December 10, 2003	Wednesday	Shawwal 15, 1424

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UK to further ease visa policy ISLAMABAD, Dec 9: The British government will introduce further relaxation in its visa policy for Pakistanis to entertain the increasing number of visa applicants....		Shaukat calls for boosting tourism ISLAMABAD, Dec 9: Image building is the biggest challenge the country is facing at present and only an effective projection of tourism industry can solve this problem, Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz...
No quick-fix solutions to Kashmir issue, says expert ISLAMABAD, Dec 9: Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri on Tuesday expressed the hope that the longstanding issue of Kashmir would be resolved in accordance with the wishes of the people of...		ADB okays $150,000 for social uplift ISLAMABAD, Dec 9: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a technical assistance (TA) of $150,000 to the Pakistan government to strengthen the financial management capacity of project management units at...
Smuggling of Gandhara artefacts goes unchecked ISLAMABAD, Dec 9: Every now and then news reports appear in national newspapers about the Gandhara treasures which are considered the pride of this country....		21 cities getting polluted water ISLAMABAD, Dec 9: Chairman Pakistan Council for Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) Dr Akram Kowhloon on Tuesday said the water quality monitoring had shown that in none of the 21 major...
US gives list of 15 Al Qaeda men to Pakistan RAWALPINDI, Dec 9: After the recent suicide attacks in Turkey, the United States has asked the Government of Pakistan to add names of 15 more people to the consolidated list of...		Businessmen invited to attend moot in Bosnia ISLAMABAD, Dec 9: A large number of Pakistani businessmen are expected to participate in the international investment conference being organized by Bosnia & Herzegovina (BiH) on February 26-27....
Police book 80 PML-N workers RAWALPINDI, Dec 9: Islamabad police have booked more than 80 activists of the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) on charges of protesting against the government and damaging vehicles on the premises of...		Hearing of Sajid’s plea adjourned RAWALPINDI, Dec 9: The special anti-terrorism court No II on Tuesday adjourned till December 13 the hearing of a plea requesting A-class for the chief of the outlawed Islami Tehrik Pakistan...
CDA, admin directed to work together for Saarc Summit ISLAMABAD, Dec 9: Federal Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat has directed the Capital Development Authority (CDA) and the capital territory administration to work together for...		Implementation of Freedom of Information Ord demanded ISLAMABAD, Dec 9: The Freedom of Information Ordinance (FOI) 2002, which had been enacted to ensure transparency and good governance in government departments, has still not been implemented in letter and...
Man gets life term in drugs case RAWALPINDI, Dec 9: A special court awarded life imprisonment to a man while a woman was sentenced to five-year rigorous imprisonment (RI) in a drugs case....		Bail confirmed RAWALPINDI, Dec 9: The additional district and sessions judge, Chaudhry Imtiaz Ahmed, on Tuesday confirmed the pre-arrest bail of People’s Youth Organisation (PYO) provincial information secretary, who had been booked for...
Islamabad, Pindi receive light rain ISLAMABAD, Dec 9: Twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad and its surrounding areas received light winter rain on Tuesday morning, which broke the long dry spell in these cities....		Increase in power tariffs demanded: Nepra hears petitions ISLAMABAD, Dec 9: The Hyderabad Electric Supply Company and the Quetta Electric Supply Company have demanded increases in the tariffs during the current fiscal year....
Tough time ahead for federal govt: Balochistan’s NFC formula QUETTA, Dec 9: The federal government is likely to face a tough time because of the Balochistan-sponsored formula for distribution of financial resources between the Centre and provinces, floated in the...		Straw appreciates peace moves ISLAMABAD, Dec 9: The British Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw, has appreciated recent progress in normalizing relations between Pakistan and India including the latest agreements on a ceasefire and resumption of air...
Nazarbayev calls for trade cooperation ISLAMABAD, Dec 9: President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has said that his country and Pakistan have big unexploited reserves to significantly increase mutually beneficial trade and industrial cooperation....		PML-N to take part in parliamentary debate: Nisar ISLAMABAD, Dec 9: Pakistan Muslim League-N will participate in the debate on the Legal Framework Order when the proposed constitutional package is presented before parliament....
Resolution of bugging issue urged ISLAMABAD, Dec 9: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has called for an early resolution of the issue of the alleged bugging of Pakistani High Commission besides expressing disappointment over the Commonwealth’s reluctance...		Task force on poverty alleviation meets today ISLAMABAD, Dec 9: The first meeting of the Task Force on Poverty Alleviation and Employment Generation (PAEG) will be held here on Wednesday to discuss and propose various measures to reduce...
