August 2, 2003	Saturday	Jumadi-us-Sani 3, 1424

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PML-N vows to continue struggle for democracy ISLAMABAD, Aug 1: The Pakistan Muslim League-N has renewed its pledge to continue the struggle to politically empower the people and to restore democracy and parliament’s supremacy....		39.5m saplings to be planted in monsoon: Tree plantation drive launched ISLAMABAD, Aug 1: The government on Friday launched a tree plantation campaign in the country setting a target of planting over 39.5 million saplings in the monsoon season, officials in the...
Heavy rain inundates low-lying areas ISLAMABAD, Aug 1: Torrential rain and thunderstorm which lashed the twin cities late Thursday night wrecked havoc in various low-lying localities of Rawalpindi....		Pindi-Sialkot train service revived ISLAMABAD, Aug 1: An official of the railways ministry on Friday said that Rawalpindi-Sialkot train service had been revived to facilitate the people and traders....
PPP rejoinder to MMA on constitutional amendments ISLAMABAD, Aug 1: The PPP parliamentary party leader in the Senate, Mian Raza Rabbani, has said the inclusion of Article 58(2)(b) in the Constitution is against the concept of sovereignty of...		Baloch rules out clash between ARD, MMA RAWALPINDI, Aug 1: Deputy Secretary-General of Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal Liaquat Baloch on Friday said the ARD boycott of government-opposition talks was its own decision violative of the joint opposition agreement....
HEC extends date for scholarship schemes ISLAMABAD, Aug 1: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has extended the last date for receipt of applications for its recently launched scholarship schemes up to Aug 15....		PAEC evolves technique to kill fruit fly ISLAMABAD, Aug 1: Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) has evolved a technique to successfully eliminate fruit fly without use of toxic chemical insecticides....
Ulema oppose troop sending to Iraq ISLAMABAD Aug 1: An ulema convention here on Thursday has decried the government’s considering of sending Pakistani troops to Iraq and strongly opposed the recognition of Israel....		84pc cotton-pickers exposed to pesticide hazards: NARC ISLAMABAD, Aug 1: National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC) has launched a programme to reduce pesticide risk among women in cotton-producing areas where as many as 84 per cent women cotton-pickers fall...
Provincial speakers moot soon ISLAMABAD, Aug 1: National Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Amir Hussain has said a conference of speakers of the provincial assemblies will be called soon to discuss legislative and other relevant issues....		Two judges to hear cases during vacations ISLAMABAD, Aug 1: An additional sessions judge and a civil judge will adjudicate cases to reduce backlog, reportedly 16,000, during summer vacations of the district courts....
Children urged to concentrate on studies ISLAMABAD, Aug 1: The National Assembly secretary, Mehmood Saleem Mehmood, has urged the students to pay their full attention to education so that they could meet the future challenges....		ZTBL extends date for golden handshake ISLAMABAD, Aug 1: Zarai Taraqiati Bank (ZTBL) has extended the last date of exercising the options for golden handshake scheme up to August 15....
Motion filed for debate on floods in NA ISLAMABAD, Aug 1: The Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD) has submitted an adjournment motion to the National Assembly secretariat asking for a debate on recent floods in Sindh and...		OGDC worker dies, 12 hurt in rocket attack QUETTA, Aug 1: An employee of the Oil and Gas Development Corporation (OGDC) was killed and 12 others injured in a rocket attack by unknown men near Barkhan, some 240 miles...
Mine workers demand compensation QUETTA, Aug 1: Representatives of the National Labour Federation (NLF) and Contractor Coal Mine Association (CCMA) Chamalang have said that if the government does not announce compensation for families of workers...		Pushtunistan issue may be revived, says Gen Beg: Situation along Afghan border WASHINGTON, Aug 1: The situation along the Afghan border will revive the Pushtunistan issue, warns former army chief Gen Mirza Aslam Beg. Kashmir is more of a problem for India than...
ARD vows to continue protest in assembly ISLAMABAD, Aug 1: The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) will continue its protest inside the National Assembly and not allow the government to run the lower house according to its...		APNS flays govt for delay in press body KARACHI, Aug 1: The All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) has flayed the consistent indifference of the ministry of information over pending issues relating to the print media, especially amendments to the...
Councillors to protest power crisis GILGIT, Aug 1: Members of Danyore, Sultanabad and Mohammadabad union councils on Friday threatened to launch protests on the Karakoram Highway (KKH) if the prevalent power shutdown was not addressed forthwith....		Interior minister discusses solution: Human trafficking thru Lanka COLOMBO, Aug 1: Pakistan’s interior minister Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat discussed the issue of human smuggling with Sri Lankan officials, a minister said on Friday, as Colombo announced the arrest of...
Kasuri to visit Afghanistan ISLAMABAD, Aug 1: Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri is to visit Afghanistan this month for talks to strengthen ties which have been strained by recent border tensions....		Jurists body flays judges killing ISLAMABAD, Aug 1: The International Commission of Jurists, an international organization comprising eminent jurists, has expressed its shock at the killing of three judges in Pakistan after a jail siege on...
