July 16, 2003	Wednesday	Jumadi-ul-Awwal 15, 1424

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Capital land disposal policy amended ISLAMABAD, July 15: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has amended its land disposal policy to allot agricultural plots to the villagers of sectors D-12, E-12 and I-15....		CDA failed to meet targets, says Faisal: Development projects ISLAMABAD, July 15: Interior Minister Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat on Tuesday expressed dissatisfaction over slow pace of work on uplift projects being undertaken by the Capital Development Authority (CDA)....
Strict check on funds utilization: Zobaida ISLAMABAD, July 15: US ambassador to Pakistan Nancy Powell on Tuesday said the Bush administration and USAID would continue to explore new avenues in the field of educational cooperation between the...		Scope for cooperation in S&T: US official ISLAMABAD, July 15: Pakistan and the United States (US) can launch collaborative projects in various science and technology (S&T) fields like training of scientists, engineers and students through workshops, research and...
Two remanded to jail in terrorism case RAWALPINDI, July 15: The Anti-Terrorism Court No-2 judge, Safdar Hussain Malik, on Tuesday sent two accused to Adiala Jail on judicial remand in a terrorism case....		Illegal universities to face action: HEC ISLAMABAD, July 14: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) is determined to bring the domestic higher education on a par with the international standards and it won’t compromise on the quality of...
Nazims key factor in polio eradication, says minister ISLAMABAD, July 15: Federal minister for health Mohammed Nasir Khan says Pakistan has to continue to supplement routine EPI vaccination with annual or biannual mass campaigns to achieve the global certification...		LHC directs speedy trial of damages suit RAWALPINDI, July 15: The Lahore High Court Rawalpindi Bench on Tuesday directed a local civil court to decide within six months a Rs50 million medical negligence damages suit filed against a...
Plan to set up S&T institute within month ISLAMABAD, July 15: The ministry of science and technology has been asked to establish Pakistan institute of science and technology within one month....		EOBI gives Rs1.19bn to pensioners in 2002-03 ISLAMABAD, July 14: The Employees Old-age Benefit Institution (EOBI) has disbursed Rs1190.80 million among 12,752 pensioners in the fiscal year 2002-03....
Capital police arrest 425 in drug, arms cases in June ISLAMABAD, July 15: The capital police arrested 425 persons in arms and drug cases and seized contraband items during last month, a crime review meeting was told on Monday....		Afforestation programme to be launched ISLAMABAD, July 15: The environment ministry will launch a nationwide programme to accelerate afforestation in the country....
Water level in Simly Dam rises by 25 feet ISLAMABAD, July 15: The water level in Simly Dam has risen by 25 feet owing to the monsoon rains in the catchment area....		Kidnapped boy recovered; arms seized ISLAMABAD, July 15: The Capital police on Tuesday recovered a child kidnapped for ransom on Monday and seized illegal weapons also....
Punjab to lift ban on wheat movement LAHORE, July 15: Punjab is said to have decided to withdraw ban on inter-provincial movement of wheat on the assurance of the federal government that it would take effective measures to...		PM directs minister to enhance security ISLAMABAD, July 15: Prime Minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali directed Interior Minister Makhdoom Faisal Saleh Hayat on Tuesday to enhance security to curb terrorism and sectarianism....
Nazims responsible for law, order: CM QUETTA, July 15: Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Mir Mohammad Yousuf has said the maintenance of law and order was the responsibility of district Nazims, but they were not fulfilling their duties....		Police reforms will deliver goods: NRB QUETTA, July 15: Chairman of National Reconstruction Bureau Daniyal Aziz has said that the public safety commission that also includes opposition members was the most important body of the district government...
Musharraf links ties with Israel to Palestine DUBAI, July 15: President Gen Pervez Musharraf tied on Tuesday the establishment of relations between Pakistan and Israel to a settlement to the Middle East conflict and the creation of a...		Pakistan’s ‘bus baby’ undergoes heart surgery BANGALORE, July 15: A Pakistani girl, who has come to symbolise the new thaw in ties between rivals India and Pakistan, underwent successful heart surgery on Tuesday amid a national outpouring...
PIA allowed flights to Shanghai BEIJING, July 15: The Chinese Civil Aviation Administration has allowed Pakistan International Airlines to operate flights to Shanghai....		Reshuffling in AJK MUZAFFARABAD, July 15: The AJK government has posted, transferred and promoted many of its senior officials in a major reshuffle....
2 Pakistanis killed near Washington WASHINGTON, July 15: Two Pakistani students were shot dead near Washington early Tuesday by unidentified gunmen. The local police are treating the shooting as robbery but friends say the two could...		PA session requisitioned QUETTA, July 15: The opposition has moved the speaker to requisition a provincial assembly session to discuss various issues including the Quetta killings....
