January 21, 2003	Tuesday	Ziqa’ad 17, 1423

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Under-construction mosque demolished ISLAMABAD, Jan 20: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Monday demolished an under-construction mosque that was reportedly being constructed on a piece of land allocated for a park at Sector F-11/2....		Court vacates stay order obtained by occupants: Possession of F-10 flower market ISLAMABAD, Jan 20: Senior civil judge Arshad Ali on Monday vacated the stay order obtained by the occupants of an under- construction CDA flower market at F-10 Markaz....
Jaundice, fever cause mental retardation in children RAWALPINDI, Jan 20: Jaundice and fever during infancy have been identified as the major cause of mental retardation in children, a research study carried out by Dr Tahir Sharif, general-secretary of...		Anti-encroachment drive begins on Thursday RAWALPINDI, Jan 20: The city administration will launch an operation against encroachments from Thursday, sources said....
AIOU admissions from Feb 1 ISLAMABAD, Jan 20: Admissions to over 100 programmes from secondary to PhD level in spring semester at Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) campuses all over the country will start from February...		Police ordered not to arrest co-accused in Church case ISLAMABAD, Jan 20: An accountability court on Monday admitted an application of a co-accused in the church property case directing the authorities concerned not to arrest him during the pendency of...
Two robbers get 5-year imprisonment RAWALPINDI, Jan 20: The civil judge and judicial magistrate, Hidayatullah Shah, on Monday awarded five-year rigorous imprisonment (RI) each to two persons convicted of committing robberies....		Awareness on health issues stressed ISLAMABAD, Jan 20: The education ministry will make efforts to impart education and create awareness among youth on health issues, including blood transfusion....
Woman, infant die of suffocation RAWALPINDI, Jan 20: A woman and her infant died of suffocation in G-9/4, police said....		No sanctity of LoC for Kashmiris: Sikandar MUZAFFARABAD, Jan 20: AJK Prime Minister Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan said on Monday that no Kashmiri could think of according any sanctity to the Line of Control or accepting its conversion...
Damages suit: SC reverses judgment ISLAMABAD, Jan 20: The Supreme Court on Monday reversed its judgment in which it had directed a US-based multinational company to furnish a bank guarantee of one billion dollar for qualifying...		Jamali, Shell chief discuss investment ISLAMABAD, Jan 20: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali has said that Pakistan is an investor-friendly country and it would welcome foreign investment to accelerate the process of economic development....
Relief promised for drought-hit areas QUETTA, Jan 20: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali said on Monday that the government is preparing a relief package for drought-hit areas of Balochistan, that would be announced soon....		2,000 Pakistanis flee from US to Canada WASHINGTON, Jan 20: So far about 2,000 Pakistanis have fled to Canada to escape arrest and deportation from the United States where they had been living for years before forced to...
2,477 Muslims face deportation SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 20: More than 2,400 Muslims face deportation after their registration with the US Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) under a programme that requires Muslim male non-immigrants to appear...		Ordinance to protect breastfeeding promulgated ISLAMABAD, Jan 20: The president has promulgated Protection of Breastfeeding and Child Nutrition Ordinance, 2002, according to which “no person shall promote infant formula or other products, including bottle-fed complementary foods,...
3 Pakistani pilgrims die in S. Arabia ISLAMABAD, Jan 20: Another three Pakistani Haj pilgrims have died of heart attack and other ailments in Makkah and Madina....		US official BEIJING, Jan 20: US Under-Secretary of State John Bolton expressed concern over the existing nuclear status of India and Pakistan. Addressing a news conference in Beijing on Monday, he said the...
Haripur women councillors get uplift funds HARIPUR, Jan 20: An amount of Rs 2.4 millions from the budget 2002-03 of the tehsil municipal administration has been placed on the discretion of women councillors....		Parliamentary team ISLAMABAD, Jan 20: A three-member parliamentary delegation, led by National Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Amir Hussain, will leave for Beijing on Tuesday to attend a meeting of executive council of the Association...
Provinces to be treated equally: Humayun PESHAWAR, Jan 20: Federal Commerce Minister Humayun Akhtar Khan has said that the government would take the smaller provinces along in the decision-making process to remove their sense of deprivation....		NA body to focus on Karo-kari, tribal feuds SUKKUR, Jan 20: The chairman of the National Assembly’s Committee on Human Rights, MNA Riaz Fatiyana, on Monday said that he will soon visit Sindh and Balochistan to acquaint himself with...
Delay in release of funds hits hospitals DADU, Jan 20: The delay in release of funds for hospitals by the district governments is causing hardships for patients as well as the hospital staff....		Villager’s death triggers protest LARKANA, Jan 20: The death of a villager, Qurban Jat, on Monday in the CMC Hospital, who had been seriously injured when police opened fire late Thursday night in the Shahmurad...
