November 7, 2003	Friday	Ramazan 11, 1424

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Govt fails to utilize ADB fund for 2002-03 ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: The government could hardly utilize $44 million out of $150 million released by the Asian Development Bank till June 2003 under the $350 million Access to Justice Programme...		India invited to help draw peace roadmap SEOUL, Nov 6: President Gen Pervez Musharraf said on Thursday Pakistan sought a just settlement of the Kashmir dispute through substantive talks with India, and expressed the hope that New Delhi...
Shariat court sets aside sentence ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: The Federal Shariat Court on Thursday set aside the sentence of amputation of a hand and a foot awarded to four persons, and ordered their release as they...		3 arrangements, one accord signed with S. Korea SEOUL, Nov 6: Pakistan and South Korea here on Thursday signed three arrangements and a cooperation agreement providing for bilateral cooperation in the field of information technology, oil, gas and mineral...
Keep govt out of religion, Powell advises guests WASHINGTON, Nov 6: US Secretary of State Colin Powell has urged the young Muslims to keep the government out of religion....		Airhostesses over 45 barred from PIA flights ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: The Supreme Court on Thursday overturned the Sindh High Court’s decision regarding allowing airhostesses to work with Pakistan International Airlines beyond the age of 45, a lawyer said....
Senate blocks questions on ISI, army ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: The Senate Secretariat disallowed several questions about the army and the Inter-Services Intelligence raised by an opposition member terming them “secret and sensitive,” sources said on Thursday....		NAB prepares new case against Hashmi ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: The National Accountability Bureau has prepared a fresh corruption reference against ARD president Makhdoom Javed Hashmi, who has already been arrested for allegedly abetting mutiny....
FPSC exam results announced ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: The Federal Public Service Commission on Thursday declared names and the order of merit of candidates, qualifying the Competitive Examination 2002....		President to visit Turkey ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: President Pervez Musharraf will visit Turkey in January, a senior official said on Wednesday....
Balochistan seeks Centre’s help for resolving financial problems QUETTA, Nov 6: Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Mir Mohammad Yousuf has asked the federal government to take steps for resolving the financial problems of the province....		Farooq promoted as Vice Admiral ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: The Ministry of Defence on Thursday issued the notification of the promotion of Rear Admiral Farooq Rashid, commander logistics of the Pakistan Navy, to the rank of Vice...
Political meddling blamed for varsity closure PESHAWAR, Nov 6: The involvement of political parties into the academic affairs, through their student wings, and the weakest ever administration have brought the NWFP Agriculture University to the verge of...		VC accused of stoking unrest on campus PESHAWAR, Nov 6: Students belonging to Pukhtun Students Federation (PkSF) staged a protest demonstration near the Peshawar Press Club here Thursday, demanding of the government to initiate action against the vice...
‘Govt has no control on institutions’ MANSEHRA, Nov 6: The opposition leader in the NWFP Assembly, Shahzada Mohammad Gustasap Khan said on Thursday that mismanagement in the provincial affairs had increased as the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal government had...		Plea against MMA man’s election admitted PESHAWAR, Nov 6: A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court on Thursday admitted for hearing a writ petition, challenging the legitimacy of Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal’s Maulana Amanullah’s election as an MNA....
Houses of tribesmen demolished: Crackdown on Al Qaeda supporters WANA, Nov 6: Political authorities in the South Waziristan Agency on Thursday demolished houses of two tribesmen accused of sheltering Al Qaeda suspects....		700 scholarships awarded SWABI, Nov 6: Zakat-based scholarships for studying in technical institutions have been bestowed upon 700 students, including 50 girls, by the district education department, officials said on Thursday....
Three killed in Gilgit GILGIT, Nov 6: Three persons were killed in separate incidents here on Thursday....		Three killed in Gilgit GILGIT, Nov 6: Three persons were killed in separate incidents here on Thursday. According to police sources, two armed men killed a person and injured two others in the Kargah valley....
Lawyers’ protest SKARDU, Nov 6: The Baltistan Bar Council took out a protest procession against what it said the delay in provision of basic rights to the people of the Northern Areas and...		Three killed SKARDU, Nov 6: A woman and a couple were killed in two incidents, police sources said.Hajra Bi, a resident of Karaldo locality, was crossing the CMH Road when a van hit...
Rain victims expose relief operation: Two Badin villages still flooded BADIN, Nov 6: The residents of Budhal Khan Panhwar and Jafar Khan Panhwar villages held a demonstration in Gharibabad on Thursday against the District Relief Committee and the district administration....		Three villagers kidnapped JACOBABAD, Nov 6: A gang of bandits kidnapped three men in the Abdul Khaliq Khoso village near Manjhipur, Karim Bux police station jurisdiction, Thul taluka, here on Wednesday night....
