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PC-1 to renovate gutted sectt building approved ISLAMABAD, Feb 2: The Central Development Working Party has approved a Rs200 million PC-I of renovation project of the gutted Shaheed-i-Millat Secretariat, a housing ministry official told Dawn on Sunday....		BoGs have not yet received report on hospitals working RAWALPINDI, Feb 2: The administration of the autonomous hospitals has so far not presented the situational analysis report to the Board of Governors (BoGs), as was required according to the Health...
Residents threaten to block G.T. Road RAWALPINDI, Feb 2: The residents of Hai Humak, Niazian, Kortana and Sihala on Sunday threatened to stage a sit-in in front of the Aiwan-i-Sadr and block G.T. Road if the authorities...		Official work comes to a standstill: Power suspension to TMA RAWALPINDI, Feb 2: Electricity supply to the Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMA), disconnected about a week ago due to non-payment of dues, has not been restored, brining official work to a standstill....
Rs35m plan for UET Lahore approved ISLAMABAD, Feb 2: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has approved a scheme entitled “Computerisation and Networking Enhancement” at University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore at a cost of about Rs35 million....		Two women killed in separate incidents RAWALPINDI, Feb 2: Two women were killed, one of them burnt alive, and another person sustained burn injuries while rescuing one of the victims, in separate incidents on Sunday, police and...
Oil tankers’ body to suspend supply ISLAMABAD, Feb 2: All Pakistan Oil Tankers’ Workers League (APOTWL) on Sunday warned that they would suspend fuel supply to all government organizations, including the army, and Afghanistan if the recently-levied...		Minister calls for afforestation RAWALPINDI, Feb 2: The federal minister for information and media development, Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, has stressed the need for massive afforestation to avert environmental pollution and asked the youth to play...
Environment policy being formulated ISLAMABAD, Feb 2: The government is pursuing to develop a comprehensive policy framework through consultation with various stakeholders to deal with the environmental problems and check poverty in the country....		Kashmir uprising not terrorism: Qayyum ISLAMABAD, Feb 2: Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan has condemned Indian malicious propaganda against the Kashmiris’ freedom movement and said the world must realize the difference between terrorism and movements for right...
Pakistani student detained in US SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 2: A Pakistan student with a valid visa was arrested at the Houston airport while returning after vacations....		MPA survives attempt on life PESHAWAR, Feb 2: A Pakistan People’s Party-Sherpao MPA Alamzeb Omerzai survived a life attempt, but his driver was killed by some unidentified armed persons near Sheikao Nao in Charsadda on Sunday...
AJK assembly, council joint sitting on Wednesday MUZAFFARABAD, Feb 2: AJK President Sardar Mohammed Anwar Khan has summoned the joint sitting of the Legislative Assembly and AJK Council for Wednesday, says a handout issued by the assembly secretariat...		Blast kills five Afghans QUETTA, Feb 2: Five Afghan army personnel on Sunday were killed in a landmine blast in Chahar Burjuk area while the governor of Nimroz, a southern Afghanistan’s province close to Pakistani...
Relief package for Baltistan approved SKARDU, Feb 2: The government has approved a Rs13.8 million relief and rehabilitation package for the people living along the Line of Control (LoC) in Baltistan, who were affected by the...		Haripur district council rejects small dam plan HARIPUR, Feb 2: The Haripur district council has rejected the proposed small dam on river Dor, threatening to block the road leading to Abbottabad if the project was not shelved....
UN asked to resolve Iraq crisis SWABI, Feb 2: Only UN should resolve the Iraq crisis and nuclear arms inspectors be given more time to complete investigations....		Govt ignoring people’s problems: PML-N leader PESHAWAR, Feb 2: Former NWFP chief minister and provincial president of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz), Pir Sabir Shah, said on Sunday that the government was working to advance the agenda of...
Transporters’ strike continues PESHAWAR, Feb 2: The wheel-jam strike by the transporters of the city continued for the second consecutive day, and the commuters faced hardships in reaching their destinations on Sunday....		Tourism proposal for Fata discussed PESHAWAR, Feb 2: The government is working on a plan to identify and develop some places of historical significance in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas for increased tourism, said official sources....
