March 19, 2003	Wednesday	Muharram 15, 1424

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IJT activists hold anti-war demo in Rawalpindi RAWALPINDI, March 18: A large number of students from the twin cities took part in a rally held here on Tuesday to protest against the possible US-led attack on Iraq....		QAU students facing hostel accommodation shortage ISLAMABAD, March 18: The Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) has been facing shortage of accommodation in its hostel for the last few years, forcing a number of students, especially those from other cities,...
Farmer groups to hold rallies against WTO ISLAMABAD, March 18: A number of farmers rights groups and NGOs will hold rallies all over the country to express their reservations about the current round of WTO negotiations and its...		Oil tanker operators go on strike ISLAMABAD, March 18: The supply of petrol, diesel and other products remained suspended from main terminals to filling stations in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad on Tuesday....
Notices served on 105 tax defaulters RAWALPINDI, March 18: The Excise and Taxation Department has served notices on more than 105 motor vehicle owners and property tax evaders besides forming two separate squads to trace out the...		Hi-tech labs to be set up at universities ISLAMABAD, March 18: Higher Education Commission (HEC) will establish centralized hi-tech laboratories at various public- sector universities....
182 pilgrims fail to return RAWALPINDI, March 18: About 182 of those pilgrims who left for Saudi Arabia from Islamabad airport have not returned to the country with the completion of post Haj operation, the Civil...		US agenda to change govt in Iraq termed illegitimate ISLAMABAD, March 18: The proposal that Pakistan should act to assert the moral authority of the United Nations and organize two third votes in the General Assembly to stop war on...
Major reshuffle in Islamabad police RAWALPINDI, March 18: Six senior officers of Islamabad police including three ASPs have been reshuffled, a spokesman for the police said on Tuesday....		Rs5 million to be spent on uplift schemes: MNA RAWALPINDI, March 18: MMA MNA Mohammad Hanif Abbasi said repair work on damaged roads and streets would be initiated soon....
Bilour urges govt to reduce tax incentives RAWALPINDI, March 18: Senator Ilyas Bilour has called upon the government to introduce tax incentives and reduce the rate of sales tax for the development of new industry....		Opposition blasts US ultimatum to Iraq ISLAMABAD, March 18: Opposition leaders in the National Assembly blasted the United States ultimatum for attacking Iraq and overriding the will of majority of the United Nations Security Council, as the...
Denial of parole to Asif condemned ISLAMABAD, March 18: The Pakistan People’s Party on Tuesday condemned the government for denying parole plea of incarcerated former senator Asif Ali Zardari, who wanted to be beside his ailing mother-in-law,...		Human rights situation remains dismal: HRCP ISLAMABAD, March 18: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan on Tuesday said the human rights situation in the country remained dismal in year 2002, adding that international war against terrorism was...
FM postpones Geneva visit ISLAMABAD, March 18: Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri on Tuesday postponed his visit to Geneva to attend the high-level segment of the 59th Commission on Human Rights....		Man robbed of Rs2.4m in SBP branch KARACHI, March 18: Bandits robbed a man of Rs2.4 million at gunpoint on the premises of State Bank’s prize bond branch on Tuesday morning....
One killed in Indian firing MUZAFFARABAD, March 18: Indian troops targeted Neelum valley villages on Tuesday killing one person and injuring two, officials said here. The shelling began at noon and continued for about two hours,...		422 uplift schemes near completion HARIPUR, March 18: As many as 422 uplift schemes worth Rs786.427 million are near completion in different areas of 44 union councils of Haripur district, and a number of other development...
Nazims seek release of uplift funds PESHAWAR, March 18: Union Council Nazimeen have demanded of the government to release Rs 358 million which has been withheld by the NWFP government on account of electricity arrears payable to...		Cement prices up SWABI, March 18: Cement prices in Swabi have soared by 16.66 per cent during the last one week creating difficulties for the people, a Dawn survey showed....
Shariat body report to be tabled in PA PESHAWAR, March 18: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has said that the Nifaz-i-Sharia Council’s report on the Islamisation of outdated colonial laws will be presented in the provincial assembly for...		Tripartite accord on DPs signed PESHAWAR, March 18: UNHCR, Pakistan and Afghanistan after a year-long negotiations signed a tripartite agreement on Monday to resolve the 23-year-old Afghan refugee problem, one of the world’s longest running humanitarian...
Help to NGOs assured PESHAWAR, March 18: MNA Maulana Mohammad Sadiq has said that non-government organizations would be extended support to improve the conditions of Fata people....		Incentives for engg industry demanded MULTAN, March 18: The Multan Chamber of Commerce and Industry has urged the government to declare tax holiday on the establishment of new engineering units in the country for five years....
Three minor cousins die in roof collapse GUJRANWALA, March 18: Three minor cousins were killed when the eaves of their house collapsed in Qila Mian Singh near here on Tuesday....		Case against 200 men of two groups JHANG, March 18: Bhowana police on Tuesday registered a case against around 200 people belonging to two groups of a sect in Bhowana town, 48 kilometres from here in Chiniot sub-division....
Minister fined for water theft SAHIWAL, March 18: The federal minister for petroleum and natural resources along with some other farmers has been fined by irrigation authorities for water theft....		Large birds a threat to PAF planes TOBA TEK SINGH, March 18: As many as 16 Pakistan Air Force planes had been crashed after colliding with birds since 1967, it was informed at the 13th bird hazard control...
Free meal for girl students begins VEHARI, March 18: Some 16,000 students of five to 12 years of age will get free meal in 130 government girls primary schools of rural areas of the district under the...		Ex-PSP leader passes away TOBA TEK SINGH, March 18: Pakistan Socialist Party former district President Mian Abdul Latif died at Sheikh Zayed Hospital in Lahore on Monday night after a protracted illness....
LG system will stay: Maqbool SARGODHA, March 18: Governor Khalid Maqbool says the present local government system is there to stay as it enjoys constitutional protection....		Four die after taking liquor SARGODHA, March 18: Four people were killed when they took liquor they had extracted in Bhalwal Monday night....
Two die on road SARGODHA, March 18: Two women were killed and 10 others injured when a car collided with a bus near Saleem interchange on the motorway. Reports said a bus (RI-165), while coming...		President cannot overrule two-third majority: LHC ruling LAHORE, March 18: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday ruled that under the 1973 Constitution, the president was bound to sign every bill passed by a two-third majority of the...
Institutes’ retransfer notified LAHORE, March 18: The Punjab education department has revived its July 8 notification, announcing a scheme for denationalization/retransfer of educational institutions to the previous managements, revoking the Aug 26, 2002, notification....		PM’s anti-land reforms statement flayed LAHORE, March 18: Farmers have termed the prime minister’s recent remarks that no more land reforms would be introduced in future, a reflection of feudal mentality and an attempt to block...
Pakistan to move ICJ against Macedonia LAHORE, March 18: The Pakistan government will raise the issue of killing of six Pakistani youths by the Macedonian police on March 5 last year at the International Court of Justice,...		Formanites clash with police: eight hurt LAHORE, March 18: Punjab Professors and Lecturers Association, FC College, on Tuesday arranged a protest meeting at the college, and flayed the government’s move to return the college to the Presbyterian...
Pillion-riding ban lifted LAHORE, March 18: The Punjab government on Tuesday night reportedly lifted ban on pillion riding....		Millers for raise in flour price LAHORE, March 18: The Pakistan Flour Mills Association (PFMA) on Tuesday demanded an increase of Rs5 per 20-kg bag because of increase in petrol prices....