July 7, 2003	Monday	Jumadi-ul-Awwal 6,1424

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Expert warns of total destruction in case of nuclear war ISLAMABAD, July 6: Three years ago, on July 13, 2001, the Ninja Theatre in the US staged a play called “effects of nuclear war”. The drama made a lighthearted attempt, looking...		UCs to have role in better policing, says Daniyal ISLAMABAD, July 6: Announcing to celebrate 2003 as year of union councils, the National Reconstruction Bureau (NRB) chairman, Daniyal Aziz, Saturday said the union councils were being conferred an enhanced role...
UNFPA to give $35m for population welfare ISLAMABAD, July 6: The United Nations Fund for Population will provide $35 million for population welfare, UNFPA country representative Olivier Brasseur said here on Sunday....		PPP for supremacy of democratic institutions RAWALPINDI, July 6: The women wing of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has called for full restoration of democratic institutions and an end to military intervention in the political system....
ITP holds rallies against Quetta killings ISLAMABAD, July 6: Activists of Islami Tehreek Pakistan (ITP) on Sunday held protest demonstrations throughout the country against the killing of innocent people in a terrorist attack on a mosque in...		No shortage of wheat, says minister ISLAMABAD, July 6: The federal minister for food, agriculture and livestock, Sardar Yar Mohammad Rind, said there was no shortage of wheat in the country and enough stocks were available to...
QAU to be made high calibre institution: HEC ISLAMABAD, July 6: Quaid-i-Azam University was established as a postgraduate university to disseminate high quality scientific research, and the Higher Education Commission (HEC) is determined to develop it into a high...		Tehsil Nazim accused of discrimination RAWALPINDI, July 6: Members of the council have accused the Tehsil Nazim of showing discrimination in the distribution of development funds and other Tehsil affairs....
Punjab govt to sell 560 assets for debt servicing RAWALPINDI, July 6: The Punjab government will privatize 560 public sector enterprises and properties to repay its debt, official sources told Dawn on Wednesday....		DIG and SSP replaced as police hunt for suspects QUETTA, July 6: In an administrative move the provincial government has changed the Deputy Inspector General Police of Quetta Range and SSP with immediate effect in the wake of Friday’s imambargah...
UK diplomat backs peace process in South Asia GILGIT, July 6: A British diplomat on Saturday urged Pakistan and India to resolve the Kashmir issue through dialogue by involving the Kashmiris across the Line of Control....		US Sindhis demand halt to Thal Canal WASHINGTON, July 6: A US-based Sindh advocacy group urged Pakistan on Sunday to stop work on the Greater Thal Canal and ensure the distribution of water according to the agreed accords....
Iran worried over attack in Pakistan ISLAMABAD, July 6: Iran’s foreign ministry on Saturday expressed concern over what he termed the reactivation of terrorist groups in Pakistan....		Invitation to Kashmiri irks India WASHINGTON, July 6: India has officially protested to the United States for having invited a Kashmiri politician to a State Department-sponsored seminar on Kashmir, diplomatic sources told Dawn here on Sunday....
Five Quetta victims buried HANGU, July 6: Five victims of Quetta mosque terrorist attack were buried at their ancestral villages in Hangu and Kohat districts, amid public demand for the resignation of Balochistan governor, chief...		PML-N opposes construction of dams HARIPUR, July 6: Provincial chief of the PML-N Pir Sabir Shah on Sunday termed the proposed construction of two dams on Dorr River in Abbottabad district a conspiracy against the people...
Survey of water management project planned PESHAWAR, July 6: The NWFP government would evaluate the effectiveness of the on-farm-water-management project under which multi-million dollar investment has been made by the international lending institutions during the last four...		Three die in accidents HARIPUR, July 6: Two passengers were killed and six others injured in an accident here on the GT Road on Saturday night....
Downpour claims 11 lives in Sindh SUKKUR, July 6: At least 11 people, including three women, were killed as rainfall lashed interior Sindh on Sunday. Life was paralyzed as the power supply broke down almost everywhere....		Policemen accused of assault MITHI, July 6: A Kolhi family has appealed to the authorities to take action against four policemen who illegally detained, tortured and criminally assaulted a boy....
Bungling in Zakat funds alleged DADU, July 6: Hundreds of villagers from the drought-hit Kachho area held a demonstration outside the press club here on Saturday to protest against injudicious distribution of Zakat and subsistence allowance....		Pervaiz opens 4 mega plans in Gujranwala GUJRANWALA, July 6: Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has constituted an industrial authority and set aside Rs10 million for the promotion of the small industry....
FIR against NWFP police registered: Killing of a protester MIANWALI, July 6: The Punjab police on Sunday registered an FIR against the NWFP police for killing a demonstrator and critically injuring four others....		TMA awards Contracts amid protests FAISALABAD, July 6: The Tehsil Municipal Administration (city) has formally awarded Rs109.240 million contracts for the collection of parking fee, transfer of properties, building fee, publicity and other taxes, amid protests...
LHC suspends UC Nazim LAHORE, July 6: Justice Nasim Sikandar of the Lahore High Court has suspended union council 38 (Mandali, Sheikhupura) Nazim Malik Ahmad Khan and directed the provincial election commissioner to inform court...		Two die in gas cylinder explosion KASUR, July 6: Two persons were killed and five others, including three children, received burn wounds on Sunday in a gas cylinder blast in an ice factory at Imambargah Chowk, Khuddian....
Low-lying areas inundated BAHAWALPUR, July 6: Low-lying areas in the city and its suburbs were inundated after rain on Saturday and Sunday....		Cotton free from harmful insects TOBA TEK SINGH, July 6: Cotton crop condition in the district is satisfactory because growers are keen to get a better yield, district agriculture officer Mian Shafiq Muhammad told Dawn....
New Tehsil Creation ‘illegal’ SARGODHA, July 6: The local government department cannot notify a new tehsil till the next LB elections and hence the announcement of Kotmomin as new tehsil after bifurcating Bhalwal is illegal...		Priest laid to rest FAISALABAD, July 6: Father George Ibrahim was laid to rest in the graveyard of Chak 51 (Khushpur) in Samundari Tehsil, about 45 kilometres from here, on Sunday....
Two motorcycles, car hijacked by robbers SIALKOT, July 6: Unidentified armed bandits remained active in Daska tehsil on Sunday....		Villagers shoot two bandits NAROWAL, July 6: Villagers shot dead two bandits on Saturday night when they allegedly attempted to commit a dacoity in Depoke village....
MMA to accelerate struggle: Noorani LAHORE, July 6: The MMA along with other opposition parties will speed up the struggle for supremacy of parliament and restoration of the 1973 Constitution and will take it to its...		Deportees ‘tortured’ in Italy LAHORE, July 6: Pakistanis deported from Italy said on Sunday that the Italian police had subjected them to severe torture during interrogation....
Police kill passerby LAHORE, July 6: A passerby was killed in Shahdara Town on Sunday when a team of police investigation wing opened fire to arrest a wanted man....		Mourning day on 11th LAHORE, July 6: The MMA has decided to observe a mourning day on July 11 (Friday) to express solidarity with the heirs of over 50 people killed in Quetta on July...