July 3, 2003	Thursday	Jumadi-ul-Awwal 2,1424

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Results of last two censuses were fudged, says expert ISLAMABAD, July 2: Were all the national plannings of the last thirty years based on fudged statistics? Senior economists wondered after hearing the assertion by a UN statistics department expert, Dr...		Madar-i-Millat a role model for women: minister ISLAMABAD, July 2: Women politicians, writers, scholars and poets at a symposium organized by the Pakistan Academy of Letters on Tuesday evening, discussed the role of Madar-i-Millat, Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah, in...
OPF earns over $171m thru remittance card ISLAMABAD, July 2: The Overseas Pakistanis Foundation (OPF) has earned $171.37 million for the national exchequer by introducing foreign exchange remittances card (FERC) scheme....		QAU raises PhD allowance for social sciences ISLAMABAD, July 2: The syndicate of Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) has agreed in principle to increase the PhD allowance in social sciences disciplines and bring it on a par with that of...
Two girls burnt in different incidents RAWALPINDI July 2: Two girls were burnt in different incidents while preparing meal, police said on Thursday....		Drivers, liaison officers get Indian visas ISLAMABAD, July 2: The two liaison officers and three drivers of the Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) have been given Indian visas required for operating ‘Dosti Bus’ service between the two...
Sindh to get Rs17bn for irrigation system ISLAMABAD, July 2: The federal government will provide Rs17 billion to Sindh to undertake the “Revamping/ Rehabilitation of irrigation and drainage systems” project in the province....		Plan okayed to reduce Wapda line losses ISLAMABAD, July 2: The government on Wednesday approved a plan under which Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) would reduce its line losses from 25.7 per cent to 20 per cent...
PML-N to contact other states on deportation ISLAMABAD, July 2: Pakistan Muslim League -Nawaz group has decided to communicate their protest to democtartic countries over deportation of three family women....		Amin Fahim convenes party meeting ISLAMABAD, July 2: People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) President Makhdoom Amin Fahim has convened a joint meeting of the party’s central executive committee, federal executive council and parliamentary groups in the National...
Pemra, BU sign accord for cable TV survey QUETTA, July 2: The Pakistan Electric Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) signed on Wednesday an agreement with the Balochistan University to conduct cable TV survey in the province....		Asifa Zardari arrives ISLAMABAD, July 2: Asifa Zardari, the youngest daughter of PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto, arrived here on Wednesday to spend summer vacations with her jailed father Asif Ali Zardari....
Man killed, 4 wounded in Indian shelling MUZAFFARABAD, July 2: A man was killed and four women were injured in the Poonch district of Azad Kashmir Tuesday in unprovoked Indian shelling, police said on Wednesday....		US Sindhis to hold moot WASHINGTON, July 2: After a week of protest in Washington, major Sindhi organizations in North America are now holding a three-day convention in Los Angeles to highlight the problems Sindh faces...
Hisba Act to ease burden on courts, says CM PESHAWAR, July 2: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Durrani has said that under the Hisba Act, cases will be decided on the pattern of the jirga system in consultation with the rival...		Water table falling in parts of NWFP PESHAWAR, July 2: The water table in Peshawar and surrounding areas is gradually falling despite widespread rain and snowfall, according to officials....
NALC members ask cabinet to quit GILGIT, July 2: The majority of Northern Areas Legislative Council (NALC) members on Tuesday demanded that the deputy chief executive, speaker and advisers should step down from their offices as they...		Bara shopkeepers threaten protest LANDI KOTAL, July 2: Hundreds of Bara shopkeepers have threatened to march in protest to the Governor’s House, Peshawar, if their shops are not opened in 24 hours....
Tax levy in Pata illegal: PHC PESHAWAR, July 2: The Peshawar High Court has declared the levy of income tax in the Provincially Administered Tribal Areas (Pata) illegal and unconstitutional....		Close ties with Kabul stressed MOHMAND AGENCY, July 2: Corps Commander Peshawar Lt Gen Ali Mohammad Jan Orakzai has said that some elements want to harm friendly relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan....
200,000 NICs issued in Khyber Agency LANDI KOTAL, July 2: The National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) has sanctioned additional staff and software for the swift centre at Jamrud in Khyber Agency....		Two killed in Swabi SWABI, July 2: Two people were killed in separate incidents here on Wednesday....
Acquitted MUZAFFARABAD, July 2: A woman was acquitted of murder by the additional district criminal court here on Monday after the prosecution failed to prove the allegations. Police had booked Zaitoon Jan,...		Investigation begins into embezzlement SUKKUR, July 2: An investigation team, appointed by the Jacobabad DCO, continued on Wednesday an investigation into the alleged embezzlement of Rs180 million through bogus vouchers....