2 Mari elders arrested QUETTA, July 15: The law enforcement agencies on Tuesday arrested two tribal elders of Marri tribe and their five security guards from Kohlu area for allegedly kidnapping the assistant commissioner Kohlu...		Local govt system will stay: Sherpao MINGORA, July 15: Federal Minister for Water and Power Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao has said that the local governments would stay despite the provincial government’s plans to roll back the system....
‘Green schools’ to be set up: PML-Q SWABI, July 15: PML-Q General Secretary Salim Saifullah Khan has said that the government plans to establish “green schools” all across Pakistan in order to improve the literacy rate in the country.  ...		Man killed, another kidnapped LANDI KOTAL, July 15: One person was killed while another was kidnapped in two separate incidents in Landi Kotal and Jamrud subdivisions of the Khyber agency....
Smuggling of arms from Darra increases KOHAT, July 15: There has been no let up in the smuggling of arms and ammunition from Darra Adamkhel, shows a survey. The opening of the Kohat tunnel last month has...		Improvement in parliamentary reporting stressed PESHAWAR, July 15: Speakers at a workshop on Tuesday observed that journalists had failed to follow a code of ethics, play their role of keeping a watch for violation of people’s...
Four officials get 21-year jail terms ABBOTTABAD, July 15: A special Anti Corruption judge, Aymon Zia, awarded 21-year jail terms each to four employees of the education department and fined them Rs35,000 each in the Mansehra education...		Takhtbai Nazim unseated MARDAN, July 15: The acting Nazim of Takhtbai tehsil was unseated on Tuesday as 16 out of 26 votes were polled against him on a no-confidence motion....
Four killed in accident MANSEHRA, July 15: Four people, including two women, were killed and 12 others injured when an Oghi-bound wagon fell into a ravine near Nara, about 32 kilometres from here on Tuesday....		Order to enhance FA, FSc seats not yet implemented: CDG opposition LAHORE, July 15: The Punjab Education Department’s order to increase the number of FA and FSc seats in government and autonomous colleges by 10 per cent has not yet been implemented...
Verdict on medics’ plea today LAHORE, July 15: A full bench of the Lahore High Court is likely to pronounce judgment on Wednesday (today) on the petitions filed by the students of various medical colleges in...		Project to improve PR signals initiated LAHORE, July 15: Work on the Rs9.30 billion project has been initiated to improve signal system on Rohri-Shahdara section of railway network. The cost includes a Rs7 billion foreign exchange component....
Punjab to surrender three DIGs LAHORE, July 15: The Punjab government is reportedly surrendering to the federal government three police DIGs, two of whom will be posted in the Intelligence Bureau....		Conviction of Rana Tanveer set aside LAHORE, July 15: An ehtesab appellate bench of the Lahore High Court on Tuesday set aside the conviction of former parliamentary secretary Rana Tanveer Husain in a NAB reference....
Storm water drainage: 27 areas sensitive LAHORE, July 15: As many as 27 areas in the provincial metropolis have been declared as sensitive for making storm water drainage arrangements during the monosoon....		Newspapers apply for TV channels LAHORE, July 15: With the lifting of cross-media restriction, 10 new applicants have formally applied for licences to operate TV channels of their own....
Ulema moot LAHORE, July 15: A meeting of the Jamaatud Daawa Pakistan held here on Tuesday to review arrangements for Thursday’s countrywide Ulema convention....		William assumes duties LAHORE, July 15: New Principal Officer of the US Consulate in Lahore William Howe assumed his duties after his arrival here on Sunday....
Vehicle owners evading token tax in Gujrat GUJRAT, July 15: A number of heavy traffic vehicles, including buses and trucks, plying on inter-provincial routes on N-5 (GT Road) are evading token tax due to the hindrance being created...		PO succumbs to injuries: Staged encounter: family GUJRAT, July 15: An alleged proclaimed offender injured in an ‘encounter’ with police some days ago, died at Kharian CMH on Tuesday....
Development schemes LAHORE, July 15: The government will spend Rs6 billion on the uplift of development schemes in the education sector and Rs7.8 billion on health sector....		LHC reverses ATC orders LAHORE, July 15: A division bench of the Lahore High Court reversed on Tuesday the orders of an ATC to summon SSP (Investigation) Chaudhry Shafqat as co-accused in a case about...
Violence against women KASUR, July 15: Two girls were raped while a house-wife was abducted in separate incidents here on Tuesday....		Three Bengalis held on border SIALKOT, July 15: The Pakistani security forces arrested three Bengalis for illegally entering Pakistan through the Sialkot working boundary’s Meendanwal sector....
PO carrying bounty held SHEIKHUPURA, July 15: Khanqah Dogran police claimed on Tuesday to have arrested a proclaimed offender carrying Rs200,000 bounty on his head....		Villagers face flood threat SARGODHA, July 15: As the water level is increasing in the Jhelum, contiguous villages are facing a serious threat of floods....