March 2, 2003	Sunday	Zul Hijjah 28, 1423

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Interim bail of two accused cancelled: Shujaabad ‘murder’ case MULTAN, March 1: A Shujabad tehsil court cancelled the interim bail of two of the four accused in Mariam’s ‘murder’ case on Friday and sent them on a 14-day judicial remand....		Multan DBA reaffirms opposition to LFO: Reception for CJ MULTAN, March 1: The Multan District Bar Association reiterated on Saturday its opposition to the Legal Framework Order in the presence of the chief justice of Pakistan....
Storm leaves two dozen injured in Faisalabad FAISALABAD, March 1: About two dozen people sustained injuries on Saturday in the rain-related incidents in and around the city....		Motorway cops takes control of Lahore-Kharian highway GUJRANWALA, March 1: The Motorway police will take over the control of the national highway from Kharian to Lahore in the second week of current month....
Deaf and dumb girl raped VEHARI, March 1: A deaf and dumb girl was raped allegedly by four landlords at Chak 61/WB on Saturday....		Hailstorm destroys orchards TOBA TEK SINGH, March 1: Downpour and hailstorm on Friday night destroyed Kino and guavas orchards and also affected wheat crop....
Woman freed from outlaws OKARA, March 1: A local court bailiff on Saturday recovered a divorced woman from the illegal detention of outlaws who had been subjecting her to gang-rape for the last one month...		Qul TOBA TEK SINGH, March 1: Scores of people on Saturday attended the qul of Pirmahal Press Club President Mahboob Akhtar Khan’s wife. — Correspondent...
Book as election symbol opposed PESHAWAR, March 1: The Pakistan Awami Party (PAP) has asked the Chief Election Comm-issioner to remove the “Book” from the list of election symbols as it was misused by a religious...		Swabi council wants decrepit schools shut SWABI, March 1: The district council Swabi has demanded that the education department lock all the dilapidated schools in order to avoid Mansabdar-like incident in which the roof of a school...
Four killed in Bajaur Agency BAJAUR, March 1: Four persons were killed and two others were critically injured in two different incidents in Bajaur agency....		4 convicted of firing at police PESHAWAR, March 1: An anti-terrorism court here on Friday convicted four persons, including two women, for firing at a police party and sentenced them to five years in jail with a...
NWFP govt to recruit 212 vets TIMERGARA, March 1: As many as 88 veterinary officers and 124 assistants would be recruited shortly to bring improvement in the performance of the veterinary institutions....		SHO injured in encounter MINGORA, March 1: The station house officer (SHO) of police station Khwazakhela received bullet injuries in an encounter on Fridy and rounded up three accused....
Judicial system needs changes: minister CHARSADDA, March 1: Senior minister of NWFP, Sirajul Haq, said on Friday that the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal government would bring drastic changes in the judicial system to bring it in conformity with the teachings of...		Four die in Swabi SWABI, March 1: Four people, including two sisters, were killed, and six others injured in three separates incidents here during the last 24 hours....
Steps taken to maintain peace HANGU, March 1: The district administration has deployed police and Frontier Constabulary near mosques and imambargahs and set up additional checkpoints at all the entry points of the district to maintain...		Reforms in LB system backed CHARSADDA, March 1: Provincial Local Government Minister Sardar Mohammad Idrees on Friday said the NWFP government did not intend to do away with the local bodies system but wanted reforms in...
Tharparkar DC demands urgent relief measures MITHI, March 1: The Tharparkar district council on Friday demanded of the government to declare emergency in the drought-hit region and launch a massive relief operation to avert consequences of the...		Tribesmen block road SUKKUR March 1: A large number of people blocked the Indus Highway near Kandhkot Thursday morning following an armed attack on a police party and Malik tribesmen in which six persons...
Strike against lawlessness LARKANA, March 1: A shutter-down strike was observed on Thursday in Ratodero to protest against the worsening law and order situation in Larkana and Shikarpur districts....		397kg of hashish seized PESHAWAR, March 1: The Customs Intelligence seized a huge quantity of contraband from the secret compartments of a vehicle at Kund Khairabad checkpoint in Nowshera district on Saturday....
