June 12, 2003	Thursday	Rabi-us-Sani 11, 1424

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20,000 kanals of CDA land encroached, says minister ISLAMABAD, June 11: About 20,000 kanals of the Capital Development Authority (CDA), lying outside the municipal limits, have been illegally occupied, and if encroachments are not stopped, this figure can increase...		National ecological data network to be set up ISLAMABAD, June 11: The environment ministry has approved a project of establishing a Monitoring Laboratory Network (MLN) throughout the country to collect data on environment conditions, official sources told Dawn....
WB to give over $40m for polio eradication ISLAMABAD, June 11: The World Bank will provide $40.80 million interest-free credit to Pakistan for boosting the country’s polio eradication initiative....		Gas pipeline being laid from Rawat to Kallar Syedan: minister ISLAMABAD, June 11: Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Chaudhry Nouraiz Shakoor has said a gas pipeline is being laid from Rawat to Kallar Syedan and the work is expected to...
HEC to set up labs at Air varsity ISLAMABAD, June 11: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has approved a Rs10 million project to establish laboratories for faculty of engineering, computer and management sciences at the Air University....		World Day Against Child Labour today ISLAMABAD, June 11: A function in connection with the World Day Against Child Labour will be held at the local ILO office at 5pm on Thursday....
Allocation insufficient for internal security: Faisal ISLAMABAD, June 11: Interior Minister Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat on Wednesday expressed dissatisfaction over the budgetary allocation for internal security....		Senate concludes budget debate ISLAMABAD, June 11: The Senate on Wednesday completed its first ever debate on the federal budget with only 25 members, most of them from the ruling party, praising the government for...
SC to hear petitions against MMA today ISLAMABAD, June 11: A Supreme Court bench of five judges will take up three petitions on Thursday, all throwing challenge to the MMA leadership and their educational qualification, their statement about...		5 gas pipeline blasts cost Rs57m, NA told ISLAMABAD, June 11: The government suffered a loss to the tune of Rs57.87 million, including the cost of repair, due to five gas pipeline explosions in the last six months....
‘Govt neglecting Pukhtun areas’ QUETTA, June 11: Pukhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PMAP) workers held a protest procession on Wednesday condemning the federal government for ignoring the Pukhtun areas of Balochistan in allocation of development funds....		Opposition continues boycott of parliament ISLAMABAD, June 11: The opposition parties on Wednesday walked out of both houses of the parliament the second consecutive day boycotting the budget debate....
Women MPs criticize president’s remark ISLAMABAD, June 11: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA)’s women MNAs on Wednesday took a swipe at Gen Pervez Musharraf for his remarks against observance of veil in his speech at Kohat on...		Musharraf, Blair to discuss Kashmir LONDON, June 11: President Gen Pervez Musharraf will hold talks with British Prime Minister Tony Blair on bilateral, regional and international issues, including Kashmir, during his visit to the United Kingdom...
Compensation plan prepared by cellular company ISLAMABAD, June 11: The Pakistan Mobile Communication (Mobilink) has submitted a proposal to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) about the company’s compensation plan for its customers of Rs60 million....		Senator resigns from committee ISLAMABAD, June 11: Senator Justice Abdul Razzaq Taheem on Wednesday tendered his resignation from the special committee formed to investigate into Senator Saadia Abbasi’s house attack....
600 teachers transferred GILGIT, June 11: The Northern Areas education department has transferred with immediate effect at least 600 teachers including 49 headmasters in a major reshuffle to ensure ‘strict’ discipline in schools....		Security plan discussed QUETTA, June 11: A meeting held at Gwadar decided to devise a strategy to ensure security environment for the investors following completion of the modern seaport and coastal highway....
Nazims to take back resignations PESHAWAR, June 11: All 24 District Nazims in the NWFP have decided to withdraw their en masse resignations after assurances their powers will not be curtailed, a spokesman said on Wednesday....		NWFP to allocate more funds for hospitals PESHAWAR, June 11: The NWFP government would allocate more amount in the budget for the year 2003-04 to upgrade district headquarters hospitals, officials said....
Judgment reserved in ex-minister’s plea PESHAWAR, June 11: An accountability appellate bench of the Peshawar High Court on Wednesday reserved judgment in an appeal filed by former provincial minister Mr Habibur Rehman Tanoli, challenging his conviction...		Project launched for capacity building PESHAWAR, June 11: The NWFP Essential Institutional Reforms Operationalization Programme (NWFP-EIROP), a joint venture of the provincial government, UNDP and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation , has launched a special...
NGO accuses MMA govt of coercion, ends collaboration PESHAWAR, June 11: A non-governmental organization has ended its collaboration with the provincial government in running a crisis centre for destitute women, accusing the government of adopting adverse policies towards the...		Tests on June 21 PESHAWAR, June 11: The screening tests for candidates who applied for the post of district superintendent of jail would be held on June 21 at various centres in Peshawar, a press...
