October 24, 2003	Friday	Sha’aban 27, 1424

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ARD unlikely to change protest strategy ISLAMABAD, Oct 23: The Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD) is unlikely to change its protest strategy against the Legal Framework Order (LFO) during the ongoing session of the National...		120,000 pilgrims selected through ballot for Haj ISLAMABAD, Oct 23: Balloting was held on Thursday at the Religious Affairs, Zakat and Ushr Ministry to select 120,000 intending pilgrims out of the 164,249 applicants under regular scheme for the...
Nuclear allegations bald assertions: US WASHINGTON, Oct 23: The US State Department and a senior Saudi official have once again rejected suggestions that Pakistan has agreed to share nuclear technology with Saudi Arabia in return for...		SC directive in Benazir case ISLAMABAD, Oct 23: The Supreme Court directed the Accountability Court, Karachi, on Monday to decide the case against Ms Benazir Bhutto without being prejudiced by the observations made by the Ehtesab...
AI slams denial of rights to prisoners ISLAMABAD, Oct 23: Human rights watchdog Amnesty International (AI) on Thursday slammed Pakistan’s juvenile justice system saying that some 4,500 children were locked in different jails....		Nirmala for boosting peace momentum ISLAMABAD, Oct 23: Nirmala Deshpande, an eminent peace activist from India, has termed the Indian government’s 12 proposals for normalization of relations with Pakistan victory of the peace movement waged by...
MQM wants Hudood law repealed ISLAMABAD, Oct 23: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has demanded that the recommendations of the National Commission on Status of Women (NCSW) on Hudood laws should be put before the parliament...		Efforts for Rohtas Fort conservation lauded ISLAMABAD, Oct 23 : President Gen Pervez Musharraf appreciated the efforts for the conservation of Rohtas Fort (1541 A.D) by the Himalayan Wildlife Foundation, Ministry of Culture, Shell Pakistan and National...
Rural women neglected in micro-credit plan: report ISLAMABAD, Oct 23: The working women in the rural areas of the country are facing a number of challenges ranging from lack of access to education and skill development to gender...		Auto engg institute tobe set up ISLAMABAD, Oct 23: Pakistan is preparing to set up an institute for automobile engineering in Pakistan with the objective of starting full manufacturing of automobile in the country and cutting down...
Mayors body demands elimination of nukes by 2020 ISLAMABAD, Oct 23: The Council of World Mayors for Peace in a recent meeting held in Manchester, England, has adopted an emergency action plan to develop measures to eliminate nuclear weapons...		‘Work on previous plans to continue’ PESHAWAR, Oct 23: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has said that education, health and improved services in the social sector would continue to be the priority areas of his government....
Dengue fever virus detected in 10 samples HARIPUR, Oct 23: The National Institute of Health on Thursday confirmed detecting dengue fever virus in 10 of the 11 blood samples collected from Haripur, urging health authorities to prepare a...		Debt prevents Afghan workers from leaving PESHAWAR, Oct 23: Zabihullah was just two when his family fled Afghanistan’s civil war to work in a Pakistan brick factory, but though war is over, they remain trapped far from...
‘Education to get more funds’ ABBOTTABAD, Oct 23: Federal Minister for Education Zubeda Jalal has said that the budgetary allocation for the education sector will be increased by 3 per cent as the government has focussed its attention on providing quality education to students...		Rs60m allocated for mineral exploration GILGIT, Oct 23: The government has allocated over Rs60 million for the development of minerals in the Northern Areas, official sources said....
Call to stop work on Thal canal project HYDERABAD, Oct 23: The Anti-Greater Thal Canal and Anti-Kalabagh Dam Action Committee at its public meeting held at the Haider Chowk here on Thursday night demanded that the work on the...		Sham appointments uncovered MIRPURKHAS, Oct 23: Following reports of fake appointments in the education department, Mirpurkhas, the education secretary, Sindh, has suspended the assistant account officer, EDO (Education) office, Mir Mohammad Rind, and the...
LG system is a success, says Musharraf SUKKUR, Oct 23: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said the new local government system has created a silent revolution in the country in which problems of the people are resolved at...		Karo-kari termed terrorism JACOBABAD, Oct 23: Deputy Speaker Sindh Assembly Rahila Tiwana has termed the macabre custom of Karo-kari as an open terrorism which should be suppressed as this cancer has eroded the basic...
Nazim criticizes Taluka officials SHIKARPUR, Oct 23: A meeting of the district council, Shikarpur, was held here on Thursday to consider development works in the district....		SHC moved to check Brohi’s accounts LARKANA, Oct 23: As the probe into the killing of journalist Amir Bakhsh Brohi continues, the investigation wing of the Shikarpur police moved an application in the Sindh High Court, Larkana...
‘Cottage industries will be set up’ DADU, Oct 23: The federal minister for industries and production Liaquat Ali Jatoi has said health, education and irrigation departments of Sindh have collapsed and to improve working of these bodies...		All co-op victims to be compensated: PA told LAHORE, Oct 23: Cooperatives Minister Malik Muhammad Anwar said here on Thursday that over Rs8.25 billion was still payable to the people affected by the cooperatives scam, and the government had...
