March 18, 2003	Tuesday	Muharram 14, 1424

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MNAs’ funds to be spent on specified schemes ISLAMABAD, March 17: The federal government, to avoid overlapping with the jurisdiction of district governments, has decided that the MNAs’ development fund will be utilized for execution of schemes only in...		Fire brigade budget utilized for other purposes ISLAMABAD, March 17: The Capital Development Athority has utilized Rs3 million budget of its fire brigade department for some other purposes....
PML-N meeting on 22nd ISLAMABAD, March 17: A joint meeting of the central working committee (CWC) of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has been called on Saturday to chalk out future line of action on...		Two FJWU students to get US stipends ISLAMABAD, March 17: The US government on Monday announced scholarships for two Pakistani women students of Fatima Jinnah Women University (FJWU) in memory of Barbara Green and her daughter, Kristen Wormsley,...
Adherence to quality, safety main objective: PAEC official ISLAMABAD, March 17: Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) has an excellent safety track record and it has developed different state-of-the-art techniques for quality testing, both nuclear and non-nuclear....		PTV not to sell prime time ISLAMABAD, March 17: Pakistan Television Corporation (PTC) has decided not to sell the ‘prime time’ (8 p.m. to 9 p.m) of its transmission to any private production company in future....
Indian channels not to be allowed on cable: Rashid ISLAMABAD, March 17: Federal Minister for Information and Media Development Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has said the cable TV operators will not be allowed to relay Indian channels....		PIA to evacuate Pakistanis from Iraq, Kuwait RAWALPINDI, March 17: The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has finalized its contingency plan for evacuating Pakistanis from Iraq and Kuwait in case the United States and United Kingdom launched an attack,...
Hike in oil prices flayed RAWALPINDI, March 17: The local leaders of Mutahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) have criticized the government the recent increase in oil prices terming it an anti-people decision....		Change in Gwadar road plan urged QUETTA, March 17: Balochistan’s Communications Minister Agha Faisal Dawood has offered construction of the 10km road linking Gwadar port with the Coastal Highway along the shore at low rates....
SC issues notice to gas firm chief ISLAMABAD, March 17: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) managing director, summoning him on March 31 to explain why the court’s decision for reinstating...		PML-N to work with PPP: Shahbaz NEW YORK, March 17: Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) leader Shahbaz Sharif on Sunday called on all political parties to shun politics of confrontation and retribution and forge an alliance for continued...
Pakistan wants prisoners airlifted ISLAMABAD, March 17: Pakistan’s ambassador in Kabul, Rustam Shah Mohammand, has urged the need to make arrangements to airlift released Pakistani prisoners from northern Afghanistan where the road paths have been...		Tribunal on crimes in Gujarat proposed UNITED NATIONS, March 17: Pakistan on Sunday called for the establishment of International Criminal Tribunal to bring to justice all those responsible for the ghastly crimes in the Indian State of...
First formal NA session yet to take place ISLAMABAD, March 17: The first formal session of the National Assembly has not “commenced” yet and will commence only with the address of president to the joint session of parliament as...		Jirga rejects troops deployment PESHAWAR, March 17: A tribal Jirga of Mohmand Agency on Monday turned down the government’s proposal to deploy army and Frontier Corps in inaccessible areas of the agency, sources said....
Asif’s parole plea rejected ISLAMABAD, March 17: Former senator Asif Zardari’s request for release for a month to enable him to be with his mother-i-law Nusrat Bhutto in Dubai, who is stated to be in...		Transport fares raised in NAs GILGIT, March 17: Transporters have increased bus fares by 20 t0 30 per cent without official permission in the Northern Areas, citing the unabated increase in prices of petroleum products....
Powell phones Musharraf WASHINGTON, March 17: President Pervez Musharraf was among 15 world leaders US Secretary of State Colin Powell spoke to Monday before Washington decided to withdraw the second resolution from the UN...		UNCHR moot ISLAMABAD, March 17: Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri will visit Geneva to attend the 59th Commission on Human Rights, the Foreign Office said on Monday.—APP...
