09 January 2004 Friday 16 Ziqa'ad 1424 KARACHI: SHC sets aside lower court order against French journalists KARACHI, Jan 8: The Sindh High Court set aside on Thursday a sessions court order taking custody of the passports of two French journalists being tried by it for violating visa rules at the time of their release on bail. ... KARACHI: Action ordered against crime dens KARACHI, Jan 8: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has given seven days time to all the TPOs and SHOs to remove gambling, drug and prostitution dens and check the sale of raw liquor and screening of obscene films in mini cinema houses. ... KARACHI: Two die in accidents KARACHI, Jan 8: Two persons died in separate road accidents on late Wednesday night in the city. Police said that Jamal, 20, was going on his motorcycle when he fell and hit his head against the pavement near Safee College in North Nazimabad. ... KARACHI: Another inquiry launched into health dept fire KARACHI, Jan 8: Not content with just one inquiry, the Sindh chief secretary has directed the Chief Minister's Inspection, Enquiries and Implementation Team to look into the incident in which some offices of the health department were gutted recently. ... KARACHI: Vegetarian diet is beneficial, says expert KARACHI, Jan 8: A slightly deficient diet which is largely vegetarian leads to a decrease in strokes, Alzheimer's disease, heart attacks, cancers and diabetes. ... KARACHI: Pollution affects labour efficiency: Meeting told... KARACHI, Jan 8: Sindh Environment Secretary Shafqat Ali Qarni has asked Karachi University scientist to help the industrial sector in solving environmental problems stemming from industrialization in the country. ... KARACHI: LEAs to help retrieve forest lands from encroachers KARACHI, Jan 8: Advisor to chief minister Sindh on forest and wildlife, Syed Ejaz Ali Shah Shirazi, has said that efforts are being made to acquire the help of police and Rangers in removing encroachments from forest lands ... KARACHI: Nazim seeks subsidy to pay power bills KARACHI, Jan 8: The Nazim of Karachi and chairman of the KWSB, Niamatullah Khan, urged the government on Thursday to provide subsidy to the city government for paying the electricity bills. ... KARACHI: Muttahida man awarded life-term in blast case KARACHI, Jan 8: The additional district and session judge, East, Abdul Malik, sentenced on Thursday a worker of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement to life term for his involvement in a bomb blast at a newspaper offices. ... KARACHI: Aftab calls for early disposal of terrorism cases KARACHI, Jan 8: Advisor to Sindh chief minister on home affairs Aftab Ahmed Shaikh on Thursday called for prompt disposal of cases of terrorism. Presiding over a high-level meeting which reviewed the law and order situation in the province ... KARACHI: DPSCs' problems discussed KARACHI, Jan 8: Sindh Police Inspector General Syed Kamal Shah directed on Thursday all the district police officers of the province to finalize the Annual Police Plan in consultation with respective district Nazim and Public Safety Commission chairmen by Feb 28. ... KARACHI: Awareness cited key to control diabetes KARACHI, Jan 8: Educating people regarding balanced diet at school-level, besides creating awareness about preventive measures, are key to control diabetes in the country, and local print and electronic media can play an important role in this regard. ... KARACHI: Council members flare up on YMCA issue KARACHI, Jan 8: Members of the city council on Thursday demanded that the Sindh government safeguard the rights of the minorities, particularly Christians. ... KARACHI: Security guard shot dead KARACHI, Jan 8: A security guard was shot dead by his associate in Gulistan-i-Jauhar on Thursday. Police said that Mohammad Tariq, 26, a private security guard, was on duty in Rufi Paradise in Gulistan-i-Jauhar, when he was shot by his associate after exchange of hot words. ... KARACHI: Councillors point out flaws in new lease policy KARACHI, Jan 8: Leasing of Katchi Abadies has been further delayed as the city council on Thursday fixed Jan 10 for debate after members of the council pointed out flaws in the lease policy in a report prepared by the city council's concerned committee. ... LAHORE: Drive against adulteration fails to get desired results LAHORE, Jan 8: The drive against food adulterators failed to get desired results as the City District Government could not develop a proper system to hand down stringent punishment to the offenders. ... LAHORE: Kite-flying: CDG body for law to prevent