April 24, 2003	Thursday	Safar 21, 1424

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Pims gets Rs10m to improve facilities ISLAMABAD, April 23: The government has approved an amount of Rs10 million for the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) to upgrade existing hospital facilities, an informed source told Dawn....		19 wheat procurement centres set up in Islamabad, Pindi RAWALPINDI, April 23: The Punjab government has set up 19 wheat procurement centres —- 16 in Rawalpindi region and three in Islamabad —- to buy wheat directly from the growers....
Robbers, burglars enjoy field day RAWALPINDI, April 23: Robbers and burglars struck at five different places here depriving people of cash and jewellery, police said on Wednesday....		Bheka Syedan villagers reject CDA offer ISLAMABAD, April 23: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has decided to allot land to the villagers of Bheka Syedan in sector I-14 instead of F-11....
Supreme Court directs DIG to recover girl ISLAMABAD, April 23: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked DIG Sheikhupura to make all out efforts to recover a girl student, who had allegedly been abducted....		Poetry reading evokes lively debate ISLAMABAD, April 23: Muse attracted a number of accomplished and budding poets and writers at the poetry reading session by the Literature section of the Asian Study Group at the TVO...
Federal board announces CT, PTC exam results ISLAMABAD, April 23: The Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education on Wednesday announced results of candidates appearing in CT and PTC examinations, 2002....		Man dies in accident RAWALPINDI, April 23: A man died while another was injured when the motorcycle they were riding slipped off the road in front of Rescue 15 at Liaquat Bagh on Wednesday, police...
Arrest warrant of SHO issued RAWALPINDI, April 23: Additional district and sessions judge Mohammad Akram Awan on Wednesday issued non-bailable warrant of arrest for the SHO of Air Port police station for his failure to respond...		Statements of 7 witnesses recorded in torture case RAWALPINDI, April 23: Assistant Commissioner Sadar circle Asadullah Faiz on Wednesday recorded the statements of seven people including two police officers in an alleged torture case....
Guidelines on checking tobacco ads soon ISLAMABAD, April 23: The government will issue guidelines, requiring advertisers not to relate cigarette promotions with sports, adventure, taste, success in life and glamour....		Chehlum of Hazrat Imam Hussain observed RAWALPINDI, April 23: Chehlum of Hazrat Imam Hussain (AS) and his companions martyred at Karbala was observed with solemnity and devotion on Wednesday....
Musharraf exhorts Muslims to excel in education ISLAMABAD, April 23: President Pervez Musharraf urged the Muslim world on Wednesday to focus on harmonizing the Islamic education with modern knowledge for achieving all-round developments....		Strong Pakistan a must for Kashmir cause: PML-N MUZAFFARABAD, April 23: Muslim League (Nawaz) leader and MNA Khwaja Saad Rafiq has said that the right to self-determination for the Kashmiri people is the aim of Pakistani nation, but it...
Wilful default: SC keeps pending ex-minister’s case ISLAMABAD, April 23: The Supreme Court on Wednesday decided to keep the petition of a former federal minister, Islamuddin Shaikh, pending to allow the Sindh High Court ascertain whether the NAB...		Pakistani amnesty seekers get free tickets DUBAI, April 23: The Pakistan Association, Dubai, in cooperation with the Pakistan Consulate in Dubai, distributed free air tickets to 100 Pakistani amnesty seekers at the Pakistan Sports and Recreation Centre...
Judgment in former MNA’s plea reserved ISLAMABAD, April 23: The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its judgment on the petition of Haji Nasimur Rehman, former MNA from Mardan, who was convicted by an accountability for not appearing...		BNM to sit on opposition benches QUETTA, April 23: The Balochistan National Movement on Wednesday decided to sit on the opposition benches ignoring the offer of the government to join the coalition government in Balochistan....
Hearing in APNS plea adjourned till May 7 ISLAMABAD, April 23: The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned hearing of the APNS’s constitutional petition, challenging the 7th Wage Board Award, and fixed May 7 as the next date of hearing....		Indian court seeks details of Pakistani prisoners NEW DELHI, April 23: India’s supreme court on Wednesday asked the government of occupied Kashmir for details about three Pakistanis detained in the held state....
Cop commits suicide KARACHI, April 23: A police constable committed suicide while on duty at the Sindh Secretariat late Wednesday....		MMA pledges support to Kashmiris MUZAFFARABAD, April 23: Expressing solidarity with the freedom seeking Kashmiris, leaders of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal on Wednesday stressed that the challenges being faced by the Ummah could only be met through...
NRB to study cut in Nazims’ powers PESHAWAR, April 23: The National Reconstruction Bureau will prepare a report on the slashing of the administrative powers of district Nazims through executive orders by the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal government, NRB Chairman Daniyal Aziz...		Political rivals agree to resolve differences MANSEHRA, April 23: Political heavy weights of the district have agreed to resolve their differences and work for the progress and prosperity of the area....
