March 12, 2003	Wednesday	Muharram 8, 1424

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3 deaths in hospitals: reports show victims CCHF negative RAWALPINDI, March 11: The district health department has launched a retrospective study into the deaths of three patients, initially suspected of suffering from Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF), but later proved negative...		Cantt board seeks defence ministry’s intervention: Power disconnection row Rawalpindi, March 11: The Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) has sought the intervention of the defence ministry to resolve its dispute with the Islamabad Electricity Supply Company (Iesco) over the payment of...
Kidnapping, torture of Sanaullah widely condemned RAWALPINDI, March 11: The People‘s Rights Movement (PRM), on Tuesday condemned the ‘kidnapping’ and ‘thrashing’ of Rana Sanaullah Khan, the deputy leader of the opposition in the Punjab Assembly....		Pims official accuses RGH of violating medical ethics ISLAMABAD, March 11: The administration of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) is agitated over ‘dumping’ of patients in the hospitals’ emergency ward by other hospitals and health institutions....
‘Pakistan-BD ties suffer from Concealment Misinterpretation Syndrome’ ISLAMABAD, March 11: Relations between Pakistan and Bangladesh are suffering from the Concealment and Misinterpretation Syndrome (CMS), hiding the facts and occurrences surrounding the episode of 1971....		Preservation project of Lahore Fort launched ISLAMABAD, March 11: A tripartite project on conservation and preservation of the Lahore Fort was formally launched on March 5 by Unesco, Norad and the Pakistan government....
UBL officers body accuses management of discrimination ISLAMABAD, March 11: The Officers Association of the United Bank Limited (UBL) has expressed its dismay at the cancellation of the medical leaves of regular employees by the bank management....		PTCL billing facility at post offices soon ISLAMABAD, March 11: The government intends to provide billing facility for the Pakistan Telecommunications Company (PTCL) customers at post offices across the country....
Balochistan University uplift plan approved ISLAMABAD, March 11: The government’s Central Development Working Party (CDWP) has approved a Rs191.438 million development project of University of Balochistan, Quetta....		NA resumes gazette publication ISLAMABAD, March 11: National Assembly has resumed publishing of its monthly gazette, a journal that covers parliamentary activities, after a gap of over three years....
Balakot Road to be reopened soon: NHA ISLAMABAD, March 11: National Highway Authority (NHA) is striving to reopen Balakot Road that was blocked due to torrential rain, heavy snowfall and land slide in the area....		French, Russian envoys discuss Pakistan’s stance ISLAMABAD, March 11: How will Pakistan vote on the second US-UK resolution on Iraq in the UN Security Council and what repercussions will it face in each of the three options...
S. African team visits air, naval headquarters ISLAMABAD, March 11: Chief of Joint Support, South Africa, Lt-Gen T. T. Matanzima on Tuesday visited the air and naval headquarters in the capital....		WB demands recovery of Rs33bn Wapda dues ISLAMABAD, March 11: The World Bank has asked the government to recover immediately Rs33 billion outstanding public sector power dues and prepare a midterm financial improvement plan for Wapda based on...
$350m obtained for Access to Justice Programme ISLAMABAD, March 11: Pakistan has obtained a loan of $350 million from Asian Development Bank (ADB) for Access to Justice Programme which was designed to support judicial, legal and police reforms....		NWFP complains of delay in funds from centre ISLAMABAD, Mar 11: Frontier Province Senior Minister Sirajul Haq has complained against what he termed delayed release of funds from the Centre due to which the NWFP was facing serious financial...
Govt urged to cast ‘no’ vote on Iraq ISLAMABAD, March 11: Religious parties on Tuesday asked the government to go further than abstaining from a United Nations Security Council vote on war on Iraq and cast an outright ‘no’...		China offers help for seafood industry QUETTA, March 11: Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Zhang Chunxiang has offered Beijing’s assistance in developing seafood industry, livestock and horticulture in Balochistan....
Parties urge probe into MPA’s torture ISLAMABAD, March 11: The Pakistan People’s Party and the Pakistan Muslim League-N condemned on Tuesday the kidnapping and torture of the Punjab Assembly deputy opposition leader, Rana Sanaullah....		3 held for trafficking 17kg heroin ISLAMABAD, March 11: The Special Investigation Cell of Anti Narcotics Force (ANF) on Sunday intercepted a consignment of 17kg of top-grade heroin and arrested three alleged smugglers including an Afghan from...
PPP describes Jamali’s speech as disappointing ISLAMABAD, March 11: The Pakistan People’s Party described Prime Minister Zafarullah Jamali’s address to the nation on Tuesday as disappointing, saying it was nothing more than a “regurgitation of pious hopes...		WFP may extend help to AJK MUZAFFARABAD, March 11: The World Food Programme is most likely to extend its assistance in the execution of integrated land management in Azad Jammu and Kashmir over the next four years...
Powell calls Musharraf, seeks support WASHINGTON, March 11: US Secretary of State Colin Powell spoke with President Pervez Musharraf on Monday and sought his support for the United States position on the Iraqi issue....		Teachers protest DADU, March 11: A large number of dismissed school teachers staged a demonstration here on Tuesday to protest against their removal....
