October 13, 2003	Monday	Sha'aban 16, 1424

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SHO’s transfer grips national politics ISLAMABAD, Oct 12: The issue over the transfer of a Station House Officer (SHO) Farhat Kazmi seems to have spiralled into a major fight between two government camps....		Pakistan, Canada hold vast trade scope ISLAMABAD, Oct 12: A vast potential exists for two-way trade growth between Canada and Pakistan, the Canadian industry minister, Allan Rock, said on Sunday....
Action against illegal housing societies awaited ISLAMABAD, Oct 12: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has so far not taken punitive action against any illegal housing society in the federal capital, sources in the CDA told Dawn on...		PML-N observes black day RAWALPINDI, Oct 12: The Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) observed October 12 as ‘black day’ and held a protest to mark the removal of its government about four years ago....
2 killed; shoe store looted RAWALPINDI, Oct 12: Two persons were killed while a shoe store was looted in Saddar in separate incidents on Sunday, police said....		People warned against using untreated water RAWALPINDI, Oct 12: The Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) has warned the people against using water from private borings without getting it treated....
Three CIA men found guilty of taking Rs25,000 from detainee RAWALPINDI, Oct 12: A police inquiry has found three officials of the Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) guilty of picking up an innocent man and taking Rs25,000 from him for his release,...		Miangul Akbar appointed HC to S. Africa ISLAMABAD, Oct 12: Miangul Akbar Zeb has been appointed High Commissioner to South Africa....
PPP condemns honour killings in Sanghar ISLAMABAD, Oct 12: Pakistan People’s Party Information Secretary Taj Haider on Sunday condemned the murder of Shazia Khaskheli and Mohammad Hasan Solangi at the hands of a tribal Jirga in Sanghar....		Task force asks govt to cut interest rates: Loans to Wapda ISLAMABAD, Oct 12: A task force on power tariff reduction has suggested the government to reduce interest on both re-lent and new loans worth nearly Rs100 billion to Wapda which could...
Speakers demand Pushto as medium of instruction QUETTA, Oct 12: The speakers at Pashto international seminar have demanded the government to introduce Pushto language as a medium of instruction in the Pukhtun dominated areas of the country....		IMF board meets on 27th to approve two tranches ISLAMABAD, Oct 12: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is meeting in Washington on Oct 27 to approve two tranche amounting to $228 million, out of the $1.4...
Writers urged to work for national unity QUETTA, Oct 12: Former Balochistan governor Amirul Mulk Mengal has urged the writers and intellectual to play a creative role to unite the nation....		‘Holding Tasman Spirit crew Pakistan’s right’ ISLAMABAD, Oct 12: Holding the essential crew members of Tasman Spirit is a legitimate right of Pakistan, said a statement issued by the communication ministry here on Sunday....
10 students quizzed QUETTA, Oct 12: The Crime Investigation Department (CID) police has taken 10 students into custody while 58 others were released on Sunday. They were arrested on Saturday in connection with hand...		40 Afghans handed over to Kabul authorities QUETTA, Oct 12: Pakistan arrested 40 Afghan nationals who crossed into Chaman illegally and Iranian border force nabbed 28 Pakistani nationals at its border on Sunday....
AJK MLA passes away MUZAFFARABAD, Oct 12: A member of the AJK Legislative Assembly (MLA), Raja Mohammad Sabeel Khan, died of cardiac arrest on Sunday at his native town in Kafal Garh, district Bagh. He...		PML-N vows to continue struggle QUETTA, Oct 12: The PML-N leaders in Balochistan declared that Oct 12 would go in the history as a black day and vowed to continue the struggle under the leadership of...
CM to look into delay in pesticides policy MULTAN, Oct 12: Chief Minister met various delegations at the local circuit house on Sunday which represented growers, traders, Multan chamber and office-bearers of various wings of the Pakistan Muslim League....		Two ‘outlaws’, cop killed in encounter GUJRANWALA, Oct 12: Two criminals and a police constable were killed in an encounter near Nowshera Virkan on Sunday....
Foundation stone of MIC laid MULTAN, Oct 12: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi laid the foundation stone of the Multan Institute of Cardiology here on Sunday with a pledge to make it even better than the Punjab...		Villagers besiege Chak Jhumra police station FAISALABAD, Oct 12: Hundreds of villagers besieged the Chak Jhumra Police Station and blocked traffic on some roads by burning old tyres to protest against a police raid on a house...
Humayun pledges Rs20m for display centre in Sialkot SIALKOT, Oct 12: Federal Commerce Minister Humayun Akhtar Khan has agreed in principle to provide Rs20 million as a grant in aid to the Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry for...		Prices of daily-use items up ahead of Ramazan FAISALABAD, Oct 12: The government has failed to check black-marketing of consumer goods of daily use....
