April 13, 2003	Sunday	Safar 10, 1424

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Political settlement only solution to LFO: Shah MULTAN, April 12: The LFO controversy can be resolved only through a political settlement with both sides willing to give up their personal interests....		Marriage law being violated FAISALABAD, April 12: Despite standing instructions from the Punjab Chief Minister, the authorities concerned have failed to implement the Punjab Marriage Functions Rules, 2003, in letter and spirit in Faisalabad and...
PML-Q members develop ‘grudges’ GUJRAT, April 12: Some PML-Q members of Kharian tehsil have developed differences with the Chaudhris, especially with Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi and district Nazim Shafaat Husain, over the issue of availability...		Gakkhar phones dead after cable damage GUJRANWALA, April 12: Some 500 telephone numbers of Gakkhar digital telephone excha-nge became silent on Saturday as underground cables were badly damaged by the National High-way and Motorway Police during the...
An obsession with going abroad SIALKOT, April 12: Large-scale deportation by the US and other European countries has hardly proved a threat to the locals, who still dream of going abroad at every cost....		Man shot dead by opponents SAHIWAL, April 12: A man was killed by his opponents in Chak 66/4-R on Saturday....
Stay granted to Dera DDEO DERA GHAZI KHAN, April 12: The Lahore High Court’s Multan bench on Saturday stayed the order of the Dera Ghazi Khan Deputy district education officer....		Two killed over enmity SHEIKHUPURA, April 12: Two people were killed on Saturday in a simmering enmity at Khanqah Dogran, about 36 kilometres from here....
Tehsil council demolishes shops SADIQABAD, April 12: The tehsil council staff demolished on Friday the shops owned by the president of press club despite a stay granted by the Supreme Court....		Under-matric on interview panel DERA GHAZI KHAN, April 12: An under-matric has been named on the panel which will interview FCPS doctors....
Eight hurt in roof collapse MANDI BAHAUDDIN, April 12: Eight children were injured when the roof of a corridor of a private school collapsed here on Saturday....		Court turns down prosecution plea: Khwajas’ link with Al Qaeda LAHORE, April 12: The anti-terrorism court trying Dr Ahmad Javed Khwaja and Ahmad Naveed Khwaja on Saturday refused to incorporate in the chargesheet the charges pertaining to their alleged links with...
Malaysia lifts ban on Pakistani manpower: 100,000 people required ISLAMABAD, April 12: Pakistan will export 100,000 semi-skilled and unskilled manpower to Malaysia through public and private overseas employment promoters....		Strike observed in Dera Bugti QUETTA, April 12: A complete strike was observed in Dera Bugti on Saturday to protest against non-implementation of an agreement ensuring provision of jobs to local people in companies exploring or...
Iranian optic fibre to link Balochistan with CARs QUETTA, April 12: Balochistan will soon be linked with the Iranian optic fibre system connecting Pakistan with the Central Asian Republics (CARs)....		Balochistan lawyers boycott courts QUETTA, April 12: Lawyers, on the call of the Balochistan Bar Association (BBA), boycotted lower courts here on Saturday to protest against what they called bad treatment of judges with lawyers...
Man killed MUZAFFARABAD, April 12: A man was killed and 16 others were wounded in a head-on collision between two public transport vehicles near here on Friday....		Dist council urges Irsa to withdraw decision: Distribution of Kotri downstream water KHAIRPUR, April 12: The Khairpur District Council has condemned the Irsa decision to distribute water, meant for Kotri downstream areas, among Punjab and Sindh provinces....
MPA accused of extortion DADU, April 12: A large number of shopkeepers of the Sehwan town staged a demonstration outside the DCO office here on Saturday to protest against an MPA....		Two bandits die in encounter SUKKUR, April 12: Two bandits, allegedly belonging to the Bugti tribe, were killed and two policemen were injured on Saturday in an encounter after a gang of 30 bandits attacked a...
