November 10, 2003	Monday	Ramazan 14, 1424

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Youth urged to interpret Iqbal’s message ISLAMABAD, Nov 9: The Pakistani youth need a fresh interpretation of Allama Iqbal in sync with the spirit of the new millennium, and not the old-fashioned ones which were no longer...		Letter made public on ARD decision: MNA ISLAMABAD, Nov 9: MNA Maimoona Hashmi said on Sunday that the letter on the basis of which her father was detained had been received by many opposition parliamentarians and it was...
50 security cameras to be installed in Capital ISLAMABAD, Nov 9: Over 50 cameras will be installed at important and sensitive points in the federal capital to provide foolproof security cover to foreign delegates who will be attending Saarc...		Police raid on QAU hostels fails to find weapons ISLAMABAD, Nov 9: A midnight raid by a heavy contingent of capital police and district administration on the hostels of the Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) failed to find a single weapon and...
Senate flayed for not taking up opposition questions ISLAMABAD, Nov 9: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) on Sunday criticized the Senate chairman for disallowing questions of the opposition and resolutions in the parliament....		Charas seized ISLAMABAD, Nov 9: Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) arrested a member of an international gang of drug traffickers and seized 206kg charas from him....
Sachal Sarmast: voice against oppression AMONG our mystic poets, Sachal Sarmast should be considered as one of the most outspoken. He lived in a very turbulent period of Sindh’s history. He saw invasions, infighting, famines, social...		Opposition chalks out joint move today ISLAMABAD, Nov 9: A crucial meeting of all opposition parliamentary groups in the National Assembly to be held here at 9pm on Monday will ponder over requisitioning of the assembly session...
FSC issues notice on petition against terrorism sections ISLAMABAD, Nov 9: The Federal Shariat Court has issued pre-admission notice to the federation of Pakistan on a constitutional petition challenging certain sections of the Anti Terrorism Act and Suppression of...		Urgent steps called for ME peace UNITED NATIONS, Nov 9: Pakistan has called upon the international community to take urgent measures for bringing an end to the violence in Middle East and facilitate the resumption of the...
Centre wants work on flood project expedited ISLAMABAD, Nov 9: The federal government expressing dissatisfaction over the pace of work on the second flood control project has directed all the provinces to expedite it at the earliest....		N. Areas in grip of cold wave GILGIT, Nov 9: The five districts of the Northern Areas are undergoing cold spells with the onset of winter where mercury has dropped to one degree Celsius. But there are no...
Balochistan cabinet decides to step up security QUETTA, Nov 8: The Balochistan cabinet has taken serious notice of the rocket attacks, bomb blasts and subversive activities in Quetta and Jaffarabad district and decided to strengthen the intelligence network...		13 new ministers to be inducted QUETTA, Nov 9: Balochistan’s Senior Minister Maulana Abdul Wasay has said that the MMA and Chief Minister Jam Mohammad Yousuf have finalized their deliberations to induct 13 new ministers and both...
AJK PM welcomes bus service plan MUZAFFARABAD, Nov 9: AJK Prime Minister Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan has said that the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus service would provide divided families an opportunity to meet each other....		Pat Feeder lining to plug seepage planned QUETTA, Nov 9: Federal Minister for Agriculture, Food and Livestock, Sardar Yar Mohammad Rind, has said the federal government would line the 30-mile long Pat Feeder passing through the desert area...
Old ID cards expire on Dec 31 ISLAMABAD, Nov 9: The National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) has asked all the countrymen to get their computerized national identity cards before Jan 1, because the validity of manual cards...		PBC to hold Services Bar elections ISLAMABAD, Nov 9: Pakistan Bar Council on Sunday said due to differences among the members of the Pakistan Services Bar Association, it would hold elections of the Services Bar....
Ambassador calls on Blair, Straw LONDON, Nov 9: Pakistan’s High Commissioner to the UK Dr Maleeha Lodhi met British Prime Minister Tony Blair during the Remembrance on Sunday, held here annually to remember those who died...		Two miners suffocate to death QUETTA, Nov 9: Two coal miners were suffocated to death while working in a private pit here on Saturday night at the Sangidi area....
EDO asks Sindh govt to waive taxes: 50pc cotton crop destroyed SUKKUR, Nov 9: The local administration has recommended that the Sindh government should announce a relaxation in agriculture taxes for cotton growers of Ghotki as pest has destroyed more than 50...		Jirga settles tribal dispute JACOBABAD, Nov 9: A Jirga was held in Karampur, Kandhkot taluka, on Sunday to settle a 22-year old dispute between the Bhangwar and Nindwani tribes....
Forestry body reconstituted PESHAWAR, Nov 9: A think tank required under the NWFP Forest Commission Act 1999, has been reconstituted after a delay of about 18 months, according to sources....		Law to decide Hashmi’s fate SWABI, Nov 9: PML-N acting chief Makhdoom Javed Hashmi will be punished according to the law of the land if found guilty, said Nilofer Bakhtiar, adviser to the prime minister on...
Four injured by Bahraini hunter’s vehicle THATTA, Nov 9: Four people were injured, two of them critically, when a four-wheel drive vehicle, carrying a bird hunter from Bahrain, collided head-on with a pickup near Jhimpir on Sunday....		Hostage recovered, five held LARKANA, Nov 9: The Larkana police arrested five dacoits and recovered a hostage, Ali Dino Sariyo, from Rustam Bhand village on Sunday....
Three shot dead in Nowshera NOWSHERA, Nov 9: Three persons, including two Afghan refugees, were shot dead in two separate incidents in Nowshera district on Saturday....		Man killed in accident GILGIT, Nov 9: A shopkeeper, Abdur Rehman, was killed and two people injured when a tractor overturned while taking a sharp turn at Guner Farm, the police said on Sunday....
Injured LAKKI MARWAT, Nov 9: A man sustained serious injuries when he came under AK-47 fire in the Syed Khel area....		Robber killed in ‘encounter’ FAISALABAD, Nov 9: An alleged robber was killed while his two accomplices beat a retreat on Sunday night in an encounter with police in Samundri, about 48kms from here....
Rape victim refuses to own baby DERA GHAZI KHAN, Nov 9: A baby girl, born at Darul Aman to a victim of gang-rape, has created problems for the social welfare department, as the mother has refused to...		Boy thrashed by police SARGODHA, Nov 9: A teenaged cyclist was thrashed by Eagle Squad No 6 personnel on Saturday night near PAF Chowk after he was hit by policemen on a motorcycle....
RI awarded SIALKOT, Nov 9: Special Magistrate Pervaiz Butt has awarded five months’ rigorous imprisonment each to two Bangladeshis for illegally entering into Pakistan....		Shot dead FAISALABAD, Nov 9: An employee of the local General Bus Stand’s Toll Plaza was shot dead by three people when he was going to hand over cash to a contractor here...
Telemetry system to be ‘fine-tuned’ LAHORE, Nov 9: The Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) plans to “fine-tune” the Rs284 million telemetry system during the forthcoming annual canal closure in the Punjab....		No further talks on LFO: MMA LAHORE, Nov 9: Jamaat-i-Islami Amir Qazi Husain Ahmad has said that the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal would have no further dialogue with the government on the Legal Framework Order....