October 14, 2003	Tuesday	Sha'aban 17, 1424

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Over Rs846m distributed among 328 MPs, NA told ISLAMABAD, Oct 13: An amount of Rs846.47 million has been disbursed among 328 members of the National Assembly under the Tameer-i-Pakistan Programme during 2002-03....		Body set up to monitor polio vaccination drive RAWALPINDI, Oct 13: The provincial health department has set up a monitoring team for supervising the polio vaccination drive in the district, official sources said on Monday....
One killed in QAU firing incident ISLAMABAD, Oct 13: A student of Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) was killed and at least five others were injured in a clash between two groups on Monday....		President unacceptable even without uniform: PML-N RAWALPINDI, Oct 13: President Pervez Musharraf is not acceptable even without uniform, said Alliance for Restoration...
Promotion of religious tolerance termed state’s responsibility ISLAMABAD, Oct 13: It is the responsibility of the state to promote religious tolerance and discourage sectarian violence in Pakistan by endeavouring, in earnest, to democratise the society, prominent intellectuals stressed...		Lawyers vow to hold convention at SC office RAWALPINDI, Oct 13: The caravan of lawyers taking part in the anti-Legal Framework Order (LFO) long march was received here by members of the District Bar Association (DBA) and the Pakistan...
US troops in Iraq: FM’s remarks criticized ISLAMABAD, Oct 13: Leader of the PPP parliamentary party in the Senate and deputy secretary-general of the party Mian Raza Rabbani has criticized the statement of Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri...		Indian writers to arrive on 17th ISLAMABAD, Oct 13: An 11-member delegation of Indian writers will arrive in Pakistan on Friday to participate in the ‘Pen and Peace Conference’ being organized at Lahore and Islamabad....
Underpass project RDA criticizes award of contract to C&W RAWALPINDI, Oct 13: Officials of the Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) have criticized the Planning and Development (P&D) department for awarding the contract of the Rs70 million Committee Chowk underpass project to...		Rs1.6m for riot victims recommended ISLAMABAD, Oct 13: A committee, which was constituted to assess losses suffered by people when Millat-i-Islamia Pakistan (MIP) activists rioted after funeral prayers of Maulana Azam Tariq on October 7, has...
HEC approves Balochistan varsity’s BS programme ISLAMABAD, Oct 13: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has approved a project for launching four-year BS programme in applied geology at University of Balochistan, Quetta....		ARD trying to develop consensus on mode of protest ISLAMABAD, Oct 13: The Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy is facing problems in developing a consensus on mode of protest against the Legal Framework Order due to the differences within...
Experts’ group for OIC reform to be proposed ISLAMABAD, Oct 13: Pakistan will propose the setting up of a high-level expert group at the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) summit this week to reform the 57-member pan-Islamic body,...		Peaceful settlement of Kashmir issue urged ISLAMABAD, Oct 13: Russia on Monday called on Pakistan and India to resolve the Kashmir dispute through peaceful means and stressed the necessity of a dialogue between the two countries....
Balochistan faces severe financial crisis QUETTA, Oct 13: The Balochistan government decided on Monday to immediately approach Islamabad for financial assistance on interim basis to overcome the severe financial crunch being faced by the province during...		Pakistanis held in India begin fast NEW DELHI, Oct 13: Thirteen former Pakistani prisoners, who are still being held at a transit camp in the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan, have begun fasting over a delay in...
31 more MPs submit statements of assets ISLAMABAD, Oct 13: Another 31 parliamentarians submitted the statements of assets and liabilities on Monday with the Election Commission....		US supports enlightened moderation theory WASHINGTON, Oct 13: The United States supports President Pervez Musharraf’s vision of an enlightened moderation for the Muslim Ummah and will be keenly watching Pakistan’s efforts at promoting this concept at...
Musharraf rules out ties with Israel to spite India DUBAI, Oct 13: Pakistan may establish ties with Israel if progress is made on the Palestinian front but will not do so merely to offset India’s use of its Israeli connections...		SC summons SSGC chief ISLAMABAD, Oct 13: The Supreme Court on Monday summoned the Sui Southern Gas Company’s managing director to explain as to why the court’s judgment regarding reinstatement of 775 employees was not...
FO clarifies Kasuri’s statement ISLAMABAD, Oct 13: A Foreign Office spokesman, while referring to media reports about a statement by the federal foreign minister terming the demand for withdrawal of United States forces from Iraq...		Balochistan governor calls on PM ISLAMABAD, Oct 13: Balochistan Governor Owais Ghani on Monday called on Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali at the Prime Minister’s Secretariat....
New Delhi asked to reciprocate peace moves PUTRAJAYA, Oct 13: Pakistan could use its political clout to end cross-border violence in Kashmir, but said on Monday India must reciprocate to bring peace to the disputed area....		PPP opposes water committee LARKANA, Oct 13: Sindh People’s Party Parliamentarians president Nisar Ahmad Khuhro has rejected the formation of a parliamentary committee for water, terming it unconstitutional....
