June 9, 2003	Monday	Rabi-us-Sani 8, 1424

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Meat prices high due to export of animals ISLAMABAD, June 8: The hike in prices of meat and poultry products is due to shortage of livestock which, in turn, resulted from large-scale export as well as smuggling of animals,...		CDA faces Rs156m revenue shortfall ISLAMABAD, June 8: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) may not achieve its revenue target as it is facing a shortfall of Rs156 million while the financial year is near to end,...
Regulatory bodies for private varsities likely ISLAMABAD, June 8: The federal government is considering a proposal of constituting regulatory bodies, both at national and provincial level, to regulate activities of private educational institutions in the country, sources...		Zakat budget okayed ISLAMABAD, June 8: Central Zakat Council on Saturday approved its budget of Rs10.71 billion for the financial year 2003-2004....
AMP seeks SC bar’s support for Okara tenants ISLAMABAD, June 8: Anjuman Mazarain Punjab (AMP) has asked the Supreme Court Bar Association to pass a resolution supporting the landless tenants’ ongoing movement for ownership rights of Okara farms....		Fata senators call on Jamali ISLAMABAD, June 8: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali has said the government is making efforts to bring the under- developed areas of the country on a par with the developed...
Bangladesh wants strong defence ties with Pakistan ISLAMABAD, June 8: The leader of a 20-member Bangladeshi goodwill mission, Anwar Zahid, has expressed the desire of his country to have strongest possible ties with Pakistan, including in the defence...		HEC approves installation of X-ray facility at govt college ISLAMABAD, June 8: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has approved a project for provision of X-ray diffraction facility at Government College University, Lahore....
Tussle erupts between MMA, Swabi govt SWABI, June 8: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal and the local district government are at odds with each other, with the former wanting to take credit for the various completed projects in Swabi,...		Budget evokes mixed reaction PESHAWAR, June 8: Federal budget on Sunday evinced mixed reaction from the NWFP’s politicians while local labour leaders expressed expectation of mini-budgets during the new financial year....
Iftikhar asked to control situation KOHAT, June 8: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah rushed back to Peshawar from Kohat after receiving an important call from Islamabad, following a renewed demand made by the JUI chief...		Use of modern methods in fruit farming stressed MANSEHRA, June 8: The application of modern horticultural technology can enhance fruit production in the Mansehra district....
Couple dies, six injured in accident MANSEHRA, June 8: A couple was killed and six other people injured in a head-on collision between a coaster and a Suzuki pick-up on the Karakoram Highway near Ghazikot township on Sunday....		Goldsmith looted HARIPUR, June 8: Bandits on Sunday deprived a goldsmith’s family of jewellry, cash, including foreign exchange, and other valuables in Malikpura area....
13 killed, 60 hurt in two road accidents SHEIKHUPURA, June 8: Thirteen people were killed and 60 others injured in two road accidents — one near Shahdan Lond, Dera Ghazi Khan, on Saturday night and the other near Kala...		Budget a ‘jugglery of words’ FAISALABAD, June 8: Traders, farmers and industrialists have expressed mixed reaction over the policies announced in the budget....
Textile industry to have training institute, lab SIALKOT, June 8: Punjab Minister for Industries Ajmal Cheema has announced that a training institution and a textile laboratory would be established in the city under the supervision of TEVTA for...		Hepatitis on the rise in Vehari VEHARI, June 8: Hepatitis cases are on the rise in the Vehari district....
Nadra starts ID cards distribution GUJRANWALA, June 8: The National Database Registration Authority has started distribution of computerized identity cards from its district registration offices following revocation of an agreement with the post office, it is...		Three die in bid to grab land TOBA TEK SINGH, June 8: Three people lost their lives on Sunday when 10 assailants opened fired on their opponents in a nearby Chak 319-JB, some 15kms away from here....
Two dacoits killed in separate shootouts SHEIKHUPURA, June 8: Two dacoits were killed in separate incidents here on Sunday morning....		Mercury Touches 48oC in Multan MULTAN, June 8: Mercury once again shot up to 48 degrees Celsius here on Sunday....
Penalty imposed on 2,000 firms waived ISLAMABAD, June 8: The government has waived the penalty imposed on around 2,000 companies for not paying the corporate asset tax for the last many years....		Budget will fail to tackle poverty, unemployment: Sartaj, Dar, Ahsan criticize govt ISLAMABAD, June 8: Former finance minister Sartaj Aziz has said that the federal budget 2003-4 will not be able to tackle poverty, unemployment and the widening gap between the rich and...
Bar vows to hold moot on court premises ISLAMABAD, June 8: The bar and the bench are on collision course as the Supreme Court reiterated on Sunday that it would not allow the protesting lawyers to hold convention in...		Man killed MUZAFFARABAD, June 8: A vendor, Mohammad Javed, son of Hussain, was killed and three others, were injured in Azad Kashmir on Sunday in Indian shelling, police said.—Correspondent...
Musharraf Grants Rs150m to Bar LAHORE, June 8: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Sunday announced a Rs150 million grant for the uplift of district bar councils and associations in the Punjab and urged the district Nazims...		Wapda can earn Rs23bn profit LAHORE, June 8: The Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) could immediately turn into a profit-making organization if the government cleared its dues to the tune of Rs38.24 billion....
LBA’s ‘show of force’ LAHORE, June 8: The first-ever bar gathering arranged by the Lahore Bar Association (LBA) for the president on Sunday was a “show of force” regarding the bar members’ participation....		LDA’s deputy Director shot dead LAHORE, June 8: The deputy director of Lahore Development Authority (LDA) was shot dead outside his house in the Chenab Block of Allama Iqbal Town on Sunday....