October 17, 2003	Friday	Sha'aban 20, 1424

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Government policies termed favouring rich ISLAMABAD, Oct 16: Policies adopted by the government are not pro-poor, but only pro-rich as evident from the manner in which the government withdrew subsidies on farm inputs and increased agricultural...		Probe against 12 housing societies initiated ISLAMABAD, Oct 16: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has started investigation against twelve Islamabad-based private cooperative housing societies, a NAB spokesman said on Thursday....
ADB to provide social service assistance ISLAMABAD, Oct 16: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide a technical assistance of $300,000 to the Punjab government to prepare a programme aimed at strengthening and expanding the devolved social...		Norway keen to invest in Pakistan ISLAMABAD, Oct 16: Federal Minister for Communication Ahmed Ali has said Norway is interested in investing in Pakistan’s scrap industry....
84pc farmers in Pakistan live at subsistence level ISLAMABAD, Oct 16: Nearly 84 per cent farmers in Pakistan live at the subsistence level in spite of surpluses achieved in wheat, cotton, sugarcane, rice, etc., and the country having graduated...		Tougher law against women harassment proposed ISLAMABAD, Oct 16: The National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) has recommended addition of another section to the Section 509 of the Pakistan Penal Code 1860, to effectively deal...
Japan gives Rs7.1m for N. Areas’ projects ISLAMABAD, Oct 16: The government of Japan under its “grassroots assistance” scheme has granted over $123,641 (about Rs7.1 million) to two community projects in Northern Areas, an embassy press release said...		Benazir asks Munir to continue on his post ISLAMABAD, Oct 16: Chairperson of the Pakistan People’s Party Benazir Bhutto has asked deputy information secretary of the Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy Munir Ahmed Khan to continue to work...
World poverty eradication day today ISLAMABAD, Oct 16: The international day for poverty eradication is being observed on Friday to create awareness about the population living in developing countries under poverty line....		Rs4.3bn postgraduate scholarship scheme in the offing ISLAMABAD, Oct 16: The government will soon launch a Rs4.3 billion ‘Overseas Scholarship Scheme’ that aims at producing several thousands of postgraduate and doctorate degree holders in the engineering as well...
‘Law needed on armymen, judges’ assets declaration’ ISLAMABAD, Oct 16: There is no law in the country which requires judges and armed forces personnel to declare details of their assets and liabilities, said a spokesman for the National...		Parliamentary committee on water illegal: ARD ISLAMABAD, Oct 16: The Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD) has termed formation of a parliamentary committee on water resources by National Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Amir Hussain “illegal and unconstitutional.”...
Setting up of police stations opposed QUETTA, Oct 16: The opposition leader in the Balochistan Assembly, Kachkol Ali Baloch warned on Wednesday that the decision to establish 60 forts for the Frontier Corps and 35 police stations...		Jamali to visit Iran from 22nd ISLAMABAD, Oct 16: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali would be paying an official visit to Iran from Oct 22 to discuss matters of bilateral interest, particularly cooperation in the oil...
Encroachment along border removed: FC QUETTA, Oct 16: Balochistan Frontier Corps Inspector-General Maj-Gen Syed Sadaqat Ali Shah said on Thursday that the area along the Afghan border near Chaman had been cleared of encroachment....		Afghanistan still unstable, say experts WASHINGTON, Oct 16: The Afghan defence minister still has his own militia in Kabul while the president depends on US troops for protection, say Pakistani officials and scholars while explaining why...
EU to spend 22m euros on livestock sector QUETTA Oct 16: The European Union plans to spend 22 million euros to initiate projects for the development of the livestock sector in the country....		Gen Aziz visits Pentagon WASHINGTON, Oct 16: Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Chairman Gen Muhammad Aziz Khan on Wednesday attended a guard of honour at the Pentagon....
Pakistan denies helping Libya develop N-arms PUTRAJAYA, (Malaysia), Oct 16: Foreign Minister Khursheed M. Kasuri on Thursday denied Israeli charges suggesting that Islamabad was helping Libya develop nuclear weapons....		By-election postponed ISLAMABAD, Oct 16: The chief election commissioner on Thursday postponed the by-election of the Bolan district nazim, which was scheduled to be held on Oct 20....
Four killed in accident QUETTA, Oct 16: Four persons of a family were killed and 14 others injured, four of them seriously, when a pick-up truck overturned on the Coastal Highway, some 135km from Uthal...		Posting of officer on deputation resented PESHAWAR, Oct 16: The replacement of a woman officer of the Directorate of Social Welfare and Women Development by an officer on deputation from Pakistan Study Centre has caused resentment among...
UNFPA wants steps to check high rate: Women mortality PESHAWAR, Oct 16: The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has urged proper health care measures to bring down high mortality rate among children and women....		Afghan diplomats to rebuild country PESHAWAR, Oct 16: A nine-member group of Afghan diplomats, comprising the participants of the first specialized diplomatic course  of Foreign Services Academy, Islamabad,  called  on Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah here...
