March 27, 2003	Thursday	Muharram 23, 1424

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G-6 residents oppose multi-storey buildings ISLAMABAD, March 26: The residents of Sector G-6 have demanded of the government to fulfil its promise of giving ownership rights of the existing housing units to them....		Ex-PTV MD’s sacking not linked to arrears issue: spokesman ISLAMABAD, March 26: Former PTV managing director Yousaf Baig Mirza was relieved of his responsibilities as a matter of routine, and the termination of his contract was in no way connected...
Rallies held in twin cities to show solidarity with Iraqis ISLAMABAD, March 26: Various organizations on Wednesday organized peace rallies in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad to express solidarity with the people of Iraq....		Punjab asked to give 88 kanals to petitioner in 3 weeks ISLAMABAD, March 26: The Supreme Court has asked the Punjab government to give 88 kanals to a petitioner within three weeks, otherwise it will take action against the officials for not...
Agri varsities told to carry out research on WTO issues ISLAMABAD, March 26: The agriculture universities should increase their research activities on World Trade Organization (WTO) issues....		Qudoos released from jail RAWALPINDI, March 26: The Adiala Jail authorities on Wednesday released Aqeel Ahmed Abdul Qudoos, the alleged harbourer of Al Qaeda activist, Khalid Shaikh Mohammad....
Twin cities’ residents getting unsafe water ISLAMABAD, March 26: Majority of the residents in the twin cities of Islamabad-Rawalpindi are getting contaminated and unhygienic water — the main source of spreading infectious diseases, says an expert....		Flight safety ISLAMABAD, March 26: The annual flight safety review of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) for the year-2002 was held at Air Headquarters, Chaklala, on Wednesday....
Senate session begins today ISLAMABAD, March 26: The Senate session, requisitioned by opposition members, will begin here on Thursday....		Islamabad declared polio-free city ISLAMABAD, March 26: The capital has been declared a polio- free city by the World Health Organisation (WHO), the Capital Development Authority (CDA) health services director, Dr Saeed, told Dawn....
Met office sets up pollen assessment cell ISLAMABAD, March 26: Pakistan Meteorological Department has set up a pollen assessment cell at its headquarters in Islamabad, says a Press release issued here on Wednesday....		SC to hear govt appeal against FST judgment: Promotions subject to exams ISLAMABAD, March 26: The Supreme Court on Tuesday decided to hear the appeal of the federal government against the order of the Federal Service Tribunal in which it had rejected the...
AJK plans to promote modern education MIRPUR, March 26: A comprehensive plan has been chalked out to promote latest education system, harmonious with the needs of modern era, in Azad Kashmir....		PML-N asks govt to condemn attack ISLAMABAD, March 26: Makhdoom Javed Hashmi, acting president of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz), on Wednesday asked the government to raise the issue of bombing hospital and civilian population in Iraq by...
Women hold rally against US-led war on Iraq MUZAFFARABAD, March 26: Dozens of women staged a demonstration on Wednesday to condemn the US-led invasion of Iraq....		Extradition treaty inked with Algeria ISLAMABAD, March 26: Pakistan has signed an extradition treaty with Algeria to extend cooperation in fight against terrorism and transnational crimes....
Indian shelling kills one MUZAFFARABAD, March 26: One person died and several others were injured on Tuesday and Wednesday in unprovoked Indian shelling in three southern districts of Azad Jammu and Kashmir....		PPP condemns Allegations against Benazir ISLAMABAD, March 26: A PPP spokesperson has said that through allegations of corruption against Benazir Bhutto the NAB has once again regurgitated the fiction of Swiss bank accounts....
Pakistan to open consulate in Shanghai ON BOARD SPECIAL PLANE, March 26: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali on Wednesday directed the foreign ministry to open a Pakistani Consulate in Shanghai and asked to expedite efforts in...		One killed in café firing KARACHI, March 26: A young man was killed and another injured when unknown persons opened fire at a cafe in Azizabad on Wednesday night....
Illegal crossing of tunnel alleged KOHAT, March 26: The project manager of Japanese construction company, Taisei, which excavated the Kohat tunnel, a Rs5.3 billion National Highway Project, has expressed his anguish over the illegal crossing of...		New faction of Hizbul Mujahideen formed MUZAFFARABAD, March 26: An split in Kashmir’s dominant freedom fighter group Hizbul Mujahideen became almost clear on Tuesday, with around 200 supporters of the outfit’s slain former commander, Abdul Majid Dar,...
Hardened criminals on the loose in Fata KOHAT, March 26: At least 700 hardened criminals, out of the total 16,741 sheltering in seven tribal agencies (according to crime branch, NWFP) have once again become active and started kidnapping...		JTI slams aggression against Iraq PESHAWAR, March 26: Jamiat Talaba-i-Islam (JTI) on Wednesday organized a peace rally in the provincial metropolis to condemn the US-led aggression against Iraq....
