August 4, 2003	Monday	Jumadi-us-Sani 5, 1424

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Beautification plan for Pindi runs into snags RAWALPINDI, Aug 3: The city beautification plan is in the doldrums since the July 14 meeting of different local government departments during which implementation of the plan was reviewed, sources privy...		Arrangements for ARD meeting finalized ISLAMABAD, Aug 3: Arrangements for holding ARD meeting at Liaquat Bagh have been finalized....
One killed as rival group opens fire ISLAMABAD, Aug 3: One person was shot dead and four others were injured in a clash between two rival groups at Bani Gala, Bhara Kahu, on Saturday night, police said....		Rain exposes civic bodies performance ISLAMABAD, Aug 3: With the monsoon rains picking up momentum and more showers expected in different areas of the country during the current month, the people are in for troubled times...
Rain causes flood in Nullah Leh RAWALPINDI, Aug 3: Torrential rains lashed Rawalpindi and Islamabad early Sunday, causing 15-foot-high flood in the Nullah Leh....		Ministry to launch training courses for nurses ISLAMABAD, Aug 3: The ministry of overseas Pakistanis will launch two training programmes for nurses so that they could avail job opportunities abroad....
Compromise on LFO to harm country’s future: Ahsan ISLAMABAD, Aug 3: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz chief coordinator Ahsan Iqbal has said the question concerning Legal Framework Order as well as that of the president’s uniform relates to the federation and...		Safma peace conference from 10th ISLAMABAD, Aug 3: A two-day conference of parliamentarians, mediapersons, opinion makers and defence experts from India and Pakistan will be held in the federal capital from Aug 10....
Mehran varsity labs to be upgraded ISLAMABAD, Aug 3: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has decided to upgrade laboratories of the department of mining engineering at Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro....		Era of wars is over, says Jamali: Earlier meeting with Vajpayee hinted ISLAMABAD, Aug 3: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali has hinted at chances of meeting his Indian counterpart before the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) summit....
Pakistani woman, son fighting deportation NEW YORK, Aug 3: A handicapped Pakistani woman is fighting deportation from Canada to Pakistan after her refugee asylum case was rejected by the Canadian Immigration services....		Quetta board announces intermediate results QUETTA, Aug 3: The Balochistan Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Quetta, announced the results of First and Second Year Intermediate (Science) Examination, 2003, here on Sunday....
MoU on human trafficking to be signed with Colombo COLOMBO, Aug 3: Pakistan and Sri Lanka will sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on security cooperation especially in the sphere of human trafficking, officials at the foreign ministry said....		LFO issue to defame politicians: ANP QUETTA, Aug 3: Awami National Party (ANP) central leader Dr Inayatullah Khan has said the LFO issue is meant to defame the elected representatives of the country....
Pakistan tops in UN peacekeeping ISLAMABAD, Aug 3: Pakistan at present is the top contributor to the United Nations’ peacekeeping operations around the world, latest UN data shows....		Press note on Gilgit blasts GILGIT, Aug 3: A press note regarding the incident of village Gayal Darel, Diamir district, was issued by Northern Areas Home Secretary Saeed Ahmed Khan on Sunday night....
Afghan official arriving today ISLAMABAD, Aug 3: Afghan Finance Minister Dr Ashraf Ghani is arriving here on Monday to attend the two-day Pakistan-Afghanistan Joint Ministerial Commission meeting....		AJK driver killed in Indian firing MUZAFFARABAD, Aug 3: A driver was killed and his helper injured in the southern Poonch district of Azad Kashmir on Sunday in Indian firing from across the Line of Control (LoC),...
Ex-councillor shot dead MUZAFFARABAD, Aug 3: A former district councillor was shot dead by five highwaymen on Saturday night in the southern Mirpur district, police sources said....		Hashish seized QUETTA, Aug 3: The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) has seized one ton hashish near Pasni, following exchange of fire with smugglers on Sunday....
More villages flooded in Badin as rescue operation slows down BADIN, Aug 3: Life in rain-hit areas of the district has not returned to normal as thousands of people are still stranded while the rescue operation by the district administration is...		Water supply to Nara Canal suspended SANGHAR, Aug 3: The Sindh irrigation department has suspended water supply to the Nara Canal from the Sukkur Barrage....
Nara water board held responsible for breaches MIRPURKHAS, Aug 3: The director and other representatives of the Nara Canal Area Water Board have been criticized by the farmers organization for their negligence which led to devastation of Badin....		Minister wants MPs inducted in Irsa SUKKUR, Aug 3: Sindh Minister for Population Welfare Imtiaz Ahmed Shaikh has proposed that the Indus River System Authority should be made more representative by inducting politicians into it to ensure...
