July 2, 2003	Wednesday	Jumadi-ul-Awwal 1,1424

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Govt accused of harassing opposition ISLAMABAD, July 1: The opposition leader in the Punjab Assembly and president of People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP), Punjab, Qasim Zia, has said Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi is a powerless chief minister as...		Dist govt fails to recover Rs73m from contractors RAWALPINDI, July 1: The district government has failed to recover even a single penny out of over Rs73 million outstanding dues from the contractors of defunct Zila council....
14 PNCU employees suspended ISLAMABAD, July 1: Pakistan National Commission for Unesco (PNCU) has suspended its 14 employees apparently on charges of lackadaisical and subversive attitude towards service. PNCU is a sub-office of education ministry....		Zakat, stipends do not go to deserving people: Zobaida ISLAMABAD, July 1: Zakat and stipends do not go to the deserving people but those who have access to the disbursing authorities, said Education Minister Zobaida Jalal at the launch of...
‘NWFP govt under pressure’ RAWALPINDI, July 1: The unseating of a Muttahida Majlis-i- Amal MNA is a move of the ruling party to pressurize the NWFP government....		Govt plans to ban tobacco ads on TV ISLAMABAD, July 1: The government is considering to ban cigarette advertisements on television from morning till midnight as a first step towards implementing the anti-smoking ordinance, claims Dr Zafar Mirza, executive...
CDA project in doldrums ISLAMABAD, July 1: The computerization project of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) is still incomplete despite a lapse of three years, sources in the CDA told Dawn on Tuesday....		Afghan DPs repatriation voluntary: UNHCR ISLAMABAD, July 1: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Tuesday denied asking the Afghan refugees to leave Pakistani cities and noted that their repatriation was voluntary....
PTDC to open five motels ISLAMABAD, July 1: The Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) is opening five new motels in far-flung areas which is a healthy sign for private sector also....		Two killed in incidents ISLAMABAD, July 1: Two persons were shot dead in separate incidents in twin cities on Tuesday, police said....
MPAs unhappy over funds’ distribution PESHAWAR, July 1: Distribution of development funds under the current ADP has left the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal’s coalition government in the province in an awkward position as many of the treasury benches’...		Decision politically motivated: Ibrar KOHAT, July 1: Mufti Ibrar Sultan, MMA’s MNA from Kohat, who was disqualified by an election tribunal in Peshawar on Monday, has termed the verdict against him “politically motivated” to blackmail...
College students face eviction from hostel MINGORA, July 1: Girl students of Government Postgraduate Jehanzeb College, Saidu Sharif, on Tuesday alleged that the college administration was forcing them to vacate the hostel allegedly on the instigation of...		Reference termed untenable MUZAFFARABAD, July 1: AJK Legislative Assembly Speaker Sardar Siab Khalid on Monday declared untenable a reference filed by leader of the opposition Barrister Sultan Mahmood in which he had sought disqualification...
20 landlords booked for water theft DADU, July 1: Twenty zamindars were booked on the charges of water theft and seven direct outlets and modules of Johi branch were sealed under the Irrigation Act here on Tuesday....		Accused remanded in judicial custody ABBOTTABAD, July 1: The special judge of the anti-terrorism court here on Tuesday awarded seven days’ judicial remand of Sardar Moazam, accused in the murder of Dr Bilal Farooq of Ayub Medical College on...
Man, woman shot dead SWABI July 1: A married woman and a man were shot dead on Tuesday on charges of adultery....		Malakand Levies to set up foundation PESHAWAR, July 1: The Malakand Levies will soon establish a foundation on self-help basis, enabling the paramilitary border security force to set up various projects for serving and retired employees, including...
NGO to hold conference PESHAWAR, July 1: Sungi Development Foundation’s two-day partners’ conference will begin on Thursday, a press release said....		Acting Nazim to be elected MINGORA, July 1: The Swat district council will on Wednesday elect a Nazim to hold the post till by-election for the seat....
PML-N, PPP Denounce govt decision: Sharif family’s exile BAHAWALPUR, July 1: Hundreds of activists of the PML-N and the PPP protested on Tuesday against deportation of the members of the Sharif family....		TMA contractor charged with bungling FAISALABAD, July 1: The contractor of the tehsil municipal administration has allegedly misappropriated millions of rupees, which he had collected from the owners of the commercial properties in connivance with the...