Sindh PA move against Thal canal hailed THATTA, March 1: Thousands of participants of a rally, organised by the ‘Stop Tyranny Committee,’ on Saturday criticized the Shirazi group and appreciated the Sindh Assembly for unanimously adopting a resolution...		Package to rescue farm sector urged HYDERABAD, March 1: The Sindh Abadgar Board expressed its satisfaction over the Sindh Assembly’s move to adopt a unanimous resolution against the greater Thal canal....
Minor girl saved from marrying old man LARKANA, March 1: The sessions court, Larkana, on Saturday, allowed a minor girl, Nawabzadi, whose father was forcing her to marry a 60-year old man to whom he had sold her,...		Probe against forest officials begins SUKKUR, March 1: The National Accountability Bureau has initiated a probe against the Sindh forest department’s authorities for their alleged corruption in the Sindh Forestry Development Project, Dawn learnt through reliable...
Kalabagh dam opposed SHIKARPUR, March 1: Federal Railways Minister Ghaus Bux Khan Mahar has said he is not in favour of the Kalabagh dam because it is opposed by the people of Sindh....		Shot dead JACOBABAD, March 1: A man, Arsala Brohi, was shot dead in the Railway Lane area here on Friday over an old enmity....
Qazi favours resumption of talks with India ISLAMABAD, March 1: Chief of Jamaat-i-Islami and parliamentary leader of Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, Qazi Hussain Ahmed, on Saturday said Islamabad should resume reconciliatory talks with New Delhi rather than submitting to the...		Govt urged to vote for peace in UN ISLAMABAD, March 1: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) asked the government on Saturday to use its vote in the UN Security Council by heeding to the opinion of the people of...
Bar asks CJ not to accept extension ISLAMABAD, March 1: The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Friday demanded that Chief Justice Shaikh Riaz Ahmad should retire on March 8, and refuse the extension of three years given...		Jam seeks NFC award according to requirements SIBI, March 1: Chief Minister Jam Mir Mohammed Yousaf has pleaded for finalizing the National Finance Commission (NFC) award according to the requirements of the respective provinces....
District officers told to redress wrong QUETTA, March 1: Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Mohammad Yusuf has said that good governance is important for strengthening the democratic institutions, besides operating an active administrative set up....		Increase in POL prices opposed ISLAMABAD, March 1: The Pakistan People’s Party criticizing the decision of the Oil Companies Advisory Committee of increasing the petroleum prices has said that it will have crippling effects on the...
PML-Q to announce candidate for Senate chief ISLAMABAD, March 1: The President and parliamentary leader of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Q, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, has almost completed consultations with party colleagues after getting a node from President Gen...		US condoles death of two policemen WASHINGTON, March 1: The United States sent its condolences to families of two policemen killed in Karachi during an attack on the US Consulate on Friday....
US legislators, president discuss Kashmir ISLAMABAD, March 1: A six-member delegation of the state legislators of New Hampshire, US, called on President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Saturday....		Rs1bn allocated for highways in Balochistan QUETTA, March 1: The National Highway Authority (NHA) has allocated Rs1 billion for the construction and improvement of various highways in the province....
Staff shortage mars education standard KOHAT, March 1: The NWFP government has failed to fill 542 vacancies of English and science teachers, whereas 57 out of 138 posts of principals, in high and middle schools, are...		One killed after falling from road MUZAFFARABAD, March 1: A man was killed after he fell from road onto the rocky bank of River Neelum, northeast of here....
Regional moot put off ISLAMABAD, March 1: An international conference on regional cooperation for the rehabilitation of Afghanistan scheduled for March 3-4 in Tehran has been postponed indefinitely....		Balochistan Assembly condemns US war designs QUETTA, March 1: Treasury and opposition benches in the Balochistan Assembly on Saturday strongly condemned the United States and its allies for possible attack on Iraq and urged the Muslim world...