April 25, 2003	Friday	Safar 22, 1424

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Travellers warned against visiting SARS-hit states ISLAMABAD, April 24: The government has warned travellers to consider postponing trips to SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) affected countries at least for next six weeks....		Need for uniform education system underlined RAWALPINDI, April 24: Information minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed on Thursday underlined the need for a uniform education system in the country....
SC reinstates CDA dispenser ISLAMABAD, April 24: Supreme Court on Monday reinstated a dispenser of Capital Development Authority (CDA) Hospital, who was removed from service on the charge of stealing medicines worth Rs500....		Two policemen suspended ISLAMABAD, April 24: Two cops were suspended while another one was demoted on charges of taking bride for allowing people to meet their kith and kin in the judicial lock up....
Three promoted as AVMs ISLAMABAD, April 24: Three air commodores of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) were promoted to the rank of air vice marshals, said a notification issued by the Ministry of Defence here on...		Scientists urged to promote farm production rate ISLAMABAD, April 24: The government considers development of agriculture sector as a top priority and researchers should work to develop agricultural growth rate to meet the ever increasing food requirements of...
Scheme to raise rural women income soon ISLAMABAD, April 24: Advisor to Prime Minister on Women Development and Social Welfare Nilofar Bakhtiar on Thursday said the government would soon introduce a scheme to increase income of rural women....		Doctor, patients looted RAWALPINDI, April 24: Three unidentified men looted a doctor and patients at a clinic in sector G-9/4 and escaped, police said on Thursday....
Government to restructure over Rs20bn Wapda debt ISLAMABAD, April 24: The federal government has agreed in principle to restructure over Rs20 billion of its loan payable by Wapda during the current fiscal year to rationalize it on a...		Power authority asked to honour decisions MUZAFFARABAD, April 24: AJK Minister for Industries Chaudhry Masood Khalid on Thursday accused the Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) of dishonouring the decisions approved by President Gen Pervez Musharraf regarding...
US offers help to make democratic institutions strong ISLAMABAD, April 24: The United States has offered technical as well as financial assistance to Pakistan in order to strengthen its democratic institutions....		Indian shelling kills one MUZAFFARABAD, April 24: Unprovoked Indian shelling along the Line of Control in Azad Jammu and Kashmir killed a man and injured another on Thursday, an official said....
GDP growth rate to be fixed at 5pc ISLAMABAD, April 24: The government has decided to fix five per cent GDP growth target and make an 100 per cent increase in the budget for higher education in the fiscal...		BNP-Mengal to strive for unity QUETTA, April 24: Central committee of the Balochistan National Party (BNP-Mengal) has decided to strive for the unity of nationalist political groups to struggle collectively for the rights of oppressed people...
Pakistani faces deportation SAN FRANCISCO, April 24: A Pakistani man detained in Hartford, Connecticut, for two years following the Sept 11, 2001, terrorist attacks faces deportation on unrelated larceny charges....		NA to discuss FIA ISLAMABAD, April 24: The National Assembly will discuss restructuring of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and handing over its two main components to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in Friday’s session,...
Floods sweep away mosque, houses in Astore GILGIT, April 24: Flash floods swept away at least six houses and a mosque on Thursday in Mushkin village of Astore valley in Diamer district....		Soomro sees no caretaker government in Centre SUKKUR, April 24: There is no possibility of forming a caretaker government in the Centre despite the ‘hooliganism’ of the opposition and repeated postponements of the National Assembly session, Senate Chairman...
Time is running out on Baglihar issue ISLAMABAD, April 24: While Islamabad is still working out modalities of appointing neutral experts for arbitration in the controversial Baglihar hydro power project, New Delhi is facilitating civil works into advanced...		Payment for RBOD project stopped DADU, April 24: The National Bank, Dadu branch, here on Thursday stopped advance payment of Rs65 million to contractors of the Right Bank Outfall Drain (RBOD) project following intervention by an...
ADP members boycott DC proceedings SANGHAR, April 24: Members of the Awam Dost Panel boycotted the poceeding of the District Council for the second consecutive day here on Thursday....		DBA office-bearers served notices LARKANA, April 24: The division bench of the Sindh High Court, circuit court, Larkana, on Thursday issued pre-admission notices to the sitting office-bearers and the members of the managing committee of...
Recovery of two illegally detained men demanded NAWABSHAH, April 24: Three brothers have demanded that the their brother and nephew should be freed from illegal detention of the B-section police....		Hesco employees observe strike KHAIRPUR, April 24: Clerical and operational staff of Hesco, Khairpur division, observed complete strike on Thursday against the alleged attacks on them while on duty at different places....