NAB seeks bank record in Rs250m fraud case DERA GHAZI KHAN, July 1: The National Accountability Bureau has sought record of the Choti Zaireen branch of the Zarai Taraqiati Bank of Pakistan in connection with the investigations into Rs250...		Chashma power plant out of order MIANWALI, July 1: The Chashma nuclear power plant has stopped generating electricity after developing some technical fault, it is learnt on Tuesday....
Police arrest four after encounter GUJRAT, July 1: Police arrested four persons who were apparently trying to rob a bank, after an encounter near the Paran village in Serai Alamgir on Monday night....		Qasim sacks Okara PPP president OKARA, July 1: PPP Punjab President Qasim Zia on Monday night suspended party’s district president Maj Rao Khalil Akhtar (retired) from his office during a function arranged to celebrate the 50th...
Plan to uplift Faisalabad Being prepared FAISALABAD, July 1: District Nazim Zahid Nazir says that a comprehensive seven-year master plan is being conceived for the uplift, beautification and modernization of the district as well as for providing...		PPP leader’s murder: main suspect held GUJRANWALA, July 1: A man accused of killing PPP city president Chaudhry Khalid Humayun was arrested by the Gujranwala police in Karachi on Tuesday....
Interests of people to be protected, says Jam QUETTA, July 1: Chief Minister Jam Mohammad Yousaf has said that the construction of Gwadar deep-sea port will not harm the interests of the native population and assured the House that...		Distribution companies file petition for tariff LAHORE, July 1: Eight distribution companies of Wapda on Monday filed their petitions for independent tariff before the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra)....
Rashid regrets strike call ISLAMABAD, July 1: Information and Broadcasting Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has asked the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) to desist from politics of confrontation....		Sri Lanka arrests 256 Pakistanis COLOMBO, July 1: Sri Lanka’s navy and police surrounded a cargo ship on Tuesday and arrested 256 Pakistanis who were trying to leave illegally for Italy, officials said....
ANP-ARD reunion decision tomorrow ISLAMABAD, July 1: The Awami National Party (ANP) will decide on Thursday whether to rejoin the Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) or not....		Nine succeed in scaling Gashabrum-II Peak SKARDU, July 1: Eight members of two Korean expeditions and a Pakistani mountaineer have succeeded to scale the 8,035m-high Gashabrum-II Peak in the Karakoram Range, Baltistan....
ADB gives $150,000 grant ISLAMABAD, July 1: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved technical assistance grant of $150,000 to Pakistan to improve rural livelihoods through participatory resettlement in irrigation development....		One killed in Indian shelling MUZAFFARABAD, July 1: A man was killed and another injured in the southern Kotli district of Azad Kashmir on Tuesday after the Indian troops shelled the area, police said....
Pakistani coach missing DUBLIN, July 1: Irish police appealed on Tuesday for information about five members of Special Olympics delegations from Niger and Pakistan who have gone missing in Dublin....		Plea for recovery of Shahbaz family dismissed LAHORE, July 1: The Lahore High Court on Tuesday dismissed the petition for the recovery of wife and children of PML-N president Shahbaz Sharif due to the petitioner’s failure to pay...
Petition filed for recovery of Meraj LAHORE, July 1: A petition was filed with the Lahore High Court on Tuesday for the recovery of PML-N president Shahbaz Sharif’s brother-in-law, Mian Ilyas Meraj....		Transporters go on strike LAHORE, July 1: Transporters went on strike Tuesday to protest against the City District Government’s decision to impose the Road User Charge on the owners of vehicles entering the city....
Patwaris embezzle millions of rupees: Only 10 to 15pc of abiana collection on record LAHORE, July 1: Acting on the complaint of Kissan Board of Pakistan, the anti-corruption department has unearthed a fraud involving millions of rupees in the collection of abiana for crops covered...		Musharraf has ‘compromised’ country’s interests LAHORE, July 1: The PPP alleged on Tuesday that Gen Pervez Musharraf had bartered the country’s interests and compromised on principled stand on various issues during his visit to the United...
Lahorites flout ban on kites LAHORE, July 1: Lahorites flouted the kite-flying ban without any let or hindrance on Tuesday...		CM for strict compliance LAHORE, July 1: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi has ordered the authorities concerned to ensure strict compliance with the ban on kite-flying....