January 27, 2003	Monday	Ziqa’ad 23,1423

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Kashmiris condemn Indian brutalities ISLAMABAD, Jan 26: Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control and in Pakistan and elsewhere in the world observed India’s Republic Day on Sunday as Black Day....		‘UAE to welcome skilled workers’ ABU DHABI, Jan 26: United Arab Emirates Labour Minister Sheikh Mattar Humaid Al Tayer has said his country would welcome professional, skilled and semi-skilled workers from Pakistan....
Allegations refuted ISLAMABAD, Jan 26: The Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) has described Interior Minister Sikandar Iqbal’s allegations against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif as “a mockery of facts.”...		Aspirants to lucrative ministries active ISLAMABAD, Jan 26: Aspirants to the two attractive posts of federal law minister and attorney-general are desperately trying to persuade the prime minister to compensate them for their services to the...
Girls clinch top three positions in BA, BSc QUETTA, Jan 26: Girl students of science group clinched the top three positions according to the BA and BSc annual examination, 2002, announced by the Balochistan University on Sunday....		US embassy staff told to return if war begins ISLAMABAD, Jan 26: The staff of the US embassy in Pakistan has been advised to return home in case the United States attacks Iraq, a reliable source told Dawn....
Shops closed LANDI KOTAL, Jan 26: The activists of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam on Saturday forcibly closed all shops selling music videos and CDs in Landi Kotal bazaar....		IT should not be compulsory subject, says minister ISLAMABAD, Jan 26: The Sindh education system is on the verge of collapse and its performance in implementing schemes sanctioned by the federal government is the poorest, Provincial Education Minister Irfanullah...
Why are the tribal chiefsat daggers drawn? MAZARI GOTH (Rajanpur), Jan 26: The situation here is no less than of a limited war as exchange of heavy artillery with regular intervals is order of the day....		Kashmiris observe ‘black day’ SIALKOT, Jan 26: Kashmiris residing in Sialkot and Narowal districts on Sunday observed India’s republic day as ‘black day’....
Crackdown on defaulters FAISALABAD, Jan 26: The Punjab government has decided to launch a crackdown on defaulters to achieve the recovery target....		Dacoits strike four times SHEIKHUPURA, Jan 26: Dacoits and thieves took away cash and valuables worth millions of rupees in four strikes in the district during the last 24 hours....
Dera Bugti water supply restored RAJANPUR, Jan 26: Water supply to Sui and Dera Bugti has been restored while electricity is expected to be resumed within next two days....		Villagers kill two bandits in shootout GUJRANWALA, Jan 26: Two dacoits were killed on Sunday in a shootout with villagers in Joyana village, Qila Dedar Singh....
PPP leader beats up Wapda team GUJRAT, Jan 26: Lalamusa PPP president Malik Mushtaq and some of his supporters allegedly beat up five Wapda officials who had detected electricity theft at Mr Mushtaq’s residence in Muhalla Qasba....		Incentives to increase farm yield SARGODHA, Jan 26: The Punjab government will reduce abiana, agricultural tax and electricity tariff for tubewells in a bid to increase the farm yield....
Meat price hike not due to export FAISALABAD, Jan 26: Meat prices in the domestic market will not rise further as exports are a fraction of the actual potential, says Ikhlaq Ahmed Tarar, Secretary, Livestock and Dairy Development,...		Dacoity bid foiled TOBA TEK SINGH, Jan 26: Villagers foiled a dacoity attempt on Saturday night in a nearby Chak 242-GD Noorpur Basti....
Three killed, 30 injured in vehicles’ collision GUJRANWALA, Jan 26: Three people were killed while over 30 were injured when six vehicles collided with one another due to fog on GT Road in Kamoki and Rahwali on Sunday....		PML-Q wins PP-147 bypoll LAHORE, Jan 26: PML-Q’s Abdul Aleem Khan on Sunday won byelection in PP-147, with a lead of 4,130 votes over PML-N and MMA joint candidate Ameerul Azeem....
Shujaat for one dish only at weddings LAHORE, Jan 26: PML-Q president Chaudhry Shujaat Husain has urged the Punjab cabinet to ban the service of food to marriage parties, allowing one-dish meal only at walima ceremonies....		Industrial gas supply restored LAHORE, Jan 26: The Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) on Sunday restored supply to around 1,100 industrial units in Punjab and NWFP....
Polling in PP-147 largely peaceful LAHORE, Jan 26: There was no major disruption of law and order during polling for the by-election in PP-147 on Sunday. However, some minor incidents did occur....		JUP demo against US LAHORE, Jan 26: The Lahore chapter of the JUP staged a demonstration on Sunday to condemn the US for planning an attack on Iraq....
