November 3, 2003	Monday	Ramazan 7, 1424

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Harassment of APMA president condemned ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: The All Pakistan Minorities’ Alliance (APMA), a representative body of all religious minorities has condemned what it called harassment of its president allegedly by the agencies and inclusion...		Body formed to review exam systems in varsities ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has constituted a special national committee to review the existing examination systems in the public sector universities, an official statement said....
Benazir seeks end to human trafficking ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: Former prime minister and Pakistan People’s Party Chairperson Benazir Bhutto has expressed concern over the rising incidents of human trafficking and demanded of the military regime to crack...		Struggle for Hashmi’s release to go on: Nawaz ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: The Quaid of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Mian Mohammad Nawaz Sharif, has said the struggle against the unlawful detention of Javed Hashmi will be go on at all...
QAU resumes master’s classes from today ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: The Quaid-i-Azam University has decided to resume its master’s classes from Monday, said an official statement....		New bikes to be added to PM motorcade RAWALPINDI, Nov 2: The Capital police have decided to purchase two latest model high-powered motorcycles for escorting motorcade of Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali during his inter-city movements, an official...
Meaningful talks with India sought, says minister RAWALPINDI, Nov 2: Information and Broadcasting Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said on Sunday that Pakistan wanted to hold a meaningful and result-oriented dialogue with India for lasting peace in the region....		64,000 Pakistanis work in Kuwait: Private sector RIYADH, Nov 2: Fifty-two per cent of the employees working in the private sector in Kuwait are from the subcontinent, the Kuwaiti social affairs and labour minister Faisal Al-Hajji told a...
Project to assess oil spill damage launched ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: The science and technology ministry is estimating the impact of oil spill by Tasman Spirit on marine and human life and environment along the Clifton beach and adjoining...		No Taliban in Quetta: diplomat WASHINGTON, Nov 2: There are no Taliban in Quetta and the allegations made in a Washington Post editorial were “highly speculative” and “based on mere hearsay,” the Pakistan Embassy said on...
Ruling PML unhappy with Javed’s detention ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: The senior leadership of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League is unhappy over the arrest of ARD/PML-N president Javed Hashmi, a step insiders said was taken without consulting the...		Iran extradites 35 Pakistani Al Qaeda suspects: report DUBAI, Nov 2: The daily Al-Hayat published on Sunday the names of 147 suspected members of the Al Qaeda and the Taliban, including 35 Pakistanis, who were extradited by Iran in...
FC staff accused of excesses QUETTA, Nov 2: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal and both the Balochistan National Party factions on Sunday criticized the excesses of the Frontier Corps in the province and stressed that the government ensure...		Preferential tariff pact to be signed with China BEIJING, Nov 2: China has agreed to provide special preferential tariff status to Pakistan to narrow the trade gap between the two countries....
Exchange of fire on Afghan border GHALLANAI (Mohmand Agency), Nov 2: Pakistani troops and Afghan border forces exchanged fire in Mohmand region, officials said here on Sunday....		Three freed by Afghanistan PESHAWAR, Nov 2: Three Pakistanis who were set free by the Afghan government arrived at Torkham checkpoint on Sunday, some 46 kilometres from here....
‘American-Muslims more dynamic after 9/11’ WASHINGTON, Nov 2: Muslims in the United States have increased their participation in political and social activities since 9/11, says a nationwide survey recently released by a US- based Islamic civil...		Five killed in accident PESHAWAR, Nov 2: At least five people were killed and another one injured when a truck hit a car on the Khyber Road on Sunday....
‘Struggle to continue’ ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: The Indian state terrorism will not deter the Kashmiris from continuing the liberation struggle till achievement of their goal, says All-Parties Hurriyat Conference Chairman Syed Ali Gilani....		Councillors threaten to form parallel district govt MINGORA, Nov 2: The opposition parties in the district council, Dir (upper), have planned to form a parallel district government as part of their disobedience movement against District Nazim Sahibzada Tariqullah....
Protest over Hashmi’s arrest continues HYDERABAD, Nov 2: The Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) activists continued to observe a token hunger strike outside the press club here on Sunday to protest against the arrest of the PML-N...		Police accused of helping outlaws NOWSHERA, Nov 2: The acting collector of NWFP Customs, Ghulam Ahmad, has accused the officials of the Attock police of helping smugglers to escape during a chase in the Punjab province....
