DAWN - Local; December 1, 2003

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December 1, 2003	Monday	Shawwal 6, 1424

KARACHI: A. A. Brohi passes away KARACHI, Nov 30: Veteran activist and writer Ali Ahmad Brohi, 83, died on Sunday at the Aga Khan University Hospital after a protracted illness. He is survived by his wife, two...		KARACHI: SHOs still being posted on political grounds KARACHI, Nov 30: Following the devolution of powers and introduction of reforms in different government departments, the government has replaced Police Act 1861 with the newly introduced Police Order 2002....

KARACHI: Woman dies of burns KARACHI, Nov 30: A young woman died of burns in Kalri on Sunday. Police said that Zubaida, 25, suffered burns while working in the kitchen of her house in Kalri. She...		KARACHI: AIDS issue needs to be addressed soon KARACHI, Nov 30: Pakistan will be observing the World AIDS Day, falling on Monday, with 2,020 reported cases of Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome. The low number of...

KARACHI: Absence of FIR forms at POs mocks police claim KARACHI, Nov 30: People have been facing hardship in getting their cases registered as FIR forms are not available at post offices and police usually do not oblige anyone approaching them...		KARACHI: Ibad says city law, order improved KARACHI, Nov 30: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan toured various areas of the city on Sunday to know the problems being faced by the people....

KARACHI: Documentaries project Indus delta issues KARACHI, Nov 30: An NGO, claiming to be working on environmental issues, has made two video-documentaries, highlighting problems faced by population in the Indus delta due to environmental degradation....		KARACHI: Govt technical institutes in a shambles KARACHI, Nov 30: Government-run institutes imparting technical education in Karachi are transforming into an excellent example of authorities’ neglect, as unavailability of required funds, absence of qualified teachers, lack of scientific...

KARACHI: KESC consumers form body KARACHI, Nov 30: A body comprising some Karachi Electric Supply Corporation consumers has been formed under the name of Aggrieved KESC Consumers Association (AKCA), for solution of the problems being faced...		KARACHI: Removal of garbage demanded KARACHI, Nov 30: The burning of the garbage, removed from the nullah situated behind Frere Road newspaper market was causing suffocation and air pollution related diseases to the residents....

KARACHI: Submission of BS forms KARACHI, Nov 30: Karachi University has extended the date for submission of admission forms for B.S. Agriculture programme up to December 5....		KARACHI: Ceasefire along LoC slammed KARACHI, Nov 30: Denouncing unilateral ceasefire along the Line of Control between Pakistan and India by the government, Islami Jamiat Talaba has vowed “not to allow anybody to make compromises on...

KARACHI:Greed no respecter of human life KARACHI, Nov 30: Greed, they say, is the mother of all evils. It manifests itself in numerous ways such as kickbacks, which jack up the cost of projects, and as profiteering,...		KARACHI: Mutawakkil orders removal of encroachment KARACHI, Nov 30: Sindh Chief Secretary Dr Mutawakkil Qazi on Sunday directed the additional chief secretary (local government) to take immediate action for removal of encroachments from government lands in accordance...

KARACHI: Fertility rate very high in Pakistan, KARACHI, Nov 30: Pakistan is the seventh most populated country in the world with a fertility rate at 5.08 per cent compounded by a low level of contraceptive use....		KARACHI: Patronage to cabin operators resented KARACHI, Nov 30: Shopkeepers of Karimabad’s Bazaar-i-Faisal and Meena Bazaar have strongly protested over the forcible installation of vending cabins right in front of their shops only to destroy their business....

KARACHI: New driving licence to be issued soon KARACHI, Nov 30: A new driving licence will soon replace the existing one, according to a senior police official....		KARACHI: 15 deported Pakistani immigrants reach home KARACHI, Nov 30: A group of 15 illegal Pakistani immigrants arrived here after being released by Sri Lankan authorities, FIA officials said here on Saturday....

KARACHI: JI renews threat to launch movement KARACHI, Nov 30: Jamaat-i-Islami has reiterated its stand that if the government failed to table the agreed constitutional package in the National Assembly by Dec 17, a mass protest movement would...		KARACHI: Anti-dam protest KARACHI, Nov 30: Activists of the Jeay Sindh Mahaz (JSM) staged a protest demonstration outside the residences of Senator Nisar Ahmed Memon, Chairman of the Water Committee, and Sardar Khalid Lund,...

KARACHI: Villages to get facilities available in urban areas KARACHI, Nov 30: Chief Minister Sardar Ali Mohammad Mahar has vowed to provide villagers all the facilities which are available to the people living in major cities....		KARACHI: PIAC policy KARACHI, Nov 30: Retired employees of the Pakistan International Airlines Corporation have demanded urgent review of the organization’s policy to discontinue pensions to widows of its ex-workers after passage of 10...

