February 10, 2003	Monday	Zul Hijjah 8,1423

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Capital admin asked to raze kutcha abadis: Security threat to foreign missions ISLAMABAD, Feb 9: The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration has been asked to demolish three kutcha abadis in the federal capital within 15 days....		CRCP seeks probe into mishandling of Haj applications ISLAMABAD, Feb 9: The Consumer Rights Commission of Pakistan (CRCP) has expressed its profound concern over inefficiency of the officials of the religious affairs ministry in entertaining the applications adequately for...
Rs550m judicial complex project in doldrums ISLAMABAD, Feb 9: The Rs550 million project of Federal Judicial and Administration Complex (FJAC) is in doldrums owing to negligence of the Capital Development Authority (CDA), sources said....		Ministry criticized for not achieving objectives: Women development policy ISLAMABAD, Feb 9: Participants of the first meeting of the Federal Monitoring Committee for Implementation of National Policy for Development and Empowerment of Women have criticized the women development ministry for...
Price control committees to be reconstituted RAWALPINDI, Feb 9: The district government has decided to reconstitute price control committees after these bodies failed to effectively control price-hike, officials said here on Sunday....		CDA directed to launch flyover project ISLAMABAD, Feb 9: Interior minister Faisal Saleh Hayat has directed the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to immediately launch Zero Point Flyover Project, which was shelved by the authority two years ago...
58,000 employees seek govt houses ISLAMABAD, Feb 9: The General Waiting List of Estate Office (EO) has swelled by 58,000 federal government employees, seeking official accommodation, some of the applicants told reporters outside the EO on...		Man electrocuted RAWALPINDI, Feb 9: One person was electrocuted while trying to catch a kite in Waris Khan area on Sunday, police said....
CM assures protection to minorities QUETTA, Feb 9: Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Mir Mohammad yousaf on Sunday said his government would fully protect the lives and properties of the minorities in the province and killers of...		Balochistan to get $18.9m share in ADB loan QUETTA, Feb 9: Balochistan will get $18.9 million as its share in the $350 million Asian Development Bank loan for implementing a programme for access to justice,...
SAU’s food technology project approved ISLAMABAD, Feb 9: The Higher Education Commission has approved a project entitled “Food technology - a tool for poverty alleviation for rural areas” at Sindh Agriculture University (SAU), Tandojam, at a...		Ahmed Saeed made PIA chairman KARACHI, Feb 9: The Managing Director of Pakistan International Airlines, Ahmed Saeed, has been appointed Chairman of the PIA with immediate effect, a PIA spokesman said....
‘Government neglecting Neelum Valley’ MUZAFFARABAD, Feb 9: Leaders of almost all the political parties in Neelum Valley have charged the federal government with indifference to the plight of the locals, who are facing Indian shelling...		Jamali’s AJK tour termed futile MUZAFFARABAD, Feb 9: A former minister and AJK People’s Party leader, Khawaja Farooq Ahmed, has termed the tour of Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Jamali to Azad Kashmir “disappointing” and said the...
Railway to get 1,300 Chinese coaches BEIJING, Feb 9: A Chinese company will provide 1,300 freight coaches to the railways and a memorandum of understanding will be signed here on Tuesday in this regard ....		Selection for UN tribunal irks judges ISLAMABAD, Feb 9: The appointment of Law Secretary Justice Mansoor Ahmad as member of International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda for four years has created resentment among the members of judiciary, who...
Rs70m health care plan for AJK MIRPUR, Feb 9: A Rs70 million plan to extend free medical treatment to the cardiac, cancer and kidney patients has been drawn up in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, sources said....		Blast at gas plant kills one ISLAMABAD, Feb 9: One person died and another was injured in a blast which occurred in liquid nitrogen gas plant on the premises of Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences...
Geelani freed SRINAGAR, Feb 9: India on Saturday released on parole All Parties Hurriyat Conference leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani due to his failing health, officials said on Sunday....		US to remain engaged in South Asia, Kasuri told ISLAMABAD, Feb 9: Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri during his visit to the United States held extensive and in-depth discussions with top officials of the US administration and key legislators....
