12 January 2004 Monday 19 Ziqa'ad 1424 KARACHI: Law, order improving, says Mahar KARACHI, Jan 11: Sindh Chief Minister Sardar Ali Muhammad Mahar has claimed that the law and order situation in the province is satisfactory and stern steps are being taken to eliminate the lawlessness prevailing in the upper Sindh. ... KARACHI: Shaista provided with job and flat KARACHI, Jan 11: Shaista Almani - the girl who has gone through hell for marrying of her own free will, has been provided with shelter, security and two jobs by the Sindh government. ... MARDAN: Crime rate on the rise: PPP MARDAN, Jan 11: The provincial president of the Pakistan People's Party (Parliamentarian), Khwaja Mohammad Khan Hoti, has said that incidents of robberies, theft and kidnapping had increased in the district and the law and order situation deteriorated. ... KARACHI: Exposed-heart baby at NICVD KARACHI, Jan 11: Alina, a three-and-a-half-year-old girl with an 'exposed' heart, was admitted on Saturday to the National Institute of Cardio-Vascular Diseases (NICVD). ... KARACHI: 2003: one robbery every 3 hours KARACHI, Jan 11: On an average one robbery was committed every three hours in the metropolis during the year 2003, as 3,834 cases of different robberies and thefts were reported, according to the official statistics. ... KARACHI: Fraud in report on betel nut KARACHI, Jan 11: Fake reports on the suitability for human consumption, or otherwise, of six betel nut samples were issued by laboratory of the Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) ... KARACHI: Hospital to hold awareness week every year KARACHI, Jan 11: The health awareness week, which is being held by the Liaquat National Hospital from Jan 12 to Jan 17, will be made an annual event. ... KARACHI: Lyari getting contaminated water KARACHI, Jan 11: The residents of Baghdadi Union Council area have complained that they are getting contaminated water because of leakages in water pipelines. ... KARACHI: Summary moved on devolution of KBCA KARACHI, Jan 11: Sindh Secretary Local Government has moved a summary to the chief minister about the ambiguity prevailing in devolution of the Karachi Building Control Authority to the city government. ... DERA GHAZI KHAN: Kidnappers 'forced' Taunsa girl to change statement DERA GHAZI KHAN, Jan 11: The girl who was kidnapped by driver Riaz of Civil Judge Abdul Razzaq Qureshi was forced to deny the incident before police and press, family told Dawn on Sunday. ... KHAIRPUR: SALU registrar replaced KHAIRPUR, Jan 11: Shah Abdul Latif University vice-chancellor on Saturday removed Abdullah Phulpoto from the post of registrar of the university. He appointed Professor Ahmad Hussain Shah, chairman of the international relations department, as the new registrar. ... MIRPURKHAS: ASI booked for criminal assault attempt MIRPURKHAS, Jan 11: An ASI was booked on the charge of attempted criminal assault on a housewife in Jhuddo town on Saturday night. ... GUJRANWALA: Kite claims student's life GUJRANWALA, Jan 11: A primary school student lost his life after falling from the roof of his house while flying kite in Wazirabad on Sunday. Asif (10), flying kite on the roof without a boundary wall ... LAHORE: Lahore Bar re-polls likely next week LAHORE, Jan 11: The Lahore Bar Association re-poll may take place sometimes next week. The election board is meeting on Monday (today) to take a decision about the re-poll, sources said on Sunday. ... ISLAMABAD: Concern over removal of mulberry trees ISLAMABAD, Jan 11: Several environmental protection agencies have expressed their concern over gradual eradication of paper mulberry trees from the green belts of the federal capital. ... DERA GHAZI KHAN: Illaqa ghair: Nadra move irks tribal area Nazim DERA GHAZI KHAN, Jan 11: The National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) has refused to accept the official name of the tehsil tribal area. ... PESHAWAR: Absconder's assets frozen PESHAWAR, Jan 11: An accountability court here on Saturday froze the properties of an absconding project director of a Swiss-funded project, Small Scale Enterprise Promotion (SSEP), Mr Fasihuzzaman. ... PESHAWAR: Input sought from govt departments: Shariat-based financial reforms PESHAWAR, Jan 11: The Frontier government's recently-constituted special commission tasked to reform provincial public sector