July 26, 2003	Saturday	Jumadi-ul-Awwal 25, 1424

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Unauthorized mosques to be demolished: CDA ISLAMABAD, July 25: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has decided to launch a fresh operation against illegal mosques in Islamabad and sought approval of interior ministry for this purpose, a source...		Ecnec to okay plan next month: G-13 development ISLAMABAD, July 25: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) is expected to approve the development of sector G-13 of the Federal Government Employees Housing Foundation (FGEHF) at a...
IAP concerned over delay in promotion of professors RAWALPINDI, July 25: Ittehad-i-Assataza Pakistan (IAP) has expressed concern over the inordinate delay in the promotion of college professors....		CDA orders sealing of 10 private schools ISLAMABAD, July 25: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Friday issued notices to seal 10 private schools in sectors F- 8 and I-10 for non-conforming use of residential buildings, a source...
HEC offers post-PhD fellowships ISLAMABAD, July 25: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has launched a post-doctoral fellowship scheme for Pakistani nationals working in research and development organizations and public-sector universities in the country....		Patwaris on strike CHAKWAL, July 25: The strike by Patwaris entered the fourth day on Friday and was extended to the district level....
Pims to be made centre of excellence: official ISLAMABAD, July 25: The newly-appointed executive director (ED) of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) on Friday vowed to make the institute a true centre of excellence....		Deported Pakistanis displeased with embassy’s working RAWALPINDI, July 25: The Pakistanis deported from the United States regret having left their motherland for the greener pastures....
Dr Maleeha Lodhi appointed HC to UK ISLAMABAD, July 25: Dr Maleeha Lodhi has been appointed High Commissioner to the United Kingdom....		A.B. Awan passes away ISLAMABAD, July 25: Ayub Bukhsh Awan, the senior-most IP/PSP officer in Pakistan, passed away here on Friday morning at the age of 90....
ANP backs Fazl’s statement ISLAMABAD July 25: Awami National Party (ANP) has welcomed what it termed the courageous statements issued by Jamiat-i-Ulema-i-Islam (JUI) president and Muttahida Majlis-i- Amal (MMA) secretary-general, Maulana Fazlur Rahman, in support...		RCB stopped from leasing out disputed land RAWALPINDI, July 25: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has stopped the Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) from leasing out the disputed land on Peshawar Road....
Resolution of water disputes demanded ISLAMABAD, July 25: Three smaller provinces Sindh, the NWFP and Balochistan on Friday demanded resolution of ongoing disputes on water sharing and improvement of agricultural infrastructure to utilize the existing...		Zardari’s children return to Dubai KARACHI, July 25: All the three children of Asif Ali Zardari returned to Dubai on Friday after spending more than a week with their father in Ziauddin Hospital, part of which...
Pakistan to train Afghan force ISLAMABAD, July 25: Pakistan will train personnel of Afghanistan’s border security agencies, a source in the interior ministry said on Friday....		Islamabad, Delhi ready for solution, says APHC NEW DELHI, July 25: A senior leader of Kashmir’s All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) said on Friday that India and Pakistan were headed for a lasting solution to their Himalayan dispute....
Gas pipeline damaged QUETTA, July 25: A pipeline linking a gas well to the main plant in Sui was damaged when some men opened fire on it on Thursday....		Detailed verdict ISLAMABAD, July 25: The Supreme Court on Friday released the detailed judgment on the petitions challenging the restriction on the defeated candidates to contest the Senate election....
Parties asked not to blame each other for terrorism QUETTA, July 25: Senior Provincial Minister Maulana Wasay on Friday lauded the role played by politicians, religious figures and tribal elders in keeping the situation under control after the attack on...		Halt to shelling across LoC urged MUZAFFARABAD, July 25: People’s Party leader and former senior minister of Azad Kashmir Sahibzada Mohammad Ishaq Zafar on Friday called upon New Delhi to allow the movement of people and traffic...
MMA to discuss JUI chief’s visit today ISLAMABAD July 25: A crucial meeting of the heads of six- member religio-political alliance, the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, is being held in Islamabad on Saturday evening....		India assures early resumption of air links: Fazl LAHORE, July 25: Indian authorities have assured JUI-F amir Maulana Fazlur Rehman that air links between Pakistan and India would be restored in the near future....
India to fund treatment of 20 Pakistani children NEW DELHI, July 25: India has offered to fund the travel, stay and medical treatment of 20 Pakistani children, an official said on Friday....		Arrest warrants for former PML-N lawmaker issued KOHAT, July 25: The additional district and sessions judge-I, Kohat, has issued arrest warrants for former PML-N MNA Javed Ibrahim Paracha, who was charged along with former prime minister Mian Nawaz...
