July 9, 2003	Wednesday	Jumadi-ul-Awwal 8,1424

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Over Rs1.5bn fixed for Capital uplift projects ISLAMABAD, July 8: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has allocated an amount of Rs1.536 billion for development projects in the budget 2002-2004....		District, tehsil Nazims to face no-trust move ISLAMABAD, July 8: The opposition parties have decided to bring no-confidence motions against Rawalpindi District Nazim Raja Tariq Kiani and Tehsil Nazim Hamid Nawaz within two weeks for their alleged “corruption...
PAEC, CERN sign equipment export protocol ISLAMABAD, July 8: The Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) on Tuesday signed a protocol with the European Organization of Nuclear Research (Cern) to manufacture high- precision equipment for export....		Tribute paid to Meraj Khalid ISLAMABAD, July 8: In a milieu where politicians are often branded corrupt and inept, it looks incongruous that one of them, who passed away less than a month ago, should become...
Irrigation plan to be completed during 2003-04 ISLAMABAD, July 8: The government would complete nine major ongoing irrigation projects during the fiscal 2003-04 to promote agriculture sector in the country....		CDA board to decide dual benefits for villagers ISLAMABAD, July 8: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) board will decide double benefit to the landholders of Siri Saral and Pind Sangrial in its next meeting to settle the lingering sector...
Govt asked to increase workers’ wages ISLAMABAD, July 8: The leaders of Pakistan Workers Confederation (PWC) have urged the government to raise wages of workers in the private sector in keeping with the price hike since 2001...		WHO to include UHS in its directory RAWALPINDI, July 8: The World Health Organisation has agreed to include the University of Health Sciences (UHS) in its directory of medical teaching institutions, a university official said on Tuesday....
Security beefed up around Iranian missions RAWALPINDI, July 8: The government has directed the law-enforcement agencies to beef up security around Iranian mission and other offices throughout the country, especially in Islamabad, in wake of the intelligence...		Sweden seeks increase in Pakistan exports ISLAMABAD, July 8: Swedish ambassador in Pakistan Peter Tejler visited Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) and held a broad-based discussion with the businessmen for promotion of bilateral trade between...
Man gets death sentence RAWALPINDI, July 8: One person was handed down capital punishment in a murder case by Additional District and Sessions Judge Malik Akram here on Tuesday....		Need for raising farm output stressed ISLAMABAD, July 8: Agricultural research is the backbone of farm sector as without it the country cannot achieve desired goals in production and export....
Man murdered RAWALPINDI, July 8: One man was murdered in the jurisdiction of New Town police on Tuesday....		Governor’s rule not to be imposed: CM QUETTA, July 8: Chief Minister Jam Mir Mohammad Yousaf on Tuesday ruled out the imposition of governor’s rule in Balochistan and said rumours in this regard were baseless....
Draft interim constitution for N. Areas presented GILGIT, July 8: The draft of the Interim Constitution Act was presented in the Northern Areas Legislative Council here on Monday....		LJ man’s extradition sought RAWALPINDI, July 8: Pakistan has asked the Afghan authorities to extradite a religious activist belonging to a banned organization, Lashker-i-Jhangvi, and currently in their detention, an official source said....
Govt wants to improve journalists’ lot: Jamali ISLAMABAD, July 8: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali has expressed the desire to improve working conditions of all the workers, including journalists, and promised that his government will fulfil its...		Pakistan’s HDI ranking drops UNITED NATIONS, July 8: Pakistan’s Human Development Index (HDI) ranking has dropped to 144, a report released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said here on Tuesday....
PPP terms attack a failure of foreign policy ISLAMABAD, July 8: The Pakistan People’s Party on Tuesday deplored the ransacking of Pakistan’s embassy in Kabul and termed it a failure of the government’s foreign policy....		500 passengers stranded on highway KARACHI, July 8: Some 500 passengers, including women and children, were said to be stuck on the highway in 15 buses which were on their way to Karachi from Turbat (Balochistan),...
FIA asked to shift accused to Karachi ISLAMABAD, July 8: The interior ministry on Tuesday instructed the Federal Investigation Agency to shift Malik Bashiruddin — an alleged human trafficker — under tight security to Karachi after his bail...		Parity in power charges urged ISLAMABAD, July 8: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority has been asked to bring the Karachi Electricity Supply Company’s charges at par with those of the Water and Power Development Authority...
JKLF activist’s killing condemned ISLAMABAD, July 8: All Parties Hurriyet Conference leader Mohammad Yasin Malik has expressed the confidence that the people of Kashmir will frustrate nefarious designs of those who at the behest of...		Pakistan’s bid to join Asean backed ISLAMABAD, July 8: Myan-mar has said it will support Pakistan’s bid to join the Asia-Pacific region’s top security grouping, the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), the foreign ministry said here Tuesday....
