August 24, 2003	Sunday	Jumadi-us-Sani 25

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Statement recorded in defamation suit PESHAWAR, Aug 23: A local court on Saturday recorded evidence of Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) President Ghulam Sarwar Mohmand in a defamation suit filed by former NWFP chief...		Abbottabad board announces Inter exam results ABBOTTABAD, Aug 23: The Pakistan International Public School and College has bagged 11 positions in the annual intermediate examinations of the Abbottabad Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education....
39 lecturers appointed in Fata girls colleges PESHAWAR, Aug 23: The Directorate of Education, Fata, has made temporary appointments of 39 women lecturers at different girls colleges located in the six tribal agencies....		Villager’s death sparks protest LARKANA, Aug 23: The death of a villager, Roshan Ali Sangi, caused by accidentally touching low-lying high tension wires passing over a farm sparked a protest against Hesco on Friday....
Kashmiris to continue struggle:AJK PM MUZAFFARABAD, Aug 23: AJK Prime Minister Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan on Saturday said that the freedom struggle of Kashmiri people would continue till the accession of the whole state to Pakistan...		Two shot dead KHAIRPUR, Aug 23: Two people were killed by 10 armed men on Wednesday in the limits of Tando Masti police....
Woman killed in Nawabshah NAWABSHAH, Aug 23: Some unidentified persons have killed a woman in Ghulam Hyder Shah Colony here. Arbab Khaskheli and his three children were not at home when some unidentified persons barged...		Govt trying to end deadlock: PM ISLAMABAD, Aug 23: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali has expressed the confidence that his government will complete its tenure....
Terrorism controlled considerably: CM QUETTA, Aug 23: Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Mohammad Yousaf said on Saturday that the government had succeeded in curbing terrorism in the province to a great extent....		Debate on Kashmir issue in NA urged MUZAFFARABAD, Aug 23: Azad Kashmir President Sardar Mohammed Anwar Khan on Saturday asked Speaker Amir Hussain to hold a debate on the Kashmir issue in the National Assembly to evolve a...
Wheat stock enough for domestic need ISLAMABAD, Aug 23: Sufficient stock of wheat is available to meet domestic needs and half a million tons will be available at the time of new crop’s harvesting....		103 deportees arrive from Libya RAWALPINDI, August 23: At least 103 Pakistani deportees on Saturday arrived here from Libya aboard a chartered flight. It was the first such deportation flight from Libya....
Cable operators to observe strike ISLAMABAD, Aug 23: Cable television operators are preparing for a countrywide strike on Sunday if a ban on showing Indian programmes is not lifted by the Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra),...		Centre’s help sought for law & order in N. Areas GILGIT, Aug 23: The Northern Areas administration has sought help from the government to deal with the elements creating disturbances over syllabi-related controversy in Gilgit and Baltistan districts, Home Secretary Saeed...
Islamabad, Delhi in row over defence deals WASHINGTON, Aug 23: Pakistan and India are trying to block each other from buying new aircraft for modernizing their air forces, diplomatic sources told Dawn on Saturday....		India opposes sale of C-130 aircraft to Pakistan NEW DELHI, Aug 23: India expressed concern on Friday at a decision by the United States to sell six C-130 Hercules planes to Pakistan, the largest military hardware deal between the...
Questions about army being evaded: MNAs ISLAMABAD, Aug 23: Various opposition members of the National Assembly on Saturday criticized Defence Minister Rao Sikandar Iqbal for not providing answers to the questions raised by them in the house...		Owais vows to serve people without bias QUETTA, Aug 23: Balochistan Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani said on Saturday that he would serve the people of the province without any discrimination....
NA body to discuss MMA’s 28 proposals LAHORE, Aug 23: The business advisory committee of National Assembly will discuss the MMA’s 28 proposals to finalize a joint agenda for the current NA session. Speaker Chaudhry Amir Husain has...		President to visit Canada next month ISLAMABAD, Aug 23: President General Pervez Musharraf will leave for Canada next month on an official visit, informed sources told Dawn on Friday....
Man killed in ‘encounter’ KARACHI, Aug 23: A suspected bandit was killed and his alleged accomplice arrested on Saturday night in what the police claimed was an encounter in Kalakot....		Kidnapped men not released QUETTA, Aug 23: Three personnel of Zhob Militia — a wing of Frontier Corps Balochistan — who were abducted by a group of Afghan tribesmen from Karez Qamaruddin area a small...
