February 12, 2003	Wednesday	Zul Hijjah 10, 1423

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Ban on Basant in Gujranwala GUJRANWALA, Feb 11: The district government and the city tehsil council have decided in principle to ban Basant celebrations scheduled for Feb 20....		Two sisters gang-raped SIALKOT, Feb 11: A landlord’s wife and sister-in-law were gang-raped allegedly by three people in Bahu Bhatti village, Muradpur police station precincts on Monday night....
Four siblings buried alive SADIQABAD, Feb 11: Four siblings were buried alive under a wall in Sadiq Khosa village on Tuesday....		No plan to reduce dist govts’ powers TOBA TEK SINGH, Feb 11: The powers of district governments will not be reduced and the government has no plan to eliminate the devolution programme....
Kasuri urges world to be positive on Kashmir KASUR, Feb 11: Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri on Tuesday urged the world powers, especially the United States, to play their role in the Kashmir issue in the light of the...		Three killed, 20 injured as bus overturns SHEIKHUPURA, Feb 11: Three passengers of bus were killed while 20 others sustained injuries in an accident near Dhool Kot, Nankana Sahib, on Tuesday....
143 prisoners set free GUJRANWALA, Feb 11: District and Sessions Judge Riazul Hassan Alvi on Tuesday set free 143 prisoners involved in minor crimes, on Eidul Azha....		SC ruling draws mixed reaction: Permission to losers ISLAMABAD, Feb 11: A decision by the Supreme Court to overrule a government ban on candidates defeated in parliamentary elections from running for the Senate received a mixed reaction on Tuesday....
Nation urged to imbibe spirit of sacrifice: President, PM messages on Eid ISLAMABAD, Feb 11: President Gen Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali have urged the nation to imbibe spirit of sacrifice in view of difficulties facing Pakistan, and renew pledge...		Balochistan defers recovery of co-op society loans QUETTA, Feb 11: The Balochistan government has decided to put off the recovery of loans, extended to growers by the provincial cooperative society, for at least six months in view of...
Importer nabbed in dry port blast case KARACHI, Feb 11: Police on Tuesday arrested the importer, who had imported explosive material under the garb of electronic items, which exploded at the Sambrial dry port on Feb 4, killing...		Early arrest of Hindus’ killers directed QUETTA, Feb 11: The Balochistan Governor, Lt-Gen Abdul Qadir (retired), has directed the inspector-general of police to make all possible efforts for the early arrest of the killers of four Hindu...
Colleagues protest at lineman murder MUZAFFARABAD, Feb 11: The non-gazetted technical employees of the AJK electricity department observed a peaceful strike throughout Azad Kashmir on Monday to condemn the cold-blooded murder of their colleague and to...		Benazir, Nawaz ask Muslims to fight against tyranny ISLAMABAD, Feb 11: Former prime minister and PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto has greeted the Muslims throughout the world on the eve of Eidul Azha and urged them to renew their pledge...
12 of a family injured in explosion QUETTA, Feb 11: Twelve persons of a family, including eight children and two women, were injured when a gas cylinder exploded on Monday in their house at Sariab Road....		3 states on US hit-list after Iraq, says Qazi ISLAMABAD, Feb 11: The chief of Jamaat-i-Islami and a leader of MMA, Qazi Hussain Ahmed, has claimed that Pakistan will be one of three Muslim countries to be targetted by the...
NAB’s powers ISLAMABAD, Feb 11: National Accountability Bureau Chairman (NAB) Lt-Gen Munir Hafiez has said that the NAB Ordinance do not empower the bureau to check horse-trading in parliament, and corruption of judges...		Power supply to DP camps restored BAJAUR, Feb 11: Wapda has restored electricity supply to the Afghan refugees’ camps in the Bajaur Agency on Monday after the refugees agreed to clear their dues and pay the monthly...
No-trust motion against Nazim KOHAT, Feb. 11: The councillors of Lachi rural unanimously passed a no-confidence motion against their Nazim, Abdul Haleem, on corruption charges and for his inability to clear his position before the...		Eid teaches lesson of altruism: Shah PESHAWAR, Feb 11: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has said that Eidul Azha teaches us the lesson of altruism and sacrifice as well as total and complete submission before Allah...
Valentine’s Day termed un-Islamic PESHAWAR, Feb 11: Terming celebrating of Valentine’s Day as part of Western culture, the Islami Jamiat Talaba has demanded of the government to discourage such un-Islamic cultures and take measures to...		Two killed in Swat shooting MINGORA, Feb 11: Two persons were shot dead and another was seriously injured when some unidentified men opened indiscriminate fire on them near Qandil village in upper Swat on Sunday....
Cabinet decision on prosecution dept soon PESHAWAR, Feb 11: The prosecution service awaits a cabinet decision about its future status and a proposed law dealing with its powers and functions, it is learnt....		Durrani moves ahead on renaming NWFP PESHAWAR, Feb 11: The provincial government is considering setting up a committee to deliberate on a new name for the North West Frontier Province, said Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani on...
