May 26, 2003	Monday	Rabi-ul-Awwal 23,1424

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Munir Niazi wins plaudits The charm of Munir Niazi’s poetry completely overwhelmed writers, poets and other admirers who had assembled to hear him at a pleasant Saturday evening of Islamabad dedicated in his honour by...		Baitul Maal detects double entries RAWALPINDI, May 25: Pakistan Baitul Maal has detected thousands of double entries of the beneficiaries after computerization of the Food Support Programme (FSP) record....
Rs1bn plan for six cities prepared: Air, water quality monitoring system ISLAMABAD, May 25: The government has planned to set up air and water quality monitoring system worth Rs1 billion with the assistance of Japan in six cities....		One-window operation to be improved:CDA chief ISLAMABAD, May 25: The one-window operation initiated by the Capital Development Authority (CDA) would be strengthened for the speedy resolution of the citizens’ problems....
Water shortage resented RAWALPINDI, May 25: The government has failed to provide basic amenities to the masses in general and the business community in particular despite massively taxing them, President Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce...		Hunger strike against labour law today RAWALPINDI, May 25: People’s Labour Bureau will stage a one- day hunger strike here on Monday in protest against what it called the anti-labour Industrial Relations Ordinance 2002 of the Legal...
Non-formal teachers seek raise in salaries RAWALPINDI, May 25: Teachers imparting education to children under the non-formal literacy system have asked the government to increase their salaries as no raise has been given to them for the...		600,000 Afghan refugees to repatriate this year ISLAMABAD, May 25: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has decided to repatriate 0.6 million Afghan refugees this year....
Iesco to snap power supply of defaulters ISLAMABAD, May 25: The Islamabad Electricity Supply Company (Iesco) has decided to disconnect power supply to government, semi-government and autonomous bodies from Monday for non-payment of utility bills....		Cyclist killed in accident RAWALPINDI, May 25: A cyclist died and two policemen injured in separate road accidents, while three vehicles were stolen from different parts of the twin cities on Sunday....
Rs20bn accumulated in Zakat Fund ISLAMABAD, May 25: An amount of about Rs20 billion has been accumulated in the Central Zakat Fund as a result of collection of about Rs4 billion a year....		Code of ethics for cable operators issued ISLAMABAD, May 25: Pakistan Electronic and Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has issued 28 licenses for establishing radio stations, while another 15 are in final stages and seven licenses of TV stations...
New Delhi blocking Islamabad’s efforts: Trade agreements ISLAMABAD, May 25: India is continuously blocking Pakistan’s efforts to enter into various regional trade agreements, which provide preferential trade among member countries of South Asia....		Woman killed in Indian shelling MUZAFFARABAD, May 25: A woman was killed while her minor daughter and a man were injured on Sunday in the Azad Jammu and KAshmir after Indian troops resorted to unprovoked and...
City chiefs of Karachi, Delhi call for peace ROME, May 25: The Nazim of Karachi and New Delhi mayor said on Sunday they could play an important role in resolving Pakistani-Indian tensions, saying relations at a local government level...		US lawmakers’ help sought WASHINGTON, May 25: Pakistan has launched a new campaign to keep US lawmakers informed of the developments in the country and seek their support for Islamabad’s continued efforts to fight terrorism...
Expatriates in US advised to obtain exit stamp SAN FRANCISCO, May 25: Pakistan American Democratic Forum (PADF), a leading American Pakistanis organization, has advised the Pakistani students and US work-visa holders not to leave the country without an exit...		Gilgit-Skardu road to open soon: FWO SKARDU, May 25: The Gilgit-Skardu road will soon be reopened, Frontier Works Organization officials have said....
Court rejects plea bargain QUETTA, May 25: The National Accountability Court has rejected an application of a former executive engineer for a bargain deal....		No power yet for Balochistan areas QUETTA, May 25: Power supply to Balochistan could not be restored from 220 KV Sibi-Guddu double circuit transmission line as six towers fell down due to heavy rains and thunderstorm in...
Five judges in run for law secy post ISLAMABAD, May 25: The office of federal law secretary is up for grab after the departure of Justice Mansoor Ahmad to take Pakistan’s seat on the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda,...		Hashmi flays Shujaat’s statement on Kargil issue ISLAMABAD, May 25: Acting president of the Pakistan Muslim League-N Makhdoom Javed Hashmi on Sunday criticised Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, saying his statements against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif were “steeped in...
Prisoners protest QUETTA, May 25: The Mach jail authorities have adopted strict measures after protest by condemned prisoners on Saturday in which three security officials were made hostage....		WB criticizes health think-tank PESHAWAR, May 25: The World Bank has expressed dissatisfaction over the poor performance of Health Sector Reforms Unit (HSRU), established by the military-led government to act as a think-tank for reforms...
