06 February 2004 Friday 14 Zilhaj 1424 KARACHI: Sindh's child education plan to cost Rs18.06bn KARACHI, Feb 5: The Sindh government is giving a final shape to a plan, costing Rs18.06 billion, to enhance the existing rate of Early Childhood Education (ECE) up to 60 per cent by the year 2015. ... KARACHI: Bomb disposal unit unable to deal with emergencies KARACHI, Feb 5: The metropolis, which has an average of one bomb call (hoax) per day and where bomb blasts are witnessed with a regular frequency, lacks a well-equipped bomb disposal unit to deal with such emergencies. ... KARACHI: Two men shot dead at musical show KARACHI, Feb 5: Two persons were shot dead during a musical programme in Banaras Colony late in Wednesday night. Police said that Mohammad Gul, 30 and Javed, 28, suffered serious injuries ... KARACHI: Liquor, arms seized KARACHI, Feb 5: The Maritime Security Agency has arrested 16 people and seized a boat with arms, ammunition and thousands of liquor bottles. ... KARACHI: Policy on fishermen's conditions prepared KARACHI, Feb 5: Fisheries officials have prepared a new policy for improving working conditions at the Karachi Fish Harbour and providing better facilities to the fishermen, it is learnt on Thursday. ... KARACHI: Festival that separates rich from poor KARACHI, Feb 5: The rich have all kinds of advantages over the poor. Not only do they have a better chance of making it good in this life, but arguably in the hereafter too. ... KARACHI: Conference on blood transfusion from 7th KARACHI, Feb 5: An international moot on 'Transfusion Medicine' will be held on Feb 7 and Feb 8 at a local hotel. During the moot, workshops and lectures by international experts from University of Chicago Hospital ... KARACHI: 30pc water goes waste KARACHI, Feb 5: Managing director, Karachi Water and Sewerage Board, Brig Asif Ghazali, has expressed concern that about 30 per cent water is being wasted due to leakage in supply lines ... KARACHI: New secretariat project okayed by finance dept KARACHI, Feb 5: The New Sindh Secretariat project has been accorded administrative approval by the finance and cooperation department and now it is hoped that survey will be carried out before making its blue print, it is learnt. ... KARACHI: People asked not to expect much from peace talks KARACHI, Feb 5: Panellists at a talk on Thursday advised the peoples of India and Pakistan not to pin all their hopes on the forthcoming peace negotiations between the two countries. ... KARACHI: Alina to leave hospital soon KARACHI, Feb 5: The three-and-a-half-year-old girl who underwent a complicated chest surgery last month, Alina Farooq, is recovering fast. Her doctors are expected to allow her to go home shortly. ... LAHORE: Markets remain closed amid rallies LAHORE, Feb 5: All bazaars and markets remained closed in the city on Thursday as an expression of solidarity with the Kashmiris. ... LAHORE: Project for maximum literacy in four dists LAHORE, Feb 5: The Literacy and Non-Formal Basic Education Department (LNFBED) is launching a four-year project to achieve 100 per cent literacy rate, universal primary education and a zero dropout rate in four model districts. ... LAHORE: Five held in train tickets scam LAHORE, Feb 5: The Railway police have busted a gang involved in black-marketing of train tickets and arrested five of them from Faisalabad. ... LAHORE: Survey of two 'pre-historic' forts LAHORE, Feb 5: The federal archaeology department has conducted 'first-ever' survey of the pre-historic forts called Taulaja and Akrand in Khushab district. ... LAHORE: Pervaiz hints at early kite ban LAHORE, Feb 5: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi on Thursday ordered immediate arrest of those preparing or selling metal wire or tandi (nylon string) and those flying kites with them. ... LAHORE: Three killed by truck LAHORE, Feb 5: Three members of a family were hit and killed by a truck in Chuhng on Thursday. Parveen Bibi (30), her sister Shakeela (20) and son Nishan Afzal (5) were crossing the road when a truck hit them. ... LAHORE: Punjab to 'increase' wheat price LAHORE, Feb 5: The flour price may go up to Rs220 per 20kg in the next two months as the Punjab government is going to increase the wheat release price to Rs350 a maund next month "to avoid market distortions". ... LAHORE: Financial emergency in PBC LAHORE, Feb 5: The Punjab Bar Council executive committee chairman has declared financial emergency in view of the monetary crisis. ... ISLAMABAD: Upgradation of solid waste management need of hour ISLAMABAD, Feb 5: The capital is facing severe problem of solid waste disposal owing to lack of sanitary landfills, a conventional method of garbage disposal. ... RAWALPINDI: Man killed in road accident RAWALPINDI, Feb 5: A man was killed and his mother injured in a road accident in Saddar Bairuni area on Thursday, police said. ... RAWALPINDI: Dist govt plans plantation of pines RAWALPINDI, Feb 5: Waking up to the reality that the city is giving a bland and barren look, the district government has decided to start pine plantation. ... RAWALPINDI: Kashmir day rally held in Rawalpindi RAWALPINDI, Feb 5: Kashmir Solidarity Day has been