April 19, 2003	Saturday	Safar 16, 1424

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People’s Rights Movement opposes corporate farming RAWALPINDI, April 18: The People’s Rights Movement (PRM), a confederation of social movements across Pakistan, has urged the government to abandon ‘capital-intensive’ agriculture initiatives such as corporate farming....		Nust-IDB sign $0.25m fellowship programme RAWALPINDI, April 18: The National University of Science and Technology (Nust) and Islamic Development Bank (IDB) have signed a fellowship programme under which the bank will provide a $250,000 grant to...
Police wants 6 TMA officials investigated: Bano Arcade incident RAWALPINDI, April 18: Police have asked the Tehsil Nazim to hand over six employees of the Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMA) for interrogation in connection with the Bano Arcade collapse....		11,250 primary schools to be established ISLAMABAD, April 18: The government has planned to establish 11,250 primary and 2,500 mosque schools besides upgrading 12,800 existing primary schools in the country under the National Plan of Action (2001-2015)....
Women, children worst sufferers in conflicts ISLAMABAD, April 18: Women and children are the worst sufferers in any conflict as they are targeted disproportionately....		Varsity students complain of poor library facilities RAWALPINDI, April 18: University students have complained about non-availability of latest books and other facilities in the libraries of their institutions....
Swindlers, thieves strike at 8 places in twin cities RAWALPINDI, April 18: Swindlers and thieves struck at eight different places in the twin cities and looted cash and stole vehicles, police said on Friday....		PPP activists stage demo against LFO outside NA ISLAMABAD, April 18: The local chapter of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) on Friday staged a protest demonstration against the Legal Framework Order (LFO) here in front of parliament....
Shortage of textbooks in twin cities ISLAMABAD, April 18: The school books published by Punjab Text Book Board (PTBB) are not available in the markets of the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad....		ZTBL extends loan settlement date to July 31 ISLAMABAD, April 18: The Zarai Taraqiati Bank (ZTBL) has extended closing date to July 31 for settlement of stuck up loan cases classified continuously as ‘loss’ during last three years....
Rain brings mercury down in twin cities ISLAMABAD, April 18: Intermittent rain continuing throughout Friday evening kept temperatures down in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad....		Postdoctoral fellowships for PhD teachers announced ISLAMABAD, April 18: Higher Education Commission (HEC) has launched a scheme of ‘postdoctoral fellowships’ for university teachers....
CNG body to observe strike on 21st RAWALPINDI, April 18: All Pakistan Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Association will observe a 15-hour strike on April 21 against the unbridled selling of substandard gas kits....		Man gets death sentence on three counts RAWALPINDI, April 18: The additional district and sessions judge, Rao Sikandar Ali Tahir, on Friday awarded death sentence on three counts to a man, who had killed his brother, sister-in-law and...
Govt working for minorities welfare: Rashid RAWALPINDI, April 18: Minister for Information and Media Development Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has said minorities, especially the Christians, have full religious freedom and these are contributing a lot towards the uplift...		AIOU entry tests on Monday ISLAMABAD, April 18: The Allama Iqbal Open University will hold entry tests for admission in its Commonwealth executive MBA/MPA programmes on Monday at 10am....
Clarification ISLAMABAD, April 18: Apropos “Government decides not to raise power tariff” appeared in Dawn on April 15, a spokesman for the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) said no official from...		‘Opposition can move amendments to LFO’ ISLAMABAD, April 18: The government will not object to the opposition’s tabling of suggestions in parliament to amend the Legal Framework Order, said leader of the house in the Senate Wasim...
Hailstorm lashes Quetta QUETTA, April 18: The valley and its surrounding areas were hit by a severe hailstorm on Friday evening and damaged orchards and wheat crop....		LFO not open to debate, says minister ISLAMABAD April 18: Federal Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Friday reiterated that the Legal Framework Order was part of the Constitution and the government had no intention of taking it...
Tribesmen resist anti-poppy drive QUETTA, April 18: Tension was mounting in Gulistan area of Qila Abdullah district after a heavy exchange of fire between tribesmen and personnel of Frontier Corps in Killi Habibzai on Friday...		Army’s role in politics opposed ISLAMABAD, April 18: The protest of the opposition against the Legal Framework Order is intended to block the role of the armed forces in national politics permanently, the parliamentary leader of...
Kasuri leaves for S. Arabia ISLAMABAD, April 18: Pakistan’s foreign minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri said on Friday that the United Nations should have a leading role in shaping the future of Iraq and restoring peace there....		Talks remain inconclusive RAWALPINDI, April 18: Air services agreement talks with Turkey have ended without signing of the accord, sources said on Friday....