Rallies to be held on Kashmir Day PESHAWAR, Feb 2: Jamaat-i-Islami will observe Kashmir Day and hold protest rallies across the province on Wednesday to express solidarity with the people of the occupied valley, a press release said....		Strategy devised to clear Wapda dues PESHAWAR, Feb 2: A meeting on Friday devised a strategy for reconciliation of Wapda arrears....
Iranian paintings on display PESHAWAR, Feb 2: The Iranian Cultural Centre has organised a week-long exhibition of Iranian paintings, calligraphic models of different scripts and work on glass and earthen pots here at the Peshawar...		Terrorists involved in 56 blasts still at large FAISALABAD, Feb 2: Terrorists involved in 56 bomb blast incidents that occurred during the last four years across the province are yet to be traced....
Punjab also sends force to guard Sui Road MULTAN, Feb 2: The provincial government sent three platoons of the Punjab Constabulary from here to Rajanpur on Sunday to man the Kashmor-Sui Road....		Cattle theft incidence on the rise SARGODHA, Feb 2: Cattle theft incidence is on the rise in various villages situated at the borders of adjoining districts particularly Jhang and Mandi Bahauddin districts....
‘Held PO has no links with Al Qaeda’ TOBA TEK SINGH, Feb 2: The arrested man, Saeed Ahmad alias commando, has no links with Al-Qaeda or any terrorist organization although he had been taking part in Kashmir jihad along...		150 posts of lecturers lying vacant SIALKOT, Feb 2: As many as 150 posts of lecturers in the district’s colleges have been lying vacant since long....
Rs250m fund for welfare of miners MULTAN, Feb 2: The Punjab Mineral Development Depart-ment has set up a fund of Rs250 million for the welfare of its workers....		Two POs hurt in encounter FAISALABAD, Feb 2: Tandlianwala police claimed on Sunday to have arrested two proclaimed offenders after a two-hour encounter at Chak 593-GB....
Unnoticed crime irks people KASUR, Feb 2: People from all walks of life on Sunday expressed concern over more and more crime and police’s failure to curb it in the district....		Kidnapped student recovered by police GUJRANWALA, Feb 2: Police recovered the student who was kidnapped for a ransom of Rs5 million from Chenab Bela, Wazirabad, and arrested two accused here on Sunday....
No power, water as kite-flyers rehearse LAHORE, Feb 2: As avid kite-flyers took to their roofs to rehearse for Basant on Sunday, those who stayed indoors saw intermittent power breakdowns....		Farmers welcome ADB’s decision LAHORE, Feb 2: Farmers of the Punjab on Sunday welcomed Asian Development Bank’s decision to allow the government to subsidize the agriculture sector and exhorted the World Bank and the IMF...
US wants to ‘impose’ Shahbaz on country LAHORE, Feb 2: The Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistan (Nifaz-i-Shariat) has expressed reservations about PML-N president Shahbaz Sharif’s US visit....		NCJP for end to state ‘patronage’ of religion LAHORE, Feb 2: The National Commission for Justice and Peace has demanded an end to state patronage of religion....
Conference on animal nutrition LAHORE, Feb 2: The University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences will hold a two-day international Animal Nutrition Conference 2003 here on March 18 in collaboration with the Nutritionist Association of Pakistan....		Kutcha abadis for ownership rights LAHORE, Feb 2: The All Pakistan Kutcha Abadis Alliance has urged Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali to take steps to provide ownership rights to 30 million kutcha abadi dwellers in...
Govt set to acquire land for Ring Road: Amer LAHORE, Feb 2: District Nazim Mian Amer Mahmood said on Sunday the city district government would soon start acquiring land for the construction of 77-kilometre Ring Road....		It’s hard to get PR duplicate ticket LAHORE, Feb 2: People travelling by trains on Sunday condemned the attitude of railways ticket issuing officials....
PA session LAHORE, Feb 2: The Punjab Assembly is resuming its session on Monday afternoon with discussion on housing and physical planning among major items on the agenda....		Apathy over pro-Zionist excesses be ended: Dr Karmi LAHORE, Feb 2: Renowned Palestinian scholar and writer Ghada Karmi emphasized on Sunday the need for stopping the impending war on Iraq, saying that besides causing massive destruction in Baghdad, war...