June 14, 2003	Saturday	Rabi-us-Sani 13, 1424

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Legislators for simplifying Zakat distribution ISLAMABAD, June 13: The women parliamentarians have criticised Pakistan Baitul Mal for what they call adopting a complicated procedure for disbursement of financial assistance to the deserving people....		Commercial buildings rents being reduced, says minister ISLAMABAD, June 13: Housing minister Safwanullah has said his ministry is reducing rents of commercial buildings which were increased some months ago....
4 acquitted in kidnapping case RAWALPINDI, June 13: Judge of the Anti-Terrorism Court No 2 Safdar Hussain Malik on Friday acquitted four persons accused of kidnapping a four-year-old girl for ransom after both parties reached a...		3 women burnt in separate incidents RAWALPINDI June 13: Three women were burnt in different incidents while preparing meals, doctors said on Friday....
UNDP to assist in social uplift: Onder ISLAMABAD, June 13: The UNDP resident coordinator, Onder Yucer, on Friday pledged his organization’s support to Pakistan in formation of development partnerships and private-sector initiatives that promise long-term benefits in social...		6.5kg heroin seized, 2 held RAWALPINDI, June 13: The special investigation cell of Anti- Narcotics Force (ANF) on Friday arrested two members of a drug mafia and seized 6.5kg heroin from their possession in Rawalpindi, sources...
Opposition leaders join AMP hunger strike ISLAMABAD, June 13: Leaders of opposition parties expressed solidarity with the Anjuman Mazarain Punjab (AMP) by joining a token huger strike arranged by the latter in front of parliament house on...		June 30 last date to pay RCB’s property tax RAWALPINDI, June 13: The Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) has fixed June 30 as the last date for depositing property tax....
Meraj Khalid’s death condoled ISLAMABAD, June 13: The death of former speaker of the National Assembly and caretaker prime minister, Malik Meraj Khalid, was condoled by leaders belonging to various political parties....		Rs1.5m okayed for municipal library RAWALPINDI, June 13: The Punjab Library Foundation has sanctioned a special grant of Rs1.5 million for the Municipal Library located at Liaquat Bagh, official sources told Dawn....
US to help in tribal areas uplift: envoy ISLAMABAD, June 13: United States Ambassador Nancy Powell said on Friday that the US was considering projects for building infrastructure facilities in the tribal areas....		Agriculture sector neglected: PPP ISLAMABAD, June 13: The People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) has criticized the government for allocating a huge amount for defence and ignoring the agriculture sector in the federal budget 2003-4....
Job-seekers sent to 62 countries, NA told ISLAMABAD, June 13: Labour, Manpower and Overseas Pakistanis Minister Abdul Sattar Laleka told the National Assembly on Friday that 114,418 people were sent abroad from November 2002 to April 2003....		Super-7 fighter jet ready to take off BEIJING, June 13: The Super-7 fighter aircraft — result of Sino-Pakistan joint venture will undergo its test flight within next couple of months....
Kashmir’s unification proposed ISLAMABAD, June 13: The Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) has launched what it called the “JKLF Roadmap for Peace and Prosperity in South Asia,” proposing reunification of the divided Jammu...		Balochistan budget on 20th QUETTA, June 13: Balochistan’s budget for the financial year 2003-2004 would be presented in the provincial assembly on June 20, Finance Minister Syed Ehsan Shah told newsmen on Friday....
Two shot dead KARACHI, June 13: Two men were shot dead in Sakran, Balochistan, on Friday....		Uch Power clarification ISLAMABAD, June 13: The Uch Power Limited (UPL) has clarified that it had not declared any force majeure vis-a-vis the Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) and rather it rejected...
Outlaws held, hideouts demolished QUETTA, June 13: Over two dozens outlaws wanted by the Sindh and Balochistan police were arrested on Friday in the operation launched by the law enforcement agencies in Jaffarabad....		Russian FM due tomorrow ISLAMABAD, June 13: Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov is due in Islamabad on Sunday for talks with government leaders on bilateral ties, the situation in Iraq and Afghanistan and Pakistan-India relations,...
HC-designate meets president RAWALPINDI, June 13: Pakistan’s High Commissioner-designate to India, Aziz Ahmad Khan, called on President Gen Pervez Musharraf here on Friday....		WB withholds $90m aid to NWFP PESHAWAR, June 13: Expressing concern over transfers and postings of top officials in various sectors, the World Bank has withheld $ 90 million assistance to the NWFP seriously affecting its budget...
