November 26, 2003	Wednesday	Shawwal 1, 1424

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Chand Raat a night to remember Roads crawling with vehicles, bazaars fully illuminated, youths riding silencer-less motorbikes, shops full to the brim with customers. What else can you expect on Chand Raat....		Centre asks provinces to boost security RAWALPINDI, Nov 25: The federal government has directed all the provincial governments to declare high state of alert and take appropriate security measures during Eid days, an official source told Dawn...
President, PM call for shunning sectarianism ISLAMABAD, Nov 25: President Gen Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali have said eradication of sectarianism and promotion of unity among the ranks of the Muslims is their...		Benazir greets Muslims on Eid ISLAMABAD, Nov 25: Former prime minister and chairperson of Pakistan People’s Party Benazir Bhutto has extend greetings to all Muslims, particularly her Pakistani brothers and sisters, on the eve of Eidul...
Violence against women termed pandemic ISLAMABAD, Nov 25: The fourth International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women was commemorated in the Capital with silence, as the NGO staff and officials took an early flight...		Pakistan Post workers to get bicycles ISLAMABAD, Nov 25: The director-general, Pakistan Post Office, Islamabad will distribute bicycles among sanitary workers on Wednesday....
Child health linked to mother’s education ISLAMABAD, Nov 25: Education among mothers have been found to be a strong factor for controlling malnutrition among children, says a National Nutrition Survey 2001-02....		Citizens seek end to Eid moon-sighting controversy ISLAMABAD, Nov 25: People from a cross section of the society have expressed their concern over the controversy regarding sighting of Eid moon and called for evolving a new system to...
18 community centres set up to combat child labour ISLAMABAD, Nov 25: The International Labour Organization (ILO) has established 18 Community Education and Action (CEA) centres for children in specific economic sectors to combat child labour in Pakistan....		Twin cities residents faced record price hikein Ramazan ISLAMABAD, Nov 25: The residents of the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad faced a record price hike during the holy month of Ramazan this year despite tall claims of the...
Pakistan to face Turkish firm in ICSD : Motorway dispute ISLAMABAD, Nov 25: The government’s efforts for an out-of-court settlement with the Turkish contractor for the multi- billion-rupee Islamabad-Peshawar Motorway proved futile and Pakistan will now have to defend itself in...		Al Qaeda men’s list provided to Riyadh ISLAMABAD, Nov 25: Interior minister Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat on Tuesday called on his Saudi counterpart Prince Naif bin Abdul Aziz in Riyadh, exchanging information about Al Qaeda terrorists, a...
NWFP celebrates three Eids PESHAWAR, Nov 25: The traditional split over celebrating Eid widened as the people in the NWFP are set to celebrate three Eids — not the usual two....		Official accused of misusing authority ISLAMABAD, Nov 25: The director-general of the Crisis Management Cell of the interior ministry, Brig Javaid Iqbal Cheema, has been accused of harassing two citizens and misusing his position....
Ceasefire spurs Iran gas pipeline project NEW DELHI, Nov 25: Iran on Tuesday lent its weight to the peace process — that gathered momentum after Islamabad and New Delhi decided to observe a ceasefire on the Line...		Powell welcomes ceasefire ISLAMABAD, Nov 25: US Secretary of State Colin Powell in a telephonic conversation with Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri on Tuesday welcomed the recent announcement by Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan...
Fahim meets Nawaz ISLAMABAD, Nov 25: Chairman Alliance for Restoration of Democracy and President People’s Party Parliamentarians Makhdoom Amin Fahim met PML-N chief and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in Madinah, a source told...		Rain victims waiting compensation BADIN, Nov 25: At least 100,000 rain and flood victims of Badin district may not be celebrating Eidul Fitr due to non-payment of compensation of their losses....
Promotion orders cancelled: Education department DADU, Nov 25: At least 500 promotion orders of education department officials of seven Talukas of Dadu district, including the detailment orders, were cancelled by the EDO, Education, Dadu, on Tuesday....		Rs400m released for Dera schemes LARKANA, Nov 25: The federal government had released Rs400 million for the incomplete schemes of the Drought Emergency Relief Assistance (Dera) programme in Sindh, said District Nazim Khursheed Junejo....
‘Travel agents cheating aspirants of Umrah’ MIRPURKHAS, Nov 25: A landlord, who along with his son returned from Saudi Arabia after performing Umrah, has accused travel agents of cheating aspirants of Umrah....		Two cops injured in accident KHAIRPUR, Nov 25: Two constables sustained injuries when a truck (RA-9535) collided with a police mobile on the National Highway, near the Magsi village, early Tuesday morning....
