August 25, 2003	Monday	Jumadi-us-Sani 26

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QAU adopts new method for teachers selection ISLAMABAD, Aug 24: Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) has introduced a new procedure for the selection of assistant professors and lecturers with a view to improving the teaching standards of the institution, official...		Huge spending on Rawal Road irks Punjab govt RAWALPINDI, Aug 24: The Punjab government has expressed its serious reservations about spending on the construction of the Rawal Road that is almost four times higher than the one estimated in...
Fixed amount being charged despite water rationing ISLAMABAD, Aug 24: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is charging a fixed amount for supplying water even in case of rationing under which the residents receive water on alternate days, sources...		‘PAEC to undertake initiative to groom scientists’ ISLAMABAD, Aug 24: The Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) will take initiatives to groom talent in the field of science, said the PAEC chairman Parvez Butt here on Sunday....
‘Rs34bn loans to be given to farmers’ ISLAMABAD, Aug 24: The Zarai Taraqiati Bank (ZTBL) will disburse Rs34 billion loans among the farmers for boosting production during the fiscal year 2003-04, a source said....		Literary moot held ISLAMABAD, Aug 24: English translations of Zia Jallandhari’s latest collection of poems, Dam-i-Subh (into The Breath of Dawn) by Dr Ikram Azam were discussed at the meeting of Halqa-i-Arbab-i-Zauq on Saturday...
PPP workers threaten to besiege parliament RAWALPINDI, Aug 24: Misbehaviour with MNA Naheed Khan is not acceptable and if federal minister Raza Hayat Hiraj and MNA Sher Afgan Niazi do not apologize to Ms Khan, then the...		Three killed in road accidents RAWALPINDI, Aug 24: Three persons, including an employee of the Prime Minister House, were killed in separate road accidents in Islamabad on Sunday, police and hospital authorities said....
Customs seize 5 heroin-filled boxes RAWALPINDI, Aug 24: The customs authorities have seized five wooden boxes containing a huge quantity of heroin at Islamabad airport’s cargo terminal, official sources said on Sunday....		Moeen Jan named envoy to Tunisia ISLAMABAD, Aug 24: The government has appointed Moeen Jan Naim as ambassador to Tunisia....
Curriculum development scheme okayed ISLAMABAD, Aug 24: Keeping in view the importance of curriculum in socio-economic and technological development of the country, the Higher Education Commission (HEC) has launched the next phase of a comprehensive...		Temples tell a tale of neglect Hassanabdal, Aug 24: Two temples situated at Madh Wali Ban (pond) in Bhaun, Chakwal, are attributed to Shri Hanuman, a Hindu monkey god....
22 expensive loans to be repaid quickly ISLAMABAD, Aug 24: The government has identified 22 expensive foreign loans worth $1 billion to be repaid to the World Bank, IMF and Asian Development Bank (ADB) during 2003-04....		10,000 troops may be sent to Iraq ISLAMABAD, Aug 24: The US government has requested Pakistan for 10,000 troops for peacekeeping purposes in the Northern Iraq while Pakistan has indicated its willingness to dispatch the force under the...
President’s position controversial: ANP ISLAMABAD Aug 24: The president has made his position controversial by raising the issue of the construction of Kalabagh dam despite the passing of unanimous resolutions by assemblies of three provinces....		‘Tripartite talks must for peace’ ISLAMABAD, Aug 24: The chairman of the People’s Conference in occupied Kashmir, Sajjad Lone, has said that peace cannot be achieved in the region without the initiation of tripartite dialogue....
‘Dialogue, not bullets, to resolve Kashmir issue’ WASHINGTON, Aug. 24: An Indian peace activist said on Sunday she believed that the Kashmir dispute could be resolved peacefully because people on both sides of the India-Pakistan border wanted peace....		Refugee camps’closure to be discussed KABUL, Aug 24: Afghanistan, Pakistan and the United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, will hold a tripartite meeting this week in Kabul to discuss refugees and ways to close some camps in...
PIA’s revenue hit by delay in aircraft delivery ISLAMABAD, Aug 24: The Pakistan International Airlines has been unable to achieve its financial targets during the second quarter of 2003, mainly because of delayed delivery of new Boeing aircraft and...		‘Ban on Indian channels to stay’ ISLAMABAD, Aug 24: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) on Sunday refused to lift the ban on Indian TV channels despite the cable operators’ move to suspend relaying of all national...
‘Ummah needs concerted efforts for development’ SWABI, Aug 24: The Muslim world needs concerted efforts to achieve a breakthrough in the field of science and technology....		‘Fata to get telecom facilities’ ISLAMABAD, Aug 24: Minister for Information Technology Awais Ahmed Khan Laghari pledged on Saturday that the government would use all available resources to provide telecommunication facilities to the residents of tribal...
13 Pakistanis held in US NEW YORK, Aug 24: At least 13 Pakistanis, including a son of a prayer leader, were arrested last week for being involved in a sham marriage ring....		Turkish govt’s help sought over Motorway dispute ISLAMABAD, Aug 24: Pakistan has approached the Turkish government to bring one of its company, Bayinder, onto the negotiating table, as the government wants an out-of-court settlement with it....