Frontier decides to raise Abiana rates HARIPUR, June 13: The provincial government has decided in principle to enhance the rates of Abiana in the new fiscal year....		PPP worker shot dead NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, June 13: A PPP worker, Basharat Ali Chandio, 35, was killed in the Nangar Chandio village on Friday....
3,000 power connections cut off SUKKUR, June 13: Hesco has disconnected over 3000 power supply connections of defaulters in Ghotki district....		Sewerage system in Larkana may collapse LARKANA, June 13: The sewerage pipeline of the city, which was laid in 1972, may cave in at any time, as it has completed its life span....
Two killed JACOBABAD, June 13: Eight armed men shot dead two men and injured another in the Baniry village, Nasirabad district, Balochistan, on Friday....		Minor boy kidnapped, killed NAWABSHAH, June 13: A two-year-old boy was kidnapped and killed by some armed men in Nawabshah city on Friday....
Five people die in Bugti-Mazari clash MULTAN, June 13: Five people were reportedly killed in an exchange of fire between the Mazari and Bugti tribes in the Rojhan area of Rajanpur district on the Punjab-Balochistan border, on...		Six die of heatstroke, several faint KASUR, June 13: Six persons were killed while dozens fell unconscious in and around the city due to hot and dry weather during the last 24 hours....
7 Apca members sent on judicial remand BAHAWALPUR, June 13: The seven arrested Apca office-bearers were sent on judicial remand on Friday after the rejection of their bail applications by a local Anti-Terrorism Court....		Six members of two families drown SHEIKHUPURA, June 13: Six members of two families drowned in two incidents in the Punjab during the last 24 hours....
Police denied physical remand of MMA men GUJRANWALA, June 13: The Anti-Terrorism Court No 1 declined on Friday to grant physical remand of the 20 MMA activists, including the Jamaat-i-Islami naib amir, who were arrested by the Sabzi...		243 defaulters issued arrest warrants GUJRAT, June 13: The excise and taxation department’s Kharian circle has issued warrants for the arrest of 243 people who owe Rs7.2 million to the government on account of property tax....
Jamaat’s four members die in accident BAHAWALPUR, June 13: Four members of a Tableeghi Jamaat were killed while 14 others injured, three of them grievously, in a road accident near Chak 26/BC, about 15 kilometres from here,...		Pervaiz unveils three-year uplift plan LAHORE, June 13: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi announced on Friday a three-year development plan in various sectors, saying his government was adopting a new concept of progress to allow benefits ...
Hotel business ‘no industry’ LAHORE, June 13: The provincial excise and taxation department on Friday informed the Lahore High Court that the federal government had granted the status of industry only to tourism and not...		LHC Bar chief’s membership revoked LAHORE, June 13: The Lahore High Court Bar Association at its general house meeting on Friday approved resolutions for the cancellation of the Punjab Bar Council vice-chairman and the Lahore Bar...
Two die in accident LAHORE, June 13: A young motorcyclist was killed in an accident on the Jail Road, Shadman, on Friday....		Punjabi writers to visit India LAHORE, June 13: The World Punjabi Congress has decided to send a delegation of Punjabi writers to India in August this year to participate in the World Punjabi Conference at Chandigarh....
Sikhs barred from visiting Pakistan LAHORE, June 13: Sikh pilgrims, who were expected to cross Wahga border on Friday to attend three-day Jore Mela at the Gurdwara Dera Sahib, reportedly failed to get permission from the...		Lesco for waiving surcharge on Wasa LAHORE, June 13: The Lahore Electricity Supply Company has sought permission from Wapda for waiving surcharge levied on the Water and Sanitation Agency and charging power bills for traffic signals in...
Stay against Taj Company liquidation vacated LAHORE, June 13: The Supreme Court on Friday vacated the stay granted against the liquidation of Taj Company as its owners withdrew their appeals challenging the liquidation orders....		Blasphemy case: two teenagers bailed out LAHORE, June 13: The Lahore High Court on Friday granted bail to two teenaged brothers in a blasphemy case, whose mother —- the principal accused —- had already been granted bail...