09 February 2004 Monday 17 Zilhaj 1424 KARACHI: Rs10m plan to improve two lakes approved KARACHI, Feb 8: The Sindh government has approved a three-year project for the improvement and rehabilitation of the Lungh Lake and Drigh Lake that are located in the Larkana district. ... KARACHI: More jobs soon - CM KARACHI, Feb 8: Sindh Chief Minister Sardar Ali Muhammad Khan Mahar on Sunday said more jobs in various departments will be advertised soon. He stated this while talking to various delegations ... KARACHI: Overflowing sewage floods streets in Lyari Town KARACHI, Feb 8: Several streets in Daryabad Union Council of Lyari Town have been inundated with overflowing sewage gushing out from nearby chocked gutter lines, creating stinking conditions in the locality. ... KARACHI: Sluggish Eid shopping in Karachi KARACHI, Feb 08: Temperatures in Karachi hovered around 11 degrees Centigrade for well over a week. Being irrepressibly 'hot blooded', such cool temperatures are not what Karachians ... KARACHI: Doctors' family grieved KARACHI, Feb 8: S. Abu Zafar M. Majeed Askari Azad bin Tahir, the father of Prof Tipu Sultan, Prof Sirajudaula Syed and Dr Shershah Syed, died here on Sunday. He was 83. ... KARACHI: Protersters condemn occupation of YMCA KARACHI, Feb 8: Speakers at a rally on Sunday condemned the illegal occupation of the Young Men's Christian Association by some elements and demanded that it be given back to the community. ... KARACHI: Chickens' rates reduced further KARACHI, Feb 8: The Karachi Wholesalers Poultry Association held an emergency meeting here on Sunday evening and decided to curtail further the rates of the broiler chicken by Rs16 to make way for disposal of the stocks ... KARACHI: TB claims two million lives annually KARACHI, Feb 8: In the backdrop of the fact that one third of the world population is infected with tuberculosis, this year's theme "Every Breath Counts - Stop TB Now" holds particular relevance for Pakistan. ... KARACHI: Man dies in goods train, another axed to death KARACHI, Feb 8: The Railway police recovered cash and saving certificates from the possession of an elderly man, who died shortly after he was spotted in a goods train at City Railway Station on Saturday. ... KARACHI: Railway starts building more platforms at Cantt Station KARACHI, Feb 8: Pakistan Railway has started constructing two more platforms at the cantonment railway station, which is likely to be completed in June this year. ... KARACHI: Anarkali in good health KARACHI, Feb 8: Long queues of children were seen on Sunday afternoon at the stairs of a platform from where they could board on Anarkali, an elephant in the Karachi Zoological Gardens. ... KARACHI: Archaeological library in state of neglect KARACHI, Feb 7: In a state of total neglect, the Central Archaeological Library on Sharea Faisal reflects the overall status of archaeology in Pakistan. ... KARACHI: Water shortage in Orangi, Baldia towns continues KARACHI, Feb 8: Various sectors of sprawling townships of Orangi and Baldia went without water for the third consecutive day on Sunday, reportedly owing to short supply from the Hub dam source. ... RAWALPINDI: PBM releases 7th instalment for deserving RAWALPINDI, Feb 8: Pakistan Baitul Mal (PBM) has released Rs31.4 million to post offices in Rawalpindi region for disbursement among the deserving. ... ISLAMABAD: Man dies as car falls into drain ISLAMABAD, Feb 8: A young man was killed when his car fell into a drain after hitting the protective railing on a bridge on School Road in sector F-6/2 in the early hours of Sunday. ... RAWALPINDI: Four killed in separate incidents RAWALPINDI, Feb 8: Four people were killed in separate incidents, police said on Sunday. In the first incident, Haleem Ahmed lodged a complaint with Westridge police saying that his son Mukhtar Ahmed left his house on Friday but did not return. ... ISLAMABAD: Citrus fruit production 2m tons a year ISLAMABAD, Feb 8: Pakistan produces about two million tons of citrus fruit annually, said senior scientific officer, National Agricultural Development Centre, Dr Hafeezur Rehman. ... RAWALPINDI: Four killed in separate incidents RAWALPINDI, Feb 8: Four people were killed in separate incidents, police said on Sunday. In the first incident, Haleem Ahmed lodged a complaint with Westridge police saying that his son Mukhtar Ahmed left his house on Friday but did not return. ... ISLAMABAD: Scavengers face health