Nazim flays relief body’s makeup BADIN, Aug 24: Badin district Nazim Kamal Khan Chang has sent a memorandum to the Sindh governor, chief minister, NRB chairman, MNAs concerned and other authorities against the formation of the...		Tobacco crop burnt by growers SWABI, Aug 24: The protesting tobacco growers set fire to their produce on Sunday in the Kernel Sher chowk and vowed that the torching of tobacco would continue till the meeting...
It is time for govt to pack up: PML-N HARIPUR, Aug 24: Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) provincial chief Pir Sabir Shah has said the country is virtually being run by a single person and termed the government of Prime Minister...		Plea to hold entry test in Sukkur: Admission to medical colleges SUKKUR, Aug 24: The students of Sukkur and its suburbs, seeking admission to medical colleges, are in a fix as the Sindh health secretary has ordered them to appear for admission...
Badin again lashed by heavy rain BADIN, Aug 24: Heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorm lashed Badin district once again on Sunday evening....		Slow progress on uplift Schemes irks minister HARIPUR, Aug 24: Provincial Minister for Sports and Culture Raja Faisal Zaman has taken a strong exception to the delay in the execution of development schemes under the Tameer-i-Sarhad Programme and...
Nine bus passengers robbed NOWSHERA, Aug 24: A gang of highwaymen robbed nine passengers of a bus of their belongings at the main Grand Trunk Road near Ajab Bagh late Saturday night....		Tribal chief vows to resolve disputes LARKANA, Aug 24: The new chief of the Jalbani tribe, Agha Ali Nawaz Khan Jalbani, has pledged to bring an end to feuds between his tribesmen and help settle disputes among...
Power projects okayed LANDI KOTAL, Aug 24: The federal government has approved Rs60 million for three power projects in Bara subdivision of Khyber Agency....		CM refuses to relax rules for NLC, FWO contracts FAISALABAD, Aug 24: Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has refused to relax the rules for awarding contracts to the National Logistic Cell and the Frontier Works Organization without calling formal tenders...
Woman, son burnt in acid attack BAHAWALPUR, Aug 24: A woman and her five-year-old son were burnt seriously when her former husband threw acid on them at Chak 75-F near Hasilpur....		Traders flay power tariff hike GUJRANWALA, Aug 24: The local chamber of commerce and industry and other trade organizations have flayed an increase in power tariff and doubling the withholding tax and income tax in electricity...
Foreign investment to be welcomed SIALKOT, Aug 24: Minister of State and Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) chairman Tariq Ikram has said that foreign investment in leather and leather garments industries to meet the growing challenges of...		Kalabagh dam termed vital for economy FAISALABAD, Aug 24: Provincial Communication and Works Minister Chaudhry Zaheeruddin Khan has said the construction of Kalabagh dam is in the national interest which will provide a solid foundation for the...
No-trust move against Renala Khurd Nazim approved OKARA, Aug 24: The Renala Khurd tehsil Nazim was removed from his office after the approval of no-trust move presented against him some time ago....		Man dies, eight others hurt in road accident TOBA TEK SINGH, Aug 24: A retired patwari was killed while eight others sustained critical injuries on Sunday when a bus and a tractor-trolley collided head-on near Chak 323-JB Trandi, some...
AMP worker remembered MULTAN, Aug 24: Tenants of the Peerowal farm of the Punjab Seed Corporation in Khanewal held a memorial service for Suleman Masih on his first death anniversary on Sunday....		Irrigation plan finalized SARGODHA, Aug 24: The Punjab government has finalized a plan for the improvement of irrigation system by ensuring brick pavement of channels, canals and distributaries with the collaboration of the World...
Liaison bodies being set up without safety commissions LAHORE, Aug 24: The Punjab government is reportedly constituting self-financed citizen-police liaison committees in the absence of national and provincial public safety commissions whose consultation is necessary for committees’ formation....		Azam Tariq to table Shariat bill in NA LAHORE, Aug 24: MNA and Millat Islamia chief Maulana Azam Tariq says he will table a Shariat Bill in the National Assembly within two days....
‘Parliament’s nod vital for Musharraf’ LAHORE, Aug 24: The LFO cannot be made a part of the Constituton unless it is endorsed by parliament with a two-thirds majority, says Pakistan Awami Tehrik chairman and MNA Tahirul...		Chattha wants NA session to continue LAHORE, Aug 24: PML-C president Hamid Nasir Chattha says the ruling party should continue its talks with the opposition without suspending parliamentary proceedings....
Nawabzada leaves today to meet Nawaz, Benazir LAHORE, Aug 24: ARD President Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan is due to leave here on Monday on a four-state visit during which he will also meet former prime ministers Benazir Bhutto and...		Jamaat decides to launch movement LAHORE, Aug 24: The Jamaat-i-Islami, the second largest constituent of the six-party religious alliance MMA, has decided to launch a stage-wise movement against the government....
Indian channels not allowed LAHORE, Aug 24: Federal Information Secretary Syed Anwar Mahmood reiterated on Sunday that cable operators would not be allowed to screen Indian channels....		Boy kidnapped LAHORE, Aug 24: The teenaged son of a staffer of the Associated Press of Pakistan was kidnapped on Saturday....