April 3, 2003	Thursday	Muharram 30, 1424

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Demonstration held against TMA’s poor performance RAWALPINDI, April 2: About a hundred people staged a demonstration on Wednesday against the poor civic services being provided by the Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMA)....		War on Iraq has smeared US image, say experts ISLAMABAD, April 2: Speakers here at a seminar agreed that the ongoing war on Iraq had badly smeared the image of America by ignoring the UN body....
PM for more investment by expatriates ISLAMABAD, April 2: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali on Wednesday said overseas Pakistanis were important to the country as they not only earned foreign exchange to strengthen the economy but...		Kasuri forgets location of office ISLAMABAD, April 2: After participating in five days of hectic debate and parleys with the opposition to pass a consensus resolution on Iraq at the Senate, the foreign minister, Khurshid Mehmood...
Rs40 million more to be spent on G-6 flats ISLAMABAD, April 2: Capital Development Authority (CDA) will utilize a sum of Rs40 million under the redevelopment plan for Sector G-6 to give final touches to 200 flats constructed for government...		40 released under special remission ATTOCK, April 2: As many as 40 prisoners were released from the District Jail, Attock, under special remission announced by the government on the occasion of Pakistan Day, sources said....
Teachers urged to help increase enrolment ISLAMABAD, April 2: The government encourages public-private partnership in education sector to increase literacy rate in the country....		Boy dies of burn injuries RAWALPINDI, April 2: A boy was killed after receiving serious burn injuries in the jurisdiction of Saddar Baruni police on Wednesday, police said....
Govt asked to revive dialysis scheme ISLAMABAD, April 2: Pakistan Society of Nephrology (PSN) on Wednesday asked the government to revive the national dialysis treatment scheme (NDTS) which was introduced by the Nawaz Sharif government....		NA committee reviews ZTBL working ISLAMABAD, April 2: The first meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue was held here on Wednesday to discuss the working of Zarai Taraqiati Bank (ZTBL)....
Medicines’ donation for FGSH ISLAMABAD, April 2: A leading importer of medicines and medical equipment donated medicines worth US$ 20,000 to the Federal Government Services Hospital (FGSH) at a ceremony held here on Wednesday....		Hailstorm, rains lash twin cities RAWALPINDI, April 2: Hailstorm followed by rains on Wednesday evening lashed the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad bringing a pleasant change in the weather....
NHA okays underpass in Gujar Khan GUJAR KHAN, April 2: The National Highway Authority (NHA) has approved the construction of an underpass on dual carriageway in Gujar Khan City....		Civil services’ bifurcation declared lawful ISLAMABAD, April 2: The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that the bifurcation of Civil Service of Pakistan into District Management Group and Secretariat Group was lawful....
Senate opposition forms joint committee on LFO ISLAMABAD, April 2: The opposition in the Senate on Tuesday formed a 13-member committee to exert pressure on the government to bring the issue of the Legal Framework Order before parliament....		Supply to CNG stations to continue ISLAMABAD, April 2: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) on Monday stopped the gas utilities — SNGPL and SSGCL — from disconnecting gas supplies to compressed natural gas stations till...
‘Newspaper Employees Act not being amended’ ISLAMABAD, April 2: Information Secretary Syed Anwar Mehmood said on Wednesday the government did not intend to amend the Newspaper Employees (Condition of Service) Act 1973....		Nawaz slams attack on Iraq JEDDAH, April 2: Former prime minister Mian Mohammad Nawaz Sharif has expressed his deep anguish and disappointment at the ongoing war against Iraq....
Pakistan envoy’s house damaged BAGHDAD, April 2: The empty residence of Pakistan’s ambassador in Baghdad has suffered damage from US-British missiles that destroyed the nearby international fair grounds complex on Wednesday, an AFP correspondent said....		NAB recovered Rs23.721bn last year: report ISLAMABAD, April 2: The National Accountability Bureau recovered last year defaulted loans amounting to Rs23.721 billion and deposited it in the national exchequer, NAB annual report- 2002 revealed....
Students flay US-led war on Iraq GILGIT, April 2: The Gilgit-Baltistan Muttahida Talaba Mahaz (GBMTM), a coalition of nine student bodies, took out a protest procession on Monday at the Karakoram University against the US-led war on...		Boycott of US-made goods urged MARDAN, April 2: District Naib Nazim Attaur Rehman has called for a boycott of American products, especially soft drinks, saying that only in this way can the US-led campaign against Iraq...
DG health, minister at loggerheads PESHAWAR, April 2: The ongoing tug of war between the health minister and the director-general of health department, a serving army brigadier, has entered a crucial stage, as the provincial government...		Teachers’ transfers resented LAKKI MARWAT, April 2: The district government is  at loggerheads with provincial government over the transfer orders of more than 400 schoolteachers in the district....