Newspapers holiday on Friday KARACHI, March 11: The All Pakistan Newspapers Society has announced that its member publications will observe closed holiday on Friday on account of Ashura....		Road projects SUKKUR, March 11: The government has allocated Rs5.73 million for five road schemes under the Annual Development Programme in Naushahro Feroze....
Islamic laws will be brought before PA: Minister challenges ANP PESHAWAR, March 11: The NWFP government has decided to present the proposed Islamic laws before the provincial assembly to seek elected representatives’ approval for their enforcement....		First batch of DPs to leave today PESHAWAR, March 11: The first batch of Afghan refugees will leave for their country under the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) repatriation programme on Wednesday....
Shifting of Khalid’s children slammed PESHAWAR, March 11: The Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) has slammed the United States for whisking away the innocent children of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed....		Transporters block road in Bara LANDI KOTAL, March 11: Tribal transporters blocked Peshawar- Bara road for traffic on Monday in protest against, what they termed, the unlawful detention of a colleague who was arrested by the...
Borstal institutions demanded PESHAWAR, March 11: The reclamation and probation department, NWFP, has expressed concern over the non- establishment of borstal institutions for juvenile offenders in the province, stating that due to growing number...		46 ulema’s entry into NWFP banned PESHAWAR, March 11: The NWFP government has banned the entry of 46 Ulema and Zakireen — all from Sindh province — to the NWFP for a period of two months in...
Police kill ‘notorious criminal’ PESHAWAR, March 11: An alleged hardened criminal was killed during a police encounter and one of his accomplice was arrested and another escaped from Mashai area of Daudzai in the city’s...		Passengers clash with PIA staff PESHAWAR, March 11: Stranded Chitralis clashed with PIA staff and manhandled two reservation assistants here at the airline’s main booking office on Tuesday, eyewitnesses and officials said....
Man arrested KOHAT, March 11: The police seized 10 copies of arms licences, fake currency and arms from a man on Tuesday. Police said fake currency worth Rs4,000, a rifle, a pistol,...		PML-N’s executive body to decide course of action: Kidnapping, torture of MPA FAISALABAD, March 11: The PML-N’s Central Executive Committee will decide future course of action about the Sanaullah incident, party’s chairman Raja Zafarul Haq said on Tuesday....
Murder suspect dies of police torture GUJRAT, March 11: A murder suspect died in the DHQ Hospital on Tuesday, having allegedly been subjected to severe torture by Jalalpur Jattan Sadar police....		Six cops booked in ‘fake’ encounter OKARA, March 11: Six policemen of Hujra Shah Muqeem were booked on the orders of the Lahore High Court on charges of killing a young labourer in a fake police encounter....
Colony for dry port workers on cards SIALKOT, March 11: The Sialkot dryport management has decided to establish a colony for workers adjacent to the dryport....		Lahore Fort’s documentation LAHORE, March 11: International and leading local conservators have agreed to document every structural and architectural aspect of the Lahore Fort prior to formulating any action plan....
Increase in fares flayed GUJRANWALA, March 11: Commuters have opposed the agreement between government and transporters regarding enhancement of fares and demanded that the government should reduce prices of petroleum products instead of enhancing the...		Rs26bn ADB loan for Punjab LAHORE, March 11: The Asian Development Bank announced here on Tuesday a Rs26 billion project-free loan with one per cent interest rate for the Punjab....
PPP to stick to stand on LFO: Makhdoom LAHORE, March 11: PPP-Parliamentarians chairman Makhdoom Amin Faheem restated here on Tuesday that his party would not change its stand on the status of the Legal Framework Order and would go...		LHC Bar to probe torture of MPA LAHORE, March 11: The Lahore High Court Bar Association announced on Tuesday that it would constitute a five-member committee to probe torture of Punjab Assembly deputy opposition leader Rana Sanaullah by...
US isolated on Iraq issue: JI LAHORE, March 11: The Jamaat-i-Islami secretary-general has said the US attempts to dictate the world on Iraq issue have isolated it and exposed its hypocrisy....		ANP against compromise on LFO LAHORE, March 11: The opposition should not compromise on the LFO issue even if the democratic system in vogue is wrapped up by the “military dictator”, said ANP president Ehsan Wyne...
JKLF chief for unification of Kashmir LAHORE, March 11: Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front chairman Amanullah Khan has proposed constitution of an international committee for unification of Kashmir with the cooperation of Pakistan and Indian governments and...		Ulema urged to promote harmony SARGODHA, March 11: Ulema should step ahead to bring peace and harmony among all sects....
Case against five for timber theft SAHIWAL, March 11: Noor Shah police have registered timber theft case against five people and arrested a forest guard and a contractor....		Cemb delivers potato seed LAHORE, March 11: The Centre for Excellence in Molecular Biology, Punjab University, has formally started liaison with private sector by delivering 4,000 kg of virus-free potato seeds to an industrial group...