10 January 2004 Saturday 17 Ziqa'ad 1424 KARACHI: SHC asks Sindh govt to release 69,000 tons of wheat KARACHI, Jan 9: The Sindh High Court asked the provincial government on Friday to release the 69,000 tons of wheat it had agreed to sell to the highest bidder. ... KARACHI: Lighters sale at petrol stations continues KARACHI, Jan 9: The explosion at Bahria filling station in Defence on Dec 3, according to investigations, was triggered by the ignition of cigarette lighter during a gas leak. ... KARACHI: Shaista lands into another hospital KARACHI, Jan 9: Shaista Almani, who had married of her own free will and was later divorced under tribal pressure, left the city hospital where she had been admitted, on Friday night with the police, under unusual circumstances and later landed into another hospital. ... KARACHI: Governor urged to curb corruption in STB KARACHI, Jan 9: Alleging large-scale administrative and financial irregularities in Sindh Textbook Board affairs, local printers and publishers on Friday urged Sindh governor to immediately take control of the board ... KARACHI: CDGK, civic agencies fail to maintain streetlights KARACHI, Jan 9: The city government and other civic agencies, such as the Defence Housing Authority, the Karachi Cantonment Board and the Karachi Port Trust, have failed to ensure that the streetlights in Karachi remain in running order at all times. ... KARACHI: KWSB denies bursting of line in North Nazimabad KARACHI, Jan 9: The Karachi Water and Sewerage Board, on Friday, denied bursting of any pipeline at Shahrah-i-Chishti in North Nazimabad Town. ... KARACHI: Rs200m approved for girl students KARACHI, Jan 9: A sum of Rs200 million has been approved for the girl students in the middle schools in the province. This was stated by Sindh Education Minister Irfanullah Khan Marwat ... KARACHI: Symposium on chemistry begins today KARACHI, Jan 9: About 230 foreign natural-product chemists are scheduled to make deliberations at the biennial international symposium on Natural Product Chemistry, which is starting at a hotel on Saturday. ... KARACHI: Two men die in road accidents KARACHI, Jan 9: Two persons died in road accidents on Thursday night.Police said Mohammad Iyas, 40, was knocked down by a bus on I. I. Chundrigar Road near Karachi Stock Exchange. ... KARACHI: Abbasi hospital in dire straits KARACHI, Jan 9: The situation obtaining at the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital (ASH), the third largest government-run healthcare facility in Karachi, is going from bad to worse. ... KARACHI: Commercialization of KPC move opposed KARACHI, Jan 9: The president, secretary and other office-bearers and members of the governing body of the Karachi Press Club have appealed to President General Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali to take notice of the moves being made by the Karachi Cantonment Board ... KARACHI: Heirs pardon killer driver KARACHI, Jan 9: A young man who had killed a woman and her two daughters in a road accident was acquitted on Friday after the legal heirs of the victims pardoned him. ... KARACHI: Kidnapper shot dead by police KARACHI, Jan 9: An alleged kidnapper was killed in a shootout with police late Thursday night. Police said Saad Askari, 2, son of a trader, Feroz Askari, was kidnapped by one of the security guards previously posted at Mr Askari's shop. ... KARACHI: Foundation of heart diseases institute laid KARACHI, Jan 9: Foundation stone of the Karachi Institute of Heart Diseases (KIHD), to be built at a cost of over Rs25 million in Gulbarg Town, was laid by City Nazim Naimatullah Khan on Friday morning. ... LAHORE: 'Teachers recruitment rules may be relaxed' LAHORE, Jan 9: Punjab Education Minister Imran Masood said on Friday that the government was considering to relax rules to recruit teachers and upgrade and establish schools. ... LAHORE: Lahore Bar polls today LAHORE, Jan 9: Lawyers at city's subordinate courts go to polls on Saturday (today) to elect their representatives on the Lahore Bar Association -- the largest bar in Asia -- in what seems a tough contest. ... LAHORE: Nazim's given subsidized flour coupons LAHORE, Jan 9: District Nazim Mian Amer Mahmood on Friday handed over 2,500 Chief Minister's Sasta Atta Scheme coupons to the Nazims of five union councils for distribution among the poor families ... LAHORE: Notices by CM's secretary annoy MPAs LAHORE, Jan 9: A treasury member in the Punjab Assembly embarrassed the law minister on Friday when he admitted that the chief minister's secretary was issuing notices to those government MPAs who were not attending the session. ... LAHORE: Three SPs transferred in Punjab LAHORE, Jan 