Govt says it believes in press freedom ISLAMABAD, Aug 1: A spokesman of the ministry of information and broadcasting on Friday reiterated that the government firmly believes in freedom of expression and has taken steps for promotion of...		Two tribesmen shot dead QUETTA, Aug 1: Unknown armed men on Friday gunned down two tribesmen in the Duki area of Loralai, police said....
FAP for review of previous research: Cotton virus resurges MULTAN, Aug 1: The Farmers’ Associates of Pakistan has shown concern over resurgence of pernicious Cotton Leaf Curl Virus, calling for a probe to find out the causes of failure of...		ABL’s officers demand fringe benefits MULTAN, Aug 1: Supporting the proposed further privatization of the bank, the Allied Bank Officers Federation has demanded the restoration of annual increments, bonuses, other facilities and promotion of its staff....
Three drown in Tavi SIALKOT, Aug 1: Three people, two of them sisters, drowned on Friday when a boat capsized in river Tavi near Saidpur village located in the Sialkot working boundary’s Bajwat sector....		10,500 women workers denied EOBI benefits SHEIKHUPURA, Aug 1: Some EOBI officials have allegedly deprived 10,500 female workers of old-age benefits in connivance with the owners of 105 industrial units in Sheikhupura and Nankana Sahib....
Two jail officials sent on remand SIALKOT, Aug 1: A special magistrate-cum-civil judge on Friday granted a 10-day physical remand of two accused jail assistant superintendents to the Civil Lines police in a Sialkot jail tragedy case....		Position-holders awarded medals GUJRANWALA, Aug 1: The government has earmarked Rs40 million in the budget for providing scholarships, uniform and books to the deserving students, according to Provincial Education Minister Mian Imran Masood....
Abducted KASUR, Aug 1: Three persons abducted a 17-year-old girl from a house in Dafto at gunpoint. The Mustafabad police identified one of the accused as Salamat Ali. — Correspondent...		DPO moves revenue dept for land retransfer FAISALABAD, Aug 1: Following instructions of the Punjab government, DPO Zafar Abbas Lak has formally moved the Revenue Department for the re-transfer of land in favour of its original owner, which...
Relief starts trickling in flood-hit areas BADIN, Aug 1: Relief items started arriving here on Friday and the district administration focussed its attention on its distribution in the flood-hit areas besides continuing with the rescue operations there....		Carrying of arms in Miranshah banned PESHAWAR, Aug 1: A ban has been imposed on Friday on the carrying of arms in the main bazaars of Miranshah, Mir Ali and Razmak while the political authorities have been...
Three villages inundated KARACHI, Aug 1: Three villages were inundated when the kutch protective bund, near the Bilawal Khan Sholani village, developed a breach due to sea intrusion....		Water level rises in Khanpur Dam HARIPUR, Aug 1: Khanpur dam’s water level has sharply risen, officials said on Friday....
PPP to take up flood issue in assembly THATTA, Aug 1: The Pakistan People’s Party will take up the issues, including the devastation caused by unprecedented rains, breaches in drains and canals and sea water intrusion in the coastal...		Ranto Canal fails to fill Chotiari SANGHAR, Aug 1: The Ranto Canal failed to carry 6,500 cusecs of water from the Nara Canal to the Chotiari Reservoir as heavy silt, grass, bushes and weak embankments blocked it...
Two Women killed PESHAWAR, Aug 1: Two women, one of them a divorcee, were killed on Friday, police officials said....		Seven drown MINGORA, Aug 1: Seven people, including six of a family, drowned when a Datsun pickup fell into river Swat in Mankyal village near Madyan on Friday....
Plea to change N. Areas status GILGIT, Aug 1: The Northern Areas Legislative Council has submitted a working paper on amendments to the Legal Framework Order for Northern Areas, 1994, to the federal government....		LHC moved for judicial probe against generals LAHORE, Aug 1: The Lahore High Court was requested on Friday to set up a judicial inquiry commission under the Pakistan Army Act to probe the doings of generals who had...
Minority MPs stage walkout LAHORE, Aug 1: The minority members of the Punjab Assembly staged a walkout here on Friday to protest against the government failure to arrest the killers of a bishop of Renala...		All but GCU enhance 10pc seats LAHORE, Aug 1: All the government and autonomous colleges in the city, except the Government College University, have implemented the Punjab education department’s decision to enhance seats by 10 per cent....
A spate of robberies in Lahore LAHORE, Aug 1: Robbers struck 10 times on Friday and made off with cash, gold, valuables and vehicles from different parts of the city....		Grievances redressed LAHORE, Aug 1: On the orders of the Punjab ombudsman, the Kasur and Sahiwal DCOs have redressed the grievances of complainants regarding financial aid from the Benevolent Fund....
Lawyers boycott courts LAHORE, Aug 1: Judicial work at subordinate courts remained suspended on Friday after the lawyers boycotted courts to protest against civil judge Sheharyar Bukhari’s death....		No differences with Jamali, says Shujaat LAHORE, Aug 1: PML-Q President Shujaat Husain on Friday denied that he had any differences with Prime Minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali or that there was any move to remove him....