July 13, 2005	Wednesday	Jumadi-us-Sani 5, 1426

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Ministry told to revise national water policy ISLAMABAD, July 12: The federal cabinet has rejected the proposed National Water Policy owing to its apparent clash with the jurisdiction of the Council of Common Interest (CCI)....		Hudood laws open to change: senator ISLAMABAD, July 12: Senator Khurshid Ahmad has said that Hudood and Hudood law are two diverse things and it must be clear to every one that Hudood are absolute and unchangeable while Hudood Ordinance is open to changes and improvement....
Qazi gives new lease of life to project: Non Formal Basic Education ISLAMABAD, July 12: The federal education ministry will revise the PC-I of Non Formal Basic Education project (NFBE) to make it functional in the background of the Planning Commission’s decision that...		Only certified pesticides to be imported from China MULTAN, July 12: Pakistan will in future allow import of only those pesticides from China whose manufacturers will be certified by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry....
NWFP local govt bill approved by assembly: Opposition’s proposals rejected PESHAWAR, July 12: The provincial assembly on Tuesday passed the NWFP Local Government (Amendment) Bill, 2005, and rejected amendments presented by Abdul Akbar Khan of the People’s Party Parliamentarians....		Railways in bad shape: expert PESHAWAR, July 12: Pakistan Railways (PR) has become the biggest loss-making entity in public sector as it annually incurs a loss of Rs7.17 billion, said Amer Zafar Durrani, the World Bank’s...
MMA’s plea to opposition parties on Hasba bill LAHORE, July 12: The MMA on Tuesday appealed to opposition parties not to strengthen Gen Musharraf’s agenda by opposing the Hasba bill tabled in the NWFP Assembly on Monday....		Time ripe for setting up common institutes: Pakistan-India lawyers LAHORE, July 12: Pakistani and Indian lawyers said on Tuesday that cordial relationship between the lawyers of the two countries had reached a stage which could serve as a launching pad...
Criminal, civil suits ‘can go together’ LAHORE, July 12: A full bench of the Supreme Court has held that proceedings in a criminal case can not be stopped merely on the ground that civil litigation is also in progress in the same matter....		CEC asked to clarify status of legislators LAHORE, July 12: Former federal minister Begum Abida Husain called upon the chief election commissioner (CEC) on Tuesday to clarify whether legislators elected on tickets of various parties or ministers were eligible to contest the local polls without resigning their seats....
CDA told to stick to old master plan ISLAMABAD, July 12: A consultant firm engaged to review the Islamabad Master Plan has asked the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to stick to the old plan and not tinker with it....		648,000 foreign tourists visited Pakistan last year ISLAMABAD, July 12: The local tourism industry attracted up to 648,000 foreign tourists in 2004, contributing $185.6 million to the exchequer, it was officially learnt here on Tuesday....
Hasba Bill to multiply problems of people: PML ISLAMABAD, July 12: Pakistan Muslim League (PML) Senator Tahira Latif on Tuesday said the NWFP government was trying to enforce a parallel system in the province through Hasba Bill that would create complications and multiply the problems of the citizens....		Rs30m for Lahore College approved ISLAMABAD, July 12: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has approved a Rs30 million project to strengthen the department of mass communication at the Lahore College for Women University....
Mango growers, exporters asked to follow standards ISLAMABAD, July 12: Minister of State for Commerce Hamid Yar Hiraj here on Tuesday said Pakistan had enormous potential to export mangoes keeping in view the quality and variety of the fruit it produced....		Indiscipline: 2 Attock PPP office-bearers suspended ATTOCK, July 12: People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) Attock city President Mohammad Naveed has suspended party’s senior vice-president and general secretary on charges of violating party discipline....
Pakistan comes last in class ISLAMABAD, July 12: Pakistan is at the lowest rung among 14 countries of Asia and Pacific region in terms of commitment to basic education, according to a report launched by Pakistan Coalition for Education, an NGO, here on Tuesday....		Plan to tackle problem of water-logging, salinity ISLAMABAD, July 12: Pakistan and international aid agencies have decided to tackle jointly the problem of water-logging and salinity. Sources said that the twin menace was causing mass poverty and forcing...
FSC acquits convict in rape case LAHORE, July 12: The Federal Shariat Court on Tuesday acquitted a convict in a rape case due to lack of direct evidence. The court observed that an accused could not be...		Rabies control steps discussed LAHORE, July 12: Rabies has become an acute viral disease and is causing approximately 60,000 deaths per annum globally. A major population of rural areas of Pakistan is exposed to stray dogs, cats and wild animals....
Cheap electricity for farmers LAHORE, July 12: The Punjab government has launched a special scheme to provide power supply at inexpensive rates to farmers across in collaboration with Wapda to help increase agricultural output....		PML-N to use Watan Nawaz platform LAHORE, July 12: Local body candidates being backed by the PML-N will use the platform of Watan Nawaz for their group in Lahore, it is learnt....
Cloudy weather forecast LAHORE, July 12: The meteorological office has forecast cloudy weather with possibility of light and medium rain in the city and suburbs on Wednesday (today). A City District Government spokesman said...		PPP workers being harassed: Kennedy HYDERABAD, July 12: A member of the Sindh Council of the People’s Party Parliamentarians, Mohammad Usman Kennedy, has accused the Muttahida Qaumi Movement of indulging in pre-poll rigging....