observed with enthusiasm proving to the world that Kashmir is an inseparable part of Pakistan. ... GILGIT: Processions in Northern Areas GILGIT, Feb 5: Like other parts of the country, Kashmir Solidarity Day was also observed on Thursday throughout the Northern Areas. The day began with special prayers for the liberation of Kashmir in all mosques of the region. ... JACOBABAD: Karo-kari claims three more lives JACOBABAD, Feb 5: A man and a woman were killed on the pretext of Karo-kari in Gulsher Mohalla, Kandhkot town on Thursday. Malookan was in her house when her uncle Bhooral shot her dead. ... MIRPURKHAS: Hesco issues detection bills MIRPURKHAS, Feb 5: Following their failure and inability to control line losses and power theft, Hesco officials in Mirpurkhas division have started issuing detection bills to the consumers to recover the shortfall ... DADU: Four killed, 21 injured in two accidents DADU, Feb 5: Four people were killed and 21 others injured in two separate road accidents on Thursday. Eight people of Roonjho village were on their way to Manjhand in a tonga when a coach (JA-8940) coming from Hyderabad hit it ... SUKKUR: Kashmir day rallies in Sindh towns SUKKUR, Feb 5: The Kashmir Solidarity Day was observed in different districts on Thursday in which social and political organizations reiterated their support to the Kashmir cause. ... SUKKUR: 2 children die as wall collapses SUKKUR, Feb 5: Two children were killed and seven others were injured when a wall of a school building collapsed in Saleh Pat, Rohri taluka, here on Wednesday night. ... KHAIRPUR: Cattle hit by disease KHAIRPUR, Feb 5: Diarrhoea, fever and cough diseases have spread in goats and cows in 20 villages of Gambat and Sobhodero talukas after recent rains. ... SIALKOT: Widespread support for Kashmir cause SIALKOT, Feb 5: Thousands of Kashmiris and people belonging to different professions on Thursday rallied in parts of the Punjab to express solidarity with the people of the occupied Jammu and Kashmir. ... KASUR: Three killed in different incidents KASUR, Feb 5: Three people were killed in different parts of the district on Thursday. Three gunmen shot dead a man over a minor dispute in Alpa Kalan village. ... SADIQABAD: No life-saving drugs at civil hospital SADIQABAD, Feb 5: There is acute shortage of life-saving medicines in the Firoza Civil Hospital. Medical officer Khwaja Abdul Malik told this scribe on Thursday that the quota of free medicines being supplied to the hospital had been curtailed drastically. ... GUJRANWALA: Traffic constable held after injuring two: ASI-lawyer clash GUJRANWALA, Feb 5: An SHO and constable were injured when a traffic police constable, who was allegedly involved in kidnapping the District Bar Association president and other office-bearers and detaining them at traffic police office ... FAISALABAD: Salesman dies of poisoning FAISALABAD, Feb 5: The salesman of a shop died in mysterious circumstances here on Thursday. Tanvir Ahmad had been employed by Sheikh Ashfaq of Warispura. He was taken to the DHQ Hospital where he died some hours later. ... SARGODHA: 'Gambling den' in Sargodha SARGODHA, Feb 5: Gambling is being patronized by some elected representatives under the garb of games at a funfair, some Jamaat Islami leaders have alleged ... HYDERABAD: Row persists over appointment of project director HYDERABAD, Feb 5: The appointment of a project director for the Rs10.5 billion Hyderabad Development Package remains a dilemma notwithstanding the fact that advertisements for hiring consultants have been given by the DCO. ... BADIN: Educational complex in Badin promised BADIN, Feb 5: Pakistan Muslim League-Q MPA Syed Ali Bux Shah has said that an educational complex will be established in Badin district at a cost of Rs130 million. ... HYDERABAD: Woman seeks protection HYDERABAD, Feb 5: A woman, Noor Bano, has said that she is being threatened by his father and brothers with dire consequences because she had married Fida Lashari of her own will. ... SHIKARPUR: Minister vows to fight for rights SHIKARPUR, Feb 5: Sindh minister for population welfare Imtiaz Shaikh has vowed to fight for the restoration of usurped rights of the province. ... HYDERABAD: Millers yet to pay premium to cane growers HYDERABAD, Feb 5: Sugar mill owners have not paid quality premium and surcharge to growers by Jan 31, the deadline fixed by the Sindh government for the payment. ... PESHAWAR: Jamaat chalks out protest plan PESHAWAR Feb 5: The Jamaat-i-Islami, NWFP chapter, will hold protest demonstrations across the province and the adjacent tribal areas on Friday to condemn detention and character assassination of the nuclear scientists. ... PESHAWAR: Gifts distributed among orphans PESHAWAR, Feb 5: The Frontier Relief distributed gifts among orphans at the Child Welfare Home here. The Frontier Relief (FR) provided clothes, shoes, stationery, toiletries ... PESHAWAR: Two killed as gas cylinder explodes PESHAWAR, Feb 5: A man and a minor girl were killed and four others received serious injuries in a gas cylinder explosion at a house at the Shaheen Muslim Town on Thursday. ...

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