proceeded to...		Spanish team to trek Mount Broadpeak ISLAMABAD, Jan 18: A 12-member Spanish winter expedition has embarked upon climbing over 8000 meter Mount Broadpeak in Karakoram....