Tribunals to probe into Quetta attacks QUETTA, July 8: The Balochis-tan government has appointed Justice Amanullah Khan Yasinzai as tribunal to probe into the attack on the Hazara Imambargah....		No clue to missing Kashmiri youth: MNA ISLAMABAD, July 8: A Kashmiri youth, Ahsan Aziz, who was reportedly picked up by Pakistani intelligence agents at the behest of American FBI on May 30 from a Mirpur mosque, is...
Jamali urged to take clear stand on LFO: Qazi Hussain regrets minister’s remarks NOWSHERA, July 8: Jamaat-i-Islami chief Qazi Hussain Ahmad reiterated here on Tuesday his party’s stand on the controversial Legal Framework Order, saying the opposition was willing to resume talks from where...		Cantonment board order challenged in PHC PESHAWAR, July 8: A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court put on notice on Tuesday the Peshawar Cantonment Board’s executive officer in a writ petition of cinema houses challenging the...
Journalist gets life sentence : Blasphemy case PESHAWAR, July 8: The additional district and sessions judge, Sardar Irshad, on Tuesday convicted a sub-editor of The Frontier Post, Munawar Mohsin, in a blasphemy case and sentenced him to life...		UN trying to control population growth rate PESHAWAR, July 8: The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is working on a reform programme to create awareness among the people, curb the maternal and infant mortality rates and population growth...
Transporters demand Construction of road MINGORA, July 8: Transpor-ters observed on Tuesday a wheel-jam strike to protest against the government for not initiating construction work on the Shangla-Swat road....		Business at Peshawar flour market thrives PESHAWAR, July 8: Peshawar’s main flour market situated on Rampura Gate has experienced a boom with flour dealers’ business thriving ever since the government of Punjab imposed a ban on transporting...
Swabi lawyer appointed UN court judge SWABI, July 8: A local lawyer of Sawbi Bar Association (SBA) Pervaiz Khan, has assumed charge as an international judge of the special court established by the UN for the provision...		Three more die as rains continue MIRPURKHAS, July 8: Rains continued for the third consecutive day here on Tuesday, claiming the lives of three persons during the last 24 hours in the district....
Oil company sacks 25 employees SUKKUR, July 8: An oil company, laying a pipeline in Kashmore, terminated 25 more employees on Tuesday....		Civic agency fails to drain out water LARKANA, July 8: The Larkana Taluka Council has failed to ensure that stagnant rainwater is drained out, that can lead to the outbreak of diseases....
Breaches occur in 5 waterways THATTA, July 8: With the rains increasing water level in the channels of different areas of Sindh, the incidents of canal breach are also on the rise as more breaches have...		UHS to act as examining body for two years LAHORE, July 8: The University of Health Sciences agreed on Tuesday to act as an examining body only for the students of BDS, MBBS fourth and final year for the next...
Internet breakdown costs ISPs over Rs5m LAHORE, July 8: The countrywide breakdown of Internet on Monday night cost the service providers (ISPs) over Rs5 million and the dependent businesses at least 10 times that much....		Ulema told to work for harmony LAHORE, July 8: Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has taken ulema of different schools of thought into confidence as a measure to prevent sectarian violence, showing government’s resolve to crack...
5,200 units to file labour law declarations LAHORE, July 8: As many as 5,200 industrial units registered under the Factories Act in the Punjab will be required to file declarations about their compliance with labour laws instead of...		PM urged to hold talks with workers LAHORE, July 8: The Pakistan Workers Confederation has appealed to Prime Minister Mir Zafrullah Khan Jamali to discuss the important issues regarding industrial relations with representatives of workers immediately....
Rain increases rivers’ discharge LAHORE, July 8: The Indus River System Authority (Irsa) on Tuesday released almost entire inflow in rivers to keep a flood cushion of around 2.6 million acres feet for the coming...		Kite-flying to be made ‘safe sport’ LAHORE, July 8: District Nazim Mian Amer Mahmood has said the city district government is determined to make kite-flying a safe sport for the citizens....
Five of family shot dead by two sisters TOBA TEK SINGH, July 8: Five members of a family were shot dead after being served intoxicated milk by two sisters at Pirmahal, about 25 kilometres from here, on Tuesday morning....		PML-Q, PPP united for Multan Nazim’s election MULTAN, July 8: Electioneering for the vacant slot of Multan Zila Nazim entered its final phase with only five days to go for the polling on July 14....
Mosquitoes make life miserable GUJRANWALA, July 8: A flood of flies and mosquitoes in Gakkhar Town has made the residents’ life miserable, as vermin and diseases have spread throughout the locality....		Govt to distribute TB drugs worth Rs1bn LAHORE, July 8: The Punjab government has acquired medicines worth Rs1 billion for distribution among TB patients in small districts of the province....
Authorities fail to recover deportation charges GUJRAT, July 8: The Gujrat district coordination officer and high-ups of regional passport office have failed to recover deportation/repatriation charges from those residents of Gujrat, Mandi Bahauddin and Jhelum who were...		Court asks NAB to hire economic experts LAHORE, July 8: An ehtesab bench of the Lahore High Court observed on Tuesday that the NAB should hire economic experts for default cases, citing a lack of professional acumen in...