losses LAHORE, Jan 8: The committee, constituted by the City District Government for reviewing the ban on kite-flying, has proposed conditional lifting of ban and a legislation for preventing losses by the use of metal, chemical and glasspowder-coated twine. ... LAHORE: PU seeks advice on faculties' overhaul LAHORE, Jan 8: Despite reservations by a majority of faculty members, the Punjab University administration has sought comments from all senior academicians on the proposed restructuring of the faculties to "manage" the increased academic departments and workload. ... LAHORE: Dirty water in 70pc of CDG schools LAHORE, Jan 8: Children in more than 70 per cent of the schools under the control of the City District Government have to drink contaminated water supplied through dirty tanks. ... ISLAMABAD: 'Capital residents victims of unhealthy dietary habits' ISLAMABAD, Jan 8: A majority of people living in the federal capital are at nutritional risk for being over-nourished or undernourished. ... ISLAMABAD: PBC refuses to recognize law degree of Iqra varsity ISLAMABAD, Jan 8: The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) on Thursday refused to recognize the law degree of Iqra University due to lack of facilities at its Islamabad campus for the students. ... ISLAMABAD: Traffic blockade for president's motorcade irks commuters ISLAMABAD, Jan 8: Thousands of commuters faced great inconvenience on Wednesday afternoon when all link roads on the VVIP route were closed by the police to ensure uninterrupted and safe passage to President Gen Pervez Musharraf. ... PESHAWAR: PHC grants bail to accused : Sexual abuse case PESHAWAR, Jan 8: A single bench of the Peshawar High Court granted on Thursday bail to a person accused of attempting to sexually abuse a minor boy. The bench comprising Justice Dost Mohammad Khan directed that the accused-petitioner should be released after furnishing two sureties of Rs100,000 each. ... PESHAWAR: VC fails to convince botany students: Hunger strike to continue PESHAWAR, Jan 8: The students of the botany department, Peshawar University, have vowed to continue their hunger strike till the restoration of the botanical garden which was uprooted last month. ... PESHAWAR: PSF criticizes appointment of new VC PESHAWAR, Jan 8: The Pukhtun Students Federation has condemned the appointment of a retired army general as vice-chancellor of the Peshawar University. ... PESHAWAR: Hashish, arms seized PESHAWAR, Jan 8: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) seized 1200 kilograms of hashish from two containers and arrested two persons on Ring Road here on early Thursday. ... RAWALPINDI: Rs150m school projects to be launched soon, says Nazim RAWALPINDI, Jan 8: The district government has approved Rs150 million projects for schools in the city and hilly areas of the district under Education Sector Reforms Programme. ... RAWALPINDI: Nursing schools given under medical colleges RAWALPINDI, Jan 8: The administrative control of nursing schools has been handed over to the medical colleges concerned, officials told this reporter on Thursday. ... HYDERABAD: Plea to banheavy traffic on Kotri bridge HYDERABAD, Jan 8: People's Party Parliamentarian MNA Abdul Ghani Talpur has cautioned the government that 100-year-old Kotri bridge can collapse if necessary precautions are not taken. ... HYDERABAD: Mills owe Rs1bn to cane growers HYDERABAD, Jan 8: An amount of Rs1.071 billion is outstanding against 22 sugar mills of Sindh under the head of quality premium for 2002-3. ... SUKKUR: Move to sack 1,000 workers opposed SUKKUR, Jan 8: If 1,000 employees of the Sindh Agriculture Storage and Supply Organization are sacked on Jan 31 as has been planned, they will launch a movement which will include self-immolation. ... SUKKUR: Balochistan to seek compensation : Water used by Sindh SUKKUR, Jan 8: The Balochistan government will demand compensation for extra water releases from its share to Sindh under the 1991 water accord. ... GILGIT: NALC seeks abolition of army cell GILGIT, Jan 8: The Northern Areas Legislative Council (NALC) on Wednesday unanimously demanded the abolition of the army's field monitoring and coordination cell in the region. ... THATTA: Doctor's plea for protection THATTA, Jan 8: A government doctor has appealed to the authorities to providing protection to him and his family from the atrocities of the police. ... LARKANA: Police failure to curb crime condemned LARKANA, Jan 8: A procession was taken out in Shahdadkot town on Thursday against the deteriorating law and order situation in the district