02 January 2004 Friday 09 Ziqa'ad 1424 KARACHI: 'Improved law & order helped boost economy' KARACHI, Jan 1: Sindh chief minister's adviser on home affairs Aftab Ahmed Sheikh said on Thursday that the country enjoyed positive economic results due to an improved law and order situation in 2003. ... KARACHI: Steps to meet medicines requirement ordered KARACHI, Jan 1: Sindh Chief Secretary Dr Mutawakkal Kazi on Thursday called for steps to address public complaints regarding shortage of medicines in hospitals. ... KARACHI: HC issues notice to Ranger officer - Plea against harassment KARACHI, Jan 1: The Sindh High Court issued notices to a rangers officer and a deputy attorney-general for Jan 15 on a businesswoman's petition against harassment. ... KARACHI: JI appoints zonal chiefs KARACHI, Jan 1: Sindh chief of the Jamaat-i-Islami Dr Mumtaz Ali Memon has announced names of 23 zonal leaders appointed for one year as Amirs of their zones. ... KARACHI: Govt apathy to Prof Jakharani deplored KARACHI, Jan 1: The former chief justice of Sindh, Justice Wajihuddin Ahmad, has said that the role played by the judiciary in the history of Pakistan has been bad and black. ... KARACHI: Tough laws to curb child abuse urged KARACHI, Jan 1: Speakers at a workshop here on Thursday expressed serious concern over a constant surge in child abuse cases across the country and attributed the trend mainly to poverty ... KARACHI: Gowns in KU get mixed response KARACHI, Jan 1: The order pertaining to wearing gowns by Karachi University students for entry to the varsity campus from commencement day of the first semester of 2004, drew mixed response on Thursday. ... KARACHI: Demo against contaminated water supply KARACHI, Jan 1: Residents of PIB Colony's Nafeesabad staged a protest demonstration on Wednesday to voice their anger over continuous supply of contaminated water to their locality for the past three months. ... KARACHI: The year of the transplant baby KARACHI, Jan 1: The year 2003 will be long remembered by the Karachiites as the one in which some Pakistani doctors, in collaboration with some British ones, successfully carried out a liver transplant operation in a local hospital. ... KARACHI: 143 commit suicide in 2003 KARACHI, Jan 1: As many as 143 persons committed suicide in Karachi during 2003 as compared to 142 in 2002. Most of the people who ended their lives were extremely dejected or were fed up with the living conditions owing to financial constraints, joblessness and poverty. ... KARACHI: Policemen booked for illegal detention KARACHI, Jan 1: The police are making raids to arrest a Lyari police investigation wing official following the registration of an FIR against him and an associate of his under the Police Order. ... RAWALPINDI: Study points out areas vulnerable to Leh floods RAWALPINDI, Jan 1: As many as 41 localities in Rawalpindi are most vulnerable to flood, caused by Nullah Leh and its tributaries during the monsoon, reveals a study conducted by the Nespak. ... KARACHI: Exhibition on street children opens KARACHI, Jan 1: A three-day exhibition of posters and other material organized by an NGO, Azad Foundation, opened here on Thursday. The NGO works on street children. ... KARACHI: VC expects new KU session to remain peaceful KARACHI, Jan 1: Karachi University Vice-Chancellor Dr Zafar Said Saify has asked the students' advisors of all the varsity departments to play their role in resolving difficulties faced by students in the new academic session 2004. ... KARACHI: A.A. Brohi, Allama Qasmi remembered KARACHI, Jan 1: The services rendered by Ali Ahmed Brohi and Allama Ghulam Mustafa Qasmi for literature, history and journalism would always be remembered. ... KARACHI: Shortage of buses in Malir KARACHI, Jan 1: Transport problem has compounded in Malir owing to shortage of buses on various routes. Those who commute between Saddar and Tower or between Malir-Landhi-Korangi suffer the most owing to irregular service and poor condition of buses. ... KARACHI: Haphazard parking causing traffic jams in Lea Market KARACHI, Jan 1: Despite repeated public outcry, frequent traffic violations are witnessed in Lea Market and its link-roads. ... KARACHI: Districts yet to get DEEP funds KARACHI, Jan 1: The overall enrolment in Thatta district schools has increased owing to a number of incentives offered by the government, a report of the Chief Minister's Inspection Team said. ... KARACHI: Plugging of leakages ordered KARACHI, Jan 1: The City District Government of Karachi on Thursday decided to immediately start work to control water leakages at Banaras Chowk so as to overcome the bottlenecks in the way of completion of improvement plan of this chowk. ... KARACHI: Six illegal marriage halls sealed KARACHI, Jan 1: The KBCA sealed off six marriage halls in Orangi Town again on Wednesday. The marriage halls had first been sealed off about one month back as they were functioning illegally. ... LAHORE: Punjabi language institute on the cards LAHORE, Jan 1: The Punjab government is creating an autonomous institute to promote Punjabi language and culture, and spread its message of love for national integration. ... LAHORE: Coldest day in Lahore LAHORE, Jan 1: A canopy of thick fog hung over the plains of Punjab including Lahore on Thursday, aggravating the chilly conditions on the New Year's Day. ... LAHORE: Work on Iqbaliat praised LAHORE, Jan 1: Governor Khalid Maqbool on Thursday distributed awards among experts on Iqbaliat as well as students who won prominent positions in various competitions, including paintings, quiz, portrait-making and speech contests. ... LAHORE: Two robbers, cop die in encounter LAHORE, Jan 1: Two alleged robbers and a policeman were killed while two other sustained injuries in an encounter on Mohni Road in the Lower Mall police limits on Thursday. ... PESHAWAR: Students threaten protest against VC PESHAWAR, Jan 1: The Muttahida Tulaba Mahaz (MTM) has threatened to launch a protest campaign against the appointment of Lt-Gen Mumtaz Gul (retired) as vice-chancellor of the University of Peshawar. ... PESHAWAR: NWFP to recover unutilized loans - Autonomous bodies PESHAWAR, Jan 1: The NWFP government has decided to recover the unutilized part of the loan it has extended to some of the autonomous and semi-autonomous bodies to support their development projects. ... PESHAWAR: Teachers challenge tax deduction PESHAWAR, Jan 1: About 1,300 teachers belonging to the Provincially Administered Tribal Areas have challenged the deduction of income tax from their salaries. The teachers have filed a writ petition in the high court ... PESHAWAR: Govt's appeal dismissed PESHAWAR, Jan 1: A single bench of the Supreme Court here on Thursday dismissed an appeal of the NWFP government regarding transfer of a woman district specialist. ... ATTOCK: Agencies arrest doctor ATTOCK, Jan 1: The personnel of some secret agencies arrested Dr Inamullah Khan, a child specialist, from his residence at People's Colony here on Thursday. ... PESHAWAR: Poppy cultivated on 700 acres - survey PESHAWAR, Jan 1: Despite tight administrative measures adopted by the government to eradicate the menace of drugs, poppy crop has been grown on 700 acres in the upper NWFP and the adjacent Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata), official sources said. ... PESHAWAR: District govts fail to spend funds PESHAWAR, Jan 1: District governments in the NWFP were given over Rs430 million during the current financial year to carry out development projects under the Provincial Finance Commission award. ... HYDERABAD: 'District govt required to present new budget' HYDERABAD, Jan 1: The Hyderabad District Government is required to present a new budget in the district council as the Sindh government has refused to approve a deficit budget passed by the council at its meeting on June 23. ... HYDERABAD: Wheat crisis to be overcome - official HYDERABAD, Jan 1: The Sindh food secretary has given an assurance that the wheat crisis in the province will be averted and prices will be stabilized. ... HYDERABAD: Petitioner told to file rejoinder HYDERABAD, Jan 1: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, on Tuesday directed an applicant, Abdul Rasheed Memon, to file his rejoinder regarding the kidnap of his daughter after the police said he was not cooperating in investigation. ... CHITRAL: Favouritism alleged in selection of candidates CHITRAL, Jan 1: Members of the district council have expressed resentment over the selection of candidates for various positions in the Aga Khan Education Service in Chitral ... SKARDU: Firewood, fuel shortage in N. Areas SKARDU, Jan 1: Several localities of the Northern Areas are undergoing a cold spell and the miseries of the residents are multiplying as each day passes. ... CHITRAL: Project to conserve habitats, wildlife launched CHITRAL, Jan 1: A project aimed at conserving globally important habitats and species of wildlife has been launched in Chitral. The project will be funded by the Global Environment Facility through the World Bank. ... LARKANA: Strike observed in Naudero - Kidnapping of six men LARKANA, Jan 1: A strike was observed and protest demonstrations were held in Naudero here on Thursday against the kidnapping of six persons in the town. ... KHAIRPUR: Demo held against closure of waterway KHAIRPUR, Jan 1: A large number of growers staged a demonstration in Kumb town on Thursday to protest against water shortage in watercourse L-25. ... THATTA: 19 charged with sedition THATTA, Jan 1: Nineteen people, including an academician and a newsman, were booked under sedition charges for participating in a rally on Wednesday. ... MIRPURKHAS: 10 uplift schemes approved MIRPURKHAS, Jan 1: The District Development Working Party has approved four schemes of Rs89.988 million under the annual development programme and six schemes of Rs7.477 million under MPAs development programme. ... KHAIRPUR: First-ever coin introduced in Harappa - expert KHAIRPUR, Jan 1: Archaeology is an effective and long-lasting source of bringing world communities closer as history, culture and civilizations are inter-related. ... FAISALABAD: Crime graph up in Faisalabad FAISALABAD, Jan 1: The district showed an increase in the crime rate in the year 2003 as compared with the previous year for the incidents of heinous crime were on the peak throughout the year. ... LAYYAH: 'Cane growers stage sit-in against mills - Short-measuring' LAYYAH, Jan 1: The sugar cane growers in the district staged a sit-in on Wednesday to protest, what they alleged, short-measuring by the sugar mills' management. ... TOBA TEK SINGH: Powers withdrawal to end Nazim, principal row TOBA TEK SINGH, Jan 1: A dispute between the District Nazim and the principal of Government Ghousia Islamia College, Faridabad, Pirmahal ... SAHIWAL: Crime rate reflects upward trend in Sahiwal SAHIWAL, Jan 1: At least 6,027 cases of varied crimes were registered in the Sahiwal district during the year 2003. The number of crimes occurred during the year reflect an upward trend. ... RAHIM YAR KHAN: One killed, 19 hurt in accident RAHIM YAR KHAN, Jan 1: A woman was killed while 19 others hurt when a coach they were travelling in overturned while negotiating a turn near Taranda Saway Khan. ... SIALKOT: SHO summoned for detaining 11 people illegally SIALKOT, Jan 1: The Sialkot district and sessions judge, while taking serious notice of illegal detention of 11 people, including four minors and three women, by Saddar police ... MULTAN: Probe against VC recommended MULTAN, Jan 1: The local Anti-Corruption Establishment has recommended a regular inquiry into the alleged irregularities committed by the Bahauddin Zakariya University Vice-Chancellor in postings ... MULTAN: Rally against lending institutions MULTAN, Jan 1: A number of left-leaning political organizations took out a protest procession here on Thursday against what their leaders said exploitation by the international financial institutions. ...

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