20 January 2004 Tuesday 27 Ziqa'ad 1424 KARACHI: More arrests likely in arms seizure case: Mahar KARACHI, Jan 19: Sindh governor Dr Ishratul Ibad described the recovery of huge cache of explosives as a big success and said it showed the government's firmness to fight terrorism. ... KARACHI: Three shot dead in gang rivalry KARACHI, Jan 19: Three persons were shot dead, apparently in a case of gang rivalry, in Lyari on Monday morning. The police said Shahid Chand, Mohammad Hanif and Mohammad Noman were sitting in Patni Compound, Nayabad, when some unidentified persons in a car sprayed bullets on them and then fled. ... KARACHI: Shaista's case transferred to Karachi KARACHI, Jan 19: Chief Justice Saiyed Saeed Ashhad of the Sindh High Court, on Monday, transferred the Shaista Almani case for hearing at the court's principal seat in Karachi. ... KARACHI: Exhibition of Japanese calendars begins KARACHI, Jan 19: An exhibition of Japanese calendars commenced at the V.M. Art Gallery here on Monday. The two-day event has been organized by the Japan Cultural Centre in collaboration with the Rangoonwala Community Centre. ... KARACHI: 200 complaints against doctors pending with PMDC KARACHI, Jan 19: More than 200 complaints, made against different doctors in recent years, remain pending with the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC), allowing many suspected doctors to continue examining patients. ... KARACHI: Ordinance not to hit good schools: Marwat KARACHI, Jan 19: Sindh Education Minister Irfanullah Marwat on Monday said that the ordinance pertaining to private schools was not aimed at troubling these institutions. ... KARACHI: Unauthorized workshops in old city areas irk citizens KARACHI, Jan 19: Mushroom growth of auto-workshops and garages, set up illegally, particularly in the old residential areas of the city, are a great source of public nuisance, besides polluting the environment. ... KARACHI: Free medical camps set up in 14 districts KARACHI, Jan 19: The Khidmat-i-Khalq Foundation and the SUN, a British welfare organization, jointly organized free medical camps in 14 districts of Sindh on Sunday and Monday. ... KARACHI: Sindh govt to reopen paramedical institute KARACHI, Jan 19: Sindh government has planned to reopen the Paramedical Institute of Karachi (PIK), which was closed down about three years back due to mismanagement in its affairs. ... KARACHI: Kashmir rally KARACHI, Jan 19: A Kashmir rally will be held at the Mazar of Quaid-i-Azam on Feb 5, under the auspices of the city government. This was decided at a meeting held under Sindh Chief Secretary Dr Mutawakkal Kazi, here on Monday. ... KARACHI: Involvement of teachers demanded: Code of conduct KARACHI, Jan 19: College teachers have suggested that no code of conduct should be developed and implemented at educational institutions without involving the teachers' community. ... KARACHI: Two CIA men face contempt trial KARACHI, Jan 19: The Sindh High Court issued contempt notices, on Monday, to two police officials for whisking away a detainee released by the court on Oct 22, 2002. ... KARACHI: Police kill bandit KARACHI, Jan 19: An alleged bandit was shot dead in what the police claimed to be an encounter in Orangi Town on Monday. According to them, during a snap checking a police party signalled three persons on motorcycles to stop, but they tried to flee as they shot at the law-enforcement personnel. ... KARACHI: Performance of PTCL reviewed KARACHI, Jan 19: The president of the Pakistan Telecommunication Company, Akhtar Ahmed Bajwa, has directed the PTCL officials to take all possible steps for immediate redressal of problems of telephone customers. ... KARACHI: SSC, HSC exam dates finalized KARACHI, Jan 19: The SSC and HSC annual examinations under various educational boards in the province would commence on March 8 and April 20, respectively. ... KARACHI: Minister suspends Excise officials: 13 agents arrested KARACHI, Jan 19: Sindh Excise and Taxation Minister Rauf Siddiqui paid a surprise visit to the Motor Registration Wing of the department at civic centre on Monday, where his squad arrested 13 agents for fleecing the citizens. ... LAHORE: Dist council flays undue interference in CDG affairs LAHORE, Jan 19: The Lahore District Council on Monday condemned the undue bureaucratic interference in the district government's affairs to undermine its working besides expressing resentment over lifting of kite-flying ban in the provincial