November 4, 2003	Tuesday	Ramazan 8, 1424

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Accounts of societies without NoCs frozen ISLAMABAD, Nov 3: The accounts of six housing societies in the capital were recently frozen because they failed to obtain no-objection certificates (NOCs) from the departments concerned, Interior Minister Syed Faisal...		NA approves 39 standing committees ISLAMABAD, Nov 3: The National Assembly approved 39 standing committees after the combined opposition staged a walkout in the house here Monday....
Butchers observe strike in twin cities ISLAMABAD, Nov 3: Butchers observed a complete strike in Rawalpindi and Islamabad on Monday, causing shortage of meat in the twin cities....		Rs11.7bn given to PBM since 1999 ISLAMABAD, Nov 3: The National Assembly was informed on Monday that as many as 26,481 deserving persons in district Rawalpindi were receiving financial assistance from the Pakistan Baitul Maal (PBM)....
Preparations for Comstech moot start ISLAMABAD, Nov 3: Pakistan has started preparations to hold the 11th meeting of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (Comstech) in Islamabad from December...		PM dissatisfied with ministries performance ISLAMABAD, Nov 3: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali has expressed his displeasure over lengthy and convoluted summaries and reports being submitted to his secretariat by various ministries and corporations on...
Edward de Bono to deliver lectures ISLAMABAD, Nov 3: The man called “father of thinking about thinking,” Dr Edward de Bono, would be delivering a series of lectures during his two-day stay in Islamabad on November 8...		Asfand declines offer to be part of MPs team to UN ISLAMABAD Nov 3: The president of Awami National Party (ANP), Senator Asfandyar Wali Khan, has declined the government’s offer to be part of a parliamentary delegation, which left here for United...
PPP demands release of Asif ISLAMABAD, Nov 3: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) on Monday demanded immediate release of Asif Ali Zardari and an end to false and fabricated cases against him....		India urged to resume talks without quibbling ISLAMABAD, Nov 3: Pakistan on Monday again asked India to come to the negotiating table for talks on the basis of sovereign equality and in the interest of peace on the...
Jamali asks MPs to take part in NA proceedings ISLAMABAD, Nov 3: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali on Monday said the democratic institutions had worked during the last one year, and there should be no despondency regarding the future...		PEMRA rejects operators’ allegations ISLAMABAD, Nov 3: The spokesman for the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has rejected the allegation made by the chief of the channel providers association, Mahmud Rizvi, in a section...
Court to decide Hashmi’s case: Faisal ISLAMABAD, Nov 3: Interior Minister Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat on Monday said the case of ARD President Makhdoom Javed Hashmi would be decided by the court....		Musharraf to visit Turkey ISLAMABAD, Nov 3: President Gen Pervez Musharraf will be visiting Turkey in Jan 2004, for talks with the Turkish leadership to enhance bilateral relations.—Staff Reporter...
Prisoner attempts suicide in custody: Another escapes from court SIALKOT, Nov 3: Attempt to commit suicide by a condemned prisoner and escape of another from custody on Monday exposed police claim of having taken strict security measure following Sialkot jail...		Complainant explains stand: Irregularities at BZU MULTAN, Nov 3: The Bahauddin Zakariya University’s faculty of engineering and technology dean has claimed that he had reported the matter of alleged irregularities in appointments and construction at the university...
Students block traffic KASUR, Nov 3: Students of the Government College for Boys, Khuddian, blocked traffic on the main Khuddian-Kasur Road to protest manhandling of two fellows by a wagon crew here on Monday....		Power consumers being ‘harassed’ GUJRAT, Nov 3: Electricity consumers in Lalamusa are allegedly being harassed by Gepco staff in the name of anti-power theft drive....
Nazim criticized for ‘stealing’ record GUJRANWALA, Nov 3: The Saddar tehsil council has criticized its Nazim for allegedly stealing the record of no-trust move passed against him by a majority in the house....		SHO suspended for stopping SP’s car GUJRANWALA, Nov 3: An SHO was suspended from service on Monday for stopping the car of special branch superintendent police at a picket....
Woman seeks justice MIANWALI, Nov 3: The local education authorities have sacked a peon without paying her a penny for her 16 months service....		Rangers asked to probe escape of captives LAHORE, Nov 3: Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court on Monday directed the Rangers authorities to investigate frequent incidents of escape of prisoners from Sialkot district jail....
Computer lab closed TOBA TEK SINGH, Nov 3: Hundreds of the Government Municipal Degree College and private students have been deprived of the computer training facility for the last one week following the closure...		LJ activist arrested in Multan MULTAN, Nov 3: An activist of the outlawed Lashkar-i-Jhangvi, who allegedly was involved in three murders and carrying Rs0.5 million bounty on his head, had been arrested, said Multan DPO Hamid...
