March 3, 2003	Monday	Zul Hijjah 29, 1423

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Entry of 10 Ulema into Islamabad banned ISLAMABAD, March 2: Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration has banned the entry of 10 Ulema belonging to different religious sects and put army on one-hour alert to maintain peace in the...		Bodies formed to check use of unfair means in exams RAWALPINDI, March 2: The Punjab government will strictly check the use of unfair means in the examinations to improve the quality of education, provincial minister for education Imran Masood said on...
Charity fair held at Convention Centre ISLAMABAD, March 2: A colourful charity fair was arranged by the Pakistan Foreign Office Women’s Association (PFOWA) at the Convention Centre on Sunday....		UNHCR chief arrives in Islamabad ISLAMABAD, March 2: The chief of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Ruud Lubbers, arrived on an official visit here on Sunday....
Internet users want more ISPs in Gujar Khan GUJAR KHAN, March 2: The residents of Gujar Khan have appealed to the PTCL authorities to allow the internet service providers (ISPs) to continue operating in the Tehsil....		Controversy over CCB office site RAWALPINDI, March 2: A controversy is brewing up regarding the location of an office for the newly-established Chaklala Cantonment Board (CCB)....
Training course for teachers ISLAMABAD, March 2: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) is organizing a six-day curriculum oriented in-service training course in economics for the teachers of various universities and colleges in Karachi....		MSF to hold rallies on 23rd ISLAMABAD, March 2: Muslim Students Federation (MSF) will hold rallies in all four provinces of the country and Azad Jammu and Kashmir on the occasion of Pakistan Day on March 23....
NWFP seeks Rs2bn for development PESHAWAR, March 2: The NWFP government has sought Rs2bn from the federal government for developing basic infrastructure at district headquarters, including proper secretariats for the newly-installed district governments, official sources told...		PMAP ready for alliance with MMA: Achakzai PESHAWAR, March 2: Central leader of the Pakistan Oppressed Nations Movement (PONM), and chief of Pukhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PMAP), Mehmood Khan Achakzai, has said that he was ready for alliance...
Six posts of judges vacant in Shariat Court PESHAWAR, March 2: Six out of eight posts of judges of the Federal Shariat Court are lying vacant resulting in non-hearing of important cases....		Vote against US attack in UN Security Council urged PESHAWAR, March 2: Provincial Amir of Jamaat-i-Islami, Prof Mohammad Ibrahim Khan, who has been elected senator, on Sunday demanded that the government should vote in the United Nations Security Council against...
15 Imambargahs declared sensitive PESHAWAR, March 2: The local government has declared 15 Imambargahs as sensitive in the city where security would be beefed up during the Muharram-ul-aram, sources in police told Dawn here on Sunday....		Cinemas in critical state PESHAWAR, March 2: Owing to the government’s attitude towards films prevailing in the NWFP the local cinema-culture has in recent months reached a moribund state....
Pesco asked to supply power to Buner areas PESHAWAR, March 2: NWFP Assembly Speaker Bakhat Jehan Khan on Sunday asked the chief executive of the Peshawar Electricity Supply Company to provide electricity to villages in the backward area of...		Road project launched PESHAWAR, March 2: NWFP Minister for Local Government and Rural Development Sardar Mohammad Idrees has assured that all facilities will be extended to non-governmental organizations engaged in public welfare projects, but...
Merger ruled out PESHAWAR, March 2: The National Awami Party Pakistan here on Sunday rejected any possibility of its merger with any of the political parties, including the Awami National Party....		Jamali promises liver transplant facility QUETTA, March 2: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali has said that country’s first liver transplant facility would soon be provided in Karachi and it would be free of cost....
Family claims suspect not involved in terrorism ISLAMABAD, March 2: The sister of a Pakistani arrested in a swoop that authorities say also netted the suspected mastermind of the Sept 11 attacks, said on Sunday he was the...		Retired judges likely to be appointed law secretary ISLAMABAD, March 2: The government is considering to abandon the practice of appointing the sitting judges of high courts as federal law secretary and to revert to appointing retired judges for...
Opposition still undecided on leaders’ choice ISLAMABAD, March 2: The policy differences are keeping big opposition parties divided and far from an agreed choice of opposition leaders in the National Assembly and the Senate, political sources said...		Pakistan, China agree to sign extradition treaty BEIJING, March 2: Pakistan and China have agreed to enter into an extradition treaty aimed at exchanging prisoners and treating them according to their own laws and conditions. A formal agreement...