Students block road LANDI KOTAL, March 26: The students of the Government Degree College Landi Kotal blocked the Peshawar-Torkham Highway for traffic at Charwazgai to protest the shortage of teaching staff and other facilities...		LFO not part of Constitution: JI HYDERABAD, March 26: Jamat-i-Islami secretary-general Munawar Hassan has said the Legal Framework Order is illegal and that the army has not transferred the power to the civilian government....
Four killed in land dispute SUKKUR March 26: At least four persons were killed and several others were injured on Wednesday after two groups of the Choliani tribe clashed over a piece of land near Karampur...		Oil firms urged to recruit local people DADU, March 26: The People’s Party Parliamentarians will launch a district-wide campaign against multinational oil and gas exploration companies to protest against their reluctance to hire local people, district president of...
Three held after anti-Hesco demo LARKANA, March 26: The police on Wednesday arrested a councillor and two Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM) activists who were nominated in an FIR among at least 100 others for holding...		Experts warn against regional instability: Dismemberment of Iraq HYDERABAD, March 26: Regional instability and fragmentation of other countries cannot be ruled out in the event of damaging the territorial integrity of Iraq, former foreign secretary Niaz A. Naik said...
Shah Latif varsity holds convocation KHAIRPUR, March 26: The Sindh minister for education, Irfanullah Khan Marwat, attended the convocation, 2003, of the Shah Abdul Latif University on behalf of the Sindh governor....		Power shutdown schedule SUKKUR March 26: Hesco on Wednesday announced the shut-down schedule for its 11-KV New Barrage feeder on March 28, between 8:30am to 12:30pm for construction work at the Katti Bazaar and...
Suicide SANGHAR, March 26: A young man, Khadim Hussain Jutt, committed suicide by taking a pesticide in the Chak No-3 near Sinjhoro on Tuesday....		Pakistan not on US hit list: Zarrar LAHORE, March 26: Corps Commander Lt-Gen Zarrar Azim said on Wednesday that the US policy to use force had not helped it in Iraq....
Musharraf, judges be tried for treason: ex-CJ LAHORE, March 26: Politicians and lawyers have demanded the trial of President Pervez Musharraf and superior court judges on “treason charges for conspiring against the sovereignty of the country and abusing...		Commission to end work by April 10 LAHORE, March 26: The commission constituted by the Punjab government to review the constitution of boards of governors in educational institutions will complete its work by April 10....
Maqbool says MUO handled carefully LAHORE, March 26: Governor Khalid Maqbool has said the Model University Ordinance has been handled very carefully....		Zardari’s co-accused bailed out LAHORE, March 26: The district and sessions judge on Wednesday granted bail to Shohrang Khan, one of the co-accused of Asif Ali Zardari, in a drug trafficking case....
Action against encroachers of state land LAHORE, March 26: The Punjab government decided on Wednesday to go all out for retrieving its encroached property and take action against the encroachers....		Directive to review exams’ abolition LAHORE, March 26: The Punjab Chief Minister, Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, on Wednesday directed the education department to review the decision of abolishing the annual examination from class one to the middle....
Robbers kill man LAHORE, March 26: Robbers shot dead a man and injured his son critically at Younus Park in Gujjarpura on Wednesday....		Seven polio cases detected in Dera, Rajanpur DERA GHAZI KHAN, March 26: Polio virus still exists in Dera Ghazi Khan and Rajanpur districts, as at least seven cases of AFP (acute flaccid paralysis) have been found here recently....
SSP, civil judge complete probe: Mahmoodkot ‘encounter’ MULTAN, March 26: Two different inquiries into the Mahmoodkot police ‘encounter’ that claimed two lives have been completed here on Tuesday....		Gas cylinder blast leaves 13 injured VEHARI, March 26: Thirteen people were injured when a gas cylinder shop caught fire after a blast near Mailsi on Wednesday....
Furnace emissions ‘kill’ girl GUJRANWALA, March 26: Residents blocked Muslim Road by placing the body of a minor girl who died allegedly due to emissions from furnaces here on Wednesday....		Policemen freed by tribesmen RAJANPUR, March 26: Three policemen kidnapped from Indus Highway two months back allegedly by Bugti tribesmen won freedom on Wednesday after the “intervention” of tribal chiefs....
Water supply schemes sent for approval TOBA TEK SINGH, March 26: The Kamalia tehsil council has sent some 27 water supply schemes for approval to the provincial government. The funds for these schemes will be provided by...		Nadra’s Database to help govt MULTAN, March 26: Database of the National Database and Registration Authority will help local as well as provincial and federal governments in policy-making for economic development....
LHC stays recovery of honorarium from professor MULTAN, March 26: The Multan bench of Lahore High Court stayed proceedings in an honorarium recovery case against a professor of the Bahauddin Zakariya University....		Tele-medicine system soon LAHORE, March 26: The Punjab health department will soon introduce ‘tele-medicine system’ in the province to provide modern treatment facilities to the people of small cities and far-flung areas....