February 27, 2003	Thursday	Zul Hijjah 25, 1423

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Pakistan declared ‘damage party’: SGS, Cotecna cases ISLAMABAD, Feb 26: The Swiss government has declared Pakistan a ‘damage party’ in the cases of SGS and Cotecna, two Swiss companies, and charged former premier Benazir Bhutto, her husband Asif...		PM orders provision of fertilizer to farmers ISLAMABAD, Feb 26: Prime Minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali here on Wednesday constituted a six-member cabinet committee to undertake an immediate evaluation of the factors responsible for determining the price of fertilizer....
Wapda says loss beyond Rs2bn ISLAMABAD, Feb 26: Wapda is losing around Rs10.5 million every day owing to low power production from Mangla and Tarbela dams....		Jamali says his govt in full command ISLAMABAD Feb 26: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali assured the National Assembly on Wednesday that his government was in full command and that he was standing on his own feet...
LG issue divides ruling coalition in Balochistan QUETTA, Feb 26: Issue of the existing district government system in the province divided coalition partners PML-Q and MMA in the Balochistan Assembly on Tuesday when they opposed each other while...		Pakistan asks UN to review sanctions UNITED NATIONS, Feb 26: Pakistan on Tuesday called for a comprehensive review of UN sanctions regime saying “there is a need on the one hand to improve the accuracy of the...
Gilgit strike put off GILGIT, Feb 26: Northern Areas Tanzeem-i-Ahl-i-Sunnat Wal-Jamaat has decided to end its indefinite strike, following the assurances that culprits involved in attacking their mosque will be arrested....		2 die in road accident MUZAFFARABAD, Feb 26: Two persons were killed and one injured after a vehicle they were travelling in skidded on the slippery road and hit the left bank of the river Jehlum...
Afghan CG meets Quadir QUETTA, Feb 26: The Afghan Consul-General, Mohammad Sadiq Daudzai called on Governor Balochistan, Abdul Quadir here on Wednesday. He remained some time with the Governor and discussed matters of common interests....		Three Fata legislators abducted, say MNAs PESHAWAR, Feb 26: The tribal MNAs claimed that their three colleagues had been kidnapped from the Governor’s House minutes after their meeting with the NWFP governor on Tuesday night....
Cess levy by Nazim illegal, says PHC PESHAWAR, Feb 26: The Peshawar High Court on Tuesday declared the imposition of sugar and Coca Cola cess by the Nazim of Peshawar Town-2, illegal and in excess of his jurisdiction....		Anti-polio drive planned PESHAWAR, Feb 26: NWFP Health Minister Mr Inayatullah has directed the executive district health officers (EDHOs) to provide polio vaccine to children below five years of age to ensure eradication...
FC’s anti-crime role to be strengthened PESHAWAR, Feb 26: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has expressed deep concern over kidnapping and car-snatching cases in certain areas and said: “We have to take serious action to bring...		Two killed as roof caves in PESHAWAR, Feb 26: Two Afghan kids were killed and three others injured when the roof of a mud house caved in at Pishtakhara Bala locality near here on Wednesday morning....
Conspiracies against MMA govt alleged PESHAWAR, Feb 26: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (Fazl) on Tuesday alleged that some elements are hatching conspiracies to destabilize the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal government....		Kohat dist council expels official KOHAT, Feb 26: The district council through a unanimous resolution ordered the expulsion of the Tehsil municipal officer (TMO) from the district forever due to his incapability and failure to answer...
Rowdyism in Faisalabad tehsil council FAISALABAD, Feb 26: The Tehsil Municipal Administration (City) passed scores of resolutions amid rowdyism during the session held here on Wednesday under the chairmanship of presiding officer Ilyas Ansari....		Trial of eight women’s killer from next month BAHAWALPUR, Feb 26: Psychopath Abdul Razzaq, the alleged rapist and killer of eight aged women, will be tried in the Anti-Terrorism Court....
500 teachers without salaries KASUR, Feb 26: As many as 500 teachers, who were appointed on a five-year contract in September last year, have not been paid salaries for the past five months....		Patrol posts at 450 spots to curb crime: IGP MULTAN, Feb 26: The Punjab police have identified about 450 points throughout the province to set up ‘patrol posts’ to curb rising incidents of dacoities and burglaries....
