September 18, 2003	Thursday	Rajab 20, 1424

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‘World should help begin peace process’ LONDON, Sept 17: Pakistan’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Dr Maleeha Lodhi has urged the international community to go beyond crisis management in South Asia and help begin a sustained...		US wants action against funding of terrorism ISLAMABAD, Sept 17: The United States wants Pakistan to take action against individuals and organisations allegedly involved in funding terrorist outfits and the issue will come up for discussion when US...
Rs900m recovered from scam accused ISLAMABAD, Sept 17: The National Accountability Bureau has recovered Rs900 million from 14 people involved in the country’s largest fraud case involving Rs1 billion, Labour and Manpower Minister Abdul Sattar Lalika...		Afghan refugees’ census likely QUETTA, Sept 17: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is considering the government’s proposal for conducting a census of Afghan refugees in the country, UNHCR spokesman Jack Redden said on...
7 ruling alliance MPAs revolt QUETTA, Sept 17: A group of seven Balochistan Assembly members belonging to the Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-i-Azam) and the National Alliance announced on Wednesday that they would stay away from the...		Move to recognize Israel slammed NEW DELHI, Sept 17: Former prime minister Benazir Bhutto said on Wednesday that Pakistan has had informal contacts with Israel since the days of Gen Ziaul Haq and alleged that President...
PPP leader opposes Kalabagh dam project MIRPURKHAS, Sept 17: Pakistan People’s Party leader and member of National Assembly, Nawab Yousuf Talpur has opposed the Kalabagh project and asked the government to abandon it....		‘Foreign firms interested in railways sector’ ISLAMABAD, Sept 17: Railways Minister Ghous Bux Khan Maher on Wednesday said that some foreign companies are interested to run short distance train services in the country....
Appointed QUETTA, Sept 17: The chief election commissioner has appointed Nasreen Pervez as the provincial election commissioner for Balochistan, a notification issued on Tuesday said....		Four shot dead QUETTA, Sept 17: Four people were gunned down by two men outside the Usta Mohammad sessions court on Wednesday, police said....
JICA suspends water project after protests FAISALABAD, Sept 17: On account of a persistent protest campaign launched by villagers living along the Jhang Branch Canal, the Japanese agency held up further activities of the greater water supply...		Convention widens rift in Okara PPP OKARA, Sept 17: The PPP has split up in three groups in the district after its workers’ convention held at the residence of former MPA and PPP leader Rana Ikram Rabbani...
Ex-Zakat body chief arrested for embezzlement GUJRANWALA, Sept 17: The former district zakat committee chairman and river Ravi bridge toll tax contractor was arrested for misappropriation of funds on Wednesday in Alipur Chattha....		Three killed, 11 hurt in tractor-wagon collision NAROWAL, Sept 17: Three people, including a woman, were killed while 11 others sustained injuries when a speeding wagon collided head-on with a tractor-trolley on the Narowal-Muridke road on Wednesday....
Student killed: Classroom roof caves in SAHIWAL, Sept 17: A student is reported killed and 10 others, including a labourer, injured when the roof of a classroom of a school caved in on Wednesday in Chak 89/6-R...		Two children die in accident KASUR, Sept 17: Two children were crushed to death while their father sustained serious injuries in a road accident at Sabzi Mandi Chowk here on Wednesday....
Rs70m bogus payments detected in agri dept LAHORE, Sept 17: The Punjab Assembly Public Accounts Committee-II on Wednesday took up audit paras pertaining to civil audit of the agriculture department....		‘Punjab govt planning for WTO regime’ LAHORE, Sept 17: The Punjab agriculture department is preparing for the World Trade Organization regime by establishing grades and standards, product registration besides setting up laboratories....
GM food available in local market: Lack of testing facilities LAHORE, Sept 17: Genetically modified foods are reportedly being imported and marketed in the country freely due to the absence of any system for quality check....		Water sector termed top priority LAHORE, Sept 17: Punjab Irrigation Secretary Javed Majeed on Wednesday told the Punjab Development Forum that water sector topped the provincial and federal governments’ lists of priorities because of its huge...
Troops leave for Congo LAHORE, Sept 17: Pakistani troops left for peacekeeping duties in Congo under the aegis of United Nations....		NAB still without prosecutor-general LAHORE, Sept 17: The NAB has not been able to find a well-reputed lawyer having no political affiliation for the post of prosecutor-general (PG) since the retirement of Naveed Rasool Mirza...
Robbers kill teacher LAHORE, Sept 17: Robbers shot dead a schoolteacher, injured a woman and made off with cash, valuables and vehicles in different parts of the city on Wednesday....		Plea against Lahore Nazim referred to ECP LAHORE, Sep 17: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday referred the petition challenging Mian Amer’s holding of the Lahore District Nazim office to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP)....
USAID gives $4m for education reforms programme ISLAMABAD, Sept 17: US ambassador to Pakistan Nancy Powell on Wednesday said the US government would provide $25 million fund to the Education Sector Reforms Assistance Programme (Esra) from 2003 to...		Renting houses in rural areas of twin cities allowed: SC upholds LHC decision ISLAMABAD, Sept 17: The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the decision of the Lahore High Court in which it had allowed the hiring of houses by the federal government employees in...
OPD project hits snags on poor planning RAWALPINDI, Sept 17: The Holy Family Hospital’s plan to start evening outdoor patient department (OPD) has run into snags due to poor planning and mismanagement, doctors said on Wednesday....		Police stations’ charge redistributed RAWALPINDI, Sept 17: District and Sessions Judge Dost Mohammad Khemta has redistributed the charge of all the police stations in the district to 21 judicial officers to ensure speedy dispensation of...
175m people live as refugees worldwide ISLAMABAD, Sept 17: As many as 175 million people in the world are living as refugees, which is double the figure than that in 1975, the World Disasters Report revealed....		CDA demolishes 11 houses: Anti-encroachment drive ISLAMABAD, Sept 17: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Wednesday demolished 11 houses at the Afghan kutchi abadi in sector I-11....
Buffaloes pose security problem for presidential cavalcade RAWALPINDI, Sept 17: President Pervez Musharraf’s motorcade came to a halt while going to Islamabad after a herd of buffaloes appeared on the road near the Foreign Office roundabout on Tuesday...		Traffic plan for cricket match day chalked out RAWALPINDI, Sept 17: The local police have chalked out a traffic plan on the occasion of cricket match scheduled to be played between Pakistan and Bangladesh here at Rawalpindi cricket stadium...