RSF takes notice of threats to journalist PARIS, Dec 9: The international journalists’ rights organization Reporters sans Frontieres (RSF) has demanded that France intercede on behalf of a threatened Pakistani journalist during the official visit to Paris of...		ANP team off to India ISLAMABAD Dec 9: A seven-member Awami National Party delegation left here for Lahore on Tuesday on its way to a week- long visit to India....
Islamabad, Almaty to ease visa rules ISLAMABAD, Dec 9: Pakistan and Kazakhstan have decided to explore possibilities regarding simplifying visa procedures besides institutionalizing a dialogue between two count-ries to improve bilateral political, social and economic links....		Megawati to visit Japan, Pakistan JAKARTA, Dec 9: Indonesia’s President Megawati Sukarnoputri is scheduled to meet Japan’s prime minister on Wednesday in Tokyo and attend the Japan-ASEAN summit before flying to Pakistan, the state palace said...
South Korea open to IT experts: envoy SWABI, Dec 9: There are bright employment prospects for Pakistani IT professionals/engineers in South Korea and the Korean government has chalked out a long-term policy in this connection....		Canadian HC promises increased cooperation PESHAWAR, Dec 9: The Canadian government has agreed to widen the scope of cooperation in various fields in the Frontier province....
MNC urged to recruit locals DADU, Dec 9: A large number of villagers and political activists held a demonstration outside the press club in Johi on Tuesday to protest against a multinational oil and gas company,...		LBOD redesigning proposed BADIN, Dec 9: The Left Bank Outfall Drain should be redesigned to enhance its water discharge capacity to 18,000 cusecs from the existing capacity of 4,400 cusecs and a new channel...
DPO bound to answer allegations SUKKUR, Dec 9: A double bench of the Sindh High Court comprising Justice Zahid Qurban Alvi and Justice Maqbool Baqar on Tuesday ordered the district police officer, Khairpur, to answer in...		JUI-F criticizes generals SHIKARPUR, Dec 9: The secretary general, Jamiat-i-Ulema-i-Islam (F), Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Hyderi, has accused army generals of usurping the constitutional and democratic rights of the people of Pakistan in order to...
Woman dies as gun goes off accidentally HARIPUR, Dec 9: A woman was killed when she accidentally received a gunshot in village Kharhala Khanpur here on Monday evening....		Two policemen held LARKANA, Dec 9: Two police constables were sent behind the bars on Tuesday for allegedly killing a villager on the outskirts of Naudero on Monday night....
Police school vacated after viral infection outbreak SARGODHA, Dec 9: More than 500 recruits admitted to the Police Training School here have been asked to leave the school for one week due to the outbreak of a viral...		PML-N to resist LFO, says Maimoona FAISALABAD, Dec 9: The PML-N will not accept the Legal Framework Order at any cost and put up a resistance along with the PPP (Parliamentarians) if the same is presented in...
Textile university students’ protest FAISALABAD, Dec 9: The students of the National Textile University on Tuesday protested against the increase in the number of seats and introduction of self-finance scheme....		Multan art gallery renamed MULTAN, Dec 9: The Art gallery of the Multan Arts Council has been named after Zawar Husain, a renowned literary figure who had recently passed away....
Moot on population begins FAISALABAD, Dec 9: A three-day annual research conference on “Population and Policy Development in Pakistan” began here on Tuesday at the University of Agriculture under the aegis of UAF and Population...		Officials accused of patronizing quackery GUJRAT, Dec 9: Quackery is allegedly being patronized by some health officials in the district....
Flea market shopkeepers submit loss claims GUJRANWALA, Dec 9: Lunda Bazaar shopkeepers whose makeshift shops were burnt due to a fire have submitted loss claims worth Rs19.1 million to the district government....		Growers to face gloomy winter KASUR, Dec 9: Driven by the potato crisis and poor wheat crop earlier this year and delay in cane crushing, farmers are reaping a gloomy winter....
No power after 12 years SADIQABAD, Dec 9: Two housing colonies of Liaquatpur are without electricity even 12 years after filing applications with Wapda....		Rail link with India may be revived from Jan 1 LAHORE, Dec 9: The rail link between Pakistan and India is likely to be revived on Jan 1, exactly two years after New Delhi snapped it, and the two countries are...
CM calls for steps to check price hike LAHORE, Dec 9: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi on Tuesday took a serious notice of the high prices of certain items of daily use....		ARD vows to scrap all illegal steps LAHORE, Dec 9: The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy will scrap all unconstitutional steps taken by the ruling PML-Q in collusion with the MMA, an alliance official warned here on Tuesday....
Opp may take up legislation soon LAHORE, Dec 9: The National Assembly speaker, Chaudhry Ameer Husain, hoped that the opposition would start playing its due role in the process of legislation after an agreement between the government...		Naqvi seeks campaign for his release LAHORE, Dec 9: The detained chief of the defunct Islami Tehrik Pakistan has called upon his followers to launch a drive for his release....