March 7, 2003	Friday	Muharram 3, 1424

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Million march to force govt change policy: MMA RAWALPINDI, March 6: Deputy Amir Jamaat-i-Islami Liaquat Baloch says the million march of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) will compel the government to change its policy on Iraq....		Educational TV channels soon, says minister ISLAMABAD, March 6: Federal Information Technology Minister Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari on Thursday said the government was developing infrastructure for satellite educational TV channels....
Women’s participation in policy-making sought ISLAMABAD, March 6: The ministry of women development, social welfare and special education has asked the economic managers of the country, busy in preparing Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP), to ensure...		Pindi Bar members take out rally against US RAWALPINDI, March 6: The Rawalpindi Bar Association on Thursday took out a peace rally against the possible US attack on Iraq....
Bail plea of two in Shah Najaf case rejected RAWALPINDI, March 6: The judge of Anti-Terrorists Court no 1, Manzoor Ahmad Mirza, on Thursday rejected the bail applications of two accused in the famous Shah Najaf Imambargah terrorism case, in...		Body set up to tackle UCs’ administrative issues RAWALPINDI, March 6: The district council on Thursday constituted a committee to identify the problems confronting the administrative functioning of the union councils....
Condition of Capital roads fast deteriorating ISLAMABAD, March 6: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has failed to maintain roads of the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT), once considered to be the best in the country....		Murder accused acquitted after reconciliation ISLAMABAD, March 6: The district and sessions judge, Chaudhary Asad Raza, here on Thursday acquitted a murder accused after reconciliation between the two parties....
Ministry acquires jeep for official ISLAMABAD, March 6: The interior ministry has acquired a Land Cruiser jeep from Capital Development Authority (CDA) and handed over it to a newly-appointed deputy commissioner of the authority, Sajjad Hussain...		CDA may cut 1,000 trees on Wapda’s request ISLAMABAD, March 6: While the government is spending millions on parroting messages for tree plantation and protecting the environment, the guardians of Islamabad Capital Development Authority (CDA) is involved in unwarranted...
SSC annual exams from 18th ISLAMABAD, March 6: The secondary school certificate (SSC) Annual Examination 2003 of the Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE), Islamabad, will commence from March 18....		Lawyers to observe black day tomorrow RAWALPINDI, March 6: The Rawalpindi Bar Association (RBA)  will observe March 8 as black day against the Legal Framework Order (LFO)....
National Assembly set to witness uproar yet again boycotts Swabi Tehsil Council meeting SWABI, March 6: National Assembly set to witness uproar yet again members of Swabi Tehsil Council boycotted a council meeting on Thursday and staged a walkout against what they termed embezzlement of uplift funds by treasury members....		Firing in air continues despite ban PESHAWAR, March 6: The menace of firing in the air on festive occasions by the people, continues unabated, which  has become a nuisance and a source of trouble for the people in the urban as well as rural...
Chitral DC okays conservation plan PESHAWAR, March 6: The district council of Chitral in its session held on Wednesday unanimously approved Chitral Conservation Strategy (CCS) document, says a press release issued by the International Union for...		Accumulated gas bills worry people HARIPUR, March 6: Inflated gas bills with accumulated units issued to the consumers for the month of February by the Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited (SNGPL) have added to the miseries...
Government officials warned of action PESHAWAR, March 6: Minister for Local Government and Rural Development Sardar Mohammed Idrees has warned officials of strict action if found creating hurdles in resolution of the working community’s problems....		Build roads in Buner, speaker directs FHA PESHAWAR, March 6: NWFP Assembly Speaker Bakht Jihan Khan has directed the Frontier Highway Authority (FHA) and the administration of the Malakand Rural Development Project (MRDP) to construct and repair roads...
Security beefed up HANGU, March 6: Law enforcement agencies have adopted strict security measures to maintain law and order in the Hangu district during Muharram....		Tax to be levied on car dealers TIMERGARA, March  6: The district government of Lower Dir has decided in principle to bring all the motor bargain centres of the district in tax net and give them legal cover....
Relations with Kabul to be strengthened, says Kasuri ISLAMABAD, March 6: Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri has said that Pakistan was keen to strengthen bilateral ties with Afghanistan and was doing its utmost in this regard....		PIA protests over new Doha flights RAWALPINDI, March 6: Permission given to Qatar Airways to operate two flights to and from Islamabad has started a controversy as no one in the departments concerned is ready to accept...
Centre’s help needed for education, says CM QUETTA, March 6: Chief Minister Jam Mir Mohammad Yousaf said on Thursday that Balochistan needed more resources and Islamabad’s financial assistance for improving the standard of education....		Pakistani agencies to get head money: minister ISLAMABAD, March 6: Pakistani law-enforcement agencies will benefit from the $25 million head money set by the US for the capture of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks...
