October 26, 2003	Sunday	Sha’aban 29, 1424

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Islamabad reaffirms commitment to peace: Draft resolution on CBMs NEW YORK, Oct 25: Pakistan has introduced a draft resolution in the UN General Assembly urging the member states to refrain from the use or threat of force and reaffirmed its...		US investors interested in IT, telecom sectors ISLAMABAD, Oct 25: A three-member delegation from US has shown interest in the IT and telecom sectors specially in mobile phones, internet and wireless loop for investment, but were least curious...
Rs1.5bn Gwadar development plan announced: Jam criticizes opponents GWADAR, Oct 25: Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Mir Mohammad Yousuf has announced a Rs1.5 billion development package for Gwadar city....		Reinstatement of sacked workers demanded QUETTA, Oct 25: The Balochistan Labour Federation has urged the district city government to accept the demands of workers and reinstate the sacked employees....
Conservation of nature stressed QUETTA, Oct 25: Speakers at a seminar stressed protection and conservation of environment and natural resources to attain sustainable development....		New Delhi’s move lacks sincerity, says FO ISLAMABAD, Oct 25: Foreign office spokesman Masood Khan said “perhaps the Indians are serious in making the proposals, but sincerity is not visible”....
Gas supply to help save forests:governor QUETTA, Oct 25: Balochistan Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani has said the project to supply gas to Ziarat will help save the old Sanober and other forests that are our national heritage....		Pakistani among top 10 US ‘super cops’ WASHINGTON, Oct 25: A former Karachi police officer, Muzzaffar Siddiqi, is among America’s 10 top police officers selected this year as “super cop” for their meritorious services....
MNAs brief IPU-UNDP Mission on reforms ISLAMABAD, Oct 25: A joint assessment mission of the Inter-Parliamentary Union and the United Nations Development Programme held a meeting with a group of Members of the National Assembly at the...		Naval chief arrives in Washington WASHINGTON, Oct 25: Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Shahid Karimullah arrived here on Friday on a brief official visit....
Anti-Balochistan conspiracies to be foiled: Yusuf GWADAR, Oct 25: Chief Minister Jam Mir Mohammad Yusuf has said that his government will foil all conspiracies hatched against the province of Balochistan....		Rs529 billion currency notes in circulation: Essential items’ prices monitored: Shaukat ISLAMABAD, Oct 25: Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz on Friday told the National Assembly that Rs529 billion local currency was in circulation in the country....
Bias in allocation of funds alleged MANSEHRA, Oct 25: The leader of opposition in the NWFP Assembly, Shahzada Mohammad Gustasap Khan, has said that Chief Minister Akram Durrani will not be allowed to divert all the resources...		Education vital: President HASSANABDAL, Oct 25: President General Pervez Musharraf has said the government has taken steps for the promotion of education....
Rs15,000 cheque given to students SKARDU, Oct 25: Chairman District Zakat Committee Ghanche Syed Bahadur Ali Salik has given a cheque of Rs15,000 for students of the Tameer-e-Millat Secondary Public School at Jinnah Town, Skardu....		Govt asked to abolish self-finance scheme PESHAWAR, Oct 25: Parents of candidates seeking admission to medical colleges in the province have criticized the high cost payable under the self-finance scheme and demanded equal education opportunity to the...
‘Work on Kala Dhaka project to start soon’ MANSEHRA Oct 25: Work on Rs.300.6 million package announced by the NWFP chief minister for the development of the tribal belt of Kala Dhaka of the Mansehra district will soon begin....		Al Qaeda suspects’ movement ruled out PESHAWAR, Oct 25: There are no signs of an organized move of Al Qaeda activists in the Federally-Administered Tribal Areas and it is impossible to make any such moves under the...
Adequate representation of women promised MARDAN, Oct 25: The provincial government will ensure women’s representation in all fields in line with Pukhtun norms and culture....		‘Construction of water reservoirs needed’ SUKKUR, Oct 25: Sindh Chief Minister Ali Mohammad Mahar has underlined the need for constructing water reservoirs to overcome the shortage of water in Sindh....
