May 10, 2003	Saturday	Rabi-ul-Awwal 7, 1424

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QAU team to discuss MUO with president ISLAMABAD, May 9: The vice-chancellor of Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU), U.A.G. Isani, will lead a delegation, comprising varsity teachers and students, to discuss the future of Model University Ordinance with President Pervez...		Rawalpindi receives 6MGD less water RAWALPINDI, May 9: The city is receiving 29 million gallons of water per day (MGD) against the requirement of 35 MGD, sources told this reporter here on Thursday....
Japanese traders asked to avail investment opportunities ISLAMABAD, May 9: Pakistan greatly values Japanese assistance that has played a significant role in the socio-economic development of the country....		A pleasant ‘literary evening’ ISLAMABAD, May 9: Poet Ahmad Faraz may give you, to use the cliche, “food for thought” through his revolutionary and romantic verses. However, on Thursday night he decided to give some...
Thousands die of malaria every year ISLAMABAD, May 9: Malaria takes its toll of thousands of human lives every year, especially in the rural areas of Pakistan....		Police issue handbills in self-praise ISLAMABAD, May 9: Islamabad police have issued handbills claiming a positive change in the police service after inauguration of the ‘upgraded’ Kohsar police station by Interior Minister Faisal Saleh Hayat....
Zobaida, Nancy participate in school whitewash ISLAMABAD, May 9: Education Minister Zobaida Jalal and US Ambassador Nancy Powell joined teachers of a suburban village school of the federal capital to whitewash classroom walls on Friday....		Injured woman dies at hospital RAWALPINDI, May 9: The woman, shot and injured by a man who later committed suicide in Tarnol on Thursday, died at Pims in the early hours of Friday, hospital and police...
Teenage boy, girl burnt in separate incidents RAWALPINDI, May 9: A teenage boy and a girl who suffered burns in separate incidents were shifted to the Rawalpindi General Hospital, hospital authorities said on Friday....		Demo held against plan to purchase vehicles ISLAMABAD, May 9: Activists of Awam Dost Mahaz held a demonstration at Super Market here on Friday to protest against the government’s plan to purchase new vehicles for the Prime Minister...
‘Partnership needed to promote health’ ISLAMABAD, May 9: The government needs partnership to promote health care system in Pakistan, said the federal minister for health, Nasir Khan, while talking to the international executive director of Plan...		Peace moves welcomed ISLAMABAD, May 9: The Pakistan-India Peoples’ Forum for Peace and Democracy, capital chapter, has welcomed the recent peace moves initiated by the leaders of India and Pakistan to resume talks....
Scientific learning should be reinvigorated: speaker ISLAMABAD, May 9: The universities imparting education in science subjects, playing a role of agent of change and development, should become knowledge-driven manpower training centres....		Kasuri briefs world leaders about peace overtures ISLAMABAD, May 9: Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri talked to four foreign ministers in the past 24 hours and informed them about the latest developments regarding the situation in South Asian...
Armitage exposed our foreign policy: ARD ISLAMABAD, May 9: The recent statement of US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage that the US was not mediating between Pakistan and India, and that the issues should be resolved...		Rs160bn public sector uplift plan finalized ISLAMABAD, May 9: A new Rs160 billion Public Sector Development Programme has been finalized by the ministry of finance, which is expected to be formally approved by Prime Minister Jamali on...
China holds out assurance to support peace moves BEIJING, May 9: China has assured full support to Pakistan in its efforts to improve relations with India....		AJK judge facing disciplinary action MUZAFFARABAD, May 9: AJK High Court Chief Justice Syed Manzoor Hussain Gillani has initiated disciplinary action against a judicial officer who has also been served charge sheet and a show-cause notice...
PIA spending $1.6 million on security system RAWALPINDI, May 9: The Pakistan International Airlines is spending over $1.16 million on installation of bulletproof cockpit door security systems and surveillance cameras in some of its jets, officials said on...		Balochistan lawyers stage demo against LFO QUETTA, May 9: Members of the Balochistan Bar Association staged an anti-LFO demonstration on the premises of district court here on Friday, demanding restoration of the Constitution in its original shape....
Armitage, Rocca hold talks with lawmakers ISLAMABAD, May 9: US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage and his Assistant Secretary for Asia Christina Rocca met Pakistan lawmakers at a dinner hosted by the US Ambassador, Ms Nancy...		Kohlu hit by rockets QUETTA, May 9: Kohlu was rocked third time in a week when two rockets fired by unknown people, exploded in the township early on Friday morning....