Local govts criticized SWABI, July 25: Education Minister Maulana Fazal Ali said on Friday the local governments have become a headache for the provincial government....		Polio drive ends in Mohmand Agency PESHAWAR, July 25: About 110,000 children below the age of five years have been administered drops in Mohmand Agency during the three-day anti-polio drive that ended on Thursday, said a press...
Hospital told to give contract despite lapse of funds PESHAWAR, July 25: The provincial health department has advised the medical superintendent of the district headquarters hospital, Haripur, to award a contract for the purchase of equipment for the hospital, despite...		Distribution of scholarships halted LARKANA, July 25: The district secondary education officer has stopped disbursing scholarships, extended under the MORA (ministry of religious affairs) scheme, as the district Zakat committee has failed to provide verified...
10 villages flooded in Nara KHAIRPUR July 25: More than 10 villages of Naseer Faqeer Jalalani union council were inundated on Friday by a flood canal which carries rain water through mountainous area of the Nara...		Budget session delayed SWABI, July 25: The budget session of Tehsil Council, Swabi has been delayed....
Sialkot tragedy: police preparedness doubted LAHORE, July 25: The abortive rescue operation in the Sialkot jail hostage drama raises questions about police competence to deal with such cases....		Jail overcrowding termed major problem in Punjab LAHORE, July 25: Overcrowding is said to be the main reason for mismanagement in Punjab prisons, and it often leads to riots and problems like the one in Sialkot on Friday....
Equal status for Seraiki, demanded MULTAN, July 25: The Pakistan Seraiki Party has demanded a status for the Seraiki language that should be equal to that of Punjabi in the province....		Poisonous gas kills tannery owner, three others KASUR, July 25: Four people, including a tannery owner, were killed while two others fainted while removing the tannery waste from a poisonous chemical well at Niaznagar here on Friday....
Five escape from police custody BAHAWALPUR, July 25: Five accused, including three involved in a dacoity case, escaped from Lal Sohanra police custody on Friday....		Waris Shah Urs concludes SHEIKHUPURA, July 25: The three-day celebrations of 205th Urs of Pir Waris Shah concluded on Friday in Jandiala Sher Khan, some 14 kilometres from here....
Medical board yet to submit report: Alipur gang-rape case MULTAN, July 25: The medial board constituted to examine mental health of an ‘insane’ girl, reportedly gang-raped on the premises of Alipur tehsil courts, has yet to submit its findings....		Govt non-serious in talks on LFO: ARD GUJRANWALA, July 25: The government is not serious in resolving the LFO issue through dialogue with the opposition....
Demo held against Gepco NAROWAL, July 25: Residents of Ladheywala village, Maddo Kahloon union council, on Friday staged a protest demonstration against the alleged highhandedness of Gepco employees....		Opposition boycotts assembly session LAHORE, July 25: The opposition, sans the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, boycotted the Punjab Assembly at the fag end of the session on Friday when the speaker did not allow a privilege motion...
PLF petition not taken up LAHORE, July 25: A petition of the Pakistan Lawyers Forum against the appointment of Gen Pervez Musharraf as president was not taken up by the Lahore High Court on Friday, as...		Govt urged to make LFO talks a success LAHORE, July 25: Jamaat-i-Islami Secretary-General Syed Munawwar Hasan on Friday called upon the government to hold talks with opposition parties after necessary homework as failure of parleys would adversely affect the...
MoU signed LAHORE, July 25: The Virtual University of Pakistan has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with an international photography-related material manufacturing company to offer a professional course on photography as part...		Emirates Bank scam accused extradited LAHORE, July 25: The NAB on Friday got an absconding accused in Emirates Bank scam extradited to Pakistan from the US....
PO shoots,injures 17 LAHORE, July 25: An alleged proclaimed offender reportedly shot and injured 17 people, including 11 passersby, two policemen, his uncle and three of his family members, in Ramgargh, Mughalpura, on Friday....		PEMRA, cable operators agree on channels LAHORE, July 25: Programmes of 48 television channels approved by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority will be transmitted by the cable operators in the city district....
Lawyers banned LAHORE, July 25: The chief justice of Lahore High Court, Iftikhar Hussain Chaudhry, on Friday banned lawyers from pleading urgent cases after seeking general adjournment during the hearing of routine ones....		Fisheries dept releases fish seed LAHORE, July 25: The Punjab fisheries department has released millions of fish seed in rivers over the last few years, as hundreds of thousands of fish die annually and dozens of...