July 30, 2003	Wednesday	Jumadi-ul-Awwal 29, 1424

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Developed world’s policies create discrimination ISLAMABAD, July 29: The developed world plays an important role in the negotiation process on agreements under World Trade Organization (WTO) regime, which resulted into discrimination against developing countries....		Nadra unveils systems to detect fake documents ISLAMABAD, July 29: National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) has introduced two separate verification systems to detect fake travel documents and illegal transactions....
Rs50m to be spent on Murree beautification MURREE, July 29: Adviser to the Punjab chief minister and chairman of the task force on beautification and environment on Tuesday announced that Rs50 million would be spent on beautification of...		Soomro for stronger ties with N. Korea ISLAMABAD, July 29: The Ambassador of the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea, Kim won Gyu on Tuesday called on the Senate chairman Mohammadmian Soomro in his chamber....
Massive reshuffle made in CDA ISLAMABAD, July 29: A massive reshuffle has been made in the Capital Development Authority (CDA), an office order issued on Tuesday said....		Proposal for tunnel between parliament, Lodges sought ISLAMABAD, July 29: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) was asked on Tuesday to come up with proposals for the construction of a tunnel between the Parliament House and the Parliamentary Lodges...
APMA sets Aug 5 deadline for arrest of priest’s killers ISLAMABAD, July 29: The All Pakistan Minorities’ Alliance (APMA) has threatened to hold protest demonstrations outside the four provincial assemblies and the Parliament House in Islamabad if killers of Father George...		ITP chief for setting up of flood relief fund RAWALPINDI, July 29: The Islami Tehrik-i-Pakistan chief and Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal central vice president, Allama Syed Sajid Ali Naqvi, has said there is urgent need for setting up an emergency relief fund...
Rs1bn land-fill project yet to materialize ISLAMABAD, July 29: The Rs1 billion Japan-funded project for the safe disposal of waste in the federal capital has yet to materialize, sources told Dawn here on Monday....		‘PM to launch website on Fatima Jinnah tomorrow’ ISLAMABAD July 29: Prime Minister Mir Zafrullah Khan Jamali, who has designated the year 2003 as the year of Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah, will formally launch a website pertaining to the political...
Flood operations ISLAMABAD, July 29: Braving through thunderstorm with heavy rainfall and gusty winds, Pakistan Navy personnel carried out flood operations in the southern and eastern parts of Sindh, which have been severely...		Paksat will continue to face losses: Cost to be financed under PSDP ISLAMABAD, July 29: The Paksat-1 launched last year will continue facing losses for its entire five-year life and the satellite will not be marketable in its two target regions, the Middle...
No facilities given to US, says Jam QUETTA, July 29: Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Muhammad Yousuf has said development activities in Gwadar will be launched very soon and refuted the assertions of some elements that the United States...		Wasa employees stage demo QUETTA, July 29: The employees union of Water and Sewerage Authority, Balochistan, staged a protest demonstration in front of the Wasa main office on Tuesday to press for the acceptance of...
APNS flays suspension of govt ads KARACHI, July 29: The All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) has expressed its concern over curtailment or suspension of government ads to certain publications on the whims and wishes of the federal...		Sikandar condemns Indian shelling MUZAFFARABAD, July 29: AJK Prime Minister Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan has strongly condemned indiscriminate Indian shelling on civilian populations along the heavily militarized Line of Control....
Two awarded 55-year term each QUETTA, July 29: Sessions Court Judge Raja Jawaid Abbass convicted two accused on Tuesday in murder, rape and unnatural act cases and awarded 55-year imprisonment with Rs10,000 fine each....		Change in MMA stance irks ARD leaders ISLAMABAD, July 29: The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) has said the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) will be the loser even if the religious alliance and the government reached an agreement...
Commission to settle Shandur row: Nazim CHITRAL, July 29: A federal commission will resolve the demarcation issue between Chitral and Gilgit keeping in view historical facts and findings of the commission members....		BHC suspends operation of bank notices QUETTA, July 29: The Balochistan High Court has suspended the operation of impugned notices sent to a petitioner by Saudi-Pak Commercial Bank, subject to furnishing a surety of Rs500 million out...
350,000 Afghan DPs repatriated since Jan GENEVA, July 29: About 350,000 Afghans who took refuge in Pakistan and Iran have returned to their homeland since the start of the year, the United Nations said on Tuesday....		Four die in accident MUZAFFARABAD, July 29: Four people were killed and as many injured when a vehicle plunged into a ravine in Neelum valley on Tuesday, police said....
Names of imambargah firing victims, legal heirs announced QUETTA, July 29: The home and tribal affairs department of Balochistan on Tuesday announced the names of 38 persons killed in the terrorist attack here on an imambargah on July 4,...		Drain, canal breaches flood more villages: Thousands still stranded in Badin BADIN, July 29: Thousands of people are still stranded in the flooded area of the Badin district where heavy rain and breaches in canals and the Left Bank Outfall Drain have...
