February 16, 2003	Sunday	Zul Hijjah 14, 1423

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12 hurt, four shops burnt: Eve-teasing GUJRANWALA, Feb 15: At least a dozen people, including three women, were injured on Saturday in a fight among shopkeepers, customers and passers-by over eve-teasing issue in Wazirabad....		Man pushes wife, daughter to death FAISALABAD, Feb 15: A woman along with her minor daughter drowned on Saturday when her husband pushed them into the canal in Chak 164-RB in the limits of Chak Jhumra police...
8 women’s ‘killer’ produced in court BAHAWALPUR, Feb 15: The alleged killer of eight women was produced before a magistrate in Ahmadpur East on Saturday for recording his statement....		Dryport tragedy: more arrests on the cards SIALKOT, Feb 15: Gujranwala DIG Mohammad Iqbal Malik has said that more arrests are possible within the next 24 hours in connection with the Sialkot dryport tragedy....
Hundreds slam imminent attack VEHARI, Feb 15: Hundreds of people participated in a rally here on Saturday to protest against the possible US attack on Iraq....		Nazim reviews horse and cattle show preparations SARGODHA, Feb 15: District Nazim Malik Amjad Ali Noon reviewed on Saturday arrangements for the annual horse and cattle show to be held from Feb 17 to 22....
Boy attempts ‘suicide’ at Rescue 15 centre FAISALABAD, Feb 15: A boy attempted suicide by cutting his jugular vein under mysterious circumstances at the Rescue-15 centre of the Khurrianwala police station, some 17km from here on Saturday....		Embezzlement: inquiry against UC Nazim ordered GUJRANWALA, Feb 15: The district coordination officer ordered an inquiry against a Nazim of union council No 82/46 on the charge of embezzlement in uplift projects and inducted a local government...
Two POs killed in ‘encounter’ SIALKOT, Feb 15: Two proclaimed offenders were killed in an encounter near Syedanwali-Roypur village late on Friday night, police claimed....		Plan to send 100 students abroad under study SWABI, Feb 15: The NWFP government is considering sending 100 outstanding students of different institutions to foreign countries for higher education on government expenditure....
Senate polls a test of MMA leaders’ nerves PESHAWAR, Feb 15: The allotment of Senate seats to its nominal partners has become something of an enigma for the six-party Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal in the province....		Guard killed in firing on van NOWSHERA, Feb 15: A guard of a private security agency was killed and three injured when highway robbers opened fire at their vehicle at Salahkhana, Cherat Road, on Friday....
First flight arrives with 270 Hajis PESHAWAR, Feb 15: The first group of Hajis arrived at the Peshawar International Airport on Saturday....		Free lunch scheme for girl students GILGIT, Feb 15: The government has decided to launch a project known as “Tawana Pakistan School Nutrition Package” for girl students in the Northern Areas....
FBI team arrives in Mansehra MANSEHRA, Feb 15: An FBI team accompanied by officials of Pakistani intelligence agencies arrived here on Friday in search of Al Qaeda suspects....		Peshawar: gets rain PESHAWAR, Feb 15: The city and its surrounding areas received light rain on Saturday, causing a chill in the air....
Work on Haripur hospital starts HARIPUR, Feb 15: The foundation-stone of the proposed eight-bed hospital to establish a life-saving medical facility (LSMF) at village Hally of union council Barkot, Upper Khanpur, Haripur district, was laid here...		MMA workers asked to name corrupt officials DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Feb 15: Provincial Amir of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (Fazl), National Assembly member Maulana Amanullah, on Saturday urged the party workers to point out corrupt government officials involved in creating hurdles...
Rich urged to help the needy PESHAWAR, Feb 15: An eminent paediatrician has urged the well-to-do people to come forward and support the poor and the needy....		Seminar on strengthening of democratic forces today PESHAWAR, Feb 15: A National Democratic Consultation Process has been launched for strengthening democratic and liberal forces in the region....
NGO launches anti-narcotics campaign MINGORA, Feb 15: A Swat-based NGO, Awami Welfare Society, has launched an anti-narcotics campaign, initially in the Matta tehsil, and have started contacting influential people like religious scholars for support....		Plantation drive from 19th PESHAWAR, Feb 15: The management of PAF Golf Club has decided to start a plantation campaign on Feb 19. In the initial phase, about 3,000 saplings would be planted, said...
NHA to widen Karakoram Highway MANSEHRA, Feb 15: The government has assigned the task of widening and improving the Karakoram Highway and Mansehra-Naran Road to the National Highway Authority....		Government will not complete tenure, predicts PPP SHIKARPUR, Feb 15: People’s Party Parliamentarians’ leader Aftab Shahban Mirani has predicted that governments at the centre and in Sindh will not complete their tenure as they have no roots in...