Differences in MMA denied KOHAT, Jan 20: The NWFP Chief Minister Akram Durrani has said that some sinister elements who do not want to see an Islamic system of governance in the province are trying...		Woman strangulated, man shot dead KOHAT, Jan 20: A young man was shot dead, while a woman was strangulated in separate incidents here on Monday....
Three killed, two injured in shootout BAJAUR, Jan 20: Three persons were killed and two others were wounded in a fierce battle between the two rival parties over the setting up of a tubewell in Salazai area...		Tribesmen agree to destroy poppy crop voluntarily LANDI KOTAL, Jan 20: Residents of Chora village in Khyber Agency have agreed to voluntarily destroy the poppy crop cultivated over an estimated 1000 Kanal land....
Peshawar Hujjaj to leave from Islamabad ISLAMABAD, Jan 20: The religious affairs ministry has made special arrangements for sending Hujjaj from Islamabad airport who would be effected by foggy or inclement weather at Peshawar and Lahore....		Tobacco firms accused of deceiving growers SWABI, Jan 20: The Lakson Tobacco Company (PTC) and Pakistan Tobacco Company (LTC) have tactfully created the surplus tobacco bogey and inflicted immense financial losses on the growers for purchasing the...
Five Okara tenants granted bail MULTAN, Jan 20: Five activists of Anjuman Mazareen Punjab were granted bail by a local court in Okara on Monday in a dacoity case....		Two POs killed in ‘encounter’ SIALKOT, Jan 20: Two proclaimed offenders were killed on Monday in an encounter with the Sambrial police in Bela area, Daska....
Representative of Nadra booked HAFIZABAD, Jan 20: A representative of the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) misappropriated Rs68,250 fee with 1,950 forms, submitted by the people for getting computerized national identity cards....		Smuggled goods seized: 11 arrested GUJRANWALA, Jan 20: Customs intelligence seized a huge quantity of smuggled goods and arrested 11 smugglers here on Monday....
Religious leader, brother shot dead RAJANPUR, Jan 20: Known religious leader Maulana Muhammad Iqbal Saeedi and his brother were shot dead by their rivals on court premises here on Monday....		Two more accused of bank dacoity identified BAHAWALPUR, Jan 20: The ring leader of the Musafirkhana bank dacoity is the son of Maj Shamshad Ahmad (retired), a member of the district safety commission....
Journalist laid to rest MULTAN, Jan 20: Eisar Raee, a veteran journalist and chief editor of local Urdu daily Qaumi Awaz who died of protracted illness at Nishtar hospital on Sunday evening, was laid to...		Accident claims life KASUR, Jan 20: One person was killed while another was injured in a road accident on Changa Manga Road here on Monday....
Two killed GUJRAT, Jan 20: Two persons were killed in separate incidents in and around the city....		Plan to demolish shops on Wasa drain dropped FAISALABAD, Jan 20: The Tehsil Municipal Administration (City) has given up the plan to demolish multi-storey plazas on the Circular Road drain and decided to reconstruct a carpeted road with an...
Traders hold demo against police MULTAN, Jan 20: Traders of the Cantonment markets staged a demonstration here on Monday in protest against police failure to arrest the killers of a trader....		Ministry sits on power meters’ tender file LAHORE, Jan 20: The Water and Power Ministry has been sitting on a tender file for the last three weeks and it may end up scuttling the same, causing a loss...
One meal at weddings recommended LAHORE, Jan 20: The Punjab Cabinet on Monday recommended only one-dish during all marriage-related functions for maximum 300 guests....		PUJ protests beating of journalists LAHORE, Jan 20: The Punjab Union of Journalists took out a procession on Monday from the Lahore Press Club to the Governor’s House to protest against the manhandling of journalists by...
GPA offices’ vacation ordered LAHORE, Jan 20: The Punjab Health Department has ordered immediate vacation of the offices of the Government Public Analyst besides handing over new hostel building of the Institute of Public Health...		Confusion over notification LAHORE, Jan 20: A shroud of confusion surrounds a notification de-affiliating 42 education and elementary colleges and departments from the newly established University of Education (UoE) as both the provincial education...
SNGPL maintains balance between supply, demand LAHORE, Jan 20: The Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited on Monday maintained a balance between supply and demand, without further shutting off the industries....		Opposition urged not to oppose Musharraf LAHORE, Jan 20: The PML-Q on Monday said opposition parties should not raise objections against President Gen Musharraf simultaneously holding the office of the army chief and his power to sack...
Housing scheme LAHORE, Jan 20: The Lahore Development Authority will start development of the LDA Avenue-I Housing Scheme from April and complete it by early 2006....		MMA’s concern LAHORE, Jan 20: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal has expressed concern over President Pervez Musharraf’s statement in which he had hinted at handing over all missionary institutions to their owners....