January 31, 2003	Friday	Ziqa’ad 27,1423

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Retailers to get 15pc rebate on medicines ISLAMABAD, Jan 30: The drug retailers will get 15 per cent discount on both the locally-manufactured and imported medicines, an informed source told Dawn....		Irregularities in QAU admissions detected ISLAMABAD, Jan 30: A number of irregularities have been detected in admission process of the Quaid-i-Azam University, but the officials responsible have still not been taken to task....
Free education in capital schools, colleges planned ISLAMABAD, Jan 30: The federal education ministry is planning to introduce a free education scheme up to secondary level in all schools and model colleges of the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT)...		Three killed in Hassanabdal incidents TAXILA, Jan 30: Three persons died and eight others, including a woman, were injured in separate incidents in Hassanabdal....
TIP to get funds for research, says Awais ISLAMABAD, Jan 30: The federal minister for information technology and telecommunications, Awais Ahmad Leghari, has said funds will be made available to Telephone Industries of Pakistan (TIP) to carry out research...		Rs2m looted at gunpoint ATTOCK, Jan 30: Three armed persons robbed a man of Rs2 million at gun point near Nomipur village....
Iesco snaps supply to TMA for default on dues RAWALPINDI, Jan 30: The Islamabad Electric Supply Company (Iesco) has cut off supply to the main office of the Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMA) and street lights in some areas for non-payment...		Kashmiris not to accept LoC as permanent border: Qayyum ISLAMABAD, Jan 30: The people of Jammu and Kashmir will never accept the ceasefire line as the permanent border between India and Pakistan, Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan, former chairman of the...
Crime rate in Capital on the rise ISLAMABAD, Jan 30: Crime rate registered an increase in the capital during the last week with rise in incidents of car-theft and burglary....		Rain to continue in next 24 hours ISLAMABAD, Jan 30: The country is having its first wet spell of winter as parts of Punjab, NWFP, northern Balochistan and Kashmir received rain over the last 24 hours....
Man commits suicide CHAKWAL, Jan 30: A youngman committed suicide in Madina Town here on Wednesday....		Ex-Indian premiers invited on peace visit NEW DELHI, Jan 30: Bereft of any enthusiasm from their governments for an overture to ease their bilateral relations, a prominent peace group of Indian and Pakistan citizens announced a three-month...
INS detains, releases Pakistani journalist WASHINGTON, Jan 30: Ejaz Haider, the news editor and a columnist of The Friday Times, was arrested by US officials for failing to register with the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (INS)....		Age relaxation in police recruitment demanded GILGIT, Jan 30: Members of the Northern Areas Legislative Council (NALC) belonging to Diamer district have demanded that the policy on criteria of age and education for the forthcoming recruitment in...
Jhangvi group added to terrorist list WASHINGTON, Jan 30: The Bush administration has designated the Pakistani Sunni Muslim group Lashkar-i-Jhangvi as a “foreign terrorist organization,” State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said on Thursday....		FBI arrests 13 Pakistanis for credit card fraud WASHINGTON, Jan 30: US federal agents have arrested 13 Pakistanis from the greater Washington area for allegedly running a $5 million credit card scheme....
Tripartite accord on Afghan DPs delayed ISLAMABAD, Jan 30: The tripartite agreement between Islamabad, Kabul and the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), scheduled for signing in Geneva in January 2003, has been delayed at least...		EU urged to protect Pakistani expatriates ISLAMABAD, Jan 30: The European Union has appreciated Pakistan’s important contributions to the global fight against terrorism....
Nazim demands PFC award revision QUETTA, Jan 30: The Zarghoon Town Council rejecting the Provincial Finance Commission Award has demanded its revision....		Jamali back home ISLAMABAD, Jan 30: Prime Minister Zafarullah Jamali described on Thursday his bilateral discussions with the Gulf countries as “highly satisfying”, and hoped the visit would lead to further consolidation of fraternal...
Nazim killed QUETTA, Jan 30: Unidentified armed men shot dead Turbat Union Council Nazim Riaz Ahmed and injured two others on Wednesday, police said....		Demo staged against Fesco’s sell-off QUETTA, Jan 30: Wapda Hydro Electric Union staged a protest demonstration on Thursday against the privatization of Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (Fesco) and warned the government of launching a drive in...
Law and order to be improved: Durrani PESHAWAR, Jan 30: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has said his government will cut down non-developmental expenditures, streamline financial discipline and improve the law and order situation to attract the...		13 die of undiagnosed disease SUKKUR, Jan 30: At least 13 persons, 12 of them children, have died in the Qaim Kalhoro village, Obaro taluka, Ghotki district, during the past 15 days after being afflicted by...