9: Punjab IGP Syed Masud Shah on Friday transferred and posted three SPs. Elite police force SP Rana Muhammad Munawar was transferred and posted at Lahore police investigation wing against a vacancy till further orders. ... ISLAMABAD: Monument to be built at Shakarparian ISLAMABAD, Jan 9: The Ministry of Minorities and Culture will construct a national monument at the west viewpoint, Shakarparian Hills, official sources told Dawn. ... ISLAMABAD: AIOU to start PhD in social sciences, humanities ISLAMABAD, Jan 9: Allama Iqbal Open University has decided to start a direct PhD programme in social sciences and humanities, the AIOU vice-chancellor, Dr Altaf Hussain, said. ... ISLAMABAD: Recreational club to be set up at F-9 Park ISLAMABAD, Jan 9: The Capital Development Authority is planning to set up a "club" at F-9 Park on the pattern of Islamabad Club to provide recreational facilities to citizens. ... ISLAMABAD: Islamabad courts decide 12,375 cases ISLAMABAD, Jan 9: Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) courts gave the verdict of 12,375 cases last year while 14,563 cases are still pending with these courts. ... ISLAMABAD: HEC, French govt to launch fellowship programme ISLAMABAD, Jan 9: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) in collaboration with the French government will launch a programme to strengthen social sciences and humanities disciplines in public sector universities. ... LAHORE: Teachers call off protest demonstration LAHORE, Jan 9: The Muttahida Mahaz-i-Asatiza Pakistan, Punjab, a component of three teacher associations, has called off its protest demonstration to be held at Nasser Bagh on Saturday ... PESHAWAR: PTV nominations PESHAWAR, Jan 9: PTV Peshawar Centre will compete for 24 awards in the national PTV Awards ceremony scheduled to be held on Jan 11 in Islamabad, said a press release here on Friday. ... PESHAWAR: Lawyers to hold march on 12th PESHAWAR, Jan 9: The Joint Action Committee of lawyers will launch the second phase of its long march on Monday from the Peshawar High Court. ... PESHAWAR: Orphanage needs funds PESHAWAR, Jan 9: The Child Welfare Home (CWH) for the orphan children is facing shortage of funds, facilities and trained teachers, an official told Dawn on Friday. ... KARACHI: Achievements at Saarc moot hailed KARACHI, Jan 9: A number of speakers at the Hamdard Shura, held on Thursday, hailed the achievements made at Saarc Summit, besides during meetings between President Pervez Musharraf and Indian Prime Minister A B Vajpayee on the sidelines of the summit. ... LAHORE: MNA's house looted LAHORE, Jan 9: Dacoits took away Rs5 million in cash and valuables from the house of an MNA in Gulberg on Friday.... RAWALPINDI: Two dozen technical institutes for women set up: Nazim RAWALPINDI, Jan 9: District Nazim Raja Tariq Kiani on Friday said the government had set up more than two dozen technical institutions to impart training to women in different fields. ... RAWALPINDI: 'Country needs true democracy, secularism, fair representation' RAWALPINDI, Jan 9: Neither the military nor the politicians could bring a democratic movement in Pakistan, where there is no democracy and power and resources are concentrated in a few hands, the participants of a discussion observed here on Friday. ... HYDERABAD: District budget issue becomes entangled HYDERABAD, Jan 9: The district government will present a new budget as all expenditures are being made without any legal cover for the last six months, inquiries by this correspondent showed on Thursday. ... HYDERABAD: Civic amenities for Qasimabad urged HYDERABAD, Jan 9: The Shehri Ittehad Qasimabad, a conglomerate of political parties, NGOs and business community, has threatened to launch a protest movement if the problems of the taluka were not resolved. ... HYDERABAD: Sit-in staged against insanitation HYDERABAD, Jan 9: A large number of people under the banner of Pasban staged a protest sit-in and burnt tyres on the Hala Naka road on Friday against the unhygienic conditions in their localities. ... HYDERABAD: FOs absence delays water courses lining HYDERABAD, Jan 9: The government has released funds for lining of 1,750 watercourses in the left bank circle but the fund will not be utilised since farmers organizations have not been formed in the area. ... HYDERABAD: Protest feared if water not released into canal HYDERABAD, Jan 9: If water is not released in the Akram Wah canal by the midnight of Jan 10, it is feared that the people of the city would take to the streets and protest against the water shortage which would lead to a law and order situation. ... HYDERABAD: Modern approach to rights' drive stressed HYDERABAD, Jan 