25 January 2004 Sunday 02 Zilhaj 1424 KARACHI: Population planning termed failure KARACHI, Jan 24: Speakers at a symposium on Saturday said if the country's population growth, the highest in the region, remained unchecked, soon it would have drastic effects on the national economy. ... KARACHI: PN orders probe into traffic incident KARACHI, Jan 24: The Pakistan Naval headquarters, on Saturday, ordered an inquiry into the incident in which a traffic police official was roughed up on Sharae Faisal by Pakistan Navy men on Friday. ... KARACHI: Three more indicted for collecting chanda KARACHI, Jan 24: An anti-terrorism court charged on Saturday three more activists of the banned Kuddamul Islam with collection of donations for "Jihad". ... KARACHI: LJ activist remanded in fresh case KARACHI, Jan 24: Judicial Magistrate Mehboob Ali Dayoo of Karachi East remanded Shamim Ahmed alias Shami, an activist of the banned Lashkar-i-Jhangvi arrested in explosive and arms cases a week back, in police custody till Jan 26 in a fresh arms case. ... KARACHI: Citizens' bodies to monitor conditions in jails KARACHI, Jan 24: Adviser to Sindh chief minister on home affairs, Aftab Ahmed Shaikh, said on Friday that he would shortly convene a meeting to discuss the formation of citizens' committees on jails throughout the province. ... KARACHI: Monopoly of PNSC over oil shipment challenged KARACHI, Jan 24: A writ petition seeking termination of a 10-year contract between the country's oil refineries and the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) giving the latter monopoly on crude transportation has been fixed for hearing by the Sindh High Court on Feb 12. ... KARACHI: Youth urged to work for social change KARACHI, Jan 24: Speakers at a seminar on "challenges of the change in the 21st century" lamented the failure of the successive rulers to set priorities which could have led the country to a true path of progress and prosperity. ... KARACHI: MMA slams increase in fares KARACHI, Jan 24: The Muttahida Majlis-i- Amal legislators have termed the transport fare increase as an anti-people step saying the government has failed to solve the problems facing the people. ... KARACHI: Implementation of uplift plan reviewed KARACHI, Jan 24: Progress of implementation of the Tameer-e-Karachi Programme for the industrial areas was reviewed at a meeting on Saturday. ... KARACHI: Leprosy patients need proper care, say doctors KARACHI, Jan 24: Dr Mutahhir Ali, medical director of the Marie Adelaide Leprosy Centre, has stressed the need to end discrimination meted out to cured leprosy patients in society. ... KARACHI: Students told to follow ideology KARACHI, Jan 24: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan has said that the young generation should know the Islamic ideology on the basis of which Pakistan came into being. ... KARACHI: PMA lauds services of Prof Zuberi KARACHI, Jan 24: Tributes were paid by senior professors and junior doctors to Prof Sarwar Jahan Zuberi, who has been editing the Journal of Pakistan Medical Association (JPMA) for the last 30 years ... KARACHI: BIE taking steps to improve examination system KARACHI, Jan 24: The Board of Intermediate Education is taking various steps for improving sports and academics at college level. "They must go together, as both are equally important for the students ... KARACHI: Book fair at KU concludes KARACHI, Jan 24: A large number of students visited the three-day book fair on its concluding day at the University of Karachi on Saturday. The book fair was organized by the Islami Jamiat Talaba (IJT) under its Study Aid Project at KU gymnasium. ... LAHORE: OCAC, Wapda seek mutual benefit LAHORE, Jan 24: The Oil Companies Advisory Committee (OCAC) on Saturday held a meeting with Water and Power Development Authority officials at the Wapda House to discuss demand, production, supply and storage of fuel oil. ... LAHORE: LDA officials suspended for breach of duty LAHORE, Jan 24: District Nazim Mian Amer ordered suspension of an LDA director and two building inspectors, inquiry against a deputy director and lodging of an FIR against an assistant director at an open kutchery here on Saturday. ... LAHORE: Haemodialysis moot ends LAHORE, Jan 24: A six-day haemodialysis training workshop for doctors and nurses organized by the Lahore General Hospital concluded here on Saturday. ... LAHORE: Traders pledge support to government LAHORE, Jan 24: Qaumi Tajar Ittehad Supreme Council chairman Mian Akbar Rashid has said that the traders had always supported the ruling party of the country or the government in power and would continue doing so in future as well. ... ISLAMABAD: CDA decides to extend tax net to model villages ISLAMABAD, Jan 24: The Capital development Authority (CDA) has decided to bring all the model villages under its tax net in order to generate more funds and provide civic amenities to the dwellers of these localities ... ISLAMABAD: Listening to the literary masters ISLAMABAD, Jan 24: In a performance, titled Rhyme and Rhythm, Zia Moheyuddin recited excerpts from literary works of classical Urdu writers such as Agha Haider Mirza Baig, Josh Malihabadi ... RAWALPINDI: Man killed; chemist's shop looted RAWALPINDI, Jan 24: One person was killed and another injured on Friday after their truck plunged into a ravine on Adiala Road on Friday, police said. ... PESHAWAR: Campaigns for women rights finalized PESHAWAR, Jan 24: Four campaigns to raise awareness about women's rights were designed here on Friday at the end of a three-day workshop organized by the Aurat Foundation. ... PESHAWAR: Dir schemes' fast completion ordered PESHAWAR, Jan 24: The NWFP Health Minister Inayatullah Khan has directed district heads of line departments of Dir Upper to gear up work on developmental schemes to ensure their completion on time. ... PESHAWAR: P&D staff not trained in project planning PESHAWAR, Jan 24: The planning and development department, NWFP, and its devolved setup at the district level are faced with difficulties resulting from lack of training of their staff. ... PESHAWAR: Bail plea of juvenile suspect rejected PESHAWAR, Jan 24: