08 February 2004 Sunday 16 Zilhaj 1424 KARACHI: Hoax bomb call causes panic, jams KARACHI, Feb 7: Fear spread in a commercial area in Saddar on Saturday afternoon when an anonymous phone call warned a shopkeeper at a mall that a bomb was going to explode. The building was searched by the bomb disposal squad of the police department for at least two hours. ... KARACHI: City govt depts' neglect, lack of response criticized KARACHI, Feb 7: The District Coordination Officer, Mir Hussain Ali, has expressed concern over sewage overflow at main roads and service roads in many areas of the city, besides dilapidated roads. In a communication to EDO (Sanitation and Water Group) ... KARACHI: Land-use plan for Karachi KARACHI, Feb 7: Sindh Chief Secretary Dr Mutawakkil Kazi has directed the additional chief secretary (Local Government) and the DCO Karachi to prepare a land-use plan for Karachi. ... KARACHI: Plan to develop tourist spots urged KARACHI, Feb 7: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has stressed the need to develop tourist spots in the province saying the province has a great potential for tourism as it possesses natural spots ... KARACHI: 3.5pc of budget being spent on education KARACHI, Feb 7: Pakistan's actual spending on education today stands at about 3.5 per cent of its budget, Dewan Jaffer Hussain Bukhari, Parliamentary Secretary for Education ... KARACHI: Protection of residential rights stressed KARACHI, Feb 7: The Chief Controller of Buildings, Brig (Retd) A.S. Nasir, has suggested the residents of highrise buildings to form joint cooperative society for the protection of their residential legal rights. ... KARACHI: Free medical camps planned KARACHI, Feb 7: The city government will hold free medical camps in Malir, Gadap and Bin Qasim towns from Feb 15, under the directives of Sindh Health department. ... KARACHI: Policy soon to coordinate with donors: adviser KARACHI, Feb 7: Sindh chief minister's adviser on Health, Nauman Saigol, on Saturday said a new strategy would be evolved to increase co-ordination of the department with donor agencies. ... KARACHI: Experts call for check on transfusion services KARACHI, Feb 7: The blood transfusion services in Pakistan leave a lot to be desired. Use of whole blood in transfusions is as high as 98 per cent. And proper storage conditions are maintained in less than one per cent of the blood banks. ... KARACHI: Asthma cases on the rise KARACHI, Feb 7: Asthma is widely considered an epidemic in the world today - increasing at an alarming rate for all age groups, regardless of race, income and region of the country. ... KARACHI: Ikebana popular with Pakistani women KARACHI, Feb 7: Speakers at a function on Saturday said that Pakistani people's love for nature was one of the reasons which had made Ikebana, the traditional Japanese art of flower arrangements, popular here. ... LAHORE: Minister ignorant of PU degree scandal LAHORE, Feb 7: Provincial Education Minister Imran Masood has said he is ignorant of the recent Punjab University Economics department's degree scandal in which the results of 70 candidates of session 2002 were found tampered. ... LAHORE: All projects on schedule: Pervaiz LAHORE, Feb 7: Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi said here on Saturday that like the underpasses in Lahore, all development projects in the province would be completed on schedule. ... LAHORE: Labour moot on 19th LAHORE, Feb 7: Representatives of trade unions from all over the country will attend the national conference of the All-Pakistan Federation of Trade Unions on Feb 19, 2004, at the Bakhtiar Labour Hall. ... LAHORE: Poultry prices stabilize LAHORE, Feb 7: Prices of poultry meat, which decreased to Rs50 per kilogramme during the last week of January because of bird flu fears, have significantly stabilized now. ... LAHORE: Five SPs transferred, posted LAHORE, Feb 7: The Punjab transferred and posted five SPs and two deputy secretaries here on Saturday. Mujahid Force SP Maj Faisal Hussain (retired) was transferred and posted Lahore SP Traffic in place of Malik Abdul Aziz. ... RAWALPINDI: TMA offices to be shifted to Municipal Complex RAWALPINDI, Feb 7: The offices of the Tehsil Municipal Administration will be shifted to the newly-built Municipal Complex near Liaquat Bagh on February 13, the TMA spokesman, Qazi Attaur Rehman, told Dawn. ... ATTOCK: 2 die, 3 injured in different incidents ATTOCK, Feb 7: A mother allegedly poisoned her son in Haidra village of Rangu police station and three persons were injured in different incidents in various areas of the district ... PESHAWAR: Frontier govt put on notice in Zina case PESHAWAR, Feb 7: The Federal Shariat Court has put on notice the NWFP government in an appeal filed by a woman against her conviction by a Qazi court in Swat under Zina Ordinance. ... PESHAWAR: Shopkeepers block road in protest against police PESHAWAR, Feb 7: The shopkeepers association of Bilour Plaza, the main centre for cell phones business staged a protest demonstration against the alleged