Canal breach floods crops, threatens city KHAIRPUR, May 25: The Rohri Canal on Sunday morning developed a 40-foot-wide breach at RD-193 near Ranipur, inundating 65 houses and crops standing over 200 acres of land....		GIK Institute to hold convocation on 31st SWABI, May 25: The seventh convocation of the Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology will be held on May 31....
Discussion on ‘anti-obscenity’ campaign disallowed PESHAWAR, May 25: City District Council Convener Dr Iqbal Khalil, belonging to the Jamaat-i-Islami, on Saturday did not allow the council to discuss the damaging of billboards by Shabab-i-Milli and Jamaat activists...		Child killed, eight injured in accident NAWABSHAH, May 25: A child was killed and eight other persons were injured in a road accident on the National Highway near Shahpur Jehanian on Saturday....
Protesters block road LANDI KOTAL, May 25: Protesting tribal transporters blocked the Bara-Qambarkhel road at the Kohi chowk on Sunday to voice their concern over the alleged excesses of the Mehsood Scouts against truck...		Rift appears among MMA leaders MINGORA, May 25: The differences among the leaders of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal surfaced in Shangla district, as they issued press statements against each other. A member of the NWFP assembly, Pir...
Common man can’t make police register robberies GUJRAT, May 25: Whereas the district police are always ready to cooperate with influential victims of robbery and theft, they simply refuse to register cases on complaints of the common man....		ADB to fund water treatment plant SIALKOT, May 25: The Asian Development Bank will establish a water treatment plant at a cost of Rs1.6 billion at the under-construction Sialkot Tanneries Zone near Sambrial, Sialkot-Wazirabad Road....
Nadra fails to deliver NICs urgently GUJRANWALA, May 25: Despite depositing urgent fee, the National Database and Registration Authority’s (Nadra) swift centres have failed to provide computerized national identity cards to seekers within the stipulated period....		Assemblies to remain powerless if LFO stays BAHAWALPUR, May 25: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal leader Maulana Fazal Rehman has threatened again that if talks between the opposition and government fall through over the LFO issue, the opposition parties will continue...
Teenaged son of landlord kidnapped SIALKOT, May 25: The teenaged son of a landlord was abducted by five men from Kotli Noushera village (Satrah) of Daska tehsil, police said on Sunday....		Vision-2025 water plan opposed MULTAN, May 25: The convener of the Seraikistan Unit of Pakistan Oppressed Nations Movement (Ponm), Hameed Asghar Shaheen, has urged the government to stop the implementation of its Vision-2025 programme with...
Body of MMA leader found in canal OKARA, May 25: The body of Dr Ghulam Rasool, the MMA Deepalpur tehsil president and the former JI Amir, was recovered from the Lower Bari Doaab Canal near Chak 96/12-L here...		Four killed on road GUJRANWALA, May 25: Four people, including an elderly woman, were killed while two dozen others sustained injuries in different road accidents in and around the city here on Sunday....
No clue to ‘hijacked’ bus MULTAN, May 25: Rajanpur police have yet to find any clue to a Karachi-bound bus hijacked with 13 passengers on May 22....		Bugtis abduct two villagers RAJANPUR, May 25: Two residents of Fatehpur were kidnapped by around a dozen Bugti outlaws from the canal bank near Farid air base on Sunday....
All is ‘unwell’ that ends well LAHORE, May 25: It’s not over till it’s over can be rightly attributed to the clash between a Punjab minister and police. The two parties had been at loggerheads for the...		Judgment in Khwajas’ case not likely today LAHORE, May 25: The judgment in Khwajas’ case is not likely to be pronounced on Monday (today)....
Parleys on LFO start tomorrow LAHORE, May 25: MMA’s deputy parliamentary party leader Hafiz Hussain Ahmad refuted on Sunday the impression that ‘talks’ between the government and opposition parties on the LFO had failed....		No progress, says Qazi LAHORE, May 25: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal Vice-President Qazi Husain Ahmed has said that there had been no breakthrough in the government-MMA talks on the Legal Framework Order so far....
Criminals’ DNA data LAHORE, May 25: The Punjab government is making the collection of DNA data of criminals compulsory to help police investigate effectively....		Call to end repression on military farms LAHORE, May 25: The People’s Rights Movement (PRM) on Sunday demanded an immediate end to ‘state repression’ on Okara military farms....
Call to free economy from WB, IMF LAHORE, May 25: International Confederation of Free Trade Unions Director Sabur Ghayour has called for freeing economy from the shackles of the World Bank and the IMF and bringing the Industrial...		PML-Q meets today LAHORE, May 25: The PML-Q parliamentary party met here on Sunday with a view to deciding strategy for the Punjab Assembly session, beginning on Monday afternoon....
Parties’ meetings LAHORE, May 25: The parliamentary parties of the PPP, the PML-N and the MMA in the Punjab Assembly are meeting here on Monday to decide their strategy for the session beginning...		District govts face uncertain future LAHORE, May 25: Elected representatives in the district governments are facing an uncertain future due to hostile attitude of parliamentarians, both from the treasury as well as the opposition benches, and...