Ghous slates local govt’s failure to come up with plan: Kutchi Abadis on railways land SUKKUR, Jan 30: The federal minister for railways, Ghous Bux Mahar, on Wednesday criticized the Sukkur district government for its failure to come up with a definite plan about the city’s...		Growers told to destroy poppy crop MANSEHRA, Jan 30: District Coordination Officer Hafeezur Rehman on Wednesday warned the poppy growers in Kala Dahaka to destroy the crop by Feb 10 or face an operation by the political administration....
Malaria spreads in Nawabshah NAWABSHAH, Jan 30: The spread of malaria has assumed alarming proportions in the district because of negligence and inefficiency of the health department officials....		Power outages LAHORE, Jan 30: Thursday was yet another day marked by frequent power breakdowns due to the use of metal wire for kite-flying and the intermittent rain....
JUI-F stages anti-US rallies SUKKUR, Jan 30: The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-F workers here on Thursday held a protest demonstration against the imminent US attack on Iraq....		Farmers block National Highway NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Jan 30: A large number of growers of Naulakhi Minor took out a rally from Kandiaro and blocked the National Highway on Thursday....
Boycott DADU, Jan 30: The primary school teachers boycotted classes all over the district for third consecutive day on Thursday in protest against district accounts officials. The protesters accused account officials of...		Traders voice concern over poor law, order GUJRANWALA, Jan 30: The local chamber of commerce and industry and Gujranwala Pharmaceutical Distributors Group expressed their serious concern over the rising incidents of dacoity and robbery....
People serious on girls’ education: Maqbool CHINIOT, Jan 30: Punjab Governor Khalid Maqbool said on Thursday that during visits to various parts of the province, he had noticed a positive change in that the people everywhere were...		Shifting of poultry market demanded FAISALABAD, Jan 30: Residents of Sir Syed Town and the councillors have threatened the district administration that they will come on the road if it does not take action against the...
Seminar begins on Khwaja Farid KOT MITHAN (Rajanpur), Jan 30: Speakers at the All Pakistan Khwaja Farid National seminar stressed the need for following the teachings of sufis to avert the socio-religious disharmony....		Villager injured by Indian firing SIALKOT, Jan 30: A man sustained serious injuries by Indian firing on Umranwali village in Charwa sector along Sialkot working boundary on Thursday....
Kasur Dist Jail needs expansion KASUR, Jan 30: The Kasur District Jail established in 1929 is said to be the oldest in the province....		No cardiologist at DHQ KASUR, Jan 30: The Kasur district headquarters hospital has been doing without a cardiologist for the last 10 months, sources said....
DPSC to probe police torture of lecturer TOBA TEK SINGH, Jan 30: The District Public Safety Commission (DPSC) will probe police torture on a Faisalabad Government College University lecturer Chaudhry Shabbir Ahmad, his brother and father by Nawan...		Mushaira in Gujrat GUJRAT, Jan 30: Prominent poets from across the country participated in the All Pakistan Rozan Mushaira which was organized by the Gujrat-based daily Rozan and poet Afzal Raaz here on Thursday....
Three killed OKARA, Jan 30: Three persons were killed and 36 others injured in a road accident on the Okara-Faisalabad Road on Thursday afternoon. The bus was coming from Faisalabad when it rammed...		15 SPs transferred in a major reshuffle LAHORE, Jan 30: The Punjab government transferred and posted 15 superintendents of police in a major reshuffle in Lahore and Gujranwala on Thursday....
Rain has good effect on wheat crop LAHORE, Jan 30: The recent rain has good effect on standing wheat crop and met about 20 per cent need of water, said provincial irrigation officials here on Thursday....		Police dept to be ‘depoliticized’ LAHORE, Jan 30: The chief minister has decided to depoliticize the police department and called upon PML-Q MPAs to monitor police performance and give suggestions for its improvement instead of recommending...
Call to enforce environment laws LAHORE, Jan 30: Punjab Environment Protection Department secretary Brig Riaz Bashir (retired) has said there were over 120 environment laws in the country but they were not being enforced due to...		No outside ‘pressure’ on KRL LAHORE, Jan 30: Kahuta Research Laboratories chairman Dr Javed Arshad Mirza said on Thursday that there was no foreign pressure regarding KRL’s nuclear and missile programmes....
A tribute to Aali Rizvi THE death of journalist Aali Rizvi marks the closure of another chapter of traditional decency and classical competence in journalism besides depriving a host of newspaper people of a fellow professional...		Sacrificial animals start arriving LAHORE, Jan 30: Sacrificial animals have started arriving in the provincial metropolis and are being paraded here and there to attract the customers....
Court vacates stay against bus operation LAHORE, Jan 30: The Supreme Court on Thursday vacated the stay order against the grant of exclusive rights to a transport company for plying 70-seat buses on route 32 (from the...		Qul held LAHORE, Jan 30: Qul of columnist Syed Aali Rizvi, who passed away on Wednesday, were held here on Thursday....