10 February 2004 Tuesday 18 Zilhaj 1424 KARACHI: Govt to ask 37 'illegal' institutes to pack up KARACHI, Feb 9: Acting on the instructions of the Islamabad-based Higher Education Commission, the Sindh government has decided to give 30 days' time to 37 higher-education institutions in the private sector to close down their allegedly illegal operations. ... KARACHI: SHC orders attachement of hospital's record - Rs35m damages suit KARACHI, Feb 9: Hospital record in respect of a plaintiff's surgical treatment has been attached in a 35-million-rupee medical malpractice suit for damages, the Sindh High Court was informed on Monday. ... KARACHI: No special quota in education jobs, says Marwat KARACHI, Feb 9: Sindh Education Minister Irfanullah Khan Marwat has reiterated that all the vacancies in the Sindh Education department will be filled on merit and that no quota is reserved for any one. ... KARACHI: Chaghai monument reduced to ashes KARACHI, Feb 9: The Chaghai monument in Bagh-i-Quaid-i-Azam, erected to commemorate the successful nuclear tests five years ago, was reduced to ashes on Monday morning. ... KARACHI: Muttahida activist shot dead KARACHI, Feb 9: An activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement was shot dead in Manzoor Colony, Mehmoodabad on Sunday night. Police said Haji Mohammad Hanif, 38, was shot dead by unidentified armed men in Manzoor Colony. ... KARACHI: Tension grips Lyari after killings KARACHI, Feb 9: Shops, hotels and other commercial centres were closed down on Monday in Shah Beg Lane following the killing of two persons in an armed clash in Lyari. ... KARACHI: Dow university bodies to begin work soon - DMC symposium from 13th KARACHI, Feb 9: The Dow Medical College is organizing its annual updating symposium for doctors and medical students at its different teaching departments and hospitals from Feb 13 to Feb 15. ... KARACHI: Locals have knowledge but lack will - Seminar on transfusion told KARACHI, Feb 9: Two experts based in the United States have observed that Pakistani professionals do not lack knowhow in the field of transfusion medicine. But, there is a lot of frustration as well. ... KARACHI: A.A. Anwar dies in US KARACHI, Feb 9: The 'father of microbiology in Pakistan', Prof (Dr) A.A. Anwar, has expired in Texas, USA. He was 86. This was announced by the chairperson of the Department of Microbiology, University of Karachi. ... KARACHI: Judgment reserved in ransom case KARACHI, Feb 9: An anti-terrorism court reserved on Monday the judgment in a kidnapping-for-ransom case against three accused, including the son of a senior superintendent of police. ... GUJRAT: Police 'under pressure' to bail out accused GUJRAT, Feb 9: Five witnesses in favour of an alleged human trafficker, who is the principal accused in a case of stabbing two of his clients ... KARACHI: Centre for communicable diseases stressed KARACHI, Feb 9: The country does not have a single decently equipped communicable diseases centre. Pakistan will, therefore, be hard pushed to cope with an epidemic involving an infectious disease should one rear its head. ... KARACHI: Khalid Ishaq's death condoled KARACHI, Feb 9: Representatives of Sindh Bar Council (SBC) and Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) have condoled the death of prominent lawyer and intellectual Khalid M. Ishaq and said that legal fraternity lost one of its luminaries. ... ISLAMABAD: Flour crisis in capital feared ISLAMABAD, Feb 9: Traders Action Committee Islamabad (TACI) has warned the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration of flour crisis in the coming weeks if the local flour mills did not get their wheat quota. ... JHANG: Six die in road accidents JHANG, Feb 9: Six people were killed and 10 others injured in three road accidents near Chiniot and Jhang in the last 24 hours. Reports said four people, including an eight-month-old girl ... LAHORE: Rs209m storm drain projects for Lahore LAHORE, Feb 9: District Nazim Mian Amer Mahmood has directed the Water and Sanitation Agency of Lahore Development Authority to start work on eight stormwater drainage projects estimated to cost Rs209 million. ... LAHORE: PU set to hand over medical exam record to UHS LAHORE, Feb 9: Complying with a governor's order, the Punjab University has 'started the process' to hand over the postgraduate medical examinations record to the University of Health Sciences. ... GUJRANWALA: JI, Shabab activists continue protest GUJRANWALA, Feb 9: The activists of the Jamaat-i-Islami and the Shabab-i-Milli demonstrated here on Monday to protest the arrest of their colleagues and demanded their release without delay. ... MULTAN: Teachers on French leave MULTAN, Feb 9: District Coordination Officer Muhammad Ijaz Chaudhry has summoned heads of the four state-run educational institutions in Shujaabad city on