18 January 2004 Sunday 25 Ziqa'ad 1424 KARACHI: One dies as student groups clash KARACHI, Jan 17: A student of the Government College for Commerce and Economics died on Saturday as a result of a clash between two student groups near the college on Ziauddin Ahmed Road. ... KARACHI: Three die in road accidents KARACHI, Jan 17: Three people died in different road accidents on Saturday.Two people died and five others were injured in an accident between two cars in the Defence Housing Authority. ... KARACHI: Insurance coverage for employees enhanced KARACHI, Jan 17: The Sindh government has amended the Sindh Civil Servants Welfare Fund Rules-1979 enhancing the sum assured in respect of group insurance scheme ... KARACHI: Illegal cattle markets banned KARACHI, Jan 17: The city Nazim has permitted the setting up of six temporary animal markets in the city on the occasion of Eid. ... KARACHI: Poultry birds from Punjab to help end shortage KARACHI, Jan 17: Poultry farmers are now bringing 'layer birds' from Punjab to meet the consumers' demand following the destruction of a large number of chickens as a result of an outbreak of the avian influenza disease. ... KARACHI: Rangers may help remove encroachments in Scheme-33 KARACHI, Jan 17: The executive district officer (Revenue) of the city government has asked the authorities concerned to remove encroachments from the lands of various housing societies and state in Gulzar-i-Hijri (Scheme-33) within 15 days. ... KARACHI: Flyover at Quaidabad planned KARACHI, Jan 17: The City District Government Karachi has decided to construct Quaidabad Flyover under Tameer-i- Karachi programme, and in this regard City Nazim Naimatullah Khan will lay its foundation on Jan 26. ... KARACHI: Increase in fees withdrawn KARACHI, Jan 17: Federal Housing and Works minister has withdrawn a disputed notification pertaining to increase in various fees, ranging from 100 per cent to 1,000 per cent. ... KARACHI: Issues in paediatric nephrology discussed KARACHI, Jan 17: The Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, in its ongoing education programme on promoting awareness, held a symposium on 'Issues in Paediatric Nephrology.' ... KARACHI: SC reserves order on HCs' right of acquittal KARACHI, Jan 17: A three-member bench of the Supreme Court reserved its order earlier this week on a crucial question involving the right of a private person or complainant to challenge the acquittal of a convict by a high court under the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997. ... KARACHI: SHC adjourns hearing of Rahila's plea against decree KARACHI, Jan 17: The Sindh High Court adjourned the hearing of a miscellaneous application filed by the deputy speaker Rahila Tiwana for setting aside decree against her in respect of a flat in Clifton area Karachi on request by the counsel. ... KARACHI: Political commitment urged for AIDS control KARACHI, Jan 17: The first meeting of the Provincial AIDS Task Force was held here on Saturday under the chairmanship of Mr Noman Saigal, Advisor to chief minister on Health ... KARACHI: Operation on exposed heart baby next week KARACHI, Jan 17: Alina Farooq - the three-and-a-half-year-old girl with an 'exposed' heart - will undergo an operation next week at the National Institute of Cardio-Vascular Diseases (NICVD) in which the surgeons will add an artificial bone to her chest. ... KARACHI: PPP stages token hunger strike KARACHI, Jan 17: Pakistan People's Party Karachi Division on Saturday staged a token hunger strike outside Karachi Press Club against the victimization of Nazims. ... LAHORE: PU syndicate dismisses PUCIT principal LAHORE, Jan 17: The Punjab University syndicate on Saturday dismissed the services of Dr Majid Naeem, former principal of the PU College of Information Technology, with effect from April 10, 2002. ... LAHORE: Auqaf official reinstated LAHORE, Jan 17: The Punjab Auqaf Department has redressed the grievance of a complainant regarding reinstatement on the directive of provincial ombudsman. ... ISLAMABAD: FG teachers demand scale upgradation ISLAMABAD, Jan 17: The teachers of federal government colleges have complained against what they call 'dismally low service structure' and have called for upgrading of their grades. ... ISLAMABAD: Peshawar walled city crumbling into dust ISLAMABAD, Jan 17: The Walled City of Peshawar, a depository of diverse tangible and intangible cultural heritage, is facing