May 5, 2003	Monday	Rabi-ul-Awwal 2, 1424

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RDA Loi Bhir housing project in doldrums RAWALPINDI, May 4: The plan to launch a middle class housing scheme in Loi Bhir by the Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) has failed to materialize as the revenue department is yet...		Power supply to hospital, tubewells restored RAWALPINDI, May 4: Power supply to the Cantonment Hospital and tubewells in the jurisdiction of the Rawalpindi Cantonment Board has been restored....
CDA to auction seized items under new policy ISLAMABAD, May 4: Capital Development Authority (CDA) has adopted a new policy under which items confiscated during the anti-encroachment drive would not be returned to the owners, sources in the authority...		First GBHP power unit to be operational by end of month ATTOCK, May 4: The first 290 mega watt power-producing unit of Ghazi Barotha Hydropower Project (GBHP) will start functioning by the end of May....
Withdrawal of GST on pesticides demanded ISLAMABAD, May 4: The Pakistan Crop Protection Association (PCPA) has demanded of the government to withdraw 18 per cent general sales tax (GST) on pesticides or bring it at par with...		Affected people have received compensation, claims CDA ISLAMABAD, May 4: The Capital Development Authority has said the demand by a local MNA for payment of compensation on market rate to those whose land had been acquired in Islamabad...
Problems of vegetable market traders to be resolved ISLAMABAD, May 4: A meeting of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) and representative delegation of the Fruit and Vegetable Market Traders Association will be held soon to resolve problem being faced...		Aga Khan leaves Capital ISLAMABAD, May 4: The spiritual leader of the Ismaili community, Prince Karim Aga Khan, Sunday left Islamabad after paying three-day official visit to Pakistan....
CIA police detain man for two days ISLAMABAD, May 4: CIA police allegedly picked up an auto- mechanic from Karachi Company area on Thursday and kept him in detention for two days for demanding vehicle repair charges from...		Workshop on healthy hospital initiative begins today RAWALPINDI, May 4: A three-day workshop on “Healthy Hospital Initiative” will commence at Holy Family Hospital here on Monday....
Rs55.5m to be spent on expansion of Bakra Mandi Chowk RAWALPINDI, May 4: The expansion of Bakra Mandi Chowk would be undertaken at a cost of Rs55.584 million to ease the problem of traffic congestion in the area, officials said....		Parking lots outside hotels to be removed ISLAMABAD, May 4: The interior ministry has decided to remove spacious parking areas outside five-star hotels in Islamabad....
QAU student turning gun on himself after killing fiancee dies ISLAMABAD, May 4: The Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) student who attempted suicide after killing his fiancee (a fellow student) on the campus last Tuesday died in the Intensive Care Unit of the...		Twin cities to have burns unit soon ISLAMABAD, May 4: The twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad will soon have a modern burns treatment unit which would be equipped with latest technology and foreign qualified surgeons....
Govt asked to regularize ad hoc lecturers RAWALPINDI, May 4: The Punjab Professors and Lecturers Association, Rawalpindi region, president, Mohammad Ilyas, has asked the government to give permanent status to lecturers who are working on contract basis....		Kashmiri leaders welcome thaw in India-Pakistan ties RAWALPINDI, May 4: Different Kashmiri leaders and organizations have welcomed the peace initiatives taken by India and Pakistan to normalize relations between the two countries....
PML-Q divided over LFO talks ISLAMABAD, May 4: The Pakistan Muslim League-Q is divided on the question of holding negotiations with the opposition parties on the Legal Framework Order....		Private varsity ord may face opposition MUZAFFARABAD, May 4: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir cabinet is likely to witness opposition by some of its members to a draft ordinance, aimed at establishing a “science and technology” university...
President, army, ISI back peace move: FM NEW DELHI, May 4: Peace moves between India and Pakistan have the full support of President Pervez Musharraf and the army, Foreign Minister Khursheed Mehmood Kasuri told an Indian TV channel...		Harmonious ties between UN members urged WASHINGTON, May 4: Pakistan has urged the United Nations to play a proactive role in creating better understanding and greater goodwill among nations by building bridges between various societies and create...