Breach floods villages, destroys crops SUKKUR, June 11: Four villages of Daharki Town, rice and cotton crops, and a fish farm were flooded when a 80-feet-wide breach developed in the Mahi Wah, Ghotki district, on Tuesday...		Sindh to take Thal canal issue with federal govt THATTA, June 11: Provincial minister for population welfare, Imtiaz Shaikh, has said that Sindh government is aware of the gravity of water crises in the province and determined to get its...
US doctors told not to visit Sindh interior MIRPURKHAS, June 11: The doctors and surgeons from the Unites States, under the directives of their embassy, have been prevented from travelling in the interior of Sindh on account of the...		Breach-affected people protest KHAIRPUR, June 11: Residents of Roz Mohammad and other villages, who sustained losses when a breach occurred in the Ali Bahar Wah four days back, continued their protest for the second...
‘Budget to be people-friendly’ SUKKUR, June 11: Sindh Chief Minister Ali Mohammad Mahar has said the provincial budget will be people-friendly and salaries of employees will be increased by 15 per cent....		Prisoners to be examined to detect AIDS cases LARKANA, June 11: A team of doctors from the Chandka Medical College Hospital and district health office will examine prisoners in the central prison, Larkana, on June 16 to detect AIDS...
Killers of Sibi DIG still at large SUKKUR, June 11: The Balochistan police have yet not arrested the killers of the DIGP of Sibi and two constables despite their claim to arrest the outlaws in 48 hours....		Paramedics hold demo DADU, June 11: The paramedical staff of the Civil Hospital, Dadu, observed a strike and held a demonstration in front of the hospital on Wednesday against non-acceptance of their demands....
Woman killed in attack SHIKARPUR, June 11: One woman was killed and two other people, including a minor boy, were injured in an attack on a village in Ghari Yasin taluka on Tuesday....		LHC asked to restrain Musharraf from holding two offices LAHORE, June 11: The Pakistan Lawyers Forum on Wednesday asked the Lahore High Court to restrain Gen Pervez Musharraf from holding the offices of president and COAS till the disposal of...
Punjab govt reduces farm power tariff LAHORE, June 11: The Punjab government decided on Wednesday to reduce power charge on agriculture tubewells in the province by up to 33 per cent and pay a subsidy of Rs480...		Teachers to go on summer vacation LAHORE, June 11: The teachers of all technical education institutions under the banner of the United Teachers Association on Wednesday resolved to continue their protest against Tevta administration’s decision to hold...
Need for depoliticizing economic policies stressed LAHORE, June 11: State Bank Governor Dr Ishrat Husain has stressed the need to depoliticize the country’s economic policies to ensure their continuity....		Railways to spend Rs9.3bn on signals LAHORE, June 11: The Pakistan Railways has decided to execute a Rs9.30 billion project to improve signalling system on its Rohri-Shahdara section....
Agenda for PA session decided LAHORE, June 11: Representatives of the government and the opposition on Wednesday attended a meeting of the Punjab Assembly’s business advisory committee, and decided agenda for the session starting from June...		Bar to burn copies of judgment on uniform LAHORE, June 11: Reacting to the Lahore High Court’s judgment on President Gen Musharraf’s military uniform, the Lahore High Court Bar Association on Wednesday announced that it would have this judgment...
Bar presidents warned of action LAHORE, June 11: The provincial adviser on human rights, Rana Ejaz Ahmad Khan, on Wednesday claimed that a movement had been launched to collect signatures of lawyers for a no-confidence move...		MMA blames president of ‘meddling’ in NWFP affairs LAHORE, June 11: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal has criticized President Gen Pervez Musharraf for what it claims his interference in provincial autonomy by denouncing the NWFP Assembly for adopting Shariat Bill....
Pay raise to cost Punjab Rs7bn extra LAHORE, June 11: The Punjab will incur an additional burden of Rs7 billion as a consequence of 15 per cent raise in salaries and pensions of government employees announced in the...		Difference that counts LAHORE, June 11: The difference between dates of theft of five rare manuscripts from the Lahore Museum has saved its former officiating director and four others from major penalty, sources claimed...
Kasuri visits Qazi LAHORE, June 11: Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri on Wednesday visited Jamaat-i-Islami amir Qazi Husain Ahmad, who is suffering from a heart problem and is under treatment in a private hospital...		US diplomat meets CM LAHORE, June 11: Principal Officer of the US Consulate Sheldon J Rappoport paid a fare-well call to Punjab Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi here on Wednesday and discussed with him the matters...
UK investors to spend Rs500m on transport LAHORE, June 11: A group of British investors of Pakistani origin will sign an agreement with the City District Government during this month for an investment of over Rs500 million on...		PPP against Talibanization: Qasim SARGODHA, June 11: The PPP (Parliamentarians) is not against Islamization but it will not allow anybody to impose Taliban-style regime....
Water shortage forces Cholistanis to migrate BAHAWALPUR, June 11: Amid withering heatwave, the Cholistanis are forced to shift to nearby green pastures for want of drinking water and fodder for their livestocks....		Christians threaten protest: Occupation of cemetery GUJRAT, June 11: The Christian community of the Lalamusa city has threatened to come on the roads against the occupation of their Sabzi Mandi cemetery by some influential people....