Meeting on farm tax assessment LAHORE, Jan 26: The job of assessing the income of growers for levying agriculture tax cannot be entrusted to those revenue officials who are already causing problems to agriculturists, says Punjab...		Fazl proposes joint defence command for Ummah LAHORE, Jan 26: JUI amir and MMA secretary-general Maulana Fazlur Rehman proposed on Saturday the establishment of a joint defence command for the Islamic countries to thwart the aggressive US designs...
Lahore without fog LAHORE, Jan 26: There was no fog on Sunday because of a cloudy to partly cloudy weather....		Stray bullet LAHORE, Jan 26: Akbar, 28, of Gujranwala, who had come to Lahore to attend a wedding in Badami Bagh, was killed when some of its participants resorted to aerial firing and...
Mushaira LAHORE, Jan 26: The English Literary Society arranged a Mushaira at Nasser Bagh’s Chaupal here on Sunday....		Over 200 plots removed from sectors I-14, I-16 plan ISLAMABAD, Jan 26: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has reduced the number of plots proposed in the development plan of sectors I-14 and I-16....
Substandard items on sale at Sunday bazaar RAWALPINDI, Jan 26: People have resented the sale of substandard items and lack of hygiene at the weekly bazaars held at Committee Chowk and Haidree Road....		Kashmiris stage sit-in in front of Indian HC ISLAMABAD, Jan 26: The people of Kashmir staged a protest demonstration in front of Indian High Commission here on Sunday to mark the Indian Republic Day as black day....
Husband still free despite SC order: Zainab Noor torture case ISLAMABAD, Jan 26: The Supreme Court decision that Qari Sharif, who had brutalized his wife, Zainab Noor, should be lodged in jail for 10 more years, has not been implemented and...		RCB faces 292 cases filed by residents RAWALPINDI, Jan 26: The Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) is facing a number of petitions filed in courts by the residents and firms against different decisions and steps taken by the civic...
Policeman injured in house raid RAWALPINDI, Jan 26: A policeman was injured and a van damaged after a group of people started pelting stones on a police party, which raided their house in Sadiqabad late Saturday...		Women legislators harbinger of change: speakers ISLAMABAD, Jan 26: The induction of 74 women members in the parliament is a harbinger of change and, significantly, women are leading the way in redefining the relation between parliamentarians and...
Fake leadership imposed on people: PTI ISLAMABAD, Jan 26: The central executive committee of Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf has condemned the “establishment” for imposing a decadent leadership on the country through a fraudulent election process thus shattering the hope...		Zardari shifted to Pims RAWALPINDI, Jan 26: Asif Ali Zardari was flown back to Islamabad from Karachi on Sunday night after attending the funeral rites of his spouse’s stepmother, official source said....
Man commits suicide RAWALPINDI, Jan 26: A man committed suicide by setting himself on fire at Misryal, while a girl, critically injured in a road accident on Saturday, died at Pims on Sunday....		Residents stage demo against water shortage RAWALPINDI, Jan 26: Residents of Chak Maddad Khan falling in the jurisdiction of Mohalla Sultanabad, Rawalpindi cantonment, on Sunday staged a protest demonstration against shortage of potable water....
Khuhro fears governor rule in Sindh HYDERABAD, Jan 26: The leader of the opposition in the Sindh Assembly and president, Pakistan People’s Party (Sindh), Nisar Ahmed Khuhro, has said that all attempts aimed at imposing governor’s rule...		Youth hurt for debating over human cloning THATTA, Jan 26: The debate over human cloning in a public bus led to a scuffle and injuries to a participant on Sunday....
Cop injured in attack on mobile HANGU, Jan 26: A police patrol came under fire from four alleged proclaimed offenders (POs), injuring a policeman, near Munjikhel area on Saturday night....		Security tightened at oil, gas fields DADU, Jan 26: The federal government has tightened security measures at the Lasmo camp located at Bhit Jabal and the camp of BHP company near Johi....
Japan to launch skin disease project LARKANA, Jan 26: A three-member Japanese team of medical experts completed its initial study regarding the spread of a skin disease, leishmaniasis, in Larkana district and will re-visit the affected areas...		Timber prices shoot up KHAAR (Bajaur Agency), Jan 26: The Afghan government has put a ban on timber export, triggering a sharp rise in its price and causing deep concern among the investors in the Pakistani timber market....
Women Jirga demands HR restoration in Afghanistan PESHAWAR, Jan 26: An Afghan refugee women Jirga has demanded restoration of fundamental human rights, disarmament of warlords and empowerment of women to actively participate in the reconstruction of war-ravaged Afghanistan....		Number of cardiac patients increases TIMERGARA, Jan 26: A sharp increase has been noticed in the number of patients who visited the OPD and those admitted to the cardiac unit of the district headquarters hospital for...