Call to create awareness about WTO agreements FAISALABAD, April 18: Agricultural scientists on Friday stressed on creating awareness about the World Trade Organization (WTO) agreements among farmers, exporters, traders, researchers and other segments of society to meet the...		Shopkeepers injure four sanitary workers SIALKOT, April 18: Shopkeepers injured seriously four sanitary workers of Daska Tehsil Municipal Administration on Friday during an anti-encroachment campaign in the Main Bazaar, Daska....
Road blocked against torture of teacher GUJRAT, April 18: Students and staff of the Government Girls High School, Bazurgwal, and a large number of people on Friday took out a protest procession and blocked the Bhimber Road...		Three women raped OKARA, April 18: Three women were raped on Friday in different incidents in the district....
Proper disposal of waste urged FAISALABAD, April 18: The existing waste disposal system in the city has virtually become ineffective because of operational, technical and financial difficulties faced by the Tehsil Municipal Administration....		Rs4.8m for treatment of burnt woman BAHAWALPUR, April 18: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi has sanctioned a grant of Rs4.8 million for the treatment of a woman who was burnt, along with her sister, by her husband in...
Two fall prey to rivalry GUJRANWALA, April 18: Two persons were shot dead and six others, two of them passers-by, injured when two rival groups exchanged fire at Nat Kalan village’s Gakkhar town on Friday....		PR timetable irks people DERA GHAZI KHAN, April 18: A change in the Pakistan Railways timetable has been most inconvenient for local passengers....
MIEA told to get itself registered MULTAN, April 18: Acting district Nazim and DCO Maj Azam Suleman has directed the Multan Industrial Estate Association to get itself registered....		Jail deputy suspended SHEIKHUPURA, April 18: A deputy superintendent of jail was suspended from services on the charge of trespassing on the house of an assistant superintendent jail under the influence on Friday....
MMA ‘spoils’ musical night SAHIWAL, April 18: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal activists on Thursday night threw a spanner on a music show, forcing the organizers to shift the venue at midnight....		Lawyers comdemn colleague’s murder LARKANA, April 18: Protesting over the killing of Advocate Ashraf Khan in the premises of the Sindh High Court in Karachi, the advocates boycotted court proceedings and held a general body...
Shortage of water hits growers: Muzaffar: Nara Canal area MIRPURKHAS, April 18: The shortage of irrigation water in the Nara Canal, persisting for the past four years, has affected the financial position of growers but a desilting campaign is now...		Lawmaker beats police official HARIPUR, April 18: A provincial assembly member belonging to the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal beat a traffic inspector over a trivial issue here on Wednesday, witnesses told Dawn....
Recruitment scam unearthed SUKKUR, April 18: The Sukkur police on Friday arrested members of a gang of fake recruitment agents and recovered from their possession a large number of the bogus passports, identity cards,...		Demo held DADU, April 18: A large number of people, including primary teachers, on Friday staged a demonstration outside the local press club to protest against the officials of education department....
Punjab & Frontier to jointly combat crime LAHORE, April 18: The governments of Punjab and NWFP have agreed to maintain close liaison for the arrest of hardened criminals, recovery of stolen cars and control of drug-trafficking....		‘Mind your language’ while reporting LAHORE, April 18: Participants in a workshop on “Reporting of violence against women in the national newspapers” have urged the media not to use inappropriate language and photographs while reporting such...
Azam moves court against party ban LAHORE, April 18: The president of outlawed Sipah-i-Sahaba Pakistan, Maulana Azam Tariq, on Friday asked the Lahore High Court to suspend the state orders freezing his party’s bank accounts and imposing...		JAC protest campaign schedule announced LAHORE, April 18: The Joint Action Committee of teachers, doctors and students has announced a schedule for its countrywide protest campaign against “government’s failure to honour its promises”....
Shariat bill in NWFP PA on 21st LAHORE, April, 18: The NWFP government has finalized the Nifaz-i-Shariat bill, which would be moved in the provincial assembly on April 21....		Plea against Privatization Commission dismissed LAHORE, April 18: A full bench of the Lahore High Court on Friday dismissed a petition, challenging the existence of the Privatization Commission and privatization of three state-owned industrial concerns for...
Work on budget to be sped up LAHORE, April 18: The work on the Punjab’s budget for 2003-04 was likely to be sped up in the first week of the next month, officials of the finance department said...		Khalid for massively funding education LAHORE, April 18: Punjab Governor Khalid Maqbool has said that the government must develop a roadmap for improving the standard of education in universities of the province and approach each university...
Pervaiz orders arrest of three cops LAHORE, April 18: The chief minister on Friday directed the Punjab police to immediately arrest the three policemen who allegedly helped a murderer escape from custody....		15 captive haris freed MIRPURKHAS, April 18: The Kunri police on Friday freed 15 peasants from captivity of a local landlord in Deh Sohni, Samaro taluka....