SC suspends recall motion notification: Voting against Hassaan LAHORE, Oct 23: A full bench of the Supreme Court suspended on Thursday the operation of a Punjab Election Authority notification for Data Ganj Bakhsh union councillors voting on the recall...		Farmers want water cess collection LAHORE, Oct 23: The farmers are ready to take over the responsibility of managing and collecting water cess. They reached the consensus at a seminar arranged by the Punjab Irrigation and Drainage Authority (PIDA) here on Thursday...
Shift in protest mode next month: Imran LAHORE, Oct 23: The joint opposition is planning to adopt a new strategy for forcing the government to bring constitutional amendments (LFO) to parliament, says Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf chairman Imran Khan....		Pervaiz orders probe into cotton crisis Dawn Report LAHORE, Oct 23: Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi said on Thursday that an inquiry would be launched into the current cotton crop crisis....
Govt pledges action against police LAHORE, Oct 23: Law Minister Raja Basharat seemed to have won the hearts of the opposition on Thursday when he promised stern action against the police officials accused of highhandedness in...		Demo held to protest anti-teacher policies LAHORE, Oct 23: The Mutahida Mehaz-i-Asatza on Thursday organized a protest demonstration against Punjab government’s ‘anti-teacher policies’, at Nasser Bagh....
IGP directs installation of closed-circuit cameras LAHORE, Oct 23: Punjab IGP Syed Masood Shah has directed the senior officers to inspect police stations, and supervise patrolling to check the incidence of crime....		‘Treason case’against Hashmi condemned LAHORE, Oct 23: ARD deputy information secretary Munir Ahmad Khan has condemned the reported registration of a treason case against PML-N acting president Javed Hashmi....
People face ordeal ahead of CM’s visit SIALKOT, Oct 23: The people stranded on bus and wagon stands criticized the district government for the absence of public transport vehicles which were impounded for the chief minister’s visit here...		Transporters protest at vehicles’ impounding GUJRANWALA, Oct 23: The Transport Society Gujranwala (TSG) and public transport vehicle owners on Thursday protested impounding of their vehicles by the Regional Transport Authority on the charge of not paying...
MMA calls for cautious response to Indian offer MULTAN, Oct 23: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal deputy secretary-general MNA Liaquat Baloch has called for a ‘cautious’ response to the 12 proposals floated by the Indian leadership for improving relations with Pakistan....		Industrial estate in Bahawalpur urged BAHAWALPUR, Oct 23: An industrial estate should be set up here for the development of the area and creating job opportunities for the unemployed youth....
Savings centre looted KASUR, Oct 23: Three gunmen looted cash and prize bonds worth hundreds of thousands of rupees from the National Savings Centre, Pattoki....		No-trust against Nazim GUJRANWALA, Oct 23: A no-trust movement was initiated against Saddar tehsil Nazim Mubashir Ahmad Cheema at a meeting, here on Thursday....
Hoardings defaced overnight FAISALABAD, Oct 23: Unknown persons defaced dozens of publicity hoardings in various parts of the district, on Wednesday night....		Three Pasrur villages turn into haven for outlaws SIALKOT, Oct 23: The three villages in Pasrur tehsil — Machhiwala, Dolatpur and Dolowali — have become a safe haven for proclaimed offenders, robbers, thieves and dacoits....
Badin power Supply system to be upgraded BADIN, Oct 23: Hesco authorities have planned renovation of electricity feeders and replacement of old transmission cables and distribution lines at a cost of Rs20 million under the Badin betterment scheme....		Bachat bazaars to be held during Ramazan SUKKUR, Oct 23: Bachat bazaars will be held in the district’s four talukas during Ramazan to provide consumer goods to the people at subsidized rates....
PTV awards ceremony held PESHAWAR, Oct 23: The 12th PTV regional awards ceremony was held here on Wednesday night....		Housing loans to benefit all: Shaukat ISLAMABAD, Oct 23: The government is introducing housing schemes to provide shelter to the homeless and to counter unemployment by generating economic activity in the country, Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz said...
NAP quits National Alliance QUETTA, Oct 23: Provincial National Awami Party (NAP) president Azizullah Khan advocate on Thursday said the party’s central executive committee had decided to quit the National Alliance and now the national...		Japan hails Indian overtures ISLAMABAD, Oct 23: Japan on Thursday welcomed a raft of 12 new proposals announced by India to improve relations with Pakistan as well as Islamabad’s promise to consider them seriously....
Local govts have replaced old system, says Owais QUETTA, Oct 23: Balochistan Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani has said the district government system was introduced to replace the political system which was not working properly and there was a lack...		48 Pakistanis deported from US arrive RAWALPINDI, Oct 23: Forty-eight deported Pakistanis detained in various US prisons arrived at the Islamabad International Airport on Thursday....