March 14, 2003	Friday	Muharram 10, 1424

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Zuljinah procession passes peacefully ISLAMABAD, March 13: The annual Zuljinah procession was taken out on Thursday from the Markazi Imambargah G-6/2 at 1pm amid tight security....		Pakistan yet to finalize biosafety guidelines ISLAMABAD, March 13: Public and private sector cooperation is indispensable for implementation of the recommendations made at the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) held at Johannesburg, 2002 with regard to...
Sri Saral villagers seek more compensation ISLAMABAD, March 13: The villagers of Sri Saral and Pind Sangrial have demanded extra compensation for giving the land to the Capital Development Authority (CDA), the director lands of the CDA,...		Dilapidated state of roads in I-11 ISLAMABAD, March 13: While the recent rains badly damaged various roads and streets in the federal capital, exposing the designing faults as well as the bad quality of material, the wet...
Woman patient may not be suffering from CCHF ISLAMABAD, March 13: A woman patient, who was brought from Rawalakot with a bleeding nose and mouth, is now in stable condition, but is still being kept in ‘isolation’....		DHQ hospital doctors vow to continue strike RAWALPINDI, March 13: The house officers of the District Headquarters Hospital on Thursday vowed to continue their strike till the acceptance of their demands....
IJT to launch 7-day drive against US stance on Iraq RAWALPINDI, March 13: Islami Jamiat Talaba (IJT) has planned to launch a seven-day nation-awareness movement to apprise the people about the possible dangers of US-led attack on Iraq....		Over 6,000 rent cases pending in lower courts ISLAMABAD, March 13: More than 6,000 rent cases are pending in different courts of Islamabad due to which workload on the judiciary is increasing day by day....
South African defence team visits POF TAXILA, March 13: A high-level defence delegation of South Africa led by Lt Gen T.T. Matanzima paid a brief visit to the Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF), Wah Cantt, on Thursday....		Govt accused of pressurizing MMA RAWALPINDI, March 13: The local chief of Muttahida Majlis-i- Amal (MMA) has accused the government of resorting to negative tactics against the alliance for opposing its policies....
Masood Khan paints everyday objects ISLAMABAD, March 13: Masood A Khan’s exhibition at Nomad Art Gallery shows a collection of paintings of everyday objects and places surrounding the artist. The exhibition opens on March 15 and...		103 Pakistanis deported from US arrive RAWALPINDI, March 13: As many as 103 Pakistanis, deported from the United States, arrived at Islamabad Airport on a chartered plane on Thursday amid high security alert, official sources said....
Threat of water wars underscored ISLAMABAD, March 13: The 21st century faces water wars as communities and countries are becoming increasingly thirsty and increasingly desperate for the world’s most precious and most fundamental natural resource, says...		New options to privatize KESC planned ISLAMABAD, March 13: The federal government is considering many options to make the Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) profitable, including an offer for a new “management contract” to any reputed private...
PPP flays military’s role in Senate poll ISLAMABAD, March 13: Pakistan People’s Party has expressed concern over the use of military in Senate elections, and said President Gen Pervez Musharraf wanted the upper house to be a subordinate...		President, PM for keeping alive spirit of Karbala ISLAMABAD, March 13: President Gen Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali have said that whenever there is a conflict between right and wrong, the spirit of Hussainiat remains...
40 scholarships okayed ISLAMABAD, March 13: The Central Development Working Party has approved a scheme submitted by the Higher Education Commission regarding 40 PhD scholarships in China....		Pakistan neglects HIV issue BENTOTA (Sri Lanka), March 13: Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka have each sent several government officials to the five-day workshop on HIV and AIDS which is being held at a beach...
Anti-war protest held in AJK MUZAFFARABAD, March 13: Activists of various religious parties staged a peaceful demonstration on Thursday to condemn the possible US attack on Iraq and express solidarity with the Iraqi people....		LG polls in cantonments soon, says NRB chief ISLAMABAD, March 13: National Reconstruction Bureau Chairman Daniyal Aziz on Thursday said the Directorate of Military Lands and Cantonments (DML&C) has prepared a schedule for holding local government elections in all...
UK mayor wants Kashmir issue resolved MIRPUR, March 13: The visiting Mayor of London Borough of Waltham Forest, Fazal ur Rehman, has called for early peaceful settlement of the Kashmir issue in accordance with the United Nations...		Tyranny must be resisted, says Benazir ISLAMABAD, March 13: Chairperson of Pakistan People’s Party and former prime minister Benazir Bhutto has said that the supreme sacrifice offered by Hazrat Imam Hussain (May Allah be pleased with him)...
IMF mission briefed ISLAMABAD, March 13: NRB Chairman Danyal Aziz said on Thursday that the final awards by the provincial finance commissions would be given next month....		Pesco plans to resume meter drive in Fata HARIPUR, March 13: Pesco is contemplating resuming its campaign to install electricity meters in Fata shortly, the utility’s chief said....