Protest over leader’s arrest continues HYDERABAD, Nov 6: Protest against the arrest of PML-N and ARD leader Javed Hashmi continued in different cities of Sindh on Thursday....		Action against dealers sought: Sale of substandard pesticide SUKKUR, Nov 6: The cotton growers of Ghotki district continued their protest for the 15th consecutive day on Wednesday by holding a demonstration against the officials of the agriculture department and...
Two killed by robbers DADU, Nov 6: A villager, Adam Solangi, and his nephew, Mohammad Ramzan, were shot dead by some robbers in Sita Road town, 54 kilometres off here on Wednesday night....		Police post at market demanded KHAIRPUR, Nov 6: The traders’ organizations have expressed their concern over rising graph of robberies in the grain, date and fruit market of the city....
Plea to repair Moenjodaro structures LARKANA, Nov 6: The Sindhi Adabi Sangat has expressed concern over the damages to relics of Moenjodaro caused by recent rains and demanded that the government should take immediate measures to...		ARD plans rallies LAHORE, Nov 6: The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) will hold a series of rallies in the current month to protest against the arrest of alliance president Javed Hashmi....
Mall, FCC underpass projects challenged LAHORE, Nov 6: A citizen has challenged the construction of the FCC and Mall Road underpasses without carrying out their Environment Impact Assessment, which is mandatory under section 12 of the...		Govt may import 1m tons of wheat LAHORE, Nov 6: The federal government is considering importing up to one million tons of wheat for meeting the expected crunch in the first quarter of the next year....
Cut in sugar cane price demanded LAHORE, Nov 6: Sugar mills have urged the Punjab government to reduce the sugarcane support price from Rs40 per maund to Rs36-38....		Auriga trader shot dead LAHORE, Nov 6: Two people, including an Auriga Centre trader, were murdered and as many found dead in different parts of the city on Thursday....
Mixed response to Bar protest call LAHORE, Nov 6: Local lawyers’ response to the Lahore High Court Bar Association protest call appeared to be lukewarm on Thursday, as a majority of them did not wear black armbands...		Millers announce strike to protest profiteers’ arrest LAHORE, Nov 6: The Pakistan Flour Mills Association on Thursday decided to close down 516 mills in the Punjab for three days to protest the arrest of four millers by the...
CDG to display rates on parking stands LAHORE, Nov 6: The City District Government has decided to install its own signboards displaying the rates on its 50 parking stands to discourage overcharging by contractors....		Flawed Hudood Ord fuelling anti-Islam forces LAHORE, Nov 6: An animated discussion on the Hudood Ordinance was organized by the Aurat Foundation here on Thursday....
PML-N men clash with police LAHORE, Nov 6: PML-N activists clashed with police when the latter tried to stop them from staging a sit-in outside the Lahore Press Club on Thursday against the arrest of party...		Musharraf should shed uniform now: ANP LAHORE, Nov 6: The Awami National Party has said it is time for Gen Pervez Musharraf to shed his uniform, as opposition to him is being considered as opposition to the...
Opposition to protest in NA today LAHORE, Nov 6: MMA deputy secretary-general Liaquat Baloch says the joint opposition will continue its protest on Friday in the National Assembly against the LFO and arrest of ARD president Javed...		Shopkeepers held, fined LAHORE, Nov 6: Two shopkeepers were arrested, cases were registered against 12 and Rs198,200 fine was imposed on 32 for under-weighing and selling foodstuffs at high rates during the City District...
NAB help to be sought for dues’ recovery: Forex scam GUJRAT, Nov 6: The government will seek help of NAB in the recovery of dues of claimants and people affected in foreign exchange scam, assured Punjab Governor Khalid Maqbool....		Councillors tender resignations: Locking of offices GUJRANWALA, Nov 6: Nearly 44 councillors of the Saddar tehsil council, who passed a no-trust movement against their Nazim few days ago, on Thursday handed over their resignations to the opposition...
Woman burns two daughters to death FAISALABAD, Nov 6: A woman allegedly burnt her two daughters to death in Aslamabad area of Chak Jhumra tehsil on Wednesday night....		Four of a family shot dead over land dispute KASUR, Nov 6: Around 15 people shot dead four family members, including two women, over a land dispute late Wednesday night at Alpa Kalan village, Sarai Mughal....
Dacoits on rampage GUJRAT, Nov 6: Dacoits took away over Rs2 million, 62 tolas of gold, and two vehicles in many strikes in Gujrat and Mandi Bahauddin in the last 48 hours....		Dera DPO ignores Nazim’s message DERA GHAZI KHAN, Nov 6: Altercation between the district Nazim and the district police officer was at its peak when the latter refused to send his team on the wireless message...
Lawyers observe black day GUJRANWALA, Nov 6: Lawyers observed black day on Thursday to protest over the Nov 3 storming of the Lahore High Court Bar by outsiders and demolition of the Fane Road chambers...		LHC sets aside sentence BAHAWALPUR, Nov 6: A division bench of the Lahore High Court set aside on Thursday the sentence awarded to an employee of a clinic by a drug court about three years...