9: The founder of the Jeay Sindh Students Federation, Iqbal Tareen, has said that groups struggling for rights must develop a working relationship with democratic movements all over the world. ... HYDERABAD: Five rocket shells seized HYDERABAD, Jan 9: The anti-car lifting cell on Thursday recovered five Russian-made shells of rockets in the jurisdiction of Hatri police station.... SANGHAR: 'AG office deliberately delaying pension, GP fund cases' SANGHAR, Jan 9: A large number of Sindh government employees, particularly the retired ones, are made to suffer as the provincial Accountant General office delays their cases of pension, GP fund retirement benefits and transfer of accounts etc. ... KARACHI: Women prison overcrowded KARACHI, Jan 9: The Special Prison for Women in the city is still overcrowded, holding prisoners about twice its capacity, though nearly 45 women prisoners belonging to the interior of the province ... MULTAN: Clearance of farm chemicals against fake documents: Three appraisers suspended MULTAN, Jan 9: Authorities of the customs department have reportedly suspended three appraisers posted at the Karachi port for clearing a consignment of some farm chemicals allegedly against fake documents. ... MULTAN: TMA-Archaeology row over Multan heritage MULTAN, Jan 9: The Punjab Information and Culture Secretary would hold a meeting on Saturday in Lahore to decide how the provincial archaeology department and tehsil city administration are going to spend Rs40 million grant for the conservation of monuments ... Man killed BADIN, Jan 9: A man was killed and another was injured when their motorcycle was hit by a bus on the Kadhan Road here on Thursday. ... GUJRANWALA: Two youths murdered in retaliation GUJRANWALA, Jan 9: Two youths were kidnapped and shot dead on Friday on suspicion of giving information which led to the murder of a cousin of Wazirabad Jamaat-i-Islami amir. ... GUJRANWALA: Power supply to six furnaces severed GUJRANWALA, Jan 9: The Gujranwala Electric Power Company (Gepco) severed connections of some half a dozen furnaces for excessive use of electricity and for not clearing their outstanding dues despite the deadline here on Friday. ... JHANG: Police claim 8 criminals arrested JHANG, Jan 9: The Chiniot city and Saddar police have arrested eight hardened criminals involved in murder, kidnapping for ransom and fraud cases during the last nine days. ... GUJRAT: CM's guests deprived of car, cash GUJRAT, Jan 9: Three guests of the Punjab chief minister, who were returning home after attending the walima of his son, were deprived of their car, a cell phone and Rs20,000 in cash by three robbers on Sargodha Road, Kunjah, on Thursday night. ... TOBA TEK SINGH: Six villages declared calamity-hit TOBA TEK SINGH, Jan 9: The Punjab Relief Commissioner has declared six villages of Gojra tehsil calamity-hit due to damage to the crops as a result of the irrigation water shortage. ... SHEIKHUPURA: Lawyer killed by three men in police uniform SHEIKHUPURA, Jan 9: A lawyer was killed while his two other people were injured by three people in police uniform on the district courts premises here on Friday. ... MIRPURKHAS: TPO booked for failing to appear in court MIRPURKHAS, Jan 9: A police officer, now posted at Karachi, was booked by the court of the first judicial magistrate here on Thursday on the directives of the district and sessions judge for failing to appear at the hearings of a 1995 case in the sessions court. ... SUKKUR: Man working for FC kidnapped SUKKUR, Jan 9: Armed men kidnapped the canteen manager of the local Frontier Constabulary camp, on Friday morning, at Pindala Nala, near Dera Bugti. ... LARKANA: Rising crime rate decried LARKANA, Jan 9: A complete strike was observed in Mirokhan town on Friday to protest against the deteriorating law and order in the district while a procession was also taken out in this regard. ... DADU: Skin disease stages comeback in Dadu DADU, Jan 9: Health EDO Dr Maula Bux Jamali has said that 119 patients of skin disease leishmania have turned up at different government health centres of the district this month. ... SUKKUR: 30 held for injuring 2 cops SUKKUR, Jan 9: More than 30 suspects were arrested, following an armed attack on a police mobile in which two police officials were injured near village Almani in Yaroo Lund police station jurisdiction, on Thursday night. ... LAHORE: PML-N holds demo in front of assembly secretariat LAHORE, Jan 9: The PML-N on Friday demonstrated in front of the Punjab Assembly Secretariat to demand the release of Javed Hashmi, Asif Ali Zardari and other political prisoners. ...

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