July 20, 2003	Sunday	Jumadi-ul-Awwal 19, 1424

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Lawyers criticize delay in naming of PHC CJ PESHAWAR, July 19: The delay in the appointment of acting chief justice of the Peshawar High Court by the government has given rise to constitutional questions, with some lawyers contending that...		Shimla accord can resolve issues: PPP PESHAWAR, July 19: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has said the Shimla Accord provides a window of opportunity to Pakistan and India to resolve their bilateral issues through negotiations....
Sherpao defends Centre’s role in NWFP MUZAFFARABAD, July 19: Federal Minister for Water and Power, Kashmir and Northern Areas Affairs Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao has denied that the federal government is involved in destabilizing the MMA government...		Rs900m Nowshera budget unveiled NOWSHERA, July 19: District Nowshera Nazim Pervez Khan Khattak presented a Rs900 million budget of the district council for 2003-04 without a new tax being imposed....
Former SDA chief: judgment reserved PESHAWAR, July 19: An accountability court reserved its judgment in a reference against ex-chairman of Sarhad Development Authority, Ahmad Nawaz Shinwari here on Saturday....		Computerized registration of vehicles in AJK MUZAFFARABAD, July 19: The computerized registration of around 50,000 official and private vehicles in Azad Jammu and Kashmir has been formally inaugurated by the federal minister incharge of the AJK Council...
Jirga to negotiate release of traders LANDI KOTAL, July 19: The Bara Tajir Ittehad in collaboration with the Tanzeem-i-Ittehad Afridi and the Khyber Union on Saturday formed a representative jirga to hold talks with Khyber Agency political...		Chaos inside Kohat tunnel as truck breaks down KARAK, July 19: An overloaded truck that had broken down inside the Kohat tunnel on Thursday night, blocking the one-way traffic for about 12 hours, was fixed on Friday morning....
Water shortage hits tourism ABBOTABAD, July 19: Nathiagali is experiencing an acute water shortage and the situation is getting worse with the swelling number of tourists in the Galiyat, local residents told this correspondent on...		Mother, daughter shot dead MARDAN, July 19: A woman and her married daughter were gunned down over a domestic dispute at Tariq Colony here on Saturday evening....
Protest against loadshedding LANDI KOTAL, July 19: Residents of Jamrud on Saturday took out a procession to protest against excessive loadshedding in the area....		Workshop PESHAWAR, July 19: A two-day workshop on “project planning”, organized by the executive development centre of Abasyn Institute, concluded here on Saturday, a press release said.  ...
Musharraf, Jamali to discuss situation ISLAMABAD, July 19: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali will discuss with President Gen Pervez Musharraf by Monday the current political situation in the country vis-a-vis the ongoing government-opposition efforts to...		Meeting of party heads now fixed for 26th ISLAMABAD, July 19: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali has decided to convene the government-opposition parliamentary party heads’ meeting on Saturday to discuss contentious issues of Legal Framework Order (LFO)....
Chinese firm dispatches seven more locomotives BEIJING, July 19: The China Dongfang Electric Corporation has dispatched seven more diesel locomotives of 2,000 horsepower to Pakistan to help modernizing the country’s railway system....		Nationalist parties vow to fight sectarianism QUETTA, July 19: Political and nationalist parties condemning the Quetta killings have vowed to combat extremism, sectarianism and fundamentalism with people’s support....
Judges reduced in N. Areas GILGIT, July 19: The federal government has reduced the posts of district and sessions judges in the Northern Areas from five to two....		Accession to Pakistan Day observed MIRPUR, July 19: Kashmiris living both sides of the Line of Control and rest of the world including Pakistan on Saturday observed the 57th Kashmir’s Accession to Pakistan Day....
Rain toll rises to 27, says official HYDERABAD, July 19: The additional relief commissioner of Sindh said on Saturday that 27 persons were killed and 29 injured in rain-related incidents during the recent downpour in Sindh....		Roads still flooded with rain, gutter water HYDERABAD, July 19: Main roads of Latifabad no 12 are still inundated by rain and gutter water, prompting the Pushcart Union workers to hold a protest demonstration in the area on...
Civic bodies asked to clean Hyderabad HYDERABAD, July 19: Sindh minister for sports and youth affairs Mohammad Naeem Ishtiaq and the adviser to the Sindh Chief Minister for home affairs, Aftab Ahmed Shaikh, have directed the civic...		Books donated to Sindh University HYDERABAD, July 19: A scholar of Persian and former director of the Institute of Languages, University of Sindh, Dr Nabi Bux Kazi, on Saturday donated 2,546 books to the university for...
Burn victim dies HYDERABAD, July 19: A burn victim, Ayaz, son of Fayyaz, died in Civil Hospital here on Saturday....		Lake embankments weakened by rains DADU, July 19: Many parts of flood protective bund and Manchhar Lake embankments have become vulnerable following the recent rain....
Landmine blast kills Rangers’ driver SUKKUR, July 19: A rangers driver was killed and four others were injured when a landmine exploded near the Ganjo Marhata village on the Sindh-Balochistan border in the Bukhshapur police jurisdiction...		Two injured in clash KHAIRPUR, July 19: Two men, Abdul Karim and Abdul Latif Chang, were injured in a clash between two groups of the Arain and Chang clans in Pakka Chang on Friday....
Water supply scheme damaged by rain water THATTA, July 19: A recently-completed water supply scheme in the Mirpur Bathoro town has proved to be counter-productive as garbage has mixed with water in the reservoir after rainwater damaged its...		Emergency in Thatta THATTA, July 19: The district government, Thatta, on Saturday declared emergency to meet any flood eventuality....
Zakat body officials ‘usurp’ hefty sum SARGODHA, July 19: Several Zakat beneficiaries have accused the District Zakat and Ushr Committee’s clerical staff of appropriating at least 50 per cent of their dues sanctioned for 2002-03....		Workers stage demo against rising prices GUJRANWALA, July 19: The low-paid government employees staged a protest demonstration against the price-hike here on Saturday....
Police kill two youth in ‘encounter’ NAROWAL, July 19: Police claimed to have killed youth near Qila Ahmadabad on Friday night who allegedly snatched a car in an encounter....		TMA fails to drain rainwater BAHAWALPUR, July 19: The tehsil municipal administration has failed to clear away the rainwater from several localities even after two days of downpour....
Three killed, five hurt as truck hits wagon OKARA, July 19: Three people, including a wagon driver, were killed while five others sustained injuries on Saturday in an accident on Deepalpur-Pakpattan Road....		Library without drinking water for six months VEHARI, July 19: Visitors to the central library complained of the authorities’ apathy for making no arrangements for provision of drinking water....