September 21, 2003	Sunday	Rajab 23, 1424

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Frontier Corps’ role comes under fire: Balochistan Assembly QUETTA, Sept 20: The Frontier Corps came under fire in the Balochistan Assembly here on Saturday during the debate on an adjournment motion moved to discuss the law and order situation....		Parliament held hostage by army, says Abida CAMBRIDGE, Sept 20: Former Federal Minister Abida Hussain has said that Pakistan’s parliament is held hostage to dictates of the army generals....
Arms, drugs seized in Chagai QUETTA, Sept 20: The Frontier Corps, Balochistan, has seized 3000 kilograms of drugs and illegal arms and ammunition from Bramchah area of the Chagai district on Saturday....		‘Military disparity to bring down N-threshold’ WASHINGTON, Sept 20: Pakistan believes that there is realization in the US that a conventional balance is the key to maintaining peace in South Asia, and that if this balance is...
UAE rejects Australian sheep: report DUBAI, Sept 20: The United Arab Emirates rejected as “tainted” a shipload of 57,000 live sheep from Australia following the example of Saudi Arabia, a newspaper reported on Saturday....		CNIC must for new passports ISLAMABAD, Sept 20: The existing practice of issuance of passports on the basis of old national identity cards has been stopped all over the country with immediate effect....
Govt believes in fair politics: PM SUKKUR, Sept 20: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali has said that the government believes in fair politics, saying it will continue its efforts to stabilize democracy in the country....		US seeks Pakistani troops WASHINGTON, Sept 20: The United States and Britain have asked Pakistan to contribute 12,000 troops for peacekeeping in Iraq, US official and diplomatic sources said on Saturday....
US commander lauds role of Pakistan ISLAMABAD, Sept 20: Commander US and Allied forces in Afghanistan General John Vines has said that the government of Pakistan has been extraordinary cooperative, and “we work closely with their military.”...		UK judges to visit Pakistan ISLAMABAD, Sept 20: A delegation of six senior British judges will visit Pakistan next week for follow-up talks with their Pakistani counterparts on the UK-Pakistan Protocol on Child and Family Law....
Wapda chief stresses on construction of dams DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Sept 20: Wapda Chairman Zulfiqar Ali Khan has said that the construction of Kalabagh and Bhasha dams is essential for the development of the country....		Call to restore doctors’ jobs PESHAWAR, Sept 20: NWFP Pakistan Medical Association has demanded of the government to issue a notification of the institution-based practice (IBP) and restore the services of the doctors who had tendered...
CM assures APNS team of solution to problems PESHAWAR, Sept 20: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has told the executive committee of the APNS that the provincial government is in favour of settling the problems faced by newspapers...		Power feeder in Darra Adamkhel inaugurated PESHAWAR, Sept 20: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah on Saturday inaugurated a new electricity feeder in Darra Adamkhel, frontier region of Kohat....
World women moot on Oct 4 PESHAWAR, Sept 20: Arrangements for holding an international conference of women were reviewed at a meeting held here on Saturday....		Traffic problems on the rise MINGORA, Sept 20: Traffic problems in Mingora city are on the rise as the number of vehicles that are not custom paid is increasing by the day....
Swabi farmers may switch to poppy SWABI, Sept 20: District Naib Nazim Mohammad Jamil said here on Saturday the district government was unable to restrict the growers from switching over to growing poppy as the farmers were...		TUJ to boycott Ulema Tanzim’s news coverage LANDI KOTAL, Sept 20: The Tribal Union of Journalists announced on Saturday a complete boycott of news coverage of Tanzim Ittehad-i-Ulema Bara in Khyber Agency....
Family found suffering from cataract PESHAWAR, Sept 20: Doctors at a free medical camp have discovered all the seven members of a family of the Mohmand Agency suffering from cataract....		Admission test for colleges on Oct 12, 16 PESHAWAR, Sept 20: The entry test for admission to public sector medical and engineering colleges will be held at the Qayyum Stadium on Oct 12 and 16, respectively....