metropolis. ... LAHORE: Committee on water meets Punjab officials today LAHORE, Jan 19: The parliamentary political committee on water issues is meeting the representatives of the Punjab government here on Tuesday to get their view on important issues. ... LAHORE: 'Farmers will not accept unilateral decision' LAHORE, Jan 19: Farmers from the Punjab would not accept any decision of the parliamentary committee on water issues unless they were consulted and made party to any consensus-building effort, representatives of farmer bodies said on Monday. ... LAHORE: Two brothers among four killed in accidents LAHORE, Jan 19: Four people, two of them brothers, were killed in accidents in different parts of the city on Monday. Khwaja Tanzeel, 19, and Khwaja Naveed, 14, the sons of a bank officer ... LAHORE: Wapda chief unaware of GBHP steel issue LAHORE, Jan 19: Wapda Chairman Tariq Hamid who has 'no idea' about the use of substandard steel in the Ghazi Barotha Hydropower Project says the power channel has been closed for 'six monthly check-up' rather than any fault in it. ... LAHORE: Suspended LAHORE, Jan 19: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi ordered suspension from service of senior police officials of Khairpur Tamewali and Bahawalpur, and issued a warning to the Bahawalpur DPO for irregularities, says a report of the cell released here on Monday. ... LAHORE: Five PU men sacked for tampering with results LAHORE, Jan 19: The Punjab University on Monday dismissed from service five examination branch officials on the charge of tampering with the results of MA economics annual examinations, 2002. ... ISLAMABAD: Rs85m fixed for FG schools, says official ISLAMABAD, Jan 19: The government has allocated Rs85 million to improve the infrastructure of federal government (FG) schools. This was stated by the Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) director-general Maqsudul Hassan ... PESHAWAR: Anti-polio drive launched PESHAWAR, Jan 19: Awami National Party's provincial chief Begum Nasim Wali Khan has urged the people from all walks of life to take part in the polio campaign and save the children from the crippling ailment. ... ISLAMABAD: Textile varsity students, staff stage protest demo ISLAMABAD, Jan 19: Students and staff of a textile university on Monday held a protest demonstration outside Parliament House demanding that their university be brought back under the control of federal government instead of All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA). ... QUETTA: Security agencies accused of excesses QUETTA, Jan 19: Opposition members in the Balochistan Assembly on Monday criticized federal security agencies, accusing them of committing excesses against the people in the Dera Bugti district while the provincial minister for law and parliamentary affairs sought time to investigate the matter. ... ISLAMABAD: CNG buses to be introduced in twin cities from Feb 4 ISLAMABAD, Jan 19: Islamabad Transport Authority (ITA) will launch a new bus service in the Capital to introduce CNG-fitted vehicles on the occasion of Eidul Azha. ... RAWALPINDI: Three killed; six vehicles stolen RAWALPINDI, Jan 19: Three persons died in separate incidents, while six vehicles were stolen from different parts of Rawalpindi, police said on Monday. ... RAWALPINDI: Collective efforts vital to eliminate polio: Nazim RAWALPINDI, Jan 19: District Nazim Raja Tariq Kiani on Monday called for making collective efforts for eradicating the menace of polio. ... PESHAWAR: AIDS treatment centre being considered PESHAWAR, Jan 19: The NWFP health department is planning to establish of a centre to provide symptomatic treatment to HIV/AIDS patients, official said. ... PESHAWAR: Leader of cooperative scam victims dies PESHAWAR, Jan 19: The man who championed the cause of those robbed of their lifelong savings at the hands of a cooperative society embezzlers, after himself facing a similar fate, has died in miserable conditions. ... PESHAWAR: Hisba Act challenged in high court PESHAWAR, Jan 19: A former president of the Peshawar Bar Association, Sher Afgan Khattak, on Monday challenged the proposed Hisba Act in the Peshawar High Court and contended that it was violative of the fundamental rights guaranteed by the Constitution. ... PESHAWAR: Recruitment policy change opposed PESHAWAR, Jan 19: The NWFP government has opposed an international funding agency's idea of assigning role to the newly-formed Parent-Teacher Associations (PTAs) to recruit