departments ... PESHAWAR: Three killed over land dispute PESHAWAR, Jan 11: Three men were killed over a land dispute in Kagawala area of Badhber on Sunday. They were said to be members of a jirga convened to settle the land dispute, and were going to attend the jirga. ... PESHAWAR: Book on Hindko being launched today PESHAWAR, Jan 11: The launching ceremony of "Urdu Zaban Ka Makhaz Hindko", a research-based book by Prof Khatir Ghaznavi, will be held on Jan 12 (Monday) here at Nishtar Hall. ... PESHAWAR: Amendment to LB ordinance demanded PESHAWAR, Jan 11: Women councillors from Quetta city district on Saturday urged the federal and provincial governments to introduce necessary amendments to the local government ordinances ... PESHAWAR: Ex-armyman as VC not acceptable, say students PESHAWAR, Jan 11: Students and teachers of the University of Peshawar have expressed concern over the appointment of Lt-Gen Mumtaz Gul (retired) as vice-chancellor ... RAWALPINDI: Seven die, 20 injured in road accidents RAWALPINDI, Jan 11: Seven people were killed and 20 sustained injuries in three different road accidents in Rawalpindi and Islamabad on Sunday, police said. ... RAWALPINDI: RCB to pay industrial power tariff RAWALPINDI, Jan 11: Islamabad Electric Supply Company (Iesco) will now charge Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) industrial power tariff instead of agricultural, it has been learnt. ... HYDERABAD: Teachers demand 13-month salary HYDERABAD, Jan 11: Fifty two women teachers, whose fate has been hanging in balance for the last three years, held a protest demonstration outside the press club here on Sunday against the non-payment of their 13-month salaries. ... HYDERABAD: STPP terms police reforms eyewash HYDERABAD, Jan 11: The police reforms are merely an eyewash as even after their introduction, the Sindh police continues to work as the servants of feudal lords. ... HYDERABAD: HCB-Hesco dispute leads to power cut HYDERABAD, Jan 11: Residents of Sweepers' Colony here on Sunday held a protest demonstration outside the Hyderabad Cantonment Board Saddar office against the disconnection of power supply to the colony. ... HYDERABAD: Flour price fixed at Rs12 per kg HYDERABAD, Jan 11: The meeting of roller flour mill owners, Chakki owners, wholesale dealers and retailers here on Sunday fixed the price of wheat flour at Rs12 per kilogramme. ... HYDERABAD: SHC issues notices to police officials HYDERABAD, Jan 11: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit, on Saturday issued notices to three police officials, additional advocate- general and others on a constitutional petition, filed by Mohammad Umar, alleging police harassment. ... ATTOCK: PAF man held in drug case ATTOCK, Jan 11: Police on Sunday claimed to have arrested two drug smugglers, including a PAF technician, and found narcotics concealed in their car. ... SUKKUR: Torture of students by security men condemned SUKKUR, Jan 11: Sui Gas Field Employees Union president Ghulam Sarwar Bugti has demanded that Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali should order action against security officials who tortured students of the Model School, Sui, on Saturday. ... MINGORA: Swat Bar body holds election MINGORA, Jan 11: The annual election of the Swat Bar Association was held here on Saturday. Miangul Saeed advocate was elected as president of the Bar by grabbing 115 votes as compared to 95 by his opponent Aftab Alam advocate. ... MULTAN: Nishtar Hospital 'decaying' MULTAN, Jan 11: Provincial minister Rana Qasim Noon paid a surprise visit of the Nishtar Hospital on Sunday and was taken aback over the state of affairs there. ... SAHIWAL: Attachment of SHO's property ordered SAHIWAL, Jan 11: A special Anti-Corruption judge, Multan Camp at Sahiwal, ordered attachment of property of a former Malka Hanse SHO. ... KARACHI: Anti-adulteration drive be expedited: Nazim KARACHI, Jan 11: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan has directed the officials concerned to take stern action against those found involved in food adulteration. He issued directives at the Civic Centre ... KARACHI: Two bodies found in Korangi KARACHI, Jan 11: The charred body of an elderly man was recovered from an under construction house in Korangi Industrial Area on Sunday. ...

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