MMA’s anti-US rally in Faisalabad FAISALABAD, March 17: Hundreds of activists of religious organizations belonging to the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) on Monday took out a procession against the possible US-led war against Iraq....		Row between Nazim, deputy aggravates: Executive powers GUJRANWALA, March 17: A conflict between the city tehsil council Nazim and Naib Nazim reached its climax over the use of executive powers while Naib Nazims formed a mediation committee for...
Inquiry into report on Jhang police stations LAHORE, March 17: Punjab Inspector General of Police Syed Masood Shah has taken notice of a news item regarding police’s ‘reluctance’ to register cases at some police stations in Jhang....		Search on for banking ombudsman LAHORE, March 17: The government is looking for a suitable person for appointment as banking ombudsman, adviser on finance Shaukat Aziz said on Monday....
Two under-trial prisoners shot dead SAHIWAL, March 17: Two under-trial prisoners were shot dead on Monday by five gunmen over an old enmity on Noorshah-Faisalabad Road....		Provinces told to pay Wapda dues PESHAWAR, March 17: The federal authorities concerned have warned the provincial governments to clear their electricity dues and monthly bills to avoid at-source deduction from their federal transfers, well-placed official sources...
Drug traffickers enticing youth PESHAWAR, March 17: Gangs of international drug smugglers are active in the country to trap unemployed youths for smuggling heroin....		Judges told to follow protocol signed with UK judiciary: Retention of children PESHAWAR, March 17: The Supreme Court has asked the high courts and subordinate judiciary to follow a protocol signed between the judiciaries of Pakistan and UK for protecting the children of...
Rawa wants separation of religion from state PESHAWAR, March 17: The Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (Rawa) has said that unless religion is separated from the state, Afghanistan cannot make progress in the socio-economic field....		Newsmen deplore harassment PESHAWAR, March 17: The Khyber Union of Journalists (KhUJ), has condemned the manhandling of a newsman by police and demanded a thorough probe into the incident....
Amended constitution ‘acceptable’ to MQM LAHORE, March 17: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad says the Muttahida Qaumi Movement has put “in abeyance” its demand for a new Constitution replacing the 1973’s after the amendments made by...		No plan to abolish dist govt system LAHORE, March 17: The Punjab local government minister, Raja Muhammad Basharat, said on Monday there was no plan to abolish the district government system....
President’s election by parliament ‘necessary’ LAHORE, March 17: Election of the president was necessary within 30 days after Senate polls, Advocate A.K. Dogar argued before a division bench of the Lahore High Court on Monday....		LHC flag hoisted LAHORE, March 17: Chief Justice Iftikhar Husain Chaudhry hoisted on Monday the flag of the Lahore High Court at its building....
5pc water shortage expected in Kharif LAHORE, March 17: The country may face an overall five per cent water shortage during the coming Kharif season with early period — from April 1 to June 10 — witnessing...		Plan to return FC College to its owners finalized LAHORE, March 17: The Punjab government has finalized the plan to return the FC College to the Presbyterian Church....
Crackdown on petrol retailers LAHORE, March 17: District Nazim Mian Amer Mahmood has ordered a crackdown on petrol retailers and allowing establishment of new petrol pumps only on duly commercialized plots owned by the applicants....		Anti-war rally in Lahore LAHORE, March 17: The Anti-War Committee on Monday took out a procession from Masjid Wazir Khan to Bhati Chowk to protest against the impending US attack on Iraq....
Khwajas move Supreme Court LAHORE, March 17: Dr Ahmad Javed Khwaja and Ahmad Naveed Khwaja moved the Supreme Court on Monday against the Lahore High Court’s refusal to grant them relief....		NA Speaker unaware of any progress on LFO LAHORE, March 17: As the ruling coalition and opposition parties have locked horns on the status of the Legal Framework Order, National Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Amir Husain said on Monday that...
Soomro, Amir Husain call on Musharraf LAHORE, March 17: Senate chairman Muhammadmian Soomro and National Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Amir Husain called on President Pervez Musharraf on Monday....		PA to discuss law, order LAHORE, March 17: The law and order situation will be the major subject of discussion at the March 21 session of the Punjab Assembly....