low-grade employees in the provincial public sector schools ... PESHAWAR: Students hold demo against fees hike PESHAWAR, Jan 19: The Muttahida Talaba Council of the NWFP Agriculture University staged a protest demonstration on Monday against the increase in fees. ... PESHAWAR: Bureaucrats calling the shots: Nazim PESHAWAR, Jan 19: District Nazim Pervez Khattak has alleged that there is virtually no government in the province and the bureaucracy is calling the shots. ... HYDERABAD: Liberated peasants stage sit-in HYDERABAD, Jan 19: A large number of liberated peasants, including women and children, staged a sit-in on the Press Club Road here on Monday in support of Mannu Bheel who has been on hunger strike for the last one year. ... HYDERABAD: Research on herbal medicines urged HYDERABAD, Jan 19: Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences vice-chancellor Professor Jan Mohammad Memon has stressed the need for research on herbal medicines. ... HYDERABAD: Notices issued to two police officials HYDERABAD, Jan 19: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, on Monday issued notices to two police officials to comment on a constitutional petition, seeking impartial investigation in a matter which has been fixed for Jan 26. ... SUKKUR: 15 suspects arrested SUKKUR, Jan 19: The Kandhra police arrested 15 suspects on Monday following the killing of a police constable and kidnapping of an ASI and a teacher by bandits on Saturday. ... KHAAR: 2 brothers shot dead over land dispute KHAAR, Jan 19: Two brothers were gunned down and another was injured over a land dispute between two rival groups at the Mandal village, some 8km from here, on Monday. ... THATTA: NCHD plans enrollment of children by Dec 2004 THATTA, Jan 19: The National Commission for Human Development has achieved enrollment of 17,000 boy and girl students and establishment of 88 more schools in the district. ... MIRPURKHAS: Price of flour goes up MIRPURKHAS, Jan 19: The price of flour has increased from Rs12 to Rs13 per kg as only four flour mills were operating in the city. ... KHAIRPUR: Tribal chiefs backing Karo-kari: adviser KHAIRPUR, Jan 19: The adviser to the Sindh chief minister on home affairs, Aftab Shaikh, has said that all tribal chief of Sindh are involved in the practice of Karo-kari. ... MITHI: Anti-polio campaign begins today MITHI, Jan 19: District Nazim Arbab Attaullah has urged the union council Nazims, councillors, social workers and representatives of NGOs to extend their cooperation with polio teams in their respective areas during the anti-polio campaign from Jan 20 to 22. ... GUJRANWALA: Warrants for arrest of ex-DIG, DPOs: Sialkot jail incident GUJRANWALA, Jan 19: TheAnti-Terrorism Court No 1 on Monday issued non-bailable warrants of a dozen policemen, including Gujranwala's formerDIG, Sialkot ex-DPO and in-service Gujrat DPO, in connection with the Sialkot jail incident. ... FAISALABAD: Demo against privatization of Fesco, Jamshoro unit FAISALABAD, Jan 19: Workers held a protest demonstration on Monday against the proposed privatization of Faisalabad Electricity Supply Company (Fesco) and Jamshoro Thermal Power Station. ... SAHIWAL: Police 'absolve' three brothers of rape SAHIWAL, Jan 19: Three brothers suspected of gang-raping and selling a 16-year-old girl have got themselves absolved of the case registered against them with police. ... TOBA TEK SINGH: Lawyers on strike against demolition of chamber TOBA TEK SINGH, Jan 19: Gojra Tehsil Bar Association members observed a strike on Monday to protest against the demolition of the chamber of former bar secretary-general Anwar Mansoor Goraya by the Tehsil Municipal Administration staff. ... FAISALABAD: Robbers strike 14 times in Faisalabad FAISALABAD, Jan 19: Robbers took away hundreds of thousands of rupees in cash and gold, stole two cars and two motorcycles in 14 strikes in the city and rural areas during the last 24 hours. ... RAHIM YAR KHAN: Burglary at cell phone shop RAHIM YAR KHAN, Jan 19: Three armed dacoits took away Rs21,000 in cash, cell phones and calling cards worth Rs140,000 from a mobile shop from near the Tehsil Nazim office here on Monday. ... BANNU: 'Fata to be cleared of terrorists' BANNU, Jan 19: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah said on Monday that the extremist elements hiding in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas would be flushed out at all costs. ...

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