The Peshawar High Court dismissed on Friday bail petition of a juvenile offender charged with a murder case. A single bench, comprising Justice Malik Hamid Saeed ... PESHAWAR: Environment club elects office-bearers PESHAWAR, Jan 24: The Edwards College Environmental Club's cabinet was elected here for the year 2004-2005 with Rafiqur Rehman as its president and Abdullah Khan as its general secretary. ... PESHAWAR: Commandant refuses to train Bannu recruits PESHAWAR, Jan 24: The commandant of the Police Training College (PTC), Hangu, has refused to accommodate 20 new cadets who were recruited by Chief Minister Akram Durrani from Bannu district ... QUETTA: Traders observe strike in Chaman QUETTA, Jan 24: A complete shutter-down strike was observed in Chaman, the border town, on Saturday in protest against the killing of two currency dealers. ... NOWSHERA: 31 TCs in 7 NWFP districts flayed NOWSHERA, Jan 24: Nowshera Nazim Pervez Khattak has criticized the formation of 31 town councils in seven districts, having only one tehsil, which are unconstitutional and working parallel to the district governments. ... HANGU: Three hurt as protest over power meters turns violent HANGU, Jan 24: Three people, including two officials of tribal administration, were injured after a protest against installation of power meters in Ghiljo tehsil of Orakzai Agency turned violent here on Thursday. ... LANDI KOTAL: Zakat to be distributed in Fata LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), Jan 24: The government will soon start distribution of Zakat funds in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas. ... KHAIRPUR: Coach looted by highwaymen KHAIRPUR, Jan 24: Some eight highwaymen looted a Jacobabad- bound coach coming from Karachi near Kot Diji on the National Highway on Saturday. ... SUKKUR: Repair work of Sukkur Barrage begins SUKKUR, Jan 24: The repair work of the Sukkur Barrage is going at full swing as stone pitching is being done to plug the 40-foot-wide and 60-foot-deep ditch and many other small ditches to save the main structure of the barrage. ... DADU: Probe against 18 officials initiated DADU, Jan 24: A team of the Anti-Corruption Establishment on Thursday raided the office of the Mukhtiarkar, Thana Bula Khan, seized the record of the office from 1990 to January 2004 and initiated an investigation against eight Mukhtiarkars and 10 Tapedars. ... MIRPURKHAS: Rs25m to be spent on roads MIRPURKHAS, Jan 24: District Nazim Pir Shafqat Hussain Shah Jilani has said that Rs25 million will be spent on different schemes of roads from sugar cane cess funds so that growers can easily supply their produce to the sugar mills. ... NAWABSHAH: Dist govts have full powers: minister NAWABSHAH, Jan 24: Provincial Minister for Planning and Development Shoaib Bukhari has said there are only two governments in the country - federal and district - whereas the provincial government hangs in the balance. ... HYDERABAD: 'Police not cooperating with DPSC' HYDERABAD, Jan 24: District Public Safety Commission chairman Masood Pervez has complained of lack of cooperation of police authorities in redressing people's grievances after the promulgation of the Police Order, 2002. ... DADU: Emergency declared in Kachho area: Skin disease DADU, Jan 24: Following the outbreak of skin disease leishmaniasis in Kachho area of the district, the health department on Saturday declared emergency and directed in charges of health facilities to establish medical camps for 14 days in the affected areas. ... THATTA: Dist council denounces encroachment of land THATTA, Jan 24: A session of the district council, presided over by District Naib Nazim Shaukat Hussain Malkani, continued for the second day at the district council hall on Friday in which a resolution was unanimously adopted. ... HYDERABAD: Opening of Khokhrapar route supported HYDERABAD, Jan 24: The president, Association of People of Asia, Sindh chapter, Zafar Rajput, has supported the opening of the Khokhrapar route and said it is not a security risk. ... SHIKARPUR: 'City neglected by taluka council' SHIKARPUR, Jan 24: Provincial Minister for Population Welfare Imtiaz Ahmed Shaikh has said the city has fallen prey to the inefficiency of the taluka council but he will try to rectify the situation in the interest of the citizens. ... FAISALABAD: Maqbool for agriculture colleges at dist level FAISALABAD, Jan 24: The University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, should play its role for establishing agricultural colleges at district level to strengthen the sector by ensuring modern education ... GUJRANWALA: Made in Gujranwala products exhibition GUJRANWALA, Jan 24: Arrangements for an exhibition of the 'Made in Gujranwala products 2004' have been completed. This was stated by local chamber of commerce and industry president Saukat Javed Sheikh while speaking at a meeting here on Saturday. ... JHANG: Abduction in custody foiled by policemen JHANG, Jan 24: An abductee in police custody was saved from being kidnapped again by 15 armed men on Saturday by an ASI, three constables and a lady constable at the main gate of the local sessions court. ... BAHAWALPUR: Flour for all at selected points BAHAWALPUR, Jan 24: The district government has provided flour bags at the 18 sale points for the deserving families selected under the chief minister's programme as well as the general public. ... SIALKOT: Trader, son die after eating gol gappas SIALKOT, Jan 24: An industrialist and his son died while six other family members, including three women, fell unconscious after eating gol gappas in Muhallah Rangpura here on Saturday. ... FAISALABAD: Mill owners worried at escalating crime FAISALABAD, Jan 24: The All Pakistan Sizing Industries Association has decided to close units and hold demonstrations in case the police failed to prevent crime. ... FAISALABAD: Protest against toll tax FAISALABAD, Jan 24: People from all walks of life staged a sit-in in front of the district government offices here on Saturday against the imposition of toll tax on five major roads in the district. ...

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