Shot dead GILGIT, Sept 20: A man was shot dead here in the Riaz Road area. Police sources said the assailant, Sajid, came to the residence of Shakeel, called him out and opened fire on him with an automatic weapon, killing him on the spot, before fleeing.		Preventive measures termed insufficient: Malaria in Mirpurkhas MIRPURKHAS, Sept 20: A medical team from Islamabad has termed the rise in malaria cases in the district alarming and expressed dissatisfaction over preventive measures taken by health authorities....
Policemen not paid salary MIRPURKHAS, Sept 20: Hundreds of policemen of the district have not received salaries for August as cashier Ghulam Rasool Hingoro has gone missing....		Marvi Mela from 26th MITHI, Sept 20: The culture and tourism department is organizing the Marvi Mela here at the sports complex on Sept 26 and 27....
Man granted bail HYDERABAD, Sept 20: The second additional district and sessions judge here on Saturday granted pre-arrest bail to an accused in a Zina Hudood Ordinance case in the sum of Rs100,000 each....		Discussion in CCI demanded: Kalabagh dam, Thal canal LARKANA, Sept 20: Pakistan People’s Party (Shaheed Bhutto group) chairperson Ghinwa Bhutto has said the issue of construction of the Thal canal and the Kalabagh dam should be resolved in the...
Hunger strike observed NAWABSHAH, Sept 20: The Jeay Sindh Mahaz (Zain Shah group) activists observed a token hunger strike here on Saturday in protest against the Kalabagh dam and Thal canal projects....		Law colleges admissions from Oct 1 HYDERABAD, Sept 20: Admissions to LLB-I, II and III for the academic session 2003-2004 will begin from Oct 1 and continue till Dec 31....
Water shortage sparks protest JACOBABAD, Sept 20: Hundreds of citizens took out a protest rally and observed a token hunger strike against the non- availability of clean potable water here on Saturday....		Accident MIRPURKHAS, Sept 20: A school boy was killed due to reckless driving by a truck driver near the shrine of Faqeer Ali Mohammad Unnar on Umerkot-Mirpurkhas road in Mirpurkhas taluka on...
Sugar millers cannot blackmail govt: Bosan MULTAN, Sept 20: State Minister for Food, Agriculture and Livestock Sikandar Hayat Bosan has said that the government will not fall prey to blackmail while dealing with sugar-mill owners....		Yarn dealers observe strike against robbery FAISALABAD, Sept 20: The local yarn traders observed a strike on Saturday immediately after their colleague had been robbed of Rs500,000 in cash....
FIA fail to curb human trafficking LAHORE, Sept 20: The FIA has failed to launch a crackdown on human traffickers despite the recent deportation of 130 Pakistanis from Italy and drowning of around a dozen in Greece....		Four alleged rapists held in Bahawalpur BAHAWALPUR, Sept 20: Yazman police claimed to have arrested four of the seven alleged rapists of three girls of Chak 55/DB near Yazman....
Three die in accident on Indus Highway DERA GHAZI KHAN, Sept 20: Two passengers and a bus conductor were killed while 13 others suffered injuries when the vehicle collided with a truck on the Indus Highway, about 16...		Work to begin on carriageway soon FAISALABAD, Sept 20: Governor Khalid Maqbool has claimed that the formal work on the Faisalabad-Sheikhupura dual carriageway project will be started soon....
Landmine blast leaves villager injured SIALKOT, Sept 20: A villager was grievously injured in a heavy landmine blast at the Sialkot working boundary’s Bajwat sector on Saturday....		Law graduates take PBC examination MULTAN, Sept 20: The Punjab Bar Council conducted qualification test of young lawyers willing to do legal practice here on Saturday....
Show-cause issued to SHO GUJRANWALA, Sept 20: The Anti-Terrorism Court No 1, Gujranwala, on Saturday issued show-cause notice to an SHO for not submitting the challan of the Sialkot jail incident accused....		PO’s family refuses to accept body GUJRANWALA, Sept 20: The heirs of the proclaimed offender, who was allegedly tortured to death by police on Thursday, refused to accept his body from the DHQ hospital authorities after autopsy...