Sindh MPs’ body to prepare report: Kalabagh, Thal projects KHAIRPUR, Oct 13: Sindh Irrigation Minister Sadruddin Shah Rashdi has said that a committee comprising elected members is being constituted to prepare a report on Kalabagh dam and Thal canal projects....		Strike observed BADIN, Oct 13: A strike was observed in Talhar on Monday on the call of the Bawani Sugar Mills workers in protest against the non-payment of Rs110 million dues to them....
Two killed in mine blast SUKKUR, Oct 13: Two persons were killed when a landmine exploded in Bhitai colony at RD-36 near Shahi Wah on Sindh-Balochistan border on Monday....		Qalandar’s Urs DADU, Oct 13: The three-day annual Urs of Hazrat Qalandar Lal Shahbaz will start from Oct 15 in Sehwan town, while the caravans of his devotees started reaching the town on...
Call to protect rights of children QUETTA, October 13: Speakers at a workshop held here have stressed the importance of protection of the rights of the children. The workshop on the “Convention on the Rights of Child,” that concluded on Sunday...		Confrontational stance opposed: President for enlightened moderation among Muslims PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia, Oct 13: Muslim countries must adopt a strategy of “enlightened moderation” amidst the new turbulence in global politics, President Gen Pervez Musharraf said in remarks published on Monday....
JCSC chairman off to US LONDON Oct 13: Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee chairman Gen Mohammad Aziz Khan left here for a week-long visit to the United States at the end of his six-day visit to...		Govt urged not to recognize Israel GILGIT, Oct 13: The Imamia Students Organization (ISO) in Gilgit opposed any plan to recognize Israel and warned that they would put up stiff resistance throughout the country if the same...
Muslim world asked to evolve realistic strategy ISLAMABAD, Oct 13: Five former foreign ministers of Pakistan on Sunday called on the Muslim world to “evolve a realistic practical strategy” to deal with the policy of pre-emptive military action...		PPP candidate elected NALC deputy speaker GILGIT, Oct 13: The candidate of the People’s Party Parliamentarians, Mohammad Jafar, on Monday won election to the post of deputy speaker of the Northern Areas Legislative Council by defeating Ghulam...
Pemra revises tariff for cable TV operators ISLAMABAD, Oct 13: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Monday announced the revised tariff for cable operators for distribution of satellite television channels....		Acquittal of rapist set aside ISLAMABAD, Oct 13: The Federal Shariat Court has set aside a judgment in which a rapist was set free and awarded seven-year rigorous imprisonment to him....
Ambassador appointed ISLAMABAD, Oct 13: Miangul Akbar Zeb has been appointed as High Commissioner of Pakistan to South Africa....		Lawyers seek debate on LFO in parliament LAHORE, Oct 13: Leaders of the lawyers community say that an ‘independent’ tribunal of senior jurists will try all those who have collaborated in pushing Pakistan into a deep constitutional and...
Opposition urged to strike deal with govt LAHORE, Oct 13: The Tehrik-i-Istaqlal has urged the opposition to strike a give-and-take deal with the government for the sake of saving parliament....		Crime against property on the rise LAHORE, Oct 13: Crime against property is on the rise in the city as on average an increase of 59 incidents has been recorded every month this year....
More wheat sought to stabilize flour price LAHORE, Oct 13: The Pakistan Flour Mills Association (PFMA) on Monday demanded at least 30 per cent increase in wheat release by the food department to “stabilize flour price.”...		HRW report: HRCP flays government LAHORE, Oct 13: The rhetorical response by the government to a report released by the New York-based Human Rights Watch on the fourth anniversary of the military coup that brought Gen...
Education festival starts LAHORE, Oct 13: The Education UK department of the British Council, Lahore, on Monday started a week-long promotional campaign ‘Education UK Festival’ to guide on UK colleges as study destinations for...		Punjab PA to take up 117 motions LAHORE, Oct 13: The Punjab Assembly will take up 106 adjournment and 11 privilege motions during the 12th session starting from Oct 17....
Anti-polio campaign inaugurated LAHORE, Oct 13: Punjab Minister for Health Dr Tahir Ali Javed formally inaugurated the three-day polio immunization campaign on Monday....		Soomro calls on Tehmina LAHORE, Oct 13: Former National Assembly speaker Elahi Bakhsh Soomro on Monday visited PML-N central leader Tehmina Daultana to inquire after her....
Daawa moot begins tomorrow LAHORE, Oct 13: All is set for the three-day congregation of the Jamatud Daawa from Oct 15 at Pattoki in Kasur district....		Smuggled goods seized LAHORE, Oct 13: Customs anti-smuggling squad on Monday seized smuggled cloth, household appliances and betelnut worth Rs7.5 million....
Tarar grieved LAHORE, Oct 13: Chaudhry Muhammad Saleem Tarar, the elder brother of former president Chaudhry Muhammad Rafique Tarar, died here on Monday....		Zardari case: Govt’s appeal adjourned indefinitely LAHORE, Oct 13: The Lahore High Court on Monday adjourned indefinitely the hearing of a government appeal seeking cancellation of bail granted to Asif Ali Zardari....