Body of young man found SUKKUR, Nov 25: The body of a young man was recovered from Nareja village near Ahmedpur, Khairpur district on Tuesday....		Climate conducive for investment PESHAWAR, Nov 25: Senior NWFP Minister Sirajul Haq has said that the MMA has established a truly democratic government in the frontier province and took a number of measures to develop...
Prisoners in NWFP not given benefit of remission PESHAWAR, Nov 25: Prisoners in the NWFP are not treated on a par with their counterparts in other provinces, as they have not been granted remission for the period when they...		Governor calls for unity PESHAWAR, Nov 25: The NWFP Governor, Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah, has underscored the need for unity and cohesion among all segments of the society to ensure a better future for the...
Eid row hits judiciary PESHAWAR, Nov 25: Like other segments of society, the superior judiciary here also fell prey to the confusion of Eid on different days....		Khatib refuses to lead Eid prayer on Tuesday HARIPUR, Nov 25: Contrary to provincial government’s decision of celebrating Eidul Fitr on Tuesday the district Khatib of Haripur declined to lead Eid prayers and pledged to follow the decision...
Afghan team meets minister PESHAWAR, Nov 25: An eight-member Afghan delegation on Tuesday called on the NWFP Senior Minister Sirajul Haq and delivered a message of goodwill to him on behalf of the former President...		Four killed in accident HARIPUR, Nov 25: Four people were killed and 17 injured, six of them seriously, when a Mansehra-bound passenger bus crashed into a roadside building due to overspeeding here on Tuesday....
UHS blamed for delaying IMDC’s case LAHORE, Nov 25: A communications gap between the University of Health Sciences and the Islamabad Medical and Dental College (IMDC) seems to have delayed the grant of affiliation to the latter....		Commuters facing great hassle LAHORE, Nov 25: Road travel in the city has become an ordeal for the commuters because of addition of extra seats and overloading in buses and wagons....
HRCP condemns police torture of newsmen LAHORE, Nov 25: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan condemned on Tuesday police torture of three Faisalabad journalists and a shopkeeper....		Expansion in cabinet won’t help solve problems: Zia LAHORE, Nov 25: Punjab Assembly opposition leader Qasim Zia said on Tuesday the cabinet expansion would only burden the exchequer and not help solve problems of the common man....
Police harass Motorists to extort ‘Eidee’ LAHORE, Nov 25: Police continued to harass motorists on the eve of Eid in a bid to extort ‘Eidi’ but failed to stop the youth doing a wheelie on roads in...		Ceasefire offer Reflects defeatism, says Qazi LAHORE, Nov 25: The unilateral ceasefire announced by the government on the Line of Control is reflective of its defeatism, Jamaat-i-Islami amir said on Tuesday....
Rushing home a day before Eid LAHORE, Nov 25: The city’s shopping malls, pubs and roads saw a routine rush on Tuesday evening after a large number of people left for their native towns and villages to...		Nazim asks youth not to fly kites on Eid LAHORE, Nov 25: District Nazim Mian Amer Mahmood has called upon the youth to desist from flying kites, one-wheeling and plying their motorcycles after removing the mufflers during the Eid holidays....
PML-N leaders not freed despite bail FAISALABAD, Nov 25: Five PML-N leaders, including two former MNAs, could not be released by the jail authorities on Tuesday despite grant of bail to them by a local judicial magistrate,...		Probe ordered into raid on weekly’s offices FAISALABAD, Nov 25: Deputy Inspector General Abid Saeed has ordered an inquiry into the police raid on the offices of a weekly and use of torture against newsmen, and made ASP...
Bahawalpur exclusion flayed by politicians: Punjab cabinet BAHAWALPUR, Nov 25: Local political and social circles have expressed their anguish on ignoring Bahawalpur district while expanding the Punjab cabinet....		Bailiff recovers youth from lock-up GUJRANWALA, Nov 25: A court bailiff on Tuesday recovered a youth from illegal custody of the Sabzi Mandi police and produced him before court....
Prisoners set free on Eid GUJRANWALA, Nov 25: As many as 130 prisoners were released on the directives of district and sessions judge on the occasion of Eid on Tuesday....		Two labourers die cleaning sewage tank SAHIWAL, Nov 25: Two labourers died while cleaning a sewage tank near Mission Chowk under the supervision of a TMA contractor....
Woman Commits suicide LAHORE, Nov 25: A 38-year-old woman committed suicide in Baghbanpura on Tuesday....		Afghans’ Eid MIANWALI, Nov 25: Afghans living in Kot Chandan Refugee Camp celebrated Eidul Fitr with great enthusiasm and fervour on Tuesday....