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Teachers ask govt to stop privatization of institutions RAWALPINDI, April 1: College professors at a protest convention held on Tuesday asked the government to stop denationalization drive in educational institutions....		QAU yet to decide on model varsity ord ISLAMABAD, April 1: The Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) is yet to decided on Federal Universities Ordinance 2002, promulgated by President General Pervez Musharraf days before the civil government was sworn in, reliable...
Participation of youth in decision-making stressed ISLAMABAD, April 1: The participation of youth is necessary in decision-making, said Senator Sanaullah Baloch while speaking at a concluding session of National consultation on draft youth policy here on Tuesday....		More effective allergy vaccine to be available soon: expert ISLAMABAD, April 1: The allergy vaccine available in the market today will be replaced by a new and improved formula in near future, Dr Shahid Abbas, an allergy specialist, told this...
Man burnt as fire breaks out at PM house RAWALPINDI, April 1: An employee was burnt critically when fire broke out at prime minister house on Tuesday, a source said....		THQ hospital facing staff shortage GUJAR KHAN, April 1: Tehsil Headquarters (THQ) hospital, Sohawa, is facing shortage of staff, depriving people of proper health care facilities....
Wage Award case hearing on 23rd ISLAMABAD, April 1: The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing of a constitutional petition filed by newspaper owners to April 23, directing the federal government to submit a written statement....		Govt directs provinces to control tribal feuds ISLAMABAD, April 1: The federal government has directed Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan governments to take effective steps to control tribal feuds in their respective jurisdiction....
Judgment on ex-naval chief’s plea reserved ISLAMABAD, April 1: The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its judgment on the petition of Mansurul Haq, the ex-naval chief, seeking bail in an alleged corruption case....		Punjab wants Irsa chairman removed LAHORE, April, 1: The Punjab government has decided to approach the federal ministry of water and power and the federal cabinet to seek removal of Indus River System Authority (Irsa) chairman...
US embassy to check visa applicants’ entry ISLAMABAD, April 1: The United States embassy on Tuesday directed non-immigrant visa applicants to obtain a token from the courier services to gain entry into the consular section....		Extrajudicial killing rises: US report WASHINGTON, April 1: There was an increase in extra-judicial killings during 2002 in Pakistan but exact figures were unknown by year’s end, says the US State Department’s annual report on Human...
Senators urge review of foreign policy ISLAMABAD, April 1: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) on Tuesday slammed what it called the country’s “security apparatus” as the Senate debate on the Iraq war dragged into a fifth day....		Killing of civilians in Iraq condemned MIRPURKHAS, April 1: The chairman of Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz, Basheer Khan Qureshi, has condemned the US attack on Iraq and killing of civilians there....
Police directed to register cases: Karo-kari murders KHAIRPUR, April 1: The deputy speaker, Sindh Assembly, Rahila Tiwana, has directed police officers to register the cases of tortures and extra-judicial killings committed in the name of so-called Karo-kari and...		Strike against shortage of water BADIN, April 1: On the call of growers’ organizations and political parties, strike was observed in Shaheed Fazil Rahu taluka on Tuesday against the acute shortage of irrigation water in the...
Rangers deployed as Kashmor mourns carnage JACOBABAD, April 1: Following the Monday’s massacre, rangers have been deployed in Kashmor which remained closed on Tuesday to mourn the deaths of the victims....		Arrangements for Bhutto’s anniversary LARKANA, April 1: The People’s Party Parliamentarians and the PPP(SB) are making arrangements for observing 24th death anniversary of executed prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto on April 4 in Garhi Khuda...
Demo held against loadshedding DADU, April 1: A large number of people, including activists of NGOs, of the Dadu town staged a protest demonstration against the unscheduled load-shedding here on Tuesday....		Road demanded DADU, April 1: A large number of social workers and residents of kutcho area staged a demonstration outside the press club here on Tuesday, calling for early completion of a road...
Polio cases on the rise in Sindh: official LARKANA, April 1: Polio cases are on the rise in Sindh and the health department is making efforts to eliminate the disease....		Consumers, Hesco officials clash KHAIRPUR, April 1: After trading allegations over power theft and inflated bills, Hesco officials and Sarohi tribesmen clashed over the disconnection of electricity on Tuesday....
45 schemes for Skardu SKARDU, April 1: Forty-five development schemes would be completed during the current fiscal year in Skardu district with a total cost of Rs255 million....		Dependence on centre to be reduced: CM PESHAWAR, April 1: The NWFP government has evolved a uniform development strategy to ensure uplift of every part of the province....