complaints of frequent absenteeism among their staff. ... LAHORE: Jewellers for body to boost exports LAHORE, Feb 9: The Lahore Division Sarafa and Jewellers Association chairman and Pakistan Gold Art Promotion Council president has demanded immediate constitution of an advisory committee for boosting gems and jewellery exports and competing with India in the international market. ... PESHAWAR: Khyber train needs attention PESHAWAR, Feb 9: The Khyber Steam Safari, a special train which earned international fame due to its antique engine and unique ride through the Khyber Pass, needs proper attention of the quarters concerned to keep running. ... PESHAWAR: Heavy rain, winds lash Frontier PESHAWAR, Feb 9: Heavy rain lashed the provincial metropolis and other parts of the NWFP on Monday morning. The rainfall was accompanied by chilly winds. ... PESHAWAR: Contract doctors criticize govt PESHAWAR, Feb 9: The NWFP Contract Doctors Association has expressed concern over the attitude of the provincial government towards resolution of its problems, including the association's demand to regularize services of contract doctors. ... LANDI KOTAL: Season's first snowfall in Landi Kotal LANDI KOTAL, Feb 9: Landi Kotal and its adjoining areas received on Monday first snowfall of the winter season, while other parts of the Khyber Agency received widespread rains. ... PESHAWAR: NWFP raises Rs120m GST PESHAWAR, Feb 9: The NWFP government has raised over Rs120 million under the head of general sales tax on services during the first six months of the current financial year ... PESHAWAR: No plan to check skin diseases PESHAWAR, Feb 9: The provincial health department has failed to take preventive steps to check the spread of skin diseases in the NWFP, official sources said. ... PESHAWAR: Many water schemes completed in Fata - ISPR PESHAWAR, Feb 9: The Pakistan Army has completed various water supply schemes in Fata to address the problem of scarcity of drinking water, says an ISPR press release here on Monday. ... RAWALPINDI: Kidnapper jailed for help RAWALPINDI, Feb 9: The special anti-terrorism court (ATC) No-2 here on Monday handed down life imprisonment to a person after finding him guilty of kidnapping a resident of Taxila for ransom. ... HYDERABAD: SNP protests against Thal, Kalabagh projects HYDERABAD, Feb 9: Activists of the Sindh National Party on Monday commenced a march by foot from the shrine of Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai to Hyderabad to protest against construction of the greater Thal canal and the Kalabagh dam. ... SUKKUR: FIR to be registered against 4 policemen - Gang-rape case SUKKUR, Feb 9: The district and sessions judge, Jacobabad, on Monday ordered the registration of an FIR against ASI Israr Ahmad Khoso, constable Iqbal Shah and two unidentified constables for allegedly gang-raping a girl. ... HYDERABAD: SHO ordered to appear before court - Kidnapping case HYDERABAD, Feb 9: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, on Monday directed the SHO, Tando Adam police station, to appear before the court on Feb 16 in connection with a petition. ... HYDERABAD: Wasa liabilities reach Rs261.865m HYDERABAD, Feb 9: The Water and Sanitation Agency, Hyderabad Development Authority, has accumulated liabilities to the tune of Rs261.865 million after the suspension of Rs15 million subsidy per annum in 1991 ... DADU: Two UCs need anti-sand fly spray: Nazims DADU, Feb 9: Two union council Nazims have complained that the anti-sand fly spray was not carried out in their areas to eradicate the skin disease, leishmaniasis. ... LARKANA: Man freed from illegal detention LARKANA, Feb 9: A party of the district and sessions court on Monday recovered a man illegally detained at the Civil Lines police station. Raza Khoso had filed a petition alleging that Mohsin Ali and Suleman Khoso were arrested by the SHO of Civil Lines police station on Feb 7. ... KHAIRPUR: 23 protesters remanded in police custody KHAIRPUR, Feb 9: The Soorah police produced 23 detained protesters before the judicial magistrate of Nara Taluka on Monday. They were arrested on charges of blocking the road during a protest sit-in against the Kadanwari gas field, Nara taluka. ... RAJANPUR: Rangers under fresh attack RAJANPUR, Feb 9: Another Rangers' vehicle patrolling along the main gas pipeline in Shahwali was damaged by a landmine blast which left three personnel injured. ... FAISALABAD: Two Nazims suspended for submitting fake degrees FAISALABAD, Feb 9: Nazims of two union councils were suspended on Monday after their matriculation certificates turned out to be fake. ... SIALKOT: Sunflower seed short in Sialkot SIALKOT, Feb 9: Farmers have expressed grave concern over the shortage of sunflower seeds in Sialkot district. Talking to newsmen here on Monday ...

© The DAWN Group of Newspapers, 2004