Rs20m to be distributed among needy SKARDU, April 2: An amount of Rs20 million will be distributed among mustahqeen from Zakat fund in the five districts of Northern Areas, an official told Dawn here....		Smuggling DERA ISMAIL KHAN, April 2: The Customs staff foiled a bid to smuggle foreign cloth worth thousands of rupees and seized a car, sources said....
IGP rules out army operation in Sindh : Nine Kashmor hostages released SUKKUR, April 2: The nine persons, who were being held as hostages by the perpetrators of the Kashmor killings, have arrived at their homes after being released by their captors, the...		Improvement in police, public relations urged LARKANA, April 2: The District Public Safety Commission, Larkana, met with its chairman, Dr Niaz Ahmed Chandio, on Tuesday....
9 staff members cross examined: Technical training centre THATTA, April 2: Nine staff members of the Technical Training Centre, Makli, recorded their statements and were cross-examined by the DDO revenue-cum-inquiry officer, Hadi Bux Kalhoro, at the DCO office on...		Need for resolving water issue stressed HYDERABAD, April 2: Sindh Minister Imtiaz Shaikh has said there will be no compromise on rights of Sindh and the government is committed to resolve problems of the province....
4 booked for water theft KHAIRPUR, April 2: Four growers were booked by the Kot Diji police for water theft on Wednesday....		Anti-war strike observed LARKANA, April 2: A complete shutter-down strike was observed on Wednesday in the city on the call of the Jamiat Ulema-i- Pakistan and Jamiat Ahl-e-Sunnat to express solidarity with the people...
Man dies of police torture SUKKUR, April 2: A man who was reportedly arrested on Sunday died at the Sukkur Civil Hospital of police torture on Wednesday....		Meager budget for archaeological sites LARKANA, April 2: It is difficult to look after hundreds of archaeological sites with the meager budget allocated to the department of archaeology in the country....
Police helping land-grabbers, says LHC LAHORE, April 2: Taking up a plea against police and land-grabbers, the Lahore High Court on Wednesday observed that police had forgotten their duty and were busy in looting innocent people...		Teleconferencing for in-jail trial in sight: High-profile cases LAHORE, April 2: The Lahore High Court’s administration is considering a proposal to employ video link conference (teleconferencing) technology for in-jail trial of the accused involved in high-profile and sensitive cases....
JI exposes Pervaiz’s ‘wrongdoings’ LAHORE, April 2: The Jamaat-i-Islami on Wednesday again released details of alleged malpractices committed by Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi as local bodies minister from 1988 to 1990....		Badar’s Petition dismissed LAHORE, April 2: The chief justice of the Lahore High Court on Wednesday dismissed PPP secretary-general Jehangir Badar’s petition for an intra-court transfer of a NAB reference against him....
Peoples’ forum to invite Indian leaders LAHORE, April 2: The Pakistan India Peoples’ Forum for Peace and Democracy on Wednesday announced organizing as many joint meetings and conventions of peace activists from both sides of the divide...		PR earnings from dryports increase LAHORE, April 2: The Pakistan Railways’ earnings from its dryports have increased to Rs38 million a month despite recession in export/import business in the country because of the US led invasion...
Biotechnology to ‘improve’ medicine LAHORE, April 2: With the complete sequence of the human genome known and biotechnology experiencing amazing growth, the world will soon see radical improvements in the detection, prevention and cure of...		SCBA slams US, allies LAHORE, April 2: The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) announced on Wednesday that it would urge the UN to initiate action against the US and its allies for violating the international...
Swindlers active in Lahore LAHORE, April 2: A gang of swindlers is extorting money from unsuspecting citizens through washing powder packets containing imitation jewellery....		PPP concerned at US attitude LAHORE, April 2: The PPP has expressed its concern over the US policy of bypassing the United Nations before launching attacks on Iraq....
Road blocked to protest police inaction FAISALABAD, April 2: Hundreds of shopkeepers, workshop owners and transporters blocked traffic near the GBS in protest against the police failure to take action against the persons involved in receiving protection...		Doctors Threaten strike GUJRANWALA, April 2: The Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) has given an ultimatum to police that medical officers of civil hospitals will go on strike if an MPA and his men involved...
Students flay fellows’ manhandling: Scuffle over wagon fare KASUR, April 2: Scores of students of the local government commercial college blocked traffic for an hour on the main Ferozepur Road to protest manhandling of their two fellows by a...		Two shot dead over bad blood SIALKOT, April 2: Two persons were shot dead while as many sustained serious injuries when six armed men opened fire on them over an old enmity in Rachchara village (Motra), Daska...
Christians protest killings in Iraq GUJRANWALA, April 2: Christian community took out a protest procession against the US-led coalition forces’ attack on Iraq and the killing of innocent people, including women and children....		Man kills daughter, her lover TOBA TEK SINGH, April 2: A man killed his daughter and her lover in a village near Pirmahal on Wednesday....