08 January 2004 Thursday 15 Ziqa'ad 1424 KARACHI: Ibad pledges transparency in affairs of universities KARACHI, Jan 7: Sindh governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has said that the government is taking measures to ensure transparency in the affairs of universities. ... KARACHI: ATC asks for age record of juvenile accused KARACHI, Jan 7: An anti-terrorism court adjourned, on Wednesday, the hearing of a kidnapping-cum-murder case against two students after recording the statement of the investigation officer. ... KARACHI: Water leakage ruins road KARACHI, Jan 7: A major portion of a service road near Hassan Square is being ruined owing to the water leaking from a pipeline. The leakage was not only creating water shortage in the adjacent blocks of Gulshan-i-Iqbal and nearby localities hooked to it ... KARACHI: Inquiry cites accident as reason for fire KARACHI, Jan 7: The committee constituted by the Sindh chief secretary to look into the fire that broke out on the sixth floor of the New Secretariat Building has detected negligence but no wrongdoing. ... KARACHI: New archbishop of Karachi KARACHI, Jan 7: Reverend Evarist Pinto has been appointed Archbishop of Karachi, according to an announcement by the Vatican. A press release says "Archbishop Evarist Pinto was born on Dec 31, 1939 ... KARACHI: Construction of Road 8000 to start from 18th KARACHI, Jan 7: The construction work of Road 8000 will commence from Jan 14. This was stated by the representatives of the National Highway Authority at a meeting held at the Export Promotion Bureau ... KARACHI: Cooperation between research bodies urged KARACHI, Jan 7: Director of the Institute of Pharmacology, Georgetown University Medical Centre, United States, has called for greater collaboration between local research institutions and drug development centres in the developed world. ... KARACHI: Memoirs of a princess launched KARACHI, Jan 7: It was a pleasure to hear Shaharyar M. Khan while displaying his family album, page-by-page, before a rapt audience, at the launching of Abida Sultan's book - Memoirs of a Rebel Princess - on Tuesday. ... KARACHI: City council opposes removal of Orangi Nazim KARACHI, Jan 7: The city council has opposed the removal of Orangi Town Nazim Shahid Alam alias Gudu Behari and termed this act illegal and unconstitutional aimed at sabotaging local bodies system. ... KARACHI: Kidnapper arrested in Liaquatabad KARACHI, Jan 7: The anti-car lifting cell during a snap- checking in Liaquatabad, foiled a kidnapping attempt and arrested the kidnapper on Wednesday. ... KARACHI: Lyari roads await repair work KARACHI, Jan 7: Despite repeated public cry and assurances of high-ups, none of the damaged roads in Lyari Town has been repaired so far, a survey shows. ... KARACHI: Rs9 million released for safety commissions KARACHI, Jan 7: The Rs26 million PC-1 for district safety commissions has been approved and Rs9 million has been released and distributed among the districts. ... LAHORE: Farmers reject findings: Official production cost estimates LAHORE, Jan 7: The Punjab Crop Reporting Service calculates the cost of production of sugar cane for 2003-04 at Rs58.16 per 40kg provided the total yield remains 550 maund an acre. ... LAHORE: CS wants timely promotions LAHORE, Jan 7: Punjab Chief Secretary Kamran Rasool has asked all departments to enlist posts three months prior to their falling vacant for timely promotion of employees against them. ... LAHORE: 'Only 2.14pc pay farm tax' LAHORE, Jan 7: Only 2.14 per cent land owners are paying the agricultural income tax in the Punjab while the remaining have been exempted from it by the provincial government by doubling the exemption limit. ... LAHORE: Punjab govt acquiring 1,700 acres for industrial estate LAHORE, Jan 7: The Punjab government is acquiring 1,700 acres at Sundar, some 35km from here near Raiwind, at a cost of Rs400 million through the recently-established Punjab Industrial Estate Development ... PESHAWAR: University for women in NWFP approved PESHAWAR, Jan 7: The provincial development working party (PDWP) has approved the women university scheduled to start functioning on the premises of Frontier College for Women, Peshawar, soon. ... PESHAWAR: Prof Mufti made KMC principal PESHAWAR, Jan 7: Prof Khalid A. Mufti has been appointed as the principal of Khyber Medical College after the post fell vacant on the completion of the term by the out-going principal, Prof Zia-ul-Islam. ... PESHAWAR: Serious patients to get free treatment PESHAWAR, Jan 7: The NWFP government has decided to provide free treatment to critically-ill patients at the four teaching hospitals of the province, said an official handout here on Tuesday. ... PESHAWAR: NWFP's worries ease as Wapda releases Rs1bn PESHAWAR, Jan 7: The Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) released another tranche of Rs1 billion to the NWFP under the head of net hydel profit easing off the provincial government's financial worries, said official sources. ... PESHAWAR: Minister's concern at polio cases rise PESHAWAR, Jan 7: The NWFP Health Minister Inayatullah has expressed his concern over the increase in cases of polio in some districts of the province, said an official handout here on Wednesday. ... HYDERABAD: Hyderabad faces water shortage HYDERABAD, Jan 7: Residents of Hyderabad are experiencing an acute shortage of drinking water due to the closure of Kotri Barrage canals, which supply water to the city. ... HYDERABAD: Illegal detainee released HYDERABAD, Jan 