‘EDO delays grant of scholarships’ LARKANA, April 12: Larkana District Nazim Khursheed Ahmed Junejo has expressed concern over the delay in disbursing funds for girls students scholarships and school management committees (SMCs) by the EDO, education....		Water shortage affects mango crop: official MIRPURKHAS, April 12: Mango trees in the district have been affected not by virus attack but by shortage of irrigation water and unfavourable climate....
Kashmor carnage 9 policemen granted bail, two denied SUKKUR, April 12: The civil judge, Kashmor, Ilam Din Janwri, granted bail to nine policemen, including Kashmor taluka police officer and SHO, who had been arrested for negligence in duty and...		Increase in budget of Sindh varsities urged HYDERABAD, April 12: The Federation of All Pakistan University Academic Staff Association (FAPUASA), Sindh chapter, has demanded of the Higher Education Commission to increase the budget of Sindh universities considering their...
Engineer hopes for more water in Kharif HYDERABAD, April 12: The chief engineer of the Kotri Barrage, Muhammad Izhar Khan, has expressed hope regarding better water availability in the wake of improved water flow in the Kotri upstream...		Policemen ordered to pay driver Rs3,000 HYDERABAD, April 12: The Sindh High Court on Friday ordered two Motorway police officials, Babar Mushtaque and Ashraf Jan, to pay Rs3,000 jointly to a bus driver, whose license was confiscated...
10 houses gutted SHIKARPUR, April 12: Ten houses were gutted when fire broke out in the Panhwar village, Khanpur taluka, on Saturday....		Setting up of school in college criticized HYDERABAD, April 12: The Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association on Friday criticized the setting up of a school in the building of the Government I. H. Zuberi Home Economics College in...
Food aid SUKKUR, April 12: An amount of Rs7 million will be distributed among 7,000 deserving people under the Food Support Programme in the district....		Immunization can wipe out polio, say experts PESHAWAR, April 12: Polio is a fatal human disease, which also creates permanent disability. It can be wiped out through effective immunization....
Shifting of hospital opposed HANGU, April 12: The Islami Tehreek Pakistan has said it will welcome the ministers, on their visit to Hangu, with black  flags as neither the chief ministers nor his ministers had...		Dist Nazim criticized for ignoring legislators CHITRAL, April 12: Maulana Abdul Akbar Chitrali, a member of the National Assembly, has criticized the district Nazim for ignoring the MNAs and MPAs and asking the Executive District Officers (EDOs)...
Most school students fail in exams SWABI, April 12: The district education department is planning to review the passing criteria for the 5th and 8th classes after more than 50 per cent students of various schools were not...		Two BoK directors named PESHAWAR, April 12: The NWFP government has decided to induct Senator Prof Khursheed Ahmed and Prof Mohammed Abbas of the Jamaat-i-Islami into the board of directors of the Bank of Khyber,...
Three held for making fake beverage HARIPUR, April 12: The CIA police Haripur, arrested three persons allegedly involved in manufacturing fake beverage here on Saturday....		Promotion of IT education urged PESHAWAR, April 12: District Nazim Peshawar, Azam Afridi has underscored the need for diverting more attention towards the promotion of IT education to make Pakistan self-sufficient....
Special persons’ demo GILGIT, April 12: Special persons staged an anti-war demonstration on Thursday....		Police must improve their image, says official ABBOTTABAD, April 12: Muhammad Saeed Khan, Inspector-General Police, NWFP, has asked the investigation cell to improve its image by conducting fair investigations and by going by their motto: “Innocent out, oppressor...
Nowshera town staff demand salaries NOWSHERA, April 12: The employees of the Nowshera city town staged a demonstration to protest against non-payment of salaries here on Saturday....		Rs2.8m given to quake victims GILGIT, April 12: Federal Health Minister Naseer Khan on Thursday visited the Northern Areas and distributed cheques of Rs2.8 million among the quake victims of Astore and Raikot in Diamer district....