Report submitted GILGIT, Aug 23: A judicial commission headed by a member of Northern Areas Chief Court Jalaluddin has submitted its report on the Gayal blast incident to the chief secretary Northern Areas....		SAB flays closure of canals HYDERABAD, Aug 23: The Sindh Abadgar Board has expressed concern over the closure of canals taking off from the Kotri Barrage....
SHC appoints DPO to probe illegal detention HYDERABAD, Aug 23: A division bench of the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, on Friday appointed the district police officer, Hyderabad, as inquiry officer to investigate the matter of illegal...		‘Sindh MPs not to back Kalabagh, Thal projects’ THATTA, Aug 23: Pakistan Muslim League-Q MNA Syed Ayaz Ali Shah Shirazi has said elected representatives from Sindh will not betray the province by favouring construction of the Kalabagh dam and...
Workers stage sit-in against IRO-2002 HYDERABAD, Aug 23: A large number of workers held a protest sit-in outside the press club on Saturday against the Industrial Relation Ordinance 2002....		Man killed in accident NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Aug 23: A van (R-1275) rammed into a motorcycle (FKB-4709) as a result of which a man, Haji Ubedullah, 55, was killed on the spot while another, Imran Mallah,...
SU announces names of position holders HYDERABAD, Aug 23: The University of Sindh on Saturday announced names of candidates who had secured positions in BSc (Pass) part-II annual examination of 2002....		12 tribesmen booked LARKAna, Aug 23: Twelve people of Phulpoto and Jagirani clans were booked in murder cases of Khaleeque Ahmed Phulpoto and Ali Dino....
Black day against Thal, Kalabagh dam observed HYDERABAD, Aug 23: Component parties of the Anti-Greater Thal Canal Action Committee observed a black day here on Saturday to protest against President Gen Pervez Musharraf’s support for construction of the...		PPP demands Rs5bn package for Badin ISLAMABAD, Aug 23: The People’s Party Parliamentarians has asked the government to announce a Rs5 billion package for rain and flood victims of Badin district and demanded an inquiry into the...
SHC grants stay to Taluka Nazim LARKANA, Aug 23: A division bench of the Sindh High Court, Larkana circuit bench, granted stay to the Taluka Nazim of Larkana on Friday against the passing of a no-confidence motion...		Registration of FIR urged SUKKUR, Aug 23: A large number of people took out a procession in Naushahro Feroze on Friday against the police for not registering an FIR against Hesco officials whom they blamed...
Met observatory to be set up in Mirpurkhas MIRPURKHAS, Aug 23: The Sindh government is considering to establish a meteorological observatory in the city as in the absence of one reliable data regarding weather could not be collected....		Two UC Nazims allowed to contest polls GUJRANWALA, Aug 23: The district returning officer allowed two nazims of union councils to contest the election for the slot of Kamoki tehsil nazim after accepting their appeals against the decision...
PPP workers slate minister’s remarks: Protest camp set up MULTAN, Aug 23: Scores of PPP Khanewal workers organized on Saturday a protest camp against State Minister Raza Hayat Hiraj in his native Kabirwala tehsil....		Rs158m to be spent on Cholistan uplift BAHAWALPUR, Aug 23: A sum of Rs158 million will be utilized for carrying out development work in Cholistan under the Annual Development Programme during the financial year 2003-04....
Robbers shoot watchman, bag Rs2m FAISALABAD, Aug 23: Robbers on Saturday shot dead a watchman employed at a trader’s house and took away Rs2 million here at Officers Colony, Madina Town....		Three POs, constable die in two encounters OKARA, Aug 23: Three proclaimed offenders and a constable were killed in two encounters in different parts of the Punjab during the last 24 hours....
Close contest expected in Gujrat GUJRAT, Aug 23: A close contest is expected between Chaudhry Irfan Safi and Mian Arshad Hayat for the slot of district Naib Nazim....		Madar-i-Millat train in Okara OKARA, Aug 23: The Madar-i-Millat train was warmly welcomed at the city railway station here on Saturday morning....
12 student nurses fall unconscious TOBA TEK SINGH, Aug 23: A dozen students of the government’s nursing school became unconscious on Friday night immediately after they had taken their dinner....		Man, son killed SARGODHA, Aug 23: Midh Ranjha police on Saturday registered a case against five culprits who shot dead a man and his son in Bharkan Noon village....
Farmer shot dead over water dispute OKARA, Aug 23: A farmer was shot dead while two others sustained injuries over the dispute of watering the fields in Bahmaat Wala village near Haveli Lakha....		PO arrested SADIQABAD, Aug 23: The district police claimed on Saturday to have arrested a proclaimed offender carrying Rs300,000 bounty on his head....