February 6, 2003	Thursday	Zul Hijjah 4,1423

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Qazi urges world to take notice of atrocities: Pledge to Kashmiris renewed ISLAMABAD, Feb 5: People in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad on Wednesday renewed their pledge to continue moral, diplomatic and political support to the people of Indian-held Kashmir in...		Two killed, 8 robberies committed in twin cities RAWALPINDI, Feb 5: Two persons were killed and eight robberies committed in Rawalpindi and Islamabad on Wednesday, police said....
Civilized world silent on plight of Kashmiris, says Nazim RAWALPINDI, Feb 5: The civilized world remains silent on the atrocities being perpetrated by the Indian troops in the occupied Kashmir, District Nazim Raja Tariq Kiani said here on Wednesday....		President asks people to plant trees ISLAMABAD, Feb 5: President General Pervez Musharraf has asked the citizens to plant maximum number of trees on the occasion of spring tree plantation campaign 2003....
Kashmir show at Lok Virsa ISLAMABAD, Feb 5: While the government, political parties and peace activists staged rallies to draw world attention towards Indian occupation forces’ atrocities in the held valley, Lok Virsa organized a different...		Literary bodies seek world help on Kashmir ISLAMABAD, Feb 5: Terming Kashmir a nuclear flash point and a potential threat to peace in South Asia, the literary organizations of Pakistan on Wednesday called upon the Indian leadership to...
Works of rural artisans go on display ISLAMABAD Feb 5: Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) is striving for exploring national and international markets to promote creative and artistic works of local artisans....		Schoolchildren highlight Kashmir issue thru tableaux RAWALPINDI, Feb 5: The students of 45 schools through tableau competitions demanded of the world democracies to implement the UN resolutions in Kashmir and save people from state terrorism committed by...
National control lab being expanded ISLAMABAD, Feb 5: The government has approved expansion of the National Control Laboratory-Biological (NCL-B), a body set up in the year 2000 in the Central Licensing and Registration Board (CL&RB) of...		Najam Ali appointed SMD head ISLAMABAD, Feb 5: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SEC) has appointed Najam Ali the executive director, Securities Market Division. Earlier he served as chief executive officer of the Central...
Media coverage to rural areas, women stressed ISLAMABAD, Feb 5: The Unesco adviser on communication and information in Asia, Dr W. Jayaweera, underlined the need for extending media coverage to the rural areas with especial focus on women....		Two injured in road accident ISLAMABAD, Feb 5: Two persons were injured when a car (KAB- 8062) fell into a ditch near Sakhi Mehmood Shrine, police said on Wednesday....
UN need be given wake-up call: PM: Kashmir convention ISLAMABAD, Feb 5: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali said on Wednesday it was high time the United Nations was given a wake-up call to resolve the Kashmir issue according to...		Pakistan wants peaceful solution to Iraq crisis ISLAMABAD, Feb 5: Pakistan has said that a heavy responsibility now falls on those who wish to avert war and bloodshed, including on the Iraqi leadership....
Solidarity expressed with Kashmiris QUETTA, Feb 5: Kashmir Solidarity Day was observed here and in other areas of Balochistan on Wednesday to express support of the people to the Kashmiris fighting against Indian occupation of...		Indian officers face action for leaking invasion plans NEW DELHI, Feb 5: The Indian army is probing two officers for apparently inadvertently leaking plans of an armour-led invasion of Pakistan at the height of the standoff last year between...
APHC gives strike call NEW DELHI, Feb 5: All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) today decided to go on strike on Friday (Feb 7) to protest against India’s intransigent attitude towards the shifting of Syed Ali...		SC to hear 350 cases of SSGPL recruitment ISLAMABAD, Feb 5: A special bench of the Supreme Court will take up over 350 cases pertaining to recruitment in the Sui Southern Gas Pipelines Ltd....
Riyadh seeks check on drug smuggling ISLAMABAD, Feb 5: Saudi Arabia has asked Pakistan to take effective measures to check drug trafficking through all Haj flights....		Complaints council formed QUETTA, Feb 5: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority’s regional office and fourth council of complaints were inaugurated here on Tuesday....
Two women injured in Indian firing MUZAFFARABAD, Feb 5: A woman and a teenaged girl were injured as Indian troops shelled Neelum valley villages in district Muzaffarabad without provocation on Wednesday, police said....		CBR enforces restrictions on baggage facility ISLAMABAD, Feb 5: The Central Board of Revenue has refused to allow overseas Pakistanis to bring in the country seven duty-free items, including air conditioners and deep freezers under the gift...
14 blast victims fighting for life SIALKOT, Feb 5: The condition of the 14 people, injured in containers blast here, was stated to be critical at Sambrial, Daska, Sialkot and Lahore hospitals on Wednesday....		Pervaiz orders inquiry SIALKOT, Feb 5: Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervez Elahi has ordered a high-level inquiry into the blast that claimed 17 lives at Sialkot dryport the other day....
Raid on kutcha area boomerangs: DPO MULTAN, Feb 5: Rahim Yar Khan District Police Officer Sarmad Saeed Khan on Wednesday ruled out the possibility of immediate offensive against outlaws at kutcha area sanctuary in Bangla Iccha, Rajanpur...		Importers identified, claims DIG LAHORE, Feb 5: Police claimed on Wednesday to have identified the importers of a consignment which exploded at the Sialkot dryport on Tuesday and killed 17 people....
Police torture victims meet ministers JHANG, Feb 5: Those tortured by police in Garh Maharaja last week called on federal interior minister Makhdoom Faisal Saleh Hayat and Punjab law minister Raja Basharat in Lahore....		Two army officers die as bus hits jeep MULTAN, Feb 5: Two armymen were killed and as many injured on Wednesday in a road accident in the Cholistan desert area close to Indian border near Yazman tehsil, Bahawalpur....
Cylinder blast toll five GUJRANWALA, Feb 5: The death toll of a gas cylinder blast on the Sessions Court Road rose to five on Wednesday when two more injured died at the local DHQ Hospital....		Rajanpur PA held for ‘sedition’ MULTAN, Feb 5: Rajanpur City police have registered a case against political assistant Chaudhry Muhammad Aslam for sedition and criminal breach of trust....
TMA restores water supply GUJRAT, Feb 5: The Kharian Tehsil Municipal Administration on the request of the local residents on Wednesday restored water supply to Kharian, Dinga and Lalamusa, but continued their strike....		Probe into POs’ killing OKARA, Feb 5: The district and sessions judge has ordered a judicial inquiry into killing of two alleged proclaimed offenders in an encounter with police on Tuesday....
Solidarity rallies throughout Punjab GUJRANWALA, Feb 5: Seminars were arranged and processions were brought out throughout the Punjab on Wednesday to express solidarity with the people of held Jammu and Kashmir....		Jihad only solution to occupation: MMA: Kashmir Day rallies in NWFP PESHAWAR, Feb 5: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal has said that Jihad is the only way to rid Kashmiris of Indian occupation as negotiations and the UN resolutions have failed to give them...
Double-track railway line on cards: Mahar PESHAWAR, Feb 5: Federal minister for railways Ghaus Bakhsh Mahar has said that efforts are being made to lay a double track between Peshawar and Karachi....		Chitral has highest literacy rate CHITRAL, Feb 5: The district has 98 per cent literacy rate, the highest in the NWFP, in the age group of 6-10 years.  ...
Development of NWFP pledged PESHAWAR, Feb 5: Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has pledged to create an investor-friendly environment to generate development and employment in the province....		13 shops gutted LANDI KOTAL, Feb 5: A fire broke out in the main bazaar late Tuesday night gutting 13 shops....
Women education stressed KOHAT, Feb 5: NWFP governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has said promotion of women education is the focal point of the government and although top priority has been giving to the...		21 pistols, cartridges recovered, three held DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Feb 5: The police have arrested three people and recovered 21 pistols and 455 cartridges from their possession on Tuesday....
PWC calls for extensive amendments to IRO LAHORE, Feb 5: The Pakistan Workers Confederation has called for extensive amendments to the Industrial Relations Ordinance, 2002, for bringing it in conformity with the ILO Conventions 87 and 98 and...		Sindh governor in Lahore LAHORE, Feb 5: MQM’s better working relations with the Sindh PML-Q is stated to be atop the agenda of Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad who arrived here on a two-day visit on...
Full support to Kashmiris LAHORE, Feb 5: Political parties belonging to the right, left and centre sunk their differences on Wednesday to reiterate their unflinching support to the freedom struggle going on in occupied Kashmir,...		River inflow dips further LAHORE, Feb 5: The combined river flow on Wednesday maintained its low trend with total supplies dipping to 33,000 cusecs and releases going up to 61,500 cusecs....
Delay in law on wedding food LAHORE, Feb 5: Enactment of laws by the Punjab Assembly on wedding food and ban on sale of cigarettes to juveniles has been delayed, as the special committees on these subjects...		Networking project for vet sciences varsity ISLAMABAD, Feb 5: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has approved a Rs29 million project for the computerization and networking of the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS), Lahore....
Govt urged to empower women LAHORE, Feb 5: Women MNAs and MPAs on Wednesday vowed to build pressure on the government to enact laws on women empowerment and implement those in the assemblies....		Another day without water, power LAHORE, Feb 5: The Lahorites had another day without power and water with kiteflyers taking to their roofs with metal wire....
Peaceful solution to Iraq crisis urged LAHORE, Feb 5: The Hamdard Thinkers Forum which represents intellectuals has expressed its grave concern over the impending attack on Iraq and urged the international community to seek some other ways...		FJMC to retain PU affiliation LAHORE, Feb 5: The Academic Council of Fatima Jinnah Medical College has decided to remain affiliated with the Punjab University till the announcement of health commission’s report on the affairs of...