multiple dangers, a report on "Cultural tourism in Lahore and Peshawar" showed. ... ISLAMABAD: Emergency ward of FGSH shifted ISLAMABAD, Jan 17: The emergency ward of the Federal Government Services Hospital (FGSH) was on Friday temporarily shifted to the nearby nursing school due to the ongoing renovation work at the ward. ... ISLAMABAD: Water supply to Capital likely to be reduced ISLAMABAD, Jan 17: Capital Development Authority (CDA) is likely to reduce water supply to the capital in next few days due to water shortage in the reservoirs. ... RAWALPINDI: No polio case reported in 28 months, says Nazim RAWALPINDI, Jan 17: After the implementation of the local government system, no polio case has been reported during the last 28 months. ... RAWALPINDI: Municipal magistracy system in Punjab soon RAWALPINDI, Jan 17: The Punjab government is working on introduction of a new system of "municipal magistracy" after separation of judiciary from executive under the local government system. ... PESHAWAR: NWFP plans wheat enrichment project: Iron deficiency among children PESHAWAR, Jan 17: The NWFP health department has plannedto launch universal wheat enrichment project with the financial assistance of Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) to reduce iron deficiency among the children and women. ... PESHAWAR: Peshawar university launches FM radio service PESHAWAR, Jan 17: The first ever digital FM 107 radio station of the Department of Journalism and Mass Communications of University of Peshawar formally started its transmission here on Saturday. ... PESHAWAR: Work on Lowari tunnel to start soon: governor PESHAWAR, Jan 17: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has said that the Lowari tunnel, a dream project of the Chitrali people, will definitely be constructed and spadework on the project was now a matter of months. ... PESHAWAR: Officials accused of promoting crimes PESHAWAR, Jan 17:The People's Students Federation (PSF) has demanded of the governor to order an inquiry into financial scams and other financial transactions in Jamrud Agency. ... PESHAWAR: Police official granted bail PESHAWAR, Jan 17: An additional district and sessions judge, Shehbar Khan, on Saturday granted bail to a police officer accused of taking liquor during duty. ... PESHAWAR: AI concerned at Khawar's detention PESHAWAR, Jan 17: The Amnesty International has expressed concern over the continuous detention of a journalist, Khawar Mehdi Rizvi, without his production before any court of law. ... HYDERABAD: Growers asked to submit applications: Non-payment of cane price HYDERABAD, Jan 17: The Sindh cane commissioner has asked growers to submit applications along with evidence to him about the non-payment of fixed price of sugarcane during the crushing season of 2002-03. ... SUKKUR: Action against police demanded SUKKUR, Jan 17: The officiating Naib Nazim of Khairpur district, Shafi Mohammad Chandio, on Friday sent a telegram to Justice Rehmat Hussain Jaffery and Justice Maqbool Baqar of the Sindh High Court ... MITHI: Increase in wheat quota urged MITHI, Jan 17: The people and chakki owners of the Tharparkar district have appealed to the Sindh governor and chief minister to direct the food department to sanction special quota of wheat of 50,000 bags per month for the district. ... NAROWAL: DSP, SHO get six-month jail term: Contempt of court NAROWAL, Jan 17: A DSP was arrested after he stormed the court of a judicial magistrate along with a police contingent in an attempt to get an SHO released from the court custody, on Saturday. ... SAHIWAL: Robber shot dead in 'encounter' SAHIWAL, Jan 17: A robber was killed while his two accomplices sustained injuries in an encounter with police on Sahiwal-Noorshah Road near Kot Khadim Ali Shah here early on Saturday morning. ... GUJRANWALA: Increase in POL prices widely condemned GUJRANWALA, Jan 17: The local chamber of commerce and industry and transporters have strongly protested against an increase in prices of POL products and termed it another mini-budget. ... FAISALABAD: Modern agri inputs pledged to farmers FAISALABAD, Jan 17: The Punjab government has formulated a comprehensive agricultural policy to provide modern agriculture inputs to farmers, loans on soft-term basis ... SHEIKHUPURA: Two burnt alive in road accident SHEIKHUPURA, Jan 17: Two men were burnt alive while another was injured in an accident on motorway near Kot Ranjeet