hazards ISLAMABAD, Feb 8: The rising sun sees them sprawling the green belts and ravines to collect bottles, cans and polythene bags, anything they can lay their hands on that might sell. ... LAHORE: Basant celebrations amid threat of permanent kite ban LAHORE, Feb 8: Basant this year is being celebrated in the city with a threat to the future of its basic component - kite-flying - because of increasing number of deaths ... LAHORE: Bids invited for inter-city bus terminal, says Amer LAHORE, Feb 8: The City District Government has invited bids from interested entrepreneurs for construction of an inter-city bus terminal on Multan Road near Tokhar Niaz Beg on a BOT basis. ... LAHORE: Nespak advises composting for waste disposal LAHORE, Feb 8: The National Engineering Services of Pakistan has recommended adoption of composting as a zero waste technology for scientific disposal of the solid waste being generated in the provincial metropolis. ... LAHORE: Suicide by divorcee LAHORE, Feb 8: A young woman committed suicide at Gujjar Colony in Kot Lakhpat on Sunday. Police said Ghulam Rasool married her daughter Sobia, 22, to Nasir Ali two months ago. ... LAHORE: All set for horse and cattle show LAHORE, Feb 8: The agriculture and livestock departments are all set to make their presence felt at the forthcoming National Horse and Cattle Show - one of the biggest cultural events in the country. ... LAHORE: Maximum contact urged between two Punjabs LAHORE, Feb 8: The need for allowing maximum people-to-people contact between the two Punjabs was stressed for boosting the ongoing Pakistan-India peace process at a Punjab-Punjab consultation arranged by the South Asian Free Media Association here on Sunday. ... DADU: Strike, demonstration against police DADU, Feb 8: A strike was observed in Radhan and Thariri Mohabbat towns on Sunday to protest against the delay in the arrest of police officials who had killed a villager in a fake encounter. ... PESHAWAR: Frontier shelves 47 educational plans PESHAWAR, Feb 8: The number of schemes in the primary education sector, scheduled to be launched during the current financial year, has been slashed from 355 to 308 after the reprioritization of the provincial annual development programme for the 2003-04 financial year. ... PESHAWAR: Kidnap victims yet to be traced PESHAWAR, Feb 8: Police have failed to recover a driver and a cleaner of a passenger van kidnapped nearly three years ago in Mardan city. The father of the driver, Abdul Ghaffar Parwana, resident of Sarfarz Colony on Phandu road ... PESHAWAR: Abducted boy recovered PESHAWAR, Feb 8: The political authorities in Jamrud in Khyber Agency have recovered a 16-year-old boy from the kidnappers and arrested a man from Qadam village late on Saturday night. ... PESHAWAR: Juvenile offenders dumped with adult prisoners PESHAWAR, Feb 8: Female juvenile offenders in the province are kept in prisons in violation of the Juvenile Justice System Ordinance and rules framed under it, claimed legal experts. ... HYDERABAD: Restoration of teachers' employment quota urged HYDERABAD, Feb 8: The All Sindh Primary Teachers Association will launch a movement in the province from Jan 10 to press the authorities to accept its charter of demands which includes restoration of teachers' employment quota. ... HYDERABAD: Acute flour shortage feared HYDERABAD, Feb 8: Chakki Owners Association leader Haji Nawab Ali has said that 234 'chakkis' of the district are lying closed as no wheat has been supplied to them for about 12 days. ... HYDERABAD: Revenue-based NFC award sought HYDERABAD, Feb 8: The National Finance Commission award should be based on revenue generation, poverty and backwardness and not on population. This was demanded by the Sindh Taraqi Pasand Party at a meeting held here on Saturday. ... RAWALPINDI: Irregularities detected in college admissions RAWALPINDI, Feb 8: Irregularities have been detected in admissions to intermediate classes in government-run colleges in the city, which could have deprived many pupils of their chance to continue education ... RAWALPINDI: Wasa in a fix over extended jurisdiction RAWALPINDI, Feb 8: The Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) is in a fix over its extended jurisdiction, as the agency is yet to come out of a maze of problems being faced by the areas already falling in its jurisdiction, official sources told Dawn on Sunday. ... RAWALPINDI: Punjab CM to inaugurate