Banned outfit regroups MINGORA, Aug 3: The defunct Tehrik Nifaz Shariat-i-Mohammadi has resumed its activities in various areas of Malakand....		60 more seats allocated for Fata college LANDI KOTAL, Aug 3: Director Education Fata has allocated additional 60 seats for Government Degree College, Kohi, in Bara Khyber Agency....
Rally against Thal canal staged LARKANA, Aug 3: Sindh People’s Hari Committee activists took out a procession here on Sunday to protest against construction of the greater Thal canal....		Protesters block Indus highway LAKKI MARWAT, Aug 3: An armed mob blocked the Indus Highway at Taja Zai on Saturday to protest against the handing over of an alleged carjacker to the Punjab police....
Relief to rain victims promised MIRPURKHAS, Aug 3: Acting Sindh Governor Syed Muzaffar Hussain Shah has said the government will provide relief to rain victims in the light of a survey being conducted in affected areas....		Traders hope Gadoon incentives to be revived SWABI, Aug 3: The planned visit of top government functionaries to Swabi on Aug 6 have raised hope here that some of the incentives for Gadoon Amazai Industrial Estate, which had...
Nullah Dek floods 25 villages SIALKOT, Aug 3: Nullah Dek has overflowed in Narowal, Shakargarh and Pasrur tehsils and flooded more than 25 villages and thousands of acres of standing crops....		Downpour in Sheikhupura SHEIKHUPURA, Aug 3: Heavy rain on Sunday morning inundated low-lying areas in the city and its outskirts....
Hashmi for trial of ‘adventurers’ MULTAN, Aug 3: PML-N acting president Makhdoom Javed Hashmi has demanded trial of all what he termed military adventurers who toppled elected governments to usurp power....		Rs282.5m for uplift schemes OKARA, Aug 3: Defence Minister Rao Sikandar Iqbal has said that Rs282.5 million are being spent on uplift schemes, including provision of gas, in the city....
Transferred DPO still calling the shots FAISALABAD, Aug 3: Despite his transfer by the Punjab government 10 days ago, the District Police Officer, Zafar Abbas Lak, is issuing written orders about transfer and posting of subordinates besides...		Robbers strike 12 times FAISALABAD, Aug 3: Robbers made off with hundreds of thousands of rupees, gold ornaments and took away a motorcycle in 12 strikes in the district during the last 24 hours....
MMA not to join govt: Noorani SIALKOT, Aug 3: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal central president Maulana Shah Ahmad Noorani said on Saturday that the alliance was under no obligation to allow Gen Pervez Musharraf to be in uniform till...		Two killed KASUR, Aug 3: Two brothers were killed by a wagon near Mian Key Morr, Phoolnagar....
Question mark over fresh postings GUJRAT, Aug 3: Senior officials in police and prison departments question recent postings following the Sialkot jail tragedy....		Dacoits kill widow TOBA TEK SINGH, Aug 3: Dacoits killed a widow and injured her daughter in the Race Park locality here on Sunday morning....
Fate of link roads hangs in balance LAHORE, Aug 3: The fate of six roads that will link southern parts of the city hangs in the balance as the provincial government is reluctant to release the required funds....		Bungling charges against Alhamra ex-RD dropped LAHORE, Aug 3: The Punjab government has dropped fraud charges against a former resident director of the Lahore Arts Council (Alhamra), who along with two other employees were held responsible for...
JUP-NS flays MMA LAHORE, Aug 3: The JUP-Nifaz-i-Shariat has criticized the MMA for accepting Gen Pervez Musharraf as a ‘president-in-uniform’ up to Oct 2004, and termed the act a stab in the back of...		Ex-employees of PITAC not paid dues LAHORE, Aug 3 : As many as 10 retired employees of the Pakistan Industrial and Technical Assistance Centre await payment of pension and other dues for the last one-and-a-half year....
Nursery street planned LAHORE, Aug 3: The government has decided to develop a nursery street on Peco Road in Township and a flower garden at Hamdard Chowk....		Ejaz meets Azhar LAHORE, Aug 3: PML-Z President Ejazul Haq on Sunday called on former PML-Q president Mian Muhammad Azhar and extended him invitation for participation in the Aug 17 death anniversary of Gen...
Alleged robber, passer-by killed in ‘encounters’ LAHORE, Aug 3: An alleged robber and a passerby were killed in what police claimed two ‘encounters’ in different parts of the city on Sunday....		President meets CM LAHORE, Aug 3: President Gen Pervez Musharraf met Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi here at the Army House on Sunday....
Demo against government LAHORE, Aug 3: The Tanzeem-i-Islami held a demonstration outside the Lahore Press Club on Sunday to protest against government’s consent to send troops to Iraq....		Getting back recovered vehicles uphill task LAHORE, Aug 3: It is an uphill task for owners to get back vehicles that are stolen and then recovered by police....