30 January 2004 Friday 07 Zilhaj 1424 KARACHI: 13,000 education centres needed annually KARACHI, Jan 29: Sindh would need establishment of 13,318 educational institutions, including 11,138 non-formal education centres, every year in the public sector to meet the universal primary education (UPE) target till 2015, an official report said. ... KARACHI: Rain disrupts life in city KARACHI, Jan 29: Weather on Thursday turned pleasant following a light rain, which started around 12 noon and continued almost throughout the day, across the metropolis, causing power failures and fluctuations in some localities. ... KARACHI: Chicken and eggs fit for consumption KARACHI, Jan 29: A committee formed by city Nazim Naimatullah Khan has stated that there is no such virus in poultry that can affect the human body. ... KARACHI: Alina getting ready to leave hospital KARACHI, Jan 29: Three-and-a-half-year-old Alina Farooq, who underwent reconstructive surgery at the National Institute of Cardio-Vascular Diseases (NICVD) last week ... KARACHI: 50 more franchise post offices planned KARACHI, Jan 29: The Pakistan Post Office (PPO) has decided to open additional 50 Franchise Post Offices in Karachi which would not only make postal facilities available to people nearer to their homes but would help provide job opportunities to them in their areas. ... KARACHI: Ibad stresses postgraduate medical education KARACHI, Jan 29: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan on Thursday, stressing postgraduate training in the health sector, directed that for future appointments of doctors, postgraduate candidates be preferred. ... KARACHI: Repair of subway planned KARACHI, Jan 29: Repair and renovation of the subway connecting Nursery with Mahmoodabad beneath the railway lines in the jurisdiction of Jamshed Town would be carried out for the convenient of pedestrians and vehicular traffic. ... KARACHI: Officials told to expedite pipeline work KARACHI, Jan 29: Sindh chief minister's adviser for local government affairs, Wasim Akhtar, has directed the officials of the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board to expedite the pipelines' repair works in Orangi Town. ... KARACHI: Roads in Lyari ruined by rain KARACHI, Jan 29: Almost all the major and link roads and street roads were damaged in Lyari Town due to Thursday's intermittent rains. The road network in the town had collapsed during the last monsoons ... KARACHI: PSA seeks role in student matters KARACHI, Jan 29: The Punjabi Students' Association (PSA) has always been striving for a peaceful academic environment at education centres, but the rivalry of two student groups is causing hardships for the students at city colleges. ... KARACHI: No shortage of flour in city: Nazim KARACHI, Jan 29: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan has said that there is no shortage of atta in Karachi. He said that 2,000 to 5,000 tons of wheat was being supplied daily to flour mills ... KARACHI: 180mgd water goes waste due to theft, leakages KARACHI, Jan 29: Around 180mgd (million gallons per day) water was wasted due to leakages and theft, admitted Karachi Water and Sewerage Board chief. ... KARACHI: 2 students lauded for research KARACHI, Jan 29: Three young Pakistani researchers, two of them final year medical students, are busy in breaking fresh grounds in the area of genetic research. ... KARACHI: Sindh govt's comments sought in Urdu case KARACHI, Jan 29: The Sindh High Court adjourned on Thursday hearing of a writ petition seeking replacement of English with Urdu as the country's official language. ... KARACHI: Four policemen held for freeing suspects KARACHI, Jan 29: Four policemen were put behind bars in the police station their own, after a case was registered against them under the new Police Order on Thursday. ... KARACHI: Five men arrested for theft KARACHI, Jan 29: Police arrested five men for their alleged involvement in stealing spare parts of the recovered vehicles, parked at Nazarath in Gulshan-i-Iqbal. ... HYDERABAD: Denial of salary to workers condemned HYDERABAD, Jan 29: The Muttahida Labour Federation of Pakistan has expressed concern over the non-payment of salaries and other dues to employees of Azad Friends Company, Karachi. ... LAHORE: Light rain lowers temperature LAHORE, Jan 29: Several parts of the country received light rain and snow on Thursday. Lahore received intermittent drizzle or light rain almost the whole day that dropped the day's maximum temperature from Wednesday's 19.3C to 16.4 degrees C. ... LAHORE: Divorcee suckling child entitled to allowance after iddat: court LAHORE, Jan 29: The Lahore High Court has ruled that a divorcee suckling a child was entitled to maintenance allowance from her former husband even after the expiry of Iddat. ... LAHORE: PGMI students denied exams at last moment LAHORE, Jan 29: The Punjab University has refused to conduct the master of surgery (MS) and M Phil examinations of the students of the Post Graduate Medical Institute despite issuing date sheets for the examinations. ... PESHAWAR: Japanese calendars on show PESHAWAR, Jan 29: More than one hundred calenders reflecting contemporary and traditional art and other aspects of Japanese life have been put on display at a calender exhibition here. ... ISLAMABAD: Decline in readership worries writers ISLAMABAD, Jan 29: A galaxy of short story writers, gathered in the federal capital to discuss the origin, evolution and journey of Afsana through the last one century, expressed concern over the diminishing readership of literature. ... RAWALPINDI: Capital police get anti-riot equipment RAWALPINDI, Jan 29: The Islamabad Capital Territory police have been equipped with latest anti-riot tools, including air teaser guns, electronic net catchers, route oil liner and walk- through gates to improve security in the federal capital, a