Sargodha PAF school golden jubilee SARGODHA, Oct 12: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has urged students of the local PAF Public School to devote their attention to character-building and attaining higher standards of education....		Train crushes two at unmanned crossing MULTAN, Oct 12: Two persons were crushed to death on Sunday by Karachi-bound Shalimar Express in Kutabpur area of the Lodhran district at an unmanned level-crossing....
Hepatitis claims six lives SAHIWAL, Oct 12: Hepatitis claimed six lives in the Grain Market area during the last fortnight....		Two peddlers held with 10 maund hashish KASUR, Oct 12: The Khuddian police on Sunday claimed to have arrested two drug peddlers and recovered 10 maunds of hashish from their possession in Khuddian....
MIP leader held FAISALABAD, Oct 12: Divisional president of the Millat-i-Islamia Pakistan Habibur Rehman Siddiqui was arrested on Sunday night by Nishatabad police. He was charged with making provocative speeches against the government. —...		Demo held against army takeover LARKANA, Oct 12: Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) activists took out a procession in Warah here on Sunday to recall the toppling of the Nawaz Sharif government by Gen Pervez Musharraf on...
Meddling in Kabul’s affairs opposed PESHAWAR, Oct 12: The Pukhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party has urged the government not to interfere in Afghanistan’s affairs and work for a lasting peace in that country....		PML-N observes black day PESHAWAR, Oct 12: The Pakistan Muslim League-N on Sunday observed a black day, marking the fourth anniversary of the dismissal of its government on Oct 12, 1999, and announced its intention...
400 ASF men living in tent village PESHAWAR, Oct 12: The 400-strong staff of the Airport Security Force at Peshawar International Airport is forced to live in miserable conditions for the past two-and-a-half decades because of the unavailability...		Policeman killed SUKKUR, Oct 12: One policeman was killed while another injured when a pickup ran over them near Garhi Yasin Shikarpur district on Saturday....
Newsman’s murder case still unresolved SHIKARPUR, Oct 12: The investigation into the murder case of Kawish correspondent Ameer Bakhsh Brohi is going on since his death nine days ago but with no positive development yet....		Development of Galyat planned, says official ABBOTTABAD, Oct 12: The Galyat Development Authority has chalked out a comprehensive plan for the development of tourism in the region, especially in Thandiani and Ayubia....
4 proclaimed offenders arrested MANSEHRA, Oct 12: The district police and the Frontier Constabulary have launched a joint operation aimed at apprehending criminals, including proclaimed offenders, from the area, a police official said during a...		Musharraf has failed on every front: ARD LAHORE, Oct 12: The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy has described the four-year rule of Gen Pervez Musharraf a story of failures on all fronts....
Qazi threatens to launch campaign LAHORE, Oct 12: MMA parliamentary leader Qazi Husain Ahmad has threatened to launch a movement against the government if it does not change its stance on the LFO issue....		Mansoor elected PDP chief LAHORE, Oct 12: Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan’s son Mansoor Khan was elected unopposed president of the Pakistan Democratic Party here on Sunday....
Harassment at police pickets LAHORE, Oct 12: Police are harassing people at pickets that have mushroomed here after the murder of Maulana Azam Tariq....		PR freight earnings improve LAHORE, Oct 12: Officials of the railway’s freight department claim that their efforts for improving earnings through freight service are bearing fruit....
Ex-minister’s nephew shot dead in DHS LAHORE, Oct 12: A nephew of former provincial minister Mian Miraj Din was shot dead in the Defence Housing Society on Sunday....		PML-N hits out at president LAHORE, Oct 12: The PML-N released on Sunday a charge sheet against Gen Pervez Musharraf on the fourth anniversary of its ouster from power....
Sindh agri minister for more dams LAHORE, Oct 12: More dams are necessary for ensuring a smooth water supply for future needs of the vital agriculture sector, said Sindh Minister for Food and Agriculture Arif Mustafa Jatoi...		Treasury being looted: Azhar LAHORE, Oct 12: Former PML-Q president Mian Muhammad Azhar in his severest ever attack on the present rulers said on Sunday that those who should have been behind bars were governing...
13 PML-N workers arrested LAHORE, Oct 12: Police on Sunday arrested 13 PML-N workers, including four women, when they tried to set up a protest camp at Faisal Chowk to observe a black day on...		Ulema asked to help end sectarianism LAHORE, Oct 12: Chief Minister’s Special Assistant Mowahid Husain urged the religious leaders on Sunday to preach real Islam and rise above sectarianism....