15 policemen arrested: Escape of prisoners LARKANA, July 2: Fifteen policemen were arrested on Wednesday after two under-trial prisoners escaped from their custody....		Nazim’s role causes funds to lapse: PTA SANGHAR, July 2: The Primary Teachers’ Association’s Sanghar chapter has accused District Nazim Roshan Din Junejo of interfering in the process of payment of dues to the primary teachers, leading to...
Three bandits shot dead HYDERABAD, July 2: Notorious bandit Ali Khoso and two of his accomplices were shot dead in an encounter with police at a police kiosk in the Moolchand forest, near Bulri Shah...		Reservoirs for Kohistan promised HYDERABAD, July 2: Federal Minister for Industries and Productions Liaquat Ali Khan Jatoi has assured the people that the construction of water reservoirs at Daao and Darwat of Kohistan region of...
EDO injured in attack BADIN, July 2: Health EDO Dr Ahmed Ali Talpur was badly injured when three armed men barged into his house and opened fire on Wednesday....		Two hostage Girls recovered SUKKUR, July 2: Two girls, Afshan Noonari and Fauzia Solangi, who were kidnapped from Naushahro Feroze about 45 days back, were recovered from the Tangwani village, near Thal, Jacobabad district, on...
Medics have ‘no right’ to oppose affiliation LAHORE, July 2: The University of Health Sciences on Wednesday defended in the Lahore High Court the affiliation of certain medical colleges in the Punjab with it, claiming that the students...		Shahbaz’s family left ‘on their own’ LAHORE, July 2: Federal Information minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad has said that Nusrat Shahbaz’s case has been mishandled....
Drive against smoky vehicles from 20th LAHORE, July 2: On the orders of the Supreme Court, the environment protection, transport and traffic police departments will launch a ‘vigorous campaign’ against smoke-emitting vehicles in five major cities in...		Police told not to harass spokesman of Sharif LAHORE, July 2: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday directed police to refrain from harassing PML-N president Shahbaz Sharif’s spokesman Farrukh Shah on his petition against police high-ups and the provincial...
Number of seats in Colleges may go up LAHORE, July 2: The education department is considering to increase the number of seats in boys and girls colleges in Lahore for admission to first year classes....		Recruitment process from next week LAHORE, July 2: The Punjab government is starting recruitment process from the next week, filling in 25,000 posts mainly on a contract basis....
MMA public meeting on Aug 14 LAHORE, July 2: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) is planning to hold a big public meeting in Rawalpindi on Aug 14 against government’s challenging the status of degrees issued by religious seminaries...		New strategy to lease out PR assets LAHORE, July 2: The marketing department of the Pakistan Railways has proposed changes in its strategy to lease out assets of the institution to private sector....
PO arrested; four abductees set free JHANG, July 2: A raiding party of the Jhang police apprehended a proclaimed offender between Sunday and Monday night from Jumman Shah village, Layyah district, and also retrieved four abductees....		Verdict on Passco ex-secretary’s plea reserved LAHORE, July 2: An ehtesab bench of the Lahore High Court reserved on Wednesday its judgment on the petition of former PASSCO secretary Maj Nawaz Malik (retired), challenging his conviction in...
Five Wapda assistant linesmen suspended GUJRANWALA, July 2: Five assistant linemen of Wapda’s Khiali sub-division were suspended from service on Wednesday on the charge of absence from their duty....		Police claim arrest of seven violators: Ban on kite-flying LAHORE, July 2: Police claimed to have arrested seven people for violating the ban on kite-flying on Wednesday....
Flyover, underpass to be built in Gujranwala GUJRANWALA, July 2: A six-kilometre-long flyover from Sheikhupura Morr to Rawalpindi Bypass intersection besides a two-way carpeted GT Road and an underpasses will be constructed for the smooth flow of traffic...		Three women released From Multan jail MULTAN, July 2: The district and sessions judge ordered on Wednesday release of three under-trial prisoners from the women jail, Multan....
Villagers Kill robber DASKA, July 2: Villagers on Wednesday killed a robber and injured another when they were fleeing after killing a trader during robbery at Bhogangi village....		5 children drown in Abbasia link canal SADIQABAD, July 2: Five children drowned on Wednesday within hours of releasing water in the Abbasia link canal....
Kidnapper gets life term BAHAWALPUR, July 2: An anti-terrorism court handed down on Wednesday life term to a man, who had kidnapped for ransom a couple last year from Qaimpur....		Three drug Pushers convicted MULTAN, July 2: A local court on Wednesday sentenced three drug-pushers, including a woman, to rigorous imprisonment in five cases....