source told Dawn. ... RAWALPINDI: Watchman found dead RAWALPINDI, Jan 29: The body of a man was found from an under- construction house in F-11/2 sector on Thursday. Police said Arshad Mehmood was working as a watchman at the under-construction house. ... PESHAWAR: Site selected for water project PESHAWAR, Jan 29: A site has been selected for the Shelman Water Supply Scheme. The scheme would be completed at a cost os Rs310 million and it will bring to an end acute water shortage in Landikotal. ... PESHAWAR: Appeal against land acquisition accepted PESHAWAR, Jan 29: A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court on Wednesday accepted an appeal filed by a person whose land had been acquired by the defence ministry in Kohat without any payment. ... PESHAWAR: Court rejects plea for remission: Period served during trial PESHAWAR, Jan 29: A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court on Thursday ruled that a convicted prisoner could not be given remission for the period he was under trial. ... PESHAWAR: Accounting rules being prepared PESHAWAR, Jan 29: After the competent authorities' refusal to entertain the claims of the district's citizen's community boards for reimbursement against their expenditure ... PESHAWAR: MPAs' hostel to have two new blocks PESHAWAR, Jan 29: Two new blocks in the MPA hostel will be constructed with an investment of Rs87.461 million for the members of NWFP Assembly. According to a press release issued here on Thursday ... HYDERABAD: Sida may be asked to revoke decision: Refusal to take over incomplete reservoir HYDERABAD, Jan 29: A recent decision taken by the board of directors of the Sindh Irrigation and Drainage Authority not to take over the Chotiari Reservoir from Wapda in its present incomplete shape ... HYDERABAD: Eight cases of polio reported from rural areas HYDERABAD, Jan 29: The Sindh Rural Development Society has said that the danger of polio cases in the district, which was declared polio-free, has increased as eight cases have been reported from the rural areas of the district. ... HYDERABAD: Rural UCs' share of octroi tax withheld HYDERABAD, Jan 29:The National Reconstruction Bureau has withheld the payment of share of octroi tax to old (rural) union councils, the district council was informed by its chief whip, Miran Mohammad Shah, on Thursday. ... HYDERABAD: District council seeks probe into TMA affairs HYDERABAD, Jan 29: The Hyderabad District Council in a resolution adopted on Thursday demanded that the Sindh Local Government Commission should hold an inquiry into affairs of the City taluka municipal administration. ... THATTA: Law against Karo-kari soon, says minister THATTA, Jan 29: Sindh Planning and Development Minister Shoaib Bukhari has said the government will soon move a bill in the Sindh Assembly against Karo-kari. ... QUETTA: Heavy snowfall in northern Balochistan QUETTA, Jan 29: The Quetta valley and many parts of northern Balochistan received heavy snowfall paralyzing normal life, suspending vehicular traffic between the provincial metropolis and many cities and disrupting power supply on Thursday. ... NAWABSHAH: Patients suffer due to official apathy NAWABSHAH, Jan 29: Hundreds of poor patients of the People's Medical College Hospital are suffering due to non-availability of Zakat funds. ... FAISALABAD: Dist council against imposing toll tax FAISALABAD, Jan 29: The district council on Thursday passed a resolution against the imposition of toll tax amid rowdyism. Immediately after the start of the meeting ... FAISALABAD: Fesco sell-off plan almost finalized: Four bidders in race FAISALABAD, Jan 29: The Faisalabad Electricity Supply Company privatization process is at its final stages and the four shortlisted bidders will visit Fesco's offices on Feb 10 ... TOBA TEK SINGH: Citrus plants to be grown in 30 orchards TOBA TEK SINGH, Jan 29: The agriculture department has selected 30 orchards where citrus fruit plants would be grown with the cooperation of farmers using modern cultivation techniques. ... TOBA TEK SINGH: Protest against Fatyana TOBA TEK SINGH, Jan 29: People belonging to various walks of life took out a protest procession on Thursday at Kamalia against MNA Riaz Fatyana and his wife Punjab Women Development Minister Begum Ashfa for not fulfilling their promise of provision of gas to Kamalia. ... GUJRANWALA: Sialkot case accused's warrants re-issued GUJRANWALA, Jan 29: The Anti-Terrorism Court No 1 restrained former DIG Malik Muhammad Iqbal, Sialkot former DPO Amjad Javed Saleemi, Gujrat DPO Raja Munawar Husain and about a dozen other officials ... HYDERABAD: Sindh receives light rain HYDERABAD, Jan 29: Hyderabad and some parts of the interior of Sindh received light rains on Thursday. The rain started at around 4pm in Hyderabad and continued intermittently till 6pm. ... MIRPURKHAS: Flour price goes up in Mirpurkhas MIRPURKHAS, Jan 29: The price of flour has risen and it is being sold at Rs13 and Rs14 per kilogramme because 'chakkis' of the district are not getting their usual supply of wheat. ... DADU: Taluka council decries Hesco DADU, Jan 29: The Dadu taluka council here on Thursday unanimously adopted a resolution, condemning disconnection of power supply for city street lights and issuing of inflated bills by Hesco. ... SUKKUR: Registration of case against Nazim urged SUKKUR, Jan 29: The Sukkur Taluka Council on Thursday unanimously adopted a resolution calling upon the government to register cases of corruption against the taluka Nazim, Naib Nazim and the taluka municipal officer. ... MITHI: Demand to build dam for storing rainwater MITHI, Jan 29: The Tharparkar District Council on Wednesday adopted a resolution demanding that the government should construct the Karoonjher dam near the Nagarparkar town for storing rainwater. ...

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