Army cadet dies of dengue fever PESHAWAR, Oct 16: One army cadet has died of dengue fever, while another is admitted in the Combined Military Hospital, Rawalpindi, with haemorrhagic dengue  fever symptoms in a village in Haripur...		High Court puts AG on notice PESHAWAR, Oct 16: A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court put the NWFP advocate-general on notice on Wednesday in a writ petition challenging the withdrawal of an FIR by the...
Tribesmen take positions against each other LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), Oct 16: Heavily armed tribesmen belonging to Malik Dinkhel and Sheikh Malkhel clans positioned themselves  against each other over a dispute regarding the ownership of a hillock in Bara on...		Action urged MINGORA, Oct 16: Elders of the Matta, Biha and Fazil Banda areas on Wednesday accused the employees of the forest department of giving a free hand to the timber mafia.—Correspondent...
Local govt system to be strengthened: CM SUKKUR, Oct 16: Sindh Chief Minister Sardar Ali Mohammad Mahar has vowed to strengthen the local government system, saying it has solved problems of the people....		Corrupt irrigation engineers warned MIRPURKHAS, Oct 16: Sindh Assembly speaker Syed Muzaffar Hussain Shah has ordered stern action against irrigation engineers responsible for the installation of illegal pipes in the Thar Wah and directed their...
Three women being kept in male lock-up SUKKUR, Oct 16: The Ghotki police arrested three women, belonging to Punjab province, on the alleged charges of committing robbery in the house of a vegetable dealer, Soomar Mal, on Thursday....		No-trust move against Taluka Nazim passed LARKANA, Oct 16: With a majority of votes a no-confidence motion was passed against the Taluka Nazim, Warah, Badruddin Abro, in Thursday’s meeting in Warah....
Three officials arrested SHIKARPUR, Oct 16: The anti-corruption police on Wednesday arrested three officials of the education department here on charges of corruption after registering a case....		Transfer of Brohi murder case flayed SHIKARPUR, Oct 16: The murder case journalist Ameer Bakhsh Brohi has been transferred to the SP (Investigation), Khairpur, Agha Tahir Pathan, on Thursday on the orders of the regional police officer,...
Adviser admits flaws in SLGO KHAIRPUR, Oct 16: The adviser to the Sindh chief minister on local government affairs and kutchi abadis, Waseem Akhtar, has said flaws in the Sindh Local Government Ordinance are affecting the...		Villager shot dead SHIKARPUR, Oct 16: A villager, Sarang, 30, son of Oghan Jatoi alias Afghan, was shot dead on Thursday due to an old enmity at Jhandoo Jatoi village, Khanpur Taluka....
Shahbaz’s petition not maintainable: LHC LAHORE, Oct 16: The Lahore High Court has ruled that former Punjab chief minister Shahbaz Sharif’s petition for a summons that may enable him to return to Pakistan and appear in...		Sugar crisis may hit wheat sowing LAHORE, Oct 16: The current crisis of surplus sugar may affect wheat sowing on 200,000 to 400,000 hectares if the issue is not handled forthwith and sugar producers persevere with their...
Pakistan Army the best, says Pervaiz LAHORE, Oct 16: Pakistan army is among the best in the world but historic evidence proves that the wars are fought by the entire nation and not the military alone....		40pc potable water being wasted annually LAHORE, Oct 16: Around 40 per cent of the country’s potable water is being wasted annually, resulting in fast depletion of water resources....
Fresh probe demanded into Liaquat Ali’s murder LAHORE, Oct 16: Federal minister Mahmood Ali has demanded fresh inquiry into the assassination of Nawabzada Liaquat Ali Khan to determine what vested interests and foreign elements were behind the heinous...		Indian literati due today LAHORE, Oct 16: A warm welcome will be accorded to the first-ever delegation of Indian writers and poets which is arriving here through Wagah border on Friday....
Nadra prepares software for banks LAHORE, Oct 16: The National Database and Registration Authority has prepared a software for banking sector for foolproof disbursement of pension and other transactions....		SP also ‘punished’ for stopping general’s car LAHORE, Oct 16: Model Town division SP Syed Ahmed Mobin Zaidi was transferred and directed to report to the central police office (CPO) in the wake of an incident on Tuesday...
Police injure two traders at picket LAHORE, Oct 16: Police injured two traders at a picket in Misri Shah on Thursday....		Flaws in local govt system highlighted MULTAN, Oct 16: The new local government system though has ensured participation of people in the decision making, a major shortcoming in it is that the policies envisioned at the local...
No-trust move passed against Gujranwala Naib Nazim GUJRANWALA, Oct 16: A no-trust movement against City Naib Nazim Ehsanullah Chaudhry was passed by a majority of members of the house here on Thursday....		Better micro credit scheme urged RAJANPUR, Oct 16: Punjab Governor Khalid Maqbool has directed officials of the Zarai Tarraqiati and Khushhali banks to widen the scope of the micro credit scheme in areas like Rajanpur....
Ex-ministers accused of harassment LAHORE, Oct 16: The Lahore High Court will take up on Nov 6 the writ petition of a trader of Multan who alleged that he was deprived of about six kg...		Farmer killed by Indian firing SIALKOT, Oct 16: A farmer was killed while a woman suffered hurts in Indian firing on the Sialkot working boundary’s Shakargarh-Narowal sector early on Thursday morning....