Thief arrested SANGHAR, Nov 2: Thieves barged into the house of Major Ijaz of the ISI, who had been a security officer of Gen Pervez Musharraf, on Saturday....		Delay in sugarcane crushing criticized BADIN, Nov 2: The sugarcane growers of Badin district criticized the disdainful attitude of the sugar mill owners who have adopted delaying tactics to start crushing of sugarcane....
Demo against sale of fake pesticides held SUKKUR, Nov 2: Hundreds of cotton growers, under the aegis of Abadgar Action Committee, held a protest demonstration in Ghotki on Saturday against the marketing of substandard pesticides....		Obituary HYDERABAD, Nov 2: A founder member of the Badin Press Club and noted social worker, Mohammad Khan Junejo, died in Badin on Sunday after protracted illness. He was 52....
Special committee on cotton standardization disbanded MULTAN, Nov 2: The board of directors of the Pakistan Cotton Standard Institute has disbanded its special sub-committee constituted to finalize recommendations for the implementation of the Cotton Standardization Ordinance, 2002....		Substandard drugs being used in Dera hospitals DERA GHAZI KHAN, Nov 2: The district health authorities distributed drugs and disposable syringes to hospitals, rural health centres and basic health units and paid Rs20 million to the suppliers without...
Vehari hospitals get spurious medicines VEHARI, Nov 2: The health department has reportedly supplied spurious medicines to the District Headquarters Hospital, Burewala and Mailsi tehsil headquarters hospitals, 10 rural health centres and various drug stores....		Permission sought to raid godowns: Smuggled goods GUJRANWALA, Nov 2: The customs collectorate sought permission from the Central Board of Revenue for raids on the godowns of traders for recovery of smuggled goods....
Jaranwala lawyers’ protest FAISALABAD, Nov 2: Jaranwala lawyers, the PML-N, the PPP and a number of NGOs held a protest demonstration on Saturday in the tehsil courts against setting up of a new police...		Body on pest attack meets today Multan, Nov 2: A committee formed by State Agriculture Minister Sikander Hayat Bosan, to probe causes of pest attack on cotton fields across the country and shortage of the required pesticides...
FIA faces problems in netting human traffickers LAHORE, Nov 2: The Federal Investigation Agency is facing problems in registering cases against those human traffickers, who have saved their skin by paying money back to the complainants during inquiry....		Poor Wapda network blamed for 83 deaths LAHORE, Nov 2: Poor Wapda network killed 83 people during the first quarter of the current fiscal year....
No relief for govt on LFO, says Baloch LAHORE, Nov 2: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) will not accept decisions taken by a two-thirds majority in parliament through coercive measures....		Law chambers on Fane Road LAHORE, Nov 2: The Fane Road law chambers dispute, at least two decades old, recently developed into a crisis when it was politicized by vested interests....
Police kill alleged PO in encounter LAHORE, Nov 2: Police killed an alleged proclaimed offender in an ‘encounter’ in the Batapur area on Sunday night....		ARD’s protest drive to continue: Faheem: Hashmi’s arrest LAHORE, Nov 2: The ARD will continue its protest against the arrest of alliance president Javed Hashmi, says alliance chairman Makhdoom Amin Faheem....
Overcharging continues at Sunday Bazaars LAHORE, Nov 2: Essential commodities continued to be sold at exorbitant rates in all parts of the city on Sunday despite the cosmetic efforts of the City District Government to enforce...		Azhar calls for movement against plunderers LAHORE, Nov 2: PML-Q’s former president Mian Azhar has urged the masses to come out on roads against those who are plundering the national exchequer....
LHC to consider lawyers’ plea LAHORE, Nov 2: The Lahore High Court shall consider the request of lawyers, previously in occupation of any part of its Fane Road property, for providing suitable land for the construction...		Ban on kite flying extended LAHORE, Nov 2: District Nazim Mian Amer on Sunday extended the ban on kite-flying and production and sale of thread and kites in the city district limits for 60 days....