major projects in Rawalpindi RAWALPINDI, Feb 8: Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi will inaugurate various projects worth Rs200 million in the city on March 7, the Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) officials told Dawn on Sunday. ... JACOBABAD: 3 Rangers injured in landmine explosion JACOBABAD, Feb 8: Three Rangers personnel were injured when the truck they were travelling in ran over a landmine on the Sindh-Punjab border on Sunday. The Rangers were deployed there to guard the Sui gas pipeline. ... LANDI KOTAL: Free medical camps in Khyber Agency LANDI KOTAL, Feb 8: The health department has planned to organize a series of free medical camps in all the three sub-divisions of Khyber Agency from Monday. ... GUJRANWALA: Teenager raped, strangled GUJRANWALA, Feb 8: A teenage girl has been raped and strangled in Kot Ladha. Sources said the deceased was on her way to the fields when she was kidnapped by unidentified assailants. Her body was found near a brick kiln. ... GUJRAT: Human trafficker stabs cousins for demanding money GUJRAT, Feb 8: An alleged human trafficker and his five accomplices stabbed and injured two cousins in Lalamusa on Saturday when the latter demanded their money back. ... KASUR: Vegetable and grain markets to be set up in Kasur KASUR, Feb 8: The district government will set up two markets of vegetables and grains in Illahabad and Chunian at a cost of Rs12.6 million. The announcement was made at a meeting presided over by district Nazim Rana Imtiaz Ahmad Khan. ... MULTAN: Syndicate refuses to allow firm to carry on work - Substandard construction at BZU MULTAN, Feb 8: The Bahauddin Zakariya University syndicate has rejected a proposal that the firm accused of committing irregularities in the construction of the university's convocation hall, should be allowed to continue the work. ... SIALKOT: Basant in Sialkot hit by rain SIALKOT, Feb 8: Light rain on Sunday disrupted Basant celebrations, which began in Sialkot and its outskirts on Saturday night. Daska, Bhopalwala, Sambrial, Uggoki, Pasrur, Chowinda, Badiana and surrounding areas also received light rain. ... GUJRANWALA: 'Dead' PO arrested GUJRANWALA, Feb 8: A proclaimed offender, declared 'dead' by his family, was arrested from Farid Town on Sunday. Police said Khalid Mahmood, alias Imtiaz, of Dhupai Singh village of Wazirabad was wanted by police in around 40 cases of dacoity, murder and police encounters. ... FAISALABAD: Horse show ends FAISALABAD, Feb 8: As many as 100 teams of riders took part in competitions of tent-pegging and horse dances on the last day of the National Horse Show here on Sunday. ... SHEIKHUPURA: PO killed in 'encounter' SHEIKHUPURA, Feb 8: A proclaimed offender was shot dead in an encounter near Mansoorabad, some 8km from here, police claimed on Sunday. Three accomplices of Riasat (alias Riasoo), however, escaped from the scene, DPO Nawaz Warraich told newsmen here. ... FAISALABAD: Call to save industry FAISALABAD, Feb 8: Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Standing Committee on Industries chairman Mian Zahid Anwar has called for making efforts to save the industrial sector from consequences following free trade under SAFTA agreement. ... SARGODHA: Woman's legs amputated for honour SARGODHA, Feb 8: The legs of a married woman were amputated allegedly by her brother-in-law in the name of honour in a nearby village, it was learnt here on Sunday ... MULTAN: Woman shot dead over suspicion MULTAN, Feb 8: A young woman was shot dead allegedly by her brother here on Sunday in the name of honour as her family suspected that she had illicit relations with a neighbour. ... FAISALABAD: Banker, killed in accident FAISALABAD, Feb 8: Three people, including an officer of the National Savings Centre, were killed and as many injured when their jeep hit a roadside tree near Khurrianwala on Sunday. ... SUKKUR: Call for implementation of 1991 water accord SUKKUR, Feb 8: Agriculturists, parliamentarians and leaders of the Sindh Abadgar Board have underlined the need for implementing the 1991 water accord in letter and spirit. ... MIRPURKHAS: Dist govt gets funds for rain victims MIRPURKHAS, Feb 8: Sindh Culture and Tourism Minister Shabir Ahmed Qaimkhani has said that the district government has received Rs2.5 million of relief money which is being distributed among rain-affected people. ...

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