interchange on Saturday. ... MULTAN: Mill complains against power station pollution MULTAN, Jan 17: A textile mills has lodged a complaint with the Muzaffargarh district government that emissions from a thermal power station are damaging his products to the extent that foreign buyers have refused to lift them. ... FAISALABAD: Thikriwala police action flayed FAISALABAD, Jan 17: Thikriwala union councils Nazims and councillors and political leaders have demanded the Punjab chief minister and governor to order an inquiry into the Saddar police action against poor powerloom workers. ... GUJRAT: Gujrat varsity project begins GUJRAT, Jan 17: The Punjab government has initiated work on establishment of a university in Gujrat whose classes will be launched this year, according to provincial education minister Mian Imran Masood. ... OKARA: Loudspeaker misuse to be checked OKARA, Jan 17: The district government will strictly check the misuse of loudspeakers and amplifiers and no one will be allowed to disturb the peace of other people. ... SHEIKHUPURA: Six treatment plants in Punjab soon SHEIKHUPURA, Jan 17: Punjab Environment Minister Makhdoom Ashfaq Ahmad has said that the only way to protect future generations is to wage a war against pollution. ... TOBA TEK SINGH: Protest over demolition of lawyer's chamber TOBA TEK SINGH, Jan 17: Gojra lawyers observed strike on Saturday to protest over the demolition of the chamber of a former general secretary of the Tehsil Bar Association by the TMA staff. ... ISLAMABAD: Feasibility reports soon, says official: Small dams in Fata ISLAMABAD, Jan 17: Feasibility report for 12 small dams will be completed shortly to be built in seven agencies of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata). ... PESHAWAR: Hasba institution to be set up: CM PESHAWAR, Jan 17: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani on Friday said the government had made up its mind to set up the Hasba institution in the province. ... ISLAMABAD: Doctors granted leave to appeal ISLAMABAD, Jan 17: The Supreme Court on Friday accepted the petition for regular hearing of two doctors allegedly involved in cases being looked into by the NAB. ... PESHAWAR: Better health facilities pledged PESHAWAR, Jan 17: The NWFP Minister for Health Inayatullah on Saturday expressed satisfaction over the pace of work on the Upper Dir district headquarters hospital upgradation project ... TIMERGARA: Police stoking seminary controversy, says JI TIMERGARA, Jan 17: A local legislator belonging to the Jamaat-i-Islami on Saturday blamed the police and the local district administration of fuelling the seminary controversy ... HARIPUR: Poppy cultivation in Haripur confirmed HARIPUR, Jan 17: A number of farmers of two remote union councils of the Haripur district have grown poppy crop on a vast area, sources told Dawn here on Friday. ... HYDERABAD: Implementation of '91 water accord urged HYDERABAD, Jan 17: A seminar on "Environmental, Social and Cultural Impact of Water Scarcity on Sindh" has recommended that the 1991 water accord being a consensus document should be implemented in letter and in spirit. ... KHAIRPUR: Khairpur Nazim case transferred KHAIRPUR, Jan 17: A case registered against district Nazim Nafisa Shah, officiating Naib Nazim Shafi Mohammed Chandio and others has been transferred to the investigation police. ... HYDERABAD: Demo held against Dadu Nazim HYDERABAD, Jan 17: As many as 19 Nazims, Naib Nazims and councillors of Kotri and Thana Bula Khan talukas staged a protest demonstration outside the press club on Saturday against the authoritarian attitude of district coordination officer, Dadu, Aijaz Mangi. ... SHIKARPUR: Six bandits arrested SHIKARPUR, Jan 17: Six bandits were arrested and a police constable was injured in an encounter between bandits and the police in the jurisdiction of Hamayoon police station on Saturday. ... THATTA: Only 21pc of population get CNICs in Thatta THATTA, Jan 17: Fourteen days have been left in the Jan 31 deadline for applying for a Computerized National Identity Card but only 21 per cent of the population in the district have been issued the cards so far. ... SUKKUR: Anti-polio campaign from 20th SUKKUR, Jan 17: A walk was organized by the health department from the Ghazi Mohammad Bin Qasim Park to the Clock Tower here on Saturday to create awareness among the people about polio. ...

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