May 15, 2003	Thursday	Rabi-ul-Awwal 12, 1424

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Rawalpindi to get new university RAWALPINDI, May 14: A proposal will be sent to the Punjab chief minister for the establishment of a new university at the site of Punjab Food Department’s wheat godowns in Rawalpindi....		Rs100m loss: probe begins against MPO ISLAMABAD, May 14: The National Accountability Bureau has initiated investigations into irregularities allegedly committed in the Machine Pool Organization (MPO) — a directorate of the Capital Development Authority — causing a...
Contract for board tax collection restored RAWALPINDI, May 14: Tehsil Nazim Raja Hamid Nawaz has restored the contract for collection of board tax....		Protest against financial accords ISLAMABAD, May 14: Civil society organizations staged a protest demonstration in front of World Bank office on Wednesday, demanding of the government to make public all financial agreements so far signed...
‘Population explosion a major problem’ ISLAMABAD, May 14: The population explosion is the mother of all socio-economic problems in the country....		Clash at IIU: students reply show cause notice ISLAMABAD, May 14: The Islami Jamiat Tulaba (IJT) and Anjuman Tulaba-i-Islam (ATI) on Wednesday submitted written response to the show cause notices served on them by a committee set up to...
Businessmen asked to avoid visiting Far East RAWALPINDI, May 14: President of Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) Osman Khalid Waheed on Wednesday urged the citizens in general and businessmen in particular to avoid visiting East Asian...		Media’s role in promotion of tolerance highlighted RAWALPINDI, May 14: Media can play a vital role in discouraging religious extremism and promoting tolerance in society....
Need for new farming tech stressed ISLAMABAD, May 14: Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) has played an important role in coordinating and strengthening the research system in the country but there is still a need to evolve...		Wapda deducts Rs1bn from net hydropower profit PESHAWAR, May 14: The Water and Power Development Authority has recovered Rs1.081 billion arrears from the NWFP’s net hydel profit account through book adjustment, sources told Dawn....
MPA accused of kidnapping HARIPUR, May 14: A local lawyer Sher Mohammed Khan Tanoli advocate has accused an MPA Akhtar Nawaz Khan of kidnapping and holding hostage his brother for ransom....		Non-Afghan refugees to get legal status ISLAMABAD, May 14: The National Aliens Registration Authority (Nara) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Tuesday signed an agreement that will for the first time permit non-Afghan...
Vocational centre lacks staff LANDI KOTAL, May 14: The vocational training centre (VTC) at Kam Shalman in the Khyber Agency is lying vacant for the last two years as teaching staff is yet to be...		N. Area cabinet demands early restoration of KKH GILGIT, May 14: The Northern Areas cabinet has expressed its dissatisfaction over the pace of work carried out by the Frontier Works Organization to restore the Karakoram Highway, which is blocked...
Road closure creates shortage of commodities CHITRAL, May 14: The closure of Shandur road for the last two months has led to the shortage of essential commodities in the Laspur area adjacent to Gilgit....		Man kills father in D. I. Khan DERA ISMAIL KHAN, May 14: A man killed his father over a domestic dispute in the Chaudhwan Police Station area here on Tuesday....
Kharian Nazim booked for ‘abuse of power’ GUJRAT, May 14: The Anti-Corruption Establishment in Rawalpindi has registered a case against Kharian Tehsil Nazim Nadeem Asghar Kaira of the PPP on charges of failing to cooperate with an inquiry...		16 fall unconscious after taking meal GUJRANWALA, May 14: Sixteen members of two families fell unconscious after taking contaminated meal in Maraliwala and Baghbanpura villages here on Wednesday....
Raise in power tariff condemned BAHAWALPUR, May 14: A number of social welfare organizations and people from all walks of life have strongly condemned Wapda for increasing electricity tariff for domestic consumers by seven paisas per...		Councillor killed by robbers SHEIKHUPURA, May 14: A councillor of Narowal was shot dead on Wednesday morning by four highwaymen near Narang Mandi....
Three shot dead KASUR, May 14: A man with the help of his accomplice shot dead his wife, brother-in-law, his son and injured three others on Wednesday over a family dispute at Ashraf village,...		Dist govts to ban wheat movement SIALKOT, May 14: The district governments of Sialkot and Narowal are likely to soon ban the inter-district movement of wheat....
Rain in Sialkot SIALKOT, May 14: Light rain and mild duststorm in Sialkot and Narowal districts on Wednesday evening offered a pleasant weather to the people to make preparations for Eid Milad-un-Nabi....		88 pc of Sindh land destroyed: Sida: Water-logging and salinity MIRPURKHAS, May 14: A meeting of growers, officials of the World Bank and Sida, which was held here on Tuesday, noted that 88 per cent of agricultural lands of Sindh had...