Fire breaks out at grid station QUETTA, May 9: A large area of Ziarat and Pishin districts plunged into darkness as Khanozai grid station caught fire on Friday morning....		Experts demand urgent steps to check AIDS BHURBAN, May 9: AIDS is a silent killer and if attention is not paid to it soon, Pakistan will have a big problem on its hands. Only about 2,000 cases of...
Opposition walks out of session: Funds for fake Swabi Tehsil schemes SWABI, May 9: Opposition members staged a walkout from a session of the Swabi tehsil council on Friday against what they called the district government’s allocation of Rs6 million for alleged...		Concern voiced over law and order CHARSADDA, May 9: The district council here on Thursday condemned the recent police raid on a news agency and expressed concern over the deteriorating law and order situation....
Inquiry into cutting of trees ordered MANSEHRA, May 9: The NWFP government has ordered a departmental inquiry against a number of forest officials for illegal cutting of trees in Hazara forest division during the last three years,...		Opium prices decline LANDI KOTAL, May 9: Opium prices have registered a sharp decline with the beginning of the harvest season in Afghanistan and the tribal territories in Pakistan....
ANP men detained to avert clash KOHAT, May 9: The police detained a sitting and a former provincial assembly member of the Awami National Party on Friday to avert a clash between their groups over selling of...		1.5m epilepsy patients in country: expert PESHAWAR, May 9: More than 1.5 million people are suffering from epilepsy in the country, says a neurologist, adding that because of lack of awareness only 30 per cent of such...
Health project inaugurated MANSEHRA, May 9: Efforts are being made with people’s cooperation for providing education and healthcare to poor children....		Doctor kidnapped MANSEHRA, May 9: A senior medical officer of the district headquarters teaching hospital Mansehra, Dr Binyamin, has been kidnapped and his captors have demanded Rs4 million for his release, it is...
Two brothers drowned by grandfather GUJRANWALA, May 9: Two brothers drowned when their maternal grandfather threw them as well as their mother and a sister into the Fatehpur Canal in Alipur Chattha on Friday. Police arrested...		Lawyers observe protest day SIALKOT, May 9: Lawyers of Sialkot, Daska, Pasrur, Shakargarh and Narowal observed an anti-LFO day on Friday on the appeal of Pakistan Bar Council....
Two die as truck collides with oil tanker SAHIWAL, May 9: Two persons were killed and as many sustained seriously injuries on Friday in a collision between a truck and an oil tanker on the GT Road near Harappa...		Agri varsity’s food dept to work independently FAISALABAD, May 9: The University of Agriculture’s food and technology department will begin its classes as an independent institute from July 1 this year....
Transporters Troubled by rough patch SHEIKHUPURA, May 9: Dilapidated portion of the Sargodha Road from Nabipura to Farooqabad has become a nuisance to the travellers....		Rs30m for uplift schemes in Bahawalpur BAHAWALPUR, May 9: The District Council at its meeting held here on Friday approved Rs30 million for the development schemes in the Bahawalpur district....
Hearing in PPP leader’s murder case on 24th GUJRANWALA, May 9: The local Anti-Terrorism Court No 2 will start the murder case hearing of PPP city president Chaudhry Khalid Humayun and his two guards from May 24 at the...		Growers fear Wheat shortfall VEHARI, May 9: The government is unlikely to meet the wheat procurement target, as the growers in the district are facing shortfall in the produce....
No electricity for 15 days SADIQABAD, May 9: Residents of three localities in Chachran Sharif have been braving heat as an electricity transformer went out of order almost 15 days ago....		Councillor, his friend shot dead FAISALABAD, May 9: A general councillor and his friend were killed by three people allegedly for demanding ‘forced tax’ in D-Type Colony here on Friday evening....
Gepco to set up 50-bed hospital GUJRANWALA, May 9: The local electricity power company will set up a 50-bed hospital for its employees here, according to Gepco Chief Executive Brig Saifullah Khalid....		PLF ‘advised’ to approach premier LAHORE, May 9: The chief justice of the Lahore High Court on Friday pointed out to a petitioner seeking trial of President Gen Musharraf on high treason charges under Article 6...
Ministry set to review exam system LAHORE, May 9: The federal education ministry is set to review the part system examination at secondary school level and decide whether it should be continued, amended or scrapped....		Medical, health draft bill okayed LAHORE, May 9: The Punjab cabinet approved on Friday the draft Medical and Health Institutions Bill which replaces the controversial boards of governors in the autonomous health institutions with the boards...