Parliament must debate Iraq issue: MMA SUKKUR, Feb 15: The parliament needs to hold a broad debate over the issue of Iraq and the government should not adopt a policy in this regard, which was against the...		Bandit killed in encounter HYDERABAD, Feb 15: A bandit was killed and two of his accomplices were arrested by the Tando Mohammad Khan police after an encounter here on Friday night....
Man killed in clash LARKANA, Feb 15: One person was killed and nine others were injured in a clash between Bhutto and Mithani tribesmen here on Saturday....		UTP shot dead NAWABSHAH, Feb 15: An under-trial prisoner, Azizullah Mari, was shot dead by six men in a bus in Sakrand on Saturday when he was being brought here to a court....
Passengers looted SUKKUR, Feb 15: Hundreds of bus passengers blocked the National Highway near Rohri after they were looted by armed bandits on Wednesday night....		Four members of a family kidnapped DADU, Feb 15: Four members of a family were kidnapped by a gang of bandits from the Sateen Shaikh village near Johi town on Friday....
Iraq war to affect Pakistan: Mahar SUKKUR, Feb 15: Sindh Chief Minister Ali Mohammad Mahar has expressed the fear that the US attack on Iraq will affect Pakistan....		Water shortage hits bank recovery drive MIRPURKHAS, Feb 15: The Agriculture Development Bank of Pakistan may not achieve target of recovery of its dues in the district and surrounding areas due to poor financial condition of growers,...
Hesco lineman beaten up KHAIRPUR, Feb 15: A Hesco lineman, Khair Mohammad Mallah, was injured on Saturday in a clash between the staff of the Hesco, Luqman and the residents of the Serai Ghanwar Khan...		Workshop held LARKANA, Feb 15: A workshop on the collection of columns written by Nisar Khokhar was organized here on Friday by the Sindhi Adabi Sangat....
Anti-US rally held KHAIRPUR, Feb 15: The Citizen’s Action Committee on Saturday staged a rally here to protest against the possibility of an American attack on Iraq....		Growers protest against water shortage NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Feb 15: A large number of growers of the Siyal Minor took out a procession in the Mohabbat Dero town here on Saturday against the executive engineer, Rohri irrigation...
Jamali to visit Thatta on 19th THATTA, Feb 15: The forthcoming visit of Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali, who is scheduled to visit Thatta on Feb 19, has evoked hope among the people here....		Islamabad asked to help stop shelling MUZAFFARABAD, Feb 15: Around 150 women staged a protest demonstration on Saturday in Neelum Valley against Indian shelling across the LoC and urged Islamabad for taking steps to halt the shelling...
Pakistanis’ agony on US-Canada border LOS ANGELES, Feb 15: The miseries of Pakistanis along the US-Canada border are increasing each day with hundreds trying to move out from the United States....		US urged to adopt peace path ISLAMABAD, Feb 15: Federal Information Minister Sheikh Rashid has asked the United States to respect the sentiments of the Muslims against attack on Iraq....
4 hurt in landmine blast QUETTA, Feb 15: Three personnel of the Frontier Corps and a civilian were injured in a landmine explosion in the Chamlang area on Saturday....		Police deny FBI role in arrest of Egyptian QUETTA, Feb 15: Police have denied the presence of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in a raid con-ducted for the arrest of an Egyptian Al Qaeda suspect in Quetta....
PPP flays foreign policy ISLAMABAD, Feb 15: The cancellation of Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali’s visit to Iran has demonstrated the failure of government’s foreign policy....		Customs seizes 5,000 liquor bottles QUETTA, Feb 15: Customs authorities have seized 5,000 bottles of liquor and 1,512 cans of beer from a motorboat after an armed encounter in the deep sea north of Gwadar on...
Six injured in hotel room fire QUETTA, Feb 15: Six people received burns, three of them serious, when natural gas accumulated in a hotel room caught fire after an explosion, here on Saturday evening....		First Haj flight returns with 263 Hujjaj ISLAMABAD, Feb 15: A PIA flight carrying the first batch of Hujjaj arrived here on Saturday leaving behind 170 passengers who reportedly failed to reach the Jeddah Airport in time as...
NACS, NAB report within two weeks ISLAMABAD, Feb 15: National Anti Corruption Strategy (NACS) and the annual report of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) will be made public within two weeks, an NAB official said....		Quetta valley receives rain QUETTA, Feb 15: The Quetta valley received a light rain on Saturday....
Govt to fight poverty, says AJK PM KOTLI, Feb 15: AJK Prime Minister Sardar Sikander Hayat Khan has said the government is committed to eradicate poverty and provide basic amenities of life to the people of Azad Kashmir...		More sports needed PESHAWAR, Feb 15: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has stressed the need for sincerely promoting sports at every level. Talking to a 10-member delegation of the NWFP Sports Writer Association,...