Four killed in accident SUKKUR, May 14: Four persons were killed and 23 others were injured when a wagon overturned on the Mirpur Mathelo Bypass here on Wednesday....		Growers warn sugar mills MIRPURKHAS, May 14: The sugarcane growers have warned that if tens of millions of rupees which remain outstanding against 27 sugar mills of Sindh were not paid to them forthwith they...
Demo held against Hesco officials KHAIRPUR, May 14: The villagers held a protest demonstration against Hesco officials for disconnecting the electricity supply by marching from Union Council Sami to Sobhodero on Wednesday....		Dacoits’ hideout raided DADU, May 14: The police on Wednesday raided a hideout of dacoits in Baddo Jabal near Jhangara....
Contractors hold protest against NHA NAWABSHAH, May 14: The sub-contractors of the Eco-West International Private Limited Company held a protest demonstration in front of the National Highway Authority’s office on the National Highway, near Sakrand, on...		Death sentence awarded SUKKUR, May 14: The judge of the Anti-Terrorism Court, Sukkur and Larkana bench, Mohammad Riaz Rajput, on Wednesday awarded death sentence and a fine of Rs200,000 to a man in a...
‘US will not allow fair polls in Iraq’ LAHORE, May 14: The United States will not allow holding of free and fair elections in Iraq because it has never done so in the other oil-rich states, according to rights...		AMP leaders granted bail till 19th LAHORE, May 14: The Lahore High Court suspended on Wednesday the orders of the Punjab home secretary banning the entry of two leaders of Anjuman-i-Mazareen Punjab in the Okara sessions court...
Last hurdle in its launch removed: Baab-i-Pakistan LAHORE, May 14: The last hurdle in the launch of the Baab-i-Pakistan project was removed here on Wednesday when the governor decided terms regarding the shifting of the Boy Scouts Association...		Show-cause notice to ATC judge LAHORE, May 14: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday issued a show-cause notice to the Faisalabad Anti-terrorism Court judge for being negligent in recording the statement of a female accused in...
No ‘ban’ on wheat trade LAHORE, May 14: The Punjab Chief Minister, Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, said on Wednesday the wheat procurement campaign was going successfully, and there was no ban on its movement or inter-provincial trade....		Ex-MNA’s petition: judgment reserved LAHORE, May 14: An Ehtesab bench of the Lahore High Court on Wednesday reserved its judgment on a petition of former MNA Rana Tanveer Hussain against his conviction on corruption charges...
PLF for LFO withdrawal LAHORE, May 14: The People’s Lawyers Forum at a meeting here on Wednesday termed the LFO a set of unconstitutional acts of military rulers, and demanded its withdrawal....		Two paid GP Fund LAHORE, May 14: The Punjab accountant general and the Rawalpindi district officer have redressed the grievances of two complainants regarding payment of the GP Fund on Punjab ombudsman’s orders....
Duststorm lashes Lahore LAHORE, May 14: A duststorm lashed the city on Wednesday evening, bringing the mercury down and refreshing the weather....		Azhar’s advice LAHORE, May 14: PML-Q former president Mian Azhar on Wednesday urged his party colleagues not to adopt any course of action which would weaken the existing system....
Govt plans to bring down poverty: Aziz ISLAMABAD, May 14: Pakistan has decided to bring down the poverty level from its present level of 31.8 per cent to 25 per cent in the next five years, Finance Minister...		SC reserves verdict on Asif’s plea ISLAMABAD, May 14: The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its judgment on a petition of Asif Zardari seeking a direction that he should be shifted to Karachi so that he could...
ARD to review progress in LFO talks on 19th LAHORE, May 14: A meeting of the heads of parties in the Alliance for Restoration of Democracy has been convened for May 19 to review progress in the government-opposition talks on...		PM urges promotion of peace, tolerance ISLAMABAD, May 14: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali has urged the nation to adhere to the principles of love, peace and tolerance to attain proximity to the teachings of the...
New force to counter lawlessness QUETTA, May 14: Balochistan Home Minister Sardar Sanaullah Zehri said on Wednesday that a new force would be set up in the province to deal with lawlessness and protect the citizens....		Sadruddin’s death condoled ISLAMABAD, May 14: President Gen Pervez Musharraf, Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali and Pakistan People’s Party Chairperson Benazir Bhutto have condoled the death of Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan....
Accused in credit card scam get bail ISLAMABAD, May 14: The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted bail to two persons accused of importing computer merchandize by making payment using stolen credit card information....		Musharraf to meet Bush on June 24 ISLAMABAD, May 14: President General Pervez Musharraf will meet US President George W. Bush at the White House on June 24, it was learnt on Wednesday....