APA opposes arms race in S. Asia HYDERABAD, Oct 25: Visiting former parliamentarian from India and noted peace activist Nirmala Deshpande has opposed the arms race, particularly nuclear weapons, in the sub-continent saying that 80 per cent parliamentarians...		MUET interviews from 30th HYDERABAD, Oct 25: The Mehran University of Engineering and Technology on Saturday notified the schedule of interviews of eligible candidates, including regular, quota and self-finance schemes, seeking admission to the first...
Workshops on drainage, irrigation conducted HYDERABAD, Oct 25: The Drainage Research Centre, Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources, in collaboration with the Sindh Irrigation and Drainage Authority conducted two workshops on problems of irrigation and...		Diwali celebrated HYDERABAD, Oct 25: The Hindu community in the interior of Sindh celebrated Diwali, the religious ceremony of lights, with traditional enthusiasm and religious spirit on Saturday....
Convocation for PMC held NAWABSHAH, Oct 25: The seventh convocation of the People’s Medical College for Girls was held at the Latif Hall here on Thursday....		20 injured in accident DADU, Oct 25: Twenty passengers were injured when a Shikarpur-bound coach overturned and fell into a ditch on the Indus Highway in the jurisdiction of the Khanote police station on Saturday....
Teachers hold demo against EDO NAWABSHAH, Oct 25: Hundreds of primary school teachers of Nawabshah, under the aegis of the Primary Teachers Association, Masjid School Teachers Association and Jamiat-i-Madraseen, held a protest demonstration against the EDO,...		Four excise policemen, clerk arrested THATTA, Oct 25: The Mirpur Sakro police arrested a district excise police inspector, three constables and a clerk for opening fire on a pick up which resulted in the death of...
Nazim fears being implicated in false cases KHAIRPUR, Oct 25: District Nazim Nafisa Shah has said she is feeling unsafe as she may be implicated in false cases, adding that she has informed the Sindh government in writing...		Shujaat to name new PML Leadership in Sindh SHIKARPUR, Oct 25: Federal Minister for Railways Ghous Bux Mahar has said that provincial president of the Pakistan Muslim League-Q will be nominated from lower Sindh while the general secretary will...
Detainee recovered KHAIRPUR, Oct 25: A raid commissioner appointed by the district and sessions judge paid a surprise visit to the Gambat police station on Friday evening and recovered an illegal detainee....		Dignitaries ‘allowed’ to hunt houbara bustard DERA GHAZI KHAN, Oct 25: The wildlife department has broken its rules by allowing the UAE dignitaries to hunt houbara bustard in Dera Ghazi Khan and Rajanpur during their recent visit....
Pervaiz pledges small dams in barani areas GUJRAT, Oct 25: Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has said that his government would build small dams in Barani (rain-fed) areas like Tanda....		Farmers threaten to withhold abiana: Water shortage TOBA TEK SINGH, Oct 25: Representatives of farmers warned of suspending the payment of abiana to the government if the villages at the tail-end remained without the supply of irrigation water....
PML-Q divided in Sargodha SARGODHA, Oct 25: The PML-Q seems to have divided in Sargodha as the rift between the district Nazim and parliamentarians is increasing day by day....		Surgical goods Exporter kidnapped SIALKOT, Oct 25: A surgical goods exporter was kidnapped from Sialkot-Head Marala Road on Friday....
Dist Nazim blamed for illegal toll collection FAISALABAD, Oct 25: The district council’s session witnessed a tumult on Saturday when many of its members blamed the Nazim for failing to check overcharging by toll collectors on various roads....		Three drown in open manhole in Vehari VEHARI, Oct 25: Three participants in a marriage procession, including a minor girl, drowned in an open manhole in Chak 173/WB in Mitro union council area due to TMA staff’s negligence...
Four killed in exchange of fire NAROWAL, Oct 25: Four people were killed in a crossfire between two rival groups near Khanowal Berowali village of Shakargarh tehsil on Friday evening....		Woman, son die after drinking milkshake GUJRANWALA, Oct 25: A woman and her young son died on Saturday after drinking contaminated milkshake in their house in Naukher village....
Clerk arrested for selling stolen cars HAFIZABAD, Oct 25: An employee of Hafizabad Tehsil Council was arrested for selling stolen cars here on Saturday....		Foundation not laid even after 12 years DERA GHAZI KHAN, Oct 25: The foundation stone laying ceremony of a sports stadium could not be held on Saturday even after 12 years of its sanction....