Monitoring of water channels by Rangers to continue: CM MIRPURKHAS, July 12: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said that legal action will be taken against farmers and irrigation officials involved in water theft....		Foolproof security for polls urged HYDERABAD, July 12: Sindh Home Minister Rauf Siddiqui has directed the police to prepare foolproof security plan to maintain the law and order during the local body elections....
Protest against water shortage BADIN, July 12: On the call of Taluka Growers’ Action Committee, hundreds of farmers reached here on tractors and trolleys and marched half a kilometre on the main highway....		Disaster management agency to be set up PESHAWAR, July 12: The NWFP government will establish a disaster management agency with branches in all districts to deal with emergencies, according to sources. The province has prepared a plan, which...
MMA not yielding to pressure: minister PESHAWAR, July 12: NWFP Senior Minister Sirajul Haq on Monday said that the MMA-led provincial government believed in welfare politics and it had always acted in national interest, without yielding to any pressure....		PA asked to defer passage of Hasba bill for a day PESHAWAR, July 12: The Peshawar High Court Bar Association on Tuesday requested the NWFP Assembly to delay the adoption the controversial Hasba Bill 2005 by a day so that the association...
Youth shot dead ATTOCK, July 12: A teenage boy was shot dead and a girl seriously injured during a dacoity attempt at People’s Colony here on Tuesday evening. According to police sources, three dacoits...		Critical 48 hours for dykes SUKKUR, July 12: With the water level at Sukkur Barrage continually rising, the next 48 hours will be critical for at least three protective dykes including Mud bund, Akil Agani bund...
Goods train bogie overturns SHEIKHUPURA, July 12: Rail traffic between Lahore and Sheikhupura remained suspended for several hours when a goods train bogie got derailed near Chechoki Malian railway station on Tuesday afternoon....		ATC issues SHO’s arrest warrants: Sialkot jail case GUJRANWALA, July 12: The anti-terrorism court No 1 issued the arrest warrants of former SHO inspector Zulfikar Ali Virk here on Tuesday during the hearing of Sialkot jail incident case....
‘Special courts to be set up for jailed women’ GUJRANWALA, July 12: The government will constitute separate courts for swift disposal of imprisoned women’s cases, while the innocent inmates will be provided legal aid. This was stated by provincial parliamentary...		Gang of dacoits on the rampage SADIQABAD, July 12: A gang of eight dacoits has plundered cash and valuables worth hundreds of thousands of rupees in the district in the last two days....
TMA seals Teku Park TOBA TEK SINGH, July 12: The Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMA) on Tuesday sealed the Teku Park on the complaint of Pakistan Railways. Reports said a former tehsil nazim had auctioned the...		LHC orders case against six policemen MANDI BAHAUDDIN, July 12: The Lahore High Court has ordered on Tuesday registration of a case against Sadar SHO Muhammad Tariq, two ASIs and three constables for keeping a man under illegal detention and subjecting him to torture....
Completion of agri export processing zone stressed MULTAN, July 12: The Mango Task Force (MTF), in its second meeting on Tuesday, underlined the need for the earliest possible start of work on 100-acre agriculture export processing zone here to enhance export....		Desecration of Quran: probe suggests accused innocent PESHAWAR, July 12: A police investigation into alleged desecration of Holy Quran in Nowshera Cantonment area suggests that the accused, Yousaf Masih, is innocent and that his act was unintentional....
Water level at Kotri normal: official HYDERABAD, July 12: Despite reports of increasing levels of water upstream, the water level at the Kotri barrage is normal. Talking to Dawn on Tuesday, the executive engineer of the Kotri...		Man killed in attack SUKKUR, July 12: One person was killed and another was injured when 12 Jakhranis attacked the Shahzad Brohi village with rockets and other weapons on Tuesday....
Importance of transport stressed for tourism promotion PESHAWAR, July 12: Speakers at a two-day seminar on “Prospects for developing regional tourism and role of different modes of transport” have cited the poor transportation system as the major hurdle in the way of promotion of tourism in the country....		Woman registers murder case against son PESHAWAR, July 12: Four people were killed in separate incidents in and around the city, while traders of fruit mandi blocked the Grand Trunk Road as a protest against a broad daylight robbery on Tuesday, police officials and sources said....
Pesco extends duration of incentive package PESHAWAR, July 12: The Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco) has extended by six months special incentive package announced for defaulters falling under the purview of Tariff-F....		Swabi to have judicial complex SWABI, July 12: Swabi Judicial Complex (SJC) would be built at a cost of Rs193.5 million to house all district and session courts, six civil judges’ courts, 15 courts of senior...
Library plan for Timergara TIMERGARA, July 12: The NWFP government in its current year’s Annual Development Programme has allocated approximately Rs11 million for setting up a library in Timergara, Lower Dir....		Four of a family die as roof caves in KASUR, July 12: Four members of a family were killed and two others were injured when the roof of a room caved in owing to rain in nearby Bakerkey village on Monday night....
Hoardings for guidance of tourists MULTAN, July 12: The Tourism Development Corporation Punjab (TDCP) will install hoardings at important places across the province for tourists’ guidance, highlighting historically-important sites and those rich in natural beauty....		Three held with 12kg hashish MULTAN, July 12: Police on Tuesday arrested three drug traffickers and recovered 12kg hashish from their possession. According to the Khanewal DPO, Ghulam Yasin, Ashraf and Aslam were arrested from Kukar Hattan-Kabirwala Road and Chak 9/M, Makhdoompur....