Khalid was to hit US again: report NEW YORK, March 2: Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the Al Qaeda suspect, arrested on Saturday in Pakistan, was getting ready to hit United States again, Newsweek reports in its coming issue....		Two die of suffocation MUZAFFARABAD, March 2: A woman and minor were suffocated by gas while another family member was found unconscious in a house at Mirpur district of Azad Kashmir....
Five policemen injured in shootout with bandits MULTAN, March 2: Five police officials, including Rojhan SDPO, were injured in a shootout with highwaymen on the Indus Highway in Rajanpur district on Sunday night....		Police gird up loins for Muharram GUJRANWALA, March 2: The district administrations and high-ranking police officials in the Punjab on Sunday reviewed security arrangements at sensitive places to ensure peace in Muharram....
Gas blast an act of sabotage: SNGPL MULTAN, March 2: Technical experts of the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited have reported that the Saturday blast of gas supply line near Ghoki in Sindh was also an act of...		Rain disrupts power supply TOBA TEK SINGH, March 2: Downpour and lightning disrupted the power supply and burnt over a dozen television sets here on Saturday night....
Three kids killed in roof collapse GUJRANWALA, March 2: Three children of a labourer were killed when the roof of a house collapsed due to rain in Rakh Kikranwali here on Sunday....		Road between Gujranwala, Lahore to be repaired soon GUJRANWALA, March 2: The restoration of Grand Trunk Road between Gujranwala and Lahore has been approved by the authorities concerned, and work on it would start soon....
Man slain, his father, brothers injured LAHORE, March 2: A man was killed while his father and two brothers were injured over a land dispute in Raiwind City on Sunday....		Two shot dead over petty issue SIALKOT, March 2: The brother of a local councillor, Yousaf, and his friend, Zeeshan, were shot dead allegedly by six people over a petty dispute in Nai Abadi, Tariqabad, Sialkot city,...
Minor falls prey to aerial firing SHEIKHUPURA, March 2: A nine-year-old boy was killed while two others were injured in aerial firing at a marriage in Richand Khurd village in the jurisdiction of Farooqabad Sadar police on...		Over 400kg hashish seized KASUR, March 2: Over 400 kilogrammes of hashish and five kilogrammes of opium were recovered from a wagon near Gohar Gulab Singh village here on Sunday....
Stabbed to death TOBA TEK SINGH, March 2: A quarrel claimed the life of a fruit seller in Saddar Bazaar here on Sunday....		Private schools flay new tax FAISALABAD, March 2: The All Pakistan Private Schools Management Association has opposed the district government decision to impose another tax on the private educational institutions....
Three killed in Gujrat GUJRAT, March 2: Three people were killed in various parts of the district during the last 36 hours....		Punjab needs a large dam SAHIWAL: The Punjab needs a large dam to overcome irrigation water shortage, according to Irrigation Minister Amir Sultan....
Parliament, nation to be consulted on Iraq: Jamali LAHORE, March 2: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali said here on Sunday that the government would formulate its policy on the Iraq crisis in consultation with parliament and the nation....		PML-Q govt to promote tolerance: Pervaiz LAHORE, March 2: Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi pledged on Sunday that the PML-Q government would set new precedents in politics by promoting tolerance and devoting more time on people’s...
Newsmen, women, kids exempted LAHORE, March 2: The Punjab government exempted on Sunday journalists, women and children from the ban on pillion riding....		Task force on diseases’ control LAHORE, March 2: Federal Minister for Health Muhammad Naseer Khan has announced constitution of a task force to recommend ways and means to control hepatitis, polio, tuberculosis, Aids and other diseases...
Peace moot tomorrow LAHORE, March 2: A ‘peace conference’ will be held at Data Gunj Bakhsh Hall on Tuesday under the aegis of Anjuman Ahlian-i-Lahore....		Police may seek army’s help LAHORE, March 2: City police chief Khwaja Khalid Farooq said on Sunday the police would sought army’s help in case of any emergency during Muharram....
People urged to take part in social work LAHORE, March 2: Governor Khalid Maqbool urged the people on Sunday to take part in social welfare activities along with the government and NGOs to make future of the country bright....		Oil price-hike linked to Iraq crisis LAHORE, March 2: Trade Minister Humayun Akhtar Khan on Sunday linked the recent increase in oil prices to the Iraq crisis, and claimed that a decrease in prices in the international...