and police failure to improve it. ... SWABI: GIK alumini's reunion SWABI, Jan 8: The Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology is organizing a reunion of alumini on January 17, to mark its 10 years of excellence, said the GIK Institute rector Dr Mohammad Naseer Khan here on Thursday. ... MUZAFFARABAD: Schemes to improve wheat storage approved MUZAFFARABAD, Jan 8: The AJK government has approved several schemes costing Rs106.181 million to improve the wheat and wheat flour storage and transportation system in the state. ... HARIPUR: Food factory sacks 40 workers HARIPUR, Jan 8: At least 40 workers of a food products manufacturing unit in the Hattar industrial estate were dismissed from the service on Wednesday without serving show-cause notices on them. ... LANDI KOTAL: 15 ghost schools found in Tirah LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), Jan 8: Education officials in Khyber Agency have unearthed some 15 ghost schools in the remote Tirah valley during the annual inspection of the area. ... DADU: Protest against Hesco DADU, Jan 8: Hundreds of villagers held a demonstration outside the local press club on Thursday to protest against Hesco for issuing inflated bills and disconnecting power supply to 20 villages. ... NAWABSHAH: Controversial water projects rejected NAWABSHAH, Jan 8: Activists of the Pakistan People's Party (Shaheed Bhutto) took out a protest procession here on Thursday against the greater Thal canal and Kalabagh dam projects. ... SHIKARPUR: Two held for stealing power wire SHIKARPUR, Jan 8: The police arrested two bandits while they were cutting electric wires from a 11kv live line near Jano Sharif village on Thursday and recovered 300kg of wire from their possession. ... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: 37 recruited as Tapedars NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Jan 8: Thirty-seven candidates, who had passed a revenue training course eight years ago, were appointed as Tapedars on Thursday. District Nazim Masroor Jatoi handed over the joining letters to them at a ceremony held here. ... FAISALABAD: Community boards' funds lying unutilized FAISALABAD, Jan 8: A huge sum of Rs550 million is lying unutilized in the accounts of Citizens Community Boards of the Tehsil Municipal Administration (city) and if the business community shows some interest, this unused amount could change the city outlook. ... GUJRANWALA: Youth shot dead for resisting robbery GUJRANWALA, Jan 8: A youth was shot dead by robbers on Thursday for resisting their bid. Four robbers sneaked into the house of Latif in Cheema Colony, Wazirabad, by scaling boundary wall. They collected Rs100,000 in cash and 15 tolas of gold ornament. ... GUJRANWALA: ATC for action against three doctors: Sialkot jail tragedy GUJRANWALA, Jan 8: The anti-terrorism court No 1 ordered on Thursday, during hearing of the Sialkot jail incident case, that the three doctors of the Civil Hospital who showed negligence in the treatment of judges ... SIALKOT: 'Innocent' youth shot by policemen SIALKOT, Jan 8: An innocent youth was allegedly shot dead by the Uggoki police during a raid at his house in Muhallah Tasleempura at Roras-Uggoki late Wednesday night. ... SIALKOT: Car riders kill constable at picket SIALKOT, Jan 8: A constable was shot dead while another sustained serious injuries late Wednesday night in a firing by three car riders at a picket near Nole-Uggoki village, Sialkot tehsil. ... TOBA TEK SINGH: Water courses in Toba to be bricklined TOBA TEK SINGH, Jan 8: Water courses in the district will be bricklined under the US-Aid programme. This was stated here on Thursday by Punjab rural support programme incharge Chaudhry Ashraf in a meeting which was presided over by district Nazim Chaudhry Ashfaq. ... MULTAN: BZU selection board to decide fate of aspirants: Faculty positions MULTAN, Jan 8: The Bahauddin Zakariya University's selection board will be seated for three days from Friday (today) to take up the cases of 229 applicants for appointments in various categories of teachers amid complaints of irregularities. ... SHEIKHUPURA: NGOs assured help for better literacy SHEIKHUPURA, Jan 8: Punjab Excise and Taxation Minister Dr Shafiq Chaudhry has said knowledge creates awareness and gives new dimensions to nations for progress and prosperity. ... PESHAWAR: Art gallery PESHAWAR, Jan 8: An exclusive art gallery in the Nishtar Hall would be set up to promote local artists' works, said Provincial Minister for Sports and Culture Raja Faisal Zaman. ...

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