China to assist in power projects BEIJING, May 4: China will help undertake medium and small hydropower projects in Pakistan, worth around $600 million to $700 million....		Embassy in US shifts to new premises WASHINGTON, May 4: Pakistan’s embassy in the United States has shifted to a new building....
Qazi calls for resolution of Kashmir issue ISLAMABAD, May 4: There is a need to resolve the Kashmir issue in accordance with the wishes of the people of Kashmir, parliamentary leader of the Muttahida Majli-i-Amal Qazi Hussain Ahmed...		BNM ready to attend Kashmir briefing QUETTA, May 4: A representative of the Balochistan National Movement on Sunday expressed the party’s willingness to participate in the meeting on the Kashmir issue while representatives of the Jamhoori Watan...
Passing-out parade held RAWALPINDI, May 4: The passing-out parade of 30th Junior Leaders Academy course was held at the JLA, Shankiari, on Saturday....		Four of a Family shot dead in Sahiwal SAHIWAL, May 4: Four members of a family were shot dead on Sunday in a nearby Chak 141/9-L....
Corrupt agri officials to be sent to jail: CM SARGODHA, May 4: The government is determined to provide maximum facilities to the general public, particularly the farming community, to bring about a green revolution in the country....		Kidnapped boy recovered GUJRANWALA, May 4: A minor boy kidnapped by a vagabond for ransom from Gujjar Kot, Gakkhar Town, some two weeks ago was recovered by police on Sunday....
Man killed, two injured by rivals SHEIKHUPURA, May 4: A man was shot dead while two others sustained serious bullet injuries on Sunday in Sheroki village near Khanqah Dogran....		PML-N defector ‘won’t be state minister’ MULTAN, May 4: PML-N defector MNA Diwan Jaffer Hussain Bokhari has reposed his full confidence in the prime minister and other top PML-Q leadership that they will honour their commitment to...
1,000 bottles of liquor seized GUJRAT, May 4: Kharian Circle police on Sunday claimed to have recovered about 1,000 bottles of liquor from a truck of bootlegger after a brief encounter on the GT Road near...		Jamali announces uplift projects for Hazara MANSHERA, May 4: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali on Sunday announced many development projects for Hazara Division, saying that money of the people would be spent on their welfare....
Woman seeks daughter’s post-mortem QUETTA, May 4: Balochistan High Court Chief Justice Raja Fayyaz Ahmed, on a suo motu notice, fixed Monday for hearing an application of a woman, Mah Bibi, who has alleged that...		Inquiry ordered into police harassment HYDERABAD, May 4: In response to a complaint seeking judicial inquiry, Mr Justice S. Ahmed Sarwana of the Sindh High Court has directed the additional advocate general, Sindh, Masood A. Noorani,...
Decentralization of support plan stressed SUKKUR, May 4: A workshop was held here on Saturday on the decentralization of the support programme in collaboration with the federal finance department and the Asian Development Bank....		Seminars on legal reforms proposed ISLAMABAD, May 4: The law, justice and human rights ministry has finalized recommendations for undertaking judicial and legal reforms with technical assistance of the Asian Development Bank (ADB)....
Students urged to work hard HYDERABAD, May 4: The vice chancellor, University of Sindh, Mazharul Haq Siddiqui, has urged the students to work hard to achieve the goals of their life in their own interest and...		Govt still thinks wheat target ‘achievable’ LAHORE, May 4: The Punjab government on Sunday persisted with its estimates of around 16 million tons of wheat production this year, and claimed that the province would achieve the target....
Environ Quality standards notified LAHORE, May 4: The Punjab government has notified yet another National Environmental Quality Standards for the obliteration of toxic industrial waste and pollution to save the citizens from the harmful effects...		State land directory in two months LAHORE, May 4: The Punjab government has decided to prepare a state land directory in two months to reclaim the land from its illegal occupants and utilize it for welfare-oriented schemes....
More dists in cotton zone LAHORE, May 4: Four more districts have been included in the cotton growing zone in the Punjab, says agriculture minister Arshad Khan Lodhi....		Kite string claims yet another life LAHORE, May 4: A salesman died when a string cut his throat at Lakshmi Chowk here on Sunday....