Exam centres changed SUKKUR, April 24: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Sukkur, on Wednesday announced that candidates of the humanities group (both private and regular students) of the Government Mumtaz College, Khairpur,...		Druggists observe strike MIRPURKHAS, April 24: Responding to the call of the Druggists and Chemists Association, Mirpurkhas, complete strike was observed by all medical stores on Thursday to protest against the failure of the...
Increase in CMCH budget sought LARKANA, April 24: The medical superintendent of the Chandka Medical College Hospital, Larkana, has demanded an increase in the budgetary allocations for the hospital....		Elementary colleges to be reopened: house told PESHAWAR, April 24: NWFP Minister for Education Fazle Ali has informed the provincial assembly that government would reopen all the elementary colleges to improve the standard of education in the province....
PA move to change school uniform PESHAWAR, April 24: The NWFP Assembly on Thursday adopted a resolution tabled by a Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal MPA with majority, seeking replacement of trousers with the national dress in the school uniform...		Transfer orders of teachers cause concern CHITRAL, April 24: The government-run schools in the district are at the lowest ebb due to the unavailability of textbooks and the recent general transfers of teachers....
Community health financing planned PESHAWAR, April 24: The World Bank has released Rs7.5 million for the community health financing scheme based on public-private partnership, especially for the vulnerable groups like women and children, participants of a seminar...		Facilities for press gallery assured PESHAWAR, April 24: NWFP Assembly Speaker Bakht Jehan Khan has said that press gallery in the under-construction hall of the assembly will be equipped with all facilities....
Poultry farms violate EPA rules: report MANSEHRA, April 24: Hundreds of poultry farms in every nook and corner of Mansehra district are causing environmental pollution and affecting public health....		Fees refund ordered SWABI, April 24: The provincial education department has ordered the government middle and high schools to refund the tuition and admission fees collected from the students during the current academic session, Dawn has...
PO’s killing: former SHO bailed out SIALKOT, April 24: A local court bailed out the former Hajipura SHO for allegedly torturing to death a notorious proclaimed offender in police custody....		Tribesmen clash with security forces BAJAUR, April 24: Tribesmen in Bajaur Agency on Wednesday staged a protest demonstration against imposition of a levy on eatables and legal documents....
Food dept ‘procures’ 0.85m ton wheat LAHORE, April 24: As the wheat procurement has picked up steam in the southern part of the Punjab, the food department claimed on Thursday to have purchased 0.85 million tons (2.5...		Medical education LAHORE, April 24: The chief minister has said a plan will be implemented to improve the standard of medical education, foreign training and local training of doctors and allied staff and...
Punjab govt opposes cut in taxes on property LAHORE, April 24: The Punjab government is said to have opposed a federal proposal for further reduction of the aggregate rate of stamp duty and registration fee on property to one...		TDCP’s deadline to bus company LAHORE, April 24: The Tourism Development Corporation Punjab has decided to cancel the contract of a Chinese company if it fails to meet the extended deadline for the provision of buses....
Another man clubbed to death LAHORE, April 24: Another man was killed in a similar fashion in which seven people had already been murdered in the suburban areas of the city in the last two months....		33 indicators to evolve PFC award LAHORE, April 24: The Provincial Finance Commission is considering 33 indicators to evolve the final formula-based PFC award for the next two years to allocate fiscal resources between local governments in...
Notice to NAB on Akhtar Vario’s appeal LAHORE, April 24: An appellate bench of the Lahore High Court on Thursday issued notice to NAB for April 30 on the appeal of former federal minister Akhtar Ali Vario, challenging...		Bank robbed of Rs3.5m in cash LAHORE, April 24: Gunmen took away Rs3.5 million in cash from a bank at Mahmood Booti in Baghbanpura on Thursday....
Protest against NMC’s proposed affiliation MULTAN, April 24: Local chapter of the Pakistan Medical Association staged a rally here on Thursday in protest against the proposed affiliation of the Nishtar Medical College with the University of...		AMP leaders’ remand extended MULTAN, April 24: The physical remand of the arrested Anjuman Mazareen leaders ran into 21 days in police custody on Thursday as a local court of Okara extended the remand for...
Sewerage water damages agri land in Gujranwala GUJRANWALA, April 24: A high-level meeting expressed its concern over the damage of agriculture land due to sewerage water in and around...		Ikram Rabbani creates rift in Okara PPP OKARA, April 24: With the rejoining of Rana Ikram Rabbani, the Okara PPP organization has split into two groups....
Magistrate, 10 others booked in land scam SAHIWAL, April 24: The Civil Lines police have registered a case against 11 people, including a judicial magistrate and Sahiwal sub-registrar, for fraudulently transferring 10 acres of agricultural land in the...		Couple commits suicide OKARA, April 24: A newlywed couple committed suicide reportedly because of poverty, in the Samadpur area on Wednesday....