School without teachers LANDI KOTAL, April 23: Students of the Government Kharghali High School in Landi Kotal Tehsil have complained that majority of their teachers were not attending to their duties in their school....		Water shortage in Haripur villages HARIPUR, April 23: Several villages in district Haripur have been experiencing shortage of potable water for the last several days Dawn has learnt....
Two killed in firing NOWSHERA, April 23: A man and his young nephew were shot dead and a woman was injured in an exchange of fire over a domestic dispute in Wattar village on Tuesday....		Passengers in Chitral overcharged CHITRAL, April 23: Transporters are overcharging on various routes within the district with the Regional Transport Authority evincing indifference to control fare, shows a survey....
MPAs demand action against Nazims PESHAWAR, April 23: The NWFP Assembly on Wednesday deplored the way the local government department had passed on false information to MPAs about their development schemes....		Protesters call for removal of officials PESHAWAR, April 23: The Islami Jamiat Talaba on Tuesday staged a protest demonstration, demanding termination of the warden of Tarangzai hostel and provost Islamia College, for their alleged involvement in immoral...
Health information system for DPs likely PESHAWAR, April 23: The International Rescue Committee, an NGO, is helping US-based Centre for Disease Control (CDC) in developing health information surveillance system for use in Afghan refugee health programmes and...		Govt warned against US forces’ presence PESHAWAR, April 23: Speakers at a conference observed that presence of US forces on Pakistan soil and arrest of Arab and Afghan nationals may spoil Islamabad’s relations with Arab and neighbouring...
120 rockets seized PESHAWAR, April 23: The political administration of North Waziristan agency seized 120 rockets and arrested a man from the Eisha area on Monday....		Govt to develop backward areas: Jamali JACOBABAD, April 23: The government is taking special steps to bring backward areas on a par with other developed areas, Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali said on Wednesday....
Bridge over Nara Canal collapses KHAIRPUR, April 23: The Nara Thal area remained disconnected on Wednesday from other parts of the country after a boat bridge late Tuesday night collapsed at the Nara Canal near Tajal...		Corruption charges to be instituted against 17 officials SUKKUR, April 23: The Anti-Corruption Committee decided to charge-sheet 17 officials of the Police, Irrigation, Revenue and Forest departments with immediate effect in the court of law....
Workers protest against Hesco KHAIRPUR, April 23: Members of the Hydro Electric Union, Khairpur division, on Wednesday took out a procession against Hesco apathy after a lineman from the Priyaloi su-division, Mohammad Moosa Ghumro, was...		Women councillors demand powers NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, April 23: Women councillors on Wednesday complained of not being able to resolve the people’s problems as their effectiveness was being curtailed by their lack of powers....
Legitimacy of LBA’s body challenged LARKANA, April 23: Through a constitutional petition filed in the Larkana bench of the Sindh High Court, a lawyer on Wednesday challenged the legitimacy of the sitting members of the managing...		Need stressed to save forests NAWABSHAH, April 23: The adviser to the Sindh chief minister for forests and wildlife has stressed the need for taking measures to control illegal cutting of forests....
Robbers kill boy HYDERABAD, April 23: A boy, Raziq Khan, was shot dead during an armed robbery in the jurisdiction of the Tando Yousuf police station late Tuesday night....		Crime in Rajanpur ‘scares’ law-enforcers MULTAN, April 23: Outlaws roaming freely on the Indus Highway near Rojhan in Rajanpur district have not only terrified common people, but also become a pain in law-enforcers’ neck....
Two Mazaris kidnapped for ransom RAJANPUR, April 23: Highwaymen on Wednesday morning kidnapped three members of the Mazari tribe, releasing one of them after some time, about 12 kilometres from Rojhan....		17 hospitals issued notice for poor waste disposal MULTAN, April 23: The Environment Protection Department has issued notices to some 17 private hospitals in the city for their failure to follow guidelines for proper disposal of solid waste....
Man held with counterfeit currency BAHAWALPUR, April 23: Civil Lines police arrested on Wednesday a man on the charges of circulating counterfeit currency....		Mepco lodges FIR against Sahiwal Nazim, men MULTAN, April 23: Sahiwal police have registered a case on the report of an Multan Electric Power Company (Mepco) engineer against Sahiwal Tehsil Nazim and his 25 men on charges of...
Growers get Rs260 per 40kg for wheat GUJRANWALA, April 23: Growers have protested against the purchasing of wheat by commission agents at less than the price fixed by the government....		LFO part of constitution, says Faisal JHANG, April 23: The credit for restoration of democracy goes to President Gen Pervez Musharraf who honoured the Supreme Court verdict and transferred the power to the people’s representatives within stipulated...
Nazim assures provision of gunny bags SIALKOT, April 23: District Nazim Mian Naeem Javaid has said any obstacles put by officials in the way of smooth provision of gunny bags to growers will not be tolerated....		Minor released after Rs0.8m payment DERA GHAZI KHAN, April 23: Five armed robbers released the minor son of a goldsmith after taking Rs0.8 million as ransom here on Wednesday. Mughees Abbas along with his son Jawad...