New seating plan in NA from 10th ISLAMABAD, March 6: The parliamentary advisory committee of the National Assembly on Wednesday decided to change seating arrangement in the assembly from the alphabetic order to separate the treasury benches and...		Court told to give Badar full defence opportunity ISLAMABAD, March 6: The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the accountability court not to “cause any prejudice” to Jehangir Badar, the imprisoned leader of PPP, and allow him to produce “defence...
Shelling victims to get medicines MUZAFFARABAD, March 6: Azad Kashmir Prime Minister Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan has said the government would immediately arrange medicines worth Rs10 million for the people living along the Line of Control,...		Al Qaeda to be declared terrorist outfit ISLAMABAD, March 6: The government is considering notifying Al-Qaeda as a terrorist organization under the provisions of Anti-Terrorism Act....
National Assembly set to witness uproar yet again ISLAMABAD, March 6: The government is likely to introduce a bill any time soon in the National Assembly to facilitate a debate on the LFO, informed sources said here on Thursday....		Govt forms task force on education PESHAWAR, March 6: The NWFP government has formed an 11-member task force to devise a new education strategy and submit a comprehensive document covering all issues regarding infrastructure facilities, meaningful syllabi...
Governor calls for quality education PESHAWAR, March 6: The NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has stressed the managements of educational institutions, especially those of universities, to focus on quality education to enable the nation to...		PHC directs police not to arrest two minor children PESHAWAR, March 6: A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court directed here on Thursday the Nowshera police not to arrest two minor boys accused of attacking officials of the customs...
Widow facing problems PESHAWAR, March 6: The widow of a Police Services Hospital employee, who died on Feb 13, has expressed concern over the pathetic attitude of the medical superintendent (MS) of the hospital....		Minister briefed PESHAWAR, March 6: The NWFP minister for health Inayatullah   Khan has underlined the need of efficient mobilisation of available resources for effective delivery of health care facilities to mothers and...
Medical facilities demanded PESHAWAR, March 6: The people of Chitral have demanded of the NWFP  government to provide diagnostic facilities and specialist  doctors for the cardiac patients in the remote district of the province....		Govt criticized PESHAWAR, March 6: Islami Jamiat-i-Talaba’s country Nazim Naveed Anwar held the government responsible for the country’s deteriorating state of education at a Talent Awards Show at the Student’s Teacher’s Centre (STC),...
Handmade aircraft’s flight PESHAWAR, March 6: A self-taught flyer will start the first cross-country flight in his handmade ultra-light aircraft on April 1....		PMA organizes hunger strike LAHORE, March 6: The Pakistan Medical Association on Thursday re-launched its protest campaign by organizing hunger strike against the delay in implementation of Mujaddid Mirza Commission report and reversal of penalties...
CS again summons sacked teachers LAHORE, March 6: The Punjab chief secretary has again summoned the seven teachers to appear for personal hearing on March 22 whose services were terminated under the Removal from Service (special...		Jamali govt has failed to deliver: ARD white paper LAHORE, March 6: The Jamali government has failed to deliver on all fronts, says a white paper issued by the Alliance for Restoration of Democracy on 100 days of the PML-Q...
Khwajas seek home secy’s conviction LAHORE, March 6: The three Khwajas filed on Thursday a petition before the Lahore High Court, seeking conviction of Punjab home secretary for not releasing them on Feb 17 despite court...		Faheem lays claim to opposition leader’s slot LAHORE, March 6: PPP-Parliamentarians chief Makhdoom Amin Faheem has demanded nominating opposition leader in the National Assembly according to parliamentary traditions....
Foreigners also grilled Khwajas LAHORE, March 6: “Do you know Osama? Have you ever met him? Is he dead or alive?” were the questions frequently asked by interrogators from the three Khwajas who were released...		Smeda to hold training workshop LAHORE, March 6: The Small and Medium Enterprize Development Authority will hold a one-day training workshop on Friday for trainers of different private and public sector institutions....
Medical checkup of workers ordered LAHORE, March 6: The Punjab labour minister has ordered one medical checkup of every industrial worker every year besides holding informative seminars to create awareness among them about Hepatitis....		More DSPs reinstated LAHORE, March 6: The Punjab Service Tribunal reinstated on Thursday three more DSPs removed from service along with 26 others on charges of corruption and inefficiency....
SCBA plans agitation LAHORE, March 6: The Supreme Court Bar Association and office-bearers of other Bar associations on Thursday regretted that the chief justice of Pakistan had not responded to their letter, requesting him...		Chemical Engg curriculum prepared LAHORE, March 6: The National Curriculum Revision Committee (NCRC) of the Higher Education Commission has prepared the chemical engineering curriculum for postgraduate level for the first time in the country....
LHC refuses magistracy powers to 495 officers LAHORE, March 6: The Lahore High Court on Thursday refused to give magistracy powers to 495 administrative officials of the Punjab government....		Devolution plan ‘needs constitutional cover’ MULTAN, March 6: A vast majority of people want the government to give constitutional cover to the devolution plan, a survey conducted by Pattan development organization revealed on Thursday....