11 January 2004 Sunday 18 Ziqa'ad 1424 KARACHI: Many city areas go without water: Another pipeline bursts KARACHI, Jan 10: The city government and the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board refuse to play ball with each other, as another major water pipeline burst near the Banaras roundabout on Saturday ... KARACHI: City council slams police station on amenity plot KARACHI, Jan 10: The city council on Saturday expressed deep concern over the construction of a police station on an amenity plot designated for a hospital in Site Town, and demanded immediate end to the construction work. ... KARACHI: Meat transportation through open trucks banned KARACHI, Jan 10: Sindh Chief Minister Ali Mahar has banned the transportation of meat in various cities, particularly Karachi, through open trucks. ... KARACHI: Two die in accidents KARACHI, Jan 10: A man and an elderly woman died in different road accidents on Saturday. Police said a van on the National Highway in the Shah Latif Town police limits collided with a car. ... KARACHI: Bank robbed in Bohra Pir KARACHI, Jan 10: Four armed men committed a bank robbery in Bohra Pir, the old city area, on Saturday morning. A senior police official said police had engaged two cashiers and a guard of the bank in the investigation process. ... KARACHI: Body set up to scrutinize FCS appointments KARACHI, Jan 10: A committee has been constituted to scrutinize all the cases of appointments made recently in the Fishermen Cooperative Society. The committee will be headed by the vice-chairman of the Society ... KARACHI: PTC, CT exams results KARACHI, Jan 10: The Board of Intermediate Education Karachi (BIEK) on Saturday announced the results of the Primary Teaching Certificate (P. T.C) and the Certificate of Teaching (C.T) annual examinations 2003. ... KARACHI: Convocation seeks due status for nurses KARACHI, Jan 10: The quality of health care in the country can not be improved until the nurses are given the social status that they deserve and the quality of their education and training be improved. ... KARACHI: Need for improving critical care stressed KARACHI, Jan 10: There are very few, if any, well-equipped and efficient intensive care units in the country. Healthcare professionals and government officials should, therefore, look into this area ... KARACHI: KCB clarifies report KARACHI, Jan 10: The Karachi Cantonment Board has clarified its position on a news item which appeared in the Jan 10 issue of Dawn. ... KARACHI: Tribute paid to Aslam Sheikh KARACHI, Jan 10: A gathering at the Karachi Press Club on Saturday paid rich tributes to the late Aslam Sheikh, the well-known journalist and writer on economic issues and a staunch fighter for workers' rights. ... LAHORE: Kite-flying allowed in Punjab for a month LAHORE, Jan 10: The Punjab government has allowed preparation of kites and twine and their transportation with immediate effect. The kite-flying has been allowed from Jan 20 to Feb 20. ... LAHORE: Wasa to recover arrears as land revenue LAHORE, Jan 10: Disappointed by the results of concessional arrears' payment scheme, District Nazim Mian Amer Mahmood has given a go-ahead for launching the recovery of Water and Sanitation Agency arrears exceeding Rs840 million from nearly 97,000 defaulters as land revenue. ... LAHORE: Token hunger strike by teachers LAHORE, Jan 10: The Joint Action Committee of Teachers, Punjab, on Saturday observed a token hunger strike in front of the Lahore Press Club against NGOs' interference in schools and revival of withdrawn facilities and increase in salaries. ... LAHORE: Drive against profiteering continues LAHORE, Jan 10: The City District Government is continuing its campaign against profiteering since Ramazan without knowing the fate of 1,399 FIRs and 1,436 cases due to lack of feedback from the courts. ... LAHORE: Judges' transfer LAHORE, Jan 10: Rawalpindi district and sessions judge Dost Muhammad Malik has been made officer on special duty and directed to report at the Lahore High Court's principal seat at Lahore. ... LAHORE: Evening classes at colleges cause cut in CPP enrolment LAHORE, Jan 10: The government's move to start intermediate evening classes at the government colleges has reduced by 25 per cent the enrolment of students in the institutions under the Community Partnership Projects (CPP). ... ISLAMABAD: Iesco to spend Rs6.5bn on new projects ISLAMABAD, Jan 10: The Islamabad Electric Supply Company (Iesco) will spend a sum of Rs6.5 billion on hundreds of projects as part of its five-year development plan ... ISLAMABAD: Mushaira held in honour of expat poet ISLAMABAD, Jan 10: A Mushaira was organized in honour of British-Pakistani Urdu poetess, Farzana Khan 'Neena' at the Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL) on Friday. The event was presided over by the PAL chairman, Iftikhar Arif. ... RAWALPINDI: Democratic Group wins RBA polls RAWALPINDI, Jan 10: The Democratic Group won Rawalpindi Bar Association (RBA) elections on Saturday. Ghazanfar Ali Shah of the group was elected president with 500 votes against 431 votes of his opponent Sardar Abdul Majeed. ... PESHAWAR: Contract doctors reject govt claim: Notification termed misleading PESHAWAR, Jan 10: The NWFP Contract Doctors Association has rejected the government's claim of extending their contracts by three years, saying the notification issued on Jan 8, is misleading. ... LAHORE: LBA polls revoked after lawyers' brawl LAHORE, Jan 10: Polling to elect Lahore Bar Association's new office-bearers was cancelled on Saturday after supporters of rival candidates came to blows and resorted to hooliganism on the district court premises on Saturday. ... PESHAWAR: 30 new uplift plans launched in Khyber PESHAWAR, Jan 10: In all, a total of 30 