Governor for promotion of education SHEIKHUPURA, Feb 26: Punjab Governor Khalid Maqbool has said promotion of education was the only way to put the country on road to progress....		Audit body DERA GHAZI KHAN, Feb 26: The district coordination officer has constituted a committee for the audit of the expenditure on Jashn-i-Baharan. The festival has been organized at Company Bagh (City Park)...
27 ulema denied entry into RYK SADIQBAD, Feb 26: The entry of 27 religious scholars, including Maulana Azam Tariq, has been banned in Rahim Yar Khan district to ensure peace during Muharram, according to DPO Sarmad Saeed...		Blast accused sent to judicial lock-up SIALKOT, Feb 26: A Daska court has sent dryport blast’s main accused Muhammad Ameenuddin alias Irfan Memon (Karachi) and three customs clearing agents Khalil Ahmad (Lahore), Muhammad Arshad (Hafizabad) and Muhammad...
MA Punjabi results MULTAN, Feb 26: The Bahauddin Zakariya University on Wednesday declared the results of MA Punjabi, first annual examinations, 2002....		Land for jobless agriculturalists FAISALABAD, Feb 26: The Punjab government has decided to allot uninhabited land to jobless agriculturalists in Multan, Bahawalnagar, Sargodha, Khushab, Mianwali, Jhang, Toba Tek Singh and Faisalabad districts....
Justice Buttar refuses to take up Khwajas’ plea LAHORE, Feb 26: Justice M Javed Buttar of the Lahore High Court on Wednesday refused to take up a contempt petition filed by the Khwaja family against provincial home secretary, who...		75 seats of Nazims, Naibs and councillors vacant LAHORE, Feb 26: As many as 75 seats of town and union council Nazims, Naib Nazims and councillors are lying vacant in one town and 53 union councils of the city...
Hakim Ali arrested in land scam LAHORE, Feb 26: The NAB on Wednesday arrested former MPA Chaudhry Hakim Ali in the Dhana Singhwala land scam and obtained his 15-day physical remand from an accountability court....		Water to tail-enders to be ensured LAHORE, Feb 26: Provincial irrigation minister Aamir Sultan Cheema has said that 2,432 committees would be formed to ensure supply of water to tail-enders....
Plan to improve judicial system LAHORE, Feb 26: The Punjab Assembly was told on Wednesday that ‘Access to Justice Programme’ worth Rs340 million was being funded by the Asian Development Bank which would considerably improve the...		Cell phones in PA banned LAHORE, Feb 26: The Punjab Assembly deputy speaker on Wednesday banned the bringing of cell phones into the house to avoid inconvenience....
Counterfeit currency seized LAHORE, Feb 26: The Pakistan Railways police on Wednesday arrested a man in Raiwind station for using a fake currency note to get a seat reserved for Karachi....		Transport for students LAHORE, Feb 26: The Punjab education department is working on a comprehensive programme to provide transport facility to students, especially girls....
Baba Farid’s Urs from today LAHORE, Feb 26: The 760th annual Urs of Hazrat Baba Fareeduddin Masood Ganj Shakar will be held at his shrine in Pakpattan from Thursday....		RAB asked to vacate hostel building RAWALPINDI, Feb 26: The Rawalpindi Medical College (RMC) and autonomous hospitals have asked the Regional Accountability Bureau (RAB) to vacate the hostel building presently accommodating its offices, sources said....
Demo against promulgation of varsity ordinance ISLAMABAD, Feb 26: Federation of All Pakistan Universities Academic Staff Association (FAPUASA) on Wednesday staged a protest demonstration outside the Parliament House to express their concern over the promulgation of Model...		Fleeing robbers shoot man to death RAWALPINDI, Feb 26: A man was shot dead by robbers, who were fleeing in a stolen taxi, on Islamabad Highway early on Wednesday, police said....
Minister not satisfied with PTCL performance ISLAMABAD, Feb 26: Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunications on Wednesday conceded before National Assembly that performance of the PTCL was not upto the mark due to lack of professionalism...		CBR directed to release compensation ISLAMABAD, Feb 26: Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) Justice Saleem Akhtar (retired) on Wednesday directed the Central Board of Revenue (CBR) to immediately release the withheld compensation amount of Rs160.056 million to...
Ban on mobile phones in NA sought ISLAMABAD, Feb 26: The use of mobile telephone was strongly opposed on the first day of fourth session of the National Assembly on Wednesday....		Two burn victims die RAWALPINDI, Feb 26: Two burn victims, including a pregnant woman, died in the Rawalpindi General Hospital on Wednesday, hospital authorities said....