July 27, 2003	Sunday	Jumadi-ul-Awwal 26, 1424

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LHC appoints fact-finding commission: Sialkot incident LAHORE, July 26: Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Iftikhar Hussain Chaudhry has appointed a three-member fact-finding commission headed by LHC Registrar to make a preliminary assessment of the killing of...		Talk of change in Sindh continues KARACHI, July 26: The recent spate of rumours about a change of chief executive in Sindh is a manifestation of the malaise besetting the coalition government in the province....
Preparations made to run Samjhota Express LAHORE, July 26: Pakistan Railways has completed all arrangements for the resumption of Samjhota Express service. The train would be ready to steam off for Attari, India, as soon as the...		‘Compromise with govt to divide opposition’ QUETTA, July 26: Lawyers at a convention here on Saturday stressed upon the opposition leadership that any compromise on the Legal Framework Order or the president’s military post in the meeting...
Concern over Indian activities conveyed ISLAMABAD, July 26: Pakistan said on Saturday it was watching the activities of Indian consulates in Afghan cities close to its border with anxiety....		Afghan forces fire at Pakistani border post QUETTA, July 26: Afghan forces fired three rockets and two mortar shells at a Pakistani border post near Chaman on Saturday night....
Better trade ties with Bangladesh stressed ISLAMABAD, July 26: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Saturday emphasized the need for enhancing bilateral trade and economic cooperation with Bangladesh....		Landmines seized QUETTA, July 26: Law enforcement agencies have arrested 13 suspects and seized a large number of landmines planted along the Sindh-Balochistan border to restrict the movement of the forces who have...
Climber’s body not found SKARDU, July 26: The body of a German mountaineer who had died in an accident on the K-2 on Monday, had not been found yet as inclement weather hindered the rescue...		Jamali under pressure from friends and foes ISLAMABAD, July 26: Prime Minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali on Saturday appeared under pressure from both friends and foe before the start of crucial talks with opposition parties set for Sunday to...
2 girls die in accident MUZAFFARABAD, July 26: Two minor sisters were killed on Saturday after being hit by an out-of-control truck, police said....		CPSP doubles form’s price ISLAMABAD, July 26: The College of Physicians and Surgeons (CPSP) has doubled the price of FCPS part-I examination application forms from Rs50 to Rs100 for the examination being held from Nov...
Candidate QUETTA, July 26: The Balochistan High Court Bar Association has nominated Mohammad Riaz Ahmed, a senior advocate, for contesting election of the Supreme Court Bar Association president.—Staff Correspondent...		FHA to levy toll tax on more highways PESHAWAR, July 26: The Frontier Highway Authority (FHA) will shortly bring some more provincial highways under its net of toll tax in an effort to improve its revenue base, according to...
MMA not against LG system, says minister TIMERGARA, July 26: NWFP Food Minister Fazal Rabbani has said that local bodies are a nursery for politicians, as the system has produced politicians of integrity....		Girl students face problem in admissions MINGORA, July 26: Girl students in Swat are facing difficulties in getting admission to intermediate classes in local colleges due to limited number of seats....
Wapda asked to employ local people QUETTA, July 26: Balochistan Governor Abdul Quadir has directed the Water and Power Development Authority to complete the Mirani Dam project in time and provide maximum jobs to the local people....		MNA accuses Nazim, DCO of corruption CHITRAL, July 26: The district coordination officer Chitral and district Nazim allegedly committed corruption on massive scale inflicting a loss to the national exchequer to the tune of Rs8 million....
MPA voices cocern over donors’ move PESHAWAR, July 26: A leader of Pakistan People’s Party-S and MPA, Sikander Sherpao, has expressed concern over the decision of German development financing institution to dispose of its equity share in...		Hepatitis awareness seminar PESHAWAR, July 26: The Khyber Teaching Hospital administration will hold a seminar on Monday to raise awareness among the people about hepatitis, said a press release on Saturday....
Skardu water supply scheme launched SKARDU, July 26: The government was taking keen interest in the socio-economic development of the Northern Areas and had launched various projects in the areas in this regard, Northern Areas Chief...		MMA asked to improve law, order situation NOWSHERA, July 26: Federal Minister for Water and Power Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao has asked the MMA government to focus its attention on improving the law and order situation in the province....
Rs1.18bn Mardan budget presented MARDAN, July 26: District Nazim Haji Raza Khan on Saturday presented Rs1.186 billion tax-free budget of the district council here at a meeting presided over by Convener Attaur Rehman advocate....		Young man drowns HARIPUR, July 26: A young man drowned in Khanpur dam here on Friday evening....