‘NWFP needs more power for Islamization’ PESHAWAR, March 13: Head of the 21-member Nifaz-i-Shariat Council has said the limited powers of the NWFP government are a hurdle in the way of Islamization in the province....		Turncoats will be expelled: PML-N PESHAWAR, March 13: The Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) has said it will expel its MPAs from the party if the charge of betrayal in Senate elections is proved against them, says...
Teachers oppose varsity ordinance PESHAWAR, March 13: University and college teachers on Wednesday criticized the proposed model university ordinance and asked the government to form a task force to consider the educational scenario in consultation with...		C-130 flights demanded PESHAWAR, March 13: National Assembly member Maulana Abdul Akbar  Chitrali complained on Thursday that C-130 flights had not been started to Chitral despite repeated assurances held out to him by Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan...
Court orders legal aid for juvenile offenders PESHAWAR, March 13: The Peshawar High Court has asked the NWFP government to provide legal assistance to juvenile offenders and appoint a panel of lawyers for the purpose in every district....		Seminar PESHAWAR, March 13: Shaikh Zayed Islamic Centre, University of Peshawar, would begin celebrations for its 20th year from March 15, a press release said....
Fake currency notes seized DERA ISMAIL KHAN, March 13: Police arrested an excise department sub-inspector seizing fake currency notes and drugs from his possession, on Wednesday. Dilbar Ali, resident of Larkana, was arrested at the...		Gujrat DHQ hospital denies autopsy facility: Woman councillor killed GUJRAT, March 13: The local District Headquarters Hospital management on Thursday refused to perform autopsy of a woman councillor, who was killed by her colleague during a meeting at Malikwal, Mandi...
Govt stand on Iraq issue in national interest: Kasuri KASUR, March 13: Foreign Minister Mian Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri said on Thursday the government’s stance on Iraq issue was in the best national interest, and iterated that the country wanted it’s...		Guinness Book management threatened with law suit BAHAWALPUR, March 13: The “world’s tallest woman” has expressed resentment over the publication of her photograph in the Guinness Book of World Records without her permission and threatened the Guinness Book...
Health dept foils bid to grab land GUJRANWALA, March 13: The health department foiled an attempt to grab its land worth millions of rupees by demolishing a boundary wall constructed illegally around two and a half kanals....		Devotees hurt on road TOBA TEK SINGH, March 13: Over two dozen devotees were injured in a road accident on Pirmahal-Shorkot Cantonment Road on Thursday morning....
Robbers plunder cash, gold SIALKOT, March 13: Dacoits looted cash, gold ornaments, a car and valuables in different incidents here during the last 24 hours....		Power theft: mill owner granted bail GUJRANWALA, March 13: A textile mill owner who was caught stealing electricity by Gepco and booked by Sabzi Mandi police on Wednesday, got an interim bail here on Thursday....
Horse and cattle show tomorrow FAISALABAD, March 13: The annual horse and cattle fair will be inaugurated by District Nazim Chaudhry Zahid Nazir here on Saturday....		Two murdered in Sheikhupura SHEIKHUPURA, March 13: Two people were murdered in Makki 460 village on Thursday evening....
Maximum security in Punjab: Zuljinah taken out LAHORE, March 13: The main zuljinah procession, escorted by the army and police, was taken out from Nisar Haveli at 10:15 on Thursday night. It is scheduled to culminate today at...		ANP against division of Kashmir to resolve issue LAHORE, March 13: The Awami National Party (ANP) is against solving the Kashmir issue by dividing the Valley as it fears that the solution will not be in the national interest....
A house without opposition leader LAHORE, March 13: The 1973 Constitution is completely silent on the selection of the opposition leader, who has still not been nominated three months after the inaugural session of the sitting...		100,000 acres for landless peasants LAHORE, March 13: The Punjab government has decided to distribute 100,000 acres among landless peasants in 24 districts of the province....
Railways to introduce computerized tickets LAHORE, March 13: Railway authorities will soon introduce computerized ticketing for five trains as a summary in this regard has been sent to the ministry for formal approval....		Public transport and commuters’ plight LAHORE, March 13: Over 70 per cent of Lahorites are forced to use private vehicles for moving around in the city due to inadequate public transport facilities....
Imam Husain struggled for upholding principles LAHORE, March 13: Governor Khalid Maqbool has said the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Husain was not the legacy of the Muslims alone but of the whole world to which he had...		IG orders inquiry into encounter LAHORE, March 13: Punjab IGP Syed Masood Shah has taken serious notice of a news item published about Shahid Chandia’s death in an encounter with Makhdoomkot police in Muzaffargarh....
Ghusal of Data’s shrine LAHORE, March 13: Punjab Tourism Minister Mian Aslam Iqbal and Adviser to Chief Minister Rana Ijaz Ahmad Khan performed the ghusal ceremony of the shrine of Hazrat Data Ganj Bakhsh here...		Russian envoy LAHORE, March 13: Russian ambassador in Pakistan Eduard Stepanovich Schevch called on PML-Q president Shujaat Husain here on Thursday....