Washington told of reservations: Rashid: Sanctions on KRL PESHAWAR, April 1: Federal Minister for Information, Shaikh Rashid Ahmed has said that President Pervez Musharraf has taken strong  exception to US sanctions on Kahuta Research Laboratories in his telephonic contact...		Work on power Transmission line in progress TIMERGARA, April 1: Senior provincial minister Sirajul Haq said on Tuesday that work on laying 11,000kv transmission line for Jandool sub-division in Dir Lower was in progress and would be completed...
Election tribunal unseats Nazim HARIPUR, April 1: The Nazim and Naib-Nazim of Kot Najibullah union council were disqualified, while the runners-up to the same offices were declared successful by the Election Tribunal, Abbotabad, on Monday....		Anti-poppy drive reinforced SOUTH WAZIRISTAN, April 1: Heavy contingents of SWA Scouts force have taken up positions in the Rustam Bazaar in Wana, the South Waziristan Agency headquarters, as the tribesmen continue to put...
Nazim granted bail HARIPUR, April 1: The Haripur Tehsil Nazim was granted bail before arrest here on Tuesday by the local session court. An FIR was lodged against him by a teacher of a...		Nadra stops postal delivery of cards LAHORE, April 1: National Identity Card seekers will have to collect their cards from National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) offices, as the authority has cancelled its agreement with the Pakistan...
AAG to represent NAB in high court LAHORE, April 1: The NAB authorities in the Punjab have engaged a provincial law officer to plead its cases on a non-salary basis before the Lahore High Court as a temporary...		Bar resolves to follow Policy decisions LAHORE, April 1: The Lahore High Court Bar Association members unanimously resolved on Monday to follow policy decisions taken by the Bar recently....
Jamaat for end to alliance with US LAHORE, April 1: Condemning the US allegations against the Kahuta Research Laboratories, the Jamaat-i-Islami on Tuesday asked the government to take reciprocatory steps like withdrawal of military bases from the US...		Ministers to listen to complaints LAHORE, April 1: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi has directed his cabinet ministers to hold ‘open courts’ in the PML House five days a week to listen to the problems of the...
Franchised bus service to be extended LAHORE, April 1: The Punjab government is extending the franchised urban transport service to other cities like Sialkot and Sargodha to provide low-cost and decent transport facility to the people....		Devotees offer over Rs250,000 daily at Data Sahib LAHORE, April 1: Devotees offer over Rs250,000 in cash daily at the shrine of Hazrat Data Ganj Bakhsh....
SC admits state’s plea in Manj case LAHORE, April 1: A full bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday decided to reappraise the entire prosecution evidence in a drug-trafficking case against former MNA Munawar Manj, while admitting a...		Wapda’s ‘preference’ for foreign firms slated LAHORE, April 1: The All Pakistan Contractors Association (Apca) on Tuesday took exception to what it described as the Water and Power Development Authority’s preference for foreign firms at the cost...
BA, BSc exams begin tomorrow LAHORE, April 1: More than 120,000 candidates will appear in BA/BSc annual examination 2003 beginning tomorrow (Thursday)....		Surplus water LAHORE, April, 1: Kharif season began on Tuesday with over a million acre feet surplus water in country’s reservoirs....
Grant for Services LAHORE, April 1: The Punjab government has approved a grant of Rs50 million for the Services Hospital to replace old electro-medical equipment with the latest equipment....		Semester system slammed LAHORE, April 1: The elementary nature of questions put to the Punjab University BSc (Hons) students of Islamic Studies in a mid-term examination has exposed a complete lack of interest in...
Margalla Hills Park faces environmental threats LAHORE, April 1: A national park is a place set aside to protect natural and scientific areas of national and international significance for research, educational and recreational use....		Police arrest banned LJ’s member MULTAN, April 1: The district police claimed on Tuesday to have arrested one of the ‘most-wanted’ fugitives belonging to the defunct Lashkar-i-Jhangvi....
No lady doctor wants to work in Mandi DHQ GUJRAT, April 1: No lady doctor is willing to work in civil hospitals of the Mandi Bahauddin district, where residents are seen running from pillar to post for post-mortem of women...		Murder accused Escapes custody GUJRANWALA, April 1: A murder accused escaped from the custody of police in Naushera Virkan on Tuesday....
Couple, driver killed in accident SHEIKHUPURA, April 1: Three people were killed and a dozen injured when a bus collided with a coaster after crushing a donkey-driven cart near Manawala on the Faisalabad road, 40km from...		Complaints of delay in gas provision DERA GHAZI KHAN, April 1: The local people are facing problems in getting new gas connections....
Robbers take away jewellery, cash SIALKOT, April 1: Dacoits and robbers took away gold jewellery, cash, a car, motorcycles and other valuables worth Rs2.4 million in separate incidents during the last 24 hours....		Milkmen colony in Gujranwala planned GUJRANWALA, April 1: A milkmen colony will be constructed outside the city and all cattle will be shifted there....