Inflated bills: labourer threatens suicide SIALKOT, Nov 3: A labourer of Pasrur has threatened that he will commit suicide in front of the office of Gepco’s sub-division No 3 on Nov 5 as a protest against...		Shaista Almani case hearing adjourned SUKKUR, Nov 3: A double bench of the Sindh High Court, Sukkur bench, on Monday put off the hearing of the Shaista Almani case till Nov 18....
Swabi budget row troubles employees SWABI, Nov 3: About 400 employees of the Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMA) will not get their salaries if the Tehsil Swabi Council didn’t pass the annual budget in the current month....		Sindh, dist govts at loggerheads: Purchase of medicines MIRPURKHAS, Nov 3: Differences have cropped up between the Sindh and district governments over the registration of a corruption case against 12 officers of the district health department regarding irregularities in...
Power breakdown sparks protest NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Nov 3: A large number of villagers took out a rally here on Monday against the Hyderabad Electric Supply Company for suspending power supply to their villages for the...		Keenjhar still lacks preventive measures THATTA, Nov 3: Despite a lapse of five months since the Keenjhar Lake tragedy that claimed 26 lives, authorities concerned have failed to take any of the promised measures for averting...
Encroachments become nuisance for shoppers HARIPUR, Nov 3: A rapid increase of kiosk and unchecked encroachment in the urban area of the district has made the roads and passages congested creating difficulties not only for the...		Three killed, 40 injured in accident LARKANA, Nov 3: Three passengers were killed and 40 others injured when a Lahoot Lamakan-bound bus overturned near Moenjodaro on Monday night....
Two minor boys drown SUKKUR, Nov 3: Two minor boys drowned in the water supply reservoir, Jacobabad, on Sunday....		Pair handed over to police DARA ADAMKHEL, Nov 3: The administration of the Kohat frontier region has handed over a boy and a girl, who wanted to marry, to the officials of the Lahore police....
Tribal leader kidnapped LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), Nov 3: A notable personality of Malikdin Khel tribe, Haji Taj Wali, was kidnapped on Monday. Sources in Bara Malikdin Khel area alleged that two persons Mujahid...		Ten injured in tribal clash HANGU, Nov 3: Ten people, including three women, received injuries when two rival groups clashed over a piece of land in Karbogha Sharif, some 30km west of Hangu on Sunday....
Dates for mine surveyor exam announced PESHAWAR, Nov 3: The examinations of Mine Surveyor Certificate of Competency, Mine Sirdar/Shot Firer and second class Mine Manager’s Certificate of Competency shall be held on Dec 22-24, 2003, Jan 26-28,...		Couple injured THATTA, Nov 3: Three men injured a couple, Yaqoob Dhoki and Sona, when they came to the help of their daughter, Hawa, who was being criminally assaulted in the outskirts of...
Woman killed SHIKARPUR, Nov 3: A woman, Kashmir Mahar, 40, was shot dead by her brother-in-law, Mithal, over a domestic dispute in the Sobho Mahar village on Sunday....		Line losses due to Wapda ‘inefficiency, corruption’ LAHORE, Nov 3: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has no control over the efficiency of the Water and Power Development Authority....
Four forex firms approach NAB: Repayment of liabilities LAHORE, Nov 3: At least four forex companies alleged to be involved in illegal banking business have approached the National Accountability Bureau, seeking its assistance for repayment of their liabilities to...		Lawyers asked to observe black day on Thursday LAHORE, Nov 3: Contrary to general expectations that the conflict will come to an end in the wake of an invitation extended by the chief justice to the bar for resolution...
Franchised buses bring no relief LAHORE, Nov 3: Replacement of wagons by franchised buses has brought no relief to the commuters. Those complaining against being stuffed in wagons are now being forced to travel in crowded...		Punjab Assembly session prorogued LAHORE, Nov 3: Punjab Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Afzal Sahi prorogued the session for an indefinite period when the treasury failed to complete its quorum, here on Monday....
LHC gives two kanals to PBC on Fane Road LAHORE, Nov 3: The Lahore High Court has given a piece of two kanals of land on Fane Road to the Punjab Bar Council for building law chambers....		Six more human traffickers arrested LAHORE, Nov 3: Six more human traffickers were arrested from Lahore and Gujranwala divisions during the last few days, the Federal Investigation Agency (passport cell) claimed on Monday....
Qasim Zia criticizes prorogation LAHORE, Nov 3: Opposition leader Qasim Zia criticized the government for proroguing the session of the Punjab Assembly after failing to complete quorum....		Three shops gutted LAHORE, Nov 3: Three shops were gutted when a fire broke out in the main market on the GT Road, Shalimar, on Monday....