23 prisoners released PESHAWAR, July 26: Additional District and Sessions Judge Fazal Sattar on Friday visited Central Jail Peshawar and ordered the release of 23 prisoners convicted for minor crimes....		Nazim, Naib sworn in MANSEHRA, July 26: Syed Ahmad Hussain Shah and Syed Abdulber Shah Sherazi were sworn in as district Nazim and Naib Nazim Mansehra at a ceremony here on Saturday....
French envoy PESHAWAR, July 26: The Ambassador of France, Yannic Gerard, called on NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah here on Saturday....		New Nazim PESHAWAR, July 26: The newly-elected district Nazim of Lower Dir, Ihsanul Haq, assumed charge on Saturday, said an official notification....
Badin rain toll rises to 16 BADIN, July 26: At least nine people were killed on Saturday as the death toll rose to 16 in three days rain that played havoc in the district....		Stranded people rescued SUKKUR, July 26: The situation at the Head Shakh has become normal and the people stranded in water have been shifted to safer places....
LFO row paralyzing system: PPP HYDERABAD, July 26: People’s Party Parliamentarian Senator Dr Abdullah Riyar has said the row over the Legal Framework Order has paralysed the political system of the country....		Larkana roads flooded with gutter water LARKANA, June 26: The roads leading to local Fish Market and Sabzi Mandi are flooded with dirty water as the gutters continue to overflow in the area....
Gastroenteritis, skin diseases hit Khairpur KHAIRPUR, July 26: Gastroenteritis, viral infection and skin diseases have spread in the district after the recent rain. A total of 60 villages in the Kot Diji taluka, including Bari, Ahmadabad, Zawar Mohammad Bux Bhambhro, Bago Daro, Bozdar Wada and Babar Wada of the Bafo Union Council.........		Emergency declared in Hyderabad: Nazim laments federal, Sindh govts apathy HYDERABAD, July 26: Hyderabad District Nazim Dr Makhdoom Rafiquzzaman here on Saturday declared emergency in three talukas of City, Latifabad and Qasimabad due to heavy rains and accumulation of rain water...
Water drainage work delayed HYDERABAD, July 26: Rain water drainage operation seems to have been delayed here by the authorities concerned with the result that several areas of the city still remain flooded with rain...		Plea to complete sewerage project HYDERABAD, July 26: Latifabad Taluka Nazim Abdul Jabbar Khan has demanded early completion of the Greater Hyderabad Sewerage Project, saying that its incompletion since 1987 is leading to collapse of sewerage...
Sending of troops to Iraq opposed HYDERABAD, July 26: The activists of the Asghariya Students Organization (ASO) staged a protest demonstration outside press club on Saturday and called upon the government not to send the Pakistani troops...		Wagon stands declared illegal FAISALABAD, July 26: The Lahore High Court has declared all the wagon stands set up by scores of transporters having licence of halting points along Rakh Branch Canal and other city...
Bodies of judges sent to native towns SIALKOT, July 26: The bodies of three slain civil judges were sent to their native towns on Saturday for burial amid tight security under the supervision of a civil judge each....		Degree colleges approved for Sahiwal, Harappa SAHIWAL, July 26: Punjab Chief Minister has given an approval for setting up an agriculture college in Sahiwal and degree colleges in Harappa and Sahiwal....
Constable was hit while shielding a judge LAHORE, July 26: A head-constable, who sustained injuries in a shootout in the Sialkot district jail on Friday, said in the Mayo Hospital that he was injured while shielding judge Zafar...		Security in, around jails tightened FAISALABAD, July 26: The law enforcement agencies and jail staff tightened security in and around the central and district jails to avoid Sialkot like incident....
Govt advised to find root cause GUJRANWALA, July 26: The government and judiciary should find the root cause of Sialkot incident before taking any action against anybody as such incidents always occurred when the door of justice...		Heer reciting competition SHEIKHUPURA, July 26: The Heer recitation competition in connection with Waris Shahs’s Urs concluded at 3am on Saturday when prizes were distributed among the first, second and third position holders....
10 illegal shops, a stable razed GUJRANWALA, July 26: The anti-encroachment squad of the City Tehsil Council demolished some 10 shops and a stable and got a costly land evacuated from land grabbers here on Saturday....		No-trust move BAHAWALPUR, July 26: Another no-confidence motion against Naib Nazim of the union council 14 Sheikh Rafique has been submitted by councillors....
Axed to death FAISALABAD, July 26: A youth allegedly axed to death his sister over suspicion of bad character in Chak 419-GB on Saturday....		Dispensary without Medicines GUJRAT, July 26: Hundreds of PTCL employees are facing hardships due to acute shortage of medicines at corporation’s dispensary in Gujrat....