KARACHI: Dawn staffer grieved KARACHI, Nov 30: Mehmood Ansari, 32, younger brother of Aftab Ansari, coordinator in the Photo Composing Department of the Dawn Group of Newspapers, died here on Sunday....		SUKKAR: MMA will evolve strategy on 9th : LFO issue SUKKUR, Nov 30: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal leader MNA Liaquat Baloch has reiterated that the alliance will launch a movement against the government if it does not present the agreed constitutional amendment package...

HYDERABAD: Moot condemns violence against women HYDERABAD, Nov 30: The leaders of various NGOs have condemned violence against women and demanded active participation of women in every walk of life....		HYDERABAD: Two die in mysterious conditions HYDERABAD, Nov 30: Two men died under mysterious circumstances here on Saturday....

HYDERABAD: PPP leader booked on brother’s complaint HYDERABAD, Nov 30: The Saeedabad police has registered a case against PPP leader Makhdoom Fazal Hussain on the complaint of his elder brother, Makhdoom Ghulam Mohiuddin, for blocking the water supply...		MIRPURKHAS: Peasants seek crop share MIRPURKHAS, Nov 30: Liberated peasants and activists of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan held a demonstration outside the press club here on Friday, demanding their share of crops from a...

THATTA: Sugarcane growers demand dues THATTA, Nov 30: The Small Growers Association has announced to boycott the supply of sugarcane to four sugar mills of the district if they do not clear Rs200 million dues of...		BADIN: Three sugar mills start crushing BADIN, Nov 30: Three out of the six sugar mills in the district, Mirza Sugar Mill, Khoski Sugar Mill and Ansari Sugar Mill, started sugarcane crushing on Sunday....

SHIKARPUR: Zakat distributed SHIKARPUR, Nov 30: Sindh minister for Auqaf, religious and minorities affairs Irfan Gul Magsi distributed Rs1.3 million Zakat cheques among 80 people under the Permanent Rehabilitation Scheme in Wazirabad on Saturday....		KHAIRPUR: Two bodies recovered KHAIRPUR, Nov 30: Two bodies were recovered from two different parts of the district on Sunday....

LARKANA: Literary programme LARKANA, Nov 30: An evening with Sattar Bhatti, author of two books on the history and personalities of Larkana, was organized here on Sunday by the Knowledge Centre....		HYDERABAD: Civil Hospital Hyderabad yet to receive medicines HYDERABAD, Nov 30: The import and inspection depot has not provided medicines to the Civil Hospital Hyderabad despite the lapse of five months, which has badly affected the provision of medicines...

PESHAWAR: Two shot dead by rivals PESHAWAR, Nov 30: Two people were gunned down by their rivals, while an elderly man was killed in a traffic accident here on Sunday....		PESHAWAR: Minority groups resent temple demolition plan PESHAWAR, Nov 30: Representatives of the minority groups from across the province have demanded the ownership rights and protection of their worship places in the country....

PESHAWAR: Tax net to be extended to Malakand tribal areas PESHAWAR, Nov 30: The NWFP government is considering bringing areas previously forming the now-abandoned Malakand division under the tax net in an effort to broaden its tax base, official sources said....		PESHAWAR: Frontier govt victim of vicious campaign: CM PESHAWAR, Nov 30: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani said on Sunday his government had been the victim of a vicious propaganda and accused vested interests of having launched a smear...

PESHAWAR: People urged to follow teachings of Islam PESHAWAR, Nov 30: Senior NWFP Minister Sirajul Haq has called upon the people to take guidance from the Holy Quran for solving their day-to-day problems and urged them to preach its...		WANA: Tribesmen warned WANA (South Waziristan), Nov 30: A newly-formed peace committee in Makeen has announced that any tribesman who provides shelter to foreigners or violates any decision in this regard will be fined...

PESHAWAR: Airport expansion Work on phase-I to be completed soon PESHAWAR, Nov 30: Larger aircraft with more passenger capacity will start flight operations from next year after expansion in the existing Peshawar International Airport, aviation officials said....		SWABI: PTC reduces tobacco quota SWABI, Nov 30: The Pakistan Tobacco Company (PTC) has slashed tobacco quota for the next season by 40 per cent and advised the former agreement holders to avoid cultivating the crop....

PESHAWAR: Qisas law needs drastic changes, say experts PESHAWAR, Nov 30: The Qisas and Diyat law is replete with inherent flaws which allow an accused either to be acquitted or received only a nominal sentence in honour-related cases, legal...		MANSEHRA: MMA fails to keep promises, says minister MANSEHRA, Nov 30: Leader of the opposition in the NWFP Assembly Shahzada Mohammad Gustasap Khan has said that the provincial government has failed to honour the promises it made with the...