Canal water being released into LBOD SANGHAR, July 29: The Left Bank Outfall Drain officials continue to release water in the drain from Jamrao Canal at its head regulator though the drain has played havoc in district...		Two killed as rain continues to play havoc in Sindh HYDERABAD, July 29: Heavy rains continued in the interior of Sindh on Tuesday paralyzing life. Two people were killed in rain-related incidents. A man was killed when the roof of his...
Over 200 villages inundated SUKKUR, July 29: More than 200 villages in Sukkur and Ghotki districts came under water after the water level at Guddu and Sukkur barrages rose on Tuesday....		CM wants food camps in Badin HYDERABAD, July 29: Sindh Chief Minister Ali Mohammad Mahar has directed the provincial food and health secretaries to set up their camps in Badin and ensure that the people are provided...
Police accused of protecting assault suspects NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, July 29: A group of people took out a procession here on Tuesday to protest against the police for not arresting two accused who had criminally assaulted a girl....		Rs50m demanded for repairing roads HYDERABAD, July 29: The Taluka Nazim, City, Hyderabad, Haji Moenuddin Shaikh, has demanded that the Sindh government provide at least Rs50 million immediately for the construction and repairs of city roads,...
Two policemen among three die KHAIRPUR, July 29: Three persons, including two police constables, were killed and a woman was injured in an encounter between the police and robbers in the Kingri taluka here on Tuesday....		Chemists observe strike PESHAWAR, July 29: The city chemists observed a strike on Tuesday to protest against firing by an ASI in which two of their colleagues were wounded on Monday night....
Education project for Fata prepared PESHAWAR, July 29: The National Education Foundation has prepared a special project for the promotion of basic education in Fata, which is expected to cost about Rs450 million....		Centre seeks working papers on N. Areas ISLAMABAD, July 29: The federal government has sought working papers on the proposed amendment to the Northern Areas Legal Framework Order, 1994, Dawn has learnt....
Lawyer killed in shootout NOWSHERA, July 29: A lawyer of the Peshawar High Court was killed when he was caught in a shootout between police and smugglers in Jehangira here on Monday night....		Three die in Hairpur HARIPUR, July 29: Three people, including an elderly woman, were killed in different incidents here on Monday, police said....
More troops sought for Parachinar PESHAWAR, July 29: Political authorities in the Kurram Agency requested for additional troops as a tense Parachinar remained under curfew on Tuesday following riots sparked by the killing of a vehicle...		Bail granted to couple PESHAWAR, July 29: An additional district and sessions judge has granted bail to a couple accused of drug trafficking in Nowshera....
Fatima Jinnah infused new spirit into nation LAHORE, July 29: Madar-i-Millat Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah was the main force behind the Quaid-i-Azam who had dedicated herself to keep him fit to continue his struggle for Pakistan....		Over Rs4bn given to the needy in Punjab LAHORE, July 29: The Punjab Zakat Council has been left with Rs320.859 million after providing over Rs4.521 billion financial assistance to 932,381 needy people under different schemes during 2002-3....
Pakistani troops leave for Sierra Leone LAHORE, July 29: More Pakistani troops left here on a United Nations chartered aircraft for Sierra Leone on Tuesday on a peacekeeping mission....		Automatic power tariff adjustment hits snags LAHORE, July 29: Wapda’s automatic tariff adjustment (ATA) formula seems to have hit snags as the government is resisting increases in electricity tariff in proportion to the surging furnace oil prices....
Wapda told to ensure prescribed power tariff LAHORE, July 29: The Lahore High Court ruled on Tuesday that Wapda could not apply commercial rates of electricity to residential areas....		Commission on vehicular air pollution formed LAHORE, July 29: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday constituted a six-member commission for presenting its findings to the court on measures to be adopted to control vehicular air pollution....
O-level being launched at govt school LAHORE, July 29: The City District Government officials will try to convince parents of 100 students to get their children admitted to the O-level class being launched at the Government Islamia...		Talks futile without ARD, says Shahbaz LAHORE, July 29: PML-N President Mian Shahbaz Sharif says talks between the government and the opposition on controversial subjects can’t produce results if the ARD is ignored....
Request for larger bench LAHORE, July 29: The Punjab advocate-general on Wednesday moved an application before the Lahore High Court chief justice to constitute a larger bench for the hearing of 13 petitions seeking the...		MPA calls for Thal, Kalabagh projects LAHORE, July 29: PML-Q’s MPA Amjad Hameed Dasti has proposed that the leaders who are obstructing construction of the Greater Thal Canal and Kalabagh Dam should be admitted to the Fountain...
Thousands of doctors await promotion LAHORE, July 29: Despite approval of the four-tier service structure for doctors in 1994, the Punjab health department has yet to finalize promotion cases of thousands of eligible general cadre doctors...		Governor forms board for injured judge LAHORE, July 29: Governor Khalid Maqbool on Tuesday set up a three-member board of specialists to coordinate with cardiac surgeons for the treatment of injured judge Shehryar Bokhari....