new development schemes have been launched in Khyber Agency with an estimated cost of Rs425.366 million to improve the socio-economic conditions of the tribal people. ... OKARA: Four milk powder adulterators held OKARA, Jan 10: Haveli Lakha police claimed on Saturday to have arrested four people during raids in many villages in Deepalpur and recovered apparatus through which they used to mix chemicals in milk powder. ... PESHAWAR: Girls school without facilities PESHAWAR, Jan 10: The Government Girls High School No.1, situated in the busy Saddar bazaar in an old shabby building, is functioning without necessary facilities. ... PESHAWAR: Pre-arrest bail granted to MPA's brother PESHAWAR, Jan 10: The Peshawar High Court on Friday disposed of a pre-arrest bail petition of the brother of a Pakistan Muslim League (N) MPA, Malik Imran, in a murder case. ... PESHAWAR: Six observatories to be set up in NWFP PESHAWAR, Jan 10: The Met office has planned to set up six more observatories in different parts of the province and the adjacent tribal areas to collect data about climatic conditions and earthquakes. ... PESHAWAR: Spurious drugs seized PESHAWAR, Jan 10: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has seized a large quantity of spurious and unregistered drugs from the main medicine market of the city and arrested a man, said a press release issued here on Saturday. ... MARDAN: FHA directed to expedite pace of work on road MARDAN, Jan 10: The chairman of the NWFP Assembly standing committee on works and services, Mian Nisar Gul Kakakhel, has directed the Frontier Highway Authority to expedite the pace of work on Mardan-Takhtbhai-Dargai road ... TIMERGARA: TNSM, JI in dispute over seminary TIMERGARA, Jan 10: The defunct Tehrik Nefaz-i-Shariat-i- Muhammadi (TNSM) and Jamaat-i-Islami (JI), Lower Dir district, have developed differences over the ownership of a seminary at Kumbar in Maidan here. ... SWABI: Growers urged to cut tobacco cultivation SWABI, Jan 10: Speakers at a seminar here on Saturday urged the tobacco growers to cultivate the crop according to the requirements of the tobacco purchasing companies. ... QUETTA: Growers to face power cut QUETTA, Jan 10: The provincial government, Quetta Electricity Supply Company and the Zamindar Action Committee have agreed on a comprehensive power disconnection strategy regarding defaulting growers. ... KHAIRPUR: Power breakdowns hit Khairpur KHAIRPUR, Jan 10: Power breakdowns continued for the second day here on Saturday, paralysing civic life and business activities. ... LARKANA: Poor law and order slated LARKANA, Jan 10: A procession was taken out in Ratodero town on Saturday against the deteriorating law and order situation in the area. ... SHIKARPUR: Woman killed over Karo-kari SHIKARPUR, Jan 10: A woman, Maliha, 18, wife of Ghulam Nabi Jafri, was killed by her brother-in-law in Jafri village some five kilometres from here on Thursday night. The woman was asleep in her house with her new born child ... DADU: Hesco recovery drive begins DADU, Jan 10: The Hesco on Saturday launched an operation against 22,000 defaulters throughout the district. An amount of Rs362.54 million is outstanding against consumers in Dadu-I, II, Mehar, Khairpur Nathan Shah, Sehwan Sharif and Johi sub-divisions. ... BADIN: Bandit, nine others held near Badin BADIN, Jan 10: The police arrested a notorious dacoit and nine of his accomplices during a raid conducted in a village about 15km from here on Friday. ... MIRPURKHAS: Increase in wheat quota urged MIRPURKHAS, Jan 10: The office-bearers of the Chakki Owners Association on Friday called upon the higher authorities to increase the per month wheat quota of Chakkis by 200 bags. ... LARKANA: Hepatitis cases on the rise in Larkana LARKANA, Jan 10: An increasing number of hepatitis cases - including Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C - have been presenting at Larkana government hospitals from the district and areas along the provincial border with Balochistan. ... SUKKUR: Acute water shortage in Sukkur SUKKUR, Jan 10: Acute water shortage prevailing in the city for the last 72 hours due to the de-silting work of the River Indus, which would last up to Jan 20, has made the lives of the people miserable. ... HYDERABAD: Police directed to return vehicles HYDERABAD, Jan 10: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, on Friday directed the Dadu investigation police to release two vehicles of a petitioner which they had seized for not having number plates. ... NAWABSHAH: Officials defy hunting ban NAWABSHAH, Jan 10: At least 120 partridges and some crocodiles were hunted in the Pai Game Reserve, Sakrand and Jam branches, on Saturday by a senior law enforcement officer during a hunting programme despite a strict ban. ... HYDERABAD: Plastic surgeons moot begins HYDERABAD, Jan 10: Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences vice-chancellor Prof Jan Mohammad Memon has said the 20th century has seen a lot of progress in medical sciences, especially in the field of surgery. ... LARKANA: Rs64m for canal lining approved LARKANA, Jan 10: An amount of Rs 64.053 million has been approved for lining of the Rice canal from the new bus terminal to the bye-pass. This was stated by district Nazim Khursheed Ahmed Junejo on Saturday. ... VEHARI: Sunflower cultivation far short of target VEHARI, Jan 10: Sunflower cultivation in the district may come to a halt due to alleged artificial shortage of seed and fertilizers, it is learnt on Saturday. ... MULTAN: Four BZU students injured in clash MULTAN, Jan 10: Four students of the Bahauddin Zakariya University were injured in a clash among activists of two rival organizations on the campus on Saturday. ...

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