highhandedness of local police and blocked city's main Saddar Road. ... PESHAWAR: Shalman plan to cost Rs281m PESHAWAR, Feb 7: The mega Shalman water supply project will facilitate the total population of 78,000 of Landi Kotal, Khyber Agency, by providing 3.3 million gallons of potable water at a rate of 20 gallons per capita per day up to the year 2030. ... PESHAWAR: Free textbooks to be distributed by March 31 PESHAWAR, Feb 7: Arrangements are being made to start distribution of free textbooks among the students of the government-run primary schools after the spring holidays, official sources said here on Saturday. ... SWABI: Women's role in politics stressed SWABI, Feb 7: All political parties should create their women wings on district level to ensure their participation in decision-making. ... MIRPUR: WFP to impart technical training to AJK women MIRPUR, Feb 7: The World Food Programme is planning to impart technical training in various fields to the womenfolk in South, Azad Jammu Kashmir, official sources said. ... QUETTA: BHC CJ recounts judiciary's functions QUETTA, Feb 7: Protection of the people's rights and provision of the speedy justice are the prime priorities of the judiciary and lawyers while strict adherence to the Constitution and the law is the prime responsibility of the court ... THATTA: Workshop seeks elimination of bonded labour THATTA, Feb 7: Some 1.8 million people in five districts of the Sindh province are working as bonded labour and the victims can only be provided with relief if political parties coordinated with the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan. ... DADU: Drainage system in Dadu collapses DADU, Feb 7: The drainage system in the city seems to have collapsed as sewage has accumulated on main roads and streets. Talking to this correspondent ... HYDERABAD: Row over fee rise continues HYDERABAD, Feb 7: Five law colleges of interior Sindh - two in Hyderabad and one each in Mirpurkhas, Nawabshah and Dadu - remained closed on Saturday as the ongoing controversy over the 50 per cent increase in fees has not been resolved. ... HYDERABAD: Improvement in education quality stressed HYDERABAD, Feb 7: The DCO has directed field officers of the district education department to regularly visit schools and submit reports so that steps can be taken to improve the quality of education. ... LARKANA: 20 Nazims and councillors join PML-Q LARKANA, Feb 7: Five Awam Dost Panel Nazims, 15 councillors and 30 influential men of Kambar taluka on Saturday staged a rally in favour of Pakistan Muslim League leader, Nawab Shabir Ahmed Chandio. ... SUKKUR: Woman, two children kidnapped SUKKUR, Feb 7: A woman and her two children were kidnapped by some unknown persons in Ukhri village near Faiz Ganj town Khairpur district on Friday. ... KHAIRPUR: Man killed by brother KHAIRPUR, Feb 7: A man, Badar Dharejo, was killed by his brother, Naseem Dharejo, in Salar Mohalla, Pir-jo-Goth, on Saturday. Both the brothers had developed some differences. ... SHEIKHUPURA: 'Justice of peace' powers delegated to PSC members SHEIKHUPURA, Feb 7: The federal government under section 22-A and 22-B (CRPC) has delegated powers of 'justice of peace' to all the chairmen and members of the district public safety commissions (PSCs) throughout the country. ... FAISALABAD: MMA to protest arrests FAISALABAD, Feb 7: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) will hold a demonstration on Sunday (today) to protest against the arrest of its three leaders. ... FAISALABAD: Horses cut a caper at UAF FAISALABAD, Feb 7: Tent-pegging and other competitions on the second day of the three-day National Horse Show at the University of Agriculture enthralled spectators. The show is being organized by the Faisalabad Horse Riding Association. ... KASUR: Two cyclists killed in accident KASUR, Feb 7: Two cyclists were killed by a speeding car near Phoolnagar bypass on Multan Road on Saturday. Police said Arshad Zaman and Baqir Tufail were returning from a factory on a bicycle when they were hit and killed by a speeding car (No AJK 13) near Phoolnagar bypass. ... VEHARI: Subsidized flour 'substandard' VEHARI, Feb 7: People of Vehari have protested against the use of substandard ingredients in preparation of subsidized flour at some local mills. ... GUJRANWALA: 15 Shabab men sent on judicial remand GUJRANWALA, Feb 7: The Anti-Terrorism Court No 2 on Saturday sent 15 activists of the Shabab-i-Milli to jail on a 14-day judicial remand. The court directed their production on Feb 21. ... GUJRANWALA: Transport policy on the cards GUJRANWALA, Feb 7: The government will shortly announce the new transport policy aiming at facilitating commuters through modern addas and training institutes for drivers. ... FAISALABAD: JAC warns of unrest for NTU reopening FAISALABAD, Feb 7: Students, academic and non-academic staff of the National Textile University have threatened to aggressively resist reopening of the university without acceptance of their demands. ...

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