Two acquitted of drug pushing PESHAWAR, Feb 11: The court of additional district and sessions judge on Monday acquitted two persons of drug pushing, after the police were found involved in fabrication of evidence against them....		Qalandar Momand remembered PESHAWAR, Feb 11: Literary personalities drawn from various disciplines along with singer Khial Mohammad paid rich tributes to the poet, writer, teacher and journalist, Qalandar Momand, who passed away last ...
Owner agrees to demolish cinemas PESHAWAR, Feb 11: Chief of the Cinema Owners Association Aftab Ahmad Sabir has announced demolition of his three cinema houses in the city to cooperate with the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal government in...		Afghan refugees celebrate Eid PESHAWAR, Feb 11: The Afghan refugees in Peshawar and other parts of the province celebrated Eidul Azha on Tuesday....
DRO fails to finalize ballot theft inquiry LAHORE, Feb 11: For some unknown reasons, the district returning officer (DRO) has failed to finalize the judicial inquiry into theft of 5,000 ballot papers for the by-election in PP-147....		ANP to support NWFP govt LAHORE, Feb 11: The Awami National Party says it will support the NWFP government in its efforts to stop FBI raids and arrests of innocent Pakistanis, and provision of free education...
Sanitation problems before Eidul Azha LAHORE, Feb 11: Cropping up of unauthorized sacrificial animals markets and the traders moving about in all parts of the provincial metropolis with their animals have created serious sanitation problems....		HRCP flays arrest of Afghans LAHORE, Feb 11: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has criticized the arrest of hundreds of Afghan refugees in Islamabad under the Foreigners Act, urging the authorities not to ignore the...
Govt losing money where it can make it LAHORE, Feb 11: The government can earn Rs538 million by privatizing the Maize and Millets Research Institute, managers of the institute’s farms have claimed....		Butchers in action LAHORE, Feb 11: With the slaughterhouses and meat shops having been closed for a week from Tuesday, butchers have become active for securing orders for sacrificing the animals on Eidul Azha....
Brisk buying of animals LAHORE, Feb 11: Over 250,000 sacrificial animals were sold at over 30 authorized and unauthorized markets and on roads and in streets here on Tuesday....		71 mosques, Eidgahs declared sensitive RAWALPINDI, Feb 11: As many as 71 mosques and Eidgahs have been declared sensitive in the twin cities as the residents celebrate Eidul Azha under a tight security cover. The local...
Rs25m automation plan for arid varsity okayed ISLAMABAD, Feb 11: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has approved a project to establish ‘Fibre Optic Backbone and Campus LAN/WAN’ at University of Arid Agriculture, Rawalpindi....		Drive against beggars launched ISLAMABAD, Feb 11: Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration and police on Tuesday kicked off a drive against menace of begging and sent hundreds of beggars outside the city....
Unesco ambassadors for halting Iraq war ISLAMABAD, Feb 11: Nineteen Unesco goodwill ambassadors have expressed their great concern over the war risk in Iraq in their annual meeting in Paris....		Smugglers gang busted, drugs seized ISLAMABAD, Feb 11: The Special Investigation Cell of the Anti-Narcotics Force in a joint operation with the Saudi Arabian authorities busted an international gang of narcotics smugglers, sources with the ANF...
Civil society bodies to hold rally on 25th ISLAMABAD, Feb 11: The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of various non-governmental organizations (NGOs) has expressed its grave concern over the deterioration in the situation of basic human rights and civil liberties...		Capital deserted as people leave for home towns ISLAMABAD, Feb 11: The roads in the capital presented a deserted look on Tuesday, as most of the people had left the city for their home towns to celebrate Eid....
Man murdered over money dispute RAWALPINDI, Feb 11: One person was shot dead by his rival in a hotel at Committee Chowk on early Tuesday morning, while a body of a man was found near fruit...		Islamic system to be introduced: minister MINGORA, Feb 11: The provincial minister for agriculture and livestock, Qari Mehmood, has said the government is planning to enforce the Islamic system in the province and a committee has been...
Two passport officials granted bail PESHAWAR, Feb 11: The Peshawar High Court here on Monday granted bail to two officials of the regional passport office accused of preparing passports without lamination of the photographs....		Proposal on Iraq welcomed LAHORE, Feb 11: Peace, Justice and Human Rights Commission of Church of Pakistan chairman and Bishop of Lahore Dr Alexander John Malik has welcomed the Franco-German proposal for peaceful disarmament of...
Two murdered in Lahore LAHORE, Feb 11: Two people were murdered in different parts of the city on Tuesday....		Lahore wears deserted look LAHORE, Feb 11: Lahore wore a deserted look on Tuesday as majority of people left for their hometowns to celebrate Eidul Azha....
Pakistan, Iran ties to grow LAHORE, Feb 11: Iranian consul general Muhammad Khodadi says the Islamic revolution of his country will strengthen ties between Tehran and Islamabad....		Teacher looted ATTOCK, Feb 11: A teacher was deprived of valuables worth millions of rupees during a robbery at his house in People’s Colony....