7: A man who was detained at the Anti-Car Lifting Cell for the last eight months without any record was recovered by Civil Judge Asim Saeed Lodhi here on Wednesday. ... HYDERABAD: CHH insists on new drug supply formula HYDERABAD, Jan 7: The Civil Hospital of Hyderabad administration has requested the Sindh health department that it should be given half of the medicines budget for local purchases and 50 per cent medicines be provided by the import and inspection depot. ... HYDERABAD: Sugar mills asked to pay premium HYDERABAD, Jan 7: Sindh Cane Commissioner Nazar Mohammad Baloch has directed the management of all sugar mills in Sindh to clear the payment of quality premium to growers for the year 2002-03 by Jan 31. ... HYDERABAD: Supremacy of parliament demanded HYDERABAD, Jan 7: Speakers at a seminar held here on Tuesday demanded that articles of the Constitution which were creating impediments in the restoration of a true democracy and the supremacy of parliament should be expunged. ... GILGIT: HRCP fears for life of woman under tribal customs GILGIT, Jan 7: The lawyers of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan on Wednesday feared for the life of a married woman being taken to Swabi, after her parents obtained her custody on Tuesday from a local court. ... KOHAT: Peace bodies to be set up to check crime: DIG KOHAT, Jan 7: Kohat region Deputy Inspector-General Dr Sultan Hanif Orakzai has said that peace committees will be constituted at the village level to curb crime and solve long-standing land disputes in all districts. ... LANDI KOTAL: Students seek recreation funds in Fata LANDI KOTAL, Jan 7: Dozens of tribal students staged a protest demonstration at the Political Agent office, Khyber Agency, on Wednesday morning. ... SANGHAR: Fake pesticides' sale decried: Sanghar dist council SANGHAR, Jan 7: The district council, at its Wednesday's session, adopted a resolution against the sale of fake fertilizers and pesticides and an inordinate increase in their prices. ... LARKANA: 7 passengers go missing with wagon LARKANA, Jan 7: A wagon plying on Sukkur-Shahdadkot road has gone missing with seven occupants, including its driver and cleaner, since Monday. ... NAWABSHAH: Hepatitis cases on the rise in Nawabshah NAWABSHAH, Jan 7: At least 15 people suffering from hepatitis were admitted to the People's Medical College Hospital and 20 died of the disease at different units of the hospital in December 2003. ... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Demo against Nazim NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Jan 7: Many people including activists of different political groups and social organizations on Tuesday took out a procession, blocked the National Highway and staged a token hunger strike against the Moro taluka Nazim. ... FAISALABAD: Crime graph rises in Jhang FAISALABAD, Jan 7: Incidents of heinous crimes like murder, abduction, dacoity, highway robbery and vehicle snatching have shown an upward trend in Jhang and Toba Tek Singh districts during the year 2003 as compared to the previous year. ... OKARA: 21 in the run for eight posts of Okara DBA OKARA, Jan 7: As many as 21 candidates are in the run for the eight seats of the Okara District Bar Association. In all, 573 lawyers have been listed as eligible voters for the DBA elections scheduled for Jan 15. ... JHANG: Road bridge plan in jeopardy again JHANG, Jan 7: The proposed road bridge project over the Chenab at Chund Bharwana near Jhang is once again in the doldrums, as it has become a bone of contention between political rivals. ... DERA GHAZI KHAN: Girl denies being kidnapped DERA GHAZI KHAN, Jan 7: The statement of a girl allegedly kidnapped by the driver of a civil judge on Monday before a court on Tuesday dramatically changed the situation in Taunsa Sharif. ... TOBA TEK SINGH: Appropriation in VTI alleged TOBA TEK SINGH, Jan 7: The Government Vocational Training Institute officials have appropriated funds worth millions of rupees, alleged District Mohasba Committee convener Chaudhry Muhammad Bashir. ... GUJRANWALA: 32 blocks at Gujranwala jail being constructed GUJRANWALA, Jan 7: At least 32 new blocks for prisoners are under-construction at the Central Jail with an expenditure of Rs29 million which will soon be completed. ... MIRPURKHAS: Growers-mill row resolved MIRPURKHAS, Jan 7: Successful negotiations were held between representatives of sugarcane growers and the management of the Tharparkar Sugar Mills here on Wednesday. ... PESHAWAR: Museum to show unlisted items PESHAWAR, Jan 7: Research workers at the Directorate of Archaeology and Museums have finished the compilation of 2,736 objects from the Gandhara period which were lying in the store, and had not been displayed for decades. ... PESHAWAR: Dist govts unable to start new uplift schemes PESHAWAR, Jan 7: Following the provincial government's instructions of first completing the ongoing development schemes, the district governments are unable to launch new schemes. ... PESHAWAR: Pension liability posing threat to kitty PESHAWAR, Jan 7: Reduction in the rate of interest on saving schemes has added to the financial worries of the NWFP government, adversely affecting its plans to enlarge the size of its pension fund, sources said. ... PESHAWAR: Need stressed to eradicate polio PESHAWAR, Jan 7: Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has stressed the need for continuing the struggle to completely eradicate polio from society. ...

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