Acting speaker QUETTA, Feb 9: Balochistan Assembly Deputy Speaker Mohammad Aslam Bhootani will by the acting speaker in the absence of the Haji Jamal Shah, who has proceeded to Saudi Arabia to perform...		Buyers clash with TMA men over animals’ fees FAISALABAD, Feb 9: At least a dozen people were bruised in scuffles with guards of Tehsil Municipal Administration contractors, who demanded fee for buying animals at 12 sale points, here on...
Villager injured in Indian firing SIALKOT, Feb 9: A villager was injured seriously as the border village of Mollancy in Chaprar Sector here came under fire from an Indian machine-gun position on Sunday....		Two maids arrested with cash, valuables GUJRANWALA, Feb 9: Two maids of PPP slain city president Chaudhry Khalid Humayun were arrested on Sunday for taking away cash and ornaments worth hundreds of thousands of rupees from his...
Cancer patients suffer as Zakat fund not released MULTAN, Feb 9: Many cancer patients have left their treatment half way because the Rs3 million grant from the Zakat fund has not been released....		Two of family die on road GUJRAT, Feb 9: Two members of a family were killed and three others injured when a car rammed into a roadside tree on Mandi Road near Kunjah on Sunday....
JI to set up hospital in Multan MULTAN, Feb 9: The Jamaat-i-Islami will establish a hospital in Multan within a year....		Dacoity bid foiled GUJRANWALA, Feb 9: Residents of Kot Ladha village foiled a dacoity attempt on Sunday....
Workcharged employees threaten strike MIANWALI, Feb 9: Nearly 500 work-charge employees of the Public Health Engineering Department threatened on Sunday to go on a strike for non-payment of salaries for the last several months....		Teachers’ demands accepted TOBA TEK SINGH, Feb 9: District Nazim Chaudhry Muhammad Ashfaq on Saturday took notice of banners displayed on various Kamalia tehsil roads by educational institutions to praise MNA Riaz Fatyana for...
Constable held VEHARI, Feb 9: A constable and a landlord were caught red-handed on Saturday while stealing electricity at Mauza Fada, Mailsi....		Over 600 Chitrali people stranded: Peshawar-Kunar-Chitral route closure PESHAWAR, Feb 9: The closure of the Peshawar-Kunar-Chitral land route and frequent cancellation of the PIA service to Chitral valley have left over 600 Chitralis stranded here....
Problems impeding OPF plan discussed PESHAWAR, Feb 9: Federal Minister for Labour, Manpower and Overseas Pakistanis Mr Abdul Sattar Laleka called on NWFP Governor Iftikhar Hussain Shah here on Sunday and informed him about the problems...		446 untraced cases filed in courts PESHAWAR, Feb 9: The local courts have filed 446 untraced cases so that it could not be misused by the police....
Shaikh Zayed Centre’s 20th anniversary PESHAWAR, Feb 9: Seminars and quiz competition would be organized on the occasion of 20th anniversary of Shaikh Zayed Islamic Centre, University of Peshawar....		Six booked for power theft PESHAWAR, Feb 9: The Peshawar Electricity Supply Company (Pesco) lodged cases against six shopkeepers of Karkhano market on the charge of electricity pilferage here on Sunday....
Bio-tech centre lacks classrooms PESHAWAR, Feb 9: Bio-Technology Centre of Peshawar University even after two years of its inauguration lacks proper classrooms and a laboratory for students....		One Basant reveller killed, over 100 injured LAHORE, Feb 9: A young man was killed and over 100 injured during Basant celebrations on Saturday night and Sunday....
Tit-for-tat expulsions ‘unfortunate’ LAHORE, Feb 9: Dr Mubashir Hasan, a member of the National Council of Pakistan-India Peoples Forum for Peace and Democracy, says the tit-for-tat expulsions of deputy high commissioners and other staff...		Only UN has right to act against Iraq: Dr Qadri LAHORE, Feb 9: Pakistan Awami Tehrik